My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 205: Pretend Not to Care

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Pretend Not to Care

"This matter?"

Liu Gaoze looked somewhat embarrassed. Although he knew that Tang Ming currently had no feelings for Liu Mengting, Liu Gaoze was very aware that not only was Tang Ming of good character, but more importantly, he possessed profound and inscrutable abilities!

Having his daughter follow such a master pleased him greatly, and as her future father-in-law, he had many reasons to rely on Tang Ming. How could he possibly let such an ideal son-in-law slip away?

"Uncle, if Meng Ting and I have no feelings for each other, why must you insist on sticking with the old ways?"

Tang Ming continued to persuade.

"What you say makes sense, but discussing calling off the engagement now still seems a bit inappropriate," Liu Gaoze thought for a moment before saying, "You see, Mengting’s current situation is still very dangerous. Moreover, you have a promise with her, and the bodyguard agreement was also signed by you. A real man can’t go back on his words, right?"

"Fine, you and your daughter are cut from the same cloth."

Tang Ming knew his attempt to call off the engagement was hopeless, and his face turned glum.

Liu Gaoze, neither angry nor pleased, did not even glance at Tang Ming as they went their separate ways halfway through their journey.

Liu Gaoze returned to the company’s laboratory with the Five Poison Colored Soil to embark on a series of research tasks, while Tang Ming was driven back to his villa by a driver.

Looking at the villa he hadn’t seen for many days, as well as the old butler, Quan Shu, Tang Ming felt a warm sense of homecoming.

"I might as well stay here. It’s quite nice!"

"Brother Tang Ming, you’ve finally come back!"

Li Xiaoli had just come down from upstairs and excitedly shouted upon seeing Tang Ming.

Tang Ming smiled and said, "I haven’t seen you in a few days, Xiaoli. You’ve become even prettier."

In fact, what Tang Ming wanted to say was that Li Xiaoli’s figure had become more stunning, but it seemed inappropriate to tease her about it just then.

At that moment, Liu Mengting also slowly descended from upstairs, like a goddess, becoming even more beautiful after not being seen for a few days.

"Xiaoli, he’s back, do you really need to be that happy?"

Liu Mengting felt a bit uncomfortable seeing Tang Ming and Li Xiaoli so close. Although she wanted to show some concern, her face became even more expressionless.

"Meng Meng sister, Brother Tang Ming is back. Aren’t you happy?"

Li Xiaoli asked with a puzzled expression.

"Why would I be happy?"

Liu Mengting thought of the past few listless days and blushed. She had been quite worried about Tang Ming, but now that she saw him, she found that she couldn’t speak her mind.

"Ladies, I’m honestly tired. Let me grab some food first. You guys go ahead and entertain yourselves."

Seeing that Quan Shu had already summoned the servants to set the table, Tang Ming rubbed his hands and headed straight for the dining hall, his face eager to dive into the feast.

No wonder, the snacks provided on the plane were so insubstantial, how could they possibly fill a stomach? Tang Ming had been starving for quite some time.

Watching Tang Ming dominate the dining hall, eating and drinking heartily, Li Xiaoli exclaimed, "It seems Brother Tang Ming finds food more interesting than us."

After Tang Ming had eaten his fill, he felt rejuvenated. Li Xiaoli immediately came over, enthusiastically grabbing his arm, and asked curiously, "Brother Tang Ming, did you have fun at the auction? Come on, tell me about it."

"Alright, since I’ve got nothing else going on, I’ll tell you... this trip to the auction was quite thrilling."

Tang Ming was pulled down onto the couch by Li Xiaoli, and he slowly recounted the interesting events of the auction.

Liu Mengting sat on the opposite couch reading a newspaper, pretending not to care, but actually, she was all ears, listening to Tang Ming talk about the auction.

Tang Ming, after all, had exceptional conversational skills. He quickly drew Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli into the thrilling world of an auction.

"This guy, really heartless. I was worried to death about him, and here he was, having the time of his life."

Liu Mengting muttered to herself.

But when she heard that Tang Ming had eaten the Poison Sect’s Myriad Poison Pill on the auction platform, Liu Mengting was still scared out of her wits, almost crushing the newspaper in her hand.

"Brother Tang Ming, did you really eat the Myriad Poison Pill?"

Li Xiaoli asked with a pale face, shaking Tang Ming’s arm anxiously.

"Of course, how else could I prove how powerful my Detoxification Pill is?"

Tang Ming responded with an indifferent smile, "Look, I ate it, and I’m fine, aren’t I? Whatever the Poison Sect’s Myriad Poison Pill is, it’s just bluff."

Liu Mengting patted her chest, thinking, "This guy can really put on a show. If he couldn’t neutralize that poison, he could have lost his life."

"Hehehehe."

At that moment, laughter rang out, and Liu Mengting turned to see Li Xiaoli mocking her.

Liu Mengting, fearing Li Xiaoli would blurt out something about her and Tang Ming, quickly explained, "I just think Tang Ming is a bit foolish, looking for trouble by eating poison. What if he had died from it?"

"Sister Meng Meng still says she doesn’t care about Brother Tang Ming, huh? I saw how scared you were just now."

Li Xiaoli said, "Don’t worry, Brother Tang Ming is so capable. Remember how Chen Cang tried to poison him to death before? Did he ever succeed? He only ended up poisoning his own hand. That’s kind of amusing actually, hehehe!"

"Yes, yes, your Brother Tang Ming is the most powerful, immune to all poisons, right?"

Liu Mengting picked up the newspaper to cover her face, no longer wanting to argue with Li Xiaoli.

Just then, the phone beside the sofa rang, and Liu Mengting picked it up to hear Liu Gaoze’s voice.

"Hello, is A’Quan there?"

Liu Gaoze asked.

Liu Mengting hastily replied, "Dad, it’s me. Why aren’t you coming home?"

"Work has been too busy. I’ve been out for a few days, and there are a lot of things in the company waiting for me to handle, so I went straight to the office! Just now, I got a call saying there’s an important banquet tonight. Many business moguls from Songlan City will attend, and their children will be there too. I’d like you two to come as well,"

Liu Gaoze said with a smile.

"I see."

Liu Mengting thought for a moment and turned to Li Xiaoli, "My dad wants us to join him at a banquet tonight."

"A banquet? That should be fun."

Li Xiaoli became immediately interested and jumped up from the sofa, saying, "Sister Meng Meng, since we’re free, let’s accompany Uncle Liu."

Liu Mengting suddenly remembered that Li Xiaoli loved to join lively events. Why did she even ask her? She gave her a glare and reluctantly said:

"Fine, let’s go. But don’t cause me any trouble at the banquet."

"Don’t worry, I promise I won’t, I’m super well-behaved."

Li Xiaoli chirped back cheerily.

Liu Gaoze, having heard his daughter and Li Xiaoli’s conversation over the phone, couldn’t help but remind them, "Mengting, tell Xiaoli and Tang Ming to avoid conflicts at the banquet. Since it’s a business event, you might end up as partners in the future. It wouldn’t be good to offend anyone!"