The Vicious Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Doesn’t Want to Live Anymore

1v1, both leads are virgins. A frail heroine who doesn't want to live but is perfectly happy to take everyone down with her x a male lead who fantasizes about breaking off their arranged engagement but wins himself over completely.

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The original male and female leads are not vilified. The heroine enters the story in her own body and remains the heroine throughout. There is no replacement.

Xu Mian died on an operating table.

After death, she transmigrated into a book as a vicious, disposable female character. In the book, she faked an accident to entangle herself with a rich young heir, fought the heroine for the male lead, and used her family background to win everyone's sympathy and concern. When her schemes were exposed, she became the one everyone despised and died in a car accident.

On her first day after transmigrating into the book, Xu Mian's nose started bleeding in front of the male and female leads, frightening them both. She casually wiped it away, but before she had gone far, she fainted and was taken to the hospital.

Xu Mian had been promised in marriage since childhood to the current heir of the famous Shen family in Jing City. On the first day they met, Shen Yuechuan offered her compensation and said they would have nothing to do with each other after that.

Xu Mian had no objections. Before she could answer, her illness started tormenting her again, and she fainted in front of Shen Yuechuan, ending up in the hospital for a second time. This time, Shen Yuechuan paid not only compensation but also her medical bills, recuperation costs, food, and accommodation. Thinking it over, he felt something was off.

Endless injections and endless medicine. Xu Mian had never had the chance to enjoy her life, and after enduring illness for so long, she had lost all desire to survive. The sky was clear and the breeze was gentle outside, and every day her desire to leave grew stronger.

Shen Yuechuan tightened his grip on her hand and called her name again and again. The man who had always held his head high bowed it and begged, afraid that if he let go, she would be gone.

"Xu Mian, Xu Mian, Mianmian."

"Mianmian, listen to my voice and keep walking forward, okay? Please don't leave me alone. I'm begging you, Mianmian."

His voice grew hoarse and raw as he tried to light the path ahead for the woman he loved. He thought that every time he called her name, Mianmian would take one more step forward. He brought every beautiful thing he could find to her, hoping she would feel warmth and stay with him.

An ever-burning lamp had been tended for years in an ancient temple. A figure knelt before the Buddha, refusing to rise. His forehead was bruised red, as if it were bleeding, as he quietly begged the gods to protect his beloved and grant her health and peace.

Content warnings: Frail heroine. Some doting from the group. Her illness has no real medical basis, so please don't scrutinize it too closely. The male and female leads have flaws and are not perfect.

The original male and female leads are not vilified. Some parts may feel like needless angst; feel free to skip if it's not your thing.

The illness takes up a large part of the story. If you can't handle that, feel free not to read. Some parts are painful and heartbreaking.

Amateur writing.

A new upcoming novel I'd love your support for: Raising a Gloomy, Shy, and Obedient Darling. Blurb: Zhou Shengsheng had liked Yuan Jue for three years. By the time she confessed to him one last time, she'd already prepared herself to be rejected. Three years of loving Yuan Jue had used up all her courage, and she decided that after this, she would stop loving him.

But when she handed over her confession letter, Yuan Yu took it instead. Smiling gently, he accepted her confession, and her cold heart was set alight once more.

But Yuan Jue had conditions: no one could know they were dating. She had to show up whenever Yuan Yu needed her, and at school, no matter what Yuan Yu did, she couldn't talk to him.

Zhou Shengsheng felt wronged, but Yuan Jue comforted her, saying that if she was unhappy, she could message him and tell him everything that was making her sad.

So Zhou Shengsheng experienced two different Yuan Jues: one who was cold and disgusted by her in person, and one who indulged her unconditionally online and accepted her gloomy thoughts.

Just as Zhou Shengsheng felt she was about to lose her mind, she couldn't take Yuan Jue's coldness in person anymore and broke up with him.

Steeling herself, she deleted all his contact information. That night, during a club event, she heard Yuan Jue sneer from inside a private room: "That idiot Zhou Shengsheng. I only accepted her confession because I lost a dare. The contact information I gave her was my uncle's. I can't believe she actually fell for it."

She mustered the courage to push open the door and confront him, but when everyone's mocking eyes turned toward her, Zhou Shengsheng felt helpless and froze in place. Laughter rose around her again.

Just as she was about to run, she bumped into a warm chest. A tall figure enveloped her, and a deep, hoarse voice spoke: "Baby, let's not break up, okay?"

Zhou Shengsheng looked up. Everyone else in the room stared wide-eyed in terror, and Yuan Jue's expression turned ugly. Clenching his fists, he gritted out, "Uncle, what are you doing here?"

The man put an arm around Zhou Shengsheng and swept his cold gaze over everyone. Unhurriedly, he replied, "I'm here to win back your aunt. Why don't you come over and greet her?"

Zhou Shengsheng's new boyfriend was so clingy that he was always hugging and kissing her, leaving marks on her skin. One day, Yuan Jue ran up to her like a madman. Seeing the glaring red marks, his eyes bloodshot, he demanded, "Are you really with him?"

Before she could answer, pain filled Yuan Jue's eyes. His voice hoarse, he pressed her, "Didn't you say you liked me best? How could you be with him?"

Zhou Shengsheng pulled her hand free and gathered the courage to tell him, "You should... you should call me Auntie."

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