Abducted by the White Moonlight of a "Tormented Protagonist" Novel - Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Song Zhiqi followed Shen Shiyi into the banquet hall. The banquet was for the mayor’s daughter’s birthday, and to show respect to the mayor, basically everyone of note in Xingjiang City sent representatives.

Shortly after entering, they saw several familiar faces.

They first went to greet the host of the banquet. After a brief conversation, other people came up to them to chat.

In the crowd, Song Zhiqi maintained an elegant and proper smile, but her heart was getting impatient. She really didn’t like these kinds of occasions.

“Host, the male lead is right behind you,” the system reminded her.

Hearing this, Song Zhiqi instinctively turned around and abruptly met a pair of eyes as deep as a cold pool. The man’s thin lips were tightly pursed, and he stared deeply at her.

Song Zhiqi: “…”

Was she imagining things? Why did Fu Wen seem so different today?

She averted her gaze and met Shen Shiyi’s unfathomable eyes. A chilling smile was on her lips.

No, what was wrong today?

Why were both of them acting so strangely!

She pretended to be calm and looked elsewhere. When she saw Gu Shiyu with her back to them, picking up a small cake from the dessert table, she slightly turned to Shen Shiyi and whispered, “I’m going to play with Gu Shiyu.”

Although Gu Shiyu was the villainess in the novel, so far, she hadn’t felt any threat from her. She even felt a little willing to be with her. After all, Gu Shiyu said whatever she wanted to say, so she didn’t have to guess, and it was easy to communicate with her.

Shen Shiyi nodded slightly. After saying a few words to the others, she pulled Song Zhiqi out of the crowd.

Song Zhiqi wanted to go play with Gu Shiyu, and she also had something to discuss with Gu Tingsheng.

After they left, Fu Wen gave them a deep look, then turned and continued his conversation with the host.

The two of them walked to the Gu siblings. Gu Shiyu was busy picking out pretty little cakes to eat, and Gu Tingsheng was holding a plate for her, looking like a mother who worked tirelessly, helpless yet doting.

“Shiyi,” Gu Tingsheng was the first to greet them.

“Mhm, aren’t you going to chat with others?” Shen Shiyi casually picked up a glass of wine from the table and chatted with Gu Tingsheng.

“Nothing to chat about.” At their level, besides actively talking to the host, it was basically others who sought them out. There was no need for them to actively approach others.

Song Zhiqi wasn’t interested in their conversation. As soon as she arrived, she pulled her arm out of Shen Shiyi’s and went to Gu Shiyu’s side to pick out cakes with her.

“Miss Gu,” Song Zhiqi deliberately lowered her voice to tease her.

Gu Shiyu came back to her senses, turned to look at Song Zhiqi, and then pouted. “What?”

Then she saw Shen Shiyi and realized that she had come over as well. She had been a little distracted earlier and didn’t notice their presence.

“I missed you,” Song Zhiqi said, blinking at her.

Shen Shiyi’s wine glass paused slightly. She gave an intense look to Song Zhiqi, who didn’t filter her words.

Gu Tingsheng just found it amusing. He was even happy that Gu Shiyu had another friend.

But Gu Shiyu was different. Her makeup was exquisite, and every strand of her hair showed the aura of a proud young woman, but it didn’t affect her from widening her eyes, which ruined her image.

“No, are you sick? Why are you missing me for no reason? Are we close?” Gu Shiyu’s tone was incredibly surprised. No one had ever told her that Song Zhiqi was so friendly and shameless!

“We’ll get closer. This is the third time we’ve met.” Song Zhiqi winked at her and went to pick out cakes with her intimately.

Shen Shiyi’s face was expressionless, but her fingers holding the wine glass were slightly turning white.

Gu Tingsheng looked at her strangely, not understanding why she suddenly changed her expression. However, he didn’t pay too much attention to it and lowered his voice. “He still hasn’t given up on getting the Gu Group to invest.”

After Gu Shiyu rejected Fu Wen, he turned to him. He was still not giving up.

Shen Shiyi nodded, indicating that she had already guessed. She had already set up the game and was just waiting for Fu Wen.

On the other side, Gu Shiyu looked at Song Zhiqi with disgust. “Can you not get so close to me? We’re not close!”

If she was being honest, they were still love rivals. It was already a favor that she wasn’t going after Song Zhiqi, but she still dared to constantly try to get her attention in front of her.

Not only was she unable to figure out what Song Zhiqi was up to, but the system was also confused.

“Host, this is the villainess. What are you doing?” Trying to build a good relationship with the villainess?

But she wasn’t earning her money anymore, so why did she still need to build a good relationship?

“I know we’re not close, but meeting each other is fate. The more we spend time together, the closer we’ll get,” Song Zhiqi said, winking at her.

Gu Shiyu shivered from her words and felt even more that she was sick.

Seeing that she was ignoring her, Song Zhiqi slowly said to the system, “I know she’s the villainess, but don’t you think this villainess is quite cute?”

The system was silent for a moment. “So?”

So far, the villainess it had encountered was indeed not bad, but what could that change?

“Don’t you think it’s pitiful for such a cute girl to end up in such a situation later?” Song Zhiqi asked in return.

Her family went bankrupt, her brother jumped off a building, and she was beaten and stripped naked and thrown into an alley. It was easy to imagine what kind of abyss awaited her.

The system was a little silent. Although it was a machine, it could still have empathy for some things.

“So what do you want to do now? Didn’t you teach her how to get the male lead before?”

Song Zhiqi picked up a small green cake and slowly ate it, communicating with the system in her mind.

“I didn’t know her specific personality before, so of course, I wouldn’t refuse money that was handed to me.” But now, after interacting with her a few times, she realized that she was just a pampered young woman with a slightly arrogant temper. No matter how much she yelled, she had never actually hurt anyone.

How could such a girl be given the title of a wicked villainess in a female rivalry?

The only difficult part was how to make her stop liking Fu Wen.

As she was thinking, she suddenly heard Gu Shiyu excitedly waving in a certain direction and calling out a name.

Song Zhiqi followed her gaze and saw a woman in a light gray suit. Her expression was calm, and she had a ruby earring on her left ear. She was looking over in the direction of Gu Shiyu’s voice.

Wasn’t this the representative from the Zhou Group from that meeting at the Fu Group?

Her name seemed to be Zhou Sui?

Song Zhiqi’s mind continued to race. The TV show clips she had seen didn’t have a character named Zhou Sui. She shouldn’t have any connection with the villainess.

She couldn’t be one of those nameless cannon fodder characters who caused trouble for her, as the system had said, right?

But even though they didn’t interact much last time, her way of speaking showed that she wasn’t one of those women who blindly adored Fu Wen?

However, no matter how much her mind was working, Gu Shiyu had already put her fork back on the plate in Gu Tingsheng’s hand and scurried toward Zhou Sui.

Song Zhiqi: “???”

After the question came the shock!

This villainess wasn’t playing by the rules again!

She didn’t go to the male lead first. Instead, she went to someone who hadn’t appeared in the book!

Seeing Gu Shiyu rushing toward her like a colorful butterfly, Zhou Sui’s expression was slightly strained. She was getting tired of her.

Why did she have to say that one extra word back then?

Now, she was stuck with her.

Her expression was a little stiff. She looked down at Gu Shiyu’s foot. When she ran over, there was nothing wrong with her foot anymore, so why was she still coming to find her?

“Your foot is fine. I’ve done everything I could,” Zhou Sui reminded her.

She had apologized, gone to the hospital, and even helped her with the medicine afterward. She had fulfilled all her responsibilities. Could she be let go now?

Gu Shiyu shook her head. “What are you talking about? My foot is healed, but my mental trauma hasn’t healed yet!”

Zhou Sui: “…”

On the other side, Shen Shiyi saw Gu Shiyu’s cheerful expression toward Zhou Sui and Zhou Sui’s somewhat deadpan face. She took a sip of wine and managed to suppress the smile on her lips.

For some reason, she had a feeling that a good show was about to start.

Song Zhiqi looked at the two of them acting so familiar. Looking at their interaction, Zhou Sui didn’t seem like one of those cannon fodder followers who were always behind Gu Shiyu.

Otherwise, the quality of Gu Shiyu’s cannon fodder followers would be too high!

“Shiyu, come back,” Gu Tingsheng naturally saw the change in Zhou Sui’s expression and quickly called his oblivious sister back.

Gu Shiyu looked back at her brother, then at Zhou Sui. Her brows drooped with a hint of unhappiness. She pouted, stomped her foot, and went back to Gu Tingsheng’s side.

The only reason she was allowed to attend the banquet today was that she had promised her brother that she would listen to him and not run around.

After she left, Zhou Sui finally breathed a sigh of relief. She greeted the host and came to find Shen Shiyi.

“What’s the deal with you two?” Shen Shiyi glanced at Gu Shiyu and whispered to Zhou Sui.

Zhou Sui’s face was a little annoyed. She said helplessly, “Don’t even mention it. Because I couldn’t help but call her stupid, she chased after me for an explanation. While she was chasing me, she sprained her ankle, and that’s how I got stuck with her.”

Shen Shiyi’s lips curled. She wanted to laugh even more.

Zhou Sui didn’t continue talking about herself. She looked at Song Zhiqi, who was looking around the hall, and lowered her voice. “Why did you bring her here?”

Shen Shiyi’s eyes flickered slightly. She saw that Song Zhiqi’s gaze was fixed on a certain spot. Following her gaze, she saw Fu Wen dealing with others who were trying to talk to him with a cold expression.

Her face darkened slightly, but her voice was controlled so that only Zhou Sui could hear her.

“I don’t feel comfortable leaving her alone at home.” Only when she was under her watchful eye could she feel at ease.

Zhou Sui didn’t say anything more. From the many details, she knew that her friend cared about this Song Zhiqi. But she just couldn’t understand why she was so special to her.

Shen Shiyi didn’t continue to chat with Zhou Sui. She walked to Song Zhiqi’s side, looked down at her for a while, and then said in a calm voice, “Looks good?”

Song Zhiqi had already noticed her approaching. She was a little confused when she didn’t say anything. Just as she was about to look at her, she heard her question.

“What looks good?” she asked strangely.

“Fu Wen,” Shen Shiyi said with a fake smile, looking at her with the corner of her eyes. She felt that Song Zhiqi was pretending to be confused.

Song Zhiqi suddenly understood. So she noticed that she was looking at Fu Wen?

But she still answered truthfully, “He doesn’t look good.”

She used to admit that Fu Wen’s face was not bad, but as she interacted with him more, she found his face to be getting uglier and uglier, to the point where she couldn’t stand to look at it.

It was true that a person’s character and actions would affect their appearance.

“If he doesn’t look good, why did you stare for so long?” Shen Shiyi’s lips curled slightly. She had been standing next to her for so long, but she hadn’t even looked at her once.

“I was observing!” Song Zhiqi was telling the truth. She felt that Fu Wen was a little strange today. Why was he so quiet? It didn’t fit his style.

“What did you observe? Can you tell me?” Shen Shiyi’s voice became softer. She put her arms around her waist and rested her chin on her shoulder, affectionately.

By now, Song Zhiqi had almost become immune to Shen Shiyi’s sudden intimate actions. After all, this person would always surprise her with these things from time to time, so Song Zhiqi gradually stopped caring.

Therefore, she had no idea how intimate their posture was at the moment.

When Zhou Sui and Gu Tingsheng saw this, they couldn’t help but widen their eyes. What were these two doing? Even if they were showing sisterly affection, they should know their place!

However, only Gu Shiyu, who saw this, pursed her lips and looked thoughtful.

Since she had asked, Song Zhiqi would definitely answer truthfully. She told her what she had discovered and also wanted to hear what she thought.

“Don’t you think Fu Wen is very strange today? He’s so quiet.”

He didn’t even come to find trouble. Even if he didn’t, Shen Shiyi was still his white moonlight at this stage, but he didn’t even go up to her to talk to her.

Shen Shiyi’s brows raised slightly, but her eyes were fixed on Song Zhiqi’s profile, which was closest to her. At such a close distance, under the bright lights, she could even see the tiny white hairs on her face. They looked soft and smooth, which made her heart feel a sense of thirst.

She wanted to lean in, kiss her, and then lick her.

Her eyes became even deeper, but her answer to Song Zhiqi didn’t give away anything.

“Maybe he’s getting old and can’t be bothered anymore.”

Song Zhiqi was speechless. “Then aren’t you indirectly scolding yourself?”

If Fu Wen was old, then Shen Shiyi, who was the same age as Fu Wen, wasn’t she also old?

Shen Shiyi’s expression didn’t change. The arm around Song Zhiqi’s waist became even tighter. “It’s fine. I look younger than him.”

Song Zhiqi: “…”

She knew she wasn’t serious.

However, at that moment, Fu Wen turned his head and looked in their direction. When he saw Shen Shiyi with her arms around Song Zhiqi, his pupils contracted, and he looked at them with a complicated expression.

Gu Shiyu was standing next to Gu Tingsheng and noticed Fu Wen’s gaze, but his gaze was only on Shen Shiyi and them. She couldn’t sit still anymore. Ignoring Gu Tingsheng’s protest, she quickly walked toward Fu Wen.

Seeing Gu Shiyu so eager to go find Fu Wen, Zhou Sui’s lips twitched, and her eyes showed an expression of “I knew it.”

It was a miracle that she was able to hold back from finding Fu Wen until now.

“Brother Fu Wen,” Gu Shiyu couldn’t help but call out as soon as she got close.

Fu Wen looked at Gu Shiyu, nodded faintly, and turned back to continue his conversation with others.

Seeing him being so cold, Gu Shiyu felt wronged. She stood to the side and stared at him. The people who were talking to Fu Wen were also tactful. When they saw Gu Shiyu’s situation, they left one after another, leaving the space for the two of them.

Fu Wen looked at the situation and frowned helplessly. “Shiyu, be sensible. I have important things to do.”

“You do your important things. I’m not bothering you,” Gu Shiyu said, biting her lip and feeling wronged.

Fu Wen: “…”

She was standing there staring at him. If that wasn’t bothering him, then what was?

Some other women who admired Fu Wen also started to get restless when they saw Gu Shiyu approaching him. They stared at Gu Shiyu with a bit of jealousy.

At that moment, a woman in a red dress walked over gracefully. The slit on her dress went up to her thigh, and her fair, long legs were occasionally visible as she walked.

She walked over and very naturally linked her arm with Fu Wen’s. Her heavily made-up face showed a charming smile, and she called Fu Wen “President Fu” in a soft voice, then gave Gu Shiyu a provocative look.

She was the female companion Fu Wen brought tonight.

Seeing this, Gu Shiyu’s expression changed. She immediately pointed at the woman, glared at Fu Wen, and asked, “Brother Fu Wen, who is she?!”

And why was she holding his arm so intimately!

She even saw this woman rub his arm with her two full br3asts!

Fu Wen’s face darkened slightly, and his voice became colder.

“Shiyu, don’t be ridiculous. She’s my companion for the night. Show her some respect.”

“I respect her?” Hearing this, Gu Shiyu was instantly furious. “She’s clearly seducing you!”

“Get away from Brother Fu Wen!”

Gu Shiyu stepped forward to pull the woman. Seeing that she was still clinging to Fu Wen, her eyes turned red with anger.

The woman was yanked by Gu Shiyu and stumbled. Her dress was already thin. With Gu Shiyu’s actions, her shoulder suddenly slipped down, and her soft, white chest was almost exposed.

As soon as Gu Shiyu saw this, she stopped what she was doing. Just as she was about to pull her dress up, she felt her hand being held by a large hand. He pushed her hard in the opposite direction!

“Gu Shiyu, that’s enough!”

Fu Wen was furious. He gave a cold look to Gu Shiyu, who had stumbled and fallen to the ground because of his push. He took off his suit jacket and put it on the woman to cover her exposed skin.

“Thank you, President Fu,” the woman said softly. She used both hands to pull Fu Wen’s jacket tighter around herself. Her face also showed a hint of a wronged and forbearing expression.

Gu Shiyu was pushed to the ground in front of everyone. Because she used her arm to break her fall, her elbow was hurting now. However, she couldn’t care about that at the moment. She looked at Fu Wen in disbelief.

She couldn’t believe it. Did Fu Wen just use force on her?

He pushed her to the ground for another woman?

The sound of quick footsteps came from behind. Then, a pair of thin but strong hands landed on her shoulders. These hands lifted her up with an undeniable force. Then, her entire back fell into a soft but reliable embrace.

She turned her head blankly and saw Zhou Sui’s tense face. It seemed that she could even see the suppressed anger on her tightly pursed lips.

There were a few more footsteps behind them. Then, her brother and Shen Shiyi appeared by her side.

The people in the hall who noticed the situation tactfully moved away, leaving a large empty area.

“Fu Wen, what do you mean?” The gentle expression that was usually on Gu Tingsheng’s face disappeared. His face was unusually gloomy.

Right now, to him, Gu Shiyu was the only family he had left in this world. He would not allow anyone to hurt her, not even his good friend who had grown up with him!

Fu Wen’s expression was cold. “Why don’t you ask your sister what good things she did? Does she want to make Ruoruo expose herself in front of everyone and have no face to see anyone again?!”

“I didn’t do it on purpose! How was I supposed to know her dress would suddenly slip down?” Gu Shiyu said, her eyes turning red with injustice. And she was clearly trying to pull her arm. She didn’t even touch her clothes. Who knew why this happened?

“Hmph,” Fu Wen sneered. He put his arm around the woman named Ruoruo and was about to leave.

“Hold on,” Zhou Sui’s face darkened slightly. “Is President Fu just going to leave like this? Don’t you think you should apologize to Miss Gu?”

No matter how much she disliked Gu Shiyu, Fu Wen’s behavior was too much.

Fu Wen’s footsteps paused. He turned to look at Zhou Sui. His eyes were a little gloomy, and he sneered with a smirk. “In what capacity are you saying this, Miss Zhou? You should take care of yourself, lest you can’t even protect yourself.”

Hearing this, Zhou Sui’s face was a little ugly.

He was threatening her.

Shen Shiyi watched all of this and didn’t say a word. She just watched quietly. Although she was standing by the side, she was like an outsider.

As for Song Zhiqi, she was completely stunned. She was yelling in her mind with the system. One person and one system were completely in a state of chaos.

Who the hell was this Ruoruo? Shouldn’t all of this have happened to her and Gu Shiyu in the original novel? Why did a woman named Ruoruo suddenly appear?

And Fu Wen actually put his jacket on Ruoruo, just like he did to the female lead in the novel!

Wait, who was the female lead?!

Why did the plot feel like it was completely messed up?!

Fu Wen didn’t look at any of them again. He put his arm around the woman named Ruoruo, turned around, and walked away, planning to take her to the lounge to get herself together.

Gu Tingsheng’s face was extremely ugly. He didn’t care about Fu Wen’s attitude for the moment and lowered his head to check on Gu Shiyu.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

Gu Shiyu felt wronged. She threw herself into Gu Tingsheng’s arms and said with a sob, “Brother, how could he do this? How could he do this to me for another woman?!”

Gu Tingsheng held her. His jaw was clenched, but he gently patted her back, coaxing her, “We’ll ignore him. We’ll never pay attention to him again.”

Gu Shiyu didn’t respond. She just sobbed in his arms.

Zhou Sui stood to the side and looked at the two siblings. She lowered her eyes and didn’t say anything more.

“System, do you think because we haven’t completed the task for a long time, the world automatically chose a new female lead?” Song Zhiqi was a little excited.

If that were the case, did it mean that she could get rid of her female lead status and never have to complete those tasks again!

And she wouldn’t have to get the male lead’s affection anymore!