After the chat ended, Zheng Mengni stood up, preparing to leave, when she heard a voice calling her from below.
“Zheng Mengni, this teacher you invited isn’t that great. Why not let me teach you instead?”
With a thud, her phone slipped from her fingers and fell to the ground.
She must have had too much to drink; it was probably just her imagination. Zheng Mengni smiled to reassure herself as she bent down to pick up her phone. Just as she grabbed it, a voice echoed from the toilet: “How about it, darling? You wanted to learn, right? I can help you master it quickly. Whatever you want to learn, I can teach you.”
Thud.
The phone slipped from her hand again.
Zheng Mengni’s heart raced as she widened her eyes in shock. She stood up, holding her breath as she lifted the toilet lid, only to find nothing inside.
As she pushed open the bathroom door to escape, that voice somehow emerged from the toilet, clinging to her relentlessly. “Don’t be scared! Just listen to what I have to say before you go.”
Zheng Mengni covered her ears and ran away.
This was so annoying!
This was a story from the novel "True Daughter's Counterattack." The female character Ye Bingran was swapped with the true heiress by the supporting character Zheng Mengni and A-Qin. Growing up in an orphanage, she had a tragic fate but was favored by destiny. With the luck of a golden koi, she could achieve great fortune without lifting a finger.
Ye Bingran found money on the street and won lottery tickets effortlessly. Anyone she liked would reciprocate her feelings, while those she disliked would suffer misfortune. Despite her tragic background, life in the orphanage was smooth sailing for her.
Before returning to the Zheng family, she even saved the male lead Tan Yan from a car accident while out picking up a package. Tan Yan was the eldest son of a top-tier wealthy family and casually donated millions to her orphanage with a wave of his hand.
After returning to the Zheng family, Zheng Mengni’s mother switched identities with Ye Bingran and sent her back to the orphanage. In a fit of anger over Ye Bingran's suffering for so many years, Zheng Mengni's father expelled her from the family home.
With no obstacles left in her way, Ye Bingran’s life seemed like it was on cheat mode; she could summon wind or rain at will. Aside from the seemingly gentle yet possessive Tan Yan, numerous male characters such as the reclusive and cold academic Zhou Minshi, the unruly fiancé Wei Jingxi, and the cynical celebrity Feng Youxian all adored her passionately.
Meanwhile, Fake Heiress Zheng Mengni was sent back to her hometown where her low intelligence and foolishness left her with no choice but to live in obscurity, relying solely on her fading looks for survival while frequently being harassed online by sleazy men.
To embody the kindness and selflessness of Ye Bingran, one of the plot points involved her gifting a hundred thousand in a live stream hosted by Zheng Mengni, accompanied by a message: "Xiao Ni, keep it up!"
As for Zheng Mengni, her story took a dark turn; consumed by greed, she arranged to meet with a powerful figure offline, only to meet a tragic fate—she was assaulted and killed, her body discarded in the sea.
Regarding Ye Bingran, the protagonist of this story, her ending had yet to be determined, and it needed to be something extraordinary and heart-wrenching. For Ye Bingran, her emergence was meant to be the pinnacle of the narrative.
However, at some point, the plot began to unravel. The scene where Tan Yan had an accident and was promptly taken to the hospital by Ye Bingran vanished entirely; he never had the accident, and their initial bond faded away. Although donations were still made, they no longer had any connection to Ye Bingran.
The situation in the narrative world grew dire. Upon investigation, it was discovered that characters within—minor ones like "Character A"—were starting to awaken their self-awareness. Once a character's consciousness awakens, the storyline becomes uncontrollable.
The narrative bureau set out a mission: they needed to swiftly realign the plot and create exciting moments to ensure a happy ending for Ye Bingran. A Qi had not found a suitable character to bind with yet and decided to directly connect with an important role within the novel.
He had his eyes on several candidates but was ignored each time. These wealthy young heirs had never encountered online novels and didn’t even know what a binding system was; they treated him like a ghost trying to drive them away. It was truly exasperating that despite his many advantages, they showed no interest.
If he hadn’t yet found a suitable character… After much contemplation, A Qi realized he quite liked Zheng Mengni’s character. Despite her tragic ending, she hadn’t committed any heinous acts before exiting the story. If he could bind with her, perhaps he could ensure her demise wasn’t so suffocating.
Moreover, data indicated that this supporting character's level of awakening had already reached seventy percent. Perhaps he could take this opportunity to bind with Zheng Mengni. If he waited until her awakening reached one hundred percent—when she would know all the novel's contents and possess complete self-awareness—she might not be so easily manipulated.
Now was the perfect time.
Zheng Mengni was quite frightened; she was a staunch materialist and did not believe in supernatural forces. After the drinking party concluded, she hurried home and took a bath to calm herself down.
Soaking in the bathtub, her heart finally settled down after a night of trembling.
Zheng Mengni plunged her head underwater, hoping to wash away the dirt from her mind.
A voice echoed from beneath the surface, "Don't be afraid of me."
Zheng Mengni surfaced, pressing her back tightly against the wall of the tub, instinctively raising her hands to cover her chest.
A Qi, of course, saw everything. He pinched his nose, blood streaming from it as he tried to regain his composure.
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