I'm Done Being the Female Lead's Sacrificial Pawn

My new novel next door, The Commandery Princess Has Finally Seen the Light, is now available. Please add it to your library~

After binding to a System, Qiu Shuiyi learns that she has transmigrated into a book.

The heroine comes from a marquis's household. She is beautiful as an immortal, radiant and kindhearted. Because she idolizes Lei Feng, she attracts a crowd of outstanding admirers, and her days become one chaotic love triangle after another.

And Qiu Shuiyi is the scapegoat chosen by the villainous second male lead so he can elope with the woman he loves.

In the novel, she is the disfigured corpse beneath a cliff, whose figure resembles the heroine's.

Qiu Shuiyi: "..."

By now, she has already picked up the villainous second male lead. Tomorrow is the day she dies in the original story.

Taking a deep breath, Qiu Shuiyi promptly packs her things and runs.

Why should she die? She wants to live to a ripe old age and die peacefully in her bed.

To hell with being a scapegoat. She's done!

By chance, she returns to her birth parents' home, only to discover that the original heroine is her biological sister!

Amid her surprise, Qiu Shuiyi remembers the System.

The Avoidance System does exactly what its name suggests: evade danger and schemes, and gain more years of life.

She quietly sets her sights on the heroine's admirers.

She discreetly spreads rumors that she intends to take the heroine's place, angering a host of noble young men.

Every so often, she copies the heroine's clothes and mannerisms, using sugary, scheming words to raise the noblemen's hostility. She successfully draws their plots against her, then makes an especially impressive escape unscathed.

Watching her lifespan shoot up, Qiu Shuiyi is fired up.

Unfortunately, she is so "ferocious" that countless noblemen regard her as a monster from the dawn of time and wish they could stay a thousand miles away.

Qiu Shuiyi: "..."

With that shortcut gone, she turns her attention to the renowned Prince Duansu.

Every time she sees him, he is either being assassinated or on the run from assassins.

Getting caught up in it just once would buy her several more months of life.

Fortune favors the bold.

Qiu Shuiyi grits her teeth. Here goes!

Prince Duansu, Shen Yuchao, is as refined as an orchid tree and as bright as moonlight after rain. Though betrothed, he still has countless young women falling for him.

No one knows that he is a vengeful demon who clawed his way out of hell. Though his path ahead is lined with thorns, he has never laid down his blade of revenge.

He lives every day in pain and hatred, hoping that one day he can tear the sinful flesh from his own body with his own hands.

Until he sees Qiu Shuiyi at the scene of one assassination attempt after another.

The slender girl stands amid the flash of blades, her bright almond eyes following him, unable to hide her concern.

Shen Yuchao thinks, Since she likes him so much, she may as well die with him.

Qiu Shuiyi: "!!!"

I don't! I didn't! I just want to live to a ripe old age! I don't want to die!!!!!!

[He descended into hell alone, but she dragged him back into the world of the living.]

[Calculating sweet-talker x gentle, self-destructive madman]

Reading Guide:

1. A fictional setting. Everything is made up by the author, so please don't overanalyze it.

2. Neither lead is perfect.

3. The male lead is betrothed to the older sister, but neither of them has feelings for the other.

4. The older sister has her own love interest.

Next Novel:

The Commandery Princess Has Finally Seen the Light

Blurb:

I.

Everyone in the capital knows that Xiao Jinghua, the young commandery princess of Prince Gong's household, is infatuated with Lu Cheng of the Lu family. For all her boldness, she is as meek as a harmless rabbit in front of him.

Even when Lu Cheng returns from official duties with a woman in tow, and rumors of his romantic escapades spread throughout the capital, all he has to do is offer an explanation, and Xiao Jinghua remains devoted to him, her feelings unwavering.

Until one night, when the woman falls gravely ill in bed and sends a blood-written letter. For the first time, Xiao Jinghua sees panic on Lu Cheng's usually cool and composed face.

With tears in her eyes, she orders Lu Cheng not to leave.

But he coldly tells her, "Stop making a scene," and turns away without hesitation.

He doesn't even remember that it is the anniversary of her mother's death.

The light in Xiao Jinghua's eyes shatters.

Without her knowing, that woman has come to occupy such an important place in his heart.

Yet the love she has given him for ten years is cast aside like trash.

Heartbroken and despairing, Xiao Jinghua wipes away her tears and finally sees the light.

She is the beloved jewel of the entire imperial family, the noble and cherished Commandery Princess Langhua.

It's just a man. She can throw him away.

II.

At first, Lu Cheng thinks Xiao Jinghua is just throwing a tantrum.

Only when her reputation is damaged and he is turned away after coming to propose does he realize she really doesn't want him anymore.

Later, the Third Prince of the Northern Tribes names Commandery Princess Langhua as the bride he wants for a political marriage.

Unwilling to send the princess away to marry, the emperor arranges a martial arts contest to find her a husband.

Lu Cheng stands in the arena, staring fixedly at her figure as fists rain down on him and pain courses through his whole body.

He sacrifices half his life to win the right to marry Xiao Jinghua. But on their wedding night, when he happily lifts her veil, he sees a face cold beyond measure.

The breathtaking bride says coldly, "Once this is over, you and I will divorce."

Lu Cheng takes back his hand, trembling, and replies in a shaking voice, "All right."

Xiao Jinghua glances at him in surprise, finally willing to give him a kind look.

But the innocent young princess cannot see the stubbornness churning beneath his lowered lashes.

Some mistakes only need to be made once.

He will never make the same mistake again.

[Innocent, warmhearted, and willful young princess x aloof, self-possessed beauty on a high peak]

Theme: Love life.