This Time, I Choose the Villain (Reborn)

[Blurb] After Ji Yan awakened to his own consciousness in his previous life, he spared no effort to help the male lead, Luo Ziyu, become a business tycoon. But the male lead treated him as a stepping stone and, at the critical moment, used him as a shield to save his own life. Given another chance, Ji Yan thought, why not climb to the top himself this time, trample everyone beneath his feet, and make them bow to him? Ji Yan turned his back on his biased mother, his snobbish father, and his vicious younger brother, and struck out on his own. That day, he looked down scornfully at the male lead begging for his help, then turned around and took the villain home instead. The villain, Huo Ningcun, was the male lead’s lifelong nemesis. The book described him as cold and ruthless, sinister and cunning, but Ji Yan knew he’d had a terrible childhood. Childhood lays the foundation for a person’s character. What if someone had protected Huo Ningcun back then? Ji Yan wanted to find out. Luo Ziyu, who had been spoiled since childhood, couldn’t understand it. At the welfare home that day, he had tried everything he could, yet he still couldn’t outshine that detestable Huo Ningcun. Three years later, Luo Ziyu was brought back to the Luo family. Looking down at Ji Yan, he asked, “Ji Yan, have you ever regretted it? I’m the one who was born to shine!” Ji Yan’s lips curled with scorn. “Young Master Luo, things haven’t been going well at home, have they? For example, your father never intended to hand the company over to you. He favors your half-brother more.” Luo Ziyu’s expression turned to one of utter terror. How did he know? Ji Yan destroyed Luo Ziyu’s resources before he could use them, cut off his connections, placed obstacles in his path, and brought every person he hoped to use under his own wing. He wanted to see whether Luo Ziyu would still have that so-called protagonist’s halo this time! When everything was finally settled, Luo Ziyu asked Ji Yan in a fit of madness, “I’ve never done anything to offend you. Why would you do this to me? Why did you dislike me from the moment we first met?” Ji Yan’s eyes hardened. “Because you don’t deserve it!” Huo Ningcun had been alone and helpless since childhood. He never imagined that one day someone would reach out to him. At first, he was wary and suspicious. Later, he couldn’t bear to let go. Through countless days and nights, he waited for Ji Yan to come home. Even after growing up to become one of the most prominent figures in the business world, he was still waiting for Ji Yan to come home. Ji Yan sat at his desk, wearing gold-rimmed glasses. His eyes lifted calmly from the documents. “Home?” Huo Ningcun wrapped his arms around him from behind and rested his chin against the side of his neck, letting out a suggestive chuckle. “If we’re not going home, do you want to do it here... hmm?” Then he nuzzled Ji Yan’s neck affectionately. “Actually, the office wouldn’t be bad either.” Ji Yan: “...” A sensitive, suspicious, scheming top x a cool, vengeful bottom Reader’s guide: 1. The story is from the bottom’s perspective. The bottom is Ji Yan, and the top is Huo Ningcun. 2. The bottom is seven years older than the top. 3. They save each other. Coming soon: Reborn, I Dumped the Male Lead and Threw Myself into My Rival’s Arms. Please add it to your favorites! Blurb: Wen Xi was reborn. Only after his rebirth did he discover that he had been living inside a danmei novel. In the book, which was his previous life, he pursued the male lead, Xu Yuchi, for years without success, humiliating himself and groveling at Xu Yuchi’s feet. At school, he bought him breakfast, sent him love letters, and even organized a fundraiser when he learned Xu Yuchi’s family was struggling. In the end, Wen Xi paid thirty thousand himself. At work, he found investors for Xu Yuchi’s projects, provided him with resources, offered advice, and was always there for him, rain or shine. The ridiculous part was that even after learning Xu Yuchi had a white moonlight, he still refused to give up. In the end, he squandered his entire fortune for him and died in misery. After being reborn, Wen Xi spent the whole night trying to figure out how he’d ended up falling for Xu Yuchi when he’d had money and looks in his previous life. He kept thinking back on his life as a lovesick lapdog. It was as if he’d lost his mind, only to end up with nothing... To hell with Xu Yuchi. I’m not interested anymore! People noticed that Wen Xi, the hanger-on who was always trailing after Xu Yuchi, had disappeared. And Yu Zhouyang, whom everyone regarded as an untouchable beauty, began appearing by Wen Xi’s side again and again. Yu Zhouyang was Xu Yuchi’s white moonlight and Wen Xi’s nemesis. As Wen Xi put it, he and Yu Zhouyang couldn’t even be in the same room because their energies clashed. Their families were also evenly matched in business, and the two sides were always at each other’s throats. Only later did Wen Xi learn that Yu Zhouyang had been secretly in love with him for years. It wasn’t until after Wen Xi died that Xu Yuchi finally realized how much he loved him. Reborn once more, he swore he would never let Wen Xi down again. He would treat him well, accept his advances, and cherish him above all else. But when he eagerly arrived at the place where Wen Xi had confessed to him in their previous life, he saw Wen Xi throw himself into someone else’s arms, speaking tender words to them. Devastated, Xu Yuchi stood in the rain all night. When he finally worked up the courage to message Wen Xi, all he got in response was a red exclamation mark. For the rest of his life, no matter how desperately Xu Yuchi tried, he never managed to win even one glance from Wen Xi again. Yu Zhouyang had never told anyone that he loved someone. The proud, headstrong youth never once looked back at him. It didn’t matter. He would keep his feelings in check. But when the youth said he no longer loved Xu Yuchi, Yu Zhouyang realized that all his pretense had crumbled in that moment. Reader’s guide: 1. Yu Zhouyang is the top. He has always had a secret crush on the bottom, who doesn’t know. 2. Both Wen Xi and Xu Yuchi are reborn. 3. They’re both virgins. Sweet, satisfying romance. Theme: The world is worth living in. Keep going.