Chapter 1: The Dimensional Rift Has Opened

Ruan Jiaojiao had a shameful secret.

After graduating high school at eighteen and entering college, she began having the same strange dream every night.

In that dream, she would be “blissful as an immortal” with a man of bronzed skin, sculpted abs, and a perfect inverted-triangle body.

During her senior year of college, her roommate pulled her along to watch some risqué films.

Ruan Jiaojiao had always been a quick learner. Within just a few hours, she had mastered the full set of the female lead’s “skills.”

That very night, she had the same strange dream again.

This time, she applied all the “knowledge” she had just learned onto the man in her dream.

After all—it was just a dream! She wasn’t afraid, and she indulged herself without restraint.

But this time was different. Just as Ruan Jiaojiao was about to wake up, the man bit her flushed, delicate earlobe and said, “Jiaojiao, it’s time to come back.”

When Ruan Jiaojiao opened her eyes again, she wasn’t in her dorm bed—

She was lying on the back of a man!

His shoulders were bloodied and mangled from her bites, his broad back clawed with bloody scratches she had left behind—an appalling sight.

“Ruan Jiaojiao, you’re already my wife. Don’t even think of running off to another man. Even if you bite me to death today, I’ll never let you go!”

Ruan Jiaojiao: “…”

What?

Wait… why did this plot feel so strangely familiar?!

At that moment, a mechanical voice echoed in her mind—

【Ding~ Selection successful! ~Miss Ruan Jiaojiao, starting today, you are now the supporting character Ruan Jiaojiao from the book Seventies: Beauty’s Schemes! Once you’ve lived out this lifetime, your wish will be fulfilled!】

Ruan Jiaojiao: “…”

Her wish?

Did that mean she had to finish living this life before returning to her original world?

【To make your journey more enjoyable, this system gifts you an extra-large storage space filled with 1970s supplies. Please check your inventory~】

【Next, this system will perform a magic trick for you!】

Ruan Jiaojiao: “…What magic trick?”

System: 【Biu~ I’m gone now~】

And then, the system vanished. No matter how much Ruan Jiaojiao called for it, it never made another peep.

That was when she realized: she had transmigrated into a book. She had even gained a storage space. But she had to live out this entire life before she could return.

Only… why did the title of this book sound so familiar?!

Wasn’t this the exact retro novel she had devoured during the summer after senior year of high school—the one that had left her clawing her hair out and cursing the author a hundred times over?

In that book, the supporting character shared her exact name. And back then, she had constantly inserted herself into the character’s role while reading.

But “Ruan Jiaojiao’s” ending was terrible.

She was a sent-down youth in the countryside. Along with her came her cousin, Ruan Xiaodie—who was, of course, the female lead of the novel.

The book, titled Beauty’s Schemes, tried to package all of Ruan Xiaodie’s malicious tricks as “wisdom,” portraying her as a clever beauty. But the execution was a complete failure.

Ruan Xiaodie fancied another educated youth in the village, Huo Yunshu. But Huo Yunshu liked her cousin—Ruan Jiaojiao.

So, Ruan Xiaodie schemed to ruin her cousin, arranging for her to have a “relationship” with the village tyrant, Fu Ting, ensuring the whole village witnessed it.

At that time, women had very little freedom. Forced by social pressure, Ruan Jiaojiao had no choice but to marry Fu Ting.

Yet even after marriage, she kept pining for Huo Yunshu, looking down on Fu Ting as nothing but a rough brute. Even after having children, she repeatedly tried to seduce Huo Yunshu behind her husband’s back.

Meanwhile, Ruan Xiaodie continued to play the hypocritical cousin, “helping Jiaojiao pursue her true love.” In truth, she just wanted Huo Yunshu for herself but didn’t dare admit it outright.

One time, she tricked Jiaojiao into eating something that was supposed to be shared with Huo Yunshu, so Jiaojiao ended up waiting alone in the wilderness.

Eventually, through repeated encounters, Ruan Xiaodie and Huo Yunshu developed feelings and naturally got together.

And Ruan Jiaojiao? She kept yearning for Huo Yunshu. Her husband and children grew distant and disappointed in her. Finally, on one of her many attempts to run away to find Huo Yunshu, she died in a car accident.

Fu Ting and their two sons still buried her out of decency.

But even on her deathbed, her last words were: “Can you bury me closer to Huo Yunshu? I want to look at him more, even in death…”

“Damn it!” The curse burst from Ruan Jiaojiao herself. She couldn’t understand why the body’s original owner had treated a husband and children who loved her so cruelly!

Yes, Ruan Xiaodie was hateful, but the original owner had been stupid enough to be led by the nose, letting herself be ruined over and over.

But now that she was here, she refused to live so pathetically!

That hypocritical cousin, and that Huo Yunshu who knowingly strung her along—both could go to hell! She was going to live a good life with the manly Fu Ting!

With that thought, Ruan Jiaojiao hugged Fu Ting tightly.

Hearing her soft, spoiled little curse, Fu Ting thought even her swearing was adorable. But at the same time, he helplessly assumed she was once again thinking of running to Huo Yunshu.

“Jiaojiao, let me take you home. Don’t worry, I won’t touch you. But I absolutely won’t allow you to go to Huo Yunshu!” Fu Ting said to the delicate girl on his back. “Do you understand? You’re a married woman. If you go out in the middle of the night to see an unmarried man—even if nothing happens—the villagers’ gossip will drown you alive. And besides, you still…”

His emotions were conflicted, but as a man he endured the pain of being cuckolded, forced himself to calm down, and added, “Be good. I’ll take you back. Whatever you want to eat, I’ll make it for you…”

Ruan Jiaojiao’s heart melted.

The bad news was, she had transmigrated. The good news was, she had met the man from her dreams!

She threw her pale arms around Fu Ting’s neck and planted a loud kiss on his cheek, leaving him completely dazed.

Then, before Fu Ting could react, she whispered, “Fu Ting, hubby, don’t go. Let’s just stay here… I can’t take it anymore. Help me…”

Fu Ting: “…” Wh-what?!

Did he hear that right?

Was Ruan Jiaojiao actually taking the initiative with him?

In the five years since that first accident, they had never been this intimate again.

Even back then, she had acted completely willing—so different from the way she’d treated him afterwards…

Could it be… was this sudden change because of some drug?

The more Fu Ting thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. So, swallowing his grief, he forced a smile and said, “It’s okay. I’ll find a way to cure you. I’ll never force you to do anything you don’t want. And I won’t take advantage of you, either!”

【Dear readers, both leads are “double clean,” 1v1 romance. The male lead had no real relationship or intimacy with the original owner. This will be explained later.】