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

Chapter 151 Pet Gathering
The hall was brightly lit and filled with all sorts of people.

Li Yubai's already fair and delicate skin made the red and purple marks on his open collar particularly eye-catching.

The girl he was carefully holding in his arms, though her face was obscured, had a section of her neck covered in dense marks...

"Good morning, Boss! Good morning, Madam!"

"Good morning, Boss! Good morning, Madam!"

Along the way, people kept greeting us. Jiang Shu tiptoed and whispered in Li Yubai's ear, "The way they looked at us was brighter than titanium alloy!"

Li Yubai gently lowered his head and softly hummed in response, "No need to pay attention to it."

He led Jiang Shu into the chairman's private elevator, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

As soon as the elevator doors closed, the lobby erupted in chaos!

"Is that Madam? Is this the mysterious lady for whom our BOSS gave up all the socialites in the capital? Ahhh, we actually met her in person! BOSS really dotes on her. Look at the way he looked at her when he was talking to her just now, so tender!"

"That must be intense love! Didn't you see the ambiguous marks all over the BOSS's body, and the lady's neck? My God! I can't imagine how crazy our abstinent BOSS must have been last night!"

"The abstinent BOSS falling for love is so captivating! It's even more alluring than those erotic novels that were banned by Assistant Gao..."

……

Assistant Shen entered the lobby a few minutes later, just in time to witness the frenzy of the employees inside.

"Private discussions are fine, but you are not allowed to post any of the BOSS's private life information online, not even through chat software! Do you all understand?"

Office of the Chairman.

Li Yubai took out several documents: "These were selected by Assistant Shen. Over the past two days, I have used different methods to demonstrate to you how to turn losses into profits."

Jiang Shu picked up the documents and looked at them, then paused: "Six documents, three of which are about the Jiang family's loss-making projects?"

Li Yubai hummed in agreement, and fearing she might overthink things, he explained softly, "It was Assistant Shen who made the selection; I didn't interfere. So, you don't need to worry that it's because of Madam Jiang..."

"In the end, I still owe you a favor." Jiang Shu pondered, "If my mother really is the missing member of the Jiang family..."

“My patron,” Li Yubai interrupted, “you have absolutely no connection with the Jiang family.”

Jiang Shu was momentarily stunned: "What do you know?"

“I don’t know anything. I just feel that if Madam Jiang wanted to return to the Jiang family after twenty years, she would have done so long ago.” Li Yubai looked at Jiang Shu. “But she would rather let the Jiang family believe she’s dead than show up. There must be a reason for that. So, if Madam Jiang doesn’t care, you don’t need to care either. Just treat her like a stranger!”

Jiang Shu stopped hesitating and sat down next to Li Yubai, resting her chin on her hand: "Okay! But I think I should call my mother first and sound her out..."

This time, it took a full five minutes to get through on the phone.

Inside Xinghua Village.

Jiang Liuyun looked at the several top-secret documents with a solemn expression, then slowly signed his name.

"Are you really going to take this mission? It's very dangerous. The thirteen men we sent are all gone without a trace." Village Chief Yang frowned.

"Once you're in this line of work, you've long since become indifferent to life and death." Jiang Liuyun tossed the signed documents into the village chief's hand. "I only have one request: finish Shubao's college entrance celebration before you go on your mission."

"And make sure you have your will ready," Old Man Yang reminded him habitually. "As for Shubao, don't worry, even if the whole village is wiped out, we will protect her as our only son."

Jiang Liuyun spat, "I'm not dead yet! How dare you curse me?"

Not far away, Li Erniang shook the old-fashioned landline telephone cord, interrupting the two: "Shubao is calling."

Jiang Liuyun slowly stood up and grabbed the phone: "Baby, what's up?"

On the other end of the line, Jiang Shu cleared her throat: "Mom, I met a family surnamed Jiang in the capital. Their eldest son is named Jiang Liufeng, which is only one character different from your name. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Jiang Liuyun: "...It has nothing to do with you, don't try to claim kinship with me."

"Oh." Jiang Shu coughed several more times and continued to probe, "I also met a man surnamed Guan, crying and looking for his wife..."

"Jiang Shu!" Jiang Liuyun was unusually angry. "Stay away from that scumbag!"

Jiang Shu responded with an "Oh." "I know what you're thinking," Jiang Liuyun sneered. "He isn't."

"……Oh."

"Your task is to study, so don't meddle in adult matters. The results will be out the day after tomorrow. Instead of wasting time trying to find relatives, you should focus on planning your major."

Jiang Shu took a deep breath: "Speaking of this, Mom, I've recently tried out several different jobs, and I've discovered that military-related jobs are actually quite fun..."

“It’s really fun,” Jiang Liuyun nodded, “but it’s not suitable for you; the score requirement is too high.”

Jiang Shu said with a hint of pride, "Mom, I'm not the same Jiang Shu who could only score a little over 400 points when I first left Xinghua Village! I feel like I can get over 600 this time!"

Jiang Liuyun choked for a moment: "Don't even mention six hundred, seven hundred isn't suitable for you either."

"why?"

“They don’t accept disabled people,” Jiang Liuyun said casually. “I’ll be there to watch you fill out your college application. If you dare to fill it out, I’ll break your legs.”

Jiang Shu: "..."

imperial capital.

Jiang Shu hung up the phone, looking dejected.

Li Yubai asked with a smile, "Have you managed to find out?"

"It feels like I've said everything, but it also feels like I've said nothing at all," Jiang Shu said dejectedly. "Anyway, I'll just treat them like strangers."

Li Yubai nodded: "Then I'll teach you five different ways to revitalize these loss-making projects?"

Jiang Shu looked at the densely packed numerical reports on the documents, her eyes glazing over, and nodded: "Okay."

Two days later.

Lee Group Headquarters.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yan Yu, a handsome young man with a fashionable and trendy appearance and a face full of collagen, stepped into the building under the escort of a group of bodyguards.

Several receptionists, somewhat dazed, went up to greet her: "Yan, Yan Yu..."

Yan Yu's eyes shone brightly, and her voice held a hint of amusement: "Which floor is the chairman's office on?"

……

ten o'clock.

A large group of bodyguards escorted two exceptionally handsome men as they entered.

The receptionists stammered, "You..."

"I am Feng Li from the Fengshen Group."

"Yun Duan, Ning Yunzhan." Ning Yunzhan smiled gently. "Which floor is the chairman's office on?"

……

At eleven o'clock, a travel-worn Rong Jingchen got out of a bulletproof car, waved to a group of bodyguards to stand guard at the door, and walked alone to the front desk: "I'm looking for Li Yubai."

The receptionist looked at the handsome, slightly mixed-race man in front of her and swallowed hard: "And you are?"

"Iris family, Rong Jingchen."

"Just a moment, I'm connecting to the chairman's secretary's office now." The receptionist dialed the number with trembling hands. "The heir of Fengshen Group, Chairman Yun Duan, and Yan Yu are there. You may need to wait a while..."

"They're here too, that's perfect." Rong Jingchen walked indifferently toward the elevator. "We're together."

At the same time, Assistant Shen's somewhat agitated voice came from the secretary's office: "Please invite Mr. Rong up. The BOSS has personally prepared tea; he's the only one missing."

(End of this chapter)