[Villainess + Substitute Awakening + Powerful Men Bowing Their Heads + Carefully Planned Moves]
This is a world with a universally adored female lead.
Wherever Su Wanruo goes, men bow before her and the powerful make way.
And Ye Jian is the permanent shield standing behind her.
She takes on the enemies Su Wanruo makes.
She takes the blame for the trouble Su Wanruo causes.
Every slap meant for Su Wanruo lands on her instead.
In the end, she dies in Su Wanruo’s place, unnoticed and forgotten.
Yet Su Wanruo cries prettily before the media: “She was my very best friend. Her parents are my parents, and I’ll take care of them in her place.”
The whole internet praises her for her loyalty, and even Ye Jian’s parents accept this “daughter of their own.”
Reborn, Ye Jian binds herself to a System.
The System tells her: The five men represent five stages in Su Wanruo’s life. To change your fate, you must personally steal each one away from her, one by one.
From then on, she puts aside her meekness and plans every move carefully.
She acts sweet and obedient, calculates every detail, and turns the whole city upside down.
Someone sneers, “She’s just a copycat, Su Wanruo’s shadow. What makes her think she can climb into high society?”
Ye Jian only gives a cool, indifferent smile.
But the five men are quick to answer for themselves.
“Ye Jian, what do I have to do to be worthy of you?”
“Ye Jian, I only ask that you look at me once in a while.”
“I’d do anything for you.”
“Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you.”
“Don’t ignore me.”
They called me her shadow, but once a shadow steps into the light, it’s no longer anyone’s substitute.
