The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 59
byChapter 59: System 029 Returns
Chapter Fifty-Nine
So dark.
So dim.
Pei Huaixue opened his eyes, feeling as if he were suspended in a void. His body was weightless, and the surroundings were so dark he couldn’t see his own fingers. He opened his mouth and asked, “Is anyone there? Where is this?”
The only response was dead silence.
Pei Huaixue was completely bewildered. He recalled everything that happened before he fainted. Was he still unconscious, not yet awake? Was this his sea of consciousness?
But why had he suddenly fainted?
Pei Huaixue couldn’t figure it out. The only explanation was that it might still be related to that damned plot.
Just as Pei Huaixue wondered what to do, his head suddenly began to ache. He reached up to cover his head, and a series of harsh static noises rang in his ears. This familiar feeling… could it be…
Pei Huaixue blinked, and the long-unheard electronic voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Beep—]
[Vicious Cannon Fodder Salvation System 029 at your service—]
[Hello, Host]
[Bzzzt—]
“029! You’re back?!” Pei Huaixue was overjoyed.
With 029 here, he was saved.
[Host Pei Huaixue, I am pleased to serve you again]
[We meet again]
After the initial excitement, Pei Huaixue couldn’t help but feel puzzled: “029, why are you back? Didn’t I already complete my mission?”
029 was clearly stumped by the question and took a moment before replying.
[Dear Host, it is like this: although you completed the mission last time, a bug occurred somewhere in the process, and your mission progress was detected by the World Consciousness]
[After the mission ended, although the plot was altered and Gu Minghe is no longer in mortal danger, the World Consciousness’s punishment descended upon you]
[The reason you are currently unconscious is that the World Consciousness intends to completely erase you according to the original plot. If you don’t wake up, you will slowly die]
“What?!” Pei Huaixue’s eyes widened. “I… I’m still going to die?”
He had worked so hard to change the plot, yet in the end, he still had to die?
Pei Huaixue immediately burst into tears: “Wuwu, I don’t want to die! I haven’t even said goodbye to my Husband. If I die like this, he definitely won’t be able to live either. 029, you must have a way to save me, right?”
[Of course]
029’s tone was certain.
[This System returned specifically to save the Host. With me here, Host, rest assured, you couldn’t die even if you wanted to]
If 029 hadn’t been incorporeal, Pei Huaixue would have hugged it and cried his eyes out.
“System, you truly are a good system. I shouldn’t have always gotten angry at you before, wuwuwu…”
029 was so flattered by the Host’s praise that its tail would have been wagging in the sky.
“029, how can I wake up?”
[We have to wait a little longer, at least a week]
“That long?” Pei Huaixue grew anxious. “My Husband will worry himself to death.”
[There is no choice. The Host must appear to die once to deceive the World Consciousness. During this week, I will make you appear to be in a state of death. Once the World Consciousness believes you have died, it will no longer target you, and you will be safe from then on]
Hearing the method 029 proposed, Pei Huaixue looked worried.
“You want me to fake my death? What if others take it seriously?”
[We can only pray they don’t cremate you too quickly]
Pei Huaixue: …
Why did this method sound so unreliable?
Was this broken System trustworthy or not!
…
In the ICU emergency room, the doctors were sweating profusely, but Pei Huaixue’s heartbeat once again flatlined. He had no vital signs left.
“I’m sorry, we tried our best to save him, but the patient… Please prepare for the funeral arrangements,” the doctor said to Gu Minghe and the others waiting outside.
Hearing this, Pei Jing was the first to faint, her face pale.
Zhong Manzhu supported her, but her own expression was terrible, tears constantly welling up in her eyes.
“No, how could Xiaoxue just die like that? Doctor, can’t you try to resuscitate him again?”
Su Jin and Gu Yanchen were also filled with disbelief. They looked at Gu Minghe, who hadn’t slept for days and nights, their eyes full of worry.
Since Pei Huaixue fell unconscious, Gu Minghe hadn’t slept once.
He stayed by the bedside every day, constantly monitoring Pei Huaixue’s condition and personally taking care of everything. After enduring this, he was completely haggard, with dark circles under his eyes and unshaven stubble, looking utterly defeated.
When he heard that Pei Huaixue’s resuscitation had failed and he was dead, his expression froze for a moment. It seemed to take him a long time to understand the doctor’s words.
He stood rigidly by the side until he saw Pei Huaixue being wheeled out covered by a white sheet. Everything before his eyes blurred; he could only see Pei Huaixue lying there.
His wife.
At that moment, the orderlies were about to push Pei Huaixue to the morgue.
Gu Minghe quickly walked up and blocked their path: “No one is allowed to take Pei Huaixue away.”
Su Jin and Gu Yanchen knew he was grieving and unwilling to accept the reality, so they tried to persuade him: “Minghe, Xiaoxue has passed away. Let him rest in peace.”
“Passed away?” Gu Minghe looked momentarily lost. “Lies. He’s clearly still alive and well.”
Just a few days ago, Pei Huaixue was with him, smiling at him. How could he suddenly die?
Gu Minghe refused to believe that Pei Huaixue would just die like this.
He had clearly promised to stay with him until they were old.
“Pei Huaixue won’t die,” Gu Minghe stated firmly. “I’m taking him home.”
Everyone, however, only thought Gu Minghe was losing his mind from the shock.
Not wanting to provoke him further, they reluctantly agreed.
They would treat it as keeping the body at home for a few days.
–
“So cold, ah-choo…”
Pei Huaixue sneezed. He rubbed his arms and couldn’t help but ask 029: “Have I been put in a freezer? Why is it suddenly so cold?”
[Host, your guess is correct. You are indeed lying in a freezer right now]
Pei Huaixue twitched his mouth: “Well, at least I don’t feel too hot yet.”
[Host, you are truly humorous, hehehe]
029 let out a strange, mechanical laugh that gave Pei Huaixue goosebumps again. He quickly told it to stop laughing, saying it sounded worse than crying.
[Hehehehehe…]
“Who is laughing?”
In the gaudy mourning hall, decorated exactly to Pei Huaixue’s taste, Gu Minghe was changing the music for Pei Huaixue.
If he played the songs his wife liked, maybe he would wake up while listening.
However, just as he switched to a certain DJ version of a Douyin hit, a very eerie laugh entered his ears. It sounded like an old radio skipping, extremely unpleasant.
Gu Minghe reacted quickly.
This voice was familiar.
Wasn’t this… the System that was previously bound to Pei Huaixue?
He hadn’t heard this voice in a long time. Why was he hearing it now? Was it because of Pei Huaixue?
Gu Minghe regained his composure and said sharply, “Stop hiding. I’ve known about your existence for a long time, System 029. Come out now.”
029: What’s going on??
[Host, something is wrong. Your Husband seems to be able to hear me]
“Huh?” Pei Huaixue looked a little stunned.
What was happening?
[Could your Husband be the bug?]
029 was deep in thought.
Logically, Gu Minghe shouldn’t be able to hear its voice, as it wasn’t bound to him. Yet, he could hear it and even knew its name, meaning he had discovered the System’s existence a long time ago.
If he was the bug, everything made sense.
Pei Huaixue didn’t care about the bug; he quickly asked, “Can my Husband hear me talk?”
[I’ll ask him for you]
029 relayed the message for Pei Huaixue.
[Alright, since you’ve discovered me, I won’t hide anymore. Gu Minghe, Pei Huaixue wants me to ask you if you can hear his voice]
“Xiaoxue… is Xiaoxue still alive?” Gu Minghe answered with a question, only caring about Pei Huaixue’s life or death right now.
[He doesn’t know you can hear him. He probably can’t hear you]
As soon as the voice fell silent, Gu Minghe guessed that Pei Huaixue must still be alive and that 029 was communicating with him.
He tried hard to calm himself, making himself appear composed, but his tightly clenched fists showed his tension. “System, tell me, what exactly is wrong with Pei Huaixue?”
[Since you’ve found out, there’s no need to hide it from you]
029 explained everything to Gu Minghe from the beginning.
Learning that Pei Huaixue was not dead, but merely in a state of suspended animation, the huge stone weighing on Gu Minghe’s heart finally dropped. His wife was indeed still alive!
Immense euphoria instantly overwhelmed him. Usually so calm, he couldn’t help but cry at this moment.
Pei Huaixue hadn’t died.
That was wonderful, truly wonderful.
Remembering that his wife would need a few more days to wake up, Gu Minghe quickly composed himself. He knelt before the freezer where Pei Huaixue lay, gently wiping his fingers one by one.
Because the fake death was meant to deceive the World Consciousness, the mourning hall was not dismantled, and the freezer remained.
They just needed to tell people who asked that they were keeping Pei Huaixue at home for a few extra days before the funeral.
Learning that he wouldn’t be immediately cremated, Pei Huaixue also breathed a sigh of relief.
And 029 became their tool for communication across the void.
“029, tell my Husband I want milk tea. Tell him to find a way to get me a cup of milk tea to drink.” Pei Huaixue started making demands.
[Hello, Host’s Husband. The Host says he wants milk tea. Please get him a cup immediately]
029 diligently relayed the message, performing its job as a mouthpiece.
Gu Minghe heard this and immediately ordered a cup of milk tea via delivery.
Looking at the unconscious Pei Huaixue, he pondered how to get his wife to drink it.
Pei Huaixue said shyly: “We can drink it mouth-to-mouth.”
029: …
[Host, I am a very harmonious system. Please do not instill strange things in me]
Although speechless, 029 continued to convey the Host’s directive.
Gu Minghe listened and withdrew his hand, which was about to use a cotton swab dipped in milk tea to moisten Pei Huaixue’s lips.
He lowered his head, leaned in, and kissed him, prying open his wife’s soft, wet lips. He took a sip of milk tea and fed it to Pei Huaixue mouth-to-mouth.
“So sweet~” Pei Huaixue was very satisfied. “System, tell my Husband he is even sweeter than the milk tea~”
029 relayed the message expressionlessly.
A smile curved Gu Minghe’s lips: “My baby is the sweetest.”
029 continued to relay the message.
The two of them seemed addicted to exchanging sweet nothings, completely disregarding 029’s feelings, spewing out various declarations of love. After several rounds, 029 finally couldn’t take it anymore and shouted angrily:
[Can you two stop being so mushy! I am a System, not a walkie-talkie!]
It truly couldn’t stand young couples who showed affection everywhere. The poor System was being played in the palm of their hands.