Chapter 318 - Be Outwitted

Chapter 318 Be Outwitted

The scandal involved with Li Qin continued to be worse. She complained about her pain to the media almost every day, and her account became even more exaggerated. She said that she was pulled into Liu Sijie’s office, and he started the harassment to her. In the beginning, she tried to hide and begged him not to do this.

But Liu Sijie said that as long as she was obedient, he would not fire her. Li Qin wanted the job, but she wanted her dignity even more. So she scolded Liu Sijie loudly. Suddenly, he became angry and started to tear her clothes. It took her a lot of effort to escape, but Liu Sijie was offended by her.

She knew it would be impossible to stay in Tengfei now. But before she could get back to the office, she saw her belongings were thrown at the door of the office.

Needless to say, Liu Sijie must have instructed someone to do this. She had been working in Tengfei for several years, and she didn’t expect her colleagues to put in any good word for her. But she was quite speechless to find out that her colleagues were so cold.

Li Qin’s tearful complaint was quickly reported, and a discussion forum was set up on the Internet. Some people tried to support Tengfei and put in a good word for Liu Sijie at first. After all, Liu Sijie had never had any negative news all the time.

But it was unknown who broke the news saying that Liu Sijie was so heartless and broke up with his girlfriend a few years ago. According to the report, the girl was five months into her pregnancy, but he insisted on breaking up with her. As a result, the girl couldn't recover emotionally and committed suicide by taking sleeping pills.

In the end, the girl was saved, but her baby was lost. After she left the hospital, the girl was desperate and went abroad. There was also a photo of Liu Sijie sending off the girl at that time, and he couldn't deny it.

The Internet was suddenly deluged with curses. Even Shen Yan was also affected. Some people said Liu Sijie was equally promiscuous and irresponsible as Shen Yan. No wonder Shen Yan thought highly of Liu Sijie.

After reading this, Xia Yu kept shaking her head. She didn't know much about Liu Sijie's past and knew little about his private life. But she felt that Liu Sijie was not the kind of person described on the Internet.

However, something could be proved by her feeling. After she got to the company, everyone was talking about Liu Sijie. When they saw Xia Yu, they immediately stopped talking. After all, Xia Yu and Liu Sijie were the most important people for Shen Yan.

However, this girl, Hao Qing, did not shy away from taboo. She came up to ask Xia Yu directly. "Secretary Xia, what do you think of these comments on the Internet?"

Xia Yu looked up at Hao Qing. She did not expect Hao Qing to be so outspoken. In addition, there was no the slightest evasion in her eyes when looking at Xia Yu.

"I really don't know how to answer your question. I didn't know Liu Sijie before coming to Tengfei. I knew nothing about whether he had a girlfriend before, let alone all those comments online. But if you ask my opinion on the possibility of him doing such deeds, I will say he is unlikely, based on my interaction with him during the past 2 or 3 months." Xia Yu spoke with a conscience.

Hao Qing sneered. "Men cannot be judged by their looks. Some are excellent at affectations. How can you tell them with naked eyes? The photos on the Internet do not appear to be falsified. If he didn't do it, how come these photos existed?"

"What you have said makes sense, but you can't be sure that it is him just because of a few photos." Xia Yu didn't feel like discussing this and soon left.

When others saw Xia Yu leave, they gathered together again.

"I think that Assistant Liu isn't that kind of person. We were in the same elevator that day, and we were very close at that time. But he intentionally moved to the side." The person who was talking was the famed beauty of the company, Qi Ailing. She had admired Liu Sijie for a long time and often appeared in front of him intentionally or unintentionally in order to get his attention.

However, Liu Sijie always turned a blind eye as if he was a numb person, which made Qi Ailing so depressed. For some time, she even suspected Liu Sijie’s sexual orientation.

"Qi Ailing, did you actually do it? You took the initiative to get close to him and he refused?" The front desk lady heard that and replied in a joking tone. "It is so subtle for you to do this. You should go up to embrace his neck and give him a sweet kiss. He will be yours in that way."

Everyone laughed after hearing that. Then someone said, "However, this also shows from the side that Assistant Liu is not that kind of person. At least, that bitch Li Qin’s words are not credible. And Qi Ailing is so much prettier than Li Qin, compared with Li Qin. Did Assistant Liu really want to harass Li Qin and ignore Qi Ailing?"

"Isn't that the case? I think the rumors online are fake. If there was such a woman, why did she only send a few photos instead of showing up herself? What could a few photos show? Maybe Assistant Liu was doing a good deed and sending a pregnant woman to the hospital."

"This is very likely. Assistant Liu is very down to earth in the company and takes good care of our colleagues."

After all, Liu Sijie was a prince charming, second only to Shen Yan in the company. Shen Yan was out of reach for them, but Liu Sijie was someone they could think about. So, everyone still had a positive attitude towards him.

"What do you know about him? Someone who can climb to Liu Sijie's position has to be good at playing politics." Hao Qing was anxious and argued with everyone aside.

"Can you find someone who doesn't play politics in this company? As long as it is justified, it can be accepted by everyone." Soon Hao Qing was pushed back verbally by everyone.

Hao Qing hadn't been in the company long enough and she was nobody in the company. So, others didn't take her opinion seriously and disagreed with her. Then she twitched her mouth and walked away alone.

Xia Yu returned to the office and ran into Liu Sijie in the corridor. She wanted to comfort him, but he didn't seem to care about this matter. He just talked to Xia Yu about some work-related matters and left in a hurry.

Okay. A clean hand needed no washing. Wasn't this their mantra? Xia Yu watched him enter the elevator before returning to her own office.

Xia Yu had to cope with her work in the company as well as those journalists, so she was off duty until very late. She looked around carefully and wanted to see if there was anyone suspicious when she was near the community.

It was not because she was so paranoid. She always felt that something was wrong actually.

Fortunately, no one suspicious was discovered. After the next two days, the feeling of being spied on did not reappear, and she slowly felt relieved. She thought that she might be so sensitive. It was normal to be nervous as so many things had happened these days.

Xia Yu didn't have to work today, so she asked her cousin to go to the gym together. The two people jogged and did Yoga in the morning, and they went swimming in the natatorium in the afternoon. After having dinner together, they separated. Xia Yu went back to the community and met Feng Tianliang again. He seemed to be waiting for Xia Yu especially. And he walked to her immediately after seeing her.

"Xia Yu, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Feng Tianliang said with a smile.

"What can I do for you?" Xia Yu was a little surprised. Although they knew each other, they were just acquaintances. She actually didn't know why he was waiting for her.

"There is a pavilion over there. Let's go there. I have something to tell you." Feng Tianliang's expression was serious and his eyes flickered slightly. After he finished talking, he turned around and walked to the pavilion not far away.

He seemed to be acting in an unusual way today. Xia Yu felt a little hesitant in her mind, but she still followed him.

After the two people arrived at the pavilion, Xia Yu was just about to ask him what he wanted to tell her. But he suddenly turned around and reached out his arms to hold her tightly. She was defenselessly frightened to shake her body before trying to push him away in a panic with her hands.

"What are you doing?" Xia Yu questioned him loudly.

"Xia Yu, I'm sorry. I don't want to, but..."

There was a sense of profound apology in his speech. He expressed only half of the whole meaning, and Xia Yu couldn’t understand it. Then something appeared, which made Xia Yu even more angry and terrified. He held the face of Xia Yu with his hands and bowed his head to kiss her lips.

"Hey... Let, let me go!" Xia Yu violently punched and kicked him. She felt so disgusted in her mind. How could he do this? She had a good impression on him before actually. "Are you crazy?"

After all, Xia Yu had a great disadvantage in term of strength, compared with him. After struggling for a long time, she still couldn’t push him away. He put forth his strength in holding Xia Yu's waist with one hand in order to prevent her from breaking free.

Xia Yu was so angry by this forced kiss that she trembled her body. She forcibly closed the gap between her jaws and bit his lips hardly. That pain forced him immediately release her mouth immediately.

"You bastard!"

"Pah..." Xia Yu raised her hand and slapped him. She glared at him furiously while rubbing her lips with a heavy force.

Feng Tianliang lowered his head and looked pale. He whispered, "I'm sorry. I really don't want to do this. Although I don't expect you to forgive me, that's all which I can say."

Xia Yu gave a fierce stare at him before turning around and running out of the pavilion quickly. She returned to the house and brushed her teeth several times. Even now, she still felt rattled, angry, and shocked at the same time. She never thought that Feng Tianliang would suddenly kiss her and that he would say those words before kissing her.

He said "sorry" first, and then he said that he did not want to. What exactly did it mean?

Xia Yu washed her face with cold water in order to make herself lucid. But now her head was a mess actually, and she had a bad feeling in her mind.

When she walked out of the bathroom, her phone had just rung a few times. Someone sent a few messages to her. So, she took out her phone and clicked on the messages. When she read the messages, her head exploded, and her body shuddered with a burst of chills as if she had fallen into an icehouse.

The messages contained several pictures. Some were taken while she was eating with Feng Tianliang, and others were taken when the two people entered the community. The rest were a few photos of his forced kiss on Xia Yu.

They appeared to be very close in each photo. In the first photo of them having a meal together, his hand happened to be put on Xia Yu's head as if he was fondling her head. In the second photo, the two people were entering the community while laughing and talking. What would make one fall into a reverie even more was the last few photos. Those photos showed that forced kiss. He was holding Xia Yu's face in his hands, and they appeared to be very close. In fact, Xia Yu had been struggling and resisting all the time, but the photo didn't show it.

Someone had been secretly tracking them and then took these photos. When Xia Yu ate with Feng Tianliang before, she felt someone was peeping at them. Surely...

Xia Yu's phone suddenly rang. It was called by the person who sent the photos to her. Xia Yu clenched her teeth and answered the phone. The person's voice on the phone was already processed. Every word was cutting Xia Yu's body like an invisible knife.

"If you don't want these photos to be seen by your boyfriend, Shen Yan, get ready to deposit 500,000 yuan into the following account. You'd better take your notes. These photos will be exposed if we can't receive the money by 5 pm tomorrow."

"You're dreaming!" Xia Yu finally knew why Feng Tianliang said sorry to her and said that he didn't want to do this.

He was also instructed or coerced by others. Originally, the meeting of these two people had been elaborately arranged. And the purpose was to take these indecent photos in order to blackmail her.

"Miss Xia, don't say that. I don't believe you will give up this boyfriend, Shen Yan, for a sum of mere 500,000 yuan." The person on the phone said with a chuckle.