The day Qi Yuan received her acceptance letter from Shengguang High School, she suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice. Something claiming to be the "Female Lead Awakening System" started squeaking in her head, insisting she was the heroine of a school story but was about to have her luck stolen by a supporting female character with a System.
At the System's urging, Qi Yuan bought dozens of novels about Systems and studied them carefully for three days. Then she cautiously asked:
"So the supporting female character will bankrupt my dad's company?"
System: "No."
Qi Yuan: "Then will I fail to get into A University's architecture program because of her?"
System: "No, not that either."
Qi Yuan tossed aside the pen she'd been using to take notes on the novels and propped her head on her hand. She practically had "this supporting female character is no threat" written all over her face.
Qi Yuan was baffled. "Then what does she take from me?"
System: "She'll steal your childhood friend's unconditional tolerance of you."
Qi Yuan ran out to the balcony and leaned over to show the System Lu Shenheng, who was running around on all fours in the neighboring yard like a crazy husky. She raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure I'm not the one putting up with that idiot unconditionally?"
System: ...
The System upped the stakes. "She'll make you lose Yun Ji, the aloof academic genius who was supposed to be your boyfriend."
Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow again. "Tell me more about this genius. Is he good enough to compete with me for first place?"
The System said helplessly, "According to the original story, Yun Ji has always been top of the grade."
Qi Yuan wasn't happy. "Oh. Then hurry up and let the supporting female character date him. Whoever dates early will see their grades drop. Anyone who tries to steal first place from me is a bad person."
System: "But Yun Ji's family is the country's biggest real estate developer, with connections to many famous architectural designers. If you dated him, all those resources would be yours."
Qi Yuan instantly dropped her lazy demeanor and waved her hand grandly. "You're right, System! Why would I give up something that's mine?"
Something has gone wrong with this world. The supporting characters in the story are all waking up.
Yun Ji, nearly thirty and successful but still single, finishes reading the original story and asks his System: "I was supposed to date Qi Yuan after graduation. Why am I only a supporting male character?"
The supporting male character System clicks its tongue. "This is a story about a female lead. Where did you expect the male lead to come from? You really think dating the heroine will boost your status?"
"Still, you're at least a supporting male character. I'll give you one chance to start over with a System. Do your best to make Qi Yuan fall for you."
Yun Ji thinks back to the bright, cheerful girl in his memories and shakes his head.
"Can I give Qi Yuan a System? She should get back everything she lost."
Bright, beautiful girl x cool, aloof boy. Ensemble cast.
(Everyday high school life. They won't date until adulthood. The male lead didn't date the supporting female character in his previous life.)
Theme: Live passionately and brightly.
