Too Much To Handle! The Canary Forced Love on The Grim/Vicious Villain - Chapter 1

The moon hung low, shadows deep. The summer night breeze shook the flowers and trees.

At this moment, the entire manor was cloaked in a tense, oppressive atmosphere.

The air was hot and sticky, yet Jiang Xu was shivering all over with cold—

When he regained consciousness, his neck was being gripped tightly by a large hand, and he could barely breathe.

Before he could even see the man’s face clearly, he was picked up like a chick and thrown onto the bed.

“Run? If you’ve got the guts, try running again!” A deep voice, barely restraining its fury, sounded.

Jiang Xu raised his eyes and met a face that was incomparably handsome, yet full of malice.

The light split across his features, one half shrouded in shadow, the sharp lines of his cheekbones strikingly clear.

The eyes—usually calm as a bottomless well—were now surging with stormy waves, enough to drown him completely!

What the hell was happening?!

The man swiftly leaned in, his knees pressing down on either side of Jiang Xu’s waist. One hand clamped tightly around Jiang Xu’s slender wrists, while the other gripped his chin. With a sharp tug, he pulled off his tie—and in the next second, the tie had become a tool to restrain Jiang Xu’s movements.

The moment he drew near, Jiang Xu was overwhelmed by his murderous aura, his presence suffocating.

The sheer fear in his heart even overshadowed the pain of his jaw being forced open.

“Jiang Xu, do you even know whose person you are? Who gave you the courage to run?!” That deep voice cut like a cold wind against his ear, and Jiang Xu couldn’t stop trembling.

The last thing he remembered was his car accident. Had he just been reborn, only to die again right away?

Seeing the man’s murderous expression, scenes from every crime documentary he’d ever watched flashed across Jiang Xu’s mind.

Just when he thought his life was over—he suddenly felt the man’s weight collapse directly on top of him.

Jiang Xu: “…”

He cautiously looked down. The man lying on him had already closed his eyes peacefully, breathing long and even.

Jiang Xu: “…”

So this was youth! Just fall asleep the moment you collapse.

Or—had he somehow mastered the ultimate secret art of killing people with sheer willpower? Was he actually a martial arts prodigy now that he’d transmigrated?

But before Jiang Xu could be happy for more than two minutes, a flood of unfamiliar memories exploded in his head—

Good news: After the car accident, Jiang Xu’s back no longer ached, his legs didn’t hurt, and he could see again!

Bad news: He’d become the short-lived canary of a sinister villain in a smut novel (highlighted for emphasis).

In this story, the adored protagonist shou was named Jiang Yu, the precious young master of the Jiang family, doted on like a jewel since childhood. His admirers included—but were not limited to—his childhood sweetheart CEO, a gloomy senior, and even a younger wolfdog-like brother…

And the man lying on him right now was none other than one of Jiang Yu’s many suitors: the gloomy senior Si Yuhuai.

Si Yuhuai was the illegitimate child of the Si family—and the most tragic villain of the novel.

In high school, he confessed to his white moonlight Jiang Yu and was rejected. They drifted apart, and by the time university rolled around, Jiang Yu had gone abroad, cutting ties completely.

In the story, Si Yuhuai was a burden the Si family reluctantly brought back for appearances. A pitiful bastard child, mocked and bullied by the legitimate young masters of the circle, with no parents to shield him.

Years later, he rose to power with ruthless skill after the Si family head passed away. With merciless thunder, he eliminated rivals and seized control of the entire Si family.

Naturally, once in power, he settled old scores.

Jiang Rui, Jiang Xu’s elder brother, had been one of those young masters who bullied and humiliated him.

As for the original “Jiang Xu”—he was just as unlucky. He was the Jiang family’s long-lost young master, only just returned home for a year when Si Yuhuai seized control.

The Jiang family, though wealthy, was no match for the Si family.

The Si clan was a huge power, and though Si Yuhuai had once been an insignificant illegitimate child, by the time he ascended, all the legitimate heirs had either gone astray, been crippled in accidents, vanished mysteriously, or fled abroad to save their skins.

His rise to power was bloody and terrifying.

Those who had wronged him either went bankrupt—or bled out.

The Jiang family, terrified of this living devil and already unable to maintain their company, quickly liquidated their assets and fled abroad.

Meanwhile, poor Jiang Xu, just returned home, knew nothing.

Si Yuhuai originally caught him only to use him as bait to lure out the Jiang family.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Xu bore a resemblance to his white moonlight, Jiang Yu. That resemblance stabbed right into Si Yuhuai’s heart, and he locked Jiang Xu firmly at his side.

Not long after, Si Yuhuai dragged Jiang Xu to get a marriage certificate—making him his forbidden love, his substitute, his captive canary!

During his time at the manor, although the original had food and shelter, he instinctively sensed how dangerous Si Yuhuai was. He wanted desperately to escape.

Over the past month, he attempted to flee five times.

But the estate was enormous, and he always got lost. Each time, he was caught at the foot of the mountain by Si Yuhuai’s bodyguards and carried back.

His best record? A coffee shop just outside the manor.

Escape was impossible. Totally impossible.

Finally, he hardened his heart—he tricked the butler into giving him sleeping pills for “insomnia,” pretended to give up on running, then brewed Si Yuhuai a cup of coffee laced with a heavy dose.

That time, Si Yuhuai slept soundly for two full days.

If the butler hadn’t noticed something was wrong with his workaholic master and rushed him to the hospital, the original might actually have succeeded in assassinating him!

But of course, he didn’t get away.

When Si Yuhuai learned he’d been drugged, he nearly killed Jiang Xu on the spot upon returning from the hospital—leading to the scene just now.

Jiang Xu: “…”

Actually, the original had no need to panic. In just three months, Si Yuhuai’s white moonlight was due to return from abroad!

And according to the story, once Jiang Yu came back, Si Yuhuai lost all interest in Jiang Xu. Not only that, when he realized Jiang Xu couldn’t lure out the Jiang family, he planned to release him.

But the fool of an original owner fell for Si Yuhuai’s cousin’s bait and stole confidential files, handing them over. When Si Yuhuai found out, his fate was utterly miserable.

In the plot, Si Yuhuai was ruthless, cruel, and violent.

From the original’s memories, he was also controlling to the extreme. At the manor, every aspect of his life was arranged for him. After giving him a sum of money, he was even forbidden from working part-time. The original had been utterly miserable.

Just a few days ago, he had begged to be allowed to go out and work.