The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 71 - The Ordinary Girl Defeated by Vanity (21)
Chapter 71 -71: The Ordinary Girl Defeated by Vanity (21)
Chapter 71 -71: The Ordinary Girl Defeated by Vanity (21)
Su Li’s achievements in life were quite remarkable, having swept several major domestic and international awards by the age of thirty. At thirty-five, she announced her departure from the entertainment industry.
This nearly caused a riot among her fans, until they reached a compromise where she would leave the industry but not disappear from public view, which finally calmed the storm stirred by the incident.
After turning thirty-five, Su Li’s unique beauty took on an added charm that made her fans, who waited daily for updates, howl with longing.
After retiring, Su Li packed her bags and began her journey around the world. Whenever she felt like it or had some free time, she would post a landscape or a selfie on social media.
Like this, every one of her updates would eclipse all other news in the entertainment industry, becoming the headline of the day.
This strange phenomenon was labeled as addictive, leaving those who spent money on trending searches enviously itching their teeth – they had no choice but to admire her.
Throughout her life, Su Li had been accompanied by fine food, clothing, landscapes, and jewelry, living what many considered an ideal state of existence, carefree and joyous.
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“Smack.”
The foreman slapped kitchen helper Old Cheng on the head, “What are you looking at? Hurry up, there’s so much work to do in the kitchen. If you don’t get to it, how are you going to finish? You’re already slower than others with just one hand, and if you’re not more diligent, do you want me to fire you?”
The foreman’s words were merciless and pointedly directed at Old Cheng, with no consideration for his feelings.
Old Cheng, with patches of white hair, his back hunched, stared intently at the television screen, murmuring to himself.
As someone drew closer, they heard him repeating over and over, “This woman used to be my girlfriend…”
“Ha ha ha, Old Cheng, you must be delusional, claiming Su Li was once your girlfriend… as if the Queen Mother is my mother,” laughed the man, as if he had heard the world’s funniest joke.
Those around him also looked over with amused and shocked expressions, teasing with grins on their faces, “Old Cheng, was Su Li really your old girlfriend? When you say old, do you mean in your past life or in a dream… ha ha ha…”
The room erupted in laughter.
Old Cheng glared at the crowd with a gloomy expression and ran outside.
“Old Cheng, if you abandon your kitchen duties, the foreman has said if you can’t satisfy him, he’ll fire you.”
Old Cheng’s figure paused, a dazed look in his eyes.
He couldn’t afford to be fired again; otherwise, he wouldn’t even have money for food.
Then, Old Cheng’s steps changed direction, heading toward the makeshift kitchen set up under a plastic awning.
By the time he had finished all the kitchen work, it was completely dark. He was so tired that his entire body ached, and he no longer felt like eating. He just lay down on his bed, fully clothed.
What is illusion, and what is reality?
Old Cheng touched the healed wound where his hand had been amputated, silently pondering.
He had had a dream the night before last. In that dream, he was still himself, but with a different life trajectory.
In the dream, he had a girlfriend, who was the now-famous Su Li on television.
In the dream, his life was good; he had a house and a car, and he had even brought his parents and siblings from the rural area to the city to enjoy good fortune.
In the dream, he got a new wife; that Su Li was vain and materialistic, inattentive to the family, while the charming and cute Su Mo was better.
In all, the dream life he led was one of pride and satisfaction, effortlessly achieving the life he wanted without enduring many hardships.
But now…
How had he ended up living like this, below even the common man?
He ended up with Su Mo, but this Su Mo was nothing like the one in his dreams, except that they shared the same face.
There was no gentleness or charm, only her irritable temper and a penchant for spending money like water.
Eventually, the conflict between them escalated from verbal abuse to physical violence.
He resented her for ruining his academic career, and Su Mo resented him for leading her on and not providing her with a good life.
In the end, feeling indignant, he tried to get Su Mo to contact her sister, but it led to nothing.
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Su Mo was nothing like he had imagined, and her entire family, including her, were too shrewd, treating him as stingily as they would a country bumpkin, leaving him no chance to benefit from them.
He ended up taking out high-interest loans in an attempt to start a business, only to greatly overestimate his abilities and lose everything.
However, fortunately, he managed to trick Su Mo into cosigning the debt, so at least it was a liability shared by both spouses.
Unable to repay the debt, he had no choice but to flee, and yet, he was caught and had one of his hands chopped off, ending up in his current dire straits.
Old Cheng was filled with puzzlement; the man in his dreams had also been a businessman who was very successful. Why had his own life ended in failure?
It was incomprehensible.
Originally content with his life, Old Cheng, formerly known as Cheng Bo, became even less satisfied after having that dream.
He always felt that everything in his dream was real, and that his current situation was utterly absurd.
Old Cheng once again caressed the stump of his severed palm, his expression fluctuating.
That damn Su Mo….
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The Su family members were all squeezed into a thirty-square-meter old house in the old city district.
Every day, the house was filled with endless complaints, mixed with the piercing cries of children.
The larger house they had recently purchased, over one hundred and sixty square meters, was forcibly taken to settle Su Mo’s high-interest debts, barely clearing what she owed.
Su Sheng and Ma Li, for the sake of their daughter Su Mo, had even dipped into their retirement savings, and the house they were living in now was rented.
The few who had been fortunate for half their lives were devastated by the stark contrast of their current situation.
Su Sheng had even proposed seeking help from Su Li, believing that he could not possibly abandon them.
However, they did not even get to see Su Li’s face before being frightened off.
As a result, Su Sheng suffered considerable injuries.
Even if they went to the police or sought help from newspapers and magazines, no one paid them any attention.
It was then that they truly realized Su Li was no longer someone they could manipulate.
Aside from ignoring them, Su Li did not use any means to oppress them, which was already a favor considering the years of relationship.
If they failed to recognize their good fortune, next time, it wouldn’t just end with someone getting hurt.
From then on, they had no choice but to snuff out various schemes, cursing bitterly in their hearts, helpless to do anything else.
Su Mo, who they had once regarded as their hope, had now completely given up on herself.
Ignoring their objections, she had insisted on having the child and even dropped out of school for it.
After all the money spent, she didn’t even receive her diploma.
