After Passing Through the Cannon Fodder in the Book, the Sinister Empress Chased Me and Kissed Me

[Dual female leads + scheming, cold and dazzling empress who wields power over the court vs. yuri author who transmigrates into a book as a foolish cannon-fodder character + both inexperienced in love + happy ending + sweet romance] [System binding successful! Main quest: Topple the tyrant Empress Fan Xi, help the ambitious Seventh Prince Fan Yu ascend the throne, then marry your childhood sweetheart, the scholar. Complete the quest to return to the real world.] Shu Youyou stayed up all night rushing to finish her manuscript. Her vision went black, and she died suddenly. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a book. She had taken over the body of the original character, who shared her name: a naturally foolish cannon-fodder character who was sold off by her parents as a child, tormented by her in-laws, and ultimately died a tragic death deep within the palace. She was nothing but a tool to highlight the tyrant empress’s cold-blooded cruelty. They say Fan Xi is bewitchingly beautiful, cunning, bloodthirsty, and ruthless. Everyone at court fears her like a tiger. “Ah Xi, why do you keep protecting someone who’s destined to be cannon fodder?” “In everyone else’s eyes, you’re a supporting character. But to me, you’re the only leading lady.” “I’m just a cannon-fodder character everyone has given up on. Is my future really worth betting on?” “It is. The plot may be set in stone, but my choice to protect you is real.” “Host! If you don’t complete the quest, you can’t return to the real world!” Shu Youyou glanced at Fan Xi, who was closing in step by step, her gaze burning. She smiled faintly. “What could the real world possibly offer that compares to a gorgeous, aloof emperor?”