The Cannon Fodder Alpha Who Transmigrated Into a Book Must Protect the Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 2

Hearing the person in front of her suddenly call out her name, Zhong Mingxue instinctively blinked.

Jing Qingxia.

The two had no personal relationship, but due to their parents’ gatherings, they interacted every year, and every meeting involved being bullied by her.

Although it was only teasing at the level of children, it did not diminish Zhong Mingxue’s dislike in the slightest.

Especially after the accidental death of her parents, too many shady characters appeared around Zhong Mingxue in just a few months. The malice of the world was laid bare, forcing her to amplify her dislike as a way to protect herself.

Agreeing to stay temporarily at the Jing family home was an idea proposed by the uncle she trusted most.

Uncle Jing and Aunt Lin were also good people.

However, the feeling of unease never left her body for a moment.

After differentiating into an S-rank Omega, too many people’s covetousness came with false pretense. Concern and kindness were always accompanied by calculated self-interest.

She had heard about the Jing family’s little princess’s test results: Alpha, 70% chance of C-rank, 20% chance of B-rank, 8% chance of A-rank, and 2% chance of S-rank. This really couldn’t be considered outstanding.

In this world, children of wealthy families wouldn’t remain at the lowest rank after differentiation, as there are many ways to upgrade, especially for Alphas.

For example, injecting nutrient solutions.

For example, specialized physical training.

And for example… directly mating with a high-rank Omega to interfere with the pheromones.

“Mating” is the written term.

Many behind-the-scenes dirty dealings are hidden beneath these four high-sounding words.

“Zhong Mingxue, is the noodles not to your taste? You can steal some snacks if you want, I have plenty,” Jing Qingxia’s quiet probing broke Zhong Mingxue’s contemplation.

Zhong Mingxue frowned and shifted her body to the side.

Jing Qingxia was exasperated yet amused by Zhong Mingxue’s overt wariness. However, the result of this probing was within expectations.

Although it didn’t take up much space in the novel, the scattered flashbacks and the residual memories of the little cannon fodder described quite a lot of malice towards the female lead when they were children.

This was the female lead, after all. Beautiful and incredibly outstanding.

Jing Qingxia had carefully observed her while sitting close during the meal.

The girl’s skin was soft and delicate, her slender eyebrows seemed to capture the spring breeze, and her large eyes held starlight and the confinement of night. Her nose bridge was straight but the lines were soft, and her lips were rosy, shiny, perhaps with lip balm, making one want to look twice.

Before seeing Zhong Mingxue, it was hard to imagine such a captivating girl existed in this world.

No, considering the primitive, survival-of-the-fittest setting of this world, “captivating” should be changed to “tempting.”

It creates an urge to possess this beauty.

Aunt Zhang’s compliment of “beautiful” just now would need to be increased tenfold, even a hundredfold, to match Zhong Mingxue.

Jing Qingxia couldn’t help but laugh at herself. In her previous life, she used to tell her friends when talking about celebrities that she wasn’t a face-fan. Now it seemed a person only wasn’t a face-fan because they hadn’t yet met a face to their liking.

With this thought, the little cannon fodder’s psychology became understandable.

The little cannon fodder was the center of attention in her own family, but every time she saw the female lead, the little cannon fodder felt inferior, so the little tyrant vented her internal dissatisfaction on Zhong Mingxue without restraint.

The Zhong family was a newly emerging wealthy family, but they couldn’t compare to the Jing family’s century-old foundation.

Furthermore, the Zhong family was considered a scholarly family, and that refined and gentle temperament was fully reflected in their only daughter. She was badly bullied but showed no resistance, which only led to the bullying escalating.

Thus, the seed of dislike was planted back then.

Not to mention now.

A few months ago, Zhong Mingxue’s parents both died in a car accident, leaving her alone. Her only trustworthy uncle had gone abroad to start his own business a long time ago, with no industry or network domestically. He wanted to protect Zhong Mingxue but ultimately succumbed to the erosion of other relatives.

The uncle was helpless and could only choose the Jing family, who had a deep foundation and a good relationship with Zhong Mingxue’s parents, as a temporary refuge for Zhong Mingxue.

This choice, in the novel, became a minor setback due to the little cannon fodder’s existence. But logically speaking, it was a good choice—a footing for Zhong Mingxue and a starting point for future victory.

Moreover, the little cannon fodder no longer existed.

Jing Qingxia, after weighing the pros and cons, had completely transformed into a smart person who would get along well with the female lead, plus half a face-fan.

She had thought about how to interact with the female lead during lunch.

There are two critical principles for living a good life in this novel world.

The first is to follow the rules of the novel world.

Those who follow the protagonist prosper; those who oppose the protagonist perish.

Jing Qingxia even cleverly added an extra rule for herself: Always remember this is a powerful female lead novel. Even after the male lead appears, prioritize standing on the female lead’s side!

Who knows if the female lead will kick the male lead away? After all, the main storyline of this novel is about rising in power, and the fragments Jing Qingxia knew only mentioned the female lead ascending to the top of the world and controlling the fate of various major families, with no explicit ending for the male lead.

The second is to adhere to the world settings of the novel.

Since there is an ABO background, she also needs to seriously consider this. Being a C-rank Alpha is too insecure. She must use the family’s resources to upgrade before differentiation.

Thinking this, Jing Qingxia spoke up: “Mom, I have something I want to discuss with you.”

“Hmm, Xiaxia, tell me. Do you want an increase in your allowance for the start of the school year? Since Xiaoxue is home, you need to take good care of her, so I can give you a bit more allowance that you two can use together,” Lin Chanjuan said with a smiling face.

Zhong Mingxue was staying at the Jing family temporarily, getting her allowance from her uncle, which wasn’t much but was sufficient.

Lin Chanjuan knew Zhong Mingxue wouldn’t accept her money, so she used this indirect method to try and make Zhong Mingxue’s stay better.

Jing Qingxia’s mouth twitched. In her memory, a fixed amount of 10,000 was deposited into her card every month, not to mention the small, frequent extras on holidays.

Still not enough?

The world of the rich is truly hard to understand… and awesome!

Jing Qingxia didn’t refuse, otherwise, it would be too different from the original little cannon fodder’s style.

“Ahem, Mom, I can’t stop you if you want to give me more allowance, but that’s not what I wanted to talk about. Didn’t I say before the summer break that I would study hard starting this semester? You know my medical report. So, I want to start injecting nutrient solutions and participate in physical training,” Jing Qingxia said.

These words shocked Lin Chanjuan. She put down her chopsticks, grasped Jing Qingxia’s hand, and her eyes welled up, looking as if she could cry at any moment.

Jing Qingxia raised her eyebrows.

She had no experience interacting with parents.

She could feel Lin Chanjuan’s excitement due to her sudden self-improvement, but she didn’t know how to respond.

Fortunately, Lin Chanjuan didn’t need Jing Qingxia’s reaction and started talking to herself.

“Xiaxia, you’ve really grown up! It’s wonderful that you think this way. This was exactly what I wanted to discuss with you today. Your pre-differentiation period has been confirmed! It’s about half a year from now, at the end of the winter break.

“Your father and I didn’t have any major demands; we just hoped you’d be happy all your life. But in this society, the treatment of low-rank Alphas might not even be as good as ordinary Betas.

“It’s great that you’re willing to improve your rank! There’s still time for everything. Your father and I will arrange both the nutrient solutions and the physical training for you. I’m so happy! I’ll call your father right now to make the arrangements. I wonder when he’ll be back.”

Then, Lin Chanjuan hurried off, dialing a number and bouncing as she went.

Jing Qingxia looked at Zhong Mingxue.

Zhong Mingxue was looking in the direction Lin Chanjuan left. Suddenly, her gaze shifted and met Jing Qingxia’s.

Jing Qingxia instinctively wanted to avoid the gaze, but then thought it unnecessary, so she met it and smiled: “My mom is quite lively, isn’t she?”

Zhong Mingxue’s indifferent expression didn’t change much.

Jing Qingxia felt a little awkward and scratched her face.

Zhong Mingxue lowered her head and only offered a sudden, quiet “Mhm” before continuing to eat her noodles.

Jing Qingxia immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It was still possible to salvage her past negative image. That was good.

Now, all she had to do was live a normal campus life while completing her upgrade.

As long as she successfully upgrades, the female lead definitely won’t suspect that she is approaching her to upgrade by marking a high-rank Omega.

Furthermore, according to the novel’s content.

The female lead would be bullied at school by jealous Omegas due to her family circumstances. She would also be coveted by some Alphas or pre-Alphas.

As long as she helps out a lot, earning goodwill will be a piece of cake!

Jing Qingxia was completely at ease with this thought.

What’s so hard about life in this world? This is much simpler than the constant hail of bullets from before!

However, this thought was proven wrong that very afternoon—

“Why are the assignments in this world so hard!!!”

Holding the unfinished summer homework, Jing Qingxia really wanted to tear the original little cannon fodder into pieces. Disappearing so irresponsibly was letting her off too lightly!

Why was the homework completely untouched with only one week left in the summer break!

Jing Qingxia, who wanted a perfect new start, was extremely annoyed.

She was curled up in a strange squatting posture on the chair, hands braced on the table, resisting the urge to flip it over.

Maths and Physics were manageable, the same as in her original world.

But the problem was that this world didn’t have separate streams for arts and sciences.

History, which had no connection to her original world, was killing her.

Biology, with a random mix of knowledge points about scent glands, made her brain swell.

Chinese Language was also driving her crazy.

“Why do I have to write so many poems about pursuing Omegas! Can’t they have some other life goal! What’s so great about writing these! This Alpha named Li Xiaohei writes poems for different people every time. Isn’t he a scumbag playboy Alpha? And he’s in a textbook? Morally corrupt! Woe is me!” Jing Qingxia complained angrily.

She was irritable, but at the same time, a sense of nostalgia and relaxation arose.

This feeling of recklessly cursing the textbook while studying was long lost.

A figure stopped at the room’s doorway.

Jing Qingxia’s dynamic vision allowed her to reflexively capture the gaze of the person at the door.

Zhong Mingxue was looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Crap, I embarrassed myself in front of the female lead!

I shouldn’t have said anything weird just now, right?

I shouldn’t have ruined the new image I had painstakingly built up, right?

“Ahem,” Jing Qingxia was apprehensive and quickly put her feet back on the floor, “Is there anything you need help with? Aunt Zhang should have finished tidying your guest room. If you’re missing anything, I can take you out to buy it… ah no, I mean, I can ask Aunt Zhang to take you out to buy it.”

Zhong Mingxue retracted her confused expression and slowly said: “I’m not missing anything. Aunt Lin asked me to come up and tell you that she’s going out this afternoon and will return with Uncle Jing in the evening. She also said we should exchange contact information so it’ll be convenient to contact each other after going back to school.”

Lin Chanjuan said it was for convenience and care, but Zhong Mingxue didn’t think she needed this kind of care. Coming up to find Jing Qingxia was merely completing a task.

“Oh, sorry. I was cramming my summer homework just now, so I haven’t checked my phone,” Jing Qingxia said half-truthfully, going to the head of the bed to get her phone.

She didn’t miss her phone because of homework; she just didn’t use it much.

After joining the military in her previous life, her social circle was almost entirely within the military.

All her friends were comrades. If she needed to contact them, she would just shout in their dormitory or wait until the meal gathering. She didn’t have the habit of using her phone.

She picked up her phone now.

Sure enough, Lin Chanjuan had sent her Zhong Mingxue’s phone number an hour ago.

Jing Qingxia searched the number and added a WeChat account with a cat avatar.

The cat was a hand-drawn Siamese cat, looking very noble, and instantly brought Zhong Mingxue to mind.

In contrast, her own profile picture was a cartoon Doge wearing sunglasses and sticking its tongue out. The comparison made her look very silly.

She instantly wanted to change her avatar, but her finger hovered in the air for a long time and didn’t move.

Well, how should she put it, it seemed quite fitting.

Author’s Note:

Jing Qingxia: Rounded up, this is our first couple’s avatar

Zhong Mingxue: …You’re so childish [Cat Arrogant.jpg]

Jing Qingxia: doge.jpg, see avatar