The Villain Spoils the Plot for Me

Thevillainsuddenlysaidtome,

“Watchclosely,thatwomanistheprotagonist.”

“Yourmoney,hers.”

“Yourfather,hers.”

“Yourfiancé,hers.”

“Youwilldiebyherhand,andyourinheritance,theirs.”

“Whatdoyousay?IfyouandIteamup,wecanwipethemallout.”

Atfirst,Ididn’tbelievehim.

Butthen,thedaycamewhenmychildhoodsweetheart,themanwholovedmedeeply,showedfavoritismtowardsomeoneelse.

ReadingGuide

1.Thenarrativeisinthethirdperson.

2.Everycharacterhassomeflaws.

3.Thevillainisthemalelead,thechildhoodsweetheartisthesecondmalelead,andeachcharacterhassignificantscreentimeindifferentphases.

4.Thefemaleleadhadapurerelationshipwiththesecondmalelead,butherrelationshipwiththemaleleadisanythingbutpure.

5.Thisisnotatypical“strongfemalelead”powerfantasy;thepacingisconsistentlyslow.

6.InspiredbyancientChinesemythology.