Pretty CEO's Soldier Son-in-law

Following the joyous voice of a man, a crisp sound of a cup clinking resounded.    

Shen Yinbing slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a bright hall.    

Seven or eight tables were set up in the hall, with several men and women dressed decently sitting at the tables. Each of them had a reserved look on their face as they chatted and laughed in small groups.    

Shen Yinbing turned her head and saw her secretary, Xiao Soong, sitting on her right side with her chin in her left hand, dozing off with her eyes closed.    

Beside this table were the few merchants who had appeared at the royal ball last night. Not a single foreigner was present.    

Perhaps it was because they saw Xiao Soong dozing off, those people spoke softly. When they saw Shen Yinbing raise her head, one of them even raised the cup in his hand and greeted her softly, "Director Shen."    

That person's greeting woke Xiao Soong from her stupor.    

"Ah, Director Shen, you're awake."    

Xiao Soong wiped the corner of her mouth with her hand and smiled embarrassedly.    

Shen Yinbing rubbed her eyes. "Mmm, I'm asleep?"    

Xiao Soong poured a cup of water for Shen Yinbing and placed it in front of her while giggling, "Yeah, you didn't sleep last night, so you fell asleep not long after you sat down. However, Director Shen, don't feel embarrassed. Many people are like you. After all, no one had a good night's rest, and some of them really couldn't take it. They even left early to rest. "    

"Oh."    

Shen Yinbing took the cup and just as she was about to put it to her mouth, her mind suddenly flashed with lightning. She suddenly became alert. "Where's Gao Fei!?"    

At that moment, she suddenly recalled what happened before she woke up: she was taken by Mrs. Bai Ci's subordinates to an empty room on the 17th floor.    

There, she met Gao Fei and Liu Xiaoloong. Mrs. Bai Ci celebrated the success of the cooperation. She took a sip of snake wine, and after Liu Xiaoloong knocked over the black porcelain jar, she saw many scary eyes, nose, ears …    

After that, she suddenly didn't know anything.    

After waking up, he found himself in the main hall of many people.    

Shen Yinbing felt her stomach constrict when she thought of that weird room, the disgusting red wine, the scary human organs, and even the 17th floor. She immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth.    

Noticing that Shen Yinbing's face had turned pale, Xiao Soong jumped in fright. She hurriedly put her hand on her arm and asked, "Director Shen, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"    

Shen Yinbing shook her head, took a deep breath and looked around. After confirming that she was not in that terrifying room, and there were no terrifying eyes or nose on the table, but rather delicious food, her beating heart calmed down, and she asked again, "Where's Gao Fei?"    

Xiao Soong answered, "I didn't see him. I only saw Liu Xiaoloong, but he had already left."    

"Can't see him?"    

Shen Yinbing covered her head with her hands and whispered, "Then, how did I get here? I clearly remember this morning being taken by the clubhouse owner to a room on the seventeenth floor, where I saw him. "    

Xiao Soong's face was full of surprise as she said carefully, "Director Shen, you … are you alright? I don't understand what you're saying. At seven in the morning, the boss of the clubhouse did invite you to breakfast. After you left, dozens more, oh, the people we saw, were all taken away. I waited in the hall for less than an hour before someone invited me here. When I arrived, you were asleep on the table. You may have been too tired to sit down and fell asleep, so you let me take care of you. "    

"You, I fell asleep on the table when you came here?"    

Enormous fear appeared in Shen Yinbing's eyes.    

She clearly remembered that she was invited to a room on the 17th floor and that she encountered such a terrifying scene. Why did she appear here after waking up?    

Xiao Soong nodded blankly. "Yes, you fell asleep when I came here."    

How was this possible?    

I remember clearly that I was in that room!    

Shen Yinbing shook her head vigorously and asked, "Is, is this the seventeenth floor?"    

Before Xiao Soong could answer, a waiter passing by exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, this lady? Did you just say that this is the 17th floor?"    

Shen Yinbing turned around and looked at the waiter. "I don't know!"    

Before she could finish, she looked around at the waiter, bent down, and whispered, "This lady, what I am about to say might make you feel uncomfortable, but I still want to tell you."    

Shen Yinbing nodded. "Go ahead."    

The waiter's voice became even lower: "In Imperial Society, do not mention the word seventeen, because we don't even have seventeen floors in the clubhouse, or rather, when this building was first built, it did have seventeen floors, but after that our boss had sealed off all the corridors leading to the seventeenth floor with cement, because all the rooms on the seventeenth floor were filled with the sacrificed husbands and possessions of our boss, including the sports cars he loved and a few Arab horses, but no one could enter them. It has been three years … Let's put it this way. The seventeenth floor of Imperial Society was a tomb specially made for the boss' husband. Anyone who mentions the 17th floor in the clubhouse will be regarded as an unwelcome guest. "    

Seemingly feeling that he had said too much, the waiter smiled apologetically at Shen Yinbing after he finished speaking and then left with quick steps.    

What, the seventeenth floor of the Imperial Society, was actually a grave that was specially used to hold the remains of a certain deceased person?    

No one could enter.    

This has been going on for three years.    

How, how could this be possible!?    

Shen Yinbing's eyes were wide open with wordless fear. "Did I spend last night in a grave?"    

Seeing Shen Yinbing's pale face and eyes filled with fear, Xiao Soong was terrified. She quickly grabbed her left hand and asked softly, "Director Shen, you … are you alright?"    

"Me? I, I'm fine, I'm fine. "    

Shen Yinbing's body quivered as she stood up from her chair and walked quickly to the elevator.    

Xiao Soong hurriedly chased after her. "Director Shen, where are you going?"    

"How could there be no seventeenth floor? I clearly went there last night, and I clearly saw the words on the Corridor Wall s 17 levels, why is it not written on it? "    

Ignoring Xiao Soong, Shen Yinbing walked quickly into the elevator. When she pointed at the elevator button, she was stunned. There was no '17' on it.    

But she clearly remembered that the black suit man who invited her to the 17th floor last night pressed 17, and now it was gone.    

"Director Shen!"    

While Shen Yinbing was staring at the buttons, Xiao Soong rushed into the elevator.    

She didn't look at Xiao Soong. She quickly pressed the '16' button and said in a low voice, "I have to figure something out. Don't say anything more."    

Hearing Shen Yinbing's words, Xiao Soong could only shut her mouth.    

With a clank, the elevator door slowly closed, cutting off all noise outside.    

Xiao Soong had to take the elevator countless times a day, but never once did she feel depressed or even afraid like this.    

The fear of being invisible and untouchable but real made her bite her lip and look at Shen Yinbing without saying a word.    

In Xiao Soong's impression, the cold and arrogant Director Shen was actually very fragile in her heart. When they went to climb a mountain a year ago in the summer, Director Shen was even scared to tears by a snake that passed through the grass.    

Especially after the death of Mr Su Lao Dong, Shen Yinbing often cried alone.    

Vulnerability, in Xiao Soong's eyes, had become a synonym for Director Shen.    

But now, when the clerk at the clubhouse told her that the seventeenth floor was just a tomb without a passageway, Director Shen insisted on going to the seventeenth floor.    

What did Director Shen see in the hour since she left last night?    

While Xiao Soong was daydreaming, the elevator made a "ding" sound and stopped on the 16th floor.    

As the elevator door slowly opened, Xiao Soong saw Director Shen take a deep breath and quickly walk out. She hurriedly followed.    

Due to the so-called World Cup royal ball last night, the restaurant was closed from the afternoon of the day before yesterday until this morning. As a result, the corridor was completely empty, without even a Shadow, only the crisp clicks of their heels hitting the ground.    

The voice was pleasant to the ears, but it also carried an indescribable strangeness.    

After getting out of the elevator, Shen Yinbing turned right and walked towards the safety passage (which was the staircase).    

When they reached the stairs, Shen Yinbing turned her head to look at the Corridor Wall behind them.    

Xiao Soong followed his gaze. There was a green number painted on the wall, about the height of a person's body. It was the size of a basketball. It said: 16.    

Shen Yinbing held onto the stainless steel handrail and quickly walked up the stairs.    

Soon, the two of them passed the corner and arrived at the hallway of the 17th floor.    

There were two sliding doors at the entrance to the seventeenth floor, just as Xiao Soong had seen at the entrance to many flights of stairs.    

The two sliding doors were covered with white curtains, making it impossible to see what was on the other side.    

Xiao Soong walked over quickly. When she opened the door, she forced a smile and said, "Director Shen, that waiter must be joking, right? There's clearly …"    

Before Xiao Soong could finish her words, an incredulous expression surfaced on her face as her eyes widened!    

Behind the sliding doors, she didn't see the corridor. Instead, she saw a painted concrete wall, painted with red ink: Rest in Peace.    

Behind the door was a concrete wall.    

Staring at the two red words, the corner of Shen Yinbing's mouth twitched. She slowly walked forward and knocked on it.    

Muffled puffing sounds came from the wall. It sounded like it was real.    

Looking at the two big words, Xiao Soong suddenly felt that the two words were like a pair of eyes staring coldly at her. There was even a trace of a strange smile on her face, causing her to subconsciously take two steps back and mutter, "Shen Li, Director Shen, there really is no way out. Let's … go back."    

"Wait for me here, I'll be right back!"    

Shen Yinbing stared at the two words. After a moment of silence, she grabbed the handrail and dashed up to the 18th floor.    

Shen Yinbing hastily ran up to the 18th floor. She only wanted to go to another staircase to check if the entrance to the 17th floor was blocked as well.    

"Director Shen, wait for me! Aiyo!"    

Xiao Soong was worried that Shen Yinbing would run after her by herself. While she was in hot pursuit, she accidentally twisted her leg, causing her to squat down in pain. She rubbed her ankle with her hand.