Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!

"Nanny Qiao, is the peach resin ready? Hurry up and bring it to me."

"Young master, don't rush, it'll be ready in five minutes."

"Hurry up, I need to go to school!"

In the dining room, Lin Manru incredulously shifted her gaze from Jiang Yan to Jiang Li.

"Lili, do you know what's been up with your brother lately? Why has he suddenly become so studious?"

The person who used to not even want to go to school is now getting up and eating on time every morning.

Even studying for long hours after returning home.

Jiang Li took a sip of the porridge in her bowl and said lightly, "I don't know."

With that, she stood up and pushed her bowl away.

"This tastes awful, I'm not eating it. I'm not feeling well today, so I won't go to school. Could you let the teacher know for me?"

Lin Manru nodded.

Thankfully, her daughter was still relatively normal.

With breakfast in hand, Jiang Yan hurried to Shang Shuyue's house.

But oddly enough, even though he was a few minutes late, Shang Shuyue still hadn't come down.

She usually waited for him at the entrance of the alley.

Jiang Yan waited another ten minutes, but she still didn't appear.

Growing anxious, he quickly pulled out his phone to call her.

But it reported that her phone was turned off.

How could that be?

Jiang Yan had a bad feeling and decided not to worry about anything else. He ran upstairs and knocked on Shang Shuyue's door.

The door was opened by Shang Shuyue's mother.

She recognized Jiang Yan at once, her brows furrowing slightly.

"What are you doing here?"

Though she knew her daughter was now tutoring him,

Jiang Yan's notoriety preceded him; hardly any of their teachers liked him.

Yet Jiang Yan's next action surprised Mrs. Shang.

He respectfully bowed and then earnestly asked, "Mr. Shang, is Shang Shuyue home?"

Perhaps it was the sincerity in his eyes, but Mrs. Shang's expression softened somewhat.

"She's not feeling well today, so she's not going to school."

Jiang Yan let out a small "Oh."

Then he fished a lunchbox from his backpack.

"Could you please give this to her, and tell her to rest well? She shouldn't worry too much about school."

"Alright, you should hurry to school now."

"Okay, goodbye Mr. Shang."

Jiang Yan turned to head downstairs, but the worried look on his face didn't fade.

If he calculated correctly, by now Shang Shuyue should have heard the news about her grandmother, right?

She must be feeling terribly sad right now.

Images of an older Shang Shuyue breaking into tears in front of him flashed through his mind, and his heart tightened.

Since he was already here, why not do something to make her a little happier?

With this thought, Jiang Yan pulled out his phone and dialed Jiang Zhao Yuan's number.

"Grandpa, I've already thought about the reward I want for my progress in the weekly exam..."

...

What Jiang Yan didn't expect was for Shang Shuyue's condition to be this bad.

She had always been diligent, never missing a class, yet she hadn't come to school for three days.

On the fourth day, Shang Shuyue finally came, and he couldn't wait to run up to the fourth floor, but all he saw was her hurried back entering the restroom.

Once, twice he let it slide, but by the third time, Jiang Yan couldn't hold back.

He cornered Shang Shuyue on the way to evening self-study.

She immediately looked terrified, struggling to get away.

Jiang Yan wasn't about to give her the chance, gripping her hand firmly.

But the words of interrogation that came to his lips turned into a careful complaint instead.

"Did I do something wrong recently? Why are you always avoiding me?"

Shang Shuyue turned her head away, biting her lip, "No, something happened at home recently, and I'm in a bad mood."

"If you're in a bad mood, you can talk to me about it. Why avoid me?" Jiang Yan said gently, "I even wanted to bring you breakfast."

But it seemed that Shang Shuyue had bottled up her feelings for too long and exploded, shaking off his hand.

"Enough, Jiang Yan! Do you think I care about your breakfasts?!"

Jiang Yan was stunned.

Shang Shuyue continued to look at him coldly.

"Yes, I initially interacted with you hoping I might change you. Though you've changed somewhat, Jiang Yan, we're fundamentally different people."

"I may not have your wealth or fame, but my life was originally simple yet happy, and all that changed because of you!"

"If it weren't for you, I could have continued attending school as usual, saving up my allowance to visit my grandma."

"But now that's all gone, everything's gone!"

Shang Shuyue seemed to be on the verge of hysteria, with all her grievances from the past few days erupting.

Jiang Yan was deeply hurt, standing there, momentarily at a loss.

He wanted to step forward and calm her down, but the moment he lifted his foot, Shang Shuyue took a big step back.

"Don't come near me!" She raised her tear-streaked face, "Jiang Yan, from now on let's act like we never met, and there's no need for us to cross paths again."

With that, she ran away clutching her bag.

Jiang Yan stood rooted to the spot, utterly at a loss.

Fear and panic swept over him.

How did this happen?

Clearly, he had been so cautious these past few days, yet not only did his relationship with Shang Shuyue not improve, it had completely broken!

Before he could make sense of it all, a mocking laugh came from behind him.

Turning around, Jiang Yan saw Jiang Li in a mini skirt, sitting on the railing, chewing bubble gum.

"Well, I wondered why you were so diligent recently. Turns out you're in love?"

Jiang Yan frowned, "What are you doing here making a scene? School's over, hurry home."

Jiang Li jumped down and clapped her hands.

"Honestly, Jiang Yan, what's so great about Shang Shuyue? Always acting so pure and aloof, it's nauseating. Can't you like someone else?"

"You—" Jiang Yan instinctively looked up, wanting to grab her.

But the image of an older Jiang Li rose in his mind, stopping him.

"You don't understand."

Jiang Yan turned back, looking earnestly in the direction Shang Shuyue had left, "Without her, I might never become the best version of myself."

"And Jiang Li, you can't just switch your affections on a whim."

"I like Shang Shuyue, and I will like her for the rest of my life and only her."

Jiang Li was taken aback.

She had never seen such a mature expression on Jiang Yan's face before.

It was as if a 27-year-old spirit resided in his 17-year-old body.

Before she could say anything, Jiang Yan looked back at her.

"And you, Jiang Li, although I don't know why you're so rebellious now, I still have great expectations for you. After all, you were the one who initially led me back onto the right path. Though you're a bit unruly now, believe in yourself; one day, a few years from now, you'll come to your senses."

Jiang Li couldn't quite understand what he was saying.

But this was the first time she had heard him speak to her so earnestly and sincerely.

After a moment's hesitation, she looked up.

"I might know why Shang Shuyue dislikes you so much."

"Recently, some people have been bullying her using my name. I happened to see it once. If you want to solve this, maybe start with them."