Mirage on Paper

A third-rate author made a fortune writing stories that tormented women, then got struck down by fate and hit by a car. Somehow, she survived and transmigrated into a book, the very tragic romance she had written herself. To return to reality, she was forced to redeem the heroine she'd put through so much suffering.

A struggling creator who fights to survive & a short-lived, scheming creation

Bai Shangshui & Shan Xu

Happy ending

You ask why she wrote stories that tormented women? One word: poverty.

You ask a creator whether she can sleep after remembering the reason she started creating in the middle of the night?

Of course...

But more than any of that, what keeps her awake is her seriously ill mother, her younger sister who just started university, and her missing father.

You ask how she ended up with such a miserable life? You'd have to ask the scriptwriter in the heavens.

She was just a bitter fruit growing on the tree of life.

At least, after she transmigrated into a book, she experienced a kind of family love she'd never known. Could that car accident have been a gift?

Not anymore, not from the moment the System tasked her with redeeming Shan Xu.

"When pain outweighs happiness in someone's life, it can be destructive. Relying on hatred to stay alive is too much for someone so young."

Bai Shangshui was speechless. Didn't everyone live like that?

"You don't exist because pain needs a vessel. You exist because the world can't do without you."

(The character card shows the characters as children, hand-drawn by Wu 51. I'm no artist, so please be kind.ರ_ರ)

Reader's guide:

1. This is not a quick transmigration novel. The worldbuilding, the characters' real-life struggles, and their psychological adjustment all need time, so the early chapters have more setup. The protagonist grows over the course of the story. Readers who prefer perfect protagonists may want to skip it.

2. The original book has a male lead, but he has no romantic storyline with the heroine.

3. This is my first xianxia novel. Feedback on any logic bugs is welcome!

4. I like tucking little philosophical thoughts into my writing. I hope you enjoy finding them~ AvA

5. Updates will be steady. The novel is expected to finish next year.

6. If you like it, please add it to your favorites. Please, please! TAT

Theme: Love and responsibility