Failed to Transmigrate, I’m Back Again - Chapter 1

The typhoon at the end of August raged fiercely. Dark clouds churned outside the window, and torrential rain poured down, the raindrops hammering against the balcony’s glass panes with deafening force.

Tang Wuyun withdrew her gaze, her heart utterly calm, and focused on the still-wet ink on the sticky note. She set down the pen she had used to write her “last words,” her expression darkening.

This was the tenth time Tang Wuyun had returned to the day the typhoon made landfall.

Her time had become stuck in this week, looping back to the beginning after seven days. It wasn’t a perfect reset; there was a one- or two-hour discrepancy each time. This time, it was already raining when she returned.

In previous loops, the dark clouds had still been gathering their fury, the rain yet to fall. Now, as if unable to contain itself any longer, the storm seemed to mock her futile struggles.

Tang Wuyun sighed deeply. In a week, her soul would be replaced by one from another world.

She had witnessed her own body being possessed by another soul ten times now. When time first looped back, she had naively believed she had been reborn, like in a novel.

It wasn’t until the loop repeated that she realized her world had glitched.

After being replaced, Tang Wuyun’s consciousness didn’t vanish. In a blindingly white space, she saw the “script” introduction for her character, and it dawned on her: the world she existed in was a novel.

Though the novel’s synopsis was brief—just a few sentences—Tang Wuyun gleaned what her future held.

Apart from her name and gender, she could only say that the character was nothing like her.

A universally beloved character? Tang Wuyun found the concept absurd. That couldn’t possibly be her!

If her admirers were all girls, that would be another matter, but it was glaringly obvious that wasn’t the case.

The “Tang Wuyun” who had replaced her even had a System, forcing her to “conquer” various characters.

Absolutely insane.

After reading the synopsis, Tang Wuyun completely broke down. She couldn’t understand why she had been assigned a romance plotline when her sexual orientation was clearly female!

She watched herself being possessed ten times, struggling nine times—all ending in failure.

Tang Wuyun couldn’t fathom the purpose of these repeated resets. She was powerless to change anything. Despite her repeated resistance, nothing ever changed.

Fate seemed to be sending her a glaring message: Stop resisting. Give in. Every time you fight back, you’ll be tortured anew.

After countless resets, Tang Wuyun had endured over seventy days of torment. Her spirit had nearly broken. Desperate to avoid being replaced, she had even attempted suicide twice, but it was all in vain.

So now, she had surrendered, abandoning all resistance.

Though Tang Wuyun had given up fighting against being possessed—she was willing to die and let go of her body—her integrity was non-negotiable.

The thought of her predetermined fate twisted Tang Wuyun’s detached expression into a momentary grimace. She gritted her teeth, furious that the idiotic plot showed no respect for her, the original owner of this life.

I was supposed to be pursuing a lesbian relationship!

Even if another “Tang Wuyun” took over, they had to respect her wishes!

On this point, Tang Wuyun would never compromise. Even if it meant death, she would preserve her integrity in this world—her final stand.

In truth, the “last words” she had scribbled on the sticky note were merely a furious warning: Don’t use my body to date anyone! She had also added a scathing critique of their careless book-transmigration practices: You didn’t even bother to check my sexual orientation before transmigrating!

Fearing the other person wouldn’t see it, she planned to stick the sticky note to her forehead before “Tang Wuyun” arrived.

Don’t use my body and identity to date anyone. This was the last shred of dignity she clung to after being worn down.

Even knowing how futile it was, Tang Wuyun still clung to a sliver of hope. Maybe they’ll consider my wishes. Maybe it’ll actually work…

Outside, a torrential downpour roared, but inside, the oppressive silence only deepened Tang Wuyun’s sense of suffocation.

A notification popped up on her phone screen, waking it from sleep and drawing her attention to the faint glow.

Her gaze lowered, Tang Wuyun stared at the phone on the coffee table for a long moment before finally picking it up and unlocking it.

Her listless eyes drifted to the latest entertainment news headline:

Shi Shuwu Stranded at Airport for Three Hours…

Tang Wuyun froze. A flight delay?

Sure enough, each time she rewound, events unfolded with slight variations.

She remembered that in several of the ten timelines, Shi Shuwu had already come to confront her by this point.

Not for any particular reason, just to personally reject her “delusional fantasies.”

Tang Wuyun was puzzled by how Shi Shuwu knew about her feelings, but she was more concerned about Shi Shuwu’s attitude.

The undisguised disgust Shi Shuwu displayed left her completely bewildered.

The shock of Shi Shuwu, usually so gentle and polite, turning on her with such venomous words left her stunned and humiliated.

It was as if she had encountered a completely different Shi Shuwu, one she deeply disliked.

Even in the timelines where Shi Shuwu didn’t personally come to mock her, she would still send sarcastic messages via phone.

No matter how many times Tang Wuyun rewound time, Shi Shuwu’s mockery arrived with the punctuality of a typhoon.

At first, Tang Wuyun found this unbearable. But after experiencing it repeatedly with each reset, she had grown numb to it.

Yet this time, with dusk approaching, Shi Shuwu still hadn’t come to find her.

Tang Wuyun’s eyes flickered. She set down the sticky note and, as if possessed, opened Weibo.

Seizing the opportunity before Shi Shuwu arrived, Tang Wuyun decided to strike first.

After enduring so many slanders and the deep psychological trauma they had inflicted, surely using Shi Shuwu once wouldn’t be excessive, would it?

She was just a pitiful creature about to be replaced, so it was perfectly normal for her to go mad.

To sabotage her future “self” and disrupt the carefully crafted “script” of her character, Tang Wuyun decided to stir up trouble.

On this otherwise unremarkable day, at the peak of internet traffic, Tang Wuyun personally descended upon the entertainment industry, which had been stagnant and peaceful for far too long, and detonated it.

Even after being shelved for two years following her Best Actress win, Tang Wuyun’s popularity remained sky-high, especially with the forced involvement of the red-hot actor Shi Shuwu.

Single-handedly, Tang Wuyun dominated every trending search term.

While others trended for affairs, she trended for coming out.

In the VIP lounge at the airport, Shi Shuwu was on a call with her manager.

Her cool voice carried a hint of confusion. “What’s trending?”

As she spoke, she glanced at her assistant, who had already opened the entertainment trending searches.

“Ahem… It’s hard to explain,” Tan Qingyu said. Even after years in the industry, this was a first.

As Shi Shuwu’s manager, she decided to pass the buck to her always-decisive client. “How should I put it? You’d better see for yourself first.”

It truly defied explanation.

The confusion in Shi Shuwu’s tired eyes deepened as she took the phone from her assistant, noticing the surprise in the assistant’s gaze.

Shocking! Tang Wuyun Comes Out! Self-Discloses Sexual Orientation

The moment her eyes landed on the trending search term, Shi Shuwu’s pupils dilated involuntarily, clearly stunned. She gripped the phone tightly and clicked on Tang Wuyun’s recent Weibo post.

The post was simple and blunt:

Tang Wuyun V: I like girls. My sexual orientation is also female.

As if afraid it wouldn’t trend, Tang Wuyun even engaged with fans in the comments after posting.

Shi Shuwu was frozen by the post for several minutes, barely managing to recover from the revelation that Tang Wuyun liked girls before scrolling through the comments below.

Holy beans, is this for real?

Tang Wuyun replied: For real.

Huh? Did you lose a game or drink too much?

Tang Wuyun replied: Neither.

Aaaaaah! My ship is real! Yun-Wu is definitely real!

Tang Wuyun replied: Fake. Your ship is fake. I used to like Shi Shuwu, but she rejected me. I don’t like her anymore. She’s very straight, a straight girl. (Sunglasses emoji)

“Huh? Huh? Huh?”

“Is this reply serious…?”

“No… is my sister still mentally stable?”

Ignoring the negative comments, Tang Wuyun replied to numerous netizens, dragging Shi Shuwu into the conversation and igniting the gossip.

This act of forcefully shoving gossip into netizens’ mouths was truly insane.

The comment section was in chaos. Amidst curious remarks, there were naturally plenty of negative ones, currently dominated by Tang Wuyun’s haters. However, given her unprovoked dragging of Shi Shuwu into the mess, Shi Shuwu’s devoted fans would likely soon arrive to kick her while she was down.

Shi Shuwu remained stunned for a long time, her thoughts in disarray.

Tang Wuyun said she liked her?

After waiting in vain for Shi Shuwu to speak, Tan Qingyu cleared her throat on the other end of the line. “Should we respond?”

The manager’s question pulled Shi Shuwu’s attention back slightly, but she was still reeling.

She stared at the newly refreshed Weibo comment section. Tang Wuyun was actively chatting with fans, claiming she no longer liked Shi Shuwu and had already “de-enchanted” herself.

Several new trending topics had now surged to the top of the search rankings.

#Tang Wuyun Confesses to Shi Shuwu and Gets Rejected#

#Tang Wuyun Says She No Longer Likes Shi Shuwu, Has Been Disenchanted#

#Tang Wuyun: It’s fake! The ship you’re obsessed with is fake…#

#Sis, are you planning to skip tomorrow?#

Shi Shuwu frowned deeply before finally speaking, “She’s lying.”

Tang Wuyun had never confessed to her, so there was nothing for her to reject.

“Huh? It’s fake?” Tan Qingyu choked on the false gossip.

She quickly recovered, snapping, “Whether it’s true or not isn’t the point! The point is she dragged you onto the trending topics in such a rude way!”

Tan Qingyu launched into a tirade, condemning Tang Wuyun’s actions.

Tang Wuyun’s bizarre stunt was infuriating—it was just adding to Shi Shuwu’s workload!

Even if Tang Wuyun had gone mad and wanted to ruin herself, she had no right to drag Shi Shuwu into it without reason. This situation was either the result of drunken recklessness or a deliberate act.

Shi Shuwu listened quietly to Tan Qingyu’s rant, waiting for her to finish before gently reassuring her, “It’s just coming out. It shouldn’t be career-ending. I think people are quite open-minded these days. Many people I know are like her. It’ll be fine.”

Tan Qingyu paused for several seconds before replying, “I’m not worried about whether she’s okay.”

She wasn’t Tang Wuyun’s manager. She was clearly criticizing Tang Wuyun’s unethical behavior!

“Wait a minute,” Tan Qingyu asked belatedly. “How come I didn’t know so many people around you were like that?”

Shi Shuwu instinctively glanced at her assistant, Luo Zhuo, who stood beside her.

Luo Zhuo avoided her boss’s gaze, thinking to herself, Sister Tan is making such a fuss. What’s wrong with having a few more lesbian friends around?

Tan Qingyu’s voice continued on the phone, “And another thing—I’ve never seen you interact with Tang Wuyun. How did she suddenly claim to like you?”

Shi Shuwu glanced at her assistant again.

Luo Zhuo had already turned her back in guilt. It was through Luo Zhuo that Shi Shuwu had met Tang Wuyun…

Shi Shuwu knew Tang Wuyun’s former assistant. They had played games together and sometimes invited Tang Wuyun along. For a while, they also included Shi Shuwu, and that’s how the two women had come into contact.

Shi Shuwu withdrew her gaze without offering any explanation.

Tan Qingyu wasn’t trying to control Shi Shuwu’s friendships, but as her manager, she was more concerned about how to respond to the situation.

Shi Shuwu: “I’ll ask her what’s going on first. Since she’s slandering me, I want her to clarify things.”

With that, Shi Shuwu casually sent a question mark to Tang Wuyun.

She didn’t think much of it. Tang Wuyun was probably just being playful and joking around.

Shi Shuwu hadn’t realized the seriousness of the situation.

Tan Qingyu was bewildered. “Clarify what?”

Even if the rumor was false, there was nothing to clarify. Did she want Tang Wuyun to clarify that she hadn’t confessed?

What good would that do?

Sensing Shi Shuwu’s nonchalant attitude, Tan Qingyu felt an inexplicable urge to intervene. She had a premonition that Shi Shuwu was about to cause trouble.

Sure enough, the next moment she heard Shi Shuwu say, “I want her to clarify that I’m not straight.”

Tan Qingyu clutched her chest, her breath catching in her throat.

Luo Zhuo stared at Shi Shuwu in horror, a massive question mark etched across her face.

What?! You’re going to come out to the entire internet too?!