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

Chapter 248 Visiting One's Own Grave

An eerie silence fell over the dining table!
Yan Yu: "You crippled Ning Yunzhan?"

Rong Jingchen: "How were you crippled?"

Even Jiang Shu was stunned: "Last time I saw him take on three people at once and still have the upper hand. He looked very powerful."

"Of course, I'd just cripple him outright," Li Yubai said casually. "If I were to be reborn and still be unable to defeat him, what would be the point of my rebirth?"

Jiang Shu's expression softened considerably: "Are you sure he won't come back?"

“No, not.” Li Yubai looked at Jiang Shu. “But if our benefactor still wants the whole family of six to be together, I can bring him over. Anyway, he’s still alive and can’t cause any trouble.”

This time, Jiang Shu and the others fell silent. Jiang Shu, in particular, whose eyes, which had been sparkling when she saw Li Yubai, instantly dimmed and turned red.
"It will never be possible for the six of us to be together again. Ali... his grave is next to yours."

Li Yubai: "..."

When Jiang Shu brought up the topic of graves, she remembered something else: "I'll go dig up your grave tomorrow. Since you're alive and well, there's no need for a grave."

“No need, keep it.” Li Yubai answered readily this time. “Just reserve a spot for now, and take me to familiarize myself with the place tomorrow so I can burn some paper money for Feng Li.”

Jiang Shu nodded, but upon mentioning Feng Li, she suddenly lost the will to speak.

After dinner, Li Yubai went to the Li Group.

This night was nothing short of a terrifying one for all the top executives of the Li Group. The big boss, whom they thought was dead, suddenly came back to life—of course, they weren't entirely unprepared, since it was said that he hadn't even left behind a body; who knew whether he was dead or alive?
At the evening meeting, Assistant Shen, Assistant Yang, and Assistant Gao were all present. They gave Li Yubai a brief report on the work he had done over the past month, and then spent a considerable amount of time discussing the funding for the 'impoverished area'.

Regarding the poverty alleviation project involving tens of billions of yuan, some members of the board naturally had their own grievances. Furthermore, Li Yubai's disappearance for several days emboldened some directors, leading them to vote against it.
"Chairman, the Li Group's money doesn't come from thin air. If you like doing charity, donating tens of millions is fine. Even for the Li Group, it would take a long time to earn hundreds of billions."

Li Yubai didn't speak, but looked at him with an inscrutable expression. His eyes were cold and distant, unlike the calm and collected demeanor of the chairman in his memory. Instead, they had an indescribable murderous aura.

The board members hesitated for a moment, but thinking of the enormous sum, they still forced themselves to speak: "Chairman, even if it's charity, such a large amount is bound to disrupt the market. Recently, there has been internal turmoil at Yunduan, and it's been under strict investigation by higher authorities. With the situation so tense, our Li Group is in a precarious position. It's better to be cautious."

"Did Nie Zheng check the cloud?"

"Yes."

A cold glint flashed in Li Yubai's eyes: "Nie Zheng is my future father-in-law."

Directors: "..."

Even the top assistants glanced at their boss in surprise. Assistant Yang was secretly pleased: When it comes to matters of the heart, has the boss finally started to fight for it?

Li Yubai slowly sipped his tea, his tone even colder: "Whoever refuses this proposal is fired. Gao Jing, move on to the next topic."

"The next topic is that the Li Group plans to acquire the Yunduan Group within three months." Gao Jing spoke respectfully and began distributing materials to everyone. Seeing the surprised and uncertain looks on everyone's faces, Gao Jing himself was also quite shocked.

After all, not long ago, the BOSS and Ning Yunzhan were still very much in love, and they even filmed a short drama together. Moreover, in the accidentally leaked "Chronicles of a Beautiful Woman 1", they seemed to have great chemistry. In the blink of an eye, they've already fallen out? It's even faster than a couple turning against each other.

At 2 a.m., the Li Group meeting finally ended.

Li Yubai was the only one left in the chairman's office.

Outside the window, the white snow reflected a faint light under the neon lights. Li Yubai turned his office chair towards the floor-to-ceiling window, his clear eyes gazing quietly out the window as he fiddled with the ring on his ring finger, saying nothing.

After a while, he seemed to finally get tired of his slightly formal sitting posture. He stretched his legs out on the desk and leaned back lazily. Although it was still the same face, it inexplicably had a touch of wildness and arrogance.

He slowly removed the ring, took out the red obsidian ring that hung close to his chest, and put it on his ring finger. His slender fingers were slightly spread out in front of the window, and in the dim light, the red obsidian ring shone brightly, just like his... suddenly dazzling and charming eyes.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Yubai, who had made an appearance in front of everyone in the Li Group to prove that he was still alive, returned to the Qingcheng Villa.

Having experienced Ning Yunzhan's devastating ordeal, Rong Jingchen and Yan Yu haven't gone out much lately, spending most of their time with Jiang Shu.

When Li Yubai arrived home, Jiang Shu was sitting at the front door, still wearing the same clothes as last night, clearly having neither washed up nor rested.

"Why are you sitting here? It's so cold." Li Yubai took off his cashmere coat, gently draped it over her, and then put his arm around her and walked into the villa.

“I was afraid that if I slept with you, the whole thing about you coming back yesterday would just be a dream.” Jiang Shu reached out and touched his overly cold hand. “Now I’m sure it’s not a dream.”

Li Yubai gave a soft "hmm" and looked at her earnestly: "I will always be with you from now on."

"For how long?"

Li Yubai said slowly and deliberately, "Until the end of time."

Jiang Shu shook her head: "I don't need that much time. It sounds unreliable."

"How long do you want to last?"

"As long as I live," Jiang Shu replied after thinking for a moment.

Li Yubai smiled: "In my lifetime? That's fine too."

An hour later, Li Yubai made more than a dozen exquisite pastries, and the group had breakfast together.

Jiang Shu took a bite of a pastry and squinted her eyes: "It still tastes just like I remember."

Looking at the breakfasts, where even the pastries tasted exactly the same as before and the soy milk was just as sweet, Yan Yu sighed softly, "Li Yubai, now I really believe you're back."

After breakfast, the snow stopped. The group went to visit the graves together.

On the way, when Li Yubai heard that the two graves had received a large truckload of paper money, a hint of helplessness flashed across his eyes.

The graves are located in a remote suburb. The two graves are exactly the same in appearance, except for the different names. Even the paper money and black ash piled on the altars on both sides are identical in size.

Li Yubai squatted down and began burning paper money for the two graves.

He casually grabbed a handful of paper money for Feng Li's grave, but he burned it very carefully for his own.

Beside him, Rong Jingchen frowned and looked him over: "Li Yubai, what's the point of burning your own grave?"

Li Yubai glanced at him indifferently: "Save money in advance, so you can continue to be the richest man in the future."

Jiang Shu looked at Li Yubai with surprise: "Li Yubai, you've come back from the dead, and the way you speak is quite different from before..."

"People always change," Li Yubai said softly. "Wouldn't you get tired of living the same life with me forever?"

Yan Yu coughed lightly: "When did you two secretly make a lifelong vow? I want one too."

Rong Jingchen had no interest in joining the conversation. He looked at Feng Li's tombstone and spoke:
“I got hold of a report from the US early this morning. A doctor there questioned Feng Li’s time of death, saying that based on his years of experience, he believed he had been dead for several years…”