Wen Fufu had just taken her first step when a sudden ringing filled her ears, and a sharp headache like needles stabbing into her skull forced her to crouch down and clutch her head.
Ah, her head hurt so much. What was happening to her?
Cold sweat began to bead on her forehead, and her face turned extremely pale. A passerby stopped immediately and hurried over to ask, “Miss, are you alright? Do you need me to take you to the hospital?”
Wen Fufu held her head and lifted her pale little face, forcing a weak smile. “I’m fine. I just have a bit of low blood sugar. I’ll be okay after resting for a moment. Thank you for your concern.”
The passerby did not seem convinced. “But your face looks so pale. Are you really alright?”
“I’m fine. I just didn’t eat breakfast this morning, so it turned out like this.”
The passerby noticed that her face was no longer as pale as before and assumed she truly had low blood sugar. The person took out a piece of candy and handed it to her.
“I heard that when low blood sugar happens, you just need to replenish some sugar and you’ll feel better. Here, take this candy.”
Wen Fufu accepted it. “Thank you for the candy.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll be going now.”
After the person left, Wen Fufu felt that the stabbing pain had subsided considerably. She forced herself to stand up, waved down a taxi, and after getting into the car, she reported an address. Then she rested her chin on her hand and stared out the window.
Sigh.
Just now, she had received the memories of the original owner of this body.
How should she put it? The original owner’s life had been even more miserable than hers. The girl had no parents, no relatives, and had come alone to this city to attend university. Just as she was about to graduate and welcome a bright future, Wen Fufu had transmigrated into her body.
In her original world, Wen Fufu had been an orphan too. But at least she had loving adoptive parents and a well-behaved younger brother.
Now that she had taken over the original owner’s body and received her memories, did that mean the original owner had already disappeared from this world?
From now on, she would be the original owner, and the original owner would be her?
Wen Fufu was startled by that thought.
If that was really the case, then she probably would not be able to return to her original world. Did that mean she truly had to live in this world in the original owner’s place?
Whether she lived or not probably wasn’t up to her anymore.
Trash novel. It ruined her youth. She wanted a refund!
“Miss, we’ve arrived.”
“Oh, oh, thank you.”
Wen Fufu came back to her senses. She took out some change from her bag, paid the driver, and got out of the taxi. Following the memories in her mind, she walked past several small buildings until she found the original owner’s residence.
Wen Fufu took out the key and opened the door to the rented apartment.
She slowly walked inside, placing her bag down while looking around the small house.
The space was not large—one bedroom, one living room, and one kitchen. The living room contained a sofa and a small table used for eating. The room had good lighting, and everything had been cleaned neatly by the original owner. It looked warm and cozy, like a small world that belonged only to her.
Unlike her own room in her previous life. Her room had always been filled with piles of books, and things were scattered everywhere. Her mother would often scold her about it, but in the end, she would still help tidy everything up.
Wen Fufu sniffed lightly.
She missed her mother… and her father… and her younger brother.
Holding back her tears, she walked out onto the small balcony. Several pots of succulents were arranged there.
They were cute.
Seeing such adorable succulents lifted her mood a little.
Since she could not change the current situation, she might as well accept it.
This place had been the original owner’s home.
But from now on, it would also be her home.
Returning to a familiar place finally allowed the tension in Wen Fufu’s heart to relax. Fatigue began to wash over her as well.
She picked up some clean clothes and walked into the bathroom. When she passed by a mirror, she was instantly drawn to the reflection of herself inside it.
The corner of Wen Fufu’s mouth lifted slightly as she reached up and touched her face. A strange feeling washed over her. That familiar face made her wonder if she had truly transmigrated into a novel.
She touched her face again, feeling dazed. That familiar face made her doubt whether she had really transmigrated into the story.
The girl in the mirror had an oval-shaped face. Her eyes were clear and bright, like gemstones. Because of slight malnutrition, her skin had a faint yellowish tone. Her round almond-shaped eyes and slightly curly long hair created the image of the fresh and energetic beauty that was popular at the moment.
If she were a little plumper and a little fairer, she would look exactly the same as Wen Fufu before she had transmigrated.
They were the same age.
They looked the same.
They had studied the same major.
The only difference was that Wen Fufu had graduated earlier than the original owner.
These similarities eased much of the guilt she had felt about occupying someone else’s body.
It could only be said that if one lived long enough, one would truly encounter all kinds of strange things.
Enough looking.
Taking a shower was more important. She had sweated earlier, and her body felt sticky and uncomfortable.
Wen Fufu turned on the water heater. After removing her clothes, her face flushed red. When she saw the marks on her body, she felt both embarrassed and helpless.
Earlier that morning she had been too nervous, afraid of waking that man, so she had simply put on her clothes and fled without checking her body.
No wonder her waist and back had been aching all this time.
She even suspected that the man had kneaded her like dough, using so much strength.
Blushing deeply, Wen Fufu cleaned herself. Then she suddenly noticed her neck in the mirror.
Her mind exploded with a loud buzz.
Her entire body felt as though it had caught fire. If smoke had been visible, her head would definitely have been releasing it nonstop.
No wonder so many pedestrians had stared at her while she was walking earlier.
They hadn’t been looking at her.
They had been looking at the hickeys on her neck.
Wen Fufu patted her cheeks.
Wake up. Get a grip.
Everyone was an adult. They were just hickeys. Those people didn’t even know her anyway. After today, she would still be a strong and fearless person.
Perhaps her self-comfort worked a little.
Wen Fufu quickly finished the job. It took her less than twenty minutes to finish showering before she came out of the bathroom.
However, a faint blush still remained on her face. It was hard to tell whether it was caused by the steam from the hot water or by something else.
After washing away her exhaustion, Wen Fufu finally felt a little more energetic.
Right at that moment, her stomach growled loudly.
She had not eaten anything all morning.
Maybe she should order some takeout.
Wen Fufu wrapped her wet hair with a dry towel and sat cross-legged on the bed while opening a food delivery app.
After browsing through the options, she ordered a braised beef rice meal.
When she tried to check out, a notification popped up on the screen:
Your balance is insufficient.
No way.
A braised beef rice meal only cost twenty yuan.
Wen Fufu quickly switched screens and nervously opened the banking app. She clicked on the balance inquiry.
Soon, the number 19.9 appeared prominently on the screen.
Wen Fufu dropped her phone in shock, her mouth hanging open.
Just one tenth of a yuan short.
Just one tenth, and she could have bought the braised beef rice meal.
Could it be that this 19.9 yuan was her entire fortune?
Was she supposed to survive on 19.9 yuan from now on?
Wen Fufu collapsed weakly onto the bed.
She was so poor.
She could not even afford food.
What was the point of living anymore? She might as well starve to death.
Wait.
Wen Fufu suddenly sat up straight.
She jumped out of bed, put on her slippers, and began searching through every cabinet and drawer in the house, not leaving any corner untouched.
In the end, she looked at the five yuan spread out on the table and sighed.
Poor.
She was truly too poor.
Aside from several receipts and a wallet containing a single bank card, her bag had nothing else inside.
If she had known she would be this poor, she would not have taken a taxi earlier. That fifteen yuan had been such a waste.
Twenty-four point nine yuan.
With current prices, she would not even be able to eat instant noodles many times.
Fortunately, there were still two eggs and some noodles in the refrigerator.
She could only make do for now and cook a bowl of egg noodles.
“I have to find a job quickly, or I’ll really end up eating dirt. Braised beef rice, wait for me. I will definitely eat you someday.”
Wen Fufu wiped away imaginary tears and began cooking the noodles.
Her stomach was about to cave in from hunger.
Suddenly, a pleasant piano ringtone came from the phone.
Wen Fufu walked out of the kitchen holding a spatula and pressed the speaker button. Her hands were wet, so it was inconvenient to pick up the phone.
“Hello, who is this?”
“Wen Fufu! You finally decided to answer my call! The Class Monitor said he found you. Why didn’t you call me back? Are your wings strong enough now that you’re ignoring me?!” Li Fei shouted into the phone with all her strength.
Oh no.
Wen Fufu suddenly remembered that the Class Monitor had told her to report her safety to Li Fei.
She had completely forgotten.
At that time her mind had been filled with thoughts about whether she was going to die.
It was all because of that trash novel!
“Fei Fei, I’m sorry. I forgot to call you. To make it up to you, I’ll treat you to a big meal—after I find a job.”
She wondered if her future boss would agree to advance her salary.
“You don’t need to treat me to a big meal. That little money of yours isn’t even enough for me to eat at a street stall. But you definitely owe me compensation. You made me worry so much. I thought you’d been kidnapped. I even prepared ransom money for you.”
It seemed that everyone knew how poor she was.
“What compensation do you want? Go ahead and say it. I’ll find a way to satisfy it.”
“The compensation I want is for you to accompany me to the school’s graduation lecture on the day of the graduation ceremony.”
Graduation lecture?
That was simple.
Wen Fufu immediately agreed. “Sure. If you want to listen, I’ll go with you.”
“That’s more like it. As long as you’re still alive, I’m relieved. See you at school.”
After Li Fei hung up the phone, Wen Fufu ran back into the kitchen to continue cooking her noodles.
After eating her fill, sleepiness washed over her.
She could no longer hold on.
The moment she lay down on the bed, she fell asleep.