Chapter 126 Concealing Identity

I've seen plenty of movies and beautiful women in my past life. This one isn't even worth my attention. But she's got some nerve, daring to come into his house.

"Don't make me say it a third time. Get out now, immediately."

He wasn't one to show mercy to women; he just felt disgusted.

Yu Li got angry too. "I'm a virgin and I'm already like this, how can you be so stubborn? I just like you, is that not allowed?"

Her aggressive demeanor infuriated Li Jianguo. He rushed over and yanked her off the bed, throwing her and the blankets out.

"I don't keep unclean things in my house!"

The commotion was quite loud, and everyone in the compound was alerted.

Jia Zhangshi was the first to come out and exclaimed in shock upon seeing the scene. "Director Li, why did you throw that girl out of the house? Even a young couple arguing shouldn't go this far!"

She set the tone from the very first word—insisting they were a couple.

"Jia Zhangshi, if you can't speak properly, you don't need to. Try spouting nonsense again."

Li Jianguo gave her a cold look. Jia Zhangshi felt a chill run down her spine, forcing a forced smile and daring not to utter a sound. But she was still unwilling to give up. "I saw you two talking at the alley entrance just a few days ago, and you said it was nothing?"

The people around them began to exchange ambiguous glances.

The old man seemed to remember something. "Why do I remember his girlfriend was that girl Jiang Min?"

"You wouldn't believe it," Jia Zhangshi said with a gloating tone, "Our Director Li is so charming, what's wrong with having one or two female confidantes?"

The people in the courtyard were used to Li Jianguo's domineering nature, so when they heard him gossiping, they all looked at him with a half-smile—as if he really had something going on with that woman.

Li Jianguo stared coldly at Yu Li, who was wrapped in a blanket and had just gotten up from the floor. "Get out. Don't let me see you again."

Out of consideration for the woman, he didn't go too far and gave her some face.

Yu Li had finally gotten a chance, so she wasn't about to let it go. "A man marries for food and clothing," she thought. He was the only one around with good conditions. She'd already ruined her reputation; she had to get it back somehow.

Her mind raced, and she immediately looked at Li Jianguo with teary eyes. "Li Jianguo, how could you be so cruel to me? You clearly had feelings for me before. Now that you've seen my body, this is how you treat me..."

She cried her heart out. Those around her felt sorry for her and looked at Li Jianguo with reproachful eyes—as if he had really gone too far.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi stepped forward, speaking in the tone of an elder. "Well, these kinds of things still need to be decided by us elders. A girl's reputation is so precious. Now that things have come to this, Director Li, you're a man, so you have to take responsibility. I think you should hurry up and propose to the Yu family. I know her parents; they're known as honest people in the neighborhood."

Her "it's all for your own good" attitude is disgusting.

Seeing that someone was backing her up, Yu Li immediately perked up. "Li Jianguo, we've come this far, you're not going to back out, are you? You're the director of the steel rolling mill, you can't be a heartless man like Chen Shimei!"

"Shut up, you woman!" Xu Damao was the first to object. But he also had his doubts. He moved closer to Li Jianguo, "Director Li, this woman is quite pretty. Why don't you get rid of her first? Comrade Jiang Min has a better status. I'll handle things here for you; it'll only cost a little money."

Xu Damao thought this was just a bad romantic encounter. What's wrong with a man like Li Jianguo having a few women? Just shut the gossips. Jiang Min is a college student, easy to fool; once married, won't she have to put up with it?

Li Jianguo gave him a cold look. "Do I look like the kind of man who would go to any lengths? She's not worthy of me!"

Yu Li is alright looking, considered one of the prettiest girls in the neighborhood. But she's nowhere near as pretty as Jiang Min. Besides, having seen so many beautiful women in my past life, she's simply not worth my time.

Xu Damao was too scared to utter a sound after being scolded. But he still muttered under his breath, "Director Li, the Yu family's ability to cause trouble is no less than the Jia family's. You have to be careful."

Seeing that Li Jianguo was unmoved by her words, Yu Li steeled her resolve and shouted, "You took advantage of me, and now you're denying it? I'm going to the steel mill tomorrow and demand an explanation!"

These words startled everyone around.

These days, relationships between men and women are big problems; if things get out of hand, they can ruin a person's life. If Yu Li really goes to the steel mill, it won't look good if Director Yang tries to protect her.

Madam Jia was filled with regret—they had even tried this tactic with Qin Huairu, and it hadn't worked. It seemed they still weren't willing to take the plunge. If they had been as reckless as Yu Li, things wouldn't be like this now.

Li Jianguo's expression didn't change upon hearing the threat; instead, he sneered. "Xu Damao."

He called out to Xu Damao, who was standing nearby. "Go call the police. Tell them I suspect this woman is a spy, that she was stealing things from the house, and that I caught her and that's why I'm using this trick to frame her and try to mislead people."

Upon hearing that the police had been called, Yu Li panicked. She wanted to be with Li Jianguo, but she didn't want to deal with the police.

"Li Jianguo, how could you do this? How could I possibly be a spy? You touched me and you won't even admit it, this is outrageous!" she shouted angrily. Was this man truly shameless? The plan was perfectly fine, so why was something going wrong?

Normally, Xu Damao would definitely go if he said that. But today he hesitated. "Director Li, isn't calling the police a bit inappropriate? It might damage your reputation..."

Li Jianguo sneered. "The biggest damage to my reputation would be if the police didn't investigate thoroughly. If this isn't handled properly, any kind of scoundrel will dare to pounce on me." He looked at the woman in front of him. "It must be thoroughly investigated. Go call the police now."

"Okay."

Xu Damao didn't delay any longer and rode his bike to the police station.

The police officer on duty smiled when he saw him. "Xu Damao, you're here again? Has your Director Li gotten into trouble again?"

"Yes. Some shameless woman slandered our Director Li. Director Li suspects she's a spy and sent me to call the police. Is Chief Zhang here?"

Normally, Director Zhang would personally lead the team for something like this. Xu Damao went directly to Director Zhang.

"Chief Zhang went to the Municipal Public Security Bureau. The handover was completed yesterday, and now the chief's surname is Zhao."

"A new guy?" Xu Damao was a little nervous. The familiar faces weren't around; he wondered if a new one could handle things smoothly.

"Who is this Director Zhao?"

He asked the police.

"He was transferred from the military; he used to be a battalion commander. He has strong family connections, so he became the station chief right away. Station Chief Zhang had previously made meritorious contributions, so his promotion was a sure thing. He made way for him to go to the municipal bureau."

"Is she easy to get along with?"

We'll have many opportunities to work with each other in the future, so we need to get to know each other in advance.

The young policeman pulled him aside and whispered, "This Chief Zhao is an upright and incorruptible old man, very methodical in his work. You could say he's difficult to get along with, but his straightforwardness makes him easy to get along with. However, he's also too blunt. Our police station deals with the trivial matters of the neighborhood, and with his personality, it might be difficult to carry out our work in the future."

Hearing this assessment, Xu Damao's heart skipped a beat—he had a bad feeling. This director was probably not going to handle Li Jianguo's matter well.

But there was no way to go to Director Zhang, so they had no choice but to accept it.

"Please take me to see Director Zhao."

Upon arriving at the office, it was indeed a former military officer—his belongings were neatly arranged, completely different from when Director Zhang was in charge. He had thick eyebrows and large eyes, and his presence was imposing.

"Chief Zhao, this is Xu Damao. He called the police saying there might be a spy in their compound."

"A spy?" Director Zhao immediately became serious and began questioning Xu Damao.

"Our institute's Director Li is a scientist who has led several national-level projects. When he got home today, he found a woman lying in his house. Since some documents had gone missing before, Director Li is quite sensitive and suspects that this woman is a spy who did this to cover her identity."

Upon hearing this, Director Zhao became serious. "Do you know this woman? Do you know who she is? Where does she live?"

"Her name is Yu Li, the daughter of the Yu family at the entrance of the alley. I know her," Xu Damao quickly said.