Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 164: Waited for Her All Night

Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Waited for Her All Night

"Uh-huh, yeah, we used to cut each other’s hair, you cut mine, and I cut yours."

With those words, Leng Lingxiao’s eyes sparkled with a smile.

"I’m not talking about that, I mean... Didn’t we used to sneak into the kitchen and get up to naughty things? No, Huahua, what did you say just now? Cutting hair, we used to cut each other’s hair?"

"Right, impressive, huh?"

"Oh, impressive, really quite impressive!"

Tang Xiaowan forced a slight smile.

The fleeting image was so vivid, it felt as if it had just happened.

The little girl was adorable, clearly a mini version of herself, and the big boy in the basketball uniform indeed resembled Leng Lingxiao.

Truly had played together since they were little!

They were so close, even cutting each other’s hair!

"Huahua, when you met me..."

"You were 5, I was 15."

"I was that young, only 5 years old!"

Leng Lingxiao’s lips suddenly curled into a smile, and he changed the subject, "Oh right, Tangtang, when do you plan on repaying the money you owe Li Zishen?"

Suddenly asked like this, Tang Xiaowan felt quite embarrassed, especially since it was someone she had grown up playing with, even if she didn’t remember it, but it seemed that was indeed the case.

The matter of owing money wasn’t something she wanted, it was entirely the result of Li Zishen’s unilateral actions.

Like the transfer procedures, donating twenty million to the school, various high-end customizations.

Tang Xiaowan bit her lip, her big eyes blinking, looking distressed.

She didn’t know how to defend herself.

"Tangtang, what’s wrong?"

"The last time I tried to repay him, he didn’t want it, said what I owed wasn’t money but an emotional debt. I don’t even know his account, I can’t just withdraw all the money and pay him in cash, it’s so much... ah, it’s so annoying, maybe I’ll use those... in the study."

"No worries, leave it to me."

"You? How... how did you know? Was it Meijuan who told you, no, was it Cheng Shi, right?"

"Neither, don’t worry about it, just leave it to me, after all, you are my biggest shareholder."

With that, Leng Lingxiao hastened his pace. Then, he shouted out to the distracted Tang Xiaowan, "Come on, hurry up. Let’s go eat."

"Oh, coming."

Although Tang Xiaowan didn’t fully understand, she guessed a bit of it.

She was excited and relieved.

She could finally settle her debts!

...

p.m., outside Mei Garden.

Li Zishen, holding a small pig wooden carving, sat on the stairs north of the main gate, his gaze intense.

He hadn’t slept all night, waiting.

Suddenly, the large red wooden door opened.

Li Zishen’s face lit up with joy as he quickly stood up, but it wasn’t Tang Xiaowan who came out.

"Leng Lingxiao?"

Leng Lingxiao gave a devilish smile and waved his right hand, signaling the butler, Li Fugui, to step back momentarily. He had something to discuss with Li Zishen alone and didn’t want to be disturbed.

After Li Fugui nodded and complied, he left the door half-open.

"Mr. Li, long time no see."

"Why are you here?" Li Zishen asked, surprised.

Although their interactions were limited, they kept a close eye on each other because of business matters and because of Tang Xiaowan.

Leng Lingxiao should be at Jinshan Villa by now.

That was the latest news Li Zishen had received, so he was very surprised.

Leng Lingxiao’s lips curled slightly, "You ask as if it’s strange. Over a decade ago... I often stayed over here. Mei Garden is practically like a second home to me."

What Wan said was true; they indeed had known each other for a long time.

Often staying over, like a second home?

Leng Lingxiao’s words had deeply etched themselves into Li Zishen’s heart, making him especially uncomfortable, but the man’s pride wouldn’t allow him to be disheartened.

"Are you looking for me?"

Leng Lingxiao, with one hand in his pocket, walked a few steps closer.

He liked straightforward communication—it was time-saving and effort-saving.

"The sponsorships for Qing University and Jinda University have already been checked by me, and I also looked into Tangtang’s monthly expenses in Li Garden, as well as the travel costs, thirty million... I assume that should be sufficient."

Li Zishen frowned, "I don’t need it!"

"Ten minutes ago, I had someone transfer this amount to your company account, oh right, your business is too big, it might not be easy to check in a short period of time. Never mind, I’ll narrow it down for you, Country Y."

"Mr. Leng sure works fast."

"Thanks for the compliment, okay, let’s leave it at that, Mr. Li, please feel free to go, goodbye."

After saying that, Leng Lingxiao burst into loud laughter, but within those laughs, there seemed to mix a dose of disdain and indignation.

He loathed Li Zishen, wishing he could make him disappear immediately.

Once Leng Lingxiao entered Mei Garden, out of politeness, Li Fugui first nodded politely towards Li Zishen before slowly closing the gate.

Unconsciously, five minutes passed.

During this time, Li Zishen stood there without moving a single step, his mind filled with the image of Leng Lingxiao’s haughty demeanor.

He hated himself for being so cowardly?

It was just a door, yet because of a single phrase from Tang Xiaowan, he didn’t dare to enter casually.

Xiao Wan, is this your choice?

I don’t believe it, it can’t be!

Why is it Leng Lingxiao, why?

Soon after, two cars with Jin City license plates slowly drove up, eventually stopping about five meters away from Li Zishen.

A small sedan and a black SUV.

Two men in neat suits quickly got out of the cars, one of whom was Chen Xin, and the other was the leader of the detection team, Du Feng.

Everyone played their roles, the division of labor was clear.

There were three team leaders in Li Garden, Bai Long and Chen Xin each headed one, arranging the respective security measures, while Du Feng was only responsible for detection and did not have to answer to anyone.

For instance, he had led the team and found Tang Xiaowan through the detector during a previous night rescue.

"Brother Shen, the car has been towed back."

"This incident ends here, get on the car, I’m tired."

"But..." Chen Xin paused, then turned his eyes towards the tightly closed gate of Mei Garden, his brow suddenly furrowed, "Yes, Brother Shen."

The car had been messed up, and even though they were dropping the issue of responsibility, shouldn’t they at least find out who was responsible?

Was Brother Shen confused by anger?

With doubts, Chen Xin hurried back to the small sedan, then opened the rear door.

A gentle breeze passed, rustling the bamboo leaves.

Li Zishen was about to get in the car when he suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked up.

The wooden gazebo on the artificial mountain in Mei Garden was the highest point there, and given Tang Xiaowan’s height, she could see everything outside the gate, including the current people and cars.

He wasn’t actually sure if she was there, but he preferred to believe she was.

Xiao Wan, I’m leaving.

Take care of yourself, remember to eat on time.

And the group left like that.

...

In the car, Chen Xin tentatively asked, "Brother Shen, are we going directly to the city, or finding a hotel nearby?"

"Back to Jin City."

"Back, back to Jin City?"

Li Zishen’s lips twitched slightly as he looked at the small wooden pig sculpture in his hand, "Do you think Xiao Wan, right now, wants to see me?"

"Of course, Miss Tang..."

"But I waited for her the whole night, and she didn’t come out, yet Leng Lingxiao was inside."

Chen Xin was instantly shocked, "Leng Lingxiao?"