Treasure Your Life, Stay Away From Scumbags

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Yuanbao transmigrates.

At worst, other people transmigrate as an unloved illegitimate son or daughter.

But he becomes the servant of an unloved illegitimate son...

His young master is an innocent little white flower who happens to cross paths with a scumbag. In his previous life, he was tortured in body and soul, subjected to all kinds of torment, and eventually died in despair.

After being reborn, he resolves to become a clearheaded male lead. But fate has other plans. After being tortured in body and soul once again, the truth behind all the misunderstandings finally comes to light when the story is 80% complete. The scumbag punishes the wicked male supporting character, and the two of them live happily ever after.

Yuanbao, the servant who has tragically died twice because of his master's troubles: "..."

There's a certain four-letter word I don't know whether I should say.

Yuanbao transmigrates at precisely the moment his innocent little white flower of a master is reborn.

Knowing his master doesn't have what it takes to become a clearheaded male lead who avenges himself and crushes the scumbag, Yuanbao thoughtfully puts him on a different path: winning over the kind, gentle, and chaste Crown Prince, a male supporting character.

But his master is hopeless. Yuanbao gives him all kinds of help and advice, practically doing the wooing himself, yet his innocent little white flower of a master not only ignores his instructions, but keeps sabotaging him.

Yuanbao: ...The world can end now. I'm exhausted!

After all his efforts, he finally manages to spark a little romance between the two. Just as he is about to head off into his own happy life...

His dream is shattered. He's forced back to reality, to accept his fate as a servant with no rights whatsoever.

He thinks this is how his life will go, until he meets He Lin, the most promising young general since the founding of the dynasty.

It's great to be young. You're either reckless or headstrong.

On their fourth meeting, He Lin asks, "So, what do you think of me?" On their fifth, he takes Yuanbao home with him.

His family is open-minded, too. They don't mind Yuanbao's status as a servant, nor do they expect him to bear children and carry on the He family line. They just want the two of them to be happy.

"When I return from this campaign, we'll have our wedding ceremony."

After leaving Yuanbao with those words, He Lin heads beyond the frontier.

But who could have guessed that when he returns, the man he was supposed to marry has become Qi Yan's wife in all but name?

The eldest young master of the Qi family, Qi Yan, is as elegant as a fine orchid and jade tree, dignified and courteous, and a model for young men of noble families. His words and actions are so impeccable that no fault can be found.

Yet this perfect man acquires a stain at the age of twenty-two.

He falls for the young page serving his younger brother and wants to make him his own.

He knows how grave the consequences of such an act would be for himself and his family. So he keeps his feelings in check, never letting anyone, not even himself, realize that he has this stain.

But when that young page is about to marry a promising young general, the darkness in his heart begins to grow, and at last he can't resist embarking on his grand campaign to steal another man's partner.

First he tries to lure him in by degrees. When that plan fails, he gives up all pretense, holding him tightly in his arms so he can't escape and no one else can lay claim to him.

Anyone who dares entertain such thoughts will pay a terrible price they will never forget.

He thinks that if he can't win his heart, he'll claim his body instead. After all, time reveals a person's true feelings. Given enough time, the young page might come to love him.

But before the young page can fall for him, that damn fiance returns...

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The male lead is chaste; the protagonist is not.

The protagonist has a low status and can't accomplish anything major. Just protecting himself is already a struggle.

Theme: You only get one life, so cherish every moment.