The Villain Has Broken the Plot Again Today

I'm getting a little too burned out to keep writing... This novel has already gotten beyond my control, so I'm going to pause for a bit and clear my head, orz. I'm really sorry, everyone.

[Updated every other day as usual; updates daily when ranked]

Jiang Zhou accidentally discovers that he's a character in a book.

Jiang Zhou: "Am I the male lead?"

The male lead is Lu Yu, a newly crowned Best Actor. Jiang Zhou is the villain. Out of jealousy, he'll clash with the male lead on a romance reality show and eventually become universally hated online.

Jiang Zhou: "..."

What a lunatic.

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Newly crowned Best Actor Lu Yu joins a romance reality show as a trainee relationship observer.

The day before he meets his fellow contestants, at the airport, he hears a clear, loud, teasingly appreciative sound: [Mmm-hmm.]

The only person beside him is Jiang Zhou, whose expression suggests he's watching a show and has nothing to do with any of it. He doesn't seem to have the slightest regard for manners.

Jiang Zhou walks past him with an indifferent expression.

Then Lu Yu hears another voice from Jiang Zhou: [He is pretty handsome. And he smells kind of nice.]

Lu Yu: "?"

A sudden flash of insight makes Lu Yu realize that what he heard was Jiang Zhou's inner voice.

The romance show's cast serves up a hundred juicy scandals, making it a particularly spectacular chapter in Jiang Zhou's history of being hated by the entire internet.

To escape his ending, Jiang Zhou sets out to derail the plot. He keeps stirring things up, going further and further off course.

And so the audience sees

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The overbearing CEO claims he fell in love with his girlfriend at first sight, but actually has a cherished first love. Besides his current official girlfriend, he's also found seven or eight substitutes.

He publicly accuses Jiang Zhou of seducing his first love.

Lu Yu says coldly, "Say one more word and you can get lost."

Jiang Zhou keeps a perfectly straight face. "Miss Qin just needed my help."

But in his head, it's a different story: [One collaboration was enough to piss you off. Looks like you aren't very hard to kill, huh? Thanks to Lu Yu for the cold-face reaction image. Hey, Lu Yu really is more handsome when he smiles.]

Comments:

[Ahhh, protecting his wife is protecting his wife. Wait, Lu Yu, what are you secretly smiling about?]

*

An influencer couple markets themselves as childhood sweethearts, but the boyfriend has actually been secretly dating a junior from his school for a year and a half.

When he's exposed, he flies into a rage and attacks Jiang Zhou.

The instant he makes a move, Lu Yu catches him in a counterhold, a murderous glint in his eyes. "What do you think you're doing?"

Jiang Zhou comes back to his senses and leans against Lu Yu, looking pitiful. "I only accidentally told the truth. Why are you getting so worked up?"

In his head: [Holy crap, Lu Yu's moves are amazing. So cool. He's getting more handsome by the second. I like him, I like him.]

Comments:

[Lu Yu's ears are red again. His wife must be standing too close (doge).]

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A second-tier singer trying to reinvent himself as a reformed playboy discovers during a physical that he and his "girlfriend" on the show are blood relatives.

As his reputation crumbles, he reveals that Lu Yu is being kept by a sugar daddy.

Lu Yu says nothing. Jiang Zhou, beside him, hooks a finger under his chin and kisses him, leaving him completely flustered.

Jiang Zhou says leisurely, "It's a normal relationship. He's not keeping me."

Lu Yu freezes, then breaks into a smile.

His inner voice is furious and embarrassed: [Lu Yu, what are you smiling at? Say something! You're such an idiot. Are we dating or not?!]

Comments:

[? Wait, is the ship I'm shipping actually real?!]

[An original floating entertainment-industry setting, not a traditional romance reality show]

[Cat-like bottom, dog-like top]

[Cool on the outside and warm on the inside, a teasing beauty bottom; cold on the outside and warm on the inside, an innocent puppy top]

Little scene:

Lu Yu: I like you.

(Jiang Zhou, afraid of plot punishment, says nothing): ...

Lu Yu: You like me too.

(Jiang Zhou, pleased that the male lead gets it): ...

Lu Yu: Let's get together.

Jiang Zhou: Okay!

Who cares about the punishment? I'm making it official today.

Reader's guide:

[No breaking up or switching the CP; no extreme fans, extreme labels, personal attacks, or inflammatory comments]

1. The couple dotes on each other. No breaking up or switching, and they're each other's one and only.

2. A mature author knows how to use the delete button.

3. Cat-like bottom, dog-like top.

We're cat-and-dog fans. There's hope for us! \(OvO)/

4. I'm happy to receive constructive criticism after the novel is complete, and I even love seeing long reviews~

(I'm not scary =///=, just lying flat)

Coming soon: Hey, Shouldn't I Be the Dragon Among Men?

Blurb:

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Eighteen-year-old college student Qin Yu transmigrates into a book and becomes the protagonist of a no-romance male power fantasy on a web-novel site, who happens to share his name.

The protagonist, Qin Yu, is the only son of the Qin family, a famous good-for-nothing young master. At the start of the story, his parents are dead and his enemies are hunting him. He awakens a hidden bloodline and eventually makes a comeback, becoming a Sword Emperor renowned throughout the world.

College student Qin Yu: "..."

Huh? Me?

Fu Yu, the youngest son of the family next door, has been exceptionally talented since childhood. He's learned and courteous, a famously refined gentleman.

After hearing what Qin Yu has been through, he decides to bring him a gift and comfort his childhood friend.

Before he can even take out the gift, they're surrounded by a crowd of black-clad assassins.

His childhood friend stands there, his robe stirring without a breeze, his face devoid of joy or sorrow.

"I will take the things, and I will take the man... You ants dare to make such a racket in my presence!"

Assassins: "...Kill them both."

Fu Yu: "...?"

And so Qin Yu carries him off along with the gift.

[Little scene ;)]

To keep their friendship afloat (and in the same bed), Qin Yu, who knows he's not exactly being fair, makes grand promises time and again:

"One day, I'll make sure you eat well and drink well. You, Fu Yu, will always be the one and only brother in my heart!"

Fu Yu replies with reserved politeness: "I hope so."

But why doesn't he believe him?

Later

His one and only brother turns out to be the one destined to be his wife.

Makes perfect sense.

[Edgy college-student puppy top vs emotionally steady little-swan bottom]

Reader's guide (written on the fly):

1. Um, in the main story, he should probably call him "Madam."

[That's how you get that period-drama flavor (ancient-style young gentleman doge, please spare me).]

2. The two boys dote on each other. They've been childhood friends since they were little.

[They kept their friendship secret from their families, but certain circumstances caused them to grow distant as adults.]

3. This is the soft, fluffy little couple that an old person like me likes :p

4. They dote on each other, no breaking up or switching, together forever.

5. Not suitable for extreme fans. The author writes about couples: a cat-and-dog fan.

(Sorry, this one is a dog and a bird =////=)

6. The title comes from the meme "Aren't I a prodigy?" ;)

7. I'll add more if I think of anything.

Theme: Growing up