The Finicky Heroine of a Period Novel Awakens

After falling into the water, Su Yueyao had a dream. In the dream, she died on the execution ground at age 32, accused of “attempted murder.” The one who framed her was her cousin, Su Xiacao, whom she’d protected since childhood. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the familiar earthen house, receiving an IV at the commune clinic. A golden, gleaming book floated before her eyes. It said she was a wicked supporting female character who made trouble at every turn and wouldn’t live past forty. Su Xiacao was the resilient, kindhearted heroine blessed by fate, destined to top the college entrance exam, become a business queen, and win the heart of Gu Chao, the powerful second-generation heir. Su Yueyao silently read the whole book. Then she smiled. Su Xiacao made her fortune by finding gold bars at the salvage depot? Too bad. If she gets her hands on them, she’ll have to hand them over to me. Su Xiacao stages a comeback through the college entrance exam? I’ve already mastered all the math and science textbooks. I’ve even teamed up with my village-doctor boyfriend to help the whole village grow medicinal herbs and get rich. She won’t even come close to being named a model worker. And Su Xiacao is still supposed to be irresistible to everyone? Su Yueyao turns to the second male lead, the village doctor who is “forced to marry her for the sake of his reputation,” and asks, “Do you like Su Xiacao?” Lin Xuze grabs her wrist, his voice edged with anger. “Su Yueyao, you have no heart.” Su Yueyao pauses, then curls her lips into a smile. She’s going to tear this rotten script to pieces. Gentle male lead × pampered troublemaker. Face-slapping and changing her fate in the early story, starting a business and getting rich later on.