Crossing into a Book

A spacious luxury flat.

At the dining table.

The man's eyes held impatience, his tone cold and thin. "End the engagement. Xie Li is back."

Shen Yan leaned against the back of his chair, quietly watching the man seated across from him.

Ha!

He had transmigrated into a book!

In the blink of an eye!

He had become a minor cannon-fodder character in The Domineering Movie Emperor's Nightly Adoration, someone who shared his exact name: Shen Yan.

And the man across from him was Lu Xingchuan, currently his fiancé and also the male lead of this novel.

The Xie Li Lu Xingchuan spoke of was his cherished first love, whose full name was Xie Li.

In the book, Lu Xingchuan and Xie Li loved each other to death and engaged in endless emotional tug-of-war, while Shen Yan, as the villain, leaped about causing trouble and ultimately died a miserable death.

Hiss~

Since he was here, he might as well get to work.

Step one for a genius baby—

Sweep away morality!

Be himself!

Having swiftly adapted to the fact that he had transmigrated into a book, Shen Yan dug at his ear and spun the phone in his hand. "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

The impatience on Lu Xingchuan's face deepened.

"Stop pretending. Did you really think I would marry you? Quit dreaming. You can't even compare to a single strand of Xie Li's hair. Sign the agreement and let's end this engagement."

Shen Yan glanced at the agreement to terminate their engagement laid before him.

He casually flipped through it. That bastard wanted to end the engagement without offering him a single benefit?

End your mother!

Tapping his fingers on the table, Shen Yan said to Lu Xingchuan, "Two million."

The disgust in Lu Xingchuan's eyes abruptly intensified. "Don't think I don't know that no matter what terms you name, your goal is to get my body. You disgust me!"

After saying that,

Lu Xingchuan rose indignantly and turned to leave.

Shen Yan: ...

The nerve!

How dare he compare himself to money?

Flies only land on cracked eggs.

Whether you're a fly isn't for you to decide!

The moment Lu Xingchuan turned to leave, Shen Yan leaped onto the table.

"When we got engaged, your career had hit a bottleneck, and you took two million from me. What? Now that you want to end the engagement, you don't plan to pay it back?

"People need pride just as trees need bark. Having a mistress doesn't make you right.

"Pay me back!"

Without a megaphone, he could still shout loud enough to carry fifty miles with nothing but his mouth.

Lu Xingchuan's departing steps halted abruptly. He turned back and stared in astonishment at Shen Yan, who was standing on the table.

Then his eyes turned icy as he sneered mockingly. "Pay you back? You got on your knees and begged me to accept those two million. I feel sick just looking at you. You paid two million for me to be your boyfriend for three years. Don't you think you got a bargain?"

Bargain your mother!

Over the three years they had been together, Lu Xingchuan had never publicly acknowledged the original Shen Yan's identity.

Instead, he had exploited the original owner's connections in the industry, constantly putting him down to snatch resources for himself.

Over three years, Lu Xingchuan had become more and more famous, shooting straight to the top as a popular movie emperor.

Meanwhile, the original owner had gone from a rising young star three years ago to a rat everyone in the entertainment industry wanted to beat.

Heh!

Tremble!

The gears of fate were about to spin wildly!

"I recorded our conversation just now. If you don't return the money, I'll send it to your new mistress, post it online, print it into flyers, and hand them out on every street and at every colorectal hospital!"

The fury on Lu Xingchuan's face visibly surged.

Shen Yan tilted his head, flashing a radiant eight-toothed smile.

"Two million. Transfer it to me within five minutes, and we'll call it even. Otherwise..."

The next instant,

he took out his phone.

And pressed play.

"End the engagement..."

Lu Xingchuan's voice immediately played from the phone.

Lu Xingchuan's heart tightened, panic and rage flooding his eyes. This bitch had actually recorded it.

He wasn't afraid of the recording itself, but he was afraid that this bitch's repeated mentions of a mistress would hurt Xie Li.

Grinding his teeth, Lu Xingchuan said, "Shen Yan, you make me sick!"

After saying that, he strode forward and reached to yank Shen Yan off the table.

He had to snatch that recording away.

Shen Yan raised a brow.

Taking advantage of his position on the table, he lifted his foot and kicked Lu Xingchuan squarely in the face.

Bang!

Lu Xingchuan's nose immediately gushed blood. Stars burst before his eyes as the kick sent him crashing backward into the door.

He stared at Shen Yan in shock and fury.

Shen Yan actually dared to hit him?

"Shen Yan, you..."

Shen Yan's smile widened as he cut Lu Xingchuan off. "Add another two million, and I'll sell you the recording. Otherwise, I'll call the police and report you for marriage fraud and financial fraud!"

Wrapped in towering rage, Lu Xingchuan left.

Three minutes later.

Shen Yan successfully received a text notifying him that four million had been deposited into his account.

Along with a WeChat message that practically dripped with gritted teeth.

[The money is yours. Don't pester me again. Tomorrow's variety show—if you dare bully Xie Li, don't blame me for banning you outright!]

Shen Yan clicked his tongue.

What kind of male lead was this? Look at that—he had sent him another piece of evidence.

Tap, tap~

His fingers double-tapped the screen, taking and saving a screenshot.

Sure enough, three seconds later, the other party withdrew a message.

Shen Yan bared his teeth in smug delight. Too late to withdraw it.

Just as he was feeling pleased, a notification popped up on his phone.

The original owner had loved Lu Xingchuan obsessively and had set special notifications for him on Weibo. The instant Lu Xingchuan posted anything, he would know immediately.

#Lu Xingchuan Xie Li#

This topic sat high at the very top of the trending list, already marked as explosively viral.

Shen Yan tapped into the topic.

A minute earlier, Xie Li had posted on Weibo.

[Xie Li]: I'm back! Did anyone miss me?

Three years ago, at the height of his popularity, Xie Li had suddenly chosen to leave the entertainment industry and study abroad.

At the time, his fans had wailed in grief.

Now that he was back, although his fans greeted him with enthusiastic cheers, even at his peak back then, he had only barely counted as a rising young star.

The entertainment industry never lacked new faces.

Three years had passed, and more than half his fans had moved on to new favorites.

For his first Weibo post upon returning to go this viral, besides the all-out promotion by his newly signed company, there was another reason.

Lu Xingchuan had reposted Xie Li's Weibo.

[Lu Xingchuan]: I've been waiting for you. @Xie Li

Lu Xingchuan was a red-hot movie emperor, and that single sentence sent Xie Li straight to the number one trending spot.

[Ahhhhh, a dead CP has come back to attack me!]

[According to reliable sources, Lu Xingchuan and Xie Li are going to appear together on a dating reality show!]

Feeling the celebratory, New Year-like atmosphere on Weibo, Shen Yan could no longer suppress the excitement of having just obtained four million. With a flick of his fingers, he posted on Weibo as well.

[Shen Yan]: An excited heart, trembling hands, this idiot has been waiting for a dog, just to have a drink with you!!!

The instant this Weibo post went up, it immediately drew a flood of comments.

[Is Shen Yan's slutty ass itchy again? No cucumbers at home? Out here embarrassing himself!]

[Obviously jealous. Everyone knows Shen Yan likes Lu Xingchuan, but Lu Xingchuan only has Xie Li in his heart and doesn't give him the time of day.]

[Seeing Lu Xingchuan and Xie Li getting back together, he's resorting to attention-seeking and playing the clown. So disgusting.]

Watching the overwhelming flood of insults, Shen Yan happily moved his fingers again.

He posted the screenshot he had just saved.