After hurting her head, Chu Jianyao unexpectedly awakened to the truth: she was a miserable tool in someone else’s story.
They lived in a novel, where her brother was willing to give up everything, burning himself out without question to nourish the heroine, Song Qingqing. He paved her road to success and devoted himself to her like a loyal lapdog. Chu Jianyao became her fangirl, too, clearing obstacles from her path to victory. In the end, both siblings met tragic fates.
Wen Xian was an outstanding heir groomed by his family. Arrogant and hypocritical, he despised scheming women and once called Song Qingqing vulgar beyond words.
So Chu Jianyao invented a persona that matched Wen Xian’s values and aesthetic tastes perfectly. She cured his insomnia, began an online romance with him, and waited for the right moment to act.
When she nearly stepped into the abyss, Chu Jianyao decisively ended things, cutting him off without warning. “Sorry, I have a terminal illness. We’re breaking up.”
Wen Xian kept searching for the online girlfriend he believed was destined for him, the one who had vanished without a trace, until Song Qingqing tried to take her place and enraged him.
Wen Xian: “You can either die, or give my girlfriend back to me. Choose.”
Not long afterward, Chu Jianyao woke to find herself locked inside a vast, luxurious villa. The man looked down at her, his hand resting on her slender neck, a smile in his eyes. “Hello, girlfriend. Still want to break up?”
When the truth came out, her survival instincts kicked in. “...Please marry me!”
Now that his little sister was in love, Chu Yuheng no longer had time to be anyone’s lapdog. All day long, he thought about building his career and making money so he could be her rock.
