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

Chapter 21 The Inevitable Nemesis

When Assistant Yang came in, it was already midnight.

"Boss, a thousand empty boxes have arrived! Also, I've brought over a whole truckload of your unused items—"

Pushing open the glass door of the live broadcast room, the moment Yang's assistant's smug smile froze!

The long-lost gems and gold were now scattered cheaply across the floor of the live stream room, while the aloof and arrogant BOSS was half-kneeling, his long, jade-like hands sorting them by type and size into small plastic bags...

Jiang Shu sat crookedly in the chair in the live broadcast room, her phone playing a popular live broadcast room for selling goods, where the host's voice bargaining was exhilarating.

Assistant Yang stood blankly at the door for a while.

Then, she walked blankly toward her boss, her voice trembling slightly, "Boss, these aren't..."

Li Yubai interrupted, "These belong to Master Jiang."

"So..." Assistant Yang paused for a moment, then lowered his voice, "What about 'implicating the family'?"

Li Yubai looked at his assistant with a deep gaze.

Assistant Yang wiped his face: "I'll arrange for the warning to be revoked shortly."

Li Yubai rubbed his wrist: "Come over and help me tidy up."

Over there, Jiang Shu asked, "Can these unprocessed raw stones be sold in the live stream?"

Assistant Yang nodded affirmatively: "Yes, but the price will be lower."

Jiang Shu nodded: "Okay, I'll keep it for now. Help me estimate the price later—this stuff is good, but having too much is a bit of a hassle."

Assistant Yang's expression twitched.

He crouched down, his voice barely audible: "Miss Jiang, where did this batch come from?"

Jiang Shu was once again immersed in the commotion in the live stream room. Li Yubai gently asked, "Where do you think it came from?"

Assistant Yang was still somewhat incredulous: "How could Miss Jiang know that short-lived man?"

Saying we know each other is an understatement! This batch of ore, which could be considered the trigger for the recent financial war, was something that short-lived man would never have willingly given up if it weren't for a life-or-death bond...

Li Yubai didn't say anything, took a picture of the diamonds scattered on the ground, and threw it directly into the 'Pet Camp' group.

The Queen's loyal dog: [image.jpg]

Bliss: [Those things that've been making such a fuss lately?]

Mahjong Master: [Which bastard is so rich? No way, I'm raising the stakes!]

Beiming Youyu: [So... one of us is FY?]

The smug cat: [...]

Li Yubai didn't say anything more. His gaze quietly fell on the "Nutritious Cat" avatar.

FY's heir is him.

So... they were destined rivals.

Country F. A dark, gloomy island.

The air was thick with the lingering smell of blood from a recent battle.

"My lord, the wicked Is family has been dealt with, and all the hundreds of hostages have been repatriated. The FBI and special agencies in China have sent you letters of thanks."

The young lord stroked the cheap beads on his wrist, his icy eyes gazing intently at the sea: "Understood."

The subordinate then asked, "Should we set off directly for the border of Country H now?"

"Go to Country M."

The subordinate paused for a moment: "There hasn't been any major unrest over there recently."

The master's gaze was cold: "Kill Crown Prince FY."

The subordinate was momentarily stunned: "We have no grudge against him, and in fact, we have quite a few collaborations in private..." The boss's gaze fell on the phone. The flashing screen was still on the WeChat group chat interface.

"Revenge? Stealing my woman, doesn't that count?"

The subordinate was silent for two seconds, then tentatively asked, "My lord, you have dozens of women. Which one are you referring to?"

The master slightly closed his alluring fox-like eyes, which had seduced countless women, his expression inscrutable:

"I have only one."

In China, the heavy responsibility of sorting the ore ultimately fell on Assistant Yang's shoulders alone.

Meanwhile, his aloof and abstinent boss, who gained fame not for his wealth but for his good looks, was sitting next to Jiang Shu, who had just finished watching the live stream guide. He was half-circling her, explaining the questions to her in a gentle and soft voice. The subtle flirtatious undertones in his serious demeanor made Assistant Yang feel nauseous after just two glances...

Five hours later, all the ore was finally sorted out. During this time, the BOSS's clothes buttons were tangled twice by his little darling's soft hair, he got three thin silk clothes wet because he drank water too quickly, and he accidentally stained his lips with a bit of bright color because he ate the half strawberry that Jiang Shu left.

No wonder the boss is so engrossed in explaining problems every night, and still looks radiant even after staying up all night...

Assistant Yang found a relatively less clingy moment to ask, "Boss, what do you need me to do next?"

Li Yubai looked up from his sea of ​​homework, his voice clear and cold: "Get ready for tonight's live stream."

Then, in a gentle voice as if coaxing a child, he asked Jiang Shu, "Shall I make you breakfast and then take you to class?"

After Li Yubai left, Jiang Shu and Assistant Yang had a brief exchange:
"I 'accidentally' took the BOSS's bathrobe..."

"Well, I'll 'accidentally' sell it tonight..."

Half an hour later, Jiang Shu finished the last juicy crystal bun and went out with Li Yubai.

Assistant Yang finished the last sip of his instant noodle soup in a far corner, then picked up his phone to call Assistant Gao:
"Arrange several appraisal teams for me, for jade, gemstones, famous paintings, whatever type—the top and most authoritative ones."

Special Assistant Gao: "What do you need those people for?"

“Yesterday I emptied the BOSS’s stock in Jiangcheng—and that wasn’t enough, I also took some of the BOSS’s personal items that he doesn’t usually use. I can’t just say it without proof in the live stream tonight, so I need an appraiser to verify it.”

Assistant Gao: "The boss has all the good stuff in the capital. Jiangcheng only has worthless stuff. Why bother with that?"

“The gold and gems from our two bombed mines are all with Miss Jiang.”

"..." Assistant Gao finally replied after a long while, "Does the BOSS know?"

"Not only did she know, but she also picked them up for quite a while, just like Cinderella picking beans."

Assistant Gao: "Didn't the boss say to take it back? -- The client is still making a fuss."

Assistant Yang recalled Li Yubai's expression when he picked up the diamond: "Not only did he not intend to take it back, but judging from the BOSS's expression, it seemed like he thought the gemstone was too rough and not worthy of his little darling..."

Assistant Gao let out a soft breath: "I'll bring over Li's top appraisal team right away."

Class 27, Grade 12, No. 1 High School.

The chemistry teacher above was speaking eloquently, and Qin Dou below was also talking non-stop:
Were you surprised when Chaomu went online last night?

Jiang Shu nodded perfunctorily.

Qin Dou clutched his chest: "You have no idea, yesterday tens of millions of people were going crazy, all demanding to sign a contract, but Chaomu Operations Center stubbornly refused to budge, insisting that their aesthetics didn't match!"

Jiang Shu exclaimed, "Don't you agree with my aesthetic sense?"

"I don't know which programmer in the operations department came up with this prank, but all the streamers I know who are waiting to sign contracts have been rejected because their ID cards don't meet the platform's aesthetic standards. What kind of aesthetic standards can an ID card possibly have?"

Jiang Shu frowned: "There are too many people, is there a bug?"

"At first, everyone thought so, and even went to Chaomu's Weibo to mock them for being unable to accommodate even a mere tens of millions of people despite being under the Li family's name—but then Chaomu officially spoke out."

Jiang Shu leaned closer: "What did you say?"

"It's not a bug, it's that Chaomu only signs people who are destined to be signed, and then welcomes those streamers who didn't get signed to cheer for Chaomu's streamers, which offends everyone."

At this point, Qin Dou asked Jiang Shu, "You also tried signing a contract yesterday, right? How did it go?"

(End of this chapter)