When Shu Yi opened her eyes, she had become Zhen Shuyi, the legitimate second daughter of the Minister of Revenue, an early-dead NPC who existed only in other people's conversations in the original story. Her older sister, Zhen Ruyi, was the destined heroine. She and Prince Yuan Yu of Lingcheng fell in love and eventually became an empress beloved by the emperor and wielding great power.
A time-space hunter told her that experiencing her character's death would let her return to her original world.
She thought she could choose a dramatic death and go home early.
But this was a trap. She had only one option: lie low until the story ended, and return to her original world only after dying of old age.
That day at school, when she saw Cui Shining, her heart gave a sudden leap in her chest. Oh no, he was exactly her type.
But she couldn't pursue him or touch him. He was her sister's supporter, and he belonged to her sister. Shu Yi was just a passerby who could leave at any moment.
Yet on the day her sister returned from the palace, there was resentment and a trace of relief in her eyes as she looked at Shu Yi. And the reverence she once felt for Cui Shining was gone.
Zhen Ruyi, reborn, had seen Cui Shining avenge her while her spirit wandered after her death in her previous life. She had thought he held her dear.
Shu Yi had wanted to live out her life like any ordinary woman in this world, but change came without warning.
That day, she was pushed into a lake. As she choked, she felt no joy at the prospect of being reborn in a loop, only regret.
She still hadn't managed to die!
In this book-mirror world where life was like a play, dying sooner or later would send her back to the modern world.
So why not cherish every moment along the way?
“I admire you, sir,” Shu Yi said. “Not as a student admires her teacher, but as a woman admires a man. I don't ask you to return my feelings. I only want to be true to myself today.”
One day, Cui Shining asked, “I want to return your feelings. Would you still be willing to hear me?”
