Chapter 125: She Was Truly Furious

"Ha! Do you still think you can lie to me?!" Lin Yuqing’s tears fell as she glared at him fiercely. "I must have been blind to ever think that a shameless, vile man like you was someone I could rely on."

"You have certainly taught me a lesson."

"Li Hao, there is nothing left to say. Let’s break up. From now on, we have absolutely nothing to do with each other!"

With that, Lin Yuqing wiped her tears, intent on walking away.

Li Hao stepped forward in an agitated rush and grabbed her. "Yuqing, what on earth is going on? Have I... have I not been good enough to you?"

"Why do you want to break up?"

"I’ve been devoted to you, tried to make you happy—what exactly haven’t I done right?"

"Shut up! I feel sick just looking at you." Lin Yuqing shook him off, her voice trembling. "You have the nerve to ask what you’ve done for me? You’ve been deceiving me the whole time, manipulating my trust. Get lost!"

Li Hao suddenly grabbed her, his eyes bloodshot. "Lin Yuqing, how dare you talk to me like that?"

"Haven't I been good to you? I offered to buy you a sports car, and you’re the one who refused it."

"As my girlfriend, you won't let me kiss or touch you. What exactly do you take me for?"

"Since you want to act so high and mighty and break up, then I’m going to collect some interest."

Lin Yuqing struggled violently. "What are you doing? Let go of me..."

"Li Hao, are you tired of living?!"

At the sound of that voice, Li Hao shivered. He turned to see Xia Yu, who had appeared out of nowhere, a cheap four-and-a-half-yuan Red Golden Dragon cigarette hanging from his lips, his eyes cold and predatory.

"Xia... Xia Yu."

Terrified, he immediately released Lin Yuqing, his whole body beginning to tremble.

It was clear how much he feared Xia Yu, or rather, how much he feared the power behind him. He knew the strength of the Xia family; crushing his Li family would be nothing more than a flick of the finger.

"Tell me, what do you think you’re doing?" Xia Yu stared at him icily.

"I..." Li Hao stuttered, "I was wrong, Xia Yu. It was just a moment of impulse."

"If you were wrong, why aren't you apologizing?" Xia Yu said.

"I'm sorry..."

"Apologize to Yuqing," Xia Yu commanded with a frown. "Get on your knees and apologize."

Li Hao hesitated, trembling, before suddenly dropping to his knees before Lin Yuqing. "I’m sorry, Yuqing."

"It was me who lied to you. I’m the shameless one. Everything is my fault."

"Please, don't be angry. I'm sorry..."

Seeing him groveling like a dog, stripped of all dignity, Lin Yuqing was stunned. Xia Yu had only just become president; was he really that terrifying? After all, Li Hao was the heir to a first-tier family!

Lin Yuqing smiled bitterly, realizing she had been completely wrong about him.

"Just go. I never want to see you again."

"Did you hear her?" Xia Yu said coldly. "Don't ever appear in front of us again."

"Yes, yes..."

Relieved to be dismissed, Li Hao scrambled to his feet, shame etched on his face as he ran away.

In the distance, passersby whispered cautiously, staring at Xia Yu and Lin Yuqing with looks of utter disbelief.

"My god, did I see that right?"

"Wasn't that our Mr. Li?"

"Yes, that's the famous Young Master Li!"

"He actually knelt to those two... who on earth are they?!"

Ignoring the onlookers, Xia Yu walked over to Lin Yuqing, concerned. "Are you alright?"

"I don't need your hypocritical concern. Stay away from me, too. I don't want to see you."

Lin Yuqing’s eyes welled with tears. She glared at him, got into her car, and drove away.

Xia Yu watched her car disappear and sighed helplessly. "What a stubborn girl. She’s even angrier than I imagined. What am I supposed to do now?"

Lin Yuqing returned home and parked the car downstairs. Unable to hold it in any longer, she slumped over the steering wheel and began to cry.

"Xia Yu, you big jerk!!"

"Why do you all have to lie to me?"

"I was so good to you, I never wronged you. Why did you have to play me like a fool..."

Her heart was filled with grievance and rage, yet she felt no sadness over the breakup with Li Hao. Perhaps she had never truly liked him to begin with.

Her pain and anger were directed entirely at Xia Yu. If he hadn't kept things from her, if he had told her sooner, she never would have mistakenly believed that Li Hao was the one who helped her, and she never would have been tricked into being with him.

If she had known the truth earlier, she never would have let him sleep with Zhao Sijie!

She had every reason to be angry and aggrieved; she felt like a total fool in front of Xia Yu.

"Xia Yu, you scoundrel, don't you dare think I'll forgive you!"

She lifted her head, wiped her tears, and bit her lip, gritting her teeth.

...

Xia Yu spent the day at the company, trying to get a feel for the corporate world. It was clear that for someone who valued freedom, this environment was tedious and agonizing, so he was certain this position wasn't for him. It was necessary to call Li Shen over.

As Zhao Sijie left the office after work, carrying a bag of restaurant takeout intended for her mother, four men in black suddenly emerged from an Audi parked by the curb.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Zhao?"

The men asked with a veneer of politeness.