I Fall Every Time I Meet an Alpha [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 66

Zhong Xiaoxiao clutched her phone tightly, countless questions bubbling up in her mind. How had Meng Yuqing come here? When had she arrived? Where did she come from? Was she from the same world? The same country? The same era? How long had she known that Zhong Xiaoxiao wasn’t from this world? And why had she kept it a secret all this time…

Zhong Xiaoxiao had endless questions for Meng Yuqing, but she wasn’t some naive girl who couldn’t keep her composure. She forced herself to stay calm these things couldn’t be explained over the phone. They had to talk face to face. There was also the possibility that Meng Yuqing was just messing with her, spinning some wild fantasy. Friend or foe? It was still unclear.

Zhong Xiaoxiao wanted to rush out and confront Meng Yuqing immediately. She grabbed her bag and stood up, heading straight for the door. But as she reached for the handle, a sudden clarity struck her. The female lead’s mother was still furious. If she left now, she might get caught and beaten to a pulp not only would she fail to escape, but she might end up seriously injured. After all, the female lead’s mother seemed fully prepared to beat her to death.

Weighing the pros and cons, Zhong Xiaoxiao reluctantly retreated and sat back down on the bed.

Just as she was plotting her great escape, her phone buzzed. She picked it up, it was a message from Meng Yuqing.

[I’m here.]

The moment she read those words, Zhong Xiaoxiao shot to her feet in excitement. She hurried to the door, pressing her ear against it to listen for any movement outside. Nothing. Puzzled, she glanced back at her phone, wondering if Meng Yuqing was lying to her. She was about to reply and ask where she was when a flicker of light caught her eye.

Curious, she turned her head and saw a figure stepping out of a glowing blue ring of light.

Meng Yuqing strode forward, dressed in a black floral sundress, descending like a queen. Emerging from the light, her silhouette was regal and elegant, her posture proud. Zhong Xiaoxiao stared, forgetting to blink.

“Cat got your tongue?” Meng Yuqing finally approached, smiling at her. “Zhong Xiaoxiao, long time no see.”

Like a deity descending from the heavens, Meng Yuqing had appeared right in Zhong Xiaoxiao’s room, leaving her momentarily stunned. It all felt like a dream.

“You…” Zhong Xiaoxiao stared at her face, then reached out hesitantly, touching her cheek. The moment she confirmed it was real, she gasped and stumbled back two steps, flustered and stammering, “Y-you, how did you get here?”

“Missed you, that’s all.” Meng Yuqing chuckled lightly, her expression as haughty and beautiful as ever, a look Zhong Xiaoxiao knew all too well.

Her eyes held three parts mockery, seven parts indifference.

Zhong Xiaoxiao stared at her for a long moment, and Meng Yuqing let her, unbothered. Swallowing hard, Zhong Xiaoxiao tried to steady herself. If something as absurd as transmigrating into a novel could happen, then Meng Yuqing dropping from the sky shouldn’t be that shocking, right? Right? Hah.

“Aren’t you going to invite me to sit?” Meng Yuqing finally spoke.

“Oh! right, please, have a seat.” Zhong Xiaoxiao’s heart pounded wildly as she looked at her, as if she were seeing a stranger.

And honestly, everything happening now had completely overturned her understanding of reality.

Meng Yuqing walked over and sat down on the chair by Zhong Xiaoxiao’s desk, watching her.

Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but approach and sit on the bed opposite her. She felt uneasy but had to ask, “You’re not the real Meng Yuqing, are you?”

“No,” Meng Yuqing smiled at her.

“Then…” Zhong Xiaoxiao had so many questions but didn’t know where to start. Her mind raced as she asked, “Where are you from? Do you know how to go back?”

“I do,” Meng Yuqing confirmed.

Hearing this, Zhong Xiaoxiao looked at her hopefully, her tone pleading, “Take me back with you.”

“Back where? We might not even be from the same era,” Meng Yuqing chuckled.

“Then where are you from? Which era?” Zhong Xiaoxiao had no choice but to ask.

“What about you?” Meng Yuqing countered, “Where are you from? Which era, and why are you here?”

Since she needed Meng Yuqing’s help, Zhong Xiaoxiao had to lay all her cards on the table first. “I’m from City C in the People’s Republic of China. On the evening of August 19, 2021, I was reading a novel called 《》 when I inexplicably got transported into the book…”

“Oh,” Meng Yuqing nodded upon hearing this, showing no particular reaction.

Seeing this, Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask, “What about you?”

Mimicking her way of narration, Meng Yuqing said, “I’m from City A in the People’s Republic of China. On September 15, 2026, at noon, I got into an accident while driving on the highway. When I woke up, I was here.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao was delighted to hear they were from the same place. “So we’re from the same country! You’re from 2026? How old are you?”

“In 2026, I was 28,” Meng Yuqing replied.

“Then I’m older than you. In 2021, I was 26,” Zhong Xiaoxiao said with some pride. “You should call me ‘big sister.'”

Remembering how Zhong Xiaoxiao had been insistent on being called “little sister” earlier, Meng Yuqing couldn’t help but laugh and play along, “Alright then, little sister.”

Hearing the term “little sister,” Zhong Xiaoxiao actually felt a bit embarrassed now. Knowing that Meng Yuqing wasn’t the villainous female supporting character, Zhong Xiaoxiao found her less detestable.

“You said earlier that you know how to go back. Can… can you take me with you?” Zhong Xiaoxiao asked cautiously.

Meng Yuqing consulted her system: Now that we know where the female lead is from, can we send her back after the mission is complete?

The system thought about it. Sending one more person back wasn’t a big deal, so it nodded: As long as the mission is successfully completed, we can make an exception.

Meng Yuqing relayed the system’s words to Zhong Xiaoxiao: “As long as the mission is successfully completed, we can make an exception.”

“Mission?” Zhong Xiaoxiao latched onto the keyword. “What mission?”

“Our missions are the same,” Meng Yuqing told her. “As you said, what you saw was a novel with a happy ending. What I saw was a world, and my mission in this world is to ensure the male and female leads get their happy ending. But because I’m set up as the villainous female supporting character, I had no choice but to sabotage you while also trying to bring you two together…”

“Oh, so you were forced into it?”

“Not really. I quite enjoyed bullying you.”

Meng Yuqing smiled at her, looking rather pleased. Zhong Xiaoxiao shot her an annoyed glare, she really did have some traits of a villainous female supporting character. She shouldn’t have expected anything better.

They were in the middle of their conversation when the door was suddenly pounded on again. Zhong Yuanyuan’s shrill voice rang out from outside: “Zhong Xiaoxiao! Open this door for me! How long are you going to hide in there? Open up and explain things properly! Can hiding solve anything? Huh? Open the door!”

Both of them turned to look at the door. Listening to Zhong Yuanyuan’s tirade, Zhong Xiaoxiao flushed with embarrassment and said sheepishly to Meng Yuqing, “She’s a bit difficult to deal with.”

Meng Yuqing smiled. “She’s not wrong. Hiding won’t solve the problem.”

After a moment of silence, Zhong Xiaoxiao spoke earnestly, “I actually don’t like the male lead, but I’m really in a hurry, I want to go back. I’m afraid everything will have changed if I return too late. When I came here, I was dragged in by a phone. That phone I mentioned to you before. When I went to your house that day, I heard the ringtone I’d set once. Later I looked it up online that song doesn’t exist in this world. So I suspect that phone is the one I lost.”

“You want to find that phone and use it to go back?”

“Yes. Other than that, I have no other way.”

“You do now,” Meng Yuqing looked at her.

Zhong Xiaoxiao stared back, thinking: Can I rely on her? Can she really take me back?

“You can rely on me,” Meng Yuqing affirmed.

Hearing her answer the question in her heart, Zhong Xiaoxiao grew suspicious but wasn’t entirely sure. She continued thinking: Now that I look at her, Meng Yuqing is actually quite good-looking. If only she were gay. Maybe I could try dating her, I wonder if she’d agree.

Hearing this, Meng Yuqing raised an eyebrow and gazed at her affectionately, as if responding.

Seeing her expression, Zhong Xiaoxiao flusteredly stood up, looking down at her and suppressing her voice as she demanded, “You can read minds too? You’re reading my thoughts!”

Meng Yuqing didn’t seem bothered at being exposed. “That’s right, I’m omnipotent.” Her expression seemed to say, Come and depend on me.

“…” Zhong Xiaoxiao was at a loss for words.

Outside, the female lead’s mother was still cursing loudly, though she eventually quieted down, probably exhausted.

“Is marrying your brother really my only option?” Zhong Xiaoxiao asked softly.

“That’s what the system task says,” Meng Yuqing replied. “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”

At the last moment, Zhong Xiaoxiao wasn’t entirely willing. Looking at Meng Yuqing, she briefly thought that marrying her would be better than marrying Meng Yuzhou. Marrying Meng Yuqing would make them sisters, but marrying Meng Yuzhou would mean becoming his wife, the wife of an eighteen-year-old kid.

As a twenty-seven-year-old in mental age, Zhong Xiaoxiao wasn’t exactly thrilled about that.

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