CH 196

Villainous Zombie King (15)

Zhao Miaomiao woke up early the next morning for no apparent reason. As she opened her eyes, a single tear escaped from the corner of her eye in an instant.

She felt as if she had forgotten something important, a heavy weight pressing on her heart, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t recall what it was.

Suddenly, she began to feel a chill creeping over her body. Zhao Miaomiao lowered her head and pulled the blanket up, inadvertently catching a glimpse of Ye Shuiyu’s face in the morning light.

Yè Shuiyu was sleeping restlessly, her brows furrowed, as if enduring a cruel nightmare.

Staring at Ye Shuiyu’s sleeping face, Zhao Miaomiao was momentarily stunned, and then, almost instinctively, she broke out in a cold sweat—

What’s happening to me?

Zhao Miaomiao scratched her head in confusion and glanced at Ye Shuiyu, gradually remembering the events from the previous day. She realized that she was no longer afraid of Ye Shuiyu because they had formed an alliance, promising to help Ye Shuiyu pursue Song Xu Yi.

Zhao Miaomiao couldn’t quite comprehend it, but she felt an unprecedented and overwhelming desire to assist Ye Shuiyu in winning over Song Xu Yi and living a beautiful life, a desire that seemed to overshadow all other wishes.

Meanwhile, in the adjacent room, Song Xu Yi was feeling anything but calm.

After careful consideration, the system concluded that it was too dangerous for Song Xu Yi to remain by the villain’s side. It revealed everything to Song Xu Yi and made every effort to persuade her to escape from the clutches of the villain.

Song Xu Yi’s emotions were incredibly complex as she carefully recollected the memories of her original self. She remembered being transferred to a school in the capital city at the age of fifteen, and indeed, she succumbed to the temptation of conducting an experiment on her skinny, skeletal-like desk mate.

After all, this girl was isolated by all her classmates, keeping to herself and frequently exhibiting inexplicable skin lesions—a child who clearly wouldn’t report anything.

In the eyes of the original self, such a child was the perfect candidate for experimentation.

Upon careful reflection, Song Xu Yi realized that there had been quite a few brushes with the fringes of the law in her past actions. This particular case was just one among many borderline incidents the original self had been involved in, but Song Xu Yi hadn’t paid it much attention when she first arrived in this world.

Moreover, at that time, her desk mate wasn’t named Ye Shuiyu; she went by Yu Shui.

However, Song Xu Yi understood Ye Shuiyu: Yu Song had done so many terrible things to her. Ye Shuiyu must have been unwilling to continue using the surname Yu, so she took her mother’s surname, Ye, and reversed her original name.

Under the system’s narration, Song Xu Yi also pieced everything together: Wang Xi and others with supernatural abilities were probably among Yu Song’s earliest followers. Yu Song helped them awaken their powers and then issued the order for them to dispose of Ye Shuiyu’s “body” far away. Of course, there were likely other reasons why Yu Song and the others took Ye Shuiyu’s body so far, but Song Xu Yi couldn’t figure it out at the moment.

Song Xu Yi only knew that Ye Shuiyu, who had been discarded, woke up without her memories and was found by villagers. Through a twist of fate, she ended up coming to the capital city with Ye Shuiyu.

The system polished the narrative a bit, concealing the fact that it had erased Zhao Miaomiao’s memories of suddenly witnessing someone’s disintegration. Later, the system attempted to call upon the Lord God, but once again, there was no response. It seemed that the voice was just feedback from the hidden consciousness left by the Lord God.

However, now that the hidden consciousness had awakened, the situation had improved significantly compared to when the system had exhausted all methods and couldn’t contact the Lord God.

In reality, the system still had many methods to try and contact the Lord God, but as the end drew near, the system hesitated. It had broken the “no falling in love” rule in previous worlds, and it feared that once the Lord God noticed its existence, Song Xu Yi would be punished. After some thought, the system decided to let things unfold naturally.

Since Song Xu Yi didn’t remember the memories of falling in love, the system couldn’t tell her about it. Besides, there were more pressing matters at hand.

“Xu Yi, I think you need to find a way to distance yourself from Ye Shuiyu as much as possible,” the system sighed, its voice sounding deeply concerned. “Ye Shuiyu is currently… ” The system paused, realizing that Song Xu Yi was still unaware of Ye Shuiyu’s feelings for her. It quickly changed the word “infatuated” on the tip of its tongue to “reliant” and continued, “But in a few days, when she regains her memories from when she was eighteen, she will definitely grow to resent you—”

Song Xu Yi bit her lip.

Her mind constantly reviewed the memories of her original self. Song Xu Yi had never imagined that the frail, wounded girl with lifeless eyes would become the dazzling Ye Shuiyu she knew now. Even though she knew it was all in the past, the memories still caused a pang of heartache whenever she recalled them…

Song Xu Yi felt a certain sensation in her heart: it was as if she were witnessing a flower gradually withering away.

The four-year-old Ye Shuiyu had been such an affectionate, adorable, and innocent angel, but the wickedness of the world had transformed her into this state.

The sunlight in this world seemed to shine everywhere, but there were always dark corners untouched by its rays. After her mother’s death, Ye Shuiyu had lived in the shadows, with no glimpse of brightness in her gloomy existence.

Song Xu Yi could understand Ye Shuiyu’s hatred for the world: in her world, kindness was a rarity. When she gained power, naturally, she wanted to destroy a world that had never treated her kindly.

However, the catastrophe caused by Ye Shuiyu was simply too immense.

Song Xu Yi could understand the determination to seek revenge against everyone who had hurt her, including Yu Song and even her own self, who had taken over the original body… But there was still so much brightness in this world, like the diligent individuals Zhao Ningning and Li Sibai, who worked tirelessly to protect the people, driven by their sincere ideals. These resilient and lovely people should not be affected by Ye Shuiyu’s quest for vengeance…

With only two days left until they reached the capital city, and considering today, it would be four more days before Ye Shuiyu regained her memories…

Song Xu Yi’s gaze gradually grew resolute—

She didn’t want to escape. Despite the evil deeds committed by the original self, Song Xu Yi had inherited this body and naturally should bear the grievances and resentment directed at the original self by the victims.

However, before facing Ye Shuiyu’s raging fury upon remembering everything, Song Xu Yi had a bold plan in mind—she wanted to kill Yu Song!

She had inherited the original self’s knowledge about virus research, and she estimated that she would have some common ground with Yu Song.

What if she found an opportunity to join Yu Song’s organization, feigning allegiance, and seize the chance to kill him?

……

With such thoughts in mind, Song Xu Yi stood up and quickly went into the bathroom to freshen up.

Time was pressing, and they needed to drive to the capital city as soon as possible.

In the adjacent room, as Zhao Miaomiao rocked back and forth, Ye Shuiyu also opened her eyes.

Although Zhao Miaomiao hadn’t exerted much force, Ye Shuiyu instinctively recoiled, a pained expression on her face…

“Auntie Shuiyu, what’s wrong with you?” amidst Zhao Miaomiao’s confused cries, Ye Shuiyu snapped back to reality, and her scattered gaze gradually cleared.

Now, they were not in a cold basement, and Ye Shuiyu wasn’t being treated as an experimental subject by Yu Song. She had Xu Yi by her side…

Thinking of Song Xu Yi, Ye Shuiyu’s once icy and rigid heart finally regained its beat.

“I’m fine,” Ye Shuiyu took a deep breath and replied casually to Zhao Miaomiao. At that moment, a knock on the door came from outside, Song Xu Yi’s voice resounding, “Hurry up, we’re leaving in twenty minutes…”

Hearing Song Xu Yi’s voice, Ye Shuiyu finally regained her composure, but Zhao Miaomiao exclaimed, “Oh no, we’re running out of time!” and swiftly ran into the bathroom to grab a comb. Holding a small mirror from the bedside, she sat down, saying, “Quickly, Auntie Shuiyu, help me comb my hair…”

After spending these few days together, Ye Shuiyu had already learned that Zhao Miaomiao was a girl who enjoyed looking pretty. When she slept with Song Xu Yi before, she often asked for Song Xu Yi’s help with her hair. Ye Shuiyu was naturally clever, and styling hair was a piece of cake for her.

However, for some reason, as Ye Shuiyu picked up the comb, she inexplicably recalled the potion she had injected herself within her dream, the one that transformed her into a hideous creature. Unable to resist, she glanced at the mirror in Zhao Miaomiao’s hand.

In the reflection, the woman’s appearance was ethereal and unbelievably beautiful. Yet, for some unknown reason, Ye Shuiyu couldn’t help but feel like she had become slightly uglier, as if her skin had deteriorated…

And at this moment, Xu Yi would bring her along, and a significant part of Xu Yi’s interest lay in her face.

Anything could go wrong, but her face definitely couldn’t!

“Zhao Miaomiao, how do I look today?” Ye Shuiyu stared at the mirror, her brows furrowing tighter and tighter, unable to hold back her question.

“Just like that!” The mirror of the vain little girl was snatched away by Ye Shuiyu. Zhao Miaomiao dared not speak up in anger but pouted her lips and gave Ye Shuiyu a disdainful glance before reluctantly answering.

In Ye Shuiyu’s mind, this was Zhao Miaomiao tacitly acknowledging that she had indeed become ugly.

Ye Shuiyu’s mood instantly plummeted. Without a beautiful face, what did she have to pursue Xu Yi with?

Glancing at the clock, there were still fifteen minutes left. Ye Shuiyu recalled the cosmetics counter she had passed by the previous night, situated in the department store filled with zombies. Without hesitation, she stuffed the mirror back into Zhao Miaomiao’s embrace. “You can do your own hair! I’ll be back in fifteen minutes…”

Zhao Miaomiao: … ?!

Zhao Miaomiao pouted her lips and tied her hair into two lopsided pigtails.

It was the ugliest hairstyle she could recall, and Zhao Miaomiao decided that she would apply some tears to catch Mommy Xu Yi’s attention later. When she with a discerning eye saw her disheveled appearance, Mommy Xu Yi would surely scold Auntie Shuiyu.

However, when Ye Shuiyu reappeared, leading Zhao Miaomiao by the hand, Song Xu Yi couldn’t spare a moment to look at Zhao Miaomiao. Even though she knew Ye Shuiyu was attractive, Song Xu Yi had never imagined she would be so stunning:

Ye Shuiyu was already a peerless beauty, and Song Xu Yi wondered where she had found cosmetics. With a subtle touch of makeup, enhancing her lips’ allure and brightening her gaze, Ye Shuiyu transformed into an enchanting fairy. Song Xu Yi dared not look at her for a second time.

The guilt in Song Xu Yi’s heart grew deeper by the moment.

“Where did you find the cosmetics?” Song Xu Yi’s voice unexpectedly became dry as she averted her gaze. “You look so beautiful!”

“I found them in an abandoned mall.” Ye Shuiyu cleared her throat and turned her head, her ears instantly turning red. “If you want, I can—”

However, before Ye Shuiyu could finish saying the words “give you,” Zhao Miaomiao, who felt that it was already time to play matchmaker, suddenly exclaimed, “Oh no! Auntie Shuiyu, are you thinking of doing makeup for Mommy Xu Yi? Mommy Xu Yi would definitely be thrilled…”

The author has something to say:

The anxiety about appearance eventually revolved around Ye Shuiyu.