"Mr. Li Ye, please don't get so worked up. We came here today to solve problems, not to sling mud at each other."
Xiang Xiaobin could barely save face. He was somebody in his own right, and he was even seated at the head of the table today. He should have been controlling the room, yet Li Ye had smashed up his scene. It was utterly humiliating.
But Li Ye demanded sharply, "You still want to mediate for this kind of person? You still want to defend a robber who is selfish and self-serving, abandoned her country, sees nothing but her own interests, and helps overseas companies crush local enterprises?"
Xiang Xiaobin froze for a moment, then his temper flared. "I'm telling you, Li Ye, don't go throwing around such huge accusations. How has Lin Qiuyan abandoned the country? Isn't she working in the mainland now? Isn't she contributing to the mainland's development?"
Li Ye said with a laugh, "She works for an overseas company. She holds a Lighthouse passport."
"..."
Li Ye swept his gaze around the room and said with a faint laugh, "I remember very clearly the day Li Dayong broke up with Lin Qiuyan. My novel had already been published in Hong Kong then, and the royalties were calculated in foreign currency, so I had some foreign exchange on hand.
"Li Dayong came to me that day to borrow foreign exchange, saying he wanted to give it to his girlfriend for studying abroad. I gave him a thousand U.S. dollars, but after just one night, he ran all the way from your school to find me and returned the money."
"I asked Li Dayong why. Li Dayong said he had asked Lin Qiuyan a question, and she hadn't answered him directly. Do you know what he