After becoming an NPC in a romance novel, the system tasked me with winning over the novel's second male lead.

He required me to assist him with tasks and offer support, and even run errands like fetching dumplings from ten kilometers away in the dead of night.

Just as I was about to complete my mission, the female lead kissed him right in front of me.

At that moment, my score reset to zero.

The system asked, "You failed for the third time. Do you want to continue?"

I felt utterly defeated.

"No, I want to go home."

In that instant, I saw him suddenly lift his head, panic written all over his face as he looked at me.

...

Song Zhixia lost a dare and had to choose a boy to kiss on the spot. Without hesitation, she chose my fiancé, Gu Yunshen.

At the time, I was sitting beside him, meticulously peeling the white strands off the orange he wanted to eat.

Gu Yunshen's friend glanced at me.

"You won't mind, right? It's just a game."

Gu Yunshen wrapped his arm around my shoulder and shot a cold look in their direction.

"Please, spare me."

His friend was taken aback, saying how lucky I was to be loved by Gu Yunshen.

But he didn't know that the grip on my shoulder was painfully tight, and when I looked at him for help, his gaze was fixed on Song Zhixia, oblivious to my discomfort.

Today was a class reunion, and Song Zhixia had been the most popular girl in school back then. Everyone was egging her on to kiss someone quickly.

Tears sparkled in her eyes, but she forced a smile, her gaze locked on us.

A man who had once failed to win her affections wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"Gu Yunshen doesn't want to, but it's okay, I'm here."

The man grinned in a sleazy manner and kept inching closer.

"Just one quick kiss, come on."

Gu Yunshen bowed his head, taking the peeled orange and popping it into his mouth.

He smiled as gently as ever, even breaking off a piece to feed me.

But I saw his relationship score drop further.

I knew he was hurting, using me as a distraction.

Song Zhixia held back tears, and just as their lips were about to touch, she pushed him away forcefully.

"I don't want to."

The orange paused at my lips.

"There's only ever been one person in my heart.

I know he's about to get married, but I want to be brave today."

With that, Song Zhixia marched over, pulled me aside, and kissed Gu Yunshen.

The room fell silent.

Gu Yunshen didn't resist; he even pulled her into his arms to deepen the kiss as she started to leave.

The orange fell from my hand, rolling away and becoming dirty.

It was spoiled.

The system's voice in my head shouted in frustration.

"Do you remember you have a girlfriend, second male lead?"

Sadly, no one but me could hear it.

The alarm in my mind kept blaring, "Relationship score reset! Relationship score reset!"

After the prolonged embrace, breathless and with arms around each other, their eyes lingered with longing.

The next moment, Zhou Jing'an lifted Song Zhixia into his arms and carried her out in front of everyone.

The system asked me dejectedly, "You failed for the third time. Do you want to continue?"

I felt utterly defeated and shook my head repeatedly.

"No, I want to go home."

In the corner of my eye, I saw Gu Yunshen pause for a moment, but then he left without looking back, leaving me humiliated in front of everyone.

Gu Yunshen's car had long disappeared into the distance, leaving me stranded in this remote area with no choice but to walk home.

Cars zoomed past me one after another, each ignoring my plight.

Among them, a friend of Gu Yunshen, who had never liked me, stopped to mock me.

"I've never liked your suck-up behavior. You only know how to snatch people away when Zhiya isn't looking.

Shameless!" "Just focus on being a good assistant and stop having those delusional thoughts!" he sneered before revving his engine, leaving me choking in a cloud of exhaust.

I pulled out a wet wipe to clean my face, taking the opportunity to wipe away my tears.

I never meant to come between anyone.

When I found myself inside this romance novel, Song Zhiya had already left Gu Yunshen and the protagonist, Ji Pingyan, to get engaged abroad.

The system informed me that achieving a perfect score in my mission could not only change his inevitable tragic fate but also reward me with four million to take home.

**Chapter 1:** Gu Yunshen was trapped in a fire caused by a production mistake, and I risked my life to save him.

When he woke up, he had forgotten everything and even accused me online of being the instigator.

**Chapter 2:** He reluctantly agreed to marry me, and I spent months meticulously planning our wedding.

On the day of the wedding, Song Zhixia called him in tears, and he left me without hesitation.

I could have blamed my mere sixty percent progress in my plan.

But this time, even with ninety-nine percent, I couldn't escape the fate of a reset.

The system comforted me, saying at least I only had ten days left before going home.

However, due to going against fate, I would face some backlash before returning.

With a bitter smile, I fought the urge to cry again.

After all the torment I had endured to please him, why fear the last bit of pain?

Knowing Gu Yunshen had filming scheduled the next day, I arrived early to prepare.

I wanted to avoid causing trouble for anyone before I went home.

Gu Yunshen was late, and despite calling for an hour, there was no answer.

The director was afraid to confront him, so he vented his frustration on me instead.

"You're his assistant; couldn't you have coordinated with him in advance?"

But I had clearly confirmed everything with Gu Yunshen yesterday.

I apologized profusely, sending message after message on WeChat asking when he would arrive.

I instinctively worried about his career.

This film was crucial for him; performing well could earn him a major acting award he had coveted for four years.

Besides, the director was a big name in the industry, and offending him would have dire consequences.

While I was frantically pacing, I learned Gu Yunshen had messaged the director to say he was taking the day off for personal reasons.

His reputation was solid, and his status high, so the director believed him immediately and agreed.

But the damage to the crew was done, and the director sent the costs to the agent for compensation.

Upon learning this, the agent blamed everything on me, deducting three months of my salary as a lesson.

She even posted the incident in the company group chat, where Gu Yunshen was, as a warning.

Gu Yunshen remained silent, offering no defense for me.

Soon, Song Zhixia posted a photo on her social media.

In the picture, their fingers were intertwined.

"Hehe, just one word of boredom and the future Best Actor lied to take a day off to hang out with me."

Comments quickly followed:

"Now that's a match made in heaven!"

"Wishing you two eternal happiness. Don't let that awful Su Jiancheng take advantage again."

"Ugh, what does it matter if she tries? Four years and she still couldn't win Yunshen's heart. What a waste."

Gu Yunshen only replied to Song Zhixia, "As long as you're happy, I'll do anything."

He openly displayed his affection for Song Zhixia, ignoring others' insults towards me.

I couldn't help but message him in protest.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were taking the day off? I'm not just your assistant; I'm your girlfriend."

His reply was swift.

"You're just an assistant. I don't need to inform you about everything."

So, just an assistant.

For Song Zhixia, he who never took a day off suddenly requested three, now drawing a line between us.

Indeed, nothing and no one mattered more than Song Zhixia.

I couldn't be bothered to reply further, deleting all information about him from my phone.

I was done. I was resigning.