The Cannon Fodder Becomes a Smart and Stunning Young Lady

Chapter 2: Goldfinger

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After sorting out her thoughts, she lay back on the bed, contemplating what to do next.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully activating and binding the Mercilessly Wealthy System. Please look at the big screen.]

Suddenly, a crisp voice sounded in her mind, followed by a silver-framed screen appearing before her.

The screen was divided into three parts: Mission, Shop, and Lucky Draw. The first thing upon entering the Shop was the dazzling array of luxury items—jewelry, clothes, and more.

She was a rich second-generation heir in her previous life and shopping was a woman’s nature. Hence, in her previous life, she often bought things. Now, seeing the items in the shop made her eyes light up.

Without much thought, Xiang Wan immediately pressed the option to purchase a vintage piece of jewelry, but the system informed her that her balance was insufficient.

How could her balance be insufficient? Was she so poor? It shouldn’t be like this, right?

She looked at the account information column at the top.

Available balance: 3,000 yuan.

Locked fund: 100 billion.

She was stunned. Although she had been a multi-billionaire in her previous life, she had never seen so many zeros in her account. She didn’t even know where to start counting.

But why was it locked? Was it only for display and not for use? What could 3,000 yuan do?

[Host, if you want to unlock the fund and become a billionaire, you need to complete the mission given by the system. Please check the missions.]

The system timely reminded her, and the list displayed a main mission and a few side missions.

Main Mission: Find your fiancé, Huo Xiao, in Golden Bay District. Reward: 50,000 yuan.

Side Mission: Retrieve the Xiang family’s old residence. Reward: 30,000 yuan.

She was dumbfounded. Retrieving the old residence made sense, but where did this fiancé come from!!!

Wait, Golden Bay Area? Fiancé? Huo Xiao? Xiang Wan?

Oh! Right!

These were the second male lead and second female lead in that melodramatic era novel! No wonder they felt so familiar!

So, she had transmigrated into the role from that novel!

This was not good. If things followed the novel’s plot and progressed, wouldn’t she be dead soon?

Xiang Wan recalled that her role in the novel was a wealthy young lady whose family had been living abroad.

Due to an unexpected car accident, her parents and elders passed away. She was lucky to survive and decided to return to her homeland to find the fiancé her grandfather had arranged for her. He was the only person with a connection to her in this world.

However, fate was cruel. When she returned to the country to search for her fiancé, disaster struck her again. A sudden accident took the life of this young girl.

And the fiancé from the book, Huo Xiao, had it even worse.

Huo Xiao was an abandoned baby. When Old Master Huo, Huo Chu, found him, he was barely breathing in the trash.

Huo Chu took pity on him and brought him back to the Huo family to nurture him. He also arranged for him and Xiang Wan to be betrothed as children.

The Huo family didn’t know where this child came from, but seeing how much Huo Chu cared for him, they felt envious and jealous. Except for Huo Chu, no one treated him kindly. He was met with scornful words and cold gazes throughout his life.

Originally, young Huo Xiao was content as long as he had his grandfather. However, Huo Chu had been framed by his family, forcing him to liquidate his assets to pay off debts.

Huo Chu also had an unfilial son who betrayed him after the incident. He helped testify against his family and won a good reputation for putting righteousness before family. Even though the situation was eventually resolved and the money was returned, Huo Chu’s health deteriorated significantly.

Due to Huo Chu’s severe illness, he could no longer protect Huo Xiao. This causes his life in the Huo family to be a living hell.

Huo Chu’s son, Huo Song, didn’t want to see that b*stard of unknown origin in their house anymore. He also didn’t want to tarnish his reputation, so he found an excuse to send Huo Xiao to the countryside.

Huo Xiao lived a solitary and difficult life in the countryside. The neighbors pitied him, but conditions were harsh at the time, and no one had the energy to take care of a child.

Huo Xiao grew up in hardship. Later, he met the novel’s male and female protagonists. Coincidentally, they were all able to resume their college entrance exams, so the three of them decided to attend university together to become educated youths in the village.

After entering university, Huo Xiao started his own company. He met the male and female protagonists again and they formed a partnership.

At this time, a visitor from the countryside told Huo Xiao that his fiancée had come looking for him earlier, but tragically met with an accident and passed away. They offered condolences.

Upon hearing this news, Huo Xiao became despondent. He eventually lost interest in managing the company and it eventually collapsed.

Using the excuse of not wanting their friend’s efforts to go to waste, the male and female protagonists merged Huo Xiao’s company into theirs, utilizing his connections to grow their own business.

At a capital gathering, the male and female protagonists discovered that the eldest son of the wealthiest family in the capital looked strikingly similar to Huo Xiao. Using Huo Xiao’s identity, they established connections with the wealthy businessman.

One could say that Huo Xiao’s role was to contribute to the protagonists’ glorious lives, while he himself suffered and became a stepping stone along the way.

What a perfect supporting role!

Xiang Wan couldn’t help but sigh. Looking at her current situation, she decided to accept reality. Not only did she want to change her own life, but she also wanted to save the second male lead and earn more money to reach the pinnacle of life!

Xiang Wan recalled that the book had mentioned that Huo Xiao would soon take his second exam. Why was it referred to as the second exam? Because the first time he had taken it was alongside the male and female protagonists. Influenced by the protagonist’s aura, he accidentally fell into the water before the exam, fracturing his right arm and running a high fever. Unfortunately, he missed the exam.

Thinking about this, Xiang Wan couldn’t help but sigh again at the second male lead’s tragic fate. However, since he had to prepare for the exam, it wouldn’t be suitable to find him now. It would be better to wait until after his exams. After all, there was no time limit for the tasks.

With a few days left until the end of the college entrance exams, she decided to deal with the side quest first, and then joyfully head towards her 50,000 yuan reward!