"You are the noble and stunning second female lead, married to the CEO of a multinational corporation. But you couldn't help but fall for the childhood sweetheart male lead, plotting against the innocent female lead. In the end, the male lead and female lead live happily ever after, while you are abandoned by your husband and family, dying miserably." After traveled into the angsty romance novel she was reading and became the same-named supporting character, Sarah didn't want to follow the original plot. She stayed away from the male and female leads and moved back to her husband's place, establishing her role as a married woman. She only knew that the multinational CEO Holden was a steady and mature business tycoon, with a stern and noble demeanor, ruthless and unscrupulous in his actions. Their marriage was purely a business arrangement, and he gave her a black card to spend freely, as long as she didn't bother him. To Sarah, Holden was her "sugar daddy", more important than anything, and she was terrified he might overwork himself to death one day. Ronald, the male lead, realized that the once-adoring Sarah no longer paid him any attention, he called to confess his feelings, but she refused to answer. Then one day, Holden pressed Sarah down on his lap, his voice low and husky, "If you keep loving Ronald, I'll make sure his entire family goes bankrupt."
Sarah Brown sat groggily on the sofa, listening to the strange man in front of her ramble on, "Sarah, don't be sad. Ronald and that woman are just fooling around. You've always been his unforgettable crush."
"Didn't you notice that her features look a bit like yours?" the man lowered his voice. "I did some digging. To keep Ronald, she had plastic surgery to make her face look like yours. She looks nothing like she did back in college."
Sarah kept her chin in her hand, saying nothing.
The man was a bit confused. Ever since Sarah had been pushed into the pool and pulled out, she hadn't said a word.
Was she really that heartbroken this time?
Actually, the most confused person was Sarah! She remembered being at the beach, but when she opened her eyes, she found herself at a party.
Yes, she had been transported into a book.
Last night, while scrolling through her phone, Sarah had accidentally clicked on a cheesy novel called "CEO's Ultimate Pampering." The name of the second female lead, the "unforgettable crush," was the same as hers, so she decided to take a look.
In the novel, the "unforgettable crush", Sarah Brown, was a wealthy heiress on par with the male lead, Ronald Martin. Ronald loved her, and she loved him back, but they never confessed their feelings.
The "unforgettable crush" prioritized her studies and went abroad for a few years. Ronald was heartbroken, thinking she valued her education more than him.
Reading this, Sarah was puzzled: of course, education is important. If it comes to choosing between love and education, education wins. Even an heiress needs the prestige of a top university. Besides, isn't Ronald a powerful CEO? He could visit her abroad as easily as taking a sip of water.
But Ronald didn't see it that way. He hadn't seen his first love for a few years and during that time, he met the novel's female lead, Elisa Wright.
Elisa had a crush on Ronald since high school and knew he still held feelings for Sarah. So, Elisa deliberately imitated Sarah's style and eventually succeeded in becoming Ronald's girlfriend.
But how could a CEO novel be without some dramatic twists?
Of course, his first love returned!
Seeing the man she once loved now with a girlfriend, the once noble and elegant Sarah turned into a villain, constantly making life difficult for the female lead and scheming against her. She even married another man to make Ronald jealous.
As a result, the female lead, Elisa, was repeatedly misunderstood by Ronald. Again and again, Ronald discovered the truth and saw Sarah's true colors.
The villainous second female leads never have good endings, right? In the end, Sarah fell onto shattered glass, her beautiful face bloodied and mangled, and she plummeted from the 28th floor.
The female lead, Elisa, still with her imitated looks and behaviors, lived happily ever after with Ronald and had three sons with him.
Time-traveling into a novel and having become the tragic second female lead, Sarah needed some time to process everything.
The man talking to Sarah was David, a mutual friend of Sarah and Ronald.
In the original story, David didn't like the female lead, Elisa, because he thought she was too cunning, always imitating his good friend Sarah to become Ronald's girlfriend.
David and Sarah were neighbors, and their fathers were good friends. David used to call Sarah "Big Sis," but as he grew older and realized he looked even more worn out than Sarah, he started calling her by her name.
Because of this, David firmly stood by Sarah's side, believing that she and Ronald were a perfect match. He always acted as her little helper.
Naturally, anyone who disliked the female lead became a victim in the story. David met a miserable end; not only did his company go bankrupt, but his wife also cheated on him with his bodyguard, making him the laughingstock.
Sarah felt complicated emotions. "Are you David?"
David was puzzled. "Sarah, did you hit your head when you fell into the water? We've been friends for years, and you don't recognize me?"
Sarah's feelings grew even more complex. They were both unfortunate souls-one disfigured and fell to their death, the other lost their company and had their wife run off with their money.
"I know you're upset. You've loved him for so many years..." David lit a cigarette. "Damn, that wretched woman's friends are just as bad. They were all targeting you, and then they pushed you into the pool."
As they were talking, Ronald and Elisa walked over, with three other girls trailing behind Elisa. These three girls looked at Sarah with provocative expressions-they were the ones who had pushed her into the water.
Ronald was the epitome of a CEO with his standard looks: more than six feet tall, with broad shoulders, long legs, and chiseled features. He also exuded an aura of dominance.
Elisa, on the other hand, had the standard "innocent girl" look, with shoulder-length golden hair and a white dress. Her slightly furrowed brows made her look pitiful.
Seeing Elisa's somewhat familiar face, Sarah felt a bad premonition. She grabbed David's phone from the table and used it as a mirror.
Sure enough.
Elisa looked a lot like her.
No one likes being imitated, especially when it comes to their face. Sarah now understood why the unforgettable crush always tried to harm Elisa.
Who wouldn't go crazy in such a situation?
However, Elisa's looks were a bit plain, mostly relying on makeup and clothes to stand out. After all, in the original story, Elisa wasn't written as a beauty but as an ordinary girl who rose to the top.
At a glance, Sarah's features were more defined. After falling into the water, all her makeup had washed off, and she was wrapped in a towel with her damp golden hair draped over her shoulders. She looked like a pearl with its own soft glow, seeming to belong to a different world from everyone else.
In the original story, Sarah stepped forward and slapped Elisa, aggressively demanding that Elisa's three friends kneel and apologize. Elisa cried so pitifully that Ronald felt sorry for her, argued with Sarah, and left with Elisa.
David was truly the loyal sidekick to Sarah. If he were a girl, he would've definitely gone up and fought those girls.
He stood up suddenly and said, "Why did they push Sarah into the water? Ronald, you need to explain!"
Ronald frowned. "It's just a little fall into the water, no injuries. It's not a big deal..."
Elisa's friends chimed in, each one speaking over the other.
"We didn't do it on purpose."
"Ronald, you're Elisa's boyfriend. Why invite other women here?"
"Some people just shouldn't be here today. He has a girlfriend, yet she still clings to him."
Sarah's eyes were cold as she gave David a look to make him sit back down. Then she said, "Where are my bag and phone?"
When Sarah fell into the water, she had been carrying a bag. The people had only pulled her out, not her things.
David quickly had someone retrieve Sarah's belongings.
Her bag was a limited edition, which couldn't even get rained on, let alone be soaked in a pool. It was completely ruined. Her phone and other items had been submerged for quite a while; who knew if they'd still work?
Sarah took inventory of her things. Luckily, the brands and prices in the novel were the same as in her real life.
Elisa and her friends didn't understand Sarah's actions.
Elisa knew how important Ronald was to Sarah.
In high school, Sarah had been the school beauty, attracting attention from other schools. Elisa had been average in high school but had undergone a 360-degree transformation to steal Sarah's crush. Surely Sarah must be furious.
Elisa often used such tactics to anger Sarah and make her lose her cool in front of Ronald. She thought Sarah should be confronting her after such an embarrassing fall.
Elisa, thinking to herself, then said tearfully, "Sarah, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
Elisa's friends were displeased and pulled her back. "Elisa, don't apologize to her!"
"This wasn't your fault!"
"I can't stand people coveting others' boyfriends!"
"Whoever did it should take responsibility. We did it, and we'll admit it."
"..."
Sarah had already calculated the costs in her mind. She smiled slightly. "So, whoever did it should take responsibility, right? My dress costs 269,000 dollars, my shoes 55,000, my bag 490,000, and my phone 18,000. They're all ruined from the water, totaling 832,000 dollars. Whoever did it should pay up."
The first time they met, Juliet shot William and left him half-dead. She chased him all the way back to Country A, and then she became an ordinary college student. He ran, she chased-he couldn't escape. The world's No. 1 mercenary? That was her. The senior member of the hacker alliance? Also her. The genius doctor behind the International Medical Research Institute? Yep, her too. The top veteran in the esports world? You guessed it-her again. The internationally acclaimed genius concept artist? Yep, that's her as well... The high society? They all thought the girlfriend of the country's richest man, Mr. William, was just a gold digger he was supporting to get into the upper class... William, "I'm not! I didn't! Baby, don't listen to them!" Please-when other guys upset their wives, they just sweet-talk them to make it up. But when he made his wife mad, he took a bullet! Juliet gently touched William's handsome face, "Be good, I'm still pretty gentle~"
Lillian had stayed by Conrad's side for three years, betting everything she had, only to end up losing it all. He mocked her, saying she had no sense of reality-who was she, a kept woman, to think she could be his wife? However, the night before his engagement, she vanished without a trace. No one could have predicted that the all-powerful Conrad would go completely off the deep end. He tore the world apart looking for her, swearing he'd find her if it took him to the ends of the earth. When they met again, she was someone else's fiancée. He used every trick he knew, pulled every string he could, and forced her back to him, trapping her in marriage. "Mr. Conrad, if you keep chasing me like this, I'll lose all respect for you." He replied, "I fell into hell because of you. Why should you get off so easily? In this life, we're together till death." He wanted her, even if it meant until death took them both. All he asked for was to hold her captive in his heart forever-even if it meant paying the highest price, he'd never let her go.
She was one of the most renowned thieves in the world. She was the true racing queen of the black market. She was a woman like the wind, coming and going freely, living life to the fullest. He was the mafia king, the richest man in the country. He was ruthless and cold-blooded. Their fates got tangled up over a red ruby. Mutants in the forest, underground pyramids, deep-sea whirlpools... he brought her into his world. Aerial battles, sea battles, ground battles... she went through life and death with him, never leaving each other. Was it love, hate, or hurt? Everything was shrouded in mystery...
Sylvia was the adopted daughter of the Clark family. In her childhood, the Clark family would make her take various drugs that caused continuous pain. When she turned eighteen, the Clark family forced her to marry an elderly man. She resisted with all her might but failed to escape. Shortly after, the Clark family sent her to Ash Island--a slum. Sylvia vowed to take revenge on the Clark family Hiram was the CEO of the First Consortium, the richest and most influential man in the country. Hiram took Sylvia back to his home, and she pretended to be insane to bide her time. Because of his tragic childhood, Hiram indulged Sylvia. Their story of mutual redemption and plans for revenge gradually unfolded from there. "Sylvia is just an abandoned girl with mental issues, and she looks so poor." Then they saw Sylvia signing over dozens of mansion deeds, signing so much she started to nod off. "Sylvia has no backing at all. I don't know why she's so arrogant." Hiram, "As my wife, having me as her backing is more than enough. She doesn't need any other."
Claire knew from the start that Ethan was heartless. This marriage was a transaction where each got what they needed. It didn't matter that he didn't love her or that he allowed her to suffer abuse from his family. But cheating on her was crossing the line. After three years, she changed her approach and transformed into a fiery woman just to obtain a divorce agreement proposed by him. Once the dust settled, Ethan finally realized the true value of his unnoticed wife. She was the heir to the Black family. She was the mysterious poison expert and miracle doctor in the medical world. After careful consideration, Ethan said, "If you want to remarry me, I can consider giving you a chance." Claire, "??? Thanks, but no thanks."
A conspiracy by her best friend led to Shirley losing her first time to a strange man. The once-sweet relationship was ruthlessly destroyed by her boyfriend. "Since you are carrying my child, let's get married. It just happens that I don't love you, and you don't love me either," Mr. Billionaire said heartlessly. He threw a contract on the table, saying, "We are just contract spouses." They got secretly married. None of their colleagues knew that Shirley was the wife of their CEO, and they envied why Mr. Billionaire treated this little assistant so specially. Just as Shirley was about to relax, she unexpectedly found out that the man who signed the contract completely ignored her resistance and declared to the whole world that she belonged to him. "What are you trying to do?" "My dear wife, I love you! Let's have another child."
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"
As far as everyone was concerned, William had married Renee under duress. Now that his one true love was back—and with child—they couldn’t wait for him to abandon Renee. Surprisingly, Renee was candid about the situation. "To be honest, I’m the one asking for a divorce every single day. I want it even more than any of you!" But they brushed off her remark as a paltry attempt to save face. Until William made a declaration himself. "Divorce is out of the question. Anyone who spreads false rumors shall face legal consequences!" Renee was at a loss. What was this crazy man up to now?
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
After three secretive years of marriage, Eliana never met her enigmatic husband until she was served with divorce papers and learned of his extravagant pursuit of another. She snapped back to reality and secured a divorce. Thereafter, Eliana unveiled her various personas: an esteemed doctor, legendary secret agent, master hacker, celebrated designer, adept race car driver, and distinguished scientist. As her diverse talents became known, her ex-husband was consumed by remorse. Desperately, he pleaded, "Eliana, give me another chance! All my properties, even my life, are yours."
For ten years, Daniela showered her ex-husband with unwavering devotion, only to discover she was just his biggest joke. Feeling humiliated yet determined, she finally divorced him. Three months later, Daniela returned in grand style. She was now the hidden CEO of a leading brand, a sought-after designer, and a wealthy mining mogul—her success unveiled at her triumphant comeback. Her ex-husband’s entire family rushed over, desperate to beg for forgiveness and plead for another chance. Yet Daniela, now cherished by the famed Mr. Phillips, regarded them with icy disdain. "I’m out of your league."
As a simple assistant, messaging the CEO in the dead of night to request shares of adult films was a bold move. Bethany, unsurprisingly, didn't receive any films. However, the CEO responded that, while he had no films to share, he could offer a live demonstration. After a night filled with passion, Bethany was certain she'd lose her job. But instead, her boss proposed, "Marry me. Please consider it." "Mr. Bates, you're kidding me, right?"