"I feel like we need to really deepen our emotional connection, otherwise, Zaizai might not choose ."
What would happen when Li Zhiyan and Shen Hongi go on a trip together was already self-evident.
Just thinking about it made He Yanrong feel as though a knife was twisting in her heart, but at this mont, she had no other choice.
"Alright, I got it. I’ll pretend to be sick. Let prepare first, and once my daughter cos ho, I’ll call Feifei."
"Okay, Feifei just got back. Let’s talk later."
After hanging up, the door was pushed open. The only person who would barge into Shen Hongi’s office without knocking was Lai Feifei, that drunkard.
Once she stood beside Shen Hongi, Lai Feifei urged, "Call Zaizai right now. Let’s have dinner tonight. I brought him the Forget--Not Milk!"
A drunk Aunt always acted with unusual seriousness. For her, all kinds of eccentric behaviors seed perfectly normal.
"Alright."
Before Shen Hongi could make the call, Lai Feifei’s phone rang.
Shen Hongi couldn’t help but feel uneasy. Could this drunkard really end up at He Yanrong’s place?
If she didn’t go, the trip would be delayed. If Shen Hongi had to bring along this drunken Lai Feifei, she’d accomplish absolutely nothing.
She sincerely hoped that wouldn’t happen.
"Hello, Mom."
"Mhm..."
"I got it. I’ll head ho now."
Lai Feifei hadn’t expected her parents to co to Shanghai again.
"I’m leaving, Hongi. I won’t be joining you all tonight. My parents are here."
"I’ll drive you ho."
Shen Hongi hadn’t anticipated such a fortunate turn of events. She had been worrying about not having a good opportunity to spend ti alone with Zaizai, and now Lai Feifei’s parents had conveniently appeared.
"No need. You’re busy with work. I’ll just grab a cab."
"Then I’ll have my secretary drive you."
"Fine, but don’t think you can pull any tricks. I’ll be back tonight to keep an eye on you, you sly fox!"
After sending off Lai Feifei, Shen Hongi eagerly called Li Zhiyan.
"Hey, Zaizai, your Aunt Lai went ho. Let’s have dinner tonight, just the two of us."
At that mont, Li Zhiyan was already waiting near Aunt Lai’s house. Though he was tempted by the idea of dining with Aunt Shen,
he was clearly aware of his priorities.
"Aunt, tonight might not be convenient."
"Why, Xiao Yan?"
"This afternoon, while I was handling so business and passing near Aunt Lai’s house, I saw Lai Tianming."
At the ntion of Lai Tianming, Shen Hongi imdiately understood. The call Lai Feifei received from her parents might not have been so straightforward.
Perhaps Lai Tianming was scheming sothing against Lai Feifei. Considering his past deplorable behavior, Shen Hongi was well aware of his tendencies.
"So I have to stay here and keep an eye on him."
"I understand, Zaizai. You’re such a caring child. But you must also take care of your own safety. Since Feifei hasn’t been ho lately, the security guards around her house are also temporarily gone."
"Lai Tianming has deep ties to so shady characters. Who knows how much he’s lost gambling recently. You have to stay vigilant, okay?"
"If anything seems off, call the police right away."
"I got it, Aunt. Don’t worry about !"
"Alright."
After ending the call, Li Zhiyan quietly focused his gaze on Lai Tianming, who was pacing back and forth a short distance away.
From ti to ti, Lai Tianming would take out a small paper packet from his pocket. It was unmistakably filled with sleeping pills.
Not long after, Aunt Shen’s Audi A6 pulled up. Aunt Lai got out from the back seat, wobbling a little, clearly drunk from drinking all afternoon.
Seeing Lai Feifei approach, Lai Tianming’s eyes lit up as if he’d seen a god of wealth. Lately, he had been gambling endlessly, losing more and more money.
The creditors were urging him to sell his rcedes-Benz E300 as soon as possible.
But for soone so obsessed with appearances and enamored with being called "Boss Lai," there was no way Lai Tianming would swallow his pride. Without his Benz, life might as well be over for him.
At this mont, he looked at his elder sister as if she were a walking million-dollar check.
"Sis!"
Lai Tianming jogged over eagerly to greet her. Although Lai Feifei was drunk, she was still sharp enough to remain cautious in unsafe situations.
Just as she was about to call the security company to send soone over, she noticed Li Zhiyan in the distance, signaling to her.
This set her mind at ease.
With Zaizai around to protect her, she had nothing to fear!
"What are you doing here? You’re not welco."
"Sis, what kind of talk is that? Aren’t we blood siblings? Who else would I turn to but you? In this big city of Shanghai, you’re my only support!"
"Leave now. I don’t want to see you."
"Mom and Dad are almost here. If they see us fighting, it’ll only upset them."
Lai Feifei still cared about her parents. Even though they had been unfairly biased during her childhood, they had tried to make ands in her adulthood.
Otherwise, Lai Feifei might have already severed ties with them by now.
"Sis, just let in. All I want is to grab a al and see Mom and Dad."
"I’m not loaning you any money. I’ve already solved all of my own sses."
Lai Tianming deceived his sister, scheming to score big. Once he got a million transferred to him, he could live the high life for quite so ti.
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