Chapter 95 - Scandal

Zuo Xiaoli's expression darkened the moment she heard Lee Tao's final words.

Her face twitched slightly and her hand had turned into a fist secretly.

"I don't know what Young Master Lee Tao meant." Zuo Xiaoli said, hoping to calm herself in the meantime.

Meanwhile, Lee Tao flashed a mysterious smile as he took a seat down.

"You don't have to try to act calm." Lee Tao said.

"I already know all about you and most importantly, your past." 

Zuo Xiaoli flinched slightly.

She had a feeling that Lee Tao wasn't bluffing because of his confident tone. 

And he wouldn't risk it by bluffing at this situation.

"I-I still don't get what Young Master Lee Tao is trying to say," Zuo Xiaoli tried her best to keep her calm as she sat down.

However, her hand began fidgeting nervously as she always has a thorn in her heart- one that she never wanted anyone else to know or hear about. 

Lee Tao snickered coldly as he closed his bamboo fan and threw it on top of the table.

He then tapped his foot lightly on the ground.

"You really are terrible at lying, Zuo Xiaoli." Lee Tao said after a few seconds.

"Since I have the nerve to spout those words out, it obviously means that I have done my fair share of research before coming here." 

"..."

Before Zuo Xiaoli could reply, Lee Tao made an eye signal to Xiao Chu.

Xiao Chu nodded her head.

With a flick of her hand, she concealed the entire room with a formation, preventing anyone from eavesdropping. 

Meanwhile, Zuo Xiaoli was dumbfounded when she could feel the fluctuation of a powerful profound qi erupted.

However, she could tell it wasn't done by Lee Tao since the aura was way too different.

"W-What happened here?" Zuo Xiaoli asked. 

Her tone was a bit nervous as she hadn't expected Lee Tao to find out her past at all. And now there was another mysterious expert in hiding that could casually create a formation without exposing themselves. 

"Relax yourself, Zuo Xiaoli." Lee Tao chuckled softly.

"If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't be sitting here and chatting with you, right?" 

"..."

Zuo Xiaoli could only accept the current outcome as she remained sitting still.

"Since you know about my past… what do you want?" Zuo Xiaoli asked calmly.

There was no point in panicking anymore when her secret had been exposed by him. It was only scary when someone didn't know and simply wanted to pry for information.

Lee Tao clapped his hand in admiration for the swift change in her behavior.

"What I want is extremely simple, Zuo Xiaoli." Lee Tao said as he raised his finger up and pointed at her.

"I want you."

"Impossible, what makes you think I would spread my legs for you?" Zuo Xiaoli scoffed coldly as she showed a fierce expression.

"If you think that you can use my past to blackmail me, then you couldn't be any more wrong."

"When did I say I want your body?" Lee Tao twitched his mouth.

Why do all the women in this world think a man wants their body? 

He only said he wanted her, and it could have meant anything yet her thought process was that he wanted to fuck her.

Lee Tao sighed softly as he stood up and walked toward Zuo Xiaoli.

"Zuo Xiaoli, I must admit you do have some points in appearance, but that is not enough to make me go crazy for you." Lee Tao said.

And he continued, "When I said I want you, I mean I want you to work for me and assist me."

Zuo Xiaoli raised an eyebrow.

"I guess this is enough for today… Your offer, I can consider it." Zuo Xiaoli said as she prepared to leave the room.

Her words might seem like she would consider his words, but it was clear that she was simply saying it. 

There was no way in hell she would work for someone else after coming this far by herself.

Right when she was about to leave, Lee Tao mumbled softly, "Welp, I guess your candidacy to be the Patriarch of the Lin Clan is nullified. In addition, they are going to learn about another scandal. One that would make the Lin Clan chase after you." 

Zuo Xiaoli paused her footstep for a moment.

She turned around and glanced at him with a confused look. "What do you mean? Why would the Lin Clan chase after me?" 

Lee Tao grinned wickedly as he played around with a teacup.

"Well, isn't it obvious? The Lin Clan Patriarch is now detained by us because he wanted to avenge his son." Lee Tao said with a pause.

After some tension, he continued, "I mean like, what if Lin Cai realized the so-called son he tried to avenge… isn't even his, to begin with? Wouldn't that be a good show?" 

Zuo Xiaoli's face turned ashen white as she didn't expect another information bomb dropped like that.

If her past experience was enough to make her tremble slightly. Then the matter about her adopting Lin Cheng is enough to make her shiver in fear.

"J-Just which information agency did you hire?" Zuo Xiaoli stuttered in disbelief.

"T-There shouldn't be anyone capable of learning about this incident. I had purposely-"

"Yes, you have slain everyone back then about this matter." Lee Tao helped finish her sentence.

Zuo Xiaoli swallowed some of her saliva nervously.

Now she was truly afraid of Lee Tao and his capability. 

'Not even that Liu Ying knew about this information despite her vast resources.' Zuo Xiaoli cried inwardly.

Sometime later, Zuo Xiaoli took her seat down with a nervous expression.

"What kind of assistance do you want from me?" She asked.

No matter how much influence she held in the Lin Clan, as soon as they knew about her scandal regarding the adopted son, Lin Cheng, her life would be over.

Thus, she could only accept Lee Tao's condition.

Meanwhile, Lee Tao smiled blissfully as he picked up a pair of chopsticks and enjoyed some cuisine.

"Now we're finally on the same track."