Chapter 263 - Financials
Chapter 263 - Financials
Liu Cheng'er turned silent. Now that she thought about it, Mo Li showed no interest in Politics since he was younger. However, he just suddenly agreed to run so he could marry Bella Qin. That, itself was really fishy! She hadn't thought of Bella Qin manipulating Mo Li before! But after talking to Daniel, the fog in her mind had been cleared.
Bella Qin is manipulating Mo Li and is using him for revenge!
"Alright! I will do my best to help," she immediately said while gritting her teeth. She just couldn't wait for it. She needed to talk to Mo Li soon. Seeing her appearance, Daniel immediately told her not to do anything drastic. Right now, their common enemy is Bella, someone that could manipulate Mo Li who was a very smart man.
Surely, Bella should be very smart too.
Meaning, they could just approach this situation in a normal way! They needed a plan! So, on that night, Liu Cheng'er and Daniel Rogers made a plan to ruin Bella's schemes.
Bella and Mo Li was of course, unaware of Daniel's plots. Right now, Mo Li and Bella are having dinner in their house. Of course, all of this was cooked by Mo Li.
"Beef with broccoli," Bella smiled as she looked at the current dish that was made by her husband. "I didn't know you are such a good cook!"
"If the wife cannot cook, it is best for the husband to learn. Else, he would get hungry."
"…" She pouted before chuckling.
"Here, add more. You were so skinny. I mean, I am not against your previous lifestyle. But that was before. You were alone then. Now, you have to eat more as you already have me."
"…" Bella could only watch as Mo Li added more and more beef and broccoli to her bowl. However, she didn't say anything to stop him. Instead, she thank him and started eating the food instead.
"You even made shrimp tempura and another Japanese dish. What's the occasion?" she couldn't help but ask. A while ago, when Mo Li called her again, it was to inform her that he was waiting for her in the grocery store just in the next mall. After a few minutes, Bella arrived and the two bought a lot of ingredients for his dish. At first, she thought the ingredients that he bought were supplies for the house.
Who would have thought that he would create more than four dishes tonight? All on his own? To be fair, Bella tried to offer her help. Of course, she knew how to cut some onions and garlic. But it seems that Mo Li is adamant about not letting her near the kitchen.
"No. I don't think we need an occasion to celebrate," he smiled and poured her some wine. "Do we?"
"No. Of course not." Bella uttered. She just realized that everything that Mo Li cooked is actually very palatable! "This… This is really good." She didn't know if Mo Li was really this good or he knew her too much that he even know how she liked her food a bit more salty than the normal dish. "I can't remember when was the last time that I taste something this good." Since she came here, she had been eating something spicy to stop herself from craving this type of tasty food.
Seeing her happy expression, Mo Li only laughed as he started eating his food. "Tomorrow, you should come with me to the office and start working as my head secretary." He knew how she had been itching to do some work lately.
"I thought you wanted me to be your political analyst?"
"If you take that job seriously, I would win the election. I don't want that. Just do that while you are bored."
"…" She squinted at him. She had this suspicion that Mo Li really didn't want her to work as her political analyst. It was like, he deliberately went to the island and use that excuse so she would come back here and marry him. Of course, these were nothing but unfounded suspicions— something that her crazy mind had come up with. "How about my salary?" she asked, unable to stop her mouth.
For some reason, this statement made Mo Li laughed out loud. She looked at him, confused. Did she ask something so funny? Why was he laughing? She watched as Mo Li took a sip of his wine and stood from his seat. Then he went out of the dining room for a few minutes. When Mo Li came back, he was already holding a folder and directly gave it to her.
Without saying anything, Bella opened the folder and immediately read the contract. Slowly, her eyes widened. "Executive assistant with the annual salary of… why is it blank?"
"So, you can change it." He shrugged.
"…" Does it look like she really loved money? Bella narrowed her eyes at the contract before looking at Mo Li.
"Please, don't ask me if I think you love money too much. Money has nothing to do with this marriage."
"Oh?" Then, he wasn't thinking that she was a gold digger? "Well… just so you know… I have an investment portfolio which is worth millions." She said. "Even if I don't work now until I die, I am confident that I won't starve just from the dividends of my investments." She cleared her throat and bravely met Mo Li's eyes. "I didn't agree to marry you because you are rich."
He chuckled. Lifting an eyebrow, Mo Li asked. "Really? Then did you marry me because I am handsome?"
"…"
Seeing her pout, Mo Li let out a burst of humorous laughter. "I know you didn't marry me because of money, silly." Why was she getting so defensive? It's not like, he didn't know that she loves her money too much. With this in mind, Mo Li started laughing again. What would she do if she knew that Mo Li knew her even better than she knew herself?
"Alright, at least that is clear enough." Bella nodded, seriously. In marriage, it is always better to talk about financial stuff to avoid misunderstanding. "Now, about that salary."
Bella didn't know why Mo Li started laughing again but she started glaring at her, wondering if he was making fun of her.
"Alright, continue… continue… I have no objections as long as it's reasonable."
"Really?"
"Of course, I know you are overqualified for the job."
"Good. Now… let's talk about my credentials first." She said while casually eating her food. "I didn't graduate top of my class. You know that I am not smart but I just work harder than everyone else. I hold masters and— "
"I don't think there is a need to discuss this, no?" Mo Li was truly helpless. When it comes to conversations about money, he knew that she would truly demand what she deserved base on her experience. "Why don't we do this. Since I took you away from your job in the university, we can start with your salary in your teaching job. Of course, if you feel that this is not enough, you can write more than this. What do you think?"
Almost immediately, Bella smiled and nodded. "I didn't expect that you were actually very good at understanding my words. Alright, I agree. My salary would be the same when I was teaching with all the perks, health insurance, and other stuff. Is that good?"
"Hmmm. And bonuses too!"
"Of course." Bella beamed. This topic was truly making her happy. It was the exact opposite of her conversation with Daniels earlier. Unknowingly, Bella was already frowning as she thought of Daniel's threats. As the villain, that man would surely do something towards Mo Li. Moreover, he would surely use his advantages just like knowing about the future.
"Are you alright? Did something happen?" Mo Li immediately asked when he noticed the crease in her forehead.
"I'm just afraid that Daniel would work with someone from the Mo Family and do something to your business to make you suffer. He must have known that you were involved in saving and providing security for Gabriel."
Mo Li stared at her, the change in the current atmosphere was too drastic. He didn't like it. He wanted to tell her not to worry but knowing her personality, Mo Li already knew that Lily's mind would never stop working, predicting about the possible schemes. So, instead, Mo Li dabbed a napkin on her lips and smiled. "Why don't you tell me about the possible scenario's where Daniel would be able to harm me and my business?" This woman was Lily, he was confident that she would be able to come up with plans to counter Daniel Rogers.
For a few seconds, Bella silently stared at his comforting eyes. "I think… I think she would convince someone from the Mo Family to harm you."
"The Mo Family cannot do anything to me. As long as I put up a fake facade of working hard to maintain my good name. They won't touch me." Mo Li smiled and started stroking the back of her palm.
"Then… Then… he might use Liu Cheng'er to attack you and your company." Bella suddenly said. She didn't know why she said that. She actually didn't want to sound like she wanted to get rid of Liu Cheng'er. She didn't want to sound like a jealous wife. However, her instincts are telling her that the woman would do everything to ruin them.