After He Yi calmed down, Shang Jingwu called Du Yuwei in and asked what they had been doing. Du Yuwei said that He Yi had run into Shang Jingyun in the downstairs bathroom and that the two of them had come out together. Shang Jingwu’s eyes darkened, and he looked at He Yi and asked, “Didn’t I tell you to stay away from him?”
He Yi quickly explained, “I ran into him as soon as I entered the bathroom. I couldn’t avoid him. What could I do?”
Shang Jingwu’s expression softened. “What did he say to you this time?”
“My brother said he didn’t mean to not save me. He said that when he was a child, his stepmother pushed him into that pond and he almost drowned, so he has psychological trauma. He also said that my second uncle often beats him.” After He Yi finished speaking, he observed Shang Jingwu’s expression. Seeing that he didn’t seem angry, he continued, “Honey, I feel so sorry for my brother. Have you misunderstood him?”
”Is that so?” Shang Jingwu sneered. “You believe everything he says?”
He Yi paused for a moment, then asked hesitantly, “Is my brother lying?”
Shang Jingwu didn’t bother to explain and simply ordered domineeringly, “In short, stay away from him.”
He Yi was completely confused, but still nodded, “Then I won’t talk to him anymore.”
Shang Jingwu was supposed to have a meeting in the morning, but he felt a bit tired, so he passed the matter on to Vice President Lu Shengyuan.
He has been in poor health for many years and doesn’t have much energy to take care of the company’s various affairs. Usually, Vice President Lu helps him manage the company, and he only needs to make important decisions personally. So, under normal circumstances, even if he leaves halfway through a meeting, there won’t be any problem.
Seeing that Shang Jingwu had postponed the meeting, Du Yuwei went over and asked, “Does the boss want to rest?”
Shang Jingwu glanced at her and said indifferently, “Just say what you want to say.”
When Du Yuwei went out, only when a colleague reminded her that she had noticed the company’s gossip forum discussing the boss’s private affairs. She was hesitant about whether to report it to the boss, but after hearing what Shang Jingwu said, she directly opened the post and showed it to Shang Jingwu.
Shang Jingwu quickly glanced through the information, handed the tablet back to Du Yuwei, and rubbed his temples wearily as he instructed, “Find out who these people are, call the one who took the photos over, and deduct half a month’s performance bonus from the others. Tell them to stop doing this kind of boring thing during work hours in the future.”
Du Yuwei responded and went out to handle the matter. He Yi, standing beside him, asked curiously, “Honey, what are they talking about? What does ‘being cheated on’ mean?”
Shang Jingwu didn’t answer his question. Instead, he shoved the hand that Shang Jingwu had bitten in front of him with a sour face and said irritably, “It’s all your fault.”
”I’m sorry, honey, I won’t do it again next time.” After He Yi finished speaking, he leaned over and held his hand, carefully blowing on the wound, “The pain will fly away, get better soon.”
The warm air brushed against his skin, making Shang Jingwu feel a little itchy. He pulled his hand back expressionlessly and said impatiently, “Alright, stop blowing. Didn’t you want to go out and play? Where do you want to go?”
He Yi looked up, his face full of surprise, and asked, “Honey, are you going to take me out to play?”
Looking into his bright, shining eyes, Shang Jingwu gave a faint reply, then asked again, “Where do you want to go?”
”We need to go to fun places and have good food too!” He Yi said excitedly.
The little fool has never left the house, so asking him is pointless. Shang Jingwu suspects that He Yi has lowered his IQ.
He was just about to ask someone if there were any good places to take kids nearby when Du Yuwei knocked on the door and came in, followed by the finance director who was huddled up like a quail.
”President Shang, I was wrong. I will never do it again,” Li Moqi said nervously as soon as he entered.
”Did you take this picture?” Shang Jingwu asked.
When facing anyone other than He Yi, he still maintained that superior demeanor, and a single sentence that revealed neither his joy nor anger instantly made the usually carefree Li Moqi tremble with fear.
”Yes, it was me. I’m sorry, Mr. Shang. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time since it’s my first offense,” Li Moqi said with a mournful face.
Before Shang Jingwu could speak, He Yi chimed in excitedly, “Husband, did he do something wrong? Should we spank him? I’ll spank him! I’ll spank him!”
Only then did Li Moqi notice the young man beside President Shang. Upon hearing He Yi’s address to Shang Jingwu, he suddenly realized He Yi’s identity.
President Shang actually brought him to the company? Wasn’t everyone saying that President Shang definitely wouldn’t like this little fool, and might even divorce him soon? What’s going on here?
Li Moqi was completely confused when Shang Jingwu said, “Assistant Du, go find a ruler.”
Du Yuwei was taken aback, glanced at Li Moqi with pity, and went out to find a ruler.
He Yi rubbed his hands together eagerly and asked, “Honey, honey, how many times do you want me to hit you?”
”What do you think?” Shang Jingwu asked in return.
He Yi thought for a moment and said, “Then let’s do a hundred.”
”Take him downstairs and hit him ten times per floor,” Shang Jingwu instructed.
In other words, he was going to get spanked in front of his colleagues on the tenth floor. Li Moqi felt like he was doomed; this could absolutely kill him! How could he ever face those colleagues like that again, and how could he manage his own employees?
He never expected that the relationship between President Shang and his wife was not as bad as everyone had guessed, but rather seemed to be very good.
He’s a director, after all, and President Shang just lets this little fool spank him like that, and even takes him downstairs to let so many people watch. It’s practically a way of humiliating him by parading him through the streets as revenge. How much does he spoil this new wife?
Thinking about how he had so confidently hinted in the post that President Shang might have found a mistress, Li Moqi suddenly felt a burning pain on his face. The string of teeth marks on President Shang’s hand were probably his wife’s own bites. Where did this mistress come from? He was just imagining things!
He even seemed to have upvoted the comment that said He Yi, a complete idiot, wouldn’t even realize he’d been cheated on. No wonder the madam wanted to spank him. Li Moqi pleaded tearfully, “President Shang, I really know I was wrong. Can you change the punishment? This is too embarrassing. I’m practically your junior brother, so please don’t make me disgrace our alma mater.”
Although his private behavior is somewhat unreliable, his academic qualifications are impressive. He attended the same university as Shang Jingwu from his undergraduate years, only one year behind Shang Jingwu. They had the same advisor during their graduate studies and even published a paper together. Their relationship was slightly better than that of ordinary classmates. After graduating with his master’s degree, he followed Shang Jingwu into the Shang Group. His performance at work over the past few years has been outstanding; otherwise, Shang Jingwu would have fired him long ago.
Seeing that Shang Jingwu ignored him, Li Moqi shamelessly went to He Yi and begged, “Madam, I’m sorry, I was wrong. I will never talk about you again. Can we punish here? As long as we don’t go downstairs, I’ll let you hit me two hundred times, okay?”
He Yi didn’t understand what he was saying at first, but he understood the second half of what he said. He shook his head seriously and said, “No, no, two hundred is too much. Your butt will hurt a lot. Are you stupid?”
Li Moqi felt insulted by being called stupid by a fool. He instinctively wanted to retort, but then he caught sight of Shang Jingwu next to him. The words he was about to say changed to, “Yes, yes, I am stupid. Madam, please forgive me this time. Please don’t make me lose face. I beg you.”
He Yi was confused by him and looked at Shang Jingwu, asking, “Honey, how should I play?”
”Go down and beat him, teach him a lesson he won’t forget,” Shang Jingwu said coldly.
When He Yi came downstairs, he saw that Li Moqi looked dejected and whispered to him, “Don’t worry, I’ll be gentler later.”
Thinking about the public execution that was to come, Li Moqi had no desire to speak.
He Yi didn’t feel neglected and asked curiously, “What exactly did you do wrong?”
Li Moqi thought to himself, “I must have been blind to think that Shang Jingwu would not be interested in idiots.”
However, from another perspective, it seems that someone like Shang Jingwu can only get along with a fool. He is too smart and too scheming. He lives like an old man with one foot in the grave at a young age. He takes life and death so lightly. Yet, he is also particularly petty and vindictive at times. A normal person simply cannot stand being around such a freak.
After getting married, he did gain some popularity, and at least he knew how to protect his wife.
Li Moqi sighed sadly, realizing that his fate as cannon fodder was rather tragic.