Cannon Fodder – Chapter 46 – She Can Only Be Mine!

‘Oh no oh no oh no oh no! Chi Xiaocheng seems to have completely lost her mind! Is she really going to kill me?!’

Sichen only felt the small knife almost touching his face. Even though blood was already dripping from his chin, he didn’t feel any pain, just a bone-chilling coldness.

He shifted his gaze slightly to look at Chi Xiaocheng’s face.

Her fair, slightly flushed adorable face was now fixed with a pair of strange vertical pupils staring intently at him. Strands of tea-colored hair fell over her cheeks, sharp and thin like tiny wires. The hot breath she exhaled against his face only made him even more nervous.

Sichen’s mind raced, knowing he couldn’t let this stalemate continue. Otherwise, if Chi Xiaocheng moved the knife even slightly, it’d be over!

Trying to relax his body and suppress any hint of aggression, Sichen forced a dry laugh, “Uh… Chi Xiaocheng, I was just lying earlier. Actually, I—”

He sucked in a sharp breath as the knife tip traced upward along his line of sight, cleanly slicing off strands of his hair before stopping right by his ear.

Terrified, Sichen quickly blurted out, “Actually, I don’t like Su Tao at all! I fully support you and Su Tao being together! I’ve disliked that bastard Ye Liang for ages. Su Tao only agreed to be his maid because she was forced into it!

“I can help you fix this!”

He spat out the entire string of words in under three seconds.

Not daring to even breathe heavily, Sichen felt his hair stand on end, goosebumps covering his entire body.

Finally, he saw the red glow in Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes dim slightly. “You’re lying to me again?”

“I’m not lying this time!” Sichen immediately threw Su Tao under the bus. “This time, I was just helping Su Tao test whether you truly love her. She was worried your feelings might be fake!”

“She’s mine! I love her more than anyone else!”

The dagger was pulled out, only to stab into the wall again.

Sichen nodded like a chick pecking at rice. “Yes, yes! I didn’t understand before, but now I get it. Su Tao and I are just friends. I prefer petite, cute girls. I really don’t like her!”

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Chi Xiaocheng frowned again. “Are you saying Tao-Tao isn’t pretty or cute?”

“Of course not!” Sichen quickly backtracked. “Su Tao and you are the most beautiful in the world! You two are perfect for each other! What kind of lowlife is Ye Liang, daring to compete with you for Su Tao?

“Chi Xiaocheng, I swear to heaven, I’m on your and Su Tao’s side!”

His heartfelt, sincere words finally seemed to calm Chi Xiaocheng down.

The knife pressing against him withdrew.

The hand pinning his shoulder also loosened, though not as harmlessly as before. Only the piercing red glow in her eyes had faded.

Her strange vertical pupils were gradually returning to normal.

Freed from Chi Xiaocheng’s pressure, Sichen weakly braced himself against the ground, nearly collapsing.

At the same time, he felt immensely relieved.

Thank goodness she wasn’t a completely hopeless, extreme yandere.

She still had some rationality left.

Chi Xiaocheng stood to the side, quietly watching Sichen, now looking almost docile. “You have a way to stop Su Tao from being Ye Liang’s maid?”

Sichen swallowed hard. “Ye Liang only demanded Su Tao be his maid because she stood him up at the yacht banquet last time. I can use my family’s influence to cause him some trouble and keep him too busy to bother with Su Tao.”

“Good!”

Chi Xiaocheng agreed instantly, not caring what Sichen thought. She simply took it as him deciding to help her.

Then, she glanced at his reddened cheek. Digging into her small bag, she pulled out a pack of tissues.

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“Here.”

“And…” She awkwardly turned her head away, whether out of shyness or embarrassment, her voice barely audible. “Sorry.”

After saying that, she tossed the tissues to the ground.

Pulling her hood back over her face, she hurried out of the alley with quick, unsteady steps, leaving Sichen sitting there, staring blankly at her stumbling retreating figure.

Then, picking up the tissues, for some reason, his mind replayed the image of her fair profile, her awkwardly turned head and her whispered apology.

“This girl… she’s actually kind of nice when she’s normal.”

Hiss—

“Damn, that hurts. She looks so fragile. Where’d she get that kind of strength?”

Clenching his teeth against the delayed pain, Sichen wiped his cheek and glasses with the tissues. Just as he pulled out his phone to call a bodyguard, he suddenly froze.

His mind filled with the memory of Chi Xiaocheng’s pupils shifting during her deranged state.

A look of disbelief flashed in Sichen’s eyes. “Could it be… she’s one of those people too?

“And getting close to Su Tao, loving Su Tao… does she also know Su Tao’s true identity?!”

If that were the case….

Sichen took a deep breath, as if weighing something between Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao in his heart.

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Before night fully fell, Chi Xiaocheng quickly made it back home.

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Then, just like Sichen, her legs gave out, and she slumped onto the cold floor with a long exhale. “Finally… I think I pulled it off.”

[Uh… Host, were you just acting earlier?]

“Duh.” Chi Xiaocheng rolled her eyes. “Why do you keep doubting me, System? What else could it be besides acting?” ¹ :Yeoreumsuspicion:

[But it really seemed like you were about to kill him. If he hadn’t turned his head, wouldn’t you have stabbed his face?]

“I calculated the angle before stabbing. Sichen’s identity is too sensitive, and with his protagonist halo, he wouldn’t be taken out that easily. If I didn’t make him lose his composure first, he’d have seen through my act.

“It was the only way.”

With that, Chi Xiaocheng stood up and calmly walked to her room.

Hearing this, the System fell silent.

But it couldn’t help thinking—

Can human acting really replicate that level of rage?

The derangement skill’s multiplier earlier was 7x!

But the Host does seem fine now. She even managed to talk normally with Sichen.

Maybe I’m overthinking it.

After resting, showering, and ordering takeout, Chi Xiaocheng gradually shook off her exhaustion.

At the same time, she kept checking the time. After waiting a long while without any messages from Chen Qian, she realized Su Tao wouldn’t be coming to confront her tonight.

Tomorrow night was when Su Tao was supposed to go to Ye Liang’s place. She’d probably have to wait until then.

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Mulling it over, Chi Xiaocheng went to bed early. After taking a sleep-inducing chocolate from her last lottery draw, she drifted off.

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The next morning, Su Tao woke up early to her alarm.

Her hair was disheveled, eyes still drowsy.

After a long yawn, she noticed someone in the dorm was already up before her. “Good morning, Qianqian.”

Chen Qian, sitting on her bed playing with her phone, returned the greeting. “Morning, Su Tao. Up so early, are you heading to Young Master Ye’s place?”

Su Tao shook her head with a smile. “I have something more important today. I’m not going to Ye Liang’s.”

Chen Qian’s eyes flickered. “Is it about Chi Xiaocheng?”

“Yeah.” Su Tao nodded, smoothing her hair. “For some reason, I feel a little uneasy. Do you think Xiaocheng might overreact if I say those things to her?”

“Relax, it’s not like she’ll lock you up or something.” A dangerous glint flashed in Chen Qian’s smile. “If anything happens, just call me. I’ll help you!”

“Mm, thank you, Qianqian.”

Su Tao patted her cheeks, forcing a more spirited smile.

Chen Qian: “No need to thank me. We’re best friends, after all.”

Getting out of bed, Su Tao freshened up and quickly got ready.

Stepping into the dorm hallway, she looked up at the sky. For some reason, the unease in her heart grew stronger.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, as if a storm was coming.