On the day my boyfriend of seven years proposed to me. Just as I was about to say yes, rows of bullet comments suddenly appeared in front of my eyes. 【LOL, the supporting female lead is actually crying. Does she really think the second male lead wants to marry her?】 【Doesn't she know he's drunk and thinks she's the female lead?】 I pretended not to see them, nodding with tears in my eyes. Afterward, some busybody told me the truth. Everyone was sure I would make a scene. But not only did I not, I generously forgave him. They didn't know I was a "strategy girl." As long as the second male lead proposed to me, my mission was complete. Three days later, the System confirmed with me: 【Mission accomplished. Do you wish to leave this world?】 Lying in the bathtub, I smiled with relief. 【Yes.】 1 Staring at the floating comments in front of me, I froze. Subconsciously, I contacted the System. After running a diagnostic, it told me: 【There's been a glitch. I've already submitted a report.】 I nodded. In front of me, Ethan stared blankly, asking again: "Nina, will you marry me? "Please, marry me, okay?" He was obviously drunk. Everyone's eyes were on me. Like they were watching a good show. Clearly, they all knew Ethan had mistaken me for someone else. I still nodded. Ethan looked at me with deep affection and slid the ring onto my finger. But the next second, someone in the crowd said: "Ethan, you got the wrong person. That's Nina." Ethan froze. His gaze landed on my face. Instantly, his expression stiffened. "Why is it you?" Regret flashed in his eyes. A few busybodies nearby explained to me: "Sorry, Nina, Ethan mistook you for someone else. "He thought you were Sarah." Everyone was waiting for my reaction. Expecting me to break down crying or scream at Ethan. After all, who could tolerate their boyfriend of seven years doing something like this? Ethan chimed in: "I drank too much." I forced a smile. Only after hearing the System announce the mission was successful did I speak: "It's okay." Then I asked the System: 【Can I leave now?】 It paused. 【Of course. 【You can return to your own world in seven days. 【Are you sure you want to leave everything here behind? To leave this world?】 I answered. 【Yes.】 【Understood. Due to glitch troubleshooting, departure time will be in seven days.】 I nodded. Perfect. I still had some things to wrap up in this world. 2 While the atmosphere was stiff, Sarah's voice cut through. "Why is it so quiet? "Is Nina here? Was the proposal a success?" Her gaze landed on Ethan and me. "I just mistook her for someone else." Ethan explained instinctively the moment Sarah walked out. Like he was worried I'd take this proposal seriously. I didn't say a word. Seeing the awkwardness, others started trying to smooth things over. "Come on, come on, let's keep partying." Only I stood still. Sarah looked at me with an apologetic smile. "Nina, I'm so sorry. He was holding a diamond ring saying he wanted to propose. "I thought he was looking for you, that's why I called you. "You're not mad, are you?" Right. I only rushed over because I got a call from Sarah. ... Ethan sat aside, downing the sobering medicine a waiter brought. He heard her. He just said faintly: "It's fine." Smoothing things over for Sarah. 3 Since Sarah returned from abroad seven days ago, Ethan had barely been home. At first, he just lied about working overtime. Even if he came back, one call from Sarah and he'd leave me immediately. Later, I saw his messages with Sarah and learned everything. That day I got angry and made a scene. Ethan just left me with a cold sentence: "You should know your place." Then he slammed the door and left me in confusion. He hadn't been back since. Until this morning. Sarah updated her Instagram: 【Loved ones get walnuts without shells.】 The picture showed Ethan's office background, and she was holding a jar of shelled walnuts. The jar I peeled for Ethan a while ago because I was worried he was working too hard. I stared for a long time. Looking at my scarred hands. Finally, I saw this relationship clearly. The female lead is always the female lead. Even if I stayed by Ethan's side for seven years, it couldn't compare to the seven days since she returned. ... I came to this world after a car accident. The System told me my mission was to redeem the second male lead. But when I approached Ethan, he was cold and disgusted by me. Back then, he wore a faded T-shirt, his messy hair slightly covering his eyes. Since he wasn't willing, I gave up. Even if the System told me giving up meant I couldn't return to my own world, it didn't matter. I was an orphan anyway. It was the same everywhere. But later, I became Ethan's junior in college. When someone drugged him, I was the one who took him to the hospital. That day, Ethan actively pursued me. I agreed immediately. Two people who hadn't had it easy being together... life seemed to have a taste of happiness. When I worked part-time during holidays, Ethan got off work earlier than me and waited at the door to pick me up. The year we graduated, he started a business, and I stayed by his side. Just like that, I followed him for seven years. Even knowing he was the "devoted second male lead," I firmly believed everyone had a past. Besides, the female lead was already happily with the male lead. 4 And now, Sarah sat next to Ethan, speaking in a sweet voice: "Nina, those walnuts in Ethan's office were pretty good. Where did you buy them?" Seeing Sarah's interest, Ethan's gaze also fell on me. He was mostly sober now, offering no explanation for what just happened. Seemingly waiting for my answer. After a long silence, I calmed my emotions and looked at Ethan. "That shop on South Second Street. "Since there's nothing else, I'm leaving." With that, I turned to leave. Sarah's friend called out to me. "Nina, that ring on your hand was handmade by President Peale. Could you trouble yourself to take it off? "I mean, he only proposed and gave it to you because he mistook you for Sarah. Clearly, you're not the owner." My fingernails dug into my palm. Fighting the pain in my heart, I smiled. "Of course." Under Ethan's gaze, I took off the ring without hesitation. I tossed it casually into the decorative fountain behind me. I walked away without looking back. The bullet comments in front of my eyes were still jumping: 【The supporting female lead is mad, right?】 【Honestly, anyone would be mad. She stayed with him for seven years. Seven years, and she couldn't warm his heart. No point trying anymore.】 【Finally, some normal people. I want to say, does the author have any morals? If the second male lead hadn't moved on, why did he pursue the supporting female lead?】 5 When I got home, someone anonymously sent me a video. Opening it, I heard the voices of Ethan and his friend. "Ethan, Sarah went to the bathroom. No one else is here. Nina said yes, why don't you just make the proposal real? Why explain immediately and embarrass her? "She's waited for you for seven years. She'll be thirty in a few years. She's not getting any younger. "Tell me the truth, when are you planning to marry Nina?" In the video, Ethan swirled his wine glass and thought for a moment: "Never." Everyone went quiet. After a long time, he continued: "If I hadn't been drunk and mistaken her for Sarah, I never would have proposed to her." ... After the voice stopped. I looked up instinctively and saw my tear-stained face in the floor-to-ceiling mirror. Turns out tears can fall without you realizing it. These words were cruel to the extreme, every single one piercing my heart. Mocking how cheap my seven years of affection were. Even if I didn't want to admit it, how could I not fall in love with him during the best years of my life, from twenty to twenty-seven? And I discovered that when I cried, I looked somewhat like Sarah. Finally understood Ethan's words: "You should know your place." So that's what he meant. He treated me as a stand-in for the female lead. 6 That night, Ethan actually came back. But he was carrying a bag of roasted walnuts. Seeing me, his thin lips moved, as if he wanted to say something. I didn't spare him a glance, went to the kitchen, and drank a few glasses of water. Going upstairs, I saw the door to Ethan's study was open. He sat on the leather chair, cracking walnuts. Until a sharp shell cut his finger, drawing blood. He paused for a long time. But then continued peeling. I remembered how, for seven years, Ethan always knew I liked durian. He hated the smell. Couldn't stand it for a second. He told the maid no durian products were allowed in the house. Even when the maid told him it was my favorite, and maybe he could go upstairs to avoid it. He found it troublesome and said: "It won't kill her not to eat it." After that day, durian never appeared in the house again. But for such troublesome walnuts, he was willing to peel them shell by shell for Sarah. Turns out, he didn't find going upstairs troublesome, and it wasn't unbearable. It was just that the person he could endure for wasn't me. I went back to my room, opened a secondhand app, and listed all my things for the lowest price. Including the gifts Ethan gave me. I didn't want any of it. 【Damn, why is the plot going off the rails?】 【The supporting female lead sold so much stuff. Is she planning to leave?】 【Leaving is normal. The second male lead hurt her like that. Can't she leave?】 【OMG, I really want to send the author razor blades. The supporting female lead is heartbreaking right now.】 【I just checked the other room. The male lead peeled for a bit and put the walnuts down. The female lead called him again, and he left immediately.】 【Enough. I declare I'm on the supporting female lead's side.】 ...
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