Chapter 32 The Kill Begins, Revenge Starts with a Girlfriends' Gathering
As she was about to be embraced, Shang Wu felt a strong sense of disgust.
She couldn't hold back and snapped, "Don't touch me!"
In the darkness, the voice, filled with disdain, sounded particularly abrupt, heavy, and urgent.
Zhou Yanci froze, and his hand, which was about to hug her, stopped in mid-air.
"Awu, you..."
"I accidentally got some on the sheets, and your clothes will get dirty if you sleep on them."
Shang Wu softened her tone, sat up and nudged Zhou Yanci: "Go sleep outside. I'm on my period and feel hot all over, so it's not convenient for me to sleep with you."
Even after she explained the reason, Zhou Yanci was still somewhat unhappy.
If you won't let me sleep with you, now you won't even let me hug you?
His brows furrowed, and he stood up, barely suppressing his displeasure.
"Okay, then you get some rest, I'll be going now."
Zhou Yanci closed the door and left. She glanced at the room next door, then walked over and gently knocked on the door.
The room was lit, but there was no movement.
He took out his phone to send a message to Chenmian, but received no reply.
Clearly, Chenmian was unhappy about what had just happened and was deliberately ignoring him.
Zhou Yanci gripped her phone tightly in anger, feeling a surge of frustration. No one would open the door for her, so she had no choice but to go downstairs and sleep in the living room.
...
The next day.
Shang Wu got up early, quickly packed her things, dragged her suitcase, and walked into the living room to peek at Zhou Yanci.
Zhou Yanci frowned, looking troubled, and raised her hand to cover her eyes.
"I have something to do at the company, so I'll go now. You can continue sleeping."
Shang Wu greeted them and left the guesthouse without waiting to see if they heard her.
She returned to the company and went straight to the jewelry department office.
A moment later, there was a knock on the door.
Ji Yu sauntered in, a piece of bread in her mouth, her eyes full of curiosity.
"Ah Wu, where is President Zhou?"
Shang Wu opened the document without even lifting her eyelids: "I'll continue sleeping in the guesthouse. I had something to do here, so I came first."
"I heard that Chenmian also happened to book that guesthouse last night? Did anything unpleasant happen between you two last night?"
Ji Yu pulled up a chair and sat opposite her.
Shang Wu closed the file, her cool and aloof expression appearing even more indifferent: "No."
"That's good." Ji Yu stared at her thoughtfully.
Shang Wu was too exhausted to continue working. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Ji Yu gave her a deep look: "I'm just curious, you like Zhou Yanci so much, how can you let him stay at the guesthouse alone with Shen Mian? You came back by yourself, aren't you afraid something might happen between them?"
Every word she uttered was a question and a test, as if she wouldn't stop until she saw Shang Wu become jealous and suspicious.
My phone rang.
Upon seeing the meeting time on the schedule reminder, Shang Wu got up to organize her documents.
"Have you memorized the style and design concept of the new product? Instead of worrying about that, you should memorize the script so you don't give yourself away and get exposed as a fake."
She casually retorted, ignoring Ji Yu's unpleasant expression, and headed straight for the conference room.
Ji Yu sat there, watching her back as she walked away, and then slammed her hand on the table in anger.
Only after everyone had completely left did she dare to mutter curses under her breath: "What's with the arrogance! I still think you're that rich girl who was superior to me back then? Saying you're the director of the jewelry department, you're just designing jewelry for me and working for me! And you're putting on airs?"
Ji Yu cursed a few times before she felt better, then narrowed her eyes as she looked at the director's seat that Shang Wu had just been sitting in.
No matter how successful she has been in the jewelry department these past few years, there has always been Shang Wu keeping her in check.
As long as Shang Wu is around, no one in the jewelry department will ever submit to her.
Ji Yu took out her phone and dialed Zhou Yanci's number.
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.
She scoffed, "President Zhou, what time is it? Still sleeping?"
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Yanci rubbed her stiff neck, sat up, and looked up to see that Chenmian's room door was still closed, while Shang Wu's room was obviously empty.
He frowned, remembering that Shang Wu seemed to have left early in the morning.
"Is something wrong with Chengzhou?"
“Chengzhou is fine, but Shangwu is in trouble.” Ji Yu’s tone turned somber.
Zhou Yanci's expression tightened: "What do you mean? What happened in Shangwu?"
Ji Yu said unhurriedly, "Your fiancée is really amazing. She knew there was something going on between you and Shen Mian, and even saw Shen Mian sleeping at your house, but she didn't cry, make a fuss, or get jealous. She even left early, leaving you two alone at the guesthouse."
Zhou paused, speaking briefly.
"Don't you think Shang Wu is a little too trusting, even indifferent to you?" Ji Yu continued to coax.
After listening to her words, Zhou Yanci remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"What I mean is, Shang Wu has been acting strangely lately. She's not as attentive to you as before, and instead she's focused on winning over the company's influence."
Ji Yu leaned against the desk where Shang Wu usually sat, raised her legs up, crossed them on the corner of the desk, and swung her toes very comfortably.
"Think about it, the jewelry department and the project department are completely under her control, and the advertising and marketing departments are all cooperating with her. She manages four out of the company's ten departments. What exactly is she trying to do?"
Zhou Yanci had never thought of this.
After Ji Yu's reminder, his eyes narrowed slightly.
The doubts that had been ignored during this period suddenly resurfaced in my mind.
Shang Wu suddenly wants to help her brother investigate again to try to get a reduced sentence, asks the nursing home to take photos of her parents and upload them every day, and keeps trying to get more positions in the company...
With all these things piled up, Zhou Yanci suddenly suspected that Shang Wu might know something about the Shang family.
He was instantly wide awake, got up and walked to the French windows, and after a moment's thought, put his phone back to his ear.
What is Shang Wu doing now?
"They don't care at all about you and Shen Mian; they're currently leading a meeting in the jewelry department," Ji Yu chuckled.
Zhou Yanci narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Keep a close eye on her. I'm driving to her apartment now."
After hanging up the phone, he turned around to get his coat and saw that Chenmian had come out at some point and was standing on the second floor looking at him.
Chenmian snorted defiantly, still looking angry, and shifted her gaze.
Zhou Yanci was filled with apprehension and disregarded her feelings, hurriedly saying, "Wait for my driver to pick you up."
"Hey you..."
Before Chenmian could finish speaking, Zhou Yanci had already strode out, seemingly rushing off to do something.
She stomped her feet in anger, feeling that Shang Wu was playing tricks, and her sense of crisis grew stronger.
…
Meanwhile, Zhou Yanci drove back.
Shang Wu was still in the conference room finalizing the release plan with everyone.
“In the past, we would announce the time online in advance, but now we’ve switched to holding an offline press conference. We’re sending out invitations to reporters all over the city today.”
Aying exclaimed in surprise, "Is the offline launch event going to be solely led by designer Ji? Can she handle it?"
Whether I'm capable or not is none of your business!
Ji Yu walked in with her arms crossed, glaring down at A Ying.
Aying was somewhat speechless: "I wasn't questioning you, I was just asking about something I was worried about."
Just as Ji Yu was about to make a scene, Shang Wu coughed lightly to interrupt her.
"Alright, back to the main topic, what does Designer Ji think of the suggestion of an offline launch event?"
Ji Yu felt a little uneasy.
Previously, we didn't hold offline press conferences because we were afraid that some fans and offline customers would attend and ask her questions that she couldn't answer.
But now that Aying is questioning her, she has no choice but to stand up for herself!
Ji Yu straightened her back: "Great! I've memorized the script perfectly. I'm not afraid of holding an offline press conference. Someone who wants to see me make a fool of myself can stop now! I'll only steal the spotlight, not embarrass myself!"
Aying felt an urge to roll her eyes, revealing a helpless expression that almost made her laugh.
“Designer Ji, if you make a mistake, our entire jewelry department will be in trouble. Stop being paranoid; nobody wants anything to happen to you.”
Ji Yu slammed her hand on the table in anger: "You still dare to be sarcastic and sarcastic? I'm here!"
"Enough! What are you doing?"
Shang Wu said coldly, "With the new product launch approaching, don't start arguing and fighting among yourselves! Anyone who says another word, get out!"
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.
Aying knew that when Ji Yu didn't gain any advantage, Shang Wu stood up to stop them from arguing, which was actually a way of secretly supporting her.
She smiled and secretly stuck her tongue out at Shang Wu.
Just then, Shang Wu's phone, which was on the table, suddenly beeped.
Her expression changed slightly. She picked up her phone, glanced at it, and immediately turned and left.
"I have something to take care of, Aying, you chair the meeting."
Ji Yu was stunned for a moment, and curiously wanted to follow, but A Ying called out to her.
"Then please have Designer Ji choose a venue for the launch event. There are a few good options..."
As the door closed, A-Ying's voice was also cut off.
Shang Wu swiped to turn off the alert on her phone and checked the home security camera feed.
In the living room, Zhou Yanci had already entered the password and entered. She looked around solemnly before going to her study.
Shang Wu immediately switched to the study view and saw Zhou Yanci constantly flipping through her various documents and files.
Her heart tightened.
Zhou Yanci never goes through her things; this is the first time in three years.
What are you doubting?
Shang Wu narrowed her eyes and made a phone call.
"Yan Ci, why are you rummaging through my things in my study? The security cameras have already alerted me. What are you trying to do?"
She immediately launched into a questioning, aiming to catch the other party off guard.
Zhou Yanci was stunned for two seconds, then looked up and saw the surveillance camera in the study. She immediately straightened up and said awkwardly, "I, I came to find a document."
"What documents are you looking for that require breaking into my house?"
Shang Wu persisted: "Yan Ci, you've never done this before. It's so disrespectful to me. What exactly do you want? I need a reasonable explanation."
Zhou Yanci's hands inexplicably started sweating, and he stammered, unable to say anything.
He had no choice but to shift the blame to Ji Yu: "Baby, you've misunderstood. This is all Ji Yu's fault. She insists that you rushed to the company and ignored me and Shen Mian because you don't care about me or love me anymore, or maybe you have another man. I don't feel safe, so I came here to find some evidence..."
Zhou Yanci immediately assured him, "I know I was wrong now, Awu. I'll leave right now. Don't be angry. I just care about you too much and I'm afraid you'll run off with someone else."
It is the seasonal rain.
Shang Wu gripped her phone tightly, her eyes growing cold.
You can't believe everything Zhou Yanci says.
Ji Yu questioned her attitude of not being jealous or indifferent, but if she told Zhou Yanci this, she would definitely embellish it and say other things.
Zhou Yanci knew that her study only contained work-related items, so how could she possibly find any evidence of her relationships with other men?
It seems that Ji Yu used her recent power grab at the company to provoke Zhou Yanci.
Shang Wu turned to the side and looked through the glass window at Ji Yu holding the meeting from above.
The original plan was to leave the issue of Ji Yu until half a month later, as originally intended.
Now it seems that Ji Yu was actually the worst thing that happened in her plan.
If that's the case, then let's bring it out in advance.
Start the killing.
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