The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 12
byChapter 12 A Sudden Revelation
Chapter Twelve
The assistant stared at Gu Minghe in shock.
A Shadow Emperor participating in a dating show was unprecedented, yet his boss was willing to lower his status just for Pei Huaixue, going so far as to join that trivial dating program.
Did Gu Minghe’s fans know that their idol was a complete love-struck fool?
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The way Pei Huaixue looked after exiting the restroom was seen not only by the netizens in the live stream but also by Su Jin.
He was already full of questions about Gu Yanchen’s actions earlier, and now seeing Pei Huaixue’s shy and delicate appearance, as if he had been “ravaged,” 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 didn’t dare to 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.”
“Then let’s go together.”
As Pei Huaixue spoke, he reached out to link arms with Su Jin. Before he could touch the other man, a large hand reached out and pulled Su Jin away first.
Gu Yanchen looked back at Pei Huaixue, his eyes still filled with a strong warning.
Pei Huaixue smiled and sweetly clung to him again, “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 gain points 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 away quickly, leaving Pei Huaixue far behind.
With Pei Huaixue’s assistance, the Protagonist Couple 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 a helper.
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.
And 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 one, 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, already reddened fingers, looking pitiful. “Look, my hand is all red from peeling…”
Gu Yanchen realized just how well Pei Huaixue was taken care of by his younger brother, unable even to peel garlic.
He adjusted his Gold-rimmed 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 receiving a glare from Gu Yanchen, he sheepishly put down the garlic.
Forget it, he really didn’t want to peel it anyway.
Garlic smelled bad.
The comments section was utterly speechless seeing that Pei Huaixue couldn’t even peel garlic.
-Is Pei Huaixue seriously acting like a young master here? He can’t even peel garlic. Does he usually lack basic self-care skills?
-Is it possible that he really is a young master? It’s normal not to know how to peel garlic if he has people serving him at home. He doesn’t need to do it himself.
-Aww, 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 standing together are a feast for the eyes!
Pei Huaixue was chased out of the kitchen. He wandered around the villa for a while, bored.
His gaze fell upon the piano placed in the living room.
He walked over, his slender fingers tracing the keys, suddenly feeling the urge 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 ten fingers danced quickly across the keys. A rendition of “Wedding in a Dream” 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. He closed his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips.
His pale face, in the twilight, appeared so fragile, like a piece of easily shattered glass, transparent and delicate, making one want to protect him.
Everyone held their breath.
Even if Pei Huaixue had a terrible reputation, they had to admit that he was indeed very good-looking.
Jiang Leran, who was helping Xia Mu, finished his task and said to Xia Mu, “I’ve done what you asked. I’ll leave the rest to you.”
Then, ignoring Xia Mu’s expression, he quickly walked toward Pei Huaixue.
Zhou Jingyuan, who was also free, followed suit.
The two surrounded Pei Huaixue, showering him with compliments.
“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 played it for Gu Minghe.
This was the song he played for Gu Minghe on the day they got their marriage certificate.
Because they were secretly married, they didn’t have a wedding. Gu Minghe was unhappy 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 “Wedding in a Dream” to appease his husband.
Gu Minghe immediately stopped being angry and, full of excitement, pressed Pei Huaixue onto the piano for several more rounds.
Thinking back, Pei Huaixue still remembered the icy touch of his skin against the piano and the chaotic, random notes that scattered… His face quietly flushed. He wondered if Gu Minghe was watching the show. If he was, he would be very, very angry.
He had just divorced him, and now he was impatiently joining a dating show to find love.
Gu Minghe must be even more disappointed in him.
Pei Huaixue pursed his lips, cast aside the distracting thoughts, and continued playing.
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 again, praising the dishes Su Jin had prepared. “Brother Su Jin, you’re amazing. This food looks delicious, perfect in color, aroma, and taste. Unlike me, who can’t do anything, I couldn’t even help properly. Luckily, Brother Chen felt sorry for me and didn’t let me continue. Brother Chen is so good to me.”
These words 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 picked up a piece of food and placed it in Gu Yanchen’s bowl. “Yanchen, try this. How does it taste?”
Gu Yanchen felt sweet inside being fed by Su Jin. He took a bite and smiled. “Delicious. Your cooking is as good as ever.”
The back-and-forth between the two clearly showed a trend toward locking them in as a CP.
The others present had also seen the Hot Search gossip. They had previously thought Pei Huaixue might compete with Su Jin, but now it seemed like a pure case of Throwing oneself at.
Since Su Jin and Gu Yanchen were locking their CP, and they weren’t as bold as Pei Huaixue to jump in and risk being cursed by the Gu-Su CP Fans, they all gave up on the two high-quality targets, Su Jin and Gu Yanchen, 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, you shouldn’t have to wash dishes. I’ll do it.”
“No need. You helped me earlier tonight. I shouldn’t trouble you again.” Xia Mu refused, but his gaze fell on Pei Huaixue. “Sigh, 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 was practically naming names.
Pei Huaixue paused. Oh, was he talking about him?
The comments section agreed with Xia Mu.
-Pei Huaixue did nothing all evening but play the piano. He should be the one washing dishes!
-If he washes dishes, he’ll be buried in the kitchen. How can he show off then?
-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 gaze and said openly, “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, to encourage the participants to show off their abilities on the show, things like dishwashers were naturally not 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 red again.
Zhou Jingyuan and Jiang Leran rushed over. “Pei Huaixue, let me help you.”
“How can we let you do rough work like washing dishes!”
The two squeezed Pei Huaixue aside. They didn’t let Pei Huaixue wash a single dish and quickly cleaned up the pile of tableware.
Xia Mu, who had hoped to see Pei Huaixue suffer a little and get some criticism, was furious that Pei Huaixue still hadn’t faced any hardship. He couldn’t show his frustration on his face and could only sulk internally.
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, Brother, for taking care of me today (Heart)”
He put his phone aside, about to go to sleep, when his phone chimed.
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.”
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Just after Pei Huaixue fell asleep, an online discussion erupted, criticizing him for acting like a lazy young master on the show, doing no chores whatsoever.
One netizen commented: “There’s nothing we can do. Pei Huaixue is a young master. Your jealousy won’t change the facts!”
Many people agreed with this comment.
However, soon after, a newly created small account posted a revelation.
“The recently popular internet celebrity Pei Huaixue is absolutely not some rich young master! My mother used to be neighbors with Pei Huaixue’s mother. Pei Huaixue’s family was not wealthy at all! His mother used to work as a maid for the Gu family. How did he suddenly transform into a second-generation rich kid? Is it trendy now to fake a rich second-generation persona online?”