Chapter 117 Uncle

Su Youling didn't answer his question. "What's wrong? Is your cousin's brain damage cured? Have you finished comforting your mother?"

Li Tingxi's face darkened. "Where are you?"

"Lingling, you forgot your medicine." Shi Yan suddenly appeared with the medicine, deliberately raising his voice as he spoke beside her, "Thank goodness you were here today, you really are my lucky girl..."

Su Youling glared at him, grabbed a bag of medicine, and was about to leave when Li Tingxi's icy voice came from the phone, seemingly deliberately raised: "I wasn't watching for a second, and you were having a secret rendezvous with your old flame behind my back?"

Su Youling was a little annoyed. "Li Tingxi, is your head also damaged?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Shi Yan chimed in, saying sarcastically, "Lingling, was the injury on your face inflicted by Li Tingxi? Because of what happened between us?"

"Su Youling, where are you!" Li Tingxi's voice turned completely cold.

Su Youling hung up the phone immediately and coldly threw the medicine all over Shi Yan. "Shi Yan, I kindly saved your grandfather, and this is how you repay me? Trying to sow discord between my husband and me?"

Shi Yan was stunned, and hurriedly explained, "Lingling, I didn't! I didn't! I just saw the handprint on your face and was really worried about you. Besides, what kind of husband and wife are you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Tingxi's tall figure, exuding a terrifying aura, strode over, grabbed Shi Yan and pulled him aside, staring at Su Youling with a gloomy expression. "Go back!"

Su Youling didn't intend to linger and turned to leave.

"Shi Yan, it seems you haven't learned your lesson from last time!" Li Tingxi looked at Shi Yan coldly. "If you dare to bother her again, I will make sure you have no place to stand in B City."

Shi Yan sneered, "If you could really protect her, you wouldn't have left that slap mark on her face. Li Tingxi, I know Lingling; she'll leave you sooner or later."

A fierce glint flashed in Li Tingxi's eyes. He quickly caught up with Su Youling, forcefully pulled her into his arms, and bit her lip.

It looked like a deliberate yet childish demonstration, which made Shi Yan's face turn ashen.

Su Youling angrily wiped her lips and suddenly kicked Li Tingxi, "You're all crazy! If you're sick, go get treatment, stop bothering me, okay?"

After hurling insults, he stormed off.

Only then did Li Tingxi notice the bandage on her arm, and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

In the blink of an eye, how did she hurt herself again?

...

No sooner had Su Youling left than Qin He called.

"President Su, it's done." Qin He's voice was filled with gratifying excitement. "Who would have thought that Manager Liu would be locked up in the factory's underground lounge by Zhao Fu? Luckily, you let me follow him, and that old fox revealed his true colors."

"How is Manager Liu?" Su Youling asked.

“He’s a bit dehydrated. Zhao Fu realized he was going to betray him, so he was quite ruthless. I’ve already driven him to the hospital.” After a pause, Qin He said, “Zhao Fu knows he’s been exposed and wants to see you.”

"I'll wait for him at the coffee shop near the hospital. Assistant Qin, I'll trouble you to take Manager Liu to the hospital." Su Youling thought for a moment, "Keep the news about Manager Liu under wraps and let him recover in the hospital first."

The art and ceramics culture still needs to undergo a complete transformation, and Manager Liu will be a very important part of it.

"Understood." Qin He understood instantly, inwardly admiring Su Youling's quick wit; she was truly a CEO-like figure.

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Many people had searched for Manager Liu in secret without success, but she only used some tricks to make that old fox Zhao Fu fall.

Not long after, Zhao Fu rushed to the coffee shop, looking somewhat disheveled. His meticulously styled hair was now messy and disheveled, and his expression was gloomy. He was no longer the annoying smiling fox he had been before.

"Chen Xiyue, you're something else!" He cursed through gritted teeth as soon as he sat down. "I've been a force to be reckoned with all my life, and I've actually fallen for a little brat like you."

Su Youling smiled slightly, looking quite pleased with herself. "You flatter me! If Mr. Zhao wants to have a serious talk with me, please address me as President Su."

"You two, are you trying to discard me after you've served your purpose?" Zhao Fu's face darkened. "Li Tingxi doesn't dare to come himself, so he sends a woman to humiliate me. He's a coward too."

Su Youling placed her phone on the table and said, "I recorded it!"

"You woman!" Zhao Fu's expression changed. The rationality he had lost in anger returned to his mind in an instant. Without thinking, he reached for the phone, only to find that there was nothing on the screen.

"You tricked me!" He was furious!

"I just wanted you to vent your anger and get your head back on track." Su Youling's smile faded. "Can we calm down and have a proper talk now?"

"What do you want? Why didn't you call the police?" Zhao Fu breathed heavily, his eyes filled with hatred and frustration.

Manager Liu had too much evidence against him. Now that the person was in Su Youling's hands, he had lost all his trump cards and there was no need for him to pretend to be a gentleman anymore.

But he really couldn't swallow his anger if Su Youling really managed to control him so easily.

“According to seniority, I should call you uncle, so why would I call the police?” Su Youling looked surprised. “If I really called the police and things got out of hand, Tingxi would lose face, the Li family would be ruined, and my mother-in-law would hold me responsible. Why would I do something so thankless?”

Hearing her say that, Zhao Fu's mind started to stir again.

It turns out that Li Tingxi wasn't so heartless after all; he still had to consider his mother's feelings to some extent.

That's why he and Shen Xiyue appeared at Yitao Culture under false identities, and he didn't show his face at all, but pushed Su Youling, who was using an alias, to the front to fight. In this way, he could take back Yitao Culture without being accused of betraying his own family.

Li Tingxi is indeed a master strategist!

Since they don't intend to push themselves to the brink, there's still room for discussion.

“Nephew’s wife, we are all family after all. I owe my success to the Li family, and I am grateful to them.” Zhao Fu immediately softened his tone. “It’s just that people with power are bound to make mistakes. I have indeed done some unethical things over the years. Fortunately, nephew’s wife, you are resourceful, capable, and kind-hearted.”

Su Youling smiled without saying a word, listening to his flattery.

"Your sweeping reforms have brought the factory line to life and given the company a fresh new look. Yitao will definitely get better and better." Zhao Fu gave a dry laugh. "I've already resigned, so there's no need for me to go back. Don't worry, I'll personally explain this to your mother-in-law and make sure she doesn't misunderstand you."

He looked at the handprint on Su Youling's face, a hint of schadenfreude flashing in his eyes, but he said apologetically, "I didn't expect her to hit you so hard today, making your face look like this! My sister is just a bit short-tempered. But thankfully, she listened to my advice."

The implication was that Su Youling should give him some face out of respect for Li's mother, otherwise none of them would have a good time.