The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 73

For a chess player, the pieces are often more important than the board.

There’s a saying: the texture of the pieces affects the player’s touch.

If the pieces are too smooth, they easily slip; too rough, and they feel uncomfortable when picked up.

That’s why Shang Shiqian particularly loved old Yunzi stones.

Old Yunzi stones have an elegant color that’s easy on the eyes after prolonged viewing.

The surface of the stones is smooth and uniform, yet possesses a slightly matte texture.

More importantly, the weight of two stones is nearly identical, giving a very solid feel.

However, only now did Shang Shiqian discover that there exists in this world something even more pleasing to touch and more delightful to behold than chess stones.

Smooth and rounded to the touch, making one’s heart flutter upon contact.

Amidst the picking and twirling, soft murmurs arose, distinct from the crisp sound of stones being placed.

Wei Yixian’s short nails traced a faint line across Shang Shiqian’s back, leaving a shallow mark that quickly faded.

The passionate kiss ended amidst gradually quickening breaths.

“Teacher Shang, if you don’t make your move soon, you’ll exceed the time limit,” Wei Yixian panted lightly, her eyes that should have been hazy with intoxication clearly reflecting the dim bedside lamp.

Yet, after being stirred with emotion, her gaze resembled a spring pond disturbed by the wind.

Shang Shiqian said, “No rush. Let’s first review the basic concepts of Go. What is called ‘liberty’?”

Wei Yixian opened her mouth to answer.

Shang Shiqian’s tongue then delivered a stone, immediately circling around this piece.

Wei Yixian’s body trembled, swallowing back the sound that nearly escaped her lips.

Shang Shiqian glanced up at her and said, “The stone is here. These surrounding positions are its ‘liberties’.”

Her gaze returned to the “board,” fixed on the “stone” occupying the star point.

“When all these liberties are occupied by stones, leaving only this one liberty, it’s called ‘atari’. Meaning I’m about to capture your stone. And capturing a stone is called ‘removal’.”

As she spoke, she lowered her head and removed the stone.

Wei Yixian clenched her back teeth and arched her spine.

After recovering slightly, she shifted her position and said, “Teacher Shang, I remember there’s a move in Go called ‘extend’.”

Shang Shiqian smiled and said, “Correct. When I place a stone at your head, it’s called ‘hane’. If you want to prevent my hane by extending out, it’s called ‘extending the head’.”

Wei Yixian asked, “If I extend the head, what would Teacher Shang do?”

“Naturally, I’d stick close.”

As Shang Shiqian slowly pressed closer with noticeably higher body temperature than usual, Wei Yixian, who was particularly sensitive to heat sources due to her naturally cold constitution, felt as if she might melt from the warmth.

In her ear was Shang Shiqian’s tireless teaching: “This is also called ‘pushing from behind’.”

Wei Yixian’s thoughts grew hazy: Does Weng Qizheng know this is how you teach students?

Early morning, before the alarm clock sounded, came the system’s announcement:

[Ding-dong, Ding-dong!]

Shang Shiqian didn’t even open her eyes: [What happened to the promised blocking?]

[Host, rest assured! Right now, the host is just a giant mosaic! No R-rated content has been leaked!]

Shang Shiqian: […]

[Congratulations, host! Congratulations! You have successfully subverted the original plot setting where the female lead’s first time must be reserved for her true love white moonlight! Heartbreak Points have broken through 50%!]

Shang Shiqian’s eyes snapped open.

There were too many problematic points, she couldn’t decide where to begin criticizing.

【Wei Yixian did so much before, yet only contributed 20% of the Heartbreak Points. Last night, it broke through 50% just like that?】

【Yes, indeed. In the original story, even after marrying you, the female lead was never touched by you and remained chaste for her white moonlight for eight years after your death. This is one of the expressions of the female lead’s deep affection. In the setting, the female lead cannot give her first time to anyone other than her true love, the white moonlight; otherwise, she would be considered impure. For those who cannot accept the female lead not being a virgin, this is a major heartbreak point.】

Shang Shiqian suddenly had an absurd thought: 【Could it be that the original story made me exit hastily because of this setting!?】

System: 【o( =·w·= )m If so, does the host regret not fulfilling wifely duties earlier?】

Shang Shiqian: 【Not really. Such matters mainly depend on mutual consent.】

She changed the subject: 【So, the original plot will soon find ways to catch up on progress?】

In the past, whenever something happened that altered an important plot point in the original story, the original plot would find another way to steer the story back on track.

【Yes, so the host should be mentally prepared!】

Wei Yixian, who had also been woken up early by the system, looked at Shang Shiqian with speechlessness.

Couldn’t you pay attention to more important values, like the Love Points that determine your lifespan?

Seeing that Shang Shiqian still hadn’t mentioned the Love Points, Wei Yixian pretended to have just woken up. Taking advantage of her sleeping posture, she wrapped her arm around Shang Shiqian’s neck, turned over, and lay on top of her.

Shang Shiqian instantly had no time to converse with the system.

Remembering last night, her cheeks still felt burning hot: “Ah Qian, good morning.”

“Mhm, morning.” Wei Yixian’s tone was lazy, still carrying a hint of sleepiness.

She asked Shang Shiqian: “Do you love me?”

“I do.” Shang Shiqian affectionately kissed her forehead, “Very, very much.”

“Me too.”

People always feel happy in body and mind because of sweet words.

Shang Shiqian was no exception.

Nothing made her happier than Wei Yixian still firmly expressing her love for her after waking up.

Reminded by this, she remembered something and asked the system: 【Little Black System, what about the Love Points?】

【58%↑】

Although it hadn’t broken through 60%, going from the original 40% to over 50%, and then soaring to 58% within 24 hours, Shang Shiqian was already very satisfied.

However, Wei Yixian was not quite satisfied.

Why hadn’t it broken through 60%?

If the first night was so important, and overturning the original setting could contribute 30% to the Heartbreak Points, why did it only add 8% to the Love Points?

Could it be that once wasn’t enough?

But didn’t the system say that repeating the same thing couldn’t increase Love Points?

No matter what, she had to give it a try.

So she nuzzled Shang Shiqian’s neck, bit her ear, and whispered, “Little Shang Teacher, I still want to learn how to play chess.”

Shang Shiqian’s body went half limp.

She reminded her: “Wei— Ah Qian, it’s morning.”

“Can’t we have lessons in the morning? Didn’t they say morning training is more effective?”

Shang Shiqian quickly blocked the system before explaining: “I’m worried that if it’s too frequent, your body won’t be able to handle it.”

Wei Yixian’s earlobes turned so red they seemed about to bleed.

She hadn’t thought much about it at first, but the more she spoke, the more she felt she was unintentionally creating an image of being insatiable.

Would Shang Shiqian always see her this way from now on!?

The mere thought of her image collapsing in Shang Shiqian’s eyes made Wei Yixian unable to resist directing her anger toward him.

She glared down at the man beneath her with a sinister expression: “What do you mean by that? Do you think I’m insatiable?”

“Ahem, what I meant was…”

Shang Shiqian felt that actions spoke louder than words when it came to persuasion.

“Last night, we learned ‘flying press,’ ‘corner attachment,’ and ‘squeeze.’ Let’s review them and then learn a new move, the invasion. The so-called invasion means striking at the vital point, blooming from the center.”

Only after confirming that the Love Points could not break through 60% did Wei Yixian finally suppress her shame and say, “That’s enough, no more learning.”

The joy brought by her extensive knowledge of Go washed over her mind, leaving her feeling deeply fulfilled.

Yet, after enduring such prolonged study, her body was overwhelmed with exhaustion.

Wei Yixian weakly hooked her arm around Shang Shiqian’s shoulder and, unable to resist, left a “graduation” bite mark on it.

She declared domineeringly, “Mine.”

Wei Yixian didn’t bite hard, so Shang Shiqian felt no pain. He went along with her words and admitted, “Yes, I am Wei Yixian’s.”

Wei Yixian narrowed her eyes, looking thoroughly pleased.

Shang Shiqian asked, “Do you want to sleep a little longer, or have breakfast first and then sleep?”

Wei Yixian suddenly opened her eyes, wrapped herself in the bedsheet, and got out of bed.

Shang Shiqian: ?

Wei Yixian said, “Xie Mei will be here at nine.”

Shang Shiqian glanced at the wristwatch on Wei Yixian’s bedside table, it was already eight o’clock.

After washing up and having breakfast, it would be nine.

Although she could have slept longer, it seemed inappropriate to laze in bed while Wei Yixian was already up and working, so she got up as well.

She checked her phone.

No calls from the Shang family which was within her expectations.

After all, even though her elder sister had recognized her, she would need some time to process the news.

Perhaps she would only reach out to understand how Shang Shiqian had come back to life after confirming her identity.

At nine o’clock, Xie Mei arrived with official business for Wei Yixian to handle.

Though it was called official business, it wasn’t entirely, as it involved Wei Yizhu.

The very person Wei Yixian believed to be the mastermind behind the attempt to harm Shang Shiqian.

Wei Yixian had already concluded that he was the one who hired the assailants and would not let him off easily.

Even if Wei Yizhu tried to deny it, the money had been transferred from his maternal uncle’s account. Given their close relationship, he could not escape suspicion.

Even Wei Yongkun believed he was responsible.

However, since Wei Yizhu was still his son, Wei Yongkun did not want Wei Yixian to take matters to the extreme and intervened to mediate.

Wei Yixian knew what he cared about, if he wanted money, she would leave him with nothing.

His overseas accounts were frozen and confiscated due to suspicions of evading supervision through fraudulent transactions.

His domestic funds were tied up in the Zhou Ran Group acquisition case.

Wei Yixian declared that he had only two options: either admit to hiring the assailants and face legal punishment, or leave Xia Country with nothing.

Otherwise, no matter how much money Wei Yongkun or his mother, Qi Lu, gave him, she would make sure he returned every cent.

The rest of the Wei family did not interfere in their affairs.

After all, Qi Lu had once meddled in Wei Yongkun’s marriage to Wei Yixian’s mother, Song Xihui, leading to their emotional breakdown.

In their eyes, Wei Yizhu was, to Wei Yixian, nothing but the child of a mistress.

With old grudges and new grievances, how could she not seize the opportunity to deal with Wei Yizhu?

Wei Yixian now actually hoped Wei Yizhu wouldn’t make a choice too quickly.

Because once the Shang family found out about this matter, he would truly have nowhere to turn.

However, she guessed that Shang Shiqian most likely wouldn’t let the Shang family know about this, after all, the root of the problem still lay with her.

–

Basement level, entertainment lounge.

Shang Shiqian originally intended to grab a tablet and play a game on the Go app, but unexpectedly spotted a laptop on the sofa.

She assumed it belonged to Wei Yixian. As soon as she picked it up, the screen lit up, and the projector automatically started playing some photos.

They turned out to be pictures taken during their outing at the amusement park yesterday.

“Could it be that Wei Yixian secretly looked at these alone yesterday?” Shang Shiqian muttered to herself.

Why wouldn’t he invite her to enjoy such a romantic activity as appreciating photos together?

She had thought Wei Yixian had already filtered through the photos, but it turned out he hadn’t at all. Among the over two hundred photos, there were quite a few blurry and unflattering shots.

If he wasn’t going to delete these, what was he keeping them for?

Just as she was pondering this, Xie Mei came downstairs.

Xie Mei also noticed the photos and asked, “Is that you in these pictures?”

Shang Shiqian retorted, “If it’s not me, then who else could it be?”

Xie Mei let out an “oh” and murmured, “Right, it couldn’t possibly be her.”

“‘Her’ meaning, Shang Shiyu?”

Recalling that “Shang Shiyu” already knew she resembled Shang Shiqian, Xie Mei admitted frankly, “Yes.”

Shang Shiqian pressed further, “Why couldn’t it possibly be her?”

Was it because Wei Yixian didn’t love “Shang Shiyu,” so he wouldn’t keep photos of “Shang Shiyu”?

Xie Mei glanced at the staircase to make sure no one else was around, then lowered her voice and said, “Aren’t you curious why there are no belongings, including photos, of Mr. Wei and his deceased wife in this villa?”

Shang Shiqian replied, “Of course I’m curious.”

But as for the answer, she had guessed it long ago.

Because in the original story, Wei Yixian was in love with his white moonlight, so naturally he wouldn’t keep any mementos of his ex-wife whom he didn’t love.

Xie Mei explained, “That’s because the Shang family forbade Mr. Wei from keeping anything related to Shang Shiqian. All their photos were monitored and destroyed by the Shang family, and their wedding rings were discarded as well.”

Shang Shiqian’s thoughts came to an abrupt halt.

Shang Si: System, I need more teaching materials.

Mr. Wei (covering mouth): No, you don’t.

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