After the Aloof Beauty Went Mad (Reborn)

[High-Ranking and Powerful * Maxed-Out Patience * Big Shot Top x Mentally Fragile * All-or-Nothing * Beauty Bottom]

[Coming Soon] Anime? Never heard of it.

[Under the sheets: aloof CEO x loyal bodyguard]

[In bed: insecure masochist x control-freak sadist]

[Synopsis]

On the day Chu Cen won an award, he suddenly received the devastating news that his parents had died.

He rushed back to the country, only to fall into a trap someone had set for him and be sent to a psychiatric hospital.

His childhood sweetheart bribed the company's shareholders and framed his parents.

His own cousin tracked his movements and personally trapped him.

His gentle senior accused him of plagiarism and theft, destroying his dreams.

The three jackals wanted to divide Chu Cen between them, but they couldn't agree on how to split the spoils and fought viciously.

In the end, the winner, unable to have Chu Cen's love, electrocuted him to death in his hospital room.

Perhaps fate had other plans. When Chu Cen opened his eyes again, he had returned to three years earlier.

And the three people who had killed him appeared before him one by one.

They all loved Chu Cen, but they enjoyed seeing him sink into the mud, filthy and ruined, even more.

Chu Cen gave them what they wanted and walked willingly into hell.

He was still the same aloof, untouchable beauty, yet now he radiated desire, luring his prey into his trap.

This time, he would drag them into hell first.

His cousin was a cultist desperate for love, determined to keep Chu Cen all to himself, but Chu Cen kicked him away.

The neglected cousin was like a little dog afraid of being abandoned, prostrating himself at Chu Cen's feet and begging devoutly, “Brother, don't leave me.”

Chu Cen looked at him with casual disdain. “Then be a good dog at my side.”

On the day his senior's film premiered, all his illegal businesses were exposed, and his dark sexual proclivities were made public. The film was pulled from theaters, and he became the subject of a criminal investigation.

As he stared in stunned disbelief,

Chu Cen propped his chin on one hand and smiled innocently. “What, do you still like the gift I gave you?”

On the day his childhood sweetheart got engaged, the venue was packed with guests. Top political figures and rising business magnates had all gathered, making him the center of attention.

But just then, a mysterious audio recording was posted online. His childhood sweetheart's voice rang out fervently: “Xiao Cen, he's just a business marriage. I've always loved you. Once I get my hands on his family fortune...”

The room erupted. His childhood sweetheart was utterly disgraced, his reputation ruined on the spot.

With no one left by his side, he broke down in tears and begged Chu Cen to intervene for old times' sake.

Chu Cen smiled warmly. Just as the other man filled with hope, he cruelly pushed his hand away. “I was only playing around with you. How did you actually fall for it?”

Everyone loves the untouchable beauty, stripping him to the bone and grinding him into the mud.

But there is always someone who loves him just as he was at the beginning.

[Reader's Guide]

1. Before being reborn, the bottom is an aloof beauty. After being reborn, his mental state is extremely unstable, with severe self-destructive tendencies. He is mentally fragile but not physically weak, and can fight and take a beating.

2. Both leads are reborn. The top appears later in the story, and the older partner dotes on him. There is a rivalry between multiple suitors, but no groveling redemption arc. The bottom won't give them the chance, he'll sentence them to death directly.

3. The author loves melodrama and beautiful, tragic characters. There is both wish fulfillment and angst. (Aaaah, I really don't know how to write feel-good stories.)

4. There are no perfect characters in this story. Both leads have flaws, so please be kind.

[Coming Soon]

[Down-and-out washed-up idol meets a traditional patriarch, incubus vs. celibate, someone is always at a disadvantage]

Beautiful, tragic, seductive incubus x sugar daddy with a sky-high need for control

Yan Shaojue is decisive and ruthless in public, and just as merciless in private. He gives the little affection he has left to his younger siblings, making him a typical old-fashioned patriarch.

Recently, he noticed his sister coming home late and his brother distracted. He had someone investigate, only to discover that a male model had been stringing them both along.

The man had once been a trainee, but during a talent competition he was exposed in a sexual harassment scandal. His character was vile, his behavior despicable, and his methods despicable. He absolutely could not be allowed to stick around.

Lin Baiyu was framed while competing as a trainee and forced to leave the entertainment industry. He went from a little-known idol to a miserable wage earner.

By day, he offered emotional advice to lost souls on a garbage app. By night, he became the nightclub's little prince, charming heaven, earth, and customers alike as he tried to hook a big fish and claw his way to a better life.

But when your luck runs out, even drinking cold water can make you choke.

He failed to meet the rich woman and rich man he'd arranged to see, and instead ran into a menace.

The man looked dangerous. Better run.

Trying to run? No chance.

A hammer came flying through the air and struck Lin Baiyu squarely on the head. He went down with a thud.

The washed-up idol played for both teams and was rotten to the core, so Yan Shaojue had no intention of going easy on him. He asked how he wanted to die.

Lin Baiyu looked utterly hopeless. He snatched the cigarette from Yan Shaojue's hand and took a drag until it was gone. “Whatever. My life's already a complete mess.”

Not afraid to die, huh? He was a tough one.

Yan Shaojue was intrigued. He had to admit, the washed-up idol's face was exactly his type.

Even if he was a mess, he might still be worth keeping.

The brother of his bad-news love interests became his sugar daddy.

Lin Baiyu figured he'd made it, so he obediently provided emotional support and tried to get himself fired as soon as possible.

But he hadn't expected Yan Shaojue to be so controlling that he drew up a whole list of study assignments for him.

By day, he had to train for the World's Smartest Brain. By night, he had to push his physical limits. On weekends, he had to study Kunqu opera, perching on a branch like a little bird and singing for Yan Shaojue.

Anyone who saw him would have to call him the hardest-working star in the washed-up idol world!

So, to outsiders, Yan Shaojue had mastered the art of grooming, turning a once-proud young idol into someone utterly devoted to him.

But Lin Baiyu was never a pushover. If he got even the slightest bit of leverage, everyone who had ever bullied him was finished.

What looked like unwavering devotion was just the result of his alluring eyes.

Those who love me can stay. Those who hate me can go to hell, and so can I.

Yan Shaojue had lost too many things in his life: his mother, his friendships, his family business... Some he won back, others were lost for good and could never be recovered.

Because when it came to fragile things that could easily be lost, he always resorted to taking them by force.

Let go? Not a chance.

Want to run? No opportunity.

Even if you die, you'll die in front of me.

So Lin Baiyu never managed to die.

Years later, he thought back on why he was still alive.

Aside from Yan Shaojue's iron grip, perhaps there was also a little more love than hate.

Theme: Keep moving forward through adversity