Ling Zhaoyan transmigrates into the awful novel The Peerless True Heiress, becoming a disposable adopted daughter sold off to Southeast Asia by Meng Ruwei.
Everyone in the Ling family is a villain, and in the original story, each one dies more horribly than the last.
But on her very first day, she realizes something is off:
Her eldest brother, Ling Huai, calls her a fake to her face, yet slips her a top-level access card. “You annoy me. Don't wander off.”
Her second brother, Ling Zhuohua, says she's an eyesore, but his contacts are all informants, saved under names like “Darling,” “Baby,” and “Sweetheart.” Every single one is a man.
Her third brother, Ling Jin, points a gun at her, ready to shoot, but when he dumps out the magazine, it's full of Skittles.
Her fourth brother, Ling Moyu, ignores her, but a bowl of coconut jelly appears outside her door every day.
Ling Zhaoyan has an access card in one hand and coconut jelly in the other.
“System, you told me they were villains?”
System: ...That's what the original story says.
Ling Zhaoyan: “Even a monkey's life matters! If they're villains, fine.”
She cackles.
“How hard can it be to change the ending? So easy!”
System: Host, you laugh way too much like a villain.
Ling Zhaoyan: Shut up. I'm building my character.
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Ling Jin points his gun at Ling Zhaoyan, and everyone thinks she's done for.
Ling Zhaoyan raises a hand, and the gun is suddenly in her grasp. She dumps out the magazine: Skittles.
“Third Brother, how many times do I have to tell you? Buy real bullets. Counterfeits are shameful!”
Ling Jin: “...?”
Ling Zhaoyan pops the magazine back in and pats her third brother on the shoulder. “Next time, check the magazine before you point a gun at someone. What if it's full of Skittles?”
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At the same time, someone opens a book. When they reach a certain page, the tip of their pen pauses, then forcefully crosses out three
