Saving the Crazy Beauty [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Binding the Crazy Beauty System

“Bang!” Lu Xingning’s head slammed against a rock wall. A wave of intense pain rushed through her, and her consciousness began to fade.

It was at that moment that a cold, electronic voice rang out.

“Congratulations, Host. The “Saving the Crazy Beauty” system has been successfully bound. I will now accompany you on this immersive healing journey.”

What’s going on?

Lu Xingning blinked in a daze. Her eyes took in a room filled with traditional mahogany furniture. The warm lighting gave the surroundings an antique elegance, and a faint scent of sandalwood filled the air, leaving her mind completely blank for a long time.

“Hello, Host. You accidentally fell off a cliff while reading a novel on a mountain path. The Transmigration Bureau has now assigned me to you to carry out a mission. You will serve as the family doctor for the mission target, Qiao Yuxin, to complete the book’s sole objective…”

As the mechanical voice chattered on, Lu Xingning’s memories slowly returned.

Just a few hours ago, she was half-asleep when her parents dragged her up the mountain to gather herbs. Along the way, her best friend sent her a link to a murder mystery script, asking if she wanted to try it out.

She clicked on it, read the summary and the first half, and was fully engrossed when the text was replaced by an ellipsis. Distracted, she missed her footing and fell from a hundred-meter cliff.

Then came the cold electronic voice, and this scene before her.

Lu Xingning took another careful look at her surroundings. It was indeed the Qiao family’s living room described in the novel.

So, she had… transmigrated? Into that very script?

Lu Xingning couldn’t believe it. She quickly tried to recall the novel’s plot.

The internationally renowned painter Qiao Yuxin, after creating her masterpiece “One Thousand Cranes in a Cage,” became completely insane. Her family sought out countless famous doctors, but none could help. It wasn’t until she was 28 that a folk medicine practitioner arrived…

Wait!

Lu Xingning suddenly realized something. What did that cold electronic voice say her identity was?

[The family doctor for the mission target, Qiao Yuxin.] The system sensed her confusion and helpfully added.

“Family doctor?”

“Yes, Host. You come from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, which gives you a 99% match with the folk doctor’s identity in the book. Our system uses big data for a highly intelligent selection process.”

Lu Xingning…

Before she could complain, a voice came from outside the door. “Madam, Doctor Lu has arrived. She’s waiting for you in the living room.”

[Host, the mission target’s mother, Mrs. Qiao, has arrived. I hope you pass the interview smoothly and return to the real world and your family as soon as possible. I’ll be going now.]

After briefly announcing who the visitor was, the system disappeared, leaving Lu Xingning stranded in an unfamiliar environment with no way out.

At that moment, a noblewoman in a black professional suit with her hair pinned up walked in and glanced at Lu Xingning.

Lu Xingning stood up respectfully. “Hello, Mrs. Qiao.”

“Please have a seat, Doctor Lu.”

The woman walked over with an elegant gait, sat on the main sofa, and looked at Lu Xingning up close. Her beautiful phoenix eyes were radiant, as if filled with the promise of spring.

The script mentioned that the female lead looked like her mother. So, under pressure, Lu Xingning took another look at the woman and noticed a few strands of silver hair intentionally hidden at her temples.

“Madam, I’ll start with a brief self-introduction,” Lu Xingning said, steeling herself given her current identity.

She began to calculate in her mind how to use the limited psychology she’d learned while studying for her kindergarten teaching license to convincingly fake being a mature, steady family doctor.

To her surprise, after a few seconds of eye contact, the woman raised a hand to stop her. “There’s no need. I’ve already read your file in detail. Thank you for being willing to take on my Yuxin.”

Lu Xingning: ?

—So, this is the interview the system mentioned? It’s that easy?

It wasn’t until the woman explained Qiao Yuxin’s condition that she realized the so-called family doctor position was a huge trap.

Qiao Yuxin was not only crazy, but she also bit people and was extremely difficult to approach. Before her, the Qiao family had hired countless experts with a hefty fee, but without exception, all were driven out of the house with bites and threats.

The last doctor, half a month ago, had her index finger bitten off by Qiao Yuxin. The Qiao family paid a large sum in compensation to calm her down, but since then, no doctor has dared to visit.

Mrs. Qiao was a decent person and told Lu Xingning everything, letting her make her own choice.

But Lu Xingning had no choice. She had to go back.

Especially when she saw the sharp and capable mother’s eyes slightly redden when talking about her daughter’s condition, Lu Xingning thought of her own parents, who had spent their lives trying to save people, only to have to hold their daughter’s cold body and cry in despair…

“Auntie, don’t worry. I will do everything in my power to treat your daughter,” Lu Xingning finally said.

After that, Mrs. Qiao personally led Lu Xingning on a tour.

The mansion had three floors. The first floor was for entertaining and was elegantly decorated. The guest rooms were on the second floor, and the entire third floor was Qiao Yuxin’s living space.

Mrs. Qiao said that this was the Qiao family’s ancestral home for generations. When Qiao Yuxin’s father was alive, the three of them lived on the third floor. Now, with her busy at the company, only Qiao Yuxin and some staff were left in the house.

Lu Xingning was surprised.

—Qiao Yuxin’s father passed away?

Neither the beginning of the script nor the summary mentioned this. It only said that the female lead came from a wealthy family, her parents respected each other, and Qiao Yuxin looked like her mother and was closer to her.

—So, when did Qiao Yuxin’s father die? Could her madness be related to his death?

“Ahhh!”

Just as Lu Xingning was thinking, a scream came from upstairs, followed by a loud clatter of objects hitting the floor near the doorway. She froze, and her foot, which was on the step, instinctively retreated.

Mrs. Qiao noticed her movement and turned around.

“Doctor Lu, this is how Yuxin usually is,” she explained carefully. “She starts screaming and shouting if she hears the slightest footsteps. She doesn’t recognize anyone now; even I can’t get close to her.”

Lu Xingning forcibly suppressed her fear and said calmly, “It’s alright, Auntie. Let me think of something.”

Mrs. Qiao nodded, her eyes filled with gratitude and apology.

Lu Xingning hesitated for a few seconds. “Auntie, can I go in and take a look?”

“Of course.”

Mrs. Qiao led the way, with Lu Xingning following closely. The screaming and crashing sounds from the room were constant.

Lu Xingning herself was a child who grew up cherished by her parents; she had never seen anything like this. The closer she got, the more panicked she became. Her heart pounded in her chest, and her steps on the stairs felt unsteady.

The door was slowly opened by Mrs. Qiao. She peered inside slightly and said softly, “Yuxin, don’t be afraid. It’s Mom.”

“Smack!”

A wooden picture frame flew out. Mrs. Qiao quickly pulled Lu Xingning to the side. Before Lu Xingning could react, a thin figure flashed past them and scrambled under the bed.

“Ahhh! No, don’t come near me, don’t come closer!”

Lu Xingning couldn’t see the person, only heard the piercing screams.

Mrs. Qiao glanced at her and gestured for silence. They stood at the doorway for ten seconds, and the screaming softened, replaced by a slight trembling and sobbing.

“Don’t come near me… don’t…”

Mrs. Qiao motioned for Lu Xingning to stay at the door while she went in to check the situation.

Lu Xingning agreed.

Mrs. Qiao moved inward on light feet. The person inside seemed to sense her presence. After only a few steps, the heart-wrenching screams started again, even more intense than before.

A few seconds later, Mrs. Qiao was forced to retreat, shaking her head at Lu Xingning, her eyes revealing her exhaustion and helplessness.

The tragic screaming faded after she came out, turning into trembling sobs.

And Mrs. Qiao, upon hearing her daughter’s constant pleas, finally couldn’t hold back her tears.

“She’s my daughter, my closest person. She won’t let me near her. She was so attached to me when she was little. I don’t know what I did wrong to make her so afraid of me…”

Lu Xingning was caught off guard by Mrs. Qiao’s sudden outpouring of grief. She wanted to comfort her but didn’t know what to say. Under immense pressure, she finally spoke in a professional tone. “Auntie, please don’t worry. Let me try.”

As soon as she said it, she regretted it.

Her own mother couldn’t do it. How could I, a fake doctor, have the confidence and courage to try?

Lu Xingning was mentally scolding herself, but Mrs. Qiao’s mood had clearly improved.

“Thank you, Doctor Lu.”

Lu Xingning: …

She could only grit her teeth and walk inside, her footsteps as light as possible.

The person inside seemed to have tired from screaming, and the shouts were no longer as frantic. Lu Xingning tiptoed forward and stopped directly in front of the bed, slowly crouching down to look for her patient.

The space under the bed was dark. It took her several seconds to make out Qiao Yuxin, a small figure huddled in the innermost corner.

“There, there, Yuxin, don’t be afraid,” Lu Xingning said in the soft, coaxing tone she used for children. “Sister Xingxing won’t hurt you, okay?”

The girl under the bed didn’t scream this time but bared her small fangs. Her dirty appearance looked like a trapped beast, terrified yet fighting back, ferocious yet pathetic.

Lu Xingning moved closer inch by inch. The girl bared her teeth and curled up, with nowhere left to retreat.

They stared at each other from a close distance. Lu Xingning reached out. “Yuxin, will you come out?”

She didn’t move closer, just kept her palm open, repeating in a soft voice, “Sister Xingxing won’t hurt Yuxin. Will you come out?”

Qiao Yuxin’s narrow phoenix eyes were wary, darting around. Finally, after Lu Xingning’s endless coaxing, the girl’s body shifted, and she slowly crawled a little closer.

In the slightly brighter light and at a closer distance, Lu Xingning could see the girl’s features clearly. Pale yet delicate—that was her first impression.

Seeing the girl move closer, Lu Xingning felt a surge of confidence. She leaned forward and stretched her arm in a little further.

At that moment, the girl suddenly lunged, grabbed her arm, and bit down hard on the area just above her thumb, digging in with all her might.

Lu Xingning was in excruciating pain and wanted to forcefully push her away. But as she moved her arm, she saw the girl suddenly close her eyes, looking as if she was bracing herself to be hit, her small body trembling.

She hesitated, enduring the pain and putting her arm back in its original position, her voice trembling as she kept comforting her. “Yuxin, don’t be afraid. Sister won’t hurt you.”

The tip of Qiao Yuxin’s tooth had already broken through Lu Xingning’s skin. She didn’t receive the heavy slap she expected. Puzzled, she looked up at Lu Xingning, seeing the tears clinging to her eyelashes and her equally trembling body.

Slowly, she relaxed her jaw and released the hand from between her teeth.

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