Jiang Yi awoke to a wave of intense pain.
Propping herself up on the bed, she found herself in an unfamiliar place. She looked up at the unpainted cement ceiling, then at the red brick walls, her mind struggling to process her surroundings.
What the hell? Where was she? This wasn’t a hospital, was it?
She distinctly remembered playing basketball, then going out with her friends. She’d seen a little kid chasing a balloon, running into the street, almost getting hit by a truck. She’d rushed out to save the child…
Wait, she remembered the truck barreling towards her. She’d died, hadn’t she? Absolutely died. No one could survive that.
Panic seized her. So what was happening now? Had she been reborn?
Jiang Yi’s mind raced. A sudden sharp pain in her shoulder made her wince. She turned, looked at her left shoulder, pulled her clothes aside, and saw a pale, waterlogged bite mark. She gasped.
Damn it! Who bit her?! The wound was so deep, did they have a vendetta against her?
Before she could fully process this, she noticed something else was off. Down below, where it was usually empty, there seemed to be something… heavy. She reached down, and her mind went blank.
Oh god, she’d become a man!
Jiang Yi, her face a mask of despair, reached up to touch her chest. The familiar softness made her sigh in relief. Okay, okay, still there, still there…
As this thought crossed her mind, a horrifying realization dawned on her: Shit! She’d become a hermaphrodite!
Jiang Yi couldn’t help but slam her fist against the flimsy bed frame. “Aaaaaaaaaaah!”
How could she be so unlucky?! Waking up as a monster with both sets of genitals! What kind of twisted rebirth was this?!
Just as this thought crossed her mind, a white-haired old woman carrying a bowl of congee entered the room. Seeing Jiang Yi sitting up in bed, the woman froze.
Her cloudy eyes lit up with joy. “My dear grandchild!” she exclaimed, dropping the bowl and rushing over to embrace Jiang Yi tightly.
Jiang Yi, held in the old woman’s arms, was utterly bewildered. This grandma… could she be a relative of this body?
After some effort, Jiang Yi managed to piece together the situation from the old woman’s rambling. She’d transmigrated.
This was an ABO world, and she wasn’t a hermaphrodite, but an Alpha. However, this Alpha was a bit special—she couldn’t go outside until she turned twenty.
As if following some transmigrator’s law, her name was still Jiang Yi.
The grandma said she’d found her upstream, unconscious after falling into the river. She’d lost her memory.
Jiang Yi figured the original owner of this body had probably drowned, allowing her to transmigrate. But how had the original Jiang Yi gotten that bite mark on her shoulder while falling into a river? That was the puzzling part.
Jiang Yi pointed at the coin-sized wound on her shoulder. “Grandma, do you know how I got this?”
The grandma’s memory was hazy. Her explanation was vague and unclear.
When Jiang Yi asked about her parents, the old woman burst into tears, lamenting her grandchild’s tragic fate. Jiang Yi, unable to bear seeing an elder cry, quickly tried to comfort her.
The old woman sobbed, holding her tightly. “My poor grandchild… your mother died young, leaving you all alone. Your father… he’s not a good man. He ran off with another man, abandoning you…”
Huh, that sounded strangely familiar.
Jiang Yi thought for a moment, then realized something was off. No, her parents were both alive, and she had a younger sister. Her life was definitely not as tragic as this original Jiang Yi’s.
Anyway, having clarified the situation, Jiang Yi settled into her new life.
The place she lived was practically in the middle of nowhere. Their food came from the nearby river and the small plot of land they cultivated.
There was no TV, no phone, only a landline—which never rang. Once her back and shoulders had healed, Jiang Yi, unfamiliar with her surroundings, wanted to explore.
But every time she stepped out the door, the old woman would burst into tears, blocking her way. The near-drowning incident seemed to have deeply traumatized the grandma, who now refused to let Jiang Yi out of her sight.
Unwilling to upset the old woman, Jiang Yi endured her confinement, spending her days feeding chickens and ducks.
After a while, Jiang Yi realized the grandma might have early-stage Alzheimer’s.
She was always forgetting things, misplacing items. After a while, she even started forgetting Jiang Yi, only remembering to call her “dear grandchild.” Her temper also became erratic. If she couldn’t find Jiang Yi, she’d panic. Then, after finding her, she’d hit her with a stick. “You disobedient child… running off like that…”
Jiang Yi was bewildered by the beatings, but after a few whacks, the old woman would hug her, crying, “You’re all I have left… don’t run away again…”
Jiang Yi, pitying the old woman, didn’t argue, simply reducing her attempts to leave the house.
Their home was isolated. The only visitors they received each month were from the poverty alleviation office. The first time someone came for an interview, the grandma locked Jiang Yi in her room, refusing to let her be seen.
Jiang Yi had adapted to the grandma’s eccentricities. Plus, the rural life was quite enjoyable, giving her plenty of space to roam. Gradually, Jiang Yi spent almost two years in the mountains, becoming a true mountain child.
During these two years, she had no phone, no TV, and couldn’t even explore the outside world.
Until one day, the old woman suddenly collapsed. Jiang Yi had no choice but to call emergency services, finally leaving the mountains with the grandma.
Jiang Yi found it strange that even though the emergency number here was different from her previous life, her body seemed to instinctively dial the correct number.
Although she’d gotten the grandma to the hospital, it was too late. The old woman passed away.
Heartbroken, Jiang Yi held a funeral for the grandma. Shortly after, following the advice of the poverty alleviation office, she enlisted in the military.
She’d originally wanted to be a police officer, but the original Jiang Yi had dropped out of high school. With her current qualifications, going to university was difficult. Joining the military and then transferring to the police force seemed like the best option.
She spent four years in the military, rising to the rank of squad leader. Then, during a mission at the border, she was shot in the ass by a drug trafficker. After recovering in the hospital, she was honorably discharged.
Perhaps because of that bullet, Jiang Yi’s desire to be a police officer had faded. Having faced death, she just wanted to live a peaceful life.
After her discharge, her former squad leader contacted her, offering her a job at a security company as a bodyguard.
Jiang Yi never imagined that, having always wanted to be a police officer, she’d end up a bodyguard.
However, the squad leader offered good terms: room and board included, a base salary of twenty thousand yuan, plus commission based on the client’s income.
Thus, in her first month after leaving the military, Jiang Yi received her first assignment.
The squad leader called while Jiang Yi was sprawled on the floor of her apartment, petting her three-year-old dog, Da Huang, and playing games.
Hearing the sounds of battle coming from her end, the squad leader sighed. “Jiang Yi, why are you always playing games? Have you been keeping up with your physical training? You might be out of the military, but you can’t let yourself go.”
Back in the military, Jiang Yi had been as lazy as a salted fish. Despite her excellent physical condition, she wouldn’t move unless forced. Yet, somehow, she always managed to win first place in every competition.
Jiang Yi, busy killing a boss, replied casually, “Yeah, yeah, I’m working out, every day.” Even just for her figure, she couldn’t let herself go.
The squad leader grumbled a bit, then explained the assignment. “I’ve got a client, a wealthy businessman who’s been receiving threats. He wants someone to protect his daughter.”
“Close protection, for a month. He needs an Alpha with high Omega tolerance, so I recommended you.”
Jiang Yi paused, figuring the job wasn’t too dangerous, and asked, “How much does it pay?”
The squad leader replied, “Five hundred thousand.”
Jiang Yi gasped. “Damn… those evil capitalists!” She’d served in the military for years, and her allowance had been a pittance compared to this!
The squad leader, impatient, asked directly, “Capitalist or not, are you taking the job or not?”
Jiang Yi figured it would be foolish to refuse such an offer. She quickly replied, “Yes, yes, yes!”
The squad leader said, “I’ve sent the client’s information to your email, along with the meeting time. Take a look today, and report tomorrow.”
Jiang Yi gave a noncommittal “Mm.”
She played a few more games, then, after winning, got up, sat at her computer, and opened the client’s file.
The girl she was supposed to protect was named Song Yi, twenty-three years old, about the same age as her. An Omega, with a rather volatile temper, prone to hitting and yelling at her bodyguards.
Jiang Yi felt a strange sense of familiarity. Frowning, she muttered, “At her age, she still acts like a spoiled brat who needs to be taught a lesson.”
This spoiled brat, relying on her family’s wealth, frequently threw parties and went out for entertainment.
Despite her spoiled nature, Jiang Yi figured she’d be easy to handle.
That evening, Jiang Yi took Da Huang to the pet hospital. The next day, dressed in the black suit her former squad leader had custom-made for her, she went to the Song family home to report.
The person who greeted her was Song Wei, the chairman of the Song family. After exchanging greetings, Song Wei asked about her background.
Jiang Yi, figuring this was her first formal job interview since becoming an adult, answered meticulously.
Song Wei smiled. “Ms. Jiang, you look a bit like a friend of mine.”
Jiang Yi smiled back. “Maybe I just have one of those common faces.”
Just then, the spoiled, tyrannical young lady mentioned in the file walked through the door. “Dad, you bought that new car! I promise I won’t overspend next month.”
Jiang Yi turned and saw a tall, fashionably dressed girl walk in.
Jiang Yi glanced at the girl, matching her to the name. Oh, this was the Song Yi from the file.
Just then, Song Yi also looked over, noticing Jiang Yi in the living room.
Their eyes met, and Song Yi’s face contorted in disbelief. “Jiang Yi?”
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