Also known as: Reborn as a Cannon Fodder, I Was Turned on by the Abused Male Lead.
After an accidental car crash, Bai Lian, who was already dead, was forcibly bound to an Anti-Love-Brain System. The System told him that if he could stop the abused male lead in the novel from being blinded by love and help him become a clearheaded, independent leading man, he could return to his original world.
1. The Fake White Lotus Yandere
Lan Zhuo, a famous rich second-generation heir in the capital, is sweet-tempered and submissive. He is the male lead in an angst novel.
In the original story, the male lead accidentally falls in love with the love interest at first sight. He throws himself into the relationship, only to be emotionally manipulated and abused in every way, body and soul, until he becomes nothing more than the love interest's plaything.
Bai Lian, meanwhile, has entered the body of a servant in the Lan family. His mission is simple: stop the male lead from ruining himself for the love interest and cure him of his love-brain.
So Bai Lian comes up with a plan: he dates the male lead, then cruelly abandons him when he is most deeply in love, teaching him a harsh lesson.
Once it is done, Bai Lian happily prepares to go home. But instead of a message from the System, he gets word that the male lead has kidnapped him.
The male lead stands before him, a sinister smile tugging at his lips as he toys with a utility knife.
"A-Lian, haven't I treated you well? Why would you do this to me? I love you so much."
"Ah... I get it... If your legs are broken, you won't be able to leave me, right?"
Bai Lian: Wait, why isn't this male lead anything like the one in the original story?!
2. The Fake Frail, Helpless, Black-Bellied Sweetheart
Failure is the mother of success. The System suggests that maybe he can cure the male lead's love-brain by approaching him as a friend.
Fine. Let's give it a shot, even if it kills me!
This time, Bai Lian transmigrates into an insignificant cannon-fodder character in a school-life novel, while Lan Zhuo is the universally adored male lead.
Because of his family background, Lan Zhuo is spoiled, arrogant, and sharp-tongued. In the original story, his personality catches the love interest's attention. The love interest talks him into bed with sweet words, then manipulates and toys with him until he becomes a helpless flower clinging to a tree.
Bai Lian gets another chance. This time, he goes out of his way to get close to Lan Zhuo, giving him plenty of care and guiding him in the right direction. At last, Lan Zhuo gets back on track.
Once more, Bai Lian cheerfully prepares to go home, only for the System to tell him that Lan Zhuo's love-brain has not disappeared. It has simply shifted to someone else.
Bai Lian's smile freezes. Who?
The System replies: You.
Bai Lian: ?
Sure enough, the male lead blushes and confesses to him. Desperate to get home, Bai Lian rejects him outright. The next day, he hears that the male lead has attempted suicide over a broken heart.
He rushes to the hospital. The male lead lies pale in bed, his wrist covered in cuts. When he sees Bai Lian, he pulls out his IV and shakily wraps his arms around him, his voice weak.
"Don't leave me, don't leave me... Please, have pity on me..."
3. The Real Stalker
For the third time, Bai Lian and the System fall silent.
The System: How about we stop trying to be good? Maybe we should try being bad?
Bai Lian grits his teeth. Fine. Let's give it a shot, even if it kills me!
On his third try, Bai Lian decides to be a bad guy, a purely villainous cannon fodder who schemes to keep the male lead and the love interest apart.
In this world, the male lead, Lan Zhuo, is the true young master of the Bai family, lost to them years ago. He meets the love interest at a high-society banquet, where the love interest is instantly captivated by him. The two fall in love and torment each other, until the male lead finally becomes the love interest's ideal caged bird.
Bai Lian, meanwhile, transmigrates into the Bai family's fake young master, a cannon-fodder character who grew up with the love interest and shares a close bond with him. To stop the two from falling in love, Bai Lian does everything he can to keep them apart and treats the male lead terribly.
At last, thanks to his tireless efforts, the male lead and the love interest can't stand each other, and the male lead becomes an independent leading man.
This time, the mission has to succeed.
Bai Lian packs his bags, cheerfully preparing to get out of the Bai family. As he turns around, he finds Lan Zhuo standing behind him, gazing at him strangely. Bai Lian shudders.
As usual, he tries to push Lan Zhuo away, but Lan Zhuo suddenly grabs him by the wrist.
Bai Lian looks up in shock, only to find Lan Zhuo's eyes red-rimmed, his sticky gaze fixed on Bai Lian's fair wrist.
"Brother, I've wanted to say this for a long time... Your hands are so beautiful, and your body smells so good... Can I touch you?"
Bai Lian: Someone, please save me.
#100 Ways the Male Lead Turns the Tables on You
#The Male Lead Is Out of Character
#Question: Is it normal for the male lead to want to be the top?
Parts four, five, and six to come...
Theme: Everyone should live independently