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World Name: Melt His Heart
Rank: F
Reward: 5000p
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The female protagonist of this world was Alisa Charles: a sweet and hardworking girl from an average family. She was a commoner. Thanks to her intelligence, she was accepted into the most prestigious school with a scholarship.
There, she met the cold prince of the campus: filthy rich and handsome Xavier Dalton.
He could be described in two words: "ice cube."
When Grace Bacchus, Xavier's fiancée, noticed Xavier's interest in someone else, she began to harass Alisa. It was obvious from her behavior that she was the main villain. From this point on, everything began to fall apart for Grace Bacchus.
A group of privileged high school students bankrupted the Bacchus family. After being evicted from their mansion, Grace and her family died in a tragic car accident.
Alisa and Xavier lived happily ever after.
The End.
Bing Shi's mouth twitched as she reviewed the story. This was not the hell she had imagined.
That's if one didn't view going back to school as hell.
Which she, obviously, did not view.
Of course, the story did not end there.
Grace was reincarnated after her tragic death and she coincidentally remembered her past life as a villainess of the Otome novel, 'Melt his heart'. Feeling hurt and betrayed, she decided to try her best to avoid the capture targets, but to no avail. Instead, Grace had caught their attention when she tried to become a matchmaker.
One of the capture targets fell in love with Grace after she was reborn, simply because she had become more interesting. This target was the second male lead of the Otome novel and was named Mark Foster. If Xavier was the ice-cold prince, then Mark was a charming knight in shining armor.
While the captured targets became interested in the reincarnated Grace, the original heroine changed. Alisa became more villainous. She knew something was wrong though she couldn't pinpoint where and when this wrongness came to be.
She had come to the conclusion that it was Xavier and Grace's fault that everything went wrong, and so to correct it, she tried to murder Grace. Thus Alisa became the new villain of this world.
["System, I think I know where this is going. Do I have to become a new villain? Because you know what they say—no villain, no drama."]
[No, Host. You don't have to become a villain. Your task is to make the protagonists fall in love with each other.]
[World Mission: Make the male and female lead fall in love with each other. Reward: +5000p]
[So, I'm going to be a cupid in this world?]
'Isn't that the very exact reason why Grace grasped everyone's attention? By playing matchmaker?'
[Yes. Host, did you know that you can choose a body to transmigrate into?]
["Oh, that's new!"]
["Let me see... System, I choose Olivia Bacchus, Grace's older sister."]
[As you wish, Host. ]
[ We will be departing now.]
["Alright! Let's go!" ]
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Bing Shi looked at the big mirror while touching her big lips and smiled at her reflection. A young lady stared back at her with chestnut brown eyes. She had dark, shoulder-length hair that prettily framed an oval face. Despite the two-year age gap, Olivia's facial features were similar to Grace's.
'Olivia is so cuuuuuuute!'
There was almost no information about Olivia in the story. She was a quiet girl, admired by her peers due to her elite background. Olivia was pressured by her parents to inherit the family's fortune because she was the oldest child of the family. Meanwhile, Grace's life revolved around Xavier.
She, Olivia, was 17 and had one month of summer holidays before school started again. Her family was about to go on a luxurious vacation with Xavier and Mark's family.
Bing Shi thought about pretending to be sick like the previous Olivia but she decided not to. She would be forced to go partake in the vacation either way.
[Side mission: Break the engagement between Grace Bacchus and Xavier Dalton. +1000p]
'Ah, there is so much to do.'
["System, what is Grace doing?"]
[She just woke up. She is on her way to your father's office.]
'Woah, she's acting pretty fast. But if she ends her engagement now, it will be the start of the male lead being 'interested' in her.'
'What should I do? Persuade Grace to wait?'
'Should I persuade Grace to act like her previous life?'
'I'm not sure if she really wants to avoid Xavier. Grace might be acting like the previous heroine to gain his affection... At least, that's what it looks like from my perspective.'
["I need more time. We have to stop the father from ending the engagement. Don't allow him to call anyone from Xavier's family."]
[Yes.]
Grabbing some bathroom supplies, she would brush her teeth as she pondered to herself. She found it strange. If the HQ had such powerful systems, why was she a host?
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[What is your next step, Host?]
Bing Shi closed the doors to the bathroom and walked into her walk-in closet, thinking about her next step. The plans she came up with were flawed yet the system nagged at her to reveal whatever strategy she came up with.
She thought about the badass female leads in her favorite stories. They were so cool! She wanted to be like them too!
'Ah, what do I do? What. Do. I do!?!'
'I don't want to look stupid in front of my system.'
'I have to stop Xavier from being interested in Grace.'
["System, should I bring Alisa along on the vacation? Actually, why don't we financially ruin Xavier's family? If Xavier's family becomes bankrupt, he'd be at the lowest point of his life! Then we could let him meet Alisa!"]
'But would they become attracted to each other? I shouldn't stray from the original story too much. The male and female lead fell in love only when certain conditions were met. Look at Grace's case as an example. When she tried to get them to fall in love, her plans backlashed.'
[I don't know.]
'Then let's not bankrupt Xavier's family... The consequences would be unimaginable since they basically own half the world.'
Bing Shi picked up the outfit of her choice. Instead of Olivia's usual flowery skirt and blouse, she decided to wear a black A-line dress. Taking a black crossbody handbag that had just about everything she needed, keys and wallet included, she was just about to go out before she stopped abruptly. Something was missing.
["System, could you give me a pepper spray?"]
[Yes, host.]
In her palm, a handy pepper spray appeared.
["Thank you,"] Smiling, Bing Shi looked at the snake on her shoulders, ["At times like this, you should respond with a 'You're welcome."]
[You are welcome.]
["Aw, you're such a fast learner."]
[Thank You.]
'I am getting used to these magical things too fast...'
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Meanwhile...
*Slam* Grace bursted through the door, storming into her father's office.
"Grace!? Where are your manners?! You have to knock first!!" Mr. Bacchus reprimanded his daughter.
"Father, I'm sorry, but this is urgent!" Grace said with a layer of misty tears gathering at the corner of her eyes. "I don't want to get married to Xavier! I know it will be hard for your company but still... don't we have enough money already?"
Grace's request surprised him. He exclaimed loudly, anger evident in his eyes. "How? I thought you loved Xavier. Did he do something to you?!"
"No! He didn't do anything! It's just... I realized that he doesn't love me. We shouldn't force him to marry someone he doesn't love," Grace sat in front of her father delicately, feigning frailty and quickly, she successfully gained his pity.
After a lot of talking and a lengthy amount of persuasion, Father Bacchus finally dialed his friends, Xavier's parents. Unfortunately, the phone call didn't go through.