The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 1
byChapter 1: Gossiping with Husband’s Elder Brother!
Chapter 1
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A string of trending searches dominated the top spots on the hot search list. Clicking into the tags revealed the wailing of Gu Yanchen and Su Jin’s Shippers.
“Ahhh, what’s going on? Who is Pei Huaixue? Where did he pop up from? CEO Gu isn’t really getting together with him, is he??”
“I can’t accept this! Gu Yanchen belongs to Su Jin! Whoever breaks up the CP should die!”
“Pei Huaixue, this shameless homewrecker, doesn’t he know Gu Yanchen already has someone he likes? He’s rushing to seduce him. Does he want to marry into a Wealthy Family and become Young Madam Gu that badly?!”
“Look at CEO Gu’s expression, he looks disgusted. Clearly, Pei Huaixue is throwing himself at him!”
“Take Su Jin away, Su Jin is beautiful on her own. Shippers, stop making a scene, it’s embarrassing, you know?”
Su Jin is currently the most popular dancer, specializing in modern and classical dance. Previously, she served as a dance mentor on a talent show, attracting a large number of fans. Her intimate interaction with Gu Corporation CEO Gu Yanchen during the finals also drew in many Shippers.
Everyone noticed that Su Jin and Gu Yanchen were well-matched in status, had been friends for many years, and shared a deep connection, so they constantly tried to pair them up.
This CP is currently a huge hit in the fandom, having topped the CP rankings for half a year. Even the popularity of fanfiction about them on certain fanfic websites remains high.
After half a year of sweet romance, a third person suddenly appeared, and the fans were naturally extremely displeased.
“I found Pei Huaixue! Just a Minor Influencer on Douyin! He only has a little over a hundred thousand followers. His MCN Agency is under the Gu Corporation. It’s obvious he wants to seduce the CEO to climb the ladder!”
“He looks quite good, but why is he doing such despicable things?”
“All influencers get plastic surgery, and their filters are cranked way up. Who knows if he’s a catfish in real life?”
The photos captured by the paparazzi were taken at an evening banquet. Pei Huaixue was seen using a fork to feed a small piece of cake to Gu Yanchen, smiling. The photos were slightly blurry, making it difficult to clearly see Pei Huaixue’s appearance.
One could only vaguely make out a face with delicate features. The lines of his neck and profile were taut and free of any excess flesh. The fingertips holding the fork were pink, round, and faintly glossy, indicating a pair of hands that had been pampered, never done any heavy labor, and were extremely well-maintained.
His Douyin account features snippets of his daily life.
Various designer bags, high-end skincare, frequenting exclusive venues, staying in hotels costing hundreds of thousands per night, flying on private jets, and so on.
His fans were attracted by his looks and his displays of wealth.
“His account makes him look very rich. Could he be one of CEO Gu’s Rich Second Generation friends?”
“Don’t let him fool you. If he were a Rich Second Generation, he would have been exposed long ago. I think he’s either a Canary being kept by someone, or he’s just trying hard to look rich.”
Controversy surrounding Pei Huaixue immediately erupted.
–
The phone on the bedside table buzzed incessantly.
Pei Huaixue turned over, furrowing his beautiful brows, and murmured lazily, “Husband, hand me my phone.”
A few minutes passed without a response.
Pei Huaixue snuggled in the quilt for a while longer before remembering that his Husband was not home today; he was out earning money to support him.
Pei Huaixue had no choice but to rub his eyes and sit up. The soft silk quilt slipped from his shoulders, revealing his snow-white, smooth shoulders and the ambiguous red marks scattered across his neck and collarbone.
Those were the marks his Husband had left on him last night.
Pei Huaixue was pampered and felt lost without his Husband around.
He opened his phone and saw the overwhelming barrage of abusive comments in his Douyin backend. His hand couldn’t help but tremble.
He realized that the photo of him feeding Elder Brother cake a few days ago had made it onto the Trending Search.
Gu Yanchen is the older brother of his Husband, Gu Minghe, so Pei Huaixue also calls him Elder Brother.
He has a very good relationship with Gu Yanchen, and Pei Huaixue is a person who knows his boundaries; now that he is married, he would never flirt with other men. The reason he acted so unusually that day, feeding Gu Yanchen cake…
Pei Huaixue put down his phone and called out to the System in his mind.
“029, is my mission complete? Check how many Points I have.”
Accompanied by a static crackle, the System 029’s cold, mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
Beep beep—
The Host has been detected to have completed the main mission of the Vicious Cannon Fodder separating the Protagonist Gong and Shou, earning 10 Points as a reward. Please continue to work hard and press on.
“Ah, only ten Points.” Pei Huaixue was a little disappointed. He lightly bit his rosy, moist lips, his brows filled with worry.
He had awakened the System last month and only then realized that he was living in a pure love novel titled The Wealthy Tycoon’s Palm Pet. He was the Vicious Cannon Fodder in the book who admired the Protagonist Gong, Gu Yanchen, constantly trying to separate the Protagonist Gong and Shou, causing the Protagonist Shou, Su Jin, to have various misunderstandings about Gu Yanchen!
After learning the plot, Pei Huaixue was so angry he almost tore the book!
He complained, “What kind of trash book is this? When did I ever like Gu Yanchen? I have a Husband, his name is Gu Minghe. System, don’t spread false rumors about me.”
The System, however, presented a piece of evidence.
Right after the college entrance exams, Pei Huaixue had once said to Gu Minghe, blushing, “I think I’ve fallen for Brother Chen. How should I confess to him?”
After reading the evidence, Pei Huaixue looked somewhat dazed.
He remembered that day.
He had originally intended to confess to Gu Minghe, but his body felt controlled, and the words he wanted to say just wouldn’t come out. He was almost in tears from frustration, his eyes red and his face showing a hint of shyness, yet what slipped out was that he liked Gu Yanchen.
He still remembered Gu Minghe’s expression at the time.
The young man who had always doted on him and couldn’t bear to say a single harsh word to him, instantly darkened his face.
A pair of dark, abyss-like eyes looked at him calmly, his tone still gentle, yet subtly chilling, “No.”
“Pei Huaixue, you cannot like Gu Yanchen.”
“You can only like me.”
After that, Gu Minghe watched Pei Huaixue even more closely.
As long as Pei Huaixue had any contact with Gu Yanchen, Gu Minghe would treat it as a major threat, never allowing Pei Huaixue and Gu Yanchen to be alone.
As soon as they reached the legal age, he dragged Pei Huaixue to get their marriage certificate, regardless of whether he was willing or not.
After marriage, Gu Minghe wanted to go public, but due to his status as a popular movie star, Pei Huaixue didn’t want to disclose it.
He disliked being chased by paparazzi and didn’t want to be scolded by Gu Minghe’s solo fans.
So, even though Gu Minghe really wanted to announce their marriage, he felt he already owed Pei Huaixue regarding the marriage itself. Coupled with the fact that he spoiled Pei Huaixue and listened to his wife about everything, he agreed to keep the marriage hidden.
They had been married for almost a year, and Pei Huaixue and Gu Minghe were inseparable every day.
Gu Minghe gradually relaxed his guard and stopped being so wary of Gu Yanchen.
Who knew that a moment of inattention would lead to such a huge scandal?
Pei Huaixue didn’t want this either.
It was the System forcing him to complete this ridiculous mission.
“So that was your doing back then. No wonder I inexplicably said I liked Gu Yanchen,” Pei Huaixue mused.
The System protested: It wasn’t me. This was originally the plot of the original book. You were just following the script according to the World Consciousness.
“But I’ve been married to Minghe for so long now. It shouldn’t matter if I stop following the plot, right?” Pei Huaixue yawned lazily.
That is why I bound you as the Host.
Gu Minghe forced you to marry him, causing the main plotline to deviate. The plot of this book needs to be corrected immediately, or it will lead to very serious consequences!
“What consequences? How serious?” Pei Huaixue didn’t take it seriously.
Such as the collapse and destruction of the world.
“Saving the world? That’s what the protagonists should do. I’m not doing it.” Pei Huaixue was used to being lazy and had no interest in saving the world.
What if it harms Gu Minghe? The World Consciousness has already discovered the existence of Gu Minghe, this bug. If the plot is not corrected, Gu Minghe might be in life-threatening danger.
Hearing this, Pei Huaixue immediately sat up.
He didn’t want to save the world; he only wanted to save Gu Minghe.
Under the System’s various warnings, Pei Huaixue finally, reluctantly, completed the first mission.
Making him seduce Gu Yanchen was truly difficult.
He viewed Gu Yanchen as his Elder Brother, and doing such a thing went against his conscience. But he couldn’t just ignore Gu Minghe, so he only dared to do things that were harmless but would still get him scolded.
Like feeding someone a small piece of cake.
That way, he could easily explain himself if asked.
He just prayed that Gu Minghe wouldn’t see it.
Otherwise, if his vinegar jar tipped over, he would be sour for days.
It took Pei Huaixue a full month from awakening the System to completing the first mission.
During this month, Gu Minghe was perfectly fine. Forget life-threatening danger, he hadn’t even cut a finger. Pei Huaixue couldn’t help but wonder if the System was lying to him to make him work harder on the mission.
He couldn’t help but relax a little.
Even though the System told him that the mall contained Plot Reversal Items that he could exchange for once he earned enough Points, he couldn’t muster the motivation.
After all, he really didn’t want to cheat!
The missions could wait.
Pei Huaixue thought.
–
At the brand event venue.
During a break, Gu Minghe glanced at the Trending Search. After reading it, his expression was normal, and there was no emotional fluctuation in his eyes. He simply told his manager, “I won’t be attending the second half of the event.”
Gu Minghe was the official brand spokesperson for this skincare line. According to the schedule, there were still product-related activities to attend in the second half.
The contract stipulated full participation, and failure to attend would result in a high penalty for breach of contract.
His manager, Cheng Chen, listened without changing his expression. “Understood, I’ll handle it.”
It must be because of Pei Huaixue that he needed to leave halfway. He was used to it.
He had also seen the Trending Search. When he saw Pei Huaixue’s name next to Gu Yanchen’s, he was startled.
Don’t let this ancestor, Gu Minghe, fool you with his current calm exterior; his heart was probably in turmoil.
Cheng Chen didn’t try to stop him, only reminding him to drive carefully on the road.
Gu Minghe left the event venue and immediately video-called Pei Huaixue.
Soon, the call was connected.
“Hello, Husband, are you done with work?”
Pei Huaixue’s delicate and beautiful face appeared on the screen. He stretched like a kitten, his long, thick eyelashes fluttering. There were still a few faint finger marks on his face.
Pei Huaixue’s skin was so fair and tender that marks were easily left on it and took a long time to fade.
Gu Minghe only needed to lightly pinch his little face to leave a brand that belonged only to him.
His breathing deepened, and his voice was slightly unsteady.
“We have a family dinner tonight. I’ll come pick you up soon,” Gu Minghe said, his eyes unable to leave Pei Huaixue for a second.
“Okay, then hurry up, Husband. I’ll wait for you at home. Kisses.”
Pei Huaixue pouted and gave a loud kiss to the screen.
Gu Minghe smiled, his cold eyes softening with amusement, and he closed his eyes, returning a restrained kiss.