A Background Character, but I’m in the Genius Simulator

Jiang Xing was an ordinary person. Her grades were mediocre as a child, and her job was just okay as an adult. Plain, unremarkable Jiang Xing died of overwork in her rental apartment after working overtime. Her soul drifted in midair. Looking back over her life, she realized she had never once done anything truly earth-shattering. “I wish I could live my life over again.” Then her faint desire to survive and her regrets called forth a System that claimed it could bring her back to life. * Genius Life Simulator: Experience the many sides of life as geniuses from all walks of life. A game made in his spare time by an indie game developer. The game randomly generates geniuses with talents in all sorts of fields. But when the game was abandoned before completion, every genius’s ending was replaced with the same sentence: [ X failed to overcome adversity and ultimately faded into obscurity, living an ordinary life. ] Jiang Xing: Is that what happened to me? (blinks) A genius’s mediocrity was her entire life. System: ... “Anyway, it’s time to change your fate! If you can turn these geniuses’ endings around, you’ll be brought back to life!” * [Genius Scientist] You are born into a poor farming family at the beginning of the last century. Poverty forces you to work at a young age to help support your family. War during your youth leaves you homeless and bereft of your family. Then, at a school, you see a real textbook for the first time. A student asks a question that leaves the teacher stumped, and the answer appears in your mind without a moment’s thought. Your talent goes undiscovered. You study, travel abroad, and rise to the top. But with the times in turmoil, you suddenly fall to the depths of despair, impoverished and sick in a foreign land. After the change: You never give up in the face of adversity. In the end, you make world-changing discoveries and turn down a high-paying job, overcoming every obstacle to return to your homeland and save your countrymen, who are still in dire straits. When a reporter asks a provocative question, you answer resolutely: “Science belongs to the world, but I am first and foremost Chinese.” * [Genius Figure Skater] You are born into an ordinary family in a small town. You’ve never met an athlete. You’ve only heard of the Children’s Palace on television. You’re young, and your worries are small. All you have to worry about is school and tomorrow’s homework. By chance, a coach from a big city spots you immediately. But you’re past the ideal age to start training, and your parents can’t afford the high costs... With help, you overcome countless obstacles and persevere, but just as you reach your peak, an injury puts an end to your chances of competing. After the change: You rise again and again from illness, pain, hardship, and mockery. You win championship after championship. Not only do you miraculously return to the top, but your mindset grows stronger and stronger as well. * [“Genius” Racing Driver] You are born in a city. At a young age, you give up a stable job to learn racing. Your aunts, uncles, and cousins all make fun of you. Everyone thinks you’re chasing an impossible dream. You grit your teeth, filled with ambition and convinced that one day you’ll succeed. Unfortunately, fate isn’t on your side. You’re unremarkable and have no special talent. You spend years going nowhere, until you lose heart in middle age. After the change: Cover your ears and charge ahead. Wherever you fall short, focus on mastering it. You go from a racing driver nobody believes in to an all-around genius in the eyes of the world. You even become a role model, helping one genius after another reach the top. If I’m not a genius born with extraordinary talent, can the persistence and passion I show day after day still take me to the very top? * At first, Jiang Xing didn’t expect much from turning these geniuses’ lives around. After all, she hadn’t even managed to live her own life well. But later, Jiang Xing realized that she had already been reborn through each and every one of these experiences. Blurb dated June 20, 2026 Theme: Grow together and make progress together