After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 2
byIn front of a secluded small building, two scarred, burly men in black were whispering.
“I heard that the guy we’re picking up has been chasing our boss for years, but the boss never paid him any mind.”
“But the boss is famous for his conquests; he has more lovers than we can count. How can there be someone he doesn’t even look at? How ugly must he be…”
“Heh heh, needless to say, he must be too hideous to look at—”
“Click—”
A faint sound of a door opening rang out, and the main door was suddenly pushed open.
The two big men immediately stopped talking. They felt the awkwardness of being caught badmouthing someone by the person themselves, and they looked nervously at the person who opened the door.
At this sight, they were stunned.
The person who appeared was tall and slender, with skin that was pale from lack of sun. But this paleness didn’t make him look lifeless; instead, it gave him an ethereal, scholarly air, detached from the mundane world. His light amber eyes were like fine gemstones, half-hidden beneath long eyelashes. The slightly upturned corners of his eyes were like hooks, catching the viewer’s heart.
This was undoubtedly a great beauty.
This great beauty frowned darkly, one hand held behind his back, and asked in a cold voice, “What are you doing standing around the door like ghosts?”
The two big men were accustomed to being Star Pirates and were usually reckless. If someone spoke to them in this tone normally, they would have already been kicked away. But facing this person now, they felt a rare sense of restraint.
“We are looking for Ye Qingyun.” The big man unconsciously softened his tone.
“I am Ye Qingyun,” the gloomy great beauty frowned. “What exactly do you want?”
The big men: “???”
The big men exchanged glances, seeing the same shock in each other’s eyes.
No way. Was this person, who was rumored on their ship to be so ugly that one glance would make you vomit, actually this good-looking?
Before the big man could speak, Ye Qingyun glanced at the Laser Guns tucked into their waistbands and sneered, “Coming to find me with weapons? Interesting.”
The next second, the ground at the doorway completely caved in, forming a deep pit. The two big men were caught off guard and tumbled in.
They looked up and saw the great beauty above them, giving them a dark smile: “You two, just fend for yourselves in there.”
They finally saw what Ye Qingyun had been holding in the hand he kept behind his back. It was a button, clearly controlling the mechanism here.
Seeing the ground above them beginning to close, the two big men shouted urgently, “Wait! We mean no harm! We were sent by Boss Pu Tian specifically to pick you up and bring you aboard!”
After saying this, they saw Ye Qingyun visibly freeze, the dark smile disappearing from his face, replaced by joy.
“Is that so?” Ye Qingyun bent down to look at the people in the pit, his light amber eyes illuminated as if by the sun. “Why are you in the pit? My apologies.”
The big men were pulled out of the deep pit. Ye Qingyun patted the dirt off them and smiled kindly.
This face looked even better up close. When those light amber eyes smiled so gently, it was like warm honey flowing into the heart, both warm and sweet.
“You don’t blame me, do you?” Ye Qingyun said. “It’s inconvenient living alone, so I have to be extra careful.”
The big men, subjected to a close-range attack of beauty, completely forgot their recent terror and began to deeply reflect on their own mistakes.
Someone with this appearance must be constantly harassed if they live alone. It was their fault for not notifying him in advance; they had scared Ye Qingyun!
The big men adopted their most sincere attitudes, apologized to Ye Qingyun, and invited him to get in the car.
Ye Qingyun smiled, went back to pack his luggage, and got into the vehicle with the big men.
Ye Qingyun watched the scenery rapidly receding outside the car window. He looked cheerful on the surface, but his palms were sweating from nervousness.
Once he arrived, he would officially begin following the plot.
This world was a melodramatic BL novel world. Ye Qingyun had Transmigrated years ago, becoming the Vicious Cannon Fodder Shou who adored the Scum Gong in the book.
This Cannon Fodder Shou was reclusive and solitary, only burying himself in books to study. In a chance encounter, the Cannon Fodder Shou saw the Scum Gong and was instantly captivated, starting a frantic pursuit and declaration of love, writing passionate love letters to the Scum Gong every day.
The Scum Gong was the flamboyant leader of a Star Pirate Crew, but he had no interest whatsoever in the self-sacrificing type like the Cannon Fodder Shou, barely giving him a glance. Instead, during a raid on a spaceship, he took a liking to the Protagonist, who was cold in both appearance and personality.
The Protagonist did not like the Scum Gong and was also very powerful, preventing the Scum Gong from acting recklessly. After realizing that nothing he did could make the Protagonist look at him twice, the Scum Gong took advantage of the Protagonist’s distraction and kidnapped the Protagonist’s grandmother with all his Star Pirate Crew forces, forcing the Protagonist to board their ship.
Unfortunately, even aboard the ship, the Protagonist was impervious to both threats and kindness, treating the Scum Gong like air. The Protagonist even threatened the Scum Gong in return, saying he would self-destruct and blow up the entire pirate ship.
Just when the Scum Gong was at his wit’s end, he coincidentally discovered that the Protagonist was reading a book written by the Cannon Fodder Shou. Shocked, he immediately sent people to fetch the Cannon Fodder Shou, intending for the Cannon Fodder Shou to explain the book’s contents to the Protagonist and, at the same time, speak well of him to the Protagonist.
The Cannon Fodder Shou never expected the Scum Gong to seek him out for this reason. He was instantly furious and consumed by jealousy toward the Protagonist.
The Protagonist was actually just casually reading and didn’t feel strongly about the book written by the Cannon Fodder Shou. However, the Cannon Fodder Shou, driven by jealousy, secretly tripped up the Protagonist in various ways, making the Protagonist even more disgusted with both the Scum Gong and the Cannon Fodder Shou.
The Scum Gong realized the Cannon Fodder Shou had ruined things. Believing the Cannon Fodder Shou had outlived his usefulness, he ruthlessly killed the Cannon Fodder Shou, ignoring his desperate pleas.
This was the entirety of the role Ye Qingyun was playing.
And now, he was on his way to be picked up by the Scum Gong and taken to the spaceship.
Ye Qingyun rubbed his forehead, feeling helpless about this terrible role.
A mechanical voice suddenly sounded in Ye Qingyun’s mind: [Host, cheer up! Your first official scene is about to begin! Once you die, I will arrange a new identity for you to move freely, plus a super Golden Finger!]
Ye Qingyun: [Mhm.]
The System continued: [Let’s review. Your character setting is: Simp when facing the Scum Gong, and Jealous Lover when facing the Protagonist.]
The System looked at Ye Qingyun’s face for a long time and asked cautiously: [Simp and Jealous Lover—are you really okay with these two personalities?]
It wasn’t that it didn’t trust the Host, but the Host was simply too good-looking, completely unlike the plain-looking Cannon Fodder Shou in the original book. With a face like this, it was hard to imagine him exhibiting such extreme personalities, obsessively infatuated with anyone!
Ye Qingyun was silent for a moment, then gave an awkward smile: […Heh heh, to be honest, there might be a slight problem.]
The System: […]
Ye Qingyun encouraged the System: [Don’t worry, I studied carefully. I can do it!]
The speeder was approaching its destination and slowly decelerated.
The big man driving in front suddenly spoke, stammering, “Do you… do you really like the boss?”
Ye Qingyun was momentarily stunned, then answered according to his character setting: “Of course! No one’s love for him can compare to mine!”
The expressions on the faces of the two big men became haggard, filled with regret and unspoken words.
Ye Qingyun knew what they wanted to say—they wanted to tell him that the Scum Gong called him over not to give him a chance, but merely to have him talk to the beauty he had taken a liking to.
Ye Qingyun didn’t ask. He watched the route become increasingly remote. Soon after, a massive spaceship appeared before his eyes.
This spaceship was enormous, easily capable of accommodating hundreds or thousands of people. All around the ship, many burly, robust men stood guard.
This was their destination, the Star Pirate ship belonging to the Scum Gong.
Ye Qingyun opened all the windows to observe the spaceship’s full appearance more clearly.
Although he had Transmigrated here many years ago, he had always stayed home due to his character setting and had never seen a spaceship this close up. He needed to take a good look this time.
The exterior of the spaceship was coated with a special material that allowed it to change color with the surrounding environment, creating a visual stealth effect. If Ye Qingyun hadn’t known in advance that a spaceship was waiting here and observed carefully, he might not have spotted the ship immediately.
Ye Qingyun’s gaze swept over the spaceship. Perhaps because it was break time, many windows on the ship were open, and occasionally, someone would pass by a window, walking quickly.
Ye Qingyun had seen enough and was about to close the window when he saw a figure walk past a certain window.
That person was holding a book. His profile was tall and straight, his back perfectly erect. His facial contours were as smooth as if carved, and even passing through an inconspicuous corner, he was enough to draw attention.
Wait a minute, the book that person was holding… didn’t it look like the book he wrote?
Could it be a fan of his!
Ye Qingyun paused, then saw the person turn his face and glance outside.
That glance was extremely indifferent, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with him, and all the flowers, birds, and trees were mere fleeting clouds.
Ye Qingyun watched as that person’s gaze moved down from the sky and met his own.
Ye Qingyun immediately returned a super bright smile to his book fan friend. The person looked at Ye Qingyun expressionlessly, then walked forward and disappeared.
Ye Qingyun closed the car window and happily told the System: [System, did you see that? There’s someone on this ship who reads my book! He has great taste!]
The System remained silent: […]
Ye Qingyun continued: [That guy is so handsome! When I get there, I’m going to find him and have a good chat over drinks!]
[…You cannot have a good chat over drinks with him.] The System was practically spitting blood. [He is the Protagonist. Please maintain your distance from him and be a qualified Vicious Cannon Fodder!]
Ye Qingyun: [???]