Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 189 News from Huang City

Chapter 189: Chapter 189 News from Huang City

Li Zihan dropped the photo album and hurried downstairs.

But by the time he arrived, the family doctor, Luo Bin, and the housekeeper, Nanny Wu, were already busy administering medicine and massages to Madam Lai.

"It’s done, take her to the bedroom," Dr. Luo said.

Li Zihan didn’t bother to ask questions, and quickly lifted his still unconscious mother, heading for the staircase.

Bie Yuan wasn’t as convenient as Li Garden, with no elevator, so Li Zihan had to be especially careful with each step, trying to keep it smooth as possible.

"Mom, from today on, I’m moving back in, so you won’t be lonely anymore."

Nanny Wu followed closely behind, and upon hearing Li Zihan say this, felt a warmth in her heart and nearly burst into tears.

In her life, childless, she considered Madam Lai her own daughter.

"Young master, please don’t tell Young Master Zishen about the lady fainting," Wu said, feeling uneasy. She knew she had to remind him now or there might not be a chance later.

"Has it always been like this?"

"Yes, the madam wouldn’t let it be said."

Li Zihan hugged his mother even tighter, his eyes moistening: "Okay, got it."

...

Li Garden.

After having lunch, Tang Xiaowan told Li Zishen that she wanted to return to her old room to space out for a bit, just when Bai Long had some matters to report, so Li Zishen agreed.

The rest was a pretext, the possibility of mischief, not excluded.

That was Li Zishen’s first reaction.

He knew Tang Xiaowan too well, thinking that as long as she was happy and not causing a fuss about leaving, a little mischief was acceptable.

At that moment in the study, Bai Long had been waiting for a while.

As soon as Li Zishen entered, Bai Long immediately stood up from the visitor’s sofa, standing respectfully.

"Brother Shen."

"What brings you here in the middle of the day?" Li Zishen asked indifferently, a hint of irritation in his eyes.

Bai Long hurriedly handed over the file bag.

"The investigation in Huang City is clear now."

Li Zishen opened the file and casually flipped through a few pages that were all about Wang Junchen, but there were many pages, and he was not in the mood to read them at the moment.

"Get to the point."

"It’s as you guessed, Wang Junchen is indeed the son of Huang City’s richest man, Wang Jinhui. 46 years ago, Wang Jinhui met a bar singer named Tang Canshan who he kept on the side. Later, Tang Canshan died giving birth to Wang Junchen. Wang Junchen only recognized his ancestry and changed his name from Tang Jun to Wang Junchen when he turned 18."

As Bai Long spoke, he pulled corresponding documents and pointed them out to Li Zishen.

"This bar singer named Tang Canshan..."

Even though Li Zishen hesitated to finish, the efficient Bai Long understood his implication and immediately found related documents.

"She has no relation whatsoever to Grandma Tang; it’s just coincidence they share the same surname. As for Wang Junchen and Lady Tang... it’s been confirmed through comparison. They are not father and daughter."

Looking at the various test reports, Li Zishen felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

Before Bai Long’s second trip to Huang City, he had boldly speculated that Wang Junchen might be Tang Mei’s son and that Tang Xiaowan might not be a child adopted from an orphanage, but Tang Mei’s own granddaughter.

He thought so because both Ye Wanhua and Tang Xiaowan had the very rare panda blood type, and 8028 had appeared in the Mei Garden Study Room.

Coincidentally, just days ago, Wang Junchen had come to him with an improved version of 8028 looking for cooperation.

Linking one thing to another, it was hard not to suspect.

Now, with the facts in front of him, Wang Junchen’s mother turned out to be someone else, a bar singer, and he was not Tang Xiaowan’s biological father.

Was I too anxious?

Too eager to help Xiaowan find her birth parents?

Li Zishen repeatedly asked himself in his heart, always feeling that something wasn’t right, odd, but unable to find a counterargument.

"Has Wang Jinhui never married?" Li Zishen glanced at the marital status, asking casually.

"No, but the last time I went there, I heard the old man had a pretty colorful youth, with several illegitimate children like Wang Junchen. Do you require a detailed investigation?"

Li Zishen shook his head, his brow tightly furrowed.

"But why did 8028 appear in Mei Garden Study Room, and it’s the latest improved version, identical in composition to the bottle sent by Wang Junchen?"

Bai Long hastily replied, "This matter has already been verified through his secretary. At the beginning of July, Wang Junchen had visited Grandma Tang. Perhaps later, when Grandma Tang opened it, she accidentally spilled a pill in the study."

"Wang Junchen visited Mei Garden?" Li Zishen said in surprise.

"No, according to his secretary’s recollection, they met in a tea house in Qingcheng at the time. Afterwards, due to the incident with Grandma Tang, the matter was put on hold."

"What about the medicinal scent Xiao Wan mentioned?"

"This... could be from the intruders. The ingredients of their drug... might also contain the same medicinal herb, to enhance the flavor?"

Li Zishen nodded thoughtfully.

"Their flight back to Y country was this morning?"

"Yes, they have already left."

Li Zishen glanced at his watch and slowly got up. "Let’s leave the matter here for now. You’ve been working non-stop these past few days as well. Take a couple of days off. Leave the Wanhua Jewelry issue to Chen Xin to monitor."

"What about Su Luoyi? How should she be dealt with?"

Bai Long’s implication was clear to Li Zishen.

He clenched the small pig wooden carving and walked over to the French windows, his gaze sharp and filled with murderous intent.

Su Luoyi, Su Luoyi...

This woman nearly hurt Xiao Wan, truly a menace, and couldn’t be kept around, but the time wasn’t right yet. With the sample drug stolen and its whereabouts unknown, it was necessary to find out who was behind it all.

"Wait a bit longer. There’s no rush."

Bai Long nodded and left, closing the door behind him.

After pausing for a moment, Li Zishen fed the information about Wang Junchen into the shredder and destroyed it all.

Another hope dashed.

In fact, as long as Li Zishen kept silent, Tang Xiaowan would never know about this, but he inexplicably felt a sense of guilt, as if he had deceived her.

"Definitely not an orphan."

"How could she possibly be an orphan? Impossible."

"This time it was wrong, but next time it must be right."

Li Zishen repeated these words over and over, as if to reassure himself.

"Hey, what are you muttering?"

"Xiao Wan? When did you come in?" Li Zishen looked surprised as he turned toward the door.

"Sorry, I forgot to knock again."

"It’s okay, this is your home. Feel free to come in, no need to knock. Haven’t I told you that before? Or have you forgotten again?"

As Li Zishen was earnestly explaining, Tang Xiaowan had already walked toward the sofa.

But her pace was slow, like a snail.

"Don’t move, I’ll carry you." Li Zishen quickly crossed over to Tang Xiaowan’s side.

"If you dare carry me, you’re in for it."

"It’ll hurt even more if it gets worse!"

"Nonsense. I won’t. I walked by myself when I came here. What’s the issue? Or are you just looking for an excuse to take advantage of me again? Get your paws off."

"Don’t get the wrong idea, I absolutely didn’t mean to."

"Hmph, then why are you grabbing my arm?"

As soon as Tang Xiaowan’s words fell, three knocks on the door rang out. It was Nanny Chen.

The door was half-opened, not closed.

Li Zishen, his ears turning red, hurriedly let go.

"What’s the matter?"

"Young Master, there’s a flood in the main room on the second floor."

"Xiao Wan’s room?"