The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 466 - 470 Apocalypse Rebirth (7)

Chapter 466: Chapter 470 Apocalypse Rebirth (7)

The original owner might not have understood, but Su Li was a woman who had lit up the business mogul skills; how could she not see through it?

Qi Ersheng’s project, though seemingly promising and as he said, could indeed bring fame and fortune to investors,

but the biggest benefactor would be Qi Ersheng and his company, whereas the benefits to the Su Family weren’t as substantial.

The main focus of the Su Family’s business lay in jade, and their dealings with Qi Family’s company weren’t extensive; even the profits from the project wouldn’t be sufficient to catch their interest.

At Su Fugui’s level, compared to small gains, time was much more important.

The time wasted on the Qi Family’s project could casually bring several times, or even a dozen times more profit elsewhere.

The Qi Family still couldn’t compare with the Su Family; if it hadn’t been for his daughter speaking up, Su Fugui wouldn’t even have had the interest to learn about it.

Qi Ersheng, like Su Fugui, was a controller of a public company, but even among CEOs, there was a hierarchy.

Hearing Qi Ersheng’s words, Su Li suddenly let out a creaky laugh.

"You’re really funny."

While saying this verbally, her eyes revealed a gaze as if looking at a lunatic.

Su Li, "They say even close brothers settle accounts clearly, our relationship is just slightly better than ordinary friends, how come you’ve started making decisions for my family’s company?"

How shameless could one get...

Qi Ersheng was quite unaccustomed to such a change from Su Li, and suddenly a possibility crossed his mind, easing the ugly expression on his face a little.

With a helpless tone, he said, "Xiao Li, I know you like me, but I’m already with An Ran. However, you can rest assured, I’ve always thought of you as a sister."

Su Li, "....." Damn it, I can’t wrap my head around this bizarre thought process that deviates so much from normal.

Qi Ersheng truly was talented, how had he derived such a bizarre conclusion from a simple rejection?

It’s not like we’re in a romance drama; the bad things I’ve done were all to catch your attention.

Su Li really wanted to widen her eyelids, "Look here, look into my honest eyes, I truly don’t like you, and sincerely am not investing in you."

Qi Ersheng’s understanding look was really an eyesore.

After going through countless worlds, she had seen many oddballs and wasn’t thinking of explaining right now.

With him, whatever you say, he would find a reason he could accept to counter it.

At this point, the best course of action was to keep quiet, leaving behind a cold back is enough.

That’s what Su Li thought and what she did.

She smirked and bypassed the human obstacle before her.

Qi Ersheng immediately followed her, trying to speak again.

Su Li, "I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense."

"I didn’t do it on purpose, I don’t like you, don’t misunderstand me, I’m still young, I have to get married in the future."

These words made Qi Ersheng’s eyes instantly redden, the veins on his forehead throbbing, and his clenched fists all demonstrated his extreme unrest.

Just thinking about Su Li’s indifferent comments about her needing to get married stirred the fierce beast hidden within him.

He claimed to regard Su Li as a sister, but were his true thoughts really as such?

Suddenly, the fog in his mind seemed to be cleared by giant hands, and a clear thought emerged.

Being able to stay with An Ran had already made up for the regret of his past life; similarly, his guilt over his children from the previous life grew even more tangled.

If he and Su Li hadn’t come together, how would his children from his past life have come to be, and how could he make amends to them?

Su Li would never have guessed that her straightforward refusal would make Qi Ersheng realize his possessiveness over his former body earlier.

Even knowing this, he would merely scoff at it.

Perhaps there was possessiveness, but more likely, he also realized the convenience of her identity.

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Returning to the bedroom, Su Li slightly zoned out looking at the spoils already placed in the room.

Three years later, the world would drastically change.

From the memories of the original owner, it began with the chaotic shifts in seasons.

Hailstorms and snowstorms in June became common, with temperatures dropping below ten degrees one day and soaring to forty or fifty degrees the next.

This caused countless deaths and injuries among crops and outdoor flora and fauna, as well as significant casualties among ordinary people.

And that was not the end; earthquakes and tsunamis followed one after another.

Apart from natural disasters, a series of mutations also occurred among animals and plants.

The incidents of animals and plants attacking humans escalated rapidly. Humanity had to resist the erosion of natural disasters and fend off the uprising of external flora and fauna. In a short time, the global population plummeted dramatically.

Consequently, the nation urgently initiated the shelter plan.

However, the spots were limited; aside from top scientists who made significant contributions to the nation, it was specialists who excelled in certain fields that could enter directly.

The rest of the general populace had to rely on a lottery system.

The Su Family had exhausted several generations’ worth of connections and all their money to just barely secure the final two spots in the shelter.

In this life, the disaster came earlier, with no signs compared to the previous life, and it was uncertain whether the evacuation plans could proceed as smoothly as before.

An individual’s power was extremely insignificant amid such global changes; Su Li felt that even if she tried her utmost, she could not guarantee the complete safety of Su Fugui.

Under such circumstances, the power of Qi Ersheng’s "Golden Finger" became apparent.

From food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation to weapons and medicine, he had considered every aspect.

No wonder in his reborn life, he directly replaced the national machine and built his own vast empire of power.

By that time, the state, realizing his anomaly and being preoccupied with its own crises, could only attempt to co-opt him rather than suppress him.

From the memories of the original owner, Su Li had some understanding of Qi Ersheng’s Golden Finger.

He hadn’t yet shown any anomalies; obviously, the Golden Finger had not been activated.

The original owner once remembered that after Qi Ersheng had amassed a considerable amount of money, a portion of it always remained unaccounted for; furthermore, he consistently requested jades stored in the Su Family vault, which had been accumulated over several generations. When she later felt suspicious and secretly checked, she found the vast vault emptied of all its jade.

It seemed that the activation of the Golden Finger had certain constraints.

However, these constraints, which Qi Ersheng currently could not meet, did not mean that the national machine couldn’t potentially meet them.

With the financial and technological resources of a nation at its disposal, it may even uncover deeper meanings behind the Golden Finger.

Such a Golden Finger, beneficial to both the nation and its people, Su Li felt, should not be possessed by an individual.

Su Li decided to display a bit of her altruistic spirit and proactively sell—no, no, no—give this information to the nation.