Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 187: Was It Already Arranged?

Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Was It Already Arranged?

"Anyway, I don’t remember anymore, so you can say whatever you want."

After speaking, Li Zishen cleared his throat and glanced at Chen Xin, signaling him to focus on driving and to ignore the following conversation.

Chen Xin got the hint and quickly turned on the car music as a way to cooperate.

"Xiao Wan."

"Can I go now?"

"You once said that if there are things too embarrassing to say aloud, just write them down. That way, neither oneself nor others will be embarrassed, so I did just that. That night, I was so excited I couldn’t sleep at all, thinking you had agreed, but I did not expect... it would turn out like this."

Chen Xin: "..."

So he was afraid of being rejected by Lady Tang face-to-face!

Alas, poor Brother Shen’s lifelong reputation, it seems he has fallen into a pit.

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

Her face is so thick, can she be embarrassed?

She knew he didn’t want to but still forced a kiss, and once in public, it was either showing off their love or holding hands.

Is there anyone with a thicker face than you?

Tang Xiaowan looked at Li Zishen with a look of disdain: "Sorry, the set of jewelry you gave me, I don’t remember where I put it, maybe I lost it, I’ll compensate you later."

"Little silly, it was meant for you, you don’t have to compensate."

After hearing this, Tang Xiaowan looked reluctant, but her mind suddenly flashed back to past moments.

It seems I have a habit of writing sticky notes!

Right, that little pig figurine in a suit, I put a little note on it, it was before the school started.

To transfer schools for me, Zishen had left home very early that day and even made donations to both Qingcheng University and Jin City University.

[Great kindness demands no thanks, I will repay the money, please be patient.]

This was Tang Xiaowan’s message at the time.

Although the handwriting was very ugly, not even as good as a primary student’s, looking like worms crawling, it still amused the tired Li Zishen.

Ah, actually he’s not that bad!

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Cheng Shikai drove to the place but didn’t see Tang Xiaowan, so he had to call to inquire.

He’s a bodyguard, always on alert.

"Lady, where are you?"

"I’m in Li Zishen’s car right now, just past the snack street one stop, you now..."

"I’ll come over right now."

Tang Xiaowan glanced at Li Zishen, seeing the man looking intently at her, and her originally firm heart suddenly softened.

"Well, Cheng Shikai, you don’t have to come over, I’m going to have lunch at Li Garden soon, I forgot to call just now."

Cheng Shikai’s body stiffened: "Lady, are you, okay?"

He was worried Tang Xiaowan was being coerced.

After all, the same thing had happened just on Saturday, suddenly being taken away without knowning.

"I’m fine, I’m doing great, you can go back to Jinyuan Academy first, I’ll call you before school ends this afternoon."

"But, Lady, that..."

"It’s okay for now, let’s hang up."

At this moment, Li Zishen listened with a smile in his eyes.

Having tilted his body just a moment ago, he quickly straightened up, adjusted his tie, and said lightly, "Chen Xin, stop for a while when we pass by Spring Breeze."

Chen Xin replied with a smile: "Okay, Brother Shen."

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

Spring Breeze? Isn’t that a flower shop?

Ah, okay, she’s back to her old habits again, about to show off their love again.

Suit yourself, it’s not like you’re short on money!

When we get to Li Garden later, I’ll give you a little surprise as my reciprocation.

A mischievous glint flickered across her bright eyes, and Tang Xiaowan covered her mouth and giggled, but fearing she might give herself away, she quickly turned to look out the car window.

That favorite little tune of hers also inexplicably started to be hummed.

La la la, la la la, la la la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la la la, la la la, la la la...

In the sweet voice of the girl, there was a mix of cheerfulness and the joy of victory.

Seeing this, Li Zishen secretly rejoiced.

Unable to help himself, his body once again shifted a bit closer toward Tang Xiaowan.

"Great, she didn’t refuse!"

"Should I choose red roses or pink roses later? Actually, lilies would be nice too, they have a good meaning, ’together for a hundred years.’"

"She should... like them, right?"

"Forget it, red roses are better, they symbolize passionate love, and now is the perfect time to give them."

Li Zishen kept pondering back and forth like this.

Even though Tang Xiaowan hadn’t left Li Garden, the fresh flowers in the upstairs rest area were never lacking, replaced daily, but that was arranged by Nanny Chen, which wasn’t the same as personally giving them.

He suddenly realized that choosing something for Tang Xiaowan was even more troublesome than discussing business.

The two of them were only about five years apart in age, but sometimes, Li Zishen felt he was too outdated to keep up with trends.

Because of that, he often browsed the internet to find out what girls nowadays liked.

"Xiao Wan, when Spring Breeze arrives later, how about..."

"Going with you?"

Li Zishen nodded, "Would that be okay?"

Are you kidding me? You’re giving me flowers, and you want me to go with you too?

"My leg hurts, I don’t want to move."

"I thought you said you weren’t injured?"

"There’s no bleeding, but I sprained it, so let’s not buy flowers, and just go back."

"Chen Xin." Li Zishen called out.

Chen Xin reacted swiftly, immediately grabbed the medical kit, and handed over the spray for sprains.

At this moment, Tang Xiaowan regretted her actions deeply. Trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice, she once again felt taken advantage of by Li Zishen, or at least that’s what she thought.

"Does it hurt?" Li Zishen asked.

"It wasn’t very painful originally, but after you sprayed it, it suddenly hurts a lot."

"I’m sorry, I might have sprayed too much."

Shortly after, the car slowly pulled over to the side of the road.

Chen Xin felt it wasn’t a good time to interrupt, but nevertheless, he hesitantly spoke up.

"Brother Shen, we’ve reached the flower shop."

Li Zishen adjusted Tang Xiaowan’s pant leg gently and said, "Wait for me, I’ll be back quickly."

"No need to buy them, I don’t want them."

"I have too much money, it bothers me not to spend some."

Watching the man hurry off, Tang Xiaowan couldn’t help frowning slightly.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Cheng Shi stared intently at his phone, which contained surveillance videos, pictures, and call records—all about Su Luoyi.

Earlier, he hadn’t gone to send Tang Xiaowan to school because he was busy with this.

Should I send it directly to the lady?

No, Mr. Li is there.

The lady asked to return to Jinyuan Academy, could it be... there’s another arrangement?

Thinking this, Cheng Shi quickly drove off.

He was not particularly clever originally, what Grandma Tang valued was his loyalty, entrusting him to protect her granddaughter, giving her peace of mind.

When Cheng Shi returned to Jinyuan Academy and entered the door, he was immediately cornered by Wang Meijuan in the living room.

"Is everything taken care of?"

Cheng Shi was taken aback: "What?"

"The evidence of Su Luoyi’s crimes!"

"Oh, yes, it’s done."

"Well, not bad, that was quick!" Wang Meijuan raised her eyebrows and then shouted towards the kitchen, "Granny Yu, Cheng Shi is back, we can eat now."

Cheng Shi: "?"

The lady really had everything planned, lucky I rushed back in time instead of following them to Li Garden.

Ah, I almost messed up her big plans!

"What are you standing there for, bring it out?" Wang Meijuan scolded.

"Didn’t you say... we were going to eat?"

"Eat and watch at the same time, dumbass."

Cheng Shi then took out his phone and handed it over.