My Adoptive Sister Doesn’t Play by the Rules

[Strong Female Lead + Fake and Real Heiresses + Unhinged Antics + Subverting Tropes + Secret Identity + Entertainment Industry + Comedy + Metaphysics + Mystery]

Yan Hongxi had just stayed up all night reading a novel about an adopted daughter who schemes to frame the real heiress at every turn, while their biological parents take the adopted daughter's side.

Her head was throbbing with outrage when someone told her she was the long-lost eldest daughter of the Yan family, missing for twelve years.

What's more, the Yan family had an adopted daughter, Yan Chayi, hailed as the top socialite in the capital. Miss Yan was also an award-winning actress and a major force in the entertainment industry.

Thinking of the plot, Yan Hongxi could only sneer. Was fate messing with her? Wasn't making her furious with the story enough? Now it wanted her to jump in and play along herself?

Fine, she'd play. She hid her true identity and personality, ready to tear into her scummy parents and white-lotus stepsister. But can someone explain what was going on?

Why was her white-lotus stepsister treating her better than their biological parents did?

"This is my little sister. She's not my biological sister, but she's dearer to me than one. You'd better treat her with respect."

"My little sister is the best. She's the prettiest little fairy in the heavens."

"My little sister came from the countryside, so she doesn't know how to play these instruments. So what? I can play them. If she wants to listen, I'll play for her. If she wants to learn, I'll teach her."

The male lead dreams of getting rid of Yan Chayi every day because she keeps stealing his chances to show off in front of his wife.

And she's always clinging to his wife, too.

[The female lead isn't a saint, and she's not a particularly good person.]