Yi Hai urgently tugged at his boss's sleeve, "Big brother, contact that gentleman again and find out what's going on? We gave him so many treasures, but he won't pay us. How can this be..."
Boss Yi had a splitting headache and a vague sense of foreboding. They were too eager to turn their lives around, which is why they were fooled by this simplest of scams.
He took out his phone, but before he could even dial the number, a news article popped up.
—The Yi Group has announced a partnership with "Lofilo," and the successor will be announced soon!
Who will succeed the Yi family?
Lofilo?
Isn't that the conglomerate controlled by Chu Lin?
Seeing that Yi Laoda looked dazed, the two brothers went over to take a look and were immediately dumbfounded as well.
Silence spread through the air.
After a long silence, Yi Laosi finally spoke up, his voice dry: "So, Qilin and Chu Lin have joined forces?"
Yi Hai gritted his teeth in hatred: "Is this their scheme? Are we the mantis stalking the cicada, while Yi Qilin is the oriole behind?"
Boss Yi: "..."
The three brothers didn't realize what was happening until this moment.
Perhaps from the very beginning, they were being used, working hard all the way only to benefit others.
Nothing is more devastating than gaining something and then losing it.
They originally thought they could acquire billions in assets, return to their peak, trample all those who looked down on them, and even completely control the Yi family.
In the end, they tell you that it was all for nothing.
"Are we just supposed to swallow this bitter pill?" Yi Hai's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth in resentment, with veins bulging on his neck.
This time, no one spoke.
Time ticked by, and the three of them stood at the bank entrance, letting the cold wind blow, their hearts filled with desolation.
"Gentlemen." Just then, the bank manager approached. "Our tellers said you seem to have encountered a fraud case. Would you like us to help you call the police?"
Upon hearing this, Boss Yi's expression changed drastically, revealing his fierce nature. "It's none of your business."
The manager kindly inquired, but was met with an angry shout. He cursed the man's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind, but could only awkwardly apologize and leave immediately, feeling that staying even a second longer would be bad luck.
"Big brother..." Yi Lao Si cautiously observed his expression.
“Once the police are notified, our secret will be exposed. We may not be able to bring him down, but we will surely die!” Boss Yi is not stupid. Perhaps the other party also knows this, which is why he dares to be so unscrupulous and manipulate them at will.
In the end, the three brothers returned home dejectedly, but to their surprise, Yi Qilin took the initiative to come to their door, laughing heartily, "Dad, Uncle, Second Uncle, we really owe you all for what happened last night, otherwise I would not have been able to reach a cooperation agreement with Chu Lin!"
I will forever remember your great kindness, so from now on, as long as you are willing to work under me, I will certainly not treat you unfairly.
He spoke so grandly and eloquently that he nearly made the three brothers so angry they vomited blood.
That's shameless!
I have never seen such a shameless person in my life!
They stole all the cultural relics, but in the end, it paved the way for Yi Qilin to cooperate with Chu Lin.
No, that's not right!
Perhaps he had already secretly gotten involved with Chu Lin, which is why he had so much money to squander and why he was so fearless.
It's too late to regret it now.
But it's also true that I'm unwilling to accept it.
Yi Hai said with a ferocious expression, "We are your elders, and the fourth brother is your father. How dare you, a junior, ride on our heads and make us do things for you? Aren't you afraid that we will expose everything you've done?!"
"Go ahead and do it if you dare!" Yi Qilin's smile vanished instantly, his eyes turning sharp. "I'm giving you a chance, not asking for a favor or trying to curry favor with you."
"Providing you with a way to survive is already the greatest kindness I can show; don't be ungrateful."
So to put it bluntly, they have no right to act like elders in front of Yi Qilin. Instead, they have to be obsequious and live by Yi Qilin's whims from now on.
In an instant, the three of them turned pale and then purple, their hearts breaking with despair.
...
The triumphant Yi Qilin was about to take the final step. Soon, he would have complete control over the Yi family. So that night, he unusually indulged himself and summoned Liu Meiling back.
Liu Meiling was overjoyed and rushed into his arms as soon as they arrived at the base, crying out, "Qilin, Qilin..."
Yi Qilin smugly pulled her into his arms, then playfully hooked her chin and kissed her like a playboy.
Liu Meiling's cheeks flushed red, and she couldn't help but wrap her arms around his neck. Then, Yi Qilin carried her upstairs and coaxed her into bed.
Even after their passionate encounter, the scent lingered in the air for a long time.
Liu Meiling slumped limply in Yi Qilin's arms as if she had no bones, listening to him proudly recount the good things that had happened recently.
Hearing that he was about to become the true head of the Yi family, Liu Meiling was secretly delighted.
She felt that after so many years of silent dedication, her efforts were finally about to bear fruit.
Her cheeks flushed red, and she said sweetly, "Qilin, once you take over the Yi family, can you marry me?"
Upon hearing this, the room suddenly fell silent.
Liu Meiling paused for a moment, then looked up in confusion, only to meet Yi Qilin's gaze, which was filled with shock, disgust, and contempt.
The man seemed to think her idea was too far-fetched. "How could you possibly think you could marry me?"
Liu Meiling gasped inwardly, her eyes widening in disbelief.
She spoke in a trembling voice, "But... but all these years, I've worked so hard, hiding in the shadows, becoming the woman behind you, giving everything for you. Don't you feel any of that?"
At first, she had no illusions, but Yi Qilin saved her and gave her an unprecedented moment of warmth.
From that moment on, she silently made up her mind that she must become Yi Qilin's virtuous wife in the future.
She was a glamorous princess in her childhood, the happiest princess in the world, but later she experienced hardship. She always thought that she could marry into a wealthy family to get rid of all this.
She thought she and Yi Qilin were soulmates.
"So what? I paid for your debts, and you do things for me. Isn't that just the way it is?" Yi Qilin said matter-of-factly.
With red-rimmed eyes, Liu Meiling frantically asked, "Then, after we had sex, weren't you supposed to take responsibility for me?"
"Huh?" Yi Qilin seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, and used the cruelest words to bring her back to her senses. "What is your status? You are nothing but a lowly woman. And what is my status? It is your honor that I can sleep with you. Being your mistress is the greatest tolerance I have shown. A woman like you, whose family has fallen on hard times and who almost had to sell herself, is worthy of marrying me?"
Liu Meiling froze on the spot, as if struck by lightning.
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