Why Can't the Second Male Lead Marry the Villain?

Those blessed with great fortune are generally either protagonists or villains. The former achieve success and fame, wielding immense power. The latter commit every imaginable crime, squander their fortunes, and end up infamous, ultimately rotting away in some place unknown to anyone. What a pity, what a tragedy.

What if someone could turn the tide and rewrite their fates, giving these people somewhere to belong?

Because Qi Youwang gets too deeply invested in his roles, he often messes things up during missions. Helplessly, he can only be assigned to the most peripheral acting team, where he plays an unremarkable, hopelessly devoted male supporting character.

"All right, the protagonist couple got their happy ending. Your role-playing mission is complete. Let's do one last task before we log off." At last, there was a mission he could finish, and 64 let out a long sigh of relief.

"What task?"

"Take the defeated villain overseas and stop interfering with the protagonist couple's romance. Keep an eye on the villain, too. Don't let him ruin the HE ending."

Qi Youwang diligently untied the hemp rope behind the villain, preparing to take him to prison. But the moment he saw the man's face, he was utterly transfixed.

"Host, you should lock the villain up now."

"...Watch your wording." Qi Youwang turned his head, his exquisitely beautiful features set in a serious, earnest expression. "What villain? This is my one true love!"

Just one look into his eyes, and Qi Youwang fell helplessly in love.

64's vision went black. He had a feeling this mission would fail, too.

World One: Beast in a lab coat, head of research team x former leader turned zombie (ex-boyfriend)

World Two: Ruthless, greedy prison warden x interstellar general betrayed by his family (political marriage)

World Three: Impartial head of a psychiatric hospital x lovesick beauty who can't have the one he loves (mistaken identity, reunion)

World Four: Cold-blooded executioner who confiscates the family estate x money-loving minister sentenced to be sliced to death (fake marriage)

World Five: Good-for-nothing playboy who lives for food and fun x fallen prodigy turned villain after his martial arts are crippled (real marriage)

Qi Youwang woke up standing outside an unfamiliar courtyard. In the distance, drums and gongs blared as he was about to bring home his beautiful bride.

He lifted the red bridal veil. The man forced into wedding clothes had tears in his eyes, his whole body bound with hemp rope, and a mouth full of curses behind his gag. The knife in his hand was poised to strike, and his beautiful eyes glared at Qi Youwang.

According to the plot, tomorrow morning the servants would find a smiling bride on the wedding bed, along with him in pieces scattered everywhere.

64's eyes welled with tears as he knelt and apologized. "Host, I made a mistake choosing this body. You can punish me however you like."

Qi Youwang's expression didn't change. He took the other's hand with fervent focus and bent down to press an adoring kiss to it.

He smiled with satisfaction, as if nothing were amiss. "No... You did great."

1. Good-for-nothing playboy who lives for food and fun x fallen prodigy turned villain after his martial arts are crippled (real marriage)

Honey, you can kill me tomorrow instead, right?

2. Ruthless, greedy prison warden x interstellar general betrayed by his family (political marriage)

Your family sold you to me. Did you know?

3. Cold-blooded executioner who confiscates the family estate x money-loving minister sentenced to be sliced to death (fake marriage)

From now on, treat this place as home and forget the name you had before.

4. Beast in a lab coat, head of research team x former leader turned zombie (ex-boyfriend)

Honey, sit still, don't move... Hey, let's talk this out. Don't hit me! I'm just taking a blood sample!

5. Head of a psychiatric hospital in an infinite-flow story x mad beauty whose love went unreturned (reunion)

It's all right. Even if you don't want to stay, at least I can gather your bones for burial.

Theme: Rewrite fate, and make a home for us both.