[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining":3,"chapter-qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","QT: I hijacked a harem system and now I'm ruining every plot(GL)",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1854795,2462,"Chapter 18: Humiliation","qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>The door clicked shut behind me, the echo sharp against the sterile silence of the penthouse office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there, straightening my suit jacket, feeling the weight of desperation pressing against my ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This office was a far cry from the ones I was used to—cold, sleek, and suffocatingly modern, with floor-to-ceiling windows that offered a panoramic view of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like standing inside a glass cage, every angle designed to remind me that I no longer held the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the far end of the room, behind an imposing mahogany desk, she sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who had once been nothing more than my secretary, quietly taking notes and fetching coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was seated in the very chair I had once thought was meant for men like me—the seat of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even bother to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she regarded me with a look that was both amused and predatory, like a lion lazily observing a wounded animal, already certain of the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It froze me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because I was afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because, for the first time in my life, I realized—I was the one being hunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"You see,\" she began, her voice smooth, unhurried, dripping with condescension, \"you came here offering a partnership.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned forward slightly, resting her elbows on the desk, her fingers steepled beneath her chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"But let's be honest, Qin Zhen. What you're really offering is for Han Group to absorb your company's losses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile didn't reach her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes—**sharp, calculating, cold—**never left mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"I mean, the Jiang family seems pretty decisive about eliminating your company. If I were to step in, that means I'd have to take on their animosity, incur major financial damages... all for what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head, like a shark circling its prey, savoring the blood in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my jaw, feeling the heat of humiliation rise beneath my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had walked into this office hoping for an alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was standing in front of someone who didn't see me as an equal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw me as a bargain. A liability. A man begging for scraps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"What do you want?\" I snapped, my patience unraveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile grew wider, sharper.She leaned back in her chair, completely at ease, her fingers tapping rhythmically against the armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"I won't offer you a partnership,\" she said casually, like we were discussing the weather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"But if you were a subsidiary company—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word came out like a snarl, my fists clenched so tightly my nails dug into my palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"I'm not doing that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming a subsidiary meant surrendering everything—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a death sentence wrapped in corporate jargon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li didn't flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply shrugged, like my refusal was nothing more than a minor inconvenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"Fair enough, CEO Qin,\" she said smoothly, her voice dripping with polite dismissal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned back into her chair, crossing one leg over the other with effortless grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"I guess this meeting is over. See yourself out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that. Dismissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like I was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The humiliation burned hotter than the rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't wait for her to say anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned on my heel, storming out of the office, my footsteps echoing loudly against the polished floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I stepped into the empty elevator, I caught my reflection in the mirrored walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked like a man who had already lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drowning beneath the weight of everything slipping through my fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door clicked shut behind Qin Zhen, the sound sharp and satisfying, like the final note of a perfectly composed symphony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back in my chair, arms stretching lazily over my head as a laugh bubbled out of me—sharp, unrestrained, victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet, sweet payback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all those years of him looking down on me- well the original owner of the body but that's beside the point-, barking orders, treating me like a faceless cog in his corporate machine—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who's laughing now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And oh, it felt delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the laughter faded, a deep exhaustion settled into my bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rotated my neck, feeling the tension crack along my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building this empire in such a short span of time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A masterpiece of sleepless nights, ruthless deals, and enough unethical decisions to make even the underworld raise an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oil greased into government hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strategic blackmail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power plays that could crumble empires—if they ever saw daylight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was on a clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plot was already ticking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to build my kingdom before the \"Male Lead\" and his shiny plot armor made his grand move against Qin Zhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because here's the thing—I don't play second fiddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And definitely not in some second-rate harem storyline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I checked the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still had a window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was a focal point in the original plotline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The event—the moment that tied my beautiful, unattainable Jiang Yuxi to Jiang Wei's overrated, emotionally stunted harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I scoffed, rolling my eyes as I recalled the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuxi was supposed to be drugged at an elite event hosted by her oh-so-gracious adoptive parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since her fall from grace, the vultures—men who used to cower beneath her success—had grown bold, their entitlement bloated with the scent of vulnerability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A classic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dubious consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A \"fateful\" one-night stand with Jiang Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandparents finding out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotional blackmail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forced marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the cherry on top?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plot had the audacity to end that Chapter with—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"Jiang Wei was content.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Content?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fucking content?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"Host!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice cut through my thoughts like static on a bad radio frequency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whining again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was faint—a distant buzz I barely registered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like background noise you eventually learn to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it screaming at me to stop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reconsider?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stay on script?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Jiang Yuxi was out there—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I wasn't going to let her become an accessory on that man's hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not on my watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hung up my last call, slid my phone into my coat pocket, and stepped into the waiting car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"Drive. Fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart raced—not with fear, but with purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because tonight wasn't going to be Jiang Wei's victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was going to be mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the System Core...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> SYSTEM 404: [HOST DETECTED... PLOT DE\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VIATION IMMINENT.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SYSTEM 404: [ERROR: HOST IGNORES COMMANDS.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SYSTEM 404: [WARNING. WARNING. WARNING.]*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SYSTEM 404: [FATE THREADS UNRAVELING.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SYSTEM 404: [PLOT COLLAPSE AT 85% PROBABILITY.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SYSTEM 404: [HOST—STOP—STOP—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CONNECTION LOST.\u003C\u002Fp>",1117,"2026-06-09T07:29:29.245Z",1,"novelbin.me","e134a59ba12a55c36cacbae7a1dada1de8a96e612f3979cd71a424806689d77c","qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-389","qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-388",399,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fqt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-cover.jpg"]