Awakening as a Supporting Character at Noble Academy

A cunning heroine who plays the pig to eat the tiger x a dark, deceptively gentle, loyal-dog hero

Xiang Zhaoyu worked hard for three or four years and relied on her own talent to get into an elite school through a special admissions program. At the school for the wealthy, she swallowed her pride and worked part-time to pay her way.

She thought she would have a good ending, at the very least, one where her father could live comfortably.

But fate took a surreal turn. Just after she received her university acceptance letter and saved enough money for tuition, she was hit by a car while crossing the street and died.

Her eighteen years of life ended just like that.

Later, someone called the System told her this was a story about a girl adored by everyone, and she was the sacrificial character.

"You're the female supporting character in this story about a girl adored by everyone, just a plot device to move things along."

"Once you die, the heroine can make her entrance in a perfectly natural way."

Xiang Zhaoyu couldn't accept this, so the System gave her a chance to be reborn.

This time, she returned to the day before she turned sixteen, just before she was recruited by the elite school.

Xiang Zhaoyu thought back on the surreal "life" she'd just finished.

She secretly resolved not to serve the plot anymore, but to live for herself. She'd awakened.

With a second chance, Xiang Zhaoyu saw through a lot of things. When faced with the four young masters' malicious games, she stopped being weak and fought back.

When it came to Pei Fulin, the rich young master who loved tormenting and bullying her, Xiang Zhaoyu gave as good as she got, making the little delinquent beg on his knees.

When it came to Lin Ran, who liked to wave money at her to make her do things, she'd firmly refused in her previous life. But this time, Xiang Zhaoyu took his money and did the job. As for his other demands...

Xiang Zhaoyu: That'll cost extra.

When it came to Wen Yi'an, the gentle, smiling, scheming upperclassman, Xiang Zhaoyu didn't expose his act. She pretended to be an innocent little flower and seemed to step into his gentle trap, but in truth, she was maneuvering at every turn.

When it came to He Yingnan, the young master who pretended to be poor despite being rich, Xiang Zhaoyu smiled sweetly and acted as if she knew nothing. She took him around handing out flyers and working as a waiter, kept his wages, worked him to the bone, then fed him steamed buns and pickles.

The System exclaimed: Xiang Zhaoyu, capitalist of the new era!

The four young masters thought they were in the position of power and Xiang Zhaoyu was merely an amusement in their lives. But when she was really gone, they realized something seemed to be missing.

At the elite school, Xiang Zhaoyu found a poor little soul who was just as miserable as she was.

The little soul was also a special admit, and was bullied too. After Xiang Zhaoyu took him in, he naturally became her little follower.

He had striking features, and his big, dark eyes looked so innocent and pitiful that anyone would want to cherish him.

He was obedient and sweet. When thunder rumbled at night, he'd hug her and act cute, and Xiang Zhaoyu loved it.

Until one day, Xiang Zhaoyu caught sight of the little soul, who usually wouldn't dare fight back even when beaten, treating other people with coldhearted cruelty.

Xiang Zhaoyu froze. The things in her hands scattered across the floor.

Hearing her, he immediately put away his knife. His face returned to that familiar innocent expression as he looked at her anxiously. "Big Sister..."

Reading Guide:

1. The male lead has a startling contrast between his two sides. In front of the heroine, he acts like a pitiful little puppy, but behind her back, he's a coldhearted little devil.

2. The leads have only ever been with each other. One-on-one romance.

Theme: Everyone is the protagonist of their own life.