Chapter 228: Estrangement
Pei Xingzhi said succinctly: "I instigated a secretary close to Lu Yibai to defect, and he told me all these things."
"...Ah?!" Xie Zhaoyuan was shocked. "You, you instigated Lu Yibai's secretary to rebel? How did you do it?"
Pei Xingzhi raised his eyebrows, his expression and tone were a little proud: "Just like how you instigated Shen Yanhui and Fu Yushu to rebel, you specifically attack their weaknesses."
Xie Zhaoyuan opened his eyes wide with curiosity: "What weakness did you find? Also, Lu Yibai seems to have three secretaries, which one did you turn against?"
Pei Xingzhi: "The youngest one, Zhao Siming."
"Ayuan, do you still remember the Fang Bo I once told you about?"
"I remember!" Xie Zhaoyuan nodded, "It was because he and Lu Yibai colluded to short the Pei Group's accounts that the Pei Group had no choice but to declare bankruptcy."
Pei Xingzhi lowered his eyes and looked at her: "That's right. After the Pei Group went bankrupt, Ye Ci and I have been asking people to look for him everywhere. And a month ago, our people finally found his whereabouts in Southeast Asia."
"He went to Southeast Asia to do business as a foreign Chinese, and was blocked by our people in the restroom of a casino. We used some tricks on him, and he confessed everything in a short time, and also handed over all the evidence of Lu Yibai's conspiracy against the Pei Group."
"Handed it all over?" Xie Zhaoyuan was a little unconvinced. "He is so cunning, how could he hand over such important evidence so readily?"
"Pei Xingzhi, don't let him fool you."
"He doesn't dare to lie to us." Pei Xingzhi touched Xie Zhaoyuan's hair, his eyes full of tenderness. "When he left Yuncheng, Lu Yibai gave him a large sum of money. He took the money and went to the United States first, and then to the United Kingdom and Germany. He stayed in those countries for nearly half a year, and he almost spent all the money Lu Yibai gave him."
"He had no money to cover the loss, so he took the evidence to ask Lu Yibai for some money. Lu Yibai didn't want to give it to him at first, but considering what he had in his hands, he asked someone to transfer the money to him."
"He returned to the United States with the money, vowing to do business, but within two months he had lost all the money Lu Yibai had given him. With nothing left in his pocket, he resorted to the same old trick and went to Lu Yibai to ask for money with the evidence."
"Lu Yibai gave it again?" Xie Zhaoyuan asked.
Pei Xingzhi curled his lips and sneered: "I gave it to you, but it was just money for your life."
"…What do you mean?" Xie Zhaoyuan didn't understand.
Pei Xingzhi was afraid that telling her would scare her, so he reached out and pressed her into his arms, using his warm and solid embrace to give her enough sense of security.
"Lu Yibai gave him another sum of money and also pointed him in the right direction. Lu Yibai told him that he had opened up new industries in Southeast Asia, but that he had not yet found the right people to look after them. If he didn't mind the remote location, he could go there and be a small manager to look after those industries for him temporarily."
"He was obsessed with money. When he heard that the industry was in Southeast Asia, he didn't feel scared at first, but fortunate. He was glad that the emperor was far away. If he became a manager there, he could make as much money as he wanted without Lu Yibai being around."
"And then?" Xie Zhaoyuan snuggled in Pei Xingzhi's arms, already vaguely guessing what would happen next.
Pei Xingzhi: "Then he abandoned his wife and children and came to Southeast Asia alone. The people arranged by Lu Yibai picked him up at the airport in Southeast Asia, took him to a hotel to rest, and then tricked him into going to the casino."
"According to Lu Yibai's plan, he was going to set up a trap to make Fang Bo lose all his money in the casino, and then have someone secretly kill him and frame the casino. But unfortunately, our people found Fang Bo before he lost all his money."
"Although he is very stupid, his IQ is still there. As soon as our people gave him a hint, he knew that Lu Yibai had already wanted to kill him. If he wants to get out of Southeast Asia alive, he can only give me the evidence in exchange for a chance to live."
"...So that's how it is." Although Xie Zhaoyuan didn't say that he was afraid, his hands unconsciously wrapped tightly around Pei Xingzhi's waist.
Pei Xingzhi hugged her tightly, and his voice suddenly became softer: "Fang Bo didn't hand over much evidence, so it might be difficult to convict Lu Yibai. So Ye Ci and I discussed it and decided to start with Zhao Siming."
"Zhao Siming is the latest one to join the company among the three secretaries, and he is also the one who participates the least in the calculations. If I want to report the Lu Group at that time, I can easily pick Zhao Siming out. This is a huge temptation for Zhao Siming."
"Zhao Siming's family is not well off. His mother almost risked her life to raise him from a small county town to Yuncheng. He finally made it here, and the person he least wanted to hurt was his mother. I used his mother as a threat, and it didn't take much effort for him to change sides."
"Ah..." Xie Zhaoyuan finally understood the whole story.
Pei Xingzhi: "Zhao Siming is his mother's only hope. If his mother heard about the bad things he did, she might not be able to live. So when Ye Ci and I found him and put the evidence given by Fang Bo in front of him, he instantly knew what to do."
"He's not a bad person by nature, he just followed the wrong person. He's happy to be asked to go undercover to make amends."
"Hmm..." Xie Zhaoyuan nodded and gave Pei Xingzhi a big thumbs up, "My husband is so smart!"
Pei Xingzhi smiled, lowered his head and kissed her hard on the lips: "I am so smart, all thanks to my wife's guidance. If it weren't for my wife constantly reminding me and working hard to make money to support my career, how could I have come this far?"
"Ayuan, it's you who saved Pei Xingzhi's life."
Xie Zhaoyuan raised his hands and put his arms around his neck, raising his chin proudly: "Then how is Pei Xingzhi going to thank me?"
Pei Xingzhi leaned over and pressed her down directly: "Pei Xingzhi will give you the rest of his life, okay? I'll give you my body, my money, and my studio. Everything I have will be given to you."
Xie Zhaoyuan: "So many?"
Pei Xingzhi raised his hand and gently stroked her face, shaking his head slowly: "Not much, I still think it's not enough."
Xie Zhaoyuan: "Then what else do you want to give me?"
Pei Xingzhi lowered his head and pressed his lips to hers, biting her gently as he said, "There are many things I want to give you, and I will help you unlock them slowly in the days to come. But for now, please accept me as a person."
Xie Zhaoyuan asked knowingly, "How do I collect it?"
Pei Xingzhi straightened his waist and nudged her: "What do you think?"
After saying that, he kissed Xie Zhaoyuan's lips passionately.
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