Zhen Lütu was carefully examining her “new self” in the mirror.
This face was not much different from her original one, but this body had been pampered and well cared for since childhood, with skin on every part of her body as smooth and delicate as the finest silk.
Her entire face was so exquisite that it looked as though it had been enhanced with a beauty filter. Most striking of all were her almond shaped eyes. Looking into them was like gazing upon spring water rippling with shimmering waves.
Her lips were naturally red without needing lipstick, and her brows were naturally dark without needing makeup. She perfectly embodied the saying, “Heaven gifted her beauty, and she could hardly hide it.”
The more Zhen Lütu looked at herself, the more she liked what she saw. She had never expected that transmigrating would not only make her younger, but also come with a free skin smoothing and beauty filter. If she had been this beautiful in her previous life, she probably would have been unbeatable in the entertainment industry.
That was right. Before transmigrating, Zhen Lütu had been a Second-tier actress in the entertainment industry. She had started out as a singing and dancing idol before being selected by a director to act in several dramas, barely managing to squeeze her way into the ranks of Second-tier actresses.
Even so, it had taken her nine years. Throughout those nine years, Zhen Lütu had never dared to slack off for even a moment. She had no connections, no family background, and not even parents.
Her earliest memory was of an orphanage. Since the orphanage could not afford the tuition fees for all the children, she dropped out of school and started working at eighteen, until a talent scout discovered her.
Yet before she could enjoy being treated like a Second-tier actress for more than a few days, she lost her life in the sea when her plane crashed. She had been twenty seven years old.
All Zhen Lütu could say about it was, “I really got screwed over.”
【Binding host in progress… Host successfully bound… Transmitting world information…】
Zhen Lütu, who had been admiring her own beauty, suddenly heard a mechanical voice beside her. Before she could react, countless memories that did not belong to her flashed through her mind.
Parents who had died young, an uncle fighting over the family inheritance, and her best friend, Gu Rourou…
Wait, Gu Rourou?
Wasn’t that the name of the female protagonist from the novel she had just read, The Apocalypse Rebirth: Stockpiling Supplies with the Kids?
Could she have transmigrated into the novel?
But that did not make sense either. In the novel, the female protagonist’s best friend was named Zhen Shu, not Zhen Lütu! Yet in the memories she had just received, Gu Rourou had always called her Zhen Lütu.
“It must be a coincidence! It definitely is!” Zhen Lütu reassured herself.
【Host, it is not a coincidence. You are now the green tea supporting female character from The Apocalypse Rebirth: Stockpiling Supplies with the Kids, Gu Rourou’s best friend, Zhen Shu. Simply put, you have transmigrated into a novel.】The system answered her.
“But I’m Zhen Lütu, not Zhen Shu! And what exactly are you? What does transmigrating into a novel even mean?”
Zhen Lütu was completely confused. If she had really transmigrated into a novel, then the world she was currently in would soon face the apocalypse.
She really did not want that!
The apocalypse? No way!
【Host, first allow me to introduce myself. I am the Green Tea Survival System, a system specifically designed to serve green tea characters. Zhen Shu in this world was unable to enter the story normally for certain reasons, so I bound myself to you to replace the original Zhen Shu.】the system explained.
“So, you’re saying that I’m now the green tea supporting female character in this apocalypse novel?”
【Yes, host.】The system answered firmly once again.
Zhen Lütu felt utterly miserable. This was a novel she had only read to pass the time when she was bored.
In her previous life, the female protagonist, Gu Rourou, had suffered terribly. While both she and the male protagonist, Ting Li, a special forces soldier, were drunk, they ended up sleeping together. The only thing the male protagonist left her was a note that read, “I’ll take responsibility. Wait for me to come back,” before he left.
Because of that encounter, she became pregnant with Gu Xiaobao.
However, not long after the apocalypse arrived, Gu Xiaobao fell ill and died, while the female protagonist was tricked by her green tea best friend and pushed into a zombie horde, where she lost her life.
Fortunately, the female protagonist was reborn and obtained an extraordinary cheat ability, the Jade Spring Space. Not only did the space contain a miraculous spring that could alter her constitution and allow her to gain a superpower, but it could also be used to grow crops and raise livestock.
The female protagonist and her son went on to live a comfortable life in the apocalypse. She eventually reunited with the male protagonist, who transformed from a straight laced man into a devoted husband who spoiled both her and their son endlessly. He even threw the green tea supporting female character who had harmed the female protagonist into a zombie horde, where she was bitten to death.
And Zhen Lütu was obviously not the female protagonist who would be spoiled rotten.
Zhen Lütu, destined to be bitten to death by zombies: “…So the whole point of bringing me here is to have me get eaten alive by zombies?”
Heavens above! Why couldn’t she have transmigrated as anyone else? Why did she have to become this vicious and scheming green tea supporting female character? And as if becoming such a character wasn’t bad enough, she had even pushed the female protagonist into a zombie horde.
Wasn’t this practically a hellish starting point?
Seeing Zhen Lütu gradually lose her mind, the system comforted her.
【Dear host, please don’t be discouraged. My existence is precisely to help you.】
“Really? (//?//) Then can you give me a cheat ability like the Jade Spring Space?” Zhen Lütu asked expectantly.
【Emmm… That function is outside the capabilities of this system, dear~】
“Then can you give me a superpower?”
【That one isn’t possible either, dear~~】
“Then just assign me a powerful boyfriend. Can you do that?”
【No, dear~~~】
What the hell was this thing good for? It was completely useless.
【Host, please do not insult the system. Kindly use civilized language.】The system thoughtfully reminded her.
“You can hear what I’m thinking?!” Zhen Lütu exclaimed in shock.
“That is something I can do, because you are my host~”
Zhen Lütu finally understood. This thing lacked everything it was supposed to have, yet somehow possessed everything it was not supposed to have.
“If this doesn’t work and that doesn’t work, you must have something useful.”
【Host, you can accumulate Green Tea Points and use them to exchange for mystery boxes. The items inside the mystery boxes will help you survive in the apocalypse.】
“Green Tea Points? How do I earn them?”
【Whenever the things the host says or does make other people feel that she is being green tea, the system will automatically detect it and award you points based on your performance.】
“So you mean that as long as I’m green tea enough, I can survive in the apocalypse?”
【You can understand it that way, host.】
“Then I guess after years of polishing my acting skills, I’ve finally found a place where they can shine.”
While Zhen Lütu was studying the Green Tea Survival System, Gu Rourou suddenly woke from her sleep.
“NO!!!!”
Gu Rourou’s anguished scream startled Gu Xiaobao, who was lying beside her.
“Mommy, pat pat, don’t be scared. Bad dream, fly away.” Gu Xiaobao raised his little hand and gently stroked Gu Rourou’s head, trying to comfort her trembling body.
Gu Rourou looked at the warm and cozy bedroom before her, then at the son who should have died in the apocalypse. Tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
“Xiaobao, Xiaobao, is it really you? I’m not dreaming, am I?” Gu Rourou hugged Gu Xiaobao and burst into tears.
“Mommy, Xiaobao is right here. Xiaobao didn’t go anywhere. Mommy, don’t cry.” Four year old Gu Xiaobao did not understand why his mother had suddenly started crying, nor did he understand why the mother who usually disliked hugging him was now holding him so tightly. All he could do was keep comforting her.
Holding her son’s warm little body, Gu Rourou gradually regained her composure. She had really returned. She had returned to the place where everything had yet to begin, back to the time before the apocalypse.
Gu Rourou’s final memory was of Zhen Lütu’s innocent smile.
Five years in the apocalypse had not made her beauty fade away like it had for most girls. Instead, she seemed even more beautiful than before. Yet beneath that beauty was such a vicious heart. She had actually pushed her into a zombie horde!
Gu Rourou would never forget the agony of the zombies tearing into her. Every piece of flesh on her body had been devoured, leaving only the roars of zombies in her ears and the foul stench of decay filling her nose.
In that instant, her entire life had flashed before her eyes.
Her son, who had died not long after the apocalypse began, her own weakness, and all the times she had backed down and compromised.
In this life, she would never repeat the same mistakes. She would take good care of her son and make sure he grew up safely.
As for Zhen Lütu, she would not let her off either!
At the thought of Zhen Lütu, Gu Rourou’s expression gradually turned vicious.
Gu Xiaobao, who had been hugging Gu Rourou the entire time, looked up and saw the vicious expression on his mother’s face, and he could not help feeling frightened.
Gu Rourou released Gu Xiaobao and looked around.
This was the apartment she had rented near her university before the apocalypse. The place was small and lacked proper facilities, but at least it was close to campus. However, there were many residents here, and when the apocalypse first began, she had almost been bitten to death by some of them after they turned into zombies.
Gu Rourou picked up the phone from the bedside table.
October 1, 2036, Wednesday.
She remembered clearly that October 8, exactly seven days later, was when the apocalypse would arrive and zombies would begin to appear.
This place was not safe, and she did not have enough food. She had to start preparing now.