Brilliant neurosurgeon Lǐ Xīnyuàn falls victim to a hostage situation while forced to operate on a terrorist mastermind, only to awaken in a parallel world drawn from a web novel he reluctantly consumed. Yet this isn't the original tale—Lǐ Xīnyuàn has landed in an alternate "what-if" timeline with only fragmentary knowledge from the source material to guide him. Burdened with safeguarding the narrative from plot inconsistencies, melodrama, and tragedy while orchestrating the Male Lead's rise to Supreme Emperor, Lǐ Xīnyuàn struggles between despair and dark humor. No one mentioned his predetermined role: becoming the Male Lead's Imperial Consort. What becomes of the Female Lead? Later: Lǐ Xīnyuàn: Will Your Highness not visit Concubine Yang tonight? ML: I have no interest. Lǐ Xīnyuàn: Then why? ML: Are you attempting to distance yourself from me? Lǐ Xīnyuàn: QAQ