Can an Ugly Cannon Fodder Be Stunningly Beautiful?

Name: Can an Ugly Cannon Fodder Be Stunningly Beautiful?
Author: The Water Is So Cold

丑陋炮灰，也能颜值爆表吗

by The Water Is So Cold (水好凉)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 392k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 6d ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Quick transmigration + disliked by everyone to adored by everyone + straight middle-aged shou + charm-stat upgrades + no fixed CP in the mini-worlds + plenty of love-triangle drama] (The tags were changed by the System; please refer to the synopsis.)

Fu Guang was born so ugly that he was terrifying to look at.

Because of his looks, he was constantly bullied and discriminated against, living at the very bottom of society.

Fortunately, he had been accompanied since birth by a charm-stat upgrade System.

When he was born, Fu Guang had only a paltry twenty-something charm points, and he gained two more each year.

Throughout those ugly, hateful years, the System was the only one to offer him New Year’s and birthday wishes, each adding one charm point.

In his teens, Fu Guang was an utterly hideous monster, hated and bullied by everyone.

In his twenties, he was an ordinary, useless nobody, ignored and despised by everyone.

At last…

After he turned thirty, Fu Guang lifted the face he had kept hidden all year beneath his shadowed hair, and everyone became obsessed with him and clamored for his attention, fighting and scrambling to possess him.

Around the age of forty, there was no one in the world who didn’t love Fu Guang. As he casually lifted his otherworldly face toward the stars, a rumble sounded in his ears.

“Bzzzt… Warning. Your charm stat has exceeded the limit, and mysterious beings beyond the heavens have set their sights on you.”

…

First world: An ugly, disposable character transmigrates into an ancient-era slave.

Second world: An ugly, disposable character transmigrates into a modern-day corporate drone.

Stats

168Chapters

15.3kReads · 30 days

280.9kReads · all time

1.2kShelf adds, last 14 days

8.8Score

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Wow, the author is amazing! While many focus on the character design, the power struggles, and the romance, what truly captivated me was the author's portrayal of the inferiority complex of ugliness alongside the loneliness of beauty, the helplessness of beauty and the bewilderment of ugliness.
204 likes3mo ago
The writing is good. The protagonist is honest and upright, beautiful but insecure—which is a virtue for a beautiful woman. Although a bit slow-witted, she's also ambitious. Unlike some novels I've read before, where some authors make the protagonist so stupid I can't even finish reading, and then they force-feed her trashy male characters—what kind of taste does that author have?
192 likes4mo ago
Okay, I've also thought of the most extreme, the most insane, the most, ... I'll directly use my bean buns to generate 1000 reasons for authors to update, add more chapters, and update more frequently: 1. Author, remember to update when you're tired. 2. If you're thirsty, update while drinking. 3. If you're sleepy, update with one eye open and the other closed. 4.
115 likes4mo ago
Okay, I've read over thirty chapters, so I'm commenting now. It's really good! First of all, the protagonist, Fu Guang, is a very insecure kid. Because he's been unattractive since childhood, he's received a lot of malicious comments from his family and those around him.
54 likes3mo ago
Delicious, delicious, delicious! I really like the protagonist's insecure and sensitive personality. All the characters seem pure (he bore you a child and then left without expecting anything in return). The "uncle" vibe isn't very strong, but I love the protagonist so much! It's a bit bland, though. I hope the person who ends up with Fu Guang is someone who respects and loves her.
44 likes3mo ago
Holy crap, this setting is super awesome! It's incredibly cool! After watching it, my heart is practically pounding with excitement! I'm totally in love!
44 likes4mo ago
The premise is so cool! I used to think it was weird for good-looking people to think they were ugly, but this feels more normal.
43 likes4mo ago
This is so good! 🥺 Men get their periods after reading it 🙄 Women go crazy after reading it 💪 It's the nemesis of depression 😎 It's the alarm clock for vegetative patients 😭 So cute that tears streamed down my face, like the Qiantang River tide 😱 So cool 😘 God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving my world meaning 😊 I ran and jumped, I danced the tango on the 0th-floor balcony 😮 It…
39 likes4mo ago
This is a very good novel. The protagonist, Fu Guang, is a lovable but somewhat hapless character, but the more you read, the more tragic it becomes. From the beginning, he suffers greatly because of his ugliness, being sold into slavery. Even the steward, Lin, only bought him out of a sense of shame.
38 likes3mo ago
This is so captivating! Such a delicious character design. Fu Guang truly lives up to her name—beautiful yet fragile, needing exceptionally careful care rather than constant imprisonment. Don't you agree, male ghost prince? [Think about it carefully][Think about it carefully][Think about it carefully] I hope the final revival competition will allow the prince to sit at the table with the emperor!
38 likes3mo ago