Hard to Provoke
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Summary
The system prompts that only by clearing the game can she return to the real world.
The good news is: as long as she completes missions and grabs the spotlight, she can rise to become the female lead and reach the pinnacle of life!
Lu Cha says she doesn't care about any pinnacle—the key is to get home!
The first step is to understand the characters. She opens "Character Attributes," and her own character's profile immediately pops up on the panel.
Tang Yuan, 24 years old, eldest daughter of the Tang family.
Personality: veteran 'scheming woman.'
Abilities: none.
(Hey, hey, hey! System? Are you sure??) (System: Under maintenance. Please do not disturb.)
Whatever! So she has to play a 'green tea' type? Hah, how hard can it be?
Fighting the game's female lead for the male lead, dealing with the game's vicious supporting female characters.
Lu Cha, who in the game "slays gods and Buddhas alike," panics when she meets Ji Ci.
Lu Cha curves her eyes and lightly presses a kiss to the corner of his lips.
Ji Ci laughs softly. "Trying to please me?"
Lu Cha shakes her head. "I like you."
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy otome games, system novels, and romantic light comedies
- Casual readers looking for a light, funny, fast-paced web novel
- Readers interested in premises such as "transported into a game" and "role-play"
- Romance readers who like witty, snarky heroines and interactions between the leads that carry a sense of probing
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer serious literature or realistic fiction
- Readers who find elements such as game systems and panel prompts immersion-breaking
- Readers expecting deep character growth or complex social issues
Reading tips
- Accept the game-like premise first, and don't scrutinize the system's rules with real-world logic.
- Read Lu Cha's failures and recoveries while playing the "scheming woman" as comedic highlights.
- Pay attention to the sense of probing in the interactions between Lu Cha and Ji Ci, and follow how the romance line develops.
- Suitable for reading in short sessions during commutes or before bed; read a few chapters at a time to maintain the brisk pace.
About the publisher
Founded in 2014, Kongxuetang Publishing House is dedicated to preserving and promoting fine traditional Chinese culture, with a focus on academic works and general-interest books. Its seven titles in our catalog span inspirational growth, world history, youth literature and modern romance: inspirational works such as The Lost Classic of a Hundred Years of Wealth introduce ideas from authors including Wallace D. Wattles, P. T. Barnum and George S. Clason, while Four Thousand Years of Europe presents world history in an accessible style. In literature, it publishes novels by authors such as Feng Laiyi, Zheng Yue Chusan and Ying Musong on youth and romance themes, including Fine Weather Will Come Again, Loving You as Before for the Rest of My Life and Sweetheart. Authors including Hu Yuanbin and Wan Ping suggest an effort to balance academic popularization with general reading. Given limited public information, a full account of its publishing structure and scale is difficult; this profile is based mainly on the titles currently in our catalog.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 没有撤退可言
- 第二章 比心的方法有很多种
- 第三章 电梯惩罚
- 第四章 修罗场
- 第五章 “自愿赠与”
- 第六章 以身相许
- 第七章 我没有保护好你
- 第八章 你真是我的绝世外挂
- 第九章 深夜福利
- 第十章 唐沅本沅
- 第十一章 你喜欢细一点还是粗一点
- 第十二章 我喜欢你
- 番外 赢一次亲一下
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About the author
Ying Musong is an author active in the field of Chinese online literature. Publicly available information about the author is currently limited, and details such as real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death have not been clearly recorded. According to the library's holdings, Ying Musong has two works, Sweet Peach Oolong and Hard to Provoke, both commonly categorized under youth literature and modern romance. Judging from these genre classifications, the author's writing tends to center on the emotional experiences of young readers, exploring romantic relationships and coming-of-age concerns against urban settings, with an overall style that leans toward light, delicate romance storytelling. Such works typically emphasize the tension of character interactions and the elaboration of everyday details, giving them a certain appeal among readers of youth literature and romance. Because little public information is available about the author, a full assessment of Ying Musong's body of work and creative trajectory remains difficult; readers chiefly know the author through the two titles mentioned above, and future works are worth continued attention.
