38. Being ridiculed

Xie Shiyu was furious when she heard the last sentence; she really felt like she was being treated like a commodity.

It even became a tool fish.

I really will thank you!

Xie Shiyu took a step back, her face showing disbelief.

“I…I am not a commodity, nor anyone’s property,” she stammered. “Grandpa Amu said I am his treasure.”

"How did it become an object once it reached the shore?" Xie Shiyu said this with a dazed look on her face, her body swaying as if she could collapse at any moment.

Seeing her like this, Xi Zhengyu realized what was happening and felt a pang of regret.

He opened his mouth to speak, but then he remembered that he was the one who had spent 3 billion star coins to buy it.

It's your own private property, so there's nothing wrong with saying that.

Xi Zhengyu muttered, "That's how it is." Then he dragged the person downstairs.

In the living room, he held an ice pack and applied it to Xie Shiyu's swollen eyes, his voice icy: "Don't cry anymore."

"Your eyes are so swollen, you don't look pretty at all."

Xie Shiyu pouted, looking unhappy, and ignored what Xi Zhengyu said.

"Did you hear that, silly fish?" Xi Zhengyu raised his hand and patted her head.

Already heartbroken, Xie Shi was further upset by his actions, and angrily snapped at him, "Mind your own business!"

Xi Zhengyu's face darkened when he saw her like that, and she even got angry with him.

Despite my kind and gentle advice, she took advantage of my kindness and became arrogant.

He tossed the ice pack aside, then stood up and said, "I have something to do."

He then picked up his suit jacket, put it on, and left without even glancing at her.

Xie Shiyu watched his figure gradually disappear from sight.

The initial look of heartbreak and sorrow vanished the moment the door closed.

Xie Shiyu picked up the ice pack that had been thrown on the ground and then applied it to her eyes.

A mocking smile appeared on his lips. Men really are a fickle species.

They initially said they would protect her, but now they're letting those rumors and slanders attack and insult her.

She shouldn't have expected the other party to actually protect her.

Inside the Silver Wing, Xi Zhengyu rubbed his temples, feeling extremely irritated.

When Xi Zhengyu arrived at the company, he noticed that his employees were looking at him differently.

The complex emotions in their eyes made it difficult to discern what they were trying to express.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is something the matter?" Xi Zhengyu usually doesn't think for himself, but asks directly.

The female employee who was discovered was startled, and quickly sat up straight, shaking her head vigorously: "No, no."

Then he lowered his head and dared not look anywhere.

Xi Zhengyu withdrew his gaze and walked towards his office.

Only after he left did all the employees dare to breathe a sigh of relief. It was truly agonizing; they never expected Xi Zhengyu to exude such a strong sense of oppression.

They were just terrified of being called out by Chairman Xi.

"What was wrong with you just now, staring at Chairman Xi like that?" the boy sitting next to the female colleague asked her.

The female colleague lowered her voice and replied, "Chairman Xi only brought his wife to the company once, and then he fired Secretary Li, who had been fawning over him all the time."

"It's clear that Chairman Xi still has some feelings for Mrs. Xi. Why doesn't Chairman Xi pay any attention to the rumors circulating on StarNet?"

The girl continued, "I'm really curious, does Chairman Xi like Liu Nian or Xie Shiyu?"

"Just because of this, you've been staring at Chairman Xi?" the male colleague asked in shock.

"No, not really." The girl lowered her voice even further. "I just thought Chairman Xi looked a bit like a scumbag, so I took a second look."

Changxuan stood behind the two of them and listened to their entire conversation.

After the girl finished speaking, she coughed loudly.

The two slowly turned their heads to look, and froze on the spot when they saw that it was the secretary-general.

"You're gossiping behind our backs that our boss won't get his bonus this month." Changxuan looked at them and announced the result ruthlessly.

After the announcement, Changxuan looked at the girl and warned her, "You should think carefully about what you can and cannot say. If you hear this again, you'll have to go to the finance department to settle your salary yourself."

The girl chickened out and quickly agreed.

Damn it, I'm never letting the chairman cricket at my workstation again.

Waaaaah, my bonus this month!

In his office, Xi Zhengyu watched the comments and insults escalate.

Seeing Xie Shiyu being cursed to die by netizens again, I felt a strange pang of pain in my heart.

Some of the insults were even more outrageous, hurling all sorts of vicious words at Xie Shiyu.

No wonder her eyes were red and swollen; she must have been very upset to see such comments.

Xi Zhengyu hesitated for a moment and was just about to send a message to Changxuan to ask him to handle it when Liu Nian called.

He glanced at it, then answered the call.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother Xi, my head hurts so much." Liu Nian's weak voice came from inside. Xi Zhengyu frowned slightly after hearing this voice, then relaxed.

"Can you come and keep me company? I always feel like someone is watching me."

"I'm so scared," Liu Nian said, her soft voice filled with fear and apprehension. Xi Zhengyu didn't immediately offer to go with her after hearing this.

He simply replied, "I'll have my bodyguard accompany you. I have a very important meeting to attend, and I really can't leave."

Seeing that he said that, Liu Nian had no choice but to accept it.

After hanging up, Liu Nian scoffed. How do you create a new topic by calling the bodyguard?

She opened the StarNet again and saw that netizens were still fiercely criticizing her. The anger that had been stirred up in the bathroom that day had completely vanished.

Does Xie Shiyu even deserve to fight her?

Did she really think she was someone important after just a few words?

At this moment, Xie Shiyu noticed that Nilisa, who was standing in the living room wearing a pink tutu, was arrogantly cursing at her.

"Ha, in just over a month, you've already been dumped by Brother Xi." Nellisa's eyes were full of disdain and smugness. "What good is it if you're good-looking?"

"It's still not as good as Liu Nian."

She walked up to Xie Shiyu, raised her hand, and slapped her across the face without saying a word. After the slap, Nellisa felt much better.

"This slap is for you. I told you, you'd pay for it." Nellisa said with a smile, raising her foot and kicking Xie Shiyu twice.

"Weren't you very smug when you hit me? Did you really think that your brother Xi would protect you for the rest of your life?"

"Besides being lucky enough to be bought by Brother Xi, what else do you have?"

“You have nothing.” Nellisa pushed Xie Shiyu again and again, saying in a particularly malicious tone, “You’re just a wild mermaid that everyone would despise and loathe.”

Xie Shiyu, who had been slapped, said nothing and did nothing, just letting her mock and push her.

But looking into her blue eyes, one could see a calculating intent hidden within.