Abducted by the White Moonlight of a "Tormented Protagonist" Novel - Chapter 8
Chapter 8
The footsteps echoed heavily on the stairs. The sound-activated light in the hallway lit up. But by the time she reached the third floor, no matter how much she stomped, the light wouldn’t turn on. Song Zhiqi knew that the light must be broken again.
How many days had she been here? This light was only working for one day!
Song Zhiqi stomped her foot hard again. It was hard not to wonder if she was just trying to turn on the light.
Or was she venting some kind of emotion?
Returning to her room, Song Zhiqi looked at her almost bare apartment and sighed deeply.
The original owner’s mother sold the house to pay off her brother’s debt. When she got out of the hospital, she would have to share a room with her. Song Zhiqi felt like she had never been so wronged!
If she hadn’t transmigrated, when would she have ever worried about these things? This system just brought her back to her great-grandmother’s standard of living!
And at this moment, the system was also smart enough not to show its face.
Song Zhiqi ordered a simple bowl of noodles for herself. After eating, she sat in her chair, feeling a little tired.
“System, I want to go back,” Song Zhiqi said in a low voice.
It was so tiring in this world. She had to pay attention to every character in the plot and be suppressed by the story. This was not the life she wanted.
She just wanted to be like she was before she transmigrated, rich and confident. She could go to work if she wanted to, and she could lie down if she didn’t. Her social circle was simple, and she lived in her own comfort zone.
“Host, you can go back after you complete the mission,” the system’s voice was also a little soft.
Song Zhiqi pouted. To complete the mission, she had to be abused.
How could there be such a wicked novel? The whole story is about abusing the female character, and yet a bad person like the male lead can have everything and be on top.
Song Zhiqi looked up and rubbed her swollen head. Shen Shiyi’s smiling face today subconsciously appeared in her mind.
The author still had some conscience to make the perfect woman so good.
But after thinking about it, she pouted. Her appearance was good, but her personality was just unspeakable!
“Host, do you like the male lead?” the system suddenly asked.
Song Zhiqi’s heart sank, but she said calmly, “I don’t really like him yet, but he’s good-looking, so I guess I have a good impression of him?”
“That’s good. You still need to interact with him more so you can better understand his good qualities,” the system said with a sigh of relief.
Song Zhiqi’s heart sank. This system had never given up on making her interact with Fu Wen, which was not good news.
“System, what kind of person do you think can be the male lead?” Song Zhiqi asked tentatively.
System: “It’s not what I think. It’s what the author set up. Whatever person the author thinks can be the male lead, that person is the male lead.”
Song Zhiqi: “…”
“Then why did the author set up someone like Fu Wen to be the male lead!”
System: “According to my detailed calculations, it’s because the male lead has looks, a good body, money, and power. Plus, at the time, it was widely believed that women love bad boys, so the creation of literary works naturally leaned toward that.”
Song Zhiqi: “…”
It’s really ‘detailed.’
Song Zhiqi sighed deeply. There were a lot of protagonists like this, and she didn’t understand how this kind of female-abusing literature could be so popular.
But according to the system’s nature, she still had to interact with Fu Wen more. It would be best to make it really believe that she liked Fu Wen so she could pave the way for what was to come.
But the problem now was that Fu Wen was waiting for her to come to him to be his sugar baby. If she really went to him, what if he forced himself on her? After all, in these kinds of novels, there were many scenes where the male lead forced himself on the female lead, and she didn’t think Fu Wen would be an exception.
She needed to interact with him, but she couldn’t give him a chance to force himself on her…
Song Zhiqi was extremely distressed. How should she create such an environment? Even in public, she was worried that Fu Wen would just drag her away. After all, she had seen clips from TV shows where the male lead could even drag the female lead to a lounge at a banquet and force himself on her!
“Hiss!”
Song Zhiqi took a deep breath. She could never love a male lead like this! She didn’t have Stockholm syndrome!
“Host, what’s wrong?” Seeing her expression suddenly change, the system couldn’t help but ask nervously.
“Nothing. I’m just thinking that after teaching Gu Shiyu, if Fu Wen is really attracted to her, wouldn’t I have gone to all that trouble for nothing?” Song Zhiqi said casually.
It was a good thing that the system couldn’t read her true thoughts. All their conversations relied on what she said or what she thought in her mind that she wanted the other person to know. Otherwise, all her little thoughts would be exposed.
The system grumbled after hearing her words. “Why did you have to go and earn that little bit of money? Now you know how much trouble it is. I’ve never seen anyone increase the difficulty of the mission for themselves like this.”
At this point, Song Zhiqi was angry. “If you could give me some money, would I have to be a scam artist for that little bit of money!”
And she had to say those shameful things about a handsome, overbearing man.
Ugh!
She almost threw up her dinner from the night before!
The system immediately fell silent.
Song Zhiqi snorted. This system was useless. It just talked too much!
With the system’s interruption, Song Zhiqi had no desire to think about how to create an opportunity for now. She decided to wash up and go to bed.
…
However, while she was sleeping, on the other side, in the largest private room of the Golden Club, almost all the heirs of the wealthy families in Xinjiang City were gathered there to hold a welcome party for Shen Shiyi.
“Why didn’t you let us know earlier that you were coming back?” A woman dressed in a neat outfit sat next to Shen Shiyi. A sharp, charcoal gray suit made her look tall and slender. Her shoulder-length hair was tied into a low ponytail at the back of her head, and she wore a ruby earring on her left ear, looking both intellectual and dashing.
Shen Shiyi raised her glass and clinked it against hers. “I came back when I wanted to.”
After finishing her drink, she asked, “How are things at the company?”
Zhou Sui frowned slightly. “It’s alright. Other than some of the older people still gossiping, everyone else seems to be fine.”
She was the second of three children. She had an older brother and a younger brother. The effort she had to put in to get into the group and participate in the company’s management was immense.
“That’s good. Let me know if you need any help,” Shen Shiyi clinked her glass with hers again.
Just as she finished speaking, the door to the private room was pushed open.
A man in a dark blue suit walked in. The man was tall and straight, with distinct and clear features. His hair was styled neatly, and he carried the sharp aura of a superior. The atmosphere in the private room quieted for a moment when he appeared.
“Fu Wen is here.” Seeing who it was, someone immediately went up to greet him. After saying hello, everyone exchanged knowing glances, with a meaning that only they could understand.
As they greeted him, Zhou Sui, who was sitting next to Shen Shiyi, showed no intention of getting up. She leaned her upper body slightly toward Shen Shiyi and said in a low voice, “Don’t look at him being so civilized now. Just two days ago, he announced that he was blacklisting a girl. I heard that her family is waiting for her to get money for medical bills, and he took away her job to force her to beg him.”
“You should be careful not to be deceived by him.”
Hearing her concerned reminder, Shen Shiyi smiled, but her eyes were a little cold. She squinted at Fu Wen but quickly returned to her normal state.
“Shiyi,” Fu Wen walked out from the crowd and came to Shen Shiyi.
He was tall, and standing next to the sitting Shen Shiyi, he had a condescending air. But in his eyes, there was a deep affection as he looked at Shen Shiyi with concentration.
The people who saw this all showed a knowing smile.
The fact that Fu Wen liked Shen Shiyi was no secret among their group. Coupled with the fact that the Fu family had proposed a marriage alliance with the Shen family a while ago, seeing the two of them meet now, they naturally wanted to see what would happen.
Fu Wen had now taken over the Fu Corporation completely. He had a high degree of authority among their group. These people all wanted to see if Shen Shiyi, who had rejected Fu Wen a few years ago, still felt the same way now.
Shen Shiyi did not get up. She raised her glass and made a toasting motion toward Fu Wen, smiling as if to say hello.
However, Fu Wen’s face looked a little grim. After taking over the Fu Corporation, almost every woman had to flatter him. Fu Wen, who hadn’t experienced rejection in years, was now being humiliated by two women in a row in a short period of time. How could he possibly accept it?
But thinking that this person was the perfect woman he had liked for so many years, he suppressed his anger. He picked up a glass of wine from the table and glanced at Zhou Sui next to Shen Shiyi. Even without saying anything, the meaning was obvious.
Shen Shiyi subtly touched Zhou Sui, signaling her to move away and not offend Fu Wen.
Zhou Sui glanced at Fu Wen, but she still got up and gave up her seat. The Zhou family was not as powerful as the Fu family, and Fu Wen was known for holding a grudge. It was better not to offend him if possible.
Fu Wen sat down next to Shen Shiyi, looking at her exquisite and beautiful face. A hint of passion appeared in his eyes. “Now that you’re back, are you not going to leave anymore?”
Shen Shiyi did not want to show her true feelings yet, so she nodded and said, “I won’t be leaving for a while.”
Upon hearing this, Fu Wen was pleasantly surprised. “Then how about we have dinner together tomorrow night? A new French restaurant just opened on Lingnan Road, and the food is great.”
Shen Shiyi’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Forget it. I’m tired of Western food. I don’t have an appetite for it right now.”
Fu Wen frowned, but he quickly said, “Alright then, I’ll take you to a private restaurant. The food is also very good.”
“I’ll pick you up tomorrow night.”
He didn’t give her any room to refuse at all.
Shen Shiyi turned her head to look at him. Seeing his habitually overbearing demeanor, the hand holding the wine glass tightened. She resisted the urge to hit him on the head. As if she had thought of something, she nodded.
Since he came to her on his own, it would be a waste not to use him.