Cannon Fodder – Chapter 102 – Betrayal

The woman’s hair was dyed a chestnut brown, her familiar oval face adorned with meticulous makeup. Even after so long, Chi Xiaocheng remembered this face vividly.

Just as she had imagined, her past self stood there holding roses, completely unprepared for such an encounter.

All her hopes shattered in an instant.

“Yiran, this isn’t real, right? Is this guy your brother or your dad?”

The voice of the figure holding the roses was filled with disbelief, even fabricating excuses for her before she could speak.

The gold-chain-wearing man, who had his arm around the girlfriend, paused before bursting into laughter. “Yiran, look at this dog you’ve spent two years raising! You said it wouldn’t work, but isn’t this a success?”

The girlfriend crossed her arms, sneering at the past version of herself. “Alright, A’Cheng, since you’ve caught us, I won’t hide it anymore. Just like you see, I never liked you.”

The white roses fell to the ground, and the voice trembled. “No… Yiran, this is a joke, right? You’re just teaming up with him to prank me, aren’t you? You know it’s our two-year anniversary, so you’re messing with me, right?

“You loved me so much! How could you betray me?”

The shout wasn’t out of anger, but denial.

The vanished pedestrians seemed to reappear at that moment, gathering around and pointing at the blurred figure.

The girlfriend and the gold-chain man exchanged glances before laughing wildly.

“Hahahaha! A’Cheng, you’re such an idiot. I never liked you these past two years. Didn’t you realize my affection was all an act?”

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The gold-chain man released the girlfriend and stepped forward, his yellowed teeth bared in a grin. “Kid, since today’s your two-year anniversary, I’ll tell you the truth.”

He smirked. “Your girlfriend Yiran has been my pet for two years— no, even longer. Know why she liked you?

“Because I ordered her to!”

The blurred figure’s eyes widened, the light in their pupils dimming into emptiness.

Chi Xiaocheng, standing to the side, frowned.

She had no memory of this scene.

Was this lucid dream deliberately tormenting her?

In her past life’s memories, after seeing the two and realizing she’d been cheated on, she had simply broken up without hesitation.

Her expression cold, she continued watching the gold-chain man and her ex-girlfriend with a furrowed brow.

The gold-chain man spread his hands, wearing the smile of a victor. “But it’s understandable if you can’t accept it. Who could imagine their pure little girlfriend was just someone else’s pet?”

“Hahaha! But reality’s cruel, kid.” He waved, signaling the ex-girlfriend to step forward. “Hey, Yiran, tell him why you ‘liked’ him.”

The ex-girlfriend sighed, arms still crossed. “A’Cheng, you know what? I only ‘liked’ you on a whim, just to see the look on your face today.

“You fell hopelessly in love with me, only to find out I never cared about you at all.

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“You remember all those little moments of affection, right? Did you ever stop to think why someone like me would pour all my love into someone as ordinary as you? Because it was all fake!

“I’d even forgotten about our two-year anniversary until you mentioned it.

“How does it feel to fall from heaven into hell?”

Her words didn’t just affect the blurred figure, as even Chi Xiaocheng herself was dragged into memories.

Her ex-girlfriend had been perfect.

Gentle, considerate, never petty, never interfering in her life. When they discovered their hobbies didn’t align, she had taken the initiative to learn and embrace Chi Xiaocheng’s interests. She was like a dream girlfriend straight out of an anime.

And now, she claimed that perfection had all been an act?

Chi Xiaocheng’s expression darkened as the blurred figure descended into frantic questioning.

Who could accept that their girlfriend of two years had always been someone else’s plaything, that she had only been with them because of someone else’s orders?

Especially when the past Chi Xiaocheng had poured her entire heart into the relationship.

Even while studying, she had taken on multiple part-time jobs, planning for their future together, even for marriage.

Chi Xiaocheng was an orphan who had never experienced much love. This first love in college had given her everything she’d ever wanted.

And the result….

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The blurred figure was exactly as the gold-chain man had mocked: a pitiful, homeless stray.

A light rain began to fall, as if mourning for someone.

The blurred figure stood motionless, letting the raindrops hit them.

“If you never liked me… why did you pour everything into loving me?”

The question was asked, but the figure didn’t look up.

The ex-girlfriend bent down, gently patting the figure’s head, her voice soft enough that the gold-chain man couldn’t hear. “A’Cheng, it’s because I wanted to experience what it felt like to have someone love me unconditionally. So I borrowed the love you would’ve given to someone else in the future.”

She straightened, clasping her hands behind her back. “A’Cheng, you know what? Sometimes I wondered, if I died right in front of you, how would you react?

“I really wanted to try it.

“But I’m too cowardly to die.

“Instead, I wanted to see the look on your face when you realized the love of your life had betrayed you.”

She smiled sweetly. “Even though I never liked you, I enjoyed your love.”

Her gentle words were like a blade, piercing the blurred figure’s heart and deepening the gloom on Chi Xiaocheng’s face.

The girlfriend she had once loved deeply was someone else’s plaything.

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The love she had poured her soul into had become that girlfriend’s toy.

Heaven and hell were truly separated by a single thought.

Even though Chi Xiaocheng knew this dream might be fabricated, her anger inexplicably surged.

“Kill them.”

The words slipped out before she could stop herself, urging the blurred figure to act.

She didn’t understand why. This was just a dream, yet she felt such fury that she genuinely wanted these two dead.

“It’s just a dream. You can do anything.” Chi Xiaocheng stepped closer, her voice a demon’s whisper. “This woman will never love you. Kill them both, end this once and for all, and then find someone better.”

The blurred figure didn’t move, as if actually hearing her. “But… no one in this world would ever like me. What’s the point of finding someone better?”

Chi Xiaocheng: “Make her yours. Use every means to ensure she can never leave you.”

An image of Su Tao flashed through Chi Xiaocheng’s mind.

Yes, from the moment she transmigrated, merging with the original Chi Xiaocheng’s memories, she had known: Su Tao was that “better someone.”

Bending slightly, she tilted her head toward the gold-chain man and the ex-girlfriend, then slowly handed a knife to her past self.