Zhong Yuhuan opened her eyes and what she saw was faded drawings on a chalkboard – some cartoon characters holding hands.

She looked above the board and saw five large characters also written in chalk – Sunshine Welfare Agency.

“Oh look, Miss Zhong had awoken!” Someone cried out happily and shoved a glass of red sugar water into her hand and said, “Have some quickly, Miss Zhong. Are you still feeling dizzy?”

Zhong Yuhuan did not drink the sugary water; a look of confusion flashed passed her face.

She didn’t die?

She had just suffered from multiple organ failure, and no doctors had been able to revive her.

“Do you want to get checked out at a hospital?”

“Miss Zhong? Are you feeling alright, Miss Zhong?”

Zhong Yuhuan finally looked up slowly toward those speaking next to her.

The one speaking to her right now was a middle-aged woman; her outfit didn’t fit her too well and a was a little outdated. She also seemed a little intimidated.

On her shirt was the words “Welfare Agency”.

She looked to be a worker there.

“I am alright,” said Zhong Yuhuan.

The middle-aged woman let out a sigh of relief and said, “Then… have you made up your mind? Who would your family like to adopt?”

Adopt ?

She was here to adopt a child?

Zhong Yuhuan wasn’t quite sure what was going on, so all she could say was, “Let me think about it some more…..” When she opened her mouth, the voice she heard was young and soft, that belonging to a small child.

“Would you like to go meet them again?”

“Sure.”

Zhong Yuhuan stood up from the chair and walked passed a large mirror.

She could see herself clearly now.

Blue and white sailor outfit, long, black hair, nicely maintained bangs, moist-looking almond-shaped eyes, along with a straight nose and pink lips. It was a pretty and very delicate face. Bu,t it was also a very childish-looking face.

It looked like she had been crying recently -- her eyes were very puffy and blood-shot.

Her lips looked as though it had been bitten on with a lot of force.

She estimated her own height to be about 1.4 meter from looking at her reflection in the mirror.

As for her age…. Probably around 12 or 13.

This face and this body looked almost identical to hers when she was still a kid.

But she was already 21 when she died.

“Miss Zhong?”

“Huh?” responded Zhong Yuhuan. She looked up and followed the middle-aged woman into the backyard.

There were quite a few of the kids inside the backyard, lining up in order of their height. They were all wearing white clothing that obviously had been washed too many times and didn’t really fit them properly. A few of them even had a runny nose and they all looked at Zhong Yuhuan as if they were intimidated by her.

Zhong Yuhuan scanned across all of them and stopped abruptly.

Among the group of kids were two that were obviously older than the rest. Standing among the other kids, they looked like two cranes in the midst of a flock of chickens.

One of them looked to be around 10 years old and a bit shorter than her. He had on a long sleeve tee-shirt with half-faded printings on it along with a pair of pants of a nondescript grey color. His shoes had seen better days. They had obviously been mended many times and the front of them were already deformed.

His hair looked to not have been cut for quite a while, a few strands were falling down his face making it looked like a bob cut from some 90s TV show. But, it also made him look like a good and obedient little boy.

Suddenly, there was a cold breeze, and he shuddered.

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The other one looked to be about the same age as him. He was about the same height as Zhong Yuhuan. His hair went in all sorts of directions, making them look like the messed-up mane of a little lion.

He had on an old sweater with loose strands. His pants were a bit on the short side, revealing his ankles.

Looking further down, the white sneakers that he had on didn’t fit him very well, and one of them has a red lace and the other a black one.

Both of the children were looking at her, from time to time, one could catch a glimpse of hope in their eyes.

The middle-age woman standing to one side noticed her look and immediately said, “This one already has a name when he arrived at the agency. His name is Li Jinyuan. We never found out why he was abandoned in the middle of the road. The police found him and brought him here. We did a physical on him and he was quite healthy. He is a very good boy.”

Zhong Yuhuan suddenly thought of a storyline.

Could it be...?

She had read this book called “The Secret Lover of the Male God” before she died. Li Jinyuan was the name of the male lead in the book! Come to think about it, the book also had a cannon fodder female supporting character who had the exact same name as her!

Zhong Yuhuan could feel a tingling sensation at the tips of her fingers. She had a bad feeling about this.

The middle-age women did not stop stalking. She pointed at the messy-haired little lion and said, “This one, his parents both died in a car accident and his family really couldn’t afford to raise another child, so they sent him over here…. His name is Huo Chengming. He had a physical as well and he was healthy. As for his personality…. Aye, his personality is pretty nice too.”

Zhong Yuhuan could hear the sound of a bomb exploding in her head.

Huo Chengming! 

Wasn’t he the main villain in “The Secret Lover of the Male God”? 

So, that would mean she had really transmigrated as the cannon fodder female supporting character in the book with the same name as her!

Zhong Yuhuan felt a chill went down her spine and she looked at the two boys once again.

This one – the male lead.

This one – the villain.

The male lead has a pair of beautiful eyes under his bob cut hair.

The little boy’s features haven’t all grown apart yet; his eyes were slightly rounded, like that of a little deer, and watery.

Even though his features have yet to grow apart, his nose was already straight and his lips abnormally beautiful. Combined those with his elegant brows, he already looking like a prince in the making.

He was no doubt the male lead.

Looking back at the big villain, under his messy hair were brows that were sticking up slightly, his nose cringed together. Even at his young age, he had very long eyelashes, they were so long that even the corners of his eyes pointed slightly upward, giving him a mean look. But, that did not put a damper on his good looks. The little kid had red lips and white teeth and very defined features. It wasn’t hard to tell that he would grow into a handsome man.

The mean little lion was definitely the big villain.

Right now, Zhong Yuhuan wasn’t thinking about how pretty they are.

All that was going through her mind at the moment was the tragic death of the female supporting character!

Zhong Yuhuan pinched herself.

Ouch! That hurt!

This wasn’t a dream.

Did that mean she’d take the original owner’s place and followed the path that would ultimately lead her to her tragic death?

The middle-age woman asked anxiously, “So, now that you have met them. What type of a kid do you think your mom would like to adopt? Are any of them suitable?”

“Have they been here long?” Zhong Yuhuan pursed her lips a little and asked.

“Yes, roughly two years or so.”

Zhong Yuhuan couldn’t help but ask, “And nobody adopted them?”

They were such pretty boys in a welfare agency. She couldn’t believe they have not yet been adopted.

“They were on the older side. For people who are looking to adopt, the ideal age is 7 or below. At that age they were still very innocent and easy to raise, and also easier to become part of the new family,” said the middle-age woman, feeling slightly awkward.

They were standing a little distance away from the two boys.

But the male lead and the big villain seemed to have sensed something. They were looking straight up at Zhong Yuhuan. There were moisture in their eyes and a hint of hopefulness, waiting patiently for her to pick one of them to bring home.

Zhong Yuhuan calmed down quickly and thought about the background and growing up of both the male lead and the big villain as well as their accomplishments later on.

One of these two would become a superstar in show biz!

The other one would turn into a powerful business man!

Either one of them will be able to protect this little female supporting character to live out her life safely!

So, which one should she choose?

Zhong Yuhuan licked her lips nervously.

The most powerful two characters from the entire book…

If she picked the male lead, she would for sure became the enemy of the big villain in the future.

Big villain was ruthless, and she was but a little female supporting character. She was not protected by the female lead halo. What if the male lead wasn’t able to protect her when the time comes…

But if she picked the big villain now, the male lead was the one with the halo. He was destined to become the ultimate winner.

Her siding with the big villain could not end well for her.

“Miss Zhong, perhaps we can have them come and talk to you a little before you make a decision?” The middle-age woman seemed very concerned. She looked to be worried that Zhong Yuhuan would pick neither one of them.

“No, that won’t be necessary,” said Zhong Yuhuan lightly once she was able to catch her breath. “I will take both of them.”

Little kids make decisions, adults, of course, would --- pick BOTH!

That’s what you’d call insurance!

The middle-aged woman was dumbfounded for a little, then said ecstatically, “…. Yes! Sure! Just give me a minute! I will go fetch the documents for adoption right away!!”

When the middle-aged woman returned with the documents, there was a man returning with her.

Zhong Yuhuan searched in her memory for the identity of this man.

He was the secretary sent by her cousin to help with taking care of the details of the adoption. His last name was Cheng.

It took about 3 hours before all the documentation was filled out and processed and the two boys were adopted under the name of the original owner’s maternal grandfather.

The staff members of the welfare agency quickly packed their stuff for them. There weren’t a lot of items, just two backpacks, and one ugly knit bag.

The two boys still looked in a daze, probably because they didn’t expect things to happen so quickly.

The middle-age woman saw them out. Wiping away her tears, she held Zhong Yuhuan’s hands and said with reddened eyes and a choked voice, “Thank you, thank you, Miss Zhong. You are a good person. Good things will happen to good people and you will have a lucky life!”

“Thank you,” said Zhong Yuhuan.

But deep down inside she let out a big sigh.

She certainly hoped what the middle-aged woman said would come true and that she would be able to live out the rest of her life in peace…

“Do you feel happier now, Miss?” asked Secretary Cheng.

Zhong Yuhuan nodded with hesitation.

Secretary Cheng seemed to have let out a sigh of relief and said, “I am glad to hear that, Miss. Old Mr. Ding was genuinely worried about you.”

Secretary Cheng’s words jotted memories belonging to the original owner. 

Original owner’s mother married Zhong Chi, original owner’s father, for the sake of business partnership. After they were married, Zhong Chi cheated on his wife time after time. Pictures of him meeting up with his lovers at night made the media all the time. Original owner’s mother never had the best of health and finally fell ill from being upset all the time from all the scandals and eventually fallen from her illness.

Her mother had always been sickly and fragile and wasn’t able to care for her, and her father cared about her even less.

And that was how the original owner went down the path of a rebellious girl.

After the death of her mother, the original owner’s grandfather was so upset that he transposed all his love for his daughter onto his granddaughter.

In the original book, that was exactly how the original owner was spoiled rotten and because a useless person by her grandfather. Finally, she was used as a pawn by someone else, offended the female lead, and finally met her untimely and tragic end.