sbdcsierra Chapter 223 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
Chapter 223 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
"Li Cheng, you bastard, I even gave you money."
Han Yiru stomped her feet in anger as she looked at the tightly closed door, but remembering Li Cheng's words, she hurriedly headed to the Han family's old house.
As for Li Cheng in the rented room, he was completely different from before, and there was no trace of drunkenness in his eyes.
"Han Yiru doesn't need me to deal with you. Your Han family will go bankrupt in less than a month. Don't come begging to me then."
"And Li Yang, so what if you're riding high now? Once you're gone, all your assets will still be inherited by me alone."
Li Cheng chuckled and looked out the window.
"The Li family only needs me."
"Mr. Ma, what do you think of my proposal?"
Li Cheng had taken a rare step in grooming himself today, showing no signs of his previous dejected state.
"Li Cheng, not to be rude, but Li Yang is currently riding high, and there's nothing I can do to help you."
"Half! After it's all done, I'll give you half of all the assets I get."
Li Cheng unconsciously clenched his fist on the table.
"Well, that's not impossible, but I have to add another condition: the newly established technology company under Li Yang's control must belong to me."
Ma Ping thought of the news he had recently heard and said greedily.
"Sure, no problem."
Li Cheng can't think about that now. Ma Ping and the chairman of Junfeng Group are the only people he can contact and who still have the ability to deal with Li Yang.
"Okay, Mr. Li is so straightforward. I feel relieved to hear that."
Ma Ping's lips curled slightly upward, and his face looked gentle and refined, making it impossible to see through his thoughts.
Si Yan and the others were unaware of Li Cheng's plans. After the banquet that day, Yan Xinran frequently used her free time to visit Si Yan. After learning that Si Yan was filming, she even went to the filming location. Liu Yunshi couldn't bear to watch her overly attentive manner.
"Xinran, are you going to your future mother-in-law's again?"
Liu Yunshi smiled and teased Yan Xinran as she saw that she had prepared a lot of delicious food.
"Yes, Aunt Si likes these little cakes. I lined up early this morning to buy them."
Yan Xinran was overjoyed; having Si Yan as her mother-in-law was simply wonderful.
"You're lucky, you're a fool. All those rich girls in our college are so jealous of you now."
Liu Yunshi sat to the side and sighed.
"No, that's not true. The flowers Qingzhou prepared that day were all paid for with his own money, from the proceeds of a small project he had been working on."
After Yan Xinran finished speaking, her thoughts returned to the night of the banquet.
That day, besides giving her a surprise, Si Qingzhou also solemnly said some things to her.
"Xinran, I only agreed to cooperate with them in this act today, but I won't take the money from the Li family. I'm sorry I can't give you a very wealthy life in the future."
For some reason, Yan Xinran felt relieved when she heard Si Qingzhou say that.
"Qingzhou, you know I don't care about those things. Besides, you're so capable and have great potential."
After Yan Xinran finished speaking, she pointed to herself.
"I'm quite capable too, okay? My comic is about to be published, and a film and television company wants to buy my copyright."
Yan Xinran looked smug, and Si Qingzhou couldn't help but laugh at her little expression.
Yan Xinran was still lost in her memories, while Liu Yunshi, who was watching her giggle incessantly, sighed helplessly.
Meanwhile, Si Yan was already preparing to leave.
[Host, have you decided on our departure time?]
[We'll leave after the movie is released.]
Si Yan turned to look at the energetic Si Qingzhou, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
This is Si Qingzhou's original life, instead of losing his life at a young age. He should have had a wonderful life.
Si Yan's movie has been filmed and is currently under review. She wants to leave something behind, so that Si Qingzhou will at least have something to look forward to, because this time the system Xiao Qi has warned that she cannot leave a copy.
Si Yan had a well-thought-out plan, but plans can't keep up with changes. Si Yan didn't know that she would be taken offline early because of Li Cheng's plan.
"Qiangzi, how are you doing with the preparations for what General Manager Ma asked you to do?"
"Brother Liu, don't worry, I've figured out the Li family's travel routes. But that Si Yan is a bit of a problem; she doesn't know how to go out."
Qiangzi said with a slight frown.
"Don't worry about her, a big fire will solve the problem."
"There are residential houses all around. Wouldn't it be a problem if the fire got out of control?"
Qiangzi asked hesitantly.
“No problem. When her house is almost burned down, I will arrange for someone to call the police. I guarantee the police won’t be able to find anything.”
The man Qiangzi called Brother Liu made a confident promise.
"Okay, Brother Liu, I'll listen to you. But do you think it's a loss for our CEO Ma to go through so much trouble to get half of the Li family's assets?"
Qiangzi asked curiously, recalling the news he had heard.
"What loss? You don't understand others, but you can't outmaneuver our CEO Ma? When have you ever seen him make a losing deal?"
Brother Liu chuckled; he had long seen through Boss Ma's ulterior motives.
"Brother Liu, are you saying that Boss Ma lied to Li Cheng?"
Qiangzi's eyes lit up when he heard the new news.
"I can't say for sure, but Li Cheng is definitely not going to live much longer. You just wait and see."
Meanwhile, Li Cheng, whom the two were talking about, was still dreaming of taking control of the Li family business. Little did he know that the documents he had recently signed already contained a will, and the heir to the will was none other than this Brother Liu.
Meanwhile, Han Yiru rushed back to the Han family home, determined to get to the bottom of things from Xiao Qingqing.
But she didn't notice that her older brother, Han Bin, was also unusually staying at home, even though Monday was usually his busiest time.
"Brother, where's Uncle Wang? Why isn't there even a servant?"
Han Yiru felt inexplicably uneasy looking at the quiet old house, but thinking of the purpose of her trip, she asked again.
"Brother, since you're here too, I wanted to ask you if you know what Xiao Qingqing did? Li Cheng said that Xiao Qingqing offended Li Yang a long time ago, is that true?"
"What good does it do to know? It's too late to salvage the situation."
Han Bin sat on the sofa with his head down, looking dejected.
"What? Has the Li family already made a move against the Han family?"
Han Yiru asked in a sharp voice.
"The Li family has withdrawn their investment, and the company's cash flow has dried up. In order to pay for the construction project, this house has already been mortgaged."
After Han Bin finished speaking, he glanced at Han Yiru indifferently.
"What? What exactly did Xiao Qingqing do? I own shares in the Han family business."
Han Yiru was furious and asked hysterically.
"Shares? You can go sell them and see how much you can get for them?"
Han Bin said with a self-deprecating smile.
"What can we do then? Is the Han family, the Han clan, just like that?"
Han Yiru collapsed to the ground. What should she do? She had already given most of the money in her card to Li Cheng. She should have known better than to do such a stupid thing.
"Sell everything you can. We can't stay in City A anymore. We have no choice but to cut our losses and go abroad."
Han Bin suddenly stood up, a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.
He can't care about that now. He's incapable of fixing the company's financial problems, and he can't care about Xiao Qingqing either. His younger sister, Han Yiru, has some connections in the United States, so he might as well go abroad for a while.
"Okay, I'll sell! I'll sell all my jewelry right now."
Han Yiru knew that if Li Yang wanted to take revenge on them, there were hundreds, if not thousands, of ways. If they didn't leave now, were they just waiting to be dealt with?
She doesn't want to live a hard life.
At this point, Han Yiru didn't care about settling accounts with Xiao Qingqing. Little did she know that Xiao Qingqing had already been locked up by Han Bin, and by the time Xiao Qingqing was released, Han Bin had already sold all of her jewelry.
As for Li Hai's father, Li Cheng never came to see him again after he found out where Li Hai had hidden his money.
Li's father still thought that Li Cheng was trying to find a way to rescue him.
But Li Cheng had long forgotten about him.
Li Cheng is now focused on dealing with Li Yang and his group.
Today is the day he and Mr. Ma agreed to take action.
Si Yan was resting at home as usual today, but she suddenly felt a pain in her chest.
"Oh no! The light boat is in danger!"
At this moment, Si Qingzhou and Li Yang were in the same car. The two had just finished their business at the Li family and were now on their way back to the Li family.
He had originally planned to chat with Si Qingzhou on the way to Liyang, but seeing the increasingly strange road ahead, he frowned and asked.
"Uncle Wang, which way should we go today?"
But Uncle Wang, who usually responds enthusiastically, was unusually silent today.
"No! You're not Uncle Wang, who are you?"
Li Yang then realized that the driver was the problem.
These people went to great lengths to find someone with the same build and hairstyle as Uncle Wang.
"Mr. Li, I advise you not to act rashly. We have planted quite a few bombs in the car. If you don't want your son to be in trouble, you'd better cooperate. I already have terminal cancer, and I'm not afraid of death."
The man driving said in a gloomy tone.
"How much did they give you? I can give you five times that."
Li Yang knew that what the person in front of him said was mostly true, but he had to appease him first. He didn't want anything to happen to Qingzhou, and he blamed himself for being careless.
No matter what Li Yang said, the driver stopped responding.
Li's mother and Li Rui encountered the same situation. However, since they were very close to the destination of these people, they had already gotten off the car and were blindfolded and taken to the second floor of the abandoned building.
Who are you? What do you want?
Li Rui, blindfolded, stumbled as she was pushed forward.
"You'll know when we get there."
The man beside Li Rui said coldly.
"How much money did they give you? We can give you ten times that amount, as long as you release us, we won't call the police."
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Li quickly spoke up.
However, the people behind them did not respond. When they arrived at their destination, Li's mother and Li Rui were pushed to the ground, but their blindfolds were removed.
But when she saw the person in front of her clearly, Mrs. Li couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"Old Wang, how could it be you? Haven't we, the Li family, treated you well?"
"That's right, Uncle Wang, you've been with us for so many years, how much have they actually given you in return?"
When Li Rui saw Uncle Wang, she was furious. Hadn't the Li family been good enough to him all these years?
Uncle Wang's eyes darted away, his face full of shame, but he didn't say anything.
At that moment, a person walked out from behind him.
"Li Xue, stop asking. Old Wang is one of my men. So what if he's been in your Li family for a long time? I sent him there."
"Ma Ping, is that you?"
Li's mother glared at him fiercely.
"Li Xue, if you had chosen to marry me back then, none of this would have happened. The Li family would have been mine long ago, hahaha..."
Ma Ping looked smug.
"What exactly are you trying to do? Do you know that what you're doing is illegal?"
"Mother Li asked sternly."
"Breaking the law? As long as no one sees it, it's fine. Oh, by the way, your good son will be joining you soon."
Ma Ping looked at Li's mother and said meaningfully.
"are you crazy?"
"Mother Li asked in great surprise."
"Ha, how could I be crazy? I'm still waiting to take over the Li family's assets."
Ma Ping pulled up a chair and placed it in front of Li's mother and Li Rui.
"Li Xue, I have to thank your other good son, Li Cheng, for all of this. He has provided me with a lot of useful information."
"What? It's Li Cheng again? That ingrate! That scumbag!"
As soon as Ma Ping finished speaking, Li Rui, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but curse.
“Ma Ping, isn’t what you want the projects and land in the hands of the Li family? I can transfer them to you for free, as long as you release those younger generation.”
Mother Li knew Ma Ping's character, and she knew that this time the chances of survival were slim, but she would try to save as many as possible.
"Let them go? I'm not that stupid, waiting for them to settle scores later?"
Ma Ping chuckled, and just as he was about to continue speaking, he heard the sound of a car stopping downstairs.
"Take them away."
Ma Ping waved his hand, and his men on both sides immediately stepped forward to support Madam Li and the other woman as they walked downstairs.
As soon as they got downstairs, they saw Li Yang and Si Qingzhou getting out of the car.
"Li Yang!"
"Big brother!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Li Yang's expression turned serious.
"Mom, little sister, are you alright?"
As soon as Li Yang and his companion arrived, they were tied up by men who had been left behind beforehand.
Si Qingzhou remained silent, secretly observing his surroundings, wondering if the clues he had left behind would be of any use.
"Mr. Ma, isn't all you want my tech company? Why go to all this trouble?"
Li Yang looked at Ma Ping, who was surrounded by a crowd in front of him, and asked calmly.
"President Li, it's your fault for rejecting me so quickly. I had no other choice. Please understand."
Ma Ping had a smile plastered on his face, but his eyes were full of coldness.
"Tell me, what are your conditions?"
"Well, I'm sorry, I've already made arrangements with others. Now all I want are your lives."
Ma Ping walked up to Li Yang and the other man with a sneer.
"Who?"
"Brother, it's Li Cheng."
Before Ma Ping could reply, Li Rui on the right spoke up as soon as Li Yang asked the question.