Book Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Is Spoiled Every Day in the 1970s

Yutao, the supreme fox spirit of the demon realm, finds herself cast into a human body after being ambushed by Taoist priests and falling from a cliff. She awakens in the body of Su Yutao, a supporting female character in a novel who has just attempted suicide by hanging to break off an arranged engagement with Lu Yunyang, a doctor. Possessing the memories of the original host, Yutao learns that the original Su Yutao was manipulated by the novel’s female lead, Xie Wanzhen, into using her life as a bargaining chip to avoid marrying Lu Yunyang, a man the original host disliked in favor of the male lead, Xu Wencai. Realizing she is now trapped in a story where she is destined to be a victim, Yutao resolves to survive and rewrite her fate.

Lu Yunyang, the man who saved her, is cold and reserved, viewing the original Su Yutao with disdain due to her reckless behavior. Yutao, however, sees his handsome appearance and medical skills as assets. She decides to pursue him, reversing her previous aloofness. She employs her natural charm and strategic manipulation to gain his attention, feigning physical weakness and emotional vulnerability to elicit his care. When Lu Yunyang attempts to formally end the engagement, Yutao counters by creating a scandal that implicates Xie Wanzhen, accusing her of tricking the original host into the suicide attempt. This move damages Xie Wanzhen’s reputation and isolates her from her allies, including the educated youth Xu Wencai.

The conflict escalates as Yutao systematically dismantles the support network of the original novel’s protagonists. She confronts Xu Wencai, who tries to defend Xie Wanzhen, and slaps him for his hypocrisy, further alienating him from the village community. She also exposes Xie Wanzhen’s true motives to Song Yonglan, another educated youth, causing a rift between the two women. Yutao’s actions are calculated to remove obstacles and position herself as the primary female figure in Lu Yunyang’s life, while simultaneously destroying the narrative roles assigned to the original characters.

Yutao’s pursuit of Lu Yunyang intensifies as she uses medical study as a pretext for interaction. She requests to learn emergency resuscitation, hoping for intimate one-on-one instruction, but Lu Yunyang redirects this into a group training session, maintaining professional distance. Undeterred, Yutao continues to visit him, engaging in subtle flirtation and testing his boundaries. She observes his pulse and makes innuendos about his health, attempting to provoke a reaction. Lu Yunyang remains guarded but does not entirely reject her advances, creating a complex dynamic where he is both repelled by her past behavior and intrigued by her sudden change in attitude.

As the story progresses, Yutao adapts to her new human life, utilizing her spiritual knowledge to enhance her medical understanding. She bonds with Lu Yunyang’s younger sister, Lu Yunzhao, to gather information and soften the Lu family’s stance. Meanwhile, Xie Wanzhen becomes increasingly anxious, suspecting that Yutao has also received premonitions of the future and is actively sabotaging the original plot. The narrative shifts from a simple romance to a strategic battle for control over the story’s trajectory, with Yutao determined to seize the destiny that was originally meant for the female lead.

The central tension lies in Yutao’s dual identity as a powerful demon spirit navigating the constraints of human society and a specific fictional narrative. She must balance her supernatural abilities with the need to appear as a normal human woman while outmaneuvering characters who are unaware of the larger forces at play. Her relationship with Lu Yunyang evolves from one of avoidance to a tentative, albeit complicated, engagement, as he begins to see her not just as the reckless girl who tried to kill herself, but as someone capable of intelligence and resilience. The story sets the stage for Yutao to challenge the original author’s plot, turning the tables on those who sought to use her as a mere supporting character.