Chapter 02
Say That Again—Who Are You?
Ding Li stared intently at the approaching figure, as if trying to bore a hole through him.
You’d better give me some useful information, or I don’t care how handsome you are—I’m going to get mad!
But the man only glanced at her before asking the beauty, “I heard Ziyuan say you brought someone up from the mountain. Is this the girl?”
Uncertain of the situation, Ding Li stayed silent and listened.
The beauty replied calmly, “Yes.”
“How is the situation below the mountain?”
“Not good.”
The handsome man fell silent.
Excuse me, are you two serious right now? Do you remember why you’re here? You’re just chatting like this?
Ding Li had to take action herself!
Rubbing her head, she asked weakly, “Where… am I?”
The beauty stood up. The man replied gently, “Miss, don’t be afraid. This is Cangyun Mountain. You’re safe now.”
Safe? Come here, let me show you what ‘safe’ means.
“…Who are you?”
The beauty sat by the table. The man smiled politely. “I am Lu Qianchuan of Cangshan Sect. May I know your name?”
Say that again—who did you say you are?”
Ding Li’s vision went dark. She almost fainted on the spot again and quickly raised a hand to hold her forehead.
The handsome man thought something was wrong and was about to step forward, but Ding Li raised her other hand, trembling, and pointed at the beauty. “And this is…?”
Lu Qianchuan smiled again. “This is my junior sister. Her name is Chu Zilan.”
Ding Li: “……”
Damn author, taking revenge on society! This book is toxic!!! People pay money to read books—you read this and it costs your life! Damn author, do you dare to transmigrate into it yourself so I can teach you a lesson?!
Ding Li felt another surge of blood rushing to her head. Her vision went dark again, and her thoughts were a complete mess.
So she had transmigrated into Across the Green Tea to Love You?
The people in front of her were the novel’s male and female leads, Lu Qianchuan and Chu Zilan?
Then who was she?
Wait—what kind of story drops you straight in front of the main characters right after transmigrating?! Shouldn’t there be a maid, a servant, or some relative rushing in, shouting “You’re awake!” and then explaining the plot?
So we’re skipping that step now?
Fine!
Fine, you—
“Ding—”
A mechanical voice suddenly rang out. Before Ding Li could react, it continued:
“System notification: Ding Li—binding character—Su Xiangqing. Please align with the character setting, formulate detailed plans, and complete all tasks without fail. Focus on achieving the character’s goals! Wishing you a pleasant and joyful experience!”
“……”
Ding Li’s ears rang. She could no longer hear anything outside.
Pleasant…
Joyful…
System, are you serious? Do you want this ‘pleasant and joyful’ experience for yourself?!
While Lu Qianchuan kept talking beside her, Ding Li’s soul had already left her body.
Recalling everything Su Xiangqing had done, Ding Li had to admit in despair—
She had transmigrated…
Into the character she hated the most.
Su Xiangqing—a vicious second female lead embodying green tea behavior, hypocrisy, and cruelty. Her role was the antagonist; her label, manipulative schemer. She wouldn’t rest until she stirred chaos and destroyed lives—so infuriating that readers wanted to jump into the book and strangle her.
And now—
System, what are you doing?!
People said they wanted to jump into the book to strangle her—not to jump in and become her and get strangled! Thank you very much for completely missing the point, you idiot system!
Well, since she was going to die anyway, she might as well struggle a little.
There’s always room for negotiation, right? Even a condemned prisoner gets a last meal, doesn’t he?
Ding Li quickly composed herself and spoke calmly:
“Hello, System. Given that the character Su Xiangqing is not suitable for me—first, she’s a villain; second, her personality doesn’t match mine; third, her ending is extremely tragic—I hereby request reassignment to a different character. Please approve.”
She waited.
No response.
Ding Li completely lost hope. “No matter how hard villains try, they can’t beat an idiot’s sudden idea. You’re amazing—you’re my nemesis.”
“Ding—” The system’s mechanical voice rang out again, cold and final:
“Character binding complete. Cannot be changed. Please promptly formulate strategies to handle upcoming scenarios.”
Heh. System, you absolute clown.
Lu Qianchuan was still looking at her expectantly, waiting for her introduction.
Meanwhile, Ding Li’s mind was racing—
So far, no one knows who I am, right?
Then why do I have to accept being Su Xiangqing just because the system says so?
Can’t I innovate and be myself?
I am me—unique and different!
Feeling proud of her cleverness, Ding Li smiled slightly. “My name is Ding Li.”
There! A brand-new character not in the original story. Step one in escaping the system’s control—let’s see how you mess with me now!
But immediately, the system’s voice echoed again:
“—Congratulations, Host. Successfully bound to character ‘Su Xiangqing.’ Please enter character immediately and complete the initial task—use ‘Lovesickness Lure’ on Lu Qianchuan and begin advancing the storyline.”
Ding Li: “…Are you teaching me how to do my job?”
Damn it—so all that effort was completely pointless?!
Ding Li felt utterly defeated.
At that moment, Lu Qianchuan said, “Miss Ding, you should rest here for now. Zilan and I have matters to attend to, so we’ll be leaving.”
He turned to go, and Chu Zilan stood up as well.
Ding Li’s nerves tightened. She immediately stretched out her hand dramatically—
Wait, how can you just leave, big brother?! I haven’t used the Lovesickness Lure on you yet! I haven’t even started the mission!
If you leave, the system will kill me directly!
You’re so naive—you have no idea what kind of brainless plot you’re about to face!
Lu Qianchuan paused and looked at her questioningly.
Ding Li hesitated, then said firmly, “Why don’t you take me with you?”
