For the sake of her own face, Ling Li obediently did not turn her head.

When she finally spoke, her voice was strained as she asked Hua Rong, "When did you find out?"

After saying that, his survival instinct kicked in, and remembering that he hadn't answered Hua Rong's question yet, he quickly added:

“We can’t stay in the sea anymore. People are throwing garbage into the sea, discharging wastewater, and overfishing… It was only because I had the Heart of the Ocean that I was able to bring my sisters ashore.”

After saying that, Ling Li felt like slapping herself to death.

How could she be so honest as to betray her own sisters?!

Hua Rong didn't pay attention to these things; they were none of her business anyway.

However, when the topic of the relationship between humans and the ocean came up, she couldn't help but frown.

In recent years, in order to develop, human beings have continuously engaged in industrialization.

Previously, it was only Western countries that started doing this, but now Eastern countries are starting as well.

There's nothing wrong with developing industry; after all, times must progress.

However, in developing industry, they forgot to maintain the ecological balance.

Every day, endangered species go extinct, and people seem to be neglecting the water resources that are related to them.

Not only the ocean, but even the rivers of my hometown, which are part of my daily life, have been poisoned.

It's not an exaggeration to say that the small ditches along the roads in those industrial cities are also filled with sewage.

In some severely polluted areas, the stench is truly unbearable wherever you go.

Vehicle exhaust, industrial waste gas, plastic waste... and the ocean is the biggest victim of all of these.

In order to save costs, some unscrupulous factories directly discharge industrial wastewater into the ocean, causing the death of marine life.

Tourists often leave plastic trash on the beach, which is then carried away by the sea and floats on the surface.

Some birds mistook it for food and ate it.

Countless seabirds die in this way every year.

“Take your sisters and go back to where you belong,” Hua Rong said directly.

Ling Li's face turned pale, and she almost knelt down before Hua Rong.

"No, the sea is just too unbearable. Those creatures that haven't developed sentience are alright, they're just sickly. But we mermaids who have developed sentience simply can't stand it. I'll never go against you again, I'll behave properly, please don't send me back to the sea!"

Hua Rong looked at Ling Li with a cold face, "Don't try to portray yourself as such a victim. How did you get this body? Do I need to remind you?!"

Ling Li was speechless upon hearing Hua Rong's words.

How else could it be done? Naturally, by killing the original owner and transforming into her appearance.

Her expression twisted into a ferocious grimace in an instant, making her look even uglier.

"Don't blame me! It's all your own doing. If I could stay in the sea, why would I be living in fear on your human territory?"

Hua Rong paused for a moment before saying, "So, I didn't take your life!"

Ling Li finally agreed, after all, she was no match for Hua Rong.

In her eyes now, Hua Rong is a genius descendant of a certain metaphysical family.

Even at her peak, she probably wouldn't be able to deal with that level of skill.

Of course, while she agreed, whether or not she actually did it wasn't up to Hua Rong to decide.

Hua Rong didn't care whether Ling Li would actually carry it out.

In any case, with her, there's only one chance.

After she left, Hua Rong woke Li Mingxiao up by kicking him.

As soon as Li Mingxiao woke up, he wanted to yell, but Hua Rong reacted quickly and slapped him twice across the face. "If you dare to yell, hehe..."

The threatening words were left unsaid, but they were enough to fill Li Mingxiao with fear.

"I advise you not to make a big deal out of this. You know what kind of mess you've made."

As she spoke, she simply lay comfortably on the sofa, playing with the pretty nails she had done a few days ago.

"Or perhaps our President Li has some peculiar hobbies, such as liking prison food?"

Upon hearing Hua Rong's words, Li Mingxiao's face immediately contorted in pain.

Moreover, given his current pathetic state, how could he, who had always been superior since childhood, bear this humiliation?

Without even looking where he was, he erupted!

He struggled to his feet, pointed at Hua Rong, and said, "I did nothing wrong! It's all your fault, you bitch! If it weren't for you, why would my dad be clamoring for a divorce from my mom? If he hadn't made a fuss about divorce, my mom wouldn't have committed suicide!"

Hua Rong was dumbfounded and quickly searched for the original owner's memories.

They discovered that the original owner did not commit such a heinous act in their memories.

That's true. Aside from the Yan family, she's a pure hedonist.

As long as I'm happy, I'm content. Why would I think about competing with other women for a man?

With her looks and appearance, she could just sleep with clean-cut young men every day.

Those who are married are all seasoned veterans, old hands.

Haha, it's too hard to chew!

"May I ask which fried dough stick my father is?"

Li Mingxiao was stunned when he heard Hua Rong's words, and then his expression became even more ferocious.

"My dad's name is Li Tianba!"

Hua Rong: "Uh, I don't know him!"

These words seemed to have touched a nerve with Li Mingxiao, who appeared to want to rush up and strangle Hua Rong.

But then, driven by a strong will to survive, he remembered something, took several steps back, and pointed at Hua Rong, saying:

"How could you not know him?! He was willing to die for you back then!"

Hua Rong scoffed coldly, her exquisite face suddenly appearing dazzlingly beautiful:

"What? So many people were willing to die for me back then, am I supposed to remember every single one of them? Oh, right, it wasn't just men and women who were willing to die for me!"

"What, is it a sin for me to be beautiful? Are you still living in a feudal society?! I'm beautiful, I was born to shine."

"Besides, I'm not some god, and I can't control every single moth, let alone your father who's just a mosquito."

"You don't blame the culprit, but instead blame me, and even hired someone to kill you! Do you really think that just because you're rich and powerful I can't deal with you?"

"I must have been really bored to come and listen to your rambling. If I had known it was such a ridiculous reason, do you think you would still have the honor of talking to me today?"

Without paying attention to Li Mingxiao's unpleasant expression, she called out to the outside, "Liu Qin, come in!"

Liu Qin was very obedient and pushed the door open and walked in.

Without even glancing at Li Mingxiao, he handed a document to Hua Rong.

Hua Rong slammed the document down in front of Li Mingxiao. "From this moment forward, I am the largest shareholder of this company! I hereby declare: President Li, you are out of office!"

Li Mingxiao stood there stunned for a long time before frantically picking up the documents from the ground.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? How could you be the largest shareholder? This must be a lie! This must be a lie!"

Hua Rong didn't waste any more words with him. She turned around, put on her high heels, and gracefully left.

As she passed by, the security guards obediently made way for her.

They had already witnessed his fighting prowess when he came up.