The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Alpha Decides to Go On Strike (GL) - Chapter 8

Su Li glanced at Qiao Mumu, not bothering to speak to her, and walked directly towards the elevator with Shen Mo.

Qiao Mumu, unable to swallow her anger, shook her head and shouted: “Su Li!!!”

Su Li frowned and stopped.

She really didn’t want to lose her composure in front of Shen Mo. Suppressing her anger, she said: “Take the coffee away. President Shen and I are going out. Call me if there’s anything urgent at the company.”

Qiao Mumu stepped forward with the tray and questioned: “Where are you going?”

Su Li said coldly: “Qiao Mumu, mind your status. Do I need to report where I go to an assistant?”

“You, you’re still angry?” Qiao Mumu reached out and grabbed her sleeve. “Su Li, don’t be mad at me…”

Su Li rolled her eyes: “Let go.”

“Wuwuwu—” The moment the words left her mouth, Qiao Mumu’s tears fell without warning.

Su Li was already over this routine, but the moment she turned around, she heard her say: “Su Li, I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry, wuwu, I’m really sorry.

“It was my fault before. Please don’t be angry, okay?”

Su Li froze.

It wasn’t that she felt any softening, but the Qiao Mumu who would humble herself and apologize felt completely foreign to her. Looking back at the crying young girl, she even wondered if Qiao Mumu had been possessed by someone else—

Relying on Su Li’s love for her, Qiao Mumu had never once lowered her head to her before.

Shen Mo cleared her throat slightly behind her.

Su Li snapped back to reality and continued to pull her sleeve away.

“I apologized, and you’re still not satisfied? I already apologized to you, wuwuwu—” Qiao Mumu held on tight, looking up at her with tear-filled eyes. “Su Li, I feel terrible. I can’t breathe.

“Don’t go. Stay and keep me company, okay? I really feel unwell…”

Shen Mo walked to Su Li’s side and, hearing her words, asked: “Do you need me to call an ambulance for you?”

“Go away!” Seeing her, Qiao Mumu’s emotions suddenly flared up again. “It’s all your fault. Leave right now!”

Saying this, she released Su Li and started pushing Shen Mo, trying to drive her away. But she forgot that the tray in her hand still held two cups of scalding coffee. The liquid splashed out with her movements, on the verge of spilling onto Shen Mo.

In the nick of time, Su Li shielded Shen Mo in her embrace and quickly retreated, but a few drops of coffee still splashed onto both her and Shen Mo.

“Are you okay?” Su Li checked Shen Mo’s condition first.

Shen Mo glanced at the few coffee stains on her jacket sleeve and shook her head.

“Qiao Mumu!” Su Li was furious. “Have you made enough of a scene?!”

She glared at the other woman: “You are suspended. Get out of the company right now!”

“Su Li…” Qiao Mumu finally looked scared. “I, I didn’t mean it. Believe me, I didn’t mean to spill it on her.”

Su Li turned around with a dark expression, escorting Shen Mo forward.

Qiao Mumu dropped the tray and quickly walked up to grab Su Li’s arm: “Don’t go! We haven’t finished solving our problems!”

Su Li’s body stiffened, and she didn’t even dare to turn her head to see Shen Mo’s expression at that moment.

She quickly took out her phone and contacted the company’s security team. Soon, two security guards arrived and restrained Qiao Mumu.

Qiao Mumu screamed at the top of her lungs: “Su Li! If you dare to leave, I’ll never forgive you! Come back, we haven’t resolved this yet!”

Su Li was extremely embarrassed and just wanted to get away from Qiao Mumu immediately. But at that moment, Shen Mo, who had been quietly standing by her side, took action.

She turned around and walked unhurriedly towards Qiao Mumu.

Shen Mo’s intimidating presence silenced Qiao Mumu immediately: “You, what do you want?”

Shen Mo didn’t speak. She quietly took off her blazer and threw it down in front of Qiao Mumu.

She said: “620,000 yuan. My assistant will contact you shortly.”

With that, without waiting for Qiao Mumu to react, she returned to Su Li’s side and looked up: “Shall we go?”

Su Li came to her senses and nodded: “This way.”

Inviting Shen Mo to dinner could not be sloppy. After confirming that the other party had no special requirements, Su Li took her directly to the most expensive hotel she knew.

When she returned after parking the car, she saw an insolent man by the entrance whistling at Shen Mo.

“Woo-hoo—Big beauty, all alone?”

Su Li narrowed her eyes.

She quickly walked over and, as she passed the man, raised her foot and precisely stepped on his foot with her high heel.

Amidst the man’s agonizing wails, she gracefully walked up to Shen Mo, put her arm around Shen Mo’s shoulder, and said: “I came with my fiancée. She’s not alone.”

It was only after she said this that she realized what a shocking statement she had made. She froze, only daring to secretly glance at Shen Mo’s reaction.

Shen Mo happened to be looking at her too. Her bright eyes were covered with a hazy mist, a beauty that seemed slightly unreal.

Su Li’s heart started pounding faster again: “Thump-thump.”

She forced herself to remain calm, guiding Shen Mo into the hotel with her arm around her, completely failing to notice that she was stepping awkwardly, with the same arm and leg moving forward simultaneously, due to her nervousness.

The man finally recovered, cursing and chasing after them.

Before Su Li noticed, Shen Mo subtly gave a look to the security guard at the door.

The guard straightened his chest and saluted her, then raised his hand to block the man: “Sir, I apologize, but you are not permitted to enter.”

“What the hell?!” The man yelled angrily. “I’m a VIP here!”

The guard: “You have been blacklisted.”

The man stared: “What? Since when?”

“The last minute,” the guard said softly, then politely but firmly pushed him out.

Once inside the building’s elevator, Su Li thought about it and found no reason to keep holding onto Shen Mo.

She hesitated and slowly put down her arm. She caught Shen Mo’s eye in the mirrored elevator wall and nervously managed a smile.

Was it rude to hold onto someone after only meeting them twice? But they were about to get married, couldn’t she even hug her?

These two thoughts kept conflicting in Su Li’s mind. She lowered her head and awkwardly rubbed her hands.

“It’s a bit cold,” Shen Mo suddenly spoke.

Su Li looked up: “Hmm?”

Shen Mo crossed her arms over her chest: “The air conditioning is too low.”

Su Li realized.

Earlier at the company, Shen Mo had taken off the stained jacket, and now she was only wearing a thin blouse. Her figure was tall but slender, and she looked perfectly suited to be held for warmth.

“Ahem, ahem.” The next moment, Su Li mentally slapped herself, took off her own jacket, and offered it to Shen Mo.

“If you don’t mind, wear mine first?”

Shen Mo stared at Su Li’s arm holding the jacket, not speaking for a long time.

Su Li rubbed her nose: “Wait a moment then. I’ll ask the waiter to turn up the temperature once we get to the private room.”

Before she put her hand down, Shen Mo took the jacket: “Thank you.”

She looked up and asked: “Could you help me put it on?”

“Of course!” Su Li felt inexplicably delighted, shook out the jacket, and draped it over Shen Mo’s shoulders.

But the next second, she saw in the mirrored wall that Shen Mo was secretly pinching the collar of the jacket and sniffing it near her nose.

“It has no scent!” Afraid of being disliked by Shen Mo, Su Li frantically explained while gesturing: “This jacket is new. I only wore it for half a day. I, I didn’t spray perfume either. It’s very clean!”

Shen Mo put her hand down, looking somewhat displeased: “Oh…”

She gave Su Li a look of disappointment and tightened the jacket around her.

Once in the private room, the two naturally chatted while waiting for their dishes.

Su Li was very curious: “Did we meet before? I mean, before the proposal that day?”

Shen Mo shook her head.

“Right, I also…” Su Li wanted to say she hadn’t seen Shen Mo before that either, but realized it sounded wrong, so she corrected herself: “I often saw you in magazine reports, though.”

It was just that at the time, she only had Qiao Mumu in her heart and eyes, and hadn’t paid much attention to anyone else, including a great beauty like Shen Mo.

Shen Mo’s finger seemingly casually traced the jacket: “What did they report about me?”

“Lots of things,” Su Li smiled brightly. “A young and accomplished CEO who single-handedly built half the S.G. empire.”

Having said that, she subconsciously complimented: “You’ve always been my professional idol!”

Shen Mo looked up, inadvertently meeting Su Li’s intense gaze.

She quickly looked away, picked up her teacup, and slowly took a small sip of tea.

Su Li was internally excited. After thinking for a moment, she asked, with a full blush on her face: “So, the first time you saw me, you, you decided to choose me to m-marry?”

The last three words were mumbled in her throat, even Su Li herself didn’t hear them clearly.

Shen Mo turned her head. From Su Li’s angle, she could only see one pale pink ear.

A few seconds later, she heard a very, very faint “Mhm,” like a spring breeze blowing past her ear.

At this moment, flowers were blooming, and drums were beating! If Shen Mo wasn’t present, Su Li would have truly wanted to jump up and run three hundred laps around the private room!

She desperately needed to share her joy. After a moment’s thought, she pulled out her phone and sent a message to her friend Lu Lu.

Su Li: 【Someone fell in love with me at first sight!!!】

The critical friend replied quickly: 【Shallow, only cares about looks.】

Su Li: 【She’s prettier than me!】

Lu Lu: 【Gold digger, only after your money.】

Su Li narrowed her eyes, her fingers flying across the keyboard: 【She’s prettier and richer than me! I feel like I’m lacking everywhere compared to her, and I’m full of flaws standing next to her!】

After sending it, she reread it two or three times, confirming that Lu Lu definitely wouldn’t find a flaw this time, and smiled with satisfaction.

Three seconds later.

Lu Lu: 【Then does she know that you’re an idiot and suffer from severe delusions?】

Su Li paused, then realized what she meant.

She took a deep breath: 【…Go to hell!!!】