I’m Always Gleaning Gossip About the Villain’s Second Male Lead

If you asked spoiled rich kid Jiang Xueming who he hated most in the world, the answer would definitely be Gu Qin.

He had been excellent at everything since childhood, always coming out on top. He was the classic “other people's kid.”

Jiang Xueming was the exact opposite. Whenever anyone mentioned Gu Qin, they always brought up Jiang Xueming too.

After an accident, Jiang Xueming discovered that the world he lived in was actually an old-fashioned domineering CEO romance novel. He was a cannon-fodder tool in the early part of the story, whose sole purpose was to advance the relationship between the male and female leads. His nemesis, Gu Qin, was the second male lead, a villain who couldn't win the heroine's love and eventually turned evil.

Though he was just a tool himself, Jiang Xueming still took delight in Gu Qin's misfortune. Gu Qin, you bastard, you've finally got what's coming to you!

He might not measure up to Gu Qin, but at least he could enjoy the villainous second male lead's drama!

When Gu Qin first met the heroine, she accidentally spilled coffee all over the germophobic Gu Qin.

Jiang Xueming brought his underlings along to stake out the scene, ready to enjoy the show and have a laugh. He even told them, “See? What good is being so outstanding if you're just a lovesick fool who can't think straight around women?”

But as he watched, the story suddenly took a strange turn.

Instead of confessing to the heroine as he was supposed to, Gu Qin stood in front of him and confessed his love to him.

“What do you think?”

Jiang Xueming was so shocked that the cigarette fell from his lips to the ground. What the hell was he supposed to think? Why wasn't this villainous second male lead following the plot?

Later, Jiang Xueming got out of bed, aching all over and rubbing his sore back. He wondered if the novel's plot had lied to him. Where was that deeply devoted villainous second male lead? He'd gone and fallen for him instead!

[An arrogant, aloof, hyper-intelligent bottom who thinks he's the best x an insanely strong, calculating top who thinks his wife is the best]

Jiang Fang was frail as a child, so his family sent him to a temple to become a monk. Later, an old monk kicked him out. Coincidentally, his younger brother, who was about to debut as a trainee, was getting ready to join a variety show and needed to invite a family member.

Jiang Fang agreed to appear for the money. Little did he know, his brother had a knack for attracting bad press. As soon as news of the two brothers joining the show spread online,

Haters: How can they let just anybody without an education on a variety show? Jiang Qi, the king of clout-chasing, thinks one person isn't enough, so now he's bringing his brother along to form a clout-chasing duo?

Jiang “known as the aloof, handsome genius” Fang: ?????

You people don't know what clout-chasing means. The kind that leaves you disabled.

After filming began:

“Holy crap, why didn't anyone say Jiang Qi's brother looked like that? He's so handsome I could wear out a thousand phones looking at him!”

“Am I seeing things? Why is our school's handsome genius on a variety show?”

“Are the people calling Jiang Fang uneducated serious? Anyone heard of the genius from Yenching University?”

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Jiang Fang only wanted to get some startup money for a project. He had no intention of joining the entertainment industry, but after he became famous, he gained one rich fan and received 99 threatening messages in a row from a black fan with connections.

Rich Cheng Si: Wait for him to send one more.

Jiang Fang: ?

Rich Cheng Si: Then it'll be a nice round number before I send him on his way.

Jiang Fang: Toss in some ghost money too, so he can have a peaceful trip.

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Cheng Si's younger sister spent a million on sales for a celebrity, attracting the attention of the Cheng family. Worried that she was being swindled, their parents asked Cheng Si to keep an eye on her.

While supervising her, Cheng Si learned how to sign in and vote, how to support his idol, and how to boost sales by spending money. He also learned to embezzle from his own sister.

Sister: You said you'd keep an eye on me. How did you end up becoming my idol's head fan?

An aloof genius on the outside, a troublemaker within x a domineering CEO on the outside, a stodgy old man within

PS: This is the author's fantasy. None of the characters are based on real people.

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Upcoming: The Fierce Beauty Goes on a Rampage After Becoming a Stand-In

Blurb: Ning Cheng attended a prestigious university and was considered the best and most talented student by all his teachers and classmates.

Just as everyone thought he would rise to great heights after graduating,

he transmigrated.

Ning Cheng transmigrated into a wealthy-family melodrama as a cannon-fodder stand-in for the beloved white moonlight everyone adored.

In the book, everyone loved the white moonlight. Unable to have him, they became twisted and set their sights on the original host, who looked a little like him.

The original host's family went bankrupt, and he hadn't even graduated from college. Those people were obsessed with his face but looked down on him, and in the end, they even wanted him to give his life for the white moonlight.

Ning Cheng, refined and mild on the surface but hot-tempered underneath: “??? Are you kidding me?”

The male lead's company was attacked and lost some of its research data, so they hired a brilliant programmer, A, to rebuild their firewall.

The second male lead's company tried and failed to break through the firewall, so they secretly put out a bounty for an expert. Programmer B took the job and broke through the firewall with ease.

The third male lead's company had shady deals going on inside, so they hired Programmer C as a cybersecurity consultant.

Then one day

Ning Cheng's pockets were full.

The companies of the male lead and the supporting characters ran into trouble one after another. They contacted Programmers A, B, and C, but he said he'd retired and would no longer take on side jobs, thanking them for their support over the past few days.

The male lead and supporting characters: “??? Why do all those excuses sound like they came from the same person?”

By the time they realized Programmers A, B, and C were all Ning Cheng, he had already risen to a height they could only look up to. Beside him stood the man who had long loved the white moonlight in vain.

Wen Xuanrong was the only villain in the entire book who wasn't obsessed with the male lead. He cared only about building his career, in an anti-human society kind of way.

One day, a person suddenly entered his dull world, shining like the sun. He dumped confidential files from his own company and other companies on Wen Xuanrong's desk and said,

Take these and make a fortune.

From then on, Wen Xuanrong changed his goal. He no longer cared only about building his career. Now he only wanted to focus on this person.

[Completed novel]: After I Became Famous, a Powerful Tycoon Became My Biggest Fan. I'm Really Here to Follow My Idol

Theme: Where there's a will, there's a way