Chaoyang, 32, died suddenly at her desk.
In the last second before she lost consciousness, she was still thinking: Her will was in order, she'd donated all her assets, and at least she hadn't wasted her life.
Then a metal ball hit her and woke her up.
[Ding! You have been bound to the Affection-to-Cash Rebirth System.]
The overworked office drone Chaoyang slowly typed a question mark.
The System explained: You transmigrated into a book, and you're now a "bro-tea" everyone loves to hate. Lower the female lead's dislike of you, and you can be reborn.
Transmigrate into a "bro-tea"?
"Sounds doable."
Win over the male lead and reach 100% affection to be reborn?
"Absolutely not."
Or she could lower the female lead's dislike and be reborn?
"Now we're talking."
And once the female lead's dislike reached zero, every 10% increase in affection would earn her 500,000 yuan in real life!
Chaoyang's eyes lit up. I have a bold idea!
On her first day after transmigrating into the book, Chaoyang stared silently at the big curls, colored contacts, and light eye makeup in the mirror.
Female lead's dislike: 90%.
Chaoyang made the most heartfelt plea to the System: Can I go back to my desk and die suddenly one more time?
The System told her: The female lead, Tan Su, is the hardest character in the whole book to win over: aloof, wary, and unsociable.
Chaoyang looked at her bank balance, her expression gradually hardening.
She'd spent nine years catering to her boss.
The female lead was just a college student who hadn't even graduated yet.
How hard could it be?
Tan Su had heard all about Chaoyang.
"She's a bro-tea," her friend had said. "Stay away from her, especially when it comes to Lu Xi."
Tan Su hadn't taken it seriously.
Until Lu Xi's birthday party. Pressured by her family, she decided to make an appearance.
At the party, the "new and improved" Chaoyang "dazzled" everyone.
She didn't give the male lead, Lu Xi, the watch the original owner had carefully picked out for him. Instead, she wore it on her own wrist.
She made a point of sitting beside Tan Su, prompting curious looks from everyone.
Tan Su eyed her warily. "You're in the wrong seat, aren't you?"
Chaoyang answered earnestly. "No, I'm here to make money."
Tan Su: ?
Later, Tan Su realized that this "bro-tea" really was different from the rumors.
She'd stopped acting up.
She'd stopped clinging to Lu Xi.
She'd even started speaking sharply, taking jabs at everyone except Tan Su.
Tan Su: Interesting.
Tan Su's dislike plummeted from 90%.
Her affection began to soar.
System: Warning. Affection increase is abnormal. The target may be experiencing emotional fluctuations beyond the scope of the mission.
Chaoyang: ?
System: The female lead is attacking your bank balance.
Chaoyang: !!!
Tan Su cornered Chaoyang against a wall, wary but with a hint of anticipation in her voice. "What are you really after by getting close to me?"
Chaoyang answered honestly. "Money."
Tan Su stared at her for three seconds, then suddenly smiled. "What if I told you I'm richer than the System?"
Chaoyang gave her a wicked smile. So this is how you get someone else to bankroll you.
#An office worker's ultimate destination is working for a rich woman#
#The female lead seems to have gotten the wrong idea#
#She didn't get the wrong idea. Chaoyang really is after her money#
[A little scene]
At the birthday party.
Lu Xi looked at Chaoyang's short hair and asked, baffled, "Why did you cut your hair short?"
Chaoyang replied coolly, "I felt like giving you some fatherly love."
Lu Xi: "…"
Tan Su, who'd "accidentally" overheard from nearby, thought to herself: Shut up, mouth. Don't laugh.
Theme: Turn over a new leaf and be a better person