The Cannon Fodder NPC Went Too Far [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 41
Chapter 41
“Starting from today, follow me for a few laps around the track after evening self-study every day.” Gu Aoyu lightly tapped Xu Luxi’s desk, saying lazily. Although her tone was casual, her eyes were resolute, seeming to inform Xu Luxi rather than ask her.
She had tossed and turned all night after returning to her room, unable to sleep. Images of Xu Luxi curled up in the darkness, covered in bl00d, kept floating involuntarily in her mind.
Fine cold sweat seeped from Gu Aoyu’s constricted pores, slowly spreading across her body. She took a deep breath, instantly jumped out of bed, picked up her phone, and searched for the academic name, treatment methods, and famous doctors for these symptoms.
As for whether to ask the elders for help and let them intervene in the treatment, such a thought hadn’t even crossed Gu Aoyu’s mind. Her father didn’t care about his own biological daughter; how could he care about a stepdaughter?
As for Xu Luxi’s biological mother, Song Yu, she clearly only cared about Xu Luxi’s grades and was completely indifferent to everything else. Her step-sister had noticed Xu Luxi’s abnormalities; she didn’t believe Song Yu was completely unaware. She probably just didn’t care, treating it as punishment for Xu Luxi not meeting her goals.
Counting carefully, Xu Luxi only had her by her side. If she didn’t pay attention, Xu Luxi would truly have to shrink away in the darkness forever.
Gu Aoyu pursed her lips, clicked on the links, and carefully read them one by one. A tingling pain surged from the bottom of her heart like a tide, like countless small ants slowly crawling on the surface of her heart, leaving a strange sensation of numbness and ache everywhere they went. A subtle sense of joy sprouted from her heart, pushing out a new shoot before Gu Aoyu could even react.
It was as if she had finally found a small anchor point in this boring and stagnant world.
“Outdoor exercise, listening to music, emotional journaling, and appropriate venting… all can alleviate self-harming behavior in adolescents…”
“Patients with this symptom are moody, easily angered, and easily saddened during an episode. As long as it doesn’t endanger the patient’s or others’ lives, one should try to accommodate them…”
“If the symptoms still don’t alleviate and there are still aggressive behaviors, it is recommended to seek medical attention as early as possible for early treatment and recovery. Do not avoid the doctor because of embarrassment…”
Gu Aoyu dusted off the base of the desk lamp, sat upright at her desk, and wrote down the precautions stroke by stroke under the bright light.
“Okay, I’ll listen to Aoyu for everything.” Xu Luxi curved her eyes and nodded quite obediently. Her amber eyes seemed to hold a warm spring, clear and bright.
That wholehearted trust showered upon Gu Aoyu, instantly making her feel a little giddy. Gu Aoyu rubbed her nose, turned her head, and rested on the desk.
The little blue sphere floated in the air, watching the two people’s harmonious yet slightly strange interaction, wanting to speak but holding back.
It suspiciously looked at Gu Aoyu, whose face was pressed against the desk and whose ear—the one away from Xu Luxi was faintly pink. For a moment, it suddenly had a mental image of its first host.
No way?! !
“Host.” The little blue sphere descended seriously, waving its small chubby hand in front of her.
Gu Aoyu snapped back to attention, raising an eyebrow in confusion. Then, she saw the little blue sphere stand with its hands on its hips, slightly puffing its cheeks, glaring at Gu Aoyu several times. Seeing that Gu Aoyu still didn’t understand what it meant, the child sighed in an overly mature way, finally couldn’t hold back, and bumped her shoulder with its head, blinking curiously:
“Host, you don’t seem to hate the Great Villain anymore. You could even say you’re quite attentive to the Great Villain. So, what is your relationship?”
Thump, a rap on the head landed on the little blue sphere. The little blue sphere covered its head aggrievedly, glaring angrily at Gu Aoyu.
“Kids should stay out of grown-ups’ business.” Gu Aoyu left behind an ambiguous sentence. Before the system could react, her consciousness instantly vanished from the sea of consciousness, making a clean escape.
“Aaaah, Host is so annoying!” leaving the little blue sphere, a system, stomping its feet in the sea of consciousness.
What was their relationship?
Gu Aoyu lifted her head from between her arms. The dazzling light wrapped in warm heat. She pressed her flushed cheek against her arm, tilting her head to look at Xu Luxi, who was sitting perfectly straight beside her.
With her focused gaze, dense handwriting, and serious profile, Gu Aoyu felt like she was a vibrant green sapling, furiously absorbing nutrients, exuding boundless vitality from head to toe.
She bore no resemblance to the listless girl from last night. Even though Gu Aoyu knew that the girl in front of her was far from being as obedient and positive as she appeared.
She still liked it.
Gu Aoyu curved her lips, smiling freely, her two small canine teeth faintly visible.
She wasn’t sure what their relationship was now. Perhaps friends, perhaps classmates, perhaps step-sisters.
In the beginning, it was just a seed that quietly fell, so light that it was barely noticeable. Afterward, with every conversation, every interaction, she witnessed her pain and recorded her persistence. Like spring rain moistening the earth, it gently nourished that lifeless seed. The tender green sprout broke through the soil, slowly pushing open that soft corner, swaying with the wind.
By the time she realized it, it had already taken root and sprouted, impossible to eradicate.
She thought that whatever happened next, she would let it take its natural course.
A scorching gaze was unrestrainedly cast upon Xu Luxi’s face, wandering without any pattern. Xu Luxi’s throat bobbed, her fingers clutching the pen suddenly tightened, feeling inexplicably parched.
She sat there stiffly, forcing herself to stare closely at the old man teaching the class. She dared not lower her head at all, letting Gu Aoyu see the near-obsessive passion in her eyes.
Not yet, she still had to wait another year, wait until she was accepted into college…
Bang, a small stone wrapped in paper, like a bullet fired from a cannon, flew through the partially open window and aimed straight for Gu Aoyu’s face.
Gu Aoyu raised her head coldly, suddenly stood up, blocked Xu Luxi, and caught the stone with her hand.
A deep red mark was left on her palm, but Gu Aoyu didn’t care, narrowing her eyes and looking outside the window. The arrogant suspect who dared to openly throw objects during class ran extremely fast, leaving only a green-haired back.
Gu Aoyu took off the paper note, unfolded it, and placed it flat on the desk. A few large characters were scrawled crookedly on the crumpled paper:
“Meet me in the alley after school. Don’t come and I’ll kill your whole family.”
Gu Aoyu scoffed, tore the paper note into shreds, and sprinkled them on the desk.
Xu Luxi glanced at the contents of the note from the corner of her eye, abruptly grabbed Gu Aoyu’s sleeve, opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, a roar sounded from the podium.
“Gu Aoyu, which of your low-life friends is it this time? Always disrupting the teaching order, get out.”
Evidently, the old man teaching the class attributed the young hooligan who disrupted the class to Gu Aoyu.
Seeing Gu Aoyu look down at her deskmate without moving, a slender piece of chalk flew from the podium, aiming for Gu Aoyu’s face.
Gu Aoyu listlessly looked up, quickly catching the chalk in mid-air. Krakh, her pupils were purely black, like two dead black holes. Just a single glance made a chill crawl up the old man’s spine. He subconsciously took a step back, opened his mouth, and was about to shout a reprimand.
Then, he saw Gu Aoyu exert force with her fingers, directly snapping the chalk in half, which then fell to the ground with two soft pats.
She patted Xu Luxi’s slightly cool hand, and her sleeve slowly but decisively slipped from between Xu Luxi’s fingers, gradually breaking free from Xu Luxi’s grip. As the last bit of fabric was withdrawn, Xu Luxi’s hand fell limply.
Gu Aoyu put her hands in her pockets, viciously kicked the door open, and swaggered out of the classroom under the gaze of everyone in the class and the old man’s scolding.
“System, what’s the Male Lead up to now?” Gu Aoyu had a lollipop in her mouth, leaning lazily against a tree. The dappled shadows on her face faded a bit of her cruelty.
Seeing the back of the green-haired hooligan, Gu Aoyu knew it was the Male Lead coming to find trouble with her again.
Since Gu Aoyu had beaten the Male Lead and made him run away last time, the Male Lead had been as quiet as a chicken, recuperating at home for a period of time, not daring to make a sound about it. Being taken down by Gu Aoyu alone—how could he save face if word got out?
After recovering from his injuries, he became like an unkillable cockroach, ambushing her in various spots on campus every now and then, trying to regain his honor. The result was obvious: she beat him back every time, gaining no advantage whatsoever.
Speaking of which, she had to thank the Male Lead for being a typical hooligan who was often late and left early. She could bump into them and deal with them while taking a couple of laps around the campus during class time.
This way, it wouldn’t occupy the time she spent walking to and from school with Xu Luxi.
For one, Xu Luxi was a model student, and it wouldn’t look good for her to constantly run into hooligans fighting. Sometimes, if she wasn’t paying attention, they might even injure Xu Luxi.
For another, fighting inevitably leads to bl00d, and she didn’t want Xu Luxi to run into that kind of scene again. Last time, she cried hysterically and wanted to bandage her up. She could handle it herself in private.
She fought even more frequently in her previous life, and bleeding and injury were commonplace. She was much better at treating wounds and bloodstains than Xu Luxi, the amateur, ensuring that there was no smell of bl00d when she returned.
It had been some time since she had beaten the Male Lead into a pig’s head. Lately, the Male Lead had been like he evaporated into thin air, disappearing for a while without coming to trouble her again. There must be a big conspiracy.
“Host, 10086 found out. The Male Lead saw that he couldn’t beat you, got angry out of shame, and contacted his gang-affiliated Older Brother. He requested that they break both your arms.”
The little blue sphere appeared in front of Gu Aoyu again, puffing its cheeks and angrily telling Gu Aoyu everything it had found out.
“That’s going too far, bullying the younger, ganging up on the single person…” The little blue sphere furiously denounced the bastards.
Gu Aoyu nodded knowingly. She paced between the trees, bending down to pick and choose weapons that were handy.
In fact, when she saw the note saying “meet in the alley,” she had somewhat expected it.
Previously, they had always fought on campus, never leaving the school grounds.
“Host, how about we don’t fight them? How about we stand them up?” The little blue sphere tugged on Gu Aoyu’s sleeve, trying to persuade her.
Gu Aoyu gently shook her head.
“These low-life thugs act without restraint. If I go, it might be fine. If I don’t, they’ll probably go after the people around me. I wouldn’t mind if they beat that old man, but Xu Luxi and Song Yu are innocent.”
“So, I must go.”