Chapter 97 Scold him to wake up
Zhou Wu was stunned for a moment.
"What are you doing? Are you still thinking about your work?"
Shen Shuang moved swiftly and skillfully.
“I will go on a business trip for a while immediately and let him calm down first. In the current situation, he won’t listen to anything I say, and it will only provoke him more.”
Zhou Wu watched her prepare to leave without hesitation, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
She hadn't expected Shen Shuangmiao's reaction to be so ruthless, as if Zhu Jin's relentless entanglement was just a nuisance that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.
Zhou Wu opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
She glanced at Shen Shuangmiao, then turned and left.
The office returned to silence.
Shen Shuangmiao could no longer remain calm.
She took out her phone and dialed Zhao Mobai's number.
The phone rang for a long time before being answered. The background noise was somewhat loud, suggesting it was in an entertainment venue.
"Hello?" Zhao Mobai's voice carried a hint of languid drunkenness.
"It's me."
Shen Shuangmiao's voice was somewhat hurried.
"I just heard that Zhu Jin might be a threat to your company. Be careful."
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by Zhao Mobai's playful laughter, seemingly unsurprised by her reminder and not at all nervous.
"Oh? Is that so?"
His tone was relaxed, "Thanks for the reminder, but..."
Zhao Mobai paused, lowered his voice, and said with a hint of composure, "You probably don't know."
"While he was infatuated with you recently, I had already turned one of his shareholders and a senior executive of a project who had mastered the core technology against him."
Shen Shuangmiao slowly frowned.
Zhao Mobai...
He had already started planning this?
While Zhu Jin was suffering and depressed because of losing her, he did not passively wait for Zhu Jin's revenge, but took the initiative and had already made a move.
So, was it really just because his family was pressuring him to get married and he thought she was a good match, that he readily agreed to help her and coincidentally appeared when she needed him most, proposing that marriage deal?
Or perhaps this also involves a scheme to use her to provoke Zhu Jin, throw him into disarray, and then seize the opportunity to take over the Zhu family's assets...
Shen Shuangmiao couldn't quite understand it.
"you……"
Her voice was hoarse, "You're only with me because you want to get close to the Zhu family?"
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Mobai was silent for a moment, his voice regaining its usual languidness, revealing no emotion.
"Business competition is all about tactics. I don't have that much cunning towards you, and I won't hurt you. Go to sleep and don't overthink it."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Hearing the busy tone coming from the phone, Shen Shuangmiao remained silent for a long time.
She felt conflicted, with a sense of being used and resentful.
"What's wrong? You look terrible."
After finishing his work, Fu Xuan walked into the office and saw her standing there, looking lost and dejected.
Shen Shuangmiao snapped out of her daze, looked at Fu Xuan's concerned eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then briefly recounted what had just happened.
After listening, Fu Xuan remained silent for a while.
He raised his head and looked at Shen Shuangmiao with a serious expression.
“Miaomiao, I know you’re soft-hearted, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing to let Zhao Mobai deal with Zhu Jin.”
Shen Shuangmiao looked at him in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Fu Xuan analyzed, "In Zhu Jin's current state, only by dealing him a heavy blow, such as the possibility that he might lose the family business he depends on for survival, can we truly wake him up and force him to pull himself together."
“Pain can sometimes bring him to his senses. If you remind him now, he won’t appreciate it. He might even think you’re just concerned about him and become more persistent. It’s better to let Zhao Mobai play the villain.”
Shen Shuangmiao slowly frowned.
She had to admit that Fu Xuan was right.
Given Zhu Jin's current paranoid and insane state, gentle words of comfort are completely useless.
Only an unprecedented sense of crisis could possibly pull him out of that self-destructive quagmire.
Shen Shuangmiao closed her eyes, her gaze regaining its calmness and determination.
"You're right, I know what to do."
The next morning.
Shen Shuangmiao carried a simple suitcase, preparing to head to the airport for a business trip.
She had just reached the bottom of the studio building and was about to get into her car when a familiar figure appeared in her line of sight.
Zhu Jin came over despite his injuries.
He stood not far away, his face still pale, with dark circles under his eyes.
Zhu Jin looked at the suitcase in her hand, his voice hoarse: "Going on a business trip?"
Shen Shuangmiao's heart tightened suddenly. She gripped the handle of her suitcase, her face turned cold, and her tone became distant: "Hmm."
She turned to leave, then paused: "Zhu Jin, instead of wasting your time here, you should worry more about your own company. Don't wait until you've lost everything to regret it."
Her words carried a hint of reminder.
Shen Shuangmiao still hoped that Zhu Jin could understand and go back in time to deal with Zhao Mobai's scheme, instead of wasting time with her.
However, Zhu Jin didn't react at all, he just looked at her and gave a bleak smile.
"company?"
He repeated those two words, "Zhao Mobai is going to make a move, is that it? I knew it all along."
Shen Shuangmiao's pupils contracted slightly as she looked at him in surprise.
How did he know?
Then he also...
Zhu Jin gazed deeply into her eyes, which were filled with unfathomable sorrow.
"Let him do it. I won't resist. If this makes you feel better, then as long as it makes you happy, what's wrong with giving him half of the Zhu family?"
Shen Shuang was taken aback.
It turns out that Zhu Jin knew Zhao Mobai's plan, but chose not to resist, just to let her vent her anger.
"Zhu Jin!"
Shen Shuangmiao looked at him coldly: "Don't say such things anymore! Who are you trying to fool with this act of deep affection and sacrificing everything for me?"
Zhu Jin frowned: "I'm not..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Shuangmiao interrupted him.
"Where were you all this time? When you were ignoring and suppressing me, and didn't believe me, why didn't you stand up and self-righteously sacrifice for me?"
"When you embarrassed me time and time again because of Zhou Wu, did you ever think about my feelings? The way you're acting now only disgusts me!"
Shen Shuangmiao had difficulty breathing, closed her eyes, and felt disgusted.
"Get out! Disappear from my sight immediately!"
She pointed to the roadside, her eyes cold and devoid of any warmth.
Zhu Jin swayed as she spoke, his face turning even paler.
He looked at her intently, but in the end said nothing more, and simply turned and left silently.
Shen Shuangmiao stared in the direction he disappeared, remaining motionless for a long time.
It wasn't until the driver honked the horn to remind them that the situation had changed.
She suddenly came to her senses, opened the car door, and got in.
The car headed towards the airport.
Shen Shuangmiao leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and tried to calm her turbulent emotions, but she became more and more agitated.
Now that things have come to this point, even if Zhu Jin is still stubborn, he should have been brought back to his senses by her scolding.
Hopefully, nothing goes wrong during her business trip this week.
I also hope that Zhu Jin can behave himself and manage the company properly.
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