“Yu Zhaozhao! Whether you agree or not, your name has already been submitted. You’re going to the countryside—whether you want to go or not! Do you think we’ve been raising you all these years for nothing? Think carefully about your behavior. And don’t expect dinner tonight!”
After throwing out this harsh warning, the door slammed shut with a loud bang, leaving the room in silence.
Yu Zhaozhao hadn’t even processed what the sharp female voice had said when a sudden headache made her frown.
She raised her hand to gently rub her temples and slowly opened her eyes.
Then… her frown deepened.
The small, shabby room was filthy and cluttered, cobwebs in every corner. Along the walls were piles of miscellaneous items: a chair with a broken leg, a broom with a snapped handle, and a basket with holes.
In the center of the room, a few stones had been placed on the floor with a wooden board on top, covered by an old patched quilt—clearly a makeshift bed.
Wasn’t she supposed to be on a mission?
Where… exactly had she been sent?
As she pondered, a more intense headache surged, and countless fragments of memory rolled through her mind like a film.
These were the plotlines of a book—but also the life of another girl.
“So… I’ve crossed over.”
She had ended up in a historical romance novel she had just read, inhabiting the body of a vicious supporting female character.
The original character was a sent-down youth in the countryside. At first, she was timid and often bullied by other youths or local troublemakers.
Once, she was saved by the male lead, Zhao Nianze, a fellow sent-down youth, and from that moment, she developed deep feelings for him.
But Zhao Nianze fell in love at first sight with the book’s female lead, Jiang Yan, on the train, and Jiang Yan also secretly reciprocated his feelings.
The original girl knew all of this, so she never tried to express her feelings—she only wanted to quietly protect Zhao Nianze’s happiness.
Yet the eyes betray the heart, and Jiang Yan noticed her feelings.
Angry at the romantic rival, Jiang Yan bribed local troublemakers to ruin the original girl.
This event became the final straw that broke her.
She completely turned dark.
To get Zhao Nianze, the original girl stopped at nothing.
Poisoning, kidnapping, even murder—there was nothing she wouldn’t dare.
Naturally, the ending was disastrous.
Both the male and female leads sent her to prison, where she never emerged again.
Yu Zhaozhao’s head hurt just thinking about it.
She had originally been a 21st-century all-around agent. She had just earned a bonus and bought her dream mansion, and now, before she could enjoy it, she had been transported into the body of a love-struck girl.
Truly a catastrophic start.
But on second thought, the original girl’s life before age thirteen wasn’t bad at all.
Her father, Yu Wangchuan, and mother, Chen Ruolan, were both military officers of high rank, and as their only daughter, she was doted on endlessly.
Even when both were away on missions, they would pay a neighbor, Aunt Mu, to take care of her.
Aunt Mu, born Mu Xueqing, came from a scholarly family, and still had relatives working at research institutes. Her husband, Jiang Qifeng, was a regiment commander, and they had a son, often mischievous, causing the couple much worry.
With this contrast, Aunt Mu truly cherished the soft, obedient little girl.
Later, Yu Wangchuan and his wife died in the line of duty, leaving the original girl an orphan.
Aunt Mu had intended to adopt her, but at this time, the girl’s uncle, Yu Wangshan, whom she had never met, appeared.
Since there was a direct relative, he insisted that the child of the Yu family should be raised by them, leaving Aunt Mu with no say. Thus, the original girl went to live with Yu Wangshan.
However, the military provided significant compensation for her parents’ deaths.
Both held positions and had died rescuing their squad. The pension was generous: 1,000 yuan each, totaling 2,000, plus a job.
Since the girl was still studying, her aunt-in-law, Mao Cuizhi, temporarily held the position until the girl graduated.
The military also covered her tuition and living expenses until she turned 18, 10 yuan per month.
And so, the original girl settled in Yu Wangshan’s household.
At first, they were somewhat fair to her. He had a daughter, Yu Miaomiao, a year older, and a son, Yu Tianbao, two years younger. When they went out, they took the girl along, though they often asked questions—like whether her parents left her savings, or if the military ever called the school.
There were no calls.
As for the money…
Before leaving with Yu Wangshan, Aunt Mu had told her to guard her mother’s belongings and never reveal them, not even to her uncle.
Having been raised by Aunt Mu, she obeyed, and no matter the questions, she insisted she had nothing.
Over time, Yu Wangshan believed her.
After all, when he borrowed money from his brother before, the brother had said there were no savings, and all leftover money was donated to orphans of martyrs.
What a selfish brat! Money for outsiders, none for the elder brother!
Once they realized they could gain nothing from her, they stopped pretending.
They assigned all the household chores to her and even restricted her meals.
If the military hadn’t paid for her schooling, Mao Cuizhi wouldn’t have allowed her to graduate from high school.
At this point in the story, the girl had just received her high school diploma. Mao Cuizhi, fearing she would claim the job position, schemed to use her as a substitute for Yu Miaomiao, who faced mandatory countryside labor.
She gave the job to Yu Miaomiao instead.
If anyone asked, they’d say the girl was following a male classmate to the countryside out of love—no one would doubt it.
Yu Zhaozhao smiled.
The uncle’s family was rotten to the core. When Yu Wangchuan was alive, he had helped them endlessly, and now they treated his daughter like this?
But her name had already been submitted. Going to the countryside was inevitable.
This was fine—after all, in the book, the original girl turned into a vicious supporting character because she was bullied in the countryside and forced to harden herself.
Now that Yu Zhaozhao had taken over the body, some grudges had to be avenged.
As for Yu Wangshan’s family…
She remembered that in the book, Yu Wangshan had an affair with a widow and even had a son.
In these times, a scoundrel like that could face serious punishment. One report letter would be enough to deal with him.