Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 145: Not Even a Single Relative

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Not Even a Single Relative

At a distance of less than 10 meters, there was a small swimming pool, crowded with many people, a few of whom were still in swimsuits.

"Cheng Shi, what happened?"

"Not sure, someone might have drowned, or maybe it was a sudden heart attack or something."

"Hope everyone’s okay."

Li Zihan glanced outside, saw the ambulance had already left, and silently pulled out his phone to start playing games with classmates.

Two minutes later, the crowd gradually dispersed and the black SUV continued along the street.

Due to traffic congestion, the speed was very slow,

Perhaps influenced by the recent ambulance, Tang Xiaowan also took out her phone, beginning to search for swimming information online.

Using the white model that Li Zishen had given her.

"I wonder if swimming is easy to learn, or should I enroll in a class, ideally one that guarantees learning?"

Li Zihan looked up, "Let my brother teach you."

"Ugh, I don’t want him teaching me!"

"Forgot? I told you before, my brother is really great, a swimming champion."

"No thanks, I’ll just enroll in a class."

Listening to their conversation, Cheng Shi couldn’t help but grip the steering wheel tighter, then sneaked a glance at Li Zihan in the rear-view mirror.

Seeing his smug face, he felt annoyed.

"Wow, it costs several thousand, so expensive!"

"That’s what I’m saying, why waste that money? Better let my brother teach, much better!"

"But..."

"No buts, it’s decided."

Seeing Tang Xiaowan seemed somewhat swayed, Cheng Shi took a deep breath, as if making a big decision, and nodded slightly.

"Miss, you don’t need to enroll, you can swim."

Tang Xiaowan looked at Cheng Shi in surprise, "I can swim, really?"

"Yes, you could swim since you were six, taught personally by Mr. Leng, and you swim really well, even won second place in the Qingcheng City youth group."

"Leng taught me and I even won an award?"

"Yes, and after that, you’ve participated in the Qingshui River winter swimming competition every year, very brave."

"Every year? Wow, I’m that awesome!"

From the back seat, Li Zihan listened, completely confused, then moved forward, "Hey, who is this Leng you’re talking about, and who is Mr. Leng?"

Cheng Shi: "..."

Cheng Shi, having spoken too hastily, forgot there was a Li in the car and quickly looked at Tang Xiaowan.

"Just a friend of mine in Qingcheng."

Li Zihan: "?"

"The same person? A guy named Leng, seriously? What a sissy name!"

Loud laughter suddenly erupted.

"No, his name is Ling Xiao from Lingxiao Group, ’Leng’ is a nickname I gave him, just keep it to yourself, don’t spread it around, he has a bad temper, careful or he’ll hit you, haha."

"Ling Xiao? Ling Xiao from Ling Xiao Group, the one rumored to be worth billions?"

Tang Xiaowan suddenly realized she might have spoken wrongly. Worried that Li Zihan was gathering information for his brother Li Zishen.

Leng was a man, after all. Men repel each other; don’t stir up more trouble.

Immediately, Tang Xiaowan grinned foolishly.

"You actually know him, really? Does your brother know about this? Have you told him yet? You better mention it."

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

"Hey, answer me. How close are you guys? Have you ever dated?"

As Li Zihan persisted, Tang Xiaowan finally exclaimed, "Oh, why ask so many questions? Cheng Shi, drive faster, let’s get Li Zihan to Li Garden quickly. I want to go home early to do homework; there’s so much today, probably be busy until late at night. The teacher is so annoying, really harsh!"

Tang Xiaowan rambled on a lot, talking about anything and everything.

Such a poor attempt to change the subject!

Homework? Wasn’t her homework always last-minute, copied directly from answers?

Others might not know, but Li Zihan knew all too well—he had caught Tang Xiaowan red-handed one early morning when calling her for breakfast.

Thinking about it now was pretty funny!

"No need to rush, miss; this road is crowded with students, and it’s rush hour now. It’ll clear up soon, very quickly."

"Oh, this is so annoying, I’m in a hurry!"

"Hey, Wan, you still haven’t answered my question. Is it really Ling Xiao from Ling Xiao Group? How close are you guys?"

"I don’t know. Sit tight, so annoying."

Li Zihan shook his head helplessly, then sat down and continued his game, although his mind was preoccupied with something else.

...

minutes later, they arrived at Li Garden.

The black SUV stopped just at the entrance; Tang Xiaowan didn’t dare to go in, worried she might be held back by Li Zishen.

Li Zihan understood this, so he didn’t say anything further and got out of the car promptly.

Little did he know, just two minutes after going in, his phone rang. It was Nanny Wu from Bie Yuan, crying inconsolably, as if something serious had happened.

Li Zihan had been raised by Nanny Wu since he was little, and they had a deep bond, almost like a real mother, Madam Lai.

"Nanny Wu, what happened?"

A bad feeling immediately came over him.

"Young master, Little Linzi... he’s gone. The hospital just called, said... said Little Linzi drowned, couldn’t be revived."

The sudden, thundering news made Li Zihan gasp for air, suspecting he had heard wrong.

Just now, passing the swimming pool, was it Lin Ping?

The person in the ambulance, was it Lin Ping?

"Could the hospital have made a mistake?"

"No mistake, it’s Little Linzi, only 28, just gone like that, with no family by his side, so pitiful."

"Don’t worry, I’ll come right away."

"We’re almost at the hospital now, Uncle Yang is driving. The lady has instructed to not tell the eldest young master until tomorrow, can’t affect his work."

"Okay, I understand, don’t be afraid, hand the phone to Uncle Yang."