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Chapter 222 [Scandal?!]

The newspaper union dinner has not yet arrived, but Li Wendi is furious about the gossip magazines. His staff are all working in fear for fear of being implicated.

The reason is that Ming Pao Weekly, a subsidiary of Ming Pao Group, broke the news that Li Wendi was "three-timing". Although this news had no impact on the company's market value, Li Wendi was worried that it would be seen by Guo Cuiting and the He family. If his carefully managed marriage was ruined by a gossip magazine, who would he go to for justice?

Li Wendi had a way to explain away Guo Cuiting's situation, but the He family was in the news business and they also had a gossip magazine. Li Wendi felt that it would be difficult to deceive the He family and it would be easy to be exposed.

Li Xiaonan, who was studying at Hong Kong University, learned the news and immediately called Li Wendi to ask about the truth of the matter. She also told him some of her classmates' opinions, which roughly meant that there is no smoke without fire and that Li Wendi must have done something to let He Qijun down.

Women's intuition is always very accurate, especially when it comes to catching mistresses.

Li Wendi took great pains to convince Li Xiaonan, then hurried downstairs, avoiding the paparazzi, and successfully arrived at the Qinian Newspaper.

Seeing a magazine on He Qijun's desk, it was clearly Li Wendi's romantic news. Li Wendi covered the magazine with a smile and said, "Are you busy today? Let's go out for dinner tonight?"

It is true that He Qijun knew about the existence of Huang Lixin and Zhao Yazhi. Now that the news has been exposed, Li Wendi still needs to use He Qijun's appearance to clarify the matter, otherwise it is unknown when this matter will end.

He Qijun did not directly answer Li Wendi's question, but instead asked, "Do you want me to help you deal with those reporters and your romantic scandal?"

Li Wendi smiled awkwardly, "No, I just came here to get beaten. As long as you don't get angry, I can beat you to death."

Of course, we cannot admit these purposes at this time, otherwise it will have the opposite effect. After all, women are serious animals.

"If I beat you to death, I will die too, or at least spend decades in jail." He Qijun said expressionlessly.

"No, I won't hurt you. Before I was beaten to death by you, I had already signed a life and death agreement. How could I bear to let you go to jail?" Li Wendi continued to attack with sweet words, diverting the matter, and then using sweet words to coax women, which usually has miraculous effects.

This is what Li Wendi learned from Aquaman in his previous life.

"Slippery tongue!" He Qijun's expression eased a little, "Where are we going to eat?"

Li Wendi grabbed He Qijun's shoulders with both hands, put her mouth close to her neck, and said, "How about the Hill's Dream Western Restaurant in Central? I heard that the Wellington steak there is good."

"Okay!" He Qijun knew what Li Wendi was thinking. Their initial acquaintance was a combination of interests. Now Li Wendi was trying hard to downplay this trace. She saw it all. She seemed to feel a hint of love from Li Wendi from their daily interactions. This was one of the reasons why she was willing to compromise.

"Then you go to work. I'll wait for you here until you get off work." Li Wendi seldom interfered with the business operations of the Qinian Newspaper, leaving all of them to He Qijun. As for the affairs of Junfu Jewelry Company, he only intervened in the purchase and storage of gold.

He trusted He Qijun very much. In fact, these things were not Li Wendi's foundation, so he would not take them too seriously.

When Junfu Jewelry develops to the same scale as Jingfu Jewelry Company in the future, Li Wendi will of course take over the control of the company, because some companies can be inherited by the family.

Two hours later, He Qijun finally finished her official business and appeared in front of the company employees with her arm around Li Wendi. Their relationship was as close as before, which gave the employees more topics to talk about.

"Didn't Miss He see the gossip? You're not angry at all."

"She must have seen it. Miss Zhao (Zhao Xi) brought it into the office herself. There was no reason for her not to remind Miss He."

"Remind? Don't forget that Mr. Li is also the boss of the newspaper. Zhao Xi may not dare to offend Mr. Li."

Some sounds were transmitted into the elevator. He Qijun's expression remained the same, but Li Wendi felt a little ashamed. These young ladies were really brave. They gossiped so loudly. Should we give them a loudspeaker to shout at them?

There were outsiders in the elevator, so Li Wendi couldn't make any excuses, which made Li Wendi feel a little uneasy along the way.

In the carriage, Li Wendi used the art of language to constantly coax He Qijun, but did not mention what had just happened at all. It was not until He Qijun smiled slightly that he felt relieved.

The paparazzi of this era were very professional. They followed the car all the way to the Central restaurant and stopped Li Wendi and He Qijun in the underground garage. "Mr. Li, Ms. He, hello! I'm a reporter from Sing Tao Weekly. Can I spare you a few minutes?" This was a pretty female reporter.

Li Wendi glanced at He Qijun, as if asking for her opinion. He Qijun smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll give you 5 minutes."

"Thank you, Mr. Li, Ms. He!" The female reporter apologized solemnly. "May I ask Ms. He what do you think of Mr. Li's romantic scandal?"

He Qijun smiled and said, "I don't believe it, but there is no smoke without fire. I'm also in the news business. I believe there is some misunderstanding. Maybe someone wants to stand out and borrow Wendigo's fame."

"Then Mr. Li, can you tell me whether this matter is true?"

This question made Li Wendi feel uncomfortable. After all, there were photos in the weekly magazine as evidence. He couldn't say it was photoshopped, as those reporters had the negatives.

"I did have dinner with those two ladies, but the angle of the photo is wrong." Li Wendi immediately admitted the authenticity of the photo, but he would never admit to cheating. "One of the ladies was the cover girl of the Qi Nian Newspaper. At that time, Qi Jun was still working at Yuanhe Newspaper. I interviewed this lady in person, so we met in the restaurant. As a gentleman, I can't hide from them."

"If having a meal with a member of the opposite sex is cheating, then should this lady not be able to have a meal with a man alone?"

After Li Wendi's repeated persuasion, the female reporter seemed to believe Li Wendi.

However, when the interview was over, the female reporter looked at Li Wendi's back and said, "His eloquence is as good as ours. Who would dare to believe that Mr. Li is a gangster?"

His companion also sighed, "To be able to climb to the position he is today, he is not an ordinary person."

The next day, when Sing Tao Weekly was published, things did not turn out as Li Wendi had expected. Most people did not believe what Li Wendi said. They were sure that Li Wendi was cheating on her. Some small magazines even described Li Wendi as a love expert, which made Li Wendi very angry.

Now he finally understands that although Liu Luanxiong clarified so many things, not one of them was satisfactory, because the audience was just watching the fun and did not mind making any trouble.

If Li Wendi had ignored it, perhaps the matter would have slowly calmed down, but now it has become a big deal.

Although Li Wendi asked He Zhongmou of the He family to throw away all the gossip magazines and not let He Zefeng see them, things did not go as planned and He Zefeng still found out.

He Zefeng personally called Li Wendi and asked him to go to the He family villa for a chat.

People become more sophisticated as they get older, especially business veterans like He Zefeng.

Li Wendi put down the phone and hesitated for a few minutes, seemingly unable to think of any solution.

Originally, he asked He Qijun to help explain, but it was obvious that Li Wendi felt guilty, so he had to go ahead with it.

He Family Villa
The housekeeper received Li Wendi warmly. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Wendi would be the son-in-law of the He family, and a son-in-law of very high status. After all, he started from scratch at the age of 23 and got everything he has today.

"Mr. Li, please sit for a while. The master is still watering the flowers and plants." The butler explained respectfully and walked towards He Zefeng.

Older people like flowers and plants, under the pretext of cultivating their character, but in reality they just want to find something to do.

Li Wendi did not follow. He knew very well that He Zefeng did not like others touching flowers and plants, so there was no need to attract hatred for himself now.

Half an hour later, He Zefeng finally arrived. Seeing the respectful Li Wendi, he was still a little resentful. "What are those rumors about?"

Li Wendi is naturally richer and more powerful than the He family, but He Zefeng is the elder. As the future grandson-in-law, he cannot let the outside world give him a "title" that disrespects elders. If that happens, how can he survive in the Hong Kong business community?

"I just had a meal with two people, and it was framed like this." Li Wendi sighed, pretending to be helpless. "I thought the situation would get better if I explained it to the reporters, but in the end... it became known to everyone."

(End of this chapter)