Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 172: Forgot to Make the Call!

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Forgot to Make the Call!

"I have something urgent to deal with, so I need to head back. Keep drinking, and let me know when you’re leaving."

"Don’t forget what you promised me."

On the other side, Tang Xiaowan held her phone, deep in thought.

What did I promise?

I don’t remember promising you anything!

He left without even saying a word, how mysterious, who does that!

But, what exactly was it?

"Hey, Tangtang, what’s on your mind? Want some more chili? This stuff isn’t spicy at all, I’ve already added three spoonfuls."

Tang Xiaowan nodded: "Yeah, add some more."

"Was the message from Li Zishen? What did he say, did he have to leave because something came up unexpectedly?"

"How did you know?"

"Men, they all think alike."

...

Two hours later, Leng Lingxiao dropped Tang Xiaowan off at her residence in Jinyuan Academy and then took his leave.

He said he had matters to attend to over at Jinshan Villa, and wouldn’t be staying at Jinyuan Academy that night. He planned to come over to see her the next afternoon.

Only then did Tang Xiaowan realize that Leng Lingxiao had two properties in Jin City.

"You have a nice villa and you don’t stay there, you come here?"

"Living in the building opposite mine, there must be an ulterior motive. I knew it couldn’t be just a coincidence."

She had always suspected that the person who secretly sold her the apartment was Leng Lingxiao, but since she had no evidence, the matter had been dropped.

Now, she was more convinced than ever.

"Let’s see how long you can keep hiding it."

"Maybe this time, the fire was also... No, that can’t be right, it shouldn’t be you, no, it should not be, hmm, no reason to harm me."

As Tang Xiaowan stood at the gate, muttering to herself, she suddenly heard Wang Meijuan’s loud shout.

"Granny Yu, Miss is back!"

"I heard, I heard, I’m not deaf. So much noise at night, why the shouting?"

Five minutes later, just as Tang Xiaowan had given the roasted duck to Granny Yu and Wang Meijuan and was about to check the damaged books in the study, Li Zishen’s call came through.

"Come out, I’m at the door."

"Is there a problem this late?"

"It’s only 8:20."

"Oh, alright, I’ll be right there."

Little did Tang Xiaowan know that as soon as she stepped out, she would be forcefully pulled into Li Zishen’s luxury car.

"What are you doing?"

"Sit tight, we’re going to Li Garden."

Chen Xin, seeing this, hurriedly drove the car.

"Stop the car, I don’t want to go, and if you don’t stop, I’ll jump out right now."

"Open the window, let her jump."

"Brother Shen, this..."

"Did you not hear me when I said to open it?"

Chen Xin had no choice but to comply, immediately pressing the button, but his gaze couldn’t help drifting toward Tang Xiaowan in the rearview mirror.

"I really will jump, and if anything..."

"It’s fine, go ahead, jump. If you get crippled, I’ll take care of you," Li Zishen said indifferently.

"Why are you like this?!"

A furious Tang Xiaowan took a pen from her purse and stabbed it into the car seat.

However, her action didn’t have the slightest effect; Li Zishen continued to sit undisturbed as if it didn’t concern him at all.

"You must be rich, huh?"

"That’s correct."

"Once we get to Li Garden, and if I’m in a bad mood, who knows what I might do."

"It’s fine, do as you wish."

"You’re restricting my freedom, I could sue you for this, and then..."

"Calling the police to catch me?"

"Scared, huh? Just pull over."

"No need to worry about this side, if the new house is lacking anything, I’ll make it up to you, but you must come back and stay for two days every weekend, that’s my only request... Does this sound familiar?"

"There is a bit of an impression, seems like..."

"Alright, just sit tight."

Although Tang Xiaowan didn’t say much else and obediently sat down, she did so reluctantly.

She didn’t want to go to Li Garden; she had things to take care of that night, and any delays could lead to other unforeseen events.

"Here, make a call and let them know. I’d rather not have someone... recklessly charging into Li Garden later to demand your whereabouts."

Tang Xiaowan snorted with laughter as she took Li Zishen’s phone: "Glad to see you’re aware of yourself."

"I always have been, which is why I let you go have mutton soup with another man, laughing and chatting without even realizing when I left."

"You want to regulate that too? Isn’t that going a bit too far? I’m not even your girlfriend."

As she finished, Li Zishen suddenly turned his face toward her, his eyes with a slight curve at the lips, intense love almost suffocating in his gaze.

"What... what are you looking at me like that for?"

"Xiao Wan, let’s get engaged tomorrow."

Chen Xin gripped the steering wheel tightly, his eyes anxious as if his heart had risen to his throat.

He silently prayed that Tang Xiaowan would agree quickly and not say anything too rash, as the consequences were unimaginable.

"Mr. Li, are you proposing, or are you..."

"The ring has been ready for a while now, it’s in the safe in the study. We’ll get it for you when we arrive, and then I’ll propose again."

Chen Xin: "?"

Tang Xiaowan: "?"

"Zishen, you’ve misunderstood, I didn’t mean that, I was saying..."

"Xiao Wan."

Li Zishen suddenly shouted and used two fingers to silence the words that Tang Xiaowan was about to say.

"It’s too late today, we’ll talk about it tomorrow."

Only after he had said this did the man slowly remove his fingers from the plump lips, the faint twinkle of stars in his phoenix eyes.

After a long pause, Tang Xiaowan managed to squeeze out a word: "Okay."

"What do you want for breakfast tomorrow morning?"

"Anything will do."

"Shumai, lean meat porridge, some radish strips, right, and soup dumplings, guotie, and..."

As Li Zishen listed off her favorite breakfast foods one by one, Tang Xiaowan felt a complex mix of emotions and couldn’t describe the feeling.

She didn’t know what love was, she just wanted to quickly uncover the truth about the night incident and see her grandma as soon as possible.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed.

Up ahead, a dark SUV skidded sideways, blocking Li Zishen’s car, just 500 meters from Li Garden.

Chen Xin hastily stepped on the brakes: "Cheng Shi?"

Li Zishen: "?"

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

Immediately, a burly middle-aged man quickly got out of the vehicle—it was Cheng Shi.

He didn’t continue forward, but leaned against the hood of the SUV, lit a cigarette, and casually blew smoke rings.

"Damn, that’s brazen!"

Chen Xin, who never swore, was also shocked.

Li Garden is not far ahead!

In all of Jin City, who would dare to act so wildly in this place, to block Li Zishen’s car, it was sheer lunacy.

But the man in front of them was no stranger; he was Tang Xiaowan’s bodyguard and driver. No matter how annoyed or angry Chen Xin was, he had to keep it in, so he turned to the backseat and hesitantly asked, "Brother Shen, should I go check it out? Cheng Shi might have an emergency?"

"No need." Tang Xiaowan quickly responded.

Li Zishen: "..."

Geez, talk about perfect timing!

Always ruining my plans, I’ll replace you sooner or later.

Tang Xiaowan grinned foolishly, then handed the phone back to Li Zishen: "My bad, I forgot to call. Sorry about that, haha."