Shi Zheng

Biodata

Background

Shi Zheng transmigrated into the body of a supporting character in the novel What Should I Do When Two Big Shots Set Their Sights on Me at the Same Time? The original host came from an ordinary family, posed as a socialite, and pursued wealthy heirs. In the original plot, she targeted Hua Jinchen, clashed with the heroine Su Qingqing, and was ultimately defeated by the two male leads 1.

Determined to change that outcome, Shi Zheng drugged herself and Gu Yanshen and spent the night with him instead. The next morning, a campus forum post exposed the host’s rented luxury goods and relationships with wealthy students, putting Shi Zheng at risk of suspension or expulsion 1.

Appearance

After Shi Zheng entered the host’s body, its appearance changed to match her own. She is described as a strikingly beautiful campus belle with a slender figure 1 6.

• Usual presentation: A deliberately polished look, often paired with designer brands 5 6.
• Without makeup: Faint shadows beneath her eyes softened her usual appearance 6.

Personality

Shi Zheng is bold, calculating, and resistant to public pressure. When school officials sought to suspend her over the forum scandal, she demanded a disciplinary review and threatened legal, regulatory, and media complaints if they acted without one 3 4.

She is also adept at reading and manipulating others. She uses affection, apparent vulnerability, and jealousy to influence Hua Jinchen and Gu Yanshen, while privately monitoring their favorability. Although she enjoys their rivalry, she rejects Gu’s assertion that their intimacy gives him ownership over her 18 24 29 30.

Shi Zheng treats threats strategically. After telling Su Qingqing she would let her off, she privately resolved to use their recorded conversation against her instead 38 39 40.

System

Shi Zheng communicates mentally with a system that supports her mission to resolve the host’s expulsion crisis and complete the host’s wishes 1.

• Favorability tracking: The system reports changes in her targets’ feelings. Gu Yanshen’s favorability registers at −99 after their night together and reaches 60 at Yunding; Hua Jinchen’s reaches 80 after a later reconciliation 1 27 30.
• Location monitoring: It identifies Gu’s location and tracks Hua’s approach when Shi Zheng is cornered at Yunding Club 2 20.
• Messages and alerts: At her request, it summons Hua to the club room. It also tells her when Su Qingqing photographs her and when Hua is eavesdropping 20 31 40.

Story Role

The forum scandal

Shi Zheng visits Gu Yanshen before confronting the Academic Affairs Office, hoping his authority as Student Council president can delay her expulsion. She then insists on a formal Disciplinary Committee review. The deputy director allows her to remain in class and on campus pending its decision 2 3 5.

She approaches Hua Jinchen for protection and challenges his playboy persona by revealing that she knows he has avoided intimacy with previous girlfriends. He agrees to make her his girlfriend and later promises to speak to the committee, though he initially refuses to publicize their relationship 9 10 12.

Rivalry at Yunding

At Yunding Club, Zhang Hao and his companions corner and humiliate Shi Zheng. She asks the system to summon Hua, then strikes Zhang with a liquor bottle as Hua approaches. Hua intervenes and later defends her when his friends pressure her to perform 20 21 22.

Gu also appears at the club, prompting a confrontation in which Hua claims Shi Zheng as his girlfriend and Gu declares that he intends to pursue her. Shi Zheng chooses Hua in front of Gu while privately enjoying their rivalry 24 27.

Su Qingqing’s exposure

After Su Qingqing circulates photographs suggesting Shi Zheng has hidden relationships with two men, Hua publicly announces that Shi Zheng is his girlfriend and threatens legal action against rumor-spreaders. Shi Zheng confronts Su, who admits posting the photographs and reveals her resentment of the attention Shi Zheng receives 31 36 37.

Shi Zheng gives Gu a recording of the confrontation as evidence connecting Su to the forum incident and an earlier anonymous report. The Student Council later confirms Su’s false reports and defamatory posts and expels her 40 48.

The truth and Hua’s proposal

Knowing Hua is listening, Shi Zheng reveals that she and Gu slept together. The two men fight until she orders them to stop. She tells Hua the truth rather than leave him to discover it later and lets him decide whether to stay; he refuses to give her up 40 42 43.

Three months later, Hua proposes. Shi Zheng agrees to meet his parents before they discuss engagement and marriage after her graduation. His parents receive her warmly, though she notices their appraising looks. A week later, Hua’s mother privately objects to her ordinary family background and offers her a check 49 50.

Relationships

• Hua Jinchen — Her boyfriend and a wealthy heir whose protection helps her withstand the scandal. He publicly defends her, remains with her after learning about Gu, and eventually proposes 12 36 43 49.
• Gu Yanshen — Student Council president and the other male lead. Shi Zheng deliberately alters the original plot by spending the night with him; he later pursues her despite her relationship with Hua 1 24 45.
• Su Qingqing — The original novel’s heroine and Shi Zheng’s classmate and roommate. Her jealousy drives defamatory reports and posts against Shi Zheng, which lead to her expulsion 1 37 48.
• Li Wei and Wang Luning — Shi Zheng’s roommates, who mock or ostracize her after the initial forum scandal 12 31.
• Zhang Hao — A wealthy student the original host had previously fleeced. He confronts Shi Zheng at Yunding and demands an apology before she strikes him with a bottle 20.

Notable Quotes

“I’m not your trophy, much less yours. Who I’m with is my choice.” 18

“If you’re going to deal with an opponent, don’t give them room to recover. Strike true in one blow, and make sure she can never get back up.” 39