Shen Jiayin is the most beautiful boatwoman on East Lake. She has seen all kinds of men and grown sick of the whole lot of them, but she has no choice. She forces a smile and plays along.
Jiayin has a secret: she doesn’t belong in this world.
That’s right, she transmigrated here. She landed inside a novel called One Rotten Life, So What? Her final mission from the Book Transmigration Bureau is to change the male protagonist’s tragic ending, in which he dies miserably. Then she can return to the Bureau and get back to earning a living.
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The Li family of Qihe have traded across the seas for generations and are fabulously wealthy. Their son, however, is a rebel who spends his days preaching about things like gender equality.
Besides sailing the seas, Li Zan enjoys visiting brothels. Whenever inspiration strikes, he writes poetry and songs.
Then he meets the strangest young woman of all. The first time they meet, she tells him, “The line of your life has snapped. I’m afraid you’ll die young.”
“Oh, is that so? How will I die?”
Li Zan lazily lifts his eyes, his gaze cool and detached.
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Li Zan of the Qihe Li family has always been skilled at reading people and has the bearing of a great strategist. It’s a pity he died so young.
Li Zan has a secret too: he was reborn. In his previous life, he lived carefree in the countryside, only to become helpless prey for others to carve up. The powerful officials at court squeezed his family dry, and in the end, his home was destroyed and his family perished. Reborn, he is determined to seize the highest power so no one will dare bully him.
He died at twenty in his previous life.
In this life, he is twenty-three.
So, what is fate?
(Male lead reborn + female lead transmigrates into a book)
The day-to-day love and rivalry of two selfish people
