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Upon waking up, Xi Ling realizes he has transmigrated into a “vicious cannon fodder” character from a novel, complete with a husband and a child.
His wealthy husband had only married him because Xi Ling had once saved his life, a bond forged through coerced obligation. For two years of marriage, the husband never returned home. When Xi Ling called him during a variety show, he discovered his number had long been blocked a humiliation that left him the laughingstock of the public.
His wealthy in-laws despise him, and in their sprawling manor, there is only one other resident: a three-year-old stepson of mysterious origin.
This hollow marriage is the complete opposite of the life he used to flaunt. To make matters worse, his career already suffering from widespread online backlash is crumbling. This drives him to become increasingly toxic and deranged, subjecting his stepson to endless abuse. Ultimately, he twists the child into a ruthless villain who makes Xi Ling the very first victim of his revenge once he grows up…
Wait, what?!
However, all that registers in Xi Ling’s brain is: “I get to live in a top-tier manor, I have an infinite black card, and my ‘ATM’ of a husband never comes home…”
I wouldn’t even dare to dream of a life this awesome!
The Plot: The original owner of the body tried to use a reality show about parenting to clear his name, but he crashed and burned before filming even started. Everyone was waiting to watch him make a fool of himself.
Xi Ling, busy rolling in his piles of money, decided to just quit the show.
The heartless producer threatened him with a penalty fee ten times the amount of his contract. Xi Ling’s eyes widened: “Ten times the amount???”
Who are you looking down on? Does my ATM of a husband lack this bit of pocket money?!
In the end, he still brought the kid on the show.
But unlike the other groups who suffered and struggled, Xi Ling was specially permitted to bring his stepson along to enjoy life. It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford the penalty fee; Xi Ling simply needed the live broadcast of the parenting show to serve as his witness. He had to prove he was no longer the scumbag who abused the little villain.
After all, once his husband eventually died, he would still need to rely on this “cheap” son. Investing in his ATM had to start from childhood!
The Child’s Perspective: Huo Mianmian is a genius toddler. His nominal father pays him no heed, and his stepfather, with whom he lives under the same roof, abuses him in every way possible.
Even though he is a natural-born prodigy, his three-year-old body limits him, forcing him to silently endure and bide his time.
Suddenly, one day, his vicious stepfather undergoes a drastic change in personality…
In the past, he would order the chef to make food Mianmian hated, calling it “a balanced diet” while actually mistreating him. This time, Xi Ling slammed the table before the chef could even start: “Cilantro, carrots, and green peppers get out of China! Mianmian: “?”
In the past, he would force Mianmian to stay up late studying or punish him by making him stand for hours, forbidding him from touching electronics just to prevent him from complaining. This time, Xi Ling actively shoved a phone into his hands, automatically playing a “bedtime story”: “Notice here, this little toddler is named Xiao Shuai. At three and a half years old, he is already a top-tier hacker earning ten million a year…” Mianmian: “…”
The Encounter: When he accidentally runs into his wealthy husband, Huo Siyi, Xi Ling puts on an act of affection to disgust him and maintain his perfect status: “Ah-Wei, I’ve missed you so much!”
Mianmian’s pupils quake Is it possible that his father’s name is actually read as ‘Yi’?!
Huo Siyi’s cold gaze stops in its tracks. Very well. To attract my attention, you really will stop at nothing.
