First annul the engagement, then sever ties with the empress; the empress reigns supreme.

Ah-hao pushed all the blame onto me. Fortunately, Uncle Hat was fair and just, found out the truth, cleared my name, and, in addition, discovered I was five months pregnant, so I was acquitted.

I was young then, and after I got pregnant, I really didn't know what to do. I was too scared to go to a regular hospital, so I could only go to small clinics. After taking the medication, I lay alone in my tiny rented room, truly terrified.

Unexpectedly, fate did not favor me once again.

An irregular medical abortion caused me to bleed profusely and I almost died in my rented room. It was my landlady who noticed something was wrong, broke down the door, and took me to the hospital.

Having narrowly escaped death, I realized that I can't rely on my parents, and I can't rely on men even more.

I was lying in my hospital bed when the KTV manager called, saying I'd been absent from work for half a month and would be fired if I didn't return. Despite not being fully recovered, I went back to the KTV.

I'll stop at nothing to make money, I'll talk a good game to everyone, and with my outstanding performance I became the top salesperson at the KTV. Of course, I enjoy the money I've made.

I bought all the things I had never seen or eaten before.

But this is ultimately a low-end KTV, so the profits are limited. I became addicted to the feeling of online lending, but those online lending platforms are really shady.

When I wasn't applying for a loan, they kept pushing me to apply for loans. But now that I've actually taken out a loan and can't repay it, they call me day and night. It's really driving me crazy.

In order to repay the money, I had to find another way.

There's always a way out. I entered an entertainment center, first as a bath girl, then I bribed the manager and used my connections to get to the second-floor KTV, and then to the third floor.

This entertainment complex has seven floors, and the treatment and the people you encounter on each floor are different.

I heard from the seniors inside that once you reach the sixth floor, you can participate in voting, and the chosen courtesan can earn millions a day, and then you can reach the seventh floor.

The seventh floor is frequented by political figures and business tycoons; it is the true center of power.

If you catch the eye of these people, you'll be set for life.

Unfortunately, I only managed to climb to the fifth floor, and died just one step away from the sixth floor.

I died at the hands of my sugar daddy, whom I had snatched from my colleague. He was the heir to the Wang Group, a man of noble birth who spent money like water, but he was also incredibly difficult to please.

Moreover, he has some quirks, such as teasing and abusing people.

For example, forcing people to drink chili water or drinking alcohol with shoes. But these are child's play; his favorite pastime is playing games where he has to choose between two options.

Two people are asked to choose a drink at the same time, one of which is "poisoned".

That night, while we were playing games, Young Master Wang told me that if I was lucky enough to avoid the "poisoned" wine, he would help me boost my sales performance and send me up to the sixth floor.

I wanted a life of wealth and to be someone important, but I was even more afraid of dying. I didn't agree to participate in that round of the game; I chose to give up.

But at this point, it was no longer up to me.

Young Master Wang had two men grab me, forced me to kneel on the ground, and personally poured the wine into my mouth.

This time, fate did not favor me again. The wine I drank was the one laced with poison.

Under the ravages of that drink, I was no longer myself. I made all sorts of ugly gestures and finally died in this feast.

It wasn't until my last breath that I realized that in this entertainment city filled with the desire for money, power, and wealth, no matter how high I climbed, I was nothing more than a plaything in the hands of these people.

Playthings are objects that can be teased and trampled upon at will.

I no longer want to be a plaything; I want to take control of my own destiny.

I will trample everyone under my feet.

Finally, God made me human again. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself transported to another world.

At that time, I was just a peasant girl, living in poverty, and even getting enough to eat was a problem.

But I firmly believe that since God sent me through time, it must be to make me the female lead.

I'm sure I'll have my own destiny.

My suspicions were soon confirmed. Although I didn't know who my father was, a man claiming to be my uncle approached me. He said he had arranged a great destiny for me, and as long as I listened to him, he guaranteed that I would become the empress.

To be the empress of the world—what a great temptation that is, and also my ultimate ideal and goal.

Once I become empress, I will never again be anyone's plaything, nor will I ever enjoy endless riches and glory.

I followed my uncle's arrangement and became Gu Yuanbai's daughter as I wished, gaining his favor. Gradually, relying on the skills I honed in the KTV in my previous life, I quickly won the trust and affection of the three Gu brothers and Mu Lingxuan.

Being pampered by four men satisfied my vanity like never before. But my past experiences also taught me that men are unreliable; pigs can fly.

Everyone in this world is only fit to be my stepping stone. I enjoy it while using them. I'm thriving in the capital.

I understand even more that an outstanding peer can arouse jealousy among peers, so I took a different path, dressing as a woman and mingling among men.

This way, he could not only avoid the women's attacks, but also have the advantage of being close to the water to get the moon first.

By dressing as a woman, I won the hearts of everyone in the capital, regardless of gender.

Gu Junxi, that idiot, never guarded against me, and even racked her brains to please me.

I enjoy watching Gu Junxi get framed by me for trying to please me, and then end up being rejected by Gu Lichuan and Mu Lingxuan.

Gu Junxi was born a noblewoman, which is the kind of background I hate the most.

I believe that with my superb acting skills, even if Gu Junxi dies, she will never understand why I targeted her, nor will she comprehend why her brothers and her fiancé were all helping me.

During that time, I felt like a queen, and I was incredibly happy.

I am even more convinced that I am the chosen one.

Similarly, it was also because I underestimated my opponent due to overconfidence.

Unexpectedly, at a peach blossom banquet, Gu Junxi seemed to suddenly become a different person. She went to great lengths to drag me into the lake and exposed my identity as a woman disguised as a man.

Then she stopped caring about her reputation, and stopped caring about Mu Lingxuan's love and Gu Lichuan's family ties.

She's acting like a madwoman, making me increasingly passive.

My reputation was ruined, my brothers started to distance themselves from me, and Mu Lingxuan stopped being ambiguous with me.

I sensed a crisis.

I wanted to fight back, but the more I fought back, the more pathetic I became.

But I don't believe in such superstitions. I'm a time traveler, surely I can handle a foolish ancient noblewoman.

But my confidence ultimately didn't win me this battle.

I suffered a crushing defeat.

He lost his leg and was disfigured.

In the end, I resigned myself to my fate and decided to change my plans.

I'll rely on my child to lie low and wait until he ascends the throne, then I'll become the Empress Dowager.

But the plan failed before it could be implemented.

Mu Lingxuan, that idiot, seemed to have suddenly had a breakthrough, somehow getting information that Xiaoyue'er wasn't his son.

I still don't know whose child Xiaoyue is.

I still don't understand why my master and uncle insisted on rebelling, and why my uncle even became a eunuch.

And who exactly is my biological father? My useless mother didn't tell me before she died, and even that good-for-nothing Gu Yuanbai doesn't know.

Ugh……

He died, and many questions remain.

I feel really resentful and frustrated.

God, please give me another chance and let me be reborn.

I haven't become a superior person yet, and I haven't trampled all these fools under my feet.

They just have better backgrounds and better luck than me, so why can't I?