The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Rewrites Her Script on a Variety Show

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▲ Coming soon: Next book, Is My Whole Family Full of Obsessives?

▲ Coming soon: The Book After That, The Top Competitive Player [Full Dive]

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The orphan Wei Nanqing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting female character with the same name, currently appearing on a family reality show.

The good news: She has parents now.

The bad news: She has a terrible reputation, is lovesick and unlucky, and will end up losing her family and reputation before meeting a tragic end.

The even worse news: She's bound to a useless "Beauty Exchange System." The System tells her that if she wants to become beautiful, she has to turn her life around, slap people in the face, and earn character satisfaction points.

Wei Nanqing thinks for a moment. "It's fine, not a big deal. I don't need the beauty points. Give them to Gu Ning instead."

System: ?

And so, for the sake of keeping her family together and making her mother beautiful, Wei Nanqing charges headfirst into the fray.

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On the reality show.

The livestream comments explode with anger: "Wei Nanqing, you pathetic simp! Stay away from our Xing Luo!"

On screen, Wei Nanqing coldly tells the original male lead, "Stay away from me."

Original male lead: ...Wasn't I supposed to be the one saying that?

Male lead's fans: ?!

The legendary queen of pop music pulls rank and accuses her first: "Why are you being so aggressive? You think you're so great?"

Wei Nanqing answers confidently, "That's right. You got it."

Then the singer learns what it means to suffer the consequences of her own actions.

A shameless, awful relative complains, "Not one of the three of you is any good!"

Wei Nanqing: "?"

You can insult me, but don't you dare insult my parents.

The weather's turning cold. Maybe it's time to make certain people go bankrupt.

After a series of stunts, viewers, haters, enemies, and rivals all cover their faces and declare: Never picking a fight again!

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One evening, beneath the stars.

Gu Ning, already famous for her beauty, loses control of her expression and asks disdainfully, "You've never been in a relationship?"

Wei Nanqing says regretfully, "If it counts, I once met a pretty boy while scavenging through garbage. It was love at first sight, and I had a crush on him for several days. Too bad he stopped scavenging afterward. Otherwise, we might've gotten together."

Lin Ye, passing by: ?

Was she talking about him...?

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1. Lin Ye is the love interest, but he appears infrequently at first.

2. This is the author's first novel.

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[Coming Soon 1: Is My Whole Family Full of Obsessives?]

The wealthy Chu family is full of obsessives.

The father is sensitive, the mother stubborn, the eldest brother overbearing, and the second brother sinister.

And Chu Luo, the youngest daughter, adored by everyone, is even more arrogant and domineering.

She has loved Ji Yiran for years, and even though she knows he doesn't love her, she uses underhanded tactics to secure their engagement.

Whether he loves her doesn't matter. As long as he's hers.

One day, after getting so angry she faints, Chu Luo learns that she's in a novel whose plot has been changed by a heroine who transmigrated into a book.

There's no time to dwell on her anger. Her family's fate leaves her stunned.

It turns out her eldest brother was originally the male lead, but his suffocating possessiveness drove the heroine away, turning him into a down-and-out second male lead who goes abroad.

Her second brother goes to extremes, taking reckless revenge on the heroine and those around her, and eventually ends up in prison.

After that, her parents suffer mental breakdowns, go mad, and become a laughingstock among the elite.

As for Chu Luo, unable to bear what happens to her family and Ji Yiran breaking off their engagement and leaving, she misses a step, falls down the stairs, and becomes a vegetable.

Chu Luo: "... ?"

System: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Host is hereby granted a return to two years ago. Change the Chu family's ways and reclaim a happy ending."

Chu Luo, tears in her eyes but an unfriendly tone in her voice, says, "What are you trying to imply?"

What family ways?! Does loving someone obsessively really have to end this way?!

Having come to her senses, Chu Luo focuses on her parents' and brothers' mental health, and treats the former center of her world with contempt.

Hmph, who needs Ji Yiran anyway?

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Ji Yiran thinks Chu Luo has been acting strangely lately.

At an awards ceremony, she treats him like he's invisible, chatting and laughing with all sorts of young heartthrobs after her eldest brother introduces them.

Great. If she doesn't come after me, I can enjoy some peace and quiet.

On a film set, she doesn't speak to him, instead hitting it off with a supporting actor amid the laughter of her aunt by marriage.

Fine. If she doesn't bother me, I can enjoy some peace and quiet.

While filming a variety show, she ignores the potential fallout and, with her uncle's support, teams up with another guest to stir up shipping rumors.

Th-that's ridiculous! Doesn't she know she's engaged?

Chu family's second brother, his best friend, laughs sinisterly beside him. "You're jealous."

Ji Yiran: "..."

In the distance, Chu Luo keeps smiling.

As long as my parents and brothers are happy, I'll play along.

[An arrogant, pampered star who remains obsessive but sets her sights in the right direction * A cool, detached, talented male star who stays out of everything but gradually develops a double standard]

[Coming Soon 2: The Top Competitive Player [Full Dive]]

In the year 2339, gaming has entered the full-dive era, and there's a saying in the gaming world:

You may never have played Sword Hero 9332, but you've definitely watched a tournament.

When Shen Yichu opens her eyes again, she's watching a competition.

She takes in the information in her mind, looks at the giant screen in the distance, and twitches her mouth.

Oh no, I've come to the future.

At least I know this game.

Finding the key to a gaming pod marked [Chu Yi], Shen Yichu, who is completely broke, decides to return to her old line of work.

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Districts One and Two supply talent to the tournaments and are fierce rivals. They don't even leave the new districts alone, each organizing players to build up their reputation.

But all the top spots in the new districts' competitive rankings are taken by a mysterious player called [Chu Yi].

Both sides think [Chu Yi] belongs to the other, and a whole crowd of players goes all out to make trouble for her.

But threats, intimidation, public pressure, and even professional players showing up in person all fail to take her down.

Shen Yichu: "...Could it be possible that I'm actually a beginner?"

Players from Districts One and Two: Who do you think you're fooling?!

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If you can't beat them, recruit them. Both sides compete to win over [Chu Yi] and her teammates.

Shen Yichu pretends to hesitate. "What's in it for me if I switch districts?"

A haughty player from District One: "We've got Teacher Shi Wei."

Shen Yichu looks confused. "...Who? Is that it?"

A shrewd player from District Two: "We've got money!"

Shen Yichu instantly turns serious. "Let's go. Everything for District Two."

An Shi, gaming ID [Shi Wei], is the undisputed "Top Competitive Player," a powerhouse who has led his team to three consecutive Grand Slams in the league.

During the off-season, he returns to District One and sees his friends gritting their teeth over the same player. An Shi isn't bothered.

Until one day, on the cross-server battlefield

[Chu Yi] looks lazily at [Shi Wei], whose screen has already gone black, and asks her teammate, "Is he a pro? He's okay, but nothing special."

Teammate: "True. You should be the Top Competitive Player."

An Shi, who had underestimated her: "..."

This is getting interesting.

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■ A tough, sharp-tongued, steady yet mischievous bandit-chief heroine * A cool and aloof top-tier competitive player hero

■ The leads each have their own teams at first. Their paths don't cross.

■ Some ensemble cast elements, with a large cast.

Theme: Family is what matters most