After Jiang Tian squeezed into the elevator, she waited for Lu Xin to enter before apologetically nodding to the people around. She didn’t pay any attention to the two people wearing sunglasses behind her.
But suddenly, a few images flashed through her mind.
[“Jiang Tian, who do you think you are? A Yan likes me.” The woman looked at her smugly.]
[“Jiang Tian, Xiying is the one I love. You? You’re simply not worthy. Get rid of the child quickly. There’s no future for you and me. The child in Xiying’s belly is the true bloodline of the Gu family.” The man held the pregnant woman’s waist, looking at her coldly.]
Jiang Tian: “…”
Holy shit!
She couldn’t help but turn around to look at the two people behind her. If she still didn’t recognize the slender, long-haired woman dressed in pure white who was staring at her, then her brain might as well be declared useless.
This was Zhao Xiying—the white moonlight in the male lead’s heart in this tragic novel.
The female supporting character with a vicious design, yet following the path of a protagonist in a satisfying story, specifically created by anti-fans to torment her!
Just thinking about how, in this major tragic novel, she was forced to have an abortion, had her uterus removed by the female supporting character, was framed for affairs by the female supporting character, and was even gang-raped.
The male lead despised her in every way, and in the end, because the female supporting character’s blood type matched hers, she had to donate blood and even one of her kidneys.
Finally, the female supporting character took her kidney, recovered from her illness, and happily married the male lead to live happily ever after. Meanwhile, she caused a scene at their wedding, started a fire that burned no one but herself, leaving her disfigured, and was eventually thrown into a mental hospital by the male lead and the female supporting character together, where she suffered for a lifetime.
Jiang Tian wanted to curse out loud.
What the hell is all this nonsense?
Where did these anti-fans come up with these endings?!
“What’s wrong?”
Lu Xin noticed Jiang Tian’s troubled mood and asked with concern.
Jiang Tian shook her head. “It’s nothing. I just suddenly remembered something unpleasant. The 7th floor is here. Let’s go quickly.”
Gu Jinyan watched coldly as the elevator stopped at the 7th floor and Jiang Tian “strutted” past him with her “new favorite,” Lu Xin.
He felt so angry he could spit blood.
This woman had clearly seen him earlier, yet she still pretended not to know him and acted all lovey-dovey with Lu Xin!
Cheating so blatantly!
This unfaithful woman!
This scheming woman!
“A Yan, we’ve arrived too. Let’s go.”
Zhao Xiying reached out to take Gu Jinyan’s arm, but before she could touch him, he pushed her away.
Zhao Xiying was taken aback for a moment, then smiled slightly.
Her expression wasn’t very pleasant.
She had been observing the interaction between Gu Jinyan and Jiang Tian, as well as the young actor just now. If she remembered correctly, his name was Lu Xin?
She guessed that Gu Jinyan and Jiang Tian were probably already at odds with each other now.
Thinking this, Gu Jinyan’s earlier rejection didn’t seem to matter much anymore.
The four of them went to the same restaurant.
Ju Xian Lou was quite famous in Beicheng, not only because the food was good and had local character, but also because of its luxurious decor and high privacy.
So it was highly favored by many celebrities in Beicheng.
It wasn’t unusual to see a few award-winning actors or actresses here.
Jiang Tian hadn’t wanted to come here originally, but Lu Xin insisted on treating her because of what happened that morning. After repeatedly refusing, Jiang Tian finally agreed but made it clear they would split the bill.
Jiang Tian didn’t like taking advantage of others and didn’t want to give anyone grounds for gossip.
“Where would you like to sit?” Lu Xin was a VIP here and could choose a seat in advance. There weren’t many people today, and since they had come without a reservation, Lu Xin wanted to pick a seat according to Jiang Tian’s preference.
Jiang Tian glanced around and saw that Gu Jinyan had already taken Zhao Xiying to the inner private room, Lin Xiang Pavilion.
She wanted to stay as far away from them as possible and was about to choose the outermost room, Yuan Xiang Pavilion.
Suddenly, a notification sound rang in her mind.
[Randomly triggered counterattack mini-task #Jiang Tian sees the male lead dining with his white moonlight, clings to them, gets red wine splashed on her, and is publicly humiliated# Task completion reward: 1 optimization point.]
Jiang Tian: …
…
Last time she completed a task, Jiang Tian had no real experience—she just fell asleep and woke up having taken the initiative to break up. So what about this time?
Would completing the counterattack task simply mean avoiding getting red wine splashed on her and being insulted by not rushing forward?
Successfully avoiding disaster?
As soon as Jiang Tian thought of this, her expression changed. “I don’t think this place is that great after all. How about we go somewhere else to eat? I just remembered another restaurant that’s even better.”
She looked up at Lu Xin with a smile and suggested.
Lu Xin was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. “Alright.”
He was about to apologize and tell the server to cancel the order when he saw Jiang Tian, who had almost reached the elevator, turn back with a pale face.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s better to eat here after all. This place has good privacy, and going out now might cause trouble.”
Lu Xin: “…”
“Then which room should we choose?”
“The Zhen Xiang Pavilion next to Lin Xiang Pavilion.”
Lu Xin: “…”
Weren’t you just saying you wanted to sit farther away?
But Lu Xin, being good-natured, followed Jiang Tian’s request and chose Zhen Xiang Pavilion.
Sitting in the private room with her phone, Jiang Tian felt her face was about to be swollen from slaps. She couldn’t care less about saving face now—all she wanted to do was curse.
Just after the system issued the task, she thought the farther she stayed from Gu Jinyan, the better, directly avoiding the task and sparing herself the humiliation. That would count as a counterattack, right? But as soon as she reached the elevator door, a pain surged through her body, as if she had been run over by a car.
The pain left her face pale.
The system even issued a warning:
[Apart from using optimization points to offset tasks, all counterattack and face-slapping tasks cannot be bypassed. Please consciously abide by the rules; otherwise, a punishment of “Death Experience One Hundred Times” will be imposed. The first warning punishment has been delivered. Please take it seriously.]
Then, a flash of white light appeared in her mind, followed by a blue screen.
[Please choose whether to complete the task or not. Options: A: Yes; B: No; C: Offset Task.]
Each task offset required three optimization points. Jiang Tian only had one optimization point, so she couldn’t offset it. And just one death experience had already been unbearable—another might send her straight to heaven. Helpless, forced by the system’s tyranny, she could only choose “Yes.”
While Lu Xin was ordering and the server was preparing the desserts, Jiang Tian also thought seriously about this damned binding system.
At first, she thought it was just a chance at rebirth, a do-over in life. But now it seemed that wasn’t the case.
It also wasn’t as simple as just staying far away from Gu Jinyan and Zhao Xiying to complete the tasks.
So-called counterattack and face-slapping meant the host couldn’t escape or avoid. They had to confront head-on.
Like the first task: originally, it was the female lead who got dumped, but Jiang Tian dumped the male lead. Originally, the male lead framed the female lead, but Jiang Tian framed him first.
Not only did she reverse the original plot, but she also thoroughly slapped the scumbag male lead, Gu Jinyan, in the face.
So, in short, in this world, if Jiang Tian wanted to survive safely and steadily, she had to fight Gu Jinyan and Zhao Xiying with wit and courage, battling them to the end.
Only by reflecting all the malicious curses from the anti-fans back onto these two could she complete her tasks and live properly.
This was really… so thrilling!
Jiang Tian took a fierce gulp of ice water to cool down her nearly exploding brain.
After the dishes were served, Lu Xin noticed something was off with Jiang Tian and asked, puzzled, “What’s really wrong with you? You look a bit unwell. You…”
Jiang Tian didn’t answer. She just stared at the dishes on the table and the bottle of orange juice beside it, lost in thought. Suddenly, she said, “Switch the orange juice for red wine.”
“Huh?”
“And also, in a moment, you leave here first. Remember to cover your face tightly—cover as much as you can.”
“Huh??”
Lu Xin was utterly confused, completely unaware of what Jiang Tian was talking about. But seeing Jiang Tian pull out a face mask, sunglasses, and a hat, putting them all on, Lu Xin somehow suddenly felt like something big was about to happen.
He also quickly covered himself up and obediently ran off as Jiang Tian said.
As soon as he left, Jiang Tian picked up the bottle of red wine, stood up, and rushed toward the private room next door.
Lu Xin: …
…
Next door, Lin Xiang Pavilion.
Having removed her sunglasses, Zhao Xiying revealed her delicate, petite face. Her slender, swan-like arms were folded, her chin resting on her hands, her eyes innocent and smiling as she looked at Gu Jinyan, who was ordering across from her.
“A Yan, you don’t look well. Is it because of Jiang Tian?”
Gu Jinyan: “…”
“I saw her. The one with her is Lu Xin, right? The male actor I’ll be working with soon. Do you think I should go say hello now? After all, we’ll be working together for over three months.”
“…”
Gu Jinyan frowned. “No need. Actually…”
He wanted to say directly that the role of Su Zhuang had already been given to Jiang Tian, but before he could speak, Zhao Xiying cut him off.
“Are you worried it would be awkward if you went over?” She unfolded her hands, her slender, fair fingers picking up the water glass for a light sip, graceful and poised like a lady from a well-bred family.
“I know, after all, Jiang Tian is your fiancée. But now she’s here with another man, and they’re both actors from the crew. If any news breaks out, it would really be…”
Zhao Xiying sighed, feigning distress.
Gu Jinyan’s expression darkened even more.
He tossed the menu in front of Zhao Xiying and said coldly, “I told you not to mention Jiang Tian. You order.”
Zhao Xiying wasn’t bothered by Gu Jinyan’s sudden anger at all. A slight smile curled at the corner of her mouth as she took the menu. But just as she rang the bell to call the server, someone else rushed through the door.
“Gu Jinyan, you cheating bastard!”
“Ah—”
Splash—