I Became the Cannon-Fodder Female Lead in a Period Novel, and the System Bound Me

[Dual female leads, historical-era setting, happy ending]

She transmigrates into a fellow youth sent-down to the countryside with the same name, a disposable character who doesn't survive past three chapters, and gets bound to the “Era Tycoon System.”

The System tells her to win over Xu Zhaozhao, the original story's female supporting character: a young heiress from a highly educated family who has been reported and sent to labor reform, and is about to have her life ruined by Gu Guoqing, who plans to swindle her money and seduce her.

So Lin Jing approaches Xu Zhaozhao with a radiant smile, like a flower of wealth and beauty. “Sister Zhaozhao, I'll look after you from now on.”

Everyone in the village praises Educated Youth Lin for her beauty and kindness, and Xu Zhaozhao gradually lets down her guard.

No one knows that the woman who smiles like a little sun is actually the sole heir to a powerful underworld family in the modern world. She only pretends to be sunny and cheerful to complete her mission.

But as she plays her part, the act becomes real.

When Xu Zhaozhao falls ill after an accident, Lin Jing loses control, revealing her dark side and eyes full of unfathomable gloom. Xu hears Lin Jing's conversation with the System. Only then does she realize that this person is far more dangerous than she thought.

But she doesn't back down.

When Gu Guoqing and Li Yunxia join forces to set a trap and try to kill them both, Xu Zhaozhao steps forward and delivers the deadliest counterattack in the gentlest voice. Overnight, she transforms from a docile little bunny into a cool and ruthless “black-hearted beauty.”

She looks at Lin Jing, her eyes burning with possessiveness. “You've been deceiving me for so long. Don't even think about running away from me in this lifetime.”

Later, they head south to Hong Kong.

One operates in the shadows, becoming a power broker whose name neither the underworld nor the legitimate world dares speak. The other works in the open, becoming the youngest chairwoman in the business world.