After Transmigrating As The Female Lead Of A Cruel Novel, I Raised a Big Shot Cat - Chapter 3

Ji Qingyue was a person who didn’t know how to cry.

A woman who could climb from being an orphan to the Editor in Chief of a top fashion magazine was not that fragile. But this sudden embrace, this gentle lie from a stranger instantly shattered her defenses.

She wanted to look up and see what the woman looked like, but her head was held down. It wasn’t painful, yet she couldn’t move. Straining her eyes, she could only catch a glimpse of a sapphire stud on the woman’s right ear.

Perhaps sensing the struggle of the person in her arms, Bo Shuhan loosened her grip slightly, but she still didn’t let Ji Qingyue look up.

The onlookers around them had all raised their phones. Ji Qingyue was dressed beautifully, but she shouldn’t appear in a video like this.

Ye Sishen stared at the woman in front of him, who was nearly as tall as he was. She looked familiar, but he couldn’t quite place her.

However, the clothes she wore and the dark blue sapphire stud on her right ear were clearly not ordinary items. Coupled with her features, which were more defined than the average Asian person, and those dark green eyes, Ye Sishen narrowed down the possibilities until one name surfaced.

“Bo Shuhan.”

Bo Shuhan did not deny it. Ye Sishen’s expression instantly soured.

Bo Shuhan was someone with a very complex background. To put it simply, she held a peerage in the UK, owned a street in France, possessed a skyscraper in the US, and had high-level connections in Dragon Country.

Even though Ye Sishen was nominally the richest man in Dragon Country, he had to weigh the pros and cons before clashing with someone like Bo Shuhan.

Bo Shuhan held Ji Qingyue, not granting Ye Sishen even a single glance. She simply shielded Ji Qingyue as they moved toward the ticket gate.

Dragon Country had its rules, she couldn’t take drastic measures here.

Seeing her about to escort Ji Qingyue through the gate, the warmth finally vanished from Ye Sishen’s face. When he spoke again, his words were sharp and confrontational.

“President Bo, even you shouldn’t interfere in my family matters. Please return my girlfriend to me.”

“She is your girlfriend?” Bo Shuhan clearly didn’t believe him. Ji Qingyue quickly followed up with a rebuttal. “I don’t know you at all, and I am not your girlfriend.”

Ye Sishen’s face darkened, and he barked in a low, threatening tone, “Nuannuan! Don’t make a scene.”

Ji Qingyue naturally heard the threat in his voice, but so what?

Tapping the woman’s arm, she signaled Bo Shuhan to let go.

Ji Qingyue took off her sunglasses and stood with her back straight. Her eyes, usually soft as spring water, were now filled only with cold indifference.

“Why would I be making a scene with you? I said I don’t know you, and I am not your girlfriend.”

“I was born free, I am free now, and I will be free in the future.” This was an accusation, but also a declaration.

At this moment, the pride inherent in Ji Qingyue’s bones was displayed vividly before everyone. She was like the midday sun, intense and dazzling.

Ye Sishen clenched his fists tightly, a look of agony on his face. “Nuannuan, we loved each other once. Even if we are to break up, it shouldn’t be like this.”

Ji Qingyue looked at Ye Sishen. The tall man was wearing a bitter smile, appearing heartbroken.

The surrounding noise grew louder as people began to stand up for Ye Sishen, hurling cruel words at Ji Qingyue. But Ji Qingyue knew he was backing down.

He was creating a way out for himself. In public, she had to be his “girlfriend.” Otherwise, given his actions just now, once netizens scrutinized the situation, even the powerful Ye family would suffer the consequences.

Furthermore, while this was a “step down” for Ye Sishen, it was also meant to be one for Ji Qingyue.

If Ji Qingyue let it go now, they could save face later. Ye Sishen might even stop bothering her, especially since his “White Moonlight” had returned to the country.

But if she didn’t know what was good for her…

Ji Qingyue fell silent. Without a doubt, she was tempted to compromise. Being targeted by a titan like Ye Sishen felt truly powerless.

Her lips trembled but before she could speak, Bo Shuhan reached out again. “I reiterate, she is not your girlfriend. She is my subordinate.”

Ji Qingyue froze, looking at her in a daze, only to be pulled into another embrace.

Holding the woman’s slender shoulders, a chilling light flickered in Bo Shuhan’s emerald eyes.

Twenty years ago, she had learned that public opinion could kill. Although she herself wasn’t that fragile, letting a girl be burdened with scandalous rumors so early in life could ruin her forever.

Ye Sishen didn’t understand why Bo Shuhan was repeatedly covering for Ji Qingyue.

While he hadn’t reached the point of flying into a rage, the fact that Ji Qingyue was about to slip from his control made him irritable.

When men are angry, they are best at shifting blame.

Ignoring his own behavior, he spoke up: “President Bo is so protective of my girlfriend, even escorting her onto the plane… is it because you are on the same flight? Are the two of you planning a trip together?”

The sarcasm in his voice was blatant. The suggestive nature of his words immediately struck a chord with the secret, dark thoughts of many onlookers.

For instance: A woman this beautiful, dressed so provocatively, surely isn’t a “decent” person.

The crowd grew, their whispers and pointing manifesting the “slut-shaming” theory in its most vicious form.

Ji Qingyue bit her lip until it turned white. Even if she revealed now that Ye Sishen had been imprisoning her, it wouldn’t matter. Once people decided she was an “adulteress,” she was the sinner.

Ji Qingyue never imagined Ye Sishen could be so low, destroying what he couldn’t have.

Listening to the gossip, Ji Qingyue went silent for a moment. Then, she did something shocking.

She took off her high-heeled shoe and hurled it viciously at Ye Sishen’s face.

Ye Sishen didn’t dodge. The sharp heel sliced right across his forehead.

As blood trickled down, a flash of malice crossed Ye Sishen’s eyes, but Ji Qingyue didn’t flinch.

Her brown eyes were pale and calm, but within them was a resolution to fight to the death.

“Ye Sishen, do you really want to tear off the mask? Framing someone with nothing but words… do you really think you’re second only to God?”

With that, Ji Qingyue turned and bowed to Bo Shuhan in apology.

“I’m sorry for bringing shame to you. I am officially resigning. From this moment on, all my actions represent only myself.”

Ji Qingyue’s gaze was cold, and the people around her instinctively backed away.

Seeing Ji Qingyue so fearless, Ye Sishen couldn’t help but feel apprehensive.

Ji Qingyue had been in this world for three months, but “Su Nuannuan” had been by Ye Sishen’s side for a year. Even Ye Sishen couldn’t be sure if Ji Qingyue held any leverage against him.

In his moment of hesitation, Ji Qingyue spoke again, “I said, we are not boyfriend and girlfriend. President Ye, admit it.”

If her earlier words were a weak defense, the situation had now shifted. Ji Qingyue carried an imposing aura that bore down on Ye Sishen.

Ye Sishen naturally didn’t want to agree, but the pressure Ji Qingyue exerted reached its peak just as his inner anxiety spiked.

Looking at the woman with killing intent in her eyes, Ye Sishen finally took a step back.

“You… are not my girlfriend.”

When these words came out, there was no uproar. Instead, people looked at Ye Sishen with eyes full of sympathy.

However, Ji Qingyue wasn’t trying to change their minds, nor was she truly seeking Ye Sishen’s concession.

Proud people don’t allow themselves to encounter setbacks. When they do, especially if caused by a “nobody” they don’t think about getting back up; they think about crushing that person.

Ji Qingyue didn’t know Bo Shuhan’s full identity, but she could guess she was a powerful CEO. Having Bo Shuhan as a shield might make her life easier.

But Ji Qingyue had her own pride.

Moreover, Ye Sishen was the “Male Lead” of this world. Ji Qingyue was afraid he might actually retaliate against Bo Shuhan and use his “Protagonist Halo” to drag her into the abyss.

Those who carry firewood for the masses must not be allowed to freeze to death in the snow.

Ji Qingyue was not an ungrateful person. Besides, she was the “Female Lead” after all; the worst that could happen was being taken back and imprisoned.

Ye Sishen’s withdrawal brought the curtain down on this scene.

Ji Qingyue turned and walked toward the gate barefoot. She held her head high, like a resilient poplar tree. Even with the gale raging around her, she did not bow.