I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 399 Ye Li, the cunning strategist

Ye Li: ???
"Should be my ass."

Is this reasonable?

What kind of father treats his son like this?!

Ye Li's illusions about Su Tianyan... or more accurately, the founder of the Emperor Group, shattered instantly.

Ye Li remembered that she had previously asked Su Cheng to abide by the principles of the Emperor Group and not to engage in any transfer of benefits... She and Su Cheng even had a period of cold war.

Now it all seems like a joke.

It was originally their family business, but it was passed from one hand to the other, from the father to the son.

What's wrong with me secretly spending some of my dad's money?

If she had known earlier, she should have made sure Su Cheng had a good meal.

Damn it, what kind of life did Su Cheng live before?

They worked part-time to support themselves, and life was tough.

With such a large family fortune, the result is that the son has to eat rice with soy sauce at school.

Fortunately he could figure it out.

Is this the Emgrand Group?

Ye Li admitted that he was indeed very successful in business, and often managed to come up with unexpected moves in various fields.

But he also wants to take an unconventional approach to his children's education?
Is this the place where we should pull off some unexpected moves?

Funny?
"besides!"

Su Cheng revealed Su Sheng's situation to Ye Li.

Ye Li was even more surprised.

"What do you mean?"

"So, your CEO Sheng is your father's adopted son?"

"Ah."

Ye Li: ???
She had heard Qin Fen introduce Su Sheng before, mentioning that he started in K10, was now in K2 at the group, and had studied in Germany.

"Your father gave his adopted son so many resources, but then used a frugal upbringing method on you?"

"Ah."

Is your dad an idiot?

"do not know."

"I think your dad is an idiot."

Why do they treat their adopted son so well, but not their biological son?

Ye Li doesn't care about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, or the traditional system of separating legitimate and illegitimate children.

At least.

Regardless of whether they are biological children or not.

Let alone giving your own children better resources, at the very least you should treat them all equally, right?
not to mention.

Su Sheng was not born out of wedlock; he was not born to a concubine but was adopted, and there was no blood relation between them.

"Good good."

"That's how you play at home."

Ye Li felt that it was just that Su Cheng's mother was no longer alive.

If he were still alive, seeing his son living like this and suffering so much injustice, he would definitely skin Su Cheng's father alive.

At this moment, Su Cheng only said "um" and "I don't know," and nothing else.

He wasn't unaware of this; he actually enjoyed Ye Li scolding his father.

After holding it in for so long, I can finally openly complain to Ye Li.

He felt incredibly satisfied listening to Ye Li curse the old man.

I felt a little secretly pleased.

Su Cheng only needs to agree with Ye Li; Ye Li will say the other unpleasant things on his behalf.

"wrong."

"Hmm? Something's not right?"

"You must have found out earlier than just now."

Su Cheng panicked immediately: "Huh?"

Ye Li went through the timeline.

Because things don't make sense.

"You must have known all along, at least you knew when you were transferred to Yh."

Ye Li believes that Zhang Yangwen's speculation is correct; Su Cheng at least knew this when she was in Australia.

Or even earlier.

Not what Su Cheng just said.

Why was she able to make such a confident judgment?

Because Su Cheng suddenly contacted her that day.

This whole thing was very abrupt, without any prior warning.

Moreover, Su Cheng cried afterwards, like a wronged child.

She didn't ask at the time.

Now that Su Cheng has confessed to her, Ye Li can put this into perspective and it seems to make sense.

Su Cheng learned that Su Sheng was an adopted son. Ye Li didn't ask how she knew, but that wasn't the point.

After confirming that Su Sheng was his adopted son, he probably felt that something he should have had or his father had been taken away, which caused him great resentment and anger.

That's why Su Cheng found herself.

Su Cheng wants to use this "do" thing to prove that there are still people in the world who belong to him.

Ye Li quickly sorted things out and asked Su Cheng for confirmation, "Is that right?"

Su Cheng was very surprised.

He didn't expect Ye Li to think of that matter so quickly.

He originally thought Ye Li would ask him sometime after the confession session, maybe a week later, or maybe a month later.

But I didn't expect her to be so quick-witted, and she immediately made the connection.

"um, yes."

Su Cheng admitted it with a sense of trepidation.

Actually, Su Cheng wanted to tell Ye Li the truth at that time.

but.

He was afraid that Ye Li would think otherwise.

"Sister Chestnut, don't you feel like I'm objectifying you in my heart? Using you as a tool to vent my frustrations?"

"No way, what does this have to do with objectification and tools?"

"I think so?"

Ye Li didn't think so.

The fact that Su Cheng was able to seek her out in that state of mind shows that she holds a very high position and importance in his heart.

Besides doing it to herself, what other ways does Su Cheng have to express her emotions?

It's definitely gone.

Ye Li certainly couldn't have imagined it.

The fact that Su Cheng was willing to seek her out for treatment, rather than dealing with it alone, proves that Su Cheng places her in a very, very important position.

Ye Li is not engaging in self-PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics.

That's really what she thought.

"So you still didn't tell me the truth."

"Um...I'm scared!"

Ye Li clicked her tongue: "What are you scared of! It's already like this."

Can you tell the truth?

"Yes, yes."

"So when exactly did you find out?"

Su Cheng thought for a moment: "I found out when I was in Australia."

"Really?"

"real."

"What else?"

"Everything else is the truth."

"alright."

Su Cheng seemed to have found her footing: "Sister Chestnut, what should I do next?"

"I think your most important task right now is to break away from the group."

"But what would I do if I left the group?"

"Start your own business, build your own career."

"The old man probably won't let me start a business. Knowing him as I do, if I were to start a business, he would definitely ruin it."

Ye Li asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"Because I didn't follow the path he planned, he eventually forced me to return to the group."

"If you don't go back and insist on starting your own business, what can he do to you? Keep trying to thwart you? Wouldn't all your time be wasted on suppressing you? How can you teach anything like that?"

Su Cheng had already thought about it.

The possibility that Ye Li mentioned might actually exist.

Instead of suppression, they used Su Cheng's entrepreneurial endeavor as a chessboard, creating one "opponent" after another to teach Su Cheng a lesson.

It's better to stay in the company than to stay here.

"What about lying flat?"

"Lying down is not an option; the death penalty should be imposed directly."

"Your father's control over you is too strong. He can't let you be a caged bird forever, and he won't give you a chance to fly away!"

Ok?
Wait.

A caged bird?
Ye Li's words were a wake-up call for Su Cheng. The old man certainly wouldn't let her remain a caged bird forever.

If you don't give yourself any chance to go solo and hone your skills in society on your own, then that doesn't conform to the principle of the old man's "poor upbringing plan".

Even though this solo flight might just be a "fake solo flight," the old man will still treat his solo flight process as a chessboard.

"Why don't you try applying for the 'Advanced Individuals Program'?"

"What if they don't approve it for me?"

"Then just quit your job and stop hanging out with him."

Ye Li's attitude was very firm.

If a direct confrontation is not feasible, and the only option is to rebel, the first step is to escape Su Cheng's father's chessboard.

No matter how the group tries to encircle and suppress Su Cheng, or how much they increase his strength, he has to break out of there first.

"Whatever tricks your dad comes up with, we'll counter them."

"You can't expect him to shut you down the moment you leave to start your own business, can you?"

“I think you might not be allowed to start your own business before K-15, but you probably won’t now.”

"What do you mean?"

Su Cheng agreed with Ye Li's opinion: "We can give it a try."

Let's jump out first.

Previously, they might have just shut it down.

But that's not necessarily true now.

Because Su Cheng has already been promoted to K15.

in other words.

The basic skills that needed to be practiced have been mastered.

"Sister Chestnut, will you help me?"

"You're telling me this just so you can get my help? How can I refuse?"

That's what Su Cheng meant.

“But I charge a fee, you have to give me ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times the return, and I've also invested in you.”

Su Cheng knew that Ye Li was joking with him, subtly mocking his previous "investment" in Zhang Yangwen.

"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong about what Xiao Zhang did. I won't do it again." Su Cheng admitted her mistake. "What should I do about him?"

"Let's just leave it at that. You can't control it anyway. Let's just leave it like this for now. Apologizing directly isn't appropriate either."

“Okay.” Su Cheng nodded solemnly. “Sister Li Zi, with you as my strategist, I feel like I’ll be able to take charge of things very soon.”

Ye Li refused to admit that she was a cunning strategist: "You're the dog, you son of a bitch."

"Hey hey hey."

anyway.

Su Cheng revealed her financial situation to Ye Li.

He currently has 45 billion yuan in funds, which he has gradually allocated both domestically and internationally.

Upon hearing this, Ye Li immediately became displeased.

"What the hell?"

"Four billion five billion?"

Ye Li's next comment wasn't about where Su Cheng got so much money, but rather: "You're so rich now, are you really going to leave me to suffer all by myself? You son of a bitch!"

Su Cheng: ???
"You fucking got the bank to lend me money?"

Ah this.

"Sister Chestnut, the main thing is that I have to keep it a secret," Su Cheng began to argue. "Besides, that money was interest-free, and I didn't charge you any interest."

Ye Li was dissatisfied: "It's wrong of you to hide it from me."

"Just transfer a few hundred million to me directly. If I had a few hundred million, would I need to open a mini store in the suburbs?"

"No, no, no, that's not how it works. If you're already considered successful with hundreds of millions, then it's not entrepreneurship."

"Don't give me that nonsense. Can't I just be a success story?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes."

Ye Li scolded Su Cheng for a long time before finally asking him, "Where did you get the money?"

"I scraped it off the Ma family."

"Taking kickbacks again?"

"Yes, I ate some."

"Okay, pretty good."

In the past, she would have said that Su Cheng had a death wish, and would have advised him to hand over the funds and turn himself in. She would have written an email to the group asking them to treat Su Cheng leniently.

But it's different now.

Ye Li felt that 45 billion was not enough.

“The main problem was that I didn’t have that much principal at the time, otherwise I could have doubled it. Every penny I put out had to be used for bridging and internet fraud to launder the money, and all of that cost money.”

"What principal? Did you take kickbacks before you went to Australia?"

"Uh, well..."

So Su Cheng didn't listen to her back then.

Forget it.

It's pointless to calculate this now.

Ye Li pulled out her notebook: "You should start writing your application for the Forward Program now. I'll watch you write it."

"Okay, how much funding do I need?"

Su Cheng felt that if she filled out too many forms, they might not be approved.

The logic is the same as what he just said; the old man will definitely say that 100 million is not entrepreneurship, but success.

"Just fill in 100 million for now, and we'll talk about it if it's not approved."

"Row."

While discussing with Ye Li, Su Cheng wrote the application for the Forward Plan.

The main text took about thirty minutes to write, and the two of them finalized and changed some wording details, finishing in less than forty minutes.

Su Cheng felt that the efficiency was very high.

With Ye Li's help, things are completely different.

Sometimes, it's the bystanders who see things more clearly, while those involved can make mistakes at crucial points due to their own blindness.

It's not that everything he did before was wrong; on the contrary, Su Cheng felt that there was nothing wrong with what he did before. If it were Ye Li, she would definitely have done the same.

It's just that Ye Li entered the game at a different time, which is why she made this judgment now.

"By the way, Sister Chestnut, did you ever steal money from your dad when you were little?"

"Of course I've stolen it," Ye Li retorted. "Didn't I tell you that a long time ago?"

"How much did you steal?"

"piece."

"What's it used for?"

"Buy spicy strips."

"piece."

Why did you steal the money?

"Because he doesn't give me pocket money."

So you stole it?

"Why not?"

"Sister Chestnut, you seem a little too self-righteous..."

"Why not?"

Ye Li was not unaware that "stealing money" was wrong.

But if you ask for money directly, you'll be met with a barrage of insults, as if they're going to kill you.

When she was little, she would never have thought of stealing even if she was given just one yuan of pocket money.

They spend lavishly when buying clothes for themselves or treating their friends to meals, as if they are incredibly wealthy.

Ye Li didn't buy spicy strips simply because she was craving them.

It's because she can no longer "survive" among her group of girlfriends without buying spicy snacks.

They won't even give you a single penny, a measly 1 cents.

She can't even afford to buy loose spicy snacks.

Raising children is not just about feeding them and giving them clothes; there are many other things to consider.

She asked for a dollar, and her parents said, "Why don't you want the stars, you want the moon?"

But she really didn't want the stars or the moon!
It's just one dollar.

Su Cheng looked at Ye Li and grinned foolishly: "Hehe, I've stolen before too. I stole 15 and bought a toy gun."

"Heh, what kind of good toy gun can you buy with 15..." Ye Li scolded Su Cheng for being spineless, "Why are you bringing this up? To whitewash what you just did by taking kickbacks?"

"Yeah, can't I clear my name?"

"can."

Ye Li felt that if Su Cheng connected the matter of buying spicy strips with his previous experience of receiving kickbacks from the company...

Although their natures are not exactly the same, they are quite similar.

Ye Li thought Su Cheng had washed herself quite clean.

Because this matter does indeed carry a sense of resistance and justice.

"Alright, no need to wash, I'm definitely on your side, okay?"

"whee."

"Hey, go get me a bottle of water. I'm dying of thirst from talking to you for so long."

"Sister Chestnut, do you know who you're commanding right now?"

"I don't care who you are. So what if I'm ordering you around? I might even hit you. Are you going or not?"

"Is it iced or at room temperature?"