You Know Nothing About Auntie Wang

Some people barely get any plot of their own, yet still have to show up every minute like a hapless punching bag, existing to serve the male and female leads.

Unfortunately for her, Xu Zhi is that punching bag.

As more and more people begin to awaken to their own agency, stories are running short of people like her.

Yes, that's right. Xu Zhi kept a perfect smile on her face. That's what they told her before they tricked her into coming here.

Traveling between several small worlds, Xu Zhi dutifully plays the NPC, Auntie Wang.

Why doesn't she fight back? Come on, who could turn down a job that pays two hundred thousand a month, gives her weekends off and a nine-to-five schedule, and lets her enjoy the gossip on the side?

Still, things aren't quite perfect. For instance, because they're severely short-staffed, Xu Zhi has to work in the homes of four domineering CEOs at once, playing a minor NPC.

But can someone tell Xu Zhi why those four keep calling for her as if summoning a ghost?

"Auntie Wang, where did my wife go?"

"Auntie Wang, sweep the floor."

"Auntie Wang, go find a doctor."

Xu Zhi replied respectfully, "Yes, Mr. Fu."

The man looked displeased. "Say that again."

Xu Zhi hesitantly ventured, "Mr. Qin?"

"Mr. Shen. There, is that better?"

Gu Qingzhou was so furious he laughed. "Ha! Auntie Wang, you've been seeing other men behind my back."

Tsk. What kind of thing is that to say? She was simply doing as much work as she was being paid for.

"No, no, Mr. Gu. It's called making good use of my personal value. You know how it is."

Gu Qingzhou: No, he didn't. But there seemed to be something off about his Auntie Wang.

He wasn't sure. He'd have to keep an eye on her.

Clutching a handful of sunflower seeds, Xu Zhi huddled in a corner, watching the CEO and his woman perform their passionate romance. She was thoroughly engrossed when someone caught her in the act.

"Is it good?"

Xu Zhi pursed her lips. "It's so-so. You get used to it after seeing it enough times."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Xu Zhi stiffly turned around and saw her several wonderful employers standing in a row behind her.

Wait, nobody told her these people were all in the same world and might run into each other.

"So, Auntie Wang, who are you choosing?"

Xu Zhi: Ha, has the day finally come for working stiffs to find love?

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Coming soon: Falling in Love in a Mary Sue Novel

What should you do when you realize you're living in a book?

Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui: Thanks for asking. She has plenty to say about that.

One day, after being struck by lightning, Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui awakened completely.

A huge block of memories suddenly appeared in her mind.

It turned out she was the "little wife" in a book titled The Dominant CEO's Ninety-Nine Escapes of His Young Heiress.

Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui: No, I don't believe it.

But the System that had appeared in her mind reminded her that this wasn't a dream.

She was a perfectly respectable young heiress, with an exceptionally beautiful face, hair that shimmered like a rainbow, and eyes like water... (Ten thousand words of praise omitted here.)

In short, she absolutely refused to play some game of chase-and-escape with that man.

But the System wouldn't agree.

"If you don't follow the plot, you'll be punished," the System said in a cold, mechanical voice.

Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui didn't care, until

When she failed to follow the plot as required, punishment came from above.

In front of everyone's eyes, Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui's hair turned green. Green...

Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui earned herself the nickname "Green-Turtle."

Dying of embarrassment is a kind of death, too.

She passed away very peacefully.

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Once she started following the plot, Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui learned from the System that all she had to do was say a hundred embarrassing lines to Nicholas Zhao Si to win her freedom.

Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui's eyes lit up. Why hadn't it said so earlier? She could start reciting them to him right now, one by one.

The System said coldly, "Exploiting loopholes is prohibited."

So Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui had no choice but to follow the plot while delivering one mortifying line after another.

[You may have my body, but you'll never have my heart.]

[You don't understand. All I want is freedom.]

[Waaah, I'm scared~]

Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui: Can't she just kill herself?

The other person involved watched Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui say "waaah" with a straight face, then suddenly asked, "Are you being forced to follow the plot, too?"

Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui was suddenly overcome with emotion. She nodded frantically. Yes, exactly.

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One day, the System watched as Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui ran away, only for Nicholas Zhao Si to catch her and bring her back.

That night, once they stopped following the plot, the two of them cuddled up and fell asleep in each other's arms, sweet as could be.

The System was puzzled. When had those two actually gotten together?

On the day they finished the plot, Nicholas Zhao Si and Ai Yu Bing Shuang Meng Cui hugged each other and burst into tears.

Couldn't they just have a normal relationship?

Theme: Work hard, and we'll all have a bright future