Chapter 17 – Right, Dear Husband?

The Li family had a very tumultuous and miserable new year filled with commotion.

It was said that Li Yaohang suffered a heart attack from anger and was rushed to the hospital by the Li family.

They married Li Ting off just for the company, but in the end, they lost both their son and the company.

Xu Chengyue said that the Li family had made several phone calls, but there was no way he could help them. Even if he threw in more money, it would be in vain. He said, “It’s not that I didn’t help them, I did give them a few million yuan, consider it as a dowry.”

Xu Ji’s mouth twitched. So, those few million yuan should’ve been swallowed by Li Ting, right?

The next time he heard about Li Ting again, it was several weeks later.

People in the circle treated this as a topic for casual conversation, saying that the illegitimate child of the Li family had completely shifted things around. Although the company had become an empty shell, the ownership had fallen completely into Li Ting’s hands.

To Xu Ji, it seemed that rather than saying Li Ting had reclaimed what was rightfully his, it was more like he was venting his frustration. After all, he did shattered the business that his father had worked hard to build for half of his life.

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Xu Ji blinked lightly and replied, “I told him to do it.”

Xu Chengyue, “Oh?”

“Haven’t you checked his information?” Xu Ji said, “His father had an affair, and later the mistress took over the position with the eldest son. They treated him poorly since he was young, and later Li Yaohang even said he would give the company to his eldest son.”

This is mainly because Xu Ji didn’t want to get married again. Since he stabilized with Li Ting, his parents’ attentiveness towards him had indeed decreased a lot.

Both parties know they don’t like each other, and neither do they bother each other, it’s good like this.

Xu Chengyue said, “I didn’t find any information about Li Yaohang wanting to leave the company to his eldest son.”

Xu Ji replied, “Maybe he only mentioned it at home. I just wanted your daughter-in-law to retrieve what belongs to him.”

As expected of an old fox, Xu Chengyue immediately grasped the key point and asked, “So, the few million yuan I threw away, did it disappear or did it go to my daughter-in-law?”

Xu Ji had a headache. Having helped up to this point was already going above and beyond, so Xu Ji didn’t hesitate to pass the responsibility back to the person involved, “I don’t know. You should ask him about this in person.”

After hanging up the phone, another call seamlessly came in. It was Li Ting. “I called you more than ten times, but it was busy on your end.”

Xu Ji responded indifferently, “Mn. That’s expected. I was just talking to my dad on the phone.”

Li Ting, “…”

At this moment, Li Ting felt a jolt all over his body.

This is bad, very bad. This was the only thought in his mind because he didn’t think Xu Ji would help him cover up.

He had been too busy lately, working day and night to stabilize the old employees’ morale in the company, clean up the company’s mess, and deal with the troubles caused by the Li family. As a result, he forgot to coordinate with Xu Ji in advance.

If he offended Xu Chengyue, if Wanyue blocked the bidding and competing, then he would have no chance at all. Nobody dared to offend Wanyue.

Li Ting’s voice was hoarse, “What did you guys talk about?”

Xu Ji was not someone who liked to tease or watch others worry. He went straight to the point, “Where did the money Wanyue invested go?”

Li Ting, “It’s with me.”

“Then think about how to explain it to my father.” Xu Ji directly said.

Li Ting was a bit slow to react, “What?”

Xu Ji said, “I told my dad that I told you to do this. Don’t give yourself away.”

There was no light in the room, and a blurry figure was hidden in the dark. Li Ting had one foot crouched up on the sofa, while the other leg was stretched out and relaxed. He pressed his forehead against his knee, feeling a faint ache at his temples.

Xu Ji’s voice sounded somewhat unreal, and Li Ting paused for a moment before suddenly opening his eyes. “What…?” he asked.

Xu Ji was very indifferent, “If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up first.”

“Wait,” Li Ting instinctively shouted out. His voice had changed due to long-term fatigue, he even felt like he might be getting sick.

Li Ting said, “Thank you.”

Xu Ji, “Mn.”

In the following period, it seemed that Li Ting had to stay in S City. Xu Ji wasn’t sure what he said to Xu Chengyue, but when he came back home for dinner, Xu Chengyue and Chen Lian behaved normally and even asked how Li Ting was doing with a smile.

Of course, Xu Ji said everything was fine, but in reality, he didn’t even know if Li Ting was alive or dead.

In his free time, Xu Ji went snowboarding, he stayed at the ski resort all day. The reason he took a break was to do what he loved in the first place.

Ji Fangchi hadn’t started winter vacation yet, and Ji Chi was not like him, he had to inherit the family business. Everyone else was busy.

Fortunately, Xu Ji was a lone wolf by nature. Having no one to bother him, he enjoyed snowboarding even more.

One day, just as he finished packing up his equipment, Ji Chi suddenly called him. “Hey, you know there’s a gathering the night after tomorrow, right?”

Xu Ji answered boldly, “I don’t.”

Ji Chi said, “It’s just a spontaneous gathering of the industry’s top young master, nobody invited you? That shouldn’t be? You should have been among the first batch of people they wanted to attend.”

Xu Ji has some impression. This kind of gathering was organized by the next generation of power holders with the purpose of obtaining connections and resources in advance, and usually the elders will not interfere.

Ji Chi realized, “I guess no one dared to invite you, do you want to go? It’s good to network and make some new connections.”

“Why do I need to network with them?” asked Xu Ji.

Ji Chi was speechless. What Xu Ji said was technically right… it should be other people wanting to network with him. But rather than a superficial act, it was precisely this serious tone of his that made people even more angry.

“It’s like this, originally, I was supposed to go together with Ji Fangchi, but I had something come up that night, you know? Ji Fangchi, that naive dumbo, I don’t feel at ease leaving him alone.”

Xu Ji suddenly felt annoyed. He really didn’t like going to those kinds of events. Rich people played recklessly without fearing death. For an 18-year-old inexperienced student like Ji Fangchi, it was like throwing a little white rabbit into a pack of wolves.

Not to mention Ji Chi, even he was worried. “Can’t he just not go?” he asked.

Ji Chi revealed a bitter smile and said, “My mom isn’t in good health, connections, and resources are very important to us right now.”

Xu Ji instinctively wanted to say, “Isn’t it enough to know me?” but he suddenly realized that what does knowing him matter? Wanyue Group was his father’s, not his.

His small shabby studio, which he had built up entirely on his own, couldn’t even meet the threshold for that gathering.

Others feared him and tried to please him, only because he was the son of Xu Chengyue.

Xu Ji became even more annoyed and said, “I got it. I will keep an eye on him.”

Two nights later.

Xu Ji drove to pick up Ji Fangchi on time, who was rarely dressed in a casual suit.

Ji Fangchi kept feeling restrained somewhere, “Why doesn’t my brother have time? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have to come.”

“Yeah,” Xu Ji agreed.

He wasn’t wearing a suit today. Instead, he wore a black slightly high-collared inner layer and a calf-length trench coat, which would sway and flutter with the wind as he walked.

But because he was tall, he completely pulled it off. It didn’t make him look short, instead, he looked incredibly cool.

The young masters had booked an entire floor of the hotel, and from the moment the soles of his shoes stepped into the entrance, almost the entire place went silent.

Ji Fangchi trembled and followed closely behind him. The gazes around him seemed to pierce through his heart, and he whispered, “I feel like I’m walking the red carpet of Cannes…”

Xu Ji couldn’t help but smile at this description. Among all the rich young masters, he only knew the two brothers from the Ji family, and it was purely by chance that he got to know them on the way to the ski resort.

“Let’s do this! My goal today is to get to know the eldest son of the Qin family and exchange contacts…” Ji Fangchi was giving himself encouragement when suddenly his voice changed tone and almost cracked, “Holy shit! Ge, isn’t that sister-in-law over there?!”

Xu Ji’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the words “sister-in-law”. He followed the direction of where Ji Fangchi was looking and met eyes with Li Ting in the distance.

Dressed in a well-tailored silver-gray suit, made of high-quality fabric that added a touch of luxury, Li Ting sat on the sofa, crossing his long legs and holding a lit cigarette between his fingertips.

As he looked over with a smile that carried a hint of mockery, he took a drag from the cigarette. He opened his lips and effortlessly spat two perfect smoke rings, which he then dispersed with a blow, the smoke lingering in the air.

Xu Ji sneered, definitely a seasoned smoker.

In addition to that, there was also a boy with his head resting on Li Ting’s thigh, his face facing toward the stomach. The boy’s head would occasionally move slightly, probably using his teeth to bite on the zipper flirtingly.

Li Ting suddenly clicked his tongue, seemingly dissatisfied. He grabbed the boy’s hair and pulled it back. He said, “Get lost.”

Xu Ji’s expression remained as calm as ever, while Ji Fangchi’s eyes were red with anger, he said, “Ge! Let’s divorce!”

Xu Ji didn’t know what he was making up in his brain, he just said, “It’s not the right time yet.”

Ji Fangchi was about to cry from anger.

Xu Ji didn’t know how Li Ting got into this gathering. He lifted his foot and walked over.

Li Ting didn’t seem surprised by his arrival at all. He even lazily raised an eyebrow and smiled at the man next to him, saying, “Look, my husband’s here.”

“How do you dare to make jokes on him!” The man looked at him like he was crazy. Seeing that Xu Ji was getting closer, he quickly stood up and fled.

Those who were in the same area also dispersed at once. In an instant, only Li Ting was left behind.

“I wasn’t lying,” said Li Ting, his lips curved as he took another puff of his cigarette. His eyes, filled with amusement, looked over at Xu Ji. “Right, dear husband?”