The Favored Heiress
Chapter 559: The Five Sons Gather Together

Chapter 559: Chapter 559: The Five Sons Gather Together

A kiss, tumbling and lingering, began on the sofa, and their clothes ended up strewn messily on the floor.

Zong Yue was passively enjoying it, in the vast villa, only the two of them embraced closely.

It was at the peak of passion that she vaguely remembered, she originally wanted to discuss work with Li Jun.

It seemed there was no chance of that tonight.

...

The next day, Zong Yue slowly awoke, feeling sore all over, an inevitable result of indulgence.

She turned over and bumped into Li Jun’s embrace.

The man was half-asleep, somewhat headachy after the hangover, his brow furrowed deeply.

Zong Yue looked up at him, "Does your head hurt?"

Li Jun’s Adam’s apple slid, he lowered his head to look at the girl who had raised her head in his arms; the light was dim, and only her eyes sparkled extraordinarily in the haze.

He hugged her and pressed her closer to his chest, "What time is it?"

Zong Yue glanced at her phone, "It’s not even seven yet, do you want to get up?"

"Mhm, let’s get up." Li Jun felt a surge of desire in the early morning but restrained himself nevertheless.

As he got out of bed, he heard Zong Yue behind him ask, "I now have two job options to choose from, Qiaoqiao helped me find them, do you want to help me take a look?"

Li Jun took the shirt from her hand, his movement paused at her words, "What kind of jobs?"

Zong Yue briefly explained the differences between the two jobs to him.

Li Jun slipped into the shirt and regained his neat and tidy appearance, "The research institute isn’t much different from many government offices, the fund company should be similar to a regular enterprise, since the positions are the same, just choose whichever you like more."

Zong Yue stood behind him, silent for a long while.

She had thought that he would suggest she choose the research institute because it was closer to home.

Zong Yue, feeling slightly disappointed, lowered her head to pick up her phone from the bed, and said calmly, "Then I’ll go to the fund company."

After that, she looked at Li Jun’s back, waiting for him to say, "That’s good, work from nine to six, you can sleep in a bit more in the morning."

Actually, Li Jun didn’t directly suggest anything to Zong Yue, letting her make her own decisions.

He wanted her to be more at ease, to do whatever she was interested in, and he would support her in it.

But Zong Yue mistook it as him not caring at all, and so she simply chose the fund company based on her own preference.

Heartbroken? Not really, but still not quite comfortable.

After all, they had been so close the night before, and upon waking up in the morning, she felt as if Li Jun had changed, as if he didn’t recognize her after pulling his pants up.

Therefore, when the later-successful Zong Yue at the fund company reminisced about this morning, Li Jun always felt a suffocating sensation as if his heart was stuffed with cotton wool.

It was also at that time that he discovered there were so, so many men coveting Zong Yue!

...

Time flew by, and it was Friday.

Li Qiao had gotten a temporary ID for Song Lao Liu, and after getting off work in the evening, she planned to make a trip to River View Grand Court to deliver it to him.

But an urgent call from Yun Lih came out of nowhere.

"Come to the Royal Hotel, quick." He only said that much and hung up before Li Qiao could respond.

Li Qiao sat in her car, looking in the direction of the South Sea Mansion, sent a message to Shang Yu, then turned her car around and hurried to the Royal Hotel.

Yun Lih was always steady, and he rarely hung up on her so abruptly unless something had happened.

Outside the Royal Hotel, Li Qiao parked her car and walked toward the main entrance.

In front of her, she glanced casually at the steps, and her unhurried pace came to a halt.

Yun Lih, tall with long legs, was leaning against a Roman column, a cigarette hanging from his lips. He gazed at Li Qiao from a distance and tugged at the corner of his mouth toward the space beside him.

By his side stood Su Moshi.

Su Lao Si, who was supposed to be taking care of Shen Qingye in Aida State, had unexpectedly appeared in South Sea.

Li Qiao pursed her lips slightly, her eyes serene, as she ascended the steps.

Before she could speak, Su Moshi stepped forward, placed a palm on her head and patted, "With such a big incident happening, why didn’t you tell me about it?"

"What big incident?" Li Qiao raised her eyes to look at him, her expression calm and composed.

Su Moshi’s Adam’s apple rolled. He exchanged a glance with Yun Lih and then sighed, "You were right after all, this kid really does deserve a spanking."

The ’deserves a spanking’ Li Qiao: "..."

Yun Lih, with a tilted mouth and a muffled voice due to the cigarette in his mouth, said, "Young and naive."

Li Qiao cast them a cool look, "Can you speak human language?"

Su Lao Si chuckled, flicked Li Qiao’s forehead with his finger, "I personally saved your life back then. So, no matter what happens, I will always protect it, got it?"

What was the sudden warning for?

Li Qiao looked puzzled, while Yun Lih removed the cigarette from his mouth, blew the smoke away from his face, "Let’s go inside, everyone’s here."

Everyone’s here? Who?

Li Qiao squinted at Yun Lih, instantly thinking of a possibility.

Three minutes later, they walked into the business hall of the Royal Hotel, and the scene inside confirmed Li Qiao’s guess.

Five Sons gathered.

Xia Siyu, who had been injured in a car accident, had her bandages removed and was playing with her cellphone, sitting on a couch with a small piece of gauze stuck to her forehead.

Shen Qingye, who had been shot in the chest, was watching the wall in front of him with a pale face, his expression showing a sense of hopeless confusion.

As for Song Lao Liu, he was chatting and laughing loudly, his arm hooked over Shen Qingye’s shoulder, thumping it vigorously now and then.

Among the Seven Sons, these two were the best of buddies.

It had been a long time since they’d seen each other, and Song Lao Liu, the silly happy one, was too excited and neglecting Shen Qingye’s injuries, pressing most of his shoulder on him.

Shen Qingye felt that tonight, he might not be able to leave the Royal Hotel; at this rate, Song Lao Liu was sure to pat him until he spat blood.

Li Qiao stood at the entrance, looking at the people inside, and in that moment, it felt as if time had rewound, as if she had returned to those years at the border.

Only, two people were missing, one nowhere to be found, another whose allegiance had changed.

Su Lao Si pulled on Li Qiao’s arm to seat her, while Yun Lih followed behind them, finding a single sofa for himself. As he sat down, he coughed twice, softly.

Suddenly, the business hall, less than a hundred square meters in size, fell silent.

Everyone looked at Yun Lih, waiting for him to speak.

Li Qiao glanced faintly, then turned her head slightly to ask Su Moshi in a low voice, "Who called you guys here?"

"Lao Liu." Su Moshi stared at her subtly expressive brows and eyes, seizing the opportunity to declare his intentions, "I don’t care what might happen between you and Elder Brother in the future, but if it ever comes down to choosing one, remember, Fourth Brother will always choose you."

Li Qiao’s gaze trembled, and she lowered her eyes to cover the ripples within them, "You know all about it already?"

Su Moshi pursed his lips, gripping Li Qiao’s wrist and squeezing slightly, "I didn’t know originally. But before we came over from Aida State, Third Brother received a text message."

He paused, his expression indescribable, "It was simple, saying that he and Lao Wu were injured by Xiao Yehui’s hand."

Li Qiao immediately frowned, how could someone suddenly send Shen Qingye such a message?

Seeing her confusion, Su Moshi added another sentence, "I asked just now, and Xia Lao Wu received the same text."

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