"What are you saying? Speak up!" Seeing Xue Hong's pitiful appearance, Li Lingui became anxious and quickly asked.
"They said they would kill my whole family, that they would lock us all up in prison..." Under Li Lingui's questioning, Xue Hong answered, weeping.
"Damn it! Are they even human? Do they have any sense of justice?" Hearing this, Li Lingui's face turned grim, but he had no intention of letting it go: "Don't worry, with my brother here, I'll definitely help you solve this trouble."
"It's useless..." Xue Hong shook her head, then continued, "Brother Gui, actually, you could save us yourself. They only want me to get the formula for Celestial Beauty Nourishing Facial Water. Once I have it, they'll let us go and even give us a lot of money."
"Moreover, they promised that you could join the new company with the formula, offering you 30% of the shares, and continue to manage the company. With the formula and their capital, this company is bound to have a bright future, and we'll never have to worry about our livelihood again."
This was Xue Hong's true purpose. To trick him into getting the formula, she employed every means possible.
Hearing this, Li Lingui frowned, sensing that something was not right.
"But I don't have the formula!" However, Li Lingui did not expose it but shook his head helplessly and answered truthfully.
This was Li Lingui's true statement; he indeed didn't have the formula.
Even if he had it, Ye Feng was his brother, who helped him at a critical moment and entrusted him with such a large company with immense trust. How could he possibly betray Ye Feng?
"How is that possible? Brother Gui, you are the CEO of Celestial Beauty. How could you not have the formula?" Xue Hong did not believe Li Lingui's words.
"I truly don't have the formula, and even if I did, I wouldn't do such a thing." Although Li Lingui was mesmerized by Xue Hong, he would never make a mistake in this situation of right and wrong.
Moreover, from Xue Hong's words, he felt she approached him intentionally, possibly not out of love, but to charm him.
Once he understood this point, Li Lingui became even more impatient with Xue Hong.
"Brother Gui, shouldn't you consider our future? Can't you think of my family?" Hearing Li Lingui's words, Xue Hong said with a wronged expression. Thɪs chapter is updated by novelꞁire.net
The emotional card - she wanted to use it to force Li Lingui to succumb.
"There's no negotiating this matter." Li Lingui shook his head without hesitation.
"If you have nothing else, I'll be going now." At the same time, Li Lingui stood up, ready to leave this place of trouble.
"Brother Gui, are you really this heartless? Would you really watch us die?" Seeing Li Lingui's actions, Xue Hong quickly stood up for a last attempt.
"You don't need to say anymore; I will absolutely not do this thing." Li Lingui shook his head again.
"Fine! Then don't blame me." Seeing Li Lingui not giving in, Xue Hong sneered and lunged at him.
"You... what are you trying to do?" Seeing Xue Hong's move, Li Lingui panicked.
But before he could react, Xue Hong hit him on the neck, knocking him out.
After knocking Li Lingui out, Xue Hong spoke into her phone, "Come in!"
Soon, two men in suits, carrying a large suitcase, came into the private room.
Without waiting for instructions from Xue Hong, the two men in suits packed Li Lingui into the suitcase, then quietly took it away and loaded it into an off-road vehicle while no one was watching.
This off-road vehicle, though it had a license plate, was a fake.
The two waited in the off-road vehicle for a moment before Xue Hong calmly exited and silently got into the vehicle with them.
Then, the off-road vehicle started, heading towards a more remote suburban area.
Midway, the three switched vehicles and went to a village in the East Suburb.
As for that fake-tagged off-road vehicle, another person, Sister Hui, drove it in the opposite direction and abandoned it at an empty lot in the West Suburb.
These people had a plan and means for all these actions.
More than an hour later, Li Lingui was awakened by a bucket of cold water.
When Li Lingui came to, he found himself in an unfamiliar room, with Xue Hong sitting in front of him, and two men in suits behind her.
"What... what do you want?" Seeing Xue Hong in front of him, Li Lingui knew he'd been tricked and frowned, asking.
"President Li is a smart person; you should know what to do now, right?" Xue Hong looked at Li Lingui, expressionless, and spoke.
Since the emotional appeal and seduction didn't work, she had to resort to torture for a confession.
"Xue Hong, you approached me for the formula, didn't you? I'm really stupid. I knew such a situation might happen, yet I still fell for it so easily." Looking at Xue Hong, Li Lingui laughed at himself.
He had thought he found true love, but it turned out that Xue Hong had dug a pit for him, and he stupidly jumped into it.
"Actually, my name isn't Xue Hong; I'm a spy. This is all part of my job." Xue Hong answered coldly, devoid of expression, like a machine.
"Ha!" Hearing this, Li Lingui felt even more ridiculous, as if it were the biggest joke of his life. 'Turns out, even the name was fake. I'm just an ultimate idiot.'
"I think you should just cooperate and hand over the formula, or else we have a hundred ways to make you wish you were dead." As Li Lingui laughed at himself, Xue Hong persuaded him.
"Whatever you have, just come at me! I will never let you succeed." Li Lingui sneered, looking at Xue Hong with hatred.
"Looks like you won't cry until you see the coffin. Let's see how you !" Seeing Li Lingui not submitting, one of the suited men behind Xue Hong snorted and was about to take action.
"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it; don't blame me now." Seeing Li Lingui not cooperating, Xue Hong cruelly dropped a sentence and turned to leave.
After Xue Hong left, screams of agony echoed from the room.
The methods of these two were terrifying, torturing Li Lingui until he was in unbearable pain, even wanting to die.
Yet, even in such dire straits, Li Lingui did not beg for mercy, instead coldly glaring at those in front of him, filled with hate.
These people, for profit, would do anything without a shred of humanity.
At the same time, Li Lingui hated himself for being so foolish; otherwise, he wouldn't have been deceived and suffered so much.
But now, it was too late for regret.
Soon, Li Lingui's body was covered in numerous injuries, tortured beyond recognition.
Even so, Li Lingui did not yield. What immense willpower and terrifying endurance did it take to do this? If Ye Feng saw this, he would definitely be furious and deeply regretful...