The original owner of this body was also named Tang Ning, and she was 18 years old.
She had no parents since childhood and was raised by her grandmother.
Three years ago, because her grandmother fell seriously ill and urgently needed money, the original owner signed a contract with an agency called "Tiansheng Entertainment" and became a minor actress, earning money for her grandmother's medical expenses.
But last year, the original owner's grandmother passed away.
In the past three years, under the arrangements of "Tiansheng Entertainment," the original owner had acted in several dramas, including the female lead in a low-budget online drama, "I Was a Cook in the Jianghu."
With its lighthearted and heartwarming plot, coupled with the original owner's likable looks and expressive acting, "The Cook" had unexpectedly become quite popular.
Just as the original owner's career was on the rise, looking to a bright future and about to film the second season of "The Cook," her agent asked her to accept a "hidden rule"!
If she refused, not only would she be unable to participate in the second season of "The Cook," but she would also receive no resources from "Tiansheng Entertainment" in the future, effectively being "frozen."
At this point, the original owner discovered that the contract she signed with "Tiansheng Entertainment" three years ago contained a trap.
For the past three years, apart from her grandmother's medical fees, the original owner had not received a single penny in salary, and her living expenses were borrowed from the company.
Even after "The Cook" became popular, this situation did not improve.
After three years, not only had she not earned any money, but she had no savings, and instead owed the company 100,000 yuan.
If she were frozen, she would not only be unable to borrow living expenses from the company but would also have to repay the 100,000 yuan loan.
The original owner was unwilling to accept the "hidden rule" and could not bear the consequences of being frozen.
She wanted to terminate the contract, but the penalty for breach of contract was as high as 10 million yuan!
To force the original owner to accept the "hidden rule," "Tiansheng Entertainment" also fabricated negative rumors about her online. They released a blurry, unflattering "indecent photo" of her, shifted the blame for her withdrawal from "The Cook" season two onto her, and hired a large number of online trolls to spread rumors, smear her reputation, and attack her.
After her grandmother's death, the original owner already felt like she had no one in the world and no will to live.
At this moment, seeing the overwhelming negative comments online, she couldn't think straight and committed suicide!
Glancing at the empty sleeping pill bottle on the bedside table, Tang Ning shook her head helplessly.
Having lived in the apocalypse for ten years, Tang Ning couldn't quite understand the original owner's actions and said with disappointment,
"Look at you! Even if you were going to commit suicide, you should have dealt with the people who wronged you first!"
"Now that you're dead, the people who harmed you are still living well. What kind of justice is that?"
At the same time, Tang Ning pondered with some confusion:
"In those apocalypse novels, after the protagonist dies in the apocalypse, shouldn't they be reborn before the start of the apocalypse?"
"How come it's me who gets to transmigrate? And to a completely unfamiliar world?"
In her previous life, Tang Ning had read some novels and was familiar with concepts like transmigration and rebirth.
If she could choose, she would rather be reborn in the apocalypse world and experience it all over again.
After all, in the apocalypse world, she still had a great vengeance to avenge and was unwilling to die like this.
As for transmigrating to this world, she didn't know what she could do besides avenging the original owner.
The original owner was unwilling to accept the "hidden rule," and neither was she.
The original owner could not afford the consequences of being frozen, and neither could she.
Besides killing the original owner's boss, agent, and the person who wanted to "hidden rule" her, Tang Ning could not find any good solutions.
But even to kill these people, she needed sufficient strength.
With the original owner's current frail body, it was probably difficult to even kill her boss or agent, let alone the big shots who wanted to "hidden rule" her under layers of protection.
"If only I could go back to the apocalypse and bring my things with me..."
The Tang Ning of the apocalypse was also a Rank 4 advanced ability user, possessing considerable strength and having accumulated many powerful ability-based equipment.
If she could bring these items to this world, she would be an invincible existence.
Outside the window, a light rain drizzled, and the alarm clock on the bedside table ticked, creating a quiet atmosphere in the bedroom.
Suddenly, Tang Ning heard a "gurgle."
Looking down, the stomach of this body was rumbling.
"I won't think about these things anymore. I'll go get something to eat first!"
Tang Ning had not eaten for a whole day before she died in her previous life and was very hungry when she died.
Although this body wasn't hungry now, she still wanted to find something to eat first.
Tang Ning walked to the bedroom door and reached for the doorknob.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a strange sensation.
Before she could think further, she had already pulled open the bedroom door.
Instantly, the entire world fell silent...
Seeing the scene outside the door, Tang Ning was stunned at first, then her expression turned to surprise and joy.
She recognized it immediately – the room outside the door was the temporary resting place she had before she died in her previous life!
It was the apocalypse world!
"I can really go back to the apocalypse!"
Even with Tang Ning's usually steady nature, she couldn't help but exclaim with joy.
But then she realized that the world had suddenly become quiet.
Turning her head, she saw that the ticking alarm clock had stopped, and the raindrops outside the window were suspended in mid-air.
The entire world, at this moment, had been paused!