The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 35
byChapter 35 Dual Livestream
Chapter Thirty-Five
That night, Gu Minghe sat quietly on his bed, remaining awake until dawn.
The moment he closed his eyes, thoughts of Pei Huaixue would surface, making sleep impossible.
He thought about how Pei Huaixue had silently sacrificed so much for him, out of his sight, while he had doubted whether Pei Huaixue truly loved him, believing he only favored Gu Yanchen. It wasn’t until he accidentally overheard the System’s voice last night that he learned the full truth.
He learned that he was living inside a novel, that Gu Yanchen and Su Jin were the protagonists, and that his wife was the Vicious Cannon Fodder destined for a miserable end.
Countless waves of anger surged within Gu Minghe.
His wife was beautiful, kind, and innocent—Gu Minghe wanted to use all the world’s most wonderful words to describe him—yet his designation in this world was “vicious” and “cannon fodder.”
Everything he did was merely to serve the protagonists.
Why should Pei Huaixue have to endure all of this?
How could he possibly hide behind Pei Huaixue with a clear conscience, silently accepting his protection while watching him suffer alone?
Gu Minghe gazed quietly at Pei Huaixue, his eyes filled with an unshakeable heartache.
…
“Boss, everything you asked me to do is ready. Tomorrow, the dirt on Zhou Jingyuan will be all over the internet.”
In the middle of the night, Gu Minghe had called Cheng Chen, instructing him to investigate Zhou Jingyuan. If any dirt was found, it should be exposed across the entire network to socially ruin him. If nothing was found, then his performance on the show should be written into negative press releases, hiring major fan accounts and marketing accounts to publish them, just to teach him a lesson.
This Zhou Jingyuan had repeatedly disrespected Pei Huaixue on the show, and there was no need to be lenient with such a person.
And just as Gu Minghe suspected, Zhou Jingyuan was no better outside the show. Leveraging the halo of a major company and a decent-looking face, he was a serial cheater, juggling multiple partners. He used Douyin to flirt and harass people via private messages, slept with them, and then dumped them. After breaking up, he would still emotionally manipulate them, making them believe the split was their fault, causing several victims to suffer from depression and self-harm.
Because they still harbored feelings for him, those ex-boyfriends hadn’t exposed him.
It wasn’t until Gu Minghe sent people to dig up his past that the ex-boyfriends realized Zhou Jingyuan was a massive player who had been dating many others simultaneously! They had all been deceived!
The next day, marketing accounts on Weibo were busy publishing dirt on Zhou Jingyuan.
“Breaking News! A three-character male guest from a currently popular dating show has been exposed as a player! Not only was he cheating on multiple people, but he also emotionally abused his boyfriends, causing some to attempt suicide!”
“It’s true, the gossip about the three-character male guest from that dating show is confirmed.”
“I knew he was going to fall from grace. His behavior on the show already made me subtly uncomfortable. My sixth sense was right.”
Immediately, countless ordinary users flooded the comments below the marketing accounts, speculating on who this three-character male guest was.
“The hottest dating show recently is ‘Let’s Fall in Love,’ right? Who is the three-character male guest? Gu Minghe? Gu Yanchen? Pei Huaixue? Jiang Leran? Shen Zhimian? Zhou Jingyuan? There are too many three-character names on this show. Who is it? Can the blogger just say it?”
“I hate it when they only reveal half the story and are so secretive!”
“Please name names directly, or you might accidentally hurt someone else!”
Netizens were tired of guessing and demanded that the marketing accounts speak plainly.
After the initial hype, the hashtag #DatingShowThreeCharacterMaleGuestPlayerFallsFromGrace# shot to the top of the Trending Search list.
Everyone wanted to know who this person was.
Seeing that the heat had peaked, the marketing accounts stopped playing coy and named him directly.
“Stop guessing! The three-character male guest from the dating show is Zhou Jingyuan.”
The exposing marketing accounts then posted solid evidence of Zhou Jingyuan’s scandal online. For a time, everyone was discussing the matter. When the ex-boyfriends who had been manipulated by Zhou Jingyuan saw the posts, they realized they had been cheated on and came forward to expose him as well. Weibo instantly became chaotic.
“So the one who fell from grace is Zhou Jingyuan. I disliked him for a long time. Turns out he really isn’t a good person.”
“He is so greasy and overly confident. He was always verbally harassing Pei Huaixue on the show.”
“Just look at last night’s livestream. Thank goodness Gu Minghe was there, or I genuinely feared Zhou Jingyuan would rush over and hug Pei Huaixue. I feel like he’s capable of that.”
“Don’t even mention it. I’m a Xia Mu fan, and I feel disgusted. He was clearly weak himself but insisted Xia Mu was heavy. Seriously, Xia Mu clearly has a standard, good figure, right? If he can’t even lift that, how dare he criticize others!”
“Xia Mu, wise up! Stay far away from Zhou Jingyuan. Jiang Leran and Gu Minghe are both great. Why get involved with Zhou Jingyuan?”
“Hey, hey, hey, Gu Minghe belongs to Pei Huaixue, okay? CP breakers, scram!”
“Gu Minghe and Pei Huaixue aren’t locked in! Why can’t we ship Xia Mu with someone else? Don’t forget, your Pei Huaixue has a dual livestream with Gu Yanchen in two days, where they’ll be performing a couple’s dance. Don’t die of anger when you watch it, haha.”
While the internet mocked Zhou Jingyuan, a new round of arguments erupted over the CP pairings.
Meanwhile, at the villa.
Everyone was quietly eating dinner, each scrolling through Weibo on their phones, occasionally glancing at the dark-faced Zhou Jingyuan.
This was different from the last time Pei Huaixue was exposed. Pei Huaixue was only exposed for faking his identity, not being a real wealthy young master. It wasn’t a huge deal, at most a point of ridicule.
Zhou Jingyuan, however, had genuinely poor character, especially concerning relationships.
They were participating in a dating show. If anyone accidentally fell for and chose a scumbag like Zhou Jingyuan, wouldn’t they spend the rest of their days crying?
Thinking this, they couldn’t help but look at Xia Mu.
Xia Mu’s expression was also poor.
Xia Mu and Zhou Jingyuan had been the most actively flirting, while Zhou Jingyuan’s interest in Pei Huaixue was entirely one-sided.
Xia Mu must be feeling sick to his stomach right now.
Indeed, Xia Mu was not in a good mood.
He had been stringing Zhou Jingyuan along. Although Zhou Jingyuan wasn’t his first choice, they had interacted frequently, and they had a decent number of Shippers. Now that Zhou Jingyuan had fallen, Xia Mu not only lost face but was also being heavily criticized by many people.
They called him a green tea, saying his attempt to hook a man had backfired.
They also said he had terrible taste for being interested in such a scumbag.
With mockery, sympathy, and abuse, his social media accounts were exceptionally lively.
Just then, Zhou Jingyuan’s phone rang. He stood up with a dark expression to take the call and returned looking defeated.
The call was from his company. Due to the negative public opinion surrounding him, the company’s reputation was also affected, and they requested his resignation.
He was a minor executive at the company. Without that halo, how could he subtly show off in the future?
He was furious, cursing internally, wondering which bastard had dug up his dirt.
He hadn’t done anything wrong!
So what if he dated a few extra people? He was handsome and rich; everyone liked him and wanted to date him. What was he supposed to do?
Zhou Jingyuan felt deeply wronged, pinning all his hopes on the dating show.
As long as he performed well on the show afterward, he could clear his name. Plenty of people would speak up for him then. Thinking this, Zhou Jingyuan cheered up, ready to make a good impression, when the production team suddenly called him aside.
“We apologize, Mr. Zhou. Due to the negative public opinion regarding you, we have decided, after discussion, to ask you to leave the subsequent filming of this program.”
What?!
Zhou Jingyuan’s face went white, and he nearly collapsed.
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Shortly after Zhou Jingyuan’s scandal broke, the official Weibo account for “Let’s Fall in Love!” announced that Zhou Jingyuan would no longer participate in the subsequent filming.
Netizens cheered, calling the decision satisfying and expressing their approval of the outcome.
Pei Huaixue had been thoroughly enjoying the gossip these past few days.
He didn’t forget to secretly ask Gu Minghe, “Who do you think was so righteous as to dig up Zhou Jingyuan’s dirt, and actually managed to find it? Could it be an anonymous ex-boyfriend who was severely wronged by him?”
Gu Minghe smiled, placed the peeled pomegranate seeds into a bowl, and handed it to Pei Huaixue. “Anything done will eventually leave a trace. It’s not surprising that someone dug it up.”
Pei Huaixue scooped up a mouthful of pomegranate seeds with a spoon and chewed.
Then, out of habit, he opened his mouth, and Gu Minghe spread his palm, allowing Pei Huaixue to spit the seeds into his hand.
This manner of interaction had become second nature to them, performed so smoothly that it was almost unconscious.
But for the netizens in the livestream, this was somewhat shocking!
-Why is Gu Minghe’s movement so practiced?
-The moment Pei Huaixue opened his mouth, his hand moved over…
-In front of Pei Huaixue, Actor Gu’s mysophobia has vanished.
-I always feel like these two are overly familiar with each other. There’s none of that ambiguous spark you get when people first meet; instead, they seem like an old married couple, haha, maybe I’m overthinking it.
-I agree. Their relationship is conspicuously close. Did they really just meet on this dating show?
Netizens were genuinely surprised.
The Shippers, however, were so dizzy from the daily dose of sweetness that even Pei Huaixue’s dual livestream with Gu Yanchen didn’t make them too upset.
When the day of the dual livestream arrived, Pei Huaixue was ready to go all out, while secretly praying that Gu Minghe wouldn’t sabotage his mission.
As he entered the room where the livestream studio was set up, he secretly glanced at Gu Minghe. Seeing his Husband’s expressionless face, unable to tell if he was happy or unhappy, his heart sank. Usually, that expression meant he was very unhappy.
He hesitated for a moment and said, “Don’t be upset. I have another livestream with you later.”
Gu Minghe raised an eyebrow, a faint smile appearing on his face. “I’m not angry, truly. Do the couple’s dance well later. Don’t forget what I taught you.”
“Huh?” Pei Huaixue had braced himself for Gu Minghe’s jealousy, but the Gu Minghe before him lacked his usual gloominess. He was genuinely calm, as if he didn’t mind the matter with Gu Yanchen at all.
Pei Huaixue felt inexplicably sad.
Had his Husband been provoked so much that he no longer cared about him?
He lowered his gaze, feeling dejected.
Not wanting to show it in front of Gu Minghe, he forced a smile and walked into the room.
Gu Yanchen was already waiting inside.
This dual livestream was broadcast on the Douyin platform, using the production team’s Douyin account.
Because it had been heavily promoted, over ten thousand people flooded the room as soon as the stream began, and the numbers continued to climb.
The production team’s livestream on the video website also continued. Gu Minghe and Su Jin’s room had the most viewers, as everyone wanted to see their reactions to Gu Yanchen and Pei Huaixue’s dual livestream.
-Su Jin looks restless, constantly checking his phone.
-Gu Minghe, on the other hand, looks composed and at ease.
-Is Gu Minghe certain that Pei Huaixue won’t be stolen by Gu Yanchen, or is he actually not that invested in Pei Huaixue?
-The other stream has started, I’m heading over.
In the dual livestream room.
Xiao Shu, holding a script, began her hosting duties.
“CEO Gu, Xiao Xue, what are your thoughts on your CP being voted number one? Could you share them?”
Gu Yanchen adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his tone steady. “It’s surprising. I can only say that netizens have very unique tastes.”
Pei Huaixue looked at Gu Yanchen with a shy expression. “Netizens truly have great taste! Investing in my CP with Brother Chen is a worthwhile venture!”
Gu Yanchen cleared his throat, unable to resist reminding him, “Pei Huaixue, be serious.”
Stop acting.
Pei Huaixue, however, leaned half his body against Gu Yanchen, startling the usually composed CEO, who nearly slid off the sofa.
Seeing this, Xiao Shu couldn’t help but think of a certain person who secretly loved Pei Huaixue and even came on the dating show to pursue him.
She silently sympathized with that person.
After asking a few more questions, it was time for the couple’s dance segment.
The bullet comments were filled with requests for the couple’s dance, eager to see how these two, who hadn’t practiced together for even a day, would perform.
Pei Huaixue stood up confidently. “Let’s go. I learned it really well.”
Gu Yanchen: “…”
He really didn’t want to dance.
CEO Gu always wore a suit and tie, looking utterly elite and ascetic. This attire, when paired with such a sensual dance, caused the bullet comments to scream, but they quickly realized that Gu Yanchen truly couldn’t dance.
His movements were stiff and uncoordinated, and he couldn’t keep up with the beat.
Moreover, he maintained a strict “gentleman’s hand” with Pei Huaixue, avoiding all intimate and ambiguous movements.
Even though Pei Huaixue tried hard to lean on him, Gu Yanchen dodged him, resulting in the two of them eventually dancing separately, which was highly comical.
The bullet comments were roaring with laughter, calling this the funniest couple’s dance in history.
There was no ambiguous atmosphere at all; both of them had the desire to out-dance the other in their eyes.
Yet, both danced poorly, almost coming to blows.
Xiao Shu nearly collapsed in laughter off-screen. She struggled to straighten up, rubbed her stiff face, and continued with the next segment.
Since this was a Douyin livestream and the first one, the platform hoped to incorporate some live connection PK elements to promote their own streamers. In return, the platform would give the livestream extra traffic.
The production team immediately agreed.
When Pei Huaixue heard about the live connection PK, he paused.
Wasn’t this his old profession?
“Xiao Xue was a streamer before, so you should be very familiar with this, right? But this is CEO Gu’s first time doing a connection PK. Xiao Xue, you can guide him so CEO Gu doesn’t get too nervous.”
Pei Huaixue quickly told Gu Yanchen, “Brother Chen, don’t worry, I’ll lead you.”
Gu Yanchen: I have a bad feeling about this.
The connection began.
They connected with four or five streamers, and everyone was friendly. Even if they lost the PK, the penalty was just something harmless like complimenting the opposing streamer’s top supporter.
Until the face of Dai Xiaotao appeared in the opposing livestream room.
Pei Huaixue: “Isn’t this an old acquaintance?”
Dai Xiaotao smiled just as falsely. “Xiao Xue, long time no see. I haven’t chatted with you since you went to film the show.”
Pei Huaixue mimicked his fake tone, and the two acted like good colleagues and comrades.
Dai Xiaotao: “For this livestream PK, the loser has to imitate Ruxia picking their nose and then make pig noises. How about that?”
“Playing that big?”
That would severely damage their image.
Dai Xiaotao: “Are you scared?”
Pei Huaixue looked at the previous PK results. Many viewers were just watching for fun, and not many people were spending money. The previous rounds had been a mix of wins and losses, but the losses were more frequent, and the amounts were small, just tens of thousands of yuan in playful skirmishes.
Dai Xiaotao was so confident, he clearly came prepared.
Had he found a sugar daddy?
Pei Huaixue thought about it and agreed to the PK.
He couldn’t let people think he was a coward, especially not against Dai Xiaotao.
So the PK began.
Dai Xiaotao immediately went all out, with Porsches, helicopters, and Eternal Love gifts flying across the screen, completely crushing the PK score.
Pei Huaixue tried hard to solicit votes, talking until his throat was dry, but he was still far behind.
-Family, charge! Xuexue is going to lose, we must help him win!
-The Pei Army is here! We can lose to anyone else, but how can we lose to Dai Xiaotao!
-Ahhh, if Xuexue’s top supporter was here, Dai Xiaotao wouldn’t dare be so arrogant!
Pei Huaixue’s former fans also rushed over, sending various gifts.
After a fierce battle, they finally managed to tie the PK score.
But just then, Dai Xiaotao’s side started sending out Carnivals.
One after another, leaving everyone stunned.
-Wow, where did Dai Xiaotao find such a god-tier supporter?
-So many Carnivals, my eyes are blurry.
-I only see RMB flying in the sky. This is truly an eye-opener!
-Is Dai Xiaotao that impressive? I’m a fan now!
Some netizens watching the PK for the first time hadn’t seen such a display and were dazzled by the screen full of Dai Xiaotao’s Carnivals.
-It’s over, it’s over. Pei Huaixue is probably going to lose.
-Hahaha, we get to see Pei Huaixue pick his nose and make pig noises. Awesome!
-Someone needs to put him in his place.
Some people who disliked Pei Huaixue were already eager to see him make a fool of himself.
Pei Huaixue drooped his face and looked at Gu Yanchen. “Sorry, Brother Chen, I’m going to drag you down with me to pick our noses.”
Gu Yanchen: …
It was a shame he couldn’t bring his phone in, or he would have called someone to send some big gifts.
Just as Pei Huaixue began studying how to pick his nose and make pig noises in the cutest way possible, an astonishing reversal suddenly occurred in the livestream room.
Countless Carnivals flooded the screen.
Ten, twenty, thirty… they played special effects in the livestream room non-stop, as if they were free.
In no time, Pei Huaixue’s PK score caught up to Dai Xiaotao’s and began to crush him.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the ID that was relentlessly sending Carnivals.
“Xuexue Princess’s ATM” entered the livestream room.