A Self-Help Guide for the Villain Everyone Hates

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Qi Bai, the youngest professor in history, transmigrated into the role of a villainous playboy.

In the original novel, he was a shameless scumbag who not only exploited fellow cast members on the same show, but also lusted after his adoptive older brother. He was a villain who ended up abandoned by everyone!

Qi Bai: This is outrageous!!

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He'd only just transmigrated when he became the executive producer of the biggest idol survival show on the entire internet. Sitting below the stage were:

Potential Boyfriend No. 1, the future campus heartthrob beloved by the whole nation. His eyes were clear as water, and every glance radiated charm. He was devastatingly handsome, and even his casual smile made the stage pale in comparison.

Potential Boyfriend No. 2, the future Asian dance king. He moved like drifting clouds and darting dragons. When he danced, his V-line and lean, muscular waist were impossible to miss.

Potential Boyfriend No. 3, the future grand-slam film star. His eyes shone like stars, his face was as flawless as jade, and his supermodel physique made him a walking bundle of hormones.

Potential Boyfriend No. 6, a future regular big shot on Channel C. Refined and courteous, with a distant look in his eyes, he could captivate anyone with just one glance: cold and clear, yet touched with a hint of wicked charm.

Qi Bai: Form is emptiness, emptiness is form!

With a cool, chaste expression, Qi Bai transformed into the strictest executive producer in history.

Missed the high note? One point off.

Off the beat? One point off.

Wrong rhythm in the rap section? One point off.

But a few things didn't go quite as planned.

Netizens mocked Potential Boyfriend No. 1: "Questionable talent. Just a pretty face."

Qi Bai clapped back online: "Being a pretty face is part of having talent!"

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The whole internet was trashing Potential Boyfriend No. 2: "Can't perform onstage, but knows how to show skin."

Qi Bai clapped back online: "There's a whole wide world of stages ahead. Keep being yourself!"

The whole internet wanted Boyfriend No. 3 eliminated: "This isn't the place for you. Go home, wash up, and get some sleep."

Qi Bai gave him the only comeback ticket: "You can do it!"

Thanks to Qi Bai's tireless efforts, the show became an explosive hit, and every one of his future boyfriends debuted.

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Later:

The nation's campus heartthrob said in an interview, "Qi Bai's approval gave me the strength to keep going. He made me who I am."

The Asian dance king stood on a stage before tens of thousands: "Thank you, Qi Bai. You were the light in my life!"

The rising star of the film industry stood at the podium: "I want to dedicate this honor and success to the most important person in my life, Qi Bai."

Boyfriends No. 4, 5, and 6: "It's all because we love you!"

The whole internet: "This is wild! What kind of infernal love triangle is this?"

Qi Bai, sprawled on the bed and enjoying the drama: ...??

"Be good. So, what other stories about your love triangles do you have?" a man's deep, yet sexy, voice murmured in his ear.

Little Qi Bai instantly wilted. Clutching his waist, he scooted backward. "It wasn't me! I didn't! I don't know anything!"

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The first time he met Lin Mo:

Professor Qi: I'm not planning to get involved with a man.

Later:

Professor Qi: Sigh, another day spent coaxing a man.

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The first time he met Professor Qi:

Lin Mo: He's using some whole new tactic to get my attention again.

Later:

Lin Mo: Everyone in the world is coveting my wife!!!

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* A temptingly oblivious bottom and a calculating top

* 1v1, not a stock-picking novel. The leads belong only to each other from beginning to end.

Theme: Life is about turning the tide and triumphing against the odds, again and again!