Yuan Ning transmigrated into a cannon-fodder supporting female character in an entertainment-industry novel.

When she arrived, most of the plot had already unfolded: the male and female leads had gone public with their relationship and were about to appear on a couples’ reality show. Meanwhile, she — the “vicious” supporting character — was about to enter a contractual marriage with the novel’s deeply affectionate second male lead, Cheng Zhou, and also join the show.

According to the original plot, she was supposed to constantly scheme against the heroine, get repeatedly slapped in the face (figuratively), become hated across the internet, and ultimately get kicked out in disgrace.

Yuan Ning: I don’t want to!

The idiotic system: No, you have to.

Forced to follow the original character setup, things started to go off the rails.

As a properly qualified “vicious supporting character,” Yuan Ning was bold and flirtatious, exuding charm with a sharp edge. Everyone thought she was trouble. As soon as the promo posters came out, netizens boycotted her.

People eagerly awaited her downfall, itching to expose her “true face.”

Who would have thought she’d end up being the sweetheart of the show?

Cute, straightforward, and unfiltered, her reactions while shipping others looked just like those of real-life netizens.

Haters: Turns out Yuan Ning is literally me!

In the original plot, the heroine was dieting and working out. As the villainess, Yuan Ning was to bring her a big plate of meat and force her to eat it — or else it would look like the heroine was looking down on her. This scene originally got her absolutely slammed online.

But Yuan Ning nervously brought out a plate of sweet and sour ribs and, under the idiotic system’s watch, shakily recited her lines: “I-If you don’t eat it, you’re not giving me face! You’re not looking down on me, right… sis?”

The heroine, who should’ve just rolled her eyes and walked off, instead wiped the plate clean and even gave her a kiss.

Fans of the female lead: Thank you, Yuan Ning, for helping our girl eat healthy! We love beautiful women being affectionate with each other!

Later, the mother-in-law — who was supposed to frown at the mere sight of her — came to visit. Yuan Ning was forced to argue with her and shout the original line: “It’s your son who’s useless! What do you expect me to do…”

The strict mother-in-law, who was originally supposed to nitpick her to death, instead shouted: “Cheng Zhou! You have thirty minutes. Apologize to Ningning immediately!”

Cheng Zhou paused mid-step, glancing over at a certain guilty-looking someone.

That night, someone pinned her to the bed, breath heavy, as a low voice whispered in her ear: “I’m useless, huh?”

Yuan Ning struggled: “Aren’t you in love with the heroine?!”

Cheng Zhou, confused: “…You are my heroine.”