Chapter 3: The Original Female Lead Who Delivers Supplies in an Apocalypse Novel (2)

Xuanyuan Chengze hurriedly shook his head, lowering it so he didn’t dare meet Ji Qinghe’s eyes. At this moment, he didn’t even care whether he might worsen Ding Taoran’s internal injuries. He picked her up and left, brushing Ji Qinghe off with,

“No, no. Taoran is injured—I don’t have time to argue with you.”

Before he finished speaking, he had already carried Ding Taoran out the door, as if some terrifying beast were chasing him.

Ding Taoran: “…”

[Wait—she had been beaten up by that woman Ji Qinghe, and that’s it? Just like that?]

But no matter how resentful she felt, there was nothing she could do. She was in too much pain, and combined with Xuanyuan Chengze’s indifferent attitude, she became so furious that she passed out.

Seeing them leave, Ji Qinghe kicked the red-haired man who was still lying on the ground. He groaned in pain but still managed to threaten, “Ji Qinghe, don’t go too far!”

Ji Qinghe replied expressionlessly, “Oh.”

Then came something even more excessive—she directly picked him up and threw him out. When he hit the concrete ground, there was a heavy bang, followed by the sound of the door slamming shut.

[Finally, peace and quiet. Perfect for sorting through the plot and the original host‘s memories.]

“Host, this is a story disguised as an apocalypse novel, but in reality, it is about a reborn male lead who binds to an interdimensional trading system and builds a harem along the way, collecting all kinds of women.”

“Of course, with the apocalypse as the backdrop and social order collapsed, the male lead’s harem-building becomes completely “justified.” Gentle girls, noble ladies, aloof beauties, seductive women—every type you can imagine. Even sisters, mothers, and daughters—forget morals or social norms; it’s all about indulgence.”

“The system requires crystal cores to level up. These cores aren’t just found in zombies’ brains—ability users have them too. Those who submit to the male lead are spared, but those who refuse are secretly killed, their cores harvested to upgrade the system.”

“And in the end, the male lead still pretends to be righteous, saying, “I had no choice. Survival of the fittest—this world forced me.”

“Oh, and by the way—the male lead is Xuanyuan Chengze, who is also the original host’s boyfriend.”

“Before his rebirth, when the apocalypse first struck, Xuanyuan Chengze and the original host struggled to survive. Half a year later, they finally reached a nearby base. Just as they settled in, the base was besieged by a zombie horde. While escaping, Xuanyuan Chengze pulled the original host—who had been running just ahead of him—back and shoved her into the zombie crowd.“

“What he didn’t expect was that she didn’t die. Instead, she gained an opportunity to become stronger.”

“Since he had no abilities, Xuanyuan Chengze lived miserably. He struggled on for another two years until one day, he was kidnapped and taken to a dilapidated warehouse. When he was awakened, the first thing he saw was his supposedly dead girlfriend, Ji Qinghe.”

“She looked even more powerful than those high-ranking ability users, gazing down at him as if he were nothing more than an ant.“

“Xuanyuan Chengze was terrified. He crawled and begged for mercy, but he didn’t receive forgiveness. His face was stepped on, and then—his head was blown apart with a single shot. The pain was something he never wanted to experience again.“

“Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Chengze got the chance of rebirth—and this time, he was bound to an interdimensional trading system.“

“Hahaha, Ji Qinghe! I’m alive again! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west—don’t underestimate the poor! In this life, I’ll make sure you die a miserable death!”

“But before that, he needed to obtain the opportunity that had made his girlfriend powerful in his previous life.”

“That opportunity will only come six months from now. For now, the priority is to suppress his girlfriend’s awakening ability. That’s right—his girlfriend had awakened her powers two months after the apocalypse in his previous life.”

“After that, although she treated him the same on the surface, he was just an ordinary person, incapable of much. Most of the time, he had to rely on her support. He always felt she looked down on him, which humiliated him deeply. He swore that once he became stronger, he would make her experience the same humiliation.”

“From Ji Qinghe’s perspective, this guy was just driven by inferiority—useless at everything, yet obsessed with saving face. The girl didn’t even mind supporting his useless self, and he still felt wronged.“

[Heh… spoiled brat. He deserved to have his face ground into the dirt so he could truly understand what humiliation really felt like.]

[The trading system had just been activated, and all tradable items only had a six-month validity. Since Xuanyuan Chengze wanted to obtain her opportunity, he couldn’t kill her directly. So he exchanged for a potion that suppressed ability awakening, mixed it into bottled water, and had her drink it.}

[As a result, even when she developed a fever, she failed to awaken her powers.]

“This is exactly the point in time when Ji Qinghe arrives. Clearly, the original host had a fever as well, yet her boyfriend gave the clothes to Ding Taoran instead. Feeling wronged, she went to talk to Xuanyuan Chengze—but that idiot accused her of overreacting.“

“Then came Ding Taoran’s whole “graceful self-sacrifice” performance, which only made the original host even more disliked within the group.”

“Xuanyuan Chengze kept pulling one ridiculous stunt after another. He even came up with the absurd idea that since the original host had survived being pushed into a zombie horde in his previous life, she might have some protagonist’s luck—like in novels where the more dangerous the situation, the greater the reward. Like falling off a cliff and finding a secret martial arts manual.”

“In an apocalypse full of danger, sending his girlfriend into risky situations might lead to unexpected gains.”

“So this bastard deliberately kept taking the original host into dangerous places. Since he himself was the male lead, opportunities naturally kept falling into his lap—hidden food warehouses, large caches of weapons, crystal cores from mutated plants, even treasures from cultivation realms.“

“The original host became nothing more than a human treasure detector, exploited to the fullest by Xuanyuan Chengze.“

“Of course, during all this, his women kept conveniently appearing one after another.“

“Because the original host still held the position of his “official girlfriend,” those women, wanting to replace her, constantly came to cause trouble. The original host was exhausted and repeatedly asked to break up, but this bastard refused. Instead, in public, he would hold her hand and whisper sweet words, acting as if he loved her deeply.“

“This only made the women in his harem more jealous, pushing them to harm the original host even further.”

“The original host was just an ordinary person. Being tormented by these women left her in unbearable suffering. Even when she sought help from Xuanyuan Chengze, he only brushed her off verbally, with no intention of intervening. In fact, he wanted to see her suffer.“

“Over time, not only did the original host realize his true intentions, but the women in his harem did too—and they bullied her even more viciously.“

“Eventually, the original host attempted suicide. Just as she was about to die, Xuanyuan Chengze used a rejuvenation pill from the trading system to revive her.“

“At that moment, he finally dropped the act and revealed his true face.“

“He threatened her by using her parents, saying that if she tried to kill herself even once, he would skin her parents alive in front of zombies.“

“Zombies attack any living human on sight—let alone someone whose flesh has been cut open. It was obvious how frenzied they would become.“

“The threat was horrifying. The original host no longer dared to die and endured endless torment from Xuanyuan Chengze and his women.“

“Finally, when Xuanyuan Chengze’s system reached its highest level and his strength peaked, he pushed the original host into a zombie horde.“

“The moment the zombies tore open her throat, she suddenly disappeared.“

“Xuanyuan Chengze’s eyes lit up.“

“Thinking that this was the opportunity that made her powerful. He was going to take it.“

“He killed the surrounding zombies and used the trading system to lock down the nearby space, waiting for her to reappear. When she did, he dug out the jade Buddha mark from her chest.“

“It turned out to be just a small storage space inside the jade Buddha. Finding it useless, he casually gave it to Ding Taoran as a toy.“

“With her heart gouged out, the original host naturally couldn’t survive. As for her parents, they were no longer of any use and were thrown into a zombie horde.“