After having his achievements stolen by superiors, Yoon Tae-sik is pushed out of Daeyoung Corporation’s elite Spain team and reassigned to distribution. There, he becomes the personal secretary of Kang Mun-jeong, the only legitimate heir of the Daeyoung Group. When Mun-jeong’s position is threatened, she proposes a contract marriage to Tae-sik to regain public attention and solidify her standing. The price of this calculated union: 10 billion won. As Tae-sik accepts the deal, he steps into a ruthless world where survival means abandoning idealism—and embracing the role of a villain.
I’d Rather Live as a Villain leans fully into corporate realism. This is not a redemption story—it’s a transformation. The protagonist doesn’t seek justice or recognition; he seeks leverage.
The contract marriage is stripped of fantasy and used as a brutal tool of corporate warfare, exposing how relationships, image, and loyalty are commodities in the chaebol world. Every interaction feels transactional, tense, and deliberate.
This series is perfect for readers who enjoy cold, strategic office dramas where winning means becoming something darker.
