The Gloomy Outcast Has Had a Change of Heart

Yue Xueying was sickly from childhood, dragging his frail body through life until he barely made it to adulthood.

But no one ever cared for him because of it. Instead, everyone agreed that he was oversensitive and troublesome, a thoroughly loathed person.

His two older brothers treated him like he was invisible, both at home and in public, and refused to show him even the slightest kindness.

The Yue family's adopted son carefully maneuvered to erase every trace of him from the family.

On the surface, his friends acted close to him, but behind his back they had a private group chat without him where they made fun of him every day.

Even in show business, he was hated and mocked across the internet. Though he had debuted at his own family's company, he was constantly treated coldly. The company's other artists' fans called him a privileged beneficiary of company resources, and anyone could use him as a stepping-stone to boost their own popularity.

After much effort, he finally landed the third male lead in a major production. The character was a villain who initially followed the protagonists before turning evil and betraying them. Yue Xueying thought it was his big break, but it turned out to be the beginning of a nightmare.

It was as if the screenwriter had poured all their malice into this role. Because he was the villain, everything he did was wrong, and he was bullied and humiliated again and again, both on and off the set.

During one shoot, he had to be held underwater for seven takes in a row, aggravating an old illness. Yue Xueying clutched his chest and tried to call for help, but everyone only watched him coldly, waiting for him to say his lines.

In the end, only his personal assistant noticed something was wrong and took him to the hospital. A paparazzo caught footage of him, but before it could spread, the production team and lead actors bought a trending smear campaign accusing him of acting like a diva.

In the throes of a high fever, he vaguely saw his future. Everyone had abandoned him, whether his brothers, his friends, or anyone else. At the end of it all, that cheap adopted son wore the air of a victor and extended a hand to him as if offering charity.

He felt sick, so distressed he could barely breathe. At last, through tears that would not stop flowing, he opened his eyes.

What he saw was his brother's face, full of disgust; his friends laughing and watching the show; and his castmates visiting him with false concern.

Every one of the people who came to visit him had an ulterior motive. Some attacked him from the moral high ground. Some wanted to see him humiliated, though they forced themselves to hold back. Others wanted him to break down completely.

But after wiping away his tears, the young man lying in the hospital bed wore a blank expression. He no longer felt anything.

Yue Xueying's heart had gone completely cold. He no longer expected anything from anyone, whether family, friends, or himself. But to his surprise, everything began to change.

His two older brothers abandoned their previous attitude and started fussing over him. The friends' group chat, once full of daily chatter, began filling with concern for his health.

And after the major production aired, public opinion did not turn against the villain as the creative team had expected. Instead, viewers began scrutinizing the drama and condemning its double-standard protagonists, whose values were so appalling they inspired a wave of online outrage. As the show came under fire, Yue Xueying's reputation steadily improved.

Everyone was waiting for him to change his mind and take them back.

Yue Xueying's response: Affection that comes too late is worth less than grass.

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This synopsis was posted on January 9, 2025, and a screenshot has been saved.

There is a lot of groveling after the breakup.

The love interest is older, and the only man in this story who follows the sweet-spoiling romance route.

Theme: Learn to love yourself.