A Hundred Ways to Save My Girlfriend

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A shout-out to my bestie's novel, My Ex-Girlfriend Is My True Fan, by Li Jun.

And a shout-out to my upcoming yuri novel, Becoming the Substitute for My Ex-Girlfriend, the Movie Star, After I Die: a dramatic story about a love that can't be rekindled.

Here is the synopsis:

Lin Qiyue transmigrates into a book, landing in a dull story about a protagonist who suffers setback after setback as a child, then gradually rises to the top of the world.

According to the System, the female lead is supposed to marry a rich, beautiful woman and reach the pinnacle of life. Instead, she keeps dying suddenly for no apparent reason.

And when the protagonist dies, the world is destroyed.

Lin Qiyue's job is to stop the protagonist from dying and save the world.

But what does the world's destruction have to do with her?

Lin Qiyue looks ahead indifferently. As the stars fill the night sky, she sees someone across the river open a window and leap from a high-rise.

That is her first meeting with Jiang Sui.

The world shatters into colorful shards of glass. She raises a hand to shield her eyes from the dazzling sunlight.

[Jiang Sui died again! What on earth is she thinking?! We can only turn back time again...]

The System keeps chattering beside her, but Lin Qiyue doesn't hear a word.

Instead, she wonders: Is death really something to be happy about?

Lin Qiyue and Jiang Sui meet for the second time in a cafe. The woman suddenly hooks a finger around hers and smiles sweetly. "Why don't you come over to my place?"

The System is overjoyed, circling around the two of them.

But Lin Qiyue pulls her hand away and replies coolly, "No, thank you."

Jiang Sui dies again one day later.

With the System's shrieks ringing in her ears, Lin Qiyue begins meeting her again and again.

Time moves forward, and she sees Jiang Sui at many different ages.

Later, they lie in the same bed watching their wedding video. Jiang Sui buries her flushed face against Lin Qiyue's chest and holds her tight. Slightly tipsy, she says, "I knew you'd fall for me."

Lin Qiyue looks down at the sleeping woman. "I did."

"Because you're a precious gem, shining brightly even when the world is falling apart."

Jiang Sui has a secret: a girl with a cold expression, who's been that way for as long as she can remember, appears around her from time to time.

But Jiang Sui likes her very much.

She likes the way the girl frowns when she bites into ginger.

She likes the serene look on her face as she watches the sunset by the river.

She likes the rare moments when the corners of her mouth lift into a smile.

The girl in Jiang Sui's dreams grows up day by day. Sometimes Jiang Sui wonders where she lives, and whether she'll like her.

If only they could meet sooner.

Holding on to that thought, she keeps waiting and hoping.

Until she realizes that the two of them will never meet.

It's all right, Jiang Sui thinks.

She'll find a way.

Theme: The power to stand against fate.