"Are you still ashamed and ashamed of having a father who went to jail? Especially since this father was imprisoned for rape and murder!" Li Yang continued, squinting his eyes.
"How...how did you know?" Li Qingjun's tone and expression no longer showed the obvious rebellion and defiance from before, but she was still somewhat resistant.
Chapter 227: Lessons and Enlightenment
"Others don't know the truth! Don't you believe your father either? Don't you know the truth either? Do you think your father owes you something? Has he wronged you? Has he made you lose face and disgrace you?" Li Yang suddenly shouted.
Li Qingjun shuddered suddenly, tears streaming down his face, too afraid to argue. He had always been proud of his father, Li Hongbing, a retired special forces soldier, known for his loyalty, exceptional skills, and extraordinary bearing—an idol to every child!
But this same person, in an act of chivalry, interrupted a young master's attempt to rape a woman, and in a fit of rage, accidentally killed him.
The result was that the rapist committed violent murder! He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison!
"Since you understand your father's character, instead of studying hard and making something of yourself to clear your father's name, you wallow in self-pity and give up on yourself, blaming your father and your sister as if the whole world owes you something!"
Let me tell you, you are neither the luckiest nor the most miserable! If you don't recognize your own limitations and continue like this, let me tell you, sooner or later you will become the scum of society.
"You can never repay your sister who refused to take a taxi even once for your sake, your mother who endured so much hardship, and your father who persisted in fighting for you in prison. Relying solely on your guilt is the act of a coward!" Li Yang reprimanded mercilessly.
Perhaps if someone else had reprimanded Li Qingjun so harshly, he would have only retaliated more fiercely. Li Qinghua had spent countless hours trying to resolve this, but to no avail.
However, given Li Yang's status, position, and achievements, and the fact that these words resonated with him, he found it easier to accept them.
Li Qingju wept bitterly, his shoulders shaking, utterly speechless!
Tap tap tap...
Li Qinghua rushed out of the stairwell with tears streaming down her face and hugged Li Qingjun tightly. Her beautiful face, with tears in her eyes, shocked Li Yang. Damn, I never thought that the snow lotus would be so stunning after it thawed.
"Li, Li Yang, thank you!" Li Qinghua said, her voice choked with emotion, her eyes filled with gratitude.
"Sister, I was wrong—" Li Qingjun hugged Li Qinghua tightly and cried bitterly.
Damn, I'm the hero! Shouldn't I be the one getting this hug? It seems you can't always be a good guy!
"Li Qingjun, you go upstairs first. I need to talk to your sister about something serious!" Li Yang said, throwing down his cigarette butt and looking at Li Qinghua.
"Don't look at me like that. You may not believe me, but don't you believe your sister?" Li Yang glared at Li Qingjun. Damn it, am I some kind of pervert? Would I just take your sister right here and now?
Li Qingjun glanced at Li Qinghua, who nodded slightly, before he entered the stairwell. However, Li Yang clearly saw that the boy was hiding in the stairwell and hadn't actually left.
Damn, this kid's pretty shrewd.
"Speak, what is it?" Li Qinghua spoke first.
"If you're going to help someone, help them all the way! Consider this a gift from your soon-to-be boss. Tomorrow I'll go to No. 18 Middle School on your behalf and see if I can find someone to help Qingjun get his punishment removed," Li Yang said sincerely.
"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Li Qinghua hesitated. She didn't want to owe Li Yang a favor; sometimes, many favors are simply impossible to repay. She certainly didn't want to use that popular saying, "a debt of gratitude must be repaid with one's body."
"Heh heh, you think I have ulterior motives? Let me tell you, my girlfriend is way prettier than you. All I need is a good employee. What I value is your talent, your ability to revive Red Moon Bar and boost its popularity!"
"And nothing else, understand?" Li Yang knew that women like Li Qinghua, who had wrapped themselves in an impenetrable wall, were ten or even a hundred times harder to pursue than ordinary girls.
Cast a long line to catch a big fish, simmer slowly over a low flame. Sooner or later, you'll fall at my feet! Wash away your worldly cares and become my pure and simple companion!
Li Qinghua hesitated for a moment, unable to find a better solution, and her impression of Li Yang wasn't too bad. She took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "I hope you won't disappoint me!"
Li Yang knew that he had initially gained Li Qinghua's trust. Her so-called disappointment was that he didn't want to ask her to do anything outrageous in exchange for this favor.
"Don't worry, am I not as stupid as that idiot Jin Hongyue?" Li Yang smiled arrogantly.
Li Qinghua blinked, looking at Li Yang in surprise.
"Hehe... I'm not a good person!" Li Yang laughed smugly.
"I know!" Li Qinghua gave Li Yang a deep look, then turned and went upstairs to go home.
Li Yang stared greedily at her swaying, round buttocks and licked his lips. She was truly a top-quality woman!
After Li Yang drove back, he dialed the number of Ye Qing's secretary, Liu Feng.
"Hey, Brother Liu, this is Li Yang!" Li Yang said with a smile and enthusiasm.
Liu Feng, who was diligently working on his wife in the middle of the night, quickly stopped and panted, "Hehe, it's Li Yang. Disturbing my good time in the middle of the night. What's up?"
Li Yang, a scoundrel, immediately knew Liu Feng was tilling the land, and chuckled, "Brother Liu is truly my role model! How can you still be so energetic at this hour? Your wife must be an angel!"
Liu Feng glanced at his wife's thick waist, which was as big as a bucket. If you ignored her upper body and only looked at her lower body, his wife had long legs and a round bottom.
But my God, why do I still have to see the upper body?
"Who is it? Come on!" Liu Feng's wife winked and touched Liu Feng's lower back and buttocks as she spoke.
Liu Feng glared at her, signaling her to stop moving. His wife pouted and stopped causing trouble, but she was wondering to herself, what kind of person could make the mayor's secretary so cautious?
"Hehe, brother, just say the word. Whatever it is, I'll do my best!" Liu Feng could only manage a few forced laughs. He dared not complain in front of his wife, but inwardly he was seething with resentment. Was she forcing him to keep a mistress? Didn't this woman know how to maintain her figure and charm?
"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to borrow your car for a bit. I need to take care of something," Li Yang said. He wanted to use Liu Feng's Audi with government license plates. Ordinary people might not be able to tell the difference between a car worth over a million and one worth over ten thousand, let alone understand the significance of license plates.
However, many officials, wealthy businessmen, and even precocious children of officials and businessmen possess this kind of insight. They can always determine the owner's identity and status at a glance from the car or license plate.
"With my beat-up car, you can drive it away anytime you want, brother!" Liu Feng agreed readily.
"Thanks, brother. I'll definitely treat you to a meal sometime," Li Yang said with a chuckle.
After hanging up with Liu Feng, Li Yang called Cao Xin's father, Cao Kefan, and asked him to organize an inspection of No. 18 Middle School by the Municipal Education Bureau the next day. He would lead the team and also bring Xing Yuejin, the deputy director of the Yuexiu District Education Bureau.
No. 18 Middle School is located in Yuexiu District.