The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 674 - 678 Great Kind Person (19)

Chapter 674: Chapter 678 Great Kind Person (19)

Cruelly ground into the dirt by harsh reality, Cong Shan only then recognized the true nature of his situation.

What he had relied upon was like the moon in the water, or flowers in the mirror—visible, but unattainable.

Gone were the days of good fortune, and even the opportunities he had firmly believed in were long coming.

At this point, he truly felt panic.

Without the help of the Great Virtuous Person System, he couldn’t even meet basic needs for food and warmth, let alone become a great, famous individual.

Moreover, it was a case of misfortune upon misfortune; his situation was already dire, yet those he had once aided, instead of lending a helping hand, only made things worse for him.

Recalling the past, he couldn’t meet or know his soulmate from his previous life, Xin Ai, and without a penny to his name, he couldn’t even afford food.

If the old Cong Shan would have just struggled on, searching for the next job to sustain himself,

In this world, as long as one is not lazy, at worst they could survive by scavenging.

Not to mention, he had graduated from university, which certainly offered better prospects than being illiterate.

But the future Cong Shan, with a spine too stiff to bend, could no longer do so.

To do degrading work was more painful to him than death.

Now, he thought of the many people he had helped before.

There was a time when, at the expense of his own time, money, and effort—even at the cost of his girlfriend’s happiness—he had helped them.

They had spoken so nicely then, saying if he ever needed help, he should just ask.

And they had seemed warmer to him than even their own families.

Cong Shan had believed in their sincerity.

Now was the time for them to fulfill their promises.

But when a destitute Cong Shan came knocking, these people either turned cold, pretended not to know him, or spoke of their own hardships.

Even more shamelessly, instead of offering Cong Shan food, they immediately pulled him into work.

Starving and weak, with neither money nor strength... requiring him to work instead of fainting and costing them medical expenses was already a mercy.

Seeing no utility in Cong Shan, their faces changed swiftly.

They didn’t even bother with pretenses and nearly swept him out with a broom.

Human nature is inscrutable, truly inscrutable...

In his past life, Cong Shan had never witnessed this so vividly.

With the Great Virtuous Person System, all those he had helped, or who had been helped by him, shared one thing: immense gratitude.

It was enough to make him cry; how could these people be so cruel?

It was truly deplorable.

Even if Cong Shan now saw the worst of human nature, what could he do about it? Did it ensure he had food to eat or a place to live?

Indeed, after running out of money for food, he couldn’t even live in his humble rented room anymore, evicted by the landlord for unpaid bills.

When he truly reached rock bottom, even an optimist like Cong Shan couldn’t muster a smile.

At times like these, he missed the goodness of his ex-girlfriend.

Previously, he could do as he pleased because someone else was willing to shoulder the burden, sparing him from worries.

When Su Li finally sank to the point of fighting with a beggar over a sleeping spot on a park bench, his heart, full of the Holy Father’s spirit, utterly collapsed.

Cong Shan, wanting to shed his idol baggage, tried to find a job to make ends meet, but with his current appeal, even street cleaning jobs were rejected for fear he would spoil the city’s appearance.

Cong Shan constantly lingered where his ex-girlfriend frequented, imagining she would see him and soften her heart for a moment...

It turned out that whether it was Cong Shan now or in the future, he was actually well aware of it.

The only one who had been truly selfless and kind to him was "Su Li."

It was in his past life, before he had the chance to regret, that he encountered a significant opportunity.

With better options available, the person who had once been kind to him became insignificant.

It was Cong Shan’s persistence that indeed made him wait.

He couldn’t enter the shopping mall, but lingering outside for a while at least allowed him to scrounge up half a meal, and luckily he ran into Su Li.

There he went, rushing forward, afraid of missing the chance.

As a result, Su Li’s attitude struck him hard once more.

At that moment, Cong Shan looked just like an abandoned puppy, pitiful and lamentable.

Su Li, cruelly indifferent, slid on her sunglasses and slowly walked away from Cong Shan’s sight.

After the last flicker of hope vanished, the last bit of spirit in Cong Shan completely disappeared.

Harried and scolded by the mall’s security, he was pushed far away without any reaction.

Those close to him might have heard his confused murmuring.

"It can’t be, my life isn’t supposed to be like this, I am destined to become a great man..."

Maybe it was due to his deep obsession or his refusal to accept reality, but after his last sighting at the street corner, Cong Shan disappeared.

Some say a silent bricklayer appeared in the slums of the west, a man with a disturbed mind.

People around him would often hear him talk about the good days he had lived and even people he had helped who appeared on TV.

Everyone thought the man was mentally ill, and when the neighborhood children saw him, overprotective mothers would quickly whisk them away.

"We don’t play with the mad," was the common sentiment.

Others said that in the east, they saw this strange man suddenly rush at a few people, screaming for help, only to be beaten up and unable to get up for days. When he could finally move a bit, he disappeared again.

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As for Su Li, not to mention helping such an ungrateful person, she even played a role in worsening some of Cong Shan’s misfortunes.

All Su Li did was run into a few old acquaintances and casually reveal Cong Shan’s whereabouts.

Coincidentally, there was an old man suffering from illness, whose children were all unfilial. Inspired by Su Li, they turned their attention to Cong Shan.

Anyway, this young man was nice and uncomplaining, which was better than hiring a nanny who might mistreat them.

However, Cong Shan, having lived in privileged comfort for so many years, despite his good nature, was no longer willing to perform the hard, laborious tasks of serving others.

Just as he gently refused, the other party became relentless in their demands.

The already hard life was further troubled by the old man’s actions, ruining the good reputation that was hard won and easily lost.

A tough manual job that had finally been found was also ruined by the old man’s fuss.

Otherwise, even if he ended his life in destitution, a young man with hands and feet should not have ended up competing with beggars for food and shelter.