[A Truman Show-style livestream / Everyone except the heroine is reborn / Everyone gets their comeuppance / Black-hearted heroine / Beloved by all / On-screen comments]
In her previous life, impoverished student Jiang Fuling turned her school days into a romance drama.
The aloof top student, the unruly bad boy, the gentle student council president...
Suitors flocked to her by the thousands.
She'd thought they'd simply had their fill of lavish seafood feasts and wanted to try a simple bowl of rice porridge.
But then she unexpectedly discovered that a livestream staged on campus was behind it all,
and that she was the “Cinderella” being watched by the entire school.
Everyone was betting on which male contestant she'd take by the hand in the end.
Whoever guessed right would take the whole pot.
Huh?
If someone had to win in the end,
why couldn't the winner be her?
At the very end, she arranged a graceful and spectacular exit for herself.
Faked her death, grabbed the money, and ran, all in one neat package.
Everyone was still clueless about it even after they were reborn.
She became the one they all cherished as their lost first love.
Perhaps the gods thought she'd lived a life without regrets, because when everyone else was reborn one after another,
she was the only one who didn't get a ticket to be reborn.
And so, in this life, when Jiang Fuling faces those male contestants who seem to have something to say but hold back, their eyes full of longing and guilt, while each warily watches the others,
she can't help feeling that something is off.
Could they all be crazy?
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Reader's guide:
1. A Truman Show-style livestream, a massive reality TV show.
2. The heroine is sweet on the outside but dark on the inside, with a little devilish streak.
3. The aristocratic academy in the title isn't the stereotypical European-style school. The setting and time period are fictional.
The male leads are reborn at different points in time, so they won't all be reborn from the start.
4. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments. I'll reply when I see them.
Lastly, please give this little author lots of encouragement and support!
Theme: Does Cinderella really have to end up with the prince?
