"I Really Didn't Mean to Be the Villain!" by Three Thousand Winds and Snow
Synopsis:
Tang Mingxi transmigrated into a novel about a useless male lead's rise to power and became the male lead's original spouse.
In the novel, the original spouse humiliated the male lead, tormenting and beating him in every way imaginable. In the end, the male lead broke his limbs and threw him into the sea, where countless sharks tore him apart.
The transmigrated Tang Mingxi: ...Of course he had to hurry up and cozy up to the male lead!
Treat him well, feed him, clothe him, and become his most cherished love!
However:
"Young Master Tang, Ye Heng has been kneeling in the blizzard for a full day and night!"
"Young Master Tang, Ye Heng has been strung up at the entrance for three days and nights!"
"Young Master Tang, Ye Heng went to see that little bitch Tang Nuo again!"
#Am I really beyond saving?#
Synopsis two
At Azure Luo Bay, Tang Mingxi and Tang Nuo were kidnapped together.
The kidnapper pointed his gun at Tang Mingxi. Behind him lay a towering cliff and whirlpools in the deep sea.
"Young Master Ye, your spouse or your lover. Choose one."
Tang Mingxi's lips trembled. "Ye Heng, I can't swim."
Ye Heng lifted his eyes, indifferent. "Tang Nuo, come here."
He didn't spare Tang Mingxi a single glance.
Utterly devastated, Tang Mingxi leaped off the cliff and perished in the sea.
Just before he died, he saw Ye Heng briefly freeze, then look as though his eyes would split open in horror.
Much later, someone saw the overwhelmingly powerful president of the Ye Corporation in Founding Capital kneeling on the ground, trembling.
He called his original spouse's name over and over, his expression crazed, every cry steeped in bloody tears.
However-
After jumping into the sea and swimming a frantic twenty kilometers to shore, Tang Mingxi's eyes brimmed with tears. "Hahahahaha, I'm finally free!!"
#Faking your death feels great; keep faking it and keep feeling great#
#Whoever wants to be Mrs. Ye can have the job. I quit!#
"Is your heart made of stone?" top × "That's right, my heart is made of stone" bottom
Sinister, obsessive mad-dog top × carefree, optimistic, pampered-princess bottom
Featuring a remorseful husband's desperate pursuit of his spouse
Tags: younger top, urban romance, wealthy families, transmigration into a novel
Search keywords: main characters: Tang Mingxi (bottom), Ye Heng (top) | supporting characters: obstacles to love | other:
One-sentence summary: Faking your death feels great; winning your spouse back is hell.
Theme: Maintain an optimistic outlook in your dealings with others.
Brief review: Tang Mingxi transmigrates into a novel about a useless male lead's rise to power, becoming the male lead's original spouse, a cannon-fodder character determined to court death. In the original novel, this spouse offends the male lead and meets a miserable end. Naturally, the transmigrated Tang Mingxi chooses to cozy up to him! But what's going on? By the time he arrives, he's already thoroughly offended the male lead! Left with no other choice, Tang Mingxi can only fake his death and run away. Who would have thought that the male lead, who initially hated him to the bone, would lose all hope and be consumed by regret after he jumped into the sea... With lighthearted, witty prose and an absurdly comedic style tinged with melodrama, the author depicts Tang Mingxi as a lively, outgoing, pampered, and troublesome "princess" of a bottom. The novel follows Tang Mingxi as he devises the ridiculous plan of jumping into the sea and frantically swimming twenty kilometers to get a divorce and escape. Outrageously, he actually succeeds, leaving his husband Ye Heng in utter despair. The author puts a fresh spin on familiar tropes, with a smooth narrative, novel characterization, and sweet yet mischievous interactions between the leads. It's a sweet, indulgent romance worth reading.
Chapter 1: Transmigration!
Who are you, gorgeous?
Tang Mingxi stared into the mirror for a full five minutes. After confirming that the unfamiliar, androgynous beauty in it was himself, he couldn't help asking again: Seriously, who are you, gorgeous?
"Second Young Master..."
Aunt Wang, the housekeeper, called out cautiously, pulling Tang Mingxi out of his bewilderment.
Looking as though he'd lost the will to live, he tearfully lowered his gaze to his slender, fair body and the spot where his six-pack had vanished.
Then he looked up at the unfamiliar room, its exquisitely ornate chandelier and handmade cashmere carpet. Everything exuded decadent luxury, languor, and sensuality.
Outside the window, heavy snow filled the sky-yet it had still been summer when he'd gone to bed last night.
It's a dream, right? This is all a dream, isn't it?
Aunt Wang thought Tang Mingxi was still furious that his husband Ye Heng had fought back, so she tried to soothe him. "Second Young Master, please calm down. Ye Heng doesn't know what's good for him, daring to fight back. Just punish him. Don't let your anger damage your health."
At the name "Ye Heng," the corner of Tang Mingxi's mouth began to
twitch.
With the facts staring him in the face, he had to admit that he'd transmigrated into a book.
And it was a novel he'd read before. He'd become the cannon-fodder ex-spouse who shared his name and had absolutely nothing going for him except his face.
That's right. He was the scumbag cannon fodder, and Ye Heng was the male lead of The City's Ultimate Live-in Son-in-Law.
The devious bastard who played weak to catch his enemies off guard, the monster who killed without blinking, the male lead who was more of a villain than the villainous boss.
As for him, he was the cannon-fodder original spouse who beat and berated the male lead during the early stages of his rise from worthlessness, only to die without even a grave.
Tang Mingxi remembered drinking with clients on Wall Street one moment, then transmigrating into this novel he'd read the next.
In the original novel, Ye Heng was a legitimate son of the Ye Family, the wealthiest and most powerful family in the capital, Cloud Capital-and indeed, the entire country. After losing a struggle for power against his mother, he was exiled to Ningcheng in the south with his gravely ill younger sister. As he struggled to survive, Old Master Tang saved him.
To repay Old Master Tang for saving his life, Ye Heng concealed his identity and agreed to marry into the Tang Family as a live-in son-in-law. He became engaged to Tang Mingxi a year earlier.
He'd thought that getting engaged to Tang Mingxi would cover his sister's expensive treatment. Who could have expected Old Master Tang to pass away just six months later?
After the old master's death, Tang Mingxi grew even worse. He regarded Old Master Tang's kindness as a means of humiliating him-after all, who could stand having to marry a male "wife"?
In fact, he wasn't even taking a wife. He, Tang Mingxi, was the one being "married off beneath his station"!
And so Tang Mingxi used Ye Heng's gravely ill, hospitalized sister as leverage, subjecting Ye Heng to every conceivable humiliation, beating, insult, and torment.
The consequences of offending the male lead were obvious. Before long, Ye Heng used his own abilities to regain his status as a legitimate son of the Yunjing Ye family, then seized power with ruthless speed.
Once he held power, the first person to suffer was Tang Mingxi!
In the original ending, Tang Mingxi met a miserable fate. Ye Heng locked him in a dark room and subjected him to eighteen forms of torture in turn.
Finally, barely recognizable as human, he was thrown into a swarm of sharks and torn to death alive!
Even being drawn and quartered sounded merciful in comparison. This was practically... dying without so much as a scrap left!
"Second Young Master? Second Young Master?" Aunt Wang called.
By now, Tang Mingxi's back was soaked in cold sweat.
This hellish starting point made his eyes roll back. He nearly collapsed to the floor.
He came from a wealthy family, both his parents were alive and well, and he'd graduated from Harvard Business School only six months ago. By any measure, he'd been winning at life. How had he ended up dying so young? TvT.
Still, going back now would only mean death. Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it.
Now that he'd transmigrated into Tang Mingxi, he absolutely couldn't let himself meet the same fate.
"Where did you say Ye Heng was?" Tang Mingxi forced himself to calm down, his voice slightly hoarse from sheer terror.
Aunt Wang said, "Second Young Master, Ye Heng has been kneeling in the blizzard for a full day and night. Don't worry, he's kneeling right there in the courtyard. No one would dare let him get up without your permission!"
Tang Mingxi, who'd planned to cozy up to the male lead: ...
*Could this world please give me a break? :)*
Indeed, since marrying into the Tang Family, Ye Heng hadn't enjoyed even a single good day.
Beatings, insults, and humiliation were routine. Being denied food was getting off lightly.
Last night, worried about his gravely ill sister in the hospital, he had sneaked out to see Ye Yue. Unfortunately, Tang Mingxi discovered it and flew into a rage.
The two had come to blows at the stairs. Tang Mingxi was as delicate as a willow, with nothing but a pretty face. How could he possibly be a match for Ye Heng?
The first time Ye Heng fought back, he pushed Tang Mingxi onto the stair