Liu Jia asked, "Boss Li, is it inconvenient for you right now? I'll call you another day then. I have something to discuss with you."
Boss Li said, "Okay, let's leave it at that. We'll talk another day." He then hung up the phone.
Boss Li's home.
"Who is it this late at night?" Boss Li's wife asked impatiently.
Boss Li said, "There were some urgent company matters, and they couldn't decide, so they called me to discuss it."
Upon hearing his explanation, Boss Li's wife exclaimed, "Company?! Discuss company business?! Do you think I'm stupid! I heard it was a woman. It's probably some little vixen calling you. Don't think I don't know your character!"
Boss Li, listening to his wife's incessant nagging, felt annoyed. For so many years, she had been like this, always suspicious. If it weren't for their son, he would have divorced this ugly woman long ago!
If only he hadn't considered their son, divorcing her earlier would have been better. Didn't she know that it was precisely because of her personality that he sought other women? Men always blamed women for their infidelity and affairs...
With these thoughts, Boss Li ignored his wife, got out of bed, and opened the door to leave. He went to the guest room, finally enjoying some peace and quiet, free from the ugly woman's nonsense.
Lying on the bed, Boss Li thought about Liu Jia's call earlier. He had been attracted to Liu Jia's beauty before and wanted to keep her as his mistress, so he had been pursuing her. However, that woman, Liu Jia, considered herself too proud and had never agreed. He hadn't expected her to call him proactively today.
Lost in thought, Boss Li fell asleep.
The next day, Boss Li woke up early and went to the company.
On the way, he thought about what happened last night. The incident where Liu Jia harmed Shi Xin Xin had been a huge media sensation, ruining her reputation. He had approached her back then too, but she hadn't agreed then either. He wondered what Liu Jia wanted with him.
Since making the call last night, Liu Jia felt a tinge of regret. She had never engaged in such transactions before and used to detest such people. But now, she had become the very person she used to hate the most...
However, the moment Liu Jia thought about how she had nothing left, her accumulated money all spent on hiring Alice to kidnap Shi Xin Xin, she realized she had lost both money and reputation.
Thinking of Alice, Liu Jia touched her face, and the hatred in her eyes grew: Shi Xin Xin, Alice... I won't let either of you go.
The hatred in Liu Jia's heart dispelled the slight regret she felt.
After getting up today, Liu Jia planned her next steps. Seeing that the time was right and Boss Li should have already gone to the company, she called him again.
Boss Li had just walked into his office when his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Liu Jia!
Boss Li walked to his desk, sat down, and slowly answered the phone, "Hello, Miss Liu!"
Liu Jia said, "Boss Li, I mentioned last night that I had something to discuss with you. Is it convenient now?"
"Yes, it's fine. Go ahead!"
"Boss Li, I agree to what you said before!" Liu Jia declared.
Boss Li was very surprised to hear this from Liu Jia, raising an eyebrow, "Miss Liu, are you sure?"
Although Liu Jia's reputation in the entertainment industry was ruined and she was notorious, he had only been interested in her beauty. Her bad reputation didn't matter to him. Women like her would flock to him if he desired them; he just wanted to have some fun.
After getting Liu Jia's affirmative answer, Boss Li proposed meeting her in person to discuss the details.
Liu Jia refused, tactfully saying she still had some matters to attend to and would discuss it once they were resolved, adding that it could be discussed over the phone.
Liu Jia touched her face, thinking that in her current state, she couldn't possibly meet anyone.
After refusing Boss Li's request to meet, Liu Jia said, "Boss Li, I agree to your terms. Won't you satisfy my small request?"
Boss Li chuckled and said, "Of course, my little temptress. Tell me what you want!" Since Liu Jia had agreed to be his mistress, spending some money to make her happy was not a problem.
"I want to re-enter the entertainment industry! I hope you can help me. This is my only request!" Liu Jia stated.
Boss Li was somewhat curious why Liu Jia wasn't asking for luxury bags or jewelry, but he thought everyone had different aspirations. Helping her re-enter the entertainment industry was not difficult, so he agreed.
After agreeing, Boss Li added, "Miss Liu, since we've reached an agreement, I hope you can settle your affairs and move in as soon as possible." Boss Li gave her an address, telling her that it would be hers from now on.
Boss Li owned properties in many locations, all for the convenience of keeping mistresses.
Boss Li and Liu Jia chatted for a while longer. Just as they were engrossed in conversation, Boss Li's secretary knocked and entered.
Seeing the secretary, Boss Li said to Liu Jia, "Wait a moment." Then he asked the secretary, "What is it? Is something wrong?" The secretary apologized for interrupting the call and said, "Boss, the directors are waiting in the conference room."
Boss Li then remembered that he had asked the secretary to inform everyone about the meeting scheduled for this morning, but he had forgotten the time while talking to Liu Jia.
Boss Li nodded to the secretary, acknowledging that he understood. He then said to Liu Jia, "I'm sorry, I have some things to attend to today. We'll talk another day. Goodbye for now!" He hung up and followed the secretary to the conference room.
After ending the call with Boss Li, Liu Jia lay on the sofa, lost in thought. She knew that from today onwards, she would be a kept mistress.
Liu Jia pondered for a while, then sat up and walked into the bathroom, intending to splash some water on her face to clear her head. Liu Jia looked at her disfigured face in the mirror and gave a self-mocking laugh. With her current appearance, she still wanted to be a mistress? Her face looked even more terrifying when she smiled.
In fact, Liu Jia had considered plastic surgery as soon as she learned her face was disfigured. However, her savings had been almost depleted, and the remaining money was not enough for surgery at a good hospital, so she had given up.
But now, she had no choice but to undergo surgery. With such a face, no one would want her. Even though she was now being kept by that old man, he wouldn't want her if he saw her current face.
After washing her face, Liu Jia picked up her phone to check her bank balance and see how much money was left.
Liu Jia sat on the sofa and checked each card one by one. On the table in front of her lay a mess of bank cards and various other types of cards.