After I Was Erased by the System, She Went Mad

Chapter 72 : Side Story 2. Welcome to the Real World

Su Huan's pupils suddenly contracted, her hand on the door handle unconsciously tightened, and her breathing became rapid.

She maintained the motion of pulling open the door without moving, as if time had frozen at this moment.

Over all these years, she would always hear this voice in her dreams, saying it had brought Shen Xiaoyu to conquer her.

But when she opened her eyes, she was still in that house, and the person who appeared before her was the one she despised most, yet under the plot's control, that person became the only one she liked.

She was like a bystander, coldly watching her own body fawn over Tang Tang, getting drunk for Tang Tang and Ning Yu's love, even kidnapping and imprisoning Tang Tang just to be with her.

Her self-consciousness could only briefly breathe during moments outside the plot, arranging for those who shouldn't be implicated to escape the storyline, such as—

Shi Qiubai.

Shi Qiubai's plotline had long ended. Under her maneuvering, she had finally broken free from the plot's control. As long as she could safely leave the country, there would never be any sequel.

She herself still had to continue completing the final plot, but she hadn't expected Shen Xiaoyu's system to appear at this time.

Thoughts flying through her mind, Su Huan came back to her senses and turned to close the door, asking in her heart: [Didn't you say this world had completed its repairs and you couldn't enter? Now you're not afraid of being discovered by the world's will?]

A blue light appeared in her mind, slowly forming into a sphere, blinking a pair of round eyes and looking at her innocently.

[Over the past two years, this world has run countless times. According to monitoring, the world's will of a stably running world will fall into slumber until this world is destroyed again. In this world, except for you, everyone's self-consciousness has been erased—they're all puppets and can no longer awaken. This means the world's will will never wake up again.]

Su Huan couldn't understand these complications and didn't care. She asked directly: [So what do you mean by conquering Shen Xiaoyu that you just mentioned?]

[Don't rush, let me finish the background introduction. The world's will won't awaken, and the system won't upgrade. My current program is countless versions higher than it, completely capable of creating a fake you to complete the plot.] The system said, [But as the price, you need to complete a conquest mission—]

[Go to Shen Xiaoyu's world and conquer Shen Xiaoyu.]

Even though she already knew the mission content, hearing the system say this still made her heart skip a beat, then race.

[How do I conquer her?]

As her words fell, the blue light before her eyes suddenly brightened, so bright she had to close her eyes. When the light ended and she slowly opened them, she found the scene before her had changed.

She looked in shock at the person before her who seemed carved from the same mold as herself, yet was different from her.

[This is a data person created based on the original work, perfectly inheriting your personality before awakening. You could say she's more suitable to be this villain than you are.] The system's voice rang in her mind again.

Only then did Su Huan realize where the difference lay—the eyes.

'Su Huan's' eyes were indifferent and cold, much like her usual expression, but with more ambition and cruelty, like a wolf ready to strike, prepared to bite through an enemy's throat at any moment.

Su Huan was observing her when suddenly her body trembled. Looking down, she saw a chain piercing through 'Su Huan's' heart and her own body, tightly gripping her heart, then slowly tightening.

The next second, another chain pierced through 'Su Huan's' brain and her own brain.

Then countless chains emerged from 'Su Huan's' body like vines, wrapping her tightly without any gaps.

She felt blood moving coldly through her temples, her head feeling compressed as if about to explode.

Layer upon layer of blue chains seemed to be absorbing something. Su Huan felt her body becoming lighter and lighter until all the pain disappeared, the blue chains vanished, the person in front of her changed from virtual to solid, while her body had become an invisible shadow.

[What, what's happening?] Su Huan asked in surprise.

[It just finished reading your body data. Now it is you. Even if the system checks it, it won't find any problems.] The system said smugly, [This is the benefit of technological development. If we had this technology before, perhaps...]

It was speaking when its voice paused, not continuing.

Su Huan's eyes darkened as she asked impatiently: [Didn't you say conquest? When do we depart?]

[When the final scene of the play ends, the space-time wormhole will open, approximately—]

[Twenty-four hours.]

"Twenty-four hours..." Su Huan murmured softly when suddenly the sound of a door opening caught her attention.

Su Huan looked up to see 'Su Huan' opening the door and going out. When she reached the restaurant entrance, she was surrounded by reporters waiting outside.

"Su Huan, regarding President Ning's lawsuit, do you have anything to say?"

"According to the statement released by Ning Corporation, you've been harassing and affecting Tang Tang for over ten years. Was your kidnapping of Tang Tang due to love turning to hate?"

"Ning Yu and Tang Tang will hold their wedding in half a month. Will you send your blessings?"

Hearing this, 'Su Huan,' who had been walking out with a cold face, suddenly stopped, turned to look at the paparazzi who spoke, smiled lightly, but her eyes held undisguised coldness.

The paparazzi felt a chill run through his body under her gaze and instinctively stepped back. Realizing his reaction, he became embarrassed and angry, taking two steps forward with his microphone almost touching her mouth.

"Miss Su, please answer my question directly."

'Su Huan' just stared at him quietly, making his hair stand on end, then snorted coldly, pushed past the people blocking her way, and strode off.

Those people didn't stop her, just scoffed after she left.

"What's she putting on airs for? Still thinks she's a big shot? A criminal, already blacklisted, and in the future if she wants me to interview her, I won't even bother with her."

"What trash, bah!"

The person cursed a few more times before leaving with his camera.

The system listened while silently monitoring Su Huan's emotions—no changes.

That made sense. She knew all this was the plot's doing, so naturally she wouldn't be sad.

Over the next twenty-four hours, Su Huan followed 'Su Huan' watching her make final struggles. The ending was still being crushed by the plot, unable to move, only able to guard an empty house, earning countless money while reminiscing about past times.

Was it painful?

Perhaps in 'Su Huan's' view it was painful, but in Su Huan's view, such a life was the happiest.

No paparazzi, no one watching her privacy, the money in her hands was enough for a wealthy life for the rest of her days, and she didn't have to be caught up in the plot—free and unrestrained.

Su Huan and the system watched together as 'Su Huan' suffered, got drunk night after night, and was finally knocked down by a wine bottle, her head hitting the ground and falling unconscious.

She wasn't sent to the hospital by household servants until the next day.

Su Huan didn't watch the hospital scene for long—twenty-four hours were up, and the wormhole opened.

[Transmigration countdown—]

[3]

[2]

[1]

As the system counted down, Su Huan felt her soul being pulled, intense pain struck, and she directly passed out.

[Welcome to the real world.]

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On the evening street, vehicles flowed endlessly, people walked hurriedly, vendors' calls and customers' bargaining rose and fell on both sides of the street, full of life's atmosphere.

Su Huan stood among it all looking at everything before her, still feeling somewhat unreal.

Had she really come to Shen Xiaoyu's world?

Then where was Shen Xiaoyu? Where was she now?

[Look left.]

The system's voice suddenly rang out. Su Huan reflexively turned her head and saw Shen Xiaoyu and Shen Nian'an walking toward her through the crowd, her breathing catching.

"Xiaoyu..." she murmured softly, her eyes immediately reddening, her heartbeat suddenly accelerating.

Shen Xiaoyu was holding the bouncing Shen Nian'an's hand, lowering her head to negotiate with her, "We agreed that every subject in the final exam must score no less than 90 points."

"Don't worry, Mama, 90 points is easy!" Shen Nian'an patted her chest in guarantee, "I'll definitely bring home an award for Mama!"

"Then I'll wait at home." Shen Xiaoyu reached up to ruffle her hair when she felt a burning gaze from the crowd.

Shen Xiaoyu couldn't help but look up, her gaze piercing through the crowd to see the person who had appeared out of nowhere, her breathing catching, her heart skipping a beat.

In the crowd, their gazes suddenly met. At that moment, time seemed to freeze, all the people disappeared, and only the two of them remained in this world.

[Strategy target has appeared, conquest mission officially begins—]

[Target affection level: 0%]

Shen Nian'an was enthusiastically telling her something when she suddenly sensed something was wrong. Looking up and seeing Su Huan, her eyes immediately lit up.

"Mommy!"

She released Shen Xiaoyu's hand and ran joyfully toward Su Huan, accurately rushing through the crowd.

Only then did Su Huan come back to her senses, hurriedly crouching down to catch her daughter who crashed into her, holding her tightly in her arms, unable to help but shed tears.

Shen Nian'an hugged her, sobbing loudly, "Mommy, Mommy..."

Hearing the crying, people around turned to look, some even came over to check the situation.

Shen Xiaoyu's eyes also reddened as she wiped away tears, feeling sorry for her daughter while also finding it strange—how could Su Huan appear?

Hadn't she said that people from the book world couldn't escape the plot and couldn't leave that dimension?

With doubts, Shen Xiaoyu walked over to stand beside them. After Shen Nian'an had cried enough, she said, "An'an, let's go home first."

"Xiaoyu..." Su Huan stood up wanting to reach for Shen Xiaoyu, but Shen Xiaoyu seemed to unconsciously avoid her.

"Whatever you want to say, we'll talk about it when we get home."

Shen Xiaoyu took her daughter's hand, speaking gently, "Let's go home first, okay?"

Shen Nian'an nodded, her eyes red and swollen, her free hand tightly gripping Su Huan, "Mommy, go home, let's go home!"

"Alright, let's go home."

The three returned home half an hour later.

Mother Shen heard sounds from the first floor and immediately came downstairs, only to see her granddaughter circling around a strange woman, calling her Mommy.

"Mom." Shen Xiaoyu called out, pointing at Su Huan to introduce her, "This is An'an's birth mother, Su Huan."

One sentence successfully changed Mother Shen's expression.

She had heard her daughter talk about the system taking An'an to another world for conquest missions, and naturally had heard Su Huan's name.

But hadn't her daughter said that people from the book world couldn't leave? She had been able to bring An'an back because An'an didn't belong there, meaning it was a reward for the second conquest.

Then Su Huan...

The surprise and confusion in Mother Shen's eyes were too obvious for Su Huan to ignore. The explanation came to her lips but she swallowed it back.

[According to world rules, you cannot tell anyone about the conquest missions!] The system's warning voice rang in her mind.

Su Huan pressed her lips together, lowered her eyes, and said vaguely, "There was some accident, so I also came over."

The explanation was too brief for either Shen Xiaoyu or Mother Shen to believe.

But her appearance was too sudden, catching Shen Xiaoyu and her family off guard.

Mother Shen was stunned for a while before saying, "Xi-Xiaoyu, let Su, Su..."

"Mom... Auntie, just call me Huanhuan." Su Huan quickly said.

"Miss Su." Mother Shen said politely, "Please rest in the guest room first."

"Mommy, I'll show you the way." Shen Nian'an held Su Huan's hand, her big eyes bright and shining, her little face flushed with happiness, very cute.

Su Huan nodded. Everything was happening too fast—she also needed to calm down and think about what to do next.

After the two went upstairs, Mother Shen looked at Shen Xiaoyu and asked in confusion, "Xiaoyu, is this person really An'an's mother?"

Shen Xiaoyu nodded, "Although I don't know how she got out of the book, she is indeed An'an's mother."

Speaking of this, Shen Xiaoyu frowned tightly, her eyes flashing with incomprehension, "But she's the most important villain. How could the world's will be willing to let her leave?"

Could it be that world had collapsed again?

That wasn't right either. The system had said before that if the world collapsed, everyone in that world would disappear.

Then what was Su Huan's situation?

Could it be that the technological research in Su Huan's research institute had developed to the point where it could break through dimensional walls and transport Su Huan over?

This was impossible too! Everyone would lose their memories and could only follow the plot. No matter how capable Su Huan was, she couldn't overturn the plot.

Then how did Su Huan get out?

Shen Xiaoyu looked up toward the second floor, her heart full of questions. She couldn't ask directly, and from the situation just now, Su Huan wouldn't tell her directly either.

Mother Shen didn't want to keep pondering and gave up, sighing, "Forget it, since she's here, let her stay first. When there's time, we'll help her get registered. Can't have her remain an illegal resident forever."

Shen Xiaoyu nodded, "I know, Mom."

But Su Huan's secret must be uncovered!

However, before Shen Xiaoyu could go find her, that evening Su Huan knocked on her door, her voice low and hoarse, carrying an inexplicable allure.

"Xiaoyu, can we talk?"

[Target affection level: -10%]