Pei Jiangmu's words were like pouring oil on a fire, instantly enraging Li Ming.
This man was extremely arrogant and self - conceited, believing himself to be the most talented and handsome man in the world.
All women should submit to him, and all men should look up to him with envious eyes.
The fact that he had kept Yi Mo as his girlfriend for a year meant that she should have been grateful.
Now, she even dared to come here with such a man to provoke him?
Moreover, although this man seemed to have a powerful aura, upon closer inspection, one could see that his clothes were quite ordinary.
There wasn't a single valuable item on him.
Such a person dared to come here to stand up for that stupid woman Yi Mo?
He even dared to speak ill of "Shiyao Entertainment" and him in that undisguisedly sarcastic tone?
"What the hell are you talking nonsense about?!"
Li Ming suddenly stood up. Alcohol and anger had made him lose his mind. He pointed at Pei Jiangmu's nose and cursed.
"Who do you think you are? You're probably just a gigolo who just got together with Yi Mo, right?"
"Humph, a gigolo who lives off a woman also dares to judge me here?"
"Yi Mo, your taste has really gotten worse. You found such a person to back you up?"
He was almost roaring, as if this arrogant posture could save his face.
Seeing this, his friends around him also joined in the jeering, trying to overwhelm them with their numbers.
"Exactly. Where did this poor boy come from? Do you have a say here?"
"Is it your turn to butt in on Brother Ming's business? Get out of here quickly!"
"Yi Mo, bringing such a person here. Aren't you ashamed enough?"
"Be careful that you won't be able to stay in this circle."
Le Le even nestled into Li Ming's arms, adding fuel to the fire.
"Brother Ming, don't bother with them. They're obviously just poor people who have never seen the world. They're just jealous."
Meng Ruochao was so angry that she was about to retort, but Pei Jiangmu gently pulled her behind him.
After all, his Ruochao was quite tired today. This kind of verbal fight didn't require her to step in.
There was still no trace of emotion on his face. There was even a faint smile on his lips, as if he was watching a bunch of clowns.
"Live off a woman?"
Pei Jiangmu repeated it slowly, as if he had heard a funny joke.
His eyes swept over the expensive watch on Li Ming's wrist, then glanced at the extremely expensive bottle of wine on the table, and finally landed on Li Ming's distorted face due to anger.
"If I were to live off a woman, I would at least have the ability to do so."
"Mr. Li might want to, but unfortunately, he can't, right?"
After saying that, he let out a soft snort.
"However, I did a little research before I came in."
"I heard that Mr. Li has a nominal position as the vice - president in Shiyao, but actually has no real power."
"Shiyao Entertainment has been developing averagely over the years. Your annual salary plus bonus is probably about 800,000 yuan after tax?"
Pei Jiangmu's tone was as calm as if he was discussing the weather.
"The watch on your hand costs HK$280,000, and the bottle of wine on the table costs 98,000 yuan."
"Miss Le Le beside you. The dress she's wearing is the latest style of this season, costing 32,000 yuan, and the shoes on her feet cost 15,000 yuan."
"Oh, right. The birthday gift she just showed off in her WeChat Moments, a key necklace, costs 73,000 yuan."
With each number he reported, Li Ming's face turned a shade paler, and the jeers around him died down a bit.
Pei Jiangmu got all these prices exactly right, even knowing the specific style and price of the necklace clearly.
"Let me calculate."
Pei Jiangmu raised his eyebrows as if in deep thought.
"If I may be so bold as to say, with your income, it seems a bit difficult for you to support such a lifestyle?"
He paused for a moment, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, like a blade covered in ice, shooting directly at Li Ming.
"So, did you use money that you shouldn't have?"
The last sentence was like a thunderbolt, scaring Li Ming out of his wits!
How did he know?!
He had done this extremely secretly!
"You... You're slandering me!"
Li Ming was completely panicked, and his voice became shrill and cracked.
"Security! Where are the security guards! Throw these three troublemakers out for me!"
However, after he shouted several times, the bar security guards who should have appeared immediately were nowhere to be seen.
Instead, several tall men in black suits with expressionless faces quietly appeared around the booth at some point.
Their imposing manner was clearly meant to isolate this area.
The powerful sense of oppression made Li Ming's friends instantly fall silent.
Pei Jiangmu didn't even lift his eyelids, as if he had expected this scene.
He gently raised his hand and pointed at a man striding towards them behind the bodyguards.
"Of course, I think it's better for the victim to tell more about this."
The person coming was Sun Dong, the president of Shiyao Entertainment.
He and Li Ming were college classmates and had always had a good relationship.
After graduation, Sun Dong took over his family's entertainment company and also arranged for Li Ming to join the company.
Afraid that Li Ming would feel uncomfortable in the company, he even gave him the status of a partner.
Unfortunately, although Li Ming was a bit talented, he had a flawed personality.
After seeing so many handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry, he became anxious about his ordinary, even below - average appearance.
Then his personality became more and more extreme.
Later, he tried to prove his value by constantly changing girlfriends.
Yi Mo was the prettiest girl in the company, which was why he had dated her for a year.
Perhaps because he had spent too much time on women, he became less and less patient at work.
Sun Dong thought he was under too much pressure, so he specially arranged an easier project for him so that he could have a good rest.
Who would have thought that in Li Ming's eyes, Sun Dong was just using him and then dumping him, and he was also very dissatisfied with the company.
At this moment, Sun Dong came over with a tablet in his hand.
He strode up to Li Ming with a solemn face. He casually swiped his finger a few times on the tablet and then turned the screen towards Li Ming.
It clearly showed several large - amount transfer records and consumption details, all pointing to Li Ming's embezzlement of funds.
"Li Ming, you really disappoint me. I trusted you so much and regarded you as my brother."
"You treated the company like a place to pick concubines and even embezzled project funds."
Sun Dong's voice trembled with pain and disappointment.
Li Ming looked at the evidence on the screen. His face turned as pale as paper, and his legs went weak. He almost collapsed to the ground.
Le Le beside him was also scared silly. She tightly grabbed his arm and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
The friends who had been shouting loudly just now all shrank their necks, wishing they could hide themselves in the sofa cracks.
Yi Mo stared at this scene in shock.
No way. She just came here to scold a scumbag.
Why did her boss come?
Even if he came, why did he seem to be about to send the scumbag to jail?
Was this all developing too fast?
She could hardly believe her eyes and couldn't keep up with this rhythm at all.
And most importantly, what was going on with Pei Jiangmu?
Why did he seem to know everything?
Meng Ruochao was also filled with shock.
She couldn't help but look at Pei Jiangmu.
The man who had been so imposing just now had now retreated to her side and returned to the appearance of an innocent college student.
Even when he saw her looking at him, he winked at her.