After Staying Away from the Male and Female Leads

[Ongoing novella] The Magical Girl and the Crown Prince (The Crown Prince Spoils Her)

Synopsis:

Duan Qing had the two best friends in the world: Yu Yao and Xu Weiwei.

That peaceful, happy life was shattered when trouble struck her family. She was forced to drop out of school, lost contact with her friends, and then unexpectedly transmigrated to another world.

In that other world, after surviving one near-death ordeal after another, Duan Qing realized that her past life had been a school romance novel.

The heroine, Xu Weiwei, loved Yu Yao. Since Duan Qing had been Yu Yao's childhood friend, Xu Weiwei acted like she cared about her, but secretly thought she was a burden. Yu Yao, the male lead who had known Duan Qing since childhood, always sided with Xu Weiwei and praised her for being sensible and gentle.

To the leads, Duan Qing's disappearance meant one less eyesore in their way, and they could finally be together.

After transmigrating back, Duan Qing faced her friends' "concern" once more. She quietly clenched her fists. To stay away from misfortune, she had to stay away from the romantic leads.

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Other than studying and making money, Duan Qing had no other distractions.

The heroine gazed warmly at the male lead and said with concern, "Qingqing, don't push yourself. Just let things happen naturally."

The other students chimed in with laughter. "Some people put all their intelligence into their looks. Why force it?"

Then Duan Qing got into the school's top class and made a comeback as the prettiest, highest-achieving goddess in the school.

The male lead invoked their childhood friendship and thumped his chest. "Don't waste your effort. I'll take care of it for you."

The other students all muttered, "Don't be so ungrateful."

Later, through her own efforts, Duan Qing not only scraped together the exorbitant tuition, but went from balancing assets and liabilities to building a lucrative business of her own.

*

After distancing herself from the leads, Duan Qing worked hard for a better life and lived freely as she pleased.

Duan Qing: Sure enough, my life got lucky once I stayed away from the leads.

But what was up with Jian Chengning, the aloof, low-profile school heartthrob?

At first Duan Qing was just curious about this hidden supporting character. Then rumors about the two of them started spreading throughout the school!

After she made her comeback, everyone even said they were made for each other.

Duan Qing didn't want to get entangled with any more leads or supporting characters, so she quickly waved her hands and denied it.

Jian Chengning, standing beside her, gazed deeply at her. "Qingqing, haven't I done enough?"

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The original heroine, Xu Weiwei, and the original male lead, Yu Yao, had also been reborn.

Xu Weiwei resented that Yu Yao had never forgotten Duan Qing, while Yu Yao wanted to make up for how he'd wronged Duan Qing. But they discovered that Duan Qing had changed. She'd reached a height they could never hope to attain.

Xu Weiwei and Yu Yao: What happened here???

P.S. 1. This is a brainless wish-fulfillment story. The plot doesn't stand up to scrutiny. I just want to write a story about a hardworking, ambitious heroine.

2. The settings are a mix of headcanon and reality.

Upcoming novels: Taking the Apocalypse Lead's Path (The apocalypse is in shambles, and the supporting female lead patches it up), The Mecha God Can't Outwork His White Moonlight (Work hard, and you might survive), and The Daily Life of Being Forced to Become a Space Pirate (My crew are all "bad guys").

Theme: The early bird catches the worm.