I Turned into a Zombie and Got a Happy Ending with My Archrival

1v1, both pure, happy ending, alternate universe. Any implausible elements are author-created. Nonhuman POV, top. Updated daily.

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In her previous life, Yu Qingran spent every day competing and trying to prove herself.

In the end, she was betrayed by a friend, turned into a zombie, and mercilessly abandoned by her family.

She wandered aimlessly outside the base, sometimes lucid, sometimes lost in a haze.

She thought she would rot away and be forgotten, until one day a cool, beautiful woman took her home.

The woman was Chi Wan, her sworn rival.

Before the apocalypse and after it began, Yu Qingran had always tried to outdo her.

Chi Wan, however, had never paid her any attention. It seemed she had looked down on Yu Qingran from the start.

Yu Qingran assumed Chi Wan had taken her in to mock her, get revenge, or torment her.

Instead, Chi Wan brought her back to her own home, cleaned the filth from her, and kept her well-fed and cared for.

Yu Qingran couldn't understand why Chi Wan had brought her home after everyone else had abandoned her, even though she was a zombie.

In her previous life, she never learned to speak again, and never got an answer. Not even when the base fell.

Chi Wan died on the front lines, while Yu Qingran, left without anyone to care for her, slowly rotted away and lost consciousness.

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to an hour before the apocalypse.

She was still a zombie, but she was rational, could speak and move freely, and had regained her powers.

Most importantly, it had all yet to begin. There was still time.

Reborn, the first thing she did was not take revenge on the friend who had betrayed her or the family who had abandoned her.

She went to find Chi Wan.

“Do you like me?” she asked, finally voicing the question that had haunted her all her life.

The stunning woman glanced up at her. “Yu Qingran, I never knew you were this full of yourself.”

Everyone knew that Chi Wan and Yu Qingran couldn't stand each other.

But that day, Yu Qingran clearly saw Chi Wan's ears turn red.

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Even though she was a zombie, a monster, an abnormal creature who craved human flesh...

As long as Chi Wan came over to her, Yu Qingran would willingly lower her head and obediently put on a muzzle.

[Content warning] This is a nonhuman protagonist story, told from the nonhuman protagonist's perspective. The nonhuman protagonist is the top. As a result, the female lead's behavior and thoughts differ from those of an ordinary human, including but not limited to being obsessive, possessive, dark, and cold-blooded. Read with caution if these themes bother you.

Theme: Breaking free and being reborn