Lian Zhou

Separated from her family as a child, Winnie Zahn is raised by Alex Burke, the chairman of Ascend Corp, until her biological family finds her at 18. When danger strikes, they save their adopted daughter and leave Winnie behind. Rescued by Alex's men after his death, she becomes Ascend Corp's CEO. She hides her identity, wins the championship, and exposes her sister, leaving the Zahns full of regret.

Upon waking, Elena realizes she's the female lead of a novel—and that she can hear people's thoughts. She quickly sees that others are only kind to her to curry favor with the male lead, Dylan Logan. Refusing to be manipulated like a puppet, she allies with the stand-in heroine and the villainess to fight back. In the end, they prove that each of them is the protagonist of her own life.