After Raising a Brooding Male Lead with My Own Hands

After returning to his own world, Lian Shanxue discovered that his world was nothing more than a novel titled The Throne of Spirits and Ghosts.

The male lead was Lu Yu. He had a dark, miserable childhood and was utterly pitiful, but eventually grew into the strongest person in the world, controlling the entire Celestial Master clan and the path of spirits and ghosts. Countless people who had once bullied him ended up trembling and kneeling before him.

And Lian Shanxue was the cannon-fodder villain who had once cruelly tormented him.

Naturally, he also met the most tragic end: his body and soul were shattered, and he was locked inside a formation to endure endless torture.

Lian Shanxue: "..."

Honestly, if they wanted him dead, they could just say so.

The good news was that Lu Yu was still a frail boy who hadn't yet come into his own.

And Lian Shanxue was best at putting on an act.

He could act so convincingly that even he couldn't tell what was real anymore.

He dragged the dying Lu Yu out of the haunted grounds. Under the boy's dark, hateful gaze, he gently patted his cheek and covered up his past cruelty with a carefully fabricated excuse.

"I'm very pleased with your performance."

"You've passed. I'll support you in becoming the future head of the family."

Then, under Lu Yu's astonished gaze, he handed him the badge that symbolized the authority of a candidate for family head.

-

Everyone said Lu Yu had hit the jackpot.

A lowly bastard, he'd somehow won the favor of the illustrious young master of the Lian family and risen rapidly through the ranks.

When jealous people cursed him as nothing but a mad dog for others to command, Lian Shanxue tracked down the instigators and pulled out their tongues one by one.

When Lu Yu was ambushed and brutally oppressed, Lian Shanxue stood up, tore apart the unspoken rules, and wrested back what Lu Yu deserved.

No matter how absurd a decision seemed, Lian Shanxue supported him with all his might.

No matter how ridiculous a plan sounded, Lian Shanxue trusted him without reservation.

Lu Yu lived up to his trust, growing at a wild pace as if finally unleashed.

The day he finally claimed the position of family head, the great powers collapsed into disarray and all knelt before him.

But Lian Shanxue was the only one who died before his eyes, helping him put down the rebellion.

-

After faking his death, Lian Shanxue was completely free.

Aside from having thrown himself so deeply into his act that he couldn't quite detach himself emotionally, his new life was wonderful.

He no longer had to worry about dying at the male lead's hands or about triggering the plot with something he did.

But just half a month later,

a familiar figure suddenly wrapped their arms around him from behind, hatred practically spilling out of them.

The other person bit down hard on his shoulder. Large tears streamed down, soaking his collar.

"Brother, how could you trick me again?"

Lian Shanxue: "..."

Wait, what do you mean, again?

Theme: Don't lie. Be sincere.