A Bad Ending? It Smells So Good!

Life as a corporate drone is so miserable that only cold, fictional characters can offer a little comfort. During her vacation, Qiao Liang stayed up all night gaming. After getting every ending with her favorite fictional character, she happily fell asleep. When she woke up, a mass of black smoke came lunging at her, claws and all. Before she could figure out what was happening, a gleaming blade thrust out of the smoke and cut a clean arc through the air. The black smoke dispersed, and a young man emerged through the haze. He was the very same man whose embrace CG had appeared on her screen just a few hours earlier. Qiao Liang blurted out, “Hubby!” The young man glanced down at her. Qiao Liang: Is he alive? ...Not sure. Better take another look. * Rescuing people in the wilderness wasn’t a first for him, but this was the first time someone had called him “hubby” to his face. That night, Tang Wenyang had a dream. The face he’d seen earlier that day appeared in his dream without warning. They were so close their breaths mingled. He watched his own hand gently stroke that strangely flushed cheek, then heard himself ask softly, “Have you been good today?” He had a vague sense that something was off, but didn’t think much of it. He was wondering whether it was time he started dating when he heard a clatter. Following the sound, he saw the chains beside the bed. His eyes widened in shock.jpg #NoWayThatCouldntBeMe# #PeopleShouldntDoThatAtTheVeryLeast# #IsItTooLateToTurnMyselfIn# P.S. 1. Only the game’s endings are dark. After she transmigrates, the story doesn’t take a bleak, tragic route. (Yes, I just enjoy messing with the hero’s head, doge.) 2. The heroine has completed routes for other characters, and there are male supporting characters, but they’re not the focus. (They’re mainly there to move the plot along, so don’t expect a love rivalry.) 3. There’s no reliable professional knowledge in this story. Everything serves the plot and romance. Theme: Your past experiences make you who you are