The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 62
Shang Xiaowu had planted herself in Wei Yixian’s home and refused to leave.
Seeing that Wei Yixian wasn’t forcing her out, Pu Feifei quietly cleaned up the guest room that Shang Shiqian had once stayed in for Shang Xiaowu.
Wei Yixian passed by and remarked, “Why bother with the guest room? Just tidy up the storage room and leave a cardboard sheet for her to sleep on.”
Pu Feifei: “…”
Pu Feifei tactfully suggested, “If we put Shang Xiaowu in the storage room, I think she’d probably just end up sleeping with Little Shang instead.”
Wei Yixian fell silent.
In the entertainment lounge on the basement level, Shang Shiqian finished a match and successfully advanced to 7D.
She had gone from 3D to 7D in just three nights.
This was thanks to her 100% win rate last night, she jumped two ranks straight to 5D, and tonight, she climbed another two ranks.
From 7D onward, however, she could only advance one rank at a time.
Still, through conventional means, the highest Shang Shiqian could reach was 9D.
To attain P9D, she would need to participate in the platform’s professional tournaments and win at least 18 out of 20 matches.
The higher she climbed, the tougher her opponents would become, but Shang Shiqian remained optimistic.
After stepping away from the game, Shang Shiqian noticed Shang Xiaowu sitting nearby, drinking.
She glanced toward Wei Yixian’s wine cellar.
Sure enough, the door was open.
Shang Shiqian frowned. “You’re drinking Wei Yixian’s wine?”
“I paid for it.” Shang Xiaowu pulled out the receipt Pu Feifei had handed her.
Shang Shiqian took one look at the six-figure sum and was at a loss for words.
“Since the money’s already spent, you might as well join me!” Shang Xiaowu said.
“I’ll pass. You should drink less too.”
Shang Xiaowu plopped down onto the carpet beside Shang Shiqian and asked, “Are you and Wei Yixian together now?”
Remembering how her sister had reacted when they first reunited after her rebirth, Shang Shiqian countered, “You don’t want Wei Yixian to start a new relationship, do you?”
Otherwise, Shang Xiaowu wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to pick a fight after learning Wei Yixian was keeping a Caged Canary.
Shang Xiaowu seemed to have her brain fogged by alcohol, struggling to think for a long moment.
Suddenly, she threw back the rest of her drink and said, “No, I don’t. Because every time I think about how she gets to live, with all her money, fame, status even the chance to start over with someone new while Shang Qiguan… Shang Qiguan, who never did anything wrong, never provoked anyone, has to lie cold in the ground. How can I not resent her?”
She shouted angrily, “Why? Why does she get to have everything without consequence, while Shang Qiguan, Shang Qiguan…”
The rest of her words dissolved into sobs.
Shang Shiqian stayed silent.
The heart was made of flesh.
Even though she knew Wei Yixian wasn’t to blame, she couldn’t ignore her sister’s pain and defend Wei Yixian right now.
After crying for a while, Shang Xiaowu looked up at Shang Shiqian and said, “But, but if it’s you with her, I don’t think I’d mind as much.”
Just as Shang Shiqian was about to respond, Shang Xiaowu burst into loud wails again. “I’m a terrible sister! Just because of your face, I’ve lost all my principles. I’ve failed Shang Qiguan!”
Shang Xiaowu’s heart was tangled in conflict and shame.
She had projected her feelings for Shang Qiguan onto Shang Shiqian rationally, she despised herself for it, but emotionally, she couldn’t help indulging in this false sense of comfort.
Thus, she could understand Wei Yixian’s psychology, yet she was also irritated by the fact that she didn’t want Wei Yixian to end up like her.
She even thought indignantly: Why does Wei Yixian get to have Shang Qiguan and even monopolize her substitute?
She ignored and indulged their behavior.
But her strong sense of morality made her feel guilty about it.
Shang Shiqian sighed. “Seems like there’s only one way to solve these problems.”
Shang Xiaowu looked at her.
“Bring Shang Qiguan back to life.”
Shang Xiaowu was speechless.
She hiccuped from the alcohol and muttered, “If Shang Qiguan really came back to life, the first thing I’d do is keep her far away from Wei Yixian.”
Shang Shiqian smiled faintly and patted Shang Xiaowu’s head. “Go to sleep. Late nights make people emotional, you’ll feel better after some rest.”
“I want to sleep with you.”
Shang Shiqian refused. “You’ve been drinking. You smell like alcohol.”
She had already been traumatized by the drunk Wei Yixian. If Shang Xiaowu also tried to kiss her in this state, it would be a true moral disaster.
Shang Xiaowu pouted but didn’t insist.
After settling Shang Xiaowu in the guest room, Shang Shiqian prepared everything for her, just as she had done for the drunken Wei Yixian, ensuring she wouldn’t make too much of a mess. Finally, she dimmed the bedside lamp to its lowest setting.
By the time she finished, Shang Xiaowu had already closed her eyes, as if asleep.
Just as Shang Shiqian was about to close the door, a tearful murmur came from the dimly lit room.
“Shang Qiguan… are you not coming home because you’re afraid Mom will scold you?”
Shang Shiqian’s heart twisted in pain.
She didn’t turn back. Not even a moment’s hesitation. Ruthlessly, she shut the door.
Returning to her own room, she lay on the bed and could no longer hold back her tears.
Fat teardrops rolled from her eyes, soaking the strands of hair by her temples.
Suddenly, all the lights in the room flicked on.
Blinded by the abrupt brightness, Shang Shiqian propped herself up and saw Wei Yixian standing by the door in a robe.
Her tears stopped instantly.
She asked, “Ah-Hang? When did you get here?”
Hadn’t she closed the door when she returned?
She hadn’t heard any door opening or closing, which meant Wei Yixian had already been inside.
Wei Yixian walked to the bedside and silently studied her reddened eyes. “I’ve been waiting for over ten minutes.”
Shang Shiqian wiped her tears and sat up. “Oh, is it time for class?”
Wei Yixian sat on the bed, leaning forward with her hands on either side of Shang Shiqian’s waist, nearly pressing against her as she rose.
“Why were you crying?” Wei Yixian asked.
This was the first time Shang Shiqian had cried in front of her, and she felt a little embarrassed.
She answered sheepishly, “Uh, just thinking about something sad.”
Her mind wandered as she observed Wei Yixian’s posture I hope she doesn’t strain her back sitting like that.
Wei Yixian pressed her lips together, scrutinizing her for a moment before saying, “You said it yourself late nights make people emotional. Sleep it off, and you’ll feel better. So, no class tonight. Sleep.”
With that, she climbed into bed and lay down.
Shang Shiqian realized, “You heard my conversation with Shang Xiaowu?”
Did that mean she also heard Shang Xiaowu badmouthing her?
Wei Yixian hummed in confirmation, deliberately explaining, “I was going to remind you about class, but when I heard you comforting her, I came up instead.”
Shang Shiqian inexplicably relaxed. Then she probably didn’t hear the earlier parts.
Wei Yixian glanced at her, then suddenly turned over, lying on her side facing Shang Shiqian, propping her head up with one hand. “Did you really refuse to sleep with Shang Shidai just because she drank and smelled of alcohol?”
If she admitted to this, Shang Shiqian’s “double standards” label would be impossible to shake off.
But since this double standard favored Wei Yixian, admitting it wouldn’t be a big deal.
However, having studied the tutorial Couples’ Interaction Techniques provided by the system, Shang Shiqian knew this was actually a trap question.
Her current identity had no blood relation to Shang Xiaowu. If she admitted it, Wei Yixian would inevitably ask, “So, if she hadn’t been drinking and wanted to sleep with you, you wouldn’t have refused?”
Shang Shiqian replied, “Of course not. The key isn’t whether she drank or not, but who the drinker is.”
Wei Yixian curled her lips, not revealing whether she was satisfied with the answer.
But the passionate kiss that followed was enough to say it all.
–
The next day.
By the time Shang Xiaowu woke up, Shang Shiqian had already left.
Wei Yixian, however, was still at home.
Shang Xiaowu speculated, “Did you bump my head while I was drunk? Why does it hurt so much?”
Wei Yixian couldn’t even be bothered to look at her.
“If you’re awake, go back to the Shang family.”
“Like I want to stay here. If it weren’t for Shang Qiguan’s… little stand-in being here, I wouldn’t have come at all,” Shang Xiaowu muttered.
Wei Yixian said, “I hope you won’t come looking for her for a while.”
Shang Xiaowu’s hangover headache was already severe, and now it exploded. “I knew it! The moment she’s not here, you show your true colors!”
Wei Yixian fixed her with a cold stare. “Shang Shixing called me earlier, testing me. This time, she let you come to me. Do you think she genuinely believed you were here for me, or for someone staying with me?”
The moment Shang Xiaowu heard this, her mind cleared then she shuddered.
She had guessed her eldest sister was fishing for information, but she hadn’t realized how much her sister already knew!
At this thought, Shang Xiaowu didn’t even stay for breakfast and made a quick exit.
Wei Yixian added, “Also, your circle isn’t clean. To avoid implicating Shang Shiyu, I hope you’ll clean it up first.”
Shang Xiaowu knew she was referring to the drug issue.
“I will.”
She had already discussed this with her eldest sister. The family would play the strict role while she acted lenient, making those targeting her think she was easy to fool and strike again.
Wei Yixian said, “I’m not just talking about those trying to frame you this time.”
Shang Xiaowu asked, “Do you know something?”
Wei Yixian handed her a tablet with a five-year-old news report about the famous director Yu Xiong being detained for group drug use.
Shang Xiaowu was confused. “Yu Xiong? I don’t know him. He’s not in my circle.”
“You should know his ex-girlfriend.”
“Who?”
“Singer Wang Xiadie.”
Shang Xiaowu froze.
Wang Xiadie, Zhao Duxing’s girlfriend of five years.
Naturally, Wang Xiadie had also been at Zhao Duxing’s birthday party.
But because she had a performance the next day, she left before dinner.
After hesitating for a long time, Shang Xiaowu said nervously, “That doesn’t prove anything, right? Even if Wang Xiadie was Yu Xiong’s ex, maybe she broke up with him because she hated his drug use?”
“I’m just reminding you. How you verify her innocence is your own business.”
Wei Yixian finished indifferently before dismissing his guest.
–
East City University.
Shang Shiqian was surprised when she received the notification that her Heartbreak Points had exceeded 20%.
“At this time, Wei Yixian must have just gone to work, right? Did he run into his white moonlight again and do something heartbreaking?”
[Not quite. The female lead provided crucial information to the villainess Shang Shidai, altering her original fate.]
“Explain it clearly. I don’t get it.”
[In the original plot, because Shang Shidai kept causing trouble and antagonizing the female lead, the female lead never warned her about the hidden risks around her.
Now, as the female lead’s Love Points for you continue to rise, she made a choice different from the original plot.
After Shang Shidai’s fate changed, her opinion of the female lead shifted, and she stopped targeting her at every turn.
Without the villainess creating misunderstandings between the female lead and the white moonlight, the female lead couldn’t grow even fonder of the white moonlight after resolving those misunderstandings.
Rounded off, that’s heartbreak!]
“Didn’t you say Heartbreak Points come from the female lead’s actions toward the white moonlight deviating from the original plot, leading to heartbreaking developments?”
[Exactly! Without the villainess’s meddling, the relationship between the female lead and the white moonlight stagnates, unable to progress further. Isn’t that a heartbreaking deviation from the original plot?]
“!!!”
Shang Shiqian’s silence was deafening.
This was a way to increase Heartbreak Points?!
Suddenly, she remembered something. “Wait, why would higher Love Points change Wei Yixian’s attitude toward Xiaowu?”
[That information is not within this system’s database. Please seek the answer yourself.]
Shang Shiqian: “…”
“Then, can I pick a new side story now?”
[Yes!]
“Are there any side stories related to the Shang family?”
[None left.]
“What about one for me?”
The system paused for a few seconds. [Host, you have quite the audacity. As a cannon fodder character who wasn’t even named in the original plot, you still want a dedicated side story?]
Shang Shiqian: “…”
Did it have to be so brutal?
Shang Xiaowu: Having a sister is great, you can do whatever you want.
Wei Yixian: 🙂 Closes the door, lets out the car tires.
Shang Xiaowu isn’t the intellectual type, she’s the instinctive type.
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