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

Chapter 145 The famous flower has its owner
Li Yubai instantly understood: "You want to auction it off in the live stream and get a sky-high price?"

Jiang Shu was a little embarrassed: "Is it okay?"

"No."

Jiang Shu was unwilling to give up and shook his finger: "Really, it won't work?"

“I can’t accept my personal belongings being in the hands of another woman.” Li Yubai had a headache. “Ever since my bathrobe and shirt were auctioned off, I’ve set up a disposal company specifically to destroy all my personal items that I throw away.”

He paused for a moment: "The other men in the family also know about this, and they all have a stake in it. From now on, unless you keep it for your own personal use, don't even think about getting any of our personal items."

Jiang Shu's face darkened: "It's just a personal item! You're all acting like you're protecting yourself from wolves, is it really necessary?"

"We all agree that it is very necessary."

"...Fine, then I'll take you to buy some clothes. You can do whatever you want with the one you're wearing."

“It’s not one item,” Li Yubai reminded him, “it’s two.”

Jiang Shu glanced at him: "You're not jealous that I bought clothes for Ali the other day, are you? Actually, I bought you a belt too, the one in the video."

"If you bought a belt, can't you choose two more?" Li Yubai asked gently. "Feng Li also bought two, but you still bought him a tie clip, didn't you?"

Jiang Shu was a little annoyed: "Buy! Buy two!"

into the night.

Lee Group Business Banquet

The dignitaries of Beijing's elite circle appeared one after another at the banquet. The huge banquet hall was filled with people before nine o'clock. The red carpet was laid out and people were dressed in formal attire. The scene was as grand as an awards ceremony on a star-studded night.

Li Yubai didn't appear until 9:30.

He entered the venue casually, wearing a minimalist charcoal gray business shirt with the logo of a men's luxury brand, a sexy kissing fish belt around his waist, and his long legs encased in black trousers, surrounded by a group of bodyguards.

An uproar erupted around them! Countless socialites from the capital who had come specifically for Li Yubai were already trembling uncontrollably!

"Our white moonlight! It's our white moonlight! Ahhhh, he's gotten even more handsome and adorable after just a few months! I want him!"

"Waaaaah, he looks even more refined and younger! What am I going to do? Before, I just felt that I wasn't worthy of having his child, but now I feel like I'm not even worthy of kissing his trouser leg..."

"Kissing fish! He has a kissing fish on his belt! He never used such suggestive accessories before, nor did he wear such low-cut shirts that show his collarbone. What am I going to do? I'm totally smitten!"

……

Numerous reporters had swarmed over, raising their microphones at Li Yubai from behind the bodyguards' cordon.
"Mr. Li Yubai, I heard that you used to only wear top luxury custom-made clothes, but today you are suddenly wearing a brand that seems cheap to you. Is there any reason for that?"

"Mr. Li Yubai, you rarely attend Li Group's business banquets. Every time you do, it must be for a major business move. May I ask what important news you're going to announce today?"

"Mr. Li Yubai, regarding the official announcement on Weibo a few months ago, is it true? Will your wife attend the banquet tonight?"

"Chairman Li, you recently spent 30 billion yuan to buy a building in Jiangcheng as a temporary office. Do you plan to relocate the entire headquarters to Jiangcheng in the future?"

"Mr. Li, this belt of yours is a limited edition couple's style from L brand! Did your wife buy it for you?"

……

Li Yubai suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Then, with a cold gaze, he looked at the last reporter who asked a question, and his tone softened slightly: "The belt was bought by my wife, as were the clothes." After saying that, he ignored the group of reporters and went straight into the crowd to mingle with others.

Jiang Shu entered the hotel a few steps behind, and immediately avoided the crowd to find a place to sit and eat in the self-service area.

In the center of the banquet hall, Li Yubai, the main character, exchanged a few pleasantries with some important figures before walking onto the stage and taking the microphone from the host.

"Tonight, I have two announcements: My wife is quite curious about the financial industry, so I will be taking over five loss-making projects in the next two days to demonstrate to her how to revitalize them. Those interested should send the information of the loss-making companies to Assistant Shen before midnight tonight."

The whole place was in an uproar!

"Li Yubai's business acumen is unparalleled in the world. All of the hundreds of subsidiaries under the Li Group that have passed through his hands are in a state of super profitability!"

"I never imagined Chairman Li would go to such lengths to please his wife. This is going to cause a stir in the capital's socialite circles..."

"I have several loss-making projects! I don't know if I'll be lucky enough to be selected by Li Yubai. No, I'll have my secretary prepare the materials and send them over right now to seize the opportunity!"

"Is it really worth all this just because the lady is curious? To revitalize a huge project, who knows how much money it would take to get it running, and he's taken on five at once. No wonder he's the richest man in the capital!"

"Which woman managed to win over this amazing man?!"

……

The murmurs subsided slightly before Li Yubai spoke up: "The second matter is that I am already taken, and I must remain chaste. From now on, my personal belongings are not allowed to be in the hands of any woman, and no website is allowed to display any imagined images or texts about me; no live stream is allowed to use my private life as a topic of conversation. If any of these are violated, I will not be spared."

The man was fine; he just laughed it off. But many of the capital's socialites, who had been eagerly waiting to see their "white moonlight" (idealized romantic partners), instantly had tears in their eyes…

Self-service area.

Jiang Shu ate her small cake, looking at Li Yubai who was surrounded by everyone in the center, her expression slightly solemn.

A fragrant breeze suddenly wafted by, and a woman dressed in a low-key black dress sat down.

"Master Jiang." A soft, gentle voice.

Jiang Shu suddenly looked up, stared at the woman for several seconds, and then hesitated before speaking: "Xia Ruo?"

Xia Ruo smoothed her long, straight black hair and smiled, "It's me. I didn't expect to meet you at this banquet. I originally planned to ask you out after the banquet."

Jiang Shu looked her up and down with some curiosity: "You're different from the ones I've met before."

"Of course it's different. Back then, I was dressed in cheap clothes, disheveled, and without makeup. I was also tortured for two days in a human trafficker's den." Xia Ruo chuckled. "Now, I wear haute couture gowns and have exquisite makeup. Haven't you heard that makeup can be like a face transplant for women?"

Jiang Shu took a breath: "I'm going to learn makeup when I go to college. It's really amazing!"

"Even without makeup, Jiang Ye is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Xia Ruo picked up the same cake and took a small bite.

Jiang Shu couldn't hide her surprise: "So, why are you here?"

Xia Ruo remained calm and pointed to a corner of the crowd: "Did you see that man in the burgundy suit, embracing and kissing a woman so affectionately?"

In a corner, near the floor-to-ceiling window, a man and a woman were engaging in intimate and lustful acts.

Jiang Shu nodded: "I saw it."

Xia Ruo's voice was gentle and calm: "That's my husband."

(End of this chapter)