After Getting Tangled Up with an Obsessive Protagonist

[Main story complete, now undergoing revisions]

Jiang Ye, CEO of the Jiang Group, was born at the very top of the pyramid.

But only after dying once did he realize he was merely a cannon-fodder villain in a third-rate novel, doomed to love the movie star Cheng Xiaoze without ever being loved in return. In the end, he would XXXX.

Jiang Ye: ...Are you kidding me?

To save his own life, he sent Cheng Xiaoze to work on a film overseas.

Just as he was congratulating himself on his brilliant decision, the job was suddenly canceled.

Though puzzled, he rallied and arranged another job for Cheng Xiaoze.

It failed, failed, and failed again.

Jiang Ye: ?

Changing himself was easier than changing someone else. If he couldn't send Cheng Xiaoze away, he would leave instead.

But could someone explain why, after he deliberately kept his distance, they crossed paths even more often?!

They met during negotiations when Cheng Xiaoze happened to show up.

At a banquet, Cheng Xiaoze, the center of everyone's attention, stopped him.

At a class reunion, he ran into Cheng Xiaoze, smoking alone in a corner.

Then the president of the Cheng family presented him with a marriage contract, promising a huge sum of money in exchange for an arranged marriage.

Jiang Ye stared at the long string of zeroes on the contract and fell silent.

·

Who did he go to see today?

The cold, pale light fell across Cheng Xiaoze's profile. The beauty mark at the corner of his eye was like vermilion steeped in poison.

His fingertips gently stroked the furrowed brow on the screen. His expression suddenly turned fierce as he murmured, "Once I've dealt with them..."

Then his eyes curved, his expression tender as water. "We'll never be apart again."

Remembering Jiang Ye's reaction when he learned about the arranged marriage, his hand clenched suddenly, then slowly relaxed.

He looked at Jiang Ye on the screen and laughed softly, murmuring darkly, "You can only be mine..."

"No matter what."

·

A hot breath brushed his ear as cold droplets of water slid down Jiang Ye's cheek.

His chin was gripped, forcing his head up. He stared blankly at the person before him.

His body trembled slightly with fear. Cheng Xiaoze's thumb gently rubbed the broken line of his eyebrow, leaving a warm touch.

Cheng Xiaoze leaned close to his ear and asked bitterly:

"Are you trying to leave me again?"

[An irresistible top who is distant in public but entangled with him in private]

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[A cool, handsome bottom who is decisive in public, reborn, and obsessed with looks in private]

Both virgins, happy ending / slight mystery / slight fantasy

Readers with strong preferences for either the top or bottom should proceed with caution.

The story has been heavily revised. If you've read it before, it's best to start from the beginning.

There is a side couple, but they have a small role.

My next book will be this one: I, a Cannon Fodder, Entered an Arranged Marriage with the Protagonist's Love Interest

[An outwardly warm and approachable, but actually cold, ruthless, and scheming green-tea top]

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[An outwardly cold and ruthless, but actually gentle, sincere, and sharp-tongued softie bottom]

After falling in love at first sight with a newly crowned movie star, CEO Gu Yan was planning to relentlessly pursue him.

But a novel suddenly appeared, making him realize that he was a cannon-fodder top in a story. Because he couldn't win the love of the protagonist's love interest, Xie Yunting, he would grow jealous, imprison him, and eventually die at the hands of the protagonists, who joined forces to take revenge.

To save his life, he decided to stay away from Xie Yunting, that poisonous flower on a high peak.

But to his surprise, the aloof beauty who had ignored him in the original story took the initiative and proposed an arranged marriage.

With no way out, Gu Yan was forced to start living together with him.

In a dimly lit bar, Xie Yunting pinned Gu Yan in an unobserved corner. His thumb brushed across Gu Yan's lower lip, rubbing it until it turned red. His eyes were dark and unreadable. Leaning close to Gu Yan's ear, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Tell me, who is he..."

Theme: Break free from constraints and pursue freedom.