Chapter 268: Self-destruction flaw
"...Won't it delay me?"
Lu Yibai's light words and disdainful tone really scared Zhao Siming.
Zhao Siming looked at him in disbelief and said in a trembling voice: "Boss Lu, this is going to jail!"
"I know." Lu Yibai glanced at him lightly, took two steps back and sat in the chair behind him.
"It's just going to jail, what's the big deal?" He looked up at Zhao Siming, but the contempt in his eyes made Zhao Siming feel that he was the one being looked up to.
"Going to jail is not like being shot. You can be released in one piece after a few years. There's no need to make such a fuss."
"No... Mr. Lu, is this a big deal?" Zhao Siming was almost scared silly by Lu Yibai, "This is going to jail! Once I go in, my life will be ruined!"
"It can't be destroyed." Lu Yibai didn't take his panic seriously at all. "Don't worry, I will still take you after you get out of jail. After all, you took the blame for me, and I won't let you suffer too much in there."
"Besides, didn't I give you a check?" Lu Yibai smiled gently and kindly, "Five million to buy you a few years in prison. You didn't lose anything."
"...Mr. Lu!" Zhao Siming clenched his fists. The anger in his heart was aroused to the peak by Lu Yibai's condescending charity. But considering that Lu Yibai was still his boss, no matter how angry he was, he did not completely break off relations with Lu Yibai.
"I don't want to make this deal with you. I don't want the five million, and I won't take the blame for you and go to jail!"
"Not?" Lu Yibai raised one eyebrow nonchalantly, and said with a half-smile: "If you don't replace me, then I can only tell your mother everything you have done over the years."
Zhao Siming: "You——"
"Your mother has worked so hard to get you to where you are today." Lu Yibai interrupted him and continued, "She is so proud of you that she tells everyone that she has raised a very promising son. You don't want her to know that her son has done so many dirty things outside, do you?"
The matter had been made clear, and Lu Yibai did not care at all about the little affection between them as master and servant.
Zhao Siming glared at him with red eyes, unwilling to continue to be tactful.
"Boss Lu, which of those dirty things did I not do for you?"
"So." Lu Yibai smiled and blinked, "We have been in the same boat for a long time. What I did was dirty, and so were you. There is no need for us to criticize each other."
“……” Zhao Siming was shocked by his shamelessness.
He went on to say, "As long as you promise to take the blame for me, I will keep these dirty deeds secret for you."
"I've asked a lawyer. If you're convicted of defamation, you'll be sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison. Five years isn't a long time, and I can make up a reason to cover it up for you. You don't have to worry about your mom and your girlfriend finding out about your imprisonment, and you don't have to worry about your girlfriend running away."
"As long as you are willing, I can give you another sum of money and let you go back and marry your girlfriend right now."
"Get married and then go to jail immediately?" Zhao Siming forced a bitter smile.
Lu Yibai: "Only five years. If you behave well in there, you can be out in less than five years."
As he spoke, Lu Yibai suddenly emphasized, "Zhao Siming, five million is enough to buy five years of your time. Where can you find such a good deal?"
“…”
Zhao Siming gritted his teeth and breathed rapidly.
He didn't want to argue with Lu Yibai about this anymore, because Lu Yibai had already made the decision and he had no right to refuse.
He just wanted to ask one last question.
"Boss Lu, why me?"
Why not Chen Zheng or Li Su? They are both his secretaries, so why is it Zhao Siming who has to take the blame!
"Because you are the most suitable one." Lu Yibai said frankly, "Chen Zheng and Li Su have been with me for almost ten years. They know too many of my secrets. I can't send them to jail. And at a time like this, I also need them to stay by my side and help me."
Zhao Siming: "So I was abandoned?"
Lu Yibai shook his head: "I didn't abandon you. After you come out of jail, you will still be my personal secretary."
“……” Zhao Siming nodded and said nothing more.
Lu Yibai has made up his mind. No matter how much he says, it will all be nonsense. It would be better for him to just shut up and act dumb.
Lu Yibai stood up from his chair and walked him to the door considerately: "Your wedding leave starts today. Xiao Zhao, go home and prepare for your wedding with peace of mind. I will arrange for someone to help you."
“…”
Zhao Siming ignored him and walked away with the check.
When he walked to the elevator door, he almost bumped into Chen Zheng who was coming out.
"Ouch--"
Chen Zheng held onto Zhao Siming's shoulders and pulled him aside: "What's wrong, Xiao Zhao? Why don't you pay attention when you walk?"
Zhao Siming lowered his eyes woodenly, neither looking at him nor paying any attention to him.
"...Xiao Zhao?" He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Zhao Siming's eyes. Zhao Siming pushed his hand away impatiently and walked straight into the elevator.
"Tsk..." He turned his head and looked at Zhao Siming's leaving figure, frowning in confusion, "Why is he still ignoring me..."
"bite--"
The elevator door closed slowly and descended steadily downstairs.
"Eh..." Chen Zheng sighed helplessly, holding the tablet in his hand and strode towards Lu Yibai's office.
When he came out half an hour later, his expression was almost the same as Zhao Siming's.
"What are you doing?" Li Su was just about to deliver something to Lu Yibai's office. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw Chen Zheng leaning against the wall in a daze.
Chen Zheng shook his head and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Xiao Zhao was arranged by Mr. Lu to take the blame."
"...What?" Li Su didn't understand.
Chen Zheng raised his hands and rubbed his face vigorously, then told Li Su everything Lu Yibai had told him.
After hearing this, Li Su's face changed instantly.
"Why is it Xiao Zhao?"
Chen Zheng: "It can only be Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao arrived late and doesn't know as much as the two of us. Only by letting him take the blame can President Lu be safe."
"What does Xiao Zhao say?" Li Su leaned next to him.
He whispered, "What else can I say? Does Xiao Zhao have the right to refuse?"
"..." Li Su was suddenly speechless.
Chen Zheng looked up at the cold ceiling and asked in confusion: "Li Su, Xiao Zhao took the blame today, so will it be us tomorrow?"
Li Su didn't dare to say it.
An hour later, the news that Zhao Siming wanted to let Lu Yibai take the blame reached Pei Xingzhi's ears.
"Boss Pei, you are right. He really has abandoned me."
Zhao Siming's voice sounded depressed.
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