The Supporting Female Character in a Beloved-by-All Novel

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#Reborn from the start, everyone gets their comeuppance

Jiang Jinshi was reborn.

Before her rebirth, Jiang Jinshi's birth mother had died young, her father disliked her, and she was at odds with her brothers. The only person who showed her any concern was her young cousin, Gu Yanran, who lived with the family.

She confided all her worries to her cousin, including how she had found a destitute young man and fallen in love with him.

She wanted to marry him but didn't dare ask her father. Her cousin asked for his consent on her behalf. Even after marrying Lin Yan and realizing that he had someone else in his heart, the person Jiang Jinshi was most grateful to in her life remained Gu Yanran.

Later, her husband transformed into Chu Linyan, the new emperor of the Dayan Dynasty. He made her empress, but also took her young cousin as a Noble Consort.

Only then did Jiang Jinshi learn that the person in her husband's heart was her young cousin. Even her meeting and falling in love with Chu Linyan had been part of a scheme. From beginning to end, she had been nothing but a pawn. Her entire family at the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence, loyal and valiant to the last, met a tragic end.

A raging fire consumed all the filth and schemes Jiang Jinshi had suffered through. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to five years earlier.

After being reborn, Jiang Jinshi learned that the world she lived in was nothing but a storybook. Her cousin was the heroine, while she was merely a tool meant to highlight how the heroine was doted on by everyone.

Everyone and everything she had ever possessed, from the young man she had once helped to the father and brothers who shared her blood, was destined to belong to her cousin.

Even Jiang Jinshi herself would be influenced by the story's plot to lavish affection on the cousin who had stolen everything from her.

Jiang Jinshi couldn't understand why a supporting heroine had to willingly serve as a stepping stone for the main heroine.

She, Jiang Jinshi, would rather break than bend.

She could do without such unreasonable relatives. As for the scheming young man who had pretended to be destitute in front of her and tried to seduce her...

Jiang Jinshi's response: Since you've walked right into my hands, how about I kick you while you're down?

What's more, Jiang Jinshi accidentally discovered that Chu Cheng, the renowned beauty of Luoshui City, was not only the unattainable love of her cousin's life, but also the young uncle of that scoundrel Chu Linyan.

Jiang Jinshi's response: Since you've gone out of your way to court me, I really won't be able to back out of becoming your aunt by marriage.

Just as Jiang Jinshi was planning how to convince Chu Cheng to pretend to be a married couple for now, then divorce later, Chu Cheng, famed for being as unattainable as a flower on a high peak, came to her first. He gazed at her earnestly. "My imperial brother keeps urging me to marry. Jinshi, could you do me a favor?"

When Jiang Jinshi stared at him strangely and didn't answer for a long while, Chu Cheng gritted his teeth and added, "If you find someone you like in the future, you can leave whenever you wish."

When such a wonderful opportunity fell into her lap, Jiang Jinshi took a moment to react before replying, "All right."

The moment he heard Jiang Jinshi agree, Chu Cheng clenched his palm tightly, the only way he could conceal the trembling deep in his soul.

He had once prayed to every god in heaven, wishing only for one person to be safe and well in this life. But when he finally saw her, he grew greedy and wanted more. Though he knew what he sought was only an illusion, he could not bring himself to let go.

Theme: Dare to struggle against fate.