novellhall Chapter 56 The Killing Intent Reaches its Peak
Chapter 56 The Killing Intent Reaches its Peak
Zhou Wenqiong took the initiative to open the door.
Inside the room, Liu Qianqian was nestled in Zhou Xiaobai's arms, sobbing.
Zhou Xiaobai remained silent—it was already quite kind of him to be able to hug me like this. I hadn't even settled the score with you for slandering me yet, and you still expected me to comfort you? Dream on.
Liu Xiaoli sat back on the sofa and started cracking sunflower seeds, making a constant "crunch" sound, clearly venting her pent-up anger on the seeds.
"Happy New Year, cousin! Qianqian, your uncle is here." Zhou Wenqiong opened the door and saw her cousin Liu Daqiang, but she was even more surprised to see Boss Chen following behind.
Mr. Chen is lean and capable; he is a businessman who hails from Jiangcheng.
He started his business in foreign trade, then moved to real estate in Hainan, and now has settled down in Beijing.
Zhou Wenqiong was very puzzled. Why was Boss Chen coming to her door?
But upon catching a glimpse of the way Boss Chen was looking at his cousin, he immediately understood—while Liu Xiaoli might not be considered a beauty that could topple kingdoms, she was definitely one of the most attractive women in Jiangcheng.
From childhood to adulthood, she has never lacked men who fawn over her, and this trend only intensified after she got married, with Boss Chen being one of them.
This guy even considered taking advantage of me back then.
My cousin has always been dismissive of such people, but the dance profession inevitably involves contact with the opposite sex, and the gossip eventually became a rift between the couple. In the end, the An family found this excuse to cause trouble, and a perfectly good family fell apart.
My cousin got divorced, and then Boss Chen showed up at her door. Could it be...?
Thinking of this, she looked at her cousin, her expression a little cold.
As soon as Liu Daqiang entered the door, he saw his niece nestled pitifully in the arms of a strange little boy.
He asked in surprise, "What's wrong with Qianqian? Your Uncle Chen has come to see you." Then he turned to Zhou Wenqiong, his gaze falling on Zhou Xiaobai, and asked inquiringly, "Wenqiong, who is this child...?"
Liu Daqiang was not present on the day Zhou Xiaobai was reunited with her family, but given the child's appearance and her relationship with Qianqian, he roughly knew who she was.
"Xiaobai, call him Big Cousin, call him Uncle Chen." Zhou Wenqiong nudged Zhou Xiaobai, without a smile.
"Hello, cousin. Hello, Uncle Chen." Zhou Xiaobai was very polite, but he couldn't be too formal, as Liu Qianqian was still clinging to him.
Liu Daqiang was in charge of commercial loans at a bank, while Boss Chen was a real estate developer. Their interests were intertwined, so their relationship was naturally close.
Looking at Boss Chen's face, Zhou Xiaobai felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"Qianqian, this is a gift for you, a new schoolbag." Boss Chen smiled as he looked at Liu Qianqian, who was sobbing in Zhou Xiaobai's arms.
A good child should be polite, but while she was polite, her body language was anything but. She remained huddled up, listlessly saying, "Thank you, Uncle Chen."
"Here, this is a red envelope." Boss Chen took out a large red envelope from his pocket, then thought for a moment and took out another one. "Xiao Bai, this is yours."
Liu Qianqian's eyes lit up. She exchanged a glance with Zhou Xiaobai, then looked at her silent mother, her mind racing—So what if she got beaten? So what if she stole my red envelope? I got another one now, didn't I?
She reached out and took them, two at a time. Xiao Bai's was hers, it didn't matter who took it.
Boss Chen was taken aback and looked at Zhou Xiaobai, who was in silent mode.
Liu Xiaoli and Zhou Wenqiong were taken aback by her behavior and burst out laughing.
That smile was like a spring flower in bloom, and Boss Chen was dazzled.
As if given instructions, Liu Qianqian hurriedly stuffed the red envelope into her bosom.
Only Zhou Xiaobai remained silent.
Liu Xiaoli and Boss Chen were acquaintances. After tea was served, the adults started chatting.
Mr. Chen is a businessman, and Liu Daqiang is in finance; you can't exactly drag them into talking about dancing.
But Liu Xiaoli was wrong. Boss Chen really did come to her door today for this very reason.
Before even getting to the main topic, we inevitably started by talking about business.
Mr. Chen began to reminisce about his hardships, saying how difficult it was to start a business back then.
Of course, after hardship comes sweetness—this is usually said by those who are doing well now.
He crossed his legs, beaming with pride: "Ahem! A few years ago I went to Hainan Island to mess around with real estate, worked hard for a few years, and made some money. This time I'm back, wanting to settle down in Beijing and get into real estate too. This industry has great potential!"
"I heard that many people suffered heavy losses over there. Not only did you escape unscathed, but you also made a profit. You really have the ability," Liu Xiaoli exclaimed in amazement, not hesitating to praise her.
"Haha, I've said it before, I'm a lucky guy!" Boss Chen laughed, then changed the subject, "The reason I came here this time is actually to ask you for a favor."
"Old Chen, how can I help you? You've come to the wrong person, haven't you?" Liu Xiaoli was puzzled. The two businesses were completely unrelated, so she responded coldly.
How could she not know about Boss Chen's frivolous thoughts?
However, since they were guests, she couldn't lose her temper, but her own brother... She and Zhou Wenqiong exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with anger as they looked at Liu Daqiang.
Boss Chen didn't respond, but instead looked at Liu Daqiang, signaling him to speak.
Liu Daqiang pushed up his glasses, leaned forward, and adopted a brotherly stance, as if he were looking out for his sister: "It's like this, Xiaoli. You're divorced now, aren't you? I know you're having a hard time staying here. Old Chen has a project in Beijing..."
He looked at Boss Chen, coughed twice, and said, "He wants to make a name for himself in Yanjing. Building houses alone won't do; he needs some cultural depth to enhance his corporate image! Isn't Old Chen a big businessman who came from our Jiangcheng?"
He looked at Boss Chen again, meaning that he had started and now it was his turn.
In this day and age, the economy is paramount, and everything is for the sake of the future. Liu Daqiang and Boss Chen are deeply intertwined, but it's really hard to admit to this act of betraying his sister.
As expected of a big businessman, Boss Chen was shameless, his eyes full of calculation and smugness. "Xiao Li, you know about my relationship with your brother. I've been thinking about starting a private dance troupe in the company! I've even thought of a name: 'Li Fei Dance Troupe'..."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, holding up three fingers and waving them in front of Liu Xiaoli. "I'll invite you to be the team leader! You'll be fully in charge! I'll pay you 300,000 a year! How about it?" He said this with absolute certainty and arrogance, as if the 300,000 was just a drop in the ocean.
Having navigated the ups and downs of the business world over the past few years, Mr. Chen has learned a great deal, and only he could come up with the idea of a real estate company supporting a song and dance troupe.
He felt that this would both enhance his image and strengthen his relationship with Liu Xiaoli, thus gaining both her and his money.
"What?" Liu Xiaoli was completely dumbfounded, wondering if she had misheard.
A real estate company is starting a song and dance troupe?
Ask her to be the group leader? Three hundred thousand? This...
Several pieces of information were swirled together in her mind like a jumbled mess.
Just then, Boss Chen shivered—
Zhou Xiaobai's murderous aura surged to its peak at this moment. This was courting death! How dare they steal his Sister Li?
Although she had just been beaten by Liu Xiaoli and had been scolded many times before, Sister Li was really good to her, and besides, she was Qianqian's mother.
How could I allow Sister Li to suffer such humiliation?
He was thinking of finding a secluded place later, taking Boss Chen into his spatial storage, and then humanely destroying him.