bayedsolid Chapter 16 Beautiful Li Xi, a Biting Tyrant
Chapter 16 Beautiful Li Xi, a Biting Tyrant
Why didn't you take driving lessons during your four years of university?
Li Xi said, "I have a bit of a phobia of driving, so I've never gone to learn."
In her previous life, she worked as an assistant to a female celebrity and did manage to get a driver's license, but the car accident on the overpass left her with severe psychological trauma.
Li Xi doesn't even dare to touch the steering wheel now.
But life is long, and she can't go her whole life without driving; she has to overcome her fear eventually.
Remembering that Li Xi's father used to be the Xie family's driver and died saving the Xie siblings, Jiang Xinghe assumed that Li Xi was refusing to drive because of her father's death.
"Okay, I'll ask around for you later and find you a pretty and reliable young lady." With Li Xi's looks, it wouldn't be safe for her to be with a male coach.
Li Xi felt a warmth in her heart and her tone became more sincere: "Thank you."
Jiang Xinghe may seem clueless, but he's actually quite perceptive and considerate when necessary. He's a friend you can really get to know.
After leaving the 23rd floor, Li Xi took a taxi to the supermarket.
She was pushing her shopping cart through the refrigerated section picking out fresh milk when her phone rang again in her bag.
When the ringing was almost over, Li Xi calmly answered the phone, "This is Li Xi, who is this?"
"...You finally answered the phone?" It was a middle-aged man's voice.
The other person's tone was gloomy, with a vicious feeling that they wanted to tear Li Xi's flesh and blood apart and drink her blood and flesh.
Li Xi recognized the voice as that of Jiang's father.
As she put the fresh milk into the shopping cart, Li Xi chuckled, "If President Jiang calls to argue with me, I can make time to play along."
"But if we're going to argue, then there's no point in talking about settling this out of court."
"Mr. Jiang, have you decided whether you want to argue with me or make peace?"
With just a few casual words, Li Xi extinguished Jiang's father's pent-up anger.
After a long pause, Mr. Jiang finally said in a forceful tone, "I'll be waiting for you at the Bafang Club at five o'clock in the evening to discuss settling this privately."
The other party spoke in a condescending, condescending tone, which made Li Xi want to laugh.
"Please make this clear, Mr. Jiang: your daughter is the perpetrator of the poisoning, while I am the victim! Today you are the one asking me for a favor, and when you ask for a favor, you should have the proper attitude."
"The Bafang Club is far away. Will you reimburse my travel expenses? If we don't reach an agreement, and you try to extort money from me, who am I supposed to complain to?"
"Besides, how could I, a delicate young woman, dare to go to see the shrewd and calculating President Jiang alone?"
General Manager Jiang was so angry with Li Xi that his heart ached. "Li Xi, you..."
Not finished yet, Li Xi continued, "I heard that President Jiang has recently taken on a mistress who is about the same age as your daughter. I'm so beautiful, if President Jiang were to have any ill intentions towards me, I would be left helpless and desperate. Wouldn't I be at a huge disadvantage?"
Li Xi seemed to have been hit by a cannonball; every word she uttered was like dancing on the other person's minefield.
"...Hiss!" President Jiang gasped, suppressing his anger, and asked Li Xi, "Where should we meet? You decide the location!"
General Manager Jiang just wanted to hang up the phone as soon as possible, afraid that Li Xi would make him suffer a stroke.
"There's a teahouse across from the Public Security Bureau. Let's talk there." The safest place is the one closest to the police.
"See you at six o'clock." After saying that, Li Xi hung up the phone decisively.
She took a taxi back to her apartment, quickly cooked a bowl of beef and chili noodles, and went to meet her date.
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At 5:58, Li Xi arrived at the teahouse on time.
But General Jiang arrived even earlier.
Li Xi stood at the entrance of the teahouse, silently sizing up the other person.
Jiang Qingkong's father is named Jiang Zhulang.
His name is like those heroes in martial arts novels who travel the world with swords and help those in need.
But he himself looked like a eunuch serving the emperor, with a sinister gaze. Sitting behind the tea table, holding a teacup, he exuded a sinister aura.
This guy looks like a ruthless old man.
At six o'clock sharp, Li Xi leisurely walked up to Jiang Zhulang.
A shadow fell over Jiang Zhulang's face. Jiang Zhulang noticed this and looked up at the young girl walking towards the tea table.
The woman before me, Li Xi, was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. Her long, jet-black hair was tied up in a high bun, and she exuded a strong sense of vitality.
The young girl was vibrant and beautiful, like a delicate flower bud waiting to be picked.
To be fair, Li Xi is really good-looking, so it's no wonder Xie Xingyun would date someone from his own neighborhood.
Normally, Jiang Zhulang would have adopted a gentlemanly demeanor and chatted with her about romance and poetry.
But after witnessing Li Xi's insatiable cursing skills, Jiang Zhulang completely lost interest in her.
So what if she's beautiful?
This is a biting tyrant flower.
Mr. Jiang poured a cup of tea and handed it to Li Xi with a forced smile, "Miss Jiang, have a cup of tea to quench your thirst."
Li Xi didn't touch the cup of tea.
She took a bottle of mineral water out of her handbag, unscrewed the cap in front of Jiang Zhulang, and took a small sip.
Jiang Zhulang's smile froze. "Is Miss Li so insensible? She won't even drink the tea poured by her elders. Has all the upbringing the Xie family has taught you over the years gone to waste?"
Li Xi smiled and retorted with ease, "I am just an adopted daughter of the Xie family, but Miss Jiang is President Jiang's biological daughter. President Jiang personally taught her, yet she still produced a criminal who dares to poison people at will."
"It's not surprising that the Xie family would raise such a disrespectful good-for-nothing as me."
"We'll see." Li Xi put the bottled water on the table and said, "Children are a mirror of their parents, and they should be taught by example."
"Miss Jiang offered me a glass of fruit wine, and I almost ruined my reputation. Who knows if drinking Mr. Jiang's tea will cause my organs to separate and go their separate ways?"
Jiang Zhulang felt a throbbing pain in his temples.
Didn't Xie Mingzong say that Li Xi was a pushover and most afraid of causing trouble?
Jiang Zhulang had never seen such a 'trouble-averse' little dumpling as Li Xi. This woman was even harder to handle than his son, Jiang Xinghe.
Jiang Zhulang sneered repeatedly: "Miss Li has quite the eloquence. Since Miss Li looks down on me, then please do as you please."
After realizing that Li Xi was no pushover, Jiang Zhulang cancelled his original intimidation plan.
He subconsciously pulled a cigarette from the pack, but before he could light it, he saw Li Xi point to the warning sign on the wall: "This is a no-smoking area. If you want to smoke, please hold it in."
Jiang Zhulang gave a sinister laugh and shoved the cigarette back into his hand in frustration.
He cut to the chase and asked Li Xi about her purpose: "Miss Li, we are sitting here only to make peace. Let's both be sincere. Miss Li, please tell us your conditions."
"President Jiang is a straightforward person."
Li Xi said, "I don't have many requirements, only three."
There are only three left!
Jiang Zhulang said expressionlessly, "Speak."
"First, I want thirty million."
"Miss Li, you really know how to ask for an exorbitant amount." Jiang Zhulang's face twitched, and he sneered, "It's not that my Jiang family can't afford it, but aren't you afraid I'll turn around and sue you for extortion?"
“It’s okay. I’m an orphan. I have no family and no fiancé. I have nothing to lose. Going to jail is nothing to me.”
"I heard that you can learn something while in jail for rehabilitation, so I'll just treat it as a way to learn a skill in a different place."
"But Miss Jiang is different."
Li Xi smiled knowingly and said, "Miss Jiang's uncle is the vice president of Dongzhou University, and her maternal grandparents are also retired university professors with many students."
"Furthermore, Mr. Jiang's wife is also the principal of a prestigious socialite school, right? If people knew that such a family had raised a daughter who is so jealous and dares to poison people at will, do you think any girl would dare to go to school..."
"In the end, Miss Jiang suffered a greater loss."
Li Xi's words accurately struck a chord with Jiang Zhulang.
Right now, Jiang Qingkong's uncle and maternal grandparents are sitting at the Jiang family home waiting for news.
As he left, Mrs. Jiang repeatedly warned him not to anger Li Xi and not to let Jiang Qingkong's disgraceful deeds get out, lest it damage the reputation of her prestigious socialite school...
Jiang Zhulang humbled himself to seek reconciliation with Li Xi today, prepared to make sacrifices.
Jiang Zhulang didn't rush to express his opinion. He asked Li Xi, "Tell me your remaining conditions."
"Secondly, I need President Jiang's promise to arrange for Miss Jiang to marry Xie Xingyun as soon as possible."
"What?" Jiang Zhulang wondered if he had misheard.