In one sentence: Reborn as the stand-in in an angsty romance, I decide to treat the domineering CEO like a client: he can torment me, but it costs extra.
Opening summary:
Jiang An grew up in an orphanage and became an overworked office drone. Her greatest dream was to get rich.
Walking home after working late one night, she casually grumbled, “If only some domineering CEO would hire me as his stand-in. Sure, I’d get mistreated, but at least I’d get paid.”
Then it happened.
She landed inside an angsty romance novel as the stand-in for Huo Shangze’s beloved first love. In the original story, he summoned her whenever he pleased, humiliated and abandoned her, and she met a tragic end.
But Jiang An had no intention of following the script.
She could be a stand-in, but for extra pay. Acting the part was fine, but she charged by the hour, with double rates on holidays. His first love was coming back? Great, time to settle the cancellation fee.
The System panicked. “Host, if you deviate too far, the plot will collapse!”
Jiang An smiled. “Then let it collapse. Who says I have to follow the script?”
Later, the CEO asked her, eyes red, “Do you even have a heart?”
Jiang An pulled out her rate card. “Mr. Huo, sincere affection costs extra.”
