A Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead from a Crematorium Romance

What happens when the shou protagonist of a toxic, angst-filled romance wakes up and gains self-awareness?

Answer: The chaste second male lead takes the top spot.

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[Story One]

The scumbag gong steals all the shares in his company to fund his own startup?

Tang Wan turns around and kisses his older brother. "Bro, help me beat him up!"

Fake brothers, no blood relation

Stoic, protective, aloof gong x playful, optimistic shou

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[Story Two]

The scumbag gong slaps the divorce papers down in front of Du Yuchen. "He's back. There's no reason for you to stay anymore."

Du Yuchen glances at the densely packed agreement and calls his true love rival directly. "Lawyer Song, how much would it cost to hire you?"

The real one and the "substitute" fall in love; they don't look alike (the scumbag is blind)

Cool, aloof, unrequited-love gong x teasing, irresistible shou

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[Story Three]

"Chu Yinian? He's old and past his prime. I've been sick of him for ages!" The top-tier star looks disgusted and smug. "But he can't live without me."

Chu Yinian, who has heard the whole thing from the doorway, opens the door.

In full view of everyone, he reaches out to the young star beside the top-tier star. "I like you. Want to come with me?"

Sugar daddy arrangement, younger gong pretending to be harmless while plotting, seven-year age gap

Green-tea little wolfdog gong x steady, domineering sugar-daddy shou

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[Story Four]

When Ning Yu was twenty, the scumbag gong married him off to the heir of an old enemy family.

Seeing the gloomy, disgusted look in his arranged spouse's eyes, Ning Yu tosses down a stack of account books. "I'll give you a chance. Bring down the Ning family!"

Marriage first, love later; two rotten apples

Dark, unhinged, obsessive gong x ruthless, scheming shou

(An anthology. More stories to come, order undecided. All set in the same world.

A self-indulgent passion project. The couples get their happy ending, and the scumbag gongs are sent to the incinerator.)

Theme: Happiness is right by your side.