Li Ruobing! Are You Acting Cute with Me?
Welcome to "I'm Trapped in the Same Day for a Thousand Years," exclusively produced by Feilu Novel Network, narrated by Sang Ze Wang Xiaomo Lao He.
The siblings were stunned because Wu Chen and Li Maoren came out one after the other. It seemed like Li Maoren was personally seeing Wu Chen off, but it didn't quite seem like that. They weren't talking at the door or anything; they just came out together and went into the corridor.
It was difficult to tell what the two had talked about from their expressions, as everything seemed normal. Wu Chen always wore a habitual faint smile, relaxed, calm, and polite, but his face was expressionless, making it hard to sense any emotion. He was always like this, which was normal, but also the most abnormal thing.
The two talked for more than two hours, and both Li Ruobing Li Ruotai understood that their father, Li Maoren, was hostile to Wu Chen because he had become an obstacle to the marriage alliance between the Li Family and Ding Family.
Li Ruotai also knew that his father had previously received a letter stating that Wu Chen was his older sister's fake boyfriend.
If it's confirmed to be fake, this shouldn't be done.
If it is confirmed to be true, then this is even more inappropriate.
Dad, Sister, Father, come out!
Li Ruotai called out first, and Li Ruobing immediately took two steps forward, grabbed Wu Chen's hand, and asked with a glance, "Are you done talking?"
Wu Chen smiled and nodded, then glanced at Li Maoren and asked, "Uncle, where should we eat?"
You decide.
Li Maoren glanced at Wu Chen and replied, then looked at his son, Atai, and said, "Go ahead and look."
The siblings' expressions both turned sour again; they had agreed to have lunch together.
It's quite strange that the atmosphere between Wu Chen and Li Maoren is neither good nor bad, neither too close nor too distant.
One of them is Li Ruobing's boyfriend, and the other is Li Ruobing father. No matter what, it seems like this shouldn't be happening.
The siblings exchanged a glance.
Let's go to the Southern Nation Club then.
Li Ruotai said.
Become.
Li Maoren said something and then glanced at his watch.
Let's go eat.
When we took the elevator downstairs, an eerie silence remained inside.
Li Ruobing wanted to ask Wu Chen what was going on, and Li Ruotai also wanted to ask his father what was going on, but because Wu Chen and Li Maoren were both there, along with a group of bodyguards, they couldn't ask.
Upon arriving at the underground parking lot, Wu Chen and Li Maoren got into the back seat of the same car without exchanging any words, and both closed the doors.
This caused Li Ruobing, who wanted to pull Wu Chen into her car, and Li Ruotai, who wanted to ride in the same car as his father, to both stop with strange expressions.
The two walked to the side.
What happened?
Li Ruobing whispered, "How would I know?"
Li Ruotai was also dumbfounded; both of them were incredibly curious.
Let's go eat first.
Li Ruobing said something else in a low voice before walking towards her car.
More than 20 minutes later, it was already past 12 noon, and the group arrived at the Southern Nation Club.
This is a members-only high-end private Clubhouse that has only been open for a few years. It is located in an alley and is not open to the public. It is extremely confidential and only accepts a fixed number of guests for dining each day. Reservations must be made in advance.
Li Ruotai didn't need to make a reservation, because he was one of the behind-the-scenes owners of the Southern Nation Club.
The Private Dining Room on the top floor of the conference hall.
After everyone was seated, Li Ruotai called over the manager, tilted his head and whispered some instructions, then sent the manager away without ordering any food.
On the way here, Li Ruotai had already made arrangements by phone, calling the manager over. He just wanted to remind everyone that while this place serves private cuisine and is very unique, it's not really a place to eat good food. It's more of a social setting for business. No one was talking, the atmosphere was very awkward and impolite, and people seemed preoccupied. They would glance at Wu Chen, then drift off into thought, lost in their own world.
Li Ruobing winked at Li Ruota, "Dad, have some tea."
Li Ruota stood up, picked up the teapot and poured tea for Li Maoren, then poured tea for Wu Chen and Li Ruobing as well, saying that they would have to wait a while, and to drink tea first.
Li Maoren glanced at his son, his hand resting on the teacup, but he didn't pick it up.
Dad, what did you talk about?
After Li Ruotai sat down, he asked naturally.
Go away, don't ask Li Maoren any more questions, and don't even glance at Heng Lao's son.
What can't be said?
Li Ruobing immediately took the gun, clearly annoyed by her father's tone. She then touched Wu Chen's hand beside her and tilted her head, asking, "Honey, what did you think we talked about?"
The siblings had discussed it in the car, and they both understood that they probably wouldn't get the answer by asking them separately.
Li Ruobing couldn't ask her father; their relationship was bad, and they might end up arguing.
If you ask Wu Chen, Wu Chen 'll probably just say, "Guess."
Li Ruotai dared not ask any more questions. If his father asked one question and Li Maoren didn't answer, there was no need to ask again; he certainly wouldn't say anything.
So the siblings teamed up and rolled around on the dinner table one after the other.
Precisely because Wu Chen Li Maoren were both present, unless it was pre-arranged, one of them would definitely have to say something malicious.
Are you that curious?
Wu Chen glanced at Li Ruobing and smiled—guess what?
Li Ruobing understood, and Li Ruotai understood too. The two of them had indeed planned it, and they really didn't say anything.
Actually, it wasn't something they had planned beforehand. At the end of their conversation, That Li Man asked Wu Chen, "Does Bingbing know about what you've been saying?"
Wu Chen replied that he didn't know and didn't need to know.
After that, they didn't say much more. They didn't go into too much detail or make any explicit agreements, but they all understood that what Wu Chen said was far too significant. Li Maoren needed to verify the truth of what Wu Chen said. Before verifying the truth, there was no need to let Li Ruobing Li Ruotai know. Even if it was verified to be true, Li Jia needed time to make arrangements, and there was no need to say anything before launching a major operation.
This can be considered a form of protection.
Li Ruobing and Li Ruotai are only third-generation juniors of the Li Family, and it is far from the time for them to take over the core power of the Li Family. Therefore, unless they are needed to participate immediately, there is no need to let them know about major matters that affect the family's affairs. It is better for them to know less.
The atmosphere at lunch was rather somber. Apart from Wu Chen, who ate in a relaxed and casual manner, the three men surnamed Li all seemed off.
Li Maoren was preoccupied and often lost in thought, while Li Ruotai and Li Ruobing tried to get information out of him, but they couldn't get a single useful word out of him.
After dinner, Li Maoren and Li Ruotai returned to the Crown Entertainment Club together. The father and son would definitely have to talk about Li Ruotai's troubles again. Li Maoren would leave by plane in the afternoon, while Wu Chen and Li Ruobing went back to Huancai Fashion Company first. They said goodbye and parted ways after leaving the Southern Nation Club.
Don't you have anything to say on the way back?
Li Ruobin asked a question from inside the car.
No.
Wu Chen replied directly, then glanced at Li Ruobin and smiled.
Li Ruobing remained silent and didn't say a word to Wu Chen on the way back to the company because she was angry; she had already been angry during dinner.
He already had a bad relationship with his family, especially with his father. He felt that Wu Chen was one of his own, and the two of them had officially established their relationship today. It was clearly him and Wu Chen who were working together to fight against his father, but now, Wu Chen was actually teaming up with his father, keeping quiet about what they had talked about, as if he had become an outsider.
Li Ruobin felt he had been hurt.
Half an hour later, in the President's Office Illusion Fashion, Li Ruobing and Wu Chen entered one after the other.
Li Ruobing walked hurriedly, his face cold. He walked to the coffee table and put down his bag.
Wu Chen walked over, and Li Ruobing, who was about to sit down and put down her bag, suddenly turned around and shoved Wu Chen hard.
Wu Chen was pushed and sat down on the sofa chair. Li Ruobin followed, turned around and sat in Wu Chen's lap, wrapping his arms around Wu Chen's neck and pulling him close. He pursed his lips, stared at Wu Chen and said, "Tell me, Li Ruobing, are you being affectionate with me?"
Wu Chen smiled in surprise.
Wu Chen was joking; he knew Li Ruobing wasn't being coquettish, but Wu Chen's words reminded Li Ruobing of something.
After a moment of hesitation, Li Ruobing's expression shifted, revealing a look of unhappiness, grievance, and pleading as she swayed in Wu Chen's arms, begging, "Tell me, please tell me!"
He was really going all out; he would never do something like this directly. Even though they've established a relationship, he wouldn't do something so contrary to his personality unless he really wanted to know.
He had come to terms with it. He would first try to elicit the content of the conversation, and then skillfully manipulate Wu Chen with a mix of resistance and attraction. He was determined to take the initiative in this relationship.
No, please stop acting!
Don't you find it creepy?
I feel terrible.
Wu Chen's words are really infuriating.
Darling, darling, just tell us, please tell us.
Li Ruobing kept nagging Wu Chen; the more she said that, the more she did it.
Wu Chen remained silent, simply smiling as he looked at Li Ruobing.
Li Ruobing stopped, her face quickly turning cold, and said in a cold voice, "Say it or don't, it's up to you."
After saying that, she got up from Wu Chen's arms and walked quickly to her desk, looking extremely angry.
But before he reached his desk, he turned around and walked back quickly to the coffee table.
Bang!
Li Ruobing slammed her hand on the coffee table and coldly shouted at Wu Chen, "Wu Chen, I'm warning you, don't think I can't do anything to you just because you're like this!"
It seems like she's really angry. Are you a drama queen?
Wu Chen, in a tone that suggested Li Ruobing's acting was hilarious, was speaking in a way that suggested Li Ruobing was incredibly funny.
Li Ruobing raised her hand to her forehead, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then paced back and forth in front of the coffee table a few times.
Oh dear!
Wu Chen sighed as if he was suddenly feeling unwell. He put his feet up on the coffee table while sitting on the sofa, adopting a relaxed posture. Then he rubbed the back of his neck and shook his shoulders, as if he was feeling quite uncomfortable.
Li Ruobin stopped and glanced at Wu Chen, understanding what Wu Chen meant.
You're the one who's a drama queen.
Li Ruobing said coldly.
It's fat.
Wu Chen smiled and said that he hadn't been feeling well these past two days because Qin Ying was too clingy and had been quite a handful.
Could you be any more shameless?
Li Ruobing glanced sideways.
Hu Chi, do I have one?
Wu Chen countered with a question.
Are you teasing me again for being jealous?
Li Ruobing did not answer.
What else could he say? He had already lost the bet with Wu Chen that he couldn't be jealous.
Li Ruobing couldn't calm down, not just because of curiosity, but because this matter was too important to him; it was arguably the biggest event in his life at that moment.
You really can't tell me.
After a moment of silence, Li Ruobing asked Wu Chen.
It's not entirely impossible.
Wu Chen paused for a moment after laughing, then said, "Never mind, I won't tease you anymore. I gave your father Ding Ruilong's dirty secrets, very damaging ones, as well as some things about the Wei Family."
Li Ruobing's expression finally returned to normal. He thought for a moment and then asked Ding Ruilong for details.
Wu Chen, stop talking. Actually, in Wu Chen's opinion, there's nothing wrong with telling Li Ruobing about this. Li Ruobing rarely gets involved in family affairs; she's not like Li Ruotai.
Li Ruotai is truly capable of anything, having done things without prior approval on numerous occasions. He is competent, but there have also been times when he has caused trouble due to his own lapses in judgment.
Li Ruotai is not as composed as Li Maoren; he is still growing.
Wu Chen knew that Li Maoren would definitely not tell Li Ruotai what he mentioned, mainly because he was afraid that Li Ruotai would alert Li Ruobing, while Li Ruobing did not have that problem.
However, Wu Chen didn't tell Li Ruobing everything. He talked with Li Maoren for more than two hours, and most of the time was spent talking about the Wei Family.
Wu Chen provided Li Maoren with not just one, but many pieces of dirt on the Wei Family, involving several key figures in the Wei Family and implicating several other large families, including the Xie Family.
Wu Chen wanted to use the Li Family to bring down the Wei Family. He had no enmity with the Wei Family and they had no connection whatsoever, but the Wei Family was the main factor that led to the Wei Family's marriage alliance with the Ding Family.
The Ding Family and the Wei Family have a feud, and Li Jia and Wei Jia almost fought to the death back then. The current major crisis facing Li Ruotai is also caused by Wei Jia behind the scenes.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so it went smoothly for Li Jia and Ding Jia to get together.
Wu Chen's goal was to sever ties between Li Jia and Ding Jia. The cooperation they had built up over the past few years in various fields needed time to be planned before it could be broken off all at once, thus minimizing the losses.
Wu Chen also arranged for the Dong Family to join the Ding Family. If the bomb between the Dong Family and Ding Family explodes, a full-scale war will inevitably break out. In that case, the Li Family will have to join forces with the Dong Family. In other words, the Li Family will not only have to sever ties with the Ding Family, but may even become enemies. As the Li Family's number one enemy, it is hard to say whether the Wei Family will sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight, or temporarily put aside their hatred with the Ding Family and join forces to attack the Li Family.
After all, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. The pie is only so big, so whenever a major upheaval occurs that involves a reshuffling of major families, no one can stand aside. It's impossible to watch an enemy eliminate a rival and grow even larger while remaining indifferent; one must make a choice and participate.
Therefore, Wu Chen will definitely destroy the Ding Family, and he will also destroy the Wei Family.
However, Wu Chen didn't tell Li Ruobing anything about the Wei Family. He didn't even mention that naming the gun after the family was unnecessary.
In just a few minutes, Wu Chen explained the situation involving Ding Runlong, Dong Yantao, He Shiqin. He also mentioned Dong Yaoguang, but left the rest to Li Ruobing to guess.
In addition, Wu Chen did not mention that he had already contacted He Shiqin.
If this time bomb explodes, Dong Yaoguang will definitely kill Ding Ruilong.
Wu Chen concluded.
It turned out that Li Ruobin had been listening intently, and he understood everything.
He paused, then asked Wu Chen, " What if Wei Jia isn't here?"
Does what you said to my dad have anything to do with you?
Wu Chen interrupted, asking in return.
Li Ruobing was momentarily speechless, and then became very angry.
The reason Wu Chen told him only a part of the conversation, and not the majority, was because this small part was directly related to Li Ruobing. The connection was too great, so he definitely wanted to know. If he didn't tell her, it would affect their relationship and could even lead to an online crisis.
So Wu Chen teased Li Ruobing a bit and then said it; it's okay if he doesn't say anything else.
Although Li Ruobing was also extremely curious, she wouldn't pry like she had before, insisting on knowing the details. After all, it wasn't directly related to her mother's forced marriage; she could say whatever she wanted.
Li Ruobing didn't press the matter further. After saying that, she turned and walked towards the small lounge.
She needed to change into her business attire.
"Wu Chen, come here for a moment."
Li Ruobing called out to Wu Chen from the small lounge.
"Hmm, "Wu Chen glanced at Zheng Fan's phone.
What's wrong?
As he spoke, Wu Chen stood up and walked towards the small lounge.
The door to the lounge was ajar. Wu Chen went over and pushed it open, then frowned.
Li Ruobing lay on his side with a smile on his face. As he gently called out to Wu Chen, he patted the empty space in front of him.
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