Kiana had to admit it.
Back before her memories awakened, she was the genuine article—a proper, scheming young lady of high society.
But now?
She'd regained the memories of her past life.
And that, of course, changed things.
What was it all for, working so desperately hard in that previous life?
Just when her luck finally turned—a perfect ten-pull, max eidolons, ready to experience the unstoppable General Feixiao, that awe-inspiring big sister—
Bam—you drop dead on me.
Just like that, sent packing.
What did I ever do to deserve that?
Really, no matter what, nothing compares to being true to your own happiness.
I've already died once.
So what if I mess around a little? What's the worst that could happen?
If it all goes south?
Awaken right then and there, bring about the Finality.
Let's just take it all out on society together!
She knew this mindset wasn't great.
But she also understood—when others are the ones having fun at her expense, it sucks. But when she's the one stirring the pot and teasing others? Now that's a good time.
It's as simple as that.
The old her was full of ambition.
Now?
What's wrong with switching things up?
Is there a problem with that?
Besides, the system had actually come clean—it had been there all along.
But crossing over with memories of a past life wouldn't have been good for a child like Kiana.
So it activated a protective measure, scanned the future, picked a suitable time to wake up, and then sealed those memories away.
When the time was right, Kiana's past-life memories resurfaced, and the system naturally woke up along with her.
Now she could call on it whenever.
Truth be told, the system's approach made sense.
Just think. When Kiana first awakened yesterday, she was a mess for quite a while. It's only now that she's barely started to adjust.
Getting used to it bit by bit, accepting it gradually.
But naturally, there'd be some changes in her personality and how she dealt with things—that was unavoidable.
Memories are a core part of what makes a person who they are.
Even though she's still herself, it's only now that she feels complete. That she's fully Kiana.
Honestly though, if she had to edit and produce videos all alone, it'd definitely be tedious.
But with the system keeping her company, chatting with her, time just flew by.
It didn't feel like work at all, and by the time school let out in the afternoon, Kiana had already finished the first draft.
She handed it off to the system, stretching lazily.
Before Carole and Hua could come find her, she went and found them first.
Sapphire City was located within Shenzhou territory.
Even though the high school workload here wasn't nearly as intense as back in her previous life in China, classes still typically ran until a little after five or six in the evening, mainly because the last two periods—the seventh and eighth—were always reserved for P.E.
It wasn't like in Far East, where school ended early so you could join all sorts of clubs, but if P.E. class had a good variety of activities, it could actually be pretty fun.
Like today, P.E. was swimming.
Sometimes it was volleyball, sometimes something else.
Of course, most of the time it was just free play, with as long as you didn't leave campus, you could do whatever you wanted.
Hua, despite her youth, already had to work a part-time job.
So she split off from Carole and Kiana early on.
Kiana remembered asking Hua before if she wanted to come work at her place—like, as a maid, or helping with cleaning, something like that…
Hua didn't take her up on it.
She really was pretty shy, and she wasn't too keen on accepting a classmate's charity like that.
Plus, most importantly, if she agreed, seeing Kiana at school or later on would just be even more awkward.
That wouldn't do.
Still, even though Kiana was a young lady from a wealthy family.
She didn't have a personal chauffeur to drive her to and from school.
Shenzhou had pretty good public safety, and Sapphire City was one of the major metropolitan areas.
Security cameras were everywhere.
You could always see police officers on patrol.
However you looked at it, it was reassuring.
"See you tomorrow, Young Lady!" Carole had a ball game that evening.
She swung her bag over her shoulder and waved exaggeratedly with her right hand.
Kiana smiled faintly, gave a slight wave back, and then headed home, her mind already working ahead.
Tonight, she'd start with the first update.
Kicking things off with a recap of myself.
Using my own story as the main thread to connect all the characters and events...
Hehe~
I can't wait to see how Fire Moth reacts, and Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa...they're gonna be so surprised, right?
Kiana wasn't worried at all about being exposed or facing any backlash.
First off.
She's got Finality as her safety net.
She's basically a walking time bomb.
Who in their right mind would see a bomb that could go off any second and still decide to poke it?
Even if they were willing, everyone else would stop them!
Besides, it's not like she's some girl from an ordinary family.
Her own clan would protect her.
She knew perfectly well that with her family's backing, she'd live even more comfortably than anyone could imagine.
Let's be clear.
Finality.
What is that?!
That's your dear ancestor, right here.
Show some respect!
And just to add.
The Previous Era didn't use surnames.
They had given names, but no family names.
So for a clan, aside from the family registry proving your membership, the family crest was also a crucial symbol.
And this crest was imprinted on the body using a special pigment. It could be revealed through a specific method, acting as an anti-counterfeit marker.
Because of that, it was pretty much impossible for some noble daughter to be lost or forgotten among the common folk.
After all, for those major families, even running a global search to check for the crest would be a trivial task.
Children were marked from birth, and since it couldn't be replicated—and there was no need to—it was even more reliable than a DNA test.
Not that they'd skip DNA verification—that still happened. But compared to this, DNA tests were way more hassle.
Under normal circumstances, this was the preferred method.
Young Mistress Kiana did know how to cook, but only everyday home-style dishes.
Still, since she could manage well enough, the family hadn't hired any live-in maids.
They just had a cleaning service come by once a week. In fact, this villa was bought precisely because it was close to school, making it convenient for her commute.
Don't be fooled by the fact that she lived alone, she just preferred peace and quiet.
That was just the kind of person the old Kiana had been.
But there were always others around the villa—some for protection, some for support, ready to help in various ways if needed.
It wasn't like she was truly living here all by herself.
At most, as long as Kiana didn't call for them.
They wouldn't disturb her, and honestly, that was for the best.
Otherwise, seeing each other every day, spending so much time together, even the slightest change would've been noticed.
And that would've been a whole other problem.
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