Chapter 16: The Strength of a Chicken
Ke Ning lowered his head, his face full of guilt. "Mr. Huo, we're still investigating, but Miss Chi disappeared from the surveillance shortly after leaving the villa, so it's difficult to investigate. We haven't found her specific whereabouts yet."
"Keep checking!"
After Ke Ning left, Huo Yunting became more and more irritated and couldn't concentrate on the documents in his hand.
…
That night, Chi Muzhen returned to his villa in the north of the city. It was already past midnight.
He barely managed to open the door, but as soon as he walked in, his body could no longer support him and he fell straight to the ground.
Suddenly, an arm held her waist. Chi Muzhen wanted to open her eyes to see who it was, but her eyelids were too heavy to open.
A second before she completely lost consciousness, she heard an inaudible sigh.
When she woke up again, Chi Muzhen found that the wounds on her body had been bandaged. She struggled to sit up, put on a pajamas, and walked out.
As soon as I walked downstairs, I broke out in a sweat.
Hearing a noise in the kitchen, she was about to walk over when she saw Shi Yiheng coming out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of chicken soup.
When he saw Chi Muzhen, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He quickly put down the soup in his hand and walked quickly to Chi Muzhen to support her.
"The doctor said you need to be quiet..."
Before he could finish his words, a dagger was pressed against his neck.
"Why are you here?!"
Chi Muzhen's voice was cold, completely devoid of her usual gentleness.
She had told Shi Yiheng last time not to come again. It was too much of a coincidence that he appeared here just as she was injured last night.
Shi Yiheng was stunned for a moment, then looked at her and said, "I left a script here. When I came to get it, I saw you fall. After I helped you up, I found that you were injured, so I called a doctor to bandage your wound."
Seeing that Chi Muzhen was unmoved, Shi Yiheng said helplessly: "If I really wanted to harm you, do you think you can still live until now?"
After a moment of silence, Chi Muzhen finally put down the dagger in his hand, looked at Shi Yiheng and said, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now."
Shi Yiheng smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry, I won't ask anything, and the doctor I find for you will keep it a secret."
"Um."
Seeing that she had finally let down her guard, Shi Yiheng handed the chicken soup to her and said, "Drink some chicken soup first. You have lost too much blood and need to replenish your body."
"Thanks."
When Chi Muzhen lowered her head to drink soup, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Shi Yiheng walked to the door and saw that the person outside was Huo Yunting. His eyes flashed and he opened the door directly.
"Mr. Huo, Mu Zhen..."
Before he could finish his words, Huo Yunting suddenly pushed him aside, and his tall figure walked in.
Seeing Chi Muzhen sitting at the dining table in her pajamas drinking chicken soup, Huo Yunting's eyes flashed with coldness, "Chi Muzhen, you've been missing for the past few days, have you been with this pretty boy?!"
Before Chi Muzhen could say anything, Shi Yiheng spoke up, "Mr. Huo, please don't misunderstand, Muzhen..."
Before she could finish her words, Huo Yunting interrupted her coldly, "Did I talk to you?! Or is Chi Muzhen dumb and needs you to speak for her?!"
Shi Yiheng's face looked a little ugly. He frowned and said, "You are Mu Zhen's husband, but you don't know what Mu Zhen has been like these days..."
"Shi Yiheng!"
Chi Muzhen took a deep breath, looked at him calmly and said, "Thank you for taking care of me. You can go back first. I will treat you to a meal to thank you another day."
A hint of disappointment flashed across Shi Yiheng's eyes, and he nodded and said, "Okay, then you should have a good rest."
After taking the script, Shi Yiheng left.
Chi Muzhen and Huo Yunting were the only ones left in the living room, and a suffocating silence spread between them.
Seeing Chi Muzhen drinking chicken soup as if nothing had happened, Huo Yunting sneered, "Don't you think you should explain this?!"
Chi Muzhen didn't say anything. She stood up and walked to the drawer in front of the TV, took out a card and put it on the table. She said calmly, "There is 50 million in this card. We will go and get the divorce certificate tomorrow."
"Chi Muzhen!"
Huo Yunting stared at her with eyes that were almost spitting fire. He grabbed her wrist and said coldly: "What's going on between you and Shi Yiheng?!"
Chi Muzhen stumbled and almost fell down when he pulled her. She looked up at him impatiently and said, "It's just as you saw. I have prepared 50 million for you. Can you get a divorce now?"
Huo Yunting sneered, his eyes cold, "Is this 50 million your reward for accompanying him these past few days? Shi Yiheng is really generous, are you worth this price?"
Seeing the undisguised sarcasm and contempt in his eyes, Chi Muzhen frowned, "Where the money comes from has nothing to do with you? Don't forget, you said before that if I can give you this money, we will get divorced!"
Huo Yunting threw the bank card on the table, stared into Chi Muzhen's eyes and said, "You don't mind exchanging your body for money, but I do!"
Chi Muzhen looked at him coldly, her eyes full of anger, "So you want to default on your debt now?!"
"I made the rules. I won't take the money, and I won't agree to a divorce!"
Seeing the anger on his face, Chi Muzhen couldn't help but sneer, "Huo Yunting, I didn't realize you were so careless. You even thought I had an affair with Shi Yiheng, yet you still managed to hold on and not get a divorce. I really admire you!"
Huo Yunting looked at her coldly, "You betrayed me, why should I let you off easily?!"
"Whatever you want. I've already given you the money, but you're the one who refuses to take it. If you don't agree, I'll file for divorce!"
"You can try and see who dares to take your lawsuit!"
After saying that, Huo Yunting turned around and left.
Chi Muzhen had been holding on for so long that his body had reached its limit. He fell into the chair, and the injured part of his abdomen was already bleeding.
Over the next few days, Chi Muzhen recuperated in a villa in the north of the city and only started going to work after he felt better.
On her first day at work, Liang Dechang mocked her at a meeting.
"Boss Chi, after offending Boss Bai, he disappeared for a few days. I really don't know if Boss Chi, as a CEO, has any sense of responsibility at all!"
Chi Muzhen sneered, threw the documents directly on the table, and looked at Liang Dechang with a cold expression, "I also want to ask Mr. Liang, knowing that Mr. Bai is a lustful villain, why did you let me negotiate this deal? What's your plan?!"
Liang Dechang didn't expect Chi Muzhen to be so direct. After a moment's hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Bai is a major client of the company. As long as the contract is successfully signed, what's the big deal even if he makes some sacrifices? Boss Chi doesn't even have the spirit of sacrifice. How can we trust him to manage the company well?!"
Chi Muzhen was too lazy to indulge him and said coldly: "Since you are so selfless, then you go and sleep with Bai Xianglei. When the contract is successfully signed, I will definitely reward you well!"
Liang Dechang was so angry that his face turned blue. He slammed the table coldly and left angrily.
Chi Muzhen looked indifferent, "Continue the meeting!"
After the meeting, Chi Muzhen left Shen Jianzhou alone.
Shen Jianzhou's heart was a little nervous, but he looked calm, "Boss Chi, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Chi Muzhen smiled, looked at Shen Jianzhou and said, "It's nothing, I just want to remind Mr. Shen not to stand on the wrong side, otherwise you will end up with nothing."
Shen Jianzhou is Shen Tian's second uncle. If Shen Tian's father Shen Jianming had not borrowed money from Shen Jianzhou for gambling and lost it three years ago, Shen Tian would not have given Shen Jianzhou 10% of MY shares to pay off the debt and make Shen Jianzhou a shareholder of MY.
It would be fine if they just acted as good shareholders, but if they wanted to cause trouble, Chi Muzhen wouldn't mind clearing them out one by one.
Upon hearing this, Shen Jianzhou's smile remained unchanged, "Don't worry, Mr. Chi, I won't stand with everyone, I only stand with myself!"
"That's best!"
In the evening, when Chi Muzhen just returned to the villa, she saw Huo Yunting standing at the door of the villa.
She frowned and planned to ignore Huo Yunting, but when she passed by him, he grabbed her wrist.
"Chi Muzhen, come back with me!"
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