[A slow-on-the-uptake, wooden-headed girl x a sunny, magnetic guy]
Li Yuzhen transmigrates into a book, becoming the villainous cannon-fodder character in a dark, power-climbing xianxia novel with no romance.
According to the plot, she'll keep courting death until she's exposed as a demon spy and locked up for brutal torture by the male lead, an overpowered hero with a vindictive streak as bad as any villain's.
When she learns this, a certain chosen one is sitting beside her, smiling warmly, his expression sincere and entirely free of shadows.
Li Yuzhen: "..."
Fortunately, the System promises that if she plays her role properly, she can avoid physical torment and skip the tragic death ending. She agrees after only a second's hesitation.
But the harder Li Yuzhen works to complete her tasks, the more miserable she becomes.
In the ancient city, she secretly sabotages the male lead's opportunities, only to accidentally help him obtain a divine artifact ahead of schedule.
In the sect, she grits her teeth and deliberately picks on and mocks him, only for everyone else to mistake it for love and admiration.
In the secret realm, she goes all out, determined to make a big move. Instead, she wanders into an illusion array, her attempt to kill him turns into cuddling, and she discovers something terrifying:
You Shiming has known the script from the very beginning.
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After confirming that everything is unfolding just as it did in his dream, You Shiming sometimes finds it boring.
That is, until he sees this teary-eyed, foolish junior sister again.
You Shiming raises an eyebrow ever so slightly.
Three days ago, he personally confirmed that she was dead.
Things are starting to get interesting.
Thinking this, he approaches his junior sister and gives her a flawless smile. It takes very little effort to win her trust.
This new junior sister is easy to read. Even the way she trembles with fear, then puffs up and glares at him with wide eyes, is especially cute.
He thinks carelessly: I'll kill her once I'm done playing with her.
His dangerous tests in the ancient city, his feigned ignorance and teasing within the sect, his half-sincere, half-deceptive advances in the illusion... When he can no longer tell the difference himself, he gazes at her for a long time and suddenly starts feeling dissatisfied:
Shouldn't she look at me more? Shouldn't she only have eyes for me?
She came here for him, so they should be the closest people in the world.
But instead, he gets the absurd news that she's dead.
...Why wouldn't she stay by my side? Why did she leave me? The world outside is so dangerous. Who tricked you into leaving?
Blood spills from the corner of his mouth, but You Shiming's voice is eerily calm. "It's all right. I'll bring you back soon."
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After completing her tasks, Li Yuzhen runs away.
Since You Shiming knows everything, she's probably already offended him beyond repair.
She wasn't very good at playing the villainous cannon-fodder role, but after faking her death, she feels free at last. She no longer has to live under the shadow of being killed at any moment by an overpowered hero.
With help from her friends, Li Yuzhen successfully infiltrates the demon clan. She spends her days teasing cats and dogs, living a carefree life.
But then a soft whisper sounds behind her, and a pair of pitch-black eyes stare at her without a trace of a smile.
"Caught you, Zhenzhen."
Both are virgins. Happy ending.
Theme: The harder you work, the luckier you get
