I Stole the Male Lead's White Moonlight [Transmigration] - Chapter 33

Li Heng sat in the leather chair with a gloomy expression as Qin Shuangman knocked and entered, holding his phone.

“President Li, I’ve spoken with Miss Zhu. I told her you’re currently in the United States handling urgent matters and likely won’t be able to make the morning appointment. She didn’t seem suspicious.”

Li Heng nodded. “Leave and send Fang Huai in.”

Qin Shuangman had something on her mind, and it showed on her face.

As she reached to place Li Heng’s phone on the desk, she let go before it touched the surface. The sound of the phone hitting the desk made Li Heng look at her with displeasure.

Noticing the sweat on Qin Shuangman’s forehead and her pale complexion, Li Heng frowned. “Assistant Qin, you!”

Qin Shuangman swallowed hard and mustered the courage to interrupt him. “I’m sorry, President Li, may I ask you something?”

Li Heng’s face darkened. “Go ahead.”

His eyes fixed intently on her.

But Qin Shuangman didn’t meet his gaze, instead looking down and twisting her fingers together. “President Li, when I called Miss Zhu earlier, she said that you, that you.”

She lifted her head, tears welling in her eyes. Li Heng understood immediately upon hearing Zhu Xinya’s name, his face turning stormy. He lost his composure and slammed the desk. “Get out!”

“President Li?” Qin Shuangman stared at him in disbelief. “Could it really be true that you?”

“Shut up, Qin Shuangman.” Li Heng’s face was dark, his eyes cold and menacing. “You’re my assistant. Is it your place to question me based on Zhu Xinya’s nonsense? Starting today, you’re on leave. Return only when you’ve sorted out your thoughts.”

Qin Shuangman left the office in a daze, oblivious to the greetings from several junior employees along the way.

She returned to her desk, collected her bag, and prepared to go home.

The fact that Li Heng had reacted so strongly before she could even finish her question seemed to confirm Zhu Xinya’s claim that Li Heng suffered from kidney deficiency.

Men tended to be sensitive about such matters. Li Heng had slammed the desk and yelled at her, though he later tried to justify his anger by saying she “too easily believed Zhu Xinya.” But Qin Shuangman wasn’t convinced.

She took the elevator to the underground parking garage, found her car, and got in. Her once ambitious and determined eyes were now filled with confusion.

The Li Heng she admired was always calm and smiling, a master strategist in control of everything. Beyond that, she also desired him physically and dreamed of having a child who resembled him. But if Li Heng truly had kidney deficiency Qin Shuangman’s fingertips turned red where she had been pinching them.

Gradually, the confusion in her eyes faded. If Li Heng really was “incapable,” she might need to find a man who was “capable.”

Unaware that her words had caused Qin Shuangman’s love for Li Heng to waver immensely, steering her away from a future of obsessive love, Zhu Xinya remained in the dark.

Back in the general manager’s office, after Qin Shuangman left, Li Heng called Fang Huai with a dark expression. “Come to my office.”

The root of Li Heng’s inner turmoil wasn’t just his status as an adopted son of the Li family, it was also the accusation Zhu Xinya had inadvertently hit upon: “kidney deficiency.”

Li Heng didn’t actually have kidney deficiency. His condition was far more serious than that.

During that campus bullying incident where Que Hanfu saved him, Li Heng was kicked in a sensitive area by those students. At the time, he didn’t seek medical examination or treatment. Later, after graduating from university and starting to manage the company, he frequently experienced pain in that area. A hospital checkup revealed the problem.

However, because the injury had been left untreated for so long, it was already incurable.

Even though Li Heng was sexually indifferent, he couldn’t accept the fact that he was “incapable.”

Each of the students who bullied him came from a better family background than his, leaving him unable to seek revenge. Gradually, Li Heng’s twisted heart began to resent Que Hanfu.

Why hadn’t she appeared earlier to save him?

Li Heng didn’t want to suffer alone in hell. He loved Que Hanfu, but he also hated her. Why not make her accompany him in his misery?

He wanted Que Hanfu to experience the same pain he had endured, only then could they be considered a perfect match.

Li Heng’s dark psychology wasn’t depicted in the novel, so Zhu Xinya naturally remained unaware.

Fang Huai knocked and entered Li Heng’s office. Seeing Li Heng’s grim expression, he didn’t ask any questions and directly reported the recent progress.

“I’ve fabricated evidence of tax evasion by celebrities under Fangyin Group’s entertainment company and evidence of their construction company purchasing substandard building materials. I’ve also detected carcinogenic substances in the shower gel of Fangyin Group’s skincare brand, Zhuxin. These three incidents are enough to send Fangyin Group’s stock price plummeting to rock bottom. When that happens, you can seize the opportunity to acquire shares, and Fangyin Group will be entirely in your grasp.”

After hearing Fang Huai’s report, Li Heng’s expression immediately softened. “Find someone to report Fangyin Group. Post the evidence online tonight, have influential Weibo bloggers repost it to steer public opinion, and hire internet trolls. I want the Zhu family to lose everything!”

Fang Huai nodded in agreement but didn’t leave immediately. “Boss Li, the funds you gave me last time are almost depleted. Hiring influential Weibo bloggers and internet trolls requires a significant amount of money.”

Li Heng had already prepared all the available company funds to acquire Fangyin Group’s shares. Frowning at Fang Huai’s request for more money, he asked, “How much do you need?”

“At least three million,” Fang Huai said seriously. “One and a half million for influential Weibo bloggers to generate momentum, five hundred thousand for internet trolls, and another million to contact journalists. Although there are many netizens nowadays, plenty of people still watch TV and read newspapers. If we hire journalists to cover the story, the effect will be doubled. By then, Fangyin Group’s stock price will undoubtedly fall even further.”

Qin Shuangman was Li Heng’s public assistant, while Fang Huai appeared to be an ordinary employee on the surface. In reality, he was secretly hired by Li Heng at a high price to handle unsavory tasks.

Li Heng’s company had flourished largely due to Fang Huai’s assistance, and Li Heng trusted him deeply.

Hearing Fang Huai’s explanation, Li Heng gritted his teeth and said, “I’ll have the finance department transfer the funds to you shortly.”

Fang Huai widened his eyes in surprise. “Boss Li, if the company transfers three million, won’t the capital chain break? At that point, the only option would be bankruptcy liquidation.”

Li Heng waved his hand dismissively. “It’s not my company, it’s the Li family’s. If it goes bankrupt, so be it.”

Once again, Fang Huai was struck by Li Heng’s cold-heartedness. If he could be so ruthless toward his adoptive parents, what wouldn’t he be capable of?

Maintaining a calm expression, Fang Huai said, “In that case, Boss Li, I’ll go contact the Weibo influencers and journalists now.”

Li Heng let out a sigh of relief, leaning back comfortably in his leather chair. “Go ahead.”

Li Heng believed that only money could secure a person’s loyalty. He knew Qin Shuangman had feelings for him, but emotions were too fragile easily shattered by the slightest incident. That was why Li Heng could not bring himself to trust her.

Fang Huai was different. Their relationship was purely transactional, built on money. After years of working together, they had no personal connection whatsoever. This allowed Li Heng to face Fang Huai without any pretense. He trusted that the money he paid Fang Huai was enough to ensure his loyalty.

Li Heng slowly closed his eyes. Earlier, he had been caught off guard by a probing question and momentarily lost control of his emotions. Qin Shuangman must have already guessed the truth about his situation. This woman could no longer stay by his side.

When Zhu Xinya returned home, she was met with Fang Fang’s endless fussing and concern. It wasn’t until Zhu Yin came back from work that she was finally “rescued.”

“I need to talk to Yaya. Yaya, come with me to the study,” Zhu Yin said to Fang Fang.

Fang Fang gazed reluctantly at Zhu Xinya, making her heart soften. “Mom, I’ll come find you right after I finish talking with Dad, okay?”

Fang Fang shot Zhu Yin a glare. “Always trying to steal my daughter from me.”

Zhu Yin spread his hands innocently. “I’m being wronged here, dear. I really do have something important to discuss with Yaya. Honey, I heard we’re having sweet and sour pork for dinner tonight, my favorite. You’re so good to me.”

“Go on, go on. Stop with the sweet talk. Can’t you be a little more serious in front of our child?” Fang Fang blushed and shooed them away.

Zhu Yin and Zhu Xinya went up to the second-floor study and sat facing each other. Zhu Yin chuckled and said, “I just got word from Fang Huai. That ambitious scoundrel Li Heng is already plotting to frame our company. Thankfully, Yaya, you foresaw this and discovered Fang Huai, a gambler who only cares about money, not people. We managed to buy him over with cash. Otherwise, if Li Heng’s scheme had succeeded, Fangyin Group would have suffered a major blow.”

“Dad, is the authenticity certificate for Bamboo Heart shower gel ready?”

Having read the novel, Zhu Xinya knew exactly how Li Heng would target the Zhu family. A few days earlier, she had informed Zhu Yin in advance, suggesting they use Fang Huai as a breakthrough to counter Li Heng’s plot.

Fang Huai was a gambler who had recently lost eight million in Macau. Zhu Yin offered him ten million to betray Li Heng and work for them instead. The fabricated evidence Fang Huai held against Fangyin Group had all been provided by Zhu Yin.

Zhu Yin replied, “Don’t worry, I’ve already taken photos. Once the situation escalates and public opinion reaches its peak, I’ll immediately post proof that the evidence is fabricated on Fangyin Group’s official blog.”

Zhu Xinya breathed a sigh of relief. “I know nothing about business matters. It’s just lucky that Li Heng got drunk once, and I accidentally overheard a few things from him. Otherwise…”

“How could I have been so foolish back then? It was so obvious that Li Heng was after our family’s wealth, yet I trusted him so easily and even got engaged to him.” Zhu Xinya lowered her head, pretending to be heartbroken.

Her explanation was actually full of holes, but Zhu Yin, blinded by paternal affection, chose to trust her unconditionally. That was the only reason their plan had progressed so smoothly.

Zhu Yin quickly comforted his precious daughter. “It’s Li Heng who’s cunning and deceitful. How could my darling Yaya be foolish? It’s also our fault as your parents. We have over twenty years more life experience than you, yet we failed to see Li Heng’s malicious intentions. We actually thought. Ah! Next time, I’ll make sure to find you a well-matched partner from a suitable family!”

Zhu Xinya’s expression stiffened. “Dad, I don’t want to talk about relationships right now. Please don’t set me up with anyone!”

Zhu Yin looked at her with concern and asked cautiously, “Yaya, is it because of what happened with Li Heng that you don’t want to date?”

Zhu Xinya nodded emphatically. “All men are terrible!”

Zhu Yin: “…”

Zhu Xinya quickly added, “Except for Dad, of course!”

Zhu Yin felt both pleased and worried. What if his precious daughter had developed a genuine psychological aversion to men? Would Yaya end up growing old alone, clinging to the family’s billions in assets?

That evening, Zhu Yin returned to the bedroom and told Fang Fang about Zhu Xinya’s current attitude toward men. He had expected Fang Fang to share his concern for their daughter, but instead, she said with a look of envy, “Stinky men are nothing compared to money. Yaya is so much stronger than I am. I’m really jealous.”

Zhu Yin: “???” Something about this doesn’t seem quite right.

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