Li Mingzhi took Jingyi to the largest shopping mall in the city center. They shopped and ate, sweeping all the way from the first floor to the seventh floor like a swarm of locusts.

While shopping, Jing Yi discovered that the technological level in this world was slightly higher than in his previous life. The city was prosperous and clean, and high-end smart cars could be seen everywhere on the streets. Electronic products were changing with each passing day, and now they had developed to the point where real-person projection calls could be made over long distances…

After strolling down the street, Jingyi was dazzled by this Grand View Garden.

“Butler Jing, the clothes over there are nice, let’s go take a look.” Li Mingzhi said.

“Young Master.” Jing Yi shook the dozen shopping bags in his hand and said, “I really can’t carry them anymore. Let’s go back.”

I really want to take a break, I really miss his glutinous rice ball bed.

Li Mingzhi insisted: “But the clothes from that store really suit you.”

Jing Yi thought about it and reminded: “But I usually wear work clothes, I may not have the chance to wear these clothes.”

Li Mingzhi was silent for two seconds, then accepted his statement: “Then buy it for my eldest brother.”

Jing Yi: “Are you serious?”

The clothing store that Li Mingzhi referred to mainly sells plush fabrics. The soft white and pink plush looks comfortable, but a cold and ascetic man like Li Wenzhao…isn’t suitable for this style?

Jing Yi couldn’t help but imagine the scene where Li Wenzhao put on a cute stuffed animal and winked and meowed at him.

Alas–

Butler Jing shuddered.

“No, let’s go to the suit shop next door.” Li Mingzhi said, “Buy a suit as a gift and ask big brother to send me a few people. I can’t handle Ning Jiang by myself.”

That does make sense.

Ning Jiang’s brainwashing skills are top-notch. Li Mingzhi was originally an excellent and smart young master, but since he met Ning Jiang, he was brainwashed into a stupid love-brained b*tch. Now it’s not easy to change him back, and it’s really uneasy if no one is watching him.

The two entered the store, and Li Mingzhi picked out a black suit. The style was mature and steady, but the color was too dark, making him look like something a lifeless old pedant would wear.

Jing Yi pointed to the side and said, “Let’s take that one. It looks good.”

It was a dark grey handmade suit, the fabric slightly gathered at the waist, with smooth lines sliding neatly down the legs. Under the bright lights in the store, the hem and cuffs were dotted with tiny, faint starlight, low-key yet luxurious.

“Wow, Steward Jing, you have a really good taste.” Li Mingzhi was delighted: “My brother will look so handsome in this dress.”

Jingyi accepted the praise with peace of mind.

He majored in fine arts in college, so this bit of aesthetic taste is just a small thing for him.

Li Mingzhi also selected a classic dark-patterned tie and lion cuffs, matched them together and went to the front desk to check out.

When it came time to pay, Li Mingzhi hesitated for once: “Butler Jing, I’m using my brother’s card to buy something for him. What does this count as?”

Jing Yi thought for a moment: “Take from the people and use it for the people?”

Li Mingzhi: “…”

After paying the bill, Jing Yi asked a runner to unload the shopping bags in his hands and delivered them back to Li’s house. Then he and Li Mingzhi went to Li’s with the newly bought clothes.

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At 3:30 in the afternoon, Li Wenzhao had just finished an international meeting and returned to the office accompanied by his secretary. He gently loosened his tie and asked, “What are your plans for the afternoon…”

Ding Dong.

Ding Dong.

Ding Dong.

The desktop phone rang three times.

Li Wenzhao frowned. Ever since he came to the company, his phone had been receiving reminders to swipe the card. It had been two or three hours now, and he was still swiping?

Li Mingzhi wouldn’t use all his money to support a scammer, right?

Just as he was about to ask his secretary to check the expenditure details, the internal phone suddenly rang. Li Wenzhao picked up the phone: “What’s the matter?”

The front desk reported: “Mr. Li, there are two gentlemen here who claim to be your brother and butler, but they don’t have an appointment.”

“Let them come up.”

After hanging up the phone, Li Wenzhao said, “Ming Zhi is here, go pick him up. He has never been to the company, so I’m afraid he doesn’t know where my office is.”

“Okay.” The capable secretary pushed his glasses, turned around and left with the documents.

As soon as I went out, I saw two young people coming out of the elevator side by side. They were of similar age, had outstanding looks, and were beautifully dressed. The secretary couldn’t tell who was the young master of the Li family for a moment.

“You two.” The secretary concealed the address and opened the door of the president’s office. “Please come this way. President Li is waiting for you in the office.”

It was the first time that Jing Yi saw the Li’s Company Building in the novel, which was built on a prime location. The president’s office was on the 45th floor, overlooking the entire building. The moment Jing Yi stepped out of the transparent elevator, his legs trembled a little.

He forgot that he was mildly afraid of heights.

Fortunately, he didn’t dress up as the president, otherwise he would have to huddle alone in the empty elevator every day, shivering.

Not domineering at all lol.

“Is my brother busy?” Li Mingzhi asked.

The secretary immediately confirmed who was the boss and who was the butler, and said respectfully, “The president just finished a meeting and is not busy now. Young Master, Mr. Butler, please.”

Jing Yi glanced at the professional and cold secretary beside him, blinked, and remembered a plot.

[This is a loyal secretary, honest and kind, who once blocked a knife for the young master. When the Li family went bankrupt, he still stayed at his post to repay the young master for his support. He is really a good person…]

Li Wenzhao slowly raised his head.

Li Mingzhi’s eyes flickered over the secretary and he raised his lips: “Secretary Fan, since this is our first meeting, I’ll treat you to milk tea.”

Li Mingzhi gave out the milk tea he had just bought for Li Wenzhao.

Fan Ming was somewhat flattered, “Thank you, young master, but it is not convenient to drink during work. Thank you for your kindness.”

“Okay then.” Li Mingzhi didn’t argue and put it away obediently: “If you don’t want it, just leave it to my brother.”

“…”

After entering the room, Li Wenzhao was sitting in a neat and spacious office, flipping through documents, and said in a cold and noble tone: “What do you want from me?”

Li Mingzhi told him what he wanted. Li Wenzhao frowned and said, “For this kind of thing, ask your second brother. He runs a security company. Does he have any bodyguards?”

“That’s right.” Li Mingzhi scratched his head: “Butler Jing, then we are in the wrong place.”

Jing Yi was looking at the fish tank by the wall. There were a few small fish in it whose names he couldn’t tell. Each one was very beautiful. He tapped the glass tank wall with his fingers and walked the fish back and forth.

Being suddenly cueed, he immediately withdrew his hand and continued subconsciously: “Yeah, that’s right, we shouldn’t have come.”

Li Wenzhao: “…”

Three gazes swept over from different angles.

Jing Yi:!

He tensed his toes. Could it be that he had been discovered while playing with the fish?

Li Wenzhao sneered, signed the document in his hand and handed it to the secretary, “Butler Jing, go make a cup of tea.”

Jing Yi was confused. He couldn’t even give orders to one secretary. Was this the lifestyle of a top boss?

He looked around and found a water table next to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, which was standard for a president. It had all the tea sets and tea leaves, and the teapot was filled with warm tea. He quickly poured a cup and handed it to Li Wenzhao.

“President, this is your schedule for the afternoon.” Fan Ming checked the timetable. “There is a dinner with the president of Qin at 4 o’clock, a work report from a subsidiary at 5 o’clock, and Mr. Xie’s birthday banquet at 7 o’clock in the evening…”

Jingyi’s hands trembled.

Whose birthday party? Mr. Xie?

Jing Yi was shocked, this was a major plot in the original book.

Li Wenzhao was accidentally drugged at Mr. Xie’s birthday party. The vicious official partner took advantage of the situation and had a one-night stand with Li Wenzhao. The next day, all major headlines published the news that their relationship was exposed.

Readers who have read the original novel know that the so-called drugging and exposure are nothing more than a play directed and performed by the vicious official supporting role, with the purpose of gaining Li Wenzhao’s trust and trying to disintegrate the huge Li family from within.

How did this big plot arrive so soon?

Jing Yi was thinking about how to deal with the crisis when he suddenly heard Li Wenzhao’s gnashing voice: “…Jing Yi!”

“Huh?” Jing Yi was startled.

With a splash, the warm tea splashed onto Li Wenzhao’s leg again.

“…”

“…”

Li Wenzhao was so angry that he didn’t even feel angry anymore: “Butler Jing!”

Jing Yi was frightened by his tone and the remaining tea spilled out.

“…”

“…”

It’s soaked.

Fortunately, Li Mingzhi was very perceptive. Seeing his elder brother’s expression change, he immediately gave him the newly bought suit and said, “Don’t be angry, elder brother. We bought you new clothes. Butler Jing personally selected them for you. They look very nice.”

Li Wenzhao smiled and said, “So you got my clothes wet just to show your kindness in getting new clothes?”

And it is suspected that he used his card to pay?

Jing Yi was horrified: “There is no causal relationship between these two things!”

Li Wenzhao stood up, dripping wet, and took the clothes that Li Mingzhi offered with both hands. He sneered, “What else could it be? Do you have a relationship with Mr. Xie? Are you excited when you hear his name?”

Jing Yi thought for a moment and said, “Yeah, that’s right.”

[Since we are friends, can I go with you? ]

Li Wenzhao sneered: “What the hell do you want——”

[After all, the birthday banquet is a disaster, and it is the prelude to the collapse of the Li family. If I don’t go, what if Li Wenzhao falls into all the traps? ]

[Alas, being a housekeeper is so busy… I’m worried]

“…”

Li Wenzhao’s eyebrows jumped, and he almost didn’t change his words: “…Mingzhi, get him some clothes, so that we can go to the dinner together. Don’t dress too shabby and embarrass the Li family.”

Li Mingzhi just came back to his senses from the sudden change from the birthday banquet to the Hongmen Banquet^[1]a banquet intended to kill a guest: “…Oh, okay.”

Li Wenzhao’s eyes swept over Jing Yi, then looked at Fan Ming. There was no strange expression on the other’s face, nor did he pay undue attention to Butler Jing.

So, he can’t hear?

The young butler’s supernatural powers seem to be limited in scope and can only spread within the Li family.

This is better, so I don’t get arrested as a mental patient.

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Ten minutes later, Fan Ming had already ironed the new clothes and brought them neatly into Li Wenzhao’s exclusive dressing room. He said steadily, “President, please.”

Fan Ming is worthy of being a professional general secretary. He speaks and acts in a perfect and appropriate manner, and his thoughtfulness makes people feel at ease.

【Wow, what a strong working ability! 】

Jing Yi couldn’t help but exclaim in praise.

[So this is the top secretary that a domineering president needs. I wonder how much this kind of secretary gets paid per month…]

Hearing this, Li Wenzhao paused, took off his coat and threw it on the chair, then said to Fan Ming: “Secretary Fan, notify the personnel…”

Fan Ming took out his notebook and started writing.

Li Wenzhao: “Starting from next month, your salary will increase by 20,000.”

Suddenly——

Fan Ming’s pen swiped heavily on the paper. It took him a while to react. “Yes, thank you, Mr. Li.”

[Wow, twenty thousand, twenty thousand, twenty thousand yuan! Just ironing clothes costs twenty thousand yuan! It turns out that bosses spend money like water. ]

[Come to think of it, I actually gave Mr. Li a slight perm just now…]

Li Wenzhao’s face darkened: “Butler Jing.”

Jing Yi stood up straight in a second: “I’m here~”

The boss treats everyone equally. Even if you don’t look at the slight curling, look at the hard work he puts into choosing clothes.

Will his salary also increase by 20,000?

Li Wenzhao knew what he was thinking without having to guess. He shook off the water on his tie and said in a cold tone, “You ruined my clothes. How do you think I should punish you?”

Differential treatment!

This is blatant job discrimination!

Jing Yi pursed his lips and thought seriously: “Use money to humiliate me?”

Li Wenzhao: “…”

Li Mingzhi: “…”

Fan Ming: “…”

Two seconds later, Jing Yi and Li Mingzhi were kicked out of the office.

Standing outside the tightly closed door, Li Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief: “Butler Jing, how dare you talk back to my eldest brother?”

Jing Yi: “Did I talk back?”

Wasn’t the atmosphere always good? He and Li Wenzhao were just interacting and having a friendly conversation.

“Forget it.” Li Mingzhi shook his head: “I don’t want to think about it anymore, let’s go buy clothes.”

Jing Yi: “Buy again?!”

“You have to wear formal attire for a birthday banquet.” Li Mingzhi asked, “Butler Jing, do you have any?”

Jing Yi shook his head: “No.”

“Then let’s go downstairs. We still have time to try on clothes and do our hair.”

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Three hours later, the two men finished dressing up and Li Wenzhao’s car arrived outside the store.

Fan Ming was driving, Jing Yi sat in the passenger seat obediently, and the two Li brothers sat in the back seat.

“Brother.” Li Mingzhi started talking to Li Wenzhao as soon as he got in the car: “We didn’t bring any gifts. Wouldn’t it be rude to go like this?”

Li Wenzhao looked through the documents and said nothing.

“Young Master, the CEO has prepared everything. Just bring it in when you get off the car.” Fan Ming tilted his head and glanced at Jing Yi. “Butler Jing and I are both accompanying personnel. We don’t need to prepare any gifts.”

Jing Yi curled his lips: “What a humane rule.”

“…”

The little dress Jing Yi was wearing was bought with his own credit card. He spent several months’ salary on it with just one swipe. The dress could only be worn once, which made him feel so sad. If it wasn’t for preventing the Li family from going to destruction, he really wouldn’t have been willing to part with it.

If he were to buy him some expensive gifts, he would be left starving from the outside.

Li Wenzhao looked straight ahead, his attention occasionally drawn by a smudge of white on the passenger seat.

For some reason, he always felt that Butler Jing was more lively and dazzling than when he first joined the job, but upon closer inspection, there was clearly no change.

The butler had superior facial features and fair skin, and the black suit made her face look fair and delicate. From his perspective, he could see the slightly bulging little meat bags on his face, which bulged when he spoke, like a small animal.

At this moment, the car suddenly passed through a shock absorber, Jing Yi was bumped and his head hit the glass.

After a while, a voice came to my ears.

[Ahhhhh it hurts! How come it hurts so much when a luxury car hits someone? Hiss… I’m an outworker, I don’t know if there’s any compensation for work-related injuries.]

[I was seriously injured in order to protect the Li family. I am really a good and responsible housekeeper. I wonder if I can trick the chef into making a plate of cola chicken wings tonight…]

Li Wenzhao: “…”

What cuteness? He is just a drama queen who likes to act crazy and is greedy for money.

Although he look well-behaved and clever, it is actually all deceptive.

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Half an hour later, the car drove to the gate of Xie’s house. Knowing that Li Wenzhao was coming, Mr. Xie went to the gate to greet him in person.

Li Wenzhao got out of the car, stood beside the car and buttoned up his suit, then glanced at Jing Yi: “Didn’t you say you knew Mr. Xie? Why didn’t you go and say hello?”

Jing Yi shook his head modestly: “It’s been a long time since we last met. He probably doesn’t remember me.”

?

Do you really know Mr. Xie?

Li Wenzhao was stunned: “How did you two know each other?”

The housekeeper started to complain: “We are neighbors. We both live under the same blue sky and both like to breathe oxygen. We have never known each other since we were young. He plays at his house and I play at mine.”

Li Wenzhao: “…”

What a good one, everyone plays their own game.

It’s been a long time since we last met. I haven’t seen you in this life.