The Favored Heiress
Chapter 106: I Can Do It, I Swear

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: I Can Do It, I Swear

Li Qiao looked at Li Shaoquan expressionlessly, her gaze flicking to the alarm on the floor, "Aren’t you going to turn it off?"

Li Shaoquan was stunned for two seconds, "Oh, oh." He tossed the baseball bat onto the couch and hurried forward to reset the alarm.

The world went quiet.

It was hard to tell if he was genuinely scared or just causing chaos on purpose.

Li Qiao pressed her temples, her look full of unspeakable feelings as she sized up Li Shaoquan, "Are you out of your mind? Why the need for three alarms?"

Li Shaoquan sheepishly closed the door, hung his head, and scratched his head in frustration, "Isn’t it because I’m afraid they’ll come to trouble me again..."

As the two of them entered the living room one after the other, Li Qiao smelled the strong scent of smoke in the room and involuntarily frowned; it was not as pleasant as Shang Yu’s cigarettes, "Spill it, what are you planning exactly?"

Li Shaoquan guiltily slumped into the sofa, hugged a cushion to his face, and mumbled, "What plan?"

"Guan Mingyu."

Upon hearing this, Li Shaoquan jumped up as if he had been stepped on the tail, immediately straightened his back, and put on a serious face, "What does she want? She’s not expecting me to take responsibility, right? Damn, I haven’t even touched her hand, I..."

Before he could finish, Li Qiao raised her hand and cut him off, her tone laced with impatience, "I’m asking you, have you really decided to cut ties completely with Guan Mingyu?

I’ve seen your chat records; how you showered her with attention and kept urging her to meet, do I need to remind you of these?"

Although the Guan Family Siblings were responsible for the whole affair, Li Shaoquan was the proactive one, a textbook philanderer.

At this moment, Li Shaoquan immediately raised three fingers, swearing earnestly, "Complete separation, never contacting again, I can do it, I swear!"

All the trouble was caused by that photo, he decided he would never trust online relationships again.

Seeing his firm stance, Li Qiao looked at him meaningfully for a long while, then after a short time, she left the River View Grand Court.

...

At the same time, at the Yan Emperor headquarters One Zero One.

Before six-thirty, the board meeting had ended and Shang Yu returned to his office with his three assistants.

Through the window, the setting sun was slanting, bathing the world in a blaze of glory.

Shang Yu leaned forward in his chair, while the other three stood still.

Wang Yue stepped forward with a calm face and said, "Boss, Red Hackers are going to start recruiting new members soon. There are only three spots this year, and I’ve selected a few promising candidates. I’ve sent their profiles to your email. Please look them over when you have time."

During this, Shang Yu said nothing, his eyes reflecting the glow of the sunset, fixated on the yellow sticky note on the edge of the desk, his thin lips slightly raised, the taut lines of his jaw gradually relaxing.

The handwriting on the sticky note was clear and elegant, each stroke revealing a defiant sharpness.

——Master Yan, work’s over; see you tomorrow.

At the end of the note, there was a drawn curvy smiley face.

Shang Yu pinched the sticky note, and without looking up, grunted in response to Wang Yue.

Liuyun also came forward to report a few things and, receiving a response, quietly stepped back.

Then, Shang Yu slowly looked up, casually placing the sticky note within view, his deep and cool gaze resting on Luoyu, "You stay."

Upon his words, Liuyun and Wang Yue understood and turned to leave the room.

In the office, Shang Yu lounged back in his chair, pursed his lips, and nonchalantly unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, "Have you finished handing over Parma’s work to Zhui Feng?"

Hearing this, Luoyu nodded, replied in a clear-cut manner, "The handover is mostly done. We’ll communicate remotely for anything he’s uncertain about."

"Mm," Shang Yu drew out his hum, lighting up a cigarette in the process, the swirls of smoke making his expression appear somewhat hazy, "Anything you want to say about what happened at noon?"

At the mention of noon, Luoyu’s gaze faltered slightly, and almost without hesitation, he said, "Boss, from what I see, she doesn’t deserve you."