Jiang Yangzhou woke up to find that he had transmigrated into a novel and had also been bound to a System. The System told him that the only way to get home was to successfully win over the novel's female lead, Chi Jingyu.
But apart from telling him her affection level, the System couldn't help him with anything.
Forced to accept reality, he lay on his dorm bed, wondering where he could find this supposed female lead.
"Chi Jingyu? She's in the class next door. I've seen her a few times in elective courses." Zhou Xun had just returned with food and pointed him in the right direction. "Are you asking about her because you want to pursue her?"
At those words, Jiang Yangzhou nearly burst into grateful tears. He thought Zhou Xun must be the golden finger Heaven had granted him. Zhou was a notorious playboy, and with his help, things were sure to go much more smoothly. So Jiang Yangzhou admitted it without hesitation.
With Zhou Xun's guidance, Jiang Yangzhou took the initiative and kept making his presence felt around Chi Jingyu. He even learned all kinds of tactful things to say, but Chi Jingyu's affection level never rose. If anything, it looked like it was about to dip into the negatives.
When Zhou Xun once again told him to send Chi Jingyu a bouquet of tacky, ugly roses, Jiang Yangzhou finally couldn't hold back. "Zhou Xun, do you actually want me to win her over?"
"Of course."
Of course, my foot! If Jiang Yangzhou hadn't run into Zhou Xun having dinner with Chi Jingyu off campus, he might have believed him.
Only after a long stretch of sabotaging his own efforts did Jiang Yangzhou discover that he wasn't the only transmigrator in this book. That bastard Zhou Xun was one, too.
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Female Lead's Perspective
Chi Jingyu had suddenly transmigrated into the book. It was strange, and stranger still that she hadn't been bound to any System, nor had anyone told her what to do to get home.
But when she saw Jiang Yangzhou constantly hovering around her, she began to understand. Could she have transmigrated as the villainess? Why else would this guy keep picking on her?
Theme: Honesty, trustworthiness, and a willingness to help others