After Transmigrating Into The Body Of A Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character, I Stumbled Into A Shura Field - Chapter 3

“Sister Wang,” Su Yining interjected softly, “I accidentally slipped up too…”

Su Yining’s words made Sister Wang swallow the rest of her sentence.

Sister Wang had every reason to suspect that Su Yining was deliberately trying to cover for Xiao Yingchu by “accidentally” making a mistake herself.

She was even certain that Su Yining had done it on purpose!

Who hands over a golden opportunity like that?!

Sister Wang was both furious and frustrated, utterly helpless against Su Yining’s naive sweetness.

Su Yining…

What could Su Yining do? It was truly an honest mistake!

Even Sister Tang began reevaluating Su Yining, realizing she might not be as bad as the rumors suggested.

Xiao Yingchu watched Su Yining force a smile, the redness at the corners of her eyes glaringly obvious.

Despite being wronged herself, Su Yining still remembered to cover for her.

At that thought, Xiao Yingchu couldn’t help but feel… touched.

Sister Tang decisively declared, “Let’s assess the public opinion risks together and discuss how to weather this crisis.”

Everyone hurried inside to see what Su Yining had liked, fearing another inflammatory comment that would set the internet ablaze.

Su Yining liked the comment: “Suddenly feeling that the Fake Wives trope is so appealing! A superficially harmonious couple who marry first and fall in love later, then gradually develop into a real relationship!”

After her like, the replies under the comment flooded with:

[Holy shit!!!]

[Everyone, hurry and cancel this prophet!]

[How far has it progressed? Can we fast-forward straight to the gradual development stage?!?]

Naturally, detractors seized the opportunity to stir up trouble:

[Can you stop clinging so desperately, okay?! She’s already liked the post, confirming she’s just a tired marketing account. Why are you still clinging to her?!?]

[Take your sister away! Stop clinging to her for publicity. It’s such an overused trope!]

[I’m dying laughing, people! Mrs. Su is desperately trying to get slapped in the face! Let’s see if our sister even notices her!]

At that moment, a small group of “Fake Wives” shipping fans suddenly emerged:

[Am I the only one who finds the Fake Wives trope appealing? The “marry first, fall in love later” plot is so satisfying!]

[Forced pairings… are surprisingly delicious!]

[Beautiful women should play together! And their looks are so compatible—who doesn’t love seeing beauties cuddle?!?]

After reporting the incident to the company, Sister Tang and Sister Wang sprang into emergency public relations mode. They first spent money to remove the majority of the trending negative search results, then selected a few key topics for in-depth analysis. Finally, they approached the production team to discuss potential collaborations.

The production team, naturally delighted by the buzz, seized the opportunity to amplify the already trending hashtag #FakeWives.

Xiao Yingchu’s earlier liked Weibo post had primarily been a roast of Su Yining’s annoying behavior. Now, Xiao Yingchu herself proposed taking a photo together to dispel the rumors.

It was a striking move. Xiao Yingchu’s Weibo account was typically devoted to her own affairs. Known for her aloofness in the industry, her relationships with other actors remained superficial at best.

No names appeared on her Weibo feed outside of business collaborations. Since her debut, Xiao Yingchu had maintained a flawless reputation, her image defined by professionalism and dedication to her craft.

Like an unattainable flower on a lofty cliff, her icy gaze had captivated countless admirers.

Now, she was taking the initiative to dispel malicious online speculation by taking a photo with Su Yining. Su Yining and Sister Wang were astonished, and Sister Tang, who knew Xiao Yingchu best, was even more taken aback.

In the end, Su Yining posted a Weibo with a photo of Xiao Yingchu’s hand.

The slender, elongated hand in the photo exuded a chilly aura, yet the subtle curve of her knuckles carried an unsettlingly suggestive tension that could make one’s throat tighten.

Su Yining’s Weibo seemed to deliberately pose a question: Whose hand doesn’t listen, hmm?

Bystanders eagerly joined the conversation:

[Whose hand is this? Are the beauties about to clash?!]

[Thrilling!!! Rushing to the battlefield!!]

Trolls seized the opportunity to roast:

[Still clinging on? Do you even think they’d notice you

[That’s your A-tree, that’s your C-tree. Huh? You’re still clinging on? Turns out you don’t even have a B-tree!!!]

Just as the trolls were ramping up their mockery, Xiao Yingchu unexpectedly retweeted Su Yining’s Weibo:

[Mine.]

[Holy shit! Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!!!]

[I won’t say who’s been writhing in bed!]

[Fake Wives are unexpectedly so good to ship! Even if it’s just a publicity stunt, I’m satisfied!] (Soul leaving my body)

[From what I know, the elder sister never does publicity. How can I get a real thing, waaah!!]

[I can join you guys! Elder sister, look at me!!!]

[Aaaaaah, elder sister, fuck me! Fuck me!]

[Who’s topping? I’m topping!!!]

[If these two…I really don’t know who to envy. I can only ask if I can join too! I’ll squeeze in, I don’t mind at all!]

[Another one’s gone mad! Drag her out!] (Let me handle this! Sister, give me a hime and I’ll waaahhh!)

The crisis finally dissipated amidst everyone’s banter.

Su Yining glanced at the comments begging to join, unable to bear telling her fans that the big bed was already quite crowded.

Because she was also here to join the family of the female lead and the big shots!

Su Yining possessed the deep composure of a spare tire. After resolving the matter, she didn’t linger with Xiao Yingchu and Sister Tang, and even persuaded Sister Wang to return to her room and rest.

“Phew, glad that’s sorted. Otherwise, who knows how much longer she would have been sulking?” Sister Wang said as they left.

“I’m sorry,” Xiao Yingchu apologized again. Remembering Su Yining’s reddened eyes, her forced smile, and how she’d pretended to accidentally open the door for her, Xiao Yingchu’s heart softened for a moment.

Suddenly, Xiao Yingchu had a bold conjecture: Could Su Yining… have feelings for her?

“But I’ve never seen her so invested in an actor before,” Sister Wang said. “Teacher Xiao, I hope you’ll be more lenient with our Yining in the group.”

Sister Wang’s main point was in the second part, hoping Xiao Yingchu would treat Su Yining better in the future. Now that she thought about it, this mix-up might not be such a bad thing after all.

“We’re all actors in the same group, of course we should help each other,” Sister Tang chimed in.

After hearing Sister Wang’s words about Su Yining being “invested” for the first time, the corners of Xiao Yingchu’s lips couldn’t help but curl upward.

But she also couldn’t help feeling a pang of distress: What if Su Yining developed feelings for her because of this role and couldn’t get over it? After all, Su Yining had been treating her differently from the very beginning—

At that thought, the corners of Xiao Yingchu’s lips curved upward even more.

******

Back in her room, Su Yining began to fret about the upcoming filming.

The original owner of this body had a habit of dieting, maintaining an irregular eating schedule to control her weight, which left her in poor physical condition.

The script required a lot of running scenes, and she needed to maintain her breathing while moving, delivering her lines smoothly. Su Yining couldn’t help but ask the System, “Don’t we have some kind of newbie package or something?”

Yes.

“What kind of newbie package? Am I getting a Golden Finger?!” Su Yining’s eyes lit up.

[A Martial Soul.] 

The System replied reluctantly.

“What’s this? It sounds like something you stole from a male-oriented novel…” Su Yining muttered, thinking of cliché phrases like “Thirty years the river flows east, thirty years it flows west; never underestimate a young man in poverty” from those male-oriented stories.

Su Yining casually teased the System, but it responded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: [ If another System hadn’t mistakenly given me the wrong newbie package, I wouldn’t have ended up… ended up stuck with this thing!!! ]

“What does this Martial Soul do?”

[It can be upgraded, but you’ll need to exercise regularly. Initially, it just improves your physical fitness, but later you might learn skills like Lightness, allowing you to leap high into the air…]

“Isn’t that great?”

Are you sure? Alright then, I’ll install it.

The moment the Martial Soul was integrated into Su Yining’s body, she immediately felt a surge of vitality. However… she was also suddenly ravenous.

Given her current financial situation, Su Yining couldn’t afford to order room service at the hotel. She quickly tidied up, changed into workout clothes, tied her hair into a ponytail, and stepped out.

At the convenience store, Su Yining consumed three bowls of instant noodles before feeling even slightly full. This sense of fullness was immediately followed by an overwhelming urge to exercise.

“What’s… what’s happening?” Su Yining asked the System.

[This is the Martial Soul, the System replied coldly. Exercise, eat, advance your Martial Arts—congratulations, you have awakened your Martial Soul.]

Su Yining: So it’s just an endless cycle of exercising and eating?!

“Then what was our original Golden Finger?” Su Yining couldn’t help but ask.

[Our original Golden Finger was being the indispensable sidekick, always ready to provide warmth and comfort to others. ] the System said proudly.

“…A Warm Little Bundle?”

[ Well, that’s not entirely inaccurate. ] The System had previously been quite satisfied with its Golden Finger, which perfectly matched its attributes. But now, faced with Su Yining’s blunt question, it suddenly felt its previous Golden Finger wasn’t as appealing as it had seemed.

But this Martial Soul… the System looked at it and realized it wasn’t particularly appealing either. With that thought, the System regained its composure.

Su Yining’s exercise-induced restlessness couldn’t be suppressed, so she was forced to run around the open area surrounding the hotel. Running alone seemed rather dull, and as she glanced at the plastic bags nearby, she fell into deep thought.

******

“So this is why you’re trending again on Weibo?!” Sister Wang showed Su Yining the trending topic—

[#Su-Surname Celebrity Reduced to Scavenging, Ends Up at the Police Station]

[Has she really fallen this far?]

[The king of celebrity scavenging, LOL]

[Scavenging shouldn’t land you at the police station, right? Is she going to jail?]

[Hahaha, one second she’s a celebrity, the next she’s asking, “Do you want this bottle? If not, I’ll take it.”]

******

This trending topic… it’s ridiculous. The memes are fine, but some of the malicious speculation is really eye-rolling.

Su Yining glanced at the trending topic, then at Sister Wang. “Sister,” she said, “I can explain—”

“Then explain,” Sister Wang retorted, her expression clearly doubting what kind of nonsense she’d spew next.

In the next moment, Sister Wang regretted her dismissive attitude!

“You’re saying… you went out late at night to jog while picking up trash??? And you happened to find over a hundred thousand yuan, which you turned into the police??? Then paparazzi snapped photos of you, mistaking you for a fallen star, and now you’re trending on social media??!”

Sister Wang stared blankly. “That’s… that’s fucking absurd.”

Support After Transmigrating Into The Body Of A Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character, I Stumbled Into A Shura Field