My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 127

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"What happened with the Lanting project you were in charge of? Huh?! The building you built actually collapsed. You really have skills. Now look, I have to clean up your mess!" Li Cheng'an was so frustrated, his head hurt. This wasn't a small matter—if this went badly, Li Yu'ao could end up in jail.

And he only had this one son. Even if the Li family had a big business, what was the use if his son was locked up?

But after this incident, the Li family's business might not be that big anymore.

Li Cheng'an regretted more and more. Back when Li Yu'ao was aimlessly drifting around, eating and waiting to die, he had forced him to join the company and take on a project to get him on track.

And now look what had happened. If he had known, he would have let his son continue living aimlessly!

When Li Yu'ao heard that the building had collapsed, he was completely stunned, unable to process the news. He immediately stopped joking and muttered in disbelief, "Dad, you're joking, right? How could it collapse... it was fine!"

Li Cheng'an was furious and wanted to yell at him,\ "I want to ask you the same thing! How could it collapse? How much material did you steal?"

Li Yu'ao awkwardly scratched his nose. "I only took a few million extra. What else could I do? You never gave me any pocket money."

Li Cheng'an nearly fainted from anger. So, it was his son's fault for taking a few million in kickbacks! His son was so bold!

Li Cheng'an let out a deep breath and sneered. "Fine, fine, it's all my fault. Just wait. Let the police investigate. You'll have plenty of time to reflect in prison."

Li Yu'ao immediately panicked. He hadn't even fully enjoyed the life of a rich second-generation, and now his father was talking about prison? Impossible!

"Dad, you can't seriously leave me like this, right?" Li Yu'ao was still in disbelief. "You only have me as your son. Unless you're willing to never have grandkids, you can't just let them arrest me."

Li Cheng'an was so angry he almost laughed. But Li Yu'ao wasn't wrong—he only had this one son!

Now he regretted not having more children. But it was too late to think about that now. He needed to find a way to get Li Yu'ao out of this mess.

Finally, Cheng'an Construction released a statement amid the chorus of online rage. They claimed that the manager in charge of the Lanting project had made a mistake, and the manager had already been taken in for investigation. They assured the public they would provide a satisfactory answer.

But the netizens didn't care about that. Their demand was simple—refunds!

Especially those who had bought homes in Lanting. Even though other buildings hadn't collapsed, who would dare to live there now? They insisted that Cheng'an must refund their money.

At first, Cheng'an had tried to ignore the situation, unwilling to issue refunds. If they did, they would lose billions. After all, no one was going to buy Lanting homes anymore.

Anyway, if you can play dead, just play dead.

But soon they realized that this time the situation was too big. The higher-ups had already applied pressure, urging them to resolve this matter as soon as possible. It had already caused a certain level of panic.

Cheng'an Construction knew that this time they couldn't avoid major losses. They had no choice but to honestly refund the money, and their other projects were also more or less affected.

Altogether, they would lose billions, and that didn't even include the evaporating market value. Right now, Cheng'an was practically down for the count. Forget about coming back in ten years—if anything, it would take decades to recover, if at all.

Li Cheng'an, although he found someone to take the fall for his son, didn't treat Li Yu'ao any better. The thing he regretted most now was having such a son.

Anyway, thanks to Li Cheng'an's attitude, Li Yu'ao wasn't doing well. His bank cards were frozen, and now he was locked up at home. His dad told him to reflect properly, but no matter how much Li Yu'ao threw a tantrum, it was useless. His dad was determined to discipline him.

Li Yu'ao, furious, smashed everything in his room. He went crazy at his mother, who had come to comfort him, "Just lock me up! Let me go crazy, let me turn into a lunatic, and then you'll regret it!"

Mother Li was helpless. Her son always said things like this, and she was already used to it. When he used to make small mistakes, she could go to Li Cheng'an and beg for mercy. But this time, with such a big mess, she had no way to help. Not just her, even Li Yu'ao's grandmother wouldn't dare say a word for her eldest grandson now.

"Just be content. Because of this, our family is starting to sell off assets. You'll have to move out in a couple of days," Mother Li said.

"You're kidding, right? It's not that serious!" Li Yu'ao didn't believe it and thought his mom was lying.

"Cheng'an's reputation is shot. Other competitors, especially that Kaida, are like dogs sniffing around. They won't stop until they've torn a piece of flesh off Cheng'an," Mother Li said without caring whether her son listened. "At this rate, Cheng'an won't survive. Bankruptcy might be just around the corner."

Although construction companies are making more money every day, if something goes wrong, it's game over. After all, the money is tied up in buildings, and there's no real cash flow on hand. Once the money is cut off, everything they have is like it's dead.

So, Mother Li was telling the truth. Cheng'an probably couldn't make it through this time.

If her son weren't the one to blame, she really would have liked to strangle the person responsible.

After saying that, Li's mother didn't care whether Li Yu'ao was in shock. She just turned and left the room.

Li Yu'ao gritted his teeth. He thought it wasn't a big deal. His dad found someone to take the fall for him, so everything should be fine. But he didn't expect the impact to be so huge.

At this point, any normal person would feel guilty and regret it. But Li Yu'ao was no normal person.

In an instant, he placed all the blame on Jiang Yiqing. Yes, it was all his fault! If it weren't for this person, Cheng'an would've been fine. Why was it facing bankruptcy now?

With that thought, the malice in Li Yu'ao's eyes couldn't be hidden. Jiang Yiqing, huh? Heh, just wait!

"Achoo!" Jiang Yiqing, who was livestreaming, sneezed, rubbed his nose, and suspected the air conditioning was too cold, maybe he was catching a cold.

He adjusted the temperature on the air conditioner.

Bullet comments:

"Wait, even Master Jiang can catch a cold?"

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