Xiao Xi never expected to die after binge-reading her favorite novel—
nor did she expect to wake up inside it.

Transmigrated into the body of a beautiful but doomed D-list actress, Xiao Xi becomes the very cannon fodder who dies in the first three chapters.
Her new life should have ended there.

Except this time… she wakes up with a mysterious System, the ability to steal luck, and the memories of a future that was never hers.

Worse—
the man fated to die before the novel even begins, the cold and untouchable CEO Gu Yanzhou, is suddenly alive… and reborn.

Two broken destinies collide.
One was supposed to vanish.
One was supposed to never exist.

And now both lives are spiraling off the original plot in ways the world cannot contain.

Thrown into a viral reality show, Xiao Xi becomes an overnight superstar while dodging jealous rivals, malicious systems, alternate timelines, and a corrupted entity obsessed with possessing her soul.

But through every trial, Gu Yanzhou stays by her side—
a man who remembers death,
who refuses to lose her again,
and who silently, fiercely, desperately loves her.

As Xiao Xi evolves from cannon fodder to Guardian, she discovers her true power:
not the System,
not the luck she steals,
but the love that can rewrite worlds.

Together, they will defy fate.
Fight corrupted systems.
Break every timeline.
And claim a future strong enough to hold both their hearts.

A future filled with passion, war, healing…
and eventually,
a family of their own.

A story of rebirth, power, destiny—and the love that conquers it all.

The First Root's attack hit like a swift, targeted apocalypse.


The immense shockwave blew apart the remaining fragments of buildings. 


Time itself stuttered, reversed a millisecond, then froze in agonizing slowness before resuming.


Xiao Xi threw herself around Gu, shielding him with her entire being, taking the full brunt of the void-attack.


Her chaos wings wrapped around them in a shield of diminishing light—


but the impact still tore savagely through her.


She screamed as her Core cracked open further—


a terrifying fracture running straight through the golden fusion where Gu's soul nestled inside.


Gu cried out, a broken, involuntary sound of shared pain:


He felt it—the blinding pain ripping through her Core—because the bond, even incomplete, dragged the suffering directly into his soul.


He gasped, his voice breaking with anguish:


"You're hurting—because of me—Xiao Xi—please—let me go—let me fade—"


She gritted her teeth, ignoring the agony of her dying Core.


He trembled violently in her arms, pleading for her survival.


"You'll die if you take another hit like that—!!"


She cupped his fading face, the gold light on her hands merging with his soul-essence.


"I'd rather die with you, Yanzhou, than live without you.


Gu's soul faltered in her hands—light flickering, dimming—but her words, the absolute declaration of her choice, anchored him more firmly than any code.


Their bond glowed fiercely, fighting the destruction.


The Root Protagonist stared, stunned, recognizing the cosmic truth.


Shen snapped, eyes fixed on the collapsing pair:


"Their bond—it's stabilizing her cracked Core! The fusion is happening—!"


Ling whispered, breathless with understanding:


"And his soul, too! They are saving each other!"


The Root Protagonist rose, his silver eyes cold with knowledge of the path ahead.


"If they complete the fusion—Gu Yanzhou becomes the living, stabilizing anchor to her Root. 


And she becomes the eternal anchor to his soul."


Shen said hoarsely, recognizing the scope of the sacrifice:


The Root Protagonist's voice darkened, laced with the fatal reality of their choice.


Chapter 118 - Chapter 118- A Core Split in Two