The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Hu Yushan looked at Xia Man and smiled slightly, ”It’s just a name, there’s nothing wrong with calling it.”

Xia Man’s face didn’t look so good.

Xi Jingchen reached out and wrapped his arm around Xia Man’s shoulder, ”Manman values these things a lot. Her nickname is only used by me, Uncle Xia, Aunt Wu, and Grandma. Even her roommates seldom call her that.”

Then Xi Jingchen looked at Xia Man, ”Didn’t you say you wanted to go out and have fun? Hurry up and eat, we’ll go play video games after.”

”Okay.” Xia Man smiled and began eating.

Xi Jingchen casually ate a few bites, and Xia Man also ate quite quickly.

The two of them finished eating soon, and after that, Xi Jingchen pulled Xia Man up, ”Manman and I have plans to watch a movie and play video games. We’re in a hurry, so we won’t stay to chat with you all. Enjoy your meal.”

After speaking, Xi Jingchen and Xia Man quickly left.

”Xia...”

Xiao Zhang wanted to say something, but Xi Jingchen left so quickly that by the time he spoke, the two were already just a couple of silhouettes.

Hu Yushan chuckled lightly, ”So even the first love of countless girls has his moments of setback.”

”Likewise, likewise.”

Xiao Zhang sneered, ”It seems my younger brother isn’t interested in Miss Hu.”

”If I’m interested, then it’ll end up being mine.” Hu Yushan wore a confident smile, ”I just don’t believe that many men can resist the temptation of the Hu Family’s wealth.”

”My little brother is different.” Xiao Zhang reminded Hu Yushan, ”He’s really not greedy and acts very low-key. He just wants a peaceful life. For him, as long as there’s food and drink and being with the person he loves, he’s satisfied. As for the Hu Family’s wealth you mentioned, he really doesn’t care.”

This only made Hu Yushan more intrigued, ”What you said just makes me more unwilling to let go. If I manage to tame someone like that, now that would be an achievement.”

”Alright then.” Xiao Zhang raised his glass and clinked it with Hu Yushan’s, ”I wish you success.”

Xi Jingchen and Xia Man didn’t actually go to the movies or play video games. They went straight home after leaving the restaurant.

As soon as they got home, Xia Man threw a tantrum.

”What does Xiao Zhang mean by this? A while ago, he was talking nonsense in front of me, and now he’s blatantly bringing a woman to poach my guy.”

Xi Jingchen quickly comforted Xia Man, ”Don’t be mad, I really don’t know who that woman is. Besides, in my heart, there’s only you. No matter what, other women mean nothing to me.”

Xi Jingchen frowned slightly, ”Why do I feel like Xiao Zhang seems to have some feelings for you?”

Between couples, they’re quite sensitive to the appearance of a rival in love, especially someone as devoted as Xi Jingchen is to Xia Man, he is even more alert.

”No, I have to call Grandma.”

Xia Man thought it over and felt something was off.

She took out her phone to make a call, and Xi Jingchen hurriedly stopped her, ”Grandma is probably busy right now, it’s not urgent. Let’s talk about it tomorrow, alright? Tomorrow you are going to assist Grandma, you can tell her then.”

That made sense.

Xia Man then put her phone down.

Xiao Tong went out with a few girlfriends.

They went to a very private club, and Xiao Tong tried a few activities, feeling quite relaxed.

She slumped onto the soft sofa, sipping on a well-mixed cocktail, smiling a bit wildly.

Sitting next to Xiao Tong was her childhood friend, Liu Yi.

Liu Yi sat closely next to Xiao Tong.

She was also cuddling a young, sunny, and handsome fresh face.

”What’s wrong? Not happy?”

Liu Yi joked around with the fresh face for a bit and then turned to ask Xiao Tong.

Xiao Tong shook her head, ”Nothing, just feeling quite bored.”

Liu Yi blinked, ”What are you really thinking? Your guy has a hidden beauty now, why aren’t you worried?”

”What can I do? Can I chain him up so he can’t go?”

Xiao Tong sighed helplessly.

”So you’re just going to ignore it?” Liu Yi felt wronged on behalf of Xiao Tong, ”You’ve had an engagement with Fu Xinhong set for ages, and you’ve been devoted to him for so many years. I thought you two were one of those rare, clean and enduring couples in our circle. But the result, huh, men really shouldn’t be expected too much. You say he wants to keep a woman, okay, but he should at least break things off with you first. This way, whose face is he slapping, exactly? Sister, everyone in our circle knows, a lot of them are waiting to see your joke.”

Xiao Tong took a gulp of alcohol and forcefully threw the glass, ”To hell with jokes, I’ve already been a joke, damn it, not missing Fu Xinhong’s trick.”

”Alright, alright, don’t be sad anymore, some other day I’ll go with you to meet that white lotus and see what she’s up to.”

Liu Yi let go of the fresh face and went over to comfort Xiao Tong while hugging her, ”There’s nothing that our Miss Xiao has done to let Fu Xinhong treat you this way. I’m going to have to find out what’s going on.”

Xiao Tong suddenly burst into tears.

She hugged Liu Yi and cried bitterly, ”Yi, why... why is it so hard for me? You know what kind of life I’ve had in that family. I thought the Fu Family treated me well, that by marrying Fu Xinhong, I would finally escape that hellhole. But I didn’t expect him to be even worse.”

Liu Yi felt equally upset as Xiao Tong cried.

She continuously comforted Xiao Tong, and finally managed to stop her tears, letting out a sigh of relief.

On the other side, Xiao Zhe was getting along really well with an internet celebrity.

This internet celebrity was named Yu Yu, she was very beautiful, with high emotional intelligence, and really knew how to charm Xiao Zhe, making him head over heels.

She hadn’t been with Xiao Zhe for long, but she already had a car and a house under her name.

Xiao Zhe was generous, and any woman that caught his eye would not be mistreated, plus, he was really into Yu Yu right now.

He found the feeling of being in love that he hadn’t experienced in a long time in Yu Yu, making him even more reluctant to let her go.

Only, he was getting older and had been neglecting his health, so his body wasn’t in the best condition. To rejuvenate himself, Xiao Zhe started paying attention to medicines for that, and through friends’ recommendations, he bought some. To his surprise, it actually worked quite well.

With the medicine, Xiao Zhe let loose even more, and naturally, he often didn’t come home.

Meanwhile, Anning was busy helping Xia Man prepare for the school event these days.

Xia Man lacked experience, but she was very smart and eager to learn, picking things up quickly. Following Anning for just a few days, she was already handling some matters, though not anything too troublesome, it nonetheless proved Xia Man’s capability.

Seeing that Xia Man was competent, Anning handed over some tasks that weren’t too difficult but were within Xia Man’s ability to handle.

As a result, Xia Man was busy all day, barely finding time to date Xi Jingchen.

If they didn’t return home together at night, they might not even see each other’s faces in a day.