The Cannon Fodder

'Athena Hexie Wu?' Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped.

"But Uncle Huang, she really did wanted to elope with my younger sister's boyfriend, the messages are all here in her phone!" The older girl insisted and gave the phone to a servant nearby and respectfully gave it to the man and examined it.

"That's right! Li Lifen, have you forgotten that you neglected this daughter of yours because you were always so busy. And now, you're pushing the blame to me? So what if Hexie is--" The unsightly woman was cut off when Athena gushed in pure English, as it was the language she usually speak in her work.

"OH MY GOD! I actually am Athena Hexie Wu. The first born of all the Li family's grandchildren as well as the first born of the Wu second household! The youngest winner of the National Piano Contest!" She stopped herself from fangirling.

She has actually become a character in her fave novel. She became the talented side character Athena Hexie Wu! Wait, but isn't she a cannon fodder?! Is this what transmigration is? It is actually real?! What if I this all just a dream?!

Realizing that the people heard her, she bowed and apologized. She was unsure of what language to use since this world was heavily based on Asian countries.

"Oh goodness, how impolite of me to raise my voice. Forgive this young girl. Jweseonghamnida! Paumanhin po! Gomenasai! Dui bu qi!"

Everyone was looking at her in awe. This was not the rumored stupid girl from the Wu family. She just spoken in 5 different languages eloquently. If anything, she's a genius! The crowd thought.

Athena unknowingly rebuked the rumours floating about this Hexie Wu, and solidified the man's previous statement.

"Our jewel!" Both the lady and the man came to her side. "Are you alright? Someone call our family doctor!"

Athena remembered the scene seconds ago. It was one of the flashbacks in the drama about this cannon fodder character, before she died a tragic death.

The god above has bestowed her another chance at life, even if she became a side character who is doomed to die after facing the female lead, she won't spoil her chance of having a loving family.

In her previous life, she only had her doting grandma as her family. But her grandma ascended to heaven when she was about to graduate med-school. Athena hugged this body's parents and savored their warmth.

Athena finally accepted this as her reality. She have no choice to accept it. She's alive, though it might not be her original body, she was grateful.

When Athena opened her eyes, she looked at the woman with the two sophisticated looking girls which were this body's maternal relatives. Chen Mingzhu was her wicked white lotus aunt, the older girl is her white lotus cousin slash bestfriend Li Meixiu, and the younger girl is the kind Li Meili who was just used by her mother and sister.

Athena became clear headed and took the phone from Athena Hexie Wu's Dad. Well, technically her Dad now that she owns the body. She read the chat logs from start to finish. It was filled with cringey love sick messages and empty promises. Athena's face was full of disgust. The last message was about the elopement. It turns out, that this Athena Hexie was escaping from an arranged marriage with an heir of a powerful corporation. Just like in the novel and drama.

In the novel, there are 5 corporations that were considered powerful:

5. The Tanaka Corporation, the leading Restaurants company in the country.

4. The Zhang Group which is the leading Telecommunications company.

3. Wu Corporation which deals with three businesses, the Wu Parks and Resorts (headed by the youngest among Wu siblings, Paul Hui Wu), Wu Hotels and Casinos (headed by Hexie Wu's Dad, George Huang Wu), the Wu Technology and Pharmaceuticals (headed by the oldest of the Wu siblings, Nate Heng Wu) If you noticed why this family have foreign names, it is because they have western blood coursing through their veins.

2. Wang Entertainment, this is the main villainess' family's company. They deal mostly with entertainment and fashion. They produce top grossing actors and actresses, as well as world famous idols.

And on the top spot is the most flexible and durable corporation,

1. The Choi Empire. Worthy of it's name, they are the emperor of all businessess; they have it all. They are powerful globally. Their main business is real estate, then it turned to malls, private resorts, entertainment agency, film industry, resorts, they're also high technology developers, and now private hospitals.

As for the Li family, The Li Company handles operates all the 7/24 convenient stores around the country.

'How on earth did the Li and the Wu family have this marriage alliance to the most powerful corporation?' Athena pondered then continued examining her phone.

This cousin of hers is clever, but it is not enough as she have seen her texts, urging her to "follow her heart". In other words, go and elope! This is actually in the novel!

'Later on, I will write down all of the things I know in a paper or something in order to survive this life' she thought to herself.

She pondered for a moment. This is now her chance to clear everything up and slowly avoid the death route. If she were to avoid these toxic people who urged her into going to the wrong direction, Athena Hexie Wu and her family might survive their tragic ending!

With a new found will to live, she vowed to make her second chance at life not be in vain.

'Athena Hexie Wu, you and your family will survive and live happily!'