“So… the heroine has been reborn?”
The girl sat on the edge of the bed, her delicate face unable to conceal the exhaustion in her eyes as she spoke to the air.
[Yes, Host. She has been reborn, and she carries a heart full of hatred.]
“Sigh……”
She let out a soft sigh, her eyes turning into those of a dead fish, looking utterly helpless.
Just a moment ago, she was still a he—a young man battling against life—but in the blink of an eye, she found herself in this luxurious room.
She had transmigrated, crossing over into the body of a wealthy young lady named An Yu, and in doing so, she had gained a system.
She quickly accepted the change in identity. After all, no matter what, it couldn’t be worse than her previous life.
But the problem lay in the fact that she had a system.
The system was called [Villain Self-Rescue System]……
From the system’s description, she learned that An Yu… was a villain, and a particularly clichéd one at that.
An Yu and the heroine shared the classic true-and-false heiress relationship.
The heroine was the true heiress, while An Yu was the fake, having stolen the trust of the heroine’s parents, fiancé, and other inexplicable relationships, leaving the heroine isolated and depressed.
In the end, after settling scores with everyone else, the heroine would mercilessly lock An Yu in a basement and starve her to death.
It was a boring story—classic in its portrayal of a mute heroine, a villain with only a mouth to run, and a bunch of fools who believed whatever they were told.
If this weren’t An Yu’s own story, she would probably think that way……
But now, this boring story only gave An Yu a splitting headache.
Because the heroine in the story had been reborn.
If it had been before everything began, An Yu might still have had a chance to intervene. But now, with the heroine reborn and naturally harboring hatred toward An Yu, it would be difficult to turn the situation around.
An Yu slowly got up, walked to the vanity, and gazed at herself in the mirror.
The girl in the mirror looked soft and delicate, her height seemingly only around 1.5 meters. Her blue-and-white long hair fell naturally, and her exquisite features were paired with amber-like eyes. Her dazed expression made her seem easy to bully.
Perhaps due to her fatigue, An Yu’s eyes were half-open, and what should have been brilliant pupils looked dim and lifeless. Her entire body exuded a sense of powerless exhaustion.
“No wonder so many people liked her……”
Her petite and youthful body naturally gave her an advantage, which was why everyone was more willing to believe An Yu instead of the heroine.
But now……
This body no longer offered the slightest advantage. In the face of the heroine’s revenge, it would be difficult to even resist.
As An Yu pondered, a noise suddenly came from outside the room.
First, there was the sound of the front door opening, followed by the conversation of three people. Their voices sounded incredibly cheerful, as if the three were getting along wonderfully.
Someone had returned—An Yu’s parents and the heroine, An Qing.
An Yu felt no surprise at all, because today was the day the plot unfolded. It was the heroine’s first day back at the An family, and it would also mark the beginning of An Yu’s nightmare.
The timing of her transmigration was extremely unfavorable. She had no opportunity to interfere with An Qing’s plot and could only let An Qing take the lead.
An Yu instinctively pressed herself against the door, listening to the sounds outside.
The family was getting along perfectly, seemingly discussing tonight’s dinner, completely forgetting about An Yu in the room.
The plot had already been altered by An Qing. Originally, they didn’t get along well. The An family parents despised their biological daughter’s humble origins and had never given her a kind look.
But now, they were filled with laughter and joy.
After confirming once again that An Qing was indeed a reborn individual, An Yu stepped away from the door, casually locked it, and returned to the bed.
“Whatever, let it be.”
She gave up and decided to wait for death.
An Yu’s eyes were lifeless, showing no emotional fluctuation. The heroine had been reborn—what else could she do? She could only admit defeat and give up.
[Host, have you forgotten that you still have the system?]
The system seemed unable to stand it any longer and reminded her in An Yu’s mind.
For some reason, An Yu didn’t feel the slightest bit of joy. Instead, she countered, “What can you do?”
[This system specializes in saving villain characters. As long as the Host engages in survival behavior, this system can provide rewards to help the Host survive.]
“Survival behavior?”
[The Host’s current main threat comes from the heroine, so as long as you reduce the heroine’s resentment value, it will be judged as survival behavior.]
An Yu pinched the blanket. The soft texture left her lost in thought for a long time. After a long silence, she slowly said, “So, you’re telling me to go lick the heroine’s boots?”
[……If the Host puts it that way, yes.]
“……No.”
[What?]
The system, as if it hadn’t heard clearly, asked again.
“I said, I won’t.” An Yu shook her head and directly rejected the system. “I’m not the one who took everything from her. Why should I go lick her boots?”
[But Host, you are An Yu now?!]
The system’s voice rose several octaves, clearly shocked by An Yu.
“It’s not like I chose to become An Yu. I haven’t done anything, and I don’t want to get involved with that heroine.” An Yu spoke with conviction, completely unwilling to accept the system’s proposal.
[If the Host doesn’t do anything, you’ll end up being retaliated against by the heroine and locked up to starve to death?!]
“Then let her retaliate.”
An Yu’s eyes were dim and lifeless, as if she had already accepted her fate of being locked away.
She didn’t believe the heroine would forget her hatred because of a few small favors. That hatred was bone-deep, unforgettable even after rebirth. So even if she followed the system’s advice, she would still suffer greatly before succeeding.
She didn’t want to tangle with someone who hated her, only to end up physically and mentally exhausted, with all her efforts in vain.
It would be better to give up from the start. While the heroine was still plotting, An Yu would do whatever she wanted.
Anyway, according to the original story, An Yu would survive until the grand finale. Even with the heroine reborn, she would likely deal with An Yu last.
As for what the heroine was doing now, it was merely returning to An Yu everything she had experienced at An Yu’s hands—nothing more than being kicked out of the An family and abandoned by all.
An Yu wasn’t the original An Yu. She didn’t care about any of that.
“Ha～”
An Yu let out a tired yawn, a glistening teardrop flashing at the corner of her eye.
She was truly exhausted. Whether in her previous life or now, she had never had a proper rest.
An Yu reached back and touched the soft pillow. It sank under her touch and slowly bounced back. It looked incredibly comfortable to sleep on……
[Host, there’s no time for jokes. Today is a critical moment. An Qing has just returned home. If you can show a different side of yourself…… Host?]
The system was still trying to remind her, but it saw An Yu lie down directly.
“Because the pillow is very soft, I’m going to sleep.”
After saying that, An Yu rested her head on the soft pillow, and soon, the sound of steady breathing could be heard.
[……Host? Host??]
No matter how the system called, the girl who had fallen into a dream could no longer respond.