The Tragic Novel's Heroine Gets a Happy Ending with a Random Guy from an Otome Game

You Yan was the heroine of a tragic romance. By the time she realized it, the story was already halfway over.

She was facing a family bankruptcy, her childhood sweetheart's successful revenge, and being forced to give in to the male lead. Then came a thousand chapters of a marriage that turned into love, followed by an angsty chase to win her back.

You Yan, who had dutifully made it through the first thousand chapters: ? I'm tired. Let's destroy everything.

Faced with a family that played favorites and a childhood sweetheart who was always losing it, You Yan decided to move into a tiny rental outside campus.

That night, her hardcore gaming roommate recommended a romance game with multiple male leads.

You Yan played the life-simulation game like a fighting game. After venting her frustration, she was about to uninstall it when a background NPC who appeared for a moment caught her eye.

The NPC couldn't be romanced and couldn't speak, so she could vent to him all she liked about that thousand-chapter slog.

Nobody knew.

One day, You Yan was finally found by her chuunibyou childhood sweetheart and her family.

They used her mother to threaten her and forced her into an arranged marriage.

The night before her engagement, she logged in again for the first time in ages.

Unaware that the story had long since gone completely off the rails, she tapped the little NPC in a corner of a starship under attack by the insectoid aliens.

Her voice was soft.

"Actually, today's my birthday. But nobody remembers."

"I don't want to get engaged, and I don't love him anymore. If only there really were starships in this world."

"Goodbye, Marshal. I'm uninstalling the game."

The next second.

The paper-thin figure on the screen suddenly stopped fighting. With the insectoid aliens behind him, he slowly turned around and looked up at her.

He sighed.

"Happy birthday, You Yan."

"How about I take care of him for you?"

You Yan was so frightened that she immediately uninstalled the game. The next day, dazed and confused, she was dragged off to get engaged.

But when she opened her eyes, she saw a man covered in blood standing by the window.

He slowly turned around, the grim backdrop of war gone from his presence.

His long, deep black eyes were partly hidden by his tousled hair. In the sunlight, he looked gentle and serene.

He stepped over the flowers and walked toward her. "Good morning, Your Excellency You Yan. Is he the one you need dealt with?"

Theme: Love yourself above all else.