Stand-In Boyfriend Fu Zheng Ji

Chapter 490 Video Footage
Zhang Ling was indeed frightened by the old lady's condition at first.

The scene was chaotic for a while.

It was precisely because of the chaos that Li Xi completely abandoned his plan to extort money.

It should be noted that Li Xi was at a disadvantage in terms of both family background and personal circumstances.

If we really start to care...

The old clan chief was absolutely incapable of cleaning up her mess.

It might even lead the old clan chief to cruelly abandon her.

When Li Xiang was young, wasn't he also a key figure in the cultivation of the Li family patriarch?

The results of it?
It's not like you can just give up on something without thinking.

Although abandoning Li Xiang was closely related to Li Xi.

But Li Xi was unwilling to become the second person abandoned by the old patriarch of the Li family.

Therefore, she could not bear such an outcome.

Having no choice but to accept being extorted, he quickly stood up.

Then he eagerly went to the old lady and immediately declared that he was better.

Furthermore, he wanted to express his apology for frightening the old lady.

He was willing to give all of his precious medicinal herbs (such as ginseng and lingzhi) that he had collected over the years to the old lady as a filial offering.

If the old lady still feels the gift is too meager.

She is also willing to offer some financial compensation.

As for the amount of compensation?
As long as the old lady is satisfied, she can name any number she wants.

Hearing Li Xi's seemingly sincere apology, the old lady stopped pretending to have angina.

Because the old lady clearly sensed that Li Xi was implying she was trying to extort money.

To be honest, Li Xishi really didn't understand anything about human relationships or social etiquette.

Even if the old lady was clearly trying to extort money from her.

She was a junior begging for forgiveness.

You can't be so blunt with someone face to face.

How can the old lady then ask for financial compensation?
If we go along with Li Xi's wishes and ask for it.

That would be admitting that she, as an elder, was deliberately extorting money from a younger person.

So, Li Xi kept saying that he sincerely wanted to compensate them.

So, when you said those things, did you actually want the old lady to accept your compensation?
It's hard to believe someone would say something like that.

Li Xi most likely genuinely didn't want to give the old lady this compensation.

of course!

After all, the old lady lived several decades longer than Li Xi.

Those decades of salt consumption weren't for nothing.

How could they not hear the little trap Li Xi had set in his words?

Today, the old lady will personally teach Li Xi a lesson.

This made Li Xi fully understand that in the face of absolute power, all tricks are nothing but a joke.

The old lady then revealed a seemingly harmless smile.

Following Li Xi's wishes, they instructed Ning's mother to call a professional lawyer to handle the paperwork.

The goal was to put Li Xi's desire to make compensation into writing.

This completely prevented Li Xi from turning around and denying the compensation.

To prevent Li Xi from deliberately smearing him by manipulating public opinion through the media.

It's worth noting that Li Xi has done a lot of things to deliberately smear others.

For example, it was clearly Li Xi who bullied a girl on campus.

This led to the bullied girl's unbearable suffering, resulting in her jumping to her death.

Li Xi used the media to smear her, portraying her as a bullied girl with an immoral lifestyle.

She became pregnant out of wedlock and didn't even know who the child's biological father was.

The bullied girl was trying to find out who the father of her child was.

Unfortunately, her pregnancy was accidentally revealed.

The bullied girl found it hard to bear the strange looks and words from passersby.

That's when he ended his life in despair.

What's even more ridiculous is that, under the guise of unscrupulous media, Li Xi has been portrayed as a kind-hearted person who has helped many wayward girls.

Given the old lady's status, she wouldn't be afraid of Li Xi's later slander and defamation.

However, the slander and defamation will also have an impact on her business.

The old lady's caution, cultivated over many years.

Naturally, all unstable factors must be nipped in the bud.

of course!

The old lady did not simply put Li Xi's desire for compensation into writing.

Furthermore, it included compensation clauses to prevent Li Xi from making defamatory or slanderous statements.

In addition to providing huge compensation, they will also retain the right to send Lee Hee to prison.

Do not misunderstand!
Given the old lady's social background.

If Li Xi is sent to prison.

Naturally, they could handle the leave application for Li Xi in a way that would prevent the Li family patriarch from doing so.

Even a single sentence could cause the power held by the Li family patriarch to collapse overnight.

This is why the old clan chief repeatedly gave Li Xilai instructions before letting him meet the old lady.

What can Li Xi do now?
Although I felt a lot of resentment.

But all we could do was sign all the compensation documents on their turf, following their wishes.

It felt like the humiliating treaty that the Qing Dynasty signed with the Eight-Nation Alliance.

She has signed it.

They also looked apologetic, worried that the compensation they had just made was not enough.

The compensation offered by Li Xi was almost half of her savings accumulated over the years.

This is just a drop in the ocean compared to the Li family's assets controlled by the old patriarch.

It should be noted that all of Li Xi's wealth came from the old clan chief.

Li Xi had no concept of money.

Naturally, they wouldn't care too much about these compensations.

For Li Xi, he could easily win back the favor by acting cute towards the old clan leader a few more times.

Li Xi failed to ward off Zhang Ling's bad luck.

He still harbored considerable resentment.

Especially considering how aggrieved he felt, he had signed a huge compensation agreement with the old lady.

The dissatisfaction in my heart gradually reached its peak.

No, she can't just let it go like this.

She felt that Zhang Ling was just the old lady's goddaughter.

Besides, I have already made compensation to the old lady.

I imagine the old lady will be less resistant to my actions next, considering the money involved.

Correct!
Li Xi also planned to stay and reveal some of the truths she knew about Li Xiang.

That is, show Zhang Ling the video materials that Shangguan Aoxue sent her.

So Li Xi put on a show of deep sisterly affection.

He first exchanged a few casual words with Zhang Ling.

For example, praising the nice weather, or complimenting how well Ling's new clothes make her look elegant.

Zhang Ling felt uneasy about Li Xi's unusual behavior.

It's important to know that Zhang Ling and Li Xi have been together for many years.

Of course, he knew exactly what kind of person Li Xi was.
They also knew that Li Xi would never become obedient just because he suffered a loss once.

Therefore, Zhang Ling accurately deduced that Li Xi must not have been holding in a fart.

So, with a hint of anger, he took the initiative to interrupt Li Xi's pleasantries.

Li Xi is not angry at the moment.

You should know that the once domineering Li Xi would never have tolerated anyone loudly interrupting her.

There was a child who was spoiled by his parents before and learned the consequences of interrupting Li Xi.

The consequence is that the child completely loses control over his feet.

The reason was that the child was running around in public while Li Xi was speaking.

I accidentally knocked over a large flower basket that was placed in front of a newly opened shop.

The flower basket almost hit Li Xi when it tipped over.

Li Xi then made the excuse that he was frightened by the child.

So he ordered his bodyguard to take the child to an empty room and give him a good talking-to. The talking-to was over.

The bodyguard told everyone that the child had promised he would never run around again before letting him go.

At that time, Li Xi already had the title of "Good Person of Wuchuan".

Naturally, no one doubted the response from Li Xi's bodyguard.

Little did they know that after the store's opening, someone saw the child who had bumped into Li Xi.

The child, with lifeless eyes like a professional beggar, crawled along the road, dragging his numb legs, while muttering and calling for his mother.

So this is the child that Li Xi's bodyguard mentioned, who had already made a guarantee.

Indeed!
The child's promise was absolutely unforgettable.

There will absolutely be no more opportunities to clash with Li Xi.

That's why Zhang Ling questioned him loudly and without any politeness:

"Alright, Li Xi, just say what you want. The way you treat me makes me uneasy."

Li Xi, not forgetting to reassure the old lady, said:
"Sister Ling, no, you are my own sister. You are now the old lady's daughter. What is there to be anxious about? I, Li Xi, would never act recklessly in front of the old lady again. Please rest assured."

Zhang Ling initially appeared to believe Li Xi's explanation.

This led Li Xi to mistakenly believe that he had persuaded Li Xi, and he revealed a smug and wicked smile.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ling then glared at Li Xi with a sharp look and said:
"How ridiculous! I dare not rest easy! Back then, wasn't Li Xiang the apple of everyone's eye in the Li family? And aren't you, Li Xi, Li Xiang's blood sister? Yet, haven't you done just as much harm to Li Xiang?"

Zhang Ling ruthlessly tore away the fig leaf that Li Xi had been wearing for many years.

This caused Li Xi's face to turn pale and then purple in an instant.

However, in order to successfully carry out the plan to take revenge on Zhang Ling...

Li Xi had no choice but to endure it.

At the same time, he kept using "misunderstanding" as an excuse to explain that his past behavior was just youthful folly and ridiculous.

This really put Li Xi in a difficult position.

They were able to come up with these barely plausible excuses in such a short time.

Zhang Ling finally understood.

Li Xi thus adopted such a humble attitude.

The other party must be serious about what they are about to say.

So she composed herself and asked:

"Alright, alright, Li Xi, stop with the pretense in front of me. What kind of person are you? Others may not know, but don't you think I know too well? So just say what you want to say."

Zhang Ling's words made Li Xi feel somewhat displeased.

fortunately!

Finally, the other party expressed their desire to know the truth, just as she had hoped.

After some appropriate preamble, Li Xi then revealed that she had already sent the relevant video files to Zhang Ling.

Driven by curiosity, Zhang Ling quickly downloaded it.

period!

Zhang Ling didn't forget to casually ask Li Xi, "Why don't you just show me the ones that are already on your phone?"

This time, Li Xi's excuse was rather clumsy.

She made up an excuse that her phone was out of battery.

funny!

Everyone's phone might run out of battery someday.

The only thing that couldn't be that Li Xi's phone was out of battery was that her phone was the only one that was out of power.

It's not that Li Xi's phone was equipped with some cutting-edge high-performance battery.

So they're not afraid of running out of power at all.

It's because Li Xi has a lot of cell phones.

Note: This refers to a large number of mobile phones, not a large number of power banks.

This is what makes Li Xi so arrogant.

never mind!

Zhang Ling didn't want to dwell on it.

Fortunately, Zhang Ling had developed her own download assistance tool (such as Xunlei Download) for her phone.

In just the time it takes to ask and answer a question, hundreds of megabytes of video files have been downloaded.

Upon opening the video, the first thing you see on screen is Li Xiang.

A mocking smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.

Because she had already guessed that the video file was related to Li Xiang.

I just don't know which aspect it pertains to yet.

After watching it at double speed for about a minute, the female protagonist, Shangguan Aoxue, appeared on screen.

So far!

Zhang Ling had lost interest in reading any further.

Because she knew that the video content was nothing more than some scenes that would mislead others.

Li Xi became anxious when she saw that Zhang Ling had only watched the video for less than two minutes.

Because the most exciting part of the video is around the five-minute mark.

So Li Xi quickly urged and asked:

"Zhang Ling, there are still many videos. Why aren't you watching any more? Go on, keep watching!"

Zhang Ling smiled meaningfully as she watched Li Xi's anxious expression for a while.

Then, somewhat impatiently, he asked in return:
"What's so interesting about a video like this? All it'll do is show the male and female leads doing something suggestive next. Whether they're willingly engaging or not, I think you've already achieved your goal. So, can you leave now?"

Li Xi was stunned and didn't react at first.

Zhang Ling is right!

The goal of showing the other party the video was indeed achieved.

But it seems like something is missing from what it hasn't achieved yet?
What's wrong?

Upon closer reflection, it's simply because they didn't personally witness Zhang Ling's outburst of rage and loss of reason due to the video.

They didn't get to see Zhang Ling immediately announce her breakup with Li Xiang, as they had hoped.

Because Li Xi persuaded Shangguan Aoxue to use herself as a pawn in filming this video.

She promised that after hearing Zhang Ling's explicit desire to break up with Li Xiang, she would take the initiative to push Shangguan Aoxue to Li Xiang's side.

Then, by utilizing Li Xi's valuable resources in the Li family, she successfully made Shangguan Aoxue the wife of the new patriarch of the Li family.

Everything was as wonderful as a dream.

But reality pulled Li Xi back from his dream.

She knew clearly that she probably couldn't keep her promise to Shangguan Aoxue.

From now on, Shangguan Aoxue will most likely be on the opposite side of her.

Given Li Xi's status and position in Wuchuan, although she is not afraid of Shangguan Aoxue's normal retaliation, she is not afraid of the other party's desperate and reckless revenge.

That's still a huge headache!

After all, no one can predict what a reckless madman will do next.
Shangguan Aoxue might choose to perish together with Li Xi, using herself as a pawn in the scheme.

If so.

Just thinking about it is terrifying.

Because Li Xi was a person who valued her life very much.

Uh……

wrong!

In other words, Li Xi hadn't had her fill of the torturous game yet.

I really don't want to be dragged to meet the King of Hell so soon.

Zhang Ling noticed that Li Xi's reaction time was a bit too long.

I really don't want to see Li Xi's annoying face anymore.

So, for the first time, she pleaded with the old lady in a slightly coquettish tone to have Li Xi kicked out.

The old lady naturally granted Zhang Ling's every request.

What's more, he finally got to see his daughter, whom he had been waiting for for decades, acting cute in front of him.

Li Xi then realized what was happening and pressed Zhang Ling for an answer, asking if she felt no disappointment in Li Xiang at all.
Zhang Ling did not answer the question.

But Li Xi, being clever, saw from Zhang Ling's expression that she was certain of herself and shouted that Zhang Ling didn't love Li Xiang at all.

They accused Zhang Ling of saying that if she didn't love Li Xiang, she should let him go.

She also said that in Li Xi's heart, her sister-in-law was Shangguan Aoxue.

……

Zhang Ling had to admit that some of Li Xi's nonsensical remarks did indeed hit her true feelings.

So he was clearly a little annoyed and begged the old lady to send the person away again.

This time, Ning's mother didn't care how much Li Xi threw a tantrum and refused to leave.

At the old lady's instruction, two young maids were summoned via intercom and immediately carried Li Xi out.