The Supporting Girl Refuses the Pairing-Up Trope

[My upcoming novel, The Restricted-Genre Female Lead Is Raised by a Transmigrator, is now underway. If you're interested, please add it to your reading list and show your support :D Thank you so much!]

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Song Ershu awakens and is shocked to discover she's the brainless best-friend supporting character of the female lead in an old-fashioned sweet romance.

Her every principle revolves around bringing the male and female leads together. She'll even roll up her sleeves and blindly compete with other women on the female lead's behalf, only to be paired off and married to the female lead's own brother.

Her brother is eight years older than her and has a child. To put it kindly, he's gentle and easygoing; less kindly, he's indecisive and a hopeless people-pleaser!

Later, he wavers between her and his ex-wife, until Song Ershu wins out thanks to her youth, virtue, and ability to be a sympathetic confidante.

Song Ershu is speechless, her fists clenched hard.

2.

After awakening, she comes across the female lead and the wicked supporting female character at each other's throats. Song Ershu immediately pushes their heads together.

"Put all your energy into studying! If you want to compete, compete for the top spot in your grade. Why compete over the top guy in school? Wouldn't it be better to become the top student yourselves?"

Later, the three of them consistently rank near the top.

The male lead even earns the title "Perpetual Third Place" and develops admiration for the female lead instead.

3.

The world's will is provoked by Song Ershu messing with the plot. It flies into a rage, determined to force her and the female lead's brother together and finish the story, even if that means making characters act out of character or dumber than usual. It declares: There is no one in this world better for you than the male lead. You should be grateful.

Song Ershu is baffled. "Do I absolutely have to date someone?"

The world's will sends her more romance plotlines designed to pair her off, answering through its actions: Yes.

Song Ershu falls silent for a moment, then sneers and seeks out a true nobody from the original story, her classmate and former neighbor, who's on the verge of dropping out because his family has fallen on hard times. She pulls out a contract. "Date me under contract, and I'll cover your schooling and living expenses. In return, throughout the relationship, you'll follow my instructions about what you say, do, and wear."

"What do you say?"

4.

Ying Shenwei was dragged into a whole new world of wealth and status because his father couldn't have children, making him an unwanted burden who didn't fit in with that class. People called him a "wild dog," but he didn't care.

Later, his family fell on hard times and a loved one became seriously ill. In his resentment toward the world, he headed toward self-destruction, until one day he saw an unexpected visitor outside his shabby rental apartment.

A young woman stood in the sunlight with a shoulder bag. When she saw him, she raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Aren't you going to invite your guest in for tea?"

He stared at that radiant smile for a long time, then gave a scornful laugh and opened the door. "Don't blame me for being rude if you're here to laugh at me."

Then he turned and saw a "Romance Contract" printed in black and white.

5.

After Song Ershu completely remakes Ying Shenwei and trounces the world's will at its own forced matchmaking game, she stretches and announces that their contract is over.

The possessiveness the young man had hidden beneath the sunshine-and-consideration makeover finally emerges. He kisses Song Ershu's palm almost pleadingly, his jaw clenched.

"Am I not the perfect lover who suits you in every way? Please, don't leave me."

6.

I am the Pygmalion you never expected,

A stranger's letter you never saw coming,

And you are my sun,

Impossible to look at, yet impossible to ignore.

Before you read:

* A supporting character awakens / secret love comes true / I control my own fate / a nobody rises to the top

* Warm on the outside, cool on the inside rich young lady × an unruly nobody

* The female lead is selfish, holding nothing back only for family and friends. She grows, but her fundamental personality doesn't change.

* The male lead is the only one in love, a hopeless romantic, all bluster, and a future Golden Raspberry Award sweep.

* Flawed characters who grow. Expect an overwrought slow burn and melodramatic plotlines. This is the author's self-indulgence, so please read the warnings carefully and enter at your own risk.

[Synopsis revised and screenshot saved on 2024.8.11]

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Upcoming novel: The Restricted-Genre Female Lead, Raised by a Transmigrator. The complete manuscript is in progress. If you're passing by and interested, please add it to your reading list~

[An unconventional child-rearing story / Chinese-style fashion world]

[Dark-on-the-outside, kind-on-the-inside, aloof fake traditionalist × competitive, pretty little brat]

In her previous life, Chu Canyu rose from a country girl to a beloved imperial consort. She seemed to have won at life, but was really just a caged bird passed from one person to another.

After poisoning everyone who had mistreated her in a fit of despair, she unexpectedly came back reborn to the age of a little girl, learning that she was merely a character in an erotic romance.

Her strict adherence to propriety had only turned her into a helpless, degraded plaything, a vessel for the audience's desires.

Chu Canyu had no will to live and intended to end her life.

Then a group of strange people found her.

They all loudly claimed they wanted to be her parents, and each was stranger than the last.

Mother No. 1 looks delicate, but can kill a tiger with one punch. For some reason, she imagines Chu Canyu loves animals, so she brings her a tiger cub and says, "Raise it as a cat." She also insists she exercise, claiming, "Muscles make you feel safe."

Father No. 1 is a short, charming flirt and easy to talk to. But he always imagines she's terribly pitiful, dressing in fine clothes and tinkering in the kitchen, feeding her at all hours while muttering, "Good girl, Daddy will make you whatever you want, and I guarantee it'll taste a thousand times better than anything those stinking men give you, with no strings attached!"

Parents No. 2 are a brother and sister, a pair of opposites who complement each other. After drinking, they go equally crazy, babbling about "nose cages," "Impressionism," and "The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou." They love dragging her into their activities, saying, "There's nothing special about knowing how to read and paint! Don't let scumbags fool you! We can teach you anything you want to learn, kiddo!!"

Mother No. 3 looks down her nose at everyone and seems to want nothing, but she's actually a complete lunatic about tailoring. For some reason, she's convinced Chu Canyu has talent and keeps devising "devilish training plans" to teach her "design."

Oh, and there's also the son of an old acquaintance. He doesn't want to be her parent, but declares that he'll always be one step above her and call the shots :)

They manage to pack enough into a single day to make it feel like it has twenty-four hours too many.

This bunch of people brings Chu Canyu's dead heart back to life through sheer irritation.

Leaning back in her chair, Chu Canyu looks down expressionlessly at the exquisite young man pinned beneath it, his face flushed and eyes glistening with tears, yet still defiant. She drawls, "Who's in charge now?"

The young man's face turns even redder. He grits his teeth and says nothing.

But the hand gripping the chair leg trembles slightly.

Chu Canyu narrows her eyes, then stands up in disgust and disbelief. "Are you a pervert?!"

How can he...!

There really isn't a single normal person on this mountain!!

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A group of disappointed prodigies bicker over one another and accidentally transmigrate together into a novel about a young woman being forced into depravity by a publisher.

At first, everyone loses hope and only wants to stay alive, until they find the female lead when she's still a child.

The little girl has even more of a death wish than they do.

Thinking of the miserable future awaiting her, in which she'll be abused and forced into degradation, they look at one another.

What if... they all try to make the most of their new roles, gaining power and money, and at least leave the child a worry-free future?

For example, why not build a fashion empire that brings down the powerful, just for her to play with?

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Wherever the heart finds peace, that is home.

Before you read:

* Rebirth / raising a child after transmigrating into a novel / Chinese-style fashion world / silk punk

* Heterosexual romance. The female lead is in treatment for the intense desires shaped by her past life. The male lead is the son of one of her lovers from that life, and they are close in age. In her past life, she was not a virgin, while he was; they are both sexually inexperienced in their new lives. Please read with caution if this bothers you.

* Fashion design genius (female lead) × accessories design prodigy (male lead)

* A lighthearted, sweet, satisfying story. The female lead and her "family" are imperfect, but their love is intense and genuine.

* The novel's premise is an extremely tacky, feel-good setup inspired by Liu Cixin's The Western Ocean and Liu Yukun's Hunting Is Fun. It may feel awkward or laughable because of its narrow focus and odd mixture of elements. The author is already on their knees apologizing.

* Set in an imaginary dynasty, in my own version of silk punk. The setting is full of personal inventions and the author isn't a professional. Everything serves the plot. Please point out anything that doesn't work.

Theme: You will always deserve the best.