After the Cannon Fodder A Accidentally Marked the Paranoid Female Lead - Chapter 1

The dense aroma inside the bar made Ming Sian frown; she had been dragged here by her roommate today to see if it was a suitable place for a part-time job.

As soon as she entered, she felt a bit dazed; this kind of atmosphere felt like a lifetime ago.

Under the blurred lights was a revelry of men and women.

“Get lost!”

A cold voice drifted into her ears, catching her attention.

Ming Sian was puzzled as to how she could capture that specific voice so accurately in such a noisy environment.

What met her eyes was a perfect profile, like a meticulously painted work of art.

One could only say that this person had received all the favoritism of the Goddess Nuwa—gentle and vivid, yet possessing a grand and heroic aura, combined with feminine softness and charm.

What a beautiful woman; she was truly stunning to the core.

The beauty’s arm was grabbed by a greasy Alpha whose mouth was spewing foul language: “This chick looks spicy, how much for a night?”

Such terrible words made many people frown; no one expected to encounter such a thing in a high-end bar like this.

Many people decided to give the bar a bad review, while others were eager to step in, provided they saw how the bar intended to handle it.

“This Alpha is truly disgusting.”

“How did someone like this get in?”

“The noise is so loud, I wonder if the security has noticed.”

Under the raucous music, Ming Sian still caught the snippets of discussion from the crowd.

The woman remained cold and aloof, stepping onto the greasy Alpha’s instep without changing her expression.

Her heels, roughly ten centimeters high, twisted forcefully left and right, causing the greasy Alpha to let go in pain and retreat quickly while clutching his foot.

A clear indentation appeared on the Alpha’s leather shoe, and the leather was ruined.

Light and shadow interlaced in the bar; the woman wore an elegant long red dress that looked like silk spun from flames, covering even her ankles.

Over it, she draped a classic small black suit jacket with a clean, sharp cut; the collision between the jacket’s sharpness and the red dress’s elegance made her impossible to ignore.

Ming Sian’s gaze landed on the other’s long, cool, white-skinned neck, her straight back, and her slightly tilted chin.

She looked like a cold and noble young lady from a wealthy family, with eyes that were clear, bright, sharp, and spirited.

It felt as though no ghost or demon could play tricks in front of her.

“Trash!”

The domineering, cold voice, paired with a Cantonese accent, made those with “special interests” feel a sense of thrill.

Expressionless, the woman picked up a wine bottle from beside her and smashed it disdainfully against the Alpha’s arm.

The bottle shattered, and the onlookers subconsciously moved aside to create a path.

Ming Sian watched the greasy Alpha’s pained expression and curled her lips; every gesture of this woman exuded a sense of composure and calm that made it hard to look away.

“She’s… she’s walking over.” Her roommate standing next to her muttered blankly.

The woman walked straight past them, and the roommate couldn’t help but sigh, “She smells so good.”

Ming Sian also felt that the chaotic scents of the bar were purified at that moment; the fragrance drifting from the beautiful woman as she passed was truly enchanting.

The ignored greasy Alpha, feeling he had lost face, cursed and rushed forward, “Bitch!”

Ming Sian quietly stuck out her foot, and the greasy Alpha took a massive tumble.

The crowd burst into laughter, and soon four security guards walked over, kicked him a few times, and dragged him out like a dead dog.

Her gaze remained unmoved, still fixed on the woman’s retreating figure, and she saw a female Beta in a suit bowing and apologizing profusely to the woman.

Just as she was about to look away, the woman suddenly turned around and glanced at her.

She displayed her proud nature, like a beautiful cat raising its haughty head.

Ming Sian: “?”

Her roommate was exceptionally excited: “Ming Sian, she was looking at you just now, wasn’t she? She must have been!”

“Don’t talk nonsense.” It wasn’t good to admit to such a thing, or it would seem like she was being sentimental.

Of course, she also felt the beautiful sister was looking at her; Ming Sian thought perhaps the other had seen her “righteous” trip.

Seeing the other’s silhouette about to disappear, her roommate bumped her shoulder: “Don’t you know who she is?”

“Who?” Ming Sian blinked, also curious; was this woman a celebrity?

“He Yining.”

“Who?!”

Ming Sian asked again, unsettled.

“He Yining! She just won that high-profile property division case for the Xu family in Hong Kong. Can you believe she’s only 24 this year?”

She believed it, of course; what Ming Sian couldn’t believe was that her fated entanglement with He Yining was already so deep.

She had only been transmigrated into this world for three days, and she had already run into this woman.

That look He Yining gave her just now… she couldn’t have taken an interest in her this early, right?

The identity she occupied was the cannon-fodder scum Alpha in the novel.

The original host was a second-year law student at Hong Kong University; her grades were good, and her looks were quite exquisite—she was also quite tall.

Judging by her current outfit—a slightly yellowed white hoodie and jeans that looked like they had been washed many times—she looked poor at a glance.

With the original host’s looks, there was no lack of wealthy women pursuing her, yet she “honestly” worked part-time.

Through her own hard work, she had entered the Anning Law Firm as an “assistant to an assistant” in her second year.

It was a tiny position, but enough to support herself so she didn’t have to ask for help during university.

Beautiful, disciplined, hardworking, poor, and “honest”—she was the target of both bullying and adoration at school.

Alphas bullied her, while many Omegas liked her, but the original host rejected them all.

The novel’s Female Lead, He Yining, was deceived by this exterior and decided to use her to deal with her family’s marriage pressure.

The Female Lead didn’t expect to find a “leech” and a “Phoenix Woman”; the so-called “honest person” was all an act.

She was obedient and submissive before the wedding, but afterward, she hid the Female Lead’s suppressants, wanting the Female Lead to bear her child.

She then planned to murder her wife for the insurance to obtain her assets and resources, only to be counter-killed by the “awakened” Female Lead and sunk into the sea.

The newly transmigrated Ming Sian felt her vision go dark: Can’t we change the location? I’m afraid of water!

The Female Lead, He Yining, is a cold beauty and a scholarly elite, seen as a goddess by many.

But Ming Sian, having read the novel, knew these were just He Yining’s appearances.

The real He Yining was ruthless, cold, and paranoid enough to drag everyone into the abyss without hesitation.

Even if she did nothing, the “awakened” Female Lead would treat her as an enemy and eventually sink her into the sea.

To change her ending, she decided to stay far away from the Female Lead and never get close.

Ming Sian was not the original host and didn’t have such grand ambitions.

The original host looked down on wealthy women who only cared for her looks; she wanted a socialite who could boost her career and help her leap through the social classes.

Coincidentally, He Yining came from a legal family; her great-great-grandmother was a lawyer.

In present-day Hong Kong, the He family occupied half of the legal world, with a network covering the city’s wealthy circles.

The original host wanted to become a member of the upper class, so she set her sights on He Yining.

If she succeeded, one word from the He family would allow the original host to squeeze into the top tier of Hong Kong.

If she failed, she would extract benefits from He Yining—even if it was just her inheritance, it was something the original host could never achieve in a lifetime of struggle.

The same university, the same professors, plus the scholarship the original host received was funded by the He family, and she worked in He Yining’s personal law firm—every single thread could be utilized.

So the first thing Ming Sian did after transmigrating was to resign from the law firm.

Starting now, she would stay away from He Yining. She didn’t expect their fate to be so deep that they would meet even when her roommate dragged her to a bar.

Ming Sian sighed, suddenly feeling her roommate pulling her sleeve. The other said dissatisfiedly, “What are you thinking about? You didn’t even answer me.”

“What?”

Her roommate gave her a side-eye: “He Yining! Isn’t she amazing?”

A 24-year-old great lawyer was indeed stunning, but for He Yining, it was only natural; if she hadn’t achieved it, people would find it strange.

However, after knowing the beautiful woman was He Yining, Ming Sian didn’t even want to praise her looks anymore; her mind was full of “sunk in the sea” warnings.

“How do you know her?”

Was He Yining that famous?

The roommate was speechless: “Don’t you look at the school’s Outstanding Student list? Senior He Yining was the top of her class.”

An excellent woman. Ming Sian had also been a lawyer in her previous life; if not for this damn fate, she would have really liked to get to know this great lawyer who won the Xu family case.

The roommate’s grumbling continued: “Senior He Yining is such a beautiful woman, yet you can’t even remember her. Ming Sian, you’re hopeless. Besides, don’t you work at her law firm?”

Ming Sian had only read the novel and couldn’t match the faces to the characters.

Her memory of the original host was only in text form, with no images—just like reading a book without a visual imagination.

She only knew that the original host had seen He Yining once from afar, and that was when her intentions started.

She curled her lips and was about to speak when the Beta woman in the suit, who had been bowing to He Yining earlier, walked over: “Hello, Miss Ming. Lawyer He is looking for you.”

Ming Sian: “…” Why was she looking for her?

According to the novel, the other shouldn’t have taken an interest in her so early, let alone know her name was Ming Sian.

With her position in the law firm, she rarely even saw He Yining’s assistant, let alone He Yining herself.

The roommate beside her was very excited and immediately pushed her twice: “It’s He Yining, wow!”

What about He Yining? That was a woman who struck decisively and without mercy.

She had already resigned from the law firm; they weren’t even superior and subordinate anymore, so why should she go?

“Not going!”

Faced with her refusal, the suit-clad Beta only smiled: “All expenses for both of you at ‘The Royal’ today are on the house. Additionally, we will give each of you a 20% discount card.”

Roommate: “!!!”

Ming Sian: “Lead the way.”

The original host was poor—no, to be precise, she was currently very poor.

A 20% discount card for ‘The Royal’ bar could still be sold for a good price.

Even if she didn’t know why He Yining wanted to see her, at least this was a chance to change her “honest” image.

Since they couldn’t escape the fate of meeting, she would strip off the “honest person” label and flip her persona.

An honest person? Not in this lifetime. From today on, I, Ming Sian, am a bad girl!