After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 54 The Richest Man's Beloved

It's truly been countless years! The girl has long forgotten the heartbreaking poems of the past! Leaving him alone, he remembers their past vividly, walking alone through the mortal world, silently waiting.

Over the years, he had thought that she might have forgotten the way home, that she might have found someone new and forgotten the old, but he never dared to forget that the girl had told him to wait for her during their last parting.

At that moment, the girl was covered in blood. She shielded him with her body amidst the turbulent current and whispered in his ear, "Live well, and take what I gave you."

He was heartbroken, tears streaming down his face, yet he couldn't utter a single word. The girl laughed, "Our fate is a cursed one; it's best we never meet again. But if you wish to wait, then wait. I'm inherently cold-hearted; I might not necessarily run to you again..."

The girl left resolutely, and amidst the turbulent currents, all was silent.

He actually started waiting.

He waited year after year, and in his most desperate moment, he finally had Mingyue in his arms. He wished he could give her everything he had, but to others, it was just a matter of no reason at all!
If his love is without reason, then who in this world is more qualified than him?
Inside the secret room, Uncle Fu began to prepare a new ointment, his hunched figure appearing as if he might collapse at any moment.

Hearing footsteps behind him, he spoke before even turning around:
“Sir, this old servant is getting old and can't accompany you for much longer. This time, I plan to train my grand-nephew. He is a reliable person and will definitely serve you well in the future, taking my place and accompanying you for several more decades…”

"No need." A cool voice rang out from behind.

A young man in a bathrobe slowly walked out, like a pearl or jade that had been cleansed of its dust, or like the bright moon on a mountaintop overshadowing a river of stars, shining brightly and dazzlingly.

Uncle Fu sighed, “Over the years, I have been doing my job to fix your face every few years, when you are thirty, forty, fifty, and then back to eighteen, over and over again… But no matter how skillful I am, there are still traces of human intervention, and it can’t compare to your original face.”

Li Yubai casually dried his hair and gave a faint "hmm".

Uncle Fu pointed to the new ointment: "This is the skin tone I mixed for you to look like you're thirty. Would you like me to apply it now?"

“Uncle Fu, you don’t need to make me look older anymore,” Li Yubai said in a low voice. “From now on, make minor adjustments to make me look younger every month. I hope that a year from now, I can naturally appear in front of the public with my original face without anyone suspecting anything.”

Uncle Fu was shocked: "If you do this, it will be difficult to change the head of the family in the future."

"The Li family will never need to change heads of the family again."

Uncle Fu was even more shocked. However, he didn't ask any more questions, but just said "Ah, ah" several times: "I'll do whatever you say, sir."

"There's one more thing." Li Yubai slowly took off his bathrobe.

On his smooth back, a light-colored X-shaped scar stood out conspicuously in front of Uncle Fu.

Li Yubai's voice carried a hint of fragility: "Uncle Fu, is there any way to remove this scar from me without leaving a trace?"

“Sir, your scar is very shallow. This old servant only needs to cut away the scab and then apply this old servant’s special scar removal cream. It will be completely gone in three months,” Uncle Fu said confidently. “It’s just that men are not like women; there’s no need for them to go through all that trouble over a little scar.”

Li Yubai's eyes were slightly cold: "Let's do it, now."

He didn't know why she suddenly hated people with this mark so much.

But he had longed for the white moonlight he had finally found, and he only wanted to possess it for a little longer, much longer...

……

After Assistant Yang finished the video conference, it was already 6 p.m.

Not daring to disturb the BOSS, he simply picked up his notebook and began to work on the planning map for the high-end agritainment business in Xinghua Village.

"drop--"

WeChat message notifications.

He glanced at it casually and saw that it was because of Jiang Shu, whom he had added as a friend during a live stream. He instantly became excited and replied, "Jiang, what's up?"

Jiang Shu: "Do you have Assistant Gao's WeChat? Send it to me." Assistant Yang: "If Assistant Gao can do it, I can do it too."

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

Jiang Shu: "Then have Assistant Gao send me the 30,000-word novel 'I Am the Richest Man's Beloved' that they blocked on a certain website."

Assistant Yang: "..."

After returning from Xinghua Village, he immediately accompanied his boss back to the capital, and then there were meetings. He didn't even realize that he had missed such gossip.

But if we ask Gao Jing for those 30,000 words, what if the boss finds out...?

Assistant Yang replied with great regret, "I'll send you Gao Jing's WeChat right now, but you'll have to ask for it yourself."

Ten minutes later, Gao Jing, still unaware of Li Yubai's order not to disturb him, made a very conflicted phone call to Li Yubai:
"Boss, Miss Jiang wants to ask me for something, but—"

The boss interrupted, "From now on, give her whatever she wants. There's no need to ask my opinion."

……

Li Clan Ancestral Hall.

Li Yubai had just emerged from the secret chamber of the ancestral hall, his face slightly pale. He absentmindedly hung up Gao Jing's call, then opened his chat window with Jiang Shu, wondering what to send.

Uncle Fu followed behind him, calling the driver to come over while speaking worriedly:
"Sir, you should rest for three days and let the wound on your back scab over."

Li Yubai nodded: "I'll have the secretariat move all the documents that need my review to the villa later."

And his hands were already typing in the chat box:
"I will return to Jiangcheng in three days."

He paused for a moment, then added, "The capital is bitterly cold today, unlike the vibrant spring in Jiangcheng."

After a long time, they finally replied with an "Oh".

……

It wasn't that Jiang Shu suddenly became unwilling to talk to people.

She received a 30,000-word novel from Gao Jing, so outrageously bad that it left even someone like her, who prided herself on having been through countless romantic encounters, speechless and her heart pounding!
Not to mention news about Li Yubai, Jiang Shu didn't listen to nine out of ten sentences spoken by Lao Zhou, who was always by her side.

That's right. Zhou Houde followed her to Xinghua Lane after school.

He wanted to meet that tutor who was misleading his student in person and see what kind of idiot could ruin his good student's score by twenty points with just one tutoring session!

"Jiang Shu, you should be careful about tutors who are unqualified and have no reputation in the future."

"Ah."

"Are you sure he lives here? I don't remember there being any training institutions in this alley. You shouldn't just find any rental room for one-on-one tutoring. You're a girl, and even if you're strong, it's not safe for you."

"Ah!" Jiang Shu felt she had to speak up for her friend. "He's not a professional teacher, just a good friend of mine. He tutors me without charging me; it's purely out of kindness. Since he can't teach me well, I won't need him to teach me anymore!"

Zhou Houde felt a little relieved: "This alley is almost at the end! Which room does your tutor friend live in?"

Jiang Shu pointed to two conspicuous osmanthus trees: "There they are. Teacher, please come in! — Ali, your teacher is here for a home visit, please come out and greet her."

(End of this chapter)