This novel is also known as Caught Off Guard by My Flirtatious Rival
The day Li Chujian was nominated for Best Actress, she casually played the hero and saved a beauty during a break at the celebration banquet. She never expected that the person she saved would be her longtime rival, someone she couldn't stand.
Rumor had it that Li Chujian and Qi Wan'er were destined to be rivals.
Li Chujian had always thought so, too.
Not only were they complete opposites in appearance and personality, they also differed greatly in the way they handled things.
The two were constantly compared in charts by gossip bloggers.
Li Chujian was practically the perfect "villainous foil."
After saving her by pure chance, Li Chujian gave a cold snort. She thought the two of them, who couldn't get along, would go their separate ways. Instead, the other woman tugged at her sleeve, her voice laced with honey.
"Thank you, big sis."
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Only after Li Chujian joined a new production did she find out that Qi Wan'er was the other lead.
On the first day of filming, Li Chujian gave her a gentle push as the script called for. With a huge splash, Qi Wan'er fell into the water.
Li Chujian: ...Did I really push that hard? Is she faking it?
She was about to turn and leave when the woman in the pool lifted her graceful neck, water clinging to her eyelashes as she gazed up at Li Chujian. "Big sis, could you pull me out? I'm very light."
A week into filming, the assistant was late ordering food, and Li Chujian was famished.
Qi Wan'er opened a lunchbox filled with food that looked and smelled delicious. Li Chujian swallowed hard.
Li Chujian: She sees me starving and deliberately flaunts her food. What a schemer!
But two seconds later, the lunchbox was pushed in front of her. The woman lowered her head shyly, looking embarrassed as she asked, "I wonder if it suits your taste, big sis?"
A month into filming, Li Chujian was trending after people spread malicious rumors and insults about her.
Seeing Qi Wan'er's message on her phone, "Don't look at the trending topics," she couldn't help but sneer.
Li Chujian: What a devious rival. She's reminding me to check the trending topics in this roundabout way.
But the next moment, someone snatched her phone away. Warm, urgent breaths brushed her face as the woman stared at her, panting, her eyes filled with an emotion she couldn't name. "Stop looking at your phone, big sis. I'm prettier than it."
Only when their noses touched and love surged to life did Li Chujian belatedly realize:
Had her rival been flirting with me all along???
[Proud, dazzling little brat x scheming, obsessive black-hearted lotus]
Thinking of Wan'er, just as when they first met
"Someone in a hidden corner is loving you passionately and with all their heart."
"It's a long-awaited reunion, a careful courtship, and a step-by-step plan."
[Reading Guide]:
1. One-on-one romance, both are sexually inexperienced.
2. The characters are not based on real people. Please don't associate them with anyone.
3. Some may mistake this for an enemies-to-lovers story, while others see it as a crush coming true.
4. They say adding the author to your favorites will activate octopus mode~
Coming soon: The Villainess and the Male Lead's Older Sister Get Their Happy Ending
Li Tang transmigrates into a campus romance novel.
In the book, she passionately pursues the male lead and repeatedly makes things difficult for and frames the female lead. The male lead retaliates, and she meets a tragic end.
Having learned the plot in advance, Li Tang tosses her head with confidence.
No big deal. If she can't take them on, she can avoid them.
Who knew the world's will wouldn't give her the chance to hide?
Every day, Li Tang wakes up to find she's done something new to get herself killed.
On the first day, Li Tang sneaks into the male lead's house and puts on a clumsy act of pretending to run into him.
Seeing the male lead frown, Li Tang's eyes dart around. Her gaze immediately shifts to his older sister, who is gracefully coming down the stairs behind him.
Before the male lead can speak, she quickly extricates herself. "Big sis! I came to ask you about my homework! You're so good at studying, so you wouldn't mind helping a dummy like me, right?"
On the second day, Li Tang stops the male lead in front of the whole school just after he steps off the stage and pulls out a thick love letter.
"I like you..." Seeing anger appear between the male lead's brows, Li Tang abruptly changes course and presses on with a forced smile:
"I like you... Big sis, please pass this love letter on to her for me. Thank you!"
On the Nth day, whether she's face to face with the male lead or the female lead, she rushes to speak first, full of passion:
"If you insist on asking why I did this, it's all because of big sis! My body, my heart, even my soul belong to her!"
Li Tang: Yes! Another day of successfully using big sis as a shield and staying alive!
The male lead, a broken "bad student" who'd just been chewed out by Li Tang for dragging down their group project, gets home and learns that his older sister stayed up all night tutoring Li Tang the night before. He'd rejected Li Tang just moments ago and was about to confront her about it:
"??? Am I part of your little game too?"
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At first, Gu Qingxu only found the little girl amusing, since it was obvious she was using her as a tool.
Later, however, she grew greedy.
She wanted to make her her own.
Her heart, her body, her soul,
all belonging to her alone.
[Extra Scene]
One day, Li Tang walks into the study with a stack of books, as if she knows the way by heart.
Gu Qingxu looks at her ears, faintly pink, and smiles as she asks, though she already knows the answer, "What subject do you want to study today?"
The girl's cheeks turn crimson, her head nearly buried in her pajamas.
"I want to learn how to kiss."
Theme: Love and peace
