Abducted by the White Moonlight of a "Tormented Protagonist" Novel - Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Following Shen Shiyi, they arrived at the Fu Group building. Instead of parking in the underground lot, Shen Shiyi parked in a dedicated spot in front of the building.

Looking at the building, which was clearly taller, newer, and more stylish than the Shen Group building, Song Zhiqi asked curiously, “The Fu Group is so willing to renovate their building, so why don’t you renovate yours as well to make it look a bit more modern?”

Shen Shiyi: “…Then do you know why the Fu Group building is so much newer than ours?”

“Why?” Song Zhiqi looked at her, confused.

Shen Shiyi didn’t get out of the car right away. She glanced at the time, leaned back comfortably, and said casually, “Of course, it’s because the Fu Group building is younger than ours.”

Song Zhiqi: “…” Did she say that?

Well, it sounds like she did, but what does it mean?

Shen Shiyi turned to look at her and chuckled. “Do you know how the Fu family started?”

“Huh?” Song Zhiqi was clueless. She really didn’t know. The TV show clips she had seen always showed Fu Wen being born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and the Fu family always gave off the feeling of an old, distinguished family.

Shen Shiyi reached out and pinched her cheek, sighing. “You’re so reckless. You don’t even know their family history and you dare to approach them?”

“Back then, there was no Fu family. The one that was as famous as the Shen and Gu families was another family called the Fang family. The Fang family had only one daughter, so they wanted to find a husband to marry into the family. That daughter happened to fall for old Mr. Fu and insisted on marrying him.”

“Having no choice, the old Fang couple let old Mr. Fu marry into the family and even let him enter the company to manage their business.”

“Speaking of which, do you know what happened next?” Shen Shiyi looked at Song Zhiqi with a smile.

Song Zhiqi: “…” This cliché plot is so overused, isn’t it?

“Hmm? Do you know?” Shen Shiyi asked.

Song Zhiqi nodded and said sadly, “The old Mr. Fu you mentioned must have taken control of the company. After the old Fang couple passed away, he took over the entire Fang Group and renamed it the Fu Group!”

“Not bad, you’re not dumb.” Shen Shiyi laughed fully. “What you said is pretty much correct. The final result was that from then on, there was only the Fu family, and no Fang family. As for this Fu Group building, it was also built by old Mr. Fu later. So now you know why it’s so new.”

Song Zhiqi looked disgusted. So, after all that, the Fu family was founded by a gold-digging opportunist who took over a family business?

“So, that’s why many things are only truly safe when they are in your own hands,” Shen Shiyi said, smiling at Song Zhiqi.

“Yeah, they are. But why are you staring at me like that? It’s creepy,” Song Zhiqi felt a chill from her smile. She just couldn’t figure out what her smile meant!

“So, the Fu family’s genes aren’t good. You need to keep your eyes open,” Shen Shiyi said meaningfully.

Song Zhiqi: “…”

She knew Shen Shiyi was saying Fu Wen was not a good person.

But she also knew Fu Wen was not a good person!

The system’s tone was a little complex. “Host, you have to believe that the male lead might not be a great person, but once he falls in love with you, he will be completely devoted to you!”

Song Zhiqi: “Does he love the white moonlight?”

System: “At this stage, he definitely loves her!”

Song Zhiqi: “Then if he loves the white moonlight, why is he still getting involved with other women?”

System: “…Host, you have to believe that you are special. Only you can change the male lead.”

Song Zhiqi scoffed in her heart. She didn’t have the habit of trying to change other people. But she didn’t say it out loud. Instead, she got out of the car and followed Shen Shiyi into the Fu Group building.

When they saw the two of them coming in, the receptionist was slightly stunned at first but then quickly reacted and came forward. With a standard smile on her face, she asked in a gentle and friendly voice, “Miss Shen, are you here to see President Fu?”

When she said this, she subtly glanced at Song Zhiqi, not understanding why Song Zhiqi was here with Shen Shiyi.

“No, I’m here to see your new director, Director Fu,” Shen Shiyi said in a calm tone.

“Director… Fu?” The receptionist was clearly taken aback. She didn’t expect Shen Shiyi to be looking for her.

Who in the company didn’t know that the new marketing director, Fu Xiao, was actually Chairman Fu’s illegitimate daughter?

“What’s wrong, is she not here?” Shen Shiyi raised an eyebrow.

“She is, she is. I’ll inform her right away,” the receptionist said quickly. She went back to make an internal call. After she hung up, she smiled. “Miss Shen, I’ll have someone guide you.”

Shen Shiyi nodded, tilted her head slightly, and said to Song Zhiqi, “This is my assistant. She’s with me.”

The receptionist nodded, her smile almost collapsing.

Everyone in the Fu Group knew about Song Zhiqi’s situation. But now, seeing Song Zhiqi with the white moonlight whom Fu Wen liked, and even becoming her assistant, they all felt it was a little surreal.

Soon, someone came to guide Shen Shiyi and Song Zhiqi. Not long after they left, someone had already sent a message in the Fu Group chat about their arrival. Especially since Shen Shiyi came to see the new illegitimate daughter, everyone started to speculate.

…

When they arrived at the door of the marketing director’s office, the person who guided them knocked on the door. A voice with a hint of charm came from inside.

“Come in.”

After they entered, Song Zhiqi looked at the woman with curiosity, not understanding what kind of show Shen Shiyi was talking about.

This woman was, without a doubt, the most curvaceous woman Song Zhiqi had ever seen since she came to this world. There was no one else!

The tight red bodycon dress outlined her figure perfectly. Her long brown wavy hair swayed with her movements. Her face was extremely beautiful, and her red lips were curved in a casual smile. When her eyes, which were always smiling, looked over, it felt like they could steal one’s soul.

Even though her clothing was so bold, which might seem vulgar on others, on this woman, it seemed to be tailor-made for her, highlighting her beauty to the extreme.

The woman’s first glance was not at Shen Shiyi but at Song Zhiqi behind her. After sizing her up, she finally looked at Shen Shiyi and showed her a meaningful smile.

In the face of her meaningful look, Shen Shiyi remained unfazed. Without waiting for Fu Xiao to invite them, she pulled Song Zhiqi and sat down naturally on the sofa.

“Aren’t you going to offer some tea?” Shen Shiyi raised an eyebrow.

Song Zhiqi was shocked. Were she and this woman that familiar?

Fu Xiao’s smile grew wider. She didn’t care about Shen Shiyi’s attitude and personally poured two cups of warm water and placed them in front of them. She said innocently, “I only have water. No tea. You know I just got here. I haven’t prepared these things yet.”

Shen Shiyi let out a soft “hum” from her nose, as if she reluctantly accepted it.

Song Zhiqi looked at one, then the other, and fell silent as she watched their familiar demeanor.

The system took this opportunity to say, “Host! Look how intimate they are! This woman must be one of Shen Shiyi’s past romantic partners!”

Song Zhiqi: “…System, your methods of provocation are really lame.”

The system was so angry that it wanted to fall over backward. What kind of spell did this white moonlight cast on its female lead?! She was still defending her even after all this!

Now! It felt that the white moonlight was the biggest stumbling block to the male and female leads getting together!

She stumbled the female lead before, and now she’s stumbling the male lead. She’s not a good person!

…

“What?”

Fu Wen looked at his assistant with an ugly expression. What did he just say?

“President Fu, Miss Shen went to see the vice director,” Assistant Wang’s forehead was a little sweaty.

He knew what happened last night. After all, he was the one who cleaned up the mess. Today, Shen Shiyi went to see the illegitimate daughter. It was hard not to suspect her bias.

Although Shen Shiyi was only a small manager now, she was there by her own choice. If she wanted to, she could easily become the group’s general manager.

Compared to other wealthy heirs, Shen Shiyi was a 100% guaranteed successor. To a large extent, Shen Shiyi’s attitude represented the Shen family’s attitude.

Fu Wen’s face was gloomy. His hands by his sides were clenched into fists, and the slight cracking sound of his knuckles showed how much rage he was suppressing.

He had styled his hair again today, but because of the scratches on his neck, he deliberately chose a high-neck shirt to cover the marks completely. But the bite marks on his hands would still show if he made a sudden movement.

Thinking about how pathetic he looked last night when he had to have a family doctor come over to check on his privates, a raging storm brewed in Fu Wen’s eyes. If it wasn’t for an important meeting today, he wouldn’t have come. He would have stayed home to rest.

“Notify everyone, the meeting has been moved up!” Fu Wen said in a deep voice.

No matter what Shen Shiyi’s intentions were, he couldn’t let her have too much contact with Fu Xiao!

And that damned woman, Song Zhiqi! Don’t think she can do whatever she wants just because she has Shen Shiyi’s protection! He needed to find an opportunity to make Shen Shiyi have a problem with Song Zhiqi.

“Okay, President Fu,” Assistant Wang responded.

After Assistant Wang left, Fu Wen looked at the gloomy sky outside the window, and a hint of viciousness gradually appeared in his eyes.

No one can shake his position.

No one!

…

Fu Xiao took out her phone, looked at the group notification, and shrugged at Shen Shiyi. She said in a lazy voice, “The meeting has been moved up. We might have to go a little earlier.”

Shen Shiyi quietly took a sip of water, not at all surprised by this.

At this moment, Song Zhiqi was looking at Fu Xiao with a complicated expression. After hearing the name Fu Xiao, it took her a while to finally remember this character.

This character, in the novel, did not have a good ending.

Fu’s father and Fu’s mother were in a political marriage and didn’t have much affection for each other. After they had a child for official purposes, he started to mess around outside. He hid the fact that he was married and lied to a college student. He then got her pregnant without taking any precautions.

That college student was Fu Xiao’s mother. By the time she found out Fu’s father was married, the baby was already seven months old. In this situation, an abortion would cause great harm to her body, so she chose to give birth to the child. She cut off all ties with Fu’s father, gave the child to her parents back home to take care of, and continued to finish her studies.

But it took a lot of effort to raise a newborn baby. Her family was not wealthy, so she used all her spare time to work and make money. As a result, when Fu Xiao was in junior high, she died from overwork.

Fu Xiao’s original name was not Fu Xiao. It was Xiao Xiao. But if she wanted to climb up the ladder in the Fu family, she had to change her last name.

Her goal in finding the Fu family was to destroy them!

Unfortunately, in the novel, Fu Wen was the one with the male lead halo. For someone who tried to destroy his foundation, he naturally did not give her a good ending.

“Assistant Song, is she pretty?” Shen Shiyi suddenly asked in a low voice.

“Huh?” Song Zhiqi came back to her senses. She didn’t quite understand what she meant.

“Of course I’m pretty. Right, little assistant?” Fu Xiao suddenly flipped her hair, winked at Song Zhiqi, bit her lip, and looked at her seductively.

Song Zhiqi: “…”

She turned her head expressionlessly to look at Shen Shiyi and asked, “How do you two know each other?”

These two are not even in the same genre!

Shen Shiyi’s eyebrows curved into a slight smile. “Are you trying to learn about me?”

Fu Xiao stood up and sat on the armrest of the sofa next to Shen Shiyi. Her head was a full half taller than Shen Shiyi’s. She put her arm on Shen Shiyi’s shoulder, looked at Song Zhiqi with a smile, and said something very suggestive.

“What do you think? A couple of lonely women in a foreign country, how do you think we met?”

Song Zhiqi stared at the arm on Shen Shiyi’s shoulder. Combined with her flirty words, she gritted her teeth.

This woman is so annoying!

Shen Shiyi twitched her shoulder and gave her a cold look, signaling Fu Xiao to back off and stop playing games.

Fu Xiao pouted. She knew Song Zhiqi’s place in Shen Shiyi’s heart, so she didn’t mess around anymore.

“Let’s go. Didn’t you say the meeting was moved up?” Shen Shiyi was the first to stand up. She patted the wrinkles on her clothes and said casually.

“Okay, let’s go.” The expression on Fu Xiao’s face also became more serious.

Song Zhiqi looked at one, then the other. She didn’t know what Shen Shiyi was planning, but the moment she found out Fu Xiao’s identity, she probably understood who Shen Shiyi’s show was related to.

Song Zhiqi followed Shen Shiyi to a conference room that could accommodate thirty or forty people. There were already a lot of people inside, but the Fu Group people hadn’t arrived yet.

“President Shen,” the Shen Group people said as they quickly stood up to greet Shen Shiyi.

“Please sit,” Shen Shiyi nodded and led Song Zhiqi to the seats at the front left.

The other people from the Shen Group couldn’t help but look at Song Zhiqi a few more times. They were all curious about what kind of ability she had that made Shen Shiyi take her everywhere she went.

This meeting was actually for the Fu Group to get the Shen Group and the Zhou Group to work together on a new energy vehicle project. These three companies had all tried to enter the automotive manufacturing industry before, but in the end, only the Zhou Group had some success. The Shen Group and the Fu Group both failed.

This time, the Fu Group wanted to restart the project, seeing the future market for new energy vehicles.

Not long after, Zhou Sui walked into the conference room with a team of people and nodded to Shen Shiyi first.

Shen Shiyi’s lips also curved up a little, and she nodded slightly.

The person in charge of this project was not supposed to be her, but how could she let someone else take care of something that would humiliate Fu Wen?

…

At 9:30, Fu Wen walked in almost exactly on time. As soon as he entered, the first person he noticed was Shen Shiyi sitting in the front-left seat. When he saw Song Zhiqi next to her, his expression already turned sour.

“Shiyi, what are you doing here?” Fu Wen frowned, feeling a little flustered and worried that they would say something.

“I’m in charge of this project, so of course I’m here,” Shen Shiyi said with a smile.

Hearing this, Fu Wen looked at Fu Xiao. His eyes turned cold. He sat down without saying a word and said in a cold voice, “Since everyone is here, let’s begin.”

As soon as he finished, Assistant Wang handed out many documents. “This is our project proposal. You can take a look at it first. If you have any comments, you can raise them later.”

Shen Shiyi flipped through the documents casually, and her expression gave away no real thoughts.

Zhou Sui flipped through it seriously. This collaboration was also very important for the Zhou Group. If they could successfully make progress in new energy vehicles, they would undoubtedly be the first car company to occupy the new energy vehicle market.

If she did well, her position in the company would naturally rise as well.

Fu Wen saw that the expressions on their faces were unreadable, and he couldn’t help but frown in annoyance. He didn’t understand why it was taking them so long to finish reading a proposal.

“President Fu, I’d like to ask, what’s the benefit of this collaboration for us?” Zhou Sui was the first to speak. They already had a foundation in automotive manufacturing, which gave them a natural advantage over the other two companies. Shouldn’t they get a bigger share?

Fu Wen turned his head. The scratches on his neck rubbed against the fabric of his shirt, and the slight stinging sensation made him even more annoyed.

“President Zhou, you should be very clear that the R&D expenditure to enter the new energy sector will not be small. So, my idea is that we and the Shen Group will each invest 40%, and you will invest 20%. Do you think this condition is enough?”

Zhou Sui did not agree immediately. She just nodded slightly and said, “Okay, I’ll think about it some more.”

Gu Shiyu, who was sitting behind Fu Wen, was bored watching the scene. Her eyes started to wander, and she felt that today must be her bad luck day!

This morning, before she even left the house, her brother had lectured her for a long time. When she got to the company, she found that Fu Wen’s attitude was terribly cold. When she asked him what was wrong, he was rude to her. She was so angry that she almost threw her handbag at his head!

Why was everyone so mean to her today?! She was just a punching bag!

Her eyes wandered over the other people in the meeting, and she pouted slightly.

Brother Fu Wen talking to them about a collaboration was a sign of him valuing them. But they were all playing hard to get.

Her eyes fell on a woman by chance. She had delicate and heroic eyebrows, and her facial features were more pronounced than those of ordinary people. Her shoulder-length hair was tied back in a low ponytail. She had a ruby stud in her left ear, which added a touch of rebelliousness to her capable and calm demeanor.

The two opposite temperaments seemed to blend perfectly on her. She wasn’t particularly stunning at first glance, but the more you looked at her, the more you felt that she had a very attractive quality.

Why had she never noticed a person like this before?

She knew Zhou Sui, but she had never looked at her so carefully. Now that she looked closely, she realized that this Zhou Sui was so eye-catching!

But she was definitely not as eye-catching as herself!

Gu Shiyu was thinking all sorts of random thoughts in her head, but when she came back to her senses, she realized that the atmosphere in the conference room had completely changed. It was somewhat tense, which made her a little nervous.

No, she was just spacing out for a while. Why did the atmosphere change so much?

This place was not suitable for her at all!

“Shiyi, I want to know why.” Fu Wen said in a suppressed tone.

“I just feel that I’m more familiar with Director Fu. I think it will be more convenient and faster for future work collaboration. Plus, Director Fu’s ability is good. I think it would be better to entrust this project to her,” Shen Shiyi said casually.

Slap!

The sound of a folder hitting the table startled everyone present. Everyone knew that Fu Wen was truly angry.

The people from the Fu Group looked at Shen Shiyi and then at Fu Xiao with complex expressions. They didn’t understand how this illegitimate daughter got Shen Shiyi to stand behind her.

With Shen Shiyi’s support, many things would become more uncertain in the future.

In the face of those gazes, Fu Xiao still had a smiling expression, not looking flustered at all.

However, Song Zhiqi, who was sitting next to Shen Shiyi, was dumbfounded from the moment Shen Shiyi said that Fu Xiao would be in charge of the project.

Did she even know what she was doing?!

Song Zhiqi felt like she had been struck by lightning.

Was Shen Shiyi trying to help Fu Xiao take down the Fu family?

But how could the Fu family be taken down?!

Song Zhiqi wanted to warn Shen Shiyi, but with everyone watching and some people sitting behind her, she couldn’t make any moves. She could only worry and hope that the meeting would end soon.

She had to warn Shen Shiyi that it was better not to get involved in this mess. After all, in the original novel, the only female characters who had a good ending were the female lead and the white moonlight. The others either died or went crazy. She didn’t want to see a good person like Shen Shiyi end up like that.

“Shen Shiyi, I am the one leading this project!” Fu Wen stared at Shen Shiyi and said in a deep voice.

“Mmm… Then I’ll just ask President Fu to choose another suitable partner,” Shen Shiyi leaned back, crossed her hands in front of her stomach, and had a very casual attitude.

The Fu Group’s actions were meant to get multiple parties to cooperate and share the risk. They chose the Shen Group because only the Shen Group had enough cash flow to contribute.

The sound of a tightly clenched fist echoed in the quiet conference room. Shen Shiyi glanced at it indifferently and chuckled softly.

This Fu Wen still wasn’t calm enough.

“President Zhou, what’s your opinion?” Fu Wen looked at Zhou Sui.

Zhou Sui looked at Shen Shiyi and then at Fu Wen. Her heart leaned towards Shen Shiyi, but she couldn’t offend Fu Wen openly, so she said, “It’s naturally great for President Fu to be in charge, but you also know the situation of our Zhou family. If we only rely on our two families and the R&D investment is too much, the risk will be too great for us.”

The unspoken meaning was, you can’t kick out the Shen family.

Zhou Sui’s words also made the Fu Group people’s faces look bad. The people who came to the conference room with Fu Wen were basically all his supporters. If the person in charge of this project was replaced, where would they stand?

“Today’s meeting is adjourned for now.” After saying that, Fu Wen stood up and strode out, leaving everyone else to look at each other in confusion.

So, did he agree or not?

Gu Shiyu quickly followed Fu Wen’s footsteps. Looking at his gloomy face, she comforted him, “Brother Fu Wen, you are the best! The project will definitely succeed if you’re in charge!”

Fu Wen stopped in his tracks, turned to look at Gu Shiyu, and his eyes flickered slightly. His expression softened, and he said with a light smile, “Do you really think so?”

“Of course!” Gu Shiyu said immediately. Since she was a child, she had always thought Fu Wen was the best!

Fu Wen nodded and continued, “Okay, then go back and tell your brother to join this project too, okay?”

Gu Shiyu was slightly taken aback. She didn’t expect the topic to turn to her.

“Shiyu, you won’t disappoint me, will you?” Fu Wen’s tone was a lot softer.

Gu Shiyu scratched her head. “But I don’t get involved in company matters. Why would my brother listen to me?”

“It’s okay. If you say it, he’ll listen.”

Gu Shiyu’s expression became much more serious. “Brother Fu Wen, don’t worry! I’ll go back tonight and tell my brother!”

Fu Wen finally laughed. “Good girl. After it’s all done, I’ll treat you to dinner.”

Hearing that he would actually ask her out to dinner, Gu Shiyu’s face became much more shy. She twisted and said, “Okay~”

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Fu Wen made an excuse that he had something to do and left first.

After he left, Gu Shiyu couldn’t keep up the act anymore. She covered her face and let out a silent wail. She felt that her chance had come!

Zhou Sui walked out from another passage. Her eyes fell on the person who was still feeling shy and surprised. She originally didn’t want to go out while they were talking, but who would have thought she would hear all this?

“Idiot,” Zhou Sui said coldly.

She was sold and was still helping them count the money.