Abducted by the White Moonlight of a "Tormented Protagonist" Novel - Chapter 45

Chapter 45

“Ugh!”

Song Zhiqi’s neck was being choked. The feeling of suffocation and pain caused her to instinctively try to pry off the large hand that was gripping her neck!

However, the man in a rage had a terrifyingly strong grip that Song Zhiqi couldn’t budge.

“Ding, the misery value has increased by 1%. The total misery value is 6.25%.”

Song Zhiqi looked pained. She tightly gripped Fu Wen’s hand and said with difficulty, “I… didn’t!”

Her upper body was struggling so fiercely, but her lower body remained motionless, creating a sharp contrast with her upper body.

But how could a person in a rage notice this? He was still staring fixedly at Song Zhiqi, grinding his teeth at her actions.

She really was a fickle woman. He had only given her the cold shoulder for a while, and she was already so eager to hook up with other men!

“Do you think I’ll believe you?” Fu Wen’s grip on her neck gradually tightened. He was extremely furious at Song Zhiqi’s behavior.

Song Zhiqi listened to the electronic sound constantly broadcasting in her mind. A stiff smile appeared on her lips. The look in her eyes as she stared at Fu Wen was a little fierce. She said with difficulty, “If… you don’t believe me… then… choke… me to death!”

At this moment, her face was completely red, but the look in her eyes as she stared at Fu Wen was fearless, as if she had a clear conscience.

Fu Wen was slightly stunned by her gaze. His hand unconsciously loosened a little, but before he could think about it, his wrist was suddenly gripped by a great force. It was cleverly squeezed on his funny bone, forcing his entire hand to lose its strength, and he could only let go of Song Zhiqi’s neck.

He had just gotten a clear look at the person who came, but then a sharp pain came from his calf, which made his face change. The pain made him directly half-kneel on the ground.

“Shen Shiyi!” he growled through gritted teeth.

Another kick landed on his leg, and the pain made him let out a muffled groan. His face was pale.

Shen Shiyi ignored Fu Wen, who was kneeling on the ground. She just held Song Zhiqi, who was leaning against the wall and gasping for air, with a cold expression. She didn’t say a word, but the air pressure around her was extremely low.

Song Zhiqi lowered her head and looked at the hand that was helping her. She chuckled softly. Her eyes were slightly red. She coughed lightly from time to time, but she had never felt as relieved as she did now.

Just now, she had confirmed through her own experiment that to a certain extent, she could make the plot happen earlier.

In that short amount of time, she had gained a total of 3.25% misery value. The total misery value was now 8.5%. Compared to the scattered values she had gained before, this time was a huge gain!

Hearing Song Zhiqi still laughing, Fu Wen’s already furious mood was ignited again. He endured the pain in his leg and stood up, staring at Shen Shiyi with bloodshot eyes.

“Shen Shiyi, do you know what you’re doing?”

“Then can you tell me what you’re doing?” Shen Shiyi’s voice was extremely cold. There was no emotion in her eyes as she looked at Fu Wen, as if she was looking at a dead person.

Fu Wen’s expression froze. He looked at Song Zhiqi, who was still lowering her head and coughing and gasping for air. His eyebrows were deeply furrowed, but he couldn’t say anything in front of Shen Shiyi.

He couldn’t possibly tell Shen Shiyi that he got angry and did what he did just now because he saw Song Zhiqi getting entangled with another man, could he?

Seeing that Fu Wen wasn’t speaking, Shen Shiyi forcefully pulled Song Zhiqi away. Before she did, Song Zhiqi turned her head and glanced at Fu Wen. She met his sullen gaze, and then as if she was timid, she retracted her gaze and was pulled forward by Shen Shiyi.

Song Zhiqi looked down at Shen Shiyi’s hand holding hers. She followed her footsteps step by step until they reached a lounge. The door was slammed shut!

Song Zhiqi’s heart trembled. She looked up at Shen Shiyi.

Shen Shiyi looked at her. Her heart was burning with anger, but when she met her eyes, she felt that she couldn’t say anything.

Song Zhiqi proactively held her hand tightly. Her voice unconsciously became much lower, and she said with a hint of a plea, “Don’t be angry.”

“Do you know what you’re doing!” Shen Shiyi gritted her teeth. Did she know what she felt when she saw her face turn red from being choked?

Did she know what kind of dangerous situation she was putting herself in!

“I do.” Song Zhiqi smiled faintly at her. Even though there were already a few deep red marks on her neck, she looked like nothing had happened when she smiled at Shen Shiyi. She could even be said to be very casual.

“You…” Looking at her like this, Shen Shiyi couldn’t continue.

“Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing.” Song Zhiqi squeezed her hand and gently comforted her. Since she dared to deliberately anger Fu Wen, she was naturally prepared.

Besides, no matter how angry Fu Wen was, as the female lead in this novel, it was impossible for him to actually kill her.

“This is you knowing what you’re doing?” Shen Shiyi lifted her chin. She looked at the red marks wrapped around her fair, slender neck. Her face was terrifyingly gloomy.

Song Zhiqi said nonchalantly, “It’s not a serious injury. Don’t worry.”

It only looked serious. In fact, after he let go, she was fine after she could breathe again.

Shen Shiyi looked at her casual attitude. She felt a lump in her chest, but she couldn’t get it out no matter what.

“Don’t look like that. It’s really scary~”

Song Zhiqi was bold enough to cup her face and gently rub it. Her voice was very soft, as if she was acting spoiled, which made people’s attitudes soften unconsciously.

Shen Shiyi still wanted to resist, but Song Zhiqi didn’t give her a chance to react. She proactively leaned in and held her lower lip with a kiss. Her eyes were always locked with Shen Shiyi’s gaze.

“Don’t be angry, okay?” she said indistinctly.

The soft touch was transmitted to her brain nerves. The unique faint scent on her body when she leaned in was in her nose. The anger in Shen Shiyi’s chest gradually dissipated. In this situation, she really couldn’t get angry.

This was the first time Song Zhiqi had ever proactively kissed her.

Shen Shiyi didn’t say anything. She just hugged Song Zhiqi tightly, changing from a passive to an active role. She forcefully pried open her teeth and took all her oxygen.

Under this dominance, Song Zhiqi was quickly defeated. After Shen Shiyi let go, she lay on her shoulder, gasping for air. Her brain, which had been swollen from the lack of oxygen, finally came back to life.

Shen Shiyi just held her like that, letting her lean powerlessly on her shoulder. At the same time, she sent a message to someone, asking them to send a silk scarf over. She personally helped Song Zhiqi tie it around her neck, covering the ugly marks on it.

Seeing her series of actions, Song Zhiqi’s smile deepened. She proactively held her arm tightly and deliberately said in a soft, gentle voice, “My dear Sister is so thoughtful~”

Shen Shiyi’s body stiffened. She gritted her teeth and said, “Don’t call me sister!”

When the word “sister” came out of this person’s mouth, why did it sound so strange and sarcastic?

Song Zhiqi pouted. “I’m calling you sister out of kindness, and you don’t want me to.”

However, she really didn’t call her sister again after that.

She herself felt a slight chill when she said it. It was still more natural to just call her by her name.

After putting on the silk scarf and seeing that her lipstick was a little smudged, she took out her lipstick and carefully reapplied it for Song Zhiqi. She said in a low voice, “The banquet should have already started. Let’s go out.”

“Mmm.” Song Zhiqi responded. After Shen Shiyi finished applying her lipstick, she also helped Shen Shiyi touch up her makeup. After checking that there was nothing inappropriate on her, she opened the door and went out.

As expected, the banquet had already started. It had even reached the cake-cutting part. When Gu Shiyu saw the two of them appear, she quickly waved them over and said that she wanted to cut the best piece of cake for her best friend, Song Zhiqi!

Song Zhiqi: “…” She was her best friend now?

She was truly flattered that she didn’t give that best piece of cake to Fu Wen, but instead gave it to her!

The moment the two of them appeared, Fu Wen’s eyes were fixed on them without moving. His face was cold. It was a good day for his brother’s birthday, but his face looked as if his brother owed him money and hadn’t paid it back. It was a bit of an eyesore.

Shen Shiyi looked at how enthusiastic Gu Shiyu was toward Song Zhiqi. She stared at her for a long time until Gu Shiyu looked back at her with a confused expression. Shen Shiyi sighed in her heart and felt that she was really overthinking.

As for Zhou Sui, when she heard Gu Shiyu say that Song Zhiqi was her best friend, she looked over. Her eyebrows slightly furrowed. Weren’t these two love rivals? How did they become friends?

But before she could think about it anymore, Zhou Liming stood next to her and said in a low voice, “Don’t forget what Dad said before we left!”

Zhou Sui’s expression didn’t change much, but her hands by her sides were tightly clenched into fists.

The situation in the Zhou family was very complicated. Zhou Shumeng’s marriage to her mother was a business one, but Zhou Shumeng had a woman outside who gave birth to Zhou Liming before her mother gave birth to her. Then, her mother gave birth to Zhou Sui. However, her mother was not in good health and passed away from an illness when she was in high school. Not long after, Zhou Shumeng brought that woman back, and Zhou Liming became the legitimate eldest young master of the Zhou family. Not long after, that woman gave birth to another boy.

From the time her mother passed away and that woman came into the family, Zhou Sui’s position in the Zhou family became extremely awkward. She was like an extra who was excluded.

Today, Zhou Shumeng asked her to get in touch with Gu Tingsheng before they left. It seemed like he had the idea of using her for a business marriage to gain benefits.

“You don’t need to remind me,” Zhou Sui said coldly.

Zhou Liming was older than her, so one could imagine how outrageous Zhou Shumeng’s actions were.

“Hmph, do you think I want to care about you?” Zhou Liming snorted coldly and moved a lot further away from Zhou Sui.

…

Gu Tingsheng seemed very happy today. He and Gu Shiyu cut the cake into small pieces and handed them out. When he handed the cake to Song Zhiqi, he looked at her with a meaningful look and then continued to hand them out.

“No thanks. I don’t really like sweets. I’ll just share one with Zhiqi,” Shen Shiyi refused the cake he handed her.

“Alright.” Gu Tingsheng just smiled and didn’t force her.

Song Zhiqi lowered her head and looked at the cake in her hand. It was cut into a large, beautiful piece. The abundant fruit on top diluted the sweetness of the cream. It really was the best part that Gu Shiyu had picked.

“Ah—”

Song Zhiqi scooped a small spoonful of cake and fed it to Shen Shiyi.

Faced with her natural action, Shen Shiyi was naturally happy to accept it. She raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear and leaned down to eat the cake that Song Zhiqi fed her.

It was sweet but not greasy. It tasted good.

Fu Wen, who was on the other side, felt that something was instinctively wrong when he saw their intimate actions, but he couldn’t figure out what was wrong no matter how hard he thought about it.

After all, it was a completely normal thing for women to feed each other.

Gu Shiyu held the cake and walked over to Zhou Sui awkwardly. She deliberately raised her chin and said haughtily, “Here! Take it, so that people don’t say that we don’t know how to treat guests!”

Zhou Sui looked at the cake handed to her. She was actually a little indifferent to sweet things, but seeing Gu Shiyu’s still awkward expression, she still came over to give her the cake. She inexplicably felt that this person was a little cute in her awkwardness.

When she thought of the word “cute,” Zhou Sui’s eyebrows slightly furrowed. Why would she think Gu Shiyu was cute? Hadn’t she always thought she was stupid?

“Hey! I’ve already brought it to you. Why don’t you want it? Don’t be too much!”

Zhou Sui came back to her senses and saw Gu Shiyu looking at her with a wrinkled, fierce face. The cake in her hand was almost shoved into her face.

Zhou Sui pushed away the messy thoughts in her mind. She took the cake and said thank you. Her eyes went past Gu Shiyu and landed on Gu Tingsheng.

Her eyes gradually became cold. She would not be a pawn in anyone’s hands!

“Hey, why are you dressed like this today?” Gu Shiyu didn’t leave after giving her the cake. Instead, she looked at her outfit and mumbled.

“Hmm?” Zhou Sui looked at Gu Shiyu, not understanding why she suddenly asked this.

Gu Shiyu wrinkled her nose and said bluntly, “It doesn’t look good. It’s ugly!”

Ugly wasn’t the right word, but it really wasn’t suitable for Zhou Sui.

If Zhou Sui’s beauty was a nine out of ten, she could get a perfect ten with the right clothes and makeup. But tonight’s look didn’t match her original demeanor at all, and it brought her score down to a six, which was barely passing.

Zhou Sui: “…”

This person really didn’t hold back at all.

However, Zhou Shumeng thought that her original appearance didn’t attract men. Instead, dressing her up like this was what men would like.

To make her attractive to Gu Tingsheng, Zhou Shumeng really considered everything.

“Don’t wear it again in the future,” Gu Shiyu said straightforwardly. The first time she saw her today, she almost didn’t recognize her.

“I wish I didn’t have to.” Zhou Sui said calmly. But she still couldn’t directly turn against Zhou Shumeng right now.

Gu Shiyu wrinkled her nose and let out a soft “humph.” “No taste!”

Zhou Sui’s expression was calm. After all, she wasn’t the one being scolded, so she didn’t need to care.

However, her eyebrows soon slightly furrowed again. The hand holding the cake fork was a little tight. She didn’t look at Gu Shiyu. Her eyes were just looking blankly ahead, and she said in a low voice, “I’m sorry about what happened last time.”

“Huh?” Gu Shiyu didn’t hear clearly.

Zhou Sui took a deep breath and looked directly at Gu Shiyu. “I said, what happened last time was my fault. I’m sorry.”

Gu Shiyu was stunned. She stared at her. She thought that the matter had just passed like that, but she didn’t expect to hear an apology from Zhou Sui.

Being stared at by her, Gu Shiyu felt a little uncomfortable. She looked away and pretended to be proud. “Then I forgive you!”

Zhou Sui looked at her slightly embarrassed expression, and the first genuine smile of the night appeared on her face.

“Thank you.”

…

Before the banquet ended, Gu Tingsheng proactively added Song Zhiqi’s contact information. This action naturally also fell into Fu Wen’s eyes.

Song Zhiqi put her phone, which had Gu Tingsheng’s contact information saved, away. Before she left, she seemed to look at Fu Wen with a sense of reluctance, then took Shen Shiyi’s arm and left.

Fu Wen’s face was terrifyingly gloomy. He didn’t have any patience when Gu Shiyu came over to talk to him and said coldly, “Can you tell your brother for me that I’m heading back first?”

After saying that, he didn’t care about Gu Shiyu’s reaction and strode away.

Gu Shiyu looked at Fu Wen’s cold attitude and angrily stomped her foot.

Why were Shen Shiyi and Song Zhiqi both put before her!

She had also grown up with Brother Fu Wen since they were little!

On the other side, Zhou Liming said a little smugly, “You’d better think about how to explain this to Dad when you get back!”

Tonight, not only did he not get on good terms with Gu Tingsheng, he didn’t even say a few words to him.

Zhou Sui didn’t have any expression on her face toward what he said. She just indifferently looked at Gu Shiyu, who was stomping her feet in anger. She was a little confused as to why she couldn’t see through Fu Wen’s true colors.

…

Song Zhiqi followed Shen Shiyi home. The first thing Shen Shiyi did was untie the silk scarf to check the marks on her neck.

The color was a little darker, but it looked like she just needed to rub some medicated oil on it. It wasn’t serious enough to have damaged her throat.

“I’m fine. I know what I’m doing,” Song Zhiqi comforted her and patted her on the shoulder. She then went back to her room to change out of the complicated evening gown.

At this moment, the system finally couldn’t help but appear. It said with a tone of fear, “Host, you’re too crazy! What if something really happened!”

Even it was shocked by Song Zhiqi’s actions. How could she dare to provoke Fu Wen in that way when he didn’t have much sympathy for her yet!

Wasn’t she afraid that Fu Wen would lose control and choke her to death?

Or even if he didn’t choke her to death, what about other methods that were worse than death?

Song Zhiqi couldn’t help but chuckle when she heard the system’s words. “What’s wrong with you? One minute you say I’m indecisive, and the next you say I’m too crazy. Do you want me to be crazy or indecisive?”

The system choked. “Can’t you find a middle ground and take it slow and steady?”

She was using such an aggressive method all of a sudden. The system was really afraid that she would kill herself one day.

“My previous actions were slow and steady, but isn’t it obvious that the mission progress wasn’t fast?” Song Zhiqi changed into a comfortable set of loungewear. She was a little speechless at the system’s words.

If she was making fast progress, shouldn’t it be happy? Why was it the one being so hesitant now?

The system had nothing to say.

…

Song Zhiqi changed her clothes and went out. Shen Shiyi had also taken off her evening gown. She was busy doing something in the kitchen. Song Zhiqi walked over and found that she was making noodles.

“Are you hungry?” Song Zhiqi asked.

“Mmm, do you want some too?” Shen Shiyi was holding the noodles. She turned her head and asked for Song Zhiqi’s opinion.

“Then I’ll have some, but not too much.” Thinking back to the banquet tonight, Shen Shiyi really didn’t eat much. She didn’t seem to have a very good appetite.

Shen Shiyi nodded and added a little more noodles. Before they were ready, she threw in two small bok choy.

Shen Shiyi finally brought the noodles to the table. Song Zhiqi came out with a small bowl and took a small portion from Shen Shiyi’s bowl. She just wanted to taste it and eat a little with her.

Shen Shiyi quietly ate her noodles with her head down. The atmosphere between the two was a little strange for a moment, which made Song Zhiqi, who had finished her noodles, feel a little antsy and not know what to do.

Because she had no idea what Shen Shiyi was thinking right now, or why she was so down.

“That brown rope bracelet on Fu Wen’s wrist, did you give it to him?” Shen Shiyi suddenly asked.

“Huh?” Song Zhiqi was stunned for a moment. She quickly came back to her senses and said, “I did. I bought it randomly from a street vendor on my way to see him.”

Shen Shiyi held her chopsticks. No one could tell what she was thinking from her face. She just asked in a very calm tone, “I’ve seen quite a few of these bracelets in your room before. How many people are you planning to give them to?”

Giving one to Fu Wen today, one to Gu Tingsheng tomorrow, and who knows which man the day after?

“Uh…”

Song Zhiqi was speechless by her words. Although she hadn’t planned to give them to that many people, those things were indeed for Fu Wen…

“Can’t you answer?” Shen Shiyi gently put down her chopsticks and quietly looked at Song Zhiqi.

However, the expression on Song Zhiqi’s face was complicated. She was a little afraid to look at Shen Shiyi’s face. She mumbled, “Those… were all for Fu Wen.”

“They were for him.”

Shen Shiyi nodded slightly, as if she didn’t care. However, when Song Zhiqi heard this, it made her feel a little scared.

Why did it feel so dangerous?

Shen Shiyi didn’t dwell on that question anymore. She cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks from the table and took them into the kitchen. When she came out, she said in a flat tone, “Go wash up. It’s getting late. We still have to work tomorrow.”

“Oh, okay.” Song Zhiqi quickly responded.

As she watched Shen Shiyi enter her own bedroom, Song Zhiqi still had a sense of unreality.

It was that simple?

She went back to her room with this uneasy feeling, got her clothes to change into, and went into the bathroom. When she was closing the door, her hand was on the lock. After hesitating for a moment, she didn’t lock it after all. She then took off her clothes and started to shower.

Goodness knows what she was thinking just now. Song Zhiqi lowered her head to hide her slightly flushed cheeks. While she was showering, she was still paying attention to any movement outside the door.

It was a shame that she had already finished her shower and still hadn’t heard any movement.

Her mood couldn’t help but sink a lot. She didn’t feel like taking a bath anymore. She put on her pajamas, opened the door, and didn’t see Shen Shiyi’s figure.

On the other side, Shen Shiyi let the warm water hit her face. Her body was so tense that it was shaking a little.

She still wasn’t calm enough.

She thought she was mentally prepared, but she never thought that her preparation would fail so quickly.

She thought she had already gained the upper hand, but in the end, she found that this advantage was so insignificant in the face of reality.

It was like she had gotten what she wanted, but in reality, what she wanted never truly belonged to her.

Shen Shiyi hated herself. She had lived for so many years, but it was still like she had lived in vain, being so impatient.

After a quick shower, as she was casually wiping her wet long hair, she heard a little noise from the bedroom door.

She looked up.

Song Zhiqi had opened the door. She poked her head in from outside and smiled shyly at her.

Shen Shiyi: “…”