Extremely disgusted
The next morning, Jin Yuxi stretched and yawned, looking at Qu Shiyao next to her. Finding that she was still fast asleep, she quietly climbed out of bed to brush her teeth and wash her face.
When she arrived in the living room, she found that the young lady had already finished washing up and was sitting elegantly at the small table on the balcony, enjoying her coffee in the morning light.
When Su Wanwan saw Jin Yuxi come out, she put down her coffee and stood up: "Time to go to work."
When Jin Yuxi arrived at the company in Su Wanwan's luxury car, Zhang Li was sitting at her workstation organizing documents. Seeing her, she asked:
"Did anything happen to Shiyao last night?"
Jin Yuxi shook her head, looking regretful: "Oh, don't even mention it. From last night until I woke up this morning, everything was calm and nothing happened..."
Su Wanwan glanced at Jin Yuxi and thought that being able to sleep soundly amidst such loud knocking and arguing was a rare talent.
She ultimately remained silent and said nothing.
Qu Shiyao, who stayed up until the early hours of the morning last night and almost finished reading the original novel, slept until the sun was high in the sky before groggily opening her eyes.
The system detected that she was fully awake before speaking to remind her: [Host, that fish has sent several messages saying he'll have lunch ready soon.]
"Hmm... I understand." Qu Shiyao rubbed her bloodshot eyes, which were red from staying up all night.
She barely managed to finish reading that melodramatic novel half an hour before Jin Yuxi got up.
After she had leisurely finished washing up and strolled to the entrance of Yi Yu's apartment, Yi Yu had just served the last steaming hot dish.
"Sister Shiyao! Dinner's ready!" Yi Yu, wearing an apron, smiled at her with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Wow! What a feast today!" Qu Shiyao's eyes lit up instantly when she saw the four dishes and one soup on the table, all of which were her favorites, and her sleepiness vanished.
Seeing that she was satisfied, Yi Yu couldn't help but smile, revealing his two little tiger teeth:
"Sister Shiyao, we need to go to the hospital for a follow-up appointment and to change our dressings this afternoon. We need to eat more so we have the energy."
"Mmm." Qu Shiyao scooped up a bowl of soup and took a satisfied sip.
Around 3 p.m., Si Cheng, who had just finished a meeting, arrived at the door of Qu Shiyao's apartment.
He rang the doorbell several times, but there was no response from inside.
He frowned, and still tried ringing the doorbell next door, but to no avail.
"Wen Yanbin!" Si Cheng ordered his assistant behind him with a displeased expression, "Find out where Shi Yao is right now."
“Yes, Mr. Si,” Assistant Wen replied immediately.
A few minutes later, he received the news and reported it cautiously:
"Mr. Si, Miss Qu has gone to the hospital with her male neighbor for a follow-up appointment on her arm injury."
He swallowed the words "boyfriend" that were on the tip of his tongue because he could feel the oppressive atmosphere emanating from Si Cheng.
"When will he be back?" Si Cheng pondered, considering whether to go to the hospital and bump into him, or wait here and wait for him to come back.
"They left about two hours ago. If they didn't go anywhere else after their follow-up appointment, they should theoretically be back soon," Wen Yanbin reported truthfully.
"Then let's wait." Si Cheng walked out of the old apartment building and looked around.
The building looked somewhat dilapidated, even shabby in his eyes.
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and Si Cheng instructed, "Assistant Wen, contact the landlord of this apartment building. I want to buy this building."
He recalled the guy who claimed to be Qu Shiyao's boyfriend. According to his investigation, the two had only been together for a few days, and he probably took advantage of Shiyao's vulnerability when she needed someone to take care of her the most.
Once he buys this place, he has plenty of ways to get rid of that kid.
While waiting for Wen Yanbin to contact him and get the results, Si Cheng was like a mighty lion, surveying his territory downstairs in the apartment building.
However, the news Wen Yanbin brought back made his face even more gloomy:
"Mr. Si, this apartment building was bought outright this morning, and the contract was signed this afternoon. The current owner is very mysterious; the signature was obtained through an authorized agent, and we can't find any specific information about them yet."
Wen Yanbin looked embarrassed. This was too much of a coincidence. Just when President Si wanted to buy it, someone else intercepted it, and they couldn't even find out the other party's background.
They are either as capable as President Si, or they have a deeper background.
Si·Lion·City felt his territory had been occupied by another unknown lion, and his face turned ashen.
"Investigate thoroughly! Find out who it is! Also, contact the current apartment manager. I want to rent a room! I want to rent the one next to or across from Shiyao's!"
"Okay, Mr. Si." Wen Yanbin had no choice but to agree.
Finding the buyer behind the scenes is very difficult, but renting a house should be easier, right?
Time passed second by second.
On the other side, after Qu Shiyao and Yi Yu came out of the hospital for a follow-up visit, Yi Yu suddenly remembered that the two of them had not officially gone on a date since they confirmed their relationship.
Because Qu Shiyao's hand injury had not healed and many of her activities were limited, he ultimately suggested that they visit the largest zoo in the west of the city.
Qu Shiyao glanced at Yi Yu's expectant gaze, found it amusing, but still nodded indulgently:
"Sure, I heard some new red pandas have arrived, let's go take a look."
The system, observing the data stream, watched the domineering CEO still waiting anxiously downstairs at the apartment building, then glanced at the two excitedly preparing to go to the zoo, and silently grumbled:
[Host, you guys are definitely doing this on purpose, aren't you? Knowing full well that the CEO said he'd be coming today, and even after confirming he wouldn't be showing up this morning, you still went out to play after your afternoon appointment.]
It wasn't until evening, when the city lights came on, that Qu Shiyao received a call from Su Wanwan.
"Shiyao? Still outside?" Su Wanwan asked directly, clearly knowing that she wasn't home.
Because of her injury, Qu Shiyao has many dietary restrictions; she can't eat barbecue or drink beer.
So Yi Yu took her to the east of the city and found a private restaurant known for its light and delicious dishes for dinner.
At that moment, Yi Yu was carefully peeling the shrimp for her.
"Yes, we're eating. What's wrong?" Qu Shiyao asked vaguely as she enjoyed being fed by Yi Yu.
"Oh, just letting you know, I've moved across the hall from you."
Sitting comfortably in the back seat of the car, Su Wanwan flipped through the latest international technology papers on her tablet, adding in a calm tone:
"However, my bed is still in your living room. I may move in anytime in the future, and I will pay you a year's rent in advance."
Upon hearing this, Qu Shiyao's eyes lit up instantly, and her tone immediately became obsequious: "Miss Su! You are welcome to stay anytime! I guarantee you will be well served!"
System: [?] Host, where's your integrity?!
Su Wanwan was satisfied with her attitude, but she still extended an olive branch again:
"But I think the daily wage for being my bodyguard is much higher than this rent. Are you really not going to reconsider?"
Qu Shiyao decisively chose to ignore the second half of the sentence and only received the signal from the first half, indicating that she had checked in.
After hanging up the phone, the two continued to enjoy their rare dinner time.
-----------------
When Si Cheng made a request to rent a room, the apartment manager told him that all vacant rooms were no longer available for rent, and that no matter how high the price he offered, it would be rejected outright.
At that moment, Si Cheng was certain that he was being targeted.
It couldn't be Shi Yao. He knew Shi Yao's financial situation well. Even if things had changed in this life, he had checked her bank statements and she simply didn't have that kind of financial means.
It couldn't possibly be that poor kid, Yi Yu.
Last night he stayed up all night to finish reviewing all the materials that his assistant had collected.
He was horrified to discover that all the deviations began from the moment Shi Yao knocked him unconscious with a bottle at the bar.
That point in his past life was clearly the beginning of his first sexual encounter with Shi Yao!
Everything was in chaos, like a painting that was originally orderly being suddenly splashed with inappropriate, heavy colors.
He now strongly suspects that some kind of drastic change has occurred in Shi Yao that he is unaware of.
When the elevator doors opened with a "ding" at the floor it was on, Si Cheng looked up sharply and saw Qu Shiyao and Yi Yu walking over hand in hand, chatting and laughing.
Si Cheng's jealousy flared instantly. He stared intently at their clasped hands and asked through gritted teeth, "Where have you been all day?"
Yi Yu was slightly surprised to see Si Cheng, not expecting him to be here so late. She subconsciously took a step forward and shielded Qu Shiyao behind her.
"Mr. Si, I'm just an employee who took sick leave. Do I need to report my schedule to you?" Qu Shiyao looked at Si Cheng with a strange expression.
Si Cheng felt a pang of pain in his heart from her words and looked at her with an almost hurt expression, but Qu Shiyao simply turned her head away, too lazy to look at him.
"Shiyao, that's not what I meant. I was just worried about your injury and thought you should rest properly and not run around."
Si Cheng hurriedly explained, his tone revealing an urgency and grievance that he himself was unaware of.
"Mr. Si, please just say what you have to say. After you're done, please leave so that you don't have to make another trip tomorrow."
Qu Shiyao had no patience to listen to his explanation and interrupted him, telling him to leave.
"I...I've already fired everyone who helped hurt you today!"
Si Cheng hurriedly took credit, saying that after he found out those people were behind the attack on Qu Shiyao, he dealt with them swiftly and decisively, even though they were still in the police station having tea.
"Oh, firing the employee who caused the trouble, isn't that just a normal supervisor's job? Do I need to praise your wisdom?"
Qu Shiyao's tone was indifferent, even slightly sarcastic.
Faced with the stubborn Qu Shiyao, Si Cheng was speechless for a moment.
In this life, his relationship with Shi Yao seemed to stop at the level of superior and subordinate, which made it seem improper for him to even show concern for her.
"I...I've come to visit you." Si Cheng awkwardly took the huge bouquet of 99 red roses from Went's assistant and handed it over, trying to salvage the situation.
Qu Shiyao smiled but didn't accept the rose: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Si, but I don't like red roses."
"How is that possible? You clearly..." Si Cheng panicked. In her past life, Shi Yao loved the red roses he gave her the most, and she would be happy for a long time every time she received them.
"President Si, people can change." Qu Shiyao interrupted him with a cold look and a resolute tone.
"Like me, I haven't liked red roses for a long time. So please stop doing these meaningless things and stop bothering me."
These words suddenly reminded Si Cheng of the letter Shi Yao left him before jumping into the sea in his previous life, which contained the same resolute words:
Ah Cheng, I'm tired and want to rest. In the next life, let's go our separate ways, each on our own, and be well, okay?
"No...this won't do..." Si Cheng muttered to himself, his face ashen, his steps involuntarily staggering backward.
Qu Shiyao coldly watched his greatly shocked expression, a sneer curling at the corner of her lips.
Getting entangled in a mess can cause a lot of harm!
These eight words are practically tailor-made for what Sicheng did in the original work.
Moreover, the person standing in front of her now is the very same domineering CEO from the original novel who was clearly a scumbag. So why should she be polite?
His very existence was a reminder to her that those melodramatic and heart-wrenching stories had actually happened.
Even if the original female lead were to be reborn and stand in front of him, she would probably want to kill this man.
"President Si, if you continue to harass me here, I won't be polite." Qu Shiyao raised her head, pretending to be deep in thought.
"Then the headlines in the entertainment news might be: 'Shocking! CEO of a certain group tries to harass a female employee late at night but fails and is instead taken to the police station'? What do you think?"
Sicheng's rationality told him that this scandal absolutely could not happen, and he should leave immediately.
But his emotions, like wildly growing vines, clung tightly to him, clamoring that he could not let go.
Seeing that he still didn't move, Qu Shiyao gently patted Yi Yu's shoulder to reassure him, then stepped forward, leaned close to Si Cheng's ear, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"Sicheng, what you've done really disgusts me. Whether it's you shamelessly cheating on me with two women or condoning Su Wanwan's repeated attempts to harm me, it all makes me feel utterly disgusted."
Her voice was soft, yet it carried an overwhelming sense of disgust.
From Si Cheng's perspective, one can clearly see the undisguised hatred in her eyes.
That one glance was like a bucket of ice water poured over his head, plunging him into an abyss.
She...she was reborn too?! She remembers everything from her past life?!
After Qu Shiyao finished speaking, she didn't look at him again. She turned around, took Yi Yu's hand, said goodbye softly, and then closed the apartment door with a "click".
The cold door completely isolated the distraught Si Cheng and his assistant in the empty corridor.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
