Jiaojiao is getting married, and the male leads fall for her and fight over her.

Chapter 1: You're going to mess with the male lead?!
"Don't touch me, I find it dirty!" Pei Dongzhou casually tossed the jade pendant aside, shattering it into pieces.

He had originally intended to meet the daughter of Li Shaoqing of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, but unexpectedly, Shen Shuyi, that infatuated woman, was persistent and suddenly gave him a jade pendant.

Shen Shuyi pouted. If she weren't bound to a system where she would die if she didn't complete tasks, she wouldn't have to act according to the male lead's wishes.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the cannon fodder female supporting character mission. Current progress: 1%. Host, you can go after the male lead!]

Having completed her task of delivering the jade pendant to Pei Dongzhou, Shen Shuyi's smile vanished instantly: "I never said I was going to give the jade pendant to my cousin, yet he broke it. Shouldn't he apologize?"

Unexpectedly, Shen Shuyi's expression changed drastically, leaving Pei Dongzhou momentarily stunned.

"Alright, I'm magnanimous and won't stoop to your level, Cousin. This jade pendant is only worth a hundred taels of silver. I'll trouble you to compensate me." Shen Shuyi smiled insincerely and extended her slender, fair hand to Pei Dongzhou. "Give me the silver, and I'll leave immediately. I won't ruin your plans! You wouldn't want Miss Li to know that you're the kind of person who doesn't pay back debts, would you?"

A cold glint flashed in Pei Dongzhou's eyes. He deliberately humiliated Shen Shuyi by throwing the money bag at her feet.

Shen Shuyi, unperturbed, strolled leisurely to the window and said nonchalantly, "Cousin had better hand over the money to me, otherwise I might get upset and yell that you're being disrespectful to me."

She was infamous, her reputation couldn't be worse. But Prince Pei was different; he was a refined and elegant young master from a prominent family in the Great Qi Kingdom, the future heir of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion, with a bright future ahead of him.

If she were to cry foul, which noble lady in the capital would dare to marry Pei Dongzhou?
Pei Dongzhou remained gentle, but his gaze toward Shen Shuyi was scrutinizing.

This is Wangyue Tower, a bustling place in the capital, where people come and go. He cannot allow this woman to ruin the reputation of the Marquis's mansion.

Thinking of this, he picked up the money bag and threw it into Shen Shuyi's arms: "Let's go."

Shen Shuyi weighed the money bag in her hand; it was over a hundred taels.

"My cousin is so generous; he deserves to win the heart of such a beauty." In a good mood, she picked up her money pouch and planned to roll it away gracefully.

She had barely reached the top of the stairs when she saw Xia Nianchu about to go up to the second floor.

She didn't want to run into Xia Nianchu, the female lead, so she simply found a private room and slipped inside.

Oh right, why did Xia Nianchu also come to Wangyue Tower?

Out of curiosity, she peeked out and saw Pei Dongzhou and Xia Nianchu entangled in a struggle, seemingly trying to enter the private room she had hidden.

Having no other option, she hid behind the screen, intending to wait and see what would happen.

She had just hidden herself when she heard the door close. The next moment, she heard Pei Dongzhou helplessly coaxing, "Cousin, don't do this..."

Xia Nianchu's soft, sweet voice reached Shen Shuyi's ears: "Cousin, are you really planning to get married?"

"The parents' command and the matchmaker's words..."

Before Pei Dongzhou could finish speaking, Xia Nianchu kissed him.

When Shen Shuyi stopped moving, he curiously peeked out and saw a strange scene.

Pei Dongzhou covered his face with his sleeve, and Xia Nianchu kissed Pei Dongzhou's sleeve.

She was dumbfounded.

Just now, Pei Dongzhou scolded her for being dirty, and the next moment he kissed Xia Nianchu before marriage? Is this considered premarital infidelity?

[Impromptu cannon fodder female supporting character mission triggered: Host, please catch them cheating!]

Shen Shuyi almost laughed in exasperation when she heard the word "improvisation".

She now believes she's just a cannon fodder female supporting character. The male and female leads are having a passionate affair, and she, the female supporting character, runs out to catch them in the act. It would be strange if they didn't kill her to keep quiet.

She had no choice; once the task was assigned, she had to complete it, otherwise she would be struck by lightning, and she didn't want to experience that ecstasy again.

Tragically, if she didn't complete 100% of her cannon fodder mission within a year, this cannon fodder female supporting character would die. After mentally preparing herself, she emerged from behind the screen and clapped her hands with professional composure, praising, "Young Master Cousin is so pure! One moment he's looking at Miss Li, the next he's passionately involved with Cousin Xia. Tsk tsk, I'm ashamed of myself."

Pei Dongzhou and Xia Nianchu pushed each other away almost simultaneously, looking at Shen Shuyi with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

Pei Dongzhou couldn't understand: "What's my cousin doing here?"

Why is this woman always haunting me everywhere?

Shen Shuyi found a stool and sat down gracefully. She would have been more convincing if she hadn't crossed her legs.

"If I were to shout 'Catch them in the act!' and everyone rushed in to see my cousin and his sister having an affair, I wonder what they would think?" she said calmly.

Pei Shizi's sleeve was still stained with Xia Nianchu's lipstick, a stain that was impossible to wash away even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Pei Dongzhou's gaze towards Shen Shuyi was inscrutable. He suppressed the urge to strangle her: "Tell me, what does my cousin want?"

Shen Shuyi liked dealing with smart people, and said in a light tone, "Cousin, give me a thousand taels of silver as hush money."

Given how quickly she offends the male lead, she should save up more money and leave the Pingyang Marquis's mansion. Otherwise, even if she changes the original cannon fodder female supporting character's early death a year later, she will probably still die tragically under the male lead's revenge.

"Why don't you just rob me?" Pei Dongzhou laughed in exasperation when she asked for a thousand taels of silver.

"Two thousand taels!" Shen Shuyi's smile grew even sweeter.

Pei Dongzhou: ...

Xia Nianchu tugged at Pei Dongzhou's sleeve, thinking that in this situation, it would be more appropriate for her cousin, the young master, to use money to shut Shen Shuyi up.

Pei Dongzhou then remembered Xia Nianchu. If his cousin Xia hadn't suddenly kissed him, how could he have been blackmailed by Shen Shuyi?

He grabbed Xia Nianchu's hand, pushed her out of the private room, and then closed the door. All his movements were fluid and seamless.

Shen Shuyi was a beat slow to react when she saw this.

At this moment, Prince Pei turned to face her. The man's handsome face was as gentle as jade, but the storm gathering deep in his eyes made her heart beat faster.

"Does my cousin know that the top courtesan at Baixiang Pavilion only costs fifty taels a night? My cousin asks for two thousand taels right off the bat. Is it your mouth that's worth more, or is your body more valuable than the top courtesan at Baixiang Pavilion?"

Pei Dongzhou slowly approached Shen Shuyi. He had a gentle smile on his face, acting like a noble young master, but the darkness in his eyes was like an endless abyss, threatening to devour her completely.

Shen Shuyi's palms were sweaty, and she couldn't help but take two steps back.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission! Current progress: 3%. Keep up the good work!]

Shen Shuyi's eyes lit up, but before she could finish being happy, a system alarm suddenly sounded:

[Warning! Warning! Pei Dongzhou's favorability towards the host has dropped to -98%.]

Shen Shuyi: ...

[I forgot to tell you, host, that if any of the male leads' affection level towards you drops to -100%, you will be immediately eliminated by the system.]

What?! You forgot something so important?

She was made to do things that offended the male lead, and it wasn't even mentioned that if the male lead's favorability dropped to zero, it would be enough to kill her.

The system is playing with her.

(End of this chapter)