I Went Viral After Becoming a Martial Arts Stand-In

[This story will be updated whenever inspiration strikes until completion. Don't miss my upcoming novel, The Drama Queen Transmigrates into a Stepmom and Goes Viral on a Parenting Show!] Blurb: The once-prosperous Marquis of Ning'an's household was framed for treason and met a tragic end. All the men were imprisoned and executed, while the women were exiled to the frontier. Wu Zhi, the household's only legitimate daughter, was accidentally stabbed to death on the way into exile. When she woke again, Wu Zhi had become a stunt double for a B-list actress. Drowning scene, one take: her fall into the water was perfect, and even the hem of her clothes looked graceful and captivating. Horseback scene, one take: her riding form was textbook, her posture perfect, and she handled the spirited horse with ease. Her dashing presence was unmatched. Fight scene, two takes: the fight choreographer was stunned by the force of her punch and accidentally got a nosebleed. They had to wait until he recovered before finishing the scene. Because she did such a great job, the actress's manager even gave her a generous red envelope. Then, halfway through the show's run, an obscure gossip account suddenly broke the news that the actress regularly used a stunt double, and posted behind-the-scenes footage of Wu Zhi riding. The topic shot up the trending list. Not many people criticized the actress for being unprofessional, but plenty were utterly charmed by Wu Zhi's dashing horseback-riding skills. If even the female stunt double is this handsome, costume dramas have suffered from ugly male leads for far too long!!! And just like that, Wu Zhi... became a sensation. After going viral, Wu Zhi signed with an entertainment company. A director immediately approached her, hoping she would play a female general in his show. Wu Zhi agreed. When she arrived on set, she saw that the man playing the chancellor was none other than the idle, frivolous, good-for-nothing young nobleman who had been engaged to her in her dreams! Wen Yanting's fans had never wondered what kind of girlfriend he might find. They were even worried that this man, who was allergic to romance, would end up alone for life. But after that woman appeared, everything changed A fan stationed on the front lines caught Wen Yanting suddenly leaving the set by himself, only to run several kilometers to a small county town just to bring Wu Zhi a delicious bowl of tofu pudding?! Wen Yanting, whose Weibo had been inactive for ages, suddenly started posting photos of himself working out with weights. While fans feasted their eyes, they began to suspect he was playing these little tricks to keep up with Wu Zhi, who had also posted photos of her toned abs on Weibo. And on a variety show, when Wu Zhi was applying medicine to an injured actress, he kept sneaking glances at her. A little while after quietly leaving, he came rushing back, making a huge fuss: “Wu Zhi, Wu Zhi, I hurt my thumb. Can you take a look at it too?” Fans covered their faces and cried out: “Watch your attitude! Look at how shamelessly smitten you are! An idol's behavior shouldn't reflect on their fans!!!” Mini-scene: After going viral, Wu Zhi was raking in money from acting fees, endorsements, and all kinds of appearances. One day, she sat down for an interview with a magazine. Staff member: “Can you tell us the secret to your sudden fame?” Wu Zhi, with a serious expression: “Maybe it's because I can win people over with virtue.” Staff member, stunned: “What do you mean?” Wu Zhi: “Martial virtue... counts as virtue too, right?” Staff member: “???” Upcoming novel: The Drama Queen Transmigrates into a Stepmom and Goes Viral on a Parenting Show! Blurb: Zhong Li transmigrates and gets the stepmother script. This stepmother is disliked by her in-laws, glared at by her stepson, mocked by the women in her social circle, and judged by outsiders. In short, it's a disastrous start. To make matters worse, she has to take her stepson on a parenting show to prove herself. Zhong Li panics on the spot: “Is it too late to get a divorce?!” Unconventional Moms is a parenting show that does things differently. The production team invites five mothers and children from different professions and family backgrounds to participate, and the most eye-catching pair is Zhong Li and Gu Tianrui, the stepmother and stepson. [The producers know how to make big moves! They managed to get this kind of pairing. This show is going to be great. I'm definitely watching!] [How does this stepmother have the nerve to join a show like this? Does she really think she's his real mother?] [Why did President Gu marry such a restless woman? She's a homewrecker!] [Zhong Li is definitely using this show to put on an act and market herself as a good mom. Sisters, don't give her any attention!] Mother-in-law: “Zhong Li, what are you trying to do?! How could you take Rui Rui on a show like this and put him in the public eye? You've completely disgraced the Gu family!” Women in her social circle: “Just wait and see. Once Zhong Li finishes the show, President Gu will hand her divorce papers, and Rui Rui will hate her too.” But they waited and waited, only to see netizens gushing over the sweet interactions between Zhong Li and Gu Cheng on the show! [I'm dying from the sweetness! The domineering CEO and his adorable little wife are the sweetest!] [Look at Rui Rui's expression. Doesn't it say, “I should be under the car, not in it”?] [As expected, the parents are the real couple. The kid was an accident.] On top of that, the women in the industry who envied and resented Zhong Li got to see Gu Tianrui sincerely call her Mom; they saw Gu Tianrui's grandparents give their heartfelt blessings to the family of three; and they even received wedding invitations for Zhong Li and Gu Cheng! The women in the industry gritted their teeth: “I don't believe it! If I live long enough, I'll definitely see them fall out and get divorced!” Zhong Li had hoped to use her in-laws' objection to her taking her stepson on a show as leverage to make Gu Cheng ask for a divorce, which would also get him to pay her astronomical breach-of-contract fees. But when her mother-in-law confronted her, her husband Gu Cheng said: Gu Cheng: “If she wants to go, let her. She can take Rui Rui along and have some fun.” Zhong Li: Is that really your biological son? The husband route was a dead end, so she switched to the stepson route. If Gu Tianrui didn't want her as his stepmother, Gu Cheng would surely divorce her for his son's sake. So Zhong Li let loose on the show, and, sure enough, her stepson burst into tears. Feeling guilty but keeping up her fierce, wicked-stepmother persona, Zhong Li snapped: “What are you crying for?!” Little Gu Tianrui clutched the hem of Zhong Li's clothes pitifully. “Don't play with other kids. I'll be good, sob...” Zhong Li: “...?” In the end, Zhong Li could only enjoy fruit being fed to her by her devoted husband and massages from her devoted son, and sigh: She hadn't gotten divorced, and she'd ended up giving herself away instead. She was such a failure as a stepmother! Theme: Warming one another and growing as individuals.