After Transmigrating Into A Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character, The Female Lead Was Reborn - Chapter 1

“Senior Sister, I just read a novel where a cannon fodder character had the same name as you, Lin Wan, and her ending was terrible! I was so furious I immediately closed the book,” the Junior Sister exclaimed during their lunch break, having been browsing novels on her phone. Seeing the character Lin Wan’s feelings being disregarded had made her so angry that she slammed her phone onto the table.

“Which book was it?” Lin Wan asked playfully. “I’ve been so busy with experiments lately that I haven’t had time to read anything.” She joked, “Now I’ll have to read the whole thing and memorize it, just in case I time travel and need to know the plot to avoid repeating that character’s mistakes.”

The Junior Sister had recently joined the lab, assigned by their advisor to learn from Lin Wan. As fellow disciples of the same master, close in age, and both avid novel readers, they had quickly become close friends.

Lin Wan was only a year older than her Junior Sister, but she was the youngest PhD candidate in the entire Research Group, just a year away from graduation. Her Advisor had assigned the Junior Sister to her, essentially tasking Lin Wan with mentoring her.

It was possible that by the time Lin Wan graduated with her PhD, her Junior Sister would still be toiling away on her master’s degree. Lin Wan had already met the graduation requirements, but her Advisor hoped she would stay for another year to complete the standard academic term.

Currently, Lin Wan was leading several major projects. Her algorithms and coding skills were world-class, making her a disciple destined for greater things. Yet everyone hoped she would stay as long as possible.

“It’s this one… but it’s still being serialized. I’ll send you the link,” the Junior Sister said, sending the link and rambling on, “Honestly, the female lead is seriously beautiful, strong, and tragic. She was bullied as a child, so she’s afraid to get close to people to avoid getting hurt. As an adult, she’s become cold and aloof, with an obsessive possessiveness toward anything she considers hers. I’ve only read up to this point, but I’m guessing there’ll be some kind of redemption arc later on; otherwise, it’s just too depressing…”

Lin Wan nodded in agreement. “True, while a possessive beauty is compelling, but…”

Just a moment before clicking the link, she was still undecided about her Junior Sister’s recommendation. The next instant, the book cover struck her like a thunderbolt!

This is too adorable!

The cover featured the heroine as a darling little dumpling, her irresistible charm instantly capturing Lin Wan’s soft heart.

She had initially harbored a slight dislike for the novel because it featured a cannon fodder character with the same name as her. But this minor aversion, as insignificant as a speck of dust, was quickly washed away by the little dumpling’s dewy eyes.

Lin Wan simply couldn’t bear the thought of such an adorable little dumpling losing the light in her eyes.

The little dumpling’s eyes were like a clear spring, seemingly capable of cleansing the world’s impurities while simultaneously stirring a deep protective instinct in others. Her rosy skin glowed with health, and Lin Wan couldn’t help but marvel, No wonder she’s the heroine!

Clicking into the novel, Lin Wan watched as the heroine’s life slowly unfolded before her, the author’s words painting a vivid, almost tangible reality.

The female protagonist, Gu Qingjia, had been blessed with enviable, porcelain-like skin and an irresistibly adorable face since childhood, making her the beloved little princess of everyone around her.

However, Gu Qingjia’s family neglected her somewhat. They showed little interest in her daily life, assigning her only a nanny and otherwise leaving her to her own devices.

From the moment she started school, Gu Qingjia would skip merrily to class each day, her short legs bouncing with joyful energy. Her cheerful demeanor was enough to melt the hearts of even the most hardened adults.

As the quintessential “other people’s child,” Gu Qingjia was constantly praised by other parents.

Yet this perfect little Gu Qingjia was ostracized by a group of spiteful classmates at school. The malice of her peers, combined with the inexplicable and inappropriate affections of others, plunged her childhood into a living hell.

Once, someone deliberately threw chewing gum into her beautiful, silky braid. The teacher, unable to remove it, had no choice but to cut off the gum-matted section of hair. Her soft locks were left uneven and patchy, with a bald spot marring her once-perfect appearance.

Every girl cares about her hair. Gu Qingjia hid in the bathroom, staring at her reflection, her eyes red-rimmed. She stubbornly refused to let tears fall, forcing herself to appear strong.

The sight of the adorable child’s teary eyes made Lin Wan’s heart ache so much she frowned. A sharp, needle-like pain pierced her heart, leaving a lingering ache that even her breathing seemed to amplify.

Why does it have to be a tragic beauty? Lin Wan mentally raged. Can’t the protagonist just grow up happy?!

According to the usual tropes, the author would likely introduce a childhood sweetheart to rescue little Gu Qingjia, or perhaps a loyal best friend to help her through this ordeal. But Lin Wan waited anxiously, looking left and right, and no little bamboo horse or plum blossom fairy appeared to resolve Gu Qingjia’s predicament.

Lin Wan’s page seemed to stop loading. She stared at the screen and noticed two new buttons had appeared:

[Dear User, Xiao Jia is in trouble. Would you like to help her?]

[a. No.]

[b. Help Xiao Jia overcome her difficulties and give her a wonderful childhood (Unlock this option by throwing a landmine.]

When did this novel become an interactive story?

Lin Wan stared at the interface in astonishment, confirming that the options were indeed there and not a glitch.

This is such a blatant attempt to get me to spend money! she thought, rolling her eyes.

But then she remembered the little dumpling’s teary-eyed face in the bathroom. She couldn’t bear to leave her hanging. It’s just a dollar for a landmine. What’s wrong with making my precious daughter happy? Can’t I even protect a fictional character?!

Lin Wan boldly selected option b and typed in the premium comment section, “Your hair will grow back soon! Cheer up!”

A moment later, the next passage appeared:

[The next day, when Gu Qingjia went to school, her hair was smooth and flowing, her braids swaying cheerfully as usual. She was very happy.]

Lin Wan’s lips curled into a smile. The novel skipped over the scene of little Gu Qingjia’s surprise at her changed hair, but that didn’t dampen Lin Wan’s good mood.

At least, as far as Lin Wan was concerned, she had spent one yuan to help Xiao Jia overcome her predicament.

Lin Wan continued reading, discovering that Gu Qingjia’s childhood could be described as “fraught with hardship.” She was tormented by boys who didn’t understand boundaries, pulling her braids, scaring her with bugs until she cried, and defacing her textbooks and beloved fuzzy pencil case. Girls, driven by jealousy, constantly tripped her up, sometimes deliberately skipping their cleaning duties to leave Gu Qingjia to scrub the classroom alone. They even locked her in the cramped, dark sports equipment room while she was fetching equipment.

While marveling at the boundless energy of elementary and middle schoolers, Lin Wan repeatedly spent money to help Gu Qingjia overcome these trials. Her spending gradually escalated from single-use landmines to deep-sea fish torpedoes.

Though Lin Wan knew this was a novel’s way of coaxing readers to spend money, her soft heart compelled her to keep paying, all to ensure her precious daughter had a beautiful, protected childhood.

Gu Qingjia’s childhood sweetheart or future potential partners had yet to appear. While Lin Wan felt a pang of regret that her daughter’s romantic prospects were so limited, she was relieved that Gu Qingjia had a complete, sheltered childhood under her Guardian Deity’s watchful eye.

That’s right, Lin Wan had officially elevated Gu Qingjia from a “mediocre, universally beloved female lead” to the status of her precious “daughter” in her heart. With each donation, she would leave messages for Gu Qingjia—words of encouragement, comfort, and various other sentiments—that seemed to forge an even deeper connection between them.

Gu Qingjia was merely a fictional character, yet she had captured Lin Wan’s genuine emotional investment.

For some inexplicable reason, Lin Wan felt that every word she spoke seemed to establish a connection with Gu Qingjia in some mysterious way. The money and emotions she poured into the story seemed to be constantly striving to reciprocate her efforts, to draw closer to her in another form.

Lin Wan spent an entire afternoon engrossed in the novel. Just as she finished reading about Gu Qingjia’s childhood, the author changed the cover. The girl on the cover had transformed into a graceful and pure figure, tenderly stroking a willow branch as if making a wish to spring itself.

Upon seeing the new cover, Lin Wan’s face flushed for no apparent reason. But then she thought, beaming with pride, “My daughter is so beautiful!”

It was rare for Lin Wan to lose control and “waste” an entire afternoon like this. She rarely lacked self-discipline, and even her Junior Sister marveled, “Senior Sister, what’s so magical about this novel? You’ve been reading it all afternoon!”
Lin Wan usually read English literature at a speed of ten lines per glance. This short novel, barely fifty thousand words and lacking any particularly complex content, shouldn’t have taken her so long. Were they even reading the same book?

Or… is Senior Sister actually memorizing the entire text? No way, time travel can’t be real.

“Maybe it really does have some kind of magic,” Lin Wan sighed, rubbing her forehead. “Looks like I’ll have to work late tonight to make up for lost time.”

“Well… I’ll head back for now, Senior Sister,” the Junior Sister said, blinking. “I have a movie date tonight, and I can’t stand her up.”

“Go ahead, go ahead,” Lin Wan waved her off, as if sweeping the Junior Sister out of the lab. But the Junior Sister knew this was Lin Wan’s way of showing care. Smiling, she gathered her things and skipped out, leaving Lin Wan alone in the lab to analyze data and conduct experiments.

But Lin Wan’s eyelids grew heavier and heavier, until she uncontrollably fell asleep on the lab bench—

Lin Wan seemed to have fallen into a mystical aura, as thin as silk, as light as a breath, and as sweet as honey. Between her lips and teeth, hope and longing intertwined.

Drawn by the maiden’s prayer and summoned by the Chosen One, it tightly entwined Lin Wan. Then, a gentle hand caressed her cheek, radiating boundless tenderness and adoration.

Lin Wan strained to open her eyes, peering through the silken veil to glimpse the owner of this soft, warm hand. For some reason, her imagination superimposed the maiden from the author’s cover: a girl in a deep emerald camisole, her fair skin shimmering with a delicate, undulating glow under the light.

The trembling, rosy-fingered hand drew closer, infinitely welcoming the long-awaited descent of her deity.

Lin Wan seemed to hear the maiden’s fervent, heartfelt question:

Is it you, my Guardian Deity?

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