I Win Over the Villainous Boss with a Direct Approach

Xiao Qingren transmigrates into the role of a stand-in.

He isn't an ordinary stand-in. He's a particularly tragic one.

Other stand-ins at least get to enjoy a stretch of wealth and luxury, throwing their weight around. But he is so terrified of the powerful villain that he adores him with trembling devotion. He doesn't dare confess, or even get close.

As expected, once the villain's first love returns from abroad, he has Xiao Qingren drowned at sea for interfering in their relationship.

After transmigrating, Xiao Qingren decides to learn from his mistakes. If he's going to be drowned anyway, why hold back?

He's going to make a huge nuisance of himself and come on strong!

Part 1

The powerful man: "Xiao Qingren, dinner's ready. Are you going to eat?"

Xiao Qingren: "No! I'd rather die! Unless you sit on my lap and feed me!"

The powerful man: "..."

Part 2

At the office, the powerful man notices thirty million missing from his account, paid to a hotel in another city. His face darkens instantly, and he rushes home and grabs Xiao Qingren by the collar.

Through gritted teeth, he says, "Are you so afraid of me that you have to run away somewhere else?"

Xiao Qingren looks utterly baffled. After hearing the whole story, he chokes up. "Y-You... what do you mean? You won't even let me leave you, so what's wrong with us going somewhere else together?"

"What's wrong with booking a presidential suite for a trip? You make so much money. Can't I spend some of it? Do you think I'm a spendthrift?"

The powerful man: "..."

Thanks to Xiao Qingren's unique way of coming on strong, the gloomy big shot's attitude shifts from "Damn, what a dumbass" to "Looking closer, he's actually kind of cute when he's being an idiot."

Their relationship heats up at lightning speed. Spoiled by the big shot, Xiao Qingren nearly lets his tail wag high above the clouds, until the big shot's first love returns from abroad.

Xiao Qingren rushes to the airport and sees that the first love looks remarkably like him, only more gentle, refined, mature, and composed.

Xiao Qingren immediately breaks down, wailing and throwing himself on the ground. "Big shot! We've been together for three months! You can't do this to me! I don't want to be drowned at sea! Sob, sob, sob!"

The first love looks completely confused. "Qing, I'm your older brother. What are you talking about? Who's going to drown you?"

The big shot, face dark, hauls Xiao Qingren up from the floor and nods to the first love. "Big brother, I'll take him home first. You can go take over the company."

He speaks through clenched teeth: "Xiao Qingren and I still have a score to settle."

Xiao Qingren: "?"

Only later does he learn that the first love is his biological older brother. No wonder they look so alike.

And the big shot is their family's adopted son, whom Xiao Qingren bullied throughout his childhood. The day Xiao Qingren went to cling to the big shot, the man had been preparing to find an excuse to send him to Siberia to dig potatoes.

Xiao Qingren: ...Damn.

Content warnings: 1. The big shot originally hated the male lead and treated him badly at first.

2. There is no melodramatic love-triangle drama among the first love and the two leads. All the drama exists in the male lead's overactive imagination.

Theme: If something's bothering you, speak up and ask about it