The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 484 - 488: Rebirth in the Apocalypse (25)

Chapter 484: Chapter 488: Rebirth in the Apocalypse (25)

Chen Keke Extra

Before turning three, Chen Keke thought herself the happiest child in the world. After her younger sister was born, however, she never felt her parents’ undivided love again.

She considered herself a sensible little girl—her younger sister was small and naturally required more attention from their parents.

Despite feeling somewhat neglected, she loved her little sister dearly.

As her sister grew older, Chen Keke felt like she began to detest Chen Yuanyuan.

Her little sister was terribly mischievous, always competing with her for everything.

Competing for their parents’ attention, her toys, her tasty treats.

Though her parents loved her, the moment they faced Chen Yuanyuan’s near-tearful eyes, their hearts would lean toward her.

Even so, Chen Yuanyuan seemed unsatisfied, still feeling their parents favored her more.

Later, Chen Keke discovered that only when she strived harder and achieved honors did her parents’ attention turn to her, which excited her.

But all these moments were fleeting.

Perhaps she had practiced ballet for a long time, bearable scars on her feet, suffering through sleepless nights in pain, and finally won the international children’s dance competition. After her parents flashed her a smile of admiration, they soon pitied Chen Yuanyuan’s self-pity and self-doubt.

Then, leaving a perfunctory "Keep it up," they took a tearful Chen Yuanyuan to buy her favorite Barbie doll.

Such instances accumulated, and eventually, she stopped expecting any attention from her parents. Still, the habit of restraint stayed with her.

Thanks to those tough years, she became increasingly outstanding.

Outstanding to the point that whenever people mentioned the Chen family’s young lady, they would give a thumbs-up.

However, she saw a hint of disapproval from her parents since her "good" little sister described herself as an unnoticed ugly duckling; overshadowed by an outstanding sister, everybody looked down on her.

Her mother even subtly hinted, "You don’t need to work too hard, you are already outstanding enough."

Could a person’s excellence become their original sin?

Still, no matter what, they were the parents who gave her life, and they did love her, just not as much as they loved Chen Yuanyuan.

So, she thought she should forgive them, if she could ignore the bitterness in her heart.

Later, she fell for a man whom everyone said was difficult to approach, indifferent, unyielding, and humorless.

But his status as Su University’s Young Master Su and his significant military position were enough for any ambitious woman to tirelessly pursue him.

Only she dared to watch him secretly from the shadows, watching his straight male, quirky personality often scare away the women trying to approach him, which made her want to laugh.

That day, she held onto a bit of joy in her heart that lasted all day.

Unfortunately, Chen Yuanyuan somehow learned about her feelings.

Chen Yuanyuan became Su Shaoqing’s girlfriend, then fiancée.

Her little sister even ran over to boast about it, forcing her to seclude herself in her room for an entire day.

When she emerged again, she was once again the most outstanding Miss of the Chen family.

The whole family felt happy for Chen Yuanyuan. Her mother personally cooked a meal of her specialty dishes, and her father opened a bottle of wine that had been cherished for many years.

They were very pleased that Chen Yuanyuan found a good man who would continue to care for her.

At that time, Chen Keke thought about how she had once been the top of her class and requested a meal made by her mother, only to be denied.

Sometimes, it’s really unfair to compare.

At the dinner table, her father also pondered his own lifelong matters, but his suggestion was for her to enter into an arranged marriage.

"As a lady of the Chen Family, the responsibility on your shoulders is yours to bear."

Without that person, perhaps an arranged marriage would have been good too.

Had there not been subsequent events, she thought she might have married someone she didn’t love, maintaining a facade of respectability while privately leading separate lives.

A lifelong view, visible at a glance.

For the first time in her life, she thought she should be thankful to her sister.

The Su Family came to call off the marriage, and Chen Yuanyuan managed to ruin herself by publicly placing a green hat on Young Master Su’s head.

Even if her parents wanted to protect Chen Yuanyuan, the other furious members of the family would not allow it.

What infuriated her even more was that her mother even suggested that she should seek help from the arranged marriage partner.

She knew that because of Chen Yuanyuan, she too had become an undesirable figure in his eyes.

But all she could think about was her younger daughter’s humiliation and distress.

It was then that she realized, between people, some relationships are superficial, so she might as well repay the kindness of being raised.

Unexpectedly, there came a turning point in the events; someone in the family suggested that she takes Chen Yuanyuan’s place to marry into the Su Family.

What pained her was that her father, after brief contemplation, actually agreed.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t foresee the embarrassing situations she would have to face; it was simply that she wasn’t that important to him.

Moreover, there was a hidden excitement in her heart, yet she never imagined that Shaoqing would accept the Chen Family’s scheme and accept her.

She had prepared herself for humiliation, but... that man actually agreed.

She couldn’t believe it and for the first time, acted out of turn in public, you can imagine how ridiculous she looked.

At that moment, she made a resolve.

She issued a statement, explicitly separating herself from the Chen Family.

She gifted all the wealth she had earned as an adult to her parents unconditionally—a hefty sum, likely enough to compensate for their years of investment in her.

Moreover, she was still their daughter, but even if she married into the Su Family, the Chen Family would no longer be able to profit from her.

As expected, her parents were furious, berating their disobedient daughter, which chilled her heart compared to their disappointment and worry for Chen Yuanyuan.

She didn’t want to know Chen Yuanyuan’s fate.

All she knew was that she was incredibly lucky, as if all the luck from her earlier life had accumulated just for this moment.

This man was truly kind; though he did not speak much, he quietly arranged everything for her.

All he needed was a wife’s loyalty to her husband, fighting at the forefront while she supported him from behind.

That was all, and in return, it was the ultimate a husband could offer.

Perhaps he did not yet love her, but she believed that, facing such a person, she could keep herself warm.

After getting married, the overwhelming happiness made her forget her past pains, until her parents came knocking.

Chen Yuanyuan was forcibly married off to another province, where life was far from satisfactory.

Her husband, upon discovering that the Chen Family couldn’t offer the support he had expected, was extremely dissatisfied with Chen Yuanyuan.

Chen Yuanyuan, not a submissive type, tried to flee but was caught and severely beaten by her husband’s family, and thereafter beaten for any dissatisfaction.

Her parents came to her, kneeling before her only to ask that through the Su Family’s influence, they compel the Chen Family and Chen Yuanyuan’s husband’s family to take her back.

But this time, she refused.

All consequences stem from one’s personal choices; she and Chen Yuanyuan were no sisters, and though she was thankful, she did not want to ruin the hard-won happiness she had finally achieved.