Chapter 1, Transmigrating into a Book
The cold lake water rushed in from all directions, pouring into her mouth and nose uncontrollably, waking her up from her deep sleep caused by exhaustion.
Jiang Ran didn't understand what he was going through, and his body instinctively began to struggle using his hands and feet.
However, her tattered cotton jacket soaked up the lake water and dragged her to the bottom of the water.
What happened? Shouldn't she be in the dormitory? Did someone throw her into the artificial lake behind the dormitory while she was asleep?
I'm going to die, right? I'm definitely going to die if I keep going like this!
The girl tried hard to hold her breath, tore off the restraints on her body, and swam to the surface with her last bit of strength.
The lake above his head was pitch black like a thick curtain, and no light could be seen. After stretching out his hand with his last bit of strength but failing to touch the air on the surface of the water, Jiang Ran finally ran out of strength, exhaled the last air in his lungs, and sank to the bottom of the water.
There was a soft splash, and a white shadow split the water and swam towards her. Before she lost consciousness, a hand reached out and grabbed her wrist.
…
"Cough cough!" The cold air rushed into Jiang Ran's lungs. He subconsciously raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed out tears.
"You're awake." A voice beside him said coldly, "I thought you were dead."
She opened her eyes blankly, and what she saw was a small wooden house with wind blowing in from all sides. She was lying on a wooden board without any bedding. A girl with a high ponytail was standing at the door a few steps away.
The girl had delicate features, but the disgust in her eyes was not concealed at all, making her look a bit mean.
"You..." Jiang Ran struggled to sit up, "Who are you?"
Wasn't she supposed to be in her dorm looking up information for tomorrow's debate? What was going on? Why was she in a place like this? Also, she was dripping wet. Was she dreaming when she fell into the water?
"You actually asked me who I am?" The girl giggled, covering her mouth as if she had heard a huge joke. "Jiang Ranran, did you become stupid after falling into the water?"
The ominous premonition in his heart became more and more obvious. Jiang Ran asked in a hoarse voice, "What did you call me?"
"You, Jiang Ranran!" The girl stretched out a finger and pointed at her, then pointed at herself with her backhand, "Me, Yi Xi—I really don't remember?"
Jiang Ran: "..." Wait, did she hear correctly? Who did this girl say she was? Jiang Ranran? Who did this girl say she was? Yi Xi?
Jiang Ran lay back down on the wooden board, raised his hands to cover his eyes, and muttered: "I must have been obsessed with reading novels, wake up quickly, wake up quickly! Yes, this must be a dream, everything will be fine once I wake up..."
Without hearing what she was muttering, Yi Xi tucked the loose hair behind his ears and said impatiently, "Now that you're awake, I'll go back and report to Captain Xie and Captain Luo."
After taking two steps, Yi Xi looked back at the girl lying motionless on the wooden board. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Jiang Ranran, don't blame me for not reminding you. Xie Chengzhi has already chosen Luo Rui. No matter how much you do for him, in his eyes, you're just a clown. Don't waste your energy."
The girl's tone was sarcastic. Although Jiang Ran's personality knew nothing about Xie Chengzhi, she still felt a dull pain in her heart.
Jiang Ran clutched his chest and slowly sat up. "Xie Chengzhi?" Oh, the hero of the original novel. Thinking of this, Jiang Ran couldn't help but complain in his heart. It's okay to be in a book, but why did he end up in the body of the female No. N, who wasn't even the second female lead?
The original protagonist, Jiang Ranran, was a sophomore in Shenmu City. Her striking appearance caught the eye of the male protagonist, Xie Chengzhi, and she became his girlfriend. Later, disaster struck, and Xie Chengzhi and Jiang Ranran fled. Born into a wealthy family, Jiang Ranran had lived a life of luxury since childhood. However, upon embarking on the escape, she became a complete idiot. Despite her efforts to help, she was often hindered, becoming the primary drag.
Just when Xie Chengzhi was about to give up Jiang Ranran, he met the heroine Luo Rui.
As a wood-type mutant, Luo Rui is gentle, kind, virtuous, generous, strong and brave... In short, Xie Chengzhi soon fell deeply in love with Luo Rui and completely threw Jiang Ranran aside.
As an ordinary person who had no say, Jiang Ranran dared not say a word about her boyfriend's betrayal. In order to be able to stay with Xie Chengzhi, she risked her life to save Luo Rui several times.
She remembered that this time she fell into the water, it was Jiang Ranran who led the zombies away from Luo Rui and fell into the river. Fortunately, she was rescued by Xie Chengzhi, otherwise she would have lost her life now.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran sighed softly: Jiang Ranran might have saved Luo Rui out of selfishness, but she did save Luo Rui several times after all. But on the way to Xiling base, when Jiang Ranran was spotted by the villain boss and forcibly taken away, Luo Rui didn't say a word for her.
All of Jiang Ranran's scenes end here. Only at the end of the article, after Luo Rui defeated the villain boss, did she hastily mention that "the crazy girl he raised committed suicide" to tell readers the ending of Jiang Ranran.
Jiang Ranran ended up committing suicide… and then went insane around the villain… Jiang Ran sighed once more: Why had she transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic novel? She'd read so many Mary Sue novels! Didn't she deserve to experience a life of bliss with all sorts of handsome men? Too much!
"Ranran!" As she was complaining, a girl's footsteps quickly approached. The person pushed open the door and stared at her with a pair of big eyes, "Ranran, you're okay, that's great!"
Luo Rui... a name automatically popped up in his mind. Jiang Ran looked at Luo Rui, who was crying bitterly, without saying a word.
"Ranran, thank you for saving me." Luo Rui squatted in front of her and reached out to hold her hand, but after seeing her pale skin, she calmly retracted her hand and continued to wipe her tears. "I even told Chengzhi that if you died, I would definitely die of guilt."
"Luo Rui." Ignoring the girl's tears and apologies, Jiang Ran hugged his arms and whispered, "I'm cold. Do you have any clothes I can change into?"
Since she fell into the water, no one has helped her change her wet clothes - she is lucky not to have frozen to death.
"Well..." Luo Rui's eyes were red as she said earnestly, "Ranran, you know the rules of the team. You have no contribution points now, so the team can't provide you with extra clothes."
Luo Rui said it as a matter of course. Jiang Ran curled the corners of his mouth, staring at the heroine without replying immediately.
So, Jiang Ranran's ability to divert the zombie horde, allowing Luo Rui to lead the team safely here, doesn't count as a contribution? Interesting.
"But Luo Rui, it was me who led the zombies away so the team could evacuate safely. Doesn't that count as a contribution?" She asked slowly and calmly, "Then what kind of actions count as contributions to the team?"
"Lead away the zombies?" Luo Rui hesitated. "Everyone thought you were lost, Ranran, and fell into the lake..."
"Lost?" Jiang Ranran raised her eyebrows. "Luo Rui, I fell into the lake because I was lost - did you tell those people this?" Only Luo Rui knew the reason why she fell into the lake. It was such a pity.
(End of this chapter)
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