Cannon Fodder – Chapter 41 – The Villainous Brother is Actually a Citrus-Peach Shipper?

Translator Note

For the title, Peach is Su Tao (since Tao can mean “peach”) and Citrus is Chi Xiaocheng (Xiao: “Little” | Cheng: “Citrus/Orange”

“Boss, we’ve taken over the place!”

In an underground bar in Lizhi City, a muscular subordinate wearing a gold chain and black clothes dragged a man in a suit before a one-armed man with a scarred face.

The subordinate spat on the ground and threw the suited man forward. “This guy was pretty arrogant, claiming to be from the Ye family and saying he could wipe us out with a wave of his hand. What a joke!”

The suited man on the ground was the bar’s manager. Half his face was swollen, and a missing front tooth was visible when he spoke. “Let me go! I’m under Young Master Ye Liang! You thugs have no idea what you’re messing with. If you don’t release me, you’ll regret it tomorrow!”

The subordinate burst into laughter, pointing at the manager. “What kind of crap is ‘Young Master Ye’? Are you writing a novel here?”

He raised his foot to kick the man again.

“Enough, don’t push it too far.”

Chi Song lit a cigarette and adjusted his missing arm’s shoulder before looking at the manager. “I know of Young Master Ye Liang. He’s even at the same school as my little sister now. But his influence is in Jiuzhou City, right? Lizhi City is as chaotic as Gotham.

“What, does the famous Young Master Ye want to dip his toes into the gray market too?”

Exhaling a smoke ring, the scar on his left cheek twitched with his facial muscles, making Chi Song look even more intimidating.

But beneath that fierce exterior was a sigh of helplessness.

He knew his little sister had feelings for Ye Liang, which troubled him deeply.

Though uneducated, he understood the vast class gap between them.

Even if Ye Liang took a liking to his sister, the people behind him would never approve.

Not to mention, from his sister’s perspective, their family circumstances were a mess. Her brother was an uneducated gangster, and their parents had farmed for decades without a shred of sophistication.

“Ah!”

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Overwhelmed by emotion, the burly man sighed deeply.

His subordinate, misunderstanding, grabbed the manager. “Boss, should we finish this guy off?”

The manager’s pupils shrank in terror, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Chi Song waved his hand. “Didn’t you hear what Brother Long said? Teach him a lesson, but no lives. Also—”

Before he could finish, his phone rang from his pocket.

The subordinate frowned in displeasure. “Who the hell has the guts to call you at a time like this?”

Chi Song pulled out his phone and checked.

A WeChat call. The caller’s name was saved as: Little Sister!

He nearly dropped the phone in shock.

“Boss, who is it?”

The subordinate leaned in, only to be kicked away. “Scram! You’re the one with a death wish, talking like that!”

Wiping the phone on his shirt, Chi Song was about to answer when he suddenly panicked, looking down at himself.

He was only wearing a tank top, his bulging muscles and tattoos making him look especially terrifying.

“You! Give me your shirt!”

He pointed at a subordinate’s white dress shirt. Setting the phone aside and praying the caller wouldn’t hang up, he frantically changed clothes.

Meanwhile, Chi Xiaocheng, waiting at the café, was utterly baffled.

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Her mind buzzed with system notifications.

[Supporting character Chi Song generates nervousness, excitement, worry, and other emotions toward host]

[Emotion Points +16…]

[Emotion Points +22…]

[Emotion Points +29…]

She couldn’t help but glance at the contact name again: “World’s Greatest Brother.”

She hadn’t believed it at first.

Now….

I declare, big brother truly is invincible!

This was just a call that was not even connected yet, and here he was, generating as many points as the main leads!

After a long wait (and another 200 Emotion Points), Chi Song finally answered.

Wearing a white shirt, he leaned against a wall covered in pin-up posters, angling himself to hide his missing arm.

A warm, doting smile replaced his earlier gangster demeanor. “Little sis, have you eaten yet? What made you call your brother?”

Flush with Emotion Points, Chi Xiaocheng was in a good mood, her smile natural. “Because I missed you!”

The effect of a girl’s smile was immense.

Chi Song froze, then nearly teared up from emotion. Wasn’t all his hard work and struggle outside for his sister’s sake?

She really had grown up so much in college!

Wiping his eyes, Chi Song beamed. “You can call your brother anytime you miss me.”

Then he noticed the bandage on her forehead. “Little sis, what happened to your head? Did someone bully you again?”

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Chi Xiaocheng quickly shook her head. “It’s nothing, just a little scrape from a fall.”

“That’s good.” Chi Song sighed in relief before asking, “What about living expenses? Do you need more? I can transfer you two thousand.”

Chi Xiaocheng initially wanted to refuse, but remembering she couldn’t even afford winter clothes, she nodded. “Thanks, brother.”

Then she added, “Give me your address. I’ll buy you some clothes.”

“Great!”

Touched again, Chi Song provided another wave of Emotion Points.

After ten minutes of back-and-forth chatting, Chi Xiaocheng had harvested nearly 500 points.

Once the initial surge from his joy subsided, the gains plateaued.

“By the way, how are things with that Ye Liang?”

“Uh…” Caught off guard, Chi Xiaocheng replied carefully, “We’re not really involved anymore. Some things happened, and it’s not great between us now.”

Chi Song’s eyes lit up. “You don’t like Ye Liang anymore?”

“Uh… Brother, do you want me to be with Ye Liang?”

“No, no, of course not.” Chi Song sighed. “Actually, I’ve told you before, we’re not in the same world as those young masters. As your brother, I’m a bit selfish. You’re my only little sister. Forget dating, I can’t even bear the thought of you getting married someday.

“…But I think Su Tao is pretty nice, though.”

“Huh?”

Chi Xiaocheng was stunned, generating a massive surge of Emotion Points for her brother.

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Chi Song coughed awkwardly. “Not that I’m interfering! You’re free to love whoever. But having watched you grow up all these years… even though I’ve never been in a relationship myself, I can tell Su Tao has a bit of a possessive streak toward you. You’re so cute; if you put in some effort, maybe….

“Of course, I support whatever makes you happy! Anyway, I’ve got some ‘vegetables’ to collect, so I’ll let you go now.”

Beep—

The call ended, leaving Chi Xiaocheng momentarily dazed.

She could understand her brother being somewhat of a sis-con. After all, she was adorable. The original host’s unlikable traits had only manifested around the male leads. Before college, she’d been sweet and well-behaved.

But she never expected her brother to be a cultured gentleman of the Great Yuri Sect.

“If I remember right, he and Su Tao were actually pretty close.”

When they were younger, Su Tao had lived with their family for a long time, even sharing a room and bed with the original host. In a way, Chi Song was like an older brother to Su Tao too.

After some thought, Chi Xiaocheng decided to apply a little pressure.

She messaged her brother:

“Brother, I don’t have any objections about Su Tao. If you think it’s okay, I wouldn’t mind trying. But I don’t know if Su Tao likes me that way. Could you maybe… subtly sound her out?”

“Got it!”

“Make sure it’s discreet!”

“Don’t worry, even Brother Long says I’m rough on the outside but meticulous where it counts!”

Chi Song assured her it was in the bag.

And so, Su Tao, who was currently taking a walk with Si Chen, received this message:

“Xiao Tao ¹ It can be translated as Little Tao, but I can’t be bothered 😛 , do you like my sister?”