So I'm the Villainess- Screw the Plot, Let's All Go Down Together! - Chapter 3

No wonder no one recognized her.

At this moment, Shen Zhi was a completely different person from the one they saw in the morning.

Although Shen Zhi was often mocked by netizens, her shameless pursuit behavior was considered explosive across the entire entertainment industry.

Despite having no significant works, people in the industry knew of her existence.

Not to mention her reckless and arrogant personality, which had been surrounded by scandals since her debut.

Her disastrous sense of aesthetics had always been criticized; whenever she appeared in public, she was inevitably ridiculed.

But the girl standing before them now had completely removed her heavy makeup.

Gone was the thick foundation that seemed like a wall plaster.

Gone were the thick black eyeliner drawn to the temples and the exaggerated eyeshadow with large glitter.

Even the large-diameter contact lenses that netizens mocked were removed.

Her small face, untouched by makeup, revealed snow-white skin, red lips, and delicate features.

Shen Zhi’s face showed no excess expression, but as she slowly approached, everyone’s heartbeat skipped a beat.

The live stream room had already exploded.

[Is this Shen Zhi?! Are you kidding me, this is Shen Zhi?! Was she always this beautiful?!]

[Huh? No… huh? Is this sister participating in a dating reality show or a transformation show? How did she change so much in such a short time?]

[Actually, when Shen Zhi wore heavy makeup before, she wasn’t ugly, but I never expected her to be so stunning without makeup!]

[What the hell! What did she do to this magnificent face before?!]

[Looking like this… even if her personality is bad… it seems… acceptable?]

Seeing a small portion of the audience in the live stream room gradually leaning towards Shen Zhi, the previous scandals about her were brought up again in the comments.

Discussion about Shen Zhi temporarily overshadowed all the other guests.

“Dating Reality Show Appearance Shen Zhi Beauty Overwhelming” quickly climbed to the top of Weibo¹ hot searches.

At this moment, Jiang Muxue still wore her usual gentle smile.

Her eyes, however, were fixed on Shen Zhi.

Her hands unconsciously clenched.

She glanced at Fu Zhihan, not missing the flash of amazement in his eyes, and her gaze instantly darkened.

Not to mention the guests, even the director didn’t expect Shen Zhi to disappear for a while and return as if she had transformed into a completely different person.

Originally, Shen Zhi wasn’t part of the guest lineup he had planned.

With Fu Zhihan and Jiang Muxue’s status, he wouldn’t have arranged for Shen Zhi, who had many controversies and negative fans, to join.

Moreover, Fu Zhihan and Jiang Muxue were currently a popular CP², and their willingness to appear on a dating reality show together might indicate their intention to officially announce their relationship through the program.

One was an award-winning actor, and the other was a popular and talented actress.

If they confirmed their relationship on his show, it would undoubtedly generate immense buzz.

And Shen Zhi’s feelings for Fu Zhihan had always been obvious.

No matter how irrational he was, he wouldn’t place Shen Zhi, this ticking time bomb, in the mix.

But…

He had no choice; someone offered too much just to secure a guest spot for Shen Zhi.

He was a soft-hearted person, after all.

He couldn’t refuse to give them face, right?

Originally, he planned to marginalize Shen Zhi and minimize her presence on the show.

But now…

The director touched his chin, looking at the girl in the center of the screen who effortlessly attracted everyone’s attention, and Fu Zhihan’s gaze that lingered on her for a long time.

Suddenly, he smiled maliciously.

The assistant standing nearby watched their director’s creepy smile and silently moved several steps away.

…

Shen Zhi naturally didn’t know the director’s complicated thoughts.

After leaving Fu Zhihan earlier, she intended to return directly but accidentally passed by a large mirror.

She was startled by her own ghostly makeup in the reflection.

Helplessly, she randomly grabbed a lucky staff member, and while the person was frightened, she timely borrowed some makeup remover.

After removing her makeup, she looked at herself in the mirror and once again criticized the irresponsible original author.

In the original text, the original owner’s biological mother passed away early, and Shen Zhi’s father quickly brought in a stepmother.

The stepmother appeared gentle and quiet, treating her with love and care as if she were her own.

But in reality, she was constantly scheming to make the original owner completely disliked by her father, so she could make room for her own daughter.

For this, the stepmother put a lot of effort into the original owner’s growth.

First, under the guise of love, she deliberately spoiled the original owner.

Turning her into a spoiled, arrogant, uneducated, and explosive waste.

When she discovered the original owner was becoming increasingly beautiful with age, she maliciously distorted her aesthetics.

Making her a complete laughingstock both inside and outside the circle, serving as a foil for her own daughter.

Back then, she criticized this dogshit plot while reading.

Who would have thought that one day, she would catch up with this trend of transmigration into a book?

Just thinking about the tragic ending in the novel where Shen Zhi is stabbed to death by extreme CP fans of Fu Zhihan and Jiang Muxue, her body left to rot in the wilderness, found decomposed and unrecognizable…

Shen Zhi was truly broken.

Being killed once wasn’t enough, huh?

Are they really rushing to arrange another death for her?

Fortunately, that part of the plot hasn’t happened yet, and it’s not impossible to change the original ending.

She remembers that in the novel, although Shen Zhi already had a bad reputation, the turning point that led her to shake hands with death was the dating reality show “Summer Heartbeat.”

After learning that Fu Zhihan liked Jiang Muxue, the original owner secretly sabotaged her.

However, she was merely a cannon fodder female supporting character.

Not only did she fail to break up the male and female protagonists, but she also became a catalyst and adhesive for their relationship.

She ended up losing everything, not only being completely hated by Fu Zhihan but also earning a reputation for being vicious, becoming a thorn in the side of the CP fans of the male and female protagonists.

After sorting out the cause and effect, Shen Zhi quickly came up with a plan.

As long as she keeps her distance from Fu Zhihan and changes the established impression that netizens and CP fans have of her, she might actually survive this show.

As for the evil stepmother and stepsister…

No worries, she’ll deal with them slowly once she returns.

Having figured it out, Shen Zhi quickly retraced her steps based on memory.

As for being the center of attention at this moment, Shen Zhi didn’t feel much about it.

After all, in her original world, she was born with a silver spoon, always surrounded by admirers, and had long grown accustomed to such attention.

However, while she remained calm, someone else was not.

Footnote:

1. Weibo(微博):Weibo is a popular social media platform in China, similar to Twitter and Facebook.
2. CP(CP): “CP” stands for “Couple Pairing.” It refers to a romantic relationship between two characters in fandoms, often created by fans through fan fiction, art, or discussions.