He was NE Conglomerateâs CEO. She was just a commoner. He could definitely make her life hellâŚ..
And she wouldnât even be able to fight back.
Shi Xiaonian closed her eyes in pain. Her hands gripped the windbreaker tightly wishing she could claw it to pieces. However, she wasnât able to at all.
Imperial castle. This grand building costing hundreds of millions to construct deep in the forest wasnât some tourist attraction but rather a personal residence.
Gong Ouâs personal residence.
This place didnât allow outsiders.
Shi Xiaonian was taken to the castle. Normally, she would have been inspired and would thoroughly appreciate this very mysterious castle, but, at this point, she was only left with numbness.
Along the way, she tried seeking help from the bodyguards, escaping, and stealing a cellphone to call the police but the bodyguards foiled her at every turn.
She was just a weak woman. How would she be able to overcome strong bodyguards in a fight?
In the end, a bodyguard told her, âMiss, who asked you to incur Mr. Gongâs wrath? You should know what kind of person Mr. Gong is. He can hold the power of life and death over you. Why do you keep up with this pointless resistance?â
With his words, all her illusions were destroyed.
What else could she feel but numbness when she ran into a man who violated her without being able to retaliate or even escape?
Shi Xiaonian was brought into the castle then taken up the elevator and into a luxurious room set up like a 14th century room in an European castle.
An old man in his 60s stood in the room. He looked spirited yet kindly; he kept both hands behind his back and was dressed like a butler.
âMiss Shi. How are you? I am Mr. Gongâs butler, Feng De.â The old man smiled as he briefly introduced himself. Then, he held out a hand, âPlease sit.â
Only then did Shi Xiaonian notice that the old man was standing by a high tech recliner as well as a flat-screen monitor.
She was vaguely aware of what this was.
âThis is a polygraph chair. Please sit.â
Feng De spoke in a gentle manner and was very kind-looking, unlike Gong Ouâs arrogant and egotistical, unreasonable quarrelsomeness.
âWhat do you want?â
Shi Xiaonian asked, pale-faced.
What did they want with bringing out a polygraph chair?
How in the world did she incur Gong Ouâs wrath, and why did he treat her this way?
âYoung master wanted to know why Miss Shi wouldnât admit to having a child three years ago so he wanted me to run a lie detector test,â Feng De patiently explained.
Again with the three years ago. Again with the childâŚ..
She had never met Gong Ou in real life before other than seeing him on the news and in newspapers. Where could some child have come from?
âYou are mistaken.â
Shi Xiaonian, completely disheartened, spoke in a low voice.
The bodyguards mercilessly threw Shi Xiaonian onto the polygraph chair and locked the multitude of connections to her fingers, arms, and body. She was bound so tightly she couldnât even moveâŚ..
Shi Xiaonian had used up all of her energy for struggling when fighting Gong Ou in the sauna.
She didnât have any fight left in her.
She half-reclined on the polygraph chair like a fish gasping on a cutting board.
âThen, Miss Shi, Iâll start to question you.â
Feng De gave her a kindly smile then took out file from behind him and opened it up.
âWhen youâre done questioning me, may I leave?â Right now she only wanted to leave this place.
Feng De smiled but didnât reply. He only looked at the documents in his hand and started to gently question, âName.â
âShi Xiaonian.â
Feng De looked at the flat-screen monitor by his side, nodded, then continued to ask, âMiss Shi, what were you doing three years ago?â
âThree years ago I drew the manhua, His Desire to Monopolize.â This manhua had made her popular for a short while so she distinctly remembered it.
âDid anything else important happen?â Feng De asked.