The Youngest Daughter in a Wealthy Blended Family

My new novel, Finland Distance, is now underway! On her first day after transmigrating into a book, Ji Jie watched as her mother wiped away tears and held her hand. “Sweetheart, trust me. This time, things really are different.” Still completely bewildered, she followed her mother into a mansion, only to discover she had become the stepsister of the heroine in a melodramatic coming-of-age novel. They had neither father nor mother in common. As the heroine's foil, she was practically the opposite of every good quality: taking someone else's place, throwing her weight around under someone else's protection, enjoying a life she hadn't earned... Every one of these descriptions fit her perfectly. Worse still, the newly blended family had more than just the two of them. Her eldest stepbrother, a successful businessman, would use financial pressure to keep her in line. Her stepbrother, a school bully in her grade and class, would wreck her social life. The male lead saw her as a lunatic, and even found it disgusting when she threw herself at him. Her ending was to have her parents, who watched coldly from the sidelines, send her abroad to avoid bringing further shame on the family after her reputation was in tatters. Ji Jie let out a long sigh. Let it all fall apart. Couldn't she just study hard and go abroad? * University applications after the college entrance exams were a big deal. At the family meeting, everyone had a clear plan for their own future, but they couldn't agree on who would accompany Ji Jie to university. The man sitting at the head of the table in her father's place smiled without a word. In his heart, he had already mapped out a hundred brilliant futures for her, just waiting for her to choose one willingly. Ji Jie: ? Weren't they supposed to send me abroad to avoid bringing shame on the family? * Huo Zhenyan had spent half his life upright and aloof. He had never imagined he would develop a secret relationship with a girl from outside the family. He was even the one who tossed and turned sleeplessly night after night, begging for love. * A low-battery, aloof top student x a domineering control freak The story opens with both leads already adults. They aren't registered in the same household, and there is no romance while they are related by marriage. He * The “System” is a plot point. Everything mentioned in the blurb will appear in the story and is central to it; this isn't a scam. Please don't curse at me just because it doesn't show up in the first few chapters. Also, the fourth and fifth slice-of-life extras include pregnancy and childbirth... I really can't think of anything else that needs a content warning. How many things are people supposed to avoid in this world, anyway! Every twist and bit of foreshadowing is necessary to the plot. If you're easily bothered by this kind of thing, please don't read it! Thank you. * The next novel, Finland Distance, is available to preorder. The most absurd thing in the world is having a one-night stand with your longtime crush, then... experiencing early pregnancy symptoms. * Fang Zhi had liked someone for many years, from her youth into adulthood. She seized every opportunity and worked her way closer to Zhou Mingdai, step by step. She knew there was an enormous gulf between them in status and position. All she wanted was to see him now and then, without even needing to speak to him. She understood the rules of having a crush: the person you're in love with must never find out. Even though they wound up in bed together by a twist of fate, she treated it as a dream. When morning came, she went back to keeping a safe distance, doing her job and living her life like a good girl. But one sleepless night, the man who should have been in her dream appeared beneath her apartment building, standing there for a long time. “God knows how much I've missed you.” * The drudgery of office life leaves you numb. The only way to unwind, if only for a little while, is to film dance videos at home. The comments are always full of people calling her “Mom.” Fang Zhi never imagined her crush would see them one day. She imagined even less that her crush would become her boyfriend. Or that before bed, he'd scroll through every video to like them, then ask if he could see a live performance :) * They say Finns are reserved and accustomed to keeping a considerable social distance as a sign of politeness. The boundaries this creates are both distant and comfortable. Zhou Mingdai had no idea that even when he slept beside her every night, he was supposed to maintain that polite distance. * A shy, honest woman with an amazing figure x a scheming, calculating capitalist Also known as My Unrequited Love Is My Business Alone and Even If You're the Real Deal, Please Keep Away from My Crush, Thanks A sweet romance with a touch of melancholy Theme: Love yourself before you love someone else