Chapter 716 A Huge Loss of Face

Upon hearing this, Mi Cheng was completely relieved.

After dinner, Le Qing clung to Mi Cheng, pretending to be a cute little boy. His innocent and adorable appearance was so endearing that Mi Cheng couldn't resist. In the end, she actually stayed with him until he fell asleep, telling him fairy tales before leaving on her own.

As soon as she came out, she saw Su Youling slumped on the sofa in a bathrobe, her languid and powerless appearance resembling a mermaid in a daze, exuding a captivating spring-like charm.

Seeing the suggestive marks on her neck, Mi Cheng blushed and coughed lightly, "Mrs. Li, aren't you asleep yet, it's so late?"

“Li Tingxi went to the company to work overtime in the middle of the night, and I was woken up by the noise and couldn’t fall back asleep. I’ve been so busy with work lately that I’m starting to have a nervous breakdown.” Su Youling yawned lazily and sat up with difficulty to thank him, “Thanks to your suggestion, that ring was finally taken off. Otherwise, I don’t know what kind of crazy Li Tingxi would have done.”

Seeing her rarely show such a girlish and coquettish side, Mi Cheng couldn't help but say enviously, "Mr. Li looks serious and aloof, keeping people at arm's length, but he's really different in front of you and the children. He's like a completely different person."

She smoothed her hair shyly, "To be honest, if you and the three children weren't around, I really wouldn't dare to get close to Mr. Li. His aura is too strong, it makes me feel immense pressure."

"That's just how he is, don't be afraid, you'll get used to it." Su Youling poured her a glass of water with a smile, then looked thoughtfully at the guest room and started talking about the funny story of how she first met Le Qing and brought him home. Sure enough, it piqued Mi Cheng's interest. "I don't know why, but I feel a strong connection with this kid, like I've met him in a past life. He's so kind to me."

Su Youling curled her lips and said thoughtfully, "Le Qing is also a pitiful child who has been without a mother since childhood. Maybe you two are destined to meet."

Mi Cheng forced a smile, but the memory of those bad times diminished her smile: "Where would I get that kind of luck? All I've ever wanted in my life is to make money. When I get old, I'll find the best nursing home, play chess, chat, and take walks with a bunch of old men and women. I've never thought about getting married and having children."

She paused, then thought of the seemingly aloof and stubborn little girl at home who was actually starved for love, and couldn't help but smile: "However, my mother actually adopted a daughter for me. She's mixed-race, just like Le Qing, and she's very beautiful. Although we haven't spent much time together, we felt very close when we met. Maybe I'm just a child-friendly person at heart."

“Of course, when fate brings you together, nothing can stop it.” Su Youling smiled and casually picked up the ring. “Dr. Mi, you’re a professional, can you tell what’s going on with this ring? Why can’t you take it off once you put it on?”

She glanced at Mi Cheng's fingers; they were slender, beautiful, and fair, with smooth joint lines and very steady fingers—the kind of fingers perfectly suited for studying medicine.

In contrast, although my fingers are long and fair, the knuckles are somewhat thick due to my occupation, resulting in a distinctive finger shape with clearly defined knuckles.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for both of them to be unable to remove the ring.

Ultimately, the reason must lie with the ring itself.

Mi Cheng nodded seriously: "I'm also curious about what's so magical about this ring. Why can it change size according to a person's finger? The material is obviously ancient, but the design is very intelligent. It's really puzzling."

"Tomorrow, I'll ask Yue Qing if it's convenient for him to..."

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"Lend me the ring so I can study it. I want to see what's so special about it." She paused, then looked at Su Youling somewhat shyly and whispered, "Mrs. Li, I asked you to help with an experiment..."

Su Youling blushed slightly as many inappropriate images flashed through her mind.

But thinking that she was also very curious about the ring's magic, she could only brazenly take out a half-damp towel, shove it into Mi Cheng's hand, and pretend to be calm, saying, "As you said, I prepared a towel in advance, it's all fresh sweat... cough cough cough... I don't know if your experimental data is enough, there's no more."

Mi Cheng touched it; it was damp to the touch. She immediately opened her mouth in shock and nodded repeatedly: "That's enough, that's more than enough!"

She hesitated for a moment, then patted Su Youling, who was slumped on the sofa, with a pained expression, and whispered, "Mrs. Li, you've really worked hard."

After saying that, Mi Cheng quickly grabbed the towel and ran back to her room.

It took Su Youling a while to come to her senses. She looked in the direction she left, both amused and exasperated. She touched her cheek and found it was incredibly red.

well.

This is incredibly embarrassing!

The nights in City A are dry, cold, and desolate. Only the ever-burning neon lights in the city bear witness to the liveliness and hustle and bustle of the night, burning the lives of night travelers and illuminating their way forward.

Li Group.

It was the middle of the night, and the conference room was packed with people.

Senior management and powerful directors rushed to the scene, some without even having time to put on their clothes properly.

"What happened? What's wrong? Why did you call us all over in such a hurry?"

"Mr. Li, what kind of storms haven't you weathered? Why are you making such a fuss in the middle of the night? Could it be that the company has been hacked?"

"No way, ever since that incident, didn't President Li recruit the world's number one hacker as his behind-the-scenes mentor? I heard that the tech department is now excitedly learning from the big shot online every day."

Seeing the crowd discussing amongst themselves, Li Tingxi kept his head down, staring at the fluctuating data on the computer screen, his eyes sharp and gloomy.

After a moment, Qin He finished reading the documents in his hand, glanced at Li Tingxi's furrowed brows, raised his hand and tapped on the long desk, saying calmly, "Everyone, please be quiet!"

Now, he is the vice president of the Li Group, second only to the directors, and even has more executive power than many shareholders who only hold shares but do nothing.

Therefore, upon hearing his commotion, everyone immediately shut their mouths and looked over curiously: "Vice President Qin, what exactly happened?"

Snap!

Li Tingxi closed his laptop, turned on the multimedia projector, and a highly volatile line graph appeared on the big screen: "This is the graph showing the fluctuation of project losses from more than 30 branches at home and abroad over the past two days, as compiled by Qin He."

Everyone was shocked!

"Did all these branch offices experience significant project losses in just two days?"

"How is this possible?"

"Why hasn't any news reached headquarters?"

"The Li family's status in City A is currently at its zenith; who wouldn't dare to provoke them?"

"Even if they had the guts, they don't have the strength. Who's got a death wish to provoke us so blatantly?"