Chapter 186 Fighting

Qin Shuzhi said she would go out and play with Qi Yishan, but she didn't really mean it. After Qin Zhiheng left, she sat on the sofa and browsed the internet.

At noon, Shi Qingman attended an important business summit. Before entering, she was surrounded by the media for interviews.

In an effort to create public opinion, the media asked increasingly pointed questions, deliberately setting traps for her.

Dressed in a smart black business suit, Shi Qingman stood under the flashing lights, calmly and sincerely responding to various tricky questions.

The concise and to the point not only skillfully defused the trap but also seized the opportunity to vindicate the Starmicro series of products, refuting one by one the false reports on the Internet that deliberately confused the public, smeared the Shi Group and Starmicro products, and caused misunderstandings about Starmicro.

Before concluding the interview, Shi Qingman said, "The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the police. Our project team will fully cooperate with the police investigation. As for the progress, everything will be subject to official announcements. We hope everyone will view this rationally and not be misled by false reports from the outside world. In addition, we will make proper arrangements for the victims who died in the accident. We hope everyone will not disturb the victims and their families too much, so as not to cause them further harm."

In just one or two hours, the online sentiment, which was filled with negative information about the Shi Group in the morning, has clearly shifted.

Netizens are now much more rational in their attitude towards the incident.

Qin Shuzhi glanced at the comments from netizens, and most of them supported Shi Qingman's remarks, adopting a wait-and-see attitude.

Seeing this, Qin Shuzhi felt at ease and gratified.

Shi Qingman and Jing Muchi both stood behind Shi Yuanxing. She believed that this matter would be resolved properly soon.

As Shi Qingman said, if you can't help, waiting for the outcome is the most sensible thing to do.

Unlike usual, Qin Shuzhi didn't chat with Shi Yuanxing via WeChat or phone whenever she had free time. In order not to disturb him, she went to the study to do her semester summary.

Around 5 p.m., Shi Yuanxing sent her a message to let her know that he wouldn't be home for dinner that night.

Qin Shuzhi wanted to bring him food, but he said he had a business dinner that night.

So Qin Shuzhi simply cooked some noodles and made do with that for dinner.

After finishing her meal, she returned to her study.

But after eating and drinking her fill, she became lazy and fell asleep on the table while reading.

Later, because she was sleeping so soundly, Shi Yuanxing called her three times in a row, but she didn't hear it...

When she woke up, ten minutes had passed since the last missed call was automatically disconnected.

She immediately called back.

Shi Yuanxing answered immediately, "Zhizhi, where are you?"

Qin Shuzhi was still half asleep and didn't notice that the man on the other end of the phone sounded tense.

"Huh? I'm home."

Hearing her soft voice, the person on the other end of the phone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and their voice returned to its usual gentleness, "Why didn't you answer my calls?"

"I was just asleep, I didn't hear it."

Qin Shuzhi glanced at the wall clock; it was almost nine o'clock.

Are you coming back yet?

"Not yet, I might be back later. If you're sleepy, go to sleep first, don't wait for me."

Shi Yuanxing gave him his instructions.

Qin Shuzhi, "Mmm."

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After leaving in front of the Qin siblings, Shen Yichen returned to the company in a daze. He then locked himself in his office, refusing to see anyone and just drinking.

He slumped dejectedly in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass, looking at the dazzling lights of the city at night, but his heart was filled with a deathly stillness.

Thinking about what Qin Shuzhi said today, he felt a sense of powerlessness and despair.

It's as if no matter how much effort he puts in, he can never bring her back to his side.

He ignored the knocking on his office door several times.

Anxious, Chen He waited outside the door for a long time. After hesitating for a while, he finally took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and went in.

Seeing the coat and tie carelessly tossed on the ground, and the man slumped there, Chen He steeled himself and walked over. "President Chen, regarding the Shengrui accident..."

"Bang!"

The sound of a wine glass shattering against the glass interrupted his words. Chen He's breath hitched, and he saw Shen Yichen sway as he stood up and yell at him.

"Don't fucking tell me that, I don't want to hear it!"

"..."

Despite the urgency of the situation, Chen He dared not say anything more, lest he be implicated again.

The office was eerily quiet. Finally, Shen Yichen waved to Chen He, "You can go home now."

"yes."

Chen He left the office, but thinking about Shen Yichen's condition, he was still a little worried, so he called Chen Jin.

Shen Yichen stopped drinking, sat back in his boss's chair and stared blankly for a while before silently getting up and leaving the company.

After leaving the garage, he was walking towards his designated parking space when he suddenly heard a steady yet hurried sound of footsteps behind him.

He instinctively turned around, only to be met with a cold, hard fist.

With a loud bang, Shen Yichen staggered backward, his lower back slamming hard against the car.

The force of that punch made his head buzz. Shen Yichen's gaze darted around several times before finally meeting Shi Yuanxing's deep and ruthless face.

Their gazes met in the air, devoid of the usual polite formalities they displayed in the business world; their eyes were filled with intense hostility.

Neither of them spoke, but in the next moment they both lunged at each other fiercely.

When two men of similar height and build start fighting, the scene is quite frightening.

In the quiet parking lot, you could tell how hard the two men were hitting you just by the sound of their fists landing.

Shi Yuanxing had trained abroad. Despite his usual refined and gentle demeanor, he was agile and swift when he got serious. Shen Yichen, on the other hand, was already weakened by alcohol and was quickly and brutally beaten by Shi Yuanxing.

Seeing this from a distance, Chen Jin was so frightened that he rushed over to stop the fight.

"Stop fighting, please stop fighting."

As Shi Yuanxing threw his punch, he saw Chen Jin squeeze in and quickly withdrew his fist. However, taking advantage of Chen Yichen's momentary lapse in concentration, he raised his knee and slammed it into Chen Yichen's abdomen.

The blow was delivered with fierce force, and Shen Yichen groaned in pain. If Chen Jin hadn't supported him, he would have fallen to the ground.

"Mr. Shi, calm down."

Seeing Shi Yuanxing's fierce demeanor, Chen Jin helped Shen Yichen up while trying to smooth things over.

"Mr. Shi, we are all civilized people, let's talk things out. This is Shen's Company after all, and it's unreasonable for you to come here and make a move."

"Why don't you ask him what he did first?" Shi Yuanxing pointed at Shen Yichen, whose face was covered in bruises, his face full of anger.

"It's unreasonable for me to come here and beat him up, but it's reasonable for him to harass my wife downstairs at my company and even try to trick me into getting a divorce in front of my father?"

Shi Yuanxing was already furious when he learned from Qin Zhiheng that Shen Yichen was harassing Qin Shuzhi downstairs at the company. Unexpectedly, he received a call from Shi Hongzhen the next second. When he said that the evidence pointed to Shen Yichen, Shi Hongzhen let slip that Shen Yichen had recently made a deal with him using shares.

Shi Yuanxing was so angry that he flew into a rage on the spot.

Shen Yichen was resentful and tried to play dirty tricks on him, but he didn't care. He never expected that Shen Yichen would dare to openly try to steal his wife. Not only did he set his sights on his father, but he also harassed his wife in broad daylight.