Abducted by the White Moonlight of a "Tormented Protagonist" Novel - Chapter 26

Chapter 26

“President Shen! Don’t you think your actions are too reckless?”

After finishing her talk with Mr. Zhou, Shen Shiyi planned to go straight back to her office, but she was unexpectedly stopped by the sales director, Tan Yan. He immediately launched into a fiery accusation, clearly having already been informed about her conversation with Mr. Zhou.

Shen Shiyi looked at the man in front of her. He was not very tall, about 170cm, roughly the same height as her. He was wearing a gray suit, and his crew cut made him look very energetic. He had a short temper and could sometimes say unpleasant things, but Shen Shiyi knew he was truly dedicated to the company and wanted what was best for it.

Shen Shiyi glanced at the other passing employees. Without her needing to say anything, Zhong Yujin spoke up, “Director Tan, let’s talk in the conference room.”

Tan Yan was filled with anger, but he also realized that his behavior was inappropriate. This was not the right place to discuss business, so he walked with a dark expression and followed Shen Shiyi into the nearest empty conference room.

Shen Shiyi sat down and motioned for Tan Yan to do the same.

As soon as he sat down, Tan Yan erupted like a firecracker.

“President Shen, do you know what you’re doing? Mr. Zhou is our biggest distributor in the South China region!”

“If you revoke his distributorship, do you have any idea how much loss we’ll face?”

“Not to mention the losses we face, if Mr. Zhou turns into a distributor for a competing company, how will we occupy the market in the South China region?”

Shen Shiyi listened to his continuous rant with a completely calm expression. She even had the patience to correct one of his mistakes.

“Director Tan, I am a manager. You can call me Manager Shen.”

Tan Yan was choked by her words. His anger flowed back and almost burned him.

Is the issue right now about titles? And who doesn’t know that the entire company will be handed over to her in the future? What he called her was just a little ahead of time, right?

Suppressing his anger, Tan Yan gritted his teeth and said, “Fine, Manager Shen, please answer my questions.”

Although Shen Shiyi was only in a manager position now, the power in her hands was immense. Otherwise, a large distributor would not be revoked so easily without consulting them.

“First, I need to correct you. I did not directly revoke his distributorship. I gave him a choice,” Shen Shiyi said, not caring about his attitude. Although he had a hot temper, he did have some ability.

“You call that a choice?!” Tan Yan frustratingly ran his hands through his hair. After Mr. Zhou approached him and told him about the conversation with Shen Shiyi, he couldn’t sit still.

She not only demanded that Mr. Zhou pay all his outstanding debts but also that he must pay in advance for all future orders.

How could such a big distributor not be angry when he was told to pay upfront for every order?!

A thought even crossed his mind now: Is the company going to be ruined by Shen Shiyi?

Shen Shiyi’s expression darkened slightly. “Director Tan, are you aware of how much money Mr. Zhou owes us and when his last payment was?”

Tan Yan frowned. “He’s just having some short-term cash flow problems and needs a delay. Besides, with a company that big, it’s not like he can run away.”

Shen Shiyi was almost amused by his words.

“He still owes over 30 million in goods, and he hasn’t paid us in at least six months. You’re thinking about his cash flow, but did you ever consider if our cash flow can handle it?”

“You only care about selling things and making the sales numbers look good, but you don’t care at all about whether the payments have been collected?”

“This isn’t just a matter for the finance department. It’s the most important issue you should be considering!”

Shen Shiyi’s words were a little harsh. Under Tan Yan’s leadership, the company’s sales had indeed increased significantly, but along with that came a huge increase in accounts receivable!

By focusing too much on sales and neglecting cash flow, the accumulated accounts receivable had reached a frightening level!

Tan Yan’s expression changed at her words, but he couldn’t say anything.

Shen Shiyi’s expression was cold. She said in a harsh tone, “Furthermore, he’s doing things like mixing our drinks with unknown brands, deceiving consumers, and damaging our brand image. Giving him that kind of choice was already giving him face!”

Tan Yan fell silent, unsure of how he felt at the moment.

Seeing his silence, Shen Shiyi softened her tone. “I know you have a good relationship with him from your years of cooperation, but in business, we must be professional. What Mr. Zhou did this time truly crossed our line.”

Shen Shiyi looked down at the time. It was already past closing time. Thinking about the little fox in the office, she had to go and settle the score with her, so she didn’t have the patience to waste any more time with Tan Yan.

She stood up and said one last thing to Tan Yan.

“Mr. Zhou is the chicken I’ve singled out to kill. As for what monkeys have been deterred, it’s up to you to seize this opportunity.”

With that, she walked straight out.

Tan Yan was slightly stunned. He frowned and pondered to himself.

Zhong Yujin didn’t leave with Shen Shiyi. After Shen Shiyi left, she said to Tan Yan in a meaningful way, “Director Tan, what do you think would be the first thing President Shen would care about after joining the company?”

This time, Tan Yan’s eyebrows furrowed completely. “Assistant Zhong, what do you mean by that?”

Zhong Yujin shook her head, stood up, and said, “It’s time to go home.”

With that, she also left.

Tan Yan, left alone in the conference room, was lost in thought. Unknowingly, his initial anger had subsided, and he began to seriously consider Shen Shiyi’s words.

…

Coming out of the conference room, Shen Shiyi walked straight to her office. As soon as she opened the door, she saw that it was empty. Not a single person was there, and even Song Zhiqi’s small bag on the chair was gone. Her face turned dark.

She had told her to wait for her, and only five minutes had passed, but she was already gone.

Shen Shiyi gritted her teeth, wishing she could peel the skin off that little fox!

She made a phone call, and her face became even darker.

How dare she not answer the phone!

She ground her teeth in anger, turned around, and walked out. People greeted her along the way, and Shen Shiyi patiently nodded in response, but her pace was fast. The clicking of her high heels on the floor made others’ hearts race.

As expected of the company’s future leader, she could walk so fast in such high heels.

Shen Shiyi went down to the garage, changed her shoes, and drove straight to Song Zhiqi’s place. She was thinking that when she caught that little fox, she would definitely have to tighten her grip on her!

But as she got closer to Song Zhiqi’s place, Shen Shiyi’s heart started to pound uneasily. A sense of panic lingered in her chest.

Her lips were tightly pursed. She stared intently at the road ahead, pressing on the gas pedal a little harder. She tried to navigate through the rush hour traffic, but the speed was still slow, making her feel even more impatient.

Finally, she arrived at the street in the old city. There were fewer people living here than in the new district, so the traffic was naturally much lighter, allowing her to speed up.

She drove to the building where Song Zhiqi lived, parked the car, and ran up the stairs. She took two or three steps at a time with her long legs and arrived at Song Zhiqi’s door in no time.

As soon as she got to the door, she heard the sound of crashing and breaking inside, accompanied by Song Zhiqi’s angry shouts!

Shen Shiyi’s heart tightened. Her expression became fierce. She stepped back two steps and kicked the door with all her might!

Fortunately, the house was very old, and the door was made of wood. It wasn’t very thick. Shen Shiyi kicked it a couple more times, and the whole door became loose.

Perhaps the commotion she was making was too loud, because the sounds inside the room stopped. However, not long after, Song Zhiqi’s angry shouts could be heard again, accompanied by a man’s muffled groan.

A man’s muffled groan?

Shen Shiyi’s face became even darker. She gave one last forceful kick!

The door was kicked open with a bang. It swung back and forth several times, hanging precariously on the frame, looking like it was about to fall off.

Shen Shiyi didn’t care what the door looked like. She walked quickly into the room and saw a scene that left her extremely shocked.

Fu Wen was curled up on the ground, his face pale, clutching his crotch. A thin layer of cold sweat had broken out on his forehead, but he was biting his lip and not making a sound.

As for Song Zhiqi, her clothes and hair were messy. Her beautiful eyes were red with anger. She was holding a chair, pinning Fu Wen’s body down and somewhat restricting his movements.

Shen Shiyi quickly scanned Song Zhiqi’s body. She didn’t see any obvious signs of injury. Although her clothes were disheveled, they were still properly on her. This made her slightly relieved.

But when she looked at Fu Wen on the floor, her gaze turned cold. Her hands, which were hanging at her sides, were clenched into fists. She said in a deep voice, “What’s going on?”

Seeing Shen Shiyi appear, Fu Wen’s face became even more ugly. He gritted his teeth and moved his hand away from between his legs. He didn’t want Shen Shiyi to see him in such a pathetic state.

He looked at Song Zhiqi with a sinister gaze and gritted his teeth, “Song Zhiqi, let go of me now!”

Song Zhiqi was panting heavily at the moment. It had taken her a lot of effort to subdue Fu Wen! So she completely ignored Fu Wen’s words and said to Shen Shiyi, “I came home after work today, and who knew that President Fu would break into my room? As soon as I opened the door, he pulled me in! And, and he…”

Song Zhiqi bit her lip, looking weak and tearful, as if she couldn’t continue speaking. She whimpered softly.

Shen Shiyi’s face turned dark. She stared intently at Fu Wen.

At this moment, Fu Wen was no longer the high and mighty elite he was outside. He was like a drowning dog, pinned to the floor by Song Zhiqi with a chair. His meticulously styled hair was a mess. His neck even had a few long scratch marks that would not be able to be seen in public for a while.

The commotion from Shen Shiyi kicking the door was too loud, and some people came up to check on the situation. When they saw the scene inside, they were all a little stunned.

One of the elderly women hesitated and asked, “Girl, is that man an intruder?”

“Do you want to call the police and have him arrested?”

Hearing the word “police,” Fu Wen’s face turned even uglier. He stared at Song Zhiqi and said word by word, “If you don’t let go, you’ll never see your mother again!”

“Hey! What’s wrong with you, young man? You’re still threatening people after what you’ve done?” The old woman was displeased. She looked at Fu Wen with a disapproving expression. He looked so decent on the outside, but his heart was so black!

Hearing Fu Wen’s words, and with the system screaming in her head, Song Zhiqi hesitated for a moment but finally moved the chair away and let go of Fu Wen.

Shen Shiyi didn’t say anything when she saw this, but her gaze at Fu Wen carried an extremely strong sense of pressure, which also made Fu Wen feel a burning sensation on his face.

He turned his head, stared at the people watching the show, and shouted, “Get out! Or none of you will have it easy!”

Fu Wen was clearly on the verge of losing his temper. No one wanted to provoke such a person. In addition, some details on him showed that he was not an ordinary person, so even if they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to openly challenge him.

But before leaving, some people still reminded Song Zhiqi that it was best to call the police if anything happened.

Song Zhiqi thanked them for their kindness. After the irrelevant people had left, Shen Shiyi said in a cold voice, “Is this how the Fu family teaches its children?”

In one sentence, she insulted the entire Fu family, but in a roundabout way. It was grating on Fu Wen’s ears.

His face was gloomy. The pain between his legs had eased a little, but facing Shen Shiyi’s cold face, he was also a little annoyed.

Why did she have to come at that moment, not earlier or later? If it weren’t for her, how could Song Zhiqi have seized the opportunity to injure him there?

And that damned b1tch, Song Zhiqi! He would definitely make her pay for what she did today!

He didn’t say another word. He endured the pain between his legs and walked out. At the same time, he sent a text message to someone and didn’t bother with the two women behind him anymore.

Shen Shiyi and Song Zhiqi didn’t stop Fu Wen from leaving because they knew that no matter what, he was a member of the Fu family. Even if they called the police, the Fu family’s connections would ensure he wouldn’t be harmed. It was better to let him go and use this incident to negotiate with the Fu family later.

A family like the Fu family valued their reputation the most and would not want an incident like this to get out.

After Fu Wen left, Shen Shiyi looked at Song Zhiqi and said in a dark tone, “Now, go pack your things!”

“Huh?” Song Zhiqi was dumbfounded.

“Do you want to continue living here?” Shen Shiyi said with a terrible expression. She knew that Song Zhiqi was the victim in this situation and shouldn’t be angry at her, but she couldn’t control her cold and harsh tone.

Song Zhiqi looked at the wobbly door and then at Shen Shiyi’s ugly face. Finally, she wisely said, “Oh.” This house was indeed no longer habitable.

For some reason, the moment Shen Shiyi appeared at her door, her heart, which had been beating rapidly, calmed down.

Thinking back to the shocking events, Song Zhiqi was so angry that she could almost grind her teeth to dust!

…

Her body was quickly pulled into the room, and the man’s aura quickly enveloped her. Song Zhiqi instinctively lowered her head and bit the man’s forearm, forcing him to release her. She quickly ran two steps away from the man, looking at Fu Wen with shock and anger.

She didn’t expect that even though they were only in the early stages of their relationship, Fu Wen would dare to break into her house and try to force himself on her!

And at this very moment, the system also released its second task!

System: “Please maintain the female lead’s innocent and pure persona!”

When she heard this task, Song Zhiqi almost cursed.

Maintain an innocent and pure persona?

Didn’t that mean she should just symbolically struggle a few times and then be forced to sleep with the male lead under his absolute physical dominance?!

Song Zhiqi was furious. She said quickly in her mind, “Maintain my ass! I already told you I’m conservative!”

System: “But he’s the male lead!”

Song Zhiqi: “So what if he’s the male lead? I told you my beliefs are conservative. Can I just turn into a tramp just because it’s a different person?”

But soon, she had no time to care about what the system was saying. She saw Fu Wen looking at her with a dark expression, his teeth clenched as if he wanted to devour her!

“Song Zhiqi, have I been too lenient with you? You keep challenging my bottom line again and again!”

“President Fu, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Your actions are wrong. Trespassing is a serious crime!”

Song Zhiqi stared at Fu Wen. She didn’t expect the male lead to be this rotten. She just used him a little—and only borrowed 500,000—and he broke down like this. How fragile is he?

“Heh.” Fu Wen sneered. “Then who do you think can do anything to me?”

Song Zhiqi’s eyes widened.

Good!

Fine!

I know you arrogant bosses are all above the law!

Song Zhiqi was so angry at his shameless words that her chest hurt. With the system chattering incessantly in her mind, her vision went black.

She felt like she was a woman who had been sold into the mountains, forced to have children for a family. She couldn’t escape, and everyone in the village helped to keep her locked up!

She grabbed a fruit knife from the table. Song Zhiqi tensed her voice and said, “President Fu, if you leave now, I’ll pretend nothing happened.”

Fu Wen’s eyes were fixed on the fruit knife in her hand. His face grew even uglier. “Can you be a little more sensible? Haven’t I been good enough to you? Do you think you would have appeared in front of me with your circumstances?”

Song Zhiqi was about to laugh from anger. “Your ‘goodness’ is taking advantage of my mother’s illness and using her medical fees to threaten me into being your kept woman? Your ‘goodness’ is getting me fired from my job so I have no source of income?”

“President Fu, you should have a conscience when you do things.”

She didn’t have Stockholm syndrome. She didn’t have the hobby of falling in love with someone who put her down!

“Are you teaching me how to do things?” Fu Wen sneered. “If you had been smart from the start, none of this would have happened. Isn’t this all your own doing?”

Song Zhiqi pursed her lips and didn’t say anything else. At this moment, she especially regretted not listening to Shen Shiyi and waiting in the office obediently. She also regretted not answering her phone call.

While keeping an eye on Fu Wen, she reached into her pocket with one hand, trying to dial an emergency number.

Fu Wen quickly rushed forward, grabbed her hand, and said coldly, “What are you trying to do?”

The man’s grip was strong. Song Zhiqi’s wrist was in so much pain that she immediately stabbed him with the fruit knife!

“B1tch!” Fu Wen said in a rage.

He dodged her stab, quickly grabbed her hand holding the knife, and squeezed her wrist tightly, forcing her to drop the knife with a clatter.

He used his arm to throw her, and Song Zhiqi was slammed against the wall. As he leaned over her, Song Zhiqi reached out and scratched him wildly!

“Hiss—”

Fu Wen raised his hand and touched the scratches on his neck. This time, he was completely enraged.

The two of them chased and dodged each other in the room. During this time, Song Zhiqi threw everything she could get her hands on at Fu Wen and shouted loudly, “The emperor is cold, and his kingdom will fall!”

“I’m here.” A gentle female voice from her phone rang out.

“Please dial 110.”

“Okay, dialing now.”

Hearing this, Fu Wen was slightly stunned. But he quickly realized that if this call was connected, he would be completely humiliated!

He immediately picked up Song Zhiqi’s phone, which she had accidentally dropped while avoiding him, and hung up the call.

But at that moment, there was a loud noise at the door. Fu Wen’s eyebrows furrowed, and he turned to look.

At this moment, Song Zhiqi didn’t hesitate. Taking advantage of his distraction, she kicked him directly between his legs!

The rest of the story was what Shen Shiyi saw.

Shen Shiyi’s face was still dark, and she even felt a sense of fear.

What if she hadn’t come to look for her today? What if she had arrived a little later? What would have happened was something she couldn’t even imagine.

“If you’re so disobedient again, I’ll tie you up!” Shen Shiyi stared at her, saying each word clearly.

Song Zhiqi had already packed her things and was now standing in front of her with her head down, cowering like a quail. She was too guilty to argue.

This incident was her own fault for not listening and falling into Fu Wen’s trap.

Shen Shiyi carried her suitcase downstairs. Song Zhiqi also followed her with lingering fear. If Shen Shiyi hadn’t shown up in time, Fu Wen wouldn’t have given up so easily.

Shen Shiyi put her suitcase in the trunk and said to Song Zhiqi, “Now, call the landlord and tell her you’re moving out.”

“Huh? So fast?” Song Zhiqi was surprised. Hadn’t they fixed the door yet?

“When else do you want to do it?” Shen Shiyi turned her head to look at her, the curve of her lips a little chilling.

“N-no, I’ll do it right now!” Song Zhiqi stammered, feeling that Shen Shiyi was now a whole new level of scary, which made her heart race.

She just called the landlord, who already knew about what happened and understood her request to move out. However, she demanded that the cost of the damaged door be deducted from the security deposit.

“Okay, okay. Thank you, landlord.” Song Zhiqi quickly agreed. The landlord was surprisingly easy to talk to.

Seeing her hang up, Shen Shiyi said in a cold voice, “Someone will come tomorrow to clean up the house and restore it to its original state.”

Song Zhiqi looked at her in surprise, not expecting her to have thought of that.

“Get in the car.” Shen Shiyi didn’t look at her anymore.

“Oh, okay!” Song Zhiqi smiled fawningly and quickly got in the car.

At this moment, being with Shen Shiyi, she felt a strong sense of security!

But as Shen Shiyi drove, Song Zhiqi looked outside and said in confusion, “This doesn’t seem to be the way back to your house?”

Shen Shiyi looked straight ahead and said in a calm voice, “We’re not going back to my parents’ house. We’re going to the house I bought myself.”

“Ah?”

Song Zhiqi’s heart trembled. Doesn’t that mean they’re living together?!