“Knock, knock, knock~~”
The pounding on the door was deafening.
Li Susu rubbed her slightly dizzy head and stared blankly at her surroundings.
There was a simple wooden bed with a straw mat on top. Beside the bed sat a wooden chest, with some skincare products, a mirror, and other girls’ belongings placed on it.
A slightly yellowed earthen wall had a calendar hanging on it. The date displayed in bold was July 1978.
What…?
Wasn’t she living in the apocalypse?
She still remembered how she had been betrayed by her teammates and surrounded by a huge horde of zombies. Her body had been torn apart, and the zombies had devoured every last piece of her.
She never expected that when she opened her eyes again, she would somehow end up in the 1970s.
She carefully checked her body.
Thank goodness, thank goodness!
All four limbs were intact, her body was completely unharmed, and even the spatial ability she had awakened during the apocalypse had come with her.
Suddenly, a flood of memories that did not belong to her surged into her mind.
It turned out that she had transmigrated into a melodramatic historical novel she had read before, becoming the vicious supporting character who happened to share her name—Li Susu.
In the novel, the original Li Susu was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She fell in love with Lu Yuanxing, the son of a disgraced cadre family.
In order to get Lu Yuanxing’s attention, the original owner dressed up flamboyantly every day and openly confessed her love to him. But Lu Yuanxing ignored her no matter what she did.
In a fit of anger, the original owner drugged Lu Yuanxing with an aphrodisiac meant for livestock and successfully slept with him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yuanxing would rather undergo reform and even go to prison than marry her.
Enraged, the original owner turned her love into hatred. She forged documents and falsely accused the Lu family of having hidden a huge amount of wealth before they were sent down for reform.
As a result, the Lu family members, who had originally been eligible to clear their names and return to the city, were taken away by the Revolutionary Committee for investigation.
Although the truth was eventually uncovered and the Lu family was cleared of all charges, their return to the city was delayed because of the incident.
Lu Yuanxing hated the original owner to the core. He brought people from the Revolutionary Committee straight to the educated youths’ residence, had her sent to a remote and desolate farm in the far northwest for reform, and eventually, the original owner died there.
……
Back then, because the vicious female supporting character in the book had the same name as her, she had complained about it for ages.
She never imagined that she would actually become that very character.
Heavens! This had to be a joke!
She had finally managed to escape the cannibalistic apocalypse and be reborn. There was no way she was going to suffer in the northwest and die there.
She was supposed to enjoy life!
And enjoy plenty of it!
At that moment, the pounding on the door became even louder, followed by a fierce voice.
“Li Susu, open the door! Otherwise, we’re kicking it down!”
Li Susu froze.
Could it be that this was the exact moment when Lu Yuanxing was about to send her to the northwest?
Oh God!
What kind of hellish starting point was this?
She remembered that when the original owner had been arrested, a large amount of material used to falsely accuse Lu Yuanxing had also been discovered in her room.
Those documents were precisely what had further confirmed her guilt.
Fortunately, her spatial ability had also come with her after transmigrating. The most urgent thing now was to find those documents and put them into her space.
Li Susu remembered that the documents had been hidden in the wardrobe.
Ignoring the increasingly urgent shouts outside, she rummaged through everything in a panic. Finally, she found the documents hidden inside a floral cotton-padded jacket.
Hah.
They had certainly hidden them well!
She had no time to think. She immediately stored the documents inside her space.
Just then, Lu Yuanxing kicked the door open.
He stood there, staring at Li Susu with a dark and grim expression.
Li Susu had seen plenty of bloody scenes during the apocalypse. Faced with a tense situation like this, she remained surprisingly calm.
But in Lu Yuanxing’s eyes, her calmness looked more like the shameless attitude of someone who simply refused to admit defeat.
“Li Susu, hand over the documents!” Lu Yuanxing glared at her furiously, his voice filled with hatred.
A member of the Revolutionary Committee stepped forward.
“Comrade Li, if you hand over the evidence now, you can still receive a lighter punishment. But if we find it ourselves, you’ll be dealt with severely!”
Lu Yuanxing’s childhood sweetheart, Wang Yanan, stepped forward and said angrily, “Li Susu, when you love someone, you should want what’s best for them! You shouldn’t destroy them just because you can’t have them. You don’t deserve Yuanxing!”
Li Susu stared at Wang Yanan.
So this was the female lead from the novel.
According to the book, Wang Yanan had run around the city trying to help Lu Yuanxing return home, putting in a tremendous amount of effort. In the end, she got together with the male lead, and the two lived happily and lovingly for the rest of their lives.
She never expected that this time, the female lead would actually come to the countryside to help Lu Yuanxing deal with the original owner.
Looking at Wang Yanan’s arrogant expression—as if she were already Lu Yuanxing’s wife—Li Susu gave a cold laugh.
The original owner had indeed been vicious and downright bizarre.
But judging from Wang Yanan’s behavior, it seemed that she wasn’t quite as gentle and kind as the novel had portrayed her either.
Seeing that Li Susu remained silent, Wang Yanan continued, “Comrade Li, Yuanxing has already been cleared of all charges. You should obediently hand over those things. Otherwise, once we find them, you’ll be charged with an even more serious offense!”
Li Susu casually spread her hands.
“Then go ahead and search.”
Lu Yuanxing stared at her indifferent expression.
He had thought she would at least be frightened or panicked. Yet, even with disaster looming over her, she was still this calm!
His disgust toward her grew even stronger.
Lu Yuanxing gritted his teeth.
“I gave you a chance, but you refused to take it. Then don’t blame me for being ruthless. Search!”
The moment Lu Yuanxing finished speaking, everyone began rummaging through the room.
Li Susu simply sat calmly beside the table, watching as the entire room was turned upside down.
“Did you find anything?” Li Susu asked casually.
Lu Yuanxing’s face darkened, but he said nothing.
The Revolutionary Committee member spoke up.
“Comrade Li, even if you destroyed the evidence, the fact that you falsely accused Comrade Lu remains. As long as Comrade Lu pursues the matter, you can still be convicted.”
Hearing this, Li Susu cursed inwardly.
She had spent too long living in the apocalypse. After suddenly arriving in a civilized society, she had momentarily forgotten this important detail.
Her eyes darted around as she thought quickly.
Since the key to the whole matter was Lu Yuanxing…
Then wouldn’t she be able to escape punishment as long as she tied herself to him?
But the original owner had tried so hard for so long, yet not only had she failed to win Lu Yuanxing’s affection, she had made him hate her even more.
What was she supposed to do?
Got it!
The original owner had already slept with Lu Yuanxing.
So she had two choices.
The first was to accuse Lu Yuanxing of assaulting her.
The second was to pretend she was pregnant.
After only a moment’s consideration, she immediately rejected the first option.
She couldn’t accuse Lu Yuanxing of assaulting her. If they investigated and discovered that she had drugged him first, she would only be charged with an even more serious offense.
As for the second option…
That actually seemed quite feasible.
She could stabilize the situation for now. Even if she wasn’t really pregnant, she could find an opportunity later to pretend she had miscarried.
That was it!
Perfect!
Wang Yanan was becoming anxious. She grabbed Lu Yuanxing’s arm and said, “Yuanxing, someone as shameless as Li Susu should just be taken to the Revolutionary Committee and punished!”
Just as the Revolutionary Committee members were about to seize Li Susu, she suddenly clutched her stomach and put on a weak, pitiful expression.
“Lu Yuanxing… I think I’m pregnant. It’s yours!”
The moment those words fell, both Wang Yanan and Lu Yuanxing’s expressions changed.
Lu Yuanxing stared at Li Susu.
“What kind of trick are you playing now?”
Li Susu deliberately put on a shy expression.
“Have you forgotten? That day, we… right here in this room… we were intimate.”
The moment she said this, Wang Yanan completely broke down.
She stared at Lu Yuanxing and Li Susu in disbelief.
Then she screamed at him, “Lu Yuanxing, is what she said true?”
Lu Yuanxing looked extremely embarrassed.
He neither denied nor admitted it. He merely glared fiercely at Li Susu.
The members of the Revolutionary Committee were equally shocked. They exchanged glances, their eyes practically sparkling with gossip.
“Comrade Lu, since Comrade Li is carrying your child, you have to take responsibility for her.”
“That’s right. Even if a husband and wife fight, they can always make up afterward. Whatever misunderstanding there is, just talk it out!”
“Young man, she’s carrying your child. You can’t leave Comrade Li pregnant and unmarried!”