There is a group of women who are talented, come from powerful families, or are breathtakingly beautiful. Everyone praises them, yet the male lead turns them down. In the end, they become villains, lose their minds, and see their families destroyed...
There will be quite a few settings, both historical and modern.
A country girl who becomes a sent-down youth in the 1970s
A wealthy heiress from an old-school domineering CEO novel
A prince's concubine
The marquis's heir's cousin
A socialite in the glittering world of old Shanghai
One lifetime in each world.
Leave a comment if there's one you'd like to read. I can change the order, and I'll do my best to include other worlds you like, too.
Premise: Side characters deserve happy lives, too.