Chapter 1
Bo Chi stirred awake in a daze, her memory lingering on the moment Yu Zhao abruptly pushed her head. Recalling the sleek, pale legs she’d bumped into, she hissed, forcing her eyes open. “Good heavens, were you trying to give me a concussion…?”
Her voice trailed off as she took in the scene before her. She stared in shock at the empty void, murmuring, “Am I still dreaming?”
“You are dead,” a mechanical voice echoed through the nothingness. “Cause of death: car accident.”
Bo Chi froze, instinctively asking, “What about Yu Zhao?”
They were in the same car. Surely she wasn’t… gone too?
“Yu Zhao died before you. She has already entered the myriad worlds and is currently working to earn points for a chance to be resurrected and return home,” the mechanical voice explained. “Do you want to simply slumber in this void, or work like her?”
Bo Chi gritted her pearly white teeth and responded without hesitation, “Of course I’ll work! I’m going to work near her and snatch all her business!”
The mechanical voice hummed in acknowledgement. “Procedures complete. Because your soul integrity is higher than Yu Zhao’s, you will retain your memories upon entering the small world.”
Bo Chi blinked in surprise. “Does that mean Yu Zhao doesn’t have her real-world memories in the—”
Before she could finish, a flash of azure light crossed her vision, and her thoughts scattered.
In the moment of losing consciousness, she vaguely heard the mechanical voice say, numb and weary, “Next.”
Bo Chi: “…”
Are all working-class people this busy?
Bo Chi, pampered and raised in luxury, belatedly felt a pang of anxiety. Fortunately, when she opened her eyes again and received the memories transmitted by the system, she discovered she was still a rich second-generation heiress—and also the villainous female supporting character.
This world stemmed from a stallion-protagonist urban novel. The male lead, Lin Ye, possessed an innate domineering aura. While still a student, he captivated a string of beautiful women with his personal charm: a married teacher, a haughty policewoman, a naive heiress, and more.
And Bo Chi…she wasn’t even part of the harem.
She was merely a cannon fodder tool, diligently carrying out acts of slander and humiliation, wholeheartedly creating opportunities for the male lead to play the hero and save the damsel.
If transmigrating into this book was like drawing a card, Bo Chi was undoubtedly unlucky, drawing the weakest card.
Feeling indignant, she poked the system that had transmigrated with her, wanting to see Yu Zhao’s role and mission in this world.
The system quickly displayed a virtual screen. [Yu Zhao (Aloof School Beauty)]
[Mission: Become Lin Ye’s official girlfriend.]
A devilish grin spread across Bo Chi’s face. “Wants to be with the male lead? We’ll see about that!”
She excitedly left the restroom, searched around, and picked up a cup from the desk.
According to the plot, today she was supposed to continue shining brightly as the villainous female supporting character, adding laxatives to the water and forcing the school beauty to drink it, causing her to suffer an embarrassing incident—and this would be the perfect opportunity for the male lead to rescue her and advance their relationship.
Bo Chi, determined to sabotage the plot, naturally wouldn’t let things proceed smoothly. She poured out the water, diligently rinsed the cup, and finally filled it with fresh water, adding some honey.
“Honey water nourishes and beautifies. Even if I force Yu Zhao to drink it, it won’t harm her,” Bo Chi mused contentedly as she got into the car, her thoughts increasingly delightful on the way to school. “This way, even if the male lead scolds me about the water, I can retort righteously!”
At the thought of disrupting Yu Zhao’s mission, Bo Chi’s eyes curved into crescents as she exited the car. After politely thanking the driver, she gleefully gathered her villainous underlings and ostentatiously cornered Yu Zhao, who had just entered the school grounds.
Yu Zhao’s expression was aloof, accentuating her cold and stunning beauty. Despite wearing a simple and plain school uniform, her long legs and slender waist couldn’t be concealed.
Because she was taller than Bo Chi, her cool downward gaze carried an air of condescension.
Bo Chi used to hate how she always stared down at her. Now, while still harboring that dislike, she also felt a bit smug—What are you looking at? With me around, you can forget about getting a boyfriend!
Just as her previous relationships had been sabotaged by Yu Zhao, openly or covertly, this time, Bo Chi planned to give her a taste of her own medicine, letting her know that a single dog, when pushed too far, would bite back!
With a pleased hum, she languidly curved her crimson lips. Her delicate fingers lifted the water cup, swirling it gently. “Drink this.”
Yu Zhao’s expression remained unchanged, her dark eyes flickering slightly. Having been pestered by this arrogant and impatient young heiress for so long, it was the first time she had heard such a light and soft tone from her, like fluffy, sweet cotton candy, tempting and enticing.
Unfortunately, the underlying meaning of her words clearly indicated her continued antagonism.
With this thought, Yu Zhao regained her composure. She tore her gaze from Bo Chi’s exquisite face, suppressing a strange feeling of tightness in her chest, and wordlessly took the cup, twisting off the lid.
In the past, she had rebelled and resisted. But the ultimate consequence was that Bo Chi remained unscathed, taking pleasure in her struggle, while she herself was nearly expelled, driving her already burdened mother to tears.
Since then, Yu Zhao had learned to bend her back and endure Bo Chi’s insults.
What trick would it be this time?
Yu Zhao looked at the water in the cup. She saw no insect eggs or dirt, no coins or paper. It was impossible for nothing to be added. She took a deep breath, suspecting that some drug must have been mixed in.
—She only hoped it wasn’t anything too harmful. She had recently squeezed out time to find a part-time cleaning job. If her health was severely compromised, she wouldn’t be able to afford her mother’s medical checkup.
Thinking of her mother’s recent pained expressions while clutching her chest, Yu Zhao closed her eyes and swallowed the water. The warm liquid slid down her throat, a lingering sweetness coating her lips and teeth.
Yu Zhao didn’t immediately register the taste. It took her a moment to discern the subtle sweetness. She almost froze, thinking that Bo Chi had given her the wrong cup.
Just as she was about to ask, a hand suddenly snatched the cup away, exclaiming angrily, “Bo Chi! You’re bullying Yu Zhao again! Even though Yu Zhao is poor, she’s prettier and has a better figure than you! No matter how much you target her, I will never like you!”
Bo Chi folded her arms across her chest, tilting her chin up slightly. “Donate your eyes if you don’t need them. Which eye of yours saw me bullying her?”
“This cup of water is proof! Did you poison it?!” Lin Ye raised the cup agitatedly, splashing water around. Yu Zhao watched from the side, frowning slightly.
“Poison?” Bo Chi hadn’t expected the male lead’s imagination to be so wild. Exasperated, she said, “I’m a law-abiding citizen, where would I get poison? If you don’t believe me, go get it tested at the hospital. I didn’t put any poison in it, just some honey.”
Lin Ye faltered, bewildered. “Honey?”
Bo Chi stated as if it were obvious, “Yes, I hate drinking honey water the most. Of course, I’d put something I hate when playing a prank on someo—oops.”
She instinctively blurted out the truth, then quickly corrected herself with a blush. “I saw Yu Zhao’s skin wasn’t looking good and wanted to give her some honey water to smooth things over. Who are you, some random toad, interfering in the affairs of us beautiful women?”
Lin Ye’s face darkened. “Toad? You… You said you liked me before!”
Bo Chi stuck out her tongue. “I was just messing with you, and you actually believed it! I wouldn’t look twice at a scum like you, who only cares about Yu Zhao’s face and figure and completely ignores the fact that she’s a top student!”
She ruthlessly rebuked Lin Ye. Seeing him flush red and speechless, she triumphantly turned and strode off with the victorious air of someone who had just won a major battle.
Yu Zhao stared at her, momentarily mesmerized as her soft, black hair swayed in a beautiful arc in the air. Only after the girl’s figure disappeared from view did she retract her gaze, her lips pursed. She politely but coldly thanked the still-fuming Lin Ye, retrieved the cup from his hand, carefully tightened the lid, and walked away.
Lin Ye fumed in place for a while. Realizing both beauties had left, he clenched his teeth in a mix of frustration and anger, then skipped class and left the school.
Although he disliked Bo Chi, he had always enjoyed being pursued by a beautiful and wealthy young woman like her. Now, being inexplicably discarded like trash, he felt both humiliated and disgruntled.
Men often resort to drinking to vent their frustrations, and Lin Ye was no exception.
He called a few friends and arranged to meet at the night market for skewers, planning to vent his anger and subtly inquire about the reason for Bo Chi’s change of heart.
However, as night fell and he arrived at the barbecue stall, he immediately forgot about it, exclaiming in astonishment, “Yu Zhao? Even if you’re short on money, a girl shouldn’t work in a place like this with so many men around!”
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