Dating in a Horror Novel

[Full-text subscription costs around 5 RMB. Thank you all for subscribing and supporting me. I revise the text while it is being serialized, and I take no responsibility for pirated versions~] [Beloved beauty adored by everyone x shy, gloomy villain with monster tentacles] Ruan Zhi doesn't know she's a cannon-fodder character in a horror novel. She's the first living person the villain targets, simply because she had a meal with the protagonist's group. Halfway through the dinner. Ruan Zhi is touching up her makeup in the restroom. The fair-skinned, beautiful young woman applies her new lipstick and gives the mirror a perfect social smile. Under the dim lights, she suddenly meets the eyes of a pale, gloomy young man in the mirror. Having had a little to drink and not being much of a drinker, Ruan Zhi tilts her head in confusion. She leans closer to the mirror, watches blood well up in the young man's eyes, then touches the corner of his eye with her finger. She lets out an envious gasp and compliments him: Your red is prettier than mine! The pale young man stiffens. Expressionless, he watches the girl on the other side of the mirror reach out with a slender, snow-white fingertip and touch the blood welling in his eye. It smears onto her lips. His blood covers her soft, delicate lips. Ruan Zhi studies herself in the mirror, then nods with satisfaction: It really is pretty. She packs away her makeup bag and leaves the restroom. Before going, she even says thank you. The pale young man had planned to make the first living person he encountered the sacrifice for his killing game: ... After a long while, he lowers his lashes in silence, his face turning red. = Later, Ruan Zhi wants to know how she managed to escape the villain's clutches. So she picks a time to ask him. A certain villain, still pursuing her and having a very hard time of it, looks at Ruan Zhi's face. His gaze drops to her parting red lips, lingering there for a long time, before he lowers his lashes. He doesn't say a word. His ears just turn red. = A naturally straightforward, beloved beauty x a shy, gloomy villain · Next book: "Who Couldn’t Love a Tearful, Vicious Beauty? [Book Transmigration]" After waking up from a car accident, Ruan Que finds herself transmigrated into a novel she just finished reading: a wealthy-family romance about a husband chasing his runaway wife. She's become the vicious cannon-fodder supporting character who shares her name. She's a purely evil, super-bad woman who hates men and women, the old and the young, and all of humanity equally. She can't stand the handsome, wealthy male lead, a favored child of heaven. She can't stand the female lead for being too weak and having no sense of self. She can't stand the second male lead for being a sore loser who throws his weight around. She can't stand the second female lead for being so lovesick that she competes with the female lead for a man... She even can't stand the dogs on the roadside whose owners don't keep them on a leash. Haha, she's a hater through and through. There's nothing she likes! The System tells her she must maintain her character and follow the plot in order to survive in this world. Heavy-hearted, Ruan Que begins the plot on her first day after her Book Transmigration. She has to watch the male lead get into a car accident, trick the female lead into leaving the scene, and make him miss his best chance for treatment, creating countless misunderstandings and complications between the leads. She has to coldly watch the male lead bleed without stopping... If the second female lead hadn't happened by later, Ruan Que would have killed him outright. Everything goes very well. Following the System's instructions, Ruan Que completes the plot beats in order: watching the male lead bleed, waiting for the second female lead to pass by, and getting scolded by her for being vicious. There's just one problem. The System watches its Host deliver harsh words to the male lead, who's half-conscious and half-awake, while tears stream down her charming face. Completely baffled, it asks, "Why are you crying?" Ruan Que sobs softly, her voice trembling. "I-I'm sorry. I can't help it." The beautiful woman has tears in her eyes and trembling, full red lips. She sniffles, looks at the male lead with hesitation, then bites her lip anxiously, calculating when the second female lead will arrive. At this rate, he'll really be done for! The System: ... What a miscalculation. Before binding itself to its Host, it had paid attention only to Ruan Que's beauty score, which matched that of the vicious cannon-fodder villainess with the same name in the novel. It had forgotten to investigate her personality. Watching Ruan Que do something wicked while crying, looking so helpless that people can't help but feel sorry for her, the System: ... It shuts its eyes. It wants to criticize her for being too soft, but can't bring itself to say it. In the end, it manages: "Wipe your tears. Stop crying." Meanwhile, the handsome man lying in a pool of blood looks at her in confusion. Before slipping into complete unconsciousness, he hears Ruan Que's faint sob: "Please don't die!" How strange. Bai Yanqing thinks, You're the one who left me to get hit by a car, maliciously hung up on the calls of people trying to help, and snuffed out my hope of surviving... So why do you look so heartbroken? · After her Book Transmigration, Ruan Que wanders further and further down the path of becoming a vicious cannon-fodder supporting character. Having made it through several major plot points, she confidently believes her ending is just around the corner. If she remembers correctly, the cannon-fodder villainess's final fate is to be rejected by everyone. Of course, a hater who hates the sky, the earth, people, and things can't possibly be liked by anyone. Even the little cats and dogs by the roadside think she's too fierce to accept the food she offers, and run away with their tails between their legs. Ruan Que thinks: Boo-hoo, being a bad person is so hard. But it's fine! Once she finishes the plot, she won't have to be bad anymore. She can do whatever she wants and be herself! Then she can cry as much as she wants! What she doesn't expect is that one day, she deliberately picks a date, buys a movie ticket, and goes to the theater to watch a heart-wrenching romance. She's thinking that at last she can express herself normally in private and let her true, tear-prone nature show. In the neighboring seat, the female lead props her chin on her hand and smiles warmly at her. "Queque, you're cutest when you stop pretending to be tough." In another neighboring seat, the male lead sits with a cold expression and calmly hands her a tissue. "Ruan Que, wipe your tears." Even the second male lead, who has always been at odds with her, is moved by her tears. Stammering, he says, "You... Why do you cry so much?" He watches the touching scene on the screen for a while, then purses his lips at the celebrity who made Ruan Que cry. "I've booked the next screening in the theater next door. Let's watch a comedy instead." Ruan Que sobs and stares at them in confusion. She tilts her head, unable to understand. The plot is nearly over, so why are the male lead, the female lead, and all the other important characters still around her? Why haven't they left? Wasn't she supposed to end up friendless and alone, like a villainess? · Reader advisory: The beautiful, beloved female lead is prone to uncontrollable crying and isn't like a normal person. Everyone loves Ruan Que. Theme: Even when life is difficult, keep trying your best to live!