Julian is transported into a Dragon King novel and becomes a wealthy villain heir. Tasked by a system to follow the original storyline, he can earn rewards and eventually return to the real world with all his riches. But there's one problem: every heroine can hear his inner thoughts. As his sarcastic commentary derails their personalities and the plot itself, everything spirals out of control, leaving Julian completely bewildered.
Reincarnated as Julian, the simp villain doomed to die at the male lead's hand in *Dragon King in the City*, the protagonist gains an Invincible Villain System. It assigns him to break off his engagement with Rosalie, promising all in-book wealth to bring back to reality—while his unflattering thoughts about Rosalie are secretly overheard!
At the board meeting, Soren introduces Julian as Rosalie's fiance and the sole Chu heir, shocking attendees. Julian, expecting Rosalie to cancel their engagement for his reward, is stunned when she asks to postpone their wedding, ruining his plan.
Overseas playboy Ethan crashes Su Group's board meeting, confesses his love to Rosalie and offers to cancel her unwanted engagement. But Rosalie, River City's business goddess, finds him ridiculous and orders guards to throw him out, leaving someone panicking over the deviated plot.
Explore the protagonist’s chaotic inner thoughts—frustrated by a failed engagement break-off, thrilled by Julian’s win, admiring Chloe’s allure yet mocking her style, and loathing Ethan. When Chloe overhears their snarky remarks, a playful clash sparks up, followed by Julian arriving with an urgent request. Catch the tension and humor as they navigate unexpected plot turns!
Chloe ditches her signature suits to try new styles, triggering Julian's racy inner thoughts. Julian, eager to end his engagement, plots to return to reality with a fortune through Ethan's damsel-rescue mission, while Rosalie fumes over his interaction with Chloe.
Julian and his female companion visit the newly opened Nightfall Bar. His fiancée Rosalie spots them and flies into a jealous rage, berating the pair. Meanwhile, Julian secretly schemes to win Rosalie over with his thirty-six tricks, sparking intriguing tension.
The protagonist rants about the derailed novel plot—supposed Dragon King Ethan gets brutally beaten instead of having a heroic moment. Desperate for Rosalie to save him and end their engagement, they're shocked when she firmly refuses, sparking juicy, unexpected conflicts!
The plot derails as Rosalie confronts Chloe over Julian, igniting a fierce argument. The second lead tries to get Julian to reveal her fate with a tempting offer, leading to a hilarious and tense showdown between the two women competing for Julian's attention.
In this episode, Rosalie catches wind of the protagonist’s inner thoughts gushing about Chloe’s long legs and black stockings, igniting her fierce competitive side. She confronts him, flaunting her own legs and stockings, loudly insisting she’s far better than Chloe—even daring him to touch her legs. The protagonist’s panicked, awkward inner reactions add a hilarious, tense twist to this playful yet fiery rivalry.
This episode sees a man realizing he’s a story villain, clashing with the Dragon King over female lead Rosalie in a fiery, sarcastic fight, and facing a fiancée who refuses to call off their engagement—plus a late-night twist with a drunk Rosalie, packed with hilarious drama.
Julian tells Uncle Soren he respects Rosalie’s choices and will compete fairly with Ethan for her. A frustrated figure scolds Ethan for being useless, while the protagonist suspects Julian is using reverse psychology. Later, they unlock the Divine Healer’s Tome as a reward for completing the chapter and choose wealth over a hopeless rival.
Having acquired the Divine Healer's Tome, the protagonist devises a plan to help Ethan win Rosalie's heart with medical skills, ready to step in if Ethan runs late. Rosalie wakes up confused about her night at the bar, and learns her grandpa will visit her company to stop Julian from canceling their engagement.
Chloe, the second female lead, chats with Julian and discovers her cliché link to male lead Ethan. She also learns Ethan will use Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles to save Simeon and win Rosalie over, waiting to witness this cheesy plot unfold.
During a drama shoot, Grandpa suddenly suffers a heart attack. The crew falls into chaos—some urge rushing him to hospital, others bicker fiercely. After ranting about the late 'Dragon King', a key character shows up, warning moving Grandpa will cost his life, spiking intense on-set tension.
Julian doubts Ethan's medical reliability, while Rosalie reluctantly lets Ethan treat her dying grandpa—who promises any request if cured. Ethan secretly rejoices over plot armor, aiming to help Rosalie break off her engagement with Julian, setting up a tense, unpredictable treatment.
Mocked as an inexperienced youngster for trying to use silver needles, the young man retorts, revealing his mentor is renowned international cardiovascular expert William Castor. Dismissing others’ doubts, he demands the needles, ready to showcase top-tier traditional Chinese medicine—unveiling the legendary Thirteen Ghost Needles to shock everyone.
A young man uses the rare, nearly lost Thirteen Ghost Needles to treat Rosalie's grandpa, claiming to cure his heart disease and extend his life by a decade. When the grandpa spits clotted blood, Rosalie's distrust of her fiancé Julian and doubts about the treatment build thrilling tension.
The male lead tries treating an elderly man with acupuncture but misses key acupoints, nearly endangering the man. Rosalie and the elder lash out in fury at his reckless show-off. When he attempts another try, he's firmly stopped, creating a tense, hilarious conflict worth watching.
When a young man's treatment is dismissed as reckless, a masked healer offers to treat the dying elder. After the elder fully recovers, the masked healer shocks everyone by revealing the young man, who used the Thirteen Ghost Needles, is the true miracle worker behind the cure.
When Julian cures an elderly man, a guest suggests pairing the man’s granddaughter Rosalie with Julian. To the grandpa’s shock, Rosalie agrees, revealing she recognizes Julian as her so-called "freeloading fiancé" and decides to marry him.