After Transmigrating Into A Cannon Fodder Character, I Only Want To Survive (GL) - Chapter 15

Wu Mei walked down from the attic and turned her head to see Fang Bai leaning against the railing.

The woman leaned casually, and although she had no expression on her face, it was clear that she was exuding a low mood.

Wu Mei didn’t know what had happened. She just raised the empty cup in her hand when Fang Bai looked at her, “Miss, I watched Xiao Ji drink all the milk.”

“Mm, that’s good.” Fang Bai straightened up. “Thank you, Sister Wu. Please get some rest as well.”

Fang Bai returned to her room and remembered that Ji Yuning hadn’t drunk her milk.

Afraid that Ji Yuning would secretly pour it out, she prepared to go upstairs to Ji Yuning’s room again. After going out, she ran into Wu Mei. After thinking about it, Fang Bai asked Wu Mei to go upstairs.

Ji Yuning’s attitude towards Fang Bai made Fang Bai feel a little frustrated.

Fang Bai could sense that Ji Yuning’s initial attitude towards Liao Li was also very cold, but after only three phone calls, it had softened.

Of course, Fang Bai also knew that the most crucial reason was what the original owner had done. So, she quickly left Ji Yuning’s room not because she was angry, but because Fang Bai herself was discouraged.

However, this decadent mood only lasted one night.

After spending the whole night realizing that staying alive was the most important thing, Fang Bai got up early the next morning. After getting ready, she went downstairs and saw Ji Yuning eating at the dining table. Fang Bai walked over and said, “Good morning. Did you sleep well?”

Ji Yuning turned to look at Fang Bai, and after just one glance, she looked away, her eyelashes fluttering, “Mm.”

Wu Mei brought Fang Bai her meal, porridge and steamed buns.

After taking a sip of porridge, Fang Bai said, “It seems that a glass of milk every night works.”

Fang Bai remembered that Ji Yuning wouldn’t have milk at school, so she said, “I’ll take you to buy some later, so you can drink it at school.”

“No need,” Ji Yuning said. “The school supermarket has it.”

Fang Bai nodded, “Oh, okay.”

Ji Yuning picked up her bowl and got up, walking to the kitchen counter. Just as she rolled up her sleeves, she heard Fang Bai ask her, “What are you doing?”

Ji Yuning turned on the faucet, and in the rushing water, her voice sounded calm, “Washing the dishes.”

Fang Bai: “There’s a dishwasher.”

“Yes, Xiao Ji, just give me the bowls,” Wu Mei said, walking towards Ji Yuning, wanting to stop her from washing the dishes. But by the time she got there, Ji Yuning had already turned off the faucet and washed the dishes.

Seeing this, Wu Mei could only say, “You don’t have to wash them in the future. After eating, go get ready for school.”

Ji Yuning hummed, “Thank you, Aunt Wu.”

Ji Yuning walked out of the kitchen, her schoolbag on the chair where she had been sitting.

As soon as Ji Yuning picked up her schoolbag, Fang Bai, sitting in the main seat, hurriedly said, “Wait for me a moment. I’ll finish eating soon.”

Wu Mei: “Miss, Xiao Ji is going to school. Take your time eating.”

Fang Bai said, “I’ll take her.”

“Ah?” Wu Mei thought she had misheard and repeated, “Miss, you’re going to take Xiao Ji?”

“Mm.” Fang Bai slowly finished the last sip of porridge and got up, saying to Ji Yuning, who was looking at her, “I’ll take you.”

Ji Yuning was about to refuse, but a warm hand covered the top of her head.

Fang Bai rubbed Ji Yuning’s head, “Don’t refuse me, okay?”

“…”

Fang Bai refused Uncle Li’s offer to drive and got into the driver’s seat herself.

Then Fang Bai opened the passenger door and asked Ji Yuning to get in.

After Ji Yuning got in the car, Fang Bai just told her to fasten her seatbelt and then focused on driving without saying anything else.

When the car drove out of the villa area and passed the bus stop, Fang Bai said softly, “How is it? It’s much faster than taking the bus, right?”

Fang Bai guessed that Ji Yuning was in a relatively good mood today. Surprisingly, her silly question got a response.

Ji Yuning said, “Mm.”

Fang Bai smiled faintly, “If you go to school, I’ll pick you up and drop you off every day.”

This time, Ji Yuning didn’t say anything. Because she wasn’t familiar with the roads, Fang Bai didn’t continue talking and concentrated on driving.

Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the gate of Hu City No. 1 High School.

Ji Yuning unbuckled her seatbelt and grabbed her schoolbag, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” Fang Bai said.

Seeing that Ji Yuning had opened the car door and was about to get out, Fang Bai called, “Xiao Ning.”

Ji Yuning paused and turned her head to see Fang Bai handing her a few red bills, “Living expenses.”

Ji Yuning raised her eyelids and lifted her arm, revealing her hand under her school uniform.

When her hand touched the money, Ji Yuning noticed that the other person’s hand showed no sign of letting go.

Ji Yuning looked up at Fang Bai. After meeting Fang Bai’s eyes, just as she was about to retract her hand, she heard Fang Bai ask, “Would you agree to do something for me?”

Without the previous harshness or the annoying commanding tone, Ji Yuning remained silent, waiting for Fang Bai’s next words.

Sensing Ji Yuning’s meaning, Fang Bai smiled and made her request, “Look at your phone every night.”

Ji Yuning: “…Mm.”

Fang Bai let go of her hand, and the money fell into Ji Yuning’s hand.

The conversation just now was like a 500 yuan transaction, where both parties gained benefits without any emotion.

Fang Bai sat up straight and bent her little finger at Ji Yuning, “Once words are spoken, that’s the agreement.”

Watching Ji Yuning put the money into her school uniform pocket, Fang Bai said, “By the way, if you feel uncomfortable living with that classmate whose name I forgot, you can talk to Teacher He and ask her to help mediate.”

He Wei left a fairly good impression on Fang Bai.

Ji Yuning nodded, “Mm.”

Fang Bai said to her, “That’s all. Go to class. Don’t be late.”

The car window slowly went up.

When the car window was halfway up, Ji Yuning turned and walked towards the school.

Many students who knew Ji Yuning had already seen the car that brought Ji Yuning, but they didn’t see who was driving. When Ji Yuning passed by them, they whispered to each other.

He Ziyan also saw Ji Yuning getting out of the luxury car. Unlike others, she knew who brought Ji Yuning.

Stopping Ji Yuning who was walking by her, He Ziyan asked sharply, “Why did Fang Bai bring you to school?”

Ji Yuning first looked down at the hand blocking her, then glanced at He Ziyan and remained silent.

He Ziyan was used to Ji Yuning’s silence. She didn’t expect Ji Yuning to respond. After a cold laugh, she retracted her hand, crossed her arms, and said arrogantly, “Do you think she helped you speak on Friday? It’s only because if you were really framed for stealing, she would be the one who would be embarrassed.”

He Ziyan sneered, “She was just helping herself. You don’t think she’s being nice to you, do you? Someone like you, who has nothing, is just a dog of the Fang family. The only reason she still keeps you is to save the Fang family’s face. When Fang Bai gets married… or maybe when you come of age and the Fang family has no obligation to support you, you’ll definitely be kicked out of the Fang family.”

What happened in the backstage of the school celebration had spread throughout the school over the weekend. They all knew that He Ziyan had instructed Yu Mimi to frame Ji Yuning. Now, seeing He Ziyan stopping Ji Yuning, many people gathered around to watch the excitement.

He Ziyan didn’t deliberately lower her voice when she spoke, and many people heard what she said.

He Ziyan glanced around and then moved her feet towards Ji Yuning. After getting closer, she whispered, “By then… you’ll go from a house dog to a stray dog.”

He Ziyan thought what she said was very harsh, because she meant it.

He Ziyan didn’t want to see Ji Yuning’s expressionless face. Whether it was getting the top score in the exam, playing the piano on stage, or being accused of stealing, Ji Yuning was always calm.

He Ziyan wanted to see other expressions on Ji Yuning’s face, wanting to know what Ji Yuning would look like with a distorted face.

But the result was not what He Ziyan wanted. Ji Yuning just took a step back, put some distance between herself and He Ziyan, and then said softly, “Is your self-criticism finished?”

After saying that, Ji Yuning walked towards the teaching building.

Leaving He Ziyan, who was furious, standing there.

“Ji Yuning!”

Watching Ji Yuning walk further and further away, He Ziyan stomped her foot heavily.

Until the class bell rang, He Ziyan looked back at the school gate, where the car that had been parked was long gone.

Fang Bai thought that after rejecting her original owner’s friends, they wouldn’t message her anymore, but she didn’t expect them to come to her door.

Returning home and seeing three or four people sitting in the living room, Fang Bai was stunned. After retrieving the original owner’s memories, she realized that these people were the ones who often hung out with the original owner.

One of them crossed her legs and sat elegantly on the sofa. Seeing Fang Bai enter the house, she put down her legs and placed the teacup in her hand on the coffee table, asking slowly, “The busy person is back?”

She was as relaxed as if she were in her own home.

Fang Bai sneered inwardly, “Why are you here?”

Seeing Fang Bai’s unpleasant expression, the person got up and said softly, “It’s been so long. You don’t come to our sister gatherings, so we had to come find you.”

Their families relied on the Fang family to gain a foothold in Hu City. Approaching Fang Bai was also their families’ intention. At first, they pretended to please Fang Bai, but as Fang Bai treated them better and better, they had long forgotten their initial purpose, and their contempt for Fang Bai sometimes showed on the surface.

These days, they couldn’t get in touch with Fang Bai. They went from being indifferent to nervous and panicked, and finally decided to come find Fang Bai.

After saying that, the person asked suspiciously, “Your housekeeper said you took that dead child to school?”

The most effective way for them to please Fang Bai was to curse Ji Yuning.

Every time they cursed, it was very effective.

But this time, it didn’t work. Seeing Fang Bai frown, the person repeated coldly, “Dead child?”

Noticing Fang Bai’s change, the person’s expression stiffened, then relaxed and smiled, “What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong? Didn’t you always say Ji Yuning was just a dead child?”

Fang Bai frowned, “Don’t say that again.”

One of them asked, “What? You’re not seriously going to raise her, are you?”

Fang Bai: “Mm.”

The person continued, “So you haven’t been hanging out with us these past few days because of this?”

“No,” Fang Bai said. “I just find it boring to hang out with you.”

“If you don’t hang out with us, what else can you do? Raise that dog?”

“That’s none of your business. Leave my house.”

Fang Bai suddenly felt that she shouldn’t have cared about the original owner’s face and chatted with these people peacefully. They kept calling Ji Yuning a dog, so they couldn’t be good people.

Another person said in surprise, “We’re friends. Are you breaking up with us for that dog?!”

She shouldn’t have said another word to these “friends.”

“Sister Wu, see them out.”

Fang Bai turned and went upstairs without looking back.

The sudden arrival of these people disturbed Fang Bai’s otherwise good mood. Especially when she heard how they called Ji Yuning, Fang Bai knew they must have called her that a lot in front of the original owner.

Fang Bai felt sorry for Ji Yuning again.

However, one of the person’s words caught Fang Bai’s attention.

What else could she do?

Right now, she needed to gain Ji Yuning’s forgiveness. But what if she didn’t get it later?

She couldn’t sit still and wait to die. She could only quietly leave and avoid Ji Yuning.

By then… she would have to start all over again.

••••

Wednesday night self-study ended.

Ji Yuning and Mu Xuerou returned to the dormitory together. After washing up, Ji Yuning sat on the edge of her bed, reading a book.

The phone beside her was displaying the startup screen.

Three days had passed, and Ji Yuning turned on her phone for the third time.

On the first day, Ji Yuning followed the “deal” with Fang Bai, turned on her phone, and kept it on until 10:30, when she finished reading and went to sleep.

The phone was quiet, with no new messages.

On the second day, Ji Yuning still followed the agreement, keeping her phone on until 10:30, like the day before. During that time, she received a friend request from Mu Xuerou. After accepting Mu Xuerou, Ji Yuning changed her profile picture to a pure black photo.

It was a photo she accidentally took when she pressed the shutter button.

The third day…

Ji Yuning didn’t turn off data before shutting down her phone, so it automatically connected to the internet after starting up.

Ji Yuning was about to turn the page of her book when she glanced at her phone screen.

A green app had a red dot, indicating two unread messages.

Ji Yuning hesitated for a moment but didn’t pick up the phone. She just stretched out her finger and tapped the green square.

The unread messages were from someone named “Aunt Fang,” sent around 8 pm, during her evening self-study.

As for the name, it had been like that from the beginning, presumably changed by Fang Bai herself.

Ji Yuning sat up straight on the bed, but her gaze was slanted down at the phone.

Aunt Fang: [Changed your profile picture?]

Aunt Fang: [How was studying today?]

Ji Yuning still used that finger to tap on the screen: [Mm.]

The other person seemed to be busy, replying about seven minutes later:

Aunt Fang: [That’s good.]

Aunt Fang: [How are you getting along with your new roommate? Awkward?]

The message notification sounded, and Ji Yuning held the book in one hand and picked up the phone with the other.

Ji Yuning: [She changed dorms.]

Fang Bai, curled up on the sofa, took a bite of a strawberry.

Aunt Fang: [Then is your new roommate okay? Do you know her?]

Ji Yuning: [He Ziyan.]

Fang Bai sat up straight, staring at the three words Ji Yuning sent, unable to understand.

Aunt Fang: [?]

Aunt Fang: [She moved into your dorm?!]

Ji Yuning glanced at the person lying on the opposite bunk, applying a face mask, and replied: [Mm.]

Fang Bai replied quickly this time: [Can we call?]

The person sitting on the bed paused for a moment, then got up, went to the balcony, and closed the door.

Fang Bai waited for a while with her phone and saw Ji Yuning send: [Yes.]

Author’s Note:

Xiao Ji’s diary 2:

Monday: Aunt Fang told me to look at my phone at night. I thought she would message me. I waited and waited, but even when I went to sleep, I didn’t get a message from Aunt Fang. The cold phone only had her previous message, “Do you know how to use it?” Should I treat this as new content and reply?

Tuesday: I changed my profile picture today. Of course, the main reason I changed my profile picture was because I thought it looked good when I took it. It’s not because Aunt Fang didn’t message me and I wanted to get her attention. Definitely not.