The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 14

Although Chen Yixun received sponsorship from the Phoenix Foundation and didn’t have to worry about tuition or meal expenses, university life still involved various miscellaneous costs.

To earn extra living expenses, she often took on part-time jobs.

Her regular side gig was working as a local tour guide.

East City was both a first-tier metropolis and a popular tourist destination.

With improved living standards, many affluent independent travelers couldn’t be bothered with planning their trips and would directly hire local guides.

This made tour guiding a sought-after profession and became the preferred part-time job for many tourism majors.

However, Chen Yixun wasn’t a tourism student. She simply happened to be a local, and her childhood experiences had given her extensive knowledge of East City’s culture, history, culinary spots, attractions, and transportation.

She was also quite skilled at photography composition and techniques.

With these solid foundations, her tour guide side business gradually took off.

To build her reputation, she regularly created promotional videos to post online.

Sometimes she’d explain the historical stories behind attractions, other times she’d showcase her photographs, and occasionally she’d share snippets of her daily life.

After managing her LeDou account for over a year, she had accumulated more than 100,000 followers.

Even if most were inactive accounts, her worst-performing videos still garnered over 10,000 views.

The moment she posted her newly edited video, an active fan immediately commented: “Those hands! I’ll worship them first.”

This wasn’t Chen Yixun’s first encounter with “thirsty fans,” but this time they were thirsting over the wrong person. She guiltily glanced at Shang Shiqian.

Shang Shiqian remained oblivious, still immersed in the world of Go.

When the bell for the ninth period rang, the teaching building gradually came alive with activity.

As the aroma of food wafted from the cafeteria, Shang Shiqian’s stomach began to growl.

She checked the time, it was nearly 6 PM.

Chen Yixun returned from the restroom to find Shang Shiqian putting away the Go pieces. “You’re done playing?” she asked in surprise.

“I shouldn’t keep you any longer. I feel bad for taking up so much of your time,” Shang Shiqian replied.

Chen Yixun waved her hand. “I was doing my own things while you played. You didn’t inconvenience me at all.”

“Even so, I should go. The Go club seems to have an event,” Shang Shiqian said, pointing to the increasing number of students in the Go Room. Some without boards were already eyeing their table.

“Let’s grab dinner first then!”

Shang Shiqian readily agreed: “Sure! You’ve helped me so much, my treat!”

Chen Yixun grinned. “Then I won’t stand on ceremony. What’s the budget?”

Appreciating her straightforwardness, Shang Shiqian smiled and took out all her cash. Remembering she needed bus fare, she pocketed a few bills.

Chen Yixun took a ten-yuan note. “This is enough.”

They went for a spicy hot pot meal.

As they parted, Chen Yixun asked: “Did you forget your phone again today?”

Shang Shiqian admitted honestly: “Actually, I don’t own a phone.”

Chen Yixun’s expression showed sudden understanding, though it wasn’t clear what assumptions she’d made.

She guessed Shang Shiqian’s background might be similar to hers.

First, Shang Shiqian had worn the same outfit for two consecutive days.

No matter how clean it was or how pleasant she smelled, it couldn’t hide the fact that she lacked spare clothes.

Second, Shang Shiqian didn’t have a phone.

In this day and age, what young person leaves home without their phone? Forgetting it once might be an accident, but twice suggests they might not even own one.

In the end, Shang Shiqian didn’t seem the least bit worried about anyone trying to reach her despite going out without a phone, which implied she lived alone without friends or family.

Realizing they were in similar circumstances, Chen Yixun grew a little warmer toward her: “Do you still want to come play chess?”

Noticing Shang Shiqian’s lingering reluctance to end their game earlier, she added, “Well, actually, you could come earlier. After I borrow the Go set for you, I’ll head to class. You can stay inside and play as long as you like.”

Since it wouldn’t inconvenience Chen Yixun, Shang Shiqian had no reservations and happily agreed.

–

By the time Shang Shiqian returned to Tianhao Garden, the details of her day’s activities and Chen Yixun’s information had already been delivered to Wei Yixian’s study.

“After leaving home today, she took the bus directly to East City University. From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., she stayed inside the entire time. I couldn’t get in, so I don’t know who she met or what she did,” the bodyguard reported.

Internally, he grumbled, this job was practically turning him from a bodyguard into a private investigator!

Still, there were perks. Shang Shiqian’s routine was so simple, basically a straight line between two points, that he didn’t have to stay constantly alert for potential dangers.

In fact, he couldn’t help but wonder:

What kind of person could live so leisurely and carefree without even a phone?

This wasn’t just low desire, it was practically no desire at all, more zen than a monk.

Wei Yixian pondered: What was at East City University?

The next moment, she got her answer from the system’s conversation with Shang Shiqian.

System: [You don’t even do your tasks, just grinning like an idiot all day! Wasting half your time on chess, if you’d spent even half that time circling the female lead, your mission progress would’ve skyrocketed.]

Shang Shiqian let it go in one ear and out the other: [You’re one to talk. I asked you to upload the original novel into the backend so I could check it anytime, but you still haven’t updated it!]

[If you don’t do missions, how am I supposed to get the energy to update?]

Shang Shiqian was puzzled: [But you have enough energy to log in every day?]

[That’s because being near the female lead lets me absorb a tiny bit of energy. Enough talk, if I keep chatting, I’ll burn through what little I’ve saved.]

Shang Shiqian muttered: [You show up for like two seconds before logging off again. I’ve never seen a system with such strong ‘sneaky vibes.’]

[How many systems have you met?]

[…Just you.]

[Then shut up.]

Wei Yixian: “…”

Only after the system logged off did she address the bodyguard: “Starting tomorrow, return to your original post.”

If there had never been anyone for “Shang Shiyu” to rendezvous with in the first place, then wasting manpower to keep watching her was pointless.

Besides, if the system ever gathered enough energy to stay online longer and noticed something amiss, this surveillance would only tip them off.

The bodyguard hesitated but didn’t question it, nodding before leaving the study.

Wei Yixian stood, opened the safe, and retrieved a notebook. Flipping to a blank page, she jotted down a few lines.

After showering, Shang Shiqian went downstairs to grab some milk. She peeked toward the bar area, relieved to find no sign of Wei Yixian.

It seems Wei Yixian isn’t that much of a drinker after all.

Yet she relaxed too soon.

While sipping milk, she noticed Wei Yixian coming downstairs.

“Back?” Wei Yixian glanced at her and walked straight to the bar area.

“Mhm.” Shang Shiqian nodded, proactively explaining why she returned so late: “I went to East City University’s Go Room to play chess this afternoon and lost track of time.”

She brought the milk over and poured half a glass into the wine glass before Wei Yixian could reach for the alcohol.

“Drinking milk at night helps you sleep better.”

Wei Yixian lightly pushed the milk-filled glass aside, leaning against the bar with both hands as she stared down at Shang Shiqian.

“Are you imitating Shang Shiqian?”

Shang Shiqian froze.

What did that mean?

Wei Yixian’s expression darkened abruptly.

She said, “She loved playing chess was a professional player.”

Shang Shiqian: “Is that so? What a coincidence.”

“Yes, what a coincidence.” Wei Yixian remarked meaningfully. “You just happen to have the same face as hers, and just happen to share her hobbies. So coincidental that sometimes I can’t help but wonder if she’s come back from the dead.”

As she spoke, Wei Yixian lowered her eyelids, hiding the true emotions in her eyes from Shang Shiqian.

Shang Shiqian pondered Wei Yixian hadn’t been drinking, so was she remembering last night’s drunken episode and trying to continue the topic?

She asked, “So do you think it’s possible for someone to come back from the dead?”

Wei Yixian’s voice suddenly sharpened: “Her bones have turned to ashes, how could she come back?”

Shang Shiqian couldn’t tell if she felt relieved or slightly disappointed.

See? Normal people would never believe the dead could return.

So, she didn’t need to worry about anyone recognizing her as Shang Shiqian.

Wei Yixian quietly observed Shang Shiqian’s expression.

But what she really thought was,

Ordinary people indeed couldn’t return from death.

But what if there was a system?

Shang Si: Is she really mentally sound? Why is she a little crazy every three days and completely unhinged every five?

System: With a wife like you, which normal person wouldn’t go crazy?

Shang Si: ?

Wei: chuckles

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