After I Begged to Be Kept by the Book's Vile Cannon Fodder

After the top-tier actress Zhu Xian is knocked unconscious while filming, she wakes up to discover she's a minor character in a novel.

It's a coming-of-age story about mutual pining. The leads, both bottoms who are initially at the mercy of others, like each other. But a vicious female antagonist interferes, forcing the protagonist into a relationship and using her power to keep her. The two lovers are forced apart, but join forces to take down the antagonist and eventually end up together.

None of this should have anything to do with Zhu Xian. The only problem is that the cannon-fodder character who interferes with the leads' relationship and meets a tragic end is Zhu Xian's ex-girlfriend and current crush.

She's also Zhu Xian's rival in the industry: Guan Wen.

Because their roles are so similar, the two are constantly compared. Their personalities are just as incompatible. Guan Wen is cold and meticulous, while Zhu Xian is carefree and laid-back. Whenever they meet, things are bound to turn unpleasant. If they appear together on the same stage, their fanbases are sure to get into a vicious online fight.

Zhu Xian and Guan Wen broke up because they couldn't get along, too.

Guan Wen has to make sure every strand of her hair looks perfect before she leaves the house, and she can't stand Zhu Xian going out in her pajamas. Zhu Xian has to fall asleep with music playing and the lights on, while Guan Wen hates all noise. Zhu Xian...

Zhu Xian still likes Guan Wen. She can't bear the thought of the woman she's loved for years meeting such a tragic end. So when Guan Wen offers the protagonist a kept-lover contract,

Zhu Xian kicks the door open and leans against it, smiling as she watches the two of them argue.

When Guan Wen asks coldly what she wants,

Zhu Xian lifts her chin and whispers softly in her ear, "She doesn't want to. Why not try me instead? I'm beautiful, I'm great in bed, and I do what I'm told. I'll make you happy."

Guan Wen looks at Zhu Xian's smiling face and, as if possessed, agrees. But when Zhu Xian wants to hold hands, Guan Wen insists on a kiss. When Zhu Xian wants a hug, Guan Wen demands to hold hands.

Guan Wen assumes Zhu Xian is just bored and looking for trouble again, but Zhu Xian seems to be serious. They hold hands, hug, and kiss. They're always breaking things while kissing and arguing while embracing, all in the name of doing what a kept woman is supposed to do.

One time, after getting drunk, Zhu Xian casually pins her to the bed, her burning gaze fixed on Guan Wen's eyes. "As your kept woman, it's time I fulfilled my duties."

Guan Wen's pupils tremble.

Is this really not revenge?

Just like back then.

But she still closes her eyes.

An absurd rumor suddenly spreads through the entertainment industry.

People keep claiming that Zhu Xian is being kept, and by her sworn enemy, no less.

The two fanbases unexpectedly unite against the rumor, fighting like mad online.

[Had a few drinks and now you're dreaming big?! Who's this troll?]

[You said Guan Guan and...? Hahaha, where did this idiot come from? Get lost.]

[What does the question mark mean? How famous is your star that she can treat her senior like this?]

As the two sides are locked in a fierce online fight, Zhu Xian starts a livestream.

On screen, she cheerfully holds someone's hand and greets her fans. "Hi, everyone. This is my girlfriend."

Theme: Marry a rich beauty