20 – The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Role of a Wealthy Family Twenty
“The official statement says someone was smoking, and a lighter happened to break, causing a small area to catch fire that spread to flammable fabric!”
“I heard that after the fire, a limited edition Rolls-Royce Phantom actually drove up to the hotel. I bet there must have been a big shot inside!”
“There was a girl who even saved a child! I saw it on my friend’s social media. My friend happened to be on a business trip there, staying at that hotel. Thankfully, he’s fine. He recorded a video. The child’s mother went out drinking at night and locked the little girl inside. Then the fire happened, but luckily someone saved her. Otherwise, it would have been a lifelong regret!”
“I’m getting conspiratorial—there must be something fishy about this fire!”
“Upstairs, could there really be such an irresponsible mother? She doesn’t deserve to be a mother!”
“I heard she just got divorced and couldn’t handle it, so it’s understandable. Who would have thought a hotel with such high safety standards, incident-free for over a decade, would suddenly catch fire? If she had foresight, would she have done this?”
“Carrying a child for ten months isn’t easy either. Taking the child with her after the divorce shows she’s decent. Don’t judge her!”
“…”
Flow Moon Manor.
Second floor, Fortune and Glory private room.
Near the entrance, a large round table meant for eight was laden with dishes that had gone cold and slightly stale.
Lin Shangyu woke up to find a heavy hand resting on his waist, his back feeling slightly chilly. Why was the bed he was sleeping on so hard?
Memories of the previous night slowly flooded back, jolting him awake. He realized he was completely naked, lying beside Director Li and Director Liu—one with a body like a fat pig, the other like a skinny pig.
Lin Shangyu felt a dull ache from behind and instantly his expression darkened…
Jiang Huai! His daughter! What a fine daughter she was!
When did she become so strong? She had knocked him out with a single blow.
Director Liu also woke up, took one look at Lin Shangyu, and let out an earth-shattering pig-like scream, “Ahhh!!!” He then glanced at Director Li lying on the other side.
“Lin Shangyu, what on earth happened? How could this…? How could this happen?” Director Liu couldn’t find the words to describe the situation.
Director Li, meanwhile, was still sound asleep, completely oblivious.
Director Liu struggled to accept that he hadn’t been with a beautiful young girl but an old man instead, though the experience hadn’t been entirely unpleasant.
Lin Shangyu, his voice hoarse and his emotions complicated, said, “Director Liu, I was knocked out by my daughter. I don’t know anything!”
For some reason, Director Liu found Lin Shangyu’s current state, completely naked, somewhat alluring. His voice seemed to hook at his heart, making it itch. But why? It was the same as his own!
Director Liu sighed. “Forget it, what’s done is done. But your daughter is quite clever, isn’t she?”
Feeling Director Liu’s gaze, Lin Shangyu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Hearing his words, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. But after suffering all night, he deserved some compensation, right? “Director Liu, about that contract…”
Without an infusion of funds, his company would inevitably go bankrupt, and he might not even have a place to live. Arguing was pointless, so he had to swallow his pride.
That bitch Liang Yingyue—did she have a hand in this? When he got home, she was dead!”No problem, don’t worry, the payment will reach you soon…” Director Liu gave him a lecherous glance—after all, Lin Shangyu was quite handsome with sharp features, and his maturity added a certain charm. “Let’s hang out again when we have time.”
Lin Shangyu immediately understood the implication. In the past, he might have thought it meant going to a bar with some escorts, but now…
“Director Liu, I’m heading home first!”
Just then, Director Li woke up, memories of last night flooding back, yet he remained unusually calm, his tone laced with teasing. “President Lin, you’ve got quite the figure!”
Lin Shangyu felt goosebumps all over at that moment. Recalling rumors that Director Li swung both ways, he swiftly dressed and bolted out the door, resembling a Brothel girl who’d just been harassed.
Director Liu and Director Li exchanged glances and burst into laughter. “Hahaha”—no wonder they were friends.
Back home.
It was only seven o’clock.
Lin Shangyu just wanted to take a shower and then settle scores with that bitch. But when he entered the bedroom, he found Liang Yingyue already seated at the dressing table, applying her makeup.
Lin Shangyu strode over to slap her, but Liang Yingyue nimbly dodged, her expression remaining unnaturally calm as if she couldn’t believe her usually doting husband would dare hit her. She stared at him in disbelief. “Honey, what’s wrong? Why are you hitting me?”
Had he found out? Her brother should have fled the country by now, right?
The tension of possibly being discovered made her heart race.
“Hmph, look what your brother has done! He embezzled over a hundred million from me and just ran off! Was it you? Did you put him up to this, you witch?” Lin Shangyu’s face twisted with rage.
If her brother hadn’t stolen so much funds, he wouldn’t have had to send Jiang Huai to entertain those two trillion-dollar company CEOs, and he wouldn’t have lost his virtue.
Liang Yingyue feigned wide-eyed shock, her usual delicate demeanor vanishing as she quickly defended herself, acting the part of someone completely in the dark:
“What? Honey, I really don’t know! If I knew about this, would I still be sitting here? I would’ve run off with my brother! How could he do this? I need to call him right now!”
Lin Shangyu thought it over—based on his years of understanding of Yue’er, someone so timid wouldn’t dare steal such vast sums. It must have been her brother’s doing alone. His anger subsided slightly.
Liang Yingyue took out her phone to call her brother but found it unreachable. Anxiously, she looked at him. “Honey, my brother… he’s not answering. What should we do? Is the company’s situation very serious now?”
If she weren’t worried about Lin Shangyu reporting to the police immediately, she might have fled with her brother. Xiaochen was still in contact with her, but for now, she needed to stabilize Lin Shangyu and prevent him from going to the police.
“Of course it’s serious!! If it weren’t serious, would I have lost my… argh!!” Lin Shangyu tugged at his hair in frustration, erupting like thunder.
“Honey, let’s not call the police yet, okay? My brother might have just momentarily lost his way. Let me try calling him first? If we involve the police, I’m afraid… I’m afraid he’ll be caught and never return. He raised his daughter alone—it hasn’t been easy for him. Honey, I’m begging you!”Liang Yingyue stepped forward and took Lin Shangyu’s hand, her delicate, boneless body leaning against him as she gazed at him with seductive, silken eyes, pleading bitterly.
Lin Shangyu wavered slightly. “Fine, I’ll give him three days. I hope he comes back on his own!”
“Thank you, hubby!”
“I’m going to take a shower first!” Lin Shangyu pushed her away and entered the bathroom.
Liang Yingyue felt something was off about him today. That scent on him was… Hah, Lin Shangyu, how dare you betray me! How dare you cheat on me!
A venomous thought crossed Liang Yingyue’s mind—I won’t make you wait three days that long!
Jiang Huai didn’t wake up until after eleven the next day.
The pajamas from yesterday had a burnt pant leg, so she was only wearing a white shirt that Gu Yunze had given her—one he hadn’t worn before—which reached just above her knees.
As she stood up, her milky-white, slender legs were revealed. The collar of her shirt was slightly open, and her ethereal figure stretched in a lazy yawn, utterly captivating.
When she opened the door, she saw the imposing man sitting in the living room downstairs reading a newspaper.
Gu Yunze looked up at the sound and glanced over, his gaze lingering for a moment on those long, pale, and delicate legs.
He then stood up, picked up an orange bag printed with “Yanniwei” from the table, and headed upstairs.
Jiang Huai lazily greeted him, “Morning!”
Gu Yunze walked up to her and chuckled lightly, “Little lazy pig, it’s almost noon!”