C23 Just Talk about Business

He interrupted her before she could finish.

A smile appeared in Li Beichen's eyes. He turned around and threw out a sentence. Let's go somewhere else."

The car sped through the night, driving further and further away. Mu Yao wanted to talk to him several times but was stopped by Li Beichen.

Didn't they want to talk?

"There is a teahouse at the intersection ahead..."

He didn't answer.

"There's a cafe on the right..."

He still ignored her.

"There is one over there..." Before he could finish his sentence, his car had already sped over. Mu Yao finally could not take it anymore, "Where do you want to go?"

"If you want to drink something, drink this first." After listening to her several suggestions, Li Beichen finally opened his mouth and casually threw a bottle of mineral water to her. He said very little: "We're almost there."

She did not want to drink water.

Mu Yao was angry!

She threw away the mineral water and sat on the side angrily until the car stopped. Then she pushed the car door open and got out.

However, wait -

Why did they have to go to the hotel to talk?

The cold wind blew, and the night was cold.

When Li Beichen came around, Mu Yao was still standing where she was. She looked in the direction of the hotel with resistance. Her head was aching under the effects of alcohol, and then even her stomach started to ache.

"I'm not going in!" She stood stubbornly with a resolute attitude. She said, "I've changed my mind. I have nothing to talk to you about."

She had already said what she knew six years ago!

No matter what he wanted to ask, what he wanted to know, she had no value at all.

And most importantly - she did not want to be in the same room with him! Especially in his territory, in a sealed space, in a hotel, this kind of ambiguous place... She didn't dare.

"Is that so?" Li Beichen blocked her way without batting an eyelid. The corner of his mouth had a hint of a smile as he slowly said, "So you don't want to know about your father's current situation?"

She forcefully stopped running.

"Have you seen him?" She looked up with hope in her eyes. "What did my father say?"

She didn't understand when her father was taken away. Later, she heard that it was his father who took away the Li family's confidential documents. But she didn't know what exactly her father took away. In short, no one had found this thing for so many years, so the case hadn't been fully closed yet and she still hadn't applied for visitation rights...

Of course, she knew very well that all of this was controlled by Li Beichen.

He did not let her see her father.

But what could she do? She could only endure it! Because her father was in prison, which meant that he was in his hands.

"Are you standing outside cold?" Li Beichen did not answer her question. He looked into the distance and said indifferently.

"I am not cold." The cold wind blew. Mu Yao shrank her neck but shook her head firmly at him.

Li Beichen suddenly smiled. His perfect thin lips curled into a teasing arc. He nodded with a smile that was not a smile. In the next second, he turned around and said, "But I am cold." After he finished speaking, he left her and walked straight into the hotel.

He did not look back the whole time because he was confident. She had to follow him.

The top floor of the hotel, the design of a standard home suite, luxury and warmth coexisted.

Mu Yao braced herself and followed him into the door. However, when she saw the two meter wide bed, she was scared. Her feet reflexively took a step back. The dark memory made her almost want to run away, but the door automatically locked.

Her nerves immediately tensed to the extreme.

"My father, is he okay?" She could only force herself not to think and take the initiative to return to the main topic.

Li Beichen took off his coat and turned around. He unbuttoned his collar, revealing his strong muscles. At the same time, he said, "Go take a bath."

What?!

Mu Yao was stunned. Her face instantly turned pale. She stood there helplessly and watched him approach. Her heart felt a little cold. Did he want her to use her body to exchange for her father's news?

He was so despicable!

Her small hands clenched tightly and Mu Yao stiffly maintained her posture. Only when he grabbed her arm did she suddenly shout out, "I don't want to."

Li Beichen could not help but laugh. He pulled her over with a little force. He was so close that his chin was almost touching her forehead. He also bent over and restrained her with a strong stance. He sniffed her lips in an ambiguous and intimate manner.

"Good boy, the smell on your body is not suitable for you." He let go of her and took a step back, "I don't like to talk about proper business like this."

"We only talk about proper business?" Mu Yao's heart was slightly relieved and her expression was still vigilant. She stared at him doubtfully.

"What else?" He sneered and turned around to walk towards the tea room, "I should do something else."

Mu Yao frowned and walked into the bathroom. She closed the door.

Hearing the sound of the door being flung behind him, the smile on Li Beichen's face disappeared. His dark eyes became darker and darker.

Everything that happened tonight was out of his plan.

The strange man who appeared downstairs made his emotions fluctuate. That was why he suddenly appeared and brought her here in such a stiff manner. It was just that he did not expect that after six years, her resistance to him was still so clear and intense.

He poured a glass of wine with one hand and controlled the hexagonal glass with his five fingers. He walked to the French window and looked at the lights of the entire city.

When did she start to resist him? He could no longer remember.

He only remembered Lei Yuye's explosive emotions. He had abandoned all his patience and bullied her. On the plain bed, he tightly held her under him. Ignoring her immaturity, he left his mark on her white body...

She stubbornly bit her lower lip, her clear eyes filled with fear and tears of water. She resisted and did not cooperate, so he angrily intensified his plundering. Finally, at a certain moment, she cried out in pain and scratched his back, leaving deep bloody scars one after another... "Ah!!!!!!!!!!!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was a night where both of them were dripping with blood.

"Li Beichen, I will hate you for the rest of my life!" This was her complaint after she cried until her voice was hoarse.

"Then you will hate me." At that time, he hated her no less than she hated him.

But he did not expect that she would disappear for a whole six years.

After recalling his memories, Li Beichen smiled at himself. His expression was calm as usual, but his mood was better than usual. Not much better six years ago.

"Young Master Li!" The phone rang at the right time. It was Chen Ze. He spoke in a submissive manner, appearing to be in a difficult position, "Just now, the people from the advertising project team told me that Miss Mu wants to invite me to dinner alone..."

She wanted to invite Chen Ze to dinner alone?

Li Beichen's brows could not help but tighten. He raised his hand and took a sip of the spicy wine, but he still could not figure out the reason behind it. Hence, he could only frown and ask indifferently, "What does she mean?"

Chen Ze was suddenly even more innocent. "I don't understand either..."

Miss Mu asked him to go alone. Should he go? Would he dare to go?

"I know." After pondering for a few seconds, Li Beichen finally said that. She estimated that she would be out soon. He walked back to the bar, put down the glass, and slowly took another glass. He added something and poured some water.

"Then what should I do?" Chen Ze asked, feeling guilty. The project team was waiting for his reply.

Before Li Beichen could answer, the door to the bathroom opened. His mind was attracted by the sound of the door opening. He changed the topic and said, "Go and change the lock of her house."

With that, he hung up the phone and walked out with the glass of water in his hand.

Chen Ze was stunned, but there was a busy sound on the phone.

His thoughts could not keep up with Li Beichen. Li Beichen asked him to change the lock of Miss Mu's house? Just because she asked him to have dinner alone?!

He walked back to the main hall. Mu Yao just happened to come out of the bathroom. She stood there with a pair of plush slippers.

After taking a bath, she put on a hotel nightgown outside her clothes. There was a tinge of pink on her white little face and her wet long hair was scattered on her shoulders. The water droplets rolled down her shoulders one by one. Some were soaked in the gown and some slipped into her white neck...

This scene was very beautiful. It made Li Beichen's breath tighten. Before he lost control of his body, he quietly turned his face away.

Mu Yao's face was always cold. She did not realize that her image was a test for him. She clenched her fists and walked forward. Her tone and expression were both very unfriendly. "Can you tell me now? Is my father well?"

In order to obtain news of her father, she had been enduring.

Seeing that Li Beichen did not speak, she could not help but frown. She was not willing to add: "I washed the smell off my body..."

This should be okay, right?

Li Beichen did not respond. He just smiled and sat down on the sofa in the living room. He put the cup on the coffee table and pushed it to the opposite side. Then he made a "please" gesture to her. He looked elegant and gentlemanly.

But Mu Yao was not in the mood.

His attitude that night always made her feel like she was being toyed with...

Thus, under her anxious and anxious mood, Mu Yao angrily walked to the opposite side of him and argued like six years ago, "I don't know what exactly the Li family lost, but it might not be my father who took it! Don't you guys have a family meeting to discuss..."

"Allow me to remind you a little." Li Beichen smiled and suddenly interrupted her questioning. His gaze was deep as he slowly told her the truth, "I have the final say in the Li family."

What he meant was...

He didn't need to discuss it with anyone.

Six years could be a huge change. He could smoothly centralize the power and control the big picture.

Six years could also be a small change. He wouldn't let go of the people he wouldn't let go back then. Now, he still wouldn't let go. For example, he wouldn't let go of her father.

Mu Yao stood there in a daze. The moment their eyes met, her heart turned cold. A sense of helplessness that she had not felt for a long time surfaced. He was stronger than six years ago, more despotic than six years ago! She felt that she was even more inferior to him.

"Sit down." He tapped the coffee table with his long fingers. Li Beichen reminded her that he was in a daze. He pushed the cup to the opposite side of the table. "Drink this."

Mu Yao pursed her lips and sat down quietly.

However, when her gaze touched the cup of water that he emphasized, her pretty eyebrows immediately knitted together. Within the transparent glass, the water revealed a clear pale yellow color... Clearly, this was not water! What did he add in?

"I don't want to..."

She tried to refuse but was stopped by Li Beichen before she could say anything. "You can talk after you drink."