The Love-Struck Villainess in a Period Novel

Ji Tang was recruited into a special operations team because of her supernatural ability. Day after day, reading minds began to wear her down. She was sick of constantly hearing the filthy ambitions and endless desires buried in people's hearts. Without drawing attention to herself, she started asking the team's mystic for ways to get rid of her ability. The mystic looked her straight in the eye and gave her four words: the Seven-Star Lamp Ritual. So, on the day the Seven Stars aligned, Ji Tang followed the mystic's subtle hints and set up Mr. Zhuge's Seven-Star Lamp Ritual. Then she somehow transmigrated into a period novel and became the love-struck fool famous throughout the countryside! And that love-struck fool was quite a piece of work. In the book, she gave all the family's best food to the male lead, who didn't feel the same way about her. That wasn't all: she even stole money and the official seal for him, just so he could go home for a visit. Well, the male lead got his wish and went home, but the love-struck fool's family fell apart as a result. Her father lost his position as brigade leader over the seal, and her brother's engagement fell through because he couldn't afford enough for the bride price. As for her, after doing so much for the male lead, the female lead took all the credit. Unable to accept it, she kept picking fights with the female lead, until she was tricked into marrying the wrong man and suffered for the rest of her life. Meanwhile, the female lead spent her whole life cherished and protected by the male lead, who was grateful for the credit she'd stolen. So she did all the thankless work, while everyone else got the benefits! Ji Tang: ...No way am I doing that! Ji Tang wasted no time cutting ties with the male lead! Trying to take advantage of her? Keep dreaming! Right after arriving, Ji Tang got into a fight with Da Huang, who was barking furiously at her. Then, full of anticipation, she placed a hand on the sparsely furred backside of the dog. Da Huang froze. Da Huang couldn't believe it. Da Huang shrieked: ...Ah! Ah! Ah! Pervert! Ji Tang felt a little dejected. She'd transmigrated, but her supernatural ability had come along too! Still, now that she thought about it, no one here knew her, and no one knew she had an ability. Maybe it wasn't so bad after all! But she soon discovered that the plot had gone off the rails, the characters were acting out of character, and secrets hidden in the fog were coming to light one after another! Wait, she's just a love-struck supporting character! Is all this really supposed to happen to her? New novel coming soon: Solving Cold Cases in a Period Novel. Please add it to your reading list! When Qin Shiyuan transmigrated into the book, the Yang family was in the middle of a chaotic brawl. She paused for only a second before joining in. She had a head wound, and the burly woman in front of her was glaring viciously while gripping a weapon, clearly ready to hit her again. After decisively overpowering the burly woman who had split her head open, Qin Shiyuan ignored the ghosts hopping around and itching to join the fray. She treated her wound while enjoying the show. Well, would you look at that: she'd transmigrated into a book! She'd become the daughter of the late love of the female lead's adoptive father in a period supernatural novel. The story began when the love of his life died unexpectedly after her family fell on hard times, entrusting her daughter to the female lead's adoptive father. A huge portion of the book then covered how the girl kept scheming to steal resources and attention from the female lead, setting her up at every turn. After being ignored, misunderstood, suppressed, and nearly having her lover stolen, the female lead finally decided to let go of her deep affection for her adoptive father and leave the loveless home. After lying low through those turbulent days, when danger lurked everywhere and the future was uncertain, the female lead soared to success. She became a mystic master everyone scrambled to please, an honored guest of the rich and powerful, and lived a blissfully happy life with the male lead that everyone envied. The Qin Shiyuan in the book couldn't stand seeing the female lead flourish. She kept trying to compete with her, and ended up being devoured by countless ghosts until her soul was destroyed. Qin Shiyuan rubbed her aching temples as she surveyed the chaos before her. So was she now a typical villainess? A foil? A wicked woman? Whatever. But she had no interest in all the feuds in the book, where she and the female lead fought over so-called love and so-called fatherly affection. Wouldn't it be better to spend that time eating another bite? So when Grandma Yang jumped up and swung a household tool at the love-of-his-life's head, Qin Shiyuan grabbed her withered hand and stopped the plot in its tracks. Grandma Yang: You homewrecker, drop dead! Qin Shiyuan: Not a chance~ She'd decide for herself how to live her life! Wait, what? That ghost with its neck and waist twisted like a pretzel! Why does it look so familiar? Isn't that the ghost king she was fighting to the death with before she transmigrated? The pretzel ghost stared at the love-of-his-life's mother, drooling. It pretentiously tugged at the ribbons of an ethereal gown it had somehow scavenged, then turned to glance at the dazzling sunlight outside. It lifted its chin slightly, looking radiant yet sorrowful. Qin Shiyuan couldn't hold back: What are you doing? The pretzel ghost looked confused for a moment, then exchanged glances with the long-tongued ghost opposite it. Together, they let out piercing shrieks: You can see us! The pretzel ghost: That's wonderful! Hurry and find my father. Tell him something for me! Qin Shiyuan: ? How about I capture you, ball you up, and deliver you to your father? Theme: Live happily