Chapter 02
Lin Wenxuan staggered as she grabbed him, anger flaring instantly. He raised his hand and shoved her away.
“Stay away from me. Don’t come looking for me again, or don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Su Wanqing lost her balance and fell backward. The back of her head slammed into the old locust tree by the roadside with a loud thud.
Her vision went black, and she collapsed limply to the ground.
Lin Wenxuan was startled. He looked aroundāthere was no one nearby.
Gritting his teeth, he crouched down and checked Su Wanqing’s breathing. She was still alive.
He stood up, dusted the dirt off his pants, and walked away without looking back.
After taking a dozen steps, he glanced back once more. The woman was still lying beneath the tree, completely motionless.
Lin Wenxuan clenched his fists, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the gathering dusk.
Night had completely fallen.
Su Wanqing lay beneath the tree, her brows tightly furrowed.
Her head buzzed as though ten thousand bees were swarming inside it.
It hurts so much!
The back of her head felt like it was about to explode.
Then she heard a voice.
[Ding. Host meets the requirements. Binding system…]
[Binding successful.]
[Welcome, Host, to the world of “Blessed Wife of the 1970s.”]
Su Wanqing suddenly opened her eyes.
Her last memory was of the pressure cooker exploding at home.
When she opened her eyes again, all she saw was the pitch-black night sky, with the leaves of the old locust tree swaying overhead.
“Blessed Wife of the 1970s”āwasn’t this the period novel she had just finished reading?
In the novel, the vicious supporting female character was framed by the original male and female leads into marrying an old bachelor, and she eventually died in that dilapidated cave dwelling.
The handsome great villain sought revenge for her, directly confronting the male and female leads, only to be beaten to death in the end.
The plot had so many flaws that after finishing it, she could hardly tell who the real villain was.
Su Wanqing slowly sat up, clutching the back of her head and baring her teeth in pain.
Countless memories flashed through her mind like scenes from a movie.
Going to the countryside… educated youths… Lin Wenxuan… Li Xiulian… the man beside the haystack…
Had she… transmigrated into a novel?!
And she had become the vicious supporting character with the exact same nameāSu Wanqing?
Su Wanqing took a deep breath and slowly let it out.
Fine.
As long as she was alive, living inside a novel wasn’t so bad.
[Ding. Initial mission released.]
[Please choose one of the following two targets:]
[A. Lin Wenxuan B. Lu Shiyan]
[Once selected, your choice is permanent and cannot be changed.]
The scene from the novel flashed through Su Wanqing’s mind…
The man was covered in blood, pinned to the ground, yet his eyes remained fixed on the woman in the distance whose body had already gone cold.
That fool.
He fell for nothing more than a delicate, spoiled beauty and gave up his own life just because of that pretty face.
[Please make your selection.]
Su Wanqing slowly climbed to her feet and brushed the dirt off her clothes.
“I choose B, Lu Shiyan.”
[Ding! Please confirm your choice: B. Lu Shiyan.]
The system’s mechanical voice carried a trace of hesitation.
[Host, are you certain you want to choose the great villain, Lu Shiyan? According to the original novel, he is the number one villain in the entire story. He is cold, aloof, and withdrawn. He currently lives in the cattle shed, comes from a politically disgraced family, and is an enemy of the original male and female leads. Choosing him means you will automatically stand against the protagonists and face even greater hardships and challenges in the future.]
Su Wanqing brushed the dirt from her clothes and steadied herself against the old locust tree.
“I’m sure.”
[Host, let me remind you once again. Lin Wenxuan is the original male lead and possesses the protagonist’s fortune. Choosing him will make it easier to obtain Fortune Points, and future missions will also become less difficult. As for Lu Shiyan…]
“Enough already,” Su Wanqing interrupted. “Let me ask you something. What kind of person is Lin Wenxuan?”
[The original male lead. An educated youth sent to the countryside. High school graduate. Gentle, refined, and ambitious.]
Su Wanqing spat disdainfully.
“That’s just his facade. In reality, he’s ambitious, selfish, and shamelessly opportunistic. Just look at how he shoved the original Su Wanqing into the old locust tree and ran away without even checking on her. Completely irresponsible.”
The system fell silent.
Su Wanqing continued, “Then tell me about Lu Shiyan.”
[The original novel’s villain. The son of a high-ranking cadre. After his family fell from power, he was exiled to the countryside. Cold and withdrawn, he is the central figure of the black market across several nearby communes. Exceptionally intelligent, meticulous, patient, and scheming. In the original story, he challenged the protagonists to avenge Su Wanqing and was ultimately framed and killed.]
Su Wanqing smiled.
“Isn’t the answer obvious? One is a wolf disguised as a man. The other is a man disguised as a wolf. Who else would I choose?”
The system remained silent for two seconds.
[Host, your understanding of the original story seems to exceed that of an ordinary reader.]
“I sympathize with the great villain. Is that not allowed?” Su Wanqing rubbed the back of her head. “When I read the novel, I already liked him. I felt sorry for him and couldn’t get over his ending. Now that I’m given a choice, why would I choose that hypocrite?”
She recalled the events of the novel.
Lin Wenxuan strung the original Su Wanqing along while secretly carrying on a relationship with Li Xiulian.
Only the foolish original Su Wanqing remained unaware. Lin Wenxuan had accepted plenty of benefits from her, yet he had long since gotten together with Li Xiulian behind her back.
In order to get rid of her, he even drugged her, forcing her to marry an old bachelor. She was tortured to the brink of death before eventually being sold into an illegal mining camp.
Meanwhile, he returned to the city with the female lead and lived happily ever after.
Then there was Lu Shiyan.
That fool.
He knew perfectly well that the original Su Wanqing only ordered him around and used him before discarding him.
Yet he willingly allowed himself to be used.
To avenge her, even after the Lu family was politically rehabilitated, he gave up his chance to return to the city and abandoned his promising future.
After the original Su Wanqing died, he picked up a knife and fought his way from one end of the village to the other.
Even after he was finally pinned to the ground, his eyes remained fixed on the direction where she had been buried.
Su Wanqing took a deep breath.
“I’m choosing Lu Shiyan.”
[Ding. Choice confirmed: TargetāLu Shiyan.]
[Binding…]
[Binding successful!]
[Detected that Lu Shiyan’s Affection Value toward the Host has already reached 100%, instantly completing the initial mission and triggering a hidden mechanism!]
The system’s voice suddenly became noticeably more excited.
[Congratulations, Host! The moment you chose Lu Shiyan, you completed the initial mission instantly, becoming the first host in this system’s history to do so. Your insight is extraordinary, and your judgment of the original characters’ true nature is remarkably accurate!]
Su Wanqing fell silent for a moment.
After a while, she let out a soft sigh.
Lu Shiyan’s love for Su Wanqing had truly overflowed beyond measure.
In the original novel, Lu Shiyan had been captivated by the original Su Wanqing’s beauty. He adored her delicate and pampered demeanor.
She only ever used him, but he willingly allowed himself to be used. To avenge her, he ultimately sacrificed his own life.
Just how deeply had that man fallen for that beautiful face?
[Ding. As a reward for instantly completing the initial mission, the Host has received an additional reward: one Initial Mystery Box out of ten choices.]
[Each Mystery Box may randomly contain supplies, skills, or special items. One of them contains a special option: Return to the Original World. Since the Host’s completion rate is exceptionally high, you may directly choose this Mystery Box!]
[Return to the Original World: Your body in your original world is currently undergoing emergency treatment. If you choose to return, you will receive a reward of 1,000,000 and fully recover your health, allowing you to resume your original life.]
Su Wanqing froze for a moment.
Return to the original world?
