The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1976: The Li Family’s Position

"Then I’m not willing to be anyone else’s puppet either."

"Good." Hearing this answer, Ye Shikai was quite pleased. At least Li Yueying was still someone unwilling to submit. Who would have thought that with so many men in the Ji Family, their thinking wasn’t as bold as a woman’s—just thinking about it was a bit ironic.

"What’s the use of me not being afraid? At home, my dad still calls the shots. Whether we resist or surrender, it’s all up to him." Li Yueying sighed. Although right now she was still just a woman, she already had considerable ambition in her heart. Someone with ambition might choose to surrender, but would never truly bow down...

"So Mr. Ye is here, I failed to welcome you from afar." At this moment, a voice sounded behind the two of them—without them noticing, Li Changtian had already arrived.

"Senior Li, my respects." Ye Shikai bowed and said.

"Mr. Ye, with so much going on in Yanjing, how come you’ve come to Chang’an?" Li Changtian asked.

"To be honest with you, Senior Li, I came this time..."

"Father, he came to seek an alliance." Before Ye Shikai could finish, Li Yueying cut in and directly stated his intent.

"Father, I think we have to resist. The Chen family may be powerful now, but our Li Family isn’t easily bullied either. Especially after the Kunlun trip, our family’s strength has grown—we have no need to choose submission." Li Yueying said firmly. It seemed she was going to play lobbyist for Li Changtian. That was fine; coming from his own daughter, these words would be more convincing.

"Yueying makes a lot of sense. If every aristocratic family in Huaxia chooses to shrink back into their shells, then even if they still have the ability to resist, they’ll be crushed at the first sign of trouble." Li Changtian nodded and said.

"Senior Li, that’s very well put. I came this time precisely to seek an alliance with the Li Family. Right now, the Zheng Family of the East Sea has already agreed, and more families will join. The Li Family is the biggest clan in Chang’an, surely you won’t be willing to be someone else’s puppet." Ye Shikai continued.

"However... the Chen family today is no longer what it used to be. If it were just cultivators, my Li Family isn’t lacking for manpower. But as far as I know, they have some very deadly Worms that can kill cultivators in an instant, and there are even some monsters, extremely powerful. How are we supposed to deal with those?" As Li Changtian’s tone shifted, Ye Shikai had to admit he’d also thought about this. These were the Chen family’s two trump cards, and unfortunately, he didn’t have any solid counter yet.

"Sect Leader Wuyan of the Worm Sect is already researching it, but it’ll still take some time. Besides, I’ve been dealing with those mutants for a long while; I’m studying ways to deal with them."

"So... up till now, there’s still no effective method, is that it?"

"Senior Li, I don’t want to lie to you, so I’ll speak plainly: right now I have no way to crack them. If I lied to you just to trick the Li Family into joining the alliance, that would be the behavior of a petty villain."

"Fine, Mr. Ye, at least you’re straightforward. Then I’ll level with you too: I won’t choose to throw in with the Chen family, but many people in the clan are afraid. And with the Li Family’s current strength, it really is difficult to withstand the Chen family. I need a strategy. Internally, I need that strategy to convince the others; externally, I need that strategy to deal with the Chen family."

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"The Li Family’s situation isn’t very good right now." In the conference room, Ye Shikai was laying out his thoughts to Li Changtian.

"Ever since the Kunlun trip ended, the Tang Family and Gongsun Family suffered heavy losses, but it also made the bond between the two families stronger. By my estimation, they’ll definitely choose to compromise with the Chen family."

"Family Head, bad news, Tang Can has brought a whole group from the Tang Family." A guard came in to report.

"Speak of the devil and he appears." Li Changtian snorted coldly.

"What are they here for?"

"No idea. They’re just standing at the door, neither coming in nor leaving, like they’re waiting for something."

"Looks like they’re here for me." Li Changtian said with a bitter smile.

"Senior Li, why don’t we go together and hear what he has to say?" Ye Shikai suggested.

"Oh no, Mr. Ye, you’d better stay in the estate. Under no circumstances can we let the Tang Family know you’re here." Li Changtian went on, "Mr. Ye, you’ve got a feud with the Tang Family, and furthermore, if they find out you’re in the estate, the Chen family will likely know soon after."

"I understand. In that case, I’ll stay here."

Late at night.

"Those people from the Tang Family were absolutely vile today, daring to provoke us in public." Li Yueying cursed angrily.

"Forget it, times have changed. The Tang Family has already thrown in with the Chen family. This provocation might well be orchestrated by the Chen family behind the scenes." Li Changtian was sure it wasn’t that simple. Tang Can wouldn’t come just to flaunt his power. Mobilizing so many people just to show off? Obviously impossible.

This was a test from the Chen family, probing the Li Family’s stance. If Li Changtian showed strong resistance, the Chen family would move faster.

The Chen family had already set their sights on the Li Family. The next target was very likely the Li Family.

"Do you actually have a way or not? If you don’t, then even if my Li Family resists, we still won’t be a match for the Chen family." Li Yueying was getting anxious and pressed Ye Shikai.

"I do have one idea."

"Mr. Ye, whatever your idea is, don’t keep us guessing." Li Changtian also wanted to hear what he had in mind.

"You should surrender." Ye Shikai’s words were shocking.

"What did you just say?"

"Don’t get worked up." Ye Shikai hurried to explain, "Surrendering now is just to preserve yourselves. Before we find a way to deal with the mutants and the synthetic poison insects, surrendering is a temporary expedient."

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"So after all that talk, that’s the one method you came up with?" At the gate of the Li Family estate, as Ye Shikai was about to leave, Li Yueying spoke unhappily, a trace of disdain in her eyes.

"I already said it’s just a stopgap. Besides, it seems to be the only option at the moment." This idea of Ye Shikai’s was for the Li Family’s sake. Doing this wouldn’t just keep the Li Family intact; it would let them build up their strength.

"Fine, fine, let’s call it a method then. By the way, where are you going now?" Li Yueying asked.

"The airport."

"The airport? You’re going back to Yanjing again?"

"Of course not back to Yanjing. I’m going to Yun City to find Wuyan—hopefully she’ll have some countermeasures." Ye Shikai took an envelope out of his bag and handed it to Li Yueying.

"What’s this?"

"If the Li Family really runs into a crisis, open this envelope. There’s a way to respond inside."