121: The same program is also available at the homes of rich people

"Ah!" Li Mengyao's shocking words left Ye Su dumbfounded.

"Pfft—" The way Ye Su opened his mouth in disbelief made Li Mengyao let out a chuckle:

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend to help me deal with my family."

Li Mengyao's words were not an impulsive decision.

For the past few days, she had been planning to find a suitable person to pose as her boyfriend to cope with the marriage pressure from the two people at home.

Because after rejecting the people introduced by her family many times over the past few years, Li Shanhai had changed his strategy. He intended to set her up with peers from other provinces whose families were also in the jewelry business.

As long as the match was successful, it would not only resolve her marriage issue but also leverage the other party's family connections to help Poyun Group develop further and successfully expand out of Guangdong Province into other provinces.

Making Poyun Group expand beyond Guangdong Province had always been Li Shanhai's obsession, which allowed Li Mengyao to foresee that she would definitely be in "trouble" next.

Li Mengyao also wanted to lead Poyun Group to become a top-tier jewelry brand domestically and even internationally, but definitely not at the cost of her own marriage.

The thought of spending the rest of her life with a "business partner" made Li Mengyao feel suffocated.

That was why she was anxious to find a "boyfriend" to prevent such things from happening.

After looking around at the people around her for the past two days, Li Mengyao finally set her sights on Ye Su, whom she had not known for long.

Young, capable, and having started from scratch just like Li Shanhai did back in the day—Li Mengyao believed that this point alone would make Li Shanhai view Ye Su in a different light.

At the same time, she could use the excuse that Ye Su had no family background, saying that the two of them had actually been together for a long time, but they had kept it a secret because they were worried that Li Shanhai would have objections about Ye Su.

The fact that Ye Su helped retrieve the company documents last time could also bring him closer to Poyun Group.

Li Mengyao also planned to claim that the two paintings and two bottles of Moutai she gave to Li Shanhai for his birthday last month were also things Ye Su had found for him.

After all, these items were indeed found by Ye Su; she just omitted the part about paying for them, so it didn't count as lying.

With these few things combined, she believed it would be enough for Li Shanhai to accept Ye Su's status.

Of course, intuition told Li Mengyao that Ye Su was trustworthy, which was another reason Li Mengyao chose him.

The only problem was that Ye Su was a bit young, so they needed to collude in advance and have Ye Su claim to be two or three years older.

Li Mengyao didn't believe that Old Li would check Ye Su's ID card when the time came.

"Is your family pressuring you to get married?"

Hearing Li Mengyao ask him to pretend to be her boyfriend and go home with her, Ye Su immediately understood her current situation.

It seems the routines in rich families are about the same as in his ordinary family.

Hearing the word "marriage pressure," Li Mengyao immediately shot Ye Su a glare: "Can't you save me some face and play dumb?"

"Of course I can." Ye Su exaggeratedly performed a skit: "Oh my, why would you want me to pretend to be your boyfriend to help you deal with your family? It's so hard to guess."

"You might as well not play dumb."

Li Mengyao puffed out her cheeks and glared at Ye Su, but she couldn't hold it for more than two seconds before being amused by his antics.

From university to working in the group, there was no shortage of people trying their best to pursue her and fawn over her, but she had never met anyone like Ye Su, who could naturally goof off in front of her.

Stepping out of the house meant representing the face of Poyun Group, so Li Mengyao was used to keeping herself tense and disguising herself as serious and professional.

It was only in front of Ye Su that she could rarely relax and not have to keep herself tense all the time.

"So, will you help or not? Consider it as me owing you another favor."

"Hmm..."

Being able to make Li Mengyao owe him a significant favor and having the opportunity to get to know the founder of Poyun Group, Li Shanhai, Ye Su was, of course, extremely willing.

However, Li Shanhai had started from scratch and built a group with a valuation of ten figures; he had likely crossed more bridges than Ye Su had walked roads, so it went without saying how sharp his judgment was.

Once the matter of conspiring with Li Mengyao was seen through, it might backfire and anger Li Shanhai.

The two of them were father and daughter; behind closed doors, they were family. Li Mengyao would definitely be fine, but wouldn't Li Shanhai then take his anger out on him?

"What's the matter? You said we were friends earlier and should help each other, but now you won't even help with this small favor?" Li Mengyao pouted, rarely showing a little girl's demeanor outside:

"Sure enough, men's mouths are all deceitful ghosts. They talk so nicely, but when you really need them to help, they immediately change their tune."

Only then did Ye Su realize that when he entered, all the talk about "friends" and "helping each other" was just leading up to this.

"Miss Li, it's not that I don't want to help you. If your parents see through it, you'll be fine, but I'm just a drifter in Guangzhou with no background. How am I supposed to survive in Guangzhou in the future?"

Li Mengyao liked this about Ye Su; at critical moments, he could speak his mind directly without wasting time on beating around the bush.

"What do you mean by 'how are you supposed to survive in Guangzhou'? You make my family sound like the triads in Hong Kong movies." Li Mengyao pointed at her nose with her right thumb:

"Don't worry. Since I'm asking you to help, I definitely won't let you suffer a loss. If there really is a worst-case scenario and my family sees through it, I'll take responsibility for everything. I definitely won't let my parents scold you."

"This..."

Li Mengyao's words made Ye Su feel a bit more at ease, but having never done this before, he was still somewhat hesitant.

"I won't let you help for nothing either. As long as you can help me pass that hurdle with my family, I'll give you a big red envelope afterwards, okay?"

A big reward!

Last time he helped retrieve the documents, he had already received a big red envelope of 66,000.

This time, she mentioned a big red envelope again; it had to be at least five figures, right?

He could get money and meet Li Shanhai, so why the hell was he hesitating!

"What kind of reward? No need!" Ye Su immediately straightened his back and said righteously: "I am known for being loyal. I wouldn't hesitate to risk everything for a friend. This matter is on me!"

"Oh?" Ye Su's 180-degree change in attitude made Li Mengyao look at him with a playful gaze:

"If that's the case, then I'm too mercenary. Let's pretend I never mentioned the reward."

"Don't!" Ye Su instantly broke character: "Don't you business people value your word? Please don't break your principles because of me!"

"Hehe."

With the experience from the coffee shop last time, Li Mengyao had already guessed that Ye Su would have this reaction, but she was still amused by him.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow is Friday; come to my house for dinner in the evening. Shall I pick you up at your school in the afternoon?"

Once she made a decision, Li Mengyao's tone carried an unquestionable air.

"That works. If I head out, I'll let you know in advance."

Ye Su still had to wait for the intelligence to refresh tonight to determine where he would be tomorrow afternoon.

He wanted to go there himself tomorrow, but he was afraid that the place where rich people lived wouldn't be easy to enter.