You Called Me Cannon Fodder, So How Did I Become Everyone's Favorite?

Name: You Called Me Cannon Fodder, So How Did I Become Everyone's Favorite?
Author: Hua Xiaomeng

你说我是炮灰，我怎么成了团宠

by Hua Xiaomeng (华小梦)

Status: Completed
Length: 781k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Modern Romance High-Concept
Updated: 1mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Ye Qi, a Dark Magic Fairy, was sent hurtling into a story about a wealthy family’s true and fake daughters after a legendary otherworldly rideshare driver floored the gas. She hates every drunk-driving bastard equally.

Luckily, she’s neither the real heiress nor the fake one. She’s a minor young lady of the Ye family, a sickly child raised in the countryside from a young age. She’s doomed to die after serving as the fake heiress’s sycophant and constantly causing trouble, only to be casually dealt with by the true heiress after her comeback.

In the original story, the true heiress has ten personalities and more secret identities than anyone can count. She’s the legendary heroine of an angsty novel who returns for revenge. Ye Qi immediately latches onto her, makes her way back to the Ye family, and teams up with her true-heiress sister to drive out the fake heiress ahead of schedule.

Her sister thinks, “My little sister is so tiny and soft, so gentle and adorable. She couldn’t hurt a person, much less step on an ant. She’s so delicate. I’ll protect her well.”

Ye Qi’s cousins, who grew up with her, silently point at her after she punches a scumbag into a wall. “You call that delicate?”

Ye Qi has always known that her classmates back in the countryside are unusual. But she never expected them to drop their secret identities as soon as she transferred schools and admit outright, “Qiqi, even though we’re the only real powerhouses in this class, you’ll always be our favorite.”

Ye Qi, the only one without a secret identity: “Fuck.”

Her older brother, male cousins, and female cousin: “It’s okay, little sister. You’ll find out that we have secret identities too. You’re the only one who doesn’t.”

Ye Qi: “…Shift. Hahahahahaha! I’m done pretending! My secret identity is way cooler!”

Everyone: “What!?”

Ye Qi: “I’m a Dark Magic Fairy! Cool enough for you?”

Everyone: “…Qiqi, chuunibyou is a disease. You need treatment.”

Other names

I'm Already a Dark Magical Girl, So Why Should I Indulge You in This Angsty Novel?我都黑魔仙了，穿虐文还惯着你？Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

348Chapters

4.5kReads · 30 days

816kReads · all time

451Shelf adds, last 14 days

9.3Score

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It's super good! It's a shame it's a really, really new book 😢 I think the author is really cute (and even writes rambling thoughts) 😳 I hope there won't be any romantic pairings between any of them~ I can ship them however I want~ 😳
80 likes2y ago
It's really good, please don't give up on it.
71 likes2y ago
Looks so good! Why is nobody watching? It's hilarious! The homeroom teacher traveled a long way to deliver homework! ❤️ I've watched it all... I'm so awesome!
58 likes2y ago
I have read the entire article by April 19, 2025. (Ye Qi) Wow, he's like a ray of light, helping everyone in Class 7. He has an incredibly strong sense of justice and amazing practical skills. His only downside is that he dislikes doing homework. Of course, no one who's ever been a student dislikes homework, including me.
30 likes1y ago
I almost missed this amazing novel! For those reading it later, you can skip the first couple of chapters introducing the characters; it won't affect your reading experience. That's what I did (there are so many characters, it's like being overwhelmed when greeting relatives back home for Chinese New Year). It felt like the author was trying to make me think!
25 likes2y ago
It's alright, but there are still so many plot holes left to fill (￣ェ￣;). It feels like I'll fall into one every few steps. Also, there are just too many entertainment industry novels; the plots are all the same, I'm tired of them. I really like this novel; I don't want it to be cliché. I'd love to see the author push the plot forward! 🤔
23 likes2y ago
It's really good! When I first read the synopsis, I thought the female lead was a silly, goofy girl, but the more I read, the more I realized how cool she is! 🥰 Author, please keep updating! 😘 Looking forward to the rest of the story.
23 likes2y ago
This book is super good, though there aren't many chapters. The female lead has a fantastic personality. Overall, the book has a great structure and a fantastic plot. I especially love the interactions between the main characters and the fairy tale. It's truly amazing, so please don't drop it! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
21 likes2y ago
Ahhhh, so good! The group's darling, no romance, and wholesome values—it's totally my cup of tea! 👍😳 Qiqi is such an adorable baby, and her friendship with Huanhuan really made me cry, sob sob sob! Don't kill me with friendship-themed words (p_q). The author is also so cute, the emoticons are adorable ❤️ε٩(๑> ₃ <)۶з (Because I've read books without titles, it doesn't bother me much ⊙ω⊙) I think this is a book with great potential! 😘 Keep it up, author! Mwah! 😘(*'▽'*)♪
20 likes2y ago
It's a great read. The emotions are portrayed very purely, and the depiction of Qiqi and Huanhuan's relationship is particularly touching. I also really like the characters' personalities; they don't forcibly interfere with or control other people's lives (I mean, the kind where the other person is living a good life).
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