The Domineering CEO, but a Crybaby! - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Fingers Intertwined

“Didn’t you tell me to change clothes and go out with you?”

Cen Qianyi had a smile on her face. She looked at the woman in front of her who didn’t dare to even lift her head, and reached out to pull at the remaining strap of her nightgown.

“To change clothes, you have to take off your clothes first, of course.”

He Shu was stunned by this reasonable explanation. Right… to change clothes… she had to take off her clothes first, but she couldn’t just take them off like this!

Feeling that the person in front of her seemed to have a new movement, He Shu’s eyebrows twitched fiercely: “Wait, wait to take them off!”

She said, with her head lowered, she wanted to run to the bathroom. After running two steps, she remembered that she hadn’t taken her clothes, so she turned back. When she went around Cen Qianyi to get her clothes, a hand suddenly stretched out in front of her.

That slightly raised tone reached He Shu’s ears again.

“What are you waiting for?”

Of course, she was waiting for her to move away first!

It was the same on the plane before. It was as if she couldn’t see that there was another her in the room, and she was about to change clothes in front of her.

Was she doing it on purpose? Could it be that in her eyes, she was just like a dead person, and it didn’t matter if she saw her or not?

He Shu took a breath and found that in her nervousness, she still hadn’t put down the cup in her hand.

She quickly stuffed the cup into the hand that was blocking her.

Her movement was too big, and a little water from the cup spilled out and splashed on both of their hands, making them wet.

Cen Qianyi retracted her hand to prevent it from splashing on the person again.

As soon as the obstruction in front of her disappeared, He Shu quickly ran over, picked up a storage bag with clothes in it, and ran to the bathroom.

“Wait for me, I’m going to change clothes too!”

Fortunately, her clothes were all pre-matched by Su Ming. He Shu didn’t bother to choose anymore. She went into the bathroom and immediately locked the door from the inside. She leaned against the door to listen for any movement outside.

After not hearing any footsteps approaching the bathroom, He Shu slowly let out a sigh of relief.

She also knew that she was being a coward, but it was really too scary. This feeling was even scarier than the murderous intent she had felt from Cen Qianyi at the hospital before.

At that time, she still had the strength to run. But now, her legs had gone soft so quickly.

No wonder people always said that the scariest thing was the ‘unknown.’

At least with murderous intent, she knew that the other person wanted to kill her. But with Cen Qianyi’s current abnormal behavior, she couldn’t figure it out at all. She didn’t know what she wanted to do.

She was like a mouse caught by a cat. She could only be sure that the cat was going to play with her, but she didn’t know how…

He Shu propped herself up on the sink and looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was flushed, all the way down to her neck. This was partly from fear and partly from embarrassment and anger.

When she had taken the clothes and turned around, she had accidentally caught a glimpse. The main thing was that the dense marks were really eye-catching.

Thinking that she was the one who caused them, a fire burned in He Shu’s heart. Since transmigrating, she had been forced to do many things, but this was the only thing she had done that was completely up to the standards…

Why didn’t Cen Qianyi stop her?!

He Shu was so angry that she took some water and patted her hot face, and started pacing in the bathroom.

This feeling was not good, not good at all! She took another look at the person in the mirror. After walking these two steps, her face was even redder than before. Her heart was also beating as if she were sick.

“System, come out! Are you sure this Cen Qianyi hasn’t been replaced?”

It was too abnormal. She couldn’t figure it out!

“Host, the system is very certain. She is Cen Qianyi.”

“Then why, why has she become like this?”

The system didn’t know either, but it was indeed a little abnormal.

Aside from the beginning, when Cen Qianyi had a strong murderous intent toward this host, it had disappeared afterward. Originally, the murderous intent experience card that it had given to the host was the biggest ‘cheat’ it could provide within its existing authority. But in the end, it was as if it was useless.

There were a few times when it felt that the host was in danger and was ready to be completely wiped out, but there was no murderous intent. This host of hers miraculously survived every time.

Strange, very strange.

“Why aren’t you talking? Do you know something?”

“Host, that is indeed Cen Qianyi. She has become like this probably because of you.”

She wasn’t like this with others.

When He Shu heard that it was because of her, her eyes widened: “What did I do? Didn’t I just follow the script?”

“Is that so, Host? You’ve been very perfunctory with the plot every time.”

“It’s not that I didn’t want to offend her too much. If I had really hit her or hurt her, how would she have tormented me afterward?!”

When she said this, a light lit up in He Shu’s eyes. Right. She hadn’t really hurt Cen Qianyi so far. This person shouldn’t be so petty, right?

“I get it. Did her plan change, and she wants to use me for something?”

So she wanted to teach her how to shoot, and she was showing weakness to her, and even a little… He Shu didn’t know if she was overthinking it, but she felt that if these actions were done by any other woman, she would have interpreted it as a seduction, trying to tempt her…

“I don’t know that. Anyway, you humans always say that anything is possible. Host, keep up the good work. We’re almost at the end of the plot, and we’ll be able to unlock freedom soon!”

He Shu: “What are you so happy about? I’ll be close to death when the plot is over!”

“Host, keep up the good work!”

This time, it felt different. It might just work out. It wouldn’t be a waste of all the time it had spent waiting for her!

He Shu suddenly thought of something: “Wait, I forgot to ask this before. Since you can see everything, when I’m taking a shower, are you also there?”

“What are you talking about, Host? Of course, I’m offline when you’re taking a shower. Don’t worry, I won’t look at things that I shouldn’t look at.”

It also had its professional ethics as a system.

“Besides, what’s so great about your human bodies? You didn’t even dare to look at Cen Qianyi just now. Taking off some clothes got you all worked up. What’s so special about it? Aren’t they all the same? Does she have something you don’t?”

He Shu was speechless. Where did she get worked up?

“Go offline, you moron.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the system seemed to do it on purpose. A huge lightning bolt symbol appeared in her mind, accompanied by several very large words.

[Charging…]

Outside the bathroom, Cen Qianyi looked at the closed bathroom door. Thinking of the person inside, her eyebrows went up.

This person was indeed more interesting than she had thought.

When she was ‘acting up,’ she looked flustered and teary-eyed, but she did ‘domineering’ things. When she wasn’t ‘acting up,’ she didn’t even dare to look at someone taking off their clothes.

Thinking of the person’s reddened neck and head that she didn’t dare to lift, Cen Qianyi lowered her head and let out a soft laugh.

Her lowered gaze fell on the marks on her chest. Cen Qianyi blinked. Thinking about what happened in the morning, she felt a little uncomfortable in her eyes.

Hearing the sudden sound of water in the bathroom, Cen Qianyi looked over. Her ears moved. This sound… was she taking a shower?

She thought the person was just changing clothes.

Listening to the sound of water, Cen Qianyi remembered the scene she had seen on the plane. She hoped she wouldn’t fall this time. She had heard the person lock the door.

But even if she did fall, it wouldn’t be a big problem. This lock… She unexpectedly thought of the possible scenario she might see. Cen Qianyi suddenly felt a little thirsty. The water that He Shu hadn’t drunk was eventually all drunk by her.

…

When He Shu came out of the bathroom, Cen Qianyi had already changed her clothes and was sitting on the sofa, looking as if she were waiting for her.

He Shu let out a sigh of relief. She was really worried about coming out and seeing something she shouldn’t have seen.

Looking at the clothes on her body, it was the one she had designed. He Shu knew that Cen Qianyi definitely didn’t wear it because she liked it. She must have chosen it for its function.

If He Shu had another one, she would have wanted to wear it too. She didn’t know what might happen tonight, but at least this was waterproof, fireproof, and lightning-proof.

Cen Qianyi looked at the person who came out of the bathroom. It was clear that the person had completely tidied herself up before coming out.

He Shu was wearing a dress with a formal design today. It was pure black, form-fitting, and knee-length.

The entire dress had no unnecessary decorations. There was only a waist chain around her waist. Tiny, sparkling diamonds were attached to the waistline, which was both understated and a little flamboyant.

Cen Qianyi’s gaze followed the waistline upward, along the edge of the black dress, to the wide shoulders that supported the dress. This woman’s shoulders were wider and straighter than most people’s. Her poised neck made her look like a proud black swan.

No, this description wasn’t accurate enough. Cen Qianyi looked at He Shu’s unique eyes. She was never as aloof as a black swan. She had a special aura about her, a kind of vitality that was born with her.

Cen Qianyi felt that nothing could perfectly describe this woman. She was just like her name.

Shu, special, so special that she couldn’t be described with common things.

He Shu saw Cen Qianyi openly looking at her. She stood still, not knowing whether she should stay quiet and let her look, or say something.

Why was she looking at her like that? He Shu looked down at the clothes on her body.

Su Ming had prepared these clothes. Were they not good-looking? She had been amazed by herself when she looked in the mirror just now.

She had never worn clothes like this before. They were elegant and noble. She had even been a little restrained in the two steps she had just taken. But it was fine. She had made a request to Su Ming that the clothes had to be easy to move in. The length and hem of this dress wouldn’t affect her running speed in case something happened.

She looked at Cen Qianyi again and decided to speak first, or she didn’t know how long the person would look at her.

It was giving her the creeps.

But just as she was about to speak, she saw the person extend her hand toward her.

“Come here, help me put this on.”

He Shu saw that it was the collar from the island.

She really had to wear this to attend the banquet, but couldn’t she put it on herself? Why did she have to do it for her…

This thing only required her to untie it. Putting it on didn’t require her… she just had to clasp it.

He Shu hesitated. Could this be some kind of trap?

Cen Qianyi seemed to have read her mind and pointed to the collar: “I can’t adjust this properly.”

He Shu didn’t believe this reason, but after a moment of thought, she still walked over.

She was afraid that if she didn’t go over, the person would come over, and she couldn’t run away again right now.

She still had to take the person out… He Shu took a deep breath and told herself that it was fine, it was fine. This person still needed her right now. She wouldn’t do anything at this time.

In the room, only the corner lamp was still on, like an old actor.

In the dim yellow light, Cen Qianyi sat on the sofa. He Shu walked to her front, and their shadows overlapped.

He Shu took the thing from Cen Qianyi’s hand, leaned forward slightly, clasped it on her, and adjusted the collar.

Cen Qianyi smelled the scent on the person. She raised her eyebrows. It was a very simple shower gel scent, but for some reason, when it came from this person, it seemed to have a different kind of scent.

Her eyelashes trembled. In her line of sight, the diamond waist chain was glistening. Half of the part that hung down was hidden in the pocket of the dress, which was the same color.

Only after getting closer did Cen Qianyi realize that this dress also had pockets. This person seemed to love clothes with pockets.

Sometimes, she would take out some unexpected things from her pockets.

For example, a walking stick when she went hiking to watch the sunrise, or a stun gun when she was playing with the tail in the lounge.

She didn’t know how the person came up with the idea of bringing these things.

She looked at the flat pocket. It seemed that she hadn’t brought anything this time.

Cen Qianyi pulled the waist chain out of the pocket and played with it, wrapping it around her finger.

He Shu noticed her movement, and her body unconsciously became a little stiff. A very bloody image even appeared in her mind—Cen Qianyi crossing her hands and using the waist chain to cut her in half…

How ridiculous. How could she think of such a possibility? The waist chain wasn’t a guillotine, and Cen Qianyi wasn’t that kind of brutal killer…

In the quiet room, no one spoke. There was only the sound of breathing. He Shu could even hear her own heartbeat. Although she knew her thoughts were ridiculous, she thought this way because she knew how terrifying this person was.

She didn’t make a sound, and He Shu didn’t either. She didn’t want to talk to this person, mainly because she didn’t know what she would say.

She felt that it was very likely to be a ‘mine.’ The best way was to not ‘sweep for mines.’

Cen Qianyi leisurely played with the waist chain, thinking about the events of the evening. After the events were over, this thing could be used.

She wrapped it around her wrist and tried it. She felt that it was very suitable for tying people up.

If she tied her up, this person couldn’t run away anymore.

A light like crushed diamonds sparkled in her pale purple eyes. It seemed that she had thought of something, and a hint of a smile flashed deep in her eyes.

He Shu felt a cold wind blowing for no reason. There seemed to be a dangerous aura in the air, but she didn’t feel any murderous intent.

Perhaps it was her imagination. He Shu, trying her best to suppress her fear, tidied up the collar and moved back a little to look at the whole picture. She also conveniently gathered the hair that was scattered.

Huh? He Shu looked at Cen Qianyi’s milky white hair and felt that something was off. It seemed that there was a little less hair.

She wanted to move back a little more to observe, but she felt a force pulling her by the waist.

He Shu looked down and saw that one end of the waist chain was wrapped around Cen Qianyi’s wrist. But before she could say anything, Cen Qianyi let go of it herself.

Not only that, but she also suddenly got up. He Shu wasn’t prepared and almost had intimate contact with the person.

Fortunately, she reacted in time and took a step back.

Cen Qianyi looked at the person’s nervous expression and snorted.

“Let’s go.”

Let’s do the important stuff first.

…

He Shu took Cen Qianyi to the place where the banquet was being held and immediately found that something was wrong.

In front of the building that looked very magnificent and unique, the security presence was very large.

The women in suits with guns that she had seen when they came to the island were now surrounding the place, one every few steps.

At the entrance, there were two women with submachine guns.

Miya had a smile on her face and was explaining to the complaining guests.

“This security check is not aimed at our distinguished guests. We are doing this to protect everyone. I’m sure you all know that there was an incident on the island, and we still haven’t found the cause. For everyone’s safety, we had no choice but to strengthen our measures.”

When He Shu heard her say there was an incident, it should have been about Qin Mengyu and Yu Yun. She carefully glanced at Cen Qianyi’s expression. The person looked nervous and was very in character.

He Shu sighed, watching as the complaining people in front were seemingly pacified and went inside for the security check.

Perhaps they weren’t pacified. He Shu had just seen the bodyguards unholstering their guns from their waists. The complaining people probably also realized that they were on someone else’s territory.

He Shu looked at the people walking inside, thought of something, and when Miya looked over, she pretended to have something important to do, picked up her phone, and pulled Cen Qianyi to the side.

Cen Qianyi saw that He Shu seemed to be about to call someone and guessed that the person was probably going to contact her assistant again. This person seemed to tell her assistant everything.

She looked at the phone in her hand. Perhaps she should have just made the phone un-turn-on-able from the start.

After walking to the side, He Shu looked around to make sure there was no one around. She put her arm around Cen Qianyi and made the person move closer.

“Did you bring anything you shouldn’t have?”

Cen Qianyi got closer and found that the person’s phone screen was black. She wasn’t sending a message and didn’t seem to be making a call.

She looked at the person: “Hmm? What did I bring?”

She was surprised by the person’s question.

He Shu knew that in the original novel, the person had used a gun to take care of her target. Thinking that the person had already openly exposed the fact that she could shoot, she asked directly.

“Like a gun or something.”

The original novel didn’t mention a security check. This person had brought it. With this kind of setup now, if she had brought it… she would be found out, right…

Cen Qianyi looked at the person in confusion: “Why would I bring a gun?”

Did this person know something?

He Shu wasn’t sure if Cen Qianyi was just denying it or what. In any case, she had warned her.

“It’s good that you didn’t.”

Cen Qianyi was puzzled: “Do you think I would bring a gun?”

He Shu: “Just a reminder.”

Cen Qianyi raised her eyebrows: “Speaking of which, you don’t seem to find it strange that I can use a gun.”

He Shu thought to herself, what’s so strange about it? A killer who can’t shoot is like a chef who can’t make egg fried rice.

But on the surface, she still pretended to be surprised: “It’s quite strange. How did you learn?”

Cen Qianyi looked at the person’s eyes, which were revealing her emotions: “I feel like you don’t find it strange.”

He Shu: “Your feelings are wrong.”

After she said that, she didn’t wait for Cen Qianyi to respond. She pulled the person and walked back. They couldn’t stay on the side for too long. It was too obvious.

“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s go in first.”

People were coming one after another. He Shu pretended to have finished dealing with her messages and walked inside with Cen Qianyi.

Cen Qianyi temporarily stopped asking questions. She could always ask for a clear explanation later.

When the two of them entered the door, they found that the entrance was divided into two sections. There were two doors in total. He Shu and Cen Qianyi had to go through the security check separately.

Cen Qianyi acted out being scared according to her character. He Shu also cooperated and comforted her with a few words before entering the security door according to the instructions.

It was very similar to a security check at an airport. There was one door, and you went through a machine. The difference was that the security check here was a closed one.

It was pitch black inside, with only guiding lights on the floor and several infrared rays scanning back and forth on her body.

After a ‘beep, beep, beep’ sound, He Shu heard a voice prompt asking her to hand over her phone.

“Why do I have to hand over my phone?”

He Shu didn’t want to. This was too strange. The original novel didn’t say that they had to hand over their phones. There was clearly a plot where a mysterious person sent messages through the phone.

The voice sounded again, explaining it in a very nice way. It said that it was so that the guests could fully enjoy the arrangements the host had made for the evening, and it advised He Shu not to be obsessed with work, saying that the arrangements for the evening would definitely not disappoint her.

Even though He Shu felt that this request was problematic, she had no choice but to hand it over. Before handing it over, she tried to send a message to Su Ming.

At the crucial moment, the message still didn’t go through. This stupid phone, she was going to replace it when she got back!

He Shu threw her phone into a drawer that lit up in the darkness and heard a ‘pass.’ After that, the red indicator lights on the floor all turned green.

She followed the instructions and walked out.

After He Shu came out, she found that Cen Qianyi still hadn’t come out. Her heart couldn’t help but rise to her throat!

These security checks were all done by instruments. Hypnosis wouldn’t work. She hoped she wouldn’t get caught here.

He Shu’s brain cells were working rapidly. If a gun was found, how should she explain it? She was the one who brought the person. She definitely couldn’t escape responsibility.

Before she could think of an explanation, the person came out.

He Shu let out a heavy sigh and then realized that she was also being stupid. Why was she, an amateur, worrying about a professional? Cen Qianyi probably knew more about these things than she did.

She was the ‘top killer.’

Cen Qianyi was still looking flustered. When she saw her, she quickly walked over.

She hooked her arm around hers, and with her other hand, she intertwined her fingers with hers.

He Shu looked down at their intertwined hands, and a very awkward feeling welled up in her heart.

“I was so scared just now. It was so dark inside, and I couldn’t see anything.”

Cen Qianyi’s soft voice sounded in her ear. He Shu’s ears moved, and the awkward feeling became even stronger.

Seeing the staff member walking toward them, He Shu, enduring the awkwardness, patted the hand that Cen Qianyi had hooked on her arm.

“Don’t be afraid.”

He Shu blurted out: “You have me.”