After calming down, Jiang Tian began to think that perhaps things weren’t so bad after all. At the very least, she now had a chance to rewind her life—an opportunity to shed the label of a naïve sweetheart and start over with an NG (No Good) take on her life.
As long as she carefully avoided that scumbag male lead in this lifetime and helped him and his beloved white lotus female second lead to fly off together, everything would be just fine!
Jiang Tian’s mood finally brightened a bit.
Catching a glimpse of her somewhat disheveled reflection in the hotel lobby pillar, she frowned, then crossed the street and headed toward the large shopping mall opposite.
After a shopping spree, Jiang Tian was completely transformed.
She wore a black fitted dress, her waist-length hair slightly curled, and her petite face was adorned with flawless makeup—bold red lips and a pair of Chanel sunglasses perched on her nose.
She looked utterly glamorous and alluring.
Wherever she went, heads turned.
In her previous life, Jiang Tian had to maintain her naïve sweetheart persona at all times—pure, innocent, and guileless.
She couldn’t wear heavy makeup, only no-makeup makeup. Her clothes had to be white or pink, or at the very least, cute and fresh.
Sunglasses were out of the question; at most, she could wear non-prescription, thin gold-rimmed glasses for style.
Her heels couldn’t be too high—three centimeters max. Wearing white sneakers was even better.
Her lipstick could only be light pink or nude pink, yet her personal favorite had always been bold red and deep berry shades!
Her hair couldn’t be permed; it had to be long, straight, and black.
Not only that, but she also had to speak softly, smile constantly, and seize the right moments to act cute.
In short, she had to embody innocence and purity. But heaven knew that before entering the entertainment industry, Jiang Da Tiantian had scrapped her way up, fighting and cursing with street punks!
Now, it was perfect—she had money in her pocket and beauty on her face. No need to live as stiflingly as in her past life.
Stepping outside, she called Cheng Fang from memory. If her guess was right, and she had only been cursed into this world, then aside from herself being tormented by the scumbag defined as the “male lead,” the minor characters probably hadn’t changed much.
After dialing the number, Cheng Fang’s voice indeed came through on the other end.
“Tiantian, where are you? Hurry to the set, your scene is coming up soon. Get here quickly.”
Huh?
My scene?
Jiang Tian couldn’t help but glance at her phone. “What do you mean? I… I’m still acting?”
“If you don’t act, what are you going to live on?!”
“…”
Jiang Tian fell silent. But wasn’t she supposed to be rich? She had just pulled out several cards from her bag earlier, she…
Pausing, she immediately turned and walked to a nearby ATM, inserted the card, and ten seconds later… well, perfect—it was frozen!
So, this card wasn’t actually hers at all, right?
“Fang-jie, can I ask… what’s my net worth right now?”
Cheng Fang was baffled. “You? An extra? What net worth? Hurry up, you haven’t paid last month’s rent yet!”
“…”
Jiang Tian’s world shattered in an instant.
Just a minute ago, she thought she had beauty and wealth. Turns out now, aside from her looks, she had nothing at all?!
Frowning, she hailed a taxi to the location Cheng Fang had mentioned for the shoot.
Fortunately, the overall setting of this world hadn’t changed. All the geographical locations were the same, even the city she lived in. Everything felt quite familiar to Jiang Tian.
However, after paying the taxi fare and seeing the balance displayed on her phone, Jiang Tian felt a bit disheartened.
What Jiang Tian didn’t know was that half an hour earlier, after she had left the hotel, Gu Jinyan—who had followed her out—saw one consumption alert after another popping up on his phone and his expression darkened.
“Xiao Li, freeze my supplementary card.”
“Yes, sir.”
…
When Cheng Fang saw Jiang Tian decked out in designer brands and dressed in an exaggerated gothic style, her eyes nearly popped out in shock. She looked displeased. “Jiang Tian, did you go rob someone? We just finished paying off our debts, and I even covered your rent. Where did you get the money for that bag?”
She and Jiang Tian lived together, so she knew exactly how much Jiang Tian was worth.
If she weren’t so intimately familiar with her, she probably wouldn’t have dared to believe that the woman standing before her was Jiang Tian, her roommate of a whole year.
Before arriving, while in the taxi, Jiang Tian had taken the time to search online. She learned that the current time was roughly three years ago—back when she had just started entering the entertainment industry in her past life.
At this time, she was living with Cheng Fang, and the two were partners, working as assistant managers for a whole year.
Jiang Tian had been framed, violating a contract which caused losses to the artist, forcing her to resign and leaving her burdened with a huge debt. Cheng Fang had helped her by pooling all her own money to cover it, but afterward, the two of them were left without even enough money for food.
At that time, Jiang Tian swore she would live a better life, which was why she entered the entertainment industry.
Cheng Fang also followed her, becoming her agent.
“Sorry, I just realized how poor I am, and I accidentally spent the money,” Jiang Tian said, taking off her sunglasses.
Her voice was cool, her gaze alluring, making Cheng Fang’s heart flutter.
Why did it feel like Tiantian had changed after just one day?
She didn’t seem… as cute when smiling, and her voice wasn’t so sweet and soft anymore, but she was damn captivating!
“Ah? Oh, okay!”
Cheng Fang shook her head, patted her chest to calm herself down, and then led Jiang Tian to the set.
…
The drama Jiang Tian was doing a cameo in was the currently trending youth series “See You There.” By the time she arrived, almost all the main cast members were already there, and no one paid any attention to the arrival of a minor character like her.
Jiang Tian was no stranger to this drama.
Back when she first entered the entertainment industry, it was her naïve sweetheart role in this drama that caught the director’s attention and led to later opportunities.
In her past life, she had played naïve sweethearts for three years and had been criticized for three years.
Aside from TV dramas, she did endorsement MVs, but proper big-screen productions and major works had nothing to do with her.
So, while Jiang Tian was popular—extremely popular—her status in the entertainment industry wasn’t high. She had no noteworthy works to her name and hadn’t even won a single award, making her a laughingstock in the industry.
That’s why, in this life, Jiang Tian swore she would become a true screen queen—someone so famous she would dominate the scene and win awards until her hands grew tired.
This wasn’t an empty boast. Jiang Tian was confident but also capable.
Especially since she had a sharp mind; she still remembered a lot of the lines from three years ago.
Not to mention, she had acted through the entire script once, so she was more than familiar with the whole drama.
The drama was about a pair of high school students—a boy and a girl who were desk mates—striving together to get into a prestigious university, encouraging each other along the way. The focus of the plot was on the male and female leads, as well as the interactions among the entire class.
In her previous life, Jiang Tian had played the role of the female lead’s naïve sweetheart best friend.
Because she was simple-minded, she always messed things up, even making a critical mistake that caused the female lead to miss her college entrance exam, forcing her to repeat a year and retake it.
This was a tragic point in the drama, and Jiang Tian’s naïve sweetheart role was so successful that it was absolutely torn apart by critics.
Not only that, it directly influenced her future roles. With that first impression, everyone came to see Jiang Tian as the brainless, tearful white lotus who only dragged others down.
Now, however, she no longer wanted to follow the same old path.
She had Cheng Fang take her to the director’s side. Cheng Fang looked uneasy, but Jiang Tian was very insistent.
The director was standing to the side, discussing the plot with a man, looking very respectful.
Jiang Tian glanced over and saw that the man was dressed in a teacher’s outfit, but his face wasn’t visible. He was likely playing a teacher role in this campus drama, so she didn’t pay much attention.
She lifted a hand to brush back her hair, her lips curling into an exceptionally beautiful smile. “Director~”
Her voice was sultry and captivating, giving Tang Jiang goosebumps.
But when he turned to look, he was stunned. Who was this woman in designer brands, a black fitted dress, and wavy curls?
She must be in the wrong place!
Jiang Tian had been a bit uncertain at first, but seeing Tang Jiang’s face confirmed it for her, and her confidence grew. “Director, I’m Jiang Tian, playing the role of Song Baijiao in the drama.”
Tang Jiang pushed up his glasses, a flicker of admiration crossing his eyes before he adjusted them again, as if remembering. “Ah, I remember.”
But soon, his face stiffened, and his eyes swept over her figure, his expression turning displeased. “But you knew you had a scene today, so why did you come dressed like this? Your hair, your makeup!”
Watching Tang Jiang erupt beside her, Cheng Fang, standing behind, was scared out of her wits. She tugged at Jiang Tian’s clothes, but Jiang Tian didn’t seem to notice.
“I’m here to act, but I’d like to change roles, Director. Don’t you think my face is quite suitable for the role of Su Yu?”