The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 3
byChapter 3 System Warning! Mission Failed!
The day of the hot spring trip, Gu Yanchen drove to pick them up.
As soon as he got into the car, Pei Huaixue was handed a full bag of snacks by Su Jin, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Su Jin smiled gently, “Xiaoxue, these are all your favorites. Eat them if you get bored on the road.”
He was clearly unaffected by the online rumors, and instead looked apologetic: “Some fans online are irrational. I’ve already reminded them not to harass you anymore. I hope it hasn’t caused you any trouble.”
“Brother Su Jin, you are so kind.”
Looking at Su Jin, who was so caring, and thinking about what he had to do during this hot spring trip, Pei Huaixue felt guilty.
In the original novel, Su Jin initially doted on Pei Huaixue, treating him like a younger brother. That’s why he was so disappointed when he later discovered Pei Huaixue’s true nature.
Pei Huaixue’s final ending was also terrible.
He was overwhelmingly condemned online as a homewrecker, becoming a pariah universally reviled. He eventually suffered from depression, and during a moment of mental confusion, he was accidentally hit by a car and died.
Now, due to the existence of Gu Minghe, the Bug, the plot had completely deviated, and everything in the original novel had yet to happen.
Pei Huaixue really wanted the plot to continue deviating, but the System said that if things went on like this, Gu Minghe would eventually be erased by the World Consciousness.
He had to earn enough points to exchange for a Plot Reversal Item so that the World Consciousness would not consider Gu Minghe a Bug.
That way, he could also avoid his own tragic ending of depression and death.
(This hot spring trip plot is very important. Complete all missions to receive a reward of 100 points. Host, please work hard!)
System 029 was cheering Pei Huaixue on again.
The System also needed to earn mission points to upgrade, so it had to constantly urge Pei Huaixue, who always wanted to back out.
“A hundred is too little. That item costs ten thousand points.”
Pei Huaixue picked at his fingers, frowning, “Is there a way to get a large number of points at once?”
(No, Host. Please be down-to-earth and don’t look for shortcuts.)
“Alright.”
Pei Huaixue tore open a packet of savory dried fish and crunched away.
When he got thirsty, before he could even speak, Gu Minghe would take out his cartoon water bottle and feed him water.
“Slow down.”
Then he would take a wet wipe and carefully clean the oil stains from the corners of his lips, and finally, all ten fingers, wiping every spot meticulously.
Gu Minghe had taken care of Pei Huaixue like this since childhood. He didn’t find it annoying at all; in fact, he enjoyed it.
Su Jin glanced through the rearview mirror and saw the young couple being so affectionate, he couldn’t help but smile: “You two have such a good relationship.”
Pei Huaixue quickly replied, “Your relationship with Brother Chen is great too.”
Su Jin immediately blushed. He secretly looked at Gu Yanchen, who was driving, “Don’t talk nonsense. Yanchen and I are just very good friends. Don’t take those online rumors seriously.”
Gu Yanchen also nodded.
He seemed to agree with Su Jin’s statement.
Pei Huaixue wore an expression that said, I understand.
According to the novel’s plot, these two were secretly in love but refused to break the ice, which was why they needed him, the Vicious Cannon Fodder, to help them along.
How awkward.
While thinking, Pei Huaixue felt a tickle around his waist.
Looking down, he saw Gu Minghe’s large palm tightly gripping his waist.
Pei Huaixue glanced at Gu Minghe again and saw that although his husband was expressionless and showed no emotion, the taut line of his jaw suggested to Pei Huaixue that he was jealous again.
Just because Pei Huaixue had looked at Gu Yanchen for too long.
Pei Huaixue smiled and tilted his head, rubbing against his husband’s shoulder like a kitten. Gu Minghe’s tense body gradually relaxed.
An hour later, the car arrived at the hot spring hotel.
This hotel was owned by the Gu Corporation. It was newly opened, so there weren’t many guests, making it quiet.
After all, Gu Minghe and Su Jin were celebrities. If they were photographed, it would inevitably cause trouble.
The hotel gave them one double room and two single rooms. The rooms cost thirty thousand a night. It wasn’t the most expensive, but it wasn’t cheap either.
As soon as they arrived at the hotel, Pei Huaixue took out his phone and started filming a Chanyin vlog of the hot spring trip.
His Chanyin account hadn’t been updated for several days since he was attacked on the Hot Search a few days ago.
From time to time, his old fans would urge him to update: “Princess Xiaoxue, why haven’t you updated recently? Don’t let those mad dogs affect you. We Xue Family Army are always here!”
Pei Huaixue was so touched that he wanted to post ten Chanyin videos in a row.
But he restrained himself, only filming the hotel room reservedly, and accidentally capturing the double bed in the shot.
Less than ten minutes after the short video was posted, it surpassed a thousand likes, and comments kept popping up.
“Where did Xuexue go to play? Is she staying in a hotel that costs hundreds of thousands a night again?”
Pei Huaixue replied to her: Not expensive, only thirty thousand a night.
“Ahhh, Pei Huaixue, you’re showing off your wealth again!”
“Pei Huaixue, did your family go bankrupt? How did you stoop to staying in a thirty-thousand-a-night hotel? Shouldn’t you be staying in a multi-million-a-night place to show off your status?”
“This hotel seems to be a newly opened five-star hot spring hotel under the Gu Corporation. Did Pei Huaixue go to the hot springs with CEO Gu?”
“So, is this a subtle way of showing affection?!”
“What’s with the double bed??”
“Is Gu Yanchen in your room?!”
The netizens’ thoughts became increasingly scattered.
One could say they guessed the process right but the conclusion wrong.
He did go to the hot springs with a Gu, but it wasn’t Gu Yanchen; it was Gu Minghe.
But the netizens misunderstood, and soon the Gu-Su CP Fans started cursing him out.
Clearly, Su Jin’s warnings had little effect.
As more and more people cursed, the System’s notification kept ringing in Pei Huaixue’s mind.
(Main mission completed, received extra points +1)
(Main mission completed, received extra points +1)
(Main mission completed, received extra points +1)
…
Pei Huaixue: =.=
What’s going on?
029: (The Chanyin video posted by the Host attracted the attention of the Gu-Su CP Fans and caused significant public opinion, thus earning extra point rewards.)
So, he accidentally succeeded by not trying, huh?
Pei Huaixue thought that he truly had a talent for being the Vicious Cannon Fodder.
After resting and napping in the room for a while, Pei Huaixue was pulled up by Gu Minghe to go to the first-floor restaurant for dinner.
Gu Yanchen and Su Jin were already waiting for them there. Seeing them come down, Su Jin quickly waved, “Over here!”
Pei Huaixue walked over and sat across from Su Jin, while Gu Minghe went to get food for his wife.
Soon, he returned with a plate full of food, all of Pei Huaixue’s favorites.
Lobster, snow crab, salmon, black truffle, and various desserts.
Gu Minghe skillfully peeled shrimp for Pei Huaixue, and Pei Huaixue naturally opened his mouth to receive Gu Minghe’s feeding.
The young couple was oblivious to their surroundings, being overly affectionate.
Gu Yanchen and Su Jin sat across from them, like two giant light bulbs.
Fortunately, they were used to it and didn’t feel uncomfortable.
(Beep—)
System 029 diligently reminded Pei Huaixue to remember the mission!
According to the book’s plot, tonight, Pei Huaixue would attempt to seduce Gu Yanchen while soaking in the hot springs, and then accidentally be discovered by Su Jin, causing a misunderstanding between the two.
During dinner, Pei Huaixue also made some small moves to sow seeds of doubt in Su Jin’s mind about the relationship between the two men.
Pei Huaixue squirmed: But my husband is here. Seducing my older brother-in-law in front of my husband is too thrilling. I’m afraid my husband won’t be able to handle it.
(Host, think about those 100 points.)
After hesitating, Pei Huaixue lowered his head guiltily, not daring to look into Gu Minghe’s eyes.
He kicked off his wooden slippers, and his bare, pale little feet swung under the table, cautiously reaching forward.
In the original novel, he secretly raised his foot to rub Gu Yanchen’s thigh, then dropped his spoon under the table and asked Su Jin to pick it up, deliberately letting Su Jin see the hidden currents under the table.
Pei Huaixue thought rubbing a thigh was too much. He would change it to just stepping on a foot.
So he turned halfway, his small foot moving down by feel. Just as he was about to step on Gu Yanchen’s foot, another leg intercepted from the side, hooking his foot and pulling it back. Pei Huaixue’s expression changed, and the spoon in his hand clattered from the plate onto the floor under the table.
Gu Minghe, next to him, looked normal and asked, “Why are you so careless?”
Then he looked toward Su Jin, “Brother Su Jin, it seems to have fallen near you. Could you please pick it up?”
“Oh, sure.”
Su Jin snapped out of his thoughts, bent down, and went to pick up the spoon for Pei Huaixue.
Pei Huaixue frantically tried to break free from the strong, powerful leg wrapped around his. However, the owner of the thigh was determined not to let go. Their legs were intertwined under the table like mandarin ducks necking. Pei Huaixue felt the scorching heat, hard as iron, pressed against his skin, and immediately flushed with agitation.
Especially when Su Jin picked up the spoon and looked up at him with a teasing gaze, Pei Huaixue felt as if he had been stripped naked in public, utterly mortified.
After dinner, Gu Yanchen and Su Jin returned to their rooms to shower first. Pei Huaixue hadn’t finished eating, so Gu Minghe stayed with him, eating slowly.
As soon as they left, Gu Minghe ate the leftover Tiramisu from his wife’s plate and asked calmly, “Were you trying to rub Gu Yanchen with your foot just now?”
“Pfft—”
Pei Huaixue almost choked.
Feeling like a wife caught cheating by her husband, he could only blush and continue lying: “No, I was trying to rub you. I just misjudged the direction.”
Gu Minghe looked at him quietly, his deep eyes seeming to see right through him.
He slowly said, “Whatever my wife says goes.”
Pei Huaixue felt guilty under his gaze and had to continue acting spoiled, “Husband, you are too prone to overthinking. If you keep this up, I’ll get angry.”
“Don’t be angry.” Gu Minghe squeezed his small hand and kissed his palm, “I’ll make it up to you tonight, husband will.”
Pei Huaixue’s palm tingled, and his heart was also tickled with a pleasant itch.
That night, while soaking in the hot springs, Gu Minghe worked hard to “compensate” Pei Huaixue.
The two of them soaked alone in a very private pool, trying every possible position in the water. Just as Pei Huaixue was utterly exhausted, he finally remembered his mission.
He still had to seduce Gu Yanchen!
Pei Huaixue’s unfocused eyes slowly sharpened. A pale hand reached toward the edge of the pool, about to climb out, but the next second, his ankle was caught and pulled down forcefully. He was dragged back into the steaming pool, leaving only wet imprints of his five fingers on the stone edge.
(Beep Beep—)
(System Warning! System Warning!)
(The hot spring trip main mission is about to fail. Host, please save it quickly!)