An Unremarkable Woman

Reader's Guide:

Written in first person. The writing is rough, the setting is poorly constructed, and there are many plot and logic holes. I don't recommend adding it to your collection.

The female lead is not a virgin, and this is not a one-on-one romance. She has several relationships, and her love interest changes midway through.

The protagonist occasionally gets to take the lead in bed.

Romance is not the main plot, and there are relatively few romantic scenes.

The protagonist's values do not represent the author's values.

The protagonist gets a little golden finger in Volume Two.

This is a very long novel.

Volume One will be revised after it is finished.

There will be some political intrigue later on, but the author isn't very clever.

Do not insult any female characters.

I'm working on my doctorate, so updates depend on my mood.

Zhou Qiongxi followed the crowd and read a hugely popular romance novel. Its heroine, Chen Leqing, was talented in both letters and arms, and beautiful as well as brilliant. Unfortunately, her family suffered a calamity, so she concealed her identity and entered the imperial court disguised as a man. Watching her thrive in court and rise steadily through the ranks was thrilling!

But later, someone spoiled the ending for Zhou Qiongxi: the heroine ends up with the male lead, a man with a patriarchal streak, and resumes her identity as a woman. She leaves the court to marry and raise children. People online argued endlessly about it, with some saying women have the right to choose to return to family life.

Zhou Qiongxi got so angry she could only be angry for a moment. They clearly weren't on the same wavelength, so she decisively dropped the novel. Unexpectedly, she transmigrated into the body of a supporting female character with the same name. She is the daughter of Zhou Heyue, the Left Chancellor, and the wife Chen Leqing marries after disguising herself as a man. Apart from her illustrious family background, she is utterly ordinary in every way, the exact opposite of Chen Leqing. The original owner falls deeply in love with the male lead. Later, when she discovers that the heroine is a woman and learns that she is the person the male lead loves, she causes trouble in every way she can. In the end, the male lead uses her, and her entire family is exiled as a result.

After transmigrating, Zhou Qiongxi is emotionally shattered and decides to give up trying. Her new motto is: If I live, I live; if I die, I die. But some things are ultimately impossible to let go.

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