The Domineering CEO, but a Crybaby! - Chapter 47
Chapter 47: A Scream
The bright white light fell into Cen Qianyi’s squinted eyes, emitting some unusual halos.
She looked at the panicked He Shu after she woke up and reached out to smooth her furrowed brows.
The hypnosis this time was short, so there was no need to tamper with her memories. Normally, in such a short amount of time, the person wouldn’t be able to notice anything unusual.
So, her memory should still be at the point before the hypnosis. What was she panicking about before?
Cen Qianyi recalled and remembered that she was questioning her about why she pushed her into the corner and pretended to kiss her.
She picked up the previous question, as if time was still at that moment: “Why don’t you guess?”
She naturally couldn’t tell her the real reason. She was a little curious about how this person would interpret her previous actions.
Cen Qianyi didn’t know that if it were anyone else in front of her, they would think the same thing as her, and their memory would stay at the point before the hypnosis.
This way, after waking up, the memories from before and after could be connected naturally. For her answer, they would think that she had just finished asking and she had replied, and they wouldn’t even know that they had been hypnotized.
But He Shu was special!
He Shu’s back was against the wall, and she had nowhere to retreat. She watched Cen Qianyi’s hand coming toward her. Not knowing what she was going to do, she instinctively gripped her hand tightly out of fear.
Looking at the smile on the person’s face, she was confused by her sudden, baseless remark.
Guess what?
Hadn’t she just been hypnotized?
He Shu was very experienced with being hypnotized. She knew she was being hypnotized before she lost consciousness. When she suddenly woke up just now, she was startled by Cen Qianyi’s smile and didn’t remember it for a moment.
But when Cen Qianyi made a move, she remembered everything.
He Shu held the person’s hand and looked around. She was still in the restroom. She looked down at the time on her wristband.
The hypnosis was so sudden that she didn’t know the time, but she had checked it once before she left the banquet hall. It had only been a little over ten minutes since then.
She silently calculated in her heart that the hypnosis had lasted for about four or five minutes.
Four or five minutes didn’t sound long, but the person was Cen Qianyi! This time felt long enough for her to kill a dozen people. She didn’t know what she had done to her!
He Shu looked down. There was nothing more or less on her.
There was no pain anywhere, and her clothes were all intact.
Cen Qianyi looked at the person’s movements and raised her eyebrows: “What are you looking at?”
He Shu thought to herself, ‘I’m looking at what good things you’ve done!’
She suddenly hypnotized her. It was impossible for her to have done nothing. The less she could see on the surface, the more flustered He Shu became.
She looked at Cen Qianyi. Especially when she woke up, this person was smiling!
She was smiling even more brilliantly than last time!
The feeling of how terrifying this was was hard for her to describe. The hand holding Cen Qianyi’s wrist unconsciously gripped even tighter!
What could turn a cold-hearted killer into a woman who loved to smile? Just thinking about the possibilities made He Shu shudder!
She suppressed her fear, looked at Cen Qianyi, and pretended not to know that she had been hypnotized: “Why did you bring me to the restroom?”
Cen Qianyi was about to suspect that He Shu knew something, but when she heard this question, she thought to herself that she was overthinking it.
She glanced at her tightly held wrist and asked He Shu back seriously.
“Don’t you need to use the restroom?”
The corner of He Shu’s eye twitched violently. What was she talking about? Even if she needed to use the restroom, it couldn’t be at the same time as her! What kind of intimate relationship would that be?
No, she couldn’t have hypnotized her just to use the restroom, could she?
As soon as the thought came to her, He Shu immediately denied it. It was impossible. No one could be that stupid. If she was worried about someone being in the restroom, she shouldn’t have brought her in.
“No, didn’t you need to use it?” He Shu asked back, “Why did you bring me in with you when you needed to use the restroom?”
The topic returned to the previous question.
Cen Qianyi’s expression didn’t change: “I suddenly don’t feel like it anymore.”
He Shu: “Hmm?”
What was this person doing?
Cen Qianyi: “Since you don’t need to use it either, let’s go.”
Great, there was definitely a problem. This person had most likely already finished what she was doing!
What did she do? It was so scary. Wait, she was being stupid. She almost forgot that she also had a golden finger!
“System, System, come out!”
She could ask the system. She was so shocked by Cen Qianyi’s smile that she had lost half of her brain cells and almost forgot about her cheat.
She called out in her mind but didn’t hear the familiar electronic voice. Instead, she saw a lightning symbol light up in the dim light.
The three large words [Charging] lit up, completely shattering the little bit of excitement she had just felt about having a golden finger herself.
In one word, awful!
It wasn’t charging too early or too late. It was charging at this time!
If the system were online at this moment, it would definitely defend itself. It went offline at He Shu’s request.
He Shu also remembered. She had asked the system not to watch when she was taking a shower in the evening, so this thing went to charge.
She also didn’t expect that she would need it so soon, or that she would want the system to see what Cen Qianyi did in the restroom.
Who would have thought…
It sounded so perverted.
As she walked out with Cen Qianyi, various perverted speculations popped up in He Shu’s mind.
As she moved, a small screen in the monitoring room lit up again.
The monitoring staff member looked at it. The target reappeared in their line of sight. There were no anomalies. The two of them left the restroom and entered the lounge. She was curious if they would continue.
The lights in the lounge were not on. After Cen Qianyi turned off the lights in the restroom and closed the door, she couldn’t see the way and hesitated.
Just then, in the darkness, a hand held hers.
He Shu’s heart skipped a beat, and she immediately held on tightly.
Worried about what the person would do next, He Shu held on very tightly, ready for any next move.
Cen Qianyi was used to the darkness and didn’t want to turn on the lights for the people in the shadows to monitor. Knowing that He Shu was not used to it and was hesitating, she held her hand and planned to lead her out.
She looked down at her tightly held hand. This was a bit of a surprise. She seemed to be worried about her too…
In the darkness of the night, Cen Qianyi smiled silently and didn’t say anything, leading the person out.
Now was not the right time to say anything. She also had a lot of questions she wanted to ask this person. She hadn’t been very suspicious originally, but the person accepted her explanation so easily, which was very problematic.
She wanted to figure out these questions, but now was not a good time… She would wait until tonight. After she finished the task at hand, she would have plenty of time.
They didn’t turn on the lights, and they walked through the darkness together and into the light.
He Shu let out a heavy sigh as she left the lounge. It felt like she had taken a trip to hell.
It was a very strange trip… In the darkness just now, she had thought of many possibilities, but none of them could reasonably explain Cen Qianyi’s behavior.
Cen Qianyi looked at He Shu sighing, and the corners of her eyes curved slightly. She had found another thing this person was afraid of.
She was even afraid of the dark.
Before she could laugh, she suddenly heard the sound of a door opening from a nearby lounge. Her expression quickly disappeared, and she returned to her nervous state.
He Shu saw her changing expressions the whole time… It seemed that this person was only not acting in front of her. Why? He Shu couldn’t figure it out. She didn’t want to be special. Being treated specially by a big villain would definitely lead to a terrible death!
“Ms. He, what a coincidence.”
A voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked up and saw Fu Hualuo, whom she had just met, and her ‘playmate.’
She wasn’t in the mood to make small talk. She nodded as a greeting and then left with Cen Qianyi.
Fu Hualuo looked at their joined hands and snorted. She looked at the woman beside her and said meaningfully: “Young people are so emotional. They don’t know how to restrain themselves when they like someone.”
Ran Anni looked at the two receding figures. Her lowered eyes were full of envy and even some resentment.
They were all toys, so why were some people loved and cherished while others were miserable and beaten at any time?
Fu Hualuo didn’t hear a response after she spoke and looked at Ran Anni unhappily. She caught the flash of resentment in her eyes.
This time, she wasn’t angry. Ran Anni’s expression perfectly verified what she was trying to say.
He Shu’s extraordinary love would definitely attract attention. She thought of the video. Before she came, she had heard several people talking about it, laughing at He Shu for caring so much about a toy. At the same time, everyone was curious about what kind of toy could make her care so much.
Once curiosity was sparked, most people would want to try it out. The ones who couldn’t were just not capable enough.
For example, she wanted to try out that person named Cen Qianyi to see what was so special about her, but she knew that she didn’t have overwhelming power against He Shu. She couldn’t take the person from her.
But on this island, there were many people with that kind of power.
People always said that a gentleman doesn’t take what others love. Listening to this, they were still interested and had some thoughts, but they suppressed their desires because of certain morals.
But morals were the most unreliable things.
Looking at the two figures that had already disappeared, Fu Hualuo sighed. They were still so young. When they liked someone, they wanted to show them off, not thinking if they could protect them.
“Let’s go.”
She had a feeling that tonight would be interesting.
…
He Shu took Cen Qianyi back to the banquet hall and saw Ye Qi and the others making small talk with people, so she didn’t go over to disturb them.
She was a little hungry and went to eat something to fill her stomach first. Before the banquet officially began, the host had thoughtfully prepared some food.
The food was delicious, but He Shu wasn’t in the mood. She didn’t know what had happened in the bathroom, and she always felt flustered. She was eating purely to replenish some energy and provide some energy for her brain cells, hoping they would start working.
Cen Qianyi noticed that He Shu didn’t have much of an appetite, and she also lost her appetite after a few bites.
“What’s wrong? Is it not delicious?”
This person was usually a big eater.
He Shu looked at Cen Qianyi, hesitating whether to test her or not.
“What do you want to say?” Cen Qianyi saw the person’s hesitant eyes, and her voice was a little encouraging.
She wanted to know what she was thinking.
She was already very close to He Shu. When she said this, she leaned even closer, resting her head on the person’s shoulder and speaking in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
He Shu felt her shoulder sink and almost dropped the knife and fork in her hand. It was scary. What was she acting out now?
Why was she so close?
He Shu’s body stiffened and she organized her words: “I feel a little uncomfortable.”
Cen Qianyi looked at the person: “Where do you feel uncomfortable?”
He Shu saw that the person’s confusion didn’t seem fake and let out a sigh of relief. This person probably hadn’t poisoned her or anything.
She was about to make something up when she suddenly heard a commotion at the entrance.
People from all over the hall, whether they were chatting, tasting wine, eating, or enjoying the band’s performance, all got up and went to the entrance.
He Shu looked up and saw a woman with a very outstanding temperament walking in from outside, surrounded by everyone.
He Shu heard the sounds of “Chairwoman Yao” and realized that the owner of the island, Yao Bing, had arrived.
She was dressed more casually than anyone else, in a simple set of elegant gray haute couture suits, and she also had a kind smile on her face.
Her facial features were also the kind that wouldn’t make people feel aggressive. The only thing that made people feel a bit strong was her neat, short golden hair.
He Shu turned her head to look at Cen Qianyi’s milky white hair and was not sure if Yao Bing was genetically deficient like her or if she had dyed her hair.
Seeing that Cen Qianyi was still looking nervous, He Shu knew she was faking it, but she was genuinely nervous.
This was the target Cen Qianyi was going to take care of!
She had arrived!
He Shu stood up. The plot was about to begin… She tried to stay calm. In order not to look special, she also went to the entrance and greeted the person.
Yao Bing looked at He Shu, and her gaze lingered for half a second longer than on other people.
He Shu didn’t feel it, but Cen Qianyi noticed it.
Not only that, but she also noticed that after looking at He Shu, she looked at her over the crowd.
Cen Qianyi naturally acted nervous, gripping the hem of her skirt. Her fingers touched the gun on her leg.
After Yao Bing briefly greeted the people she had invited, Mia guided her to the center.
The podium for the host’s speech had already been set up, and other staff members began to guide the guests to their seats.
He Shu was a step behind. Her heart was pounding. She glanced at Cen Qianyi. In the original novel, as soon as Yao Bing walked onto the stage in the center, she would make a move.
It was very clean and neat.
He Shu took a deep breath and walked very slowly, mentally preparing herself for the scene of another death.
However, fortunately, she probably wouldn’t see the process.
As expected, just like in the plot, as soon as Yao Bing got on the stage, the room suddenly went completely dark as if the power had gone out.
In the darkness, He Shu quickly covered her ears to prevent the sound of the gunshots from deafening her.
But before her hands could even touch her ears, a sharp pain swept through her whole body!
Cen Qianyi pressed the switch and cut off the power. At the moment the darkness arrived, she clearly locked onto the target.
There was only one chance.
But just as she was about to shoot, amidst the noisy commotion, she heard a scream.
It was He Shu’s!