'This time, I'll just watch from afar. You and your heroines can fight it out yourselves.'
Her father glanced at her. "What are you smiling about?"
"Nothing," she said quickly, giggling. "Just happy."
He smiled warmly. "Then that's all that matters."
As they walked toward the car, the world seemed to quieten around them. The chaos of the school, the laughter, the whispers, all faded behind her.
And for the first time in a long while, Huaijin felt truly content.
She had her father. She had a simple, happy life.
Even if the storm of the main story would come one day, even if fate would try to pull her back into that cruel script, she was ready.
Because now, she wasn't the lonely extra anymore.
She was Chi Huaijin, daughter of Chi Yuanfeng, the girl who had already rewritten her fate once, and would do it again if she had to.
And as they drove away, her laughter filled the car, mixing with her father's soft chuckle.
