The Whole Cast Transmigrates Into a Tragic Romance, and the Heroine Becomes Everyone's Darling

[Major rewrite of the entire story. On pause while I work on something else.] [Sweet-faced but scheming, emotionally oblivious sentinel x cold on the outside, flirtatious on the inside, doting guide] Xu Guanfu was the heroine of a notorious tragedy. Her family despised her, her friends betrayed her, and in the end she was sold to the disabled second female lead as a good-luck bride, then imprisoned until she died. Readers couldn’t stand to watch, so one after another they transmigrated into the book to stand up for her. From that day on, everyone around Xu Guanfu began to change. Her cold, harsh mother started fussing over her every day. The arrogant, overbearing rich kid in her class blushed whenever she saw her. Even Gu Ciyan, the unattainable SSS-rank guide, applied to become her bonded guide. Xu Guanfu had wanted to refuse, but found herself unable to resist Gu Ciyan’s closeness, always offered under the pretext of soothing her… “Do you really have to get this close to soothe a sentinel?” “Skin-to-skin contact and intimate bonding make a guide’s soothing more effective.” The red mole at Gu Ciyan’s waist made Xu Guanfu’s head spin. By the time she came to her senses, she had already dragged the other woman into the bathroom. The enclosed space was thick with the pheromones Gu Ciyan released when aroused. But the woman merely lifted her head and kissed her, her voice filled with boundless indulgence. “Xu Guanfu, you can be even more unreasonable with me.” … Gu Ciyan was a devoted fan of the heroine of a certain tragic romance. Her account was miles ahead of everyone else on the heroine’s tipping leaderboard. So after transmigrating into the book, the first thing she thought about every morning was how to kill the second female lead and take her place. She stole the second female lead’s throne, destroyed her mental companion, and bonded with Xu Guanfu before the other woman could. The System even labeled her a “villain.” Unfortunately, despite trying every trick in the book, Xu Guanfu’s affection for her remained stuck at 1%. Then, one day after they moved in together, she heard Xu Guanfu talking in her sleep through tears. “Gu Ciyan, are you going to leave me after winning me over, just like the others…?” The readers watching from the sidelines: Everyone in the world knows she’s in love with you, except you! … Xu Guanfu thought bonding with Gu Ciyan and living together were just a matter of mutual convenience. Even when the other woman used her heat cycle as an excuse to do things that made her heart race, Xu Guanfu thought it was just a transmigrator’s way of winning her over. But as time passed, she began to suspect something was off. She slept much more deeply than before, and woke with suggestive red marks all over her body. Her intimate belongings also kept mysteriously disappearing. It wasn’t until she saw Gu Ciyan’s anonymous posts on the forum that she learned the truth. My wife looks so cute when she’s asleep. I couldn’t help adding a little sleeping medication to the food again. I've been using my guide pheromones to tempt my wife for three days, and she still hasn’t gone into heat. Does she not love me? That damn second female lead is trying to seduce my wife again. As if acting pitiful is hard. Anyone can do that. [Upcoming: My Rich Ex-Wife Turned Dark After Her Substitute Ran Away. Please add it to your reading list!] Blurb: Shen Yiran’s life had always gone smoothly, and her wealthy wife, whom she’d married for the sake of an arranged marriage, treated her with endless tenderness. Then she suddenly became self-aware and learned that she was actually the villainess in a book, while her wife was the protagonist. Her wife had married her because she couldn’t forget the woman she loved, the woman she’d always longed for. Shen Yiran, whose looks resembled hers, was merely a substitute. Worse, the plot was about to reach the point where the woman she loved returned from abroad. Then the villainess would face retribution, her family would be destroyed, and she would die miserably in the streets. To save herself, Shen Yiran decided to rein in her spoiled, willful nature. Before the woman returned, she would get a generous breakup payment from her wife and then leave for a faraway place. … Qin Changxu had been in love with someone for a long time. She was willful and spoiled, but undeniably beautiful and adorable. So when Qin Changxu saw her name on the list of potential marriage partners, she agreed without hesitation. Married life was happy, but one day her wife suddenly changed. Though she’d never lifted a finger around the house, she insisted on making breakfast. Qin Changxu had to swallow stomach medicine while praising the burnt eggs as delicious. Though she’d always spent money freely, she began trying to save. Qin Changxu had to slap cheap price tags on those handbags and sneak them into her wife’s wardrobe. Though she’d always been so delicate in bed that she’d beg to stop after once or twice, lately she gritted her teeth and endured until midnight as Qin Changxu took her over and over. Then, on their wedding anniversary, Qin Changxu came home with a carefully chosen gift, only to find an empty house waiting for her. On the table lay a rambling breakup letter from her wife and divorce papers. … The System made a huge mistake. When it sent Shen Yiran information about the original book, it accidentally uploaded a pirated version into her brain. By the time it realized, it was too late. After discovering that his wife had run away, Qin Changxu’s darkness level had already shot up to 100%. So all it could do was watch as Shen Yiran, happily enjoying her vacation, was suddenly caught by Qin Changxu and hauled back. She was kept in the room for three days and three nights without being allowed out. “Yiran, even if you cry and beg me to stop this time, I won’t go easy on you.” Theme: Be strong and self-reliant