I Fall Every Time I Meet an Alpha [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 2

When Zhong Xiaoxiao arrived at what was supposed to be her home, she was completely stunned. This was obviously not her real home. The dream felt far too real. It was actually kind of scary.

Her so-called mother, Zhong Yuanyuan, saw her walk in and immediately noticed she was soaking wet. She gasped in alarm.

“What happened to you? Why are you all wet? Did you fall into a river or something?”

Zhong Xiaoxiao looked at the middle-aged woman. She still had some elegance in her appearance, but her tone was loud and overly dramatic. Zhong Xiaoxiao had no idea how to react.

“Are you alright?” the woman asked again as she came over and grabbed her arm. “You look out of it. You’re getting more and more absent-minded.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao hesitated. She had been trying to prepare herself mentally, but she still could not bring herself to call this woman “Mom.” In the end, she skipped the greeting and simply said, “I am going to my room to change clothes.”

“Alright, hurry up then,” Zhong Yuanyuan said, finally letting her go.

Zhong Xiaoxiao stepped into her bedroom. The room was warm and cozy, filled with soft pink colors and decorations that reflected a young girl’s taste. That strange mix of familiarity and unfamiliarity came over her again.

She quietly reached out and pinched her cheek.

“Ouch.”

It hurt.

That meant this was not a dream.

So how did she get here?

Zhong Xiaoxiao tried to remember everything that had just happened. She thought about Meng Yuzhou and Meng Yuqing, the two siblings she had just seen. Could it really be possible? Was it just a coincidence? Or had she somehow transmigrated?

She thought back carefully. She had reached for her phone to turn off the screen, and then, in the blink of an eye, she ended up here.

Maybe “transmigrated” was not even the right word. It felt more like she had entered the world of the novel she had been reading the night before.

The male lead was Meng Yuzhou.

The female lead was also named Zhong Xiaoxiao.

The villainess was Meng Yuqing.

Heavens above. What kind of ridiculous and dramatic plot was this?

Was this her punishment for calling the female lead stupid? Did the universe decide to toss her in as a replacement? What kind of twisted logic was that? The heavens had never answered any of her prayers before. She had begged for a promotion, a raise, and more money, but nothing ever came true. Did the heavens only hear her when she was complaining?

Sighing, Zhong Xiaoxiao began to change out of her wet clothes.

What was she supposed to do now? How could she get back? Maybe she needed to find her phone. If she had entered through the phone, maybe she could return the same way.

But where was her phone now?

“Xiaoxiao, are you done changing? Come out and eat,” Zhong Yuanyuan called from the other side of the door.

“Alright,” Zhong Xiaoxiao replied while rummaging through the school bag, hoping to find her original phone.

There was a smartphone inside, but it was not hers.

At least this world was not some fantasy setting. It looked very similar to the real world. Thank you, author, for not making things even harder. If it had been a strange ancient world or a magical empire, she would be completely lost.

“Xiaoxiao, are you still not coming out?” Zhong Yuanyuan called again, louder than before.

“I am coming,” Zhong Xiaoxiao answered with a sigh and walked to the dining table.

“I made your favorite braised pork,” Zhong Yuanyuan said cheerfully. “Come eat while it’s hot.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao frowned. She never liked braised pork. She was always trying to lose weight. But then she looked at her thin arms and legs and changed her mind. Forget the diet. She needed to grow in this body.

“How was school today?”

“It was fine.”

“Why were you all wet?”

“I didn’t fall into anything. A car drove past a puddle and splashed me.”

“You couldn’t move away in time?”

“No.”

“Are your eyes getting bad?”

“No.”

“Then how did you not see the puddle?”

Zhong Xiaoxiao had nothing to say. Could she not even have a peaceful meal?

Zhong Yuanyuan kept going on, jumping from one topic to another. Zhong Xiaoxiao was already not in the mood to eat, and now she had even less of an appetite. She slowly tuned her out and looked around the house.

It was a three-bedroom apartment with a living room. Spacious and well-organized. More than enough space for a mother and daughter. According to the novel, the female lead came from a single-parent household. Her parents were divorced, and she lived with her mother, Zhong Yuanyuan.

“Hey, I am talking to you,” Zhong Yuanyuan suddenly said as she waved her hand in front of her face.

Zhong Xiaoxiao was startled. She came back to her senses, a little lost.

“What?”

“You are really becoming more and more scatterbrained,” Zhong Yuanyuan complained. “This is not good. What are you even learning at school? You seem to be getting dumber instead of smarter.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao was speechless. Dumber? She thought she was doing pretty well. She had even gotten revenge on the villainess today on the female lead’s behalf.

Zhong Yuanyuan kept talking, but Zhong Xiaoxiao stopped listening again. Her mind drifted back to Meng Yuqing.

Meng Yuzhou’s younger sister, Meng Yuqing, was a dangerous girl. She was manipulative and possessive to the extreme. The moment she realized her brother had feelings for the female lead, she began tormenting her in secret. The silly female leads still tried to be friends with her and got tricked countless times behind the scenes.

Girls these days could be just as ruthless as anyone else. Zhong Xiaoxiao quietly sighed to herself. Some people were simply born with a bit of evil in them. Causing trouble clearly had nothing to do with age.

Since she had not yet figured out how to return to her original world, Zhong Xiaoxiao had no choice but to temporarily live as the female lead.

The girl she was now inhabiting was still a high school student, just seventeen years old. Small, sweet-looking, and clearly someone others would find easy to pick on. No, she could not let that continue. She refused to be bullied anymore. That would be too humiliating.

“Are you still eating or not?” Zhong Yuanyuan snapped at her impatiently, glaring from across the table.

“Oh. Yes, I’m eating,” Zhong Xiaoxiao snapped out of her thoughts and started scooping rice into her mouth again.

“I really wonder what goes on in that head of yours,” Zhong Yuanyuan muttered. “If anything is bothering you, you should tell your mother. You come home looking like a mess every day. Are you being bullied at school? Be honest with me.”

“No.”

“Really? Are you sure?”

“Really.” Even if she was, she could not say it.

Because her real daughter was nowhere to be found now.

Wait. Where did the original female lead go?

Where was she?

Suddenly, a robotic voice rang out.

System 666: Due to your actions, the female lead is now dead. Ahem. That is, your character caused her death. As a result, the story has completely gone off track, and the entire world is collapsing. You must help restore the plot. You can no longer act recklessly or selfishly, or you will face punishment from the system.

Meng Yuqing: How am I supposed to restore the plot? She looks perfectly alive to me. Jumping around all day. She even hit me today.

System 666: The plot must no longer progress toward her dying because of you.

Meng Yuqing: Oh.

System 666: The emotional development between the male and female leads needs to be corrected. Your villainess persona must also remain intact.

Meng Yuqing: That makes no sense at all.

System 666: In short, figure it out.

Meng Yuqing: So you mean I have to keep bullying her just enough to stay in character, while also helping her and my brother get together?

System 666: That is correct.

Meng Yuqing rolled her eyes so hard it could have broken gravity. What kind of ridiculous script was this? She had never heard anything more absurd in her life.

A few days ago, she had woken up to a voice in her ear. That voice introduced itself as a system and told her she had to help save the world.

Save the world? What kind of nonsense was that?

At first, Meng Yuqing did not take it seriously. Still, if the system told her to bully some helpless little girl, she did it.

The girl really was easy to bully. Soft and sweet. A few scary words and she would tear up. Meng Yuqing actually felt a little guilty sometimes, but the system insisted, so she went along with it.

But she really hated bullying people. Why on earth did her role have to be the evil supporting character?