Pity the Male Lead, and Be Unlucky for Life

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Zhao Lingxi transmigrated into a book.

The good news: She became a talented, beautiful heiress from a wealthy family, doted on by her parents, and the female lead.

The bad news: The female lead was a total sucker.

Before the male lead made it big, she was supposed to give him money and resources, offering him everything she had.

Then, just before his success, she was supposed to cruelly break up with him for all sorts of ridiculous reasons, when the real reason was that her family had gone bankrupt and she didn't want to drag him down.

Years later, the now successful male lead would reunite with the down-and-out female lead and start tormenting her, verbally and physically, until the finale, when he finally discovered the truth about what happened back then. The two would then live happily ever after.

Zhao Lingxi, the sucker herself: ...

The even worse news: This was a world made by merging three novels. They all followed the same formula, and she was the one and only female lead.

The aloof senior who lacked startup funds, the pitiful illegitimate heir from a wealthy family, and the obscure nobody in show business were all waiting for Zhao Lingxi to feel sorry for them and become the stepping-stone to their success.

And there was a System on the sidelines psychologically manipulating her: “Don't worry, we're very humane. As long as you complete your missions, you can choose whichever male lead you like in the end. There's no forcing you. Either way, you'll all be very happy.”

Zhao Lingxi: “Heh. If this is such a blessing, why don't you take it?”

If she was going to feel sorry for a man, it would be in her next life!

Reading guide:

1. This is a fictional world. Please don't apply it to real life.

2. None of the three men in the blurb is the male lead.

Blurb:

A video featuring an AI cat goes viral overnight, and the whole internet starts copying it.

Video editor Yu Zhifei's boss gives her a KPI: “Make an identical 60-second AI video within three days. Gain ten thousand followers in a week and make a hundred thousand in a month. Fail, and you're out.”

After working three extra hours, she finally cobbled together an orange cat with a straw hat and a little backpack using AI tools. She named it “Captain Tangerine” and planned to give it a story the next day.

Who knew that at five in the morning, someone would knock on her door?

A cat was crouching outside.

It wore a straw hat and a little backpack, and its round orange body tilted its head up to look at her.

“Hello,” it said. “I'm Captain Tangerine.”

It patted its fluffy belly with a paw. “The videos you want to make? I'll star in them myself.”

“But you have to provide me with...”

It held up five claws.

“Three cans of food a day!”

Yu Zhifei: “...”

I must still be asleep!

*

Captain Tangerine goes grocery shopping.

Captain Tangerine makes her three dishes and a soup.

Captain Tangerine rides a roller coaster at the amusement park.

Captain Tangerine...

Watching a string of comments in the control panel saying “So realistic, it doesn't look like AI at all” and “LOL, please update,” Yu Zhifei fell into deep thought:

Has this world finally gone so crazy that I don't recognize it anymore?!

Theme: Hard work brings prosperity. Rely on yourself, not others.