The Villain Doesn't Want to Date [Showbiz]

Synopsis:

Zhou Hanzhang was reborn after his death and became a minor villain in the entertainment-industry galgame The Vanity Fair, a naturally wicked beauty who despises the male lead for being gay.

On top of that, Zhou Hanzhang discovered that the game's character-raising System had come along with him.

System: [Build close, friendly relationships with high-quality human males to earn points.]

[Points can be exchanged for survival days, used to draw cards, or spent on skills and items available in the System shop.]

[Remaining survival days: three. Work hard to earn points and begin your journey through The Vanity Fair~]

Zhou Hanzhang: Got it. I just need to keep a bunch of fish on the line. I'm great at that~

System: [Friendly reminder: Don't be a playboy. Watch out, or you'll get stabbed.]

Zhou Hanzhang: ...

Zhou Hanzhang was used to playing the field and refused to believe the warning. Earning points one person at a time was far too inefficient, so he decided to pursue several at once.

A powerful business tycoon had a first love who died young. His perfect, lifelike companion had recently learned the truth and quit in anger, and now the tycoon was looking for a new stand-in.

Zhou Hanzhang volunteered himself: Take a look at me, sir. If I can resemble him even a little, that's an honor.

His ex-husband had become an overnight sensation, then promptly abandoned the wife who had stood by him through hard times. Now the scandal had been exposed by a rival, and he was facing public condemnation.

Zhou Hanzhang went to see his ex: It's okay, I absolutely adore you! I'll clear your name, as long as you'll give us another chance. I'm even willing to be your secret lover.

The spoiled heir was a born thrill-seeker and a human stamp collector. He loved collecting handsome men and beautiful women, and his greatest pleasure in life was coveting other people's spouses.

Zhou Hanzhang: I have a sugar daddy and a handsome young husband I'm secretly married to. If you like excitement, then let's take it all the way~

And so Zhou Hanzhang raked in points, saved his life, and watched his career flourish.

But the truth couldn't stay hidden forever. Once the affair came to light...

Tycoon: Hanzhang, you clearly said you only loved me.

Spoiled heir: Huh? But Hanzhang only called me his darling last night~

Ex-husband: Hanzhang, I'm pregnant with your child! If you won't let me through the Zhou family's gates, I'll bang my head against this door and die!

Hanzhang, Hanzhang, say something!

Note:

1. This is melodramatic, cuckold, and dark fiction. Some game mechanics are inspired by Japanese galgames, while the card-drawing System takes inspiration from various dress-up games.

2. There are no relationships between the protagonist and his targets that cross ethical boundaries.

3. Note added on July 8, 2023.

Theme: Love is a ray of light