Everyone Loves the Villainous Scumbag [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 1

Inside a four-person dormitory at M High School.

Luo Jianghe, having finally finished receiving the memories of the original host, opened his eyes. The dormitory lights cast shadows over his long eyelashes. Combined with his current silent state, this gave him an air of cold detachment.

The dormitory featured a “bed-over-desk” setup. Since it was winter, the heating was cranked up high, and several roommates had stripped off their heavy coats, wearing only thin layers underneath.

“F***!” To the left, below the beds, came the sound of his roommate, Lin Chuan, losing his temper while playing a game.

Chen Mo, who lived diagonally opposite, had not returned yet, and his desk remained dark.

From the bed directly opposite, one could only see a slender, tall figure wearing white long-sleeved shirt and gray sweatpants. Perhaps because the fabric was not of high quality or had been worn for a long time, the pants had developed slight pilling, though they had not faded.

The youth wore flip-flops paired with white ankle socks.

From Luo Jianghe’s perspective, he could only see the back of the other’s head—a small, clean whorl at the crown and ears so fair they looked like white jade under the light.

As if sensing Luo Jianghe’s gaze, the youth looked up slightly and turned his head toward him.

The stray hairs on his forehead were a bit messy, and his eyebrows were naturally long and misty, looking as if they had been touched by an eyebrow pencil.

The youth’s face was clean and free of blemishes. His beautiful eyes slanted upward slightly, and a small black mole at the end of his eyebrow served as the finishing touch, adding a hint of allure to a face that otherwise seemed overly innocent.

Perhaps naturally, or perhaps due to a weakening constitution, the youth’s handsome lips were pale, resembling the faint color of fallen blossoms in spring.

This was the “protagonist shou” of the world Luo Jianghe currently inhabited: Yu Wuyang.

That is right, Luo Jianghe was not from this world.

The world he was in now was merely a novel from his original world. In his previous life, Luo Jianghe had fallen off a cliff during a team-building event with his colleagues.

After falling, he was retrieved by a system calling itself 017. It claimed that if he could help complete the logical threads in various worlds, it would grant him a chance at rebirth.

Luo Jianghe could not resist the temptation of being reborn and ultimately agreed to the system’s proposal.

In real life, Luo Jianghe was not anyone wealthy or powerful. He had an ordinary background and ordinary grades. The only thing he had going for him was his good looks. He received love letters in school and was frequently asked for his contact information after graduation.

He had even received invitations from entertainment companies because of his appearance, but since he was not particularly talented, he chose the life of an ordinary person.

Though his life was ordinary, Luo Jianghe, who lacked great ambition, had always been satisfied. His parents loved each other, and he had a cute younger sister still in college.

His monthly salary was less than 10,000 yuan, but his family was harmonious, and he wanted for nothing.

He could not bear to leave his original life just like that. So, no matter how long or difficult the road home might be, he was willing to try.

In any case, there was no outcome worse than death. And since he was technically a dead man, he was fearless.

While Luo Jianghe was lost in thought, Yu Wuyang, who was being stared at from below the bed, looked somewhat at a loss and lowered his face. His reddening ears, however, betrayed his shyness.

Seeing this, Luo Jianghe softened his expression. His expressive eyes pretended not to notice Yu Wuyang’s embarrassment, and an invitation came naturally: “Want to go eat together?”

Yu Wuyang looked at Luo Jianghe with wide, surprised eyes. Seeing that Luo Jianghe was indeed speaking to him, he lowered his head again. Without hesitating for more than two seconds, as if afraid Luo Jianghe might take back the offer, he nodded vigorously: “Okay.”

It was not surprising that Yu Wuyang found Luo Jianghe’s reaction so unfamiliar. Before today, the two were merely nodding acquaintances.

Luo Jianghe was the school hunk of their class—wealthy and cheerful. He had plenty of friends flocking to him and naturally would not go out of his way to chat with those who did not take the initiative to play with him.

Meanwhile, although Yu Wuyang was good-looking and had high grades, he belonged to the “cute” category. To put it bluntly, he was a bit effeminate.

As the main shou of the novel, it made sense that he appealed more to men than women.

One of Yu Wuyang’s “husbands” was the current Student Union President of M High School. Yes, he had transmigrated into a “one shou, multiple gongs” novel. However, the plot was still in its early stages, primarily focusing on Yu Wuyang’s “poor little thing” phase.

At this point, the main gong and shou had only crossed paths briefly. The gong had witnessed the shou in pitiful situations a few times and had developed a slight protective urge, but the two did not have much of a connection yet.

The original host, the current Luo Jianghe, was one of the characters who made the shou’s life miserable.

On the path of the shou’s life, Luo Jianghe could not be the only obstacle, but the role of Luo Jianghe in the book was definitely the greatest hardship the shou ever encountered, bar none.

According to what the system told him, the [017 Scumbag System] operated on “emotion points.”

Therefore, if Luo Jianghe wanted to return to the real world, he had to complete the tasks issued by the system to obtain sorrowful emotion points from the target. These points had to stem from the target’s hatred or love for him.

His primary mission in this world, assigned by the system, was to become a “scumbag” and successfully “dump” the protagonist shou.

He could only obtain emotion points through the process of completing this mission.

But everyone knows that to successfully “dump” someone, you must first make that person fall in love with you, or at least like you.

Thinking about this task made Luo Jianghe’s head ache.

He was someone with almost no romantic experience; was it really okay to suddenly ask him to play a scumbag?

[Please have confidence in yourself, Host.]

The mechanical voice sounded in his mind again. Luo Jianghe was not as startled as he had been initially.

‘So how am I supposed to be a scumbag? Are there any requirements other than following the storyline?’

[The requirement is to inflict devastating psychological trauma on the target of this world so the system can extract emotion points. Once enough points are gathered, the system can open the next world. To accumulate more points, the more the Host breaks the target’s heart, the better.]

‘How can I be sure I have caused that kind of damage?’

**[The system has its own assessment. Generally, reaching 60% emotion points allows access to the next world, but this provides no surplus income. If the Host moves to the next world this way, they will not accumulate enough energy to be sent back to their original world.

Only points between 60% and 100% allow the system to accumulate energy. 017 will remind the Host when the progress reaches 60%. Please rest assured.]**

‘Is it a bit inhumane to hurt someone like this?’

[It is merely to complete the logic threads. Besides, the people the Host faces now are not real; they are just paper characters created for the story. Please do not over-sympathize. Compared to them, you, who fell off a cliff with an uncertain fate, are more pitiful.]

Luo Jianghe: “…” Fine.

After a brief chat with the system, Luo Jianghe slowly climbed down from his bed.

Though the weather outside was cold, the dormitory was small and crowded; once the door was shut, it stayed warm enough without air conditioning.

Luo Jianghe had taken off his outer layers when he entered the room that afternoon; he was currently wearing a set of loungewear.

Opening the wardrobe, he saw several sets of the original host’s clothes hanging neatly.

The original host was a rare male who was not “rough.” He even had a bit of a “refined” streak.

He had actually pasted a mirror onto the inside of the wardrobe door, allowing Luo Jianghe to see his appearance in this world clearly.

Just like in his previous life, he had eyes that slanted up at the corners—sharp and somewhat alluring phoenix eyes. His skin was a porcelain white that was difficult to tan, his naturally curly hair was a light brown, and he had two thin, crimson lips. He definitely looked like he had the potential to be a scumbag.

Since high school, many had assumed he was the type to have many girlfriends. In reality, by age twenty-five, he had only had a few romantic experiences, most of which ended with him being dumped.

Luo Jianghe’s hair was not only naturally curly but also naturally light in color—a trait inherited from his grandmother. His grandmother had hair like this, and her eyes were also light-colored, just like his own.

In the real world, because of this hair, Luo Jianghe’s parents frequently had to visit his school since elementary school to explain to teachers that it was natural.

Later, to avoid trouble, his parents simply had him dye it black when he reached high school. However, the natural curls could never be straightened, and with the stress of high school, he did not have time to maintain it.

Seeing himself in a high school uniform with this light-colored curly hair made Luo Jianghe daze for a moment.

Leaning in closer, he realized his seventeen or eighteen-year-old self indeed looked younger than his twenty-five-year-old self, though there was not a massive change.

He stood there for a few seconds before pulling a hoodie out of the wardrobe to put on.

As the two prepared to leave the dorm, Lin Chuan, who was still gaming, did not get up; he just asked them to help him bring back some dinner.

The two left the dormitory building and walked along the small path leading to the cafeteria.

Luo Jianghe had transmigrated this morning, just in time to see the fragile Yu Wuyang being teased by several classmates.

Interactions between boys are often like that; someone with a soft personality like Yu Wuyang’s easily becomes a target for bullying.

The popular Luo Jianghe had settled the matter with a few simple words, leading to their interaction in the dorm tonight.

The original host was popular and had many friends, so no one suspected why he had suddenly “changed his nature” and become friends with the invisible Yu Wuyang.

Although Luo Jianghe had always been cheerful and spoke to everyone with a smile, very few people truly understood him. People mostly loved the halos of “handsome,” “good grades,” “popular,” and “rich,” but rarely thought about what kind of person he actually was.

They simply felt his popularity was deserved.

Yu Wuyang had felt the same way before today. He envied Luo Jianghe but did not understand his character.

He desperately wanted to ask Luo Jianghe why he had helped him this morning, but then he felt that Luo Jianghe probably just did what he felt like doing without a “why.”

He even feared that asking such a question would make him look ridiculous.

On the way to the cafeteria, Yu Wuyang kept stealing glances at Luo Jianghe.

The inscrutable Luo Jianghe was looking at the path ahead with a gentle expression, a faint smile seemingly playing at the corners of his mouth.

Suddenly, Luo Jianghe turned his gaze toward Yu Wuyang. His exquisite phoenix eyes made any look he gave seem like he was throwing flirtatious glances.

Caught off guard, Yu Wuyang’s eyes collided with his. He instantly shrunk his neck, his ears turning red.

“What is wrong?” Not knowing what Yu Wuyang was thinking, Luo Jianghe reached out and tucked a strand of his unique hair. “Think my hair looks strange?”

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