The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 38
byChapter 38: You Are My Childhood Friend
It was only then that netizens realized that perhaps Gu Minghe and Pei Huaixue’s first meeting wasn’t on this show.
“So, CEO Gu, was your first impression of Xiaoxue that he was silly and easy to trick?” Xiao Shu recovered and asked curiously.
“Silly and very cute. When he cries, he looks so pitiful, I can’t bear to bully him,” Gu Minghe said with a smile, his tone filled with affection.
Pei Huaixue thought to himself: That’s not true at all! He always bullies me in bed!
Heh heh heh.
“Wow, then it seems CEO Gu really likes Xiaoxue,” Xiao Shu saw that Gu Minghe wasn’t trying to hide anything, and her questions gradually became bolder. “Listening to your conversation just now, it sounds like you knew each other before. Can you tell us how you met?”
Pei Huaixue had avoided this question earlier, so she turned to ask Gu Minghe now.
Gu Minghe didn’t intend to hide it. “Xiaoxue and I have known each other since we were children.”
“Eh?”
Since childhood? Doesn’t that mean they are childhood friends?
Xiao Shu suddenly had a flash of insight and realized something. She looked at Pei Huaixue in surprise. “So you’ve known each other for so long. Then… does CEO Gu have many childhood friends? Or is Xiaoxue…”
Pei Huaixue hadn’t expected Gu Minghe to suddenly reveal this. He hadn’t wanted to elaborate on the matter, but since the words were already out, it was no good to lie. He could only nod.
“Gu Minghe probably only has me as a childhood friend.”
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Hearing this answer, not only was Xiao Shu surprised, but the netizens were also shocked.
-Ahhh, Pei Huaixue is Gu Minghe’s legendary childhood friend? No way?!
-The person who was so obsessed with chasing stars that Gu Minghe got jealous enough to enter the entertainment industry to act, was actually Pei Huaixue?!
-Holy cow, I’m shocked! Why has such a huge piece of gossip never been dug up before? They hid it too well!
-I thought CEO Gu and that childhood friend were no longer in contact, but not only are they still in contact, they even came to a dating show to flirt!
-So CEO Gu has been secretly in love with his childhood friend for years and came to the dating show to pursue his wife? No wonder CEO Gu’s attitude towards Pei Huaixue was unusual. I thought he was just lusting after him, but I never expected… Now everything makes sense.
-Who remembers the day we played Truth or Dare, Gu Minghe called his childhood friend, and Pei Huaixue’s phone rang? He claimed it was his mother calling! He was lying to us!
-Ahhh, he tricked us all! How annoying!
-Wuwu, this is too sweet! I’m going crazy shipping them!
-I should have realized it earlier. Pei Huaixue’s mother is a servant in the Gu family. Since he knows Gu Yanchen, it’s impossible for him and Gu Minghe to have only met recently…
-So Gu Minghe’s childhood friend is Pei Huaixue…
-So Gu Minghe has always secretly loved Pei Huaixue, but Pei Huaixue liked Gu Yanchen, and Gu Minghe couldn’t stand it, so he came to the dating show to pursue his wife?
-Oh my god, Pei Huaixue, stop chasing Gu Yanchen! Look back at Gu Minghe! He loves you so much QAQ
Everyone reacted, recalling the various intimate interactions between Gu Minghe and Pei Huaixue on the show, and couldn’t help but wonder if they had all been blind. How could they not have seen such an obvious close relationship?
No wonder the two of them had such compatible chemistry when standing together; everything had been traceable all along.
Some netizens even remembered the day they saw Gu Minghe’s contact note for his childhood friend: “LP.”
At the time, they guessed it might be an abbreviation of the friend’s name, but now it seemed…
-LP must be the abbreviation for Laopo (Wife)! Even the King of Heaven can’t change the fact that it means Wife!
-So Gu Minghe secretly loves Pei Huaixue and secretly saved his childhood friend as “Wife”? That is too much love!
-Talking about it makes it a little angsty again. Go, CEO Gu! The mission to pursue your wife is long and arduous.
“That’s truly surprising…”
Xiao Shu finally understood why Gu Minghe had said he came for Pei Huaixue.
“Is it very surprising? I thought I made it quite obvious,” Gu Minghe said matter-of-factly.
He truly hadn’t tried to hide it at all.
From the first day he arrived on the set, he made no secret of his kindness towards Pei Huaixue.
It was just that everyone had been misled by Pei Huaixue’s relationship with Gu Yanchen and hadn’t considered this possibility.
Looking back now, it was completely normal for Gu Minghe to be good to Pei Huaixue, given they were childhood friends who grew up together.
His kindness towards Pei Huaixue was ingrained in his bones; it was habitual behavior that he couldn’t—and didn’t want to—change.
“To my knowledge, CEO Gu, you send your daily text messages to Xiaoxue, but Xiaoxue sends his to Gu Yanchen. Do you have anything to say about this?”
“CEO Gu, when did you realize your feelings for Xiaoxue were no longer just simple childhood friendship?”
“You’ve been friends for so many years. Suddenly starting a relationship on a dating show, do you feel uncomfortable or awkward?”
Xiao Shu threw out three major questions in a row, all aimed at Gu Minghe, clearly intending to maximize the use of this two-person live stream.
She had a premonition that this interview would be a hit!
Gu Minghe glanced at Pei Huaixue and smiled. “It’s Xiaoxue’s freedom whom he likes. He can like Gu Yanchen, and he can also like me. I can accept whoever he sends his messages to.”
“That’s… that generous?” Xiao Shu was surprised.
Pei Huaixue immediately exposed him: “No way! You get jealous if I say one extra word to Elder Brother, how come I didn’t know you were this generous?”
His Husband was a notorious vinegar jar!
“Because I am confident that the person you like most will be me.” Gu Minghe leaned close to Pei Huaixue’s ear, his breath lightly falling on the sensitive skin behind his ear. His voice was very soft, like a feather brushing against Pei Huaixue’s earlobe, making him shiver. He felt dizzy and didn’t quite catch what Gu Minghe said.
However, the netizens in the live stream heard it all.
The microphone wasn’t turned off, and even a very light sound could be heard if one listened carefully.
Everyone immediately became excited.
-As expected of CEO Gu, he should be this confident when pursuing his wife!
-If things continue this way, Pei Huaixue will be Gu Minghe’s possession sooner or later!
-Xiaoxue, run! He’s going to eat you!
-It’s obvious now that Pei Huaixue isn’t as enthusiastic about chasing Gu Yanchen as he was initially, which means Gu Minghe’s offensive is very effective!
-Please, CEO Gu, keep it up!
“As for when I realized my feelings for Pei Huaixue, it was after the college entrance exams.”
Gu Minghe recalled the past, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes.
Pei Huaixue realized what he was thinking of and felt immense guilt.
Although those words were spoken under the influence of the plot, they still hurt Gu Minghe.
“I suddenly realized that our relationship could undergo some changes, and not just remain simple friends.”
He didn’t mention that Pei Huaixue had said he liked Gu Yanchen, not wanting Pei Huaixue to be gossiped about because of it. Moreover, he now knew that the reason Pei Huaixue said that was due to the plot.
In Pei Huaixue’s heart, Gu Yanchen was not the person he truly liked.
So, although that past memory was painful, it was different from the pain he felt before. Now, Gu Minghe was only heartbroken that he hadn’t realized at the time that Pei Huaixue hadn’t meant those words sincerely.
Why hadn’t he noticed Pei Huaixue’s inner struggle and sadness?
He had been immersed in his own pain, unaware that Pei Huaixue was suffering just as much.
Looking back now, his heart felt like it had been gouged by a knife, raw and intensely painful.
It was only because he felt sorry for Pei Huaixue.
He didn’t want to see Pei Huaixue sad or upset again. He only wanted him to remain under his protection forever, silly, carefree, and worry-free.
“For the third question, no, I won’t feel uncomfortable or awkward.”
Gu Minghe felt this question was unnecessary.
“How can it be awkward to be with the person you like?”
“Uh, that’s true.” Xiao Shu felt she had been rebuffed. She looked pleadingly at Pei Huaixue. “What about you, Xiaoxue? Do you feel that way?”
It was known that Gu Minghe liked Pei Huaixue, but whether Pei Huaixue liked him back was still unknown.
Pei Huaixue shook his head. “No, not at all. Minghe and I have always interacted this way. Nothing has changed, whether in the past or now.”
“Hehe, is that so…” Xiao Shu was stared at by his frank eyes and felt like she was being force-fed dog food.
Throughout the entire interview, she wished these two would just get married right then and there.
They shouldn’t even be on a dating show; they should be packaged up and sent to a marriage reality show.
However, that was just a thought.
After all, Pei Huaixue clearly still felt only friendship for Gu Minghe. He was just used to Gu Minghe’s care over the years, so he didn’t feel anything was amiss.
He hadn’t developed any thoughts of taking their relationship further.
-Oh my god, I feel like this interview today is both angsty and sweet.
-I never expected CEO Gu, whose career is soaring, to be so humble in love.
-Pei Huaixue, wake up! He doesn’t want to just be friends with you!
The Shippers wished they could shake Pei Huaixue awake or cast a spell on him, making him fall in love with Gu Minghe immediately and stop liking Gu Yanchen!
Just as the two-person live stream was about to end, Gu Minghe suddenly suggested, “The dance Xiaoxue performed with my Elder Brother during the live stream didn’t showcase his full ability, so could I dance it with Xiaoxue again?”
Originally, this was a benefit only for the first place vote, but since Gu Minghe actively proposed to dance, there was no reason to refuse!
Xiao Shu consulted the director and agreed.
The netizens in the live stream were also excited. So, they would get to see Gu Pei dance that duet again?
-Honestly, although CEO Gu is handsome, his dancing really affected Xuexue’s performance.
-I was thinking at the time that if he had a different partner, Pei Huaixue would definitely dance well!
-Haha, CEO Gu understands me! I wanted to see them re-dance it.
-Gu Minghe taught Pei Huaixue this duet. He’s so cunning! Teaching him wasn’t enough, he has to dance it again on the live stream.
-Pei Huaixue wasn’t lying, Gu Minghe is very jealous w
Amidst the sounds of anticipation, the ambiguous and dynamic music began.
Before Pei Huaixue could react, Gu Minghe took his hand and stood up. Fortunately, his body hadn’t forgotten how to dance this routine. Accompanied by the music, he began to move.
Unlike the fumbling when dancing with Gu Yanchen, this time Gu Minghe was there to guide him.
His every movement, every breath, was led by Gu Minghe, allowing him to gradually forget his nervousness and immerse himself only in this duet with Gu Minghe.
Until—
*Pa!* A sound as his little butt was slapped.
His buttocks were firm and perky, bouncing with a soft, elastic quality, sending a ripple through the air.
Pei Huaixue’s eyes widened instantly.
How could he forget that this dance included a butt-slapping move!