The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 13
Wei Yixian pretended to show vulnerability because hunters always strike when their prey shows weakness.
Yet no matter how long she waited, Shang Shiqian made no move.
Was she really this patient?
Wei Yixian glanced at Shang Shiqian but froze for a moment at the sight of her expression.
Shang Shiqian’s eyes curved into crescents, her smile like the bright moon emerging quietly from the clouds on a dark night pure, radiant, and flawless.
Even the overhead light seemed to dim in comparison.
She looked even more like her.
Emotions churned in Wei Yixian’s chest.
She quickly lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and feigned drunkenness by pressing her forehead against the bar counter.
She wasn’t good at acting, but she had put in this much effort. If “Shang Shiyu” still refused to reveal her true nature, it would be downright rude.
Seeing Wei Yixian suddenly collapse in drunkenness, Shang Shiqian called out with concern, “Wei Yixian?”
A few seconds passed, but Wei Yixian only twitched her fingers slightly.
That small movement alone seemed to drain all her strength, leaving her slumped in a drunken stupor.
Shang Shiqian frowned.
If Wei Yixian were sober, she could muster the strength to carry her. But a drunk person was difficult to move even carrying her on her back would be a struggle.
So she abandoned any heroic notions and opted to wake her instead.
“Wei Yixian, don’t fall asleep yet. Go back to your room first.”
She nudged Wei Yixian’s arm a few times.
“Or at least move to the sofa in the living room. Sleeping like this will give you a stiff neck.”
The nudging turned into light pats on the back of her hand.
“Actually, the bar counter is pretty spacious, and there’s a carpet here. If you want, you can sleep here, and I’ll go get you a blanket.”
Shang Shiqian stopped touching Wei Yixian and instead pondered aloud, “Should I splash some water on her face?”
Wei Yixian: “……”
Confirmed Shang Shiqian had no intention of following the system’s instructions to seduce her!
Her attempt to lure the snake out of its hole had been utterly futile.
Wei Yixian didn’t immediately “wake up,” though. A performance had to be seen through to the end.
Fortunately, Shang Shiqian didn’t actually pour water on her face. Instead, she first put away the alcohol in the liquor cabinet, then washed the glasses and stored them properly.
After finishing, she took a deep breath and walked over to the landline, dialing the internal number for the staff quarters.
“I know it’s impolite to wake you up so late, but Wei Yixian is drunk. Could two of you come and carry her back to her room?”
The maids, who were not asleep: “……”
“O-okay,” the one who answered stammered in response.
What kind of development was this?
The CEO, who had such a high alcohol tolerance, was actually drunk?
But even if she were, without her explicit orders, they wouldn’t dare move her!
After a few seconds of hesitation, worried that something might happen to Wei Yixian, they decided to check on the situation.
After handing Wei Yixian over to the maids, Shang Shiqian returned to her room to rest.
At the bar counter, the maids looked at Wei Yixian, whose eyes were clear and who clearly didn’t need any assistance and vaguely understood what had happened.
They knew it. There was no way the CEO would get drunk.
She had clearly been pretending to be drunk in front of “Shang Shiyu.”
Wei Yixian said coolly, “Keep tonight’s matter to yourselves.”
“Understood!”
“Also, since I made you come out for nothing, I’ll count it as overtime.”
With that, Wei Yixian headed upstairs.
The maids exchanged glances after processing her words: Did the CEO mean they’d get overtime pay?
Seemed like the CEO was in a decent mood tonight.
Shang Shiqian went to bed later than usual and woke up two hours later than her normal time.
There was no sound of lawnmowers, and Wei Yixian was nowhere to be seen on the tennis court.
Shang Shiqian went downstairs and asked the maid, “Has Wei Yixian sobered up?”
The maid was about to give an evasive answer when Shang Shiqian answered her own question: “She must be awake by now.”
She had noticed the extra jar of honey on the dining table.
Honey water could alleviate the headache from a hangover, so the maid must have prepared some for Wei Yixian.
The maid smiled at Shang Shiqian, neither confirming nor denying it.
She took out a brand-new, still-sealed desk calendar and handed it to Shang Shiqian: “By the way, Miss Shang, this is the desk calendar you asked for.”
“Thank you!”
After finishing breakfast, Shang Shiqian carried the desk calendar back to her room.
Suddenly, the system popped up a notification, the “Heartbreak Points” had increased by another 1%.
Shang Shiqian: ?
“System, care to explain?”
[The female lead returned the gift she received yesterday.]
Shang Shiqian: …
What could have happened between Wei Yixian and her white moonlight in just one night to trigger another wave of heartbreak?
–
Wei Corporation, CEO’s office.
The female secretary forced herself to stay alert as she reported to Wei Yixian: “President Wei, as per your instructions, I returned the gift to Miss Yin first thing this morning.”
After 10 p.m. last night, Wei Yixian had suddenly ordered her to return to the company to retrieve something.
Already frustrated, she had barely slept all night upon learning that the gift she was entrusted with was worth millions.
To complete her eccentric boss’s task without being late for work, she had rushed to Zhou Ran Group’s entrance early this morning to intercept Yin Zaishui.
Heaven knew how exhausted she was now!
Wei Yixian didn’t even look up: “Hmm. Take two days of paid leave and go home to rest.”
The secretary was so startled her drowsiness vanished.
What did that mean?
Was she being fired?
Had she made a mistake in her work or done something to displease President Wei?
Not daring to question Wei Yixian, she left the office with visible unease.
When executive assistant Xie Mei came to see Wei Yixian afterward, the secretary quietly pulled her aside and asked, “Sister Xie, am I getting fired?”
After hearing the story, Xie Mei couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t overthink it. Just focus on doing your job well. Besides, she’s clearly pleased with your performance, otherwise, even if you worked 24/7, she’d find faults. Why would she grant you two days off?”
As the secretary sighed in relief, she marveled: Sister Xie truly lived up to her reputation as the trusted aide who had stood by President Wei through the “succession battle”, daring to openly gossip about the boss!
–
Shang Shiqian arrived half an hour early at the convenience store near East City University’s east gate to wait for Chen Yixun.
She didn’t have to wait long, as Chen Yixun also arrived ahead of time.
Chen Yixun smiled and said, “I just got a call about a delivery, so I thought I’d come out to pick it up first. I didn’t expect you to be here so early.”
Shang Shiqian replied, “Go ahead and get your delivery first. My matter isn’t urgent.”
“I can get the delivery later. Let’s head in now.”
As Chen Yixun led the way, she introduced the campus of East City University.
Suddenly, she pointed to a black-and-white building and said, “This Treasure Pavilion was donated by the Phoenix Foundation, and the Go Room is inside. Do you know the origin of this building’s name?”
Shang Shiqian pondered for a moment before saying, “The name likely comes from the ‘Thousand-Layer Treasure Pavilion’ formation in the zhenlong chess problem. The arrangement of black and white stones on the board resembles a pavilion, hence the name. The shape and style of this building mirror the ‘Thousand-Layer Treasure Pavilion’ formation, creating a fitting correspondence.”
Chen Yixun looked surprised. “Most people wouldn’t easily associate this with Go. Did you do some research beforehand?”
Shang Shiqian smiled. “I just happened to have heard about it before.”
As they chatted, the two arrived at the Go Room.
The Go Room was spacious, divided into a teaching area and a self-study area.
The teaching area, equipped with various facilities, was reserved for classes and only opened during lessons.
The self-study area had only tables, chairs, Go boards, and bookshelves, allowing free play and access to Go literature.
Noticing the sparse attendance, Chen Yixun quickly explained to avoid the impression that her earlier claim about East City University having many Go enthusiasts was exaggerated: “Usually, there are more people here. It’s probably because the Weijia League is about to start, so they’re not on campus.”
Once inside, Chen Yixun lowered her voice, afraid of disturbing the players and getting kicked out.
A staff member on duty quietly asked, “What brings you here?”
Chen Yixun promptly showed her student ID. “We’d like to play Go.”
“Do you have your own set, or do you need to borrow one?” the staff member inquired.
Chen Yixun, who didn’t usually play Go, naturally didn’t own a set, so she borrowed one using her card.
Fortunately, only one person’s ID needed to be registered.
Shang Shiqian looked every bit like a university student, so the staff member didn’t suspect she was from another school.
Each carrying a container of stones, they chose a seat by the window.
Chen Yixun frowned. “I’m not very good at this.”
“No problem, I can play by myself,” Shang Shiqian replied.
She picked up a stone.
Though it was the cheapest imitation jade piece, the tactile sensation brought her immense joy.
Chen Yixun was puzzled about how one could play Go alone, but in the next moment, she noticed Shang Shiqian’s demeanor had changed.
Holding the stone, she seemed to enter a space entirely isolated from the outside world.
Focused and absorbed, her eyes were fixed only on the black stones and the grid lines.
She didn’t touch the container of white stones on Chen Yixun’s side, but Chen Yixun suspected she already had a clear strategy for the white stones in her mind.
Chen Yixun didn’t dare disturb her.
Unable to grasp the intricacies, she quietly took out her phone to record the scene.
She avoided filming Shang Shiqian’s face, capturing only the board and the occasional hand that appeared in the frame, then uploaded it to the short-video platform “LeDou.”
System: Her acting is so bad, and you still couldn’t tell?
Shang Si: I’ve never met a real drunk before, how was I supposed to know she was faking it!
Wei Zong: …
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