Abducted by the White Moonlight of a "Tormented Protagonist" Novel - Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Song Zhiqi didn’t know that her actions had been seen by Shen Shiyi. She stood in front of the takoyaki stall and fed the entire plate of takoyaki to Fu Wen.

Fu Wen had never experienced such intimacy before, and he found it very pleasant. He ate whatever she fed him. Even the cup of milk tea that he found a little too sweet was now only a third full.

As Song Zhiqi fed him, she couldn’t help but sigh. He was almost 1.9 meters tall, so his appetite was indeed impressive. She didn’t just buy takoyaki; she bought almost everything she saw along the way, and this man could eat it all!

By the end, Song Zhiqi was numb. She wanted him to eat it himself, but when he did, he usually only ate one bite and then stopped. He was harder to please than the Empress Dowager Cixi.

However, Song Zhiqi’s arm was getting tired. Her height of 1.65 meters was really no match for Fu Wen!

It wasn’t until they sat down at a fried skewer stall that Fu Wen finally realized, “Why aren’t you eating?”

Now that he thought about it, it was true. Song Zhiqi had been feeding him the entire time, but she hadn’t touched anything herself.

Song Zhiqi was startled. She didn’t expect him to notice. She said shyly, “I wanted to save all the good food for you.”

Fu Wen frowned. “Eat whatever you want. Don’t tell me I can’t afford to buy you food?”

He had also noticed that those things didn’t cost much money. The total amount wasn’t even enough for a casual meal out for him.

“Okay, I’ll remember that,” Song Zhiqi replied obediently.

When Fu Wen saw her like this, his heart couldn’t help but soften. He remembered a scene from a TV show he had unintentionally watched. The woman in it would save all the good food for her man or son and would never eat it herself.

So, Song Zhiqi’s reaction was probably like that woman’s.

He just didn’t expect that she considered these things to be good food.

When they continued to walk, Song Zhiqi didn’t dare to not eat anything anymore. But she really only took one bite, and the rest went into Fu Wen’s stomach.

Watching Fu Wen eat those high-fat, high-calorie things without knowing, Song Zhiqi couldn’t help but feel a little excited. With so much food, she didn’t believe Fu Wen wouldn’t gain two pounds tomorrow!

After walking through the entire food street, Fu Wen was truly full. When he said he couldn’t eat anymore, Song Zhiqi felt a little regretful. She looked at the time, then pretended to cover her mouth and widen her eyes. When Fu Wen looked at her with a confused expression, she said, “President Fu, I’m sorry, I need to go back now.”

Fu Wen looked at his watch. It was only almost ten o’clock. Was she going back already?

His lips were pursed slightly, and his jaw was a little tense, showing his clear displeasure.

However, Song Zhiqi understood the principle of knowing when to retreat. If she stayed with Fu Wen any later, he might use the excuse of it being too late and take her to a hotel or his home.

“I’m staying at President Shen’s place now, so it’s not good to go back too late. I’m worried about disturbing her rest.”

Fu Wen was even more displeased. “You can move out. I have a villa in the suburbs. You can live there.”

Song Zhiqi’s expression froze slightly.

If she remembered correctly, she had seen a TV show scene where the female lead was imprisoned in a villa by Fu Wen, right?

Could this be that villa?

“No need. It’s very good living at President Shen’s place. It’s close to the company, and President Shen is very good to me. I don’t want to betray her kindness.”

Fu Wen’s jaw was still tense. She didn’t want to betray her kindness, so she could betray his?

“President Fu, it’s getting late. I’ll head back first.” Song Zhiqi acted a little reluctant to leave, as if she really didn’t want to be separated from Fu Wen.

Seeing her like this, Fu Wen finally felt a little better. Although she wasn’t by his side, at least her heart was with him. He said, “I’ll take you back.”

“No need, President Fu. It’s not far. The subway will get me there quickly. See you next time!” She said while running and waving goodbye to him. She quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Fu Wen stood at the end of the food street. The dim yellow lights shone on him. His face was a mix of light and shadow, making his expression hard to read.

…

Nanshan Villa District.

Gu Shiyu was holding a thermos and standing in front of a villa. She was wearing a loose white turtleneck sweater and a black newsboy cap. Her bottom was a gray pleated skirt, and she was wearing thick-soled loafers. She bravely exposed her two slender, pale legs, not afraid of the cold at all.

But what was the reality?

Gu Shiyu was holding the thermos and standing by the door, trying not to cry. She was tucking her neck in to reduce the area exposed to the cold, completely abandoning her image.

She had arrived at nine o’clock. She didn’t expect Zhou Sui to have such a long business dinner!

She had been waiting outside for almost an hour!

She hadn’t brought any warmth, and the cold wind was about to take all her warmth away!

She couldn’t help but stomp her feet on the ground to create some heat for herself. She looked eagerly at the road leading to the villa district gate, waiting for that familiar car to appear.

Just when she was about to go blind from looking, two big headlights finally appeared under the cold streetlights. The familiar, rigid car frame appeared in her sight. After she saw the license plate, Gu Shiyu was so moved that she almost cried.

She wanted to walk out. She moved her feet, but they were almost frozen stiff. She could only stand where she was and look at the car with a wronged expression.

A woman with a furrowed brow got out of the car. She kept her head down, looking at the ground. After she waved to the car, it drove away.

After feeling that her legs were a little better, Gu Shiyu quickly stumbled forward, wanting to help her. As soon as she got close, she smelled alcohol on her. Especially when she saw her frowning and looking uncomfortable, Gu Shiyu felt that coming here tonight was a very good decision!

“Why are you here?” Zhou Sui noticed her as soon as she came closer. She took a closer look and found it was Gu Shiyu. She was slightly stunned. After sizing her up from top to bottom, she was speechless for a moment.

“Aren’t you cold?”

Especially those two legs. They were exposed without even a pair of stockings. She didn’t know whether to sigh at her young, healthy body.

Gu Shiyu quickly helped her. She pursed her lips and said, “Of course, I came to bring you warmth! To bring you this warmth, I almost froze to death.”

As soon as her hands touched her, Zhou Sui felt her body temperature, which was a little too low. She was speechless for a moment, but she quickly opened the door and led her in.

“You know it’s cold, so why are you dressed like this?”

“Because it looks good!” Gu Shiyu said as if it was the most natural thing in the world. She even twirled in front of Zhou Sui. Her pleated skirt swayed with her movements. She looked as lively as a little bird. “Don’t you think I look good dressed like this?”

Zhou Sui: “…”

Her already uncomfortable head ached even more. She admitted that Gu Shiyu looked very good dressed like this. It suited her pampered young miss demeanor. But shouldn’t she choose the right time to look good? Dressed like this on such a cold day, she really wasn’t afraid of getting old lady legs in the future.

She bent down and took out a pair of cotton slippers from the shoe cabinet and placed them at her feet. After she also changed her shoes, she went to the kitchen to pour two cups of warm water. She saw that Gu Shiyu was already sitting on the sofa, so she placed the water on the coffee table in front of her and then took a blanket to cover her legs.

“Hehe, you’re quite considerate!” Gu Shiyu said heartlessly. Then she started to look at the decoration of Zhou Sui’s house. After looking at it, she only had one word in her mind.

So cold and lonely.

There was no sign of life at all.

“How did you get in?” Zhou Sui frowned as she drank her water. Are the property managers this negligent now?

When it came to this, Gu Shiyu immediately became proud. “Of course, it’s because I’m also a resident here!”

Although she lived with her brother, it didn’t mean she didn’t have her own property!

Zhou Sui: “…” Fine.

“How long have you been waiting?” The other person’s hands were very cold. She shouldn’t have been that cold in just a little while.

When it came to this, Gu Shiyu was angry. She said in a heartbroken tone, “Over an hour! Do you know what an hour is like!”

It was like the cold wind was about to destroy her, a delicate flower!

Zhou Sui: “…Aren’t you a resident here? Why were you just waiting outside?”

Why didn’t she just go home and wait, or call or text her?

“Oh, I’ve never lived in that house after I bought it. I need to find someone to clean it first if I want to live in it,” Gu Shiyu said indifferently. She used to live with her brother, so she never had to worry about these things.

Zhou Sui pinched her forehead again. “Then why did you come here tonight?”

She suddenly started to admire Gu Tingsheng. How did he put up with Gu Shiyu?

“Oh right, I came to bring you warmth!” Gu Shiyu quickly got up and walked to the entrance. She picked up the thermos she had casually placed on the cabinet and ran back to Zhou Sui, saying proudly, “You said you had a business dinner tonight. I thought you must be drinking, so I specifically asked Wu Ma to make you some bamboo fungus and egg drop soup to warm your stomach! Wu Ma’s cooking is top-notch!”

Zhou Sui was slightly stunned when she heard her words. She came all the way just to bring her a stomach-warming soup?

Thinking back, she didn’t know how long it had been since someone had treated her so seriously. It seemed that no one had ever cared about her like this since her mother passed away.

“Why… did you do this?” Zhou Sui’s throat was a little dry. She wasn’t good to her. She even called her stupid and still thought she was a little hopelessly stupid.

“Of course, it’s because we’re friends!” Gu Shiyu said naturally. “Since we’re friends, of course, I have to bring my friend warmth!”

Zhou Sui was stunned. Friends?

She wasn’t without friends. She and Shen Shiyi were very good friends, but they would never treat each other like this.

So this was Gu Shiyu’s way of treating her friends?

That was truly unique.

…

After leaving Fu Wen, Song Zhiqi ran to the side of the road and quickly hailed a taxi.

She wasn’t stupid. It was late at night, and she was in the same car as Fu Wen. Did she want to die?

On the way back, Song Zhiqi even went to get some takeout. When she was with Fu Wen earlier, she ate a little, but it was so stressful that she felt like she had a heart attack. Now that she was relaxed, she naturally wanted to enjoy some delicious food.

When she got back to Shen Shiyi’s community, the taxi couldn’t drive in directly. She got out at the entrance of the community. Before she even walked two steps, she noticed the familiar silver-gray sports car parked on the other side. Even at night, its flowing body added a touch of elegance.

Song Zhiqi quickly jogged over. She bent down and looked into the driver’s seat. She could vaguely see a person inside, but because the car window was very private, she couldn’t see the person’s face.

However, she was sure that the person inside was Shen Shiyi.

Sure enough, when the car window came down, Shen Shiyi’s noble and cold face was revealed. At this moment, she was looking at her expressionlessly.

Song Zhiqi was stunned for a moment. She looked at her with some confusion. She didn’t understand why she had suddenly become like this after not seeing her for an afternoon. But she didn’t think much about it for now. This was the entrance of the community. It wasn’t good for her to just be parked here. So she walked around the front of the car and tried to open the passenger door.

However, she pressed it twice, but the car door didn’t budge. Many questions popped up in her mind. She walked back to the driver’s seat and asked in confusion, “What are you doing? Unlock the door!”

Shen Shiyi gave her a deep look and pressed the unlock button.

After she did that, Song Zhiqi walked to the passenger side, opened the car door, and sat inside. She stared at Shen Shiyi.

When she left this afternoon, Shen Shiyi seemed a little unhappy, but she wasn’t this cold.

Shen Shiyi ignored her. She started the car and drove to the underground parking lot of the community.

“Hey, you didn’t specially wait outside for me to come back, did you?” When Song Zhiqi said this, her heart felt a little sweet.

Sure enough, a woman three years older is a treasure. She really knows how to care for people. She didn’t even want her to walk this short distance.

Shen Shiyi was expressionless and didn’t pay attention to her. If she wasn’t concerned about going slow in the parking area, she would have floored the gas pedal.

Seeing that she still wasn’t talking, Song Zhiqi puffed out her cheeks. She then asked, “Did you eat dinner? I bought a lot of things to bring back.”

Shen Shiyi looked at the road ahead and still didn’t answer her.

Seeing that she was ignoring her again and again, Song Zhiqi was also unhappy. She let out a light snort, turned her head, and ignored her as well.

The two of them sat in silence until the car stopped. Shen Shiyi opened her door and got out. Song Zhiqi quickly followed her and entered the elevator with her.

Along the way, she saw that Shen Shiyi’s expression still hadn’t softened at all. Song Zhiqi racked her brains and finally asked hesitantly, “Is it because I came back late?”

That’s right. Before she left, Shen Shiyi told her to come back soon. But she only came back after ten o’clock. Was that too late in her eyes?

Hearing this, Shen Shiyi finally showed some reaction. She gave Song Zhiqi another deep look. When the elevator arrived, she was the first to step out, leaving her with a view of her back.

Song Zhiqi: “…”

The system blocked its view, so it wouldn’t be annoyed.

Fortunately, even though Shen Shiyi was the first to enter the door, she didn’t close it completely. She left the door open for Song Zhiqi. When Song Zhiqi saw this, her face immediately lit up, and her steps became much lighter.

She went in, closed the door, changed her shoes, and went to the dining room with the things she bought. She put the things on the table and didn’t see Shen Shiyi. She probably went back to her room to change.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, Shen Shiyi walked out wearing a comfortable gray loungewear set. Her black-brown wavy hair was casually clipped back with a clip. This casual look diluted the coldness on her.

Song Zhiqi took out the things she bought and said, “Did you eat? You can come and try some even if you did.”

She bought a lot of things: grilled oysters, grilled pig trotters, and spicy crayfish. They were all the best companions for a late-night snack.

Shen Shiyi heard her words and sat across from her. When she saw the things she took out, the expression on her face softened a little.

They were all things that Fu Wen didn’t get to eat.

But when she spoke, she couldn’t hide the coldness in her voice. “You ate so much tonight, and you can still eat?”

Thinking about the intimate scene between Song Zhiqi and Fu Wen on the screen, she felt the anger in her chest almost erupt. Song Zhiqi had already given her a heads-up, but now she realized.

A heads-up was one thing, but her jealousy was another.

Song Zhiqi was stunned. How did she know she ate a lot of things? She immediately understood.

“You were following me!”

Shen Shiyi’s expression didn’t change. She didn’t deny it or confirm it, but her behavior was enough for Song Zhiqi to be sure of the answer.

“But I didn’t see you at all!” Song Zhiqi was confused. Plus, with Shen Shiyi’s cool and attention-grabbing car, it would definitely attract a crowd no matter where it went. There was no way she was blind, right?

Shen Shiyi: “…Why would I follow you myself?”

She almost wanted to break open her head and see what it was made of.

Song Zhiqi suddenly understood. Oh, right. Shen Shiyi had many people she could use. She didn’t need to do it herself.

She put on her gloves and started peeling a crayfish. She pouted and said, “Since you already know, don’t you know how little I ate?”

She had done a great job of lasting until past ten o’clock with only a few bites!

“Heh—”

Shen Shiyi scoffed. “I think you were full from laughing.”

When she was with Fu Wen, she smiled so much. She should ask herself, had she ever smiled at her so brightly?

Song Zhiqi: “…” That was just a show.

If she didn’t smile like that, how could a narcissistic person like Fu Wen think that she couldn’t live without him?

But at the worst possible moment, both of their phones received a push notification at the same time.

Shen Shiyi took out her phone. She had a feeling when she saw the title. When she clicked in and saw the content, her face completely darkened, and a very low pressure radiated from her body.

When Song Zhiqi saw her like this, she felt that something was wrong. She quickly took off her gloves and picked up her phone to check. When she saw herself and Fu Wen on the entertainment news, she was also petrified on the spot.

The media even complimented them on being a good match…

Her stomach churned. Her empty stomach felt like it wanted to throw up.

She and Fu Wen were a good match?

Which paparazzi was so blind?!

She knew that Fu Wen was often in the gossip news, but she didn’t expect to be so unlucky that she would be caught in the picture as well.

What were those paparazzi doing? Why didn’t they take pictures of celebrities and instead took pictures of people like Fu Wen?

“No, you know, I…”

Song Zhiqi didn’t know what to say.

From a rational point of view, in this situation, she should be shy and even happy, after all, they said she and Fu Wen were a good match.

But from an emotional point of view, she didn’t really like Fu Wen. What’s more, the situation with her and Fu Wen was filmed and posted as gossip news, and Shen Shiyi saw it!

For a moment, Song Zhiqi held her phone and felt dumbfounded. She almost wanted to shrink into herself.

Shen Shiyi’s lips twitched. She put down her phone and looked at Song Zhiqi. Seeing her looking weak, she said expressionlessly, “Am I that scary?”

Song Zhiqi quickly shook her head.

“Then who are you putting on this act for?” Her tone was still cold.

Song Zhiqi: “…”

She quickly handed the peeled crayfish tail to Shen Shiyi’s mouth and said enthusiastically, “Would you like to try it? See if it tastes good?”

When she saw her action, Shen Shiyi’s face completely turned cold.

This person just fed Fu Wen, and now she’s coming to feed herself?

Did she really like feeding people so much?

Song Zhiqi looked at her blankly. She didn’t understand why the pressure around her suddenly dropped even lower. Did she say something wrong just now?

“Hey, did you take the wrong medicine?” Song Zhiqi asked tentatively.

Shen Shiyi shot her a glare. Not only did she not realize what she had done wrong, but she also thought it was her problem?

She hadn’t eaten dinner, and now she felt full from all the anger.

Seeing her like this, Song Zhiqi didn’t bother to make a fool of herself anymore. She changed the direction of the crayfish that was at her mouth and ate it herself. She lowered her head and didn’t look at her anymore.

It was already tiring enough to deal with Fu Wen. Now she had to guess her thoughts. Song Zhiqi felt like her brain stem was starting to ache.

The two of them sat across from each other. The bright but not glaring light shone on them. It should have been a very warm scene, but if you looked closely at their expressions, you could faintly see a hidden storm.

Shen Shiyi got up without a word and walked to the bedroom. She didn’t give Song Zhiqi another glance.

Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing behind her, Song Zhiqi gradually stopped what she was doing. She sat in her seat blankly. Her chest was tight and uncomfortable.

Was she being too much?

Song Zhiqi asked herself this question in her heart.

Looking at the things on the table, Song Zhiqi had no appetite at all. She took off her gloves and casually threw them into the trash can. She simply covered the opened crayfish and went back to her room.

After losing her appetite, the fatigue started to creep up on her. She desperately wanted to take a comfortable bath.

There was a large mirror on the bathroom wall. As long as Song Zhiqi stepped into the bathroom, she could clearly see herself.

At first, Song Zhiqi didn’t understand why Shen Shiyi installed such a large mirror in the bathroom when she decorated it, but she gradually got used to it.

But today was a subtle exception.

After Song Zhiqi took off her clothes, she accidentally glanced at the mirror. She froze on the spot. Her face slowly turned red, and her eyes even became a little hazy.

There were red marks all over her white skin, especially on her lower back. They were all marks left by Shen Shiyi!

Beast!

Song Zhiqi quickly took a shower with a red face. She was too embarrassed to stay in the bathroom anymore. She put on her clothes and went to bed. She was so embarrassed that her toes curled up inside the blanket.

But as time passed, she gradually realized that something was wrong.

Why didn’t Shen Shiyi come to sleep with her?

Song Zhiqi was stunned. This had never happened since she moved in. Was she that angry?

Song Zhiqi looked at the bedroom door. Her face was full of a conflicted expression.

Should she go and coax Shen Shiyi?

But if she went to find Shen Shiyi now, would it seem like she was trying to get into her bed?

So, should she get into her bed… or not?