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

Chapter 139 The Secret Inside the Safe

The jewelry design building is a half-hour drive from the Lee Group headquarters.

Upon receiving the message, Li Yubai immediately halted the meeting:

"The next meeting will be chaired by the CEO. The secretariat will prepare a car; I need to return to headquarters."

Seeing Li Yubai's anxious expression, the CEO in charge of the jewelry industry asked with concern, "Has something happened at headquarters?"

Li Yubai's expression was complicated: "Yes, it's my wife, she's here to check up on things."

The board members present suddenly stood up: "The Li Group hasn't had a true matriarch in all these years! When will the chairman introduce us to her?"

Some of the more excited direct descendants have already begun to probe: "Next year, the head of the family will be 31. In another year, the Li Group might be able to welcome our young master?"

Li Yubai fiddled with the ring on his thumb, smiled enigmatically, and said, "Perhaps."

Having said that, he had no time for pleasantries and turned to leave, his heart already soaring to the headquarters building.

In the car, Li Yubai called Jiang Shu: "Why did you come to see me ahead of time?"

"Why, it can't be done?"

“Of course.” Li Yubai’s expression was gentle and pleasant. “I’ll be there in half an hour. You can wait for me in my office first—the one where we first met.”

Jiang Shu hesitated for a moment: "Last time it was at night, so it wasn't noticeable. Now it's daytime, is it really appropriate for me to climb dozens of floors from the outer wall like this?"

Li Yubai chuckled softly: "I didn't ask you to climb over walls or windows. Just take the private elevator in. I've already had my assistant meet you at the main entrance."

"it is good."

Lee Group Headquarters.

Jiang Shu stood at the entrance, looking up at the skyscraper in front of her, her thoughts wandering.

She had heard the name Li Yubai more than half a year ago.

Eleven years ago, the little girl, who was only eight years old, was a bully at Quanwen Town Elementary School. Apart from studying, she spent her days playing cards and stones, completely unaware of the ways of the world.

Then, seemingly overnight, the legend of Li Yubai spread throughout the martial arts world.

It is said that the Li family in the capital produced an eighteen-year-old boy of unparalleled beauty, whose appearance could captivate a city with a single glance and a nation with a second, causing chaos in the capital's socialite circle from the moment he appeared.

They say that the boy was gentle yet cold-hearted, loved no one, was indifferent to everyone, ruthless, and always alone.

They said the boy liked to look at the moon, play with dolls, and like shiny minerals...

That boy was like a gust of wind; the wind rose suddenly and ruffled the years that followed for Jiang Shu...

So much so that when Jiang Shu had the idea of ​​discussing business, she inexplicably climbed the outer wall of the building and went through Li Yubai's window.

She wanted to see just how beautiful Li Yubai, who had been a part of her youth for so many years, really was.

I also want to see just how heartless and ruthless he really is...

But everything turned out to be completely different from the complexity she had anticipated.

She practically beckoned with her finger, and the man practically came to her door, even more eager than she, the client.

Like...

I vaguely sense an old friend returning.

……

"Excuse me, are you Miss Jiang?" The assistant's voice pulled Jiang Shu back from her dazed state.

Jiang Shu looked at the man with glasses and a serious expression: "Yes."

"I am the chairman's special assistant, my surname is Shen." Assistant Shen's tone was very respectful. "The chairman asked me to take you to his office. He will be there in about twenty minutes."

Jiang Shu nodded and followed him inside, unable to resist asking, "Where are Assistant Yang and Assistant Gao? I thought Li Yubai would have them come to pick me up."

Assistant Shen adjusted his glasses: "They've been sent to F continent to manage the mines, and they probably won't be back for a few months."

Jiang Shu was speechless: "No wonder I haven't been able to get in touch with Assistant Yang lately."

Assistant Shen smiled slightly: "Mining is one of the BOSS's important industries. Almost all the jewelry stores under our Li Group use raw stones from our own mines."

"Okay." The two chatted as they entered the chairman's private elevator. A few minutes later, Assistant Shen led Jiang Shu into Li Yubai's office: "The chairman instructed that you can look at and use whatever you want in his office. If you're still bored, just call him and he'll keep you company."

Jiang Shu: "Okay."

Assistant Shen politely withdrew.

Jiang Shu casually walked a few steps and chose a shady corner to sit down.

In the corner, there was a bookshelf. She randomly picked up a book and was taken aback.

Assistant Shen had already gone downstairs and was waiting in the lobby. About ten minutes later, Li Yubai came into view, and Assistant Shen went up to him: "Boss, Miss Jiang is waiting for you in her office."

"Go to the dressing room first and get me an outfit." Li Yubai looked at his charcoal gray suit. "Pick something warm-colored and casual."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Styles that young girls like."

When Li Yubai came into Jiang Shu's view, Jiang Shu was engrossed in reading a yellowed baby feeding guide.

Li Yubai wore a minimalist dark blue casual shirt, which made his already fair skin appear even more delicate and pale.

He leaned closer to look at the book in Jiang Shu's hand: "What are you looking at?"

"You actually have several books on raising children on your bookshelf." Jiang Shu was somewhat incredulous. "You...really want to be a father?"

Li Yubai's gaze fell on the book in Jiang Shu's hand. He hesitated for a moment, then said vaguely, "Assistant Shen accidentally left this book in my office. He recently became a father."

Assistant Shen, who was carrying tea and water in, paused for a moment.

Jiang Shu casually handed the book back to Assistant Shen: "Here, don't forget it next time!"

Assistant Shen glanced at Li Yubai, who had no expression on his face, and then lowered his head to accept the gift, saying, "Thank you, Miss Jiang."

Then, after carefully checking everything, I gathered all the books related to raising children from the bookshelf and carried them away.

After Assistant Shen left, Jiang Shu asked Li Yubai curiously, "Why did you send Assistant Yang and Assistant Gao to guard the mine? I feel most comfortable in front of Assistant Yang."

Li Yubai poured her some water: "You did something wrong, so this is a little punishment. You'll be back to play with me in two months."

"What did you do wrong?" Jiang Shu deliberately spoke up for her comrade-in-arms. "Actually, Assistant Yang is a person with very high emotional intelligence! Don't be so harsh on him."

Remembering the tens of thousands of words of forbidden text, Li Yubai decided not to explain: "Are you hungry? I'll cook for you?"

"No, don't cook. I drank a lot of old duck soup, I'm so full." Jiang Shu sighed with a heavy heart. "But we can go out for a walk together. At their place, it's either the base or the company, it's so boring and tedious."

"Shall I take you for a walk outside? The square, the park, the beach, none of them are far away."

Jiang Shu asked again and again, "Won't this interfere with your work?"

Li Yubai shook his head: "The sugar daddy is more important than work. Let's go, I'll help you with your backpack."

The two walked out side by side, Li Yubai carrying Jiang Shu's bag in one hand and holding Jiang Shu's hand in the other, blatantly walking past the group of secretaries.

Once the two had disappeared from sight, the staff in the secretariat began to whisper among themselves, filled with suspicion and uncertainty.
"Is that the chairman's wife?"

Assistant Shen interrupted, "Let's not discuss the boss's personal matters—who tidied up the boss's office today?"

“Yes, it’s me.” One of the secretaries stepped forward.

"You touched the books in the BOSS's safe?"

"Several important reports have arrived, and there's not enough space in the safe. I noticed those books were quite worn, so I assumed they weren't important..."

"The chairman doesn't need arrogant people around him." Assistant Shen glanced at her. "A demotion, and this is a one-time exception."

Amidst the secretary's deathly pale face, Assistant Shen picked up the stack of books he had taken from the chairman's office and returned to the chairman's office once more.

He found a safe that was half his height, entered the password, and opened it.

He carefully placed the stack of parenting books he was holding inside. Then, he took another careful look at the contents of the safe.

Besides the stack of yellowed parenting books, there was a chubby little baby bottle, a framed mold of a baby's hand and footprints, a chipped rattle drum, and a locked photo album...

Confirmed.

Assistant Shen breathed a sigh of relief and closed the safe again.

(End of this chapter)