After Transmigrating As The Second Male Lead In Qn Old-School Angsty Romance - Chapter 2

The marquis residence was enormous, and its guards were even more tightly stationed. The moment a male lead who had yet to fully grow into his role stepped into the marquis residence, he was discovered. After a brief clash, he was firmly pinned to the ground by the guards.

By the time the guards dragged the injured Xiao Yiyan and threw him before Sun Zibai, it was already deep into the night. Sun Zibai was leisurely drinking tea.

As for Qin Mo, who had been trembling with fear, the instant he saw that familiar face, he completely lost control. Staggering, he threw himself toward the other man.

“Ah Yan? Ah Yan, why is it you? How are you? Are you stupid? How could you come here!”

The newly minted heir’s wife ignored everything and tried to rush over to embrace another man. His steps were unsteady, tears streamed down his face, and he had clearly lost all reason.

Two young servants attending him immediately stepped forward and grabbed Qin Mo, dragging him back. Then they firmly pressed down on his shoulders, their gazes cold.

“Madam, please conduct yourself properly.”

Qin Mo’s entire body trembled. Only then did he remember to look at Sun Zibai in panic.

As for the proud, aloof Xiao Yiyan, the moment he saw this scene, his eyes nearly split with rage.

“Ah Mo, you really were forced by him. I knew it. I knew you couldn’t have suddenly stopped loving me just like that.”

He struggled, wanting to pounce toward Sun Zibai, his eyes filled with murderous hatred.

“Sun Zibai! You forcibly seized an innocent man and have no regard for the law. Aren’t you afraid of retribution—”

Unexpectedly, the guard behind him was quick-eyed and swift-handed. He grabbed Xiao Yiyan’s arms, kicked him hard in the back of the knees, and then slapped him twice across the face. Blood instantly appeared at the corner of Xiao Yiyan’s mouth, and he was forced to kneel before Sun Zibai in a sorry state.

“How dare you! You must not speak rudely to the heir!”

“Heir, this person broke into the marquis residence at night and was captured by your subordinate. Please decide how he should be dealt with.”

The one speaking was Hu An, the commander of the marquis residence’s guards. He had served in the military camp before. He was sharp, quick-witted, and exceptionally skilled. The old marquis had specially sent him back to protect the marquis residence.

Xiao Yiyan, who was kneeling on the ground, still tried to struggle to his feet, but Hu An pressed a single hand onto his shoulder and easily restrained him, making him unable to rise at all.

“Behave yourself, you dog. You still dare act wildly in front of the heir?”

Sun Zibai watched the entire scene as if it had nothing to do with him. It was as though he could not see Qin Mo’s deathly pale face either. Only then did he finally lift his eyes indifferently and look at Xiao Yiyan, whose face was full of defiance and hatred.

He was tall and well-built, with handsome features. In particular, the stubborn pride in his eyes and that refusal to submit even unto death suited the identity of a male lead perfectly, whether in figure or temperament. Even his pair of sword-like brows exuded an air of righteousness.

Unfortunately, he was a little brainless. And love-brained.

By contrast, Sun Zibai’s appearance was truly first-rate. But compared to the healthy, vigorous-looking Xiao Yiyan, Sun Zibai, this pampered noble heir, seemed far too fair and delicate. His phoenix eyes tilted slightly upward, giving him a sinister and cunning air. Combined with his unpredictable nature, he was entirely a proper villain.

Sun Zibai pulled out a cold smile.

“Forcibly seized an innocent man? This heir properly married him with a matchmaker and ceremony. The three letters and six rites were all present. Before that, Qin Mo was neither married nor engaged. Qin’s father was willing, and Qin Mo himself also agreed. May I ask where the so-called forcible seizure comes from?”

“On the contrary, you are some wild man who appeared from who knows where. Since you had no marriage contract with him, what right do you have to accuse this heir? You broke into the marquis residence at night, insulted this heir, and even tried to steal someone from this heir. Is this what you call the law?”

Sun Zibai’s voice was faint, but every word was filled with mockery. For a moment, Xiao Yiyan and Qin Mo were actually unable to refute him.

Sun Zibai continued leisurely.

“Xiao Yiyan, the concubine-born eldest son of the Xiao family in the south of the city, correct?”

Xiao Yiyan’s breathing instantly turned chaotic, and even his struggling movements froze.

“You… how do you know that?”

At the side, Qin Mo’s deathly pale face revealed some confusion.

In the plot, Sun Zibai had fallen in love with Qin Mo at first sight. Relying on the power of the marquis residence, he quickly found out Qin Mo’s identity. He immediately rushed straight to the Qin family and spoke plainly.

This almost made Qin Wancai faint with joy.

Although Qin Wancai was the richest man in Sucheng, before a powerful noble like Sun Zibai, he was still a lowly merchant. If he could become relatives by marriage with someone like the heir, that meant the Qin family would rise to the heavens in a single step. Thus, he was immediately overjoyed, wishing he could send the son he barely saw even once a year straight to the marquis residence at once.

Qin Mo was born of a concubine, and his birth father was also a man of low status. Madam Qin was domineering and vicious, and had never been able to tolerate them. Therefore, it had not been easy for father and son to live carefully until today. It was bad enough that they were unfavored; they were also bullied and tormented every day. But ever since the heir expressed his interest in him, the entire household had almost begun worshiping Qin Mo. His birth father, who had suffered for years in the desolate rear courtyard, was also brought out and provided with good food and drink. Even the vicious Madam Qin smiled at the father and son.

Yet precisely because of his awkward position, no one in the Qin family knew about Qin Mo and Xiao Yiyan. Of course, even if they had known, they would not have cared at all.

Qin Mo had suffered terribly. Unfortunately, he and Xiao Yiyan had met using false names. He thought Xiao Yiyan was only a poor scholar from a declining family, while Xiao Yiyan thought he was merely the son of a small merchant. The two had only just pierced through that thin layer of ambiguity and were in the midst of tender affection. Qin Mo had already imagined the scene of bringing Xiao Yiyan to meet his father, but before he could even speak, Sun Zibai stepped in.

What was hateful was that Sun Zibai’s power towered over the heavens. He completely ignored Qin Mo’s refusal. Moreover, stories of this man bullying men, tyrannizing women, and committing every evil deed had spread everywhere among the people. Qin Mo could not defy his father’s wishes, nor could he bear to let his dad return to suffering again. He was even more afraid that Sun Zibai would attack Xiao Yiyan, who was poor and powerless. He could not harm him.

Thus, in the end, Qin Mo decided to sacrifice himself and marry Sun Zibai with hatred in his heart. Before the wedding, he had even deliberately said some cruel, heartless words to Xiao Yiyan.

Xiao Yiyan was naturally devastated. Then news came that the heir was about to be married, and he finally discovered the true identity of the person he loved. Anxious and furious, Xiao Yiyan finally understood why his beloved had said such cruel and heartless things to him, and also understood his helplessness. Thinking of the heir’s evil deeds, Xiao Yiyan could no longer sit still.

So, on the night of the wedding, Xiao Yiyan broke into the heir’s residence. He wanted to find Qin Mo and ask him clearly whether those cruel, heartless words that had wounded him had truly been against his will. If they had, then even if he had to risk his life, he would take Qin Mo and flee the marquis residence. Even if they could not escape, he would be willing to die.

Unexpectedly, the marquis residence was heavily guarded. Before Xiao Yiyan could even see Qin Mo, he was captured, beaten half to death, and sent directly before Sun Zibai.

Because Qin Mo had concealed the truth, and because the two of them had both used false identities outside, Sun Zibai had not known of Xiao Yiyan’s existence before the wedding. Only at that moment did he understand why Qin Mo had always been so cold and distant toward him, and why, on their wedding night, Qin Mo would not let him touch him even once. It turned out Qin Mo had long since given his heart to someone else, and this person even dared to come steal him away on the night of Sun Zibai’s wedding.

It was simply unforgivable. Sun Zibai flew into a rage on the spot. Furious and jealous, he beat Xiao Yiyan until he was on his last breath, then forced himself on Qin Mo right in front of Xiao Yiyan.

It truly was…

A mad-dog villain, both vicious and evil.

Sun Zibai had painted the most “colorful” stroke onto this world-shaking angsty romance between the protagonist gong and shou, and had also inflicted severe trauma on both of them. Of course, he had also planted the inevitable seeds for the tragic fate of himself and the marquis residence in the future.

Logically speaking, Sun Zibai should not have known Xiao Yiyan, let alone known of his existence. Yet he calmly hit the mark with a single sentence and revealed Xiao Yiyan’s identity. One had to know that even Qin Mo had not known this yet. He had only been preparing to reveal his own identity to Xiao Yiyan, but unexpectedly, he had been one step too late. He had also never expected Xiao Yiyan to have concealed his identity from him as well. Qin Mo was somewhat stunned.

But when he thought of how he had known Ah Yan sweetly and intimately for more than a year without knowing his real identity, while the heir actually knew everything clearly, Qin Mo immediately felt a deep fear. Sun Zibai was a towering mountain he could never cross.

“Heir.” Qin Mo’s body went weak, and he knelt down. “I beg you. Please let him go.”

This was the first time Qin Mo had ever yielded in front of Sun Zibai. For Xiao Yiyan.

Qin Mo’s face was as white as paper. He was already born soft and beautiful, and during this period of time, he had been tormented physically and mentally. Now his entire person looked extremely fragile and pitiful. Yet he still looked as though he was forcing himself to remain strong and resilient. He truly had the ability to bewitch people’s hearts. Unfortunately, the core of the original love-brained, lunatic heir had already been replaced.

“As long as the heir lets him go, I am willing to do anything.”

Qin Mo looked as if he was nobly going to his death. Sun Zibai found it funny. As the dignified heir of the Pingnan Marquis, what could he do to him? Was it not just that one thing? The problem was, even if he did not let Xiao Yiyan go, he could still do it, couldn’t he?

“Don’t beg him! Don’t beg this scumbag!”

Xiao Yiyan gnashed his teeth. How could he bear to watch the person he loved compromise for his sake? He glared furiously at Sun Zibai.

“If you are a man, then don’t make things difficult for Ah Mo. Kill me or cut me up as you please.”

“What a touching scene.”

Sun Zibai leisurely drank his tea and clapped his hands with heavy sarcasm, playing the part of a vicious villain very well.

Yet his cold eyes were filled with icy mockery. Qin Mo felt a little dazed. He only felt that the love the heir had once shown him had become blurred. Sun Zibai said,

“Beg me? What are you using to beg? This body?”

That mocking gaze seemed to say that aside from this body, Qin Mo had nothing at all. And that was indeed the truth.

“But what kind of person can this heir not obtain? Why must it be you?”

“Moreover, even if this heir kills him right now, it would be reasonable and justified. He was the one who broke into the marquis residence at night. He was also the one who wanted to abduct the heir’s wife.”

“This heir could also kill him without a sound, then take advantage of the dark and windy night to throw him into a mass grave to feed the dogs. By then, not even a corpse would be found. There would no longer be such a person in this world, and no one would even suspect this heir. So what of it?”

“So he is the one courting death. What gives you the right to ask this heir to let him go?”

Qin Mo trembled, feeling cold all over.

“And you.” Sun Zibai looked again at the furious Xiao Yiyan. “The Xiao family can be considered a famous and influential clan in Sucheng, correct? When your mind was muddled by love, did you ever think about what the Xiao family would face if you failed? What would your beloved Ah Mo face? And what would the Qin family, who deceived this heir, face?”

As soon as Sun Zibai finished speaking, Xiao Yiyan’s face also paled somewhat. Qin Mo no longer had the strength to support his own body.

The Xiao family was indeed considered a great clan, but before Sun Zibai, the heir of the Pingnan Marquis, they were still not enough to look at. If Xiao Yiyan failed, being killed on the spot would already be the best outcome. If he were captured, his relationship with Qin Mo would inevitably be exposed. At that time, the heir would fly into a rage and would surely vent his anger on Qin Mo. Whether he lived or died was hard to say, but based on the heir’s notorious temperament in the rumors, Qin Mo’s latter half of life would certainly be painful.

Then there were the Qin family, who had deceived him, and the Xiao family, who dared to compete with him for someone. These two families would inevitably be implicated.

The heir would not openly kill people and seize their property, but with the power and methods of the marquis residence, he had a hundred ways to bring great disaster upon these two families.

“Fine. Let’s assume you succeeded.” As Sun Zibai spoke, he leaned back. Clearly, this was a situation that could never happen. “On the night of the wedding, an adulterer breaks into the marquis residence at night and abducts the heir’s wife, and the two of them flee together.”

“You’ve already slapped this heir’s face with your own damn hand. Where are you expecting this heir to put his dignity?”

This kind of situation would only make the heir’s fury a hundred times stronger. His face had been slapped, he had been cuckolded, and on the night of his wedding, his wife had run away with an adulterer. This was naked betrayal.

Would the heir not be furious to death? At that time, with the heir’s temperament, he would inevitably turn all of Sucheng upside down.

Could the two of them leave Sucheng alive? Would the Xiao family have any path to survival? Would the Qin family have any path to survival? And there would also be countless innocent people of Sucheng who would suffer undeserved disasters…

By then, who knew how many people would be dragged into calamity because of this? So were all those people supposed to be sacrificed for the sake of their heaven-shaking, earth-moving love?

“Hmph. Just two selfish fools.”

Sun Zibai truly felt disgusted by people like this.

The two protagonists had clearly also thought of this situation. At this moment, both of their faces were deathly pale. Only now did Xiao Yiyan finally realize how reckless and selfish his actions tonight had been. His mind had been filled only with Qin Mo being forced to marry the heir, and in his fury and heartbreak, he had not considered the consequences at all.

A love-brain really could get people killed, Sun Zibai silently sighed. When he thought of how the Pingnan Marquis, who had protected Great Yao for decades, had ultimately fallen into the hands of these two people, Sun Zibai felt speechless just thinking about it.

Unexpectedly, however, the deathly pale beautiful shou bit his lip and spoke again.

“What right do you have to criticize Ah Yan? Is there anyone in this world more selfish and domineering than you?”

“If it were not for you, how would Ah Yan and I have reached this point? We were truly in love. You were the one who wanted to steal another’s love by force. Are you not the one who forced us to this point?”

The corner of Sun Zibai’s mouth twitched. Although that was true, still—

Brain: Are you being polite?

Even Xiao Yiyan looked at his beloved in surprise. Provoking the heir at a time like this—was that not seeking death?