I Woke Up as the Villain's Dad

He Zaiye woke up one day and discovered that he had transmigrated into a book.

The moment he opened his eyes, he got into a fight with someone and was taken to the police station.

At the station, He Zaiye realized that he'd just beaten up both the villain and the male lead. The two tall, handsome boys stood on either side of him, bruised and glaring at him.

He was just an innocent passerby who'd been dragged into the fight.

After they sorted things out, the police called their parents.

When He Zaiye saw the villain's domineering CEO father, he was completely shaken!

He stood there, stunned. He hadn't expected their next meeting to happen like this. Just yesterday, they had been passionately in love, but in the blink of an eye, they had become the most familiar strangers.

The youthful, cool beauty in his memories had been replaced by the mature, stern man before him. The refined young man had turned into a mature man in a suit in the blink of an eye.

"Jiang Yu?"

The man was just as shocked to see him.

In the end, his former lover took his rebellious son home and took He Zaiye along with him.

He Zaiye finally understood: he hadn't transmigrated into a book. He had been reborn.

Fifteen years into the future!

They didn't speak again during the drive. Neither knew where to begin.

Fifteen years apart couldn't be explained in a few words.

He couldn't explain why he was there, and he had so many questions. He wanted to know how Jiang Yu had been all these years, what had happened after he disappeared, when Jiang Yu got married, and how he had met the child's mother.

The man didn't say a word.

Later, he learned from the little villain that his mother had died years ago.

It wasn't until later that He Zaiye discovered that the child's mother, who had died young, was actually him.

*

He Zaiye recalled the tragic ending his son had in the book.

Looking at his young son, he couldn't help feeling a pang of heartache.

His son had grown up in a single-parent household. Jiang Yu was too busy, so he had been raised by a nanny. With no one to love or care for him, he'd suffered plenty, and grown up withdrawn and obsessive.

He would set his son on the right path and give him all the love he needed.

He Zaiye decided to take responsibility for his family. "I'll do my best to be a good dad!"

What do you do if your kid hates studying?

It's probably hereditary. He Zaiye, a terrible student himself, decided to start by changing his own habits and began studying seriously.

What if your kid wants to become an idol?

Everyone has dreams when they're young. He Zaiye, who'd always had a wide range of interests, supported him and decided to join him on a variety show and make a run at the entertainment industry.

*

Jiang Huaihe had suddenly acquired a dad, and this dad was only a few years older than him. It was so absurd he couldn't imagine how he was supposed to face anyone afterward.

Jiang Huaihe immediately went to find his father. To his surprise, the usually cold and stern man didn't stop this nonsense. He joined in!

Jiang Huaihe was completely dumbfounded.

"I'm telling you, Jiang Yu, don't take things too far!"

"I put up with your lover being a man! I even put up with him being only a few years older than me!"

"And now you actually have the nerve to want him to be my dad!"

Extra scene:

The employees of the company suddenly noticed that their cold-faced CEO, famous for working himself to the bone, was zoning out during a meeting.

He started leaving work early every day, but the next morning he always looked as if he'd barely slept. Everyone at the company was curious.

But whenever they asked, he'd say he was helping his kid with homework.

Who would believe that?

Well, they didn't!

Until they saw the stacks of practice tests beside the CEO's desk, and a boy working through a Five-Three workbook nearby. Their jaws nearly hit the floor.

*

His lover, who had been missing for fifteen years, suddenly appeared, still looking eighteen.

Jiang Yu thought he was dreaming for a while.

It didn't take long for Jiang Yu to realize he wasn't dreaming!

He had once believed he had lost He Zaiye forever. After giving birth to Jiang Huaihe, he developed a case of insomnia that proved impossible to cure.

When he was finally back in his lover's arms, the insomnia vanished without treatment. He knew his medicine had returned.

Jiang Yu held the person in his arms tightly, unwilling to let go even in death, afraid that if he did, they would suddenly disappear again.

Notes:

1. A younger, academically hopeless top x a cool, aloof CEO bottom. The top is eighteen when he transmigrates. They were the same age when they dated, and each was the other's first love.

2. There may be a little bit of the entertainment industry.

Theme: Life is a journey through hardship. Cherish every day!