Turned out Jiang Ning (OG FL) was transmigrated too. She's the author of the OG plot. When the plot deviated due to change on some details (esp FL still together with her husband)... She realized the toxicity of OG ML (Lin Bei Chuan) and the relationship she wrote.

Reason why she left (not sure if she came back to real world or elope with childhood friend)

Ending Quote: "Even cannon fodder has their own life, because everyone is the unique protagonist of their own life. Only by breaking free from restraints can we become a better version of ourselves."

Too many unanswered questions but still 5-stars bc it's just short novel.

I want to know more about FL and ML's relationship before marrying and ML seemed to be hiding something with FL (especially hinted that he saved her and schemed to marry her bc he's too besotted to her).

Also, what's the business of ML to OG ML... seemed that he's involved on his downfall lmao.

Even cannon fodder has their own life, because everyone is the unique protagonist of their own life. Only by breaking free from restraints can we become a better version of ourselves.

The "original female protagonist" is revealed to have been following along with the original plot, implying foreknowledge of certain events that may or may not have included the miscarriage. I wonder how much of her regrets regarding the original plot are tied to the lost child, but also why she went so far to conceive the child with the knowledge she had of the dangerous circumstances she was putting herself in. She was at the very least aware of who was malicious to her existence, any children she might have at that timing, and their methods. The extremely good impression this character has of the vicious cannon fodder character introduces the possibility that the miscarriage could be both an allegory to and foreshadowing of the bad ending destined for the vicious cannon fodder MC.

This self-insert female protagonist is specifically revealed to be the transmigrated author herself. She cannot bring herself to destroy the cannon fodder character she created by further aiding along the original plot line, despite or because of not avoiding the circumstances that would lead to the miscarriage.

Though perhaps not... It would mess up her psyche in another way if she has been seeing the characters as her literal children, considering she almost married the male lead.

It is hard for me to tell how much of this transmigrated author character might be a reflection of this short story's actual author and their regrets at not taking the development of their side characters more seriously. It could also be I am thinking about a casual short story wayyyyyy too deeply.