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The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Lu Sangjiu spent over a year imprinting the innocent image of herself—often coughing up blood, delicate, and frail—into the hearts of everyone in the Seven Emotions Sect. In reality, the frequent coughing of blood was real, but she wasn't actually that delicate and frail. In the beginning, she had only one purpose for coming to the Seven Emotions Sect: to strip away the female lead Ye Zhiyao's destiny and break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao! Later, looking at the simple and kind-hearted fools of her sect, she thought to herself, since it's convenient anyway, I might as well save who I can! As the saying goes, the only thing that can defeat a pure white lotus is a refreshing little green tea. So, in order to compete with the female lead Ye Zhiyao, who possesses immense luck and is loved by all men, it wouldn't be too much for her to occasionally speak some "green tea" words, right? And so... Facing a demon beast, Lu Sangjiu, while spitting blood, bravely said: "Eldest Senior Brother, don't worry about me, hurry and save Senior Sister Ye, she's more important than I am!" The hot-tempered Eldest Senior Brother stood firmly in front of her, "Nonsense! My Little Junior Sister is the most important!" Facing a scheming bitch, Lu Sangjiu, while spitting blood, choked out: "Second Senior Sister, don't misunderstand, she wasn't bullying me, I'm not wronged at all!" The crybaby Second Senior Sister, while wiping her tears, gave her a live performance of tearing the scheming bitch apart by hand. Facing an Evil Cultivator, Lu Sangjiu, while spitting blood, stubbornly said: "Third Senior Brother, you go first... I will definitely do my best to hold on until you bring people back to save me!" The timid Third Senior Brother mustered his courage, had a breakthrough on the spot, and crushed the Evil Cultivator! Later, Ye Zhiyao pointed her sword at Lu Sangjiu, claiming she was the Demon Cultivator Gu Huang, who brought disaster to the world a hundred years ago, and that she should be killed. Everyone stood firmly in front of Lu Sangjiu, "Impossible! Little Junior Sister is too frail to withstand a gust of wind; there's no way she's the Great Demon!"
Rice Wine Boiled Black Tea · 2k Views

Carrying a Lucky Charm, I Thrive with My Husband on the Road to Exile

Bai Suihe transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon fodder wife of the villain in a novel about exile. In the book, the original character was the third young mistress of the Gu Family, and the female protagonist was the legitimate daughter of the eldest house. According to the plot, the original character would be implicated by the female protagonist during the exile, resulting in her and her unborn child's demise. The original character's husband would then turn dark to avenge her and oppose the male and female leads, ultimately being unable to defeat them, leading to the downfall of their household. Bai Suihe, feeling her child in her womb, was worried about how to stay away from the female protagonist in the future and protect her villain husband and her own life. Suddenly she heard a crisp, childlike voice: "Mother, quickly go to the courtyard, there's something good there." As soon as the words were spoken, a small meteorite suddenly fell into the courtyard, landing right in front of her. Startled, Bai Suihe curiously dug out the meteorite, which unexpectedly merged into her body instantly. She now had a space! With this space, she could store more supplies, so there'd be no worries on the road to exile! Originally, she thought that having a heavy belly before exile was a burden, but it turned out she was carrying a little lucky star! Not only that, but her little lucky star kept providing her with more information. "Mother, mother, there's an overlooked treasure room in the abandoned courtyard ahead..." Bai Suihe couldn't stop smiling. With the help of the little lucky charm in her belly, she survived the journey, and her villain husband didn't turn dark! The three of them lived a very prosperous life!
Just thunder, no snow · 1m Views

Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom

Jiang Ran, a descendant of a family of traditional Chinese medicine, has developed new drugs and won numerous awards, but her greatest love is making and eating delicious food. After years of hard work, Jiang Ran finally won the national gourmet competition, but in her excitement, she entered a book, becoming the supporting character Jiang Ran, who divorces the male protagonist and ultimately dies tragically on the street. In the book, Jiang Ran is described as fat, with oily pimples and lazy, selfish habits. Before divorcing the male protagonist, she bullies his parents, siblings, and after the divorce, ends up homeless with her son. The newly transmigrated Jiang Ran: "......" Jiang Ran has transmigrated into a book. To avoid dying tragically on the streets, she focuses on making gourmet food, opening a restaurant, saving people diligently, and treating diseases. She pays off the debt owed to her husband’s family by the original character and raises her son, who in the book was to become a big villain, correctly. As for her husband? When he comes back, she plans to ask for a divorce! Pei Huai is about to graduate and plans to return home. But he discovers something strange in the letters his younger brothers and sisters have been sending recently. Brother: Sister-in-law’s cooking is so delicious! I like sister-in-law! Sister: The clothes sister-in-law made are so beautiful! I like sister-in-law! Pei Huai feels something is not right and decides to go home and take a look. As he steps into the house, he is greeted by a bright and charming face: "Husband, you’re back? Are you back to get a divorce?" Pei Huai remains expressionless: No, I am not! {Reading Guide: This text is set in an alternate world with creative liberties taken. The understanding of the '80s and '90s comes from online research, and I hope for your understanding.}
Yu Renmei · 1.3m Views

the right man in the wrong place can make all the difference

Cevver was twenty-three years old, failing his physics degree, living with his parents, and spending most of his days scrolling through bad news on his phone while his friend Ibrahim tried to drag him to the billiards hall. He was not a hero. He was not a genius. He was not even particularly interesting. He was just tired—the kind of tired that sits behind the sternum and does not go away after sleep. One evening, he forgot a pot of water on the stove, lit a cigarette, and the gas ignited. That was the end of him. Then he opened his eyes. He was in a woman's arms. His own hands were small—translucent nails, soft fingers, a body that could not hold its own head up. He cried because he had no other way to speak. He slept because his body had never been awake before. And over the following months, as his hands learned to grasp and his tongue learned to shape sounds, the memories of his old life returned.The night in his bedroom. The professor's tired eyes. Ibrahim laughing at his own joke. The smell of cigarette A wish a half formed, whispered to a dark ceiling came back to him. I wish I could go back and start all over again.Now he is Hector. He lives in a world with no electricity, no internet, no cheap beer. but There are swords and magic and firee arms , fire arms ! , spirits and citadels, a race of people who believe they are chosen by God, and a strange polite man who watches from the edges of things . cevver does not know if his wish was granted by accident or design or all of this is just a dream He does not know if this is a second chance or a longer punishment.But he is alive. He is starting over.And this time, he is determined not to waste it
thuggnificent · 11.7k Views

This Extra Hates Bad Endings

Matt is an ordinary young college student with an addiction to the pages of The Golden Weaver’s First Apprentice. This novel wasn’t just a hobby for him, it was his lifeline, the one thing that kept him feel alive when the rest of the world felt unbearably dim. Page after page, chapter after chapter, he followed the journey of the Finster, a character he cared for more fiercely than anyone else, even his family or himself. When the long-awaited final chapter was released, Matt devoured it with trembling anticipation. The writing was flawless, every thread tied together, every arc resolved with masterful precision. It made sense. And yet, when he reached the final chapter, his world collapsed. It was a tragedy. A selfless sacrifice. One life given to save countless others. A "Bitter-Sweet" ending, the community called it. Matt was devastated. He raged at a world—both fictional and real—that could demand such a price from a character he loved so deeply. “I hate bad endings,” he whispered through clenched teeth. As though responding to his grief, his phone flickered. A soft light bloomed across the screen, forming words he had never seen before, yet somehow he understood it. How do you think it should have ended? Stunned, confused, barely conscious of his own voice, Matt answered from the depths of his heart: “I would be there for him. I’d support him, be his anchor—his start and his release. His companion. His ally. I owe him at least that much.” The light paused for a long, breathless moment. Then it replied: Don’t fail this time. And Matt’s world began to change.
White_Baby_Daisy · 211k Views