"Sizzle—"
A long, sharp electrical hum drowned out human voices and passed through Shi Zhen's ears as they landed, sounding like the alarm of a broken machine.
The electric current seemed to know where the body's most vulnerable spot was, striking Zhen's pounding heart again and again as she landed.
The twisting pain felt like it was going to devour and annihilate her, and her human survival instinct was activated, so Lu Shizhen started to struggle.
Then a "thump" sound rang out in the quiet space.
The cold floor caught the person falling from the bed, the static dissipated abruptly, and real pain spread throughout Lu Shizhen's body.
From shoulders and arms to tailbone and thighs...
etc.
leg?
...Have she regained feeling in her legs?
What's going on?!
Confusion overcame the pain, and Lu Shizhen suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes in disbelief.
The overhead lights rushed into her vision, their excessive brightness engulfing the world.
Lu Shizhen discovered that the hospital gown she was wearing had been replaced with an expensive silk nightgown for some reason, and her originally pale and weak calves now showed a rosy vitality as blood flowed through them.
She seemed to feel the muscles were alive and well, and moved her leg carefully yet with great anticipation.
And her legs actually stretched out as she wished, the flowing silk sliding down her skin, bringing a cool sensation.
It felt even more real than a dream.
Lu Shizhen's eyes were filled with surprise. Before she could recover, a voice rang in her ear: "Congratulations, host, on successfully activating the system! Welcome to bind the 'Give Me Another Chance' system! I am your exclusive system, system number 0253!"
The sound was interspersed with electrical currents, like something conjured from the electrical currents that had just been swirling in Lu Shizhen's brain.
Before Lu Shizhen could even feel alarmed, something flashed before her eyes.
It was a small white sphere surrounded by eerie electric currents, with a pair of tiny wings diligently flapping above its head, trying their best to support this body that was disproportionate to its size.
What is this?!
Lu Shizhen was startled and stumbled back several steps on the ground, using both hands and feet.
"Sorry, host, I startled you." Upon seeing this, the little ball quickly stepped back, taking the initiative to maintain a friendly distance from Lu Shizhen. "I am your system. I have just materialized and am not stable enough yet. I will be fine in a while."
The surrounding environment was eerily quiet, making the sound of the ball seem particularly strange.
As Lu Shizhen heard it use the words "host" and "system," her head, which had just come to its senses, buzzed.
Because of her leg disability, Lu Shizhen doesn't have many hobbies to choose from, and the things she carries with her most are novels and comics.
Having read many transmigration novels, she instantly realized that she seemed to have "transmigrated" into a book and been bound to a "system".
What Lu Shizhen found even more unacceptable was that, combining the tropes of transmigration novels with the system's initial promise of "God giving me another chance," she seemed to realize which book she had transmigrated into.
Just a few days ago, Lu Shizhen, who was experiencing a reading slump, clicked on the recently popular yuri novel "White Moon," which had been recommended countless times by her best friend.
At first, Lu Shizhen did indeed open the first page with the idea of "just passing the time and reading it, after all, I'm a straight woman."
Who knew that she would be the one who stayed up all night to finish the book, only to be scolded with dark circles under her eyes; she was also the one who read it two or three times, stayed up late to read it with her best friend, and cried her heart out for the female lead.
Actually, Lu Shizhen didn't want to either, mainly because the female lead, Xu Shiyue, was just too pitiful.
Despite being a favored daughter of heaven with an incredibly beautiful and stable life, her family was destroyed and she lost her sight due to the schemes of her father and second brother. Furthermore, a perverted and crazy female supporting character took advantage of her vulnerability, using sweet words to lure her into her home and take advantage of her, extinguishing her last glimmer of hope.
In the end, the white moonlight turned into the black moonlight, seeking revenge and repaying kindness with kindness. Even when her official love interest appeared and accompanied her, she could not be brought back to her original self. Many people even felt that she had the shadow of that crazy female supporting character.
Lu Shizhen watched with tears streaming down her face, and she used up all the tissues.
Perhaps because they shared a similar plight, she was particularly able to understand Xu Shiyue's initial feelings when she was criticizing the female supporting character.
But this damned, crazy female supporting character happens to share the same name as me.
Lu Shizhen often cursed this vicious female supporting character with her best friend, and then cried and reflected on her actions.
What did Xu Shiyue do wrong?
What did she do wrong to share a name with such a lunatic?!
"Host? Lu Shizhen?" The system became somewhat nervous when it saw Lu Shizhen maintaining the same posture for a long time without speaking.
Hearing the system call out her full name, Lu Shizhen felt a chill run down her spine.
She stared at the system before her, struggling to move her lips: "So, I am now Lu Shizhen from 'White Moon'?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Shizhen saw the small ball in front of her flash with light: "Truly worthy of being a host with a wealth of knowledge about transmigrating into books! That's right, you are that crazy female supporting character from the world of 'White Moon'!"
The system was already stable, and the sound, devoid of electrical interference, was filled with pure excitement.
If Lu Shizhen hadn't known that in the original story, this crazy female supporting character was eventually turned evil and killed by the female lead, losing her hands and feet and dying in a fire, she would have thought that she had obtained some kind of top-tier identity that was something to be very happy about.
"Host, don't make that face. Although the original owner wasn't a good person, she had an exceptionally beautiful pair of legs! Isn't that what you want most?" The system, seeing the speechlessness and distrust on Lu Shizhen's face, quickly tempted her, "As long as you successfully complete the mission 'Give me another chance,' you can have such a pair of legs forever."
Lu Shizhen stared at the small ball that was shimmering with anticipation, her eyes filled with both fear and excitement.
She was horrified that the system knew what she wanted most, yet she was also moved by the fact that she now possessed what she had always wanted most in her life.
Actually, apart from some issues with himself, the original owner's background was top-notch.
She came from a loving family, was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and was looked up to by everyone.
Moreover, the original owner's legs were well-proportioned and long, showing no signs of atrophy.
When the light shines on it, it subtly reveals a symmetrical and powerful physique.
Libra leaned slightly towards being moved. Lu Shizhen thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "Can you tell me where the plot is now?"
Upon hearing this, the system paused for a moment, and then, under Lu Shizhen's gaze, awkwardly and laboriously said, "Um... I'm sorry, host. The system data has not been updated yet."
"..."
Lu Shizhen was speechless.
Looking at the small ball in front of her, she suddenly felt that her system was not very reliable.
"Ta-da!"
Just then, there was a knock on Lu Shizhen's door.
A neatly dressed maid pushed open the door and stood in the doorway, asking respectfully, "Miss, your braised beef is ready. Would you like to come down and eat?"
Lu Shizhen had not yet accepted her new identity, and was stunned for a moment when she heard this.
The little ball beside him couldn't stay calm and hurriedly reminded him, "The host needs to play the original role well to prevent the role from collapsing and the world from collapsing!"
As a fan of transmigration novels, Lu Shizhen was well aware of the severity of the world collapsing.
She had just regained a pair of legs that allowed her to move freely, and she didn't want to lose them so soon. She quickly recalled the original owner's behavior in the story, lazily hummed in agreement with the maid, and said, "I'll go down in a bit."
The maid showed no unusual reaction upon hearing this, remaining completely unaware that the person inside her mistress's body had been replaced. She nodded slightly and turned to leave.
"cough."
A soft cough came from the quiet room.
The maid recognized Lu Shizhen's voice and immediately stopped speaking: "Miss."
Lu Shizhen knew that everyone around her knew about the original owner's feelings for Xu Shiyue. Since the system couldn't give her a reliable answer, she might as well ask these people: "By the way, where is Xu Shiyue?"
“She hasn’t arrived yet, Miss,” the maid replied.
"Oh." Lu Shizhen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, her eyebrows slightly raised.
Surprisingly, this little ball, which seemed quite unreliable, managed to time its transmigration into the book quite well.
Since the female lead hasn't arrived yet, doesn't that mean her task is easy?
I won't do anything I shouldn't. Following the storyline and my promise to myself, I'll respectfully settle the female lead in my home, and incidentally, I'll raise some goodwill points. When the appropriate plot unfolds, I'll send her back, and then I can keep those legs forever!
Lu Shizhen was happily planning her bright future when the maid's voice shattered all her fantasies: "The flowers in the garden aren't so easy to pick, Miss. Miss Xu can't see them, so it will take some effort."
"...!"
Lu Shizhen felt as if a bomb had been thrown at her, ruining her entire plan and leaving her with no way to avoid it, leaving her completely stunned.
"What did you say?!"
Lu Shizhen was somewhat incredulous, and her voice rose slightly as well.
Perhaps due to the original owner's excessive authority at home, the maid immediately stammered, "I...I said, Miss Xu is following your instructions, searching for the most, most beautiful rose in the garden..."
A breeze blew through the window, making a somewhat sharp sound as it passed through the treetops.
It rained on and off for three days a few days ago, soaking and burying all the summer heat that was stored in the early autumn in the soil. As soon as the sun hung on the mountainside, the world cooled down.
Along with it, Lu Shizhen's heart also cooled down.
How could she not remember?
In the original text, the rose is a symbol that marks the beginning of another painful chapter in Xu Shiyue's life.
That day, Xu Shiyue was coaxed by the original owner to go to the rose garden in the back garden to pick the most beautiful bouquet of roses for the original owner in order to repay the original owner for taking care of her these days.
Xu Shiyue had no idea that this was a trap set specifically for her by the original owner. No matter which flower she picked, the original owner would not be satisfied.
The rose she wanted to pick was Xu Shiyue.
This is simply an impossible task.
Lu Shizhen clenched her fists when she saw this.
Perhaps the pursuit of art is a common trait among all the perverts in the world. For her rose garden, the original owner hired many horticultural masters, and eventually transformed the garden into a three-dimensional rose shape.
This is a beautiful place for a normal person to stop and appreciate, but for Xu Shiyue, who is blind, it is a deadly trap fraught with danger.
Normal people may not be able to understand the dangers and difficulties faced by a disabled person, but Lu Shizhen can.
The sound of wind drifting in from outside the window, and the uneasy swaying of the tree shadows made her especially worried about Xu Shiyue's current situation.
Lu Shizhen forced herself to calm down and commanded in the original owner's tone, "The sun has already set, what are you looking for roses for? Go and find her for me!"
The maid was clearly surprised by Lu Shizhen's order, and hesitated for a moment: "Miss..."
Lu Shizhen didn't give her time to think, interrupting her directly: "What, do you have any objections to what I said?"
"No, no..." The maid immediately shook her head repeatedly and scrambled out of the room.
Their young lady is always unpredictable and hard to fathom, so it's best not to say anything that might upset her.
The door to the room was hurriedly closed, and the little ball floating beside Lu Shizhen fluttered excitedly: "As expected of the host, you picked it up very quickly and played the role super successfully!"
Lu Shizhen didn't want to pay attention to the system's flattery. She awkwardly stood up, propping herself up on the bed: "Can you find Xu Shiyue?"
The original owner's servants were unreliable, so they could only try this seemingly unreliable system.
"Okay." As if to prove its reliability, the system started working at high speed, and soon gave an accurate location: "Host, Xu Shiyue is currently on the southwest hillside of the rose garden."
The sun had already sunk below the foot of the mountain, and the fiery red of the setting sun was gradually fading.
The pale orange hue cast a dim light, and the autumn wind mercilessly battered the flowers in the garden, causing Lu Shizhen to stagger as she walked.
She had just acquired a pair of perfect legs, like a child who had just learned to run, her steps clumsy yet eager.
A cool breeze rushed into her mouth as she breathed, like rose thorns snagging at her throat, and the smell of blood grew stronger and stronger.
Just as Lu Shizhen was exhausted, the system notification sounded: "Host, Xu Shiyue!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Shizhen looked towards the endless sea of roses in front of her.
The pale orange sky darkened the world, and the roses, piled up close, dyed the land red.
And amidst this crimson expanse stood a girl in a white dress.
She held a large bouquet of red roses in her arms, but her skin was as white as snow.
These two contrasting colors overlap, clean and without a trace of impurity, perfectly suited.
The sun sank a little lower, and the setting sun cast a soft golden hue on her long, curly hair.
The rising wind blew through her skirt and long hair, surrounding her with roses, making her look as beautiful as a Western oil painting.
But those eyes, which should have been the finishing touch to the painting, were more hollow than anything inanimate in the world.
The pure black was covered with a layer of gray film, like a gemstone that had been damaged by sandpaper.
The surroundings were silent, but Lu Shizhen heard the sound of the gemstone cracking and about to shatter.
Breathing felt like being scraped by a cold blade, chilling and painful.
Lu Shizhen forgot, and Xu Shiyue couldn't see it.
The risk of Xu Shiyue falling down the hillside was detected to be 49.99%.
The system alarm sounded at the same time as the sound of a flower branch breaking. Xu Shiyue took a step forward, and the crimson petals, like an autumn rain, carried the scent of farewell and fluttered in the air.
In the dark world, even changes happen suddenly, and the feeling of weightlessness from the rapid fall squeezed Xu Shiyue's heart.
The wind whistled past her ears, and the thorns of the roses cut her arms, crushing the rose petals in her arms.
The fragrance drifted and dispersed in the damp, cold air.
But the next second, Xu Shiyue did not experience the pain she expected.
It was as if something soft cushioned her, preventing her from sliding downwards.
The air was filled with the smell of freshly turned earth, and she heard another person's heartbeat.
Familiar yet strangely unfamiliar.
Having grown accustomed to using her senses to identify those around her, Xu Shiyue experienced a sense of unfamiliarity for the first time. Having lost her sight, she could only rely on other methods to ascertain her current situation.
Her reddened fingertips slowly groped downwards, the wind carrying moisture, its warmth falling on her icy fingers.
Then she touched something soft, the moist wind turning into breath between her lips, kissing her little finger, the familiar feeling forming the shape of a person in her palm.
She fell onto Lu Shizhen.
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