Bang!
The moment Shi Qingyin and Shi Guogang stepped into the room, a resounding slap echoed. Shi Qingyin’s head snapped back, her mouth bleeding from the impact. Yet, she dared not cry, dared not even cover her face. Her head remained bowed, her voice a meek whisper. “I’m sorry, Dad.”
Seven years ago, it was her father who had instructed her to undress Shi Ning, planning to take compromising photos to threaten Shi Guoqiang. Their scheme had failed. It was also her father who had orchestrated all the provocations between Shi Ning and Jiang Huaijing. But now, exposed, she was forced to endure the beating, unable to reveal the truth, feeling wronged but forbidden to cry.
Shi Guogang’s voice was a harsh reprimand. “Stupid! Why did you bring up what happened years ago?” His anger simmered. “Now we have to move out! We’ve lost your uncle’s trust!” The Shi family’s vast fortune had been within their grasp. Shi Guoqiang was supposed to have died from his illness by now, but everything had gone awry! If only he had known Shi Guoqiang would prosper so greatly, he wouldn’t have been so soft-hearted back then. He should have invested all the inheritance from their grandfather, leaving nothing for Shi Guoqiang! Then, he would be the chairman of Shi Group!
Shi Qingyin, head still bowed, murmured, “I will find a way to make my sister happy and regain my uncle’s trust.”
Shi Guogang looked at her, his expression grim. “Be more obedient recently, and find a way to gain Qin Heye’s favor. Don’t let go of Shen Xizhou, and Jiang Huaijing—he’s the person your uncle trusts the most. If you can make Jiang Huaijing listen to you, it will be easier to manage the family now.”
“I will try my best, Dad,” Shi Qingyin promised.
Seeing her obedience, Shi Guogang’s expression softened slightly. “You should coax Shi Ning more. She’s a spoiled, brainless young lady. You should coax her to divorce Qin Heye quickly…”
Shi Qingyin listened, her head lowered, a growing numbness settling over her as her father instructed her to manipulate three men simultaneously. The thought of Shi Ning being a “spoiled and brainless young lady” still sparked a dull ache of jealousy. Why did they both bear the Shi surname, yet Shi Ning was so incredibly fortunate, born into wealth, with a father who spoiled her without limit? And she? She had a selfish father who would sell his own daughter for profit, a domestic abuser no less. Shi Ning could marry a cold, noble man like Qin Heye, while she was left to pick up Shen Xizhou, Shi Ning’s leftovers? Even Jiang Huaijing, the orphan Shi Guoqiang brought home, prioritized Shi Ning! Shi Qingyin was consumed by jealousy. All of this should have been hers!
On the other hand Shi Ning lay on her bed, watching the scene unfold in the other room through the barrage of comments. Many expressed sympathy for Shi Qingyin’s beating, while others continued to condemn her as a vicious female supporting character.
[“Shi Qingyin was beaten to bleed, it’s so cruel!”[
[“Are you planning to be a charming person? You want to hook three men at the same time, and you’re not afraid of capsizing and drowning!”]
“Am I a spoiled young lady with no brains?” Shi Ning pondered. The years of manipulated father-daughter relationships, the scumbag she had fallen for, the loyal adopted brother she had misunderstood, and her attempts to divorce her incredibly wealthy husband… “It’s true that I’ve been spoiled and have no brains, but it doesn’t matter.”
Shi Ning smiled, looking at the golden barrages floating before her, a chaotic mix of opinions. Hehe. She had the spoilers! As long as the barrages spoke, she would listen. And if she listened, no matter how foolish she had been, she could change the original ending!
[“How can the vicious female supporting role be so heartless and not care about her villain husband at all?”]
[“In order to delay the start of the construction of the land in the west of the city, the big villain had a verbal battle with the board of directors of the group of in his office, and finally suppressed the matter. He was tired and looked at his mobile phone, wanting his wife to comfort him.”
[“The result! There was not a single message! The big villain was instantly more tired, and his heart was broken like a lotus, one petal after another!”]
[“It’s okay, the villain can make up for himself. He has gone to the lounge again and is ready to wait for his wife to ask him for abs photos.”]
[“Slurp! I really want the vicious female supporting role to give us benefits! I also want to see the villain’s abs photos!”]
[“I’ve seen the abs photos, I’m not interested anymore. Can the female supporting role ask for abs photos without the abs?”]
Shi Ning’s face flushed. If you remove the abs photos, then there will only be muscles… Her cheeks burned. What kind of fans are these?! Can’t watch, can’t watch, I’ll be led astray!
However, the thought that Qin Heye had successfully delayed the construction of the land in the west of the city, after a heated debate with the directors, warmed her. He hadn’t just talked about it last night; he had truly delivered, and done it well! And he was waiting for her message! No, if he wanted to chat with her, wouldn’t he take the initiative?
“A stuffy man!” Shi Ning muttered, picking up her phone. With her small fingers, she typed. “I’ll take the initiative this time, and I’ll train him well in the future and let him take the initiative.” She was willing to initiate affection, but she also desired a strong response. Since Qin Heye had secretly loved her for ten years, she needed to train him properly, make him bolder, and transform their hidden affection into an open, passionate love!
Qin Group.
Qin Heye stood in his office, phone in hand, gazing at his reflection in the mirror. He then pulled up the abdominal muscle photos he’d taken yesterday, scrolling through them. Next, he opened his browser, searching for “how to take the most charming abdominal muscle photos” and “how to accidentally send abdominal muscle photos to your wife.”
Just as he was absorbed in his research, a “Ding!” sounded. “Your wife has a message for you .”
The alert jolted him. Qin Heye immediately straightened, then settled into his office chair, holding his phone with both hands. Like a diligent primary school student, he clicked on the message, his expression utterly serious.
[Wife: Mobile phone, mobile phone, take a photo of your master, my husband, and let me see what shameful things he is doing.]
Shi Ning had sent this message specifically because the comments had mentioned Qin Heye wanting to send her abs photos.
But three minutes passed. Qin Heye didn’t reply immediately. Shi Ning frowned and sent another message.
[You don’t look for me, and I don’t look for you. Are we competing to see who is more arrogant? Oh! Master Qin is more arrogant. I looked for you, but you didn’t reply to me!]
Ding.
Qin Heye’s message arrived. Shi Ning clicked on it. It was a photo. A photo of Qin Heye in a conference room, mid-meeting. His innate dignity, the aura of a powerful, high-ranking emperor, radiated even from the image. A photo of a man at work, his allure no less potent than a picture of his abdominal muscles.
[Qin: I just finished.]
Shi Ning saw this and felt a pang of embarrassment for her previous message.
[“I can’t laugh anymore. The villain is really good at pretending! In order to take a photo of a man working hard, he called back the executives who had adjourned the meeting to sit down and cooperate in taking pictures!”]
[“Moreover, he has to choose the most handsome angle to take the photo. Only when he is satisfied with the photo, will he send it to Shi Ning.”]
[” Special Assistant Pei has to go to study photography overnight. His love-brained CEO always wants to take photos to seduce his wife!”]
[“The most handsome villain in the book! He is not confident about his appearance. He has to pose and find the angle when taking photos! Don’t love him too much!”]
[“(✿◡‿◡) If the female supporting role sends the villain a message that you are the most handsome without clothes, will the villain immediately take off his clothes and take photos for the female supporting role?”]
Shi Ning’s face burned. What?! Don’t trick me like this! She was truly eager to test the limits of Qin Heye’s devotion!
The very next second, Shi Ning sent a new message to Qin Heye.