Summary
After awakening to the truth, a nameless high school NPC known only as 09 realizes she is doomed to spend her days simping for the novel’s male lead, Shen Que, until the heroine arrives.
But Shen Que begins fighting the plot too. As scripted punishments turn dangerous and forgotten memories return, the two must decide whether their feelings are real—and how far they will go to reclaim their names, choices, and future.