Chapter 326: Chapter 321: Apocalypse Sisters
"That’s true, we are not the protagonist in a novel. How could we have such incredible things? A novel is just a novel, after all." Ye Dong chuckled naturally.
However, Ye Qiu’s pupils shrank imperceptibly; her sister was indeed the protagonist of this world, albeit the former female lead. In her previous life, the new female lead who arrived through transference took everything from her, even the destined male lead became someone else’s, and her sister died a gruesome death trying to save her.
In this rebirth, the System required her to protect her sister and take back everything that belonged to her sister from the transference woman.
"Go change your clothes quickly; it must be uncomfortable being all wet. I’ll pack some stuff. We need to leave here as soon as possible." Ye Qiu patted her sister’s head, thinking to herself that her lively and adorable sister was not meant to be a stepping stone for raiders.
"Sister, where are we going?" Ever since their parents died in an accident a few years ago, they had broken ties with their relatives over the fight for the compensation money; besides each other, they had no attachments.
"We’re heading north. That’s the political and military center. There must be a base there," Ye Qiu started the car and drove while talking to her sister. "Besides, the north is sparsely populated; it might not be as bad as here."
Ye Dong didn’t mind wherever they went. She stayed alert to her surroundings. In just one day since the outbreak of the apocalypse, she had matured a lot: "Sister, whatever you decide is fine."
"Remember, if we encounter strangers, never reveal that I possess Space Power."
"I understand." Ye Dong squinted her eyes, "Playing dumb to catch the cunning, I won’t tell anyone."
The sisters exchanged a smile, saying everything without words.
At this moment, in a government compound in Jing City, a girl with delicate features also opened her eyes. She was dressed in a multilayered lace dress and wore a delicate diamond crown on her head with crystal high heels, appearing exceptionally noble and exquisite.
Li Lewei couldn’t believe her eyes as she looked in the mirror at the beautiful girl. Had she been reborn? And did this body seem to be quite wealthy? Had the heavens finally opened their eyes?
Although this outfit was not her usual style, it looked exceptionally beautiful on this body. Previously dressed in casual t-shirts and jeans for convenience, Li Lewei couldn’t help but spin around in a circle, marveling at her beauty. She decided she wanted to dress like this from now on.
Lost in her vanity, Li Lewei was completely unaware of the anomalies outside. After relishing her beauty, she toured the room’s walk-in closet and jewelry cabinet. Afterwards, she had only one thought — it was incredibly lavish! Exuberantly lavish!
Some clothes still had their price tags attached, each worth tens of thousands, and the value of the jewelry, with diamonds so large, was beyond her imagination. Li Lewei was grateful to heaven again for allowing her to transmigrate into this body.
She could even imagine her future life — shopping endlessly, spending inexhaustible amounts of money, seeing countless handsome men, and traveling nonstop. No more scrimping and saving just to buy a bag!
Li Lewei collapsed happily onto the bed, enjoying the soft touch as she rubbed against it and then burst out in wild laughter.
"Le Wei, Le Wei." A panicked middle-aged woman’s voice came from outside. She pushed the door open and, seeing Li Lewei awake, cried with joy, "Thank goodness, you’ve finally woken up."
Zhao Lihua had gone through a lot in the past two days, first the continuous natural disasters, and then the entire family falling into unconsciousness. She and her father-in-law were the first to wake up. Seeing her husband and daughter still asleep, she nearly cried her eyes dry.
Especially after her husband turned into a Zombie, Liu Lihua felt like fate was mocking her. She was terrified something might happen to her daughter at this critical moment, but thankfully, thankfully her daughter was safe.
"Is this woman my mother?" Li Lewei tentatively asked, "Mom, what’s wrong?"
Zhao Lihua wiped her tears and gave her daughter a bitter smile, "You are okay, that’s good. Hurry up and pack your things. Your grandfather has sent someone to pick us up."
Li Lewei felt a bad premonition and cautiously asked, "Pack what things? Where are we going?"
Zhao Lihua paused, then burst into tears again, "Le Wei, your father... he... he has turned into a Zombie."
"Zombie?" Li Lewei’s eyes widened in disbelief, convinced that fate was playing a cruel joke. How could there be such a thing as Zombies?
"Mom knows it’s hard for you to accept, and I don’t want to accept it either, but it’s true. We need to pack up quickly; Jing City is about to fall, and we need to follow the main forces to Jiang Province," Zhao Lihua instructed her daughter and began packing her own belongings. All servants had run away, and with no one to help, she was extremely busy.
Li Lewei sat blankly on the large bed, Zhao Lihua’s words echoing in her mind — Zombies? How could there be such a thing as Zombies?
All these clothes, jewelry, and handbags, she hadn’t even enjoyed them yet. How could she just abandon them? But if not abandoned, what other choice did she have?
Zombies symbolize what? They symbolize the apocalypse. In the apocalypse, exquisite and beautiful clothes and jewelry are unnecessary. Everyone struggles for a bite of food fighting life or death; money is irrelevant, only strength matters.
But she was just a vulnerable woman; could she survive in the apocalypse?
Looking at her delicate features, Li Lewei shivered. Her roommate, who wrote novels, described in her apocalypse story that characters like her usually meet dire ends, either being exploited or traded. Where was the dignity in that?
She didn’t want to stay here anymore; she wanted to go back, back to her original world!
Li Lewei finally could not help but curse fate in her heart. She was just an ordinary student, why did she have to be transported to this world?
Right, sleep, she had woken up in this world after sleeping; she must be able to go back if she slept again.
Li Lewei lay on the soft Princess bed, but no matter how she closed her eyes, no matter how she regulated her breathing, she couldn’t sleep. Zhao Lihua’s urging voice came again from outside, and Li Lewei felt even more irritable.
She sat up from the bed, finally resigned to her fate. She took off her cumbersome Princess Dress and changed into a simple and comfortable tracksuit, and she put on sports shoes, but the Diamond Princess Crown on her head, she couldn’t bear to take off—she couldn’t even bear to discard any of the jewelry in her jewelry box, so after packing some clothes, she picked some more valuable jewelry to take with her, knowing these items were worthless in the apocalypse, yet she had just crossed over and did not want to give up even a day of enjoying them.
Why couldn’t she be transported to a normal world? How good it would be if there were no apocalypse!