A Villainess, but Only Five and a Half

★Short Blurb: I’m a villain. The System says I’m spoiled and tyrannical, guilty of every imaginable misdeed, and destined to see my family go bankrupt and meet a miserable end. Only by binding myself to it can I defy fate and save myself. I refused. I’m five years old. Mom says I’m simple-minded and nowhere near as clever as my two older brothers and several older cousins. My most important task right now is getting ready for primary school, so I shouldn’t get mixed up in all that nonsense. Mom is right. ★Full Blurb: [The Yu family is powerful and prosperous, and all its members are outstanding. As the youngest of the grandchildren, you should have been beautiful, clever, and lucky, adored by your family. But someone stole all those wonderful qualities from you.] [Now you are selfish, vain, and arrogant, with misfortune always at your heels. Meanwhile, the people who stole your good qualities are living happy, carefree lives. And in the future, when you become a villain, you will face off against them and suffer a crushing defeat. Are you willing to accept that?] The System coaxed Yu Youyao, hoping to frighten her into binding herself to it. But five-year-old Yu Youyao merely puffed out her cheeks and “arrogantly” rejected it: You’re not worthy. The System: Shattered :) Yu Youyao didn’t think she was destined for a miserable end. How could she be? She was the family’s little tyrant. Her parents said she was the world’s most precious treasure, and had even had two older brothers just to protect her. Her uncles, aunts, and cousins were all rich and powerful. The Yu family was at the height of its prosperity. Who could possibly hurt her? The System scoffed, thinking Yu Youyao was far too naive. With her good qualities stolen, she had become utterly ordinary. It waited for her to suffer and then come crying for a binding. One year later, Yu Youyao was the little queen of her household, turning everything upside down as the whole family put her first. Two years later, she was the little queen of high society, with countless people flocking to her and letting her do as she pleased all day long. Three years later, she was the center of her social circle, lawless and domineering, with every trait of a villain… The System watched coldly, then suddenly realized something. How was this not a villain? She seemed more like the family’s pampered darling. The sky is falling! #PleaseJustBindToMe# * Thanks to the qualities he stole from Yu Youyao, Jiang Zhengyan had finally managed to enter the upper echelons of Fancheng society after exhausting himself with every effort. At a banquet, he saw Yu Youyao standing alone by a window. The Yu family was still flourishing, but now that Yu Youyao had lost her good qualities, surely she must have become the family’s abandoned child… As he thought this, his eyes met hers. The next moment, Yu Youyao drenched him in wine. Feeling the people around him staring, Jiang Zhengyan flew into a rage. “Does being a member of the Yu family give you the right to bully people? Is this how you were raised?” Yu Youyao didn’t say a word. Instead, the Yu family members scattered throughout the banquet hall all shot Jiang Zhengyan hostile looks: “It was only a glass of wine. She just didn’t hold on to it properly.” “You must have done something to upset her. Why else would she have thrown it at you?” “Covering for her? I don’t know what you mean. Take it up with my team of top lawyers.” *There is a male lead, and the romance begins when they are adults. *The heroine will gradually grow up. She is imperfect and has plenty of flaws. *This is an indulgent, illogical story, not a strong-female-lead novel. Just practicing my writing. *An entirely fictional setting, completely unrelated to reality. *Placeholder. I’ll add any content warnings here. 2025/8/5 Upcoming Novel “Surprise! The People Who Adopted Me Are All Villains?” This is a fictional world where the protagonist is always unbeatable. The villains have been defeated time and again, and after getting crushed in one retry after another, Villains One through Five have had enough. The System tells the villain group that Zong Sheng can lead them to victory over the protagonist, and is the key to turning the tables. The villain group immediately decides to find Zong Sheng, hoping to avenge their past defeats. But when they arrive, they discover that Zong Sheng isn’t some powerful, hidden master. She is A little girl who just turned five, and an exceptionally energetic little rascal. The villain group: …Forget it. We can still save her if we raise her right. The villain group adopts Zong Sheng, intending to groom her into a highly intelligent criminal. The result: Villain No. 1, a cold-blooded, naturally wicked sort: “You don’t want to go to school? You’d rather herd cattle?” (face cracks) Villain No. 2, a finicky germaphobe: “You stepped in dog poop?! Don’t come near me!” (leaps away) Villain No. 3, usually composed and exceptionally intelligent: “What’s four plus eight again? Forty-eight?!” (collapses, spitting blood) Villain No. 4, hot-tempered and petty: “I’ve been reading you bedtime stories for an hour. Can’t you go to sleep? What, you want to hear about a domineering CEO who runs away while pregnant?!” (frantically presses his philtrum) Villain No. 5, world-weary and barely alive: “You got called to school again? Why am I still alive?” (closes his eyes on the spot) … The villa is in chaos every day. The villain group gets so furious they genuinely consider assassinating Zong Sheng. But Whenever they get hurt, Zong Sheng is the one who puts on their medicine and blows on their wounds. Whenever they’re sad, Zong Sheng is the one who cheers them up. And Zong Sheng is the one who remembers everyone’s birthday. As time passes, the villain group begins to dread the protagonist’s arrival. They’re afraid the protagonist will hurt Zong Sheng, and afraid they won’t be able to protect her. * Zong Sheng loves her family very much, even though they have bad tempers, are difficult to please, look down on everyone, and think the world revolves around them… But she will protect them. One day, when the villain group goes to pick Zong Sheng up, they unexpectedly find her face-to-face with the protagonist. Everyone’s heart leaps into their throat. The next moment, Zong Sheng smoothly throws the protagonist over her shoulder, then stands nearby with her hands on her hips, laughing loudly. The villain group: (gasps) (uneasy and suspicious) (maybe it’s fine) (cheers loudly) (embraces each other, crying) Thank goodness, Shengsheng isn’t afraid of the protagonist! This family can still be saved! *A story about a group of villains with issues, clumsily raising a child. Childhood sweethearts, romance after they grow up. *An entirely fictional setting. *Placeholder. I’ll add any content warnings here. Theme: Be yourself