The Real Daughter Needs Saving by This Vicious Female Cannon Fodder? - Chapter 3

“Is it good, Mas…”

Before she could finish the last word, Gu Xia swallowed the scalding chicken soup, her face flushing red as she covered Ning Anran’s lips with her palm.

Could this woman not spout such shameless words in public?!

People would really think she was into some niche preferences!

This was social suicide!

Now that she was aware of her tragic fate as cannon fodder, she absolutely couldn’t let such reckless behavior happen again!

Her fair fingers carried the scent of hospital disinfectant, and Ning Anran froze in surprise.

A hint of doubt arose in her heart.

In the past, Gu Xia would never have been this gentle with her. If her hand ever touched Ning Anran’s face, it would only be for one reason—to slap her hard.

Then she’d kick her for good measure, warning her to stay away from Cheng Chen.

Even now, Ning Anran couldn’t understand how Gu Xia had ever fallen for Cheng Chen, let alone assumed that she had feelings for him.

But now, Gu Xia was acting completely out of character.

First, she stood up for her in front of the housekeeper, and now she was changing her usual attitude, telling her not to call her “Master.”

Could it be that she planned to summon her again tonight to warm her bed?

Early autumn had indeed brought cooler weather, and Gu Xia had always been sensitive to the cold.

Whenever it got chilly, she’d make Ning Anran strip naked to warm her bed before kicking her back to the servant’s quarters at Uncle Fu’s place, where she lived with her mother.

Gulping down the unbearably hot soup, Gu Xia wanted to cry—she truly had to suffer the consequences of her own actions.

“Don’t call me that in public, Ning Anran.”

“I still have some dignity left.”

Widening her eyes, Gu Xia tried to look at least a little intimidating.

She knew that if she suddenly became gentler toward the female lead, Ning Anran would only grow more wary of her.

So she had to keep playing the role of the vicious supporting character from this cliché Mary Sue romance novel.

Except now, she’d raise her hand high but lower it gently—better yet, pull the female lead into an embrace and let her feel the warmth of love.

That way, the female lead wouldn’t want to tear her to pieces.

Ah, what a brilliant plan~

Ning Anran chuckled softly, her fox-like narrow eyes gleaming. Yet her white T-shirt and jeans lent her an air of delicate innocence.

She was breathtakingly beautiful.

Truly worthy of being the novel’s female lead!

“Understood, Master.”

“I won’t call you that.”

Ning Anran lowered her gaze, her expression unreadable, as she scooped another spoonful of soup and brought it to Gu Xia’s lips.

“If Miss Gu wants to leave the hospital sooner, you’d better finish this bowl of soup quickly.”

Was the female lead really this patient…?

Gu Xia felt a chill run down her spine, but she didn’t dare refuse the soup offered by the female lead!

If all her hard-earned goodwill points were suddenly deducted again, wouldn’t all her efforts be for nothing?!

The spoon pressed against her tongue, Ning Anran pushing it in a little too deep. The ceramic made her tongue go numb, and Gu Xia strongly suspected this was Ning Anran’s way of getting revenge.

Trying to choke her to death with spoonfuls of soup!

Noticing Gu Xia’s slight frown, Ning Anran finally withdrew the spoon and placed it back in the lunchbox.

She gently pulled over a tissue, folding it neatly with her fingertips before dabbing at Gu Xia’s lips, watching as the golden broth soaked into the paper.

Ning Anran’s voice carried a hint of delight.

“You did really well, Second Miss.”

What did she do well? The female lead’s gaze was downright creepy—it felt like she might shove a tissue into my mouth any second and force me to swallow it!

So, Gu Xia instinctively leaned back, dodging Ning Anran’s repeated attempts to wipe her face.

“Ning Anran, you… still owe tens of thousands in tuition, don’t you?”

Gu Xia recalled that the reason the female lead had been driven mad by her was because she had prevented her from attending school.

At the mention of “tuition,” the light in Ning Anran’s eyes dimmed instantly. She turned her head, and the facade of forced pleasantry she had maintained in front of Gu Xia began to crack.

“I have 100,000 in pocket money left on this card. If you’re in a hurry, consider it… a loan from me.”

Gu Xia reached for her exquisite handbag on the table, unclasped it, and pulled out a bank card.

This 100,000 was her parents’ monthly allowance for her. Once spent, there wouldn’t be any more.

Her heart ached at the thought. She was just a cannon-fodder villainess, after all, so her family background couldn’t compare to the female lead’s impressive status—just modestly well-off.

But if she didn’t give this money to the female lead, how could she keep her life?

Ning Anran frowned, assuming Gu Xia was here to humiliate her again—perhaps to say that her semester’s tuition wasn’t even enough to buy one of her handbags.

“I don’t need it. I can earn it myself by working.”

Ah, the female lead was truly the female lead. Was this the spirit of rising above the muck? Or was she just suffering for no reason?

Nonono~ Neither, Host. The female lead just dislikes you!

Hmph, shut up if you don’t know how to speak properly!

Gu Xia mentally flipped the “universal friendly gesture,” wishing she could shove it right into the system’s face—oh, wait, this thing had no face to begin with.

No wonder it spoke so shamelessly—it literally had no shame!

“Ning Anran, did you know your mother borrowed another sum of money from mine?”

“If you go back to her, do you think you’ll get any money? You’d probably end up emptying your own pockets to cover it.”

Gu Xia held the bank card between her fingers, staring fixedly at Ning Anran.

Then, in an imperious tone, she declared, “I, for one, don’t like sharing a room with uneducated women. So, you’d better study hard, or else I’ll get angry at the sight of ignorant women.”

Ding! Congratulations, Host! Female lead’s favorability +10! Host, this is a good start!

“If you don’t borrow this money from me, I’ll donate it to your school and tell the principal I hope he’ll waive tuition for hardworking, diligent students.”

Gu Xia’s condescending tone was no different from before.

Had she grown tired of her old tormenting games and switched to a new flavor now?

Ning Anran yielded.

She could refuse anything—even endure a beating from Gu Xia’s bodyguards—but right now, she genuinely lacked the tuition money.

The university had already issued its final warning: if she failed to pay the tuition this month, they would withhold her diploma, effectively erasing her from their records.

Ning Anran’s fingers tightened around the bank card, resentment flaring in her heart. Her father had gambled away all the student loans she had applied for.

Lost in a single night—not a single cent remained.

“Thank you.”

These two words—Ning Anran herself didn’t know whether she was genuinely apologizing or had simply grown accustomed to putting on an act in front of Gu Xia.

“No need to thank me. It’s not like I’m giving this to you for free. Just remember to pay me back later. As for interest… let’s say ten cents a day.”

“Don’t forget to repay me!”

Gu Xia looked at Ning Anran’s slender frame. Even her malnourished, sallow complexion couldn’t overshadow her beauty.

The more he looked, the more he felt like he had been a complete jerk in the past.