Chapter 1 –  Cloud Fragrance Mansion, Top-floor Villa.

Xia Yuan was sleeping soundly, unaware that someone had quietly sneaked in.

Qin Mohuai, dressed in blue trousers, sat on the edge of the bed. His handsome face, indifferent profile was adorned with a string of Sanskrit near his ear, and he had an unlit cigarette in his mouth. His slightly long blue hair was tied into a small ponytail, giving off a vibe that was both wild and well-behaved.

“Mm—” Xia Yuan felt like someone was wrapping around her, and she woke up from a suffocating dream.

She blinked her sleepy eyes.

Why was Qin Mohuai here? This had to be a nightmare! She closed her eyes and curled up under the blanket.

Xia Yuan was in the middle of a rebellious phase, running away from home, and Qin Mohuai, feeling guilty, didn’t stop her.

“Baby, I’ve missed you so much.” His breath was hot, and the word “miss” rolled off his tongue in a way that didn’t seem very serious.

“You’re about to have a fiancée. Wow, my boyfriend is about to be in a hot new relationship. The new lover smiles while the old one cries. You miss me so much—should I be moved to tears?”

“Fine, then cry in bed.”

“What?!”

Two hours later…

Xia Yuan felt like she was about to die.

Her tearful eyes caught sight of the scratch marks on the broad shoulders of the man beside her. Some were light, some deep, like a passionate melody had been played.

Xia Yuan’s pale legs struggled to extend out of the blanket, and she kicked Qin Mohuai.

In a soft voice, devoid of any threat, she muttered, “Mad dog, get lost.”

Qin Mohuai, who was in the middle of opening a bottle of body lotion to rub on her, turned around swiftly, caught her delicate ankle, and planted a kiss on it.

She shuddered involuntarily, like a startled little rabbit, which made Qin Mohuai feel a pang of affection for her. He gently placed her leg down and covered her with the blanket.

“Baby, I haven’t seen you in so long; that’s why I lost control.”

“Liar, we saw each other three days ago.”

“Three days is already too long.”

“… Even zombies would find your brain repulsive.”

….

Six months ago, Xia Yuan had been writing lyrics in her studio when a slacking colleague recommended a novel to her, *The Crazy Male Lead Fell in Love with Me*.

Since the novel’s vicious supporting character had the same name as Xia Yuan, her colleague told her to read it carefully, just in case she got transported into the book and ended up being tormented by the protagonists. Xia Yuan thought her colleague was cursing her, but before she got far into the book, she really was transported inside…

The unreliable system guiding her said,

****** “Successfully win over Qin Mohuai and raise his love value to 10%0 within a year, and the host will return to the real world. If you fail the mission, you’ll unfortunately die.” *****

Xia Yuan smiled sweetly, “I’ll make the crazy male lead the happiest man in the world!”

Qin Mohuai was the male lead of *The Crazy Male Lead Fell in Love with Me*. Gu Xiuzhe was the second male lead, and since the female lead wanted both of them, the two men ended up killing each other, causing the novel’s world to collapse.

Xia Yuan’s mission was to win over Qin Mohuai and help Gu Xiuzhe end up with the female lead, ensuring the stability of the novel’s world so she could return home.

But why did it have to be the male lead she had to win over?

Because the system said that when the male and female leads get together, they always end up doing indescribable things, which negatively affects a healthy and positive societal environment, Xia Yuan’s mission was to break them up and help the gentle second male lead rise to the top.

As Xia Yuan’s thoughts returned to the present, she lay on the bed, letting Qin Mohuai rub the lotion on her body. She chose to turn a blind eye to his sneaky touches.

The love meter had been stuck at 82 for a long time, and Qin Mohuai was soon going to have a fiancée—and that fiancée was none other than the female lead.

“Qin Mohuai, I won’t be someone’s mistress.”

“No one’s asking you to be one. Don’t listen to the nonsense from those old folks at the estate. I don’t have a fiancée, I only care about you.”

“Can a man’s words be trusted? If so, pigs would fly.”

“…Baby, can you stop being so sharp-tongued right now?” His skin, smooth as jade, was under his palms, and though his heart was full of desire, she had just shooed away all his eager thoughts. She was an infuriating little vixen.

—

Someone knocked on the door, delivering two high-end restaurant food boxes. When opened, a delicious aroma filled the room, making their appetites surge.

Qin Mohuai dyed his hair blue because its his wife’s favorite color. With just a quick tousle, his hair fell back in a stylish way. He sat nearby, dressed in loose gray pajama pants, watching his wife chew her food slowly.

He wanted to smoke, but Xia Yuan hated the smell of cigarettes. She would pinch her nose and childishly call him a “stinky dog.” She really knew how to get under his skin.

But even a day without her made Qin Mohuai miss her terribly.

“Wife, I miss you so much. Why don’t you come back home? You’ve been gone for so long that I’ve started smoking a pack of cigarittes a day. My health’s going to collapse.”

Xia Yuan frowned slightly but kept eating.

A glint flashed in Qin Mohuai’s eyes—his soft-hearted wife never responded to pressure, but she would always fall for pity plays!

“I’m not just smoking. I’ve been too busy to eat properly because of work, sometimes pulling all-nighters, drinking to close deals. If this keeps up, I’ll probably get cancer and die soon.”

The smoking part was a lie. Every night, he had to sleep with her clothes, and the stinky smell of cigarettes would ruin her sweet, soft pajamas.

Being too busy to eat was also a lie, and the all-nighters were just a made-up excuse to get her to feel sorry for him.

Xia Yuan wasn’t moved at all.

Don’t be fooled by Qin Mohuai’s cold, abstinent demeanor—he was quite the manipulator. Even when injured and lying in a hospital bed, he didn’t behave.

Also…

Not long after they started dating, Qin Mohuai coaxed her into doing bad things. With their size difference, their night-time activities weren’t very harmonious, so he brought out a black perfume bottle for her to smell…

And ever since then, their “night activities” were anything but disharmonious.

Qin Mohuai had grown up abroad, knowledgeable and skilled in many things. He claimed to still be a virgin, but Xia Yuan didn’t believe him.

Thinking back to all the times she had been tricked, the fire in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes reignited. If she fell for Qin Mohuai’s tricks again, she would be a fool!

Seeing that she was unmoved, Qin Mohuai, shirtless, stepped out onto the balcony, still holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth. His gaze was sharp but lonely, like a large wolfdog abandoned by its owner.

Xia Yuan played on her phone for half an hour, brushed her teeth, and then noticed that Qin Mohuai was still standing on the balcony, trying to win her over through self-pity.

“Come inside; it’s going to rain, and you’ll catch a cold.”

“A home without you is just as cold. Let me freeze to death out here. After all, you don’t care.”

“…”