The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 33
byChapter 33: The Childhood Sweetheart White Moonlight
Chapter Thirty-Three
Gu Minghe’s usually somber eyes now held a hint of brilliance.
This was simply because Pei Huaixue had firmly chosen him over Gu Yanchen.
In the past, Gu Minghe always felt that Pei Huaixue didn’t love him that much, believing that Gu Yanchen still occupied a place in Pei Huaixue’s heart.
That year, when Pei Huaixue was eighteen, his casual remark, “I think I’m falling for Elder Brother Chen,” became a nightmare that trapped the young man. Even years later, after Gu Minghe had become a successful young adult, he would still occasionally recall that sentence.
That was why he had restrained Pei Huaixue, forcing him to marry him, weaving a cage of doting affection and love around him, intending to make it impossible for Pei Huaixue to live without him.
But Pei Huaixue still broke free from that cage.
He discovered that Pei Huaixue could live quite well even without him.
He forced himself not to care about anything concerning Pei Huaixue. He swore that the next time he saw Pei Huaixue, he would treat him with utter coldness.
Yet, when they reunited that day in the abandoned amusement park, Gu Minghe saw how thin, fragile, and pale Pei Huaixue looked after leaving him. Only then did he realize that Pei Huaixue hadn’t been doing so well after all.
Gu Minghe darkly thought he should be happy—happy that Pei Huaixue couldn’t live without him—but a fine, sharp pain arose deep in his heart. He felt terribly distressed.
Pei Huaixue, the one he had held in his palm and doted on since childhood, had suffered so much outside.
Why did it have to be Gu Yanchen?
Why couldn’t he turn around and look at him?
All of Gu Minghe’s doubts over the years vanished when Pei Huaixue said, “I save Gu Minghe.”
He no longer worried about who Pei Huaixue truly loved, as long as he had a place in his heart.
After all, a puppy is easily satisfied; as long as the owner shows even a sliver of affection through their fingers, it will remain loyal until death. Moreover, what Pei Huaixue gave him was always more than just a sliver.
Sure enough, Pei Huaixue’s answer surprised everyone.
Xia Mu was initially disbelieving, but he quickly figured out the key.
Pei Huaixue was playing hard to get!
Was he deliberately saying he had moved on, right in front of Gu Yanchen?
Did he want to see Gu Yanchen go through the “wife-chasing crematorium” arc?
He secretly glanced at Gu Yanchen, wanting to see his reaction. However, Gu Yanchen maintained a faint, polite smile, seemingly neither surprised by the answer nor provoked by it.
Su Jin smiled even more sweetly.
Xia Mu couldn’t help but feel smug. Haha, Pei Huaixue tried to play hard to get, but it backfired. CEO Gu didn’t care at all.
He said cattily, “Pei Huaixue, why did your heart change so quickly? Isn’t being so fickle a bad thing? Or are you answering this way on purpose, hoping to see if CEO Gu gets jealous? But that’s not fair to Film Emperor Gu, is it…”
His desire to stir up trouble was obvious.
Everyone looked at Gu Yanchen for a moment, then at Gu Minghe, thinking that Pei Huaixue’s attempt to have both men must surely fail now.
After all, Gu Minghe didn’t look like the type of person who would tolerate such a thing.
To their surprise, Gu Minghe’s usually cold eyes were now brimming with smiles, and the curve of his lips couldn’t be suppressed. He was clearly very satisfied with Pei Huaixue’s answer.
Everyone: …So Film Emperor Gu is also a love-struck fool. You really couldn’t tell.
After Pei Huaixue answered, 029 was so angry it immediately went offline and stopped talking to him.
He couldn’t be bothered to comfort 029. It was just a small game; nothing serious would happen.
The next round began.
This time, the bottle spun and landed on Gu Minghe. Everyone was still a bit intimidated by Gu Minghe and dared not ask overly provocative questions. Shen Zhimian thought for a moment and asked, “I want to ask Film Emperor Gu, although many interviews have asked this question, you’ve never answered it directly: Why don’t you accept roles involving romantic scenes?”
This was a question many of Gu Minghe’s fans were curious about.
Gu Minghe had the physique, the looks, and the acting skills. If he acted in romantic dramas, he would undoubtedly be incredibly charming and deeply affectionate. Yet, he simply refused to do them.
When asked, he would always use the excuse that he was bad at emotional scenes and couldn’t act them out. But if he had never tried, how could he know he wasn’t good at it?
Upon hearing the question, Gu Minghe’s gaze lightly swept over Pei Huaixue. Just as everyone expected him to use his usual excuse to deflect, they heard him say, “No reason, except that my childhood sweetheart doesn’t like watching me act in romantic scenes.”
“Huh?” Shen Zhimian was stunned by the answer.
It was unexpected.
“Childhood sweetheart? Are you talking about the one who encouraged you to enter the industry? Why wouldn’t he like watching you act in romantic scenes? Isn’t that something only a lover would care about?” Shen Zhimian blurted out.
Pei Huaixue looked at him in surprise. “Zhimian, I didn’t realize you knew so much about Gu Minghe.”
Shen Zhimian scratched his head. “Actually, I used to be a fan of Film Emperor Gu, but later I got busy drawing comics and didn’t have time for celebrity chasing.”
Gu Minghe’s fan base knew that he had a very close childhood friend. He entered the industry because, for a period, his childhood friend was obsessed with chasing celebrities and neglected Gu Minghe. Gu Minghe, in a fit of pique, decided to go into acting himself. He turned out to be exceptionally talented, became hugely popular immediately upon debut, smoothly won the Film Emperor title, and his childhood friend naturally stopped fangirling over others and became Gu Minghe’s die-hard fan.
Fans were very grateful to that childhood friend; without his provocation, they wouldn’t have seen Gu Minghe act.
After all, as the second son of the Gu Corporation, he could live comfortably for a lifetime just on stock dividends from the corporation. There was genuinely no need for him to venture into the entertainment industry.
The friendship between Gu Minghe and his childhood friend had become a celebrated story in the entertainment world.
However, the identity of this childhood friend was very secretive. He never seemed to appear by Gu Minghe’s side, leading everyone to believe that Gu Minghe didn’t keep in touch with him much anymore.
-The childhood sweetheart doesn’t want Gu Minghe to act in romantic scenes. Doesn’t that sound like a wife being jealous and not wanting her husband to flirt with others on the big screen?
-If they were just ordinary friends, who would care about that?
-Ah, so the “childhood sweetheart” is actually Film Emperor Gu’s white moonlight? Then his relationship with Pei Huaixue must be fake…
-Suddenly this is getting angsty! Xuexue finally returned an arrow to Film Emperor Gu, but he has someone else in his heart! Ah, why is my Xuexue so pitiful!!
-Entering the industry for the childhood sweetheart, refusing romantic scenes for the childhood sweetheart—this friend holds a lot of weight in Gu Minghe’s heart. Pei Huaixue can’t compete.
Netizens couldn’t help but feel sorry for Pei Huaixue.
Why was he so unlucky? When he liked Gu Yanchen, Gu Yanchen had Su Jin in his heart. Now that he was ready to like Gu Minghe, Gu Minghe had a white moonlight childhood sweetheart. He was too pitiful.
“That childhood sweetheart must be a very important person to Film Emperor Gu,” Xia Mu said softly, deliberately twisting the knife in Pei Huaixue’s heart. “Too bad. Looks like you don’t stand a chance.”
Pei Huaixue smiled. “What’s the big deal? I also have a very close childhood sweetheart. If my childhood sweetheart went into acting, I wouldn’t want to see him being intimate with others either. So I can understand Film Emperor Gu’s childhood sweetheart. Friendship can have possessiveness too.”
“That makes sense,” Shen Zhimian nodded. “Little Xue, you understand so much about relationships. I need to learn from you.”
“It’s nothing, just a bit of experience,” Pei Huaixue said modestly, lifting his small chin and giving a proud little shake.
“You understand so much? It seems your romantic history is quite rich,” Xia Mu tried to needle him again.
“Why do you keep asking me? I’m not the focus of this round.”
Pei Huaixue snorted lightly, refusing to take the bait.
Xia Mu had to shut up sheepishly, and the game continued.
Afterward, the bottle spun to Xia Mu and Shen Zhimian. Some chose Truth, others chose Dare. After one full rotation, the bottle landed back in front of Pei Huaixue.
Pei Huaixue chose Dare this time.
“Alright, I accept the Dare penalty!”
Xia Mu spoke up. “Call the person pinned at the top of your contacts list and tell them, ‘I’m pregnant with your child.’ Do you dare?”
Pei Huaixue nearly choked.
The person pinned at the top of his contacts was Gu Minghe.
His expression changed, and he shook his head in refusal. “No, no, I really don’t dare do that. I’ll drink instead.”
Failing to complete a Dare meant taking a penalty drink.
It was just ordinary beer, but drinking a full glass could still be harsh for someone with low alcohol tolerance.
Pei Huaixue couldn’t drink much, and he had a sensitive stomach. Drinking a glass of cold beer might make him instantly drunk.
As he held the glass, which was larger than his hand, he extended his tongue and lightly licked the foam. The smell of alcohol immediately made his small face wrinkle up. Just as he was about to down it under everyone’s urging, Gu Minghe leaned over, placing his large hand over Pei Huaixue’s small one, and said in a low voice, “Pei Huaixue just recovered from being sick; he can’t drink too much. He only needs one sip. I’ll drink the rest for him.”
Without waiting for anyone to object, he took the glass and drank the remaining large portion of beer.
His lips happened to touch the exact spot where Pei Huaixue had drunk from. For a moment, two lip prints overlapped on the glass, like two intertwined, ambiguous figures, sparking everyone’s imagination.
-Wow, Film Emperor Gu, don’t love him too much! You won’t even let go of the lip print!
-Helping Pei Huaixue drink the penalty! That’s peak boyfriend material!
-He just wanted to secretly taste the sweet water the little cat drank, right~
-Pei Huaixue’s cheeks are already red after just that tiny sip. So cute. Let me take a sip too.
-I kind of want to see what Pei Huaixue looks like when he’s drunk. It must be hot, hehe.
-With Gu Minghe around, who would dare try to get Pei Huaixue drunk?
The Shippers were instantly delighted again. The live stream, which had been a bit subdued due to the speculation about the childhood sweetheart white moonlight, immediately became active again.
Next, the Dare landed on Gu Minghe. This time, Xia Mu used the same trick, asking Gu Minghe to call his childhood sweetheart and say, “Actually, I’ve liked you for a long time.”
Upon hearing this, Pei Huaixue became tense.
He secretly signaled Gu Minghe to just take the penalty drink.
However, Gu Minghe gave him a meaningful smile and said in a very gentle tone, “Alright, I’ll call him.”
-Ahhh, no way! Film Emperor Gu actually agreed! And judging by his expression, he seems quite excited about this Dare. Is he planning to use the Dare as an excuse to secretly confess to that childhood sweetheart??
-Is my CP going to break up before it even starts?!
-Don’t do it! Calling his childhood sweetheart and saying that in front of Pei Huaixue—isn’t that a slap in Pei Huaixue’s face!
-I take back what I just said about them being sweet!!
-Look how bad Pei Huaixue’s face is. He must be so sad.
-My heart aches for Pei Huaixue. Wuwu, baby, stay away from these bad men!
-Do you two Gu brothers really have to mess with Pei Huaixue like this…
The Shippers’ hearts were in their throats. Like Pei Huaixue, they didn’t want Gu Minghe to call the childhood sweetheart.
Even if the interactions between Gu Minghe and Pei Huaixue were scripted and fake, they should at least act properly for the show!
However, Gu Minghe still picked up his phone, scrolled through his list, and when his fingertip touched a contact labeled “LP,” he dialed the number.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
A buzzing sound echoed through the large living room.
Xia Mu asked strangely, “Whose phone is ringing? Pei Huaixue, is that yours?”
Immediately, everyone’s eyes turned toward Pei Huaixue.