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Song Yu transmigrated, and her mission was to win over the villain, Xie Annian.
At every key plot point, the System would present her with two choices.
This time, she had just escaped the tiger's jaws, only to be dragged into another wolf's den by Xie Annian himself less than half an hour later.
Song Yu was furious. He was so awful...
Just then, the System's options appeared again:
A. Forgive him and go along with him.
B. Slap him.
Song Yu had always been too intimidated to choose option B. But this time, staring at his completely unrepentant face, she stewed for a long while before finally choosing B to get revenge.
"Smack!"
A crisp, resounding slap.
After hitting him, Song Yu looked at Xie Annian nervously.
Would her already pitiful affection score drop into the negatives?
Song Yu pressed her lips together and shook her aching hand. I knew I shouldn't have chosen B...
[Ding! Xie Annian's affection score +10!] The System's alert rang out abruptly.
Song Yu's eyes widened. Huh? Did that just say...?
Song Yu: Is this really how you're supposed to win someone over...?
Xie Annian smiled at her. "Does your hand hurt?"
"If that didn't make you feel better, would you like to... keep going?"
*
Seeing her swallow her anger, Xie Annian assumed she could put up with anything.
But seeing her get angry and hit him, he realized that every movement of hers was more lively.
And naturally, more... captivating.
When he reached to touch her, the delicate fragrance of her sleeves filled his nose.
Blurb:
Ning Ying transmigrated into a book, becoming the heroine of a body-double romance.
Good news: She wasn't the body double.
Bad news: She used the emperor as a stand-in for someone else. When he found out, the emperor seized her, imprisoned her, and tormented her in body and mind...
Ning Ying thought it over and decisively chose to avoid the body double and stay alive!
*
The late emperor neglected state affairs, leaving behind a shaky court and an empty treasury.
As the new emperor ascended the throne, he wanted to reform the laws, promote capable officials, and usher in change.
The Ministry of Revenue wailed, "Your Majesty, we're broke!"
He Shiting: "..."
One day, as the Ministry of Revenue was reporting the empty treasury, a voice suddenly rang out in He Shiting's mind.
"Host, are you still worrying about the empty treasury? Are you still fretting over money? Are you still pinching pennies and skipping meals? Don't worry! As long as you're willing to follow the plot and be someone's body double, I can make you rich overnight!"
He Shiting: Ha.
At a palace banquet.
The System: "Please complete the introduction task. Let the heroine see your face and begin the body-double task."
The young emperor didn't want to follow the plot.
But that didn't stop him from wanting to find out who the heroine was, then kill her...
The emperor glanced across the room and happened to meet Ning Ying's eyes as she looked up.
"Congratulations, Host, on completing the first task. Reward issued: a gold mine!"
The emperor, who had been planning to confiscate property to fill the treasury, fell silent as he watched the coffers gradually fill.
"What's the next task?"
*
At first, the empress's position was vacant, and the ministers repeatedly petitioned for a selection of consorts.
He Shiting: The treasury is empty. We can discuss this later.
Later, the emperor brought up the matter of choosing an empress himself.
The Ministry of Revenue wailed, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty..."
He Shiting: I have a private treasury.
*
Since the person she loved was dead, why couldn't he take that person's place completely?
On the eve of the emperor and empress's wedding.
System: The heroine's beloved is about to return to the capital. A new task has begun.
He Shiting's expression darkened. "He wasn't dead?"
Both leads' first love, HE
Blurb screenshot dated November 11, 2023
Meaning: Keep working hard, and your long-awaited return will be worth it.
Qi Shen seems pretty good too ()
If Mei had not changed the plot, Yan Yan and the others should have had a good life, growing up in the love of their families, meeting each other, and living a plain and happy life after some adjustments.
It's a plot that cannot be changed by human power at the moment [holding the chin]
Straight balls, straight balls, straight balls, straight balls, left hook, right hook, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!
I really like the stand-in joke. It would be great if there could be a side story with Qi Shen.
In fact, they felt sorry for Yan Yan (the despair after resisting fate again and again). This time they took the initiative to obey fate and arranged everything before leaving.
I feel like Concubine Mei is the one who traveled through time and knows the plot. It's because of her that the emperor wants to attack Yan Yan.
Yan Yan: I knew there was something wrong with the plot. Qi Shen even said he didn't like me (Happy, good friends won't turn into awkward friends^1^) Qi Shen: (holding back the sigh) His Majesty: (I seem to be absent, but actually I am always here. Did you see Qi Shen? Yan Yan's expression says that he doesn't like you. Fortunately, you didn't reach out)
It feels like my perspective is the same as that of Yan Yan, and I was kept in the dark all the way.
The exam is over!! I'm alive!