After Becoming the Shared Female Lead in a Melodramatic Novel

[My next novel, Settings That Don't Add Up, is open for pre-orders. Please add it to your wish list. Thank you, everyone!]

Chu Tianshu is a struggling author with a terrible track record for finishing her stories. She's abandoned at least a thousand novels. Thanks to her admirable persistence in digging herself into holes and never filling them in, the stories she's written have stalled, twisted out of shape, and descended into chaos...

As punishment, she's bound to a System formed from the resentment of readers left in the lurch, and sent into a world that merges all the novels she's written. While diligently playing multiple roles, she also has to spout outrageous lines at the protagonists:

"Really? I don't believe it."

If she doesn't complete her task...

"One digit will be deducted from your bank balance, dear."

To protect her already meager savings, Chu Tianshu begins a life of hardship, blurting out all the wrong lines.

The fake heiress's father slams his hand on the table. "Chu Tianshu, if you keep targeting your sister, I'll kick you out!"

Chu Tianshu: "Really? I don't believe it... You could be so heartless!"

Remembering the loving father-daughter bond they once shared, Father Chu falls silent, then gives her a large sum of money to leave home.

The arrogant young master sneers at her as she works part-time at a bubble tea shop. "Well, well. After breaking up with me, you've fallen this far? Working at a dump like this? You're bringing shame on the Chu family."

Chu Tianshu: "Really? I don't believe it... You can afford to buy this shop!"

Furious, the young master loses his head and buys the shop, tucked away in a remote corner, for the exorbitant price of 300,000 per square meter. It had been listed as a bargain just the day before.

The cold, domineering CEO, who loves finding stand-ins, impatiently loosens his tie. "Know your place. You're just a substitute. Don't think you can compare to Qingqing."

Chu Tianshu: "Really? I don't believe it... Big Sister Qing would fall for someone like you, because you don't understand her at all!"

The lover becomes an informant, and Chu Tianshu becomes the CEO's honored guest. Their relationship evolves from a financial arrangement into a purely financial arrangement.

Chu Tianshu, who had been penniless: I'm rich, I'm happy, thanks.

So, now that you've gone from penniless to fabulously wealthy, and even found a new family, friends, and lover... Do you still want to go home?

Notes:

1. This is a story about the heroine's growth, but overall it's a funny, feel-good novel. I hope you enjoy it.

2. Please don't make negative comments about female characters, even if they are antagonists or seem like antagonists.

3. I generally update daily. If there's no update by 18:00, there won't be one that day. Unless I say otherwise, updates at other times are just typo fixes.

4. One-on-one romance, both leads' first love.

If you're interested, check out my upcoming novels!

Upcoming novel one: Settings That Don't Add Up. It's plot-driven and includes a bit of puzzle-solving.

Shen Zhuo is very satisfied with her job at the top company for immersive novel-world experiences: six types of insurance and two housing funds, no need to work in an office, flexible hours, and a long paid vacation from the day she starts...

Her job is simple, too. All she has to do is fill in the settings where a novel's plot doesn't make sense, so the story can progress smoothly.

The only downside is that the company has been struggling financially and cutting staff, so Shen Zhuo has to put her vacation on hold and dash between different worlds, working several jobs at once. With her experience reading countless novels and working in countless worlds, she has a feeling that disaster is just around the corner.

Unfortunately, reunions, identity reveals, and confinement in a dark room hold no interest for her.

--- She hates anything that isn't part of the plan.

World One: Is There No Police in This World? (A CEO romance with a time loop) [Complete]

In this world, time resets if you don't follow the plot. What should she do? Does she have to personally experience a kidney being harvested, a miscarriage, and being locked in a dark room?

World Two: The First Villain in History to Starve to Death (A pawn in a cultivation novel) [Complete]

The villain in this world is on the verge of death. An employee must go there at once to save him, raise him, protect him, and help him rise to the top.

Then send him to his death.

World Three: What's in the Basement? (An unconventional stepmother romance)

Upcoming novel two: The Pothos Plant's Survival Diary. This one is much like the current novel, a lighthearted read!

I'm a pothos plant.

One of those 4.99 plants with free shipping from Pinduoduo, guaranteed to survive or be replaced. The seller advertises it as easy to keep alive, low-maintenance, and good at absorbing formaldehyde to protect your health.

In short, I'm just an ordinary plant. Very ordinary.

But even a plant like me has dignity!

Wen Que'er, I'm warning you. If you keep plucking my leaves to avoid greeting your coworkers, I'm going to make you regret it! Ihy?@tu#%ggh!@#...

Wen Que'er: Oh my gosh, the pothos can talk!

Theme: Stay true to yourself and face challenges bravely.