After working for hours on end, Gu Zhi transmigrates into a novel his company is about to adapt.
He becomes the male lead in a story about a real heiress and a fake one: the fiancé of the real heiress, who is also the heroine. But the System orders him to redeem the villainous real heiress.
In the story, the real heiress is only brought home at seventeen. Gloomy and sinister, she constantly clashes with the fake heiress heroine, steadily swallows up the family business, and nearly leaves the whole protagonist group destitute and homeless. She is the story's number one villain.
Unfortunately, she falls just short of victory. Unable to accept defeat, the villain leaps from the rooftop of the building where she grew up and ends her life.
The beautiful, powerful, tragic villain is ruthless and wants only wealth and status, not a shred of genuine affection. She is immensely popular with readers, who love seeing her put men in their place, and becomes the most popular character in the entire book. Gu Zhi is chosen by the System. To return to reality, he must make the villain happy and change her ending.
The real heiress in the book has a tragic childhood: her adoptive father abuses her, her adoptive mother abandons her, and she lives in poverty. Bristling with thorns, she is cold and taciturn.
Looking at the villainous supporting female character in front of him, with her gloomy expression and her clear message that strangers should stay away and acquaintances should get lost, Gu Zhi is at a loss.
As the mission reaches a stalemate, the System sends Gu Zhi back to when the villain was six to make things easier.
At six, the little villain has yet to be found by her wealthy biological parents and lives in a poor town on the outskirts of the capital. With her delicate, doll-like looks, she is a tough little crybaby. Even when her mother abandons her and her father beats her, she cries as she comforts herself. Her round, bun-like cheeks and sparkling eyes could melt anyone's heart.
The little villain has no loving father or mother, but she is sweet, sensible, and utterly lovable. Gu Zhi takes her in and spends years being both father and big brother to her. At last, in accordance with the plot, he sends her back to the wealthy family.
With Gu Zhi's care, the little villain grows up emotionally healthy, no longer gloomy or obsessive. She has friends everywhere and a loving family, and she is nothing like the girl from the original story who made an enemy of the whole world.
But even though the villain is now wealthy, adored by her parents and older brother, surrounded by friends who answer her every call, outstanding at school, and blessed with a bright future, the redemption mission remains just short of complete.
Gu Zhi cannot figure out why, so he sincerely asks her what else she wants.
The little crybaby has grown into a beautiful, lively young woman, as graceful as green bamboo.
She tilts her head and curls her lips into a triumphant smile. "I want Big Brother to be my husband."
Gu Zhi: "?!"
"My Brother Started Out as My Boyfriend and Eventually Became My Husband"
*The male lead isn't a lolicon; the heroine only develops romantic feelings after she grows up.
Theme: The world may not love you, but I do.
We should send that Lin Weiran back to experience it too.