Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the doomed supporting girl Jiang Nian, she recognized Fu Zhenzhen’s scheme and turned the staged confrontation against her. Jiang Nian fell into the pond in front of the arriving male leads, but discovered the water was shallow enough to sit in safely.

• Jiang Nian woke at Pluto Academy after her death and realized she had transmigrated into a novel as a cannon-fodder character.
• Jiang Nian recalled that Fu Zhenzhen planned to stage a fall into the pond so Song Jici would recognize her childhood necklace and rescue her.
• A system announced a newcomer gift pack, but Jiang Nian learned it offered no useful guidance.
• Jiang Nian pretended to cry and accused Fu Zhenzhen of insulting her, changing the onlookers’ and male leads’ impression of the confrontation.
• Jiang Nian reached for Fu Zhenzhen’s necklace, let Fu Zhenzhen swat her hand away, and pretended to fall into the pond.
• Jiang Nian sat shivering in the shallow water and wondered how the original scene had required Song Jici to rescue Fu Zhenzhen.

On Pluto Academy’s first day, Song Jici rescued Jiang Nian after she was pushed into a lake and discovered he could hear her thoughts about the novel’s future. Jiang Nian’s thoughts revealed troubling fates for Song Jici and his friends, leaving them shaken as Shen Hui hesitated to introduce himself.

• Song Jici recognized Jiang Nian in a crowd by the lake after she was pushed into the water during an argument with Fu Zhenzhen.
• Song Jici heard Jiang Nian’s unspoken thoughts calling him the male lead and warning that he would eventually send her to prison for the female lead.
• Song Jici helped Jiang Nian out of the lake and lent her his jacket, while her thoughts described his future as one of the female lead’s admirers.
• Wen Jincheng introduced himself to Jiang Nian, then heard her predict that he would sacrifice his prospects and nearly ruin his company for the female lead.
• Tan Xuguang introduced himself, and Jiang Nian’s thoughts revealed that his brother Tan Zhuishi would die saving him.
• Shen Hui watched his friends react to Jiang Nian’s thoughts and faltered when they asked him to introduce himself.

Jiang Nian’s thoughts revealed that Fu Zhenzhen had betrayed Song Jici during his kidnapping, complicating his joy at recognizing the girl who had saved him. After the opening ceremony began, Song Jici and his friends discussed what they had heard and accused him of becoming a scumbag in the future.

• Shen Hui introduced himself to Jiang Nian, while Fu Zhenzhen grew frustrated that the others were focused on Jiang Nian.
• Fu Zhenzhen tried to convince Song Jici that she had not framed or pushed Jiang Nian, and Song Jici recognized her by the ring on her necklace.
• Song Jici began to reunite with Fu Zhenzhen, but Jiang Nian’s thoughts revealed that Fu Zhenzhen had given the traffickers his hiding place after he escaped.
• Song Jici accompanied Jiang Nian to change out of her soaked uniform, then went with her to the opening ceremony, where Fu Zhenzhen apologized to Jiang Nian.
• Song Jici and his friends discussed hearing Jiang Nian’s thoughts in their group chat and called him a scumbag after learning he would send Jiang Nian to prison for Fu Zhenzhen.
• Song Jici dissolved the group chat.

Jiang Nian learned from system 88 that she had been brought into the world to replace the original owner and keep the story on track, and she agreed in exchange for a new life. At Pluto Academy, she arrived in Class 2 of Year 1 before the main characters, then watched Song Jici and his three friends gather around her.

• Jiang Nian questioned system 88 about her transmigration and learned that the original owner's soul had disappeared six years earlier.
• System 88 explained that Jiang Nian could return to her old world only to die, but promised her a new body if she reached the end of the story.
• Jiang Nian agreed to replace the original owner and preserve the world's timeline.
• After the opening ceremony, Jiang Nian chose a window seat in Class 2 of Year 1 and reflected on how the morning's events had changed the original plot.
• Song Jici, Tan Xuguang, Wen Jincheng, and Shen Hui entered the classroom and walked over to sit around Jiang Nian, drawing their classmates' attention.

Jiang Nian worried about her injured foot and the seating arrangements in her new class while her classmates heard her thoughts about the people around her. Tong Chuhe sat beside Fu Zhenzhen, curious about Jiang Nian’s warnings and determined to see what Fu Zhenzhen was like.

• Song Jici and Tan Xuguang asked Jiang Nian about her injured foot, and Jiang Nian agreed to visit the infirmary and have dinner with Song Jici’s family.
• Fu Zhenzhen asked Song Jici to sit beside her, but he stayed with Jiang Nian and Fu Zhenzhen took a nearby seat.
• Tong Chuhe entered the classroom, and the boys heard Jiang Nian identify her as the beautiful second female lead.
• Tong Chuhe suspected she could hear Jiang Nian’s thoughts and noticed Jiang Nian’s anxiety about her sitting with Fu Zhenzhen.
• Tong Chuhe pulled out the chair beside Fu Zhenzhen, sat down, and decided to find out what the female lead was like.

Tan Zhuishi became Class Two’s homeroom teacher and heard Jiang Nian’s predictions that he would die saving Tan Xuguang and that Tong Chuhe would be imprisoned while avenging him. As the students introduced themselves, Tan Zhuishi identified Jiang Nian as the voice, while Tong Chuhe privately remembered that she had once avenged him.

• Tan Zhuishi introduced himself as Class Two’s new homeroom teacher, and Tan Xuguang excitedly led the class in applauding him.
• Jiang Nian’s thoughts revealed that Tan Zhuishi would die saving Tan Xuguang and that Tong Chuhe would be imprisoned after trying to avenge him; Tan Zhuishi heard her and searched for the voice.
• Tan Xuguang introduced himself, then rushed to Tan Zhuishi and announced that his brother already had a sister-in-law when classmates teased him about needing one.
• Jiang Nian introduced herself and described her poor sense of direction, allowing Tan Zhuishi to identify her as the source of the strange voice.
• Fu Zhenzhen introduced herself as a merit scholar, and Tong Chuhe followed with a poised introduction that drew admiration from the class.
• Tong Chuhe ignored Fu Zhenzhen’s taunting expression and remembered that she had once avenged Tan Zhuishi, whom she called an idiot for failing to protect himself.

Jiang Nian went with Song Jici and Fu Zhenzhen to the Song family home for lunch, where Auntie Song warmly welcomed her and learned that Fu Zhenzhen had saved Song Jici from a kidnapper six years earlier. Auntie Song thanked Fu Zhenzhen, leaving the two girls together at the Song mansion.

• Tan Zhuishi selected Wen Jincheng and Tong Chuhe as class presidents, Fu Zhenzhen as academic affairs representative, and Tan Xuguang as sports representative before dismissing the class to prepare for military training.
• Fu Zhenzhen accompanied Jiang Nian and Song Jici to the infirmary, where the doctor treated Jiang Nian's badly bruised foot.
• Fu Zhenzhen asked about Song Jici's family, and Song Jici invited her to join him and Jiang Nian for lunch at his home.
• At the Song Family Mansion, Jiang Nian affectionately reunited with Auntie Song, while Fu Zhenzhen introduced herself as Song Jici's classmate.
• Song Jici told Auntie Song that Fu Zhenzhen had saved him during his kidnapping six years earlier, and Auntie Song clasped Fu Zhenzhen's hands and thanked her.

Jiang Nian joined her classmates for military training at Phoenix Mountain, where Song Jici wrestled with his suspicions about Fu Zhenzhen and Jiang Nian’s thoughts startled the people on the bus. The students arrived at the mountain ready to begin their training.

• Song Ling gave Fu Zhenzhen an expensive jade bracelet, offered to support her education, and invited Jiang Nian to the Shen family patriarch’s birthday banquet.
• Jiang Nian left home for military training, and Tan Zhuishi checked the students’ backpacks before they gathered on the sports field.
• Lieutenant Jiang Cheng introduced himself as chief instructor, and Chen Shen led Classes One and Two toward Phoenix Mountain.
• Fu Zhenzhen asked to sit beside Song Jici because she felt carsick, while Jiang Nian sat with Tong Chuhe.
• Jiang Nian’s thoughts about returning to avoid death and possibly going to prison startled the students and made Song Jici cough guiltily.
• The students woke at the sound of a whistle and realized they had arrived at Phoenix Mountain.

Jiang Nian and her classmates completed a grueling mountain march to their campsite, where she traded biscuits with Wen Jincheng after recognizing his fish mint flavor. As she teamed up with Tong Chuhe, Gao Wen and Nie Xuzhi joined them for cooking, and Jiang Nian suddenly remembered that Gao Wen would soon jump from a building.

• Jiang Nian reassured Tong Chuhe, Song Jici, and the others that she could continue the march despite her exhaustion.
• Jiang Nian recognized Wen Jincheng’s unpleasant biscuit as fish mint and traded it for her pork floss biscuit, surprising Tan Xuguang and the others.
• The students cleaned up their rest stop and continued through the mountains, reaching the campsite before five in the afternoon.
• Jiang Nian paired with Tong Chuhe to share a tent, and they agreed to cook with Gao Wen and Nie Xuzhi.
• Jiang Nian recognized Gao Wen and recalled that she would soon jump from a building.

Jiang Nian remembered how Liu Fan's bullying would drive Gao Wen to suicide and resolved to intervene before it happened. After helping set up camp, Jiang Nian went looking for Liu Fan, while Shen Hui went after her because she had no sense of direction.

• Jiang Nian recalled that Liu Fan would torment Gao Wen until Gao Wen jumped from a rooftop, and Tong Chuhe decided she could not stand by if the story was true.
• Jiang Nian, Gao Wen, Nie Xuzhi, and Tong Chuhe collected supplies, pitched their tents, and prepared for dinner at the campsite.
• Jiang Nian volunteered to gather firewood and went into the woods alone despite her companions' concern.
• Shen Hui realized Jiang Nian had no sense of direction and set off to find her.
• Jiang Nian used her system to locate Liu Fan, but the system pointed out that she was not heading north toward Liu Fan.

Jiang Nian got lost while secretly pursuing a scheme against Liu Fan, and Shen Hui found her and brought her safely back to camp. After hearing what happened, Song Jici, Tan Xuguang, and Wen Jincheng worried over Shen Hui's interest in Jiang Nian, while Shen Hui wondered which of his friends would fall for her first.

• Jiang Nian lost her way in the mountain forest, and 88 guided her toward Shen Hui while telling her to leave Liu Fan for another time.
• Shen Hui found Jiang Nian, and they gathered firewood together before returning to camp, where Tong Chuhe and Nie Xuzhi were relieved to see her safe.
• Shen Hui joked that Jiang Nian had given him the firewood, prompting Tan Xuguang, Song Jici, and Wen Jincheng to suspect he had made a move on her.
• Shen Hui clarified that he had only gathered firewood with Jiang Nian and told his friends she had secretly gone out to do something involving Liu Fan.
• Song Jici said he would look into Liu Fan, and Shen Hui watched his friends with amused anticipation as he wondered who would fall first.

After dinner, Jiang Nian clashed with Fu Zhenzhen at the washing area, where Fu threatened her over Song Jici. As Jiang Nian returned the clean cookware, 88 revealed that Fu Zhenzhen had a low-level system.

• Tong Chuhe cooked dinner, and Jiang Nian and the others praised the meal before Jiang Nian went to wash the dishes.
• Fu Zhenzhen confronted Jiang Nian at the sink and accused her of shamelessly pursuing Song Jici.
• Jiang Nian taunted Fu Zhenzhen about fearing she would lose Song Jici and joked that she could ask her godmother to arrange an engagement.
• Fu Zhenzhen warned Jiang Nian to stop harboring feelings for Song Jici, then left after threatening to strip her of her status as the Jiang Heiress.
• 88 scanned Fu Zhenzhen and discovered that she had a low-level system.

Jiang Nian learned that Fu Zhenzhen had a failed system that could trade items for its host’s life, explaining many of Fu Zhenzhen’s unlikely actions. Meanwhile, Song Jici and the others invited Fu Zhenzhen’s group to join their games, and Jiang Nian recognized Liu Fan as the person she had been trying to find.

• Jiang Nian learned from 88 that Fu Zhenzhen’s system was a defective shop-like creation that required its host to exchange her life for items.
• Jiang Nian connected Fu Zhenzhen’s system to her knowledge of powerful families and her past encounters with Song Jici.
• Tan Xuguang proposed a game and led Song Jici, Shen Hui, and Wen Jincheng toward Jiang Nian’s tent.
• Fu Zhenzhen asked to join them, and Liu Fan’s teasing remark prompted Song Jici to tell her not to give people the wrong idea.
• Song Jici invited Fu Zhenzhen, Liu Fan, and the other girls to join the games, and Jiang Nian recognized Liu Fan as someone she had been trying to find.

The students played a card game that made them unknowingly say certain words or perform certain actions. Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe ended the chapter singing and dancing together beneath the moon as the gathered students watched.

• Tan Xuguang explained the game, and Jiang Nian immediately made him lose a card by getting him to smile with his teeth showing.
• Nie Xuzhi fell for the group’s trap and lost her card after refusing to perform.
• Jiang Nian asked Tong Chuhe to dance, and Tong Chuhe agreed on the condition that Jiang Nian sing for her.
• Jiang Nian sang a song from her previous life while Tong Chuhe improvised a graceful dance.
• The students and nearby campers fell quiet and gathered to watch their performance.

Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe performed for the group before the card game exposed Gao Wen’s painful past and Jiang Nian recalled how Liu Fan’s abuse had led Gao Wen to take her own life. Jiang Nian hinted that she knew about Liu Fan’s bullying and brought up a movie about school bullying, leaving Liu Fan unaware of the warning.

• Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe performed, then Jiang Nian revealed that several people had broken the card-game rules, including herself.
• Chen Xiaonan baited Gao Wen into making Tan Xuguang break his rule, and Tan Xuguang was eliminated.
• Gao Wen spoke about her deceased parents and the grandmother who had raised her, while Jiang Nian recalled Gao Wen’s abuse by Liu Fan and eventual suicide.
• Jiang Nian learned that Gao Wen and Nie Xuzhi had been longtime friends, then mentioned her online friend Qiao Ling to Liu Fan.
• Jiang Nian brought up the movie Cage and clarified that she meant a film about school bullying.

Jiang Nian used a fabricated movie plot to remind Liu Fan of the bullying and miscarriage she had inflicted on Qiao Ling, frightening Liu Fan into fleeing the game. She resolved to protect Gao Wen, Nie Xuzhi, and the others from their tragic futures.

• Jiang Nian invented a movie about a school bully and described how the bully had tormented a younger girl and caused her to lose a pregnancy.
• Liu Fan recognized the story as a description of what she had done to Qiao Ling, but denied knowing about the supposed movie.
• Jiang Nian kept Liu Fan in the game and condemned bullies while invoking the suffering of Gao Wen, Qiao Ling, Zhang Yao, and Fang Xun.
• Liu Fan abruptly ended the game and ran back to her tent, and Fu Zhenzhen and her companions left soon after.
• Jiang Nian felt relieved that she had frightened Liu Fan and silently promised to protect Gao Wen, Nie Xuzhi, and the others from their tragic futures.

Jiang Nian and the other students completed their three-day endurance march and arrived at the University Military Training Base, where they settled into dormitories and ate dinner. Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe shared a room again, while the group prepared for four days of military training.

• On the third day of the march, Jiang Nian woke beside Tong Chuhe and learned from Chen Shen that their destination was the University Military Training Base.
• After walking through the day, the Pluto Academy students reached the base before sunset and heard Chen Shen describe its facilities and planned training.
• Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe were assigned to the same eight-person dorm room, while Gao Wen and Nie Xuzhi went to separate rooms.
• Jiang Nian eagerly left her bed for dinner and joined Tong Chuhe, Gao Wen, and Nie Xuzhi in the cafeteria.
• Nie Xuzhi and Gao Wen regretted that the four were no longer rooming together, but Jiang Nian predicted training would leave everyone too exhausted to chat.

Jiang Nian learned that Fang Qiu had spread rumors accusing her and Tong Chuhe of immoral behavior, then confronted classmates repeating the claims. She forced them to admit they had no evidence and blame Fang Qiu and Fu Zhenzhen, leaving Song Jici, Shen Hui, and the others realizing their concerns had been unnecessary.

• Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe returned to their dorm, where Fang Qiu insulted them and Xia Guoguo challenged her after hearing her rumors.
• Chen Chen and Xia Guoguo told Jiang Nian that Fang Qiu had accused her of breaking up Fu Zhenzhen and Song Jici, pursuing Shen Hui, and dragging Tong Chuhe into her alleged misconduct.
• The next day, Jiang Nian heard Class 1 students repeating the rumors during military theory class.
• Jiang Nian demanded evidence from the gossipers and threatened to involve the police, prompting them to deny knowing anything and blame Fang Qiu and Fu Zhenzhen.
• Song Jici, Shen Hui, and the others watched Jiang Nian silence the rumor-spreaders and realized their worries had been unnecessary.

Song Jici and Shen Hui denied the rumors about Jiang Nian, and Jiang Nian completed military training and returned to school. As Fang Qiu plotted to confront her at Shen Hui’s grandfather’s birthday celebration, Tong Chuhe warned her to leave Jiang Nian alone.

• Song Jici and Shen Hui publicly rejected the rumors linking them to Jiang Nian and warned the students against spreading them.
• Jiang Nian practiced shooting with a Type 56 rifle and scored thirteen points on her first five shots.
• Jiang Nian completed the final military training assessments, scoring forty-one in the live-fire test, and returned to school with her classmates.
• Fang Qiu watched Jiang Nian leave and discussed dealing with her at Shen Hui’s grandfather’s upcoming birthday celebration.
• Tong Chuhe tricked Fang Qiu and her companion into thinking Jiang Nian had returned, then warned them not to mess with her.

Jiang Nian encountered Shen Lei and his girlfriend, Jiang Wenxue, while shopping with Tong Chuhe, and recognized Shen Lei as the Shen Family’s illegitimate son. Jiang Wenxue repeatedly snatched the items Jiang Nian admired, leaving Jiang Nian angry and ready to retaliate.

• Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe went shopping at a luxury mall and spotted Shen Lei with his girlfriend, Jiang Wenxue.
• Shen Lei noticed Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe and mistakenly thought Jiang Nian was interested in him.
• Jiang Wenxue snatched a bracelet Jiang Nian had picked up, and Shen Lei returned it while apologizing.
• Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe challenged Shen Lei’s implication that he was a Shen Family young master, and he explained that Shen Hui was his older half brother.
• Jiang Wenxue repeatedly grabbed every design Jiang Nian admired, and Jiang Nian decided she would make her pay for it.