In her previous life, Jian Yu excelled at developing beauty products, yet she always lived in the shadow of her celebrity older sister.
When she woke up again, she saw a bare, empty apartment and quietly rolled over.
Jian Yu realized she had transmigrated into an inspirational period novel where cosmetics apparently didn't exist.
Jian Yu: Oh, this is my specialty!
The female lead of the period novel was her own universally adored cousin, a successful career woman with several devoted admirers trailing after her. Jian Yu had assumed it was a story about a strong woman making her fortune, but soon discovered that all the characters seemed to have something seriously wrong with them.
She watched her cousin, who was gentle and polite in public, turn around and smile at her with a cruel look.
Her cousin's sunny, devoted admirer smiled sweetly and innocently in public, but had a dark, sinister gaze in private. He was a little unhinged.
Jian Yu: ...This is kind of scary.
At the same time, Jian Yu discovered she had to follow the plot, and her ending was to die at the hands of an abusive husband. She couldn't even defy the main characters' will.
To escape her fate, Jian Yu tried to find loopholes in the plot. One night, she suddenly heard, [Beep, Exchange System has arrived.]
Jian Yu: ?
Wasn't this supposed to be a wholesome, sweet romance?
A somewhat depressed, socially anxious, charming heroine who doesn't realize her own appeal x a male lead who seems sunny on the surface but is actually gloomy and unhinged
