Transmigrated Into the Cinnabar Mole of a Period Novel

[Coming Soon: The Professionalism of a Redemption Novel's Heroine in the 1990s] Please add it to your reading list!

Luo Yao transmigrates into a period novel as the glamorous female supporting character.

She is stunningly beautiful and unconventional, bold and radiant, and has been the most doted-on child in the compound since she was little.

According to the original story, the heroine deeply regrets what she did in her previous life. After being reborn, she immediately accepts the hero's proposal. The two marry and live happily ever after, with success in both their careers and love lives.

And Luo Yao is merely a background character who moves the plot along.

Who could have guessed that the hero would become unable to forget Luo Yao? He flirts with her in every way, both openly and discreetly, and confesses his feelings while his wife is pregnant, saying that only being with Luo Yao can make him happy.

Luo Yao: ...Have you ever seen me give you the time of day?

Ji Tingyan was the first in his generation at the compound to get into college. With striking brows and bright eyes, he was quiet and reserved, surrounded by an air of cool detachment.

He devoted himself to scientific research, and his only entertainment was the science program on the radio. The announcer's voice was steady and soothing, perfect for unwinding. Lately, though, it seemed someone else had taken over.

It wasn't long before he learned that the new announcer was his neighbor.

His neighbor's voice was endlessly versatile, often enough to leave listeners spellbound. Luckily, he had strong self-control.

"But... but everything should be based on science."

Later, Luo Yao became a household-name radio host, and her program earned countless listeners and rave reviews.

She also finally managed to peel away the researcher's cool exterior.

"What happened to your science?"

"...It's in my heart."

A devastatingly beautiful, fiery temptress x a handsome, proper, chaste scholar

-- I thought you were a bright star in the heavens.

-- You were wrong. I'm just an ordinary man who likes food and drink.

[Please note: This is a fictional setting with some original worldbuilding.] The heroine is unbelievably beautiful, but her personality isn't perfect.

[Revised 2021.6.28]

[Coming Soon] The Professionalism of a Redemption Novel's Heroine in the 1990s

In 1998, Tao Xuqiu has a dream. Someone tells her that she is the heroine of a heartbreaking redemption novel.

The hero has a father who doesn't care about him and a mother who doesn't love him. Although brilliant, he had a miserable childhood that left him stubborn and rebellious.

A second-grader suddenly has something weighing on her mind. She sleeps too much, eats too much, and has her head in the clouds, so her parents drag her off to school.

Tao Xuqiu, who was just about to look up the word "redemption" in the dictionary: Never mind. Studying is exhausting!

A new student has recently transferred into her class. He's handsome and gets excellent grades, so the teacher seats him next to Tao Xuqiu.

Tao Xuqiu takes an instant liking to her new deskmate. When she hands out milk during recess, he's the first one she gives some to. She watches him choke on it three times and has a sudden realization. She rushes over and shouts:

"The book! Save the book!"

In high school, Tao Xuqiu gets hooked on romance novels. She reads the descriptions of the male leads: unloved by his parents, a miserable childhood, plagued by illness, stubborn and rebellious...

Then she lies back against Ren Congyu's legs.

"So novels really are all lies."

Ren Congyu asks, "Could you have mistaken me for someone else?"

Tao Xuqiu says firmly, "Absolutely not!"

The young man gives her a half-smile. "Is that so?"

Tao Xuqiu clutches her chest. "How can you question my professional standards!"

After the college entrance exams, Tao Xuqiu flaunts her top score in the province. "After more than ten years of hard study, you lost the top spot at the last minute. You must be devastated, Ren!"

Ren Congyu reaches out and pinches her cheek. "What happened to your professional standards?"

Tao Xuqiu throws herself into his arms. "You're just a minor character. Don't ask for too much."

"I'm the heroine, so I make the rules!"

--

When he was eight, Ren Congyu also had a dream. He dreamed he was just a minor character in a romance novel.

[Coming Soon] Falling in Love Starts with Collecting Rent

In eighth grade, Ding Juan has a sharp tongue and a mean streak. "My family is so rich, all we have left is money. See that building over there? Some people could never afford it in their whole lives."

In his sophomore year of college, Ding Juan's family goes bankrupt, and Jiang Zhihua buys all their properties seized for auction.

"It's fine. A lifetime is short. It'll be over soon."

That day, Ding Juan sees her post on Moments.

[Two-bedroom school-zone apartment, fully furnished, rent 3,000 a month. Student discount: 2,700. Rent goes up 10 for every grade drop, or 20 if you're at the bottom of the class.]

Ding Juan: "Who does she think she's looking down on? It's only 20."

[Studio apartment in the business district, convenient transport, decorate it yourself. Rent: 10,000 a month. Current tenant requirements: no men.]

Ding Juan: "Fine by me. The place is too small to move around in anyway."

[Detached seaside villa, move-in ready. Rent: 300,000 a month. Tenants must be clean in body and mind, have no bad habits, be good-looking (according to the landlord's taste), and have a high, stable income.]

Ding Juan: "...Are you renting it out or looking for a partner?"

He grits his teeth, jealous, then suddenly notices the last line.

[Rent can be paid in kind. One person only. @Ding Juan]

After Jiang Zhihua is reborn, she gains memories she didn't have before.

For example, in eighth grade Ding Juan told her she would never be able to afford his family's house, but behind the scenes he cried like a baby: "I don't even have a home. What use is some lousy house? Waaaah..."

It was a prophecy fulfilled.

Watching the tenant who came to rent a place, Jiang Zhihua sighs. Silly boy, having no home is all the more reason to treasure a house.

Ding Juan sits at the door with his beloved helmet. "Can we talk about paying rent in kind? I never trade on my looks."

Jiang Zhihua smiles sweetly. "There aren't many places available, and rent is expensive. Take it or leave it."

Ding Juan immediately replies, "I mean, besides my looks, how about you take all of me too?"

Theme: Develop through science and build a harmonious society together.