Chapter 1
It's raining again.
Although it's not usually a rainy time of year, it's been raining frequently in their area lately.
Jin Chuwan held up her umbrella, glanced at her shoes soaked by the rain, frowned slightly, and then sighed.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Jiang Chen was still in a bad mood today.
When she was about six or seven years old, Jin Chuwan noticed that when Jiang Chen was in a bad mood, even the sky would be overcast.
Cars sped past on the side of the road.
By the time Jin Chuwan realized what was happening, half of her body was soaked.
She stood there stiffly for a moment, then quickly left the flooded area before the next car arrived.
That's really bad luck.
But what's even more frustrating is that I still have to face Jiang Chen after I get home.
"Did you go wallow in the mud?"
At the Jiang family villa, a group of young men and women were playing around a barbecue grill. Jin Chuwan's appearance clearly disturbed them.
"Oh my god, Wanwan, what happened to you?" the girl said, tightening her grip on the boy's arm. "Go change your clothes, you'll catch a cold if you keep going like this."
Jin Chuwan's eyes met the boy's, but they looked away for only a second.
As everyone watched the disheveled girl walk up the stairs, the quiet atmosphere quickly became lively again.
"After all these years, Jin Chuwan is still the same. She doesn't respond to people's greetings and is cold to everyone."
"Yeah, what's with the airs?"
Clearly, some people have already expressed their dissatisfaction with Kim Jong Un's attitude.
The girl leaning against the boy's shoulder suddenly laughed when she heard this, "Who said that? Wanwan would never treat Brother Chen like that."
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"That's true."
"Jin Chuwan is Chen Ge's little dog..."
"The kind that follows you wherever you go..."
...
The bathroom on the second floor wasn't soundproof, so the intermittent noise from downstairs reached Jin Chuwan's ears. She looked at the girl in the mirror, whose appearance wasn't particularly beautiful, and scratched behind her ear.
So boring.
It's been twelve years since she transmigrated into the world of online novels. As a working-class person in real society, she simply can't bring herself to seriously look at these kids.
Moreover, this is a world of online novels.
Everything here revolves around the main characters, including the people, the events, and even the weather.
And herself.
The female supporting character in this book is Jin Chuwan, a romance novel villain who was treated leniently by the male protagonist because she saved him when they were young.
Jin Chuwan twitched the corner of her mouth, and the girl in the mirror moved along with her.
She knew that it was a bit embarrassing for an older single woman to be obsessed with romantic online novels, but it wasn't a hobby that harmed society.
Why did she end up traveling into the novel?
If it's a blessing, she's not the main character; if it's a punishment, there doesn't seem to be anything particularly painful about it.
Although her family in this world were just housekeepers for the Jiang family, they were always very good to her. Her parents in this world were very loving, and their favorite thing was to take spontaneous trips together.
When she came to her senses, just like in the story, she stayed by the male protagonist's side until now.
Thinking about it, Jin Chuwan sighed, changed her clothes, and returned to her room.
Exams are coming up soon, and she needs to study so that she can live a happy life even after leaving the main character.
Study hard and work diligently.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake the protagonist's status as a top student.
...It's really infuriating to think about it.
Jin Chu made coffee and calmed herself down before opening her book.
In the real world, Jin Chuwan's grades were actually quite poor, but after transmigrating, she became more self-disciplined. Because she was determined to escape the protagonist, she set a goal for herself to study abroad.
"Wanwan, keep it up!"
My phone vibrated, and a line of text appeared on the screen.
Jin Chuwan looked at the lit-up small screen and opened her phone.
To be honest, she hadn't used this kind of old-fashioned phone for many years, and she was a little unaccustomed to it at first.
After all, she transmigrated into a novel from an early era, so it's normal that she would encounter this kind of cell phone...
Jin Chuwan put down her pen and quickly pressed the nine-square grid.
"You too, Cheng Ya, good luck on your exam."
Cheng Ya is the female protagonist of this book, and also her kind and beautiful classmate.
Under some unknown twist of fate, she and Cheng Ya have been deskmates since elementary school. However, Cheng Ya is the female lead pursued by many handsome male leads, while she is the villainous supporting character who was originally meant to sabotage her beautiful romance.
Although she has no interest in it now.
However, sometimes the objective world does not operate according to an individual's will (especially the will of a supporting character).
Even if she does nothing, various events will still come knocking on her door.
For example, the male protagonist.
Or rather, one of the male protagonists of this novel, a cold and arrogant young man with extraordinary wisdom and otherworldly good looks, Jiang Chen.
Her employer's only son is also the heir to a very important family in this world.
Jin Chuwan rubbed the hairs that had inexplicably stood up and opened the door.
Why don't you come down for dinner?
Jin Chuwan was stunned for a moment. She looked up at the boy in front of her. It seemed that she hadn't really looked at Jiang Chen properly for a while.
The somewhat frail boy I remembered is now leaning against the door, looking down at me.
Because she wanted to avoid certain plot points, Jin Chuwan would often deliberately minimize her presence. She didn't want to be a supporting character who framed the female lead for the male lead, so she consciously avoided stories about the main characters.
Are you spacing out?
Jiang Chen looked somewhat impatient. He was always like this; apart from Cheng Ya, no one could expect to receive the tenderness of a cold and aloof male protagonist.
"I don't."
Despite being an adult at heart, Jin Chuwan still felt some pressure from the male lead's gaze. She stepped back slightly and then made up a reason to explain.
"I'm going to lose weight, and I'm not going to eat dinner anymore."
"Why lose weight?"
Jiang Chen's brows furrowed even deeper, his clear and insightful eyes fixed directly on Jin Chuwan.
"Ran Min said you're pursuing Ming Jing, so it's because of him?"
Yes, in the world of romance novels, everything has to be related to ambiguity or the opposite sex to be considered reasonable.
Jin Chuwan pressed her temples wearily. She knew it wasn't good to do this, but it was the most effective way to get Jiang Chen to leave.
"—The person I like is Young Master Chen, and I only like Young Master Chen."
The girl's expression was somewhat wooden, and her brown eyes held no hint of ambiguity. Jiang Chen watched her for a while, then sneered.
You'd better shut up.
After saying that, Jiang Chen left.
Kim Cho-wan also breathed a sigh of relief.
She's a supporting female character, and her role is to like the male lead.
The more she likes someone, the more the male lead will dislike them.
That's fine too.
She didn't want to have anything to do with them.
But while that's the idea, it's actually quite difficult for her, as a relatively important character, to completely avoid the main character.
Especially after returning to school.
[Dihai High School]
This is a prestigious school created in the mind of a certain author. It is famous throughout the country and is extraordinary. It not only has a vast area and various academic colleges, but also the standard feature of campus novels around 2000 years ago - cherry blossom trees that bloom all year round.
Jin Chuwan calmly watched the fluttering petals and sneezed.
"Wanwan—!"
The sudden weight behind her caught Jin Chuwan off guard, causing her to stagger and take a while to regain her balance.
“Cheng Ya…”
As the female protagonist of the popular romance novel "The Perfect Her" in 2000, she is always full of energy, resilient and kind.
And occasionally, some slightly dazzling light effects and filters will appear in certain scenes.
Fortunately, Jin Chuwan had been in the book for twelve years and was already used to these little things.
"I messaged you last night, why didn't you reply?"
Upon hearing Cheng Ya's complaint, Jin Chuwan checked her phone and, sure enough, there were several messages.
She used to think she could marry her smartphone and live with it for life, but now she just can't muster any interest in this cute pink flip phone.
"You know, I don't look at my phone often."
"Ugh... No, you have to set a special ringtone for me!"
Cheng Ya snatched Jin Chuwan's phone and started frantically tapping away with her head down.
For girls, the greatest joy of this model is changing cute stickers and background icons with simple animation effects.
Another task is to rack one's brains to select a limited number of instrumental pieces.
For Jin Chuwan, a working-class person who has lived two lives, these things have long lost their appeal. Her only requirement for this kind of phone is that it must have Whack-a-Mole and Snake games.
"It's set up! From now on, when you hear this ringtone, you'll know it's me calling to see you~~"
Cheng Ya chuckled and dragged Jin Chuwan into the classroom.
[Haidi Special Class]
Only the top 20 students in the entire school are eligible to attend this class.
Kim Chu-wan remained stable, consistently ranking twentieth, barely managing to sit in the last row.
"Wanwan, are you going to tutoring class today too?"
"kindness."
Jin Chuwan nodded and opened her book. It wasn't that she insisted on tutoring, but this legendary elite class only had two lessons a day, and the rest of the time, the students were free to do as they pleased.
This truly lives up to its reputation as the world of online novels.
Even if the protagonist sleeps all day, she can still rank at the top, while she can only barely catch up by working incredibly hard.
However, it's not very meaningful to worry about these things.
In reality, this world does have its rules. Putting aside the main characters, most people, like humans in the real world, need to follow a set routine of learning and working, and they all have their own families and careers, experiencing happiness or troubles.
She just wants to live a peaceful and stable life like them.
Today's two classes were Advanced Mathematics and Finance. Jin Chuwan was completely confused. She didn't understand why this top class always taught things that were beyond the scope of the curriculum, even though these topics weren't on the test papers.
I'll just skip class.
Jin Chuwan raised her hand. "Teacher, my stomach hurts and I want to go to the infirmary."
"Ah, go ahead."
Jin Chuwan closed her book and walked out of the classroom. She insisted on staying in the special class because the top class was almost never subject to school management.
For example, Jiang Chen, she almost never saw him in class.
After all, he's portrayed as a cool and handsome guy...
My phone vibrated; it was a message from Cheng Ya.
"Wanwan, are you sick? Where do you feel unwell? Do you want me to come with you?"
She still cares about her so much. To be honest, Jin Chuwan doesn't know where the female lead's affection for her comes from. In fact, most of the time she just quietly plays a supporting role.
After replying to the message briefly, Jin Chuwan didn't go to the infirmary but instead climbed up to the rooftop.
If she ever writes a novel in the future, she will definitely remember to install an elevator in the prestigious school.
Climbing seven floors is really tiring...
The school is actually very quiet during class time, and the rooftop, which is a place where the main characters deepen their relationship, is usually undisturbed.
Jin Chuwan folded her school uniform jacket and used it as a pillow, then lay down and spaced out.
"Three more months."
The college entrance examination is in three months, and she will have to leave her original life.
Because she remembered that the novel's plot ended before the college entrance examination.
She vaguely remembered that it was an open ending, and the female lead should have chosen Jiang Chen in the end, while the other two chose to stay by her side.
Novels from that era were generally titled something like "Guardian Knight".
Thinking about it, Jin Chuwan subconsciously got goosebumps again. This kind of old-fashioned setting always made her, an adult human, shudder.
"You really don't want me to come with you???"
Cheng Ya's message came again, and Jin Chuwan turned over and replied with two words.
"Need not."
Looking at the gray phone screen, Jin Chuwan thought for a moment and added another sentence.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Because of her studies and her fear of getting involved in some strange plot, she usually declines Cheng Ya's invitations.
She doesn't even know how far Cheng Ya has progressed with the male character. After all, it's an old novel, and she only remembers the names and character settings of a few main characters, as well as some general background. She has long forgotten the specific plot details.
Besides, Kim Cho-wan had no interest in observing other people's romantic relationships.
More than these things, she was concerned about her future life plans. Although she had the idea of leaving the protagonist and going abroad,
Then what?
Kim Chuwan suddenly felt a little confused.
Footsteps echoed in the stairwell. Jin Chuwan noticed the sound and sat up. She didn't like being disturbed and didn't want to make friends, so she decided to stay away.
However, this is the world of online novels.
After Jin Chuwan finally managed to climb the ladder onto the water tank, she couldn't help but sigh.
Why do you look so disappointed?
The boy rested his hands lazily on the railing, his amber eyes gleaming in the sunlight, and he was smiling as he turned his head to look at Jin Chuwan.
This is a scene reminiscent of the fateful first meeting of the male and female protagonists, but Jin Chuwan only wants to escape.
In fact, that's exactly what she did.
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