DOOMED TO BE CANNON FODDER -1

CHAPTER-10

Truth be told, Lisa had only fainted for a moment. By the time she'd woken up, that man had already leaned on the top of her, staring intently at her. Even with her eyes tightly shut, she could still smell his dense manly musk, which almost caused her heart to stop beating. She was so scared that she didn't dare move. It wasn't clear to her what the male lead was trying to pull. This was completely different from the plotline!

In the story, the male lead hadn't become involved with any of his concubines before he'd met the female lead. Since that was supposed to be the case, how did she suddenly end up beneath him?! Soon enough though, the weight on her vanished as the man strode out. She let go of the breath she was holding, gasping in relief, "Aiya! He scared me to death. Was the male lead high on something?"

She wiped the sweat away from her forehead. As expected, the scariest one here was the male lead. She redoubled her determination to pursue the supporting male lead.

However, she'd overworked herself recently and her blood sugar levels were a little low. Was that why she'd suddenly fainted several times? While she sat there contemplating, Xiao Shi arrived with the physician in tow.

Xiao Shi noticed that the prince had already left, instinctively letting out a sigh of relief. She immediately berated herself for that. She should've been disappointed that the prince was no longer here. Her mistress was the prince's concubine, so it would only be her mistress' blessing if he bestowed favour on her.

However, she couldn't help but feel distressed as she looked at her delicate mistress. The prince was such a towering, powerful military man. She was afraid that her mistress wouldn't be able to take... Xiao Shi's face flushed as her thoughts began to wander.

Lisa started to drink today's medicine. She didn't even glimpse the shadow of the male lead in the coming days. She had the feeling that he'd come in the first place because the old madame had pressured him to. But why hadn't he gone to any of the other courtyards? Perhaps, he'd come because she'd been too frightened?

One should never try to guess the male lead's mind. No matter how much one guessed, the correct answer would never reveal itself. Since he was her harbinger of doom, it was better not to be too familiar with him anyway. As for her, her poem hadn't seemed to seduce the supporting male character Taehyung. So it turns out that fame was the most important? She sighed and continued to think of another method to seduce him.

That's right! The old madame's birthday is coming soon. The supporting male character will show up there, but the female lead won't because she's ill. That's why she delivered a painting that attracted the attention of the male lead and the supporting male. I can't let the supporting male notice the female lead. I need to scramble for a bit of the limelight. At least, I can't be outdone by the female lead. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to retrieve his heart later on.

When Lisa recovered, she poured all her energy into thinking about the best present to give the old madame. A painting was obviously out of the question. She was only an expert when it came to gardening. She thought about it carefully for a very long time before asking Xiao Shi, "Where can we find tree roots in the compound?"

"Ah? Tree roots? Madame Lisa, what do you want with that?" Xiao Shi had the feeling her mistress was becoming weirder and weirder recently. The illness caused by her fright was still not healed yet.

Lisa smiled mysteriously, "S-e-c-r-e-t~!"

Xiao Shi, confused as she was, was nothing if not dutiful, "I'm afraid that only the kitchen would have some." The kitchen chopped tree roots to feed their cooking fires.

"Come, let's take a look and see." Lisa set down her cup and decided to take a walk with Xiao Shi.

Ever since she'd transmigrated to this place, she'd always hid inside her small courtyard and rarely gone out. Of course, she immediately attracted attention once she left her courtyard, not only because of her appearance, but also because of the way she dressed herself.