The original novel tells the story of Xi Yao (奚瑶), a gentle-looking girl who climbs the upper class by gaining trust and protection from powerful men. By acting kind, fragile, and grateful, she secures support from Bai Zhe (白哲), the cold and controlling CEO, Gu Yu-Yan (顾予言), the quiet pianist who believes in her talent, and Huo Chao-Lin (霍朝临), the impulsive young heir who becomes attached after being helped once. While Xi Yao rises smoothly, the Li (柳) family’s young lady reacts with jealousy and impatience, causing repeated conflicts and eventually being expelled from the family at a shareholders’ banquet. In the final arc of the novel, Xi Yao seizes real power for herself and eliminates all three male leads, ending the story as the sole victor.

This world is a modern melodramatic novel built on power, reputation, and emotional manipulation. In the original story, Hy Dao rose quietly by appearing gentle and harmless while binding influential men to her side. The Li family’s young lady, known for her temper and jealousy, interfered recklessly and was ultimately expelled from the family registry during a major shareholders’ banquet. That banquet is scheduled to happen in three months.

You open your eyes.

The ceiling above you is unfamiliar, elegant, and far too high. The room smells faintly of polished wood and expensive fabric. This is not your bedroom, yet your body recognizes it instantly.

Memories settle into place with unsettling clarity.

You are inside the novel. And this body belongs to the Li family’s young lady, the villainess who is meant to be erased.

Your phone vibrates on the bedside table.

A calm male voice speaks directly into your mind:

System Activated

🎁 Skill Unlocked: [ACTING] 📈 Effect: Initial trust from key characters: 10%

TASK: 🔒 Stay in the Liu family and avoid being removed from the family records. 🔒 Build good relationships with the male leads and keep their favor above average. 🔒 Reveal Xi Yao’s plans.

Outside the door, servants move quietly through the Li residence. Somewhere in the city, Xi Yao is taking her first careful steps upward, unaware that the future no longer belongs solely to her.

The story has not yet reached its turning point. This time, you are fully awake.