The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 65

The headquarters of the Phoenix Education Foundation was located in the Dingbei District of East City.

This area wasn’t part of East City’s CBD, and the buildings here were generally not very tall.

The foundation’s building was only nine stories high.

It had originally been an office building belonging to a state-owned enterprise, but after the company went bankrupt, the building was auctioned off as an asset, and the foundation took it over.

Floors 1 to 3 were used as the foundation’s office space, while floors 4 and above were rented out.

Chen Yixun gazed at the row of award plaques on the wall and the various columns showcasing supported and funded projects, feeling a surge of excitement.

Being able to intern here was truly amazing!

The person in charge of managing the internship program gave a brief introduction to the foundation’s operations for the dozen or so students.

“Next, we’ll conduct a training session for your internship, after which we’ll assign you to your respective positions.”

The foundation’s organizational structure was quite simple, primarily centered around a board of directors, with a supervisory board in place.

Under the board of directors, there was a secretariat and an investment committee.

The secretariat oversaw multiple departments, including the General Administration Department, the Fund Project Management Department, the Fund Project Development Department, and so on.

Chen Yixun was assigned to the Fund Project Management Department, which was responsible for tasks such as project applications, evaluations, and funding essentially one of the foundation’s core departments.

Her schoolmate said enviously, “You’re the only intern assigned to this department, you’re so lucky!”

The others were either placed in the General Administration Department or the External Liaison and Expansion Department.

Chen Yixun was also quite surprised that she had been assigned here.

Interning in this department meant she had the opportunity to be noticed by the chairman of the board and to interact with donors from various sectors of society.

These individuals were invariably wealthy entrepreneurs and business magnates in the eyes of many, this was an excellent position for networking.

Before she could even inquire why she had been assigned here, the person in charge approached and asked, “Which one of you is Chen Yixun?”

“Th-that’s me,” Chen Yixun replied nervously, unsure why she was being singled out.

“Alright, come with me. The rest of you, follow him,” the person in charge said, gesturing to a colleague.

Under the curious and probing gazes of her schoolmates, Chen Yixun followed the person in charge into the office area of the Project Management Department.

The department had over thirty employees, all of whom were extremely busy and had no time to pay attention to whether a newcomer had arrived.

“This will be your workstation,” the person in charge said before turning to a relatively unoccupied female employee. “Xiao Liu, this is Chen Yixun, a summer intern from East City University. You’ll be mentoring her for this month.”

The female employee nodded. “Got it.”

Once the person in charge left, Xiao Liu said to Chen Yixun, “In our department, you don’t need to rush to master the work tasks right away, but there are some rules you must learn and remember by heart. You’re not allowed to privately record donors’ contact information or interact with them without authorization.”

“Understood, Sister Liu.”

“Good. For now, start by learning how to organize documents.”

The first job in the professional world always began with menial tasks.

And so, Chen Yixun started running errands between the office area and various departments.

Of course, she also occasionally had to handle miscellaneous chores like tallying everyone’s afternoon tea orders and placing them.

On the second day of her internship, Chen Yixun encountered Shang Shixing when she came to work.

After observing her up close, Chen Yixun felt that she looked even more like Shang Shiyu!

Amidst the bustling activity of a busy crowd, it was hard for Shang Shixing not to notice someone staring dumbly and directly at her.

She glanced over and saw a very young girl wearing an orange intern badge around her neck.

Xiao Liu hurriedly greeted her, “Good morning, Chairwoman!”

Chen Yixun, snapping out of her daze, followed suit with a greeting.

Shang Shixing responded with a smile.

Once inside her office, she called in the department head and asked, “When did we hire this intern?”

The head explained, “She’s a student here for summer social practice.”

“Why was she assigned to the Project Management Department?”

“Well!” The head gave a roundabout explanation until, unable to withstand Shang Shixing’s scrutinizing gaze, he finally admitted, “Your sister asked us to look after her.”

Shang Shixing: …

She was both annoyed and amused Shang Xiaowu had pulled strings all the way to her doorstep!

The head nervously asked, “Should I transfer her to another department?”

“No need. Since she’s an orphan long supported by the Phoenix Foundation, excels in both character and academics, and has expressed strong interest in working here after graduation, letting her get early exposure to this department isn’t a bad idea.”

The head sighed in relief.

“Send her in. I’d like to have a chat with her.”

Naturally, Shang Shixing wasn’t planning to reprimand Chen Yixun. As someone who had grown up under the foundation’s support, she wanted to check in on her as a benefactor.

Chen Yixun entered her office with visible nervousness.

“Relax. Since you know my sister, you can think of me as your neighbor’s older sister in private.” Shang Shixing gestured for her to sit on the sofa and poured her a glass of water.

Chen Yixun grew even more tense. “You mean, Miss Shang Shidai?”

Shang Shixing didn’t deny it and asked with a smile, “How did you two meet?”

“Um, we were introduced by a mutual friend.”

Shang Shixing found the phrasing oddly familiar.

Wasn’t this exactly how Shang Xiaowu had met Xiao Luomeng?

She took a sip of tea. “Was that friend named Shiyu?”

“Yes.” Chen Yixun perked up.

So Shang Shiyu really was part of the Shang family!

Shang Shixing nodded. “I see.”

She then asked, “Is Shiyu a teacher at your school?”

Chen Yixun was baffled. “Huh?”

Why did it feel like Shang Shixing’s information didn’t align with what Shang Shidai knew? Were the sisters not on the same page?

“I’m not sure if she counts as a teacher. Professor Weng Qizheng invited her back to coach students in chess.”

“Professor Weng Qizheng from the Go department?”

“Yes.”

Not wanting to seem suspicious by probing further, Shang Shixing shifted the conversation to other topics.

After about fifteen minutes, Shang Shixing wrapped up the chat as she needed to attend to work.

As Chen Yixun left, she instinctively glanced around the office.

Suddenly, her eyes landed on a photo frame on the bookshelf previously hidden from view when she entered. Among the books and decor, the shelves held numerous frames.

One photo appeared to be a family portrait, featuring a face she knew all too well.

Her feet rooted to the spot.

Shang Shiyu!?

No. That couldn’t be!

In this photo, the chairman still looked very young, and Shang Shidai was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, indicating the photo was taken many years ago.

If the person inside was really Shang Shiyu, it was impossible for her to remain unchanged after all these years.

Shang Shixing noticed her unusual reaction and followed her gaze to the 10-inch photo frame.

Inevitably, Shang Shixing also saw her younger sister’s face.

She asked Chen Yixun, “What’s wrong?”

Chen Yixun, disregarding etiquette, pointed at one of the people in the photo and asked, “Chairman, who is this?”

Shang Shixing’s eyes darkened slightly as she replied, “My younger sister, Shang Shiqian.”

The rumors about Treasure Pavilion being haunted suddenly flashed through Chen Yixun’s mind. A chill ran up her spine, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

Trembling, she asked, “Is she, a twin?”

Shang Shixing didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she pondered the implications of the question before responding leisurely, “She doesn’t have a twin sister.”

“Oh.” Chen Yixun snapped out of her daze and hurriedly said, “Chairman, I’ll excuse myself first.”

Shang Shixing didn’t stop her. Only after Chen Yixun left did she pick up the photo frame, staring at Shang Shiqian’s face in deep thought.

–

These past few days, Shang Shiqian, who didn’t have to go to work at East City University, had mostly stayed indoors.

Wei Yixian hadn’t restricted her from going out for safety reasons. She was simply too engrossed in playing matches on Observe Game.

Because her win rate was too high and her ranking climbed too quickly, she was even suspected of using AI.

Some people on the Go forums had also called her out.

However, Shang Shiqian, who never visited forums, was unaware of this. She only knew that someone would invite her to a match, only to curse at her in the chat channel once she eagerly joined the room.

Shang Shiqian frowned.

What kind of idiot was this?

And it wasn’t just a one-time occurrence.

After several such incidents, even Shang Shiqian, who was usually patient, grew annoyed.

If these people weren’t here to play, why were they wasting her time?

She ignored the invitations and went to the lobby to look for familiar players.

Many professional Go players’ usernames on online platforms were no secret, and Observe Game often used these players as a selling point to attract Go enthusiasts.

Soon, she spotted a familiar username.

[No Heart for Go]

This was the username of Qu Zhengxin, currently the only female 8-dan player in Xia Country.

Seeing that the other party was idle, Shang Shiqian thought for a moment and clicked the invitation.

Unbeknownst to her, on the other side of the screen, Qu Zhengxin was live-streaming while chatting with her audience.

Today was the main event of the Center Game Tournament, currently at the stage of competing for the top four spots.

As a player who had been eliminated in the top 32, Qu Zhengxin would occasionally stream her daily routine of watching matches, analyzing games for her audience, or simply chatting with them.

When she received the invitation, she assumed it was just another fan from her live stream messing around, so she didn’t pay much attention.

Until her fans sent a barrage of comments reminding her:

“Xiao Xinxin, this person cheated their way up using AI.”

Only then did Qu Zhengxin check the user info of the inviter, [Time Waits for No One], 9-dan, promotion/demotion record: 112 wins / 7 losses.

That rank and win rate did indeed seem suspicious.

But as a professional player, it would be irresponsible to make judgments without actually playing against them.

Especially in front of thousands of viewers, she couldn’t say anything careless.

However, the audience strongly urged her to accept the challenge, hoping netizens could catch the opponent using AI to cheat.

When it came to online Go, Qu Zhengxin didn’t care much about winning or losing, nor was she interested in competing for platform prizes. Even if she lost, she wouldn’t feel embarrassed. Wanting to gauge her opponent’s strength, she chose to accept the invitation.

Qu Zhengxin was playing white. Within five seconds of the opening, black placed its stone on the upper-right star point.

Qu Zhengxin responded by placing her white stone on the lower-left star point.

Black’s third move directly invaded the corner.

This highly unusual play made Qu Zhengxin pause momentarily.

She quickly recovered and chose to defend the corner.

After the 16th move, Qu Zhengxin opted for a knight’s move press.

As the saying goes, “When in doubt, play the 3-3 point.” She proceeded to invade every available 3-3 point.

Knowledgeable netizens teased her: “Careful, Xinxin, your moves look more like AI than your opponent’s.”

Though focused on the game, Qu Zhengxin hadn’t turned off the live comments.

Seeing this remark, she found it both amusing and exasperating.

Indeed, AI had revolutionized standard patterns, with the 3-3 invasion becoming the most popular “universal” opening in the AI era.

In contrast, every black move required careful consideration of its intent, if assisted by AI, it would be like following a formula, leaving no room for interpretation.

Studying black’s style, Qu Zhengxin felt an odd sense of familiarity.

She now recognized her opponent’s formidable skill and dared not lower her guard.

To concentrate, she turned off all distracting apps and live comments.

Many Go players who knew Qu Zhengxin, browsing the Observe Game platform, noticed their acquaintance playing and clicked to watch.

Then they became glued to the match.

By the middlegame, the situation grew increasingly chaotic.

No one cared anymore whether black was using AI, any experienced observer could tell there was no cheating, evidenced by two clear middlegame mistakes no AI would make.

These mistakes allowed Qu Zhengxin to intensify her attacks.

Then black decisively jumped out, followed by casually making an eye in a seemingly random spot.

This apparently careless move only revealed its purpose during the endgame, when Qu Zhengxin realized her earlier advantage had turned into a sacrifice.

Seven white stones were suddenly rendered useless.

After ten minutes of deep thought, Qu Zhengxin’s eyes widened in realization.

She finally remembered whose signature style this was!

After Shang Si returned to the Shang family, they confronted Wei Yixian.

Shang Shixing: “I heard you once locked Shang Si in a basement for forced romance?”

CEO Wei: “?”

Shang Si: “When did this happen?”

Shang Xiaowu: “For a long time, the Go Stone Jar never went out, staying in the basement all day.”

Shang Si: “By basement, do you mean the villa’s first underground floor?”

Shang Xiaowu: “Yes, it’s underground, isn’t it?”

Shang Si: “Are you and Little Black System related?”

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