Chapter 1: Qin Wei

Chapter 1

"Damn."

Qin Wei opened her eyes, nearly blinded by the barrage of camera flashes.

She instinctively shielded her eyes with her hand, still not understanding what was happening, when someone asked her:

"Miss Qin Wei, do you have anything to say about this drunk driving incident?"

"Damn."

Qin Wei blurted out, shocking everyone present.

All fell silent.

Even the reporters forgot to keep snapping photos.

As the glare of the flashes died down, Qin Wei realized she was at a press conference, which was being broadcast live.

She turned to see her agent's face darken.

A reporter broke the silence with a question: "Miss Qin Wei, what did you just say?"

Qin Wei answered honestly again:

"Damn."

The flashes erupted once more.

Her agent stepped in front of her, addressing the sea of microphones:

"Miss Qin Wei is not feeling well, having just woken up at the hospital this morning. She may not even know what she's saying. But let me reiterate, Qin Wei was not drunk driving. We will accept the appropriate punishment and fulfill it on schedule."

Pushing through the mob of reporters, the agent escorted Qin Wei away.

Even seated in the car, Qin Wei remained disoriented.

Where is this? Who is he?

Didn't I already die?

"Give me your phone."

Qin Wei held out her hand to the agent sitting beside her.

The agent hesitated before handing it over.

"Weiwei, don't take what they're saying online too seriously. As long as you haven't been completely blacklisted, we still have a chance to turn things around..."

Qin Wei didn't hear a word he said. She just opened the front camera and examined herself from all angles.

Not bad, still taking selfies in this state.

The agent silently rolled his eyes and turned away.

But Qin Wei was shocked by the exquisite face on the screen.

So beautiful. Gorgeously beautiful, even she couldn't help but admire it...

But this wasn't Qin Wei.

More precisely, this wasn't her original self.

Hard to put into words...

Qin Wei was indeed named Qin Wei, but just a nameless trainee struggling abroad. Despite working tirelessly for three consecutive years, her plain looks meant the company never gave her a chance to debut.

To preempt further damage from negative press, brands had rushed to terminate her contracts and demand compensation fees for breach of contract.

With no acting roles in hand, these penalties had basically drained the Queen's family fortune.

"Do you remember why you fell into the sea?"

The agent looked at her mysteriously.

She swallowed and shook her head.

The agent adjusted his glasses.

"Your investments failed spectacularly, costing you a fortune."

Wow, kicking her when she's down.

"So... I jumped into the sea because of that?"

The agent shook his head.

"You said you felt awful and had me drive you to the seaside to get some fresh air. I parked on an unfinished bridge, thinking the remote location would avoid paparazzi. Who knew that in the time I stepped out for a smoke, you got back in the car and started crying."

"And then I jumped?"

"While crying, you said you wanted to speed, but before I could warn you construction was ongoing, you had already plunged over the edge with the car."

The corners of Qin Wei's mouth twitched, seemingly grasping how she had transmigrated here.

"Damn."

Oh right, I didn't come here to live the good life. I'm here to pay off debts.

The agent frowned, opening his phone to the trending topics, pointing to the leading hashtags:

#QinWeiDamn#

#QinWeiCurses#

#QinWeiMentalState#

#QinWeiDrunkDriving#

"Don't say that word again."

"F..."

"..."

"The censer gives off purple smoke..."

...

The agent sat down to console her:

"There there, we didn't actually break the law, just some regulations. Once we accept the penalties, it'll be fine. Keep working hard, I stand by what I said earlier. As long as you haven't been completely blacklisted, there's still a chance to turn things around."

So even a Queen had so much hardship. Luckily she came from a wealthy family. Even losing this much hadn't put her in debt, just left her with a mansion and luxury car.

But the original owner was gone now, and she had to plan for the future too. Glancing at her bank account balance, she reluctantly picked up the contract again.

Skipping past the dense terms, she flipped to the last page.

Pointing at the long string of zeros, she counted off.

"Tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands... fine, I'll do it."

Qin Wei flourished the pen and signed her name.