The 'Involution King' Second Female Lead Quits [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 23

Chapter 23: All the Cuddles!

◎All the Cuddles!◎

Shu Heng had always been unable to refuse Li Jianwei, whether it was her requests or certain invitations.

When it came to wine tasting, Shu Heng had no talent and no way to learn about it afterward. So for a bottle of red wine worth more than a hundred thousand dollars, Shu Heng could only give a two-word review—delicious.

If she had to say more, it would be that her sister looked especially alluring when she drank red wine, especially when she stuck out the tip of her tongue to lick her lips, which would give Shu Heng the urge to lean in and kiss her.

Also, the pork ribs Aunt Niu made were also delicious. The steak and red wine went well together, and the grilled spare ribs didn’t fall behind either.

Ever since the last time she drank too much and blacked out, completely forgetting what she had said during the hour-long call, Shu Heng had been steering clear of alcohol.

Even if she did drink, Shu Heng would only choose sparkling wine or fruit wine with a very low alcohol content. She would only take a sip and would definitely not get drunk.

But when Li Jianwei picked up the wine bottle and asked her if she wanted a little more, Shu Heng, in a moment of madness, nodded. Just like that, little by little, cup by cup, she ended up drinking a full third of the bottle.

Some thoughts had been swirling in Shu Heng’s mind for a long, long time. So long that only a little external push was needed for Shu Heng to have the courage to put them into action.

A hot shower might sober up a drunk person, but it would not one hundred percent sober up someone who was letting themselves get tipsy.

“Sister, you smell so good,” Shu Heng, wearing pajamas, rubbed the tip of her nose against Li Jianwei’s fair swan-like neck. After her skin turned slightly red, she started to use her mouth.

First, she kissed her repeatedly with her lips, then she stuck out the tip of her tongue to try to taste the white and tender skin, and finally, she gently scraped it with her teeth.

Biting down was out of the question. Even when Shu Heng’s mind was floating, she would remember not to hurt her sister. So, she just left one hickey after another on her neck, just as the other person had filled her glass with wine again and again.

After kissing for who knows how long, Shu Heng felt her eyelids start to get heavy.

I just want to rest my head on Sister’s soft chest and fall asleep, forever staying in this intimate position.

When she noticed that the little cabbage’s movements were getting slower and slower, a bad thought popped into Li Jianwei’s mind.

When the little cabbage’s breathing became steady, Li Jianwei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Was Shu Heng brave or not? If you said no, she had left so many marks on her neck that they might not all be covered even with a turtleneck sweater.

If you said yes, her little girlfriend only knew how to kiss her neck. After kissing, she would just close her eyes and go to sleep contentedly. That was too unadventurous.

Li Jianwei’s original thought was to give Shu Heng a chance, lest she really suffer some kind of ill from holding back.

But Shu Heng was really unmotivated. She had created such a good environment and conditions, but she still hadn’t taken off a single piece of clothing.

Since things had come to this, she might as well do it herself and not let her carefully manicured nails go to waste.

To make my nails smooth and round so they wouldn’t hurt the soft skin, I spent a full ten minutes in the bathroom tonight!

The little cabbage covered my neck with hickeys, so I’ll return the favor in a different place!

…

Shu Heng felt like she was in a daze because she couldn’t tell if she was having an erotic dream or if she was really doing something.

The strange feeling coming from her lower abdomen made her unconsciously clamp her legs together, and her hands instinctively grabbed a layer of slippery fabric.

Hmm? This feeling doesn’t seem to be from the bedsheets. It feels more like pajamas?

“Mmm~” As a captivating hum uncontrollably overflowed from her throat, Shu Heng groggily opened her eyes, finally distinguishing whether this was a dream or reality.

The warm yellow night light made Li Jianwei’s features especially soft. The loose strands of hair fell and gently brushed against Shu Heng’s skin, making her tremble.

“Sister…” Shu Heng couldn’t help but call out. After she realized her voice was exceptionally sweet, her mind went blank for a moment.

Without time to think too much, Shu Heng was shocked by the feeling coming from her upper body and bit her lip, preventing a more obvious moan from coming out.

“I’m here,” Li Jianwei propped herself up with her hands on the bed and moved up, giving Shu Heng a deep kiss that almost took her breath away.

“Sister…” Shu Heng gasped lightly. Only after she let go did she realize she had been gripping Li Jianwei’s pajamas the whole time.

And her own pajamas had been thrown on the floor at some point. Her top half was completely exposed to the air, and a certain area had become hard from being soft.

“Sister…” Shu Heng was a little nervous. She changed to hugging Li Jianwei, seeking some sense of security.

“I’m here,” Li Jianwei responded patiently, slowly relaxing the person below her with repeated pecks on her lips.

“Can I continue?” Li Jianwei asked in a low voice, asking for Shu Heng’s opinion directly.

If the little cabbage was really not ready, then she would… she would open the second bottle of red wine.

Things have already come to this. There’s no way I can stop now. Even if it’s half-coaxing and half-cheating, she would eat the fresh little cabbage.

“Mhm,” Shu Heng was afraid her voice was too soft, so she actively hooked her arms around Li Jianwei’s neck and brought herself to her mouth, using her straightforward actions to say I’m willing.

At this moment, Shu Heng’s brain was still being stimulated by the alcohol. Her body couldn’t metabolize it completely in a short time.

Her hazy and misty eyes also confirmed this point. Shu Heng was in a state of being slightly tipsy. Her reactions were a little slower than usual, but also more direct.

Shu Heng couldn’t remember much of what happened afterward. Blacking out after getting drunk was really annoying.

It was like this last time, and it was even more like this this time, enough to make Shu Heng, who had woken up afterward, couldn’t help but pull on the blanket and make herself cry.

Serves you right for blacking out! How could you not remember such an important thing?! Damn it!

“Are you not feeling well?” Li Jianwei pulled Shu Heng, who was biting the blanket, to her side and kissed her on the corner of the mouth. “If you’re uncomfortable, should I put some anti-inflammatory cream on you?”

“No, I’m not uncomfortable…” Shu Heng’s face was beet red, but when she saw her masterpiece from last night, she couldn’t help but feel secretly satisfied.

But I was quite bold when I was a little tipsy. I almost covered Sister’s neck with hickeys.

“Sister, you have so many marks on your neck… Will they not disappear in the next two days?” Shu Heng asked in a low voice, unable to help but rub her nose against her, just like a clingy little cat.

“It’s fine. I don’t need to attend any important meetings recently. I just need to go to work as usual,” Li Jianwei’s eyes curved. “If you’re worried about my hickeys showing, next time, kiss me somewhere else. Maybe you can learn from me.”

“Okay, then I’ll be more careful next time,” Shu Heng agreed with a flushed face. She immediately drew a picture in her mind, which made her lips unconsciously curve into a smile.

Sister kissed so many places on my body yesterday: my neck, my back, my collarbone. I wonder if she left any marks.

The little question hidden in Shu Heng’s heart was quickly answered. Not only were there marks in the places she remembered, but there were also some on her lower body.

After she found that the base of her thighs was also covered with marks, Shu Heng almost went weak at the knees and knelt on the floor.

The missing memories also came rushing back, and it took Shu Heng two cold water face washes to barely calm down her flushing face.

Ahhh, is Sister hinting that I should do that next time?!

Wuwuwu, just thinking about it makes me so shy, but for some reason, I want to try. How about I take the initiative tonight?

If you only compared their thoughts, Shu Heng could be on par with Li Jianwei in a certain way. But when it came to their ability to actually act, the former was far inferior to the latter.

The marks on Li Jianwei’s neck were still very obvious after the two weekend days, while the marks on Shu Heng’s body that could be covered by clothes became more and more numerous after the two weekend days.

At Shu Heng’s repeated request, Li Jianwei wore a black turtleneck sweater to work on Monday. Only a few marks near her ears were exposed. You could see them clearly up close, but from a distance, they would be blurry.

When she made the request, Shu Heng had a lot of reasons, saying that she wasn’t embarrassed. It was just that her sister had to hold a regular meeting on Monday, and it would be a little indecent to have a neck full of hickeys.

Li Jianwei smiled and nodded. Before the driver stopped the car, she put another obvious hickey on Shu Heng’s neck.

According to her logic, I need to hold a meeting, so I can’t show too many hickeys. Then it’s only right for me to put a stamp on the little cabbage, who doesn’t need to hold a meeting.

…

“CEO Li, a dozen marketing accounts with over ten thousand followers on Guanglvdong’s short video platform have posted articles slandering you overnight. They’ve twisted your charitable donations to poor students into an alternative way of ‘choosing concubines’ and have definitively labeled Shu Heng as the person who was finally successfully chosen.”

“I’ve already contacted the Huada school administration, and they’ve already debunked the rumor, but the buzz on the platform is very low. There are still some irrational netizens who are personally attacking you.”

After hearing the assistant’s report, Li Jianwei didn’t react for a moment. “I’m ‘choosing concubines’? They’re slandering me for picking students from poor backgrounds to satisfy my private desires?”

The assistant nodded. “Based on the relevant data, many netizens have fallen for it and are spreading it on various platforms, and they’re also making some unsightly comments.”

“Let me see. Why would anyone believe such a ridiculous rumor?” Li Jianwei was a little astonished. Besides her tens of billions of dollars, her looks and aura were also one in a million.

If she wanted, she could get plenty of beautiful women to throw themselves at her with just a flick of her finger. Why would she mess with her juniors from her alma mater? She wasn’t a powerful official in ancient times who had to intentionally create a small weakness to give to the emperor to protect herself.

After taking the assistant’s phone, Li Jianwei chose the video with the highest buzz and clicked on it.

“A certain well-known entrepreneur is actually this kind of person in private. On the surface, she seems to be…” The voice-over for marketing accounts drilled into Li Jianwei’s ears, constantly causing auditory pollution.

After she clicked on the comments, a group of low-IQ comments that you could tell the gender of at a glance started polluting Li Jianwei’s eyes again.

“No wonder she broke off the engagement. It turns out her ugly deeds were exposed. CEO Wang is so pitiful. The slanders before were definitely to cover up this fact!”

“Are female college students so open now? As long as they get money, it doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman?”

“So disgusting. What kind of entrepreneur is this? This is a pervert. What’s the point of bullying male students who have just come of age?”

“How about me? I’m good in bed. Just give me a meal. You don’t need to give me so much money.”

Li Jianwei frowned and turned off the video, preventing her mind from being polluted by these dirty things.

“Have the legal department gather evidence. At the same time, report it to the police and apply for an immediate investigation,” Li Jianwei handed the phone back to the assistant.

“CEO Li, don’t we need to release a statement to clarify?” the assistant asked.

“This kind of thing is obviously a lie from Wang Yuanfei. Clarifying it will only indirectly amplify the impact,” Li Jianwei tapped the table with her fingertip. “Can you contact his good half-brothers?”

The assistant flipped through his small notebook. “I can contact two of them who have joined the Guanglvdong headquarters, but they’re at a lower level, only department managers.”

“Send them the evidence of Wang Yuanfei’s patent infringement, as well as the videos of him and… certain male streamers getting into trouble, and send them anonymously.”

Li Jianwei paused, then suddenly remembered another thing. “If I remember correctly, the patent infringement case with Rongguang Technology is going to court the day after tomorrow?”

The assistant nodded. “Yes. The time is set for 9:30 a.m. the day after tomorrow. Rongguang has applied for a non-public trial on the grounds of commercial secrets.”

“It looks like he’s trying to suppress the buzz of the patent case and give me some trouble at the same time,” Li Jianwei stopped tapping the table. “Say hello to the people on other platforms and let the public opinion only ferment on the Lvdong short video platform. Don’t let them target Shu Heng. Keep the focus on me.”

“CEO Li, what if the public opinion escalates?” the assistant asked, a little uneasy. “The Lvdong short video platform has tens of millions of active users. If we don’t block it, the impact will be huge.”

“It’s fine. In at most three days, Wang Yuanfei will voluntarily delete all of this,” Li Jianwei was calm and composed, with a hint of contempt in her eyes. “Let Wang Yuanfei be happy for a while. He doesn’t have many good days left.”

For this kind of ridiculous public opinion, if she responded, she would easily fall into a self-proving trap that the other party would use to their advantage. If it escalated into a gender conflict, the situation would only get worse and harder to resolve.

Based on the current situation online, a large number of male netizens would not spend time to understand what happened. They would only see a stain on a high-level woman they couldn’t reach.

In the end, they would choose to latch onto this stain, whether it was true or not, and satisfy their self-esteem by putting her down.

Li Jianwei had seen this kind of tactic, which tried to ruin a high-class woman with public opinion, many times and had experienced it a few times herself. She had already learned to not take it seriously.

This kind of thing was best left alone, allowing them to fester and rot in their dark places.

…

Li Jianwei, who had a plan in her heart, was calm about the negative news, but Shu Heng, whose heart and eyes were filled with how good her sister was and how they were talking nonsense again, couldn’t be so calm.

Shu Heng, who had already organized a debunking campaign once, was incredibly skilled. In fact, before she even prepared to send a message, many people were already discussing this in the group chat.

How could they let such a good CEO Li be slandered?! And it also slandered their school!

Looking at the great speakers and eye massagers on their desks, the students rolled up their sleeves, just waiting for someone to give the order. They would immediately release a statement and upload videos to give a head-on blow to the slanderous marketing accounts.

As one of the people who was slandered, it was fitting for Shu Heng to stand up and lead the charge. The students, who had a successful experience once, were very quick to act. That night, they confidently began to fight back.

At first, there were more than thirty marketing accounts spreading the rumors. Later, it was reposted and cited thousands of times. Many accounts that wanted buzz also came to piggyback on it.

With hundreds of students speaking out in unison, the relevant topic quickly made it to the trending list on the platform in just half an hour, attracting a lot of attention.

“Who believes this kind of rumor? How could CEO Li do something like that? If CEO Li wanted to, the people who would be willing to be with her would fill up a whole country!”

“The official account of Huada already debunked the rumor, but it doesn’t seem to have much buzz. I’m reasonably suspicious that the platform is intentionally limiting its reach.”

“Did you forget? The head of the Lvdong short video platform is Wang Yuanfei. He probably wants to ruin CEO Li because he couldn’t get her. Other platforms don’t have many marketing accounts posting this kind of idiotic rumor. It’s only spreading the most here.”

The rapidly increasing likes and videos made Shu Heng very happy. She thought that this rumor would also be debunked like the last one.

But just as the topic was about to reach the top of the trending list, Shu Heng found that her account had been muted. Not only could she not post any videos for thirty days, but her previous debunking videos were also taken down for violating the rules.

This isn’t right. How could my debunking video violate the rules? The slanderous videos weren’t even muted!

After she opened the group chat, Shu Heng found out that she wasn’t the only one who had this experience. The vast majority of the accounts that debunked the rumor had been muted.

“This is clearly the platform itself playing a trick. Wang Yuanfei must hold a grudge against CEO Li, which is why he’s doing this!”

“We shouldn’t be limited to this platform. We can go to other platforms to debunk the rumor.”

“But there don’t seem to be any rumors on other platforms. We can focus on the fact that the Lvdong platform is muting accounts for no reason and doesn’t respect freedom of speech.”

“I second that. This isn’t the only influential short video platform. We can go to other social media platforms to condemn them!”

Strength in numbers. After one path was blocked, the students all changed their course and went to other platforms to condemn and question the Lvdong short video platform.

Looking at her muted account, Shu Heng felt Wang Yuanfei’s maliciousness. She couldn’t help but complain to Li Jianwei after she was done with work.

“Sister, Wang Yuanfei is so despicable. He’s clearly slandering you!” Shu Heng said indignantly. “Sister, this has already reached the standard for a police investigation! We must hold him accountable this time! Make him apologize publicly!”

“I know. I’ve already had the public relations department handle this,” Li Jianwei pulled her into her arms, letting her sit on her lap. “As for the rumors on the Lvdong short video platform, they’ll be cleared up in at most three days.”

“Thank you for doing so much for me. But you don’t need to worry. The company’s stock price hasn’t been affected by this. In fact, it’s even rising slightly.”

Li Jianwei hugged her little girlfriend and said next to her ear.

Shu Heng relaxed her body and looked up at Li Jianwei. “But those people are so mean. Many of my classmates’ accounts have been muted.”

“Those ‘little red scarves’?” Li Jianwei asked in return.

Shu Heng nodded. Shu Heng also had a custom gift from the last thank you gift, but she didn’t use her real name. Instead, she used the netizen name “Sister’s little red scarf.”

Li Jianwei thought about it. “I’ll send you an email address later. You can have your classmates send their screenshots to it. At that time, a lawyer will represent you in suing the platform and have the platform compensate you for your losses.”

Shu Heng held Li Jianwei’s hand, still feeling unbalanced. “What about you, Sister? Three days is enough for the rumors to spread very far. Instead of helping us protect our rights, we want to see you protect your own rights even more.”

“We spoke out because you were being slandered, Sister, and because our alma mater was being slandered,” Shu Heng emphasized.

Li Jianwei patted Shu Heng’s shoulder to comfort her. “Do you know what day the day after tomorrow is?”

“The day after tomorrow? The day after tomorrow is Wednesday?” Shu Heng blinked, unable to understand what her sister was trying to say.

Li Jianwei: “What’s the date?”

Shu Heng answered quickly: “March fourth.”

After the words left her mouth, Shu Heng immediately understood. “Are you going to a meeting, Sister?”

“Mhm. My flight is tomorrow morning. I’m still bringing the proposal with me,” Li Jianwei smiled. “Now do you know why I’m not worried about the public opinion getting worse?”

Frankly speaking, Wang Yuanfei’s method of disgusting her was very brainless, but in terms of the level of disgust, it was very over the top.

It was just that Wang Yuanfei was in too much of a hurry. He didn’t notice that the date of the first-instance trial was the day before a certain meeting, which was clearly a stepping stone to promote the progress of the patent protection law.

As a company that focused on the entertainment market, it was impossible for the high-level executives at the headquarters of Guanglvdong to not have this most basic political sensitivity. But it seemed like no one had reminded Wang Yuanfei. They were all silently watching him bring about his own doom.

“You can pay attention to other platforms. Besides the platforms that Guanglvdong controls, almost no one is talking about this. Even if some irrational netizens post extreme comments, they’ll be deleted at lightning speed.”

Li Jianwei said unhurriedly, “People who don’t have political sensitivity will soon suffer a huge loss.”

After Li Jianwei explained, the questions in Shu Heng’s heart were all gone.

No wonder Sister wasn’t in a hurry to clarify. It turns out she had a plan all along. Once the meeting began, the Lvdong short video platform, which had slandered a member of the National Committee, would definitely suffer.

By that time, the person who would be the most anxious and scared would only be Wang Yuanfei.

“Please thank the little red scarves for me. You can also ask them if they have any special ideas. If they’re suitable, I’ll organize them into a proposal and submit it.”

“Okay. I’ll ask them and then organize it into a document to give to you, Sister,” Shu Heng nodded in agreement.

Just as she picked up her phone, Shu Heng thought of another thing. “If you’re leaving tomorrow, Sister, will you only come back after the meeting is over?”

“Mhm. It’ll probably be about eight or nine days including the travel time. Will you wait for me to come back?” Li Jianwei kissed the side of the face of the person in her arms. “If you miss me, you can video call me at night.”

When she thought about being separated for eight or nine days, Shu Heng couldn’t help but feel a little down.

Shu Heng wanted to go with Li Jianwei, but she also knew that her identity wasn’t suitable. Her sister would also be very busy during those days, and going with her would only be a burden to her.

“Sister, you have to remember to miss me,” Shu Heng turned and hugged Li Jianwei, already starting to feel sad about their upcoming separation. “I’ll miss you at home too, Sister.”

Li Jianwei didn’t say anything. Instead, she chose to just kiss her.

“Don’t bite my neck this time. How about somewhere else?” Li Jianwei whispered softly next to Shu Heng’s ear. Her nimble fingers simultaneously undid the last piece of defense on Shu Heng.

Shu Heng vaguely agreed, and gradually, she was lost in the moment.