The Supporting Female Lead Has Awakened

“Shen Shiwei, just go to hell!”

In the midst of their argument, Gao Li yanked open the car door behind Shen Shiwei and shoved her out with all her strength.

The car had only just started moving and wasn’t going fast, but Shen Shiwei, thrown out, still rolled several times on the ground. Her arms and face were scraped, and she only stopped when the back of her head struck the edge of a flowerbed.

A searing pain exploded in her head.

Suddenly, an overwhelming flood of words surged into her mind—

[On the second day after the zombie outbreak, Shen Shiwei and several classmates hid in a car. But halfway through, a quarrel broke out between her and Gao Li because Shen Shiwei disapproved of Gao Li wanting to be her older brother’s girlfriend. In a panic, Gao Li opened the door and ruthlessly pushed her out.

When her second brother, Shen Heng, finally found her, she was battered and pitifully trailing behind a group of men.

Shen Heng brought Shen Shiwei back to the villa where the family was temporarily taking refuge, and they were reunited. Yet from that moment on, she became increasingly demanding—always wanting the best, insisting on bathing daily with the scarce drinking water, never helping to find supplies but always being the first to enjoy them. Her family, who doted on her blindly, never complained.

Later, as the others began to awaken formidable abilities, Shen Shiwei remained utterly ordinary, which filled her with resentment. In a fit of pique, she ran away alone. Eldest brother Shen Yi and second brother Shen Heng died in the zombie tide trying to save her.

Shen Shiwei managed to escape and returned to the villa, only to learn that she was not the real daughter of the Shen family, and the true daughter, Xu Ting, had already been reunited with her parents. The blow devastated her. During a supply run, she secretly plotted to kill the true daughter.

When Xu Ting let her guard down, Shen Shiwei pushed her out into a horde of zombies and locked the door. But she hadn’t realized there was a mutated zombie inside the house.

She was powerless to resist, and in the end, was savaged to death, her body left a mangled, bloodless husk.]

It took a while for Shen Shiwei to regain her senses.

This was a world from an apocalypse novel, and she, in this story, was the self-destructive supporting antagonist...

Shen Shiwei blinked, sitting dazedly on the ground, unable to believe that the words she’d seen described her.

More importantly, the text also said she wasn’t the Shen family’s daughter!

That was absolutely impossible!

Shen Shiwei shook her head, trying to dislodge the surge of memories that had appeared from nowhere.

But in the next moment, a mechanical voice echoed in her mind.

[Hello, host! I am System 0805.]

Shen Shiwei’s expression grew even more astonished, her round eyes widening.

She touched the back of her head, wondering if she’d knocked something loose.

[Host, your head is just fine! I am an awakening system, parasitic on supporting characters who gain awareness in every novel.]

[Due to certain special circumstances, some supporting characters who drive the plot may awaken and become aware of their fates. They develop rebellious thoughts, seizing opportunities meant for the protagonists and even bringing about the collapse of the protagonists’ personas. That’s why we awakening systems exist. Once you complete the system tasks, you’ll receive generous rewards~]

Shen Shiwei: ??

“You can hear my thoughts?”

[Host, you and the system are one.]

“So, what tasks do you want me to complete?”

System 0805, following protocol, replied: [As the villainess in a school romance novel, your task is of course to bring the male and female leads together...]

“Wait a minute...” Shen Shiwei looked at her surroundings uncertainly. “Are you sure this is a school romance novel?”

There were zombies everywhere, and yet they were going on about romance??

[Yes! Your name is Shen Shiwei, the Shen family’s heiress, childhood friend of the male lead, Song Yuan, whom you’ve secretly loved for years. But Song Yuan has taken an interest in the female lead, Bai Zhi. You’re supposed to hate Bai Zhi, do all sorts of things to humiliate her, and then let the male lead...]

Shen Shiwei cut the system off. “I really can’t listen to any more of this. And I don’t have a childhood friend, nor do I know anyone named Song Yuan.”

Besides, what the system said was nothing like the text that had just appeared in her mind.

She trusted the latter more.

A few seconds of awkward silence passed.

Then Shen Shiwei heard the system’s voice trembling.

[Are you Shen Shiwei?]

“Yes.”

[Is your father named Shen Ao and your mother Liu Linzhi?]

Shen Shiwei blinked. “No, my father is Shen Yan, and my mother is An Jing.”

[...]

The system sounded on the verge of tears. [Oh no, I bound to the wrong person! What do I do, what do I do? If the boss finds out, I’ll be fired. I’m about to lose my job, wuwuwu...]

Shen Shiwei’s headache worsened from the racket. “Alright, even if you bound to the wrong person, the tasks are probably similar. I’ll help you matchmake the leads of this world, won’t that do?”

[...Really? Are you that nice?]

“...” Shen Shiwei raised an eyebrow. “Fine, since you put it that way, I want something in return.”

[Hmph, I knew it! What do you want?]

“...What do you have?”

The system flipped through its panel. [I have a snow machine for creating atmosphere, candies that boost affection, umbrellas, templates for sweet love letters, lubricant...]

“...”

[Huh? What’s this... a bracelet that can store things? How did I get this?]

Shen Shiwei’s eyes lit up. “Storage? I want that bracelet!”

System 0805 said, [Then I’ll give you the bracelet, but you have to help me finish the task.]

Shen Shiwei promised, “Don’t worry, I never go back on my word.”

The next second, a silver bracelet engraved with patterns appeared on Shen Shiwei’s wrist.

[To use it, just silently recite ‘I love Chu Jing Corporation’ in your heart.]

Shen Shiwei asked, “Why Chu Jing Corporation?”

The system giggled: [Because I’m an employee of Chu Jing Corporation.]

“...” So that was the reason.

She recited the phrase and checked the bracelet’s space. It wasn’t huge—about the size of her family’s golf course—but it would suffice.

Shen Shiwei slowly stood up, dusting off her skirt. “Now, how do I find the male and female leads?”

The text she’d seen in her mind hadn’t mentioned anything about the leads; perhaps her character hadn’t lived long enough in the novel to encounter them.

The system said pitifully, [I don’t know the names of this world’s leads.]

“...Well, surely the leads have some distinguishing features?”

[Oh, right! Every novel’s leads have powerful auras. If you see someone radiating a blinding white light, that’s them.]

“Good, that makes things easier.”

Shen Shiwei glanced around. The area was silent, deserted.

Luckily, this was the rear entrance of the art museum—a place rarely visited, so there were no zombies in sight yet.

She had no intention of leaving the campus. This was the relatively secluded south gate, seldom used by students—mostly just for vehicles. Across from the south gate was a high school.