[The universally loathed bottom who slacks off and stirs up trouble in a love-war battlefield vs. the gentle, doting top who ignores the original plot and turns tropes on their head]
Xia Jin transmigrates into a novel full of romantic rivalries. In the original story, the bottom is the son of a servant in the Xia family of Zhongjing, an old-fashioned, pure-hearted sweetheart embodying all that is good and beautiful. Surrounding him are several tops with screws loose.
The original top: Sheng Wenting, a scheming, unhinged man who would gladly give his all for the sweetheart.
Top 1: Xia Qin, the eldest son of the Xia family, a cold and domineering CEO.
Top 2: Xia Yue, the second son of the Xia family, a gentle, scheming childhood friend who is like the boy next door.
Top 3: Meng Shuyou, an ascetic, fastidious doctor with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
Top 4: Sheng Mingyang, a hot-tempered rich young master with a strong sense of justice.
Top 5: Xia Jin, the third son of the Xia family, a yandere who seems pure and innocent on the outside but is a pervert within.
Unfortunately, Xia Jin transmigrates into the fifth top, who shares his name.
Before Xia Jin arrived, the original owner was utterly besotted with the sweetheart and was coaxed into doing all sorts of awful things, including but not limited to:
1. Framing his eldest brother and a popular star as being intimate in front of the original story's sweetheart.
2. Spreading rumors that his second brother had been involved in promiscuous relationships with men at school.
3. Imprisoning the original story's sweetheart and trying to have his way with him.
Xia Jin: …
What the hell, was the original owner some kind of outlaw?!
In the end, the universally loathed Xia Jin is kicked out of the family home!
The sweetheart vanishes, then appears with tears in his eyes. "Brother Xia Jin, you've misunderstood. I really don't like you. Can you forgive me?"
Xia Jin: …
Got it! I'll play blind, slack off, and let everyone mock me. Just you wait, you little punk. I'll show you what this green Xia Jin can do!
Xia Jin reaches out like a blind man: "I can't see! I can't see!"
Later, the sweetheart's original top comes knocking.
"I heard you like Lin Haixue?"
Xia Jin tries the same trick again: "I can't s, "
But the original top wraps an arm around his waist.
"Come on, you little liar."
A rare smile softens the man's sharp features, and his scorching breath brushes Xia Jin's little ear.
"Lin Haixue is no good. Stay away from him from now on, understand?"
Xia Jin: "?"
Weren't you supposed to be a scheming, unhinged man who'd give everything for the sweetheart?
Did you mutate or something, original top?
Later still, not long after Xia Jin comes of age, Mr. Sheng pins the little schemer against the hallway wall before he can even get through his front door.
Xia Jin's lips are swollen, and he cries miserably.
"Are you crazy, Sheng Wenting?!"
"You're too charming, little liar. Everyone keeps flocking to you. If I don't make a move now, I'll lose my wife. Isn't that right, darling?"
Theme: Stay calm and live healthy, all of us.