Abducted by the White Moonlight of a "Tormented Protagonist" Novel - Chapter 44

Chapter 44

The plot has now begun to affect Song Zhiqi’s perception.

On one hand, she was sober, but on the other hand, she was being manipulated.

She didn’t speak. Shen Shiyi said with a hint of a joke, “Is it your time of the month?”

Song Zhiqi twisted her shoulder. “You’re the one on your period.”

They slept in the same bed every night, so wouldn’t she know if she was on her period or not?

Seeing that she was finally willing to talk, Shen Shiyi’s expression softened. “Then why have you been acting like you’re going through menopause lately?”

“Bullsh*t!” Song Zhiqi clearly knew what she meant, but when she heard her say she was going through menopause, she couldn’t help but get angry.

She was only 23! How could she be going through menopause?!

Shen Shiyi chuckled softly, but after she was done laughing, she said in a very serious tone, “You can tell me anything.”

She might not be able to solve everything, but she would do her best to solve them.

When she heard her serious words, Song Zhiqi fell silent again. After a long time, just when Shen Shiyi thought she wouldn’t say anything else, Song Zhiqi spoke.

“If, I said if, you knew that you would hurt a person, would you still choose to get to know and be with this person?”

When she said these words, she turned around to face Shen Shiyi and stared at her eyes.

This time, it was Shen Shiyi who fell silent. She met Song Zhiqi’s gaze but didn’t answer for a long time.

Song Zhiqi pursed her lips. She looked away and down at her intertwined fingers, mumbling, “I probably wouldn’t. That’s too selfish.”

“Then is that person willing to be hurt?” Shen Shiyi asked softly.

Song Zhiqi was slightly stunned, then she laughed. “How could anyone be willing to be hurt?”

Shen Shiyi looked at her directly. When she saw her smile, her voice also unconsciously softened.

“There are so many people in this world, so how can you be sure that there aren’t any?”

“Like me.”

Song Zhiqi lowered her head, but she could still feel that burning gaze on her. She was a little at a loss, not knowing if it was right or wrong to continue like this.

At this moment, she only felt that she was a scumbag who was letting down someone’s sincerity.

“Talking about these things is so weird. Let’s talk about something else,” Song Zhiqi forcefully changed the subject. If this continued, she didn’t know if she could still hold back her emotions.

“Then what do you want to talk about?” Shen Shiyi went along with her.

Song Zhiqi coughed lightly. Her eyes were darting around, and her voice sounded a little lacking in confidence. “Do you, do you know what Fu Wen has been doing lately?”

As expected, when she heard the name Fu Wen, the atmosphere around Shen Shiyi became heavy and a little chilly.

“Him? He’s probably still at the gym,” Shen Shiyi said with a sarcastic sneer.

“Huh?” Song Zhiqi was stunned. At the gym?

The system also came out and said gloomily, “If you gained more than 20 pounds all of a sudden, you would go to the gym, too.”

Song Zhiqi took a sharp breath. “He’s already gained more than 20 pounds?!”

No wonder he didn’t want to see people!

“Hmph, of course. Host, you need to work harder. If this continues, you won’t know how many pounds the male lead will weigh.”

Song Zhiqi: “…” This was a horror story.

The first thing Song Zhiqi felt when she heard this news was surprise, but after the surprise, she still couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.

In this situation, Fu Wen didn’t want to see people, so how was she supposed to complete her mission?

The system seemed to have given up now and rarely urged Song Zhiqi to get closer to Fu Wen.

During this time, not only was Song Zhiqi unable to see Fu Wen, but Gu Shiyu was also in the same boat. This led to her coming to talk to Song Zhiqi every now and then, trying to learn something.

Looking at Gu Shiyu, who was still stuck in the hole that was Fu Wen, Song Zhiqi couldn’t help but sigh.

Was she brainwashed by her own words about Fu Wen not being dirty?

She didn’t know when, but Gu Shiyu also became a regular at Shen Corporation. Every time she came, she would domineeringly pull Song Zhiqi aside to talk, leaving Shen Shiyi speechless.

Shen Shiyi had a huge headache over this, but Gu Shiyu was younger than her and a little simple-minded, so it wasn’t easy to say anything to her. She could only smile helplessly, hoping that they wouldn’t cause any trouble.

She always felt that when these two were together, it would make people feel a sense of unease.

A sense of unease that they would cause trouble.

…

“Do you think something happened to Brother Fu Wen? Otherwise, why hasn’t he shown up for so long?” Gu Shiyu pulled Song Zhiqi into an empty meeting room. Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and she was extremely worried.

Song Zhiqi: “…Maybe something really did happen.”

Gaining so many pounds, could that not be considered a big deal?

“Right! You think so, too!” Gu Shiyu’s eyes lit up, as if she had found a like-minded person.

Song Zhiqi was a little silent, because for a moment, she really didn’t know how to pull Gu Shiyu out of this pit of fire.

This Gu Shiyu was now completely stuck!

“Actually, have you ever thought that maybe he’s not right for you?” Song Zhiqi said a little hesitantly.

“Impossible!” Gu Shiyu said definitively. “Brother Fu Wen and I were childhood sweethearts. We are the most suitable for each other!”

Song Zhiqi felt a little speechless. She really felt that it was necessary to give her a correct view of relationships.

“Actually, relationships are a mutual thing. A one-sided infatuation will not have a good outcome!”

Gu Shiyu pursed her lips, and her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at her. “Are you just trying to get me to back off so that you can have one less competitor?”

Song Zhiqi: “…”

My dear, please wake up. You’re not even qualified to be a competitor!

But she still didn’t say that in the end. Looking at her like this, she was really afraid that she would start bawling if she said it.

After thinking about it, she felt that she still needed to find a time to take her out to see the world, so that her eyes wouldn’t always be fixed on Fu Wen alone.

“I found that you’ve been very free lately?” Song Zhiqi said a little strangely.

And this person was really strange. On one hand, she saw her as a love rival, but on the other hand, she always came to talk to her.

Hearing her words, Gu Shiyu lowered her head and twisted her clothes, muttering, “You noticed that, huh? I’ve been quite free lately.”

“Brother Fu Wen ignores me, and even everyone else is avoiding me.”

The most annoying one was Zhou Sui. She didn’t look for her, and she actually didn’t look for her either! She was the one who said those hurtful words! It was as if it was her fault.

Song Zhiqi was silent after hearing this. So, she was just coming to her to vent?

“Is it because you’re too stingy? Is that why they’re avoiding you?” Song Zhiqi said with a suppressed laugh. After all, she still couldn’t forget the 1,000 yuan she transferred the first time they met.

How was this the image of a young lady who spent money like water in the novel!

Gu Shiyu wrinkled her nose. “You’re talking nonsense! How am I stingy?”

When she went out with her friends, she never let anyone else pay!

“I gave you a lecture before, and you only transferred 1,100 yuan to me!” Song Zhiqi said indignantly!

“I thought you were a liar!” Gu Shiyu sounded both dominant and guilty when she said this. Her chin was held high, but her eyes were darting around, not daring to look at Song Zhiqi.

Song Zhiqi scoffed.

She found that the little bit of intelligence this vicious female supporting character had was all used to deal with her.

“Come and eat.” Shen Shiyi knocked on the meeting room door to remind the two people inside.

Song Zhiqi immediately got up.

Gu Shiyu looked at Shen Shiyi and let out an arrogant “humph.” However, her body was very honest and she also stood up. She walked past Shen Shiyi without looking at her.

Shen Shiyi helplessly glanced at Song Zhiqi and saw that she was suppressing a laugh. The smile in her eyes was as bright as the stars.

Shen Shiyi took her hand and squeezed it, as if she was accusing her of not helping her and laughing at her instead.

Gu Shiyu had already grown to like Song Zhiqi and even treated her as a confidante, but she couldn’t stand Shen Shiyi no matter what.

After all, Shen Shiyi was the first love that Fu Wen had loved since he was a child! That weight was much greater than Song Zhiqi’s, wasn’t it?!

So, the sense of threat was naturally stronger!

Although Gu Shiyu said she couldn’t stand Shen Shiyi, she also knew the principle of having to bow your head when you’re under someone else’s roof. So, she was really quiet during the meal. She only dared to act a little before the meal started.

Seeing Gu Shiyu like this, Song Zhiqi would always feel that Gu Tingsheng was a really good brother. After their parents passed away, he was able to protect her so well, allowing her to have the naive heart of a child.

However, during the meal, Gu Shiyu’s eyes were still looking at Song Zhiqi and Shen Shiyi up and down. She was a little confused as to why their relationship was so good.

Not to mention being unable to stand each other like her and Shen Shiyi, at the very least, they shouldn’t be sticking to each other and telling the other to eat more, right?

These people were so strange.

Shen Shiyi was a little uncomfortable from her staring. She looked at her gloomily, and thinking about how much Gu Tingsheng cared about his sister, she said, “If you’re really bored, why don’t you get a job?”

“Of course, the prerequisite is that you can’t go to the Fu Group to work!” Song Zhiqi quickly added when she heard her words.

When she heard that she couldn’t work at the Fu Group, Gu Shiyu let out a soft “humph.” “Why would I do that to myself?”

Wasn’t her current life easy? She could go wherever she wanted!

Song Zhiqi, who was hit by the truth: “…”

Before she transmigrated, she found herself a job to pass the time…

Shen Shiyi was also rarely speechless by her words. After thinking about it, it was true. As long as Gu Shiyu didn’t seek death, she could do whatever she wanted. She had a loving brother to support her, so she wouldn’t be treated badly.

Speaking of which, the Gu family was a rare family where the siblings had a good relationship that she had seen. Thinking back to when Gu Tingsheng played with them when they were little, he would even carry his sister on his back to play. He was a complete sister complex.

Unfortunately, it was because of his sister-complex nature. If he hadn’t always liked to have Gu Shiyu by his side, Gu Shiyu would not have been able to have long-term contact with Fu Wen, and naturally, she wouldn’t have fallen for him.

Before leaving the Shen Corporation building, Gu Shiyu looked at Song Zhiqi and said with a little reluctance, “You’re the only one who’s willing to listen to me so much.”

Although she was her love rival, this rival was better than her friends. When she talked to her about Brother Fu Wen, she never showed any impatience.

Unlike that Zhou Sui, she was so angry with her!

Song Zhiqi: “Mmm… I guess so.”

She said this with a lot of reluctance.

If it weren’t for the system, if she hadn’t happened to be the vicious female supporting character, it would probably be very difficult for her to listen to her.

After all, she was now a little triggered by the words “Brother Fu Wen.”

Gu Shiyu looked at her with a little pity. “If you didn’t like Brother Fu Wen, maybe we could be friends.”

Song Zhiqi: “…Drive carefully on your way back.”

Gu Shiyu: “Oh.”

After Gu Shiyu left, Song Zhiqi felt a little quiet.

Song Zhiqi shuddered. She felt like Gu Shiyu had corrupted her.

“Gu Tingsheng’s birthday party is next Wednesday. Are you going?” She had just returned to her office when she heard Shen Shiyi say this.

Her spirit was instantly lifted. “Will Fu Wen be there, too?”

Hearing this, Shen Shiyi’s face immediately sank. Her thin lips were tightly pursed, but she still answered.

“He will be there.”

No matter what, as a friend he had since he was a child, and with the business ties between their two families, it was impossible for Fu Wen to be absent.

Song Zhiqi noticed Shen Shiyi’s expression. Her lips moved, but in the end, she didn’t say anything.

No matter what she said now, it wouldn’t change the fact that she really needed to see Fu Wen.

When she was sleeping at night, Song Zhiqi looked at Shen Shiyi, who had her back to her. There was a little struggle in her eyes. All of a sudden, she regretted getting involved with her.

The system couldn’t help but say, “Host, you’re too indecisive.”

The current Song Zhiqi didn’t have that reckless impulse. She was too hesitant, which led to her not handling anything well.

On one hand, she wanted to get mission progress from Fu Wen, but on the other hand, she was worried about Shen Shiyi’s situation. The two were pulling and tugging at her. There was no progress on Fu Wen’s side, and now there was a problem on Shen Shiyi’s side.

In the end, it was easy to end up with nothing.

Song Zhiqi was a little silent when she heard its words. How could she not know this?

But if she didn’t complete the mission and leave this world soon, Song Zhiqi had a premonition.

She would fall in love with Fu Wen in the future.

It was a very mysterious feeling, but she just had this premonition.

If she one day really fell in love with Fu Wen, what would she do with herself?

And how should she handle Shen Shiyi’s side?

She didn’t know any of these things, which made her even more anxious.

…

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was Wednesday. Gu Tingsheng was now the person in charge of the Gu Group. His birthday party had naturally become a business banquet in a way.

The birthday party started at 8 p.m. Shen Shiyi and the others arrived a little early. Gu Shiyu and Gu Tingsheng were already standing at the door to welcome the guests, looking like they were taking it seriously.

Looking at her serious expression, Song Zhiqi couldn’t help but want to laugh. She went up to her and asked in a low voice, “Why are you out here?”

It was cold outside. With how much Gu Tingsheng cared for her, how could he ask her to come out and welcome the guests with him?

Gu Shiyu was also very open about it. She didn’t care what Song Zhiqi thought and said, “Of course, I’m waiting for Brother Fu Wen here!”

Song Zhiqi: “…”

Alright, she had thought too highly of this young lady.

However, Fu Wen didn’t arrive. Instead, Zhou Sui arrived first.

Not only Zhou Sui, but Zhou Sui’s brother, Zhou Liming, also came. He was dressed like a decent man and slightly bent his elbow for Zhou Sui to take his arm.

Their actions seemed intimate, but if you looked closely, you would find that their eyes never met. Zhou Sui’s eyes were completely indifferent, as if she had “we’re not close” written on her face.

When Gu Shiyu saw Zhou Sui, she let out a soft “humph” and looked away, not wanting to look at her.

Zhou Sui was wearing a red fishtail dress that wasn’t very convenient for movement today. She had a suit jacket draped over her shoulders. She looked a little more enchanting and sexy, which actually didn’t match her demeanor very well.

Her mood was already very bad today because her father, Zhou Shumeng, had asked her to dress like this and attend with Zhou Liming. When she saw Gu Shiyu, who was clearly still angry and deliberately ignoring her, she felt a lump in her chest.

“Everyone, let’s go inside. It’s quite cold standing outside,” Gu Tingsheng said, motioning for the others to stay outside and welcome the guests. He took Gu Shiyu and the others inside.

Shen Shiyi keenly sensed that something was off. She looked at Zhou Sui, then at Zhou Liming next to her, and then at Gu Shiyu. A thoughtful look appeared in her eyes.

She felt that something was going to happen tonight.

…

After entering the banquet hall, there was still some time before the official start. They found a place to sit down. After Gu Tingsheng chatted with them for a bit, he told Gu Shiyu to stay and not go out. He then went to greet the others.

As the protagonist of the night, he really couldn’t stay idle.

Gu Shiyu looked at Zhou Liming, who was sitting next to her, and uncomfortably moved her body.

She could say that she was not familiar with this person at all. She rarely saw him. She had only seen him a few times at banquets before and had almost no private contact with him. Now, sitting together like this, it was really making her feel so awkward.

And that woman Zhou Sui was also very strange today. Why was she dressed like that? Didn’t she not like wearing dresses?

“Miss Gu, Zhou Sui always praises you. Can we officially meet today? My name is Zhou Liming, and I’m Zhou Sui’s brother.” Zhou Liming gave Gu Shiyu what he thought was a handsome smile. He even took out his phone. “Can I add your contact information?”

Gu Shiyu was stunned by this. Zhou Sui always praised her?

She looked at Zhou Sui and saw her cold and clearly displeased expression, but she didn’t interrupt.

Shen Shiyi and the others sitting on the other side roughly guessed Zhou Liming’s plan when they saw this.

He wanted to pursue Gu Shiyu?

Song Zhiqi and Shen Shiyi looked at each other. They didn’t understand Zhou Liming’s thoughts. Everyone in the Xinjiang City circle knew that Gu Shiyu was infatuated with Fu Wen. Wasn’t he just wasting his time by pursuing Gu Shiyu?

When Zhou Sui heard Zhou Liming’s words, her face was very cold. She pursed her lips, and her heart unconsciously tensed up.

“No!” Gu Shiyu refused flatly. Her chin was slightly raised, and she said haughtily, “I don’t want to add you. Brother Fu Wen will be angry!”

Zhou Sui was speechless when she heard her reply.

Although she was relieved, why was she so speechless?

When Zhou Liming heard her merciless rejection, he thought that she would at least save his face in front of so many people. Who knew that she didn’t have that awareness at all! His face immediately became a lot more awkward.

“I was being too presumptuous.”

After he said that, he didn’t try to talk to Gu Shiyu again. Instead, he turned around and gave Zhou Sui a look. He got up, greeted the others, and went to find people he knew.

Zhou Sui received his gaze. Thinking about what Zhou Shumeng said before they left today, she felt disgusted.

She was old enough now. Zhou Shumeng wanted to use her to get close to Gu Tingsheng. If she could marry into the Gu family, it would be a great thing for the Zhou family.

Originally, Zhou Liming’s mission tonight was to get on good terms with Shen Shiyi, but she didn’t understand why he suddenly turned his attention to Gu Shiyu.

After Zhou Liming left, Gu Shiyu went over to Zhou Sui. Her cheeks were puffed up with anger. She glared at Zhou Sui and said, “I just wanted you to be my sister-in-law, right? If you don’t want to, you don’t have to, but why did you have to find such an ugly man to lower my standards!”

Zhou Sui’s eyes widened a little.

Song Zhiqi, who was listening on the side, was also dumbfounded. Was this young lady so brave with her words?

On the other hand, Shen Shiyi looked at Zhou Sui meaningfully. She was a little curious as to why she would make Gu Shiyu want her to be her sister-in-law.

Zhou Sui’s face was a little dark. She explained, “I didn’t find him.”

Even if she didn’t like Gu Shiyu, she wouldn’t push her into a pit of fire, would she?

“He’s your brother!” Gu Shiyu was angry. That man was not as handsome as Brother Fu Wen and not as tall as him, and even though he was Zhou Sui’s brother, he was not as good-looking as her at all!

Zhou Sui was defeated by her unreasonable behavior. What kind of logic was this? Just because he was her brother, it meant that she sent him?

Zhou Sui rubbed her forehead. She said with a headache, “You can think that he’s an ugly person who likes to cause trouble, but you can’t say that I sent him!”

On this matter, she was truly wronged!

When she heard her say that, Gu Shiyu’s attitude softened a lot. “Then you at least have a conscience.”

Song Zhiqi was enjoying the show, but before she could be happy for long, Gu Tingsheng brought Fu Wen in. Fu Wen didn’t bring a female companion tonight and walked with big strides.

Song Zhiqi unconsciously looked at Fu Wen. She found that he was much thinner than the last time she saw him. Although he wasn’t as thin as he was at the beginning, at least the contours of his face were more defined.

Hiss, this person lost weight so quickly!

“Brother Fu Wen!”

Before she could even open her mouth, Gu Shiyu was the first to rush over and hold Fu Wen’s arm. Her entire body was radiating a joyful aura.

Fu Wen looked down at her. “Girls should be a little more graceful.”

Gu Tingsheng’s expression changed a little when he saw this. He sighed in his heart as he looked at Gu Shiyu.

And Zhou Sui took a sip of her wine. She looked at Gu Shiyu’s smiling face and felt that she was really wrapped around Fu Wen’s finger.

Fu Wen looked up and met Shen Shiyi’s gaze. His eyes softened a lot. When he called her name, it sounded full of affection.

“Shiyi.”

Shen Shiyi nodded faintly in response. She tightened her grip on Song Zhiqi’s hand. Her heart had tensed up the moment Fu Wen appeared.

Song Zhiqi bit her lip and slowly pulled her hand out of Shen Shiyi’s. She deliberately didn’t look at Shen Shiyi. She gave Fu Wen a cautious smile and softly called out “President Fu.”

The moment she spoke, it created a stark contrast with the others at the scene. Her weakness was enough to arouse the protective instincts of a male chauvinist like Fu Wen.

Thinking about the deliberate cold shoulder she gave him during this time, Fu Wen couldn’t help but feel a little soft-hearted. However, in front of Shen Shiyi, and remembering what his mother said, he couldn’t show too much.

Zhou Sui, who was on the side, watched the drama unfold and slowly swallowed the wine in her mouth.

Although Shen Shiyi’s face looked calm, she felt that she must be very angry.

At this moment, Shen Shiyi did look extremely calm on the surface. Even when Song Zhiqi spoke, her eyes didn’t waver at all. Everything was so calm that it seemed to have nothing to do with her.

“Mmm.” Fu Wen responded faintly. He discreetly pulled his arm out of Gu Shiyu’s hold and sat down next to Shen Shiyi. He took a long box out of his pocket and handed it to Shen Shiyi.

“This is a gift I brought back for you from my business trip to Beiquan City.”

Shen Shiyi looked at the gift box in front of her. Her eyes wavered a little.

The headquarters of Ranfeng was in Beiquan City, so was he trying to tell her that he had already taken over Ranfeng?

“Congratulations.” Shen Shiyi’s voice was flat. Not only did she not take the gift he handed her, but her eyes fell on Fu Wen’s wrist.

He was wearing a brown rope bracelet that was clearly not bought by Fu Wen himself.

And she had seen this kind of bracelet in Song Zhiqi’s room.

Gu Shiyu, who was on the side, was so angry that she wanted to stomp her feet at their actions as if no one else was there. However, before she could, she was pulled away by her brother, who said he wanted to introduce a few people to her.

She was even more annoyed.

And Song Zhiqi was a little speechless when she saw Shen Shiyi’s calm attitude toward Fu Wen.

“Ding, the misery value has increased by 1%. The total misery value is 5.25%.”

At this moment, listening to this announcement, Song Zhiqi didn’t feel happy at all.

Feeling that it was somehow an eyesore, she got up and left without a word.

Zhou Sui’s eyebrows raised slightly. She calmly took another sip of her wine.

She just didn’t know whose jealousy this look was.

Fu Wen glanced at Zhou Sui on the side. He felt that she was very tactless. At a time like this, shouldn’t she leave and give him and Shen Shiyi some space?

However, Zhou Sui lowered her eyes and pretended she didn’t see his gaze. She was wearing a dress she didn’t like today, and it was a tight-fitting fishtail dress that was inconvenient, so she didn’t want to move at all.

“Take your gift back. It’s not my birthday today,” Shen Shiyi said calmly.

Even though they had a falling out at the Fu Corporation meeting before, at this moment, both of them tacitly pretended that nothing had happened.

“You can still receive gifts even if it’s not your birthday.” Fu Wen forcefully placed the box next to Shen Shiyi. He looked at her eyes seriously and said, “I hope you can seriously consider our relationship.”

“If you don’t want to get married so soon, we can get engaged first.”

Zhou Sui’s movement of drinking was slightly paused. She glanced at Fu Wen out of the corner of her eye.

Didn’t he hear any rumors that Shen Shiyi might like women?

Did those people hide it from him that well?

Shen Shiyi’s expression didn’t change. As if she thought of something, she didn’t immediately refuse. She just said in a flat tone, “It’s Tingsheng’s birthday party today. Let’s talk about this another time.”

Fu Wen’s sharp eyebrows were tightly furrowed. He gave her a deep look but didn’t continue.

Perhaps because he was frustrated with Shen Shiyi, Fu Wen walked toward the bathroom with big strides. However, at a corner of the stairs, he saw Song Zhiqi talking and laughing happily with Gu Tingsheng.

The anger completely flared up. He stared at Song Zhiqi with a cold look.

Song Zhiqi seemed to have sensed this gaze. She looked up and met Fu Wen’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Tingsheng saw that she suddenly stopped talking. He also sensed something and turned around, only to see Fu Wen looking at the two of them with a cold aura.

Gu Tingsheng was slightly stunned at first, then a warm smile appeared on his face. He greeted him, “Why are you here? The party is about to start.”

“I should be the one saying that,” Fu Wen said coldly. As the host of the party, he wasn’t outside to greet the guests, but was instead in this corner laughing with Song Zhiqi.

Thinking of this, he became even more annoyed. His eyes fell on Song Zhiqi, who had already lowered her head. His hands, which were by his sides, were clenched into fists.

“You’re right. Then I’ll go get busy first.” Gu Tingsheng smiled nonchalantly. He gave Song Zhiqi a look and left.

“Ugh!”

As soon as Gu Tingsheng left, Song Zhiqi was suddenly thrown against the wall with a great force. Her head accidentally hit the wall, and it hurt so much that her eyes turned red.

But before she could even recover, her neck was tightly grabbed by a large hand. At the same time, Fu Wen’s gritted teeth could be heard in her ear!

“You’re really something.”

“Can’t you live for a moment without a man?”