Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 195: Really a little money-grubber!

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: Really a little money-grubber!

"Huahua, I’ve got something going on here, so I can’t talk anymore; just wait for me if you get there first."

"Okay, see you in a bit."

Jin City University covers a very large area.

Even though the Foreign Language College is close to the south gate, the wending walk would still take almost the distance of two bus stops, and one couldn’t drive too fast on the campus. It would be decent if Leng Lingxiao could arrive in five minutes.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xiaowan immediately opened her handbag and with just a quick glance, she could see the contact name on her white phone, "Old Fox."

That was the nickname she gave to Li Zishen.

She had only called him that in person once, and besides him and Cheng Shi, nobody else knew.

At this time, during the peak period of school dismissal, groups of students gathered at the entrance of the Foreign Language College, some discussing where to go for a meal, some chatting leisurely, planning what to do in the evening.

Tang Xiaowan walked to a less crowded place to take the phone call.

"Hello, what’s up?"

"Cheng Shi should be arriving soon; just take the car back and don’t wander off."

Li Zishen’s deep voice came through the phone.

Tang Xiaowan frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled but also too lazy to ask any more questions, so she answered carelessly, "Okay, got it."

As long as he wasn’t coming to pick her up, anything was fine.

If the two grown men met, it would turn into a long bout of one-upmanship.

She had already experienced it over the weekend at Mei Garden; neither man would give way to the other. Polite on the surface when speaking, yet the undercurrents were tumultuous.

"You’ve already left the teaching building, haven’t you?"

Tang Xiaowan thought the conversation was over and that she could hang up, but Li Zishen added another line of trivial chatter.

She irrationally found men troublesome and verbose!

"Yeah, I’m out already."

"Did Cheng Shi call you?"

"Yeah, he did."

"Where are you now, have you walked past the little flowerbed, are you alone?"

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

She looked left and right and indeed spotted a tall, thin figure dressed like a student under a tree not a hundred meters from her.

He was the bodyguard responsible for that area.

Tang Xiaowan purposefully waved a small hand to greet him.

The bodyguard scratched his head awkwardly, torn between responding which would be against professional protocol or not responding — but this girl could very well be the future boss’s wife.

After much deliberation, he finally responded, but alas, Tang Xiaowan did not see.

"May I ask Mr. Li, do you need anything else?"

The girl’s voice carried an undertone of impatience, which Li Zishen picked up on, so he answered with a laugh, "Just let me know once you reach Jinyuan Academy."

"Your people? Strange, aren’t they supposed to be off today? I can’t see anyone around."

Tang Xiaowan took another glance at the tall, thin figure.

It meant she was well aware of the daily surveillance on her, despite claims of withdrawing the guards — it was merely extending the distance and widening the observation scope.

Asking them directly would have been so much simpler.

Was he not tired of this conversation, pulling out information like squeezing toothpaste?

After two light coughs, Li Zishen glanced at Chen Xin, who was driving, and said indifferently, "That’s it then, we’ll be in touch if anything comes up."

He didn’t dare ask any more questions, suspecting Tang Xiaowan was still angry about something from noon.

"Brother Shen, should we head straight back to Li Garden or..."

Chen Xin’s words were met with no response from Li Zishen.

At this moment, he was thinking about something else, pausing for a few seconds before making a call to Bai Long, his bright phoenix eyes suddenly deepening.

"Have you gone back yet?"

"No, not yet, just bought a new phone, now picking out a trolley case, the courier station has already confirmed that there’s nothing but clothes in the trolley case, the address is to Blue City..."

As Bai Long said this, he was intently watching Su Luoyi, who was not far away.

He had been following her ever since she left the hotel.

She was quite amazing at shopping too, from the east end to the west end, then back from the west to the east, back and forth several times, giving Bai Long and the several bodyguards following him quite a workout.

"Changing everything new? Planning to go abroad?" Li Zishen said thoughtfully.

His speculation arose from Li Weilian’s mention that Su Luoyi was eager to stay in Country Y and had a mother with heart disease who needed surgery, requiring her care.

In her mind, only emigrating was the best choice, where she could earn more money.

"It’s very possible, the hotel just called saying that besides the documents, notebook, and cash in the drawer, some of it was from Country Y."

Li Zishen wouldn’t normally bother with such trivial matters, just waiting for the results in the end.

However, this time, he was very cautious.

After all, Su Luoyi had attempted to use a knife on Tang Xiaowan when she failed to steal the books.

"No matter where she’s going, keep an eye on her, and if necessary," Li Zishen paused, glancing at the little wooden pig carving in his hand, "call me anytime."

"Brother Shen, don’t worry, I understand."

Meanwhile, Tang Xiaowan wasn’t idle either.

The moment she got in the car, she began bombarding Cheng Shi with a barrage of messages, one after another.

She questioned him, why he had switched cars with Leng Lingxiao without authorization when previously, while living at Li Garden, if Li Zishen was there, he would desperately stick to her side, but now he was so confident as to leave her in the care of Leng Lingxiao.

Cheng Shi’s response drove Tang Xiaowan crazy.

"Mr. Leng watched Miss grow up, knows her inside and out, just like a bestie, but Mr. Li is different, he’s a man, not safe."

"What’s wrong, Tangtang, who’s upset you?" Leng Lingxiao glanced over.

"Cheng Shi says you’re not a man."

"Oh."

Leng Lingxiao replied swiftly, just with this short word, showing no sign of any emotional fluctuation.

"He said, you, are not, a man."

"Yeah, I heard."

Tang Xiaowan raised an eyebrow, "He dares to speak of you like that, and you’re not angry? Planning to beat him up later?"

Leng Lingxiao’s mouth curled up slightly, shaking his head.

"Why are you, laughing now?"

"He obviously means..." Leng Lingxiao started to say, then suddenly turned the steering wheel into a narrow street, straightened the car, and continued, "our relationship is as close as sisters, besties, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a man or a woman."

"Pssh, that’s not it."

"Don’t believe me? Let’s make a bet then, the wager is... if I win, whenever time permits, I’ll drive you to and from school."

"No way, I have a share in your business, you need to work hard, earn more money."

"Really are a little money grubber!"

With that, Leng Lingxiao burst into laughter.

Just as Tang Xiaowan was about to ask, what if she lost, she suddenly realized that the surroundings were unfamiliar, and the road wasn’t the one they usually took.

"Why did you turn here?"

Leng Lingxiao’s lips curled into a smile, "You’ll know soon enough, don’t worry, it won’t delay dinner."

"You aren’t planning to sell me off, are you?"

"With your little frame, not even a hundred pounds, forget it, not even enough to tip the scales, too light, eat more and then perhaps we can talk."

Tang Xiaowan pouted, looking out the car window.