Chapter 143 - Hated The Idea Of Being Tied Down With Xiao

Li Wang, the head of the Li family, slammed his palm heavily on the table and hollered in anger: "Do you have any idea what you've done? Don't blame others for your own blunders. You should've stopped it before it gets out of hand."

He then narrowed his perceptive gaze at Li Biyu: "You disappointed me as well, Biyu! How could you let Rong blurt out all that nonsense?"

Li Biyu suppressed her inner feelings and looked at the Elder. "From the looks of it, we have no choice but to withdraw!" Li Biyu sighed and shook her head.

"Rong exposed his affair with Miss Wei in front of everyone, there is nothing I can do now to sort things out in front of those aristocratic families."

Li Wang or also known as Elder Li, let out a long sigh. His throat felt a little parched from scolding his son for so long. He glanced around to look for a cup, poured himself some water and gulped it down.

When he opened his eyes again, his pupils that had always been filled with perspicacity and confidence were now wavering with doubt. .... Should they abandon Li Rong? But he was the last heir of Li.

"The evidence against him is strong. Not only that, we can't let dad accept the blame for the affair." Li Biyu emphasizes her dad's shameless affair suddenly.

"Biyu----What do you mean by that?" Li Zhi growled angrily. How could she completely disregard his image, slandering him before his father?

"Enough!" Elder Li cut him off rudely. He looked at Li Zhi with bitter disappointment, his voice thundered across the room. His expression was stone cold as he said: "Because of your foolishness, your thick-witted son was put in jailed. If not for Biyu, you would be sharing a cell right beside him. I can't trust you with Li International, so I will resume my position as CEO hereafter. "

"Dad! How could you do this! You are being biased. Biyu is speaking nonsense." Li Zhi countered.

Li Biyu looked between her father, who was still kneeling on the ground, and her grandfather. Speaking up she said softly, "I am just telling the truth. It was you, after all, that had a relationship with that woman. Although the footage was morphed into Rong's image, it not like a Li family member was completely innocent."

Li Zhi glared at her cruelly, but could not refute her.

"The Empire's Mine project from Jin City is the most critical project right now for our company. We have poured so many resources into it already that we stand to lose more than just money if this thing falls through. If anyone from our partners in the provincial or federal companies knew that Li Rong was put in jail, would we lose everything in the next second?" Elder Li said with furrowed brows.

Li Zhi's face instantly turned several shades darker. He gripped the hands behind his back tightly to prevent himself from exploring.

Massaging his temples, Elder Li looked at his useless son and ordered: "Stay away from the company from now on. You should take a rest at home and let Biyu deal with the company affairs. As for your son, I will deal with him."

Li Zhi deeply regretted his affair with Lu Jia now. To think he once believed that he had the perfect opportunity to ruin the Yue family. Fu*k!!

He forced himself to suppress his ego, hatred, and rage. Yue Wan, that b*tch! I will kill her!

Elder Li Wang didn't have the energy to argue or lecture him anymore: "Get out!"

He swallowed the saliva that was laced with blood and bowed his head. "Okay, Father." He glared intimidatingly at his father before turning to leave with angry steps. His murderous intent increased with each step he took.

Li Biyu smirked and pulled her eyes away from her father. No one saw the malevolence that flashed at the back of her eyes…

-----Back in the room-----

The moment Li Zhi left, Li Biyu walked over her grandfather and massaged his shoulders.

Li Biyu was not obligated to feel sorry for the weak Li Rong, but she could see Elder Li's disappointed gaze and the pity he felt for his grandson. The longer the Li Rong remained in this situation, the worse their Li Corps situation would become. If this was allowed to continue, the Li family wouldn't be around for long.

Elder Li's expression was as cold as a block of ice, but there was a sharp glint in his eyes: "Did you check the thing I asked you to do?"

Instead of answering his question, Li Biyu passed him a piece of paper. "Take a look at this first."

Elder Li accepted the document and slowly flipped through it: "He accepted our offers!!"

"I confirmed it personally..... So, how should we proceed?" Li Biyu raised her eyes cautiously.

"We must not act rashly! Our benefactor is wise and has great foresight, you must remember to not act rashly at all costs! One wrong move on our end, it might endanger ourselves." Elder Li ordered with a stern face.

"Yes, Grandpa. I will be careful with my words when I am with him." She replied.

Just at this time, someone rushed in hurriedly and reported, "Elder Li! We found something! The hacker was traced as GHOST! He even neutralized Tai Empire's latest security system that was released earlier this year. Unfortunately, he has left no trace that would lead back to his real identity."

He should have known! This was not done by the incompetent Wei family, it was done by someone more powerful. Elder Li groaned inwardly: "Biyu, Get on it."

Her lips curved into a slight smile as she replied: "Well, the knife just dropped. I will go find it's master."

--------With Yue Xiang---------

Yue Xiang and Ye Xian(Xiao Hua in disguise) were returning home soon after their investigation was done.

Inside the car's back seat:

Yue Xiang who was resting his head against the car's seat with his eyes closed, heard his friend's rant.

"The Glorious Lion truly doesn't care about her reputation anymore. She even declared one-on-two fight at my grandpa's birthday. She is impressive." Ye Xian declared.

Yue Xiang suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him blankly with an expression 'What are you trying to say?'

"She deliberately acted cold and tough in front of others so that she could draw a line between the Xiao and the Yue families. She really hated the idea of being tied down with Xiao Hua." Ye Xian smiled mischievously, but with abundant traces of sadness on his face.

At this moment, Yue Xinag finally started to understand the true meaning behind Yue Wan's words and actions. He was shocked by the open declaration of her intention about Lu Jia, but still, he supported her and didn't think further.

It was easy to change one's circumstances, but it was difficult to change one's like and dislike.

Yue Xiang looked at Ye Xian coldly. "What have you done to make her despise you so much? Tell me the truth, you pervert."

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