A short-to-medium-length novel featuring a female lead adored by everyone, a battlefield of rival men, and one woman with multiple male love interests. No choosing a love interest. Otome-oriented.
After a luxury ferry capsized, Fang Yuyao fell into a coma. When she woke, the deep blue sky stretched above her, and soft sand lay beneath her.
Her phone showed no signal.
She couldn't contact rescue services.
Just as she thought she was doomed to die, Fang Yuyao saw a handsome man emerge from the woods. Her eyes widened, and she asked blankly, "Ni Fang?"
Her first love, Ni Fang, whom she'd dumped without warning, looked much better off than she did.
His suit jacket was dry, and his trousers were immaculate. As she looked him over, he sneered, "You were on this ferry too?"
He folded his arms coldly, then laughed at her without mercy when she sneezed.
She had no intention of chatting with her ex. She only asked, "What about the other passengers?"
Ni Fang paused. "You're the only one I've seen so far."
As they talked, her ex seemed to think they were about to embark on a desert-island survival story starring one man and one woman. He said haughtily, "Why not beg me? I found a campsite where you can stay for now."
Fang Yuyao was so angry she rolled her eyes and was about to refuse.
Then she heard another familiar male voice nearby.
Xiao Zhiren, the handsome younger guy she'd dated for two months before breaking up because of the distance, strode toward her. His eyes were fixed on her, and his voice brimmed with joy. "Yuyao!"
Fang Yuyao looked into Xiao Zhiren's bright, fiery eyes and slowly broke into a smile.
Ni Fang's face darkened.
Just as Fang Yuyao thought she could struggle to survive on the deserted island with Xiao Zhiren, whose feelings for her had never faded, relying on each other for support...
One day, two people appeared on the island's eastern side.
Fang Yuyao's eyes widened in disbelief.
Weng Yu and Luo Quejin: one was her boss and ex-boyfriend, the other a one-night stand from her time studying abroad. They stared at her with predatory intensity.
"Long time no see."
"Yuyao."
Xiao Zhiren frowned in displeasure and put an arm around Fang Yuyao. "I'll... protect you," he said softly.
As he spoke, a raindrop the size of a bean fell.
A torrential downpour was about to hit.
Hypothermia, hunger, injuries and illness...
The deserted island was full of danger.
And monsters lurked in hiding.
Warning:
One woman and four men, stranded on a deserted island.
Rival men, a battlefield of romantic rivals.
One-line pitch: It looks like a survival story, but she's actually caught in a battlefield of rival men.
Coming soon: The Villainess, but She Can't Stop Crying [Book Transmigration]
Blurb:
After waking from a car accident, Ruan Que found herself transmigrated into a wealthy CEO novel she'd just finished reading, as a villainous cannon-fodder character who shared her name.
A purely evil, super-villainous woman who hated men and women, the old and the young, and all of humanity equally.
She couldn't stand the handsome, rich, heaven-favored male lead; the female lead, who was too weak and had no sense of self; the second male lead, a sore loser who used his power to bully others; or the second female lead, who was so lovestruck she fought the heroine for a man... She couldn't even stand the dogs on the roadside whose owners hadn't put them on a leash.
Ha ha, she was a pure hater. There wasn't a thing she liked!
The System told her she had to maintain her character and follow the plot if she wanted to survive in this world.
With a heavy heart, Ruan Que began the first day's plot after her Book Transmigration. She had to watch the male lead get into a car accident, trick the female lead into leaving the scene, and make her miss the male lead's best chance for treatment, creating countless misunderstandings and complications between the leads. She would coldly watch the male lead bleed without stopping... If the second female lead hadn't passed by later, Ruan Que would have killed him outright.
Everything went very well.
Following the System's instructions, Ruan Que proceeded step by step, reaching the plot point where she watched the male lead bleed, waited for the second female lead to arrive, and was berated by her for being cruel.
There was just one problem.
The System stared at its Host's bewitching face as she threatened the half-conscious, half-awake male lead while tears streamed down her cheeks. It asked, utterly baffled, "Why are you crying?"
Ruan Que whimpered and sniffled softly, her voice trembling.
"S-sorry. I can't control it."
The beautiful woman had wet eyes and trembling, full red lips. She sniffled, looked hesitantly at the male lead, and bit her lip anxiously, fretting over when the second female lead would finally arrive. If she didn't show up soon, he was really going to die!
The System: ...
What a miscalculation. Before binding itself to its Host, it had only paid attention to how well Ruan Que's beauty matched that of the villainous cannon-fodder character with the same name.
Watching Ruan Que do evil while shedding tears, looking so helpless that anyone would feel sorry for her, the System: ...
It shut its eyes. It wanted to criticize her for being too softhearted, but couldn't bring itself to say it. In the end, all it managed was, "Wipe your tears. Stop crying."
At the same time, the handsome man lying in a pool of blood looked at her in confusion. Before losing consciousness completely, he heard Ruan Que's faint, tearful plea: "Please don't die!"
Strange.
Huo Yan thought, You're the one who left me there after I was hit by a car, maliciously hung up on everyone who called, and crushed my last hope of survival...
So why do you look so heartbroken?
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After her Book Transmigration, Ruan Que went further and further down the road to becoming a villainous cannon-fodder character.
After successfully getting through several major plot points, she was confident that her ending was just around the corner. If she remembered correctly, the villainous cannon-fodder character's final fate was to be rejected by everyone. Of course, a pure hater who hated heaven and earth, people and things, wasn't going to be liked by anyone.
Even the cats and dogs by the roadside thought she was too fierce to accept the food she offered. They tucked their tails between their legs and ran away.
Ruan Que thought, Boo-hoo, this is so hard. I have to do bad things while crying uncontrollably. But it doesn't matter. Once I'm done with the required plot, I can be myself as much as I want!
Then I can cry as much as I like!
What she hadn't expected was that one day, she deliberately chose a day to buy a movie ticket and see a moving romance at the cinema. She was thinking that at last she could express herself normally in private and fully reveal her inability to stop crying.
In the seat beside her, the female lead propped her chin in her hand and smiled at her warmly. "Queque, you're cutest when you stop pretending to be tough."
In the other seat beside her, the male lead kept a cool expression and calmly handed her a tissue. "Ruan Que, wipe your tears."
Even the second male lead, who had always been at odds with her, was moved by her tears. Stammering, he said, "Y-you cry so easily?" After watching the touching scene on the screen for a while, he glanced at the actor who had made Ruan Que cry, then pressed his lips together. "I booked the next screening in the theater next door. Let's switch to a comedy."
Ruan Que sniffled and stared at them in bewilderment.
She tilted her head, unable to understand. The plot was almost over, so why were the male lead, the female lead, and all the other important characters still by her side? Why hadn't they left?
Wasn't she supposed to end up utterly alone, rejected by everyone as a villainess?
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Reader advisory:
The beautiful female lead is adored by everyone and can't stop crying. She's not like normal people.
Everyone loves Ruan Que.
Blurb archived from a screenshot dated February 18, 2025.
Theme: Even in hardship and adversity, never give up easily.
Although the relationship has eased, I feel that before returning to modern society, the heroine will not be really attracted to her first love brother, because now the desert island has forcibly created an environment with only the heroine, so his savior plot can only be towards the heroine [eating melon], who knows when he returns to normal Society will only ask if he will have a savior complex again for others. In order to avoid secondary harm, the heroine will not be tempted by him as long as she is clear-headed. Only after returning to modern society can the first love brother prove himself. Oral promises on a desert island are unconvincing.
Bonus points for not speaking harshly! [Cat head]
Ni Fang and Luo Quejin can't deal with each other; Weng Yu and Xiao Zhiran can't deal with each other. [Glasses] There are exactly two pairs (two pairs of non-CP)
It's so exciting. The verb "chisel" is also very exciting [glasses]
Hahaha, he just asked the heroine to come to his camp [make me healthy]
It's so beautiful. If my first love brother is so arrogant, he won't even be qualified to be a 🐶
Boss, write a little more and I'll give you the ball [crying]
In the end I didn't write anything but I wrote everything hahaha
How could such a good article be buried? ! ! ! !
Oh, my first love brother finally scored [Glasses]
Although the relationship has eased, I feel that before returning to modern society, the heroine will not be really attracted to her first love brother, because now the desert island has forcibly created an environment with only the heroine, so his savior plot can only be towards the heroine [eating melon], who knows when he returns to normal Society will only ask if he will have a savior complex again for others. In order to avoid secondary harm, the heroine will not be tempted by him as long as she is clear-headed. Only after returning to modern society can the first love brother prove himself. Oral promises on a desert island are unconvincing.
Bonus points for not speaking harshly! [Cat head]
Ni Fang and Luo Quejin can't deal with each other; Weng Yu and Xiao Zhiran can't deal with each other. [Glasses] There are exactly two pairs (two pairs of non-CP)
It's so exciting. The verb "chisel" is also very exciting [glasses]
Hahaha, he just asked the heroine to come to his camp [make me healthy]
It's so beautiful. If my first love brother is so arrogant, he won't even be qualified to be a 🐶
Boss, write a little more and I'll give you the ball [crying]
In the end I didn't write anything but I wrote everything hahaha
How could such a good article be buried? ! ! ! !
Oh, my first love brother finally scored [Glasses]