This incident escalated rapidly, and eventually, the entire nation knew of Ruan Jiaojiao's name, and she became an important figure under state secret protection.

In the days that followed, Ruan Jiaojiao frequently appeared at sites where ancient tombs were being excavated.

On one occasion, while she was examining artifacts in an ancient imperial tomb, she heard a commotion outside.

When I came out, I saw that a young girl had barged in, been caught, and was being reprimanded.

Ruan Jiaojiao initially didn't want to pay attention, but then she suddenly heard the girl say, "Why are you grabbing me? Are you filming a short video? A random reality show? Humph, I have no interest in that. I advise you to let me go, or I'll sue you for women's abuse!"

"Short videos," "reality shows"... these are terms that only emerged in the 21st century. How would this girl know them?

There's only one possibility—she was also from another time!

Ruan Jiaojiao quickly ran over and said to the security guard, "This girl is my friend. She came to see me. Let her go."

"Oh... so you're a friend of Teacher Ruan, my apologies for not recognizing you!"

The girl was released. She wanted to argue that she didn't know Ruan Jiaojiao at all, but seeing how effective Ruan Jiaojiao's words were, she obediently shut up.

Ruan Jiaojiao led her to the lounge, poured her a glass of warm water, and said, "Hello, my name is Ruan Jiaojiao."

"My name is Li Xianxian... Wait, why should I tell you my name? Are you the director here? Or the lead actress? You're so beautiful!" Li Xianxian's eyes sparkled; it was obvious this girl was a sucker for good looks.

"...I'm not the director. This is 1982. You and I are both from the 21st century!"

"...Waaah!"

Li Xianxian didn't believe it. She jumped up excitedly, touching this and that, and finally believed that she had traveled through time.

"Wow! I've traveled to the legendary 1980s! This is amazing! It's just a pity I don't have a cell phone, otherwise I would definitely post a picture on WeChat Moments to commemorate it!"

Ruan Jiaojiao: "..."

Aren't you scared? Don't you miss your family?

"Sigh..." Li Xianxian sighed and said, "Pretty sister, I'm an orphan. After growing up, I made some money by writing books, and I just wanted to travel around. I never expected to end up in a place like this. But it's okay, anyway, I'm just traveling around. I especially love the 70s and 80s, so coming here is perfect!"

Wait... writing a book?!

Ruan Jiaojiao hurriedly asked her, "What's the name of the book you wrote?"

Li Xianxian replied, "What, do you like reading novels too, sister? Well, let me tell you, one of the female supporting characters in my story shares the same name as you, sister—Ruan Jiaojiao. My novel is called 'The 1970s: Beauty's Schemes'!"

Ruan Jiaojiao: "..." I'm speechless!

"Xianxian, you've transmigrated into your own novel, while I've transmigrated into the villainous female supporting character Ruan Jiaojiao in your book!"

Ruan Jiaojiao both loved and hated her. She was angry that she had described the original owner as such a stupid person, which made her have to take over this mess.

But Li Xianxian said, "Hey...pretty sister, actually, this isn't entirely my fault. To tell you the truth, I didn't write this story; I dreamt about it, thought it was good, and then wrote it down. I'm grateful it brings me money. But to be honest, I also really dislike Ruan Xiaodie. By the way, how is she doing now?"

"...high-level paraplegia."

"Well, you deserve it, hehehe!"

Li Xianxian smiled slyly.

However, Ruan Jiaojiao became melancholy.

If this isn't a world of books, then what is it?

Fu Ting came to see her that evening.