The Pretty Little Menace Returns, and Everyone Gets Caught in a Love Triangle

Qiao Mian awakened without warning and discovered that he was the villainous fake young master in a melodramatic novel. He had done every sort of evil and opposed the true young master and his entourage at every turn, only to suffer the consequences and end up dead in the wilderness.

And he awakened at the very last moment before his death!

On a cold, rainy night, he locked eyes with the true young master. The other man slowly bent down...

The next second, a sharp pain struck.

When Qiao Mian opened his eyes again, he found himself six months in the past, back before he and the true young master had formally fallen out.

He had been reborn?! And it seemed he could be reborn more than once?

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After being reborn for the first time, Qiao Mian reflected on his mistakes and decided to turn over a new leaf and get along with the true young master.

But the moment he put on a sweet smile, the other man turned around and forced poisoned tea down his throat.

Qiao Mian: ???

*

The second time he was reborn, Qiao Mian decided to strike first and take out the true young master.

But just after he bribed one of the true young master's bodyguards, he turned around and was cornered in a dead end by the powerful childhood friend, who at this point should not yet have allied with the true young master. Once again, he was taken out.

Qiao Mian: Hm? Isn't the plot supposed to go differently?

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The third time he was reborn, Qiao Mian gave up. If he couldn't beat them, surely he could at least stay far away?

He packed his bags and fled overseas that very night, only to run into the true young master's unattainable white moonlight at the airport.

The white moonlight doctor politely invited him to travel together, and he waved him off again and again.

But a few days later, he was floating in a hotel swimming pool anyway.

Qiao Mian: ...Wait, they're chasing me down to kill me!

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The fourth time he was reborn, Qiao Mian simply gave up trying.

If he was going to die either way, he might as well make the protagonists miserable before he did!

So he carried on causing trouble, deliberately hitting every sore spot:

At the true young master's celebration banquet, he publicly splashed red wine on him, then threw himself into his arms and raised his damp, sparkling eyes. "Brother, my hand slipped. You're not mad, are you?"

At the childhood friend's private auction house, he "accidentally" smashed an antique worth tens of millions, then leaned close to his ear and chuckled. "It's too expensive. I can't pay you back. How about... paying you back in kind?"

At the white moonlight's clinic, he pretended to faint. As he was carried onto the examination bed, he deliberately undid two buttons. "Doctor, listen to see if my heart is beating strangely..."

Qiao Mian thought he was sure to meet an early end this time too, but then...

The true young master dragged him into an empty lounge, pinned his hands and pressed him against the wall, threatening, "Either you clean me up right now, or... let me make you dirty too."

The childhood friend stopped him in the corridor and fastened a gold ring with a bell and a delicate chain around his fair neck. "If you want to work off your debt, show me a little sincerity first."

The white moonlight slowly undid every button on his clothes. The stethoscope's chest piece traveled lower and lower. "Since your heart is racing, how about I give you a 'full-body examination'?"

Qiao Mian: Wait, why is the story going more and more off the rails?

Even more terrifyingly, once Qiao Mian finally managed to escape, he found the three members of the protagonist's entourage already waiting together in his room!

The childhood friend's tie wound around his wrist, the white moonlight's palm rested against his lower back, and the true young master pinched his chin with a smile. "Qiao Mian, pick one."

The white moonlight: "Or all of us?"

The childhood friend: "Only one."

Qiao Mian: ...

Fake young master Qiao Mian: A pretty little menace who loves stirring up trouble and never sits still, an expert at repeatedly walking the line between disaster and disaster. Three sentences are all it takes to make the whole protagonist crew fight over me!

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True young master Qiao Yi: A rapidly rising power broker, seemingly always elegant and composed, but vicious and suspicious by nature. Deeply obsessed with Qiao Mian, though he never says what he really feels.

Childhood friend Qin Lu: A young business magnate, domineering and decisive, but gentle only with Qiao Mian. He used to be Qiao Mian's protector, but they later had a complete falling-out. Possessive, and has had special feelings for Qiao Mian since childhood.

White moonlight Wen Yan: Qiao Yi's personal doctor and friend, and the one who has known Qiao Mian for the shortest time. He looks refined, but is depraved inside. He always carries Qiao Mian's favorite candies in his pocket, but what's wrapped beneath the candy wrappers isn't candy.

*The entire protagonist crew are virgins, and every one of them is obsessed with Qiao Mian. The deaths in the first few rounds were accidents.*

*In the first three rebirth rounds, the protagonist crew have unrequited feelings for Qiao Mian, while Qiao Mian only wants to survive (he's paranoid about being harmed). In the fourth round, Qiao Mian gets deeply involved with the protagonist crew, both physically and emotionally. Please check whether this is something you can handle.*

The character cards were clumsily hand-drawn by the author.

Theme: Grow through the cycles and work hard to change your fate