The next day

"You're here?" Zhao Shenliang sat in the tea room, slowly brewing tea and pouring a cup for the male protagonist. He showed no trace of yesterday's anger; his face was as if he were wearing a mask, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"You're here early, aren't you?" The male protagonist looked at the man in front of him, who remained calm as ever, and said coldly, feeling annoyed.

"Speak, what is your purpose?" Zhao Shenliang said calmly. After all, he had decades of experience. Yesterday's events were sudden and his emotions were exposed, but today he was able to maintain his composure.

"Open it and take a look." The male protagonist pushed a document in front of Zhao Shenliang.

"What do you want to do?" Zhao Shenliang opened the file and saw that it described his past with Bai Fang, his extramarital affair, the birth of an illegitimate child, and even intimate photos of him and Bai Fang... Although he had prepared himself mentally, his face still darkened.

"I'm sure you've guessed who I am. If you don't want to be discovered, give me fifty million!"

"You! I don't have that many! Don't go too far!" Zhao Shenliang looked at his son, whom he had never seen before, his face flashing with anger.

"You don't, but your wife does. You don't want your wife to find out you cheated on your wife and leave you with nothing, do you? Are you willing to give up your life of wealth and luxury?"

"I can't guarantee this document won't appear in front of her until I see the money."

“Ten million, that’s the most I can come up with.” Zhao Shenliang’s face was ashen.

"Trying to fob off a beggar? Not a penny less than five thousand five hundred!" The male protagonist curled his lips, picked up his teacup, moistened his throat, and said with confidence.

Zhao Shenliang had no choice but to pay the five thousand five hundred, as long as he didn't want to leave his current comfortable life and be kicked out of the house.

"Haha, you want my money? Dream on! I won't give you a single cent!" Zhao Shenliang's previously dark face suddenly broke into a low chuckle, a sarcastic expression appearing on his face.

"You! You'll regret this!" The male protagonist's relaxed expression turned cold and stern. He hadn't expected the man to refuse to compromise. Was he really not afraid of being kicked out? Taken aback and out of control, the voice was icy.

After speaking, the male protagonist stood up, ready to leave, but suddenly found his vision blurring and his head spinning.

"What did you do?" The male protagonist steadied himself by bracing himself on the table with one hand, while clutching his head with the other, and said angrily. Looking at the tea he had just drunk, he realized he'd been tricked!

"You drugged me! You deserve to die!"

"You think you can get away unscathed after threatening me?"

"You can't ruin my life now, not even if it's my own son! Especially someone I've never met before!" Zhao Shenliang said coldly to the male protagonist.

"Don't blame me, it's your fault for threatening me the moment you show up. I hate being threatened! Blame it on you for appearing in front of me of all times."

"I...I won't let you get away with this!" "Bang!" The male protagonist collapsed to the ground, unable to withstand the effects of the drug.

Zhao Shenliang watched the male protagonist fall, his eyes deepening.

Hearing the noise, the "boss" pushed open the door and two bodyguards came in.

"Hand him over to General Manager Li," Zhao Shenliang coldly ordered, his face expressionless.

"Okay, boss."

After the person was taken away, Zhao Shenliang took out his phone, found President Li's number, and dialed it.

"Sister Qin, I've sent the person over to you. What about the project we agreed on before?"

"Sure, I'll have someone talk to you." A lazy, nonchalant voice came from the phone.

"Okay, Sister Qin, I won't bother you anymore," Zhao Shenliang said ingratiatingly.

Blame it on you for insisting on showing up in front of me and threatening me with what happened before! I've finally climbed to where I am now, and anyone who tries to ruin it, don't blame me for being ruthless!

I didn't want to use my son for personal gain, but he has leverage over me. If he simply wants some money, what's wrong with giving it to him?

They're so clever, thinking they can do whatever they want with my weakness? At least their face is still somewhat useful, let's make use of it!

Zhao Shenliang sneered, "I don't lack sons, just an illegitimate child! However, given his current impoverished state, going to Sister Qin's place is a good option!"

Sister Qin is quite a character. Her name is Li Qin. I heard that she comes from a small county town. Her family is very patriarchal. When Li Qin was seventeen, they wanted to marry her off in exchange for a dowry.

However, Li Qin was not one to passively accept her fate. She took the initiative and married the sickly son of a wealthy family in the county town, keeping the dowry in her own hands. Her parents dared not object.

After losing her elderly parents-in-law and sickly husband, she had all the family's wealth in her hands, and no relatives came to take it away. Later, through an introduction, she married the director of the county public security bureau, bringing with her the family fortune.

Later, as her husband was promoted, he came to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, where he stayed for two years and established himself in the city. Unfortunately, he was killed in a head-on collision with an oncoming truck on his way to work.

Li Qin became a widow again. After inheriting her second husband's estate, she used the money to start a business thanks to her husband's connections. Without anyone causing trouble, she made some money and then met her third husband.

Thanks to her third husband, who built a successful business from scratch, she became a wealthy housewife. However, her third husband later fell down the stairs and died despite attempts to save him at the hospital.

Li Qin became a widow again, and of course inherited her third husband's property.

Strangely enough, the husbands Li Qin married were either physically weak or had deceased parents and few relatives...

Because she had lost three husbands, she was privately known as the Black Widow, and no one dared to pursue a relationship with Li Qin anymore. Of course, this was understandable, as Li Qin was now rich and powerful and no longer thought about marriage. She had secretly bought a villa to support several male lovers!

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