Years later, Jiang Cheng, who had become a star but was imprisoned in a bedroom and used at will by a gloomy girl, would think back to that night of pouring rain when she first crossed over.
***
Waking up slowly in the bed of a rented room, Jiang Cheng rubbed her head, feeling a splitting headache.
“Ugh… wasn’t I just wrapped in a blanket, lying in bed, reading yuri manga and squirming…”
“How… how did I end up… where is this?”
A flood of memories rushed into her brain. Jiang Cheng struggled to sort through the information.
“A student at Haicheng Aidelisha Girls’ School… I… I crossed over into the manga I read in my past life and turned into a girl?”
“Jiang Cheng… Jiang Cheng… was there this character in the manga?”
Having read plenty of yuri literature in her past life, Jiang Cheng felt not a shred of resistance to becoming a girl. In fact, she felt a secret thrill inside.
People talk about it online, but who wouldn’t want to become a delicate, beautiful anime girl in real life, with long legs, fair skin, and stunning looks?
However, there was one more crucial thing to confirm…
Jumping out of bed in a hurry, Jiang Cheng pushed open the door following the vague memory of the layout and found the bathroom.
The lighting in the bathroom was dim, but fortunately, the mirror was clean. Jiang Cheng used it to see her own face clearly.
“Is this for real…”
Jiang Cheng’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at the white-haired girl in the mirror.
In the mirror, white hair cascaded like a waterfall down her back, reaching her waist. Her slightly petite frame was draped in an ill-fitting orange hoodie. The collar of the hoodie hung loose, slipping down to reveal the girl’s slender neck and jade-white collarbone.
Her nose bridge was high and delicate, her lips small and cute. Her eyes were the blue of an autumn sky, still shimmering with a noble brilliance even under the dim light, like rare, natural gemstones.
The word ‘beautiful’ alone was insufficient to describe this white-haired girl.
Jiang Cheng subconsciously raised her hand, reaching toward the mirror.
The reflection did the same, their fingers finally meeting.
The cold touch at her fingertips made the girl shiver—this was no dream.
“Oh my god…”
Her hand instinctively moved to her chest.
“The real deal! It’s the real deal of being a girl!”
She gave it a squeeze.
“Is this what a girl feels like?”
“So soft, I love it~”
Jiang Cheng giggled foolishly, looking at her own dazed expression in the mirror.
She had fantasized about this moment countless times but never imagined this seemingly impossible wish would come true at a time she was completely unprepared.
Wow, this face…
And look at these hands, so slender and smooth…
Tsk tsk tsk… even the nails are trimmed neatly, how convenient for me.
Even these legs, they really look like they walked straight out of a manga!
If she weren’t worried the mirror wasn’t clean enough, Jiang Cheng would have pressed herself against it, kissing and licking her own reflection.
After all, she was a beautiful girl now. No matter how strange her behavior, others would just see it as cute points.
Not talking? That’s a quiet girl. A bit sharp-tongued? That’s a bratty girl. Enthusiastic? That’s a little sunbeam. Aloof? That’s an ice queen goddess…
In short, just extremely cute!
In that case, better go back to the bedroom first and enjoy my own…
Jogging back to the bedroom, Jiang Cheng carefully closed the door and locked it, eagerly climbing onto the bed.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on your rebirth. The system has now been activated for you.]
A mechanical voice suddenly rang in her mind. Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment.
System?
Oh right, the standard equipment for a transmigrator.
“Hey, System, wait for me a bit. I have something urgent right now.”
Jiang Cheng ignored all that. Couldn’t she enjoy life a little first after turning into a beautiful girl?
The system wasn’t going anywhere anyway. Stuff like a newbie gift pack could wait until tomorrow morning when she woke up from her daze…
[Friendly Reminder: The host currently has an outstanding debt of eight million. A debt collection agency will come tomorrow morning to collect eighty thousand in interest. If the host defaults on the interest, beware of having your account deleted.]
“Wait, what did you say?!”
Jiang Cheng, who had already taken off half her clothes preparing to go to bed, nearly jumped up.
“Owes eight million? Me?!”
As the words left her mouth, a part of her memory was jolted awake. Jiang Cheng remembered.
The original owner of this body seemed to be… a love-struck fool?
She pursued a virtual streamer named Qing Yu, sending her crazy gifts every day, just to get a “thank you.”
Hold on.
Qing Yu?
Wasn’t that a minor antagonist in the original story who used a voice changer to pose as a beautiful girl and specialized in scamming men?
How did she manage to scam you, a real beautiful girl, too?
I really…
Jiang Cheng was exasperated.
You’re a student at a girls’ school, and you look this good. If you like a certain type of girl, why not just pick one from the school?
Instead, you go looking for some virtual streamer? And got scammed out of money?
I really need to punish you properly!
“System, can’t you just give me a billion or two first, then give me a cultivation technique for immortality, or maybe gift me a cute, lively, well-educated, wealthy, passionate, and loyal loli sugar mommy who’s 150cm tall?”
[Host, the system is not a wishing well. Please calm down.]
“Calm down? I’m going to have my account deleted tomorrow morning! How am I supposed to calm down?!”
[Ding! Detected a strong wish from deep within the female lead’s heart. A task has now been issued for the host.]
[Task: Prevent Xu Mengyao’s Suicide.]
[Reward: One hundred thousand yuan.]
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.
“That’s not right! Aren’t you my system?! Shouldn’t it be based on my inner wishes?!”
As a die-hard fan of this manga, having read the original several times and even re-read the novel three times, Jiang Cheng naturally knew what this “suicide” referred to.
Xu Mengyao’s mother had passed away when she was very young. Since then, she hadn’t spoken much. She had no friends at school and no one to talk to at home. Her father didn’t care about this withdrawn girl either. She was like a plant moved to a corner, quiet day after day.
After the real daughter of the family was found, no one at home looked at her properly anymore.
The maids bullied her. The real daughter mocked her. She didn’t fight back.
Until one stormy night, she was driven out of the house.
She chose the weakest, least impactful form of retaliation—jumping into the river to end her life.
A kind-hearted person fished her out and took her to the hospital. The next day, a middle-aged man came to the hospital, claiming to be her biological father.
With red-rimmed eyes, he said he had been searching for her for many years and had finally found his late wife’s bloodline.
From that day on, she was called Su Mengyao.
Her new father was a good man. He set up a room for her, bought her a soft bed. No matter how silent she was, even if she didn’t speak a word all day, he never got angry.
Su Mengyao wanted to get better, but she couldn’t.
She still didn’t dare to go outside, didn’t dare to talk to people. The better her father treated her, the more guilty she felt.
She should be happy. She should get better.
But she couldn’t.
Finally, on an ordinary afternoon, her father carefully pushed open her bedroom door.
She lay on the bed, quiet as if asleep.
On the bedside table sat a glass of water, an empty pill bottle, and a note. Only three words were written on it.
— I’m sorry
Her death was the biggest regret for Jiang Cheng when reading this manga. Jiang Cheng had fantasized countless times about being the one to save her. But now that she was actually in this world, she hesitated instead.
No matter what, the female leads were the eye of the storm in this world. A single misstep could cost her life.
Being this cute, she could just pick any beautiful girl she wanted.
No need to fixate on those troubled girls…
[Host, please don’t worry. The system here provides a Transformation + Teleportation Service for you.]
Jiang Cheng’s eyes lit up.
“Transformation? Into a muscular magical girl, or a world-devouring super tentacle monster?”
[…Apologies, host. The system does not provide that kind of transformation service.]
“Then what else? Transforming into a world-ending loli who demands the whole world to offer me a hundred super beautiful girls every day, is that okay?”
[Um… the system currently only offers two forms of transformation service: Loli Mode and Onee-san Mode, and they consume energy.]
[At the host’s current level, Lv1, you can only transform into a loli for four hours or an onee-san for half an hour.]
“Tch…”
Jiang Cheng pouted.
“This system of yours is really stingy, having time limits even for transformations.”
[…]
[Teleportation will commence. The host has been transformed into the first form: Loli Mode. Please prepare.]
“Hey, wait! I haven’t said I accept the task yet!”
[Please note: The corresponding form will affect the host’s personality. This is not a system bug. Please do not be alarmed.]
[Friendly Reminder: You cannot truly die during the transformation period, but you will suffer certain penalties. Please do not die all over the place.]
“No! Listen to me!”
Jiang Cheng bounced up from the bed.
“I haven’t…”
Before the girl could say anything more, a burst of white light erupted from her body.
When the white light faded, Jiang Cheng had completely vanished from the spot.