Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 124: The Fifth Card

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: The Fifth Card

The approaching footsteps were very quiet, but fortunately, Nanny Wu heard them and quickly set down her teacup and hastened over.

She forcefully swallowed the pill.

"Coming, coming."

The door opened, revealing a servant in charge of night duty.

She quickly approached Nanny Wu and whispered, "Madam has a terrible headache and wants you to hurry up and give her a massage, but you must not disturb... Lady Tang and Young Master Zishen."

Nanny Wu frowned. "Alright, I’ll be right there."

After the night-duty servant left, Nanny Wu closed the door and casually smoothed her graying temples before heading to the third floor.

Madam Lai was sitting quietly in the vast room.

There was a study here, too, smaller than the main one, but it was fully stocked with the Four Treasures of the Study, which might be needed on any given day.

On the desk, the penmanship practice sheet from a pen that had been delivered by Li Zishen’s attendant just two days ago caught Nanny Wu’s eye, and she was shocked to see the last page already filled.

"Madam, you need to take care of your eyes."

"I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I’d get up and practice my writing, but the more I wrote, the more energy I got."

"You’re just too concerned about everything. Why not take this opportunity to have Young Master Zishen move in?"

"Forget it, let him be."

Hearing this, Nanny Wu didn’t say anything further and continued to massage Madam Lai’s neck, pondering over the incident that had occurred in the bedroom earlier.

...

In the early morning, birds chirped and tweeted.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!

"Miss, it’s time to get up, Miss..."

"Alright, alright, I know, I’m up."

Tang Xiaowan stretched lazily and glanced at her phone, muttering to herself, "Wow, can’t be, it’s already six-thirty, time flies!"

Maybe because she was used to walking barefoot, she checked her phone and immediately ran to freshen up, forgetting that the flooring wasn’t wooden but marble.

Her delicate little bare feet slowly lifted, suddenly feeling something hard and a tad cool.

Through the window, she saw it was raining.

Lalalala, lalalala, lalalala lalala; lalalala, lalalala, lalalala lalala...

Tang Xiaowan hummed a tune while brushing her hair.

"Pretty catchy. I should check to see if it’s original, and if so... then it must be Miss’s own creation, hahaha."

This tune was a memory from Tang Xiaowan’s dream.

It wasn’t very long, but she loved it and often found herself humming it when she was in a good mood.

Ten minutes later, Tang Xiaowan grabbed her bag and walked out.

"Wow, can’t be, what’s this?"

A familiar gray card appeared about 20 centimeters from the entrance.

The same style, the same handwriting.

Tang Xiaowan picked it up and fell into thought.

All four cards had been received in Li Garden, but this time one appeared in Bie Yuan. Who exactly is this person who knows the Leng Family, no, who knows me so well?

Nanny Chen, Uncle Cai, Nanny Wu, Huahua?

No, no, something’s not right!

Tang Xiaowan stared intently at the handwritten card: "One must always guard against others."

"What does it mean, is this a warning for me? Is someone trying to harm me? It couldn’t be that Bai Lianhua again, could it? Hmph, besides her... no one else comes to mind!"

Tang Xiaowan bit her lip, suddenly irritable.

In the dining room on the first floor.

At this moment, Li Zishen was already dealing with group internal affairs on his laptop, while Li Zihan, referred to by Tang Xiaowan as "the withdrawal machine," sat nearby.

Last night, upon hearing that his brother had returned to Bie Yuan, Young Master Zihan had rushed over from Li Garden immediately.

This was the first time Li Zishen had spent the night at Bie Yuan since their father, Li Zhenshan, had passed away, and he had brought a girl of the same age, Tang Xiaowan.

Although Li Zihan often joked around, calling Tang Xiaowan "sister-in-law" at Li Zishen’s prompting, the two were not yet engaged. Now, having her openly stay the night was more eye-catching to him than a headline.

"Brother, are you done yet?"

"Don’t disturb me."

His voice was firm and tinged with discontent.

Li Zihan stretched and abruptly raised his voice: "Xiao Wan, why are you only just coming downstairs?"

At that, Li Zishen immediately stopped typing, closed his laptop, set it aside, and his swift movements left Li Zihan stunned.

Then, a hearty laugh filled the room.