Chapter 527 Maintaining an Appropriate Distance with the Opposite Sex
Yangyang was a little embarrassed by Li Tingxi's intimate touch. Her little face turned red as she looked at him earnestly, her big eyes filled with concern. "Uncle Li, don't be angry because you can't catch the bad guys. I'll help you."
Li Tingxi was stunned for a moment, unsure whether it was because he hadn't controlled his emotions well or because Yangyang was too sensitive, but either way, it made him feel uneasy.
He clearly doesn't want the children to be affected by the complicated emotional entanglements between adults, yet he seems to be doing a terrible job of it. Does this mean that the problem lies with him?
He sighed inwardly, but smiled and replied to Yangyang with a "yes".
Su Youling returned half an hour later.
Li Tingxi sat in the living room playing with the three children's Lego, watching her hug and kiss each of them, but ignoring him, and his heart ached more and more.
No, he's a grown man sitting right here, and she really didn't see him at all?
Just as Li Tingxi was about to freeze into an ice sculpture, Su Youling finally glanced at him.
Li Tingxi immediately sat up straight, his whole body and even his face tense, and met her gaze with a blank expression.
Su Youling looked at the man in front of her, who was clearly still angry. His face practically screamed, "I need an explanation."
During this time, she also discovered that with Li Tingxi's unpredictable temper, she had to be gentle with him. So even though she still had work to do, she still pointed downstairs with her chin to Li Tingxi, indicating that they should go upstairs to talk alone.
Li Tingxi wanted to put on airs, but seeing her back already upstairs, his face darkened, and he immediately got up and followed her.
Yangyang, Xingxing, and Yueyue were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Did Uncle Li and Mom have a fight?"
Xingxing carefully recalled the situation between the two of them just now, her eyes darting to Yangyang's little face, and she analyzed seriously, "I think it must be Mom who made Uncle Li angry."
Yueyue immediately retorted, "Then it must be Uncle Li's own problem, Mom is not at fault."
"..." Under the watchful eyes of Yueyue, who had completely transformed into their own mother and staunchly defended the Party, Yangyang and Xingxing nodded somewhat reluctantly.
"You're right, how could Mom be wrong?"
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Li Tingxi followed Su Youling upstairs to the second floor, entered the study with her, and closed the door behind them.
He was ready to listen to Su Youling's explanation, but in fact, no explanation was needed. He would have been pleased even if she had said some gentle words to appease him.
However, after Su Youling sat down in her office chair, opened her computer, and finished receiving the email from Wen Xi, she gave him a quick glance and said succinctly, "The person in charge of the brand this time, Feng Anhuai, was my deputy in the Strange Kingdom. We haven't been in touch for a long time. When you came in, we were just talking about business."
That's it? Is that her explanation?
Do two people need to stand so close when discussing business? Besides, he's not blind; he can tell from the man's eyes that he likes a woman!
Li Tingxi let out a heavy breath, barely able to suppress the burning anger in his chest.
Su Youling, however, felt she had explained things clearly. She turned her gaze back to the computer screen, her hands still typing, and couldn't help but add, "Isn't it rare to deal with the opposite sex while discussing work?"
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Is this a common occurrence? Don't you have any members of the opposite sex at your private social gatherings?
Li Tingxi was so angry at her exaggerated words that his temples throbbed, and he felt extremely uncomfortable with a breath stuck in his throat.
"Do you dare say that Feng Anhuai doesn't have any other thoughts about you besides work? Su Youling, the premise of not letting people misunderstand is that you have to know how to keep an appropriate distance from the opposite sex who clings to you like a gluttonous dog."
He coldly uttered this sentence, fearing that staying even a second longer would infuriate Su Youling, and immediately left the study.
Su Youling paused for a moment, her typing slowing down as she couldn't fully concentrate on her work for a while because of Li Tingxi's resentful words.
She tried hard to recall the scene when Li Tingxi barged into the club just now.
She and Feng Anhuai didn't have any inappropriate contact, right? Why is he so angry?
Hesitating whether to chase after Li Tingxi and confront him, Wen Xi called again, discussing in detail the background information she had gathered about the Ye Group.
She quickly put Li Tingxi out of her mind.
Although Li Tingxi was angry after leaving, he immediately began to investigate the kidnapping.
With Yangyang's fingerprints and the AI-generated face, finding the identity of the other kidnapper in China is just a matter of time.
Qin He acted quickly, handing over the information he had gathered to Li Tingxi for review. "President Li, this person has been hiding somewhere for so long without our people finding a trace of him. But today, our people found his flight information for returning to China. I've already had him intercepted at the airport, and he should be on his way back now."
Li Tingxi's gaze swept across the documents, skimming over useless information. The moment he caught a line of text, he applied slight pressure, and the paper instantly became crumpled. A sharp, dark light appeared in his eyes.
Qin He cautiously tried to guess his thoughts and tentatively asked, "Mr. Li, should I have someone investigate the person in charge of the brand that you and your wife are currently discussing cooperation with?"
Li Tingxi closed his eyes briefly, suppressing the turmoil in his heart caused by a crucial piece of information mentioned in the documents. When he opened his eyes again, he glanced at him indifferently and said, "There's no need for that."
He had suffered too many losses, but Xia Zhiying's previous advice helped him ease the tension between himself and Su Youling after trying it.
So even though he was jealous and angry that Su Youling had allowed a man who clearly had romantic feelings for her to get close to her, he still wanted to hear her confess in person, rather than being brushed off with a perfunctory attitude.
He has the patience to wait.
A hint of surprise flashed in Qin He's eyes, followed by a subtle excitement and relief.
Has the boss, who used to be so quick to explode whenever his wife was involved, suddenly changed his ways? This is absolutely fantastic news!
"Understood, Mr. Li. I'll go and find out where the person has been taken. You can interrogate them personally once they've been delivered."
Li Tingxi didn't miss Qin He's relieved expression, but after he left, he couldn't help but frown.
He's not a real tyrant. Even if he investigates that guy surnamed Feng, it won't amount to anything.
However… thinking about what he had done to Su Youling in the past, his expression couldn’t help but stiffen for a moment.
He couldn't deny it against his conscience; he really was capable of doing something so ruthless to Feng Anhuai.
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