The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Chapter 7 – Neglecting Himself

Chapter Seven

Perhaps Pei Huaixue was crying so heartbrokenly that for a moment, Gu Minghe thought it was because he didn’t want to divorce him.

But Gu Minghe quickly dismissed that idea.

He had forced Pei Huaixue to marry him in the first place; now that they were divorcing, Pei Huaixue should be crying tears of joy.

Sure enough, after crying, Pei Huaixue rubbed his swollen eyes and told Gu Minghe, “Starting today, I am no longer your wife. Whatever I do is my freedom, and you have no right to interfere anymore. I’m leaving tomorrow. Take care of your injury.”

“Leaving tomorrow?”

Gu Minghe gripped the railing of the hospital bed tightly with both hands. “So soon? Can’t you wait until my injury is healed?”

“No.”

Pei Huaixue’s tone was resolute.

System 029 was already urging him in his mind; he couldn’t delay any longer.

Despite the immense reluctance in his heart, Pei Huaixue could only maintain a cold facade in front of Gu Minghe.

The light in Gu Minghe’s eyes dimmed, little by little.

He forced a bitter smile. “Are you in such a hurry to leave because you want to see Gu Yanchen quickly?”

Pei Huaixue’s lips moved. He was about to say something, but the words were restrained by some force before they reached his mouth, the sound erased, unheard by anyone.

He masked the pain in his eyes, trying to make his tone sound less distressed, and changed the subject, saying, “No, don’t overthink things. I have… very important things to do.”

Leaving the hospital and returning to the hotel, Pei Huaixue collapsed onto the bed, feeling utterly disoriented.

He raised a hand to cover his eyes, tears streaming through his fingers, dampening his dark temples. His heart felt like it had been ripped open, leaving a gaping wound that could never be stitched back together.

He had originally wanted to tell Gu Minghe the truth—at least knowing the truth would prevent Gu Minghe from being so sad and hating him—but the World Consciousness sensed his intention and stopped him from speaking the truth.

He and Gu Minghe could only separate with this misunderstanding hanging between them. He had ultimately hurt the person who loved him the most.

Host, cheer up. Only by quickly completing the main mission will you and Gu Minghe have a turning point.

Seeing how upset he was, 029 quickly came to comfort him.

“I know.”

Pei Huaixue replied weakly.

He knew what he had to do, but he couldn’t muster the energy. He was repulsed by it deep down, yet he had to force himself to proceed.

029 didn’t care if he wanted to listen or not and immediately began assigning tasks.

Now, this system will outline the upcoming missions for the Host.

The Host follows Gu Yanchen on a business trip. At two in the morning, the Host is photographed by paparazzi knocking on Gu Yanchen’s hotel room door, sparking public controversy. Reward: 50 points.

The Host goes to the Gu Corporation, claiming to be the Young Mistress, and throws himself into Gu Yanchen’s arms in front of the company employees, causing misunderstanding among the staff. Reward: 50 points.

The Host deliberately uses manipulative, “green tea” language in front of Su Jin, hinting at an unusual relationship with Gu Yanchen, provoking Su Jin’s jealousy. Reward: 100 points.

…

At the charity gala, the Host drugs Gu Yanchen, but Su Jin mistakenly drinks it, leading to a night of passion between Su Jin and Gu Yanchen. Su Jin runs back to his room out of shyness, and the Host returns to pick up the pieces, leading Gu Yanchen to mistakenly believe the Host was the person from the night before. The next day, the Host is seen leaving Gu Yanchen’s room by Su Jin, causing Su Jin to misunderstand the relationship between the Host and Gu Yanchen. Completing this mission earns a reward of 1000 points.

A series of missions were listed. Completing all of them would yield five thousand points directly.

Especially the last mission, which awarded one thousand points upon completion.

Pei Huaixue forced himself to pull it together, booked a flight back to Lancheng for the next day, and prepared to go all out.

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Over the next month, Pei Huaixue became notorious.

His presence dominated the Hot Search headlines every day.

It was invariably about the love triangle between him, Gu Yanchen, and Su Jin, sparking a national gossip frenzy.

Everywhere Gu Yanchen went, Pei Huaixue followed.

He would feign illness and deliberately stumble into Gu Yanchen’s arms.

He would stare at Gu Yanchen with eyes full of affection.

He would enter and exit Gu Yanchen’s hotel room late at night, oblivious to others.

He would send ambiguous text messages to Gu Yanchen in the dead of night.

He would intentionally insert himself between Su Jin and Gu Yanchen when they were talking, breaking the intimate atmosphere between them.

His various actions made him look exactly like a manipulative “homewrecker.”

Every time he made the Hot Search, he was caught and scolded by the Gu-Su CP Fans. Gradually, even passersby found him annoying.

Anyone with eyes could see that Gu Yanchen was keeping his distance and not responding to his advances, yet Pei Huaixue shamelessly clung to him. It was clearly a desperate pursuit.

Furthermore, Pei Huaixue was an internet celebrity, and netizens naturally looked down on those from an internet celebrity background, deeming him low-class and vulgar. They cursed him for having a plastic surgery face and filters so heavy his mother wouldn’t recognize him. They also accused him of constantly latching onto Gu Yanchen and Su Jin for publicity, desperate for fame. For a time, Pei Huaixue was universally condemned.

As the online public opinion intensified, after yet another instance where Pei Huaixue asked Gu Yanchen to drive him home, Gu Yanchen finally lost his patience and called Gu Minghe right in front of him.

Pei Huaixue tried to stop him, but it was too late.

“Gu Minghe, has your leg injury still not healed after a month?” Gu Yanchen’s tone was far from polite.

Gu Minghe on the other end of the line was silent for a second before asking, “Is Xiao Xue with you?”

“Yes.”

Gu Yanchen looked at Pei Huaixue, who was across from him, burying his head under the desk, curled up like a quail egg. He said coldly, “Did you and Xiao Xue argue? You two used to be inseparable; why haven’t you checked on him for a whole month now?”

After thinking it over, Gu Yanchen attributed all of Pei Huaixue’s abnormal behavior over the past month to a fight between him and Gu Minghe.

“No, we didn’t fight.”

Gu Minghe’s tone was calm.

“Didn’t fight? Then why are you…” Gu Yanchen clearly didn’t believe him.

The next second, Gu Minghe dropped a bombshell.

“We divorced.”

“…”

Gu Yanchen rubbed his temples. “When did this happen?”

“A month ago.”

No wonder.

Gu Yanchen hung up the phone and looked at Pei Huaixue, who was still playing the shrinking turtle. “Xiao Xue, you should have told me and Mom and Dad about your divorce from Minghe sooner. Marriage is not a game. As for wanting to use me as a tool to make Minghe jealous, you should have discussed it with me first. This sudden stunt you pulled caught me completely off guard.”

“No, I…”

Gu Yanchen seemed to have misunderstood.

Pei Huaixue thought about it and decided not to explain. Let him misunderstand.

“Big Brother, I’m sorry. I used you.”

Gu Yanchen shook his head, looking helpless. “I really owe you two.”

Pei Huaixue lowered his head, looking eager to admit his mistake.

“Do you know that at the charity gala last time, Su Jin saw you coming out of my room in the morning? He now misunderstands that something is going on between us,” Gu Yanchen frowned.

That night, he had been drugged by someone and had a night of passion with Su Jin.

Since that day, he had begun to seriously examine his feelings for Su Jin. It turned out he didn’t just see him as a friend; he wanted to take things further.

But Pei Huaixue, half-asleep, had wandered into his room and slept on his sofa all night.

The next morning, he left disheveled, right when Su Jin saw him.

Given the constant rumors between him and Pei Huaixue lately, this incident made it impossible to clear his name.

Su Jin immediately turned and left with red eyes, blocking his contact information. He still refused to speak to him.

Gu Yanchen was suffering from a headache.

Pei Huaixue obediently picked at his fingers, silently repenting to Gu Yanchen and Su Jin in his heart, yet he still had to continue doing this.

Through his relentless efforts over the past month, he had already earned five thousand points.

He asked 029 in his mind, “What is the next mission?”

The Host’s next mission is to participate in a dating reality show. This is also your final mission.

Due to misunderstandings and doubts about the Host’s relationship with Gu Yanchen, Su Jin angrily chooses to join the dating show. Gu Yanchen follows him onto the show to pursue his partner. Upon learning this, the Host also relentlessly pursues Gu Yanchen onto the dating show, continuing to pester him, attempting to win Gu Yanchen through the show. The result, however, is widespread public disgust and ridicule across the entire internet. This dating show is what ultimately leads to the Host’s complete and utter defeat.

As long as the Host completes the dating show mission, you will receive the remaining five thousand points, which can be exchanged for the Plot Reversal Item.

Only one mission left…

Pei Huaixue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Soon. As soon as this mission was done, he could start over with Gu Minghe.

Perhaps because he saw hope, Pei Huaixue shed the gloom he had carried for days, and a genuine smile appeared on his beautiful face.

Gu Yanchen waved his hand in front of him. “What are you thinking about?”

Pei Huaixue pursed his lips and said, “Big Brother, I want to help you explain, but Su Jin Ge probably doesn’t want to see me right now. I shouldn’t go and upset him. Oh, right, I have something to do. I won’t have dinner with you tonight. I’ll be going now.”

Gu Yanchen: “…”

Wait, he hadn’t even agreed to have dinner with Pei Huaixue.

Pei Huaixue planned to rest properly for a while before participating in the dating show.

He would temporarily stop bothering Gu Yanchen.

The deep autumn wind at night was very cold.

Pei Huaixue was dressed lightly for appearance, wearing only a thin long-sleeved shirt. The wind whistled and poured inward against his skin, making him shiver.

Since the divorce, without Gu Minghe by his side, Pei Huaixue had become incapable of taking care of himself.

In the past, even when Gu Minghe traveled far away, he would arrange everything around him perfectly; Pei Huaixue only needed to follow along. Now, he had to manage everything himself.

Because he didn’t want his mother to worry, he hadn’t told his family about the divorce, so naturally, he hadn’t gone home to live.

Instead, he moved into the small apartment his mother had bought him before he got married.

On the day of the divorce, he refused Gu Minghe’s offer to leave with nothing. They only conducted a normal division of assets. Pei Huaixue only took what he was entitled to and didn’t ask for anything extra.

But even so, the portion of the normally divided assets that belonged to Gu Minghe was still substantial.

Pei Huaixue couldn’t bear to spend it. He locked everything related to Gu Minghe in a safe and only spent the money he earned himself, making his life somewhat tight.

Coupled with his depression and forcing himself to do things he disliked every day, Pei Huaixue had lost a lot of weight.

He was already frail, and being so thin, he looked like he might be blown over by the wind. His complexion was increasingly pale, making him look extremely fragile.

Pei Huaixue had neglected himself badly. When he returned that night, he huddled under the covers and fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day, his face was red and hot—he clearly had a fever.

Pei Huaixue got up, took a fever reducer, and fell back asleep. When he woke up in the afternoon, he received an invitation letter from the production team of the dating reality show, Let’s Fall in Love!