Chapter 591: Chapter 591: The Injured Little Soul_1
A suddenly wealthy man, with not even a woman by his side, living a lone and solitary life in the countryside instead of thinking about buying a house in the city to enjoy the urban nightlife.
In Shangguan Yu’s eyes, this man either had some peculiar habits or he was hiding some unspeakable secrets.
But if there were women, then the situation would be entirely different.
It would prove that the man had a taste for the wild, with pursuits different from the average person’s.
Moreover, the two women who had come in were each stunning beauties in their own right.
Shangguan Yu mused to herself that she might be slightly inferior in facial features compared to the first woman who came in, but she had a better figure.
But the woman who came in later, her figure was simply explosive.
Nice curves front and back, and that wasp waist to top it off.
The way her perky butt shook when she walked was enough to stir something even in a woman like her.
With such beauties by his side and millions in his pocket, yet still living in the countryside—that was the epitome of a low-profile king.
Li Qing had no idea that in just this short moment, Shangguan Yu had fantasized about his unmoved lifestyle to be something grand and luxurious. He continued discussing specific details about starting a factory and selling alcohol with President Lü.
Since the output of Solidifying Spirit Elixir was very limited each month, Li Qing pondered for a while and decided he could only spare three elixirs monthly to use for the alcohol.
The rest he needed for his own occasional use and to meet the demands of Qi Junhou.
Otherwise, that lord would blow his top sooner or later.
The Solidifying Spirit Elixir, now priced at 1.2 million per pill, left Qi Junhou clueless about how far back he was now queued on the reserve list.
He would call from time to time, and no matter which way the conversation went, it would always circle back to the elixir.
However, even with just three elixirs a month, as long as the sales went smoothly, the monthly profit would far exceed all the industries under President Lü’s name. Even though his entertainment venues were highly profitable, they paled in comparison to the revenue generated by these three little elixirs.
President Lü was content, quite satisfied with the supply of three elixirs.
Though Li Qing did not say it aloud, he harbored a bit of smug criticism in his heart—over thirty million in pure profit each month.
That... was simply astonishing.
If that wasn’t enough to satisfy someone, then their ambition was probably big enough to swallow the sky.
Li Qing, in his wildest dreams, had never dared to dream of such a figure.
A chorus of chirping voices started to fill the courtyard.
Li Qing stood up to take a look and asked President Lü, "President Lü, do you have any dietary restrictions?"
"None at all, I can eat anything," said President Lü.
"Okay, I’ll go have a look, you guys sit tight for a bit."
That meal left President Lü with quite complex emotions.
He had thought that Li Qing was scraping by on a meager living in the village, but upon seeing Han Mei and the others, he didn’t even know what to say.
Here was a man surrounded by loving wives and beautiful concubines, a crowd of beauties, while he had mistaken him for leading a lonesome, single life.
President Lü carefully observed, and out of the five women at the dinner table, he was a bit uncertain only about Li Qing’s sister-in-law.
As for the other four, he was quite certain they all had something to do with Li Qing.
And seeing how they interacted with one another, President Lü felt these women probably all knew about each others’ relationships with Li Qing.
In current society, for him to manage male-female relationships to this extent, Li Qing was simply inhuman.
President Lü never would have imagined he’d nearly wrack his brain over Li Qing’s private life.
Turns out, the joke was on him.
Compared to Li Qing, he was the one who was truly alone, like a lost soul wandering in the wild.
He’s well into his forties and still hasn’t settled down...
The meal left Lü Zong with mixed emotions.
After the meal, everyone sat for a moment, drank a couple of cups of tea, and Lü Zong, along with Gong Ge and Shangguan Yu, seemed in such a rush to leave that they almost ran out.
Watching Li Qing and his women laughing and chatting away, he couldn’t stand to stay even for a minute.
Li Qing’s behavior was seriously assaulting the soul of this single dog.
"Lü Zong, why do I feel like Qingzi has more than one girlfriend?"
Once the car hit the road, Gong Ge muttered with a frown.
"Remarkable, even your blockhead has noticed. Understand the wisdom of ’see through but do not expose’, do you?" Lü Zong chided.
Such matters weren’t to be broadcasted casually; speaking out would only harm Li Qing.
"Indeed, Qingzi is truly a role model for our generation. I won’t say more, I’m just envious," Gong Ge said with a shocked laugh.
Lü Zong sighed softly to himself, thinking, don’t you think I’m envious, too?
Though he was never short of women, he didn’t have even one true female confidant.
"Lü Zong, what should I do now?"
Shangguan Yu, sitting beside him in the back seat, turned to him, her beautiful eyes blinking softly, and asked in a light voice sparkling with hints of flirtation.
Lü Zong glanced at Shangguan Yu’s seductively long legs and quickly averted his gaze.
After a moment’s thought, he said in a deep voice, "You’ll stay as the vice president’s secretary. There won’t be much for you to do most of the time, and you won’t miss any of your salary."
"When there’s nothing much to do, spend your time learning how to please men. When President Li is at the company, just make sure you take good care of him."
"One more thing, you can’t date anyone for now, nor can you randomly flirt outside. If I find out, you know what the consequences will be."
A glance from Lü Zong made Shangguan Yu freeze like a cicada in winter, causing her to shudder involuntarily.
Even those closest to Lü Zong, whose smile had become increasingly benign, had almost forgotten just how formidable a person he once was.
But when that look appeared, it all seemed to come rushing back.
"I... understand," Shangguan Yu spoke softly, sitting up straight and adjusting her posture, her voice dropping a notch.
Although she had many questions in her heart, she dared not ask another word.
Taking care of someone... that must be in the way she understood it.
Initially, she had no intention of taking care of Li Qing to the extent of bringing him to bed. There were many ways to capture a man’s heart, and Shangguan Yu believed she was capable of that.
But after seeing the many women around Li Qing and considering Lü Zong’s attitude, she felt she should probably be more compliant.
Clothing should be removed when the time calls for it.
In Li Qing’s small courtyard, he was facing an interrogation from several women.
"What’s the deal with the woman who came with Lü Zong? Are you going to speak up voluntarily, or do we need to ’persuade’ you?"
Qin Wenjun stood with her arms crossed, one foot on the stool in front of Li Qing, exuding an exceptionally fierce aura.
"After all the sacrifices I’ve made, you still dare to mess around. Do you realize that’s deserving of death?"
Li Qing shrank his neck, muttering weakly, "I told you, there’s really nothing between us."
"I don’t believe it! Sister-in-law doesn’t believe it, none of us do!" Qin Wenjun shouted, raising her eyebrows.
Behind her, Tian Yue’e whispered to Yu Lan, "When did Qingzi even get that woman into his bed?"
"I don’t know, it’s been several days since Qingzi looked for me," Yu Lan said, shaking her head.
Tian Yue’e sighed deeply, "New love makes you forget the old, eh? It’s been days since he came looking for me, too."
