One second, Xie Mi had transmigrated into a novel. The next, a knife landed her in the hospital.
When she opened her eyes again, a handsome man stood beside her hospital bed.
"Heh-"
The man sneered, his voice dripping with scorn. "Xie Mi, you really had this coming."
That line...
She had a pretty good idea who he was.
The novel's male lead, Xiao Jingxi.
She had transmigrated into the novel as a supporting female character who shared her name, Xie Mi, currently the male lead Xiao Jingxi's girlfriend.
The original Xie Mi had been madly obsessed with Xiao Jingxi since high school. After five years of relentless pursuit, he had finally "taken pity" on her and agreed to date her.
But after two years together, Xiao Jingxi, now an award-winning actor, had never considered going public with their relationship. Instead, he went to extreme lengths to avoid any association with her.
The original Xie Mi was so used to groveling that she never complained and even actively helped him keep their relationship hidden.
Until recently.
Xiao Jingxi had starred in a TV drama with rising actress Xu Shuangrong, and it had become a massive hit.
Despite always rejecting dating rumors, Xiao Jingxi had broken precedent and started promoting himself and Xu Shuangrong as a couple, sending their shipper fans into a frenzy.
Meanwhile, paparazzi had accidentally caught the original Xie Mi's phone wallpaper-a photo of her with Xiao Jingxi-and speculation had erupted.
Xiao Jingxi had promptly responded with "We're not close," throwing her straight into the eye of the storm.
Branded a "delusional fangirl" who was "fantasizing about him," she had spent an entire month being dragged on Hot Search.
Last night, an extreme shipper fan had even stabbed her and put her in the hospital.
Unfortunately, that was exactly when Xie Mi had transmigrated.
She had taken an actual knife to the body!
Tears streamed down. Just freaking great.
"What, crying with regret now?"
Xiao Jingxi leaned down and clamped a hand around her chin, his lips curling mockingly.
"Where were those tears when you deliberately exposed your phone wallpaper to force me to go public? Hmm?"
His girlfriend had been stabbed by one of his fans, and instead of showing any concern, he was here interrogating her. What a spectacular specimen of scumbag.
Xie Mi struggled to breathe. "Uh, you're stepping on my IV tube."
Xiao Jingxi froze for a moment.
An opening!
Granny destroys the parking lot!!
Xie Mi sprang upright and delivered three vicious slaps to Xiao Jingxi's face, then charged at him, kicking and punching like a woman possessed.
Then she flipped a trash can over his head and kicked him out of the room.
Door shut! Lock turned! All in one smooth sequence.
Only then did she clutch her reopened wound and hobble back to bed, grimacing in pain yet wearing a happy smile.
She felt much better now.
Xiao Jingxi's furious roar came from outside. "Xie Mi! Get the hell out here!"
There it was again, that commanding tone.
The original Xie Mi had loved him so submissively that Xiao Jingxi knew she couldn't live without him, leaving him free to treat her however he pleased.
He was simply taking advantage of her love for him.
Unfortunately for him, even before transmigrating, Xie Mi had been this novel's male lead's biggest hater.
She had once written a hundred-entry thread furiously tearing him apart. Maybe this was karma.
Whatever.
Now that I'm here, might as well go nuts.
Whoosh-
Xie Mi pulled open the hospital room door and calmly looked at Xiao Jingxi.
Xiao Jingxi looked as though everything had gone exactly as expected, and he sneered.
"I'll assume you went crazy because the anesthetic hasn't worn off yet, and let it slide this time. In a week, Shuangrong and I are appearing on a variety show together. You'd better behave. This incident should have taught you a lesson..."
"Sorry, I forgot something." Xie Mi interrupted his spellcasting.
Xiao Jingxi's eyes darkened with displeasure. Holding back his anger, he asked, "Forgot what?"
Xie Mi launched a kick into his stomach. "Forgot I already gave you more respect than you deserved!"
The instant she realized she had transmigrated, she had figured it all out.
That's life.
If you're pissed, throw hands. Who cares if you live or die!
Finally pushed beyond endurance, Xiao Jingxi roared, "Xie Mi!!!"
In the end, Xie Mi reported him for making excessive noise in the hospital.
Four security guards carried Xiao Jingxi away.
Xie Mi was very satisfied.
She returned to bed and happily munched on an apple while reviewing the situation.
Where were we in the plot again?
After the original Xie Mi was stabbed by a shipper fan and hospitalized, Xiao Jingxi would appear on a dating show with the female lead, Xu Shuangrong, earning glowing praise.
Driven dark by jealousy, the original Xie Mi would stir up trouble nonstop, earning Xiao Jingxi's disgust and getting brutally dumped.
In the end, Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong would fall in love on the dating show and successfully pair up. On the day they officially announced their relationship, an extreme shipper fan would stab the original Xie Mi to death.
What a thoroughly satisfying ending.
But sorry-the gears of fate were about to start turning right now.
As a regular fixture on this month's Hot Search, Xie Mi's name shot up the rankings again.
Only this time, the hashtag was a little different.
#Xie Mi finding a man to play with#
It all began with a Weibo post Xie Mi had made five minutes earlier.
[Xie Mi]: Been a little bored lately, so I'm looking for a man to play with. Male athletes over 185 cm with eight-pack abs, DM me with photos. Local guys preferred. [Rose][Rose]
What female celebrity would ever say something like that?
Wild. Absolutely wild.
Haters flooded in instantly, filling the comments with profanity.
But Xie Mi wasn't intimidated in the slightest. She jumped in personally to trade insults with them.
Her agency was so alarmed that it suspended her Weibo account, but she promptly registered an alternate account and even started a livestream, publicly calling out a certain couple's shipper fans.
"I'm not interested in men with atrophied brains. Certain shipper fans need to stop screeching at me."
"The last person who stabbed me is already behind bars. Who's next?"
"Come on! Keep stabbing me! I'll blow up the whole planet-"
Random viewers who stumbled into the livestream nearly fainted from shock.
Okay, okay. We've seen people pleasers, but this is our first time seeing a death pleaser.
Xie Mi's iconic livestream quotes also shot onto Hot Search.
#Standing on this earth I am a middle finger to the world#
#Punch this bitch of a world in the face#
Netizens couldn't resist offering a spicy take: What a beautiful mental state.
With Xie Mi going off the rails, the other two people involved inevitably drew attention as well.
Netizens swarmed Xiao Jingxi's and Xu Shuangrong's Weibo comments, asking what they thought about [Xie Mi's meltdown].
Xu Shuangrong posted a selfie taken after work, her face full of exhaustion.
[Xu Shuangrong]: Tired.
Although she hadn't responded directly, she implied that the incident had left her emotionally drained.
Her fans were heartbroken and rushed to comfort her in the comments.
Xie Mi heard the news and hurried over.
[Xie Mi]: Piss off.
Xiao Jingxi also issued a statement.
[Xiao Jingxi]: Let me reiterate: we're not close.
Xie Mi hurried over again.
[Xie Mi]: You piss off too.
The haters went ballistic, claiming Xie Mi was deliberately acting crazy to attract Xiao Jingxi's attention, that she looked like a pathetic clown in front of the happy couple, and that Xiao Jingxi would never give her a second glance.
Xie Mi laughed, declined Xiao Jingxi's seventh call, and sent him a text before blocking him.
[Xie Mi]: Let's break up. Your fans say you'd never give me a second glance.
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