The Villainous Cannon Fodder Saves the Crazy Antagonist

Qin Jiao is a deranged villain in a danmei novel.

He has a peculiar personality and is extremely homophobic.

Though exceptionally intelligent, he lets himself waste away, killing time in the bottom-ranked class for poor students. He's a notorious school bully at No. 2 High School.

But in the end, he'll fall hopelessly in love with the protagonist on the receiving end, who is in the advanced class.

He'll become the protagonist's rival for the protagonist's affection.

And after he kills the protagonist, the protagonist will shoot him dead.

Yu Ran's role, meanwhile, is just a lackey who follows Qin Jiao around.

He's a vicious cannon fodder character who antagonizes the protagonist early on.

A system called Save the Brooding Villain pulls Yu Ran, who has been in a car accident, into this world to do unpaid work.

System: Host, please set Qin Jiao straight and change the villain's tragic fate!

Yu Ran complains, "But I don't want to go to the poor students' class. The college entrance exams are in two years, and this is really going to affect my studies."

System: "Is the mission more important, or your studies?"

Yu Ran: "My studies."

System: "...I'll pay you more."

Yu Ran: "Deal!"

Yu Ran sits beside Qin Jiao. At first, he does his job as a lackey diligently, serving Qin Jiao tea and water.

Later, he starts poking Qin Jiao's arm with a ballpoint pen now and then, asking him math questions.

After that, the lackey gets way too bold, daring to tell Qin Jiao to study and not get into an early relationship.

When Qin Jiao and his cronies gather in the bathroom to smoke, Yu Ran goes straight over and pinches him.

When Qin Jiao won't study, Yu Ran drags him along to tutor him.

There are no brooding villains, only cannon fodder who don't try hard enough.

But Yu Ran can't do anything about Qin Jiao always wanting to start a relationship.

With a cigarette between his teeth, Qin Jiao pulls the lackey who meddles in everything into his arms, a wicked, swaggering smile curling his lips.

"If you don't want me getting into a relationship, smoke this."

Without hesitation, Yu Ran lights it and takes a drag. Even when the harsh smoke makes him cough uncontrollably, he doesn't spit it out.

Qin Jiao immediately snuffs out the cigarette. The boundless obsession and possessiveness in his eyes are chilling.

"Fine. You've got guts. I'll kill you sooner or later."

As long as he can complete the mission, Yu Ran isn't afraid of a little threat.

But Yu Ran never expected that when Qin Jiao said he'd kill him, he meant he'd do it in bed.

Yu Ran tries to run, but Qin Jiao catches him by the ankle at the foot of the bed and drags him back.

Qin Jiao bows his head and reverently kisses Yu Ran's instep. "Ranran, why do you think I obey you like a dog?"

If you don't feed a vicious dog any meat, it'll bite its owner to pieces.

Yu Ran, the person in question: "I was wrong. I really was. I shouldn't have been greedy for money."

[Model student who loves studying, receiving lead x sharp-tongued school bully attack who is a vicious dog]

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