As the embodiment of the brainless villain in a novel, the wicked supporting female characters are naturally destined to oppose the heroine and become stepping stones for the romance between the male and female leads. They're usually portrayed as pretty but stupid.
These roles are so infuriating and morally rotten that no one wants to play them anymore.
For Wen Zhi, who has spent years scraping by on the fringes of society and is always at risk of starving to death, playing a pretty idiot is the easiest thing in the world.
1. The two-timing playgirl villainess
She's the man lead's beloved, but after falling for the second male lead at first sight, she starts seeing him behind the man's back.
She uses the male lead's money to live it up with the second male lead, until the heroine catches them and tells the male lead.
Betrayed by the woman he loves most, the male lead is heartbroken and loses faith in love. But thanks to the heroine's gentle companionship, he eventually moves past the shadow of his failed marriage and builds a happy life with her.
As for the villainess, the second male lead eventually abandons her, and she winds up on the street, destitute for the rest of her life.
After Wen Zhi enters the world, she scrambles to go on dates, eat, and watch movies with the second male lead during the day, then goes home at night to flirt with the male lead and act spoiled.
Everything is following the usual plot.
She goes to a hotel with the second male lead, making sure the heroine catches them.
Wen Zhi eagerly awaits the male lead divorcing her and the second male lead dumping her.
But...
Male lead: My wife just made the mistake any woman might make. As long as she's willing to come back, she'll always have a home with me.
Second male lead: I'm not here to break up this family. I'm here to join it.
2. The flirtatious villainess whose husband dies and who sets her sights on her brother-in-law
On the night she marries into the General's household, her husband is urgently dispatched to the border. A month later, she receives news that he has died.
She's struck as if by lightning, but another thought takes root in her heart.
She's fallen for her husband's younger brother, her brother-in-law.
But her husband isn't actually dead. He lost his memory after being rescued by the heroine.
When he regains his memories, tormented by grief, he leaves the heroine without a word. Returning to the General's household, he finds his wife with his younger brother.
Wen Zhi is brimming with confidence: This mission will be a piece of cake!
But she never expected the plot to go off the rails again.
Male lead: My younger brother is just my substitute. She's still in love with me the most.
Younger brother: Since my sister-in-law is with me, she's mine. No one else gets to take her from me.
A friendly reminder:
The heroine is adored by everyone!
The small-world endings are bad endings.
Theme: Life is hard. Cherish every moment as you go.
