The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Alpha Decides to Go On Strike (GL) - Chapter 4

Shen Mo’s schedule was busy, and she stood up to say goodbye after sitting in Su Li’s office for half an hour.

Su Li escorted her downstairs. The moment she stepped back through the door, her father, Su Qian, grabbed her: “Well, well, well? How did it go?” His eyes were shining: “Did your wife agree to cooperate with our Su Corp?”

Su Li twitched her lips: “Dad, stop fooling around.”

She broke free from Su Qian’s grip, rubbed her stiff shoulders and neck, and muttered under her breath, “I don’t have that kind of luck…”

“What did you say?” Su Qian stamped his foot. “What am I fooling around about?”

“Anyway…” Su Li pressed her temples, “President Shen asked me to prepare a cooperation proposal within a week. She will seriously consider it when she gets back.”

Su Qian clapped her arm heavily: “That’s great!”

He grinned happily: “Whether our Su Corp can soar to the top depends on you now!”

Su Li took the opportunity to escape: “Then I’ll go back up to work.”

She returned to her office. Just as she stood there to catch her breath, the door was knocked again. Su Li turned and saw Qiao Mumu’s head peeking in: “Su Zong…”

She said timidly, “The document is revised.”

“Pffft.” Su Li laughed.

She waved Qiao Mumu in: “Come on, come in.”

Qiao Mumu nodded and trotted over to her.

She had an ingratiating smile on her face and sweetly called out, “Su Zong~”

Su Li took the document.

She flipped through it casually and found that even without looking at the detailed figures, the logic and presentation of the promotional document were a complete mess! After a quick glance, she felt like her eyes were stained, closing them to rub her brow.

Qiao Mumu observed her expression: “How is it?” She poked her index fingers together, her eyes actually showing a desire for praise: “I confirmed the data with the finance department again. It’s definitely correct this time.”

Su Li looked up and carefully scrutinized her.

In the past, Qiao Mumu seemed to have a filter on her in Su Li’s eyes; no matter what she did, Su Li found her cute and pleasing to the eye. But at this moment, unaffected by the Mary Sue aura, she checked her up and down several times and couldn’t even find one attractive feature about Qiao Mumu.

Qiao Mumu slowly blushed under her scrutiny.

She took a step back and said shyly, “Su Zong~ Don’t look at me like that~”

“Qiao Mumu,” Su Li finally spoke.

Qiao Mumu immediately looked up and met her gaze, tilting her head to ask, “Hmm? I’m here~”

Su Li: “Are you really not a spy sent by the rival company?”

This sentence was loaded with too much information. Qiao Mumu froze for several seconds before finally comprehending.

She opened her mouth and asked in disbelief, “What did you say?” Her high-pitched voice conveyed her astonishment: “How could I be a spy?!”

“The important client is gone, and you finally remembered to bring the document,” Su Li threw the item back into her arms and asked mockingly, “Why didn’t you wait until next week to hand it to me?”

With that, she turned back to her desk.

Qiao Mumu knew she was in the wrong and bit her lower lip to explain: “I, I was afraid of making another mistake, so I checked it very, very carefully…”

Su Li gave a cynical smile.

Qiao Mumu became annoyed: “So what if it was a little late! Why are you being so mean to me?”

She slammed the document onto the desk: “Su Li! Do you know what day it is today?”

Su Li: “What day?”

Qiao Mumu walked around the desk and ran in front of her: “It’s my birthday today!”

Su Li stared at the computer screen: “Oh.”

“Oh?” Qiao Mumu’s eyes widened. “Just an ‘oh’?”

Su Li frowned and turned to look at her: “Then what else do you want me to do?”

“You, you…” Qiao Mumu immediately started crying.

Having been spoiled by Su Li for two whole years, the fearlessness of being favored was fully materialized in her. No matter what the accusation, she was accustomed to resolving it through coquetry and naughtiness.

The reason was simple: flirting and acting up were easy, and they were very effective against Su Li.

But what she didn’t know was that Su Li, the woman with the deeply devoted supporting character script, had decided to quit the play.

“Why, why did you suddenly become like this?” Qiao Mumu cried pitifully. “Su Li, I haven’t even asked you why you suddenly proposed to that strange woman today…”

She wiped her tears and softened her voice: “Is it because I rejected your confession last month, so you decided to give up on yourself?

“I’m sorry, okay?”

Su Li didn’t care about anything else Qiao Mumu said, but hearing the words “give up on yourself,” she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

She turned her chair to face Qiao Mumu directly: “You think I’m giving up on myself?”

Qiao Mumu wrinkled her nose: “Because you…”

“How long ago did I ask you to collect the information on the S.G. Group and Shen Mo? Do you even know who Shen Mo is?” Su Li really wanted to peel open her scalp and see how her brain worked. “My proposal to her might not be ‘climbing to the peak,’ but it’s at least ‘actively striving,’ right?

“How did you come up with a term like ‘giving up on yourself’?”

Qiao Mumu pouted, twisting and turning as she asked: “D-Does being excellent mean you should be liked?”

“What else?” Su Li countered.

“If I don’t like the excellent Shen Mo, should I like you? Should I like that you ruined a contract with one cup of coffee? Like that you’re emotional and cry whenever you encounter a problem? Or like that your document is full of errors?”

Qiao Mumu was furious.

She pounded her fist on Su Li’s shoulder: “Hmph! Mean Su Li! I, I won’t talk to you for a whole week!”

With that, she disregarded all rules of hierarchy, turned around, and angrily ran out of the office.

Su Li sat back in her chair and let out a long sigh of relief: “Finally gone…”

She quickly snapped to attention, concentrating fully on her computer.

The faint, cool light of the screen illuminated her face, making her heroic brows look even sharper: “Qiao Mumu, you’d better not actually be stealing Su Corp’s important data. Otherwise, it won’t be as simple as just finding a chance to fire you…”

As she finished speaking, she entered a number, changing the original 5 million on the bidding document to 7.6 million.

Near quitting time, she took the bidding contract to Qiao Mumu’s cubicle but didn’t see her there.

Su Li asked the employee next to her: “Where is Qiao Mumu?”

“Sister Qiao left at 3 o’clock,” the employee was a shy girl. “Sh-She seemed to have just gone home.”

Su Li’s face immediately darkened.

The employee cautiously asked, “Su Zong, should I call her?”

Su Li: “No need.”

She placed the bidding document on Qiao Mumu’s desk as planned, said “thank you for your hard work” to the employee, and then left without hesitation.

Her friend Lu Lu knew about the proposal today and called her specifically to ask about the situation.

“Su, the Love Expert, how did it go? Did you win the beauty’s heart?”

For some reason, Shen Mo’s cool yet incredibly moving face flashed through Su Li’s mind.

She coughed and replied, “No.”

“Oh dear, our Su the Love Expert failed again.” Lu Lu mocked her without reservation.

These friends of hers were the ones who had questioned Su Li’s feelings for Qiao Mumu repeatedly. Hearing the “good news” now, they were practically ready to jump up and dance.

“I sent you the address, hurry over for a drink! We’re all waiting to celebrate!”

Su Li pressed her forehead and gave a wry smile: “You guys really are terrible people, aren’t you?”

Too much had happened today, and she felt mentally exhausted. She politely refused: “You guys have fun. I won’t be going tonight.”

“Cut it out! Get over here right now!” Lu Lu yelled, raising her voice. “I can’t even eat dinner tonight without the tragic drama of Su the Love Expert to wash it down!

“You have to be here! Otherwise, I’ll go straight to your apartment and drag you out!”

“Fine,” Su Li conceded, “I’ll be there soon.”

After hanging up, she clicked on the location share and started navigating to the address Lu Lu sent.

The destination was a high-end restaurant and bar owned by one of Su Li’s friends. Besides drinks, the establishment also served excellent hot dishes. They occasionally gathered there, killing two birds with one stone by having dinner too.

Su Li was quite striking. Strangers would first assume she was a celebrity or online influencer. Among their group of friends, aside from the owner, the waiters had a deep impression of her.

So, the moment she walked in, before she could even speak, someone proactively came over and led her to the party’s location.

Lu Lu was opening a bottle cap. When she saw Su Li, she waved: “Hurry, hurry! I’ve poured your drink already!”

The crowd laughed and swarmed over, pressing Su Li into the most spacious seat.

Su Li smiled and blocked the wine glass Lu Lu brought to her lips: “Wait, wait, let me eat something first to line my stomach.”

The noisy jeering instantly ceased. Everyone exchanged surprised glances.

Lu Lu leaned in to look at her: “What’s wrong?” She blinked her puzzled big eyes: “Did you take the rejection too hard and get completely stunned?”

Whenever Su Li came over after a failed confession in the past, she would never eat a single bite of food, just relentlessly chug alcohol.

Su Li: “Of course not.”

She picked up the chopsticks in front of her and volunteered: “I just realized that Qiao Mumu isn’t all that.” She put a shrimp in her mouth, chewing as she said, “I’m a certified rich and beautiful heiress. Why should I hang myself on that crooked neck tree?”

Everyone gasped.

After recovering, Lu Lu dropped her glass and went over to choke Su Li: “Who are you?! I’m telling you not to possess our Su Zong! Get out of our Su Zong’s body right now! Get out!”

Su Li choked on her food and slapped Lu Lu’s arm hard twice: “Lu Lu! Let go!”

Lu Lu let go but still looked indignant.

Su Li rolled her eyes: “In our junior year, you failed your online dating meetup. You dragged me out, got drunk, and passionately kissed a fire hydrant on the curb… Mmm! Mmm mmm mmm!!!”

Unlike the previous playful choking, this time Lu Lu desperately covered her mouth.

“Enough, enough! I believe you, I believe you! Don’t say any more!”

Beside them, the bar owner, Chen Yue, doubled over with laughter.

“Lu Lu, tell us about your passionate kiss with the fire hydrant.”

“Get lost!” Lu Lu, red-faced, sheepishly returned to her seat.

After the commotion, the group quieted down.

Chen Yue spoke for the others: “Su Li, are you really free?” She even offered a white lie to comfort her: “Actually, proposing, you know, failing once or twice is okay. Good things take time.

“You absolutely must not lose faith in life!”

“I didn’t propose to Qiao Mumu at all,” Su Li said, taking a sip of soup.

Facing her concerned friends, she confessed: “I suddenly woke up before the proposal, so I didn’t go through with it. You don’t have to worry about this anymore. I’m completely over Qiao Mumu.”

Her friends exchanged glances.

Suddenly, a friend who had just gone to the restroom returned: “Hey? Su Li is here?”

She quickly rejoined the group, lowering her voice: “I saw Qiao Mumu by the entrance! Holy cow, she has a super handsome Alpha guy with her!” Since she hadn’t heard Su Li’s earlier explanation, she now looked at Su Li: “Su Li, wake up! You’ve been totally cheated on!”

Su Li shrugged.

“Really?” Su Li wasn’t interested, but her friends were instantly intrigued. “Qiao Mumu not only captivated Su Li but now she’s hooked up with another handsome guy?”

The friend waved her hand: “Cross my heart, that handsome guy is still a notch below our great beauty Su.

“When it comes to spoiling someone with affection, no one can beat our Su Li.”

“Hahahaha—” Lu Lu roared with laughter.

After recovering, she narrowed her eyes: “I have to see this!” she declared. “I need to go watch the show!”

This suggestion immediately won the support of the crowd.

“Hey!” Su Li frowned. “Where are you going? Don’t make a scene!”

“Don’t worry,” Lu Lu rolled her eyes at her. “We’re just going to see what kind of charm that Qiao Mumu has. We won’t get exposed.”

With that, she led the others and stealthily moved towards the entrance.

Su Li was afraid they would tip off her rivals and ruin her plans, so she planned to follow them.

But just as she stood up, her phone in her pocket rang. She took it out and saw that it was a video call from Shen Mo.

Su Li was stunned. She immediately smoothed her hair.

Not daring to make the other person wait, she quickly checked that she looked presentable and pressed the “Accept” button.

Shen Mo’s cool face appeared on the screen. Her expression was calm, with only her eyes sparkling like stars.

Based on the background, Su Li judged that she must be in an airport VIP lounge.

“Have you eaten dinner?” Shen Mo asked.

Su Li glanced at the generous spread of dishes on the table and sat back down: “I’m eating now.”

“Perfect,” Shen Mo smiled faintly, “Together.”

As she spoke, she looked down at her lap, her gaze momentarily lingering on the line: “Create more time to spend with your partner, especially opportunities for dinner together,” in a magazine.

The next moment, she closed the magazine and tossed it onto a chair nearby, out of the camera frame.