An Ordinary Person Binds to an Online Dating System

For all eighteen years of Ji Zhi'an's life, one word had defined it: poverty. Her clothes were worn until they faded, and she couldn't bring herself to eat meat even once a month. Years of scraping by had made her introverted, sensitive, and difficult to understand.

On her birthday, she made the most ordinary wish over a small cake she had bought on clearance at the supermarket.

She blew out the candles. Three, two, one. When she opened her eyes, a voice suddenly rang in her mind:

"Hello, Host. I am Online Dating to Get Rich System No. 006. Complete romantic missions to earn the corresponding rewards!"

"Your reward will be issued after you select a target and successfully win them over. We recommend choosing carefully based on the difficulty."

Ji Zhi'an was dazed. "I can get money just by dating?"

The System was very friendly and gave her a beginner's gift right away: Dream Invasion.

Great. No awkwardness!

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Years later, Ji Zhi'an sat in a luxurious villa. She looked at the System panel, with its countless unlocked achievements, then at the long string of zeroes in her bank balance. Without hesitation, she chose to shut down the System for good.

From now on, she would be the only one in charge of her life.

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The System panel had lit up the following targets:

Student council president and campus heartthrob

Male streamer and stocking model who sells products by showing off his legs

Entertainment streamer

Fitness blogger and internet celebrity

Rising star playing the second male lead in an idol drama

Top streamer in the gaming category

Rich second-generation heir to a sponsoring company

Powerful film-industry mogul who rose to fame at a young age

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Reader's Guide:

1. The heroine is sensitive and difficult early on. She's not bad at heart, but she's no saint either. Her material desires will gradually grow, and she'll come to look down on the boyfriends she once pursued, even though they stood by her through hard times.

2. This is a melodramatic Mary Sue fantasy. Don't take it too seriously. Readers with strong moral sensibilities may want to steer clear.

3. The heroine is ordinary-looking. At most, she'll become polished and refined with an air of wealth later on; she won't turn into an unparalleled beauty.

4. This is not a billionaire power fantasy. The amount of money won't be set too high.

2024/05/16

Theme: Self-reliance and independence