Chapter 379 - The Lis (2/2)

He wanted her to know where to stop, but what about him? He had given the shares that should have belonged to her and the baby to someone else without the blink of an eye, and it was to someone she hated at that.

Just 1% or 0.1% of the shares were enough for that woman to support herself for a lifetime, much less say 50%.

Chu Lui put Li Manni down on the bed and covered her with a blanket. ”Rest well. I still have some things to settle.” He stood up and closed the door. His expression darkened as he stepped out.

What was the Li couple still discussing outside? Upon seeing Chu Lui, they turned mute. Their son-in-law was very capable but very scary. He could burn bridges coldheartedly, and it applied even to them.

”Father, Mother…” Chu Lui stopped and stood in front of them, staring at their strange expressions with narrowed eyes. He had already guessed how they were trying to scheme and plot without them even talking.

”Don't you dare find trouble for her. I don't like people doing underhanded tricks behind my back. Moreover, Father, your appetite is too huge. Yuan Enterprise's project is not something you can stomach.”

His tone was threatening. He had fought hard for the contract, and yet the Li Enterprise had swept in and stolen it in the end. However, they overestimated their capabilities.

He could give the contract up because he was lacking, but if the Li family were to take over it, they needed to have the capital and the competency, too.

They would regret it sooner or later.

”I…” Mr. Li's face blanched. Chu Lui had hit the mark. They had indeed secured the project, but they bought it with a budget double that of what Chu Lui anticipated. It hadn't started yet, but they were already straining.

In recent years, the Li family was heading downhill. If not for the few contracts he had stolen from Chu Lui, he wasn't sure what would have become of them. Hence, he tried to stop Chu Lui not just for his daughter's sake, but more of his own.

”Don't turn a deaf ear to my words. You should know me very well. Manni, too.” Chu Lui's eyes flitted to the door. He knew that she could hear every single word they exchanged if she wanted to.

He didn't mind her eavesdropping. Once a man started being wary of a woman, it seemed that everything about her would lose the innocence she once had.

He strode out, leaving the Li couple with terrible expressions.

After Chu Lui left, Li Manni opened the door to her room without any signs of discomfort.

She leaned against the door, pressing her lips together tightly. Her hands clenched on the door frame. She wasn't willing to lose… but what could she do?

Mrs. Li dashed to Li Manni's side and asked her anxiously, ”Manni, what's wrong with Ah Lui? Why is he treating that woman so well all of a sudden and is even giving her half of his assets? Then, what are we to do? What would happen to us Lis? You must persuade him. Otherwise, if that woman manages to stand above us, we would have to be at her beck and call.”

Li Manni's lips curved without a hint of delight. ”There's nothing else I can do.”