Chapter 25.1

Obviously, the Li family would not put all their eggs in one basket. They were still looking for a way out. Even if they couldn’t save Li Qianxing, they still wanted updates on his current situation.

But the more Li Nanjue inquired, the worse he felt. According to what he knew, Qianxing hadn’t just been helping Zhan Jiayin improve her public image in the past few years. The reason why Blue Charm had gone bankrupt was because of him.

In any case, Blue Magic, a family-run company, could have provided tax funds and jobs to China. But someone leaked confidential documents, and their formulas were spread to the outside world. Many people investigated what happened, but no one was able to conclude anything, which turned it into an unsolved case. In the end, it was attributed to foreign hackers.

But who would have known it was Li Nanjue’s son who was responsible? Qianxing had done it just to seek vengeance for Zhan Jiayin.

Even though Qianxing was his son, his ruthless behavior terrified Li Nanjue. Blue Magic’s CEO cursed Jiayin and didn’t allow her to become the spokesperson, so Qianxing bankrupted the company. If Li Nanjue were to eventually fall out with Zhan Jiayin, would Qianxing treat him with the same ruthlessness?

Qianxing would.

Li Nanjue smiled bitterly. He had never been more sure in his life. Ever since they met, Qianxing had treated him with hostility, thinking that he wasn’t worthy of Jiayin. In his heart, Jiayin was number one and Qianfei was number two. Qianxing pulled such a stunt without telling Nanjue and kept him in the dark.

Nanjue was exhausted from running around because of his son, and when he thought about Qianxing, he felt himself getting more and more tired.

Lately, he had been going to work early in the morning and coming back home late at night. He relentlessly toiled through the day. Jiayin became suspicious of what he was doing outside since he often carried the smell of alcohol.

Li Nanjue couldn’t help but be amused. He had been socializing and asking about Qianxing’s situation. He had to respect them and have a few drinks when necessary. But Qianfei wanted to keep this a secret from Jiayin so as not to worry her.

Everything was a mess. He was emotionally exhausted and losing weight at an alarming rate.

Qu Lian spent her days recovering from her injury, which saved her the trouble of going out to socialize. But as she watched her son’s condition worsen by the day, her dissatisfaction towards Zhan Jiayin grew and became a volcano that could erupt at any moment.

She felt she couldn’t just sit back and wait for death. She had to take action!

At any rate, Qu Lian had been the Madame of the Li family for years, and although she lost a lot in the previous fight with Zhan Jiayin and Qianfei, she still had enough people on hand. She quickly asked people to look for young, beautiful, and well-bred girls.

Qu Lian knew her son the best. He liked women who were weak on the outside but strong on the inside like Zhan Jiayin. So Qu Lian asked for the same type of girl.

Just in case, she also chose other types of beauties—the more, the merrier.

After dumping a large sum of money down the drain, several women were willing and stepped forward. After all, although Li Nanjue was over forty, he still maintained his body. Not only was he handsome, but he was charming, like a fine wine compared to a young lad. His social status and money made him even more desirable to women. Even though he was already married, there were countless people eager to be his mistress.

After Qu Lian spread rumors to the public, many people wanted to nominate themselves for the position.

Everyone wanted to be the next Zhan Jiayin — the next Madame Li.

In the eyes of the young girls who relied on their beauty, Zhan Jiayin wasn’t any better looking than them. They were younger and more coquettish. If she could do it, why couldn’t they? Even if they couldn’t become Madame Li, as long as they bore children, sooner or later, they could get a piece of the pie using their children.

Very quickly, Qu Lian picked out the right woman from the group. Everything was ready, and only one thing was out of place.

Naturally, Li Xiao noticed Qu Lian’s tricks. Having one ghost, Zhang Yan, wasn’t enough to serve as her eyes. So she quickly found more lonely ghosts to help her. Li Xiao usually burned some offerings for them, so that their souls wouldn’t scatter due to not eating. With their help, the issue with the lack of manpower was slightly alleviated.

Whether it was Qu Lian, Li Nanjue, or Zhan Jiayin, they all had ghosts watching over them. Li Qianfei was the only one without a ghost. After all, Li Qianfei’s physique naturally restrained ghosts, and it was easy for a ghost to become uneasy after staying around her for a long time.

Li Xiao also quite admired Qu Lian, who was swift in taking such drastic actions. Although Qu Lian had stirred up trouble before, Li Xiao originally thought that she would have to stir the pot some more. She hadn’t expected Qu Lian to make a move so quickly. From this, it could be seen that Qu Lian tolerance to Zhan Jiayin had worn thin.

In order to avoid having this fire burn her, Li Xiao didn’t continue to stay at Li’s house. She instead returned to the villa. When the time came for this matter to be exposed, it would be none of her business. The rest of the Li family had their own affairs, and they were in no mood to entertain Li Xiao. In particular, Li Qianfei was eager for her to leave quickly, lest she continued to stay and cause trouble.