Chapter 156: The Teacher's Teacher

The internal turmoil within the Li family didn't spread too widely. Although Old Master Li Deshen collapsed directly because of it, fortunately, Li Muhua was at the helm, and everything remained orderly and continued as usual.

The bomb panic within the estate was also completely resolved under Li Muhua's "wise guidance," and everyone admired him even more for it.

However, Li Muhua couldn't express his bitterness. Thinking of that man's terrifying smile, he felt worse than if he were dead.

Sixty-six percent of the profits! They were just handed over like that!

Although he was extremely unwilling, Li Muhua, who had already walked on the edge of life and death, didn't dare to risk provoking that man who couldn't even be hit by bullets!

At ten o'clock in the morning, in the conference hall of Twilight Manor, Li Muhua pretended to be calm as he shook hands with Lu Tao, Yang Chen, and Mo Qianyi. Under the attention of many senior executives of the Twilight Cloud Group, they negotiated the details of this cooperation.

As for the issue of profit sharing, it wasn't decided at this meeting; they would negotiate it after visiting the research laboratory, so it didn't cause much of an impact.

Unlike Lu Tao, Yang Chen, and Mo Qianyi, who could feel the palpitations Li Muhua had when he saw Yang Chen, they smiled knowingly without saying a word to each other.

After smoothly finishing the morning's work, the group of them had a sumptuous lunch together. However, this time, Chairman Li Deshen was already receiving an intravenous drip. With his eldest son dead, his health was extremely poor, so Li Muhua presided over everything.

Everyone understood that after this incident, Li Muhua had actually completely replaced Li Deshen and become the true master of the Li family and the Twilight Cloud Group.

At the top floor of the Zhonghai Yulei International Building, in the president's office, Lin Ruoxi sat as usual on her leather chair, focused on reviewing various documents and reports submitted in the morning.

These data are often overlooked by some pragmatic managers, but Lin Ruoxi, who became the CEO of a listed company at a young age, is very clear that no matter how much charisma and management skills a person has, they cannot truly handle senior management positions without understanding detailed data. So she never rejects these complex data.

After reading for a while, Lin Ruoxi looked up at the time displayed on the computer screen, and it was almost eleven in the morning.

Yang Chen and Mo Qianyi went to Hong Kong together yesterday, and they hadn't contacted her for three consecutive days, which made Lin Ruoxi feel uneasy.

They should be leisurely, enjoying the hospitality of the Li family, eating, drinking, and having fun. Especially that shameless guy, who knows, he might have provoked other women again, maybe he'll lose interest in them for a while.

"Knock, knock..."

The office door was knocked, and the only one who would do so was her secretary, Wu Yue.

"Come in." Lin Ruoxi withdrew her shimmering gaze and resumed her CEO demeanor.

Wu Yue, dressed in a black professional suit, walked into the office with a serious expression. "CEO Lin, something happened in Hong Kong."

Lin Ruoxi felt her heart skip a beat, but she didn't show it and calmly asked, "What happened?"

"The director of the Hong Kong branch just called this morning. Two nights ago, Minister Mo and Yang Chen were ambushed by the Xu family. Later, there was internal strife in the Li family. Li Mucheng, the eldest son of the Li family, planted biochemical bombs in the manor. Fortunately, Li Muhua managed to contain the situation. Minister Mo and Yang Chen were unharmed. This matter has been sealed by the Li family for three days and was only learned through the police this morning!"

After Wu Yue finished reporting, Lin Ruoxi still showed no reaction. After a while, she nodded. "I see, you can go out."

Wu Yue seemed to have gotten used to Lin Ruoxi's indifferent attitude towards everything and quietly retreated.

As soon as the office door closed, Lin Ruoxi immediately picked up the phone on her desk, but just as she was about to dial the number, she stopped.

Should she call? Ask how they are?

Why bother? Such a big incident happened, it's been three days, and they didn't inform her in time. Besides, it's not like it's the other side of the world, and transoceanic calls are also subject to time zones.

She's worrying about someone who doesn't even care about her! With this thought, Lin Ruoxi's concern turned into bitterness. She took a deep breath and forcefully hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, Yang Chen, completely unaware of his legitimate wife's growing resentment towards him, was sitting in the Mercedes-Benz arranged by Li Muhua, yawning as they headed towards the Twilight Cloud's research institute in the car.

Beside him, Mo Qianyi wore a fitted white professional suit, accentuating her graceful figure. She was earnestly reading a stack of technical documents.

"Xiao Qianqian, why are you reading those technical documents? Aren't those meant for the researchers?" Yang Chen asked, puzzled.

Although the two of them had openly admitted their feelings for each other, Mo Qianyi didn't show too much intimacy. Being rational, she was well aware that as long as Yang Chen and Lin Ruoxi were still husband and wife, she couldn't be with him without reservation. Even if they liked each other, they could only do so secretly.

Hearing Yang Chen's cheesy nickname, Mo Qianyi couldn't help but blush, giving him a sidelong glance. She whispered, "Stop it! The driver ahead might hear! Why do you care about what I'm reading?!"

"Hehe, isn't it boring?" Yang Chen chuckled and reached out his hand, suddenly sliding it into the gap of Mo Qianyi's short skirt, quickly feeling her plump and elastic thigh.

Mo Qianyi was startled and immediately let go of the pile of documents, using both hands to hold down Yang Chen's misbehaving hand, preventing him from continuing to touch her inner thigh.

"Don't do this, it's embarrassing if someone finds out," Mo Qianyi pleaded, her face blushing.

"You see, I'll just leave my hand here, don't be nervous," Yang Chen said, refusing to retreat.

Mo Qianyi felt helpless and had to let Yang Chen keep his hand between her thighs. She picked up the documents again and pretended to continue reading, but her mind was elsewhere.

More than half an hour later, the convoy arrived outside the Twilight Cloud Group's research institute.

The institute was built on a hillside, surrounded by dense woods, providing excellent concealment. However, the main reason was to stay away from the hustle and bustle, making it more suitable for research and development.

The perimeter was crowded with members of the Li family's private guard dressed in camouflage military uniforms. Their bulging waists clearly concealed firearms, although they were not openly displayed. In Hong Kong, it was nearly impossible for prominent families to stand firm without connections to the underworld, and the Li family was undoubtedly a prime example, albeit remaining discreet most of the time. Under the leadership of Li Muhua, Yang Chen, Mo Qianyi, and Lu Tao entered the tightly guarded gates of the research institute. Upon entering the lobby, they underwent full-body dusting and disinfection before donning special protective suits to enter the interior of the institute.

Inside the bright research facility, numerous researchers in protective suits moved around. As they passed by the group, those who recognized Li Muhua nodded in greeting but didn't engage in much conversation. Surprisingly, Li Muhua appeared amiable and respectful, smiling at the researchers.

It was evident that these scientists were highly paid employees of the Li family, tasked solely with developing various new products. They didn't seem to care much about the identity of the CEO.

As they approached the main laboratory, Li Muhua explained, "Dr. Li Guangxun is my uncle, ranking fourth in our family. I usually call him Fourth Uncle. He tends to be a bit aloof, so please don't take offense."

Lu Tao, having emerged from the shadows since that fateful night, had returned to his cheerful demeanor. "Don't worry, General Manager Li. Scientists are always a bit different from ordinary people. We understand."

As the automatic doors of the laboratory opened, the group saw an array of various vessels, pipelines, and colorful chemical agents scattered throughout the lab, all of which were unfamiliar substances.

Approaching them, a young man wearing glasses stepped forward and asked, "Are you President Li Muhua?"

"Yes, I am. Is my uncle, Dr. Li Guangxun, here?" Li Muhua replied with a puzzled expression, as he had already arranged for Li Guangxun to showcase their achievements to the visitors.

The young man spoke bluntly, "The master's master has arrived. The master is chatting with his master in the small laboratory inside, asking us not to disturb him, and asking President Li to wait outside."

After delivering his message quickly, the young man immediately returned to his research work, leaving Li Muhua dumbfounded for a moment. He turned back to the others, feeling embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry. Although I'm a bit confused about what's going on, since my uncle asked us to wait for him, we'll have to wait."

Mo Qianyi, who had been giving Li Muhua the cold shoulder these past few days due to her understanding of his true nature, replied coldly, "The whole family is abnormal."

Pretending not to hear, Li Muhua smiled faintly without saying a word.

"President Li, the young man just now mentioned that Dr. Li Guangxun's master has arrived. If Dr. Li Guangxun can develop such miraculous new materials, then what about his master?" Lu Tao, with his keen perception, immediately grasped the significance of the situation and came up with a tempting idea.

Li Muhua was also taken aback. It seemed to make sense. He had learned from Li Guangxun that his doctoral supervisor was a very famous world-renowned scholar. Although he hadn't paid much attention to it at the time, now that he had the opportunity to meet him, how could he not seize it?

The value represented by the mentor who could teach someone like Li Guangxun, a high-end talent, was not only higher than Li Guangxun himself!

Yang Chen was also curious. Over the past decade, he had encountered many high-end talents from various fields, many of whom had very special personalities. In other words, their unconventional thinking logic often made their behavior quite unique. Dealing with these people often led to insights that were difficult to perceive under normal circumstances.

After waiting for more than ten minutes in the main laboratory, the door of the nearby small laboratory finally opened. The first person to come out was a middle-aged man wearing a white lab coat, with slightly graying hair and a dull and traditional appearance. However, his face was filled with an excited and somewhat morbid smile.

Needless to say, this was Li Guangxun, the owner of the research institute and the provider of the technology for this collaboration.

Following him was another figure, causing everyone present to freeze for a moment.