Cannon Fodder – Chapter 5 – Gotta Use This Cute Body’s Advantages

This body was far too weak.

Originally a malnourished, sickly lolita, now further drained by her own bloodletting.

Only when the adrenaline faded did Chi Xiaocheng belatedly feel suffocating discomfort.

Dizzy and vision blurring, she barely clung to consciousness through sheer willpower.

“System, how many emotional points do I have left?”

She forced herself up, her petite frame leaning against the shoe cabinet. Her legs splayed inelegantly, skirt riding up to reveal tantalizing thighs.

Even in such an undignified state, Chi Xiaocheng couldn’t care less.

The system’s voice echoed in her mind:

[Host currently has: 68 points.]

“That’s more than I expected.”

She’d assumed the Newcomer Gift Pack drained her reserves completely.

[Ye Liang also contributed emotional points due to Su Tao’s intervention.]

Checking the logs, Ye Liang’s contribution totaled a meager 30 points.

If someone truly wanted another dead, they wouldn’t provide such paltry numbers.

Su Tao must’ve stopped him.

My Tao-Tao really came through~

Saved my life without even knowing it.

A delighted smile curved Chi Xiaocheng’s lips. Paired with dried blood at the corners, it looked more bewitching than joyful.

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“System, filter purchasable items. I need immediate medical treatment.”

[Recommended: System-brand Vitamin C tablet. Instant effect.]

“Buy it!”

[50 points deducted.]

A white flash later, a pill materialized in her palm alongside a merciful glass of water.

She swallowed immediately.

Within minutes, warmth spread through her limbs.

Her abdomen heated up.

The tinnitus faded as strength gradually returned.

After ten minutes of recovery, she slowly stood.

“Fast-acting, but way too expensive.”

50 points, which were earned by literally risking her life!

Only now, safe at last, could she properly assess this character’s circumstances.

An idiot cannon fodder villainess, no question.

One too dumb to recognize opportunities or leverage her advantages.

The heroine doted on her. Beyond the male leads, hordes of side characters simped for her.

Had she played the white lotus, driving wedges between Su Tao and her suitors, she could’ve lived comfortably. Maybe she could have even snagged a male lead for herself.

Instead, like some curse victim, she’d obsessively targeted the one person who cherished her while alienating potential allies.

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If Su Tao’s favorability toward Chi Xiaocheng was 80% two years ago, now it had likely plunged into negatives.

“What a waste of this body and social capital.”

Chi Xiaocheng sighed, sipping water. “Guess that’s cannon fodder fate, whose life or death depends on the author’s whims.”

Changing this doomed ending wouldn’t be easy.

But not entirely impossible.

As long as Su Tao hadn’t wholly given up on her, the heroine’s halo could offer temporary protection.

Shaking her head, Chi Xiaocheng shelved those thoughts.

After hours in the basement, intimate “interactions” with Su Tao, and a frantic chase, she felt disgustingly sticky.

There was no reason to hesitate for a shower.

—

Before undressing, she paused at the bathroom mirror and nearly screamed.

“What fresh hell is this?!”

The reflection showed a round face caked in terrible foundation, sweat having streaked the makeup into patchy disaster.

Crooked eyeliner, clownish blush. Even as a former guy, Chi Xiaocheng recognized bargain-bin cosmetics.

No amount of natural beauty could salvage this trainwreck.

Then she remembered:

The original Chi Xiaocheng’s “friends” had convinced her that college girls must wear makeup. Technique wasn’t important only, ☆confidence☆ mattered.

After each botched attempt, they’d gush “Slay queen! Your aura shines!”, and the gullible girl believed them.

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Hence this daily horror show.

“No wonder the male leads’ favorability tanked. This world runs on looks!”

She thanked every deity that the weeb stranger hadn’t seen her face clearly during her escape.

“I can’t even stand looking at myself.”

She scrubbed with water, then paused. “Wait, shouldn’t I use makeup remover? Where….”

Huh. Already adapting to girl instincts.

After much effort, the cheap cosmetics finally surrendered.

Her bare face emerged. It was dewy, delicate, and despite its pallor, radiating fragile beauty.

A petite nose, exquisite features. The inherent sickly aura only amplified her “please don’t hurt me~” appeal.

Running fingers through her chestnut hair, Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes sparkled.

Silky strands, no trace of malnutrition. And this natural cuteness?!

With slightly chubby cheeks that pouted adorably, her legal-loli charm could one-shot any gentlemanly lolicon.

Her skin? Porcelain-smooth, milk-white.

“What was the original Chi Xiaocheng thinking? This face could slaughter her peers! Those makeup crimes downgraded her by several tiers!”

“Ah—”

She inspected her teeth next.

Pink tongue, neat pearly whites, one slightly prominent canine. She looked harmless overall.

“With these assets, had I transmigrated earlier, those male leads would’ve been irrelevant.”

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She could’ve easily turned the genre into Lily ¹ Yuri .

Stripping naked, she stepped into the shower.

Breasts need not be large. Shapely suffices.

Buttocks need not be perky. Roundness reigns.

While slender, her 153cm frame balanced proportions well.

If not for current exhaustion, she might’ve explored feminine wonders more thoroughly.

—

Dried off and dressed, she finally surveyed her bedroom… and grimaced.

Unlike her innocent looks, the space oozed malice.

Male lead posters plastered the walls. Voodoo dolls labeled “Su Tao” lay pinned with needles. Torn photos of the heroine, faces slashed viciously.

Sighing, Chi Xiaocheng got to work.

Trashing every toxic relic, she transformed the room into minimalist serenity before wiping her brow.

After deliberation, she snapped a no-makeup selfie with cold lighting to accentuate her pale complexion, forcing out two perfect tears.

Click—

“Natural beauty champion. No filters needed. Hehe, I look utterly squeezable.”

Caption posted:

“Sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry.” — Public.

“Love you love you love you love you love you love you.” — Su Tao only.