Chapter 1 The infatuated second female lead makes her debut!
"If you want to cry, cry on—" The phone on the bedside table vibrated, waking the woman from her sleep. Wen Chu frowned and opened her eyes with difficulty, propped herself up halfway, and turned off the alarm.
"I don't remember setting an alarm?" Wen Chu muttered sleepily, looking at her phone. Then her eyes widened instantly. It was only six o'clock?
A mechanical voice, audible only to her, rang in her ears: "Please get up as soon as possible, familiarize yourself with the world background, and complete the second beginner's task—encounter the male lead, Lu Ming, on your way to work!"
Wen Chu was extremely sleepy, but she couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
What's meant to come will come.
She scratched her hair and struggled to sit up, only then realizing where she was and that everything around her was unfamiliar.
I never imagined that one day I would actually wake up in a luxurious bed that's "800 meters" long.
She spoke to the air, as if talking to herself: "You and that guy Lu Ming are just as annoying as rushing me to meet deadlines. I only transmigrated here yesterday, can't I get a good night's sleep and calm down today? You actually set an alarm for me this early? Are you even human?" After she finished speaking, she rolled her eyes at herself helplessly, "I forgot you're not human to begin with."
The mechanical voice sounded again: "The male lead's work hours are 7:00 AM."
Wen Chu wiped her face speechlessly, trying to clear her head, and said in a sleepy voice, "Did you just copy his real-life persona over here...? There's no need to be so faithful to him. You need to be creative. I really don't need such a strong sense of identification, especially with him."
That's right, she time-traveled, just yesterday.
She had just finished reading a transmigration system guide novel while lying in bed, but now she had transmigrated into the body of the idle, useless, and spoiled youngest daughter of the chairman of the world's leading technology group, Kemin Group. She lived in a luxurious four-story villa, and the servants in the house had to respectfully call her "Miss." Wen Chu was dumbfounded.
From now on, reading romance novels should be considered a high-risk activity.
But why is it that when other transmigrated women are the ones who win over the male lead while saving the world, achieving success in both career and love, while her character is portrayed as a spoiled, incompetent woman who can't get the man she wants? The male lead still dislikes her intensely and is still hung up on his "white moonlight," who happens to be her sister!
What a cheesy plot twist!
Fortunately, she was rich, very rich, and didn't have an alcoholic father or a seriously ill mother, which is why Wen Chu's emotions were relatively stable.
She asked the system which novel she was in, and the system replied: "Please explore on your own, host."
She asked the system what the direction of the book was, what the main plot was, and whether there were any other tasks besides trying to get the male lead's favorability to reach 100%. The system said: Please explore on your own.
She finally asked if the original owner of this world had died, which was why she was allowed to transmigrate here. She also asked what had happened between the original owner, the male lead, and her, her beloved older sister. The system replied: "Please explore on your own, host."
Well, he knows nothing when asked, and things have gone terribly wrong from the start.
Other people who transmigrate into books have a god-like perspective and a bunch of cheat codes, but she's completely clueless. She knows nothing except her own and the male lead's background settings.
And to make matters worse, her target is also named Lu Ming, with the same face, voice, height, and personality as her real-life boss, and even more so—he's practically Lu Ming 2.0!
She and the real Lu Ming had at least spent countless nights together, sharing a bit of camaraderie, but the Lu Ming in this world completely extinguished Wen Chu's goodwill when they met yesterday.
She almost thought Lu Ming had also transmigrated, but after getting to know him, she realized that he was only similar in appearance and background; his personality was the same, but his memories were completely different.
She angrily asked the system what it was doing, why it was organizing a gathering of acquaintances. The system then gave her a second blow: "Retrieved from the host's 26 years of life memories, the man who left the deepest impression is Lu Ming, and Lu Ming is also the one who best fits the character setting in the plot."
"..."
Wen Chu regretted that she had devoted all her youth to researching robots and algorithms, which resulted in her having no childhood sweetheart. The person who left a deep impression on her was naturally the one who lingered around her every day, like a tight headband.
But this kind of profundity is not the same as that kind of profundity!
Wen Chu spent the entire night tossing and turning, sighing countless times, and twisting her arm repeatedly before finally accepting the truth. She grumbled as she threw off the covers, got out of bed, and went barefoot to the bathroom to wash up.
The system reminded me closely, "I suggest you choose a white dress today, as Lu Ming likes white."
"I don't care what he likes—ha, could it be that his white moonlight likes white?" Wen Chu said with a cold laugh as she brushed her teeth.
She quickly tidied herself up and ultimately followed the system's advice, wearing a gentle white dress, casually fixing her hair, and applying light makeup.
What if people love her so much that seeing this outfit reminds them of her and makes them more willing to have a good conversation with her?
A strong woman is one who can bend and stretch.
Wen Chu lives next door to the male lead, just a two-minute walk away, because she is portrayed as the male lead's devoted and passionate pursuer.
She glanced at her phone; it was only 6:30, plenty of time. So she went downstairs to the coffee table and leisurely poured herself a glass of water.
When the maid saw her get up, she skillfully began to prepare breakfast on the table.
Wen Chu was flattered. Was this the life of the rich? She politely said thank you, but then she saw the girl who was serving her milk tremble. She looked at her with a mixture of panic and respect, as if it were very abnormal for her to say those two words.
Wen Chu smiled awkwardly. She could tell that the original owner was very unruly and rude, probably the type who would go berserk if things didn't go her way.
She happily ate until 6:50, but fearing something might happen, she deliberately left ten minutes early, but the accident still occurred.
She patted the back of her neck, staring blankly at the empty parking space in front of Lu Ming's house; the black SUV had already been driven away.
"Your information is wrong, isn't it seven o'clock?!"
The system's analysis concluded: "The course of events follows the pattern of probability."
"6." Wen Chu quickly drove off in pursuit.
Fortunately, the system still had a conscience and told her which path Lu Ming had taken.
Wen Chu was an excellent driver, twirling the steering wheel with ease and overtaking other vehicles frequently. Before long, the target vehicle came into her sight.
Her eyes lit up, and she stepped on the gas and followed, but when she got close, she had another problem: "You said you wanted to bump into each other, but you didn't say what we'd do after that. Does sitting in the car and looking at each other through the window count as completing the mission?"
System: "The host should trigger the plot independently to increase the male lead's favorability. Reminder: Before the favorability reaches 20%, the male lead's memories and favorability towards the host will be reset at midnight the next day."
Wen Chu already knew this yesterday: memories that fit the main storyline will be preserved, while her improvisational parts will be deleted and corrected, and attitudes towards her will revert to their initial state.
In other words, she has to find a way to raise someone's favorability towards her from negative to 20% within a day in order to break the daily reset rule; otherwise, it will be reset to zero and start over. This rule is simply outrageous.
The game starts at hellish difficulty.
But Wen Chu wasn't the type to boost others' morale while diminishing her own. She believed that everything depended on human effort, so she needed to quickly understand all the social structures, backgrounds of the people, and the rules of this world.
The light ahead was red, so she overtook another car and smoothly pulled up next to Lu Ming's car. Seeing that the person in the back seat was indeed her target, she rolled down the window, placed her hand on it, and whistled to attract his attention. When the man looked at her, she smiled and said, "Good morning."
Such an unusual way of meeting was met with no surprise from the driver in front; he merely glanced at it and seemed unfazed.
When the man saw her, a look of disbelief flashed across his eyes, followed by a frown, as if he hadn't expected to run into her halfway through his journey. He then ignored her greeting and kept his eyes on the road ahead.
Wen Chu belatedly realized that this person might have left early to avoid her... It seems that the original owner had often staged chance encounters with people on their way to work, which caused Lu Ming 2.0 to have a stress reaction.
When the light turned green, she saw the man in the back seat move his lips and say something, and the driver quickly started the car.
Wen Chu could tell from the shape of those lips that it meant, "Drive faster."
...
Is it really necessary to be so heartless?
Wen Chu followed closely behind, and the driver frequently glanced at her car, noticing that no matter how fast or slow the car was going, the woman could always keep up with him in the same lane.
Even so, Wen Chu still had no clue how to start a conversation with the person. She couldn't help but complain, "It only takes this guy thirty or forty minutes to get from home to the company. I've already wasted almost twenty minutes, and we're on the road. How am I supposed to start a conversation with him? I can't just stop him from going, can I? The police in this world will come looking for me, won't they? We have to be law-abiding citizens no matter where we are."
She waited for a while, but the system ignored her and didn't give her any prompts. If she were the female lead, she could pretend that her car had broken down and ask someone to give her a ride. But she was the annoying second female lead. Before she could even open her mouth to say that her car had broken down, the other car had already driven two miles away.
Wen Chu's eyebrows furrowed, her hands tapping the steering wheel anxiously. While trying to think of a solution, she muttered curses under her breath: "God, please let this car suddenly run out of gas, have an engine failure, leak coolant, or stall halfway through the road. Or even a sudden traffic jam ahead would be fine."
She originally planned to block him in the underground parking garage if all else failed, but to her surprise, a few minutes later, Lu Ming's car actually pulled over to the side of the road.
She was stunned for a moment, and before she could figure out what was going on, she had already slowed down and stopped her car behind the other person.
The driver opened the car door with a puzzled look, placed the warning sign at the back of the car, and then walked around the car, seemingly looking for something wrong.
Lu Ming's car actually had a problem?
Wen Chu opened her mouth in disbelief. When did she become so accurate? She had never been this lucky before.
A sly look flashed across Wen Chu's face. She decided to dawdle for a while, otherwise it would seem too deliberate. She opened the sun visor and fixed her hair in front of the mirror, only to find that she looked unusually beautiful today?
The person in the mirror had flawless skin, rosy lips and white teeth, and was full of collagen, looking excellent. She couldn't help but admire herself—she seemed to have become younger.
She then remembered that she was a recent college graduate, unemployed, and probably around 22 years old, while Lu Ming was rumored to be a rising star in the business world who took over the Baiyue Group immediately after graduation and managed it with great success. Based on his years of experience, he was probably around 26 years old?
In reality, Wen Chu had just celebrated her 26th birthday. The big devil was four years older than her and seemed to have not yet celebrated his 30th birthday. Unexpectedly, the world had actually made them four years younger.
This system is pretty amazing.
She sighed and admired her face for a while, then, seeing that it was about time, she quickly put away the sun visor and got out of the car.
She didn't look closely yesterday, but she was curious about the differences between 26-year-old Lu Ming and 30-year-old Lu Ming.
Wen Chu strode forward, knocked on the rear window of the Bentley, bent down to look at the person inside, her big eyes filled with curiosity.
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