Chapter 1Game of Hearts: The System Glitch

A "system" suddenly bound itself to me, demanding that I romance the male lead and the second male lead.

I asked, "As long as I conquer them, does the method matter?"

The system nodded.

So, I turned around and installed a fake system from the system shop on both of them.

The next second, both men received a notification:

[Dear Host, you have successfully bound the "Romance the Heroine" System.] [Heroine affection reaches 100: Success.] [Heroine affection drops to -100: Failure.] [Failure results in immediate termination.] [Friendly Reminder: If affection drops below zero, random punishments will be deployed.]

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When the so-called "Romance System" bound itself to me, I had just had a massive fight with my biological parents, stormed out, and was currently homeless on the streets.

Just as I was figuring out where to sleep, a cold, mechanical voice rang out.

[Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound the Romance System.]

A transparent screen popped up in front of me, scrolling through the profiles of two men.

That’s when I learned I was living in a romance novel about a guy realizing his love too late.

I was the heroine. I was also the "real daughter" in a "switched at birth" plotline, who had been wandering the streets for twenty years.

Because the plot had deviated, the system appeared, demanding I romance the male lead and the second male lead.

The male lead, Julian Thorne, and the second male lead, River Thorne, were uncle and nephew. Both were very close to my "fake" sister, the girl who lived my life.

On the day I returned to my biological family, they specifically came over to back her up, terrified that I, the country bumpkin, would bully their precious princess.