I Became the Capital's Number One Scoundrel by Reading Character Bios

Also known as Don't Pick Up Strange Men on the Road

Jiang Tao was born into a new life in an unknown dynasty, as the youngest daughter of an ordinary farming family in Qinghe County.

From childhood, she could see an identity label floating above everyone's head.

For example: Passerby A, Villager A, Landlord A.

Then she looked at herself: Bystander Here for the Gossip.

The only person who seemed to have any promise was the handsome young scholar from the neighboring village, whose label read: Passed the Imperial Examination.

Jiang Tao: So I really wasn't meant to be the protagonist. Even everyone around me is so ordinary.

Then, one summer when she was fourteen, a new family moved in next door. The label above their little daughter's head was an eye-catching red: The Down-and-Out Real Heiress in a Fake Heiress Story.

Jiang Tao: Oh! The gossip has arrived!

After fourteen years of idling around, Jiang Tao started fussing over her new neighbor the very next day, bringing her food and clothes and sharing what little cheap jewelry she owned.

Sure enough, two months later, a luxurious carriage rolled into the remote village. A richly dressed woman climbed out and burst into tears as she hugged the girl next door.

As the real heiress's one and only best friend, Jiang Tao also got the chance to go to the capital with her and see the world.

That day, the label above the neighbor girl's head suddenly changed to: The Vengeful Real Heiress in a Fake Heiress Story.

Jiang Tao: !!

After arriving at the Marquis's residence in the capital with the real heiress, Jiang Tao also began enjoying a life of luxury and excess (lying flat and eating gossip).

There were so many people with special titles in the capital that Jiang Tao was like a raccoon dog dropped into a melon patch. There was more gossip than she could ever finish eating.

Then one day, she saw a handsome but impoverished man on the street. The golden label above his head was unlike any other: The Handsome, Strong, Tragic Male Lead!

Jiang Tao: Oh! Is this a huge scoop?

But after she took the down-and-out man home and looked after him with good food and drink for two days, she saw her own reflection in the mirror. The label above her head had become: The Male Lead's Doomed First Love.

Jiang Tao: Can I still stab that man to death, or is it too late?

(First version of blurb: 2025.7/27)

Theme: Kindness brings its own reward