After becoming the male lead's "white moonlight" (the one who got away), I abandoned him and returned to the real world. The System erased all traces of my existence. It deleted every memory of me from his mind. Years later, the System summoned me back. My mission: to win back the man I had ruthlessly dumped. But he had already started a new life in that world. And he had someone new by his side. The bullet screen (live comments) flooded my vision: [Ugh, another challenger. So annoying.] [The male lead is happy with Bella now. Challengers, stop bothering them!] [Don't worry, she won't survive the first plot point.] [Exactly. The starting scenario is the Colosseum, and the male lead only has eyes for Bella. He's never even looked at a challenger.] 1 While the comments scrolled frantically, my gaze cut through the crowd and landed on Grayson Guo. Years had passed, but his features hadn't changed much. Refined, deep-set brows, a straight nose. Objectively, a very handsome face. Beside him stood a girl with a lovely face. She said something with a smile. He tilted his head, listening intently. Occasionally nodding in agreement. They looked like a match made in heaven. The comments thought so too. The System's dissatisfied voice rang in my ear: "That's the supporting female character, Bella Zhang. Grayson has been close to her these years. Because of her, he didn't end up with the original female lead as the plot intended..." I interrupted: "System, you didn't tell me he already had someone." The System was indifferent: "Does it make a difference?" "You would have taken the mission anyway. Otherwise, you die." My heart sank bit by bit. Not long ago, I was hit by a car and ended up in a vegetative state, which led to me binding with the System. The System promised to restore my health. The condition was that I had to return to that world as the female lead, play out the plot, and stop the world from collapsing. Thinking of this, I said: "You sent countless challengers before me, and they all failed. Why do you think I'll succeed?" The System said meaningfully: "You're different. After all, Grayson loved you so much." "Loved you enough to die for you." Hearing this, I sneered: "So what?" "I threw him away. He forgot me." "We are nothing now." The System's tone was firm: "Incorrect." "Host, if you could make Grayson fall in love with you once..." "You can make him fall in love with you a second time." After a pause, it added: "White Moonlight vs. The New Girl. I bet on the White Moonlight." The System kept rambling. It seemed convinced. Even if forgotten. Even with a new identity. I, the White Moonlight, still had the power to make him love me again. But... I planned to slack off on this mission. I had already hurt him once as Lily. Now that he had someone he wanted to be with... I shouldn't disturb him anymore. 2 A huge force shoved me from behind. I fell to the ground. Getting up, I looked around. The space was vast, roughly the size of three soccer fields. The people who fell with me looked either numb or terrified. Through the spamming comments, I understood. This was the Colosseum. This novel was set in a cyberpunk world. High technology, corporations controlling the lifeline of the economy. The lives of the underclass were like ants to the powerful, toys to be played with. I had transmigrated directly to the beginning of the story. The female lead, Wendy, had offended some perverted young master and was sent to the Colosseum. As my thoughts raced, several cages slowly rose. Revealing the monsters inside. Cerberus hounds. The comments started betting on how many minutes I'd last. They were convinced I couldn't survive. [The original female lead died here because the male lead didn't save her. The plot collapsed, so the System sent challengers to fix it.] [Challengers are just ordinary people, even worse than the female lead. Who could survive this?] [That woman might have survived. After all, she survived the Seven-Day Judgment back then.] [Who's that woman?] [It happened a long time ago. A bug pulled an outsider into this world. She was capable, survived, and even hooked up with the male lead.] [What? Really? Then what about Bella?] [After she left, all traces of her were wiped. The male lead forgot her long ago. So don't worry, she can't affect his relationship with Bella.] The comments soon went back to chatting and laughing. But my thoughts drifted with their words. Because "that woman" they were talking about... was me. 3 Grayson and I were worlds apart, yet we had a history. It all started the summer after high school graduation. I missed a step and fell into a pit. Didn't die. But I fell into another world. Since I transmigrated bodily, I naturally became an undocumented resident. Luckily, I landed in the slums. Plenty of undocumented people there. One more didn't matter. After struggling to survive for a while, I found a man. He was lying by the road, covered in wounds, half-dead. This opening... Too cliché. But I was alone in this hellhole. What was there to fear? Worst case scenario, I die. Haha. But this mystery box turned out pretty good. After cleaning his wounds and wiping him down, I discovered... He was really, really handsome. I'd never seen anyone so good-looking. But when he woke up, his eyes were full of suspicion: "What do you want?" I answered honestly: "I didn't save you for free. Can you keep watch at night for me?" It was a weird request. Confusion flashed in his eyes. But in the slums, conflicts erupted daily. Even though I set traps around the house, I didn't dare sleep soundly. I was afraid I'd become a corpse in my sleep and never wake up. I opened my mouth and explained: "I haven't had a good sleep in a long time." "Sleepy." I didn't want to show weakness, but a hint of grievance slipped into my voice. It had been so hard, so tiring. He stared at me for a long time before finally saying: "Okay." At first, I just wanted someone to keep watch so I could sleep. But Grayson's "Okay" meant more than just keeping watch. Until I left that world, he guarded me. He taught me how to beat up creeps, how to survive. I grew quickly, and with him watching my back, I lived recklessly for a while. But I underestimated the darkness of that world. Unluckily, we encountered the triennial Seven-Day Judgment. The higher-ups locked down the entire slum and released genetically modified monsters. The whole area was under surveillance. They watched us struggle on screens, laughing. This hell lasted seven days. The survivors earned the right to enter the Upper City. This was the Seven-Day Judgment. For the first six days, Grayson and I held on. But on the last day, a monster bit my leg. The wound was deep, bone visible. I couldn't walk. I cried and told him: "Forget it." Leave me. Grayson was covered in wounds too, but he shook his head, eyes red: "Lily, I will get you out." In the end, we made it out alive. He nearly died protecting me. Back then, he really loved me. But when I abandoned him in the end, I didn't hesitate. A classic case of burning the bridge after crossing it. 4 [The Cerberus hounds are out. Why isn't this challenger moving? Did she give up?] [So weak. Not even gonna struggle?] [Knowing there's no chance of survival, giving up is normal. Just boring.] [I switched views long ago. The sweet moments between the male lead and Bella are way more interesting.] The comments scrolled past my eyes. They weren't wrong. I was slacking off. Until— A piercing scream exploded in my ear. I turned and saw a Cerberus pouncing on a little girl. I closed my eyes. Finally, I picked up the knife by my side. Just as the Cerberus was about to bite the girl, I jammed the knife into its mouth. I left the shaken girl with one sentence: "You go first." The next instant, I pulled out the knife. Fast, precise, stabbing into the Cerberus's heart. The movement was practiced, as if done a thousand times. In the Seven-Day Judgment, Cerberus hounds were just appetizers. I glanced at its corpse, thinking helplessly... Whatever. I can die anytime. Might as well kill a few more hounds and save a few more people while I'm here. The comments exploded: [Holy crap, this challenger is kinda fierce.] [But if she just hid, she might have had a chance. She shouldn't have tried to save people.] [Yeah, the nail that sticks out gets hammered. Those perverts love watching ants try to be heroes and getting crushed.] [She's gonna die, and it's gonna be uglier than any other challenger.] I was being targeted. From a third-party perspective, it must have been a horrifying scene. Several Cerberus hounds were surrounding a young girl. I struggled to cope. Soon, my body was full of bloody holes. The System was screaming in my ear. Curse me for complicating things, adding difficulty to the plot. The comments started celebrating early. After all, if I died, I wouldn't affect Grayson and Bella's relationship. This was what they wanted to see. While the comments spammed frantically... The last Cerberus on the field died. I was at my limit. Blood loss caused waves of dizziness. The comments were shocked. This was unexpected. The audience in the stands was dissatisfied. They wanted to see me die. I wiped the blood off my face and laughed: "Sorry to disappoint you." The comments were silent for a moment before scrolling again: [Is she provoking them? Those perverts won't let her go.] [Only the male lead can save her now. But he's with Bella, he won't care about her.] [Wait, when did the male lead get here?] [I thought I was seeing things, but that really looks like him!] [Why is he here?]
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