The Cannon Fodder NPC Went Too Far [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 51

Chapter 51

“Aoyu, I’m really sorry. My advisor suddenly asked me to organize data again. I won’t have time to spend with you this weekend.” Xu Luxi’s face was full of apology. Her amber eyes were dull, and heavy dark circles rested under her eyelids. She looked extremely exhausted.

Seeing Xu Luxi in this state, all the anger in Gu Aoyu evaporated. She sighed. Seeing Xu Luxi’s eyes slightly red, almost on the verge of tears, she gently comforted her:

“Actually, it doesn’t matter that we haven’t seen each other for a few weeks. Our feelings are still as strong as ever. It’s just—” Gu Aoyu’s eyebrows drooped, her face stern and serious:

“Tell me the truth. How long has it been since you had a good rest? You’ve lost weight again. All the weight you gained during the summer is gone. And that advisor you keep talking about—he calls you to clean the lab, calls you to organize data, even calls you to carry dead bodies. He makes you do all sorts of errands, calling you day and night. Your coursework is already heavy. Where do you find the time for all this other stuff?”

Gu Aoyu frowned. Her features, which were somewhat soft moments ago, sharpened like a blade, as she vented all her dissatisfaction with that advisor.

She had long disliked that advisor. Her Xiaoxi was such a good student. She had studied hard for over a decade to get into a good university to learn knowledge, not to be his housekeeper and handle his chores. If this continued, when that old man had a grandson, would Xiaoxi also have to help raise his great-grandson?

Xu Luxi was startled. The smile on her face faded slightly. She shook her head helplessly. Her half-closed eyelids made it impossible for Gu Aoyu to figure out what she was truly thinking.

“It’s alright, Aoyu. I’m not a child. I understand these things. Maybe the advisor values me more. After all, he is the advisor for our cohort. I shouldn’t make things too awkward.”

“I don’t think it’s valuing; I think it’s targeting you. If he valued you, why would he make you do chores but not let you join their project team? There are so many students in your department. Why doesn’t he use others? Why does he constantly use you?”

Gu Aoyu puffed out her cheeks angrily. Her cold eyebrows rested on her narrow eyes, looking ready to punch someone.

“Xu Luxi, the professor is looking for you.” As Xu Luxi was carefully choosing her words, a curt voice interrupted them.

She politely acknowledged him, jogged a short distance in her white lab coat, and tried to coax Gu Aoyu as she ran: “Okay, okay, I will be careful. Don’t be angry. We’ll talk about this later. I’ll tell you my plan then.”

Gu Aoyu stifled her frustration and hmmphed, hanging up first. She casually tossed her phone onto the soft bed, spread out her hands, and slumped onto the bed, letting out a deep sigh.

They were in the same city, yet it felt like a long-distance relationship.

“Little Blue Orb, help me investigate that advisor. See if he has any suspicious history.” Gu Aoyu seemed to realize something, suddenly sitting up from the bed, and said in a low voice.

The Little Blue Orb, which was leisurely lying in the sea of consciousness, was momentarily confused. Seeing Gu Aoyu’s tense face, it instantly understood her meaning.

“Host, do you suspect he is related to the Great Villain’s later breakdown?”

“Mm. Xu Luxi has already entered university, just a few steps away from the life she dreamed of. She wouldn’t decisively destroy her future unless her hope was utterly shattered. Her university life now is tiring but fulfilling. Her classmates and roommates are harmonious. Only that one factor is discordant.”

“Host, please wait. The system will be back soon.”

Gu Aoyu nodded, looking at the dazzling night sky in her sea of consciousness.

She had been having dreams lately, dreaming of Xu Luxi’s appearance in the later part of the novel.

Her long hair was wet and sticky against her cheeks, strands soaked in bl00d, like eerie red ribbons. Her fair face was mottled with bloodstains, trailing down and dripping from her chin.

She sat next to a corpse, grinding a surgical knife over and over. Her fingertips and wrists were covered in bl00d and grime. The crevices of her fingernails even contained remnants of skin and flesh.

Seemingly sensing the gaze of a living person, she paused, slowly raised her eyes, and stared blankly at Gu Aoyu. Her amber eyes were dark and low, as if her soul had been extracted. Her pupils were unfocused, without any ripple.

“Aoyu, I hurt so much… Aoyu.”

Gu Aoyu abruptly woke up, her body twitching uncontrollably. The hair on her forehead was soaked with sweat. She tightly clutched the collar of her shirt, gasping for air.

It hurts so much. Xiaoxi, she hurts so much too.

“Host, I found it. The system retrieved all information available online and finally found some clues. XXX, deep professional accomplishment, has published many influential papers, a senior scholar in the field of medicine… Of course, those are not the point. The point is he has a son.”

“Years ago, he posted a photo of his son as a child on a social platform. After rigorous comparison by the system, there is a 90% chance of confirmation that his son is the Male Lead from the novel.”

“What!” Gu Aoyu’s eyes widened suddenly.

“Why didn’t the novel mention such important information?” Gu Aoyu clenched her fists and heavily slammed them on the table, her eyes faintly red.

The novel only mentioned that the Male Lead came from a noble background, with a professor father and a mother in government. Yet, he was uneducated and caused trouble everywhere since childhood. His parents, unable to tolerate him, sent him to their hometown for “experience,” where he met the low-born Female Lead.

The logic made sense now. The original owner bullied Xiaoxi, and the Male Lead was involved. After Xiaoxi was admitted to university, the Male Lead was called back home. He accidentally found a familiar punching bag under his father’s supervision and wanted to continue his bullying.

He had thought Xu Luxi was still the easily manipulated softie from before, only to find that she had become defiant after entering university, daring to disobey his orders.

It was extraordinarily ridiculous. She had worked hard for over a decade, thinking she could escape the fate of being bullied and safely enjoy her life. Who would have thought that even with all her effort and crossing class boundaries, they could still stand above her and press her into the mud as long as they wished?

Xu Luxi was under his father’s supervision, still subject to his manipulation. A person who could raise a child like the Male Lead couldn’t be a good person himself.

He only needed to use his power to make things difficult for a student. A simple matter that didn’t require much effort.

It was just that his methods were more subtle and malicious than the Male Lead’s.

Making a student run errands for him, handling the project team’s chores, was seen by everyone not as malicious trouble but as favor. Everyone would say that the professor valued and was cultivating his protégé.

To be favored by the professor meant a limitless future, whether through a letter of recommendation or joining the project team for research.

Xu Luxi’s personality would likely have endured years of routine exploitation, and open and veiled scolding and degradation. She endured it for so long, only to erupt in the final year before graduation. Perhaps she had truly lost all hope.

He was blocking her graduation.

Gu Aoyu immediately deduced Xu Luxi’s actual breaking point at that time.

She endured and endured. Her 7-year integrated program was finally about to end. Who knew those beasts still wouldn’t let her go?

She had climbed so hard, used all her strength, yet still couldn’t reach the starting line of others.

It doesn’t matter. She just wanted to live with dignity. She just wanted to stop being bullied. They actually wanted to deprive her of even this small request.

Why? Why were they high and mighty while she was lowly as dirt? Why could a casual word from them determine her life and death?

What did she do wrong? No, she didn’t do anything wrong. Her only mistake was not stabbing them to death the moment she met them.

Mistakes must be compensated. She had nothing left. How could they live so peacefully in this world? Let them all go to hell with her.

She tied them to the operating table, gave them the best anesthetic, sliced open their stomachs, and violently pulled out their organs, dissecting and dismembering them using the knowledge they had taught her.

Eerie flames leaped and tumbled in Xu Luxi’s eyes. Her pale cheeks and dark long hair draped over her shoulders. She laughed softly.

Xu Luxi took a long leave and returned to her hometown, starting with the school delinquents, and killing all the way up to the Male Lead’s father. She was indeed an excellent medical student—steady hands, sharp eyes—the dissected body parts were perfectly standard.

Under the blazing fire, the police, armed with guns, surrounded her residence. Xu Luxi looked down at her unconscious mother in a pool of bl00d, smiled, and resolutely threw herself into the flames.

Black hair danced wildly in the fire, creeping and climbing along her sleeves. Everything in its path instantly charred and disappeared, turning into wisps of gray smoke. She curved the corners of her eyes and laughed wantonly. The frenzied flames surged in her eyes, reflecting like molten lava in the eyes of everyone watching.

In the very end, she blinked laboriously. If she had any regret, it was probably that she hadn’t managed to kill the Male Lead.

It doesn’t matter. Even if her soul scattered, she would wait for him at the head of the Bridge of Helplessness. When he descended to hell, she would tear him to shreds with her hands and teeth.

A tear slipped down Gu Aoyu’s cheek. She harshly wiped it away with her hand. If the Male Lead in the novel wanted to bully Xu Luxi, this time it was less about targeting Xu Luxi and more about targeting her.

She hadn’t concealed her relationship with Xu Luxi at school.

“System, help me find the Male Lead’s current contact information.”

The low, hoarse voice reached the Little Blue Orb’s ears, making it shiver.

“Who is it? Why are you calling me so early? Get to the point.”

“It’s me, Gu Aoyu.” The indifferent voice reached the Male Lead’s ear.

“I know Xu Luxi’s advisor is your father. She has no grievance with you. Come at me if you have a problem. What does bullying her accomplish? Is that all you’ve got?”

The Male Lead scoffed, crossed his legs, and swayed slightly: “First, my father has so many students. How would I know of anyone named Xiaoxi? Second, you need evidence when you talk. Which eye saw my father bully her? Hearsay is worthless.”

“You can go report my father to the school and see if he’s abusing his power to oppress students. Does cultivation count as oppression?” The Male Lead raised his tone, the malice undisguised.

Gu Aoyu heavily kicked the chair, veins popping on her face. She said slowly, word for word: “What will it take for you to leave her alone? I told you not to involve others in our grievances. If you have the guts, send someone to attack me.”

“I wouldn’t dare. Our Campus Queen Gu is now a police cadet. Maybe she even passed the public security entrance exam and entered the police force. Causing trouble for you is just causing trouble for the police, isn’t it?”

“I remember there’s a drug trafficking gang on the outskirts of the capital. If you go take a walk there and come out alive, our score will be settled.”