A retired old man transmigrates into a tragic romance novel, becoming Li Chengyan, a doomed supporting character fated to end up alone. Refusing to follow the plot, he stops pestering the young heroine Xu Zhiyi and falls for Su Haiyan, her gentle, mature mother. Faced with obstruction from the original male lead Xie Jingcheng, Xu Zhiyi’s confusion and worldly judgment, Li Chengyan holds fast to his love. He breaks free from the storyline, protects his beloved, and gains a happy family and life.
Breaking the Tragic Plot is a vertical (9:16) short drama with 38 episodes. Watch every episode free on AnyDrama — no app needed, right in your browser.
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A retired old man transmigrates into a tragic romance novel, becoming Li Chengyan, a doomed supporting character fated to end up alone. Refusing to follow the plot, he stops pestering the young heroine Xu Zhiyi and falls for Su Haiyan, her gentle, mature mother. Faced with obstruction from the original male lead Xie Jingcheng, Xu Zhiyi’s confusion and worldly judgment, Li Chengyan holds fast to his love. He breaks free from the storyline, protects his beloved, and gains a happy family and life.
Breaking the Tragic Plot has 38 episodes, each a few minutes long in vertical short-drama format.
Breaking the Tragic Plot has 38 episodes of about one to three minutes each, so you can watch the whole series in roughly 38–114 minutes.
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Vertical short dramas are made for phones: one to three minutes per episode, a single scene, and a cliffhanger at the end. The 38 episodes of Breaking the Tragic Plot add up to about a feature-length story.
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