One day, Lu Yaoguang, a Best Actress, wakes up to discover that she is merely the devoted female supporting character in an entertainment-industry novel, there to make the chosen one shine.
She tries to fight back, but is punished by being forced to keep playing supporting roles in different worlds.
The two-time Best Actress, with the System forcing her through the plot, grits her teeth in fury.
So what if she's the supporting character who's ruthless, twisted, and relentless in pursuit of her goals, yet pours her heart out for the male lead, debases herself, and meets a horrible end without even measuring up to a strand of the heroine's hair?
"Fine, I'll play along. Who could possibly act better than me?"
The script says she must boost the profile of a C-list male lead so he can fall in love at first sight with a rich heiress.
Lu Yaoguang: Just boosting his profile isn't enough. I'll fight for the best resources and production team. Get me another Best Actress, or rather, get him an award-winning Best Actor!
The script says she must be the perfect wife to a domineering CEO, keeping the male lead free to secretly meet his one true love.
Lu Yaoguang: How is taking care of the house enough to make me the perfect wife? Of course I'll take over the company too, so he can be a CEO without lifting a finger.
The World's Will comes to inspect the work and is horrified to discover that every ending that seemed to follow the script quickly falls apart as soon as she leaves.
The male leads all suffer ruin: some lose everything, others see their families destroyed.
The World's Will decides to hold her accountable.
But Lu Yaoguang tosses the script at his feet, blows him a kiss, and says,
"If those things never belonged to them in the first place, why are they so possessive?"
-
"They aren't the male leads. They're only mirrors,
fortunate enough to reflect the light I shine from different angles."
·
Here's a preview of Breaking the Loop, Only to Find I'm Holding a Bad Ending Script
The day before Lin Zhaoying was due to leave for Zhulu City to compete in a martial arts tournament, she dreamed that her entire family perished in a sea of flames.
She woke with a start and saw her parents' blood winding around her ankles.
Amid the towering flames stood a figure who ran a sword through her heart.
When she awoke again, she had returned to the day her family was massacred.
Her parents smiled and chatted as they reminded her to be careful while away from home.
She tightened her grip on her sword and swore she would never let the tragedy happen again.
Then she died again.
After dying and returning countless times, Lin Zhaoying finally exposed the killer behind her family's slaughter and won first place in Zhulu City.
At last, she closed her eyes in peace, ready for a good night's sleep.
When she woke, she found herself back on the day the loop began.
This time, the killer produced a long scroll.
It depicted her repeated struggles against fate, starting over again and again.
"This is fate. Why put yourself through this?"
-
Fate asked why I would not submit.
I answered with my sword.
Theme: "You must love him, honor him, and devote your whole being to helping him succeed." "I will not."
