The Domineering CEO, but a Crybaby! - Chapter 26
Chapter 26: The Toy Bombs
The He Shu in the original story was written entirely according to the standard setting of a dominant CEO.
She took a private elevator to and from the company, only met with high-level executives during meetings, and never ate in the employee cafeteria.
So, the low-level employees never had a chance to get a close look at their CEO. Naturally, they wouldn’t be able to spot He Shu in a crowd.
But things were different now. He Shu’s unexpected salary increase this morning made her the center of attention. When people heard that she was eating in the employee cafeteria at noon, almost every employee went to join the fun.
Those who couldn’t squeeze in to see the CEO’s demeanor got to see photos of He Shu from various angles in their chat groups.
Now, it could be said that no one would fail to recognize He Shu in a crowd, especially since she was wearing the same clothes she had on during lunch.
Just now, because there was a bomb in the building, their gossip-loving hearts were not as important as their lives. Everyone was focused on escaping.
Now that everyone was safe for the time being, their gazes naturally fell on He Shu.
Seeing her actions, everyone’s eyes lit up to different degrees, and they all held their breath for a moment.
It was like watching an important scene in a TV show that would have a background music.
Amidst the chaotic background, with people frantically running out and shouts of surprise everywhere, their boss was only looking at one person. Her coat was on the ground, and her slender fingers held a shoe, which she was putting on for another woman who didn’t look flustered at all in the chaotic scene.
This scene really should have had some background music!
After a moment of silence, various exclamations erupted from the crowd!
“Oh my god, is that the boss’s new girlfriend?”
“Definitely. Didn’t you see how the boss carried her down in that dangerous situation?”
“True love in times of trouble! The boss even took off her own shoe to give it to her!”
“Aaaaah, this is too much like an idol drama!”
…
In their excitement, they forgot to lower their voices.
Even though no one was brave enough to get too close to the boss, those unsuppressed voices were still clearly audible to Cen Qianyi.
Cen Qianyi’s ears twitched.
The person on the ground, however, seemed not to have heard, or maybe she heard but didn’t care… In any case, she didn’t react at all.
Cen Qianyi felt that the shoe with the other person’s body temperature was really hot. The heat was also traveling up from the soles of her feet.
Looking at He Shu’s black socks exposed to the air, Cen Qianyi frowned slightly. She was a little confused…
“You—”
Just as she was about to ask her why she had given her her shoes, she saw the person on the ground collapse…
He Shu was exhausted. She really felt like she was on the verge of death!
Her ears were ringing, her head was buzzing, and her nerves were twitching.
After putting the shoe on Cen Qianyi, she didn’t care if the ground was dirty or not and just lay down.
She lay there spread-eagle.
She didn’t care about her image at all, and she didn’t care what kind of impact it would have on people who saw her.
She was exhausted, truly exhausted!
She was so tired that her mind couldn’t function at all. She just lay there blankly, watching the white clouds drift slowly in the blue sky.
Cen Qianyi looked at the person on the ground, and there was some disapproval in her pale purple eyes.
“Get up.”
More and more people were running out of the building. More and more people were looking this way. Many of them seemed to be filming the building where the incident happened, and the camera would turn to this side.
“The boss’s girlfriend this time is really beautiful, prettier than the previous ones.”
“Previous ones? The boss has exes?”
“Of course. Do you think reality is like an idol drama? How can a CEO only love one person in their life?”
“Then how many is this?”
“Are you new? This is the seventh one. The boss brought every new girlfriend to the company and even let them sit on the side during meetings. The directors have all seen them.”
A group of inexperienced newcomers gasped. Some were surprised, some were doubtful, and some felt like their fantasies had been shattered. Of course, some also thought that this made He Shu even more of a CEO.
Cen Qianyi listened to the discussions and quietly looked at the person on the ground with her eyes lowered.
Seeing that the person showed no signs of wanting to refute these discussions, she knew that they were all true. It was consistent with the information she had found. She was not her first “plaything” that was forced to come home.
Looking at the shoes on her feet, an uncontrollable thought popped into her mind. Maybe others had also worn these shoes…
She kicked the person on the ground with her foot: “Get up.”
He Shu didn’t move. She couldn’t get up. If she could, she would have already!
Did they think she was a superhero? It was already a superhuman effort for her to carry someone and run down and still be alive!
She had recovered a little strength, and her mind had also started to work…
Wait, what was she doing?!
Why was she running with someone on her back? That was Cen Qianyi. She didn’t need to be able to fly and climb walls. Escaping like this was a piece of cake for her!
Also, why did she give her her shoes?! She really thought the person was a pitiful little thing!
That damn dream almost made her forget that Cen Qianyi was the big villain in this world!
Why was she feeling bad for her?!
She wanted to ask for her shoes back…
He Shu felt like crying over her own stupidity. It was all because that dream was so real, so real that she still felt that Cen Qianyi’s tears were real.
As soon as the images in her mind appeared, her heart ached…
She opened her eyes forcefully, looking at the person in her line of sight against the backdrop of the blue sky.
A gentle breeze blew by. Cen Qianyi’s hanging hair swayed freely. She was slightly bent over, looking at her. From this angle, her fair face looked much fuller and healthier than it did in the dream.
She seemed to be a little warm. Her face was a little flushed, and she looked more alive than the pale face in the dream.
No, no. He Shu closed her eyes forcefully. Why did she keep comparing her to the person in the dream, as if two faces were overlapping and then separating…
She couldn’t be stupid anymore. That was all just a dream!
Cen Qianyi saw that the person had opened her eyes. Just as she was about to urge her to get up, the person closed them again…
Just as she was about to kick her again, a hurried sound of footsteps came.
Before she could turn around, the footsteps were already close. Su Ming quickly ran to He Shu’s side and squatted down.
“Boss, boss, are you okay?”
Feeling someone grab her shoulder and a hand carefully supporting the back of her head, He Shu opened her eyes.
Seeing that it was Su Ming, she cooperated with her movements and sat up.
Seeing the person’s anxious expression, He Shu even managed to force a smile.
“I’m fine. Don’t worry. I’m just really tired and wanted to lie down for a bit.”
When Su Ming heard this, she looked up and glared at Cen Qianyi. She had wanted to say it when they were going downstairs. This person’s legs were perfectly fine, so why didn’t she run by herself?
Looking at the shoes on the other person’s feet, her eyes were even more displeased.
She took the bag she had brought with her, took out the shoes inside, and was about to put them on He Shu.
He Shu reflexively bent her leg, dodging her movement.
Su Ming’s hand, holding the shoe, froze in midair. He Shu was surprised. In such a short time, Su Ming had managed to conjure up a pair of shoes from somewhere.
She reached out, took them, put them on, and then looked at Su Ming with a grateful smile: “Su Ming, what would I do without you?”
She was so considerate, always solving her problems at key moments.
When Su Ming heard this, she was slightly taken aback. Her eyes quickly flickered.
“As long as the boss needs me, I’ll always be here!”
He Shu smiled when she heard this: “I need you. I’ll always need you.”
Such a good employee was truly hard to find. As long as she didn’t resign, she would definitely never fire her!
If she ever did resign, she would have to beg her to stay!
Cen Qianyi’s lowered gaze fell on the corners of He Shu’s lips, which were turned up in a smile. She looked for a moment and then looked away.
She looked down at her feet. She hadn’t noticed it just now, but the ground where she was standing seemed uneven. There was a bump on the sole of her shoe that was bothering her.
After taking a step away, she realized it was a very small pebble. Looking at the pebble, she slightly lifted her foot. The sole of her shoe ground over it, and the small pebble was crushed into powder.
“Boss, there are too many people here. Let’s go rest in the car.”
A car? He Shu was a little confused. She followed her gaze and looked behind her, and she saw her car parked not far away, with Tu Xuan driving.
Tu Xuan had run down with He Shu. Worried that the bomb was just the beginning, she had told her subordinates to protect He Shu and then went to get the car.
When she came to find He Shu, she saw Su Ming. Su Ming, after dealing with the police, came to find He Shu. She had seen He Shu putting on the shoe for the person from a distance. When she saw Tu Xuan had brought the car over, she took a pair of shoes from the luggage in the trunk and came to find He Shu with her.
He Shu stood up with Su Ming’s support. When the ringing in her ears suddenly disappeared, the surrounding sounds suddenly seemed to be amplified.
It was only then that she realized there were so many people around. She felt a belated sense of embarrassment!
She had actually lain on the ground in front of so many people…
She was a CEO now. This was too embarrassing. She quickly walked to the car.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Cen Qianyi standing still, so she grabbed her hand and quickly walked to the car.
But after only a few steps, she heard a roaring sound of an engine from behind her. He Shu turned around and saw a red sports car speeding towards her.
It was going so fast that it looked like it was coming to run her over!
Su Ming yelled, “Be careful!” and stood in front of her!
Cen Qianyi’s ears twitched, and her eyes narrowed. She grabbed He Shu’s hand, but in the next second, she let go.
The car made a loud braking sound from a distance. The tires screeched against the ground, and white smoke billowed out. He Shu felt like she saw sparks in her daze.
The fast-moving car made a U-turn and drifted out. The police officers who had set up the police tape in front of the building seemed to be used to it and very cooperatively raised the police tape on both ends.
The red sports car drifted into the police tape.
Amidst the smoke, a round and plump figure got out of the car.
He Shu choked a little and then widened her eyes: “That capybara can drift!”
She had thought it was a joke when Officer Chen said she could race…
Cen Qianyi raised an eyebrow. What was a capybara?
Li Duoka didn’t know that because of her stunning entrance, some people were reflecting on whether they had a mountain of prejudice in their hearts.
After getting out of the car, she showed her ID. She took the safety helmet that a police officer handed to her, put it on, and then walked towards the building.
Her expression was very serious. It was just a little off. The braking was a little too early, and the drifting arc was a little too small.
She had originally wanted to stop in front of the fountain in front of the building. She had checked the time and knew that the fountain was supposed to erupt at this time.
It was just a little off. Originally, after she drifted and stopped, the fountain water would have shot up. That feeling would have been like winning a race and having the flag raised!
What a shame.
Some of the fountain’s mist landed on her face. She wiped it away and quietly moved a little to the side.
He Shu saw that the capybara, no, Commander Li, was so focused on the current situation that she hadn’t noticed her. She quickly grabbed both Cen Qianyi and Su Ming and pulled them into the car.
She had Tu Xuan drive the car to the other side of the road, as far away from the building as possible, and also as far away from people who seemed out of the ordinary right from their entrance…
Generally speaking, being out of the ordinary meant unexpected situations.
The car slowly drove away. A helicopter slowly approached in the sky.
Nie Wenyu saw the abnormality of the He Group building from the air and also saw the police lights flashing on the police cars parked in front of the building.
Something had happened.
Nie Wenyu was a little surprised. When she got off the plane and heard there were bombs in the building, she was even more surprised.
Who had this He person offended? Besides Fang Nian, was there someone else who wanted to kill her?
Li Duoka was more afraid of that dazzling red hair than she was of the bomb… This person was a big deal, and she needed to be handled as carefully as a bomb.
“Officer Judy, why are you here? It’s dangerous here. You’d better stay back.”
Nie Wenyu frowned: “When there’s danger, the police should be at the forefront. What, Commander Li, do you think I’m not a good police officer?”
Li Duoka shook her head repeatedly: “How could that be? Officer Judy is obviously a great police officer.”
Nie Wenyu interrupted her flattery: “Where is General He?”
Li Duoka: “There was an explosion. General He was frightened and went to the hospital.”
This was what Su Ming had told the police.
Nie Wenyu frowned. She was a step too late.
She looked up at He Shu’s office building. Such a tall building in the city center showed that she had a lot of wealth, but being a tall tree in the forest meant it would catch the wind. She didn’t know if this person had offended someone in her private life or had become an obstacle to someone in her career.
She asked the bomb disposal experts for a set of equipment, and despite Li Duoka’s objections, she went into the building with the professional team.
…
An hour later, Nie Wenyu and everyone else came out unharmed.
Li Duoka quickly went up to check on Nie Wenyu. When she confirmed that she was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Nie Wenyu went straight to the point: “It was a prank. They were all ‘toy bombs’.”
Li Duoka was surprised. “Toy bombs” was their internal code word for bombs that had little to no lethality.
She looked at the bomb disposal experts behind Nie Wenyu. They confirmed Nie Wenyu’s statement.
Only the few that had shattered the glass windows were a little dangerous.
But those were precisely aimed at exploding the glass. It seemed that the person who placed the bombs didn’t intend to hurt anyone.
Li Duoka was shocked. They made such a big fuss just to scare people?
But indeed, no one was hurt. She had contacted He Shu’s assistant, who also said that they hadn’t received any threats or calls to negotiate.
Everything was like a prank.
With the threat ruled out, Nie Wenyu was the first to leave to go to He Shu’s hospital to find her. She also needed to further investigate the relationship between Pei Congxin and Fang Nian.
What she didn’t know was that He Shu didn’t go to the hospital. She had fallen asleep from exhaustion shortly after getting into the car. Su Ming didn’t want her sleep to be disturbed, so she said she had gone to the hospital.
When He Shu woke up and heard that it was a prank, she was speechless. Why were there so many lunatics in this book? They were even playing with bombs.
Thinking that most of the employees were frightened, she simply had Su Ming announce a week-long holiday.
Anyway, the company wouldn’t go bankrupt.
The work chat group, which had received the message, instantly exploded. The initial panic was replaced by joy.
So many big things had happened today that the chat messages among the employees were coming in like a blizzard, too fast to read.
First, there was the sudden salary increase, which was exciting enough, and now a week-long holiday.
Everyone was speculating whether this sudden change was because of General He’s new girlfriend.
“What is this new girlfriend’s background?”
“I heard she’s also a company employee, some kind of consultant. I wonder how much General He is paying her.”
“666”
“I heard it starts with a six.”
“666”
“I heard Assistant Su makes 300,000 a month. This girlfriend must make at least 600,000.”
“666!”
The HR assistant sighed. She had given the direct answer, but no one had noticed. And she couldn’t just directly reveal an employee’s salary.
It was 666 yuan.
Of course, General He’s girlfriend was just receiving a symbolic salary. All people in love were like this. They thought talking about money would hurt their relationship.
The lively chat group started gossiping from all angles. As they chatted, they even started a betting pool.
They were guessing whether this seventh girlfriend would be the last one and if there would be an eighth.
He Shu didn’t know that she had become the key figure in a betting pool. She took Su Ming and the others back to the office. She was leaving for the island tonight, and Su Ming still had some things to arrange.
With her capable assistant, He Shu collapsed on the sofa after returning to the office.
Tu Xuan and the others stood guard at the office door.
Cen Qianyi glanced at the person lying on the sofa, said, “I’m going to the restroom,” and walked towards the restroom in the break room.
He Shu looked at the person’s retreating back and felt that something was wrong. She quickly realized that her words just now sounded like a notification. She didn’t ask for her permission…
Uh, was she not even pretending anymore in front of her?
After a second thought, she decided to just let her be. As long as she didn’t kill her, it was fine.
He Shu continued to lie down. This time, she felt like she was really hurt. She had rested for so long and had even taken a nap, but she still felt so, so tired.
Cen Qianyi went into the restroom, locked the door, and squatted down to feel the bottom of the sink cabinet. She found a bag stuck to the bottom of the cabinet and forcefully tore it off.
Opening the package, Cen Qianyi quickly checked the contents. There were no problems.
She took out a small vial from one of the transparent test tubes, put it into the earring hole in her left ear, and covered it with a fake skin.
She also took off her fake nails and put on a new set. After confirming that everything was okay, she picked up a disposable phone from the package, marked the order as received, and sent a message to the “runner.”
Yi: [Received. Payment sent.]
Soon, a message came back.
Xi: “The money is wrong.”
Yi: “Deducted the money for the broken glass in the building, as well as the garbage cleanup fee and the carpet cleaning fee.”
Xi: ???”
Cen Qianyi didn’t reply and continued to disguise the items in the bag on various parts of her body.
Xi: “Are you sick? How much is that stuff worth?”
After putting fingerprints on a few of her fingers, Cen Qianyi typed five words on the keyboard with her fingertip.
[Emotional distress fee.]
The other person replied quickly, with a sense of exasperation.
“Whose emotional distress fee is worth five hundred thousand? Don’t tell me it’s yours? Those few bombs were like me giving you a few firecrackers. You just heard a noise!”
Cen Qianyi glanced at it and didn’t reply.
Xi: “Be cheap, be cheap. Be careful you don’t get so cheap that you die!”
Cen Qianyi still didn’t reply. She was in front of the mirror, adding hair extensions made of special materials into her hair. This stuff was flammable and suitable for starting a fire.
After she finished with her hair, another message came in.
“Be careful with the new order you took. I heard that’s not a normal businesswoman.”
Cen Qianyi glanced at it and smiled silently. She never took on normal people.
Another message came in.
“You have to live until my invincible bomb research is successful. I promise to blow you up painlessly. The bounty for your head has to be mine!”
Cen Qianyi raised an eyebrow, picked up her phone, and replied to the message.
“Dream on.”
Cheng Xi, holding her phone, saw the message and smiled. This person was really, as annoying as ever.
She typed quickly.
“You just wait!”
Even though Cheng Xi knew that it was a bit of a dream for her to kill Yi right now, she still had to say the words.
Besides, why couldn’t she dream? Her dream was to kill Yi and get the one hundred billion bounty.
Looking at the messages that were quickly disappearing on her phone, Cheng Xi raised an eyebrow. The movements were so fast. She also completely destroyed this disposable phone.
She turned to look at the laptop that was glowing on the passenger seat. The page on it was the mission board of the bounty alliance.
On the bounty rankings, the first one was still the bounty for “Yi’.
Kill her, and you could get one hundred billion.
Before, she had thought that it was someone in the alliance who hated “Yi”, or some rich person with a deep hatred for [Yi] who had placed the order.
Later, she found out that “Yi” had placed the order herself.
She had placed an order for others to kill her, and the bounty was still one hundred billion…
What a lunatic. She didn’t know if this person really didn’t want to live or was just extremely arrogant.
In either case, it was very dangerous.
But the more dangerous it was, the more exciting it was.
Cheng Xi thought about the location where she had been asked to deliver the item this time, the He Group’s CEO’s office.
She reached out and changed the content on the computer screen. She looked at the information on it, feeling a little curious.
Was this “Yi’s” next target?
She had just searched on the bounty alliance. No one had placed an order.
He Group’s He Shu. Cheng Xi looked at the photo in the information.
She had to admit, she was quite good-looking.
He Shu suddenly let out a huge sneeze that made her sit up on the sofa.
Just as she was about to grab a tissue to wipe her nose, she heard a “clack.”
She turned around and saw Cen Qianyi walking out of the break room.
He Shu’s motion to wipe her nose paused. She blinked and felt that something was wrong.
Cen Qianyi seemed a little different.