A preview of the upcoming Quick Transmigration novel Pretending to Be a Villain: a protagonist who thinks he's born bad x an love interest with rose-colored glasses thick enough to stop bullets
Worlds Three and Four have been revealed. Also known as The Overworked Employee Meets a Flirty Beagle.
Aloof overworked employee x a competitive love interest who'll fight for the top spot no matter what
Xuan Shuodong is the most diligent employee in the System's space. He pours everything into his missions, doing his utmost to support the protagonist and help him climb the ladder to success, step by step, until he reaches the very top.
But the protagonist's attitude toward him gradually changes, from cautious respect to casual indifference.
“He won't leave anyway. What does it matter if I take him for granted?”
So everyone around the protagonist assumes that this clever and capable assistant is already wholly devoted to him.
Not that nobody has ever tried to poach him, but no one has succeeded.
A treasure, treated like trash.
What a pity. What a shame.
The treasure himself doesn't seem to care much. As long as the mission moves forward, nothing else matters.
But someone in the shadows isn't having it.
“Who does that xxx think he is? How dare he make Xuan Shuodong like him so much?”
He's good-looking and gets things done, but he's as stubborn as a mule.
Someone needs to knock some sense into him.
So one person made a spirited, high-profile entrance and began fighting tooth and nail for him.
“...Xuan Shuodong, look at me. Don't I beat him?”
World One: Interstellar
Sentinel x Sentinel
From the moment they first met at military academy, Xuan Shuodong set himself a mission: help the protagonist become a marshal.
He worked tirelessly every step of the way, even taking a fatal attack for the protagonist during an ambush, and eventually ended up stranded on a desolate planet.
There, he met a man who kept saying things like “Sentinels should be independent and free” and “You shouldn't judge a man by his looks,” all the while implying that he was much better than the protagonist.
Xuan Shuodong: ...Are you crazy?
Still, the lunatic was handsome, and very much his type.
World Two: Alternate Ancient Setting
Emperor x Treacherous Minister
Being a ruler is hard. Being a tyrant waiting for the protagonist to overthrow you is even harder.
Xuan Shuodong helped the protagonist all the way to the position of chancellor, plotting for him and providing him with manpower. On top of working hard, he also had to act like a foolish ruler to make people despise him.
The workload doubled, then doubled again. He was dizzy and utterly miserable.
He thought he would have to slog through it all to the bitter end. Then, after the imperial examination, the top scorer, a fresh red flower in his hair, knelt before him with a beaming smile.
“Your Majesty, have you been well?”
World Three: Modern Day
Broke college student x CEO
From birth, Xuan Shuodong was saddled with the responsibility of paving the way for his younger brother. The day before he started college, his parents even told him to make as much money as he could and help support the family.
When he realized he had no living expenses and was expected to send money home as well
Xuan Shuodong: ...Where's my rich benefactor?
So, during a break in an overtime shift, Xuan Shuodong, dizzy and exhausted, dumped a fresh cake and his coffee all over a rich man.
Years later, the rich man, trying to start a proper relationship: Could you stop spending my money for a while? I want an equal relationship. I don't want you to love me for my money.
Xuan Shuodong: Did you go bankrupt?
World Four: Alternate Cultivation Setting
Master x Destined Villain
Legend has it that a spiritual jade was tainted by demonic energy. Though it possessed the power to connect Heaven and Earth, it was destined to bring about the world's destruction, and had to be found and destroyed.
Xuan Shuodong took in two disciples. One was the protagonist, and the other was a villain, insatiably greedy and never satisfied.
Please note:
1. Both are pure and devoted to each other, a match made in heaven.
2. Xiao Dong never has feelings for the protagonist at any point.
3. No character-control fans, please.
Theme: The future is beautiful
