After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 3

[And you broke character! You broke character the moment you first met him!] the System wailed in collapse.

The System was panicking, but Ye Qingyun quickly recovered his composure after the initial shock.

[How can this be considered breaking character? I thought he was the Scum Gong’s subordinate. Loving the house and its crow, isn’t it normal to smile at him? It’s not too late to turn hostile after I find out he’s the Love Rival.] Ye Qingyun reassured the System. [I don’t feel uncomfortable anywhere right now, which means your Main System doesn’t think I broke character either.]

If a character broke their persona, and the Main System confirmed it, the actor would experience five minutes of brain pain. Since Ye Qingyun was fine, it meant he hadn’t broken character.

Seeing that Ye Qingyun was indeed okay, the System calmed down.

However, Ye Qingyun’s excitement faded, because the Protagonist was aloof. The possibility of him liking Ye Qingyun’s book was lower than the possibility of him using it to fan himself.

The car smoothly drove up to the spaceship. An opening appeared on the side of the ship, and a ramp extended out, allowing the car to drive directly inside the vessel.

The car stopped in an empty space. The burly man who had picked up Ye Qingyun got out and opened the back door, saying politely, “Mr. Ye, please follow us.”

Ye Qingyun had no objection. He followed the big man inward, knowing he would soon meet the Scum Gong.

In the original novel, the Cannon Fodder Shou went to meet the Scum Gong with great joy, believing the Scum Gong was moved by his sincerity. Instead, he was told that the Scum Gong only saw him as a Tool/Pawn, asking him to tell stories to the Protagonist, while subtly praising the Scum Gong’s merits and advantages in the Protagonist’s ear.

The Cannon Fodder Shou was hopelessly obsessed with the Scum Gong. The Scum Gong, capitalizing on this, threatened that if the Cannon Fodder Shou refused, he would never see him again, forcing the Cannon Fodder Shou to agree.

Ye Qingyun walked up to a closed door. The burly man leading the way knocked and announced loudly, “Boss, the person has been brought.”

“Let him in.” A male voice came from behind the door.

The strong man opened the door and gestured for Ye Qingyun to enter, while he himself remained standing by the door.

Ye Qingyun took a deep breath and stepped into the room.

The interior decoration was extremely luxurious, accompanied by a mixed scent of perfume. Ye Qingyun looked inside and saw a tall man lying on a wide recliner, wearing an eye mask. A man and a woman, both beautiful, were massaging his shoulders and legs.

This was the Scum Gong, Pu Tian.

Hearing someone enter, Pu Tian didn’t even bother to remove his eye mask. He just said lazily, “Sit.” Then he cursed at the people beside him, who had suddenly stopped massaging, “What are you standing around for? Keep kneading!”

The two beauties, who had been staring blankly at Ye Qingyun, snapped back to attention after being scolded and continued to massage Pu Tian’s shoulders and legs with trepidation.

“Pu Tian!” Ye Qingyun began to get into character. He clasped his hands together, his eyes shining with excitement. “Did you call me here this time because you agreed to be with me?”

Pu Tian scoffed, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. “Be with you? What dream are you having now? You won’t have that chance in this lifetime.” Pu Tian paused here, then continued, “However… if you agree to one thing, I will give you a chance to stay here, by my side.”

Here it comes, the trap is being set!

Ye Qingyun understood internally, but maintained a look of delight on his face.

Pu Tian continued, “There is someone on this ship who loves reading your books. You, go help him explain the parts he doesn’t understand. When the time is right, help me put in a good word for me with him. If you can do that, you can stay. Understand?”

How could Ye Qingyun not understand? As he listened to these words, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. His already pale face became even whiter, and his originally sparkling light amber eyes dimmed.

The beauty massaging Pu Tian stared blankly, unconsciously increasing the pressure of her massage, causing Pu Tian to yelp in surprise.

Damn it, why can’t people even massage shoulders properly today!

Before Pu Tian could start cursing, he heard Ye Qingyun speak softly, “You, you want me to help you… help you…” Ye Qingyun’s tone became agitated. “I refuse!”

Ye Qingyun wiped away a few forced tears and recited the melodramatic lines he had memorized in the most sickeningly sweet tone: “Pu Tian, I am the one who loves you the most! Don’t be fooled by those little vixens, they aren’t sincere with you!”

Pu Tian frowned in disgust. He was certain Ye Qingyun wouldn’t bear to leave the ship. He sat up from the recliner, tearing off his eye mask as he cursed, “If you don’t want to, then get the hell out—”

The last word was swallowed back, leaving only silence in the room.

Ye Qingyun looked at Pu Tian, who was frozen mid-motion of removing his eye mask, and inwardly thought, This is bad.

In the original novel, when Pu Tian and the Cannon Fodder first met, he delivered his harsh words very smoothly!

Sigh, why did he have to Transmigrate physically? This face was going to cause him a lot of trouble.

The plot at this critical juncture absolutely could not change drastically. If Pu Tian didn’t kick him off the ship and let him push his luck, the entire plot of the novel would be ruined.

Ye Qingyun quickly thought of a countermeasure. He subtly pinched his own thigh hard, reddening his eyes. At the same time, he put on the ultimate expression of adoration he had practiced for days, looking tearfully at Pu Tian, and weakly whispered, “Pu Tian… Ah Tian.”

Pu Tian had a very serious flaw: he was only interested in people who disdained him, while those who liked him rarely received a second glance.

In Pu Tian’s words, people who already liked him offered no sense of conquest—they were disgusting and boring.

Ye Qingyun maintained this look of adoration while gazing at Pu Tian. Pu Tian’s expression shifted continuously, finally settling on a subtle look of disdain.

Ye Qingyun struck while the iron was hot, covering his face and sobbing like a movie star. “Ah Tian, you clearly know I love you. Why are you forcing me like this?”

Pu Tian leaned back slightly and said slowly, “If you don’t want to, then leave. No one is forcing you.”

This tone was actually much softer than in the original novel, but at least it aligned with the original plot.

Ye Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief. He tearfully agreed to Pu Tian’s request, sobbing as he asked, “Who is that person, and where is he?”

Pu Tian stood up. “Follow me.”

Pu Tian strode out, and Ye Qingyun followed closely, not forgetting to sneak glances at Pu Tian as he walked.

As the Cannon Fodder, this was Ye Qingyun’s first time interacting with Pu Tian face-to-face like this. Their previous interactions were limited to an accidental glimpse by the Cannon Fodder Ye Qingyun at a certain port, which led to an uncontrollable obsession. He used various methods to make his presence known, indirectly making Pu Tian familiar with him.

Pu Tian seemed completely unmoved by the small, loving glances, and heartlessly instructed, “When you’re with him, you know what to say, right?”

Ye Qingyun cursed the Scum Gong internally, but on the surface, he answered sadly and meekly, “Y-yes, I know. I’ll tell him all your good points, so he understands how wonderful you are.”

Pu Tian was satisfied. He led Ye Qingyun through the winding corridors until they reached a room.

Pu Tian didn’t knock; he pushed the door open directly and said gently, “Shenyuan, guess who I brought to see you?”

Ye Qingyun followed him into the room and finally saw the interior setup.

The room was very tidy, a standard guest room setup, and didn’t even look like someone was currently living there.

A desk was placed in front of the window, and a person was sitting at the desk with their back to them, reading a book. Hearing Pu Tian’s voice, the person didn’t turn their head, merely turning to the next page of the book.

This person, who was indifferent to everyone, was undoubtedly the Protagonist of the book—Gu Shenyuan.

Pu Tian received no response and felt a little embarrassed. He continued, “Weren’t you reading those books a few days ago? I brought the author over. If you have any questions you don’t understand, just ask him directly.”

Pu Tian said this, of course, hoping to gain Gu Shenyuan’s special attention. However, Ye Qingyun, who had read the entire book, clearly knew his own status. To Gu Shenyuan, this Cannon Fodder might be less important than a bowl of rice.

After all, Gu Shenyuan wasn’t genuinely interested in what he wrote; he had only casually glanced at the books a few times. Ye Qingyun was just a small Cannon Fodder; how could he make the great Protagonist turn around?

Thinking this, Ye Qingyun saw Gu Shenyuan, who had his back to them, slowly turn his head.

Ye Qingyun stared blankly as Gu Shenyuan turned, only snapping back to reality when their eyes met, locking onto those pure black pupils.

Ye Qingyun: “…???”

Why did Gu Shenyuan turn around?! Shouldn’t Gu Shenyuan be completely dismissive of a small Cannon Fodder like him?!

Seeing a chance, Pu Tian immediately patted Ye Qingyun’s shoulder and said with a smile, “I won’t disturb your reading here. Qingyun, I’ll leave this to you, hmm?”

Pu Tian gave Ye Qingyun’s shoulder a highly suggestive squeeze and winked at him before walking out.

With Pu Tian gone, the room immediately fell silent, lacking an active speaker.

Ye Qingyun noticed that Gu Shenyuan was still looking at him. He instinctively straightened his back uncomfortably, trying his best to glare back jealously.

It had to be said that Gu Shenyuan was truly handsome, living up to the hundreds of words of praise the original author dedicated to him in every chapter. However, his overly aloof demeanor somewhat suppressed that handsomeness.

“Ye Qingyun?” Gu Shenyuan suddenly spoke.

Ye Qingyun did not reply. He firmly remembered his persona as a jealous petty person. The friendly smile on his face vanished, replaced by an expression of jealousy and resentment.

Gu Shenyuan seemed unsurprised by his sudden change of expression, remaining perfectly calm.

The deeply jealous Ye Qingyun naturally couldn’t obediently give a lecture. He took a few steps forward and spotted his book among the pile of books on the desk.

The book he had painstakingly written himself.

“Reading my book?” Ye Qingyun picked up the book, every word of which he had written, and sneered, “Do you even understand it?”

Gu Shenyuan remained silent. Ye Qingyun scoffed and flipped the book open on his own.

In the original work, the Cannon Fodder Ye Qingyun also flipped through his book on the desk, but Gu Shenyuan wasn’t interested in it, so the pages were blank, causing the Cannon Fodder to fly into a rage, feeling insulted.

Ye Qingyun was naturally prepared for this. His lines were already on the tip of his tongue, but he froze when he clearly saw the contents inside.

There weren’t many notes in the book, but the key points hidden within the extensive content were highlighted precisely.

This book… had definitely been read carefully, cover to cover.