If she stayed at home obediently, it would be fine. If she had the slightest intention of escaping, she would definitely be caught, her tongue cut off, her legs broken, and thrown into a dark cage to be tortured.
Li Yu felt that since Jiujiu had the guts to use his legs as a bargaining chip, she should be aware of the price she would have to pay for it.
After Jiujiu was ready, she informed the housekeeper to take her to Li Yu's house.
On the first day that Jiujiu arrived at Li Yu's house, Li Yu prepared a sumptuous dinner to welcome Jiujiu.
At the dining table, only Jiujiu and Li Yu were present.
Li Yu was dressed in light-colored home clothes. His hair was casually scattered, and his fine bangs covered his sharp and gloomy red phoenix eyes. Instead, it softened his face, which was full of hostility, a lot. Occasionally, she would look at him with amazement.
However, because of Li Yu's sickly nature, Jiujiu didn't dare to look at Li Yu casually. She just buried her head in the food in front of her.
Li Yu liked to enjoy himself. His food had always been the best. The simple dinner was delicious. Jiujiu, who had been busy researching cosmetics in her previous life and wasn't very particular about food, was able to eat her fill.
After dinner, the two of them each had a cup of fruit tea and sat on the balcony to sip.
Below the balcony was a garden.
In the garden, the exotic flowers and herbs were casually planted like weeds. They were disorderly and full of beauty, making it hard for people to take their eyes off them.
Jiujiu drank the fruit tea in her hand in one gulp. She turned her head to look at Li Yu and said, "Mr. Li, since we're going to start the treatment tomorrow, let me introduce myself to you first. My name is Jiujiu. I'm twenty-five years old this year. My friends call me Wanwan. My nickname is Jiujiu. If you don't mind, you can also call me Jiujiu."
Jiujiu's words made Li Yu's gaze shift from the flowers in the garden to Jiujiu.
Li Yu raised his eyes and glanced at Jiujiu. His lips moved, and he spat out two simple syllables. "Li Yu."
Jiujiu, who had already known Li Yu's name, praised him politely. "Mr. Li, your name is very nice."
"Even the name of a short-lived ghost is nice?" Li Yu sneered. "You really know how to flatter people."
The subtlety of flattery was that both the speaker and the listener knew that you were flattering, but they would tacitly choose to remain silent.
It was rare to see someone like Li Yu, who directly said that you were flattering.
Jiujiu smiled awkwardly and said insincerely, "No, Mr. Li, your name is really nice. You're a good person, just like you."
Li Yu didn't feel anything when Jiujiu flattered him, but when he heard Jiujiu say that he was a good person, Li Yu instantly laughed.
He was a good person?
This was the funniest joke he had heard in all these years.
He was a good person.
The Li family secretly said that he was a demon and questioned why he didn't die in the car accident that year.
Outsiders said that he was a mad dog that ate people without spitting out the bones.
This woman actually said that he was a good person.
Li Yu's eyes were fixed on Jiujiu, and he didn't miss any subtle changes in Jiujiu's expression. He asked, "Why do you think I'm a good person?"
"Because if I can cure your legs, you will give me what I want, right?"
"As long as you can cure my legs, I can give you anything you want." Li Yu changed the topic. "So, what do you want?"
Everyone had a weakness. As long as you had a weakness, you would have a weakness. With a weakness, it would be easier to control.
Jiujiu's appearance was too sudden, and the pie she painted was too perfect. Now that she suddenly made a request, it showed that she had a purpose.
"I want your power."
She wanted Wang Zhengyang and Bi Xin to die a horrible death.
Wang Zhengyang and Bi Xin were backed by the Wang family and the Bi family. If she wanted to kill those two people, she must have enough power. Li Yu was the best choice.
"Interesting."
Usually, even if a woman made a request, it would be for things like jewelry and money. Those who were more far-sighted would ask for a house. However, it was the first time he had seen a woman like Jiujiu who asked for power the moment she opened her mouth.
If she wanted power, she had to have ambition.
People with ambition were the easiest to control, but also the hardest to control.
When you satisfy them, they are the best knife in your hand. Whoever you want to kill, they will stab. But if you don't satisfy them, they will become wild horses that run away from their reins and make you suffer unspeakably.
However, Li Yu was confident that even if Jiujiu became a wild horse, he had the ability to break her legs.
"As long as you can cure my legs, I'll satisfy you." Li Yu changed the topic. "You're very greedy."
Jiujiu chuckled. "I'm not greedy. I'm just following the human heart. Everyone wants power. I'm just saying it."
"If you can cure me, you can have anything you want. However, if you can't, I'll make you suffer."
Jiujiu said confidently, "I can definitely cure you."
Li Yu lowered his eyes. His voice was cold. "Then let's wait and see."
If she could be cured, everyone would be happy. If she couldn't be cured, he would make her suffer.
After the chat, Jiujiu and Li Yu returned to their respective rooms.
As soon as Li Yu returned to his room, the butler delivered the information that Li Yu asked for to Li Yu.
When the butler handed the information to Li Yu, he said, "Sir, besides us, there's another person who's also investigating Cheng Wanwan."
Li Yu raised his eyebrows. "Who is it?"
He investigated Cheng Wanwan because Cheng Wanwan painted a big picture for him. He wanted to confirm whether the other party had the ability to cure his legs, so he investigated Cheng Wanwan. The other person also investigated Cheng Wanwan for a purpose, which made him a little curious.
What kind of magic did Cheng Wanwan have to attract so many people to investigate her?
"Wang Zhengyang from the Wang family. He's the boss of Miss Cheng Wanwan's previous company. "
"Why are they investigating Cheng Wanwan?"
The butler replied, "I don't know, but I also investigated Wang Zhengyang. I found that a few months before they investigated Cheng Wanwan, Wang Zhengyang's lover, Bi Xin, had her ovum removed. The two of them seemed to have the intention of finding a surrogate.
However, the strange thing is that they didn't find a surrogate. Therefore, I suspect that they're looking for Cheng Wanwan because they want her to be the surrogate for their child. "
"They want her to be the surrogate?"
He thought about how ambitious Jiujiu was when she spoke to him. No matter how he looked at it, she was like a wild horse in the grassland. At the very least, she was a wild cat that could scratch people with her claws. They wanted her to be the surrogate.
Li Yu sneered. Wang Zhengyang and Bi Xin must be crazy to ask Cheng Wanwan to be their surrogate.
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