Girl N Is Busy Making Money

[Coming soon: Please add my next two books to your reading list, Welcome to the Deadly Dating Sim and The Villain Family Variety Pack.]

[Money-making social butterfly heroine x cold, curt hero having an existential crisis]

Good news: Chu Man, who died sick and destitute, seems to have transmigrated into a book.

Bad news: Critical hit! She has no idea what story she's landed in. Working from six in the morning until ten at night doesn't stop her from becoming an all-purpose wage slave, struggling to make ends meet.

Just as she was soaking goji berries in her thermos by day, eating black sesame paste in place of meals, using coffee to stay awake at night, and gazing up at the stars from her basement, a chance for a new life appeared:

She found a lost, cocky little kid in a plaza.

Chu Man: Hey, little one? Did you get separated from your mom? I...

The five-year-old boy nodded coolly, took Chu Man's phone, and started playing on it like a pro. He commented that the stocks she'd bought were going to fall, thanked her, and offered to pay her back with his prize money from an international children's math competition.

Chu Man: ?

Hello? Is this the legendary hacker kid? Does he have a sweet, innocent mom who's just returned from abroad, too?

She turned around, and there was a woman in a pure white jasmine-colored dress, looking so delicate and lovely that anyone would want to protect her. She had top-notch dancing skills, had just returned from abroad, had no one to rely on, and was looking for work.

Chu Man: !!!

Oh my! She knew this plot by heart. Before long, some old-school domineering CEO would come chasing after his wife!

The next day.

As a new livestreaming assistant, Chu Man insisted on signing a pretty face despite everyone's mockery.

Studio owner: "Useless! If you can pull this off, I'll let you be the boss! Becoming a hit depends on luck and knowing how to put on a good show. This person you found won't work! Lots of people can dance. Being a good dancer doesn't mean you'll become famous! And she's wearing a mask!"

Three days later, a classical dancer suddenly became an online sensation. Word was that the livestreaming platform's mysterious big boss had become obsessed with her.

The boss was grinning from ear to ear, standing up to pour Chu Man a glass of water, while Chu Man lounged in the boss's chair and raked in a huge cut. She became the studio's top dog overnight, even getting first pick of the boxed lunches.

Her quality of life improved. She moved to a better home, occasionally buttered up the little CEO, and bought stocks. When the old-school domineering CEO came chasing after his wife, she became the ultimate voice of reason, exposed the green tea act, revealed the child's identity, and watched the CEO's range of expressions with the poor assistant.

A melodramatic romance that should have taken thousands of chapters to resolve ended in a month, thanks to the wage slaves' ultimate hustle. The CEO's family was reunited.

At the wedding, Chu Man, an honored guest, shouted emotionally, "I only did what I had to do. After all, as President Qin's employee, I know the CEO hasn't smiled in ages..."

Below the stage, the butler's kindly smile froze. He was deeply moved. Miss Chu really is a professional. She understands people and said exactly what I wanted to say!

Before long, her reward arrived. Thanks to her role as the couple's relationship facilitator, Chu Man was promoted to director!

Thinking the story was over, Chu Man ate and drank to her heart's content and kept making money. A month later, she went to a cat cafe and impulsively bought a Ragdoll to take home, simply because it was pretty. Then the news came on TV: the Heavenly King had lost his beloved cat and was offering a huge reward!

Chu Man stared at the cat, which was being bathed by her staff and behaving so strangely obediently.

A few seconds later, she sped off in a taxi to buy women's clothes at a store. When the cat suddenly turned into an obscure, notorious actress, she pretended to be shocked!

One thrilling event followed another.

An actor with a distinctive look, casually picked up at a film set, was one day ridiculed to his face by his elegant, wealthy wife, who called him a pathetic kept man who did nothing but hang around with his trashy friends.

Chu Man silently cried out, "Dragon King?!!!"

A few minutes later, a group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms rushed over. With an air of authority, they greeted him respectfully:

"We are late, sir!"

Chu Man: !!!

She knew it!

Years later, Chu Man became one of the richest people in the region. A group of devoted fans asked her for the secret to her wealth, and Chu Man smiled. "I owe it all to my girlhood!"

She'd read so many tearjerker coming-of-age novels.

Welcome to the Deadly Dating Sim

With the college entrance exam approaching, a classmate in the classroom nudged Qiao Wan Feng and asked, "Do you think our world is like a game?"

Qiao Wan Feng buried her head in her practice exam, sighing miserably. "A massive Earth Online survival game, right?"

The next day, the classmate who'd promised to go hiking with her to relax disappeared.

When Qiao Wan Feng rushed to her classmate's home, she found an apology note and a pair of glasses.

[Welcome to the Sweet Romance Dating Sim!]

[Complete affection quests to receive a romance golden finger!]

Qiao Wan Feng covered her mouth in horror, staring in disbelief at the item menu floating in midair:

A pink diary that reveals the male lead's preferences and personal information.

A badge that lets specific people hear your inner thoughts when you wear it.

System lipstick that can extend the life of a short-lived male lead through an intimate kiss.

Choose a target, and you can switch bodies with a mysterious man.

It turned out Qiao Wan Feng's world really was a massive online dating sim.

There were four players, and after they died, they would compete for a single spot. Whoever won the dating sim war, earned the undying love of the male leads, and would be allowed to stay in this world.

Untold wealth and stunning beauty.

And top-quality male leads straight out of a romance novel, fighting over her.

Take Male Lead Number One, the school's famous heartthrob, an ultra-athletic jock bursting with hormones, a tyrant on the court. He'd occasionally lift his shirt to wipe away sweat, revealing honey-toned abs that made countless girls blush and their hearts race.

Take Male Lead Number Two, the sickly, germ-conscious campus heartthrob. His slender fingers lightly undoing his collar button, his cold, chaste demeanor making him seem impossible to reach.

Take Male Lead Number Three, an elite heir to a financial dynasty, with pale skin, gold-rimmed glasses, and the air of a refined scoundrel.

Just looking at him made you want to rip his tie off.

Then there's Male Lead Number Four, an older domineering CEO at the peak of power. No matter how much trouble you cause, he only gives you an indulgent smile, making everyone cry out, "Older men are so hot!"

But Qiao Wan Feng couldn't smile.

Because the System warned her:

[There are currently three other players]

[The solo side story "An Angel's Redemption" has begun]

[The ordinary campus beauty died because of school bullying, and no one dared to stand up for her. Only those angelic hands reached out to her...]

Qiao Wan Feng was the ordinary campus beauty destined to die in the dating sim side story.

The players had to step over her corpse to win over the cold-hearted male lead.

P.S. A silly story to practice pacing.

Theme: Live positively and keep striving