Teaching the Female Lead to Be Thick-Skinned, Not Shameless

Theconsequenceofstayinguplatereadingnovelsisthatoneday,afterpullinganall-nighter,youcloseyoureyesandopenthemagain,onlytofindyourselftransmigratedintotheroleofavillainousmalesupportingcharacter.Readersfamiliarwithurbanwish-fulfillmentnovelsknowthatitisonlythroughtherelentlessanticsofthevillainousmalesupportingcharacterthattheplotbetweenthemaleandfemaleleadscanprogress.Asthevillainousmalesupportingcharacter,LongAotiannotonlyhastobullythefemalelead,harassthesecondfemalelead,andflirtwiththethirdfemalelead,buthealsohastogoallouttoantagonizethemalelead.Intheend,whenhisbodyisdiscovered,heisstillclutchinghalfamoldyfrieddoughstickinhishand.Fullyawareoftheplot,LongAotianisdeterminedtochangehisfate,startingwiththefemalelead!Inthebeginning,thefemaleleadlacksconfidence:“Bigbrother,IhopeIdidn’tscareyou?”Inthemiddle,thefemaleleadtreadscarefully:“BrotherLong,pleasedon’thitme,okay?”Lateron,thefemaleleadbecomescoquettishlyclingy:“Aotian,it’stimetopaythe‘publicgrain’tonight.”LongAotian’slegsgoweak,andhefeelslikecrying:“Itaughtyoutobethick-skinned,notshameless!”