After the Overpowered Female Side Character Flipped the Table

Coming soon: The Queen of Hong Kong Jewelry [Period], about a hardworking, down-to-earth woman from mainland China in the 1950s and a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted young master from a wealthy family. Follow if you're interested.

A spectacularly career-driven, oblivious heroine x a male lead who's sunny on the surface but dark and twisted underneath, like a puppy

The well-behaved Lin Jue has spent her whole life following the rules, only to learn that her husband has betrayed her. He wants her to take the blame for his mistress, and her cold-hearted boss fires her on the spot.

After throwing herself from a rooftop and experiencing rebirth twice, she discovers that she's actually a supporting female character in a male-oriented System wish-fulfillment novel. A few sparse lines in the book sketch out her bleak life.

Lin Jue refuses to accept it. She breaks free from her family of origin, face-slaps a scheming coworker, and takes down the boss who had been manipulating her. She will break free of the fate written for her in the book.

After she flips the table, her scumbag husband Xu Mingxuan tries to reform, while her cold-hearted boss Zhou Yu transforms into a sunny, handsome man and sets out to seduce her.

While Xu Mingxuan is making a heartfelt confession in the pouring rain, Lin Jue gets a photo on her phone of him with his ex-girlfriend. Zhou Yu immediately messages her: "Sorry, I accidentally sent the wrong thing. Looks like I can't take it back /(o)/~~"

Xu Mingxuan suddenly becomes Lin Jue's boss, using his position to spend long hours with her. Not even half a day later, Zhou Yu appears with an innocent smile, carrying a huge order and specifically naming Lin Jue as the person in charge.

Xu Mingxuan recounts his history with Lin Jue, hoping to reform and win her back. Zhou Yu calmly pulls out a photo and stands in front of Xu Mingxuan.

Xu Mingxuan roars, "What history do you have with her?!"

Zhou Yu lowers his head shyly. "That night... You have to take responsibility for me."

Unable to listen any longer, Lin Jue gets an invitation from industry bigwig Wen Jingxing. She dresses up and heads to the banquet.

After she finishes dancing with Wen Jingxing, the lights in the venue suddenly go out. In the darkness, a pair of strong arms pulls her into an embrace. Zhou Yu's breath brushes her ear. "Does Sister really think I'm a puppy who'll come whenever you call and leave whenever you send me away?"

Blurb for The Queen of Hong Kong Jewelry [Period]:

1979, Hong Kong.

Li Baolin comes from a village in Sui Province and lives in the cheapest cubicle in a tenement building in Sham Shui Po.

She washes dishes at a cha chaan teng and sweeps the street of gold shops. Everyone calls her "Ah Chan."

Nobody knows that Zhao Tiemei lives inside this body.

The granddaughter of a mainland silversmith from the 1950s, she grew up surrounded by traditional techniques. She knows filigree and chasing inside out.

The first time she makes gold jewelry for a customer, her hands are steadier than her heartbeat.

Uncle Hai says, "This girl's hands are a gift from heaven."

Only she knows that her grandfather hammered that skill into her over a lifetime.

From apprentice at a gold shop to the first common-born female appraiser in Hong Kong to receive a De Beers license,

from "Chanmei" to the woman everyone on Gold Shop Street calls "Sister Baolin,"

Zhao Tiemei climbs to the top of Hong Kong through sheer grit.

The first time the playboy heir to the Rong family, Rong Hanyang, sees her, he sneers, "Does Ah Chan think she's fit to touch diamonds?"

Later, he squats outside Yongchang Gold Shop, clumsily learning to sweep, his ears bright red. Even as all of Hong Kong laughs at him, he insists, "Baolin, will you teach me how to work gold?"

Theme: Take control of your own life