Chapter 128: Delivering Intel, Rewarding Oneself

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Delivering Intel, Rewarding Oneself

In the livestream, Xia Wanqing glanced at her phone and suddenly broke into a mysterious smile. The playful glimmer in her eyes instantly captivated countless viewers.

Comments flooded the screen.

"Putting everything else aside! I’m absolutely in love with this streamer’s looks!"

"Beautiful, rich, and a total goddess! Is your company still hiring?"

"A single glance, a single smile, and a hundred charms are born; making all the beauties of the six palaces pale in comparison."

The "plus one" replies beneath that classic poem quote hit 999+ in the blink of an eye. It was clear just how thrilled the netizens were.

Standing off to the side, Director Xu stared so hard his eyes practically glazed over.

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH!"

Tao Shu coughed until his throat was nearly smoking before Director Xu finally snapped out of his daze with a look of utter embarrassment, awkwardly proceeding with the award ceremony.

In truth, Su Yunzhou hadn’t sent anything particularly special—just a few teasing remarks. But the sensation of it all was truly magical.

At this moment, the viewer count in the top right corner of the livestream had already surpassed a hundred thousand. And the very "goddess" those viewers were obsessing over was currently engaged in a flirtatious chat with him.

Ah... the feeling was indescribably sweet.

Just then...

BEEP BEEP!

A scorching-hot text message suddenly popped up on his phone screen.

[Li Yan: Room 516, Yishang Hotel! Come quick!]

The sheer implications of that text were explosive, leaving Su Yunzhou momentarily stunned.

[???]

He sent the reply. Almost instantly, another message came through.

[Image]

Su Yunzhou inhaled sharply.

Staring at the photo of legs clad in sheer black pantyhose with a designer alphabet pattern, he shot up from his seat, grabbed his car keys, and bolted out the door.

He drove like a bat out of hell, seizing every possible chance to beat the yellow lights. He brutally slashed a thirty-minute GPS arrival time down to just twenty-three minutes.

BEEP!

Stepping into the Yishang Hotel elevator, Su Yunzhou took a deep breath. Based on his assessment of the situation, a fierce battle lay ahead. Though this had sprung upon him out of nowhere, as a battle-hardened warrior, he was always ready to charge into the fray.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

The door opened.

The curtains were drawn tight, and with no lights on, the room was pitch black.

"Come in," a voice purred.

"Mm!"

Su Yunzhou swallowed hard. As if puppeted by a mysterious force, he walked inside, completely stripped of his own self-control.

Once his eyes adjusted slightly to the darkness, he froze.

A sexy silhouette lounged in the chair ahead. He could faintly make out that she was wearing a cropped Japanese high school girl uniform. A sailor knot was tied at her chest, exposing a flat, snow-white midriff and a deep, plunging cleavage. Paired with a micro-pleated skirt and those designer black pantyhose, it was an invitation no man could resist exploring.

Li Yan shot him a smoldering, bedroom-eyed gaze. "Do you like it?"

Su Yunzhou answered with action. He lunged at her, engaging in a grueling marathon of passion before finally coming to a halt.

Her stunningly beautiful face was flushed. Gently tracing her fingers over Su Yunzhou’s muscular chest, Li Yan gazed at him with deep infatuation.

"I asked you here to talk about serious business, but the second you saw me, you..."

"Was what I just did not serious?" Su Yunzhou retorted, a wicked smirk playing on his lips. He thought to himself, "You dress up like this to talk business? Heh, I’d love to have business meetings like this more often."

Li Yan shifted her body. The quality of the costume uniform was far too flimsy; the torn fabric revealed glorious expanses of skin.

"Hehe! I suppose that counts as serious business too! But there’s another matter I absolutely have to tell you."

Seeing her slightly serious expression, Su Yunzhou asked curiously, "What’s going on? You were in such a rush that we had to meet in a hotel."

Li Yan sighed. "There’s a situation with Yiyi!"

"Oh?" Confusion flickered in Su Yunzhou’s eyes. Over the past few days, he had noticed Liu Yiyi acting strangely, but she had refused to say anything when asked. He never expected to find out the truth like this. "What exactly happened to her?"

Li Yan shook her head. "Speaking of which, this actually has a little bit to do with you."

"Me?"

"Yiyi’s ex-husband, that dumbass Zhao Xiu. He actually kept something as huge as their divorce a secret from his parents! Once the old couple found out, they stormed all the way to Rongcheng looking for answers.

"It was clearly that scumbag who cheated first, but now they’re twisting the truth and claiming that Yiyi and you..."

"Ugh."

After hearing Li Yan’s explanation, Su Yunzhou was left with only one thought: sometimes reality was way more absurd than fiction.

Her former mother-in-law must have lost her mind to come knocking on her door demanding money with such an outrageous excuse—and refusing to leave, no less! Just how thick-skinned did someone have to be to spout such utter nonsense?

According to Li Yan, Zhao Xiu’s mother was the epitome of an unreasonable, uneducated village shrew. Su Yunzhou had encountered that type of woman once before. They were incredibly difficult to deal with; no matter what you said, it went straight out the other ear, and every other word out of their mouths was a string of profanities.

What was even more exasperating was that you couldn’t so much as lay a finger on people like that, otherwise... Tsk, tsk.

You would probably ask, why not just call the police to handle it?

But the truth was, most of the time, even the police were utterly helpless against such aggressive shrews.

Try to reason with the law?

Heh! They’d just claim they didn’t understand!

Threaten to arrest them?

They’d dare you to do it, screaming about how the authorities were bullying commoners, bullying farmers, bullying the weak...

One could easily imagine just how exhausted Liu Yiyi was from dealing with it all.

Li Yan genuinely felt terrible for her best friend, which was why she had shared the news with Su Yunzhou, hoping he could lend a hand. But at the same time, she felt that her magnanimous act of delivering intel deserved a little personal reward—hence this entire "hotel rendezvous for information exchange" charade.

"Yiyi has no idea what to do anymore!" Li Yan continued. "That damned old hag blocks her doorway every single day and even threatened to take the scene to her workplace.

"You’re full of ideas. Try to think of a way to help Yiyi out of this mess."

Moved by their deep sisterly bond, Su Yunzhou gave a slight nod. After a brief moment of silence, he spoke.

"When I think, I like to do some physical exercise. It really helps spark my inspiration."

"Oh?" Li Yan’s cheeks flushed bright red as she actively wrapped her arms around his neck. "What kind of exercise?"

A smirk touched the corners of Su Yunzhou’s lips as he reached out and swept her up by the waist.

"Mmph! Mwah!"

A long while later.

Su Yunzhou had finally come up with a highly effective plan. Beside him, Li Yan was limp with exhaustion, sound asleep.

RING RING RING!

His phone started buzzing. Glancing at the caller ID, Su Yunzhou answered the call.

"What’s up, President Xia?"

"President Su, do you have a moment for me to report on today’s results?

"The livestream was a massive success, and the company’s brand image has been significantly elevated.

"On top of that, we managed to secure appointments with over a hundred highly interested clients through the broadcast..."

"That’s incredible! Fantastic job!" Su Yunzhou praised without hesitation. "Your idea for the livestream was pure genius! Investing in you was definitely the right choice."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wanqing froze for a moment. Su Yunzhou’s previous words echoed in her mind: "I told you, I was investing in *you*."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up.

Li Yan had been woken up by the noise a while ago and had caught the gist of the conversation, but she didn’t ask any questions. That was how a smart woman handled things.

She had a very clear understanding of her own position: she was just repaying a favor, and she simply lusted after his body. Furthermore, she couldn’t let down her best friend. Therefore, all she wanted was the occasional day of crazy, secretive passion with him.

Seeing her remain silent, Su Yunzhou took the initiative to explain, "I recently invested in a company. That was the boss calling to give me an update."

Hearing this, Li Yan’s eyes curved into a sweet smile. "Does that mean I have to call you President Su from now on?

"President Su! Are you hiring a secretary? I’d like to offer my services!"

Looking at her seductive expression, a playful smile appeared on Su Yunzhou’s face. "Becoming my secretary isn’t going to be an easy job."

Li Yan giggled flirtatiously. "Then how about you let me do a trial run tonight... actually... maybe a few trial runs?"