Chapter 296: Chapter 296: President Li Gets Emotional Late at Night…

Li Lingyang had already guessed who the person who reported the crime was.

It was probably Ning Yichu…

When he had Special Assistant Xu investigate the recent disasters, he also found that Mo Baiyou was arranging people to track them.

No doubt she wanted to use legal means to protect her rights.

“You have no leverage to negotiate with me, I’m giving you one last chance, if you want to have an easier time in the days to come, tell the truth now.”

Ji Shiwang bit her lip; now was definitely not a good time to reveal the truth…

“If you take me away, I’ll tell you.”

“Heh…” Li Lingyang immediately saw through her stalling tactic and viewed it with contempt.

“Ji Shiwang, I gave you a chance, and you chose not to treasure it.”

Li Lingyang coldly left one sentence behind, and then directly said to the police, “She’s all yours, take her away.”

“…” Ji Shiwang was flabbergasted, her eyes blazing as she yelled, “Li Lingyang, have you lost your mind? I told you, I can reveal the truth, and saving me wouldn’t be hard for you. Are you really willing to miss such a perfect opportunity?”

Li Lingyang was immovable, watching coldly as Ji Shiwang was handcuffed and put into the police car.

Only after the police car had driven off did Special Assistant Xu approach quietly and ask, “President Li, doesn’t she know about the little young master Chen Bao’s situation? Are we just letting her go like this?”

“Pushing someone into a corner will make them grasp at their last straw for survival!”

Keeping Ji Shiwang now would simply be an endurance test; it would be better to send her directly to the police station to taste desperation.

Not to mention, the Ji Family’s Miss Ji probably had never suffered much before…

A few days in the detention center, and any tough nut will crack.

Danger gleamed in Li Lingyang’s eyes.

“Look after her, send someone to take good care of Miss Ji!”

Special Assistant Xu understood, “I got it.”

Li Lingyang paused, implying more, “And do one more thing for me…”

…

“Chu Chu, the police have already caught Ji Shiwang, and she’s been detained!”

Mo Baiyou told Ning Yichu the news immediately after receiving it.

“The arrest happened in less than twenty minutes, and they found her already?” Ning Yichu was slightly surprised.

Logically, Ji Shiwang should be very well hidden right now…

Mo Baiyou’s eyes darkened, “Chu Chu, actually it was Li Lingyang who found her…”

Ning Yichu had a sudden realization, then a sneer appeared, “It’s merely a case of locking the stable door after the horse has bolted. Another culprit is right under his roof!”

Mo Baiyou took the opportunity to say, “With Shen Jiangqing as the mother of Li Lingyang’s two children, getting him to hand her over might be difficult.”

Ning Yichu’s thoughts involuntarily turned to Ningning, whose haggard appearance was heartbreaking.

Yet, Li Lingyang continued to protect the culprit Shen Jiangqing again and again!

But now that Ji Shiwang had been arrested, would she identify Shen Jiangqing?

“Do the Ji Family know about Ji Shiwang’s situation?”

“Are you worried that the Ji Family will work behind the scenes to protect Ji Shiwang?” Mo Baiyou discerned her concern and spoke softly, “With me here, they might not have the chance.”

“Beiji has always had deep cooperation with the Ji Family; by taking such a stand against them, it could have a significant impact on Beiji…”

“Since Ji Shiwang fell from grace, Beiji has gradually been untangling ties with the Ji Family. Besides, without the Ji Family, Beiji can still make a name for itself around the world.”

A calm expression played across Mo Baiyou’s profound features.

Seeing he truly didn’t mind, Ning Yichu finally relaxed, “As long as it doesn’t affect you. Next, let’s see what Ji Shiwang spits out.”

“It’s getting late. Don’t keep thinking about these things. Everything will straighten out in the end.”

These past few days, while Ning Yichu was supposed to be here for a rest, it was either Ningning feeling unwell or online public opinion flipping; how could she really rest?

Seeing her visibly thinner in just a few days, Mo Baiyou would be lying if he said he wasn’t worried.

Ning Yichu looked at her phone and indeed, it was nearly midnight, and she felt a bit embarrassed.

But compared to herself, Mo Baiyou, troubled by her own messy affairs, was the one who came to tell her all this important information late at night; he was clearly more exhausted…

Yet she truly had no desire to start a new relationship.

All she could do was bury her head in the sand.

“Then you should also go back and rest early.”

“Mm, if you need anything, just call me, I usually don’t turn off my phone.”

“Goodnight.”

“Goodnight.”

After seeing off Mo Baiyou, Ning Yichu went to check on another bedroom.

Both little ones were already asleep.

The air echoed with the even breathing of the little guys, fine and drawn out.

But Ningning’s tiny brow was tightly furrowed, her expression pale and haggard. Ning Yichu’s face immediately clouded with worry, and her mood sank even further.

After watching the little ones for a while in their bedroom, she returned to the master bedroom.

Standing in front of the full-length mirror, she jumped at the sight of the bruise under her own eyes.

She did look weary indeed.

So she filled the bathtub with hot water and took a nice relaxing bath.

Her phone on the shelf began to buzz.

She swiped it open to see a stream of notifications.

The headline read in bold letters, “#Shocking! Arrest of the Culprit Behind Ning Yichu’s Set-Up#”

She clicked in, just in time to see photos of Ji Shiwang being arrested by the police…

Her actions were exposed by marketing accounts.

Consequently, the stocks of the Ji Group plummeted as well.

The comments section was filled with curses, with netizens expressing relief that justice had finally been served, finding the outcome extremely satisfying.

Li Lingyang, who hadn’t updated his private V-blog account in a long time, posted an entry.

“Every day you are away, I am missing you.”

Li Lingyang was a hot topic in Imperial City, and it immediately took off on the trending searches!

Countless onlookers on social media exploded in reaction…

Flooding into the comments section below–

“Wow, even the rich can be emo?”

“I just realized that Li Lingyang’s V-blog list doesn’t even include his family’s company. He only follows Ning Yichu! So… Li Lingyang became emo because of Ning Yichu!”

“Ha-ha-ha, why do I find this kinda funny? Sister Chu is so powerful, she even got the high and mighty President Li to post in the middle of the night…”

“It looks like these two really aren’t together. Weirdly enough, I’m kinda into it? Will it end up with her running and him chasing, her unable to escape even with wings?”

“But what I really want to see is Sister Chu’s face when she reads this post…”

“…”

After reading these comments, Ning Yichu’s face was covered with black lines, and the corners of her eyes twitched fiercely.

What the hell is Li Lingyang doing?!

Posting such comments online, did he want to add to the already rampant rumors about their relationship?

She tossed the phone back onto the shelf, out of sight, out of mind.

…

Late at night, after dealing with the Ji Shiwang issue, Li Lingyang hurried back to the old family home.

The old house was brightly lit at this hour.

“Daddy, you’re finally back!”

As soon as Chengcheng saw him, he got up and ran over.

Doudou, sitting on the side, was full of worry.

She knew that something had happened to Mommy and that her brother was upset, so she urged him to go to his room to rest…

But now it seemed he disliked her even more, unwilling to speak to her at all.

Li Lingyang’s eyes were dark, “Why haven’t you gone to rest?”

“Daddy, when I got back just now, I went to the ancestral hall to kneel as punishment…”

Chengcheng’s eyes were red with strain, and he looked hesitant to speak further.

Li Lingyang understood what he meant but didn’t press the issue, only saying, “After kneeling as punishment, have you apologized to Doudou?”