The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 81

How long had it been since Wei Yixian and Shang Shixing’s last formal meeting? They had both forgotten.

If informal meetings counted, the airshow would be one.

Aside from that, their most recent calm conversation had been about that email.

No outsiders knew about this matter.

So when Shang Shixing appeared at the Wei Corporation building, many employees who hadn’t left the office yet widened their eyes and held their breath, not wanting to miss any opportunity to witness the drama up close.

Unfortunately, Shang Shixing took the private elevator directly to the floor where the CEO’s office was located.

That door, which not everyone could breach, blocked everyone’s chance to witness the drama but ignited their gossipy enthusiasm.

“How many years has it been since the eldest Miss Shang set foot in Wei Corporation?”

“I don’t think she’s ever set foot in Wei Corporation before?”

“That’s exactly what I mean! Why would someone who never sets foot in Wei Corporation suddenly come here?”

“And it was Assistant Xie who received her, meaning President Wei knew about it and had arranged to meet her.”

“Could it be for work matters?”

“How could that be! Even if it were business dealings, it would be people from the Phoenix Group’s eldest princess handling it.”

If it were for charity matters, that would be impossible too.

Because although Wei Corporation also had charity projects, they had never donated any funds to the Phoenix Education Foundation.

Wei Yongkun had wanted to donate in his personal capacity but was firmly rejected by the Shang family.

“Coming for personal matters?”

“That’s even more impossible.”

Although there was no official announcement of severing ties, some gossip about Wei Yixian had long been thoroughly dug up by the rumor mill.

Besides the overripe gossip about Wei Yixian’s first love white moonlight, the gossip circles also mentioned that since Fourth Miss Shang’s death, the Shang and Wei families had no personal connections.

Based on all these impossibilities, and with their curiosity unsatisfied, everyone could only spread the news and seek channels to inquire everywhere.

Far away in France, Wei Yihui, who had just woken up, saw this news and suddenly became energized.

She wished she could immediately fly back to see if the Shang family was declaring war on Wei Yixian.

Unfortunately, the fastest flight from here back to Dongcheng would take 12 hours.

But it didn’t matter although she wasn’t in the country, she still had many informants.

–

CEO’s reception room.

“You come to see me so openly like this, don’t you care about outside opinions anymore?”

Wei Yixian’s expression was different from when she faced Shang Shiqian at home, where her coldness always carried a hint of gentleness.

At this moment, her expression was cold and gloomy.

Shang Shixing said bluntly, “The replacement game should end.”

Wei Yixian, who was about to drink her coffee, tilted her head to look at her and said, “Please be more specific.”

“Shang Shiyu, she is not Xiaoqian’s replacement.”

Wei Yixian couldn’t glean more information from these few words, so she silently watched Shang Shixing, waiting for her to continue.

Seeing this, Shang Shixing took out a paternity test and said, “Shang Shiyu is my sister, our Shang family’s lost pearl.”

Wei Yixian put down her coffee cup and picked up the paternity test.

She knew Shang Shixing had done a paternity test after all, Shang Shiqian had confessed.

But for a moment, she thought her deduction might be wrong had Shang Shixing actually not discovered the secret of Shang Shiqian’s resurrection?

The next second, she dismissed that thought.

If Shang Shixing hadn’t suspected Shang Shiqian’s involvement from the beginning, she wouldn’t have needed to use Yu Yifei to set a trap and lure Shang Shiqian in.

Shang Shixing simply didn’t want others especially her to know that Shang Shiqian had returned from the dead.

Wei Yixian glanced at the paternity test and asked indifferently, “What does this have to do with me?”

Shang Shixing frowned. Was Wei Yixian not the least bit surprised by this?

But it wasn’t entirely unexpected.

First, even if Wei Yixian hadn’t recognized that “Shang Shiyu” was Xiaoqian, she would have surely questioned “Shang Shiyu’s” origins.

Second, after Xiaoqian reunited with her, she probably wouldn’t have kept Wei Yixian in the dark.

However, since Xiaoqian had no intention of reclaiming her original identity, she would have only revealed her connection to the Shang family to Wei Yixian, not the fact that she had returned from the dead.

At this thought, Shang Shixing raised her voice slightly: “Wei Yihong, stop playing dumb! I don’t know what you’re scheming, but she belongs to the Shang family and will eventually return to us.”

She was indeed grateful to Wei Yixian for warning them about Shang Xiaowu’s poor choice of friends, but that was a separate matter from Shang Shiqian’s situation.

The battle for succession in the Wei family might seem to have concluded, but undercurrents were still swirling.

Wei Yixian was surrounded by too many risks and hidden dangers.

They had already lost Shang Shiqian once because of Wei Yixian.

She would absolutely not allow Shang Shiqian to remain by Wei Yixian’s side and face further dangers.

Wei Yixian probably also realized that pretending ignorance would only make her appear more hypocritical in Shang Shixing’s eyes, with no other benefit.

So she dropped the act.

“She is my girlfriend. I promised her I wouldn’t give up on our relationship.”

These words infuriated Shang Shixing, yet years of upbringing and self-restraint prevented her from making a scene.

She simply stared at Wei Yixian and let out a cold laugh.

“Feelings? Are you talking about how you deliberately approached and manipulated her emotions?

“Shang Shiyu appeared near our family cemetery on May 21st, and before dawn that same day, you suddenly showed up at the Shang family cemetery claiming you wanted to pay respects to Xiaoqian.

“Is that a coincidence?

“When Shang Shiyu stopped at Huayang Park, your car just happened to park precisely at Huayang Park.

“Is that another coincidence?

“Then you took her back to Tianhao Garden.

“How long has it been since then? And you already have feelings for each other?”

The more Shang Shixing spoke, the more her anger burned.

How dare Wei Yixian talk to her about feelings?

Nine years ago, it was because she trusted Wei Yixian’s words that she didn’t interfere with Xiaoqian’s choice.

She would never trust Wei Yixian again.

–

Nine years ago.

Shang Shixing heard about the Wei family’s proposal for a marriage alliance with the Shang family.

She asked her mentor for leave and made a special trip back home.

During that period, Shang Yunyu was also on leave at home.

Shang Shixing first sought confirmation from her.

Shang Yunyu didn’t hide it from her: “The reason I’m on leave is that our research has hit a bottleneck.”

Their team had been working on projects involving high temperatures and special metal structural materials in recent years. Due to technological blockades from abroad, domestic research in this area still lagged far behind international levels.

During the R&D process, they inevitably faced numerous challenges.

Aside from the scarcity of specialized equipment, research costs had become another major constraint.

The government had always strongly encouraged research institutes to collaborate with enterprises.

For instance, Shang Yunyu’s research team contributed technology as equity to Dongshan Aluminum Co., Ltd., which was jointly funded by a state-owned enterprise and Phoenix Group, and successfully developed ultra-high-strength aluminum alloy.

However, Shang Yunyu’s current research project still faced a significant funding gap despite receiving financial allocations and scientific research grants from academic foundations.

Coincidentally, Phoenix Group was experiencing a cash flow shortage.

While there were no immediate liquidity issues, allocating a portion of funds to this research which couldn’t generate profits in the short term would severely weaken the group’s risk resilience.

Around this time, Wei Yongkun somehow learned about the situation and approached Shang Xuanyan, CEO of Phoenix Group.

In recent years, with the development of China’s aerospace industry, prospects for related sectors appeared highly optimistic.

Wei Group had long set its sights on aircraft engine manufacturing.

After years of tentative efforts failed to yield breakthroughs, Wei Da nearly abandoned this field entirely.

Wei Yongkun, then embroiled in an inheritance dispute with his siblings, saw collaboration with the Shang family as a way to strengthen his position.

From the Wei family’s perspective where marital alliances cemented partnerships nothing secured long-term cooperation more reliably than marriage.

However, all children from Shang Yu Huang’s branch were still underage.

Moreover, Wei Da believed the Wei family already possessed ample wealth but lacked prestige and upward mobility resources.

Thus, he preferred forming ties with Shang Yu Feng’s lineage.

The eldest daughter, Shang Shixing, was pursuing graduate studies but had already registered her marriage with her aviation academy girlfriend upon undergraduate graduation.

The second daughter, Shang Zhaotang, was wholly dedicated to civil service exams and showed no interest in the Wei family’s complicated interpersonal dynamics.

The third daughter, Shang Zhaoyan, six months older than Shang Shiqian, was the most suitable candidate.

Yet she declined, believing early marriage would hinder her academic development.

The fifth daughter, Shang Shidai, remained underage and outside consideration.

“Mother, Wei Yixian and Xiao Qian aren’t suited for each other,” Shang Shixing remarked.

She had inquired about Wei Yixian and learned of her past defiance against Wei Da for Yin Zaishui.

While she admired Wei Yixian sharing her distaste for certain Wei family practices approving her as a match for her sister was an entirely different matter.

Shang Yunyu responded, “I know.”

She hadn’t reached a decision yet.

Neither mother nor daughter noticed the shadow retreating from the door crack.

Shang Shixing next heard about the matter after Shang Shiqian agreed to meet Wei Yixian.

The entire family took turns questioning Shang Shiqian to discern her true feelings.

Zhu Fu even argued with Shang Yunyu, accusing her of pressuring Shang Shiqian.

Shang Shiqian clarified, “I only agreed to meet her, not to marry her.”

Later, Shang Shiqian went on the arranged date with Wei Yixian.

Upon returning, she said, “If I had to live with her from now on, I wouldn’t mind.”

The Shang family then convened to analyze Wei Yixian’s compatibility with Shang Shiqian.

First, repeated observations confirmed Wei Yixian had a gentle temperament and enough patience to accommodate Shang Shiqian’s single-minded dedication to Go.

Second, Wei Yixian had an ex-girlfriend.

While seemingly trivial, this aligned perfectly with the Shang family’s marital philosophy.

The Shang family never considered having Shang Shiqian take a live-in husband.

Because the Shang family was matriarchal.

In Shang Yu Feng’s era, constrained by production levels, she had no choice but to take Lin Shizhang as her son-in-law.

However, with the passage of same-sex marriage legislation and significant advancements in Parthenogenesis Technology, marrying a man no longer aligned with the Shang family’s marital needs.

Yet even so, not every woman would accept same-sex relationships and married life.

Among the well-known candidates, Wei Yixian was the most satisfactory to the Shang family.

She was sufficiently outstanding not only excelling academically, but she had also been navigating Wall Street early on by leveraging her mother Song Xihui’s connections.

In the end, Wei Yixian accepted the harsh conditions proposed by the Shang family, including moving into the Shang residence after marriage.

After comprehensive consideration, the Shang family decided to let Shang Shiqian continue her relationship with Wei Yixian.

However, Shang Shixing seized an opportunity to ask Wei Yixian a question:

“Back then, you defied your family’s arrangements for Yin Zaishui, and now you’re giving up that relationship for an alliance marriage. Can I really trust that you will treat Xiao Qian well?”

This question was sharp and labeled Wei Yixian as opportunistic.

If it were another young person her age, they might either timidly acquiesce due to the Shang family’s status or react defiantly and arrogantly.

But Wei Yixian merely pressed her lips together and replied calmly and confidently, “I don’t need to prove anything to others, because I only need to be responsible to Shang Shiqian for the rest of my life.”

Shang Shixing asked leisurely, “Aren’t you afraid that my opposition might prevent you from continuing to see Xiao Qian?”

“You are her closest relative; you have that right.”

Wei Yixian paused, then shifted her tone: “However, if after investigating my background, you could only come to such a conclusion, am I to assume that this reflects your level of insight?”

She was telling Shang Shixing that while she respected the Shang family, she was not without her own temper and dignity.

Shang Shixing’s expression relaxed slightly, and she smiled, saying, “Under normal circumstances, our Shang family does not invade others’ privacy. That is the most basic respect for individuals.

“But some things don’t require deliberate investigation to guess.

“When a tiger’s teeth are pulled out one by one, and the tiger is left toothless, it’s time to hunt the tiger. Yin Kai foresaw this day, so before the fire reached him, he quickly arranged for his children to emigrate abroad.”

Wei Yixian fell silent.

She realized that six months ago, she had indeed been too naive.

Or perhaps her focus had been entirely on finance, causing her to overlook other aspects.

As a result, she only learned about Yin Zaishui’s emigration when the Yin family’s immigration procedures were nearly complete.

Perhaps Wei Da had keenly sensed something being inherently opportunistic, he opposed her continuing with Yin Zaishui only after realizing the Yin family had lost its value.

But even if she belatedly understood, it had been over half a year, and her breakup with Yin Zaishui was already a reality.

Shang Shixing continued, “I believe you were sincere in your previous relationship. In your Wei family, or rather, in the wealthy circles of Dongcheng, genuine emotional investment is far too rare.”

–

As the memories faded, Shang Shixing suppressed her anger once again.

“Wei Yixian, haven’t you ever doubted her origins? After learning she might be a member of our Shang family, didn’t you harbor any intention of using her?”

She took another document from her handbag and said, “I don’t need to tell you what this is, do I?”

Wei Yixian’s gaze swept lightly over it, then his expression tightened slightly, his face growing increasingly grim and cold.

“Although this doesn’t specify whose biological samples these are, you wouldn’t have done a kinship test without reason.”

This kinship test report was precisely the second copy from the tests Wei Yixian had previously asked Xie Mei to discreetly conduct.

Shang Da: Back then, it was only because you were such a pure love warrior that I didn’t stop you (though I couldn’t have stopped you anyway).

Wei Yixian: …

Shang Si: “.”

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