The Useless Beauty

(This novel is complete. The blurb is at the very bottom; everything above is for upcoming books. Thank you so much!)

Upcoming: "Amnesia in the Human World"

1

When she was young and first fell in love,

she was restrained and quiet, living apart from the world and avoiding conflict.

He was fiercely defiant, with a pride no one could tame.

Gu Ci was part of Jiang Yihua's youth for only two years. During those years, plenty of girls stood by his side, but she never would.

Years of secret love, three days of dating.

The person who first made Jiang Yihua's heart flutter stayed with her from high school through college... until that day of torrential rain, when he cornered her in an alley and asked coldly, "Do you really like me that much?"

Then he turned and walked into the drizzle,

and was gone for years.

2

They met again one afternoon in their third year of college.

Gu Ci leaned against a wooden chair, stroking the cat in his arms. Gauze was wrapped around his head, and a large bruise covered his arm. Who knew who he had been fighting?

"Classmate Jiang, I'd like to ask what your relationship is with our boss," one of Gu Ci's lackeys came over to ask.

"He's my senior."

"That's all?"

"Mm. That's all." She lowered her head slightly.

Without a wayward heartthrob, all that remains in this world is amnesia.

Gu Ci watched the girl and the wild man waiting outside the cat cafe, his expression complicated.

Suddenly, a deep sorrow welled up from the bottom of his heart.

If anyone gets to love a wayward heartthrob, it can only be me.

Defiant and brooding x gentle and resilient

One-on-one, both leads are each other's only partner

★★★★★

Blurb:

[You have entered this eerie world as an outsider and are being examined at the inspection center]

Examination results:

Appearance: Grade A (the pinnacle of beauty)

Intelligence and emotional aptitude combined: Grade T (unable to assess for now)

Original Power level: Unlisted

Extraordinary Power level: Unlisted

Health and lifespan: Grade E (far below this world's average, and plagued by illness)

[Your examination report has been sent to the Tribunal]

Since you didn't even get three Grade A ratings, the final verdict is: useless trash.

After the initial screening, all trash and useless people are sent beyond the iron perimeter of this world, known as the Horrell Defense Line.

That place is called the Detention Zone.

Xu Qingqing was screened as trash and sent to the Detention Zone.

Beastfolk, mercenaries, witchlings, robots, and zombies that could break through the defense line at any moment... This was a terrifying world.

After narrowly escaping death, Xu Qingqing happened upon a card.

Her fingerprint activated it.

She saw the prophecy written on the card:

When the apocalypse comes, the leader who survives to the end in the Detention Zone will be a man named Xiao Qi, remembered by history as the "Originator."

Having just escaped death herself, Xu Qingqing finally decided that if Xiao Qi survived to the end, she would change her name to Xiao Qi.

The useless beauty called herself the "Originator," hoping to survive in the brutal Detention Zone under Xiao Qi's name.

And the useless beauty did indeed survive...

But one day, a handsome young man with off-the-charts Original Power and Extraordinary Power levels suddenly stood before her, his face cold.

Can someone tell her... why would someone this ridiculously overpowered be assigned as a puppet to a useless nobody like her?

Though he was so cold he seemed heartless, and wouldn't even answer when she asked his name, whenever the useless beauty was in danger, he would appear out of nowhere to save her.

He didn't just come when called. She didn't even have to call!

The female lead is a frail human from Earth, trying to survive among a bunch of overpowered characters in the apocalypse. She is not a strong female lead.

One-on-one, both leads are each other's only partner, and the male lead has already appeared in the blurb, so don't ship her with the wrong person.

Cover character design: Thanks to the artist who shared this illustration in the Bichui forum, and to the artist's friend who drew it.

Blurb filed on April 7, 2021

Theme: Be grateful for the people we meet, learn to cherish them, and move forward fearlessly