Zhuang Tao transmigrated into a book. The original owner of his body was the young master of a wealthy family who had been lost outside the home. He had a pair of parents who loved him more than life itself, as well as three older brothers who doted on him.
Seeing this, Zhuang Tao felt a little relieved. He'd landed in a pretty good situation.
The male lead of the book, Shen Xiao, was a child picked up by a servant. He was often bullied by the original owner's brothers, treated like an outcast by his classmates, and even his adoptive mother was ordered around by others. Unable to stop any of it, Shen Xiao gradually became gloomy and obsessive.
What no one expected was that Shen Xiao was actually a son of the Shen family, whose wealth and status far surpassed the Zhuang family's. After his personality took a dark turn, the first thing Shen Xiao did when he returned to his wealthy family was destroy the Zhuang family. The original owner died while trying to escape.
Learning how the story ended, Zhuang Tao nearly cried. He'd clearly transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder character!
At this point, he'd just been brought back to the Zhuang family. To tease him, his brothers had beaten Shen Xiao until he was covered in bruises, then put a whip in Zhuang Tao's hand. "Tao Tao, do you like it? You can do whatever you want with him."
When Shen Xiao heard that the Zhuang family's young master had returned, he felt nothing. He thought bitterly that it only meant one more person who enjoyed tormenting him.
But when a beating left him burning with fever, curled up on his bed, a figure crept quietly into his room. Seeing the careful silhouette, Shen Xiao deliberately coughed. The figure jumped in fright and nearly fell over.
After the person left, Shen Xiao picked up the porcelain bottle he'd left behind.
It was an extremely expensive ointment the Zhuang family had prepared especially for Zhuang Tao.
Shen Xiao noticed that the young masters had stopped bullying him. They even started bringing him snacks and toys, and the third young master had awkwardly come to apologize, saying he shouldn't have treated him that way.
Shen Xiao noticed that his mother no longer rubbed her aching back and complained of being tired, and that she smiled more often.
Shen Xiao noticed that the bullies had stopped coming after him, and that he was getting along better and better with his classmates.
It seemed that all of this had something to do with the same person.
When news got out that the eldest son of the Shen family was actually the child of a Zhuang family servant, everyone looked forward to the drama. Instead, they were surprised to see this:
Zhuang Tao stood obediently as Shen Xiao reprimanded him with a stern expression for sneaking out to have fun. His three older brothers stood to the side, nodding solemnly in agreement with Shen Xiao.
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Jiang Jiao had spent three years by Sheng Xiubai's side, doing his utmost as a subordinate and never overstepping his bounds. Still, anyone could tell how he felt about Sheng Xiubai.
Yin Yu, the sworn enemy of the Sheng family, proposed a deal: he would tell Sheng Xiubai where to find the long-lost woman he'd been searching for, in exchange for Jiang Jiao, who was in Sheng Xiubai's hands.
Everyone knew that Yin Yu seemed harmless on the surface, but was actually a complicated schemer with countless ways to torment people.
Yet Sheng Xiubai agreed without hesitation.
His friend sighed regretfully. "Jiang Jiao is handsome and capable. You're really willing to hand him over? You could keep him around for a bit of amusement."
Sheng Xiubai sneered. "He's just a lowly subordinate. Does he think he's worthy?"
Outside the door, Jiang Jiao's face went pale. His fingers curled slightly as he was about to knock, and his eyes dimmed.
He snuffed out his last shred of hope, packed his things, and left the Sheng family.
They met again three months later. In front of Sheng Xiubai, Yin Yu lifted Jiang Jiao's chin and kissed his fair cheek, his eyes glinting with amusement.
Sheng Xiubai stood some distance away. He couldn't make out Jiang Jiao's expression, but the sight was unbearably painful to look at.
*
People in their circle were astonished when Sheng Xiubai suddenly did whatever it took to get Jiang Jiao back. Rumor had it that he even flipped the table during negotiations with Yin Yu.
But when Jiang Jiao heard the news, his expression remained calm. He wasn't delighted as everyone had imagined.
During a mission, an accident happened while Jiang Jiao was saving a teammate. News of his death reached the Sheng family.
Warehouse surveillance footage showed that there had been a phone right beside him. Jiang Jiao could easily have called Sheng Xiubai, who was only two kilometers away, to save him. But he didn't. He simply let the blood trickle down from his forehead and slowly closed his eyes.
After the footage came to light, Sheng Xiubai's personality changed drastically. He was almost driven mad.
*
The young master of the Jiang family, who had been missing for many years, was finally found, and his family held a grand birthday banquet for him.
Sheng Xiubai attended as a guest. His gaze swept across the room, dark and brooding, then he suddenly froze, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the stage.
The person who had haunted his dreams for three years stood surrounded by the crowd, smiling as he spoke with the fiancé his parents had chosen for him. He didn't spare Sheng Xiubai a single glance.
**
After the banquet, Sheng Xiubai stepped carefully into the room.
Jiang Jiao gave him a polite smile, but his eyes no longer held the wholehearted love of years past. What he said made Sheng Xiubai feel as if his heart were bleeding. "Young Master Sheng, the lowly subordinate you wanted is already dead."
"Jiao Jiao, I..."
"You sent him away with your own hands. Don't you remember?"
*One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending, emotionally satisfying groveling pursuit of the wife
Theme: Life is full of endless possibilities
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Zhuang Tao's eyes were filled with tears, and he was sobbing and shaking, "Chen Xiao, please don't do this..." Shen Xiao clenched his chin, sniffed his neck gently with the tip of her nose, and said in a low and slow voice, "Tell me, did you peek at the porn alone?" "I didn't..." Zhuang Tao shook his head and stepped back: "I just read the preview of the author's column "After Becoming a Top Idol, I Fell into the Shura Field" and "He Regrets After Giving Me to My Opponent". They are all very interesting. Interested readers, please save them."
He is the only one who doesn't know about feelings! Ha ha
Hahahaha, it would be better to have a good night's sleep from a different angle!
Good-looking, I really like the character design
So average? I even bought the whole chapter. The protagonist is a coward, which is very strange.
This novel is very interesting
Finished spreading flowers! Throw flowers!
Yay! Sprinkle flowers, sprinkle flowers, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
You are so cute, how can you not be in pure love! Ha ha
Hahahaha, I have a reasonable suspicion that you are taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune