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

Chapter 53 Li Yubai's Secret
imperial capital.

Riverside villas.

This is one of Li Yubai's many villas. It's not the most luxurious, but the security is absolutely top-notch.

The villa occupies a vast area, even including a private sea area. It not only boasts basic facilities such as a golf course and horse farm, but also a large private helipad with five private luxury jets.

Li Yubai chose this place as his landing point after returning from Jiangcheng.

In early spring, compared to the warming southern city of Wuhan, the capital city was still very cold.

Li Yubai, dressed in a black cashmere suit coat, with a thin layer of frost between his brows, entered the villa. Behind him, his assistant, Yang, followed closely, very attentive.
"Boss, should I arrange for all the CEOs to return to the capital for a performance review? Or should we hold an online meeting first?"

Inside the villa, a group of well-trained servants immediately came to greet him, offering words of comfort, brewing tea, and serving water. The elderly butler, Uncle Fu, hunched over, lit incense and personally helped Li Yubai remove his overcoat, hanging it neatly to the side, his attitude extremely respectful: "Sir, you're back!"

Assistant Yang watched with deep emotion. The boss in Jiangcheng, who had always been humble and subservient, had finally returned to the capital and was living like a true tycoon.

It's just unknown what major event happened to the Li family that prompted the BOSS to rush back so urgently—but it must be something big. The BOSS was guarding his little ancestor in Jiangcheng, and even several deals worth hundreds of billions couldn't make him leave Jiangcheng.

Li Yubai instructed his assistant Yang: "The monthly meeting is yours. Don't bother me with anything for the rest of the day."

Assistant Yang responded with an "Oh," and said, "I can't bother you with Jiang's affairs?"

Li Yubai retorted, "If Master Jiang needs to speak with me, do I need an outsider like you to act as a go-between?"

Assistant Yang immediately shut his mouth.

Li Yubai then said, "Starting today, the security level of the villa will be adjusted to the highest level. Uncle Fu, come with me to the Li family ancestral hall."

The Li Family Ancestral Hall is located within the villa, near the back garden, offering excellent privacy.

Li Yubai personally drove a dark blue supercar out of the garage and headed deeper into the villa with Uncle Fu.

Five minutes later, the sports car stopped in front of the ancestral hall.

Uncle Fu's expression was somewhat grave: "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Go to the secret room." Li Yubai's tone was tense.

Pushing open the door of the ancestral hall, one is greeted by rows of ancestral tablets for the Li clan, hundreds of them densely packed together.

Li Yubai didn't even glance at the memorial tablets. He went straight into the inner room, then gently turned an inconspicuous ornament on a bookshelf. Suddenly, a dark hole opened up on one side of the wall!

Uncle Fu suddenly had an oil lamp in his hand...

Inside the cave entrance was a long, winding staircase leading to an unknown destination. Li Yubai led the way, followed by Uncle Fu, as they descended the steps. The entrance behind them closed tightly shut the moment they entered, leaving no trace.

The dim oil lamp led them forward, and after an unknown amount of time, a brightly lit secret room finally appeared before them.

Inside the sealed room, there are many ancient boxes, a row of shelves filled with strange and wonderful items, and a high-definition mirror.

There was a thick layer of dust everywhere, indicating that it hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

Uncle Fu blew out the oil lamp, and with trembling hands wiped a chair clean with his sleeve. He couldn't help but sigh, "It's been five years since I've been here... Sir, please take a seat." Li Yubai sat down, somewhat lost in thought.

Uncle Fu skillfully took some items from the shelf, spread them out one by one, and asked, "Sir, this time... are you getting a face treatment for a thirty-year-old?"

Li Yubai looked at himself in the mirror: "Uncle Fu, am I getting old?"

"Not old at all!" Uncle Fu chuckled. "Five years ago, this old servant gave you a face that made you look twenty-five. Your face is still very young!"

"The face of a twenty-five-year-old, the official age of twenty-nine..." Li Yubai sighed softly, "Among a group of men aged eighteen to twenty-three, he has no competitiveness at all."

Uncle Fu shook his head in disagreement: "This old servant has served you for sixty-five years, and this is the first time I've seen you so insecure. Has something happened?"

Li Yubai nodded gently, his tone a mix of sadness and joy: "Uncle Fu, I suddenly want to see my truest self."

Uncle Fu's hands were already kneading the pile of materials, and soon a pile of mud-like paste was formed.

Withered hands applied the ointment to Li Yubai's face, neck, arms, and even every finger...

Uncle Fu sighed in a hoarse voice, "Speaking of which, it's been eleven years since I've seen the gentleman in his most authentic form... If he went out like that, who knows how many suitors he would attract..."

Li Yubai did not speak again.

His thoughts were in disarray.

So chaotic was my vision that I couldn't focus. My heart felt like it was being torn apart by insects, a dense, throbbing pain. My mind was a turbulent sea of ​​emotions, and after piecing together for a long time, I could only conjure up Jiang Shu's face, etched into my soul. Everything else was a vast emptiness.

He only snapped back to reality when Uncle Fu said very softly, "That's enough."

"Sir, please go to the bathroom and wash off this ointment."

The bathroom in the secret room was large. Li Yubai slowly moved himself under the showerhead, turned the water on to the highest setting, closed his eyes slightly, and cleared his mind...

However, how can one's mind be completely empty!
That brat named Yan Yu aggressively displayed his youth and cleverness, attracting the girl's frequent glances with a soft and cute "sister"!

That arrogant nemesis, with eyes like peach blossoms and an unparalleled beauty, looked at girls with a deep, passionate gaze, as if gazing upon an old friend…

There's also a bird of paradise. It could send out those bottles of wine, and it could also be so ruthless as to throw bombs at the FY heir… He probably knew who it was, and had even seen it on some occasions; it was a formidable rival.

As for the remaining fish—how could it be anything that could catch the girl's eye be a deformed or rotten one?
Yan Yu said that Li Yubai was cold-hearted and indifferent, and would not love someone for no reason.

How could it be without reason?
The bathroom was filled with misty steam, and warm water washed over his cold body again and again. Li Yubai slowly looked at his body...

It was still that striking, cool white, but noticeably firmer and smoother. Her already long, jade-like fingers looked as if they'd undergone the finest hand mask. As for her face—

The same features were reflected in the bathroom mirror, yet somehow different. Time, like a capricious hand, had forcefully pulled him back to the age of eighteen. The youthful charm, barely concealed by his composed demeanor, coupled with his increasingly refined features, was enough to make even Yan Yu avoid him…

“How could it be without reason…” Li Yubai sighed helplessly, his eyes filled with extreme favoritism, yet also with a sense of bewilderment. “I have been waiting for you for who knows how many years.”

(End of this chapter)