A Dream in a Book: The Tyrant Does It Again and Again

What should you do if you accidentally transmigrate into a script world and become the heroine, destined to be used and discarded, then tortured to death by the villainous male lead? Song Xiaoyu doesn’t even have to think about it: run as far away as possible, obviously. But no matter how hard she tries, the “plot” keeps pushing her toward the male lead, Nan Heng, setting up one iconic scene after another… And in this world of paper figures, countless characters have long been “set” in their roles. Some are trapped deep within the palace, some confined to the homes of powerful families, some worn down by rivalry between women, and others constantly scrambling for power. Some long for love and freedom but can only dance anxiously in chains. Others dream of soaring to great heights, only to have their passion worn away by the restraints and mediocrity of everyday life. This is not just a battle between Song Xiaoyu, a timid, death-fearing, lie-flat salted fish, and Nan Heng, a ruthless workaholic who stops at nothing. It is also a fight between every “little self,” every paper person, and the fate laid out for them.