[Blurb written on May 16, 2022. Screenshot saved as proof.]
Xia Ruan transmigrated into a book, becoming Xia Ru'an, a cannon-fodder supporting character who appears for three seconds in a melodramatic, chaotic, everyone-falls-for-the-same-person dating-show novel.
Day 1 after transmigrating into the book.
Her manager sent Xia Ru'an to the show's producer's bed. When she woke up, she immediately pulled off a Monkey Steals the Peach, nearly ensuring the producer would never have children.
But... why is this producer so handsome?
Ling Dong, who rescued Xia Ru'an only to become an innocent victim himself, was in so much pain his soul nearly left his body. “...Let go!”
Day 3 after transmigrating into the book.
Xia Ru'an successfully inherited eight apartment buildings left to her by her great-uncle. She immediately let loose, punching the idiotic director, crushing the scheming white lotus, and exposing her company's scandals... Hahaha! Your grandaunt is rich now! I'm done! That outrageous breach-of-contract fee doesn't scare me! I'm going home to inherit my fortune!
Day 5 after transmigrating into the book.
Staring at the enormous bill she'd racked up, Xia Ru'an was on the verge of tears. “Great-uncle, why do I have to pay inheritance tax on an inheritance? And this debt can't be right, can it? Is inheritance tax really this high?”
Ling Dong, the creditor who had paid Xia Ru'an's inheritance tax for her, said, “Your great-uncle also owed the Ling family 800 million in management fees, property fees, repair costs, artifact appraisal fees... Since you've accepted his inheritance, how about settling those debts for him too?”
Xia Ru'an: “Ling Dong! I thought you were a good person! I'm so angry I'm shaking! Capitalists really are terrifying!”
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“The dating show you've been going on about needs an ordinary guest. Want to fill in?” Creditor Ling Dong arranged everything for Xia Ru'an.
Xia Ru'an: “Well, would you look at that. I left home for years, only to come back still an ordinary person.”
Haters: “She's already rich, and she's still coming to the entertainment industry to make money? She must be here to pick up men! But a good-for-nothing like her won't get a single love letter!”
To everyone's astonishment, the show's genius director, scientific prodigy, business tycoon, and rising sports star, along with a gorgeous top-tier star, an aloof songstress, and a brooding artist, all chose Xia Ru'an as the one who made their hearts flutter.
Haters: “??? Seriously? Being a rich woman is that attractive? Don't you have any pride?”
Xia Ru'an, who received no fewer than seven love letters: “They're not after my money at all! They're after my cooking!”
Gorgeous top-tier star: “Xia Ru'an's food looks, smells, and tastes amazing! And best of all, it doesn't make you gain weight at all. Eat as much as you want and you can even lose weight healthily. My skin has been looking better lately, too!”
The stars, long tormented by the entertainment industry's meager meals, were stunned!
Scientific prodigy: “Xia Ru'an's cooking gives me a burst of inspiration. I wrote tens of thousands of lines of code without a single bug! And for some reason, my hair has recently grown darker and thicker. It's driving me crazy!”
The big names in science, long tormented by hair loss, were stunned!
Watching Xia Ru'an become famous and rake in money through cooking, Ling Dong grew more and more convinced that his wife was about to fly away. “Great-uncle, you promised Xia Ruan wouldn't be able to repay the debt and would willingly offer herself to me! You lied to me!”
[Special thanks: Thank you to FoxKnight for drawing the cover! I love it so much!]
[Content notes]:
1. The original female lead is not vilified. The dating show's guests may be dramatic, but they're all little angels.
2. The early story focuses on the dating show and has plenty of entertainment-industry scenes. Later, the female lead opens a restaurant, serving all kinds of people. She may occasionally appear on other variety shows, but she won't act, though she will make a guest appearance as a culinary genius.
3. Both leads transmigrated into the book. The male lead has been in love with Xia Ruan herself for a long time, and there is a reason they transmigrated.
4. Xia Ruan has a special ability. Her cooking looks, smells, and tastes amazing, and comes with a buff, so it will be priced very high.
5. Satisfying, sweet, and hilarious, with plenty of shameless comedy. The focus is on all kinds of delicious food.
6. The logic may not be airtight, and there may be bugs. If asked, just know I've made up a mountain of lore.
7. I'll add more if I think of anything.
Theme: Earn money honestly and be a decent person.
