The Beautiful Cannon Fodder Becomes The Heartthrob of the Dating Show - Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Huo Yan is a Monster

Before transmigrating into the book, Xu Jingchu was born into a wealthy family, but because he fell ill while in the womb, he was never able to set foot on the ground to walk after the age of seven. While other children were jumping and playing around, he could only lie in a hospital bed year after year. While other children were happily carrying their schoolbags to school, he could only lie in a hospital bed flipping through various books and watching television to relieve his boredom.

At that time, he often thought that it would be great if he could walk out of the ward and be a healthy, normal, ordinary person, even if only for a day or a single minute.

Xu Jingchu died on his eighteenth birthday.

In the hospital ward, his father, mother, older brother, and older sister were all crying in sorrow, but more than that, they were happy for him.

Happy for his liberation.

When he opened his eyes again, Xu Jingchu was informed by Little Fish, who called itself a system, that he had transmigrated into a book.

This was an ABO novel. The people here had six genders, and there were things like rut periods and heat periods; Xu Jingchu’s head buzzed as he listened, and he didn’t remember a single bit of it.

Little Fish said that every transmigrator has a mission, but unfortunately, its database had malfunctioned. Not only could it not retrieve the mission content, but it didn’t even know who the protagonist or the villain was in this world. In other words: it was a useless system.

Xu Jingchu, who didn’t want to do any mission at all and only wanted to live well as a “salted fish,” comforted it: “It’s fine, I’ll take you to see this colorful world.”

At eleven o’clock at night, Xu Jingchu returned to Room 303 of the A University Fine Arts Academy dormitory.

His current identity was a sophomore art student, 19 years old, in good health, and his family was… well, super rich.

He had been in the book for three months already. To be able to be a salted fish in peace, no one at school knew about his true circumstances. Like many ordinary college students, he went to school while working a part-time job; occasionally going to a studio to teach people to paint was his current job, and Zhang Yihui was his classmate and colleague.

According to Little Fish, Zhang Yihui was a Beta among the six genders, and he was an Omega. In this world, Omegas were a relatively rare category, similar to the giant pandas in his original world, while Betas were a very common type of person. Many families would wring their hands in regret if their children underwent secondary differentiation into Betas. Xu Jingchu couldn’t quite understand; in his eyes, both he and Zhang Yihui were men one nose, two eyes no difference at all.

A University had no curfew. Each dorm room had four beds. The other three people in Room 303 were all locals of the capital and had gone home after classes in the afternoon.

Probably because he had played for too long tonight, when Xu Jingchu came out after taking a hot shower, he felt his nose itching.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz—” The phone resting on his pillow rang.

It was his mother in this world.

Xu Jingchu answered the phone and called out obediently: “Mommy.”

Mother Xu was a gentle and elegant woman with a very soft voice: “Chu-bao, Mommy and Daddy miss you. Can we have a meal together tomorrow?”

Xu Jingchu still had to go to the studio tomorrow, but thinking that it had been a while since he had seen these two family members, he agreed. “Okay, see you tomorrow, Mommy.”

Xu Jingchu felt that he was a lucky person. Whether before or after transmigrating, he had a father and mother who doted on him.

It’s truly good to be alive and healthy.

The Huo Family Ancestral Home.

“What exactly is Huo Yan dissatisfied with? We arranged so many young socialites for him and he’s still not satisfied? Someone is willing to follow a monster like him, yet he isn’t grateful and instead says something about not having WeChat?”

In the hall, Huo Yan’s Second Aunt had a face full of fury, her tone sharp: “It’s truly laughable. Are there still young people these days who don’t have WeChat? Is he saying that because he’s afraid others won’t know he’s a monster?”

Huo Yan’s Second Uncle’s face was also unpleasant. “Could it be that he doesn’t like women? How about you arrange a few better-looking boys for him and see?”

Second Aunt was bursting with rage. “Do you think male Omegas are that easy to find? Even if you find one, they have to be willing to listen to you!” The more she spoke, the angrier she became. “Huo Yan is just a monster with no self-awareness. If it weren’t for us taking pity on him and living with him all this time, does he think anyone else would be willing to stay under the same roof as a monster? He truly is an ungrateful thing!”

Second Uncle still had a bit of reason. “Don’t yell so loud, be careful he doesn’t hear you when he comes back.”

“So what if he hears? His parents have been dead for ten years. If we hadn’t been taking care of him all this time, could he be where he is today?” Though she said this, Second Aunt’s voice lowered nonetheless.

Outside the door, Secretary Shen’s face held a trace of anger as he looked worriedly at the man beside him. “Boss..”

Huo Yan said nothing, taking a stride with his long legs to enter the hall.

When Second Aunt saw him enter, her soul nearly left her body from fright. “Xiao… Xiao Yan, when did you get back?”

Huo Yan’s expression was as gentle and steady as always. “Just got back. Why aren’t Second Aunt and Second Uncle asleep yet?”

Seeing that his face showed nothing unusual, Second Aunt secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a smile piling onto her face: “It’s raining so hard outside, I was just worried about you.”

Second Uncle stood up: “Since you’re back, hurry upstairs then. Get some rest early.”

Secretary Shen couldn’t help but reveal disdain in the depths of his eyes. Rest early? The fact that the Boss brought him home meant there was still work that wasn’t finished. These two are living like parasites yet they’ve managed to develop a sense of superiority. Ptui!!

Watching the two of them head upstairs one after the other, Second Aunt quickly took out her phone to type.

Do you think he heard just now?

Communicating by typing on a phone screen at such a close distance did not seem strange to Second Uncle; he likewise pulled out his phone.

He probably didn’t hear, right? If he had heard, he wouldn’t be so indifferent.

Only then did Second Aunt feel completely at ease. It was good that he didn’t hear; she had been scared to death. That monster is no ordinary person!

In the upstairs study.

The sound of fingers tapping on a phone screen to type downstairs drifted clearly into his ears. Huo Yan rubbed his ears without expression, and those minute sounds finally disappeared.

Across the desk, Secretary Shen looked at him with concern: “Boss?”

Huo Yan looked up, his voice deep: “It’s fine. Prepare the materials needed for tomorrow.”

“Buzz, buzz, buzz/” The phone on the desk rang.

The caller was Huo Yun.

Huo Yun, the son of Second Uncle and Second Aunt, eight years younger than Huo Yan, currently a junior in college.

Huo Yan paused for a moment, then answered the call.

“Brother, I’m on break tomorrow. Let’s have a meal together, yeah?” It didn’t sound like a request; it sounded more like a notification.

It was very noisy on the other end of the phone, with music and the sound of playfulness mixed together.

Huo Yun was at a bar.

Huo Yan’s gaze shifted slightly, and Secretary Shen immediately said: “After seeing the business partner tomorrow at noon, the afternoon can be cleared out.”

Huo Yan answered Huo Yun on the other end: “Is the afternoon okay?”

“Afternoon? Afternoon it is then.” Huo Yun’s voice was reluctant. “I was thinking of taking you out tonight to meet my friends.”