The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 50

Shang Shiqian felt she should inform Wei Yixian about her decision to move out, she couldn’t just leave without saying anything.

However, Wei Yixian would undoubtedly ask for a reason, and she couldn’t exactly tell him, “I need to figure out if I like you,” could she?

So, she first mentioned it to Pu Feifei, who had come to pick her up.

Pu Feifei asked in surprise, “Why the sudden decision to move out? Did something happen? Was our work unsatisfactory, or do you dislike being followed?”

She glanced at Chu Fei.

Chu Fei: “…”

Could she say it had nothing to do with her?

Shang Shiqian smiled and said, “It’s not because of you or Sister Chu. I just want to live outside for a while.”

Pu Feifei was at a loss for words.

If Shang Shiqian had brought this up when she first moved into Tianhao Garden, Pu Feifei wouldn’t have batted an eye.

But now, she felt reluctant to see Shang Shiqian go.

And when she thought about how Wei Yongkun would react upon hearing the news, the atmosphere in the villa would undoubtedly become tense. She could already foresee the challenges in carrying out her work smoothly in the coming days.

After a long pause, Pu Feifei finally said, “Then I’ll inform President Wei.”

“No need to rush. We can talk about it when we get back.”

–

The gloomy sky and persistent rain made nightfall arrive earlier than usual.

After the memorial service came the family dinner.

In the Wei family’s banquet hall, the lights blazed brilliantly.

Though everyone wore somber-colored formal attire, it couldn’t conceal their well-fed, radiant appearances.

The memorial service was for show, but the dinner was for family only. They were all well aware of each other’s true natures, so no one bothered to pretend.

Wei Yixian descended the stairs, handbag in hand and skirt lifted, ready to leave.

For regular family gatherings, she often used work as an excuse to skip them, making it difficult for the Wei family to cozy up to her or pry for information.

Now that they finally had a chance, the scheming Wei family members naturally wouldn’t let her leave so easily.

“Second Sister, you haven’t had dinner yet. Are you leaving already?”

The first to stop Wei Yixian was Wei Yihao, Wei Yongkun’s fourth child.

Wei Yihao was born out of wedlock.

After Wei Yongkun divorced his second wife Wei Yixian’s mother, Song Xihui, he never remarried.

Thus, the third child Wei Yizhu, the fourth Wei Yihao, and the fifth Wei Yihui were all illegitimate.

However, most of Wei Yixian’s siblings had grown up in the Wei household. Only Wei Yihao had lived with his mother until he returned to the family at eighteen.

Perhaps because he hadn’t been exposed to the Wei family’s scheming and power struggles, he appeared to be the most naive and innocent of them all.

At least on the surface.

Wei Yixian didn’t dare underestimate any of her siblings she had already suffered enough at their hands.

“I’m not eating. I have things to do,” she said.

Just then, another voice chimed in, “What could be so important that you can’t even spare time for a meal with your family?”

It was Wei Yixian’s sister-in-law, Li Luozhi, pushing Wei Yiwu, the eldest son, toward her.

The speaker was Wei Yiwu himself.

Wei Yixian replied, “…Personal matters.”

Wei Yiwu didn’t press for details but said sternly, “The paparazzi outside haven’t dispersed yet. Have dinner before heading back.”

The fifth child, Wei Yihui, also approached. “That’s right, Second Sister. Sister Yin has already gone back. Can’t you stay and have a proper meal with the family?”

Wei Yixian shot her a sidelong glance.

The plump third child, Wei Yixian, said with a forced smile, “Speaking of Yin Zaishui. Today is a day to mourn Grandpa. How could you bring an outsider to such an occasion?”

Indeed, the reason Yin Zaishui appeared at the memorial service was because she had been invited by Wei Yihui.

Wei Yihui retorted indignantly, “Didn’t you all bring outsiders too?”

Wei Yixian said, “Those are all long-time friends of the Wei family. What’s wrong with them coming to mourn Grandpa on behalf of their families?”

“Grandpa was also friends with Sister Yin’s grandfather!”

“With the Yin family’s current situation, how dare they try to claim a connection with us?”

“Hmph, I can’t be bothered to argue with you.” Wei Yihui had no intention of engaging further and instead turned to Wei Yixian with a sweet smile. “Sis, you’re not mad at me, are you?”

She explained, “I really didn’t know about your situation with Sister Yin. That day, I happened to hear the old man, Dad call you to bring her home for dinner. I thought you two had gotten back together, so I brought her here.”

Wei Yixian gave her a meaningful look. Feeling her phone vibrate in her handbag, she stepped outside to take the call.

As soon as she left, Wei Yixian coldly reprimanded Wei Yihui, “Do you have any idea how much damage you’ve done to Wei Corporation by bringing her here?”

Wei Yihui twirled her hair. “I don’t work at the company. How would I know all these intricacies?”

Wei Yixian snorted. “Don’t think I don’t know you’re all afraid the acquisition deal will fall through, and the Zhou Ran Group stocks you’ve been buying will become worthless.”

During the preparatory phase of the company’s acquisition of Zhou Ran Group, they had caught wind of the news and taken advantage of the low stock prices to buy in bulk.

Then, they leaked the news, causing Zhou Ran Group’s stock prices to rise.

Wei Yihui dropped the act. “And what about you? Big Brother, weren’t you also buying Wei Corporation stocks?”

After news broke of Wei Corporation’s hostile takeover of Zhou Ran Group, investors began buying Zhou Ran Group stocks and selling Wei Corporation stocks.

Members of the Wei family, including Wei Yixian, seized the opportunity to buy more shares, increasing their stake in Wei Corporation.

If the acquisition deal fell through, they would suffer heavy losses.

Wei Yihao, who had stayed out of the conversation until now, suddenly muttered, “What’s wrong with Second Sister?”

Hearing this, the siblings turned to look at Wei Yixian, only to find her expression had suddenly turned grim.

Whatever could make Wei Yixian lose her composure like this must be something serious.

Without saying a word, the siblings exchanged glances, silently relishing the drama.

When Wei Yixian ended the call, the oppressive aura around her was almost palpable.

This time, she truly said nothing and had no intention of explaining anything to the Wei family. She simply left the mansion.

As soon as Wei Yixian was gone, the siblings turned to seek out the elders, including Wei Yongkun.

After all, they had just summoned Wei Yixian to the study, presumably to discuss the acquisition. If she left, she must have revealed something to them.

Wei Yixian had the driver rush back to Tianhao Garden at top speed, but she didn’t get out of the car immediately.

Before leaving, the driver quietly tipped off Pu Feifei: “Typhoon forming, preparing to make landfall.”

Pu Feifei gave Shang Shiqian, who was packing his things, a complicated look. “Xiao Shang, President Wei is back.”

Shang Shiqian hesitated for a second before saying, “I’ll talk to her later.”

She had already prepared for the worst, if Wei Yixian stopped her from leaving again like last time and insisted on drawing a clear line between them, she would borrow money from Shang Xiaowu to compensate Wei Yixian for her losses.

However, she didn’t think Wei Yixian would do that.

Sure enough.

When she told Wei Yixian she wanted to move out, Wei Yixian didn’t ask her to leave behind her phone or other belongings. Instead, she even told her to take the tablet with her.

“The phone’s too small for playing chess. You’re already used to the tablet, so take it with you. It’s been raining a lot lately, and clothes aren’t drying properly, so pack a few extra sets. Don’t bother with the formal dresses for now you can come back and change if needed…”

Wei Yixian’s attitude made it seem as though Shang Shiqian wasn’t moving out but merely going on a short trip.

Although Shang Shiqian wasn’t sure if she would ever return, she couldn’t help but sigh in relief when her plan went smoothly.

However, while Wei Yixian didn’t stop her, the system wasn’t having it: [Ahhh… Host, what are you doing? Why are you moving out?!]

Shang Shiqian replied: [I decided to move out this morning. Little Black System, why are you only getting the news now?]

Thinking about the system’s information-gathering capabilities, she quickly lost interest in the question.

The system said: [That’s because I thought the female lead wouldn’t let you leave!]

Who would’ve guessed Wei Yixian not only didn’t stop her but even helped pack her things!?

It huffed angrily: [How could you move out at such a critical moment?]

Shang Shiqian asked: [Why not?]

[Can’t you just read the original novel!?] The system was exasperated. [Fine, energy is limited, so I’ll keep it short. Wei Da’s memorial day, the white moonlight attends the mourning event, this is a key plot point in the original story.]

[Has the progress of the original plot increased again?]

The system choked: [Not exactly. After the white moonlight tipped off the female lead about the hidden risks in the acquisition case last time, the progress shot past halfway. That event happened in the early-to-mid part of the novel, so it’s already included.]

[No wonder you didn’t proactively announce it.]

[But! This plot point is tied to a crucial one later on. You have to stop them before everything unfolds!]

Shang Shiqian was curious: [What crucial plot point?]

[Because of this, the white moonlight will later face retaliation from the Zhou family and get attacked. The female lead saves the beauty, and the two completely reconcile, leading to all sorts of developments… This is also the turning point where their relationship takes a major leap forward!]

Shang Shiqian pieced together the information she had so far, finally making sense of the original plot’s progression: [So, you’re saying the white moonlight infiltrated Zhou Ran’s group, learned about one of the Zhou family’s plans, and informed Wei Yixian, allowing Wei Corporation to avoid massive losses. But because the Zhou family’s plan was foiled and they couldn’t gain the benefits they wanted from the acquisition, they retaliated against the white moonlight?]

[Yes, yes!]

[Then what does that have to do with the white moonlight attending the Wei family’s memorial event?]

[Her presence at the memorial event confirms her importance in the female lead’s eyes to the Zhou family, while also making them suspicious of her.]

The Zhou family hired Yin Zaishui as a consultant precisely to exploit her “past connection” with Wei Yixian to distract Wei Yixian, even hoping she’d be “blinded by love” and make the biggest concessions in the acquisition deal.

However, this was merely a smokescreen they released to conceal their true intentions.

In reality, their goal wasn’t just to force the Wei Group to pay an exorbitant acquisition price they also aimed to use the acquisition deal to deal a heavy blow to the Wei Group, allowing the Zhou family and their associates to take a massive bite out of Wei Yixian’s assets.

For this plan to succeed, they had to ensure Yin Zaishui’s importance in Wei Yixian’s heart while keeping her, as their pawn, in the dark about the scheme.

Later, when Wei Yixian counterattacked, the Zhou family’s carefully laid plans fell apart. They also realized that Yin Zaishui wasn’t just some “white knight” who had stepped in to oppose Wei Yixian’s hostile takeover of Zhou Ran’s group out of moral outrage she had been on Wei Yixian’s side all along!

Thus, the Zhou family retaliated against Yin Zaishui.

The system added: 【And these events marked the beginning of the internal strife within the Wei family…】

But Shang Shiqian’s focus was elsewhere: 【Wasn’t this supposed to be a city romance with a fiery pursuit? How did it turn into a wealthy family power struggle?】

【With a wealthy family backdrop, internal conflicts and inheritance battles are inevitable.】

Shang Shiqian: Fine, whatever.

She was pondering how to warn Wei Yixian to guard against the Zhou family’s desperate moves when Wei Yixian suddenly spoke up: “Yin Zaishui… wasn’t invited by me.”

After overhearing the system’s conversation with Shang Shiqian and noticing Shang’s complete lack of surprise at Yin Zaishui’s presence at the memorial event, Wei Yixian realized Shang must have known about it all along.

She wasn’t sure if Shang Shiqian had misunderstood her relationship with Yin Zaishui again and decided to leave because of it.

Even though Shang didn’t seem particularly bothered, Wei Yixian felt it necessary to clarify.

Though Wei Yixian’s statement struck her as odd, Shang Shiqian smiled cheerfully and said, “I know.”

Wei Yixian’s eyebrows shot up in surprise: “You know?”

“You’re not the type to say one thing and do another. Since you told Shang Xiaowu there was no rekindled romance with Yin Zaishui, you wouldn’t do anything to invite misunderstandings. If it were about the Zhou Ran Group acquisition, there’d be no need to involve her on a day like this.”

Wei Yixian fell silent.

After a long pause, she lifted her gaze to Shang Shiqian, her eyes reddening, her tone softening into something fragile and pitiful: “Even knowing that… you still want to move out?”

Shang Xiaowu: She’s faking it! She’s absolutely faking it! Shang Qiguan, don’t believe her!!!

Wei Yixian: Retreating to advance, all’s fair in love and war.

Shang Shiqian: …

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