The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 12
byChapter 12: Sudden Revelation
Chapter Twelve
The assistant stared at Gu Minghe in shock.
A movie star participating in a dating show—this was unprecedented. Yet, his boss was willing to lower his status for Pei Huaixue, going so far as to join that ridiculous dating program.
Did Gu Minghe’s fans know that their idol was completely blinded by love?
…
The way Pei Huaixue looked after exiting the restroom was seen not only by the viewers in the live stream but also by Su Jin.
He was already full of questions regarding Gu Yanchen’s actions just now. Now, seeing Pei Huaixue’s charming and bashful appearance, as if he had been “mistreated,” his heart felt squeezed by a large hand, making it hard to breathe.
Pei Huaixue and Gu Yanchen… what did they do in the restroom just now?!
Su Jin dared not dwell on the thought, afraid he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
[Detected deepening of Su Jin’s misunderstanding value. Host reward: Points +100]
[Detected deepening of Su Jin’s misunderstanding value. Host reward: Points +100]
The System prompts kept ringing in his mind, putting Pei Huaixue in a good mood.
He flashed a sweet smile at Su Jin. “Brother Su Jin, what’s wrong? You look pale. Are you tired?”
Su Jin snapped back to reality, looking at Pei Huaixue with complex eyes. “I’m fine. We should go downstairs.”
“Let’s go together then.”
As Pei Huaixue spoke, he reached out to link arms with Su Jin. Before he could touch the other man, a large hand stretched out and pulled Su Jin away first.
Gu Yanchen glanced back at Pei Huaixue, his eyes still filled with a strong warning.
Pei Huaixue smiled, then clung to him sweetly. “Brother Chen, wait for me. Don’t leave me behind.”
Gu Yanchen’s misunderstanding didn’t earn him any Points from the System. It seemed he could only make breakthroughs through Su Jin, so Pei Huaixue had no choice but to continue playing the annoying role.
When Su Jin saw Pei Huaixue catching up, he immediately gripped Gu Yanchen’s hand nervously, pulling him to walk quickly and leaving Pei Huaixue far behind.
With Pei Huaixue’s assistance, the Protagonist Gong and Shou unconsciously grew closer.
Downstairs, Pei Huaixue was already wearing Gu Yanchen’s jacket, covering the ambiguous marks on his neck.
The others also came down one after another. Seeing that it was getting dark, everyone suggested starting dinner.
Pei Huaixue couldn’t cook, so he was assigned to be an assistant.
Shen Zhimian and Zhou Jingyuan were responsible for buying groceries, while Xia Mu and Su Jin were in charge of cooking.
Su Jin made Chinese food, and Xia Mu made Western food, ensuring everyone’s tastes were catered to.
Gu Yanchen, of course, revolved around Su Jin.
Seeing this, Pei Huaixue followed suit.
The three of them crowded the small kitchen, making it difficult even to turn around.
Fortunately, the villa had two kitchens, so Xia Mu went to the other side, avoiding the congestion.
“Yanchen, wash these vegetables. Xiaoxue, you peel the garlic.” Su Jin assigned tasks in an orderly manner. Pei Huaixue agreed verbally, but his peeling was clumsy and slow.
He usually did no chores at home, being waited on hand and foot by Gu Minghe. Forget peeling garlic; someone even peeled oranges and fed them directly into his mouth.
By the time Gu Yanchen finished washing the vegetables, the clove of garlic in Pei Huaixue’s hand looked exactly the same.
He said matter-of-factly, “This garlic is no good, it’s too hard to peel! I need to switch to a new one!”
Saying this, he held up his fair, reddened fingers, looking pitiful. “Look, my hands are all red from peeling…”
Gu Yanchen realized just how well his brother had spoiled Pei Huaixue, to the point where he couldn’t even peel garlic.
He adjusted his glasses and said helplessly, “Young Master, why don’t you go rest on the side? We won’t trouble you with such rough work.”
“Brother Chen, I can do it…” Pei Huaixue still wanted to complete his mission.
After Gu Yanchen glared at him, he sheepishly put down the garlic.
Forget it, he really didn’t want to peel it anyway.
Garlic smelled bad.
The bullet comments were speechless upon seeing that Pei Huaixue couldn’t even peel garlic.
-Is Pei Huaixue seriously treating this like he’s here to be a young master? He can’t even peel garlic. Does he usually lack basic life skills?
-Is it possible that he really is a young master? It’s normal not to know how to peel garlic if someone serves you at home. He doesn’t need to do it himself.
-Oh, Pei Huaixue’s fingers are red. He looks so pitiful.
-Am I the only one who finds his clumsy peeling kind of cute?
-Pei Huaixue, hurry up and leave! Don’t interrupt me watching Su Jin and Gu Yanchen!
-Su Jin is so much more capable. He can dance and cook. He and Gu Yanchen look great together!
Pei Huaixue was chased out of the kitchen. He wandered around the villa for a while, bored.
His gaze landed on the piano placed in the living room.
He walked over, his slender fingers tracing the keys, suddenly feeling inspired to play.
He sat down at the piano. The setting sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting light on his tall, slender back. His eyelashes lowered, and his fingers flew across the keys. A rendition of “Mariage d’Amour” drifted into every corner of the villa.
Hearing the music, everyone looked toward Pei Huaixue.
They saw the beautiful person sitting there, dignified and elegant. His eyes were closed, and a faint smile played on his lips.
His pale face looked so fragile in the twilight, like a piece of easily shattered glass—transparent and delicate, making people want to protect him.
Everyone held their breath.
Even if Pei Huaixue’s reputation was poor, they had to admit that he was indeed very beautiful.
Jiang Leran, who was helping Xia Mu, finished his task and told Xia Mu, “I’ve done what you asked. I’ll leave the rest to you.”
Without waiting for Xia Mu’s reaction, he quickly walked toward Pei Huaixue.
Zhou Jingyuan, who was also free, followed suit.
The two surrounded Pei Huaixue, showering him with praise.
“Pei Huaixue, your piano playing is truly beautiful,” Jiang Leran was completely captivated. “You’re beautiful and talented. Is there anything you can’t do?”
Zhou Jingyuan stared intently at Pei Huaixue. “Did you play this song for me? I love it!”
Pei Huaixue paused his playing and looked at Zhou Jingyuan with a forced smile.
“It wasn’t played for you.”
He was playing it for Gu Minghe.
This was the song he played for Gu Minghe on the day they registered their marriage.
Because they were secretly married, they didn’t hold a wedding. Gu Minghe was upset that the wedding he had planned for so long couldn’t happen, so he insisted on making up for the wedding by pressing Pei Huaixue onto the bed.
Pei Huaixue couldn’t handle it, so he played “Mariage d’Amour” to appease his Husband.
Gu Minghe immediately stopped being angry, and enthusiastically pressed Pei Huaixue onto the piano for several more rounds.
Thinking back, Pei Huaixue still remembered the cold sensation of his skin touching the piano and the chaotic, unorganized notes that scattered… His face quietly flushed. He wondered if Gu Minghe was watching this show. If he was, he would be very, very angry.
He had just divorced him and was already rushing to a dating show to find love.
He must be even more disappointed in him.
Pei Huaixue pursed his lips, cast aside the distracting thoughts, and continued playing the piano.
Half an hour later, dinner was ready on both sides.
Su Jin called everyone over to eat.
Pei Huaixue naturally sat next to Gu Yanchen and praised the food Su Jin had prepared. “Brother Su Jin, you are amazing. This food looks delicious—perfect in color, aroma, and taste. Unlike me, who can’t do anything, I couldn’t even assist properly. Luckily, Brother Chen felt sorry for me and didn’t let me continue. Brother Chen is so good to me.”
This speech instantly silenced everyone at the dinner table.
Gu Yanchen’s mouth twitched. “I just didn’t want you to cause any more trouble.”
Su Jin, however, looked normal. Before Pei Huaixue could start eating, he quickly served a piece of food to Gu Yanchen. “Yanchen, try this. How does it taste?”
Gu Yanchen felt sweet inside being fed by Su Jin. He took a bite and smiled. “It’s delicious. Your cooking is as good as ever.”
The back-and-forth between the two clearly showed a trend toward becoming a locked-in pairing.
The other people present had also seen the Trending Search gossip. They previously thought Pei Huaixue might compete with Su Jin, but now it looked like pure self-insertion.
With Su Jin and Gu Yanchen locking in, they weren’t as bold as Pei Huaixue to jump in and risk being cursed by the Gu-Su Shippers, so they all gave up on Su Jin and Gu Yanchen as high-quality targets and focused their attention elsewhere.
By the end of dinner, everyone understood each other better.
After eating, Xia Mu volunteered, “I’ll do the dishes.”
Jiang Leran stopped him. “That’s not right. You cooked tonight. How can we let you wash the dishes? I’ll do it.”
“No need. You helped me assist tonight. I can’t trouble you again.” Xia Mu refused, but his gaze fell on Pei Huaixue. “Ah, I’m not like some young masters whose hands are only meant for playing the piano and can’t handle rough work. My hands are destined for chores.”
This statement was practically naming names.
Pei Huaixue paused. Oh, was he talking about him?
The bullet comments agreed with Xia Mu.
-Pei Huaixue did nothing all night but play the piano. He should be the one washing the dishes!
-Playing the piano lets him show off. How can he express himself if he’s buried in the kitchen washing dishes?
-So calculating! So calculating!
-Xia Mu is speaking for me! Someone needs to put Pei Huaixue in his place!
-Does he really think he came on the show to be a young master?
Pei Huaixue met everyone’s eyes and said generously, “Washing dishes? Sure, I’ll do it.”
Seeing that he didn’t refuse at all, Xia Mu, who had prepared for an argument, was stunned. By the time he recovered, Pei Huaixue was already busy in the kitchen.
Pei Huaixue never washed dishes at home; they had a dishwasher. However, for the sake of letting the participants show off their skills on the show, naturally, there was no dishwasher provided.
He looked at the huge stack of dishes and felt a headache coming on.
The moment his fingers touched the cold water in the sink, he shivered and quickly turned on the hot water.
His fair fingers were already turning bright red again.
Zhou Jingyuan and Jiang Leran quickly approached. “Pei Huaixue, let me help you.”
“We can’t let you do rough work like washing dishes!”
The two pushed Pei Huaixue aside. They didn’t let him wash a single dish and quickly cleaned up the pile of tableware.
Xia Mu, who originally wanted to see Pei Huaixue suffer a bit and get some criticism, was furious that Pei Huaixue still hadn’t suffered any hardship. He couldn’t show his anger on his face and could only sulk inwardly.
Before going to bed that night, the production team asked them to send anonymous text messages to the guest they felt a connection with.
Pei Huaixue unhesitatingly sent his message to Gu Yanchen.
“Thank you for taking care of me today, Brother (Heart)”
He put his phone aside and was about to sleep when his phone chimed repeatedly.
Pei Huaixue received two text messages.
Both praised his piano playing. He knew who they were without needing to check and didn’t care.
Su Jin and Gu Yanchen’s phones also chimed once.
Pei Huaixue guessed they had chosen each other.
He yawned and sweetly said in the direction of Gu Yanchen, “Good night, Brother Chen, Brother Su Jin. Sweet dreams.”
…
Just after Pei Huaixue fell asleep, an online discussion erupted, criticizing him for acting like a lazy young master on the show who did no chores.
One netizen commented: “There’s nothing we can do. Pei Huaixue is a young master. Your jealousy won’t change that fact!”
Many people agreed with this comment.
However, not long after, a newly created minor account posted a revelation.
“The recently popular minor influencer Pei Huaixue is no wealthy young master! My mother used to be neighbors with Pei Huaixue’s mother. The Pei Huaixue family is not rich at all! His mother used to work as a maid for the Gu Family. How did he suddenly transform into a Rich Second Generation? Is it trendy now to cultivate a Rich Second Generation persona online?”