I didn’t intend to romance the female lead

After hitting her head, Jiang Yiguang realized the world she lived in was just a novel, and she felt a bit of panic.

The female lead of the novel, Fu Juan, was the unattainable beauty she yearned for day and night, someone she had forcibly detained at home under the guise of “taking care” of her.

In the future, the female lead’s Qi Luck would gradually return to its peak, while she, the crazed, love-struck fool, would fall into a Ghost Cave during an accident. The female lead would only watch helplessly as she was devoured by Malicious Ghosts.

Just as Jiang Yiguang wavered between “in for a penny, in for a pound” and “trying to gain Fu Juan’s affection,” her golden finger, a “Romance System,” suddenly came online. The tasks began as Jiang Yiguang’s mind filled with thoughts of “With this system, gaining affection will be a piece of cake.”

【Ding! Detected that Fu Juan is in a poor state. The host has the following options.

A. Help Fu Juan, who has fallen in the corridor, and give her a loving caress. (Reward: a “666” compliment)

B. Sprint a hundred meters, scoop Fu Juan up in a princess carry, and call for the family doctor. (Reward: Charisma Points -1)

C. Pretend not to see anything. (Reward: Physical Strength Points +1)

Jiang Yiguang: “???” Did she even have a choice?!

Was this a “Romance Disability System”?

Unable to increase the female lead’s favorability, Jiang Yiguang could only choose to become stronger herself.

Yet after Jiang Yiguang distanced herself from Fu Juan, Fu Juan became much more approachable towards her, even fending off quite a few of her unwanted suitors.

Jiang Yiguang: “…”

Was it not okay for her to stop being a love-struck fool?

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When Fu Juan was fifteen, her parents died tragically.

Once seen as a future leader of the Mystic Sect, her legs were ruined in the same incident. Confined to a wheelchair, she could only eke out a miserable existence under the pitying and regretful gazes of others.

What tormented her these years wasn’t the physical pain, but the destitution of living under someone else’s roof, exposed to pitiful glances from anyone and everyone.

In the end, only Jiang Yiguang treated her like a normal person.

When she fell into the dust, Jiang Yiguang never offered a helping hand, only coldly waiting for her to stand on her own.

When she regained her former glory, Jiang Yiguang would only gaze at her calmly from across a sea of people, as if they had no relation whatsoever.

…

A long time later, Fu Juan finally understood what she wanted.

She wanted, amidst the cheers of thousands, to walk along that long heavenly staircase and kiss the most beautiful pair of eyes under heaven.

Tags: Paranormal & Supernatural, Transmigrating into a Book, Urban Folklore, Metaphysics

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One-Sentence Summary: I really didn’t mean to pursue the female lead.

Thematic Message: Live a positive and upward life, forget not the past, and live up to the future.