Chapter 131

Cross-Dressing Boss with Great Skills × Thick-Skinned Chatterbox Making Do 12

Li Ye was released from detention after just a few days, because the severity of his illegal detention did not constitute a major crime.

First, the victim was not injured; second, the detention time was short; third, Li Ye had a blood relationship as the father of one of the victims; and finally, after his lawyers got involved, he was released.

Although he didn't face major charges, this was indeed the first time Li Ye encountered something like this, and he was almost furious - it was unclear whether he was angrier about being detained, or mistaking the second male lead for the female lead. He actually made such a mistake!

Yes, when the police arrived and Chun Yuxi regained consciousness, only then did Li Ye discover that the beautiful woman in front of him was not Guo Rong after plastic surgery, but a man, and it was that second male lead he felt was not worth mentioning.

"Why did you admit that you were Guo Rong! If you didn't say you were Guo Rong, how would I have taken you back."

Chun Yuxi looked at Li Ye with mixed feelings, thinking that this man might have a mental problem. He didn't really want to talk to an idiot, but still maintained his upbringing and told him: "Even if it was Guo Rong, you can't forcibly kidnap someone, understand? This kind of behavior is illegal."

"I heard you are the CEO of Li Group, with such a weak sense of the law, it makes people very suspicious whether your company has tax evasion issues."

Li Ye: "I don't want to hear you say this. No matter how you hide the mother and son, it's useless, they are destined to return to my side."

Chun Yuxi felt he somewhat understood why Guo Rong was living outside alone with her child.

Chun Yuxi had no patience for a man who didn't listen to reason and seemed to live in his own world. Hearing this, his face turned cold and he walked away directly. As long as Guo Rong and Guo Qian are unwilling, he will never let this man force them.

Although Li Ye was released, the fallout from this incident was far from over.

The news of Li Group CEO Li Ye's arrest for illegal detention became a hot topic, and the video of him forcibly taking someone into the car with his bodyguards spread all over the Internet - the video was provided by the principal of Guo Qian's school, as they had surveillance at the school entrance. As for releasing the video, that was Chun Yuxi's idea.

Although the crossdressing bigshot was a kind and good person, once angered, the consequences were also very serious. When it came to online marketing and creating hot topics, his subordinates who had been active on the internet for years were all eager to give it a go, vowing to smear Li Ye's reputation.

Originally, this matter hadn't fermented so quickly, but the official Weibo of Wei Group further amplified the incident. As everyone knows, Wei Group is a major player in the domestic gaming industry and is notoriously rich. In response to this scandal by their opponent, they happily added fuel to the fire - they launched a lottery at this juncture.

Other companies give away snacks, jewelry, cosmetics, or at most mobile phones and other electronic products as lottery prizes, but they went all out and gave away houses and cars.

Everyone saw the reason for their generous lottery - because their opponent's shenanigans landed him in jail, and a big contract that should have been theirs was signed over to them. To express their gratitude to their opponent, on the day Li Ye was released on bail, they launched this lottery, cementing CEO Li Ye's terrible reputation with the general public.

How could Li Ye tolerate his reputation being ruined like this? After his release, he tried to contact everywhere to delete his negative news. However, before this matter was settled, issues with the company came up.

He had arbitrarily abandoned his work, causing the company to lose a big order and a valuable business partner. The growing negative impact of his behavior then led to a drop in the company's stock price. After all, the company did not belong to him alone. Above the CEO, there was still a board of directors. Although the chairman was Li Ye's father, he could not tolerate his son being so reckless.

After discussion and voting, the board of directors dismissed Li Ye from his CEO position and demoted him to a manager of a subsidiary. Unlike Wei Jiao, the CEO of Wei Group who voluntarily went to the gaming department to become a general manager, Li Ye was arranged to sit on the sidelines.

What Li Ye could not tolerate the most was having his rights and status taken away by others. In many worlds, he was a man who had gathered the world's fortune, and would succeed in anything he did. But now, setback after setback had almost driven him to the brink of madness.

He still could not change himself as the system said, to compromise and be accommodating. His domineering personality that did not allow others to disobey him had penetrated deep into his soul, accompanying him through countless worlds. Too much of the world's fortune made him increasingly arrogant, and the collapse of the main space did not change him, but instead made his temperament more and more irritable.

This can't go on like this. Li Ye thought, if I can't do anything to the female lead, can't I at least kill the troublesome second male lead?

Although he had this thought, he couldn't help but recall the previous world, feeling a chill in his crotch.

No, the same thing won't happen again, and this female lead is not the same as the one from the previous world. And this time if he takes action, he will choose a more covert method. No one will find out it was him, and he won't be as careless as in the previous world.

In addition to dealing with that meddlesome second male lead, he should also think of other ways to bring the mother and son back to his side.

Last time, it was because he didn't thoroughly investigate the other party's background and acted rashly that he ended up in this situation.

After learning his lesson, Li Ye had someone carefully investigate the backgrounds of Chun Yuxi, Guo Rong, and Guo Qian. After receiving the photos and information, Li Ye looked at Guo Rong's photo with a blank expression.

In his impression, this female lead was a weak little white rabbit, easily frightened, and could be considered delicate and cute.

But the one in the photo now, even without speaking face-to-face, he knew that this was definitely not that weak woman anymore. The blond hair was one thing, but what was with that sleeve tattoo? How could his woman make herself look so improper, and even taught his son badly.

Li Ye flipped through the information in frustration and found that she worked as a gaming companion and her previous life was not very good either. Seeing this, he finally smiled. Very good, this woman seemed to be a money-lover. Since that was the case, she would be easy to deal with, as money was the last thing he lacked.

Guo Rong received a phone call that she didn't want to answer, but the phone kept ringing incessantly, as if it would continue until she picked up. Impatiently, she answered, "Just leave the delivery downstairs."

Li Ye: "I'm not a delivery person. I'm here to talk business with you. Do you want a lot of money?"

Guo Rong's eyes were fixed on the game character on her screen. Upon hearing this, she immediately understood and quickly said, "I don't do investments or buy houses. You've got the wrong person."

Then she hung up. Seriously, these days, salespeople are really coming up with all sorts of tricks to harass people. Can't someone do something about it?

Li Ye: "..."

He stared at the hung-up phone, held back for a moment, and called again. To avoid being hung up on directly this time, he said as soon as she answered, "I am Li Ye, Guo Qian's biological father."

Guo Rong: "Oh, it's you. You're out of the slammer?"

Li Ye's forehead twitched. He interrupted her, "Listen, I can give you money."

Guo Rong: "Wait a minute."

Li Ye didn't know what she wanted to do. He only heard the clicking sounds of a mouse and keyboard from the other end. After waiting for a while without her saying anything, he couldn't help but ask, "How much longer do you want me to wait?"

Guo Rong impatiently replied, "Wait until I finish this round."

Finally, after waiting for her to finish the game, Li Ye heard the sound of a chair being pushed back, followed by the pitter-patter of footsteps and a knocking sound. Soon, voices of Guo Rong and another person talking came from the other end of the phone.

Guo Rong said, "Boss, that idiot you told me about a few days ago called me. What should I do? You answer for me. He even said he wants to give me money. I'm afraid if the amount he mentions is too large, I won't be able to resist and agree. You talk to him."

Chun Yuxi's voice also rang out. He spoke into the phone, "Hello, please don't call again. That's all."

The call was hung up.

Li Ye flung his hand, smashing the phone. Then, he stood up with a dark expression and said to his secretary beside him, "Go get me a new phone."

He got a new phone and went directly to wait outside Guo Rong's company building. From Guo Rong's behavior on the phone, she indeed seemed to be a vulgar woman who loved money. As long as he could satisfy her, it might be easier than he previously thought, but the premise was that Chun Yuxi wasn't there to stir up trouble.

He waited for an entire afternoon. Several times, Li Ye almost couldn't wait any longer and was about to leave, but in the end, he chose to endure. Finally, he saw Guo Rong, and not only Guo Rong but also Guo Qian with a small backpack. The mother and son were walking together, with no sign of Chun Yuxi beside them.

Li Ye had someone politely invite them into a restaurant across from Guo Rong's company. He sat in a partitioned private room, dressed in a suit, looking dashing and handsome. But as soon as Guo Qian entered, he nervously shielded Guo Rong behind him.

"Mom, be careful. This person is a dangerous criminal!"

Li Ye glanced at his son and said to Guo Rong, "I want to have a good talk with you today. Guo Rong, your name used to be Guo Qiong. Back then, you took advantage of me when I was drunk and became my woman. You secretly gave birth to my child. All these years, I didn't know about the existence of you and our son. Now that I know, I want to take you both back home to live with me."

Only then did Guo Rong learn how her previous self's son came to be. But there was one thing she didn't understand. "Hey, mister, what do you mean I took advantage of you when you were drunk and became your woman? Wouldn't it make more sense if you got drunk and raped someone?"

Li Ye: "I'm not here to argue with you about the past."

He raised his hand, signaling his secretary behind him to take out many documents.

"This is the contract I've drawn up. As long as you're willing to bring the child back to my side, I'll give you 50 million every year."

Guo Rong's gaze towards him instantly changed. Could this be a case of a fool with too much money?

"Are you... mentally sound?"

Li Ye smiled confidently and pushed the contract in front of her.

Guo Rong: "I can't understand these, but I know contracts and documents can't be signed carelessly. Let me take it back for my son's godfather to look over. My son and I also need to discuss it before giving you an answer."

"By the way, give me a copy of your family situation, physical information, and asset status. You don't have a wife now? Do you have other children? If something happens to you, will all your assets belong to my son? Calculate how much my son would get in that case. I'm not very good at math, so give me a rough estimate first."

Guo Qian: "Mom, I'm still here. Have you considered my feelings when saying these things?"

Guo Rong: "If you want to say something, say it yourself. Our family is very equal. Everyone can express their own views, right?"

Guo Qian said to Li Ye, "Are you really very rich? Do you have a gaming company? It has to be better than my godfather's gaming company, otherwise don't bother."

Guo Rong: "You're only thinking about gaming companies. Won't other companies do? The Li family doesn't run gaming companies. Pick a few that can make money."

Guo Qian looked displeased, "Even if it's a company that can make money, if it's not something I like, I don't want to inherit it. I have principles. Do you take me for those rich second-generation heirs who just muddle through life without ambition?"

Guo Rong: "You can do this. When you make money, you can invest in a new gaming company, right?"

The mother and son began dividing up Li Ye's assets as if no one else was present.

The more Li Ye listened, the angrier he became. This mother and son were indeed unbearably vulgar. He interrupted their conversation and said to Guo Rong, "You need to understand, I don't just want my son, I want you too."

Guo Rong was stunned. "What? You want me?" She thought it was a case of a wealthy heir, but how did it suddenly develop in a romantic direction?

Li Ye: "Yes, I want you to fall in love with me."

Guo Rong: "Ugh." It made her feel sick. She felt sickened. She really believed what her boss said now. This guy definitely had mental issues.

Author's Note: Because the female lead's antics are different in each world, the experience accumulated by Green Green using his life is all useless. So real...


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