Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 169: The Water Caltrop is Very Sharp!

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: The Water Caltrop is Very Sharp!

Leng Lingxiao was also on the phone.

As for who called and what was said, Li Zishen naturally didn’t know. However, what he heard was related to Tang Xiaowan.

He was shocked!

"The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Lady Tang may need to come back for it. It’s fine if she doesn’t return, as there isn’t any significant damage. Would you like to come back, or would you..."

Li Zishen’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Is anyone injured?"

Bai Long: "?"

"No one is injured. The fire was discovered in time. Cheng Shi and Wang Meijuan are all right."

"Is it still livable?"

Bai Long paused for a few seconds, then frowned and responded, "No, it’s not safe due to hidden dangers. We need a further inspection before we can decide."

"Alright, let it be then."

After ending the call, Bai Long leaned against the car, lit a cigarette, and then fixed his gaze on the unique three-story house, the corners of his mouth slightly curling.

Brother Shen is seizing the opportunity to make a move!

It seems Lady Tang will soon return to Li Garden to make a big showing.

It means causing disruption, tearing down cameras.

Meanwhile, Li Zishen was preparing to head to the villa to inform Tang Xiaowan about the fire when he saw her rushing towards him like the wind.

"Hey, Zishen."

Large beads of sweat rolled down her oblique bangs to her collarbone. Coupled with her slightly reddened cheeks from running, she looked exceptionally bright and alluring, lively and adorable.

Li Zishen was somewhat captivated.

Suddenly, he felt Tang Xiaowan was still the same as before, smiling, optimistic, beautiful, apparently unchanged by her grandmother’s death and the night’s attack.

Or maybe she had recovered from these recent days.

"Where’s Huahua?"

The man didn’t respond, still staring, still thinking, his mind as messy as mashed paste.

"Hey, Li Zishen, what are you thinking about?"

Li Zishen slowly raised his hand, intending to wipe the sweat off Tang Xiaowan’s nose, but he missed just as he was about to touch her.

He didn’t feel embarrassed; this wasn’t the first time such a thing had happened.

"Why are you alone? Where’s Huahua?" Tang Xiaowan wiped the sweat bead off her nose and asked cheerfully.

"He’s still at the small pond. Were you looking for him?"

"He’s been on the phone, and I couldn’t get through to him, so annoying... Oh, actually, I wanted to ask you, Cheng Shi just called saying that the house in Jinyuan caught fire. It’s newly bought, you know. If we sell it in the future... will it be affected?"

Li Zishen quietly listened to Tang Xiaowan’s chatter, eventually softly responding with two words, "No way."

In reality, his true thoughts were, the one thing this young master isn’t short on is money. No matter how much the loss, I’ll make up for it.

"Oh, that’s good. You frightened me there. It would have been a big loss. A lot of money indeed."

"Xiaowan, I..."

Tang Xiaowan blinked her big eyes: "What are you saying? What’s up?"

Li Zishen cleared his throat and continued, "Since there was a fire, why not move back to Li Garden temporarily? Your belongings are still there, and it would be more convenient. How about it?"

"I’m not going back to Jin City tomorrow!"

Li Zishen frowned suddenly, feeling disappointed, yet it was somewhat expected.

"Not going back! Oh, well that’s perfect. I’m free these next few days, so I can stay here with you and check how the repair work is going."

"No need, no need. Old Li is overseeing the repair work."

Her implication was clear: please stay out of Mei Garden’s affairs; I am the owner here, just mind your own business.

Li Zishen slightly smiled, "Alright."

"Where are your people?"

"Chen Xin and the others?"

"Old Li didn’t even lock the front door, it’s been open the whole time, you should let them in."

Li Zishen gave a bitter smile, "Unlocked!"

In the early morning, due to his immense worry about Tang Xiaowan’s safety, he was in such a rush that he hadn’t even changed his clothes and climbed over the wall in his formal attire.

Though it wasn’t a difficult task for him, if he had known the door was unlocked, there was no need to climb the wall.

"Right, it was just closed, but I only found out just now myself. He thought... you’d come in on your own. When he saw you this morning, he assumed you had entered through the front door, but he just noticed that your car was still parked outside, hahaha."

"Laughing, and you can still laugh about it! It’s all because of you, telling me not to enter Mei Garden and even sending Leng Lingxiao to stand guard outside..."

"Did he return the money? How much did he return, did he include the donations for both schools?"

Li Zishen nodded, seething with anger.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that the piercing words Leng Lingxiao said were his own intentions and Tang Xiaowan might not have been aware.

"Wow, that’s great, finally settled, now we’re even."

"It sounds like I was oppressing you."

"No, no, you’ve been great to me, hahaha."

The laughter had just started when the phone rang; it was a call from Chen Xin. Li Zishen pressed the answer button and said in front of Tang Xiaowan, "Everyone, come in, park the cars inside."

Chen Xin on the other end was confused but didn’t dare to ask further.

"Yes, Brother Shen, we’re coming in now."

After ending the call, Li Zishen deliberately glanced at the small pond and noticed Leng Lingxiao still on the phone; something seemed fishy.

Just then, Tang Xiaowan mentioned wanting to see the results of the water caltrop collection, so they both went over.

"Huahua, Huahua..."

His loud shouting caught Leng Lingxiao’s attention, who waved at Tang Xiaowan while saying into the phone, "Gotta hang up, we’ll talk later."

Right after he hung up, Tang Xiaowan bounced over, "Hey, what’s up?"

Leng Lingxiao casually patted the top of her head.

"Did you come back because the food is ready?"

"No, just checking on the work."

"I thought so. Let’s see, we’ve collected a lot, enough for you to eat for a while."

"Really, wow, that’s great."

Li Zishen, who had followed, stared fiercely at the large hand that had touched Tang Xiaowan’s hair, his jealousy pulsing through his temples.

At that moment, he felt like grabbing an ax and chopping it down would relieve his agitation.

Has he gotten too used to touching her?

Why, when I touched you just now, you dodged, but when he does it, it’s fine?

Ah, you’ll be the death of me one of these days!

What angered Li Zishen even more was that the two of them went directly to the pond and began excessively praising the water caltrops in the basket, especially Leng Lingxiao, whose loud voice and flowery language were over the top.

Mei Garden’s water caltrops are unbeatably sweet.

Nowhere in the universe could you find such perfect water caltrops, tender and crispy in texture, soft and mushy in taste.

The number one delicacy in the world is in Mei Garden.

In Li Zishen’s view, Leng Lingxiao was deliberately flaunting his eloquence and playing out a childhood sweetheart scenario.

His motive was simple: to declare that Tang Xiaowan belonged to him, that she was his girlfriend.

With his jealousy flaring, Li Zishen suddenly frowned and hurled his phone forcefully at the basket, startling Tang Xiaowan.

He forgot, water caltrops are quite sharp.

Tang Xiaowan’s delicate hand slowly released, the water caltrops slipped, and blood beads formed.