The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 27.2

At that moment, an indescribable feeling welled up in her chest, a slight sense of disparity, but mostly bitterness.

Unaware of her shifting emotions, Shang Shiqian cheerfully said, “Wei Yixian helped me get it. Now I won’t have to trouble you all the time!”

Chen Yixun forced a smile. “I never really minded.”

“But what if the school found out one day? You’d get in trouble, right?” Shang Shiqian, realizing how much risk Chen Yixun had taken for her, added, “You’ve helped me so much. Let me give you a gift, anything you want?”

Chen Yixun joked, “Why so polite? It’s like you’re trying to cut ties with me.”

“It’s not about cutting ties. I genuinely want to give you something.”

Of course, Wei Yixian’s share couldn’t be forgotten either.

Chen Yixun chuckled. “Then I’ll think about what I want.”

The Go Room was unusually crowded today. Even during the first class slot, every seat was taken, with a few people resorting to sitting on newspapers spread on the floor.

Chen Yixun muttered, “Why so many people?”

Shang Shiqian recalled the match list she’d seen the night before. “Because Du He and Yi Jing are playing today.”

The Weijia League was divided into men’s and women’s divisions, each with 16 teams. Each team had six players, including one foreign player as an external reinforcement.

Since this year’s regular season had abolished the captain system no longer restricting captains to only face other captains Du He, the captain of the Flying Dragons team, was competing early.

Du He and Yi Jing weren’t just star students at East City University; they were also idols among Go enthusiasts. Naturally, many had come early to support them.

Li Zhishen, sitting in the front row, recognized Shang Shiqian and quickly made space, waving her over. “Miss Shang, come sit here.”

Shang Shiqian approached. “Thank you.”

Only after sitting down did she notice the woman in her fifties beside her. The woman asked Li Zhishen, “Is this the one you mentioned?”

Li Zhishen nodded. “Yes, Professor. This is Shang Shiyu.”

Then, to Shang Shiqian, he said, “Miss Shang, this is Associate Professor Weng Qizheng, a 5-dan player. She’s also the advisor for our Go club.”

Shang Shiqian’s eyes lit up. “Professor Weng Qizheng, 5-dan! It’s an honor!”

She knew of her.

Though Weng Qizheng was only a 5-dan, she had won several world championships during her career.

After turning 35, as her performance declined, she shifted to education.

But Shang Shiqian hadn’t expected her to be teaching here.

Shang Shiqian said, “I used to watch your matches often when I was a kid!”

Weng Qizheng was taken aback for a moment before breaking into a hearty laugh.

Li Zhishen was also quite helpless this wasn’t how one should flatter someone.

He teasingly reminded Shang Shiqian, “How old were you when Professor Weng retired?”

Shang Shiqian quickly realized her mistake.

Weng Qizheng had last appeared in a major tournament and won the world championship in 2006, after which she founded a Go school and entered semi-retirement.

Given her current apparent age, Shang Shiqian probably hadn’t even started learning the game when Weng Qizheng retired.

Shang Shiqian tried to recover: “What I meant was, during my Go lessons, my teacher often analyzed your match records for us to study.”

This explanation was reasonable, and neither Weng Qizheng nor Li Zhishen doubted it.

Weng Qizheng said, “We should play a few games together when you have time.”

Shang Shiqian happily agreed.

Unbeknownst to her, Weng Qizheng was studying her face with some puzzlement… She felt like she’d seen this face somewhere before.

But age must have caught up with her, and having focused solely on teaching in recent years while paying little attention to new faces in the Go world, she simply couldn’t recall where.

“Professor, since the match hasn’t started yet, could you analyze the Flying Dragon team’s opponents for us?” Li Zhishen’s words interrupted Weng Qizheng’s train of thought.

This was, after all, the reason Weng Qizheng was here today. Setting aside her musings, she focused and switched into teaching mode.

–

Wei Yixian returned to her office, where her secretary promptly briefed her on the backlog of work from the past two days.

Although her boss hadn’t worked overtime these two days—benefiting her as well—returning to the office today revealed a mountain of tasks waiting, making the workload heavier than if they’d just worked overtime!

Indeed, vacations always came with a price!

“There’s a municipal meeting at 9:30, a video conference in the afternoon… Also, Yin Zaishui, the consultant from Zhou Ran Group, requested a meeting with you. Should I accept?”

Wei Yixian knew that meeting Yin Zaishui would inevitably lead to certain events corresponding to the original plot due to uncontrollable factors.

This would once again expose her privacy to another world or some unknown dimension.

She refused outright: “Decline. If there’s anything to discuss, she can take it up with the negotiation team handling the acquisition case.”

“Understood. Also, the day after tomorrow’s trip to Flower Garden Country.”

Wei Yixian suddenly looked up: “The overseas trip is scheduled for the day after tomorrow?”

The secretary grew nervous under her gaze but replied, “Yes, this itinerary was set half a month ago.”

Wei Yixian thought about the appraisal barring any surprises, the results would be out that same day.

After weighing her options, she made a decision: “Have CFO Chen Zhipeng attend this inspection trip in my place.”

The secretary was surprised by this decision but immediately notified the CFO of Wei Corporation.

Within twenty minutes of the notice being sent, the news had spread across key departments.

The company’s upper management was always sensitive to such minor changes, though no shareholder meetings or board meetings had been called recently, so this arrangement likely wasn’t due to any shifts in Wei Yixian’s position.

Moreover, given Wei Yixian’s shares and her connections and standing on the board, she couldn’t possibly be sidelined like she was eight years ago.

Through deliberate reporting, Wei Yongkun, who was currently accompanying his lover on the golf course, also received this news.

“I don’t understand company matters, but recently at my girls’ gathering, I heard the second young miss has found true love and secretly keeps them at Tianhao Garden. Could canceling the inspection trip be to spend time with that little lover?” Wei Yongkun’s girlfriend said with a laugh.

Wei Yongkun replied casually, “It’s just one project. Anyone can conduct the inspection, it doesn’t have to be her personally.”

“Honey~ Don’t you want to meet the second young miss’s lover? I’m so curious. After all these years, who could possibly have the charm to make her worldly heart flutter?”

Wei Yongkun smirked, “Lover meeting lover?”

His smile didn’t reach his eyes.

The woman felt her petty schemes had been seen through and began to retreat inwardly.

But Wei Yongkun immediately picked up his phone and called Wei Yixian: “Heard you’re back with your first love? Feel free to bring her home for dinner sometime, just keep it low-key so the Shangs don’t find out.”

“I’m in a meeting. If there’s nothing urgent, I’ll hang up now.” Wei Yixian ended the call expressionlessly.

Wei Yongkun was so angry his beard practically bristled.

Since taking control of the Wei family, no one had dared defy him like this in years.

Only the now-independent Wei Yixian would hang up on him!

His girlfriend seized the moment to stir trouble: “The second young miss’s influence in the company keeps growing. Nowadays, everyone knows ‘President Wei’ but not ‘Chairman Wei.’ Old—”

Her words cut off as Wei Yongkun’s sinister glare silenced her.

“That divisive rhetoric? I’ve heard it over eighty times. You’re the twenty-first fool to try it with me.” Wei Yongkun said coldly. “Be glad I don’t hit women. Get out.”

CEO’s Office.

Xie Mei, having just shut down the video conference equipment, asked, “Was that the Chairman’s call?”

Wei Yixian replied tonelessly, “Mn. Testing whether I’d show favoritism in the acquisition case because of Yin Zaishui.”

Had she not understood her father, his surface-level words might have fooled her into thinking he didn’t oppose her reuniting with Yin Zaishui.

In reality, the Wei family had likely already poisoned his ear about Yin Zaishui approaching her to help Zhou Ran Group gain advantages.

Enough whispers had clearly planted doubts, prompting this probe.

His mention of the Shangs was a warning.

Wei Yixian closed her eyes. “Any updates from the appraisal agencies?”

Xie Mei sighed. “They’re expediting it, but one lacks advanced equipment and needs to borrow instruments, so it can’t be rushed.”

Two days later.

After enduring “daily reminders,” Xie Mei finally obtained a sealed appraisal report.

She hurried back to headquarters and personally delivered it to Wei Yixian.

Shang Si: Heh, I got the card.

Chen Yixun: Thought you already had one.

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