The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 74

Eight years ago.

The Shang residence.

Shang Yufeng lay in bed with a nasal cannula inserted in her nostrils and an IV needle in the back of her hand, a long tube delivering medication.

Wei Yixian stood by the sickbed, his complexion no better than that of the sixty-something Shang Yufeng.

“I know Xiao Qian’s death isn’t your fault, but seeing you reminds me of how she died.” Shang Yufeng was emotionally agitated. If not for the medication, she might have lost consciousness again.

Shang Shixing stepped forward to comfort her grandmother, but having just lost her younger sister, she couldn’t hold back her own tears.

At the home of Chen Baoming, the perpetrator who kidnapped and murdered Shang Shiqian, the police found numerous photos and videos he had taken while stalking Shang Shiqian and Wei Yixian. They also discovered his online posts expressing love for Wei Yixian and insane rants filled with hatred toward Shang Shiqian.

Based on investigations and compiled information, the police preliminarily deduced Chen Baoming’s background and motive for murder:

Chen Baoming’s father was mentally ill. He had concealed his psychiatric history when marrying Chen’s mother, and they had a child together.

Chen Baoming inherited his father’s mental illness, though it hadn’t manifested before he turned 16.

After he enrolled in the international school attended by Wei Yixian, he suffered from bullying, and the illness gradually emerged.

Due to his unstable mental state, his academic performance plummeted, and he failed to get into a good university.

After graduation, his family secured him a job as a security guard at Mingzhong Third Village Elementary School.

Even though he was now far removed from Wei Yixian, he never stopped obsessively monitoring Wei Yixian’s life.

Not only did he constantly follow the official social media accounts of the Wei Group and all Wei family members, but he also added many of Wei Yixian’s classmates and alumni under various pretexts. By stalking their posts and social media feeds, he kept track of Wei Yixian’s activities.

Since Wei Yixianrarely appeared in public with Shang Shiqian after their marriage, and rumors circulated that his true love was his first love and that he had been forced to marry Shang Shiqian, Chen Baoming interpreted this as Wei Yixian being neglected by his wife Shang Shiqian and living an unhappy married life.

He couldn’t comprehend the complex interests behind the arranged marriage, nor did he care about such intricacies.

He obsessively believed that anyone who hurt Wei Yixian must pay the price.

Thus, Shang Shiqian, who had no connection to Chen Baoming and had done nothing wrong, was targeted, kidnapped, and murdered by him.

How could the Shang family not resent Wei Yixian for this?

Shang Shixing said, “You failed to keep the promises you made before the marriage. After marriage, you didn’t have to move out. If you hadn’t moved out, none of this would have happened later.”

After recovering, Shang Yufeng first stopped Shang Shixing, then continued to Wei Yixian, “I can’t swallow this anger, and I don’t want her to be disturbed even in the afterlife because of her ties to you. Do you understand?”

Chen Baoming had already committed suicide to avoid punishment, he hanged himself in the abandoned granary where Shang Shiqian was killed, with an umbrella attached to his belt and a photo of Wei Yixian on him.

Some said he did this to follow Shang Shiqian to the afterlife, ensuring she would find no peace even in death.

Though this was a superstitious belief, even if it was self-deception or merely a way to seek spiritual solace, the Shang family accepted it.

They only hoped that Shang Shiqian could completely sever ties with Wei Yixian, so she could rest in peace in the netherworld.

Wei Yixian lowered her gaze, her nails digging into her flesh.

After a long silence, she said with difficulty, “I understand.”

The possessions jointly owned by Wei Yixian and Shang Shiqian after their marriage were few. Their wedding photos and wedding rings were the most symbolic items representing their marital relationship, so the Shang family disposed of them first.

Most of the wedding photos were at the Shang residence, so Wei Yixian couldn’t take them with her. They were mostly destroyed on the spot.

Under the watchful eyes of the Shang family, Wei Yixian removed her wedding ring and handed it to Shang Shixing, who then disposed of it.

“And the wedding gift I gave you!” Shang Xiaowu shouted, pulling out a pair of matching cups from their room.

The cup Wei Yixian used was smashed by Shang Xiaowu, leaving only the one Shang Shiqian used, which she stuffed into a cabinet.

As for other items, everything the Shang family remembered or knew about was packed and returned by Wei Yixian.

Xie Mei wanted to speak up for Wei Yixian, but back then, she was just a newly regularized junior employee. How could she have any say?

The more Xie Mei spoke, the more indignant she became. She blurted out, “What the Shang family did that was even worse was?”

But her years of professional training kicked in at the critical moment, and she abruptly stopped herself.

Shang Shiqian, however, was burning with curiosity: “What else did the Shang family do?”

“Why do you care? Just focus on being a good stand-in,” Xie Mei said.

Shang Shiqian: …

Xie Mei waved her hand. “Alright, I’m leaving.”

After she left, Shang Shiqian pondered for a while and felt that Wei Yixian might not confide in her about these matters.

From their reunion until now, she hadn’t heard Wei Yixian speak a single word against the Shang family.

It was clear that even if Wei Yixian had suffered grievances at the hands of the Shang family, she would never bring them up voluntarily.

Ask her own family?

That wouldn’t work either. Even if her family told the truth, blaming them for this would only hurt their feelings.

After much thought, she realized she might find answers in the original novel.

She had already skimmed through the original plot before. Perhaps to downplay the existence of Wei Yixian’s first marriage, the main text barely mentioned her past with the Shang family.

The only detailed description was of Shang Xiaowu’s actions as the vicious supporting female character.

Maybe she could check the extra chapters.

The system had said that the extra chapters filled in the gaps, covering people, events, and plot holes not mentioned in the main text.

Aside from Shang Xiaowu’s extra chapter, she could read four more. Even if she read one or two now, she would still have two chances to read extras when needed.

With this in mind, she requested the system to show her an extra chapter.

[Which extra chapter does the host wish to read?]

Shang Shiqian glanced through the options. The side couples’ extras could basically be excluded, as Wei Yixian’s conflicts with the Shang family, even in the extras, would inevitably revolve around Wei Yixian.

However, as the female lead, Wei Yixian had the most extra chapters.

After searching for a while, she found one about Wei Yixian arguing with her white moonlight.

Driven by curiosity, she chose this one: [They’re already in the extras, what could they possibly be arguing about?]

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Third floor, study.

Wei Yixian frowned slightly.

Had she missed some information?

What was this “extra chapter”?

And from the conversation between the system and Shang Shiqian, it seemed extras weren’t something one could read at will?

The situation slipping out of her control made Wei Yixian somewhat uneasy and irritable.

She stood up, and her gaze suddenly fell upon the Go set in the display cabinet.

This was the birthday gift she had prepared for Shang Shiqian yesterday, but the events that followed disrupted her plans, and the gift remained undelivered.

Now, it was time to return it to its rightful owner.

Just as Shang Shiqian was about to go find Wei Yixian, she noticed her carrying two torreya wood Go stone jars downstairs.

“Ah Hang, did you buy a new Go set?” This clearly wasn’t the set they used during their Go lessons.

Shang Shiqian opened one of the Go stone jars and was astonished to find they were actually Old Yunzi stones!

Not to mention the collectible value of Old Yunzi stones, just the torreya wood jars alone meant this Go set likely cost no less than a hundred thousand yuan.

She picked up a black stone and held it under the light, suddenly freezing.

These Old Yunzi stones.

Why did they look so much like her own set?

There were many Old Yunzi stones in the world, most looking identical to the naked eye.

However, differences in craftsmanship and secret formulas meant even genuine Old Yunzi stones could have subtle variations.

Collector-grade Old Yunzi stones underwent rigorous selection, with their weight, size, and thickness all falling within very close ranges.

Experienced Go players who frequently handled stones could clearly distinguish between stones of different materials.

Especially players like Shang Shiqian, who possessed exceptional sensitivity to Go stones.

She had just played with her own Old Yunzi set before her death, and being accustomed to their feel, the familiar sensation immediately returned upon touching them.

Wei Yixian said, “I didn’t buy them, and they’re not new. They’re Shang Shiqian’s.”

Shang Shiqian immediately summoned her system: 【Little Black System, is this the Go set the white moonlight wanted the female lead to dispose of during their argument?】

Wei Yixian’s eyes sharpened.

Did such an event occur in the original plot?

The system scanned the Go set and replied: 【Yes, this is the set.】

Indeed, in the extra chapter Shang Shiqian had read, the argument between the female lead and the white moonlight originated from a Go set.

Though it was an extra chapter, the events took place within the main storyline’s timeline.

Keeping the ex-wife’s Go set would undermine the female lead’s image of deep affection in readers’ minds.

Moreover, readers would view it as an unnecessary detail.

Thus, it wasn’t included in the main text.

However, earlier descriptions mentioned this Go set when the white moonlight first visited Wei Yixian’s study.

To address this plot hole and create emotional friction between the female lead and the white moonlight, a separate extra chapter was written.

The extra chapter described how the white moonlight accidentally discovered the female lead, who no longer played Go cherishing an expensive Go set. Upon questioning, she learned it was the set used by the female lead’s late ex-wife.

Jealous, the white moonlight began picking fights with the female lead.

The female lead explained that the Go set had been left behind by her ex-wife. She intended to return it but had temporarily stored it in a cabinet and forgotten about it amid her busy schedule.

To resolve the white moonlight’s resentment, the female lead packed and donated the set to a Go museum.

Since the extra chapter didn’t specify details about the Go set, Shang Shiqian had assumed it was just one of her many sets.

She never expected it to be her own commemorative Old Yunzi set.

Of course, given the significant discrepancies between the original plot and reality,

Shang Shiqian no longer projected events from the original storyline onto real life.

In her view, the female lead was the female lead, and Wei Yixian was Wei Yixian.

She wouldn’t project the female lead’s actions onto Wei Yixian, so she wasn’t worried that Wei Yixian at this stage had already donated her Go set.

However, Shang Shiqian was somewhat curious after the Shang family demanded Wei Yixian destroy or return all items related to her, why had Wei Yixian kept this Go set?

She couldn’t help letting her imagination run wild: [Why did Wei Yixian suddenly take it out? Is it because now that he has me, he wants to donate it like in the extra chapters?]

Wei Yixian: …

Wei Yixian expressionlessly snatched back the Go stone jar.

He had originally intended to return it to its owner, but seeing how addicted the original owner was to being a substitute, he decided against it.

Shang Shiqian gazed longingly at her Go set.

To prevent the original plot from rebounding after a sharp increase in Heartbreak Points such as Wei Yixian worrying she’d mind and donating the Go set, she explained, “Actually, I don’t mind you keeping Shang Shiqian’s Go set.”

Wei Yixian gritted his teeth so hard his molars nearly cracked: “I didn’t ask for your opinion.”

“Oh! Then are you going to continue collecting it? This Go set is collector-grade with high value. It’s best to keep collecting it.”

Wei Yixian shot Shang Shiqian a sidelong glance and laughed in exasperation: “Thank you for your professional advice.”

Shang Shiqian was puzzled, why was he still angry? Wasn’t he fine when he woke up this morning?

Oh no, could it be a generation gap?

Having fallen eight years behind the times, had she really become a country bumpkin?

She silently consulted the system: [Little Black System, are there any tutorials on what to do when you have a generation gap with your girlfriend?]

In self-service mode, the system searched for related content based on her question: [“7 Effective Communication Techniques for Intimate Relationships,” “Hei Taotao Takes You into the Inner World of Zodiac Signs,” “Understanding Your Love Patterns Through MBTI”.]

Shang Shiqian: …

Zodiac signs she could somewhat understand, but what was MBTI?

Just as Shang Shiqian was being led astray by the system to research MBTI, Wei Yixian stopped in his tracks at her words “generation gap with your girlfriend.”

“Ahem!” Wei Yixian cleared his throat, drawing Shang Shiqian’s attention back.

Shang Shiqian asked concernedly, “Ah Hang, is your throat uncomfortable?”

Wei Yixian countered with a question instead of answering: “Are you saying this Go set should stay in the collection cabinet forever?”

Shang Shiqian shook her head and said, “If they were jade stones, I’d do that. But these are collector-grade old Yunzi stones, so occasionally using them for a game would be a real pleasure.”

This set of old Yunzi stones was a gift from someone, carrying commemorative value and the giver’s high hopes for her. Thus, using them privately for review games was quite appropriate neither leaving the gift gathering dust nor using it so frequently that pieces get lost or damaged.

Wei Yixian said, “You’re right, so I’ve decided to take them out for daily review from now on.”

Shang Shiqian rubbed her hands together eagerly: “Can’t we use them during class? I’ll be very careful.”

“No need to use this set for class.”

After saying this, Wei Yixian thought of something, his ears turning redder than the ruby earrings dangling from her lobes.

Shang Shiqian also inexplicably picked up on some signal and murmured softly, “That’s true!”

Wei Yixian was about to scold her but felt it would be protesting too much. He immediately shot her a glare, turned, and went upstairs.

Shang Shiqian patted her cheeks, suppressing the warmth that had risen, and quickly caught up with her.

“Aren’t you going to play Go? Why are you following me?” Wei Yixian turned back to ask.

“Can’t I play chess beside you?”

Wei Yixian looked at her with a faint smile. “You want me to keep you company.”

Shang Shiqian didn’t deny it. “Is that okay?”

Wei Yixian said, “Okay.”

Shang Shiqian followed Wei Yixian to the study and watched her place the Go stone jar into the display cabinet. Beside it stood the familiar Go board she recognized.

Although she didn’t ask, she could guess.

The Go board gifted by her grandfather and the Go stones from her teacher Yu Yifei hadn’t been reclaimed by the Shang family probably because they didn’t know these items were with Wei Yixian.

This Go set had been brought to their wedding anniversary celebration venue and placed in the lounge.

She hadn’t taken it with her when rushing to the Center Game Tournament finals.

Most likely, Wei Yixian had stored it away for her at that time.

Later, with everything that happened, no one had paid attention to a mere Go set.

When the Shang family settled accounts with Wei Yixian, naturally no one remembered this Go set either.

Judging by their condition, it was clear Wei Yixian had preserved them well.

Shang Shiqian’s lips curved upward in relief.

But when she turned around, she noticed a row of Go books on the bookshelf.

Her initial thought was that Wei Yixian worked so hard she even bought Go books to study.

The next moment, she randomly pulled out one volume and discovered these books had been purchased years ago.

From their worn condition, they had been frequently read – some sections even had loose bindings.

This level of wear couldn’t be achieved in just a month or two.

Moreover, some of the Go texts were quite obscure, incomprehensible to players below high dan levels.

Shang Shiqian suddenly recalled how the Guanqi app customer service had once asked her about alternate accounts. Back then, she thought Wei Yixian had privately registered on Guanqi to practice.

Perhaps Wei Yixian’s main account already possessed considerable Go strength.

As she analyzed this, she gradually realized something could it be that Wei Yixian had known how to play Go all along?

Shang Si: What to do when there’s a generation gap with your girlfriend?

Wei Zong: What are you implying? That I’m old?

Shang Si: Is it possible I meant I can’t keep up with the times?

Wei Zong: )

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