Although Li Qianfan was wealthy, he was not the kind of spendthrift that Luo Huayin could ask for a hundred thousand yuan with any excuse.
The reason he lent the money so readily was that he was facing a very important matter at the moment and really didn't have the mood to bicker with Luo Huayin.
While he was on the phone with Luo Huayin, Su Nanyin, sitting in the back seat of the car, heard everything clearly.
After hearing him say "a woman acting cheap" to Luo Huayin, Su Nanyin bit her lip fiercely.
It would have been one thing if Li Qianfan dared to slap her and spit on her face, and call her a cheap woman to her face.
After all, they were alone in the car, and no one would know.
But Li Qianfan actually told the beautiful young woman he had just picked up that she was acting cheap!
This was something Su Nanyin could not tolerate.
But what then?
Li Qianfan had already seen that mobile phone.
Based on the chat records on that phone, Su Nanyin truly deserved the name "cheap woman."
Unless Su Nanyin gave Shen Chongchong away, and admitted that those revealing pictures were sent by her to Li Qianfan.
If that really happened—
How would Li Qianfan view Chongchong?
"I've already been treated as a cheap woman by him, why should I let Chongchong lose her happiness?"
"Also, it's true that while I was impersonating Chongchong to chat with him, I also sent him harmless leg photos."
"The key is, my reputation is already ruined, and he has even taken me!"
"As long as he can always treat Chongchong and the others well, what does it matter if I'm a cheap woman?"
As Su Nanyin thought of this, she said with a hoarse voice, "Li Qianfan, pull over."
After transferring the money to Luo Huayin, Li Qianfan, who had been driving silently, heard her say this and didn't say anything. He immediately pulled the car over again and stopped.
Su Nanyin picked up her phone and called Su Maomao.
The call was connected quickly: "Mom, why aren't you and Qianfan home yet?"
"Maomao, your father and I are working overtime at the unit tonight, so we won't be home."
Su Nanyin's tone was as usual, and she said softly, "You kids just eat. Okay, I have a meeting to attend, so that's all."
Without waiting for Su Maomao to say anything, Su Nanyin ended the call.
She looked at Li Qianfan: "Go, find a hotel."
Li Qianfan turned his head: "What do you want to do?"
"Tonight—"
Su Nanyin licked the bloodstain on her lip and said faintly, "I want to make a clean break with you."
"You want to make a clean break with me? Fine!"
Li Qianfan frowned and said stiffly, "Do we still need to go to a hotel? Let's talk at home."
Su Nanyin tilted her chin up: "Look at my face."
"What's wrong with your face?"
Li Qianfan asked casually, and then he understood why she didn't want to go home.
Her left cheek, which had been heavily slapped by Li Qianfan, was now more swollen and bruised.
One side was fair and charming, the other was bruised and swollen.
The contrast made Su Nanyin look like a goddess on one side and a demon on the other.
If she went home like this, Mao Maochong would definitely ask why after seeing it.
What would be Mao Maochong's reaction if he knew she had been hit by Li Qianfan?
Then, the situation would be completely out of control.
Li Qianfan regretted not having been rough with her in his anger.
But as things had come to this—
More than ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of a chain hotel.
Su Nanyin put on a mask to cover her bruised face and turned up her coat collar before opening the door to get out.
"Do you two need a room?"
The receptionist smiled as she saw Li Qianfan and Su Nanyin walk over and asked, "Excuse me, are you opening one room or two?"
"One room."
Su Nanyin took out her ID and placed it on the counter, then naturally linked her arm with Li Qianfan's.
"Is this woman really going to make a move on me tonight?"
Li Qianfan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything, just quietly took out his ID.
It was normal for a couple to check into a hotel at night, and even share a room.
They were either married or lovers, or having an affair.
But as long as they had ID, the hotel wouldn't care.
However, when the receptionist was registering their IDs, she obviously paused.
Because the age difference on their IDs was simply too great.
The receptionist looked up at Su Nanyin and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you two want to open one room?"
"Yes."
Su Nanyin nodded and said in a cold tone, "What, just because I'm much older than him, can't I share a room with him?"
"Yes, of course."
The receptionist dared not say more and quickly processed the paperwork for them.
As she handed the IDs and room card to Li Qianfan, her gaze carried considerable contempt: "You look so handsome, I didn't expect you to be a kept man of a rich woman."
Li Qianfan, of course, could see the receptionist's gaze.
But he was too lazy to explain, nor was there any need to explain.
He just let Su Nanyin hold his arm and walked into the elevator.
Although this hotel was not a five-star hotel, the rooms were not large, and the decoration was simple, it was very clean.
After entering the room, Su Nanyin took off her mask and hung her coat on the hanger, saying calmly, "Do you want to shower first, or should I?"
To ensure that the administrative staff of the Dark Blade also had good physiques.
Li Nanfang had specifically stipulated that every morning and afternoon, they should spend half an hour jogging or doing exercises in the courtyard.
Running would lead to sweating.
After sweating, it would be very uncomfortable not to shower before resting at night.
Li Qianfan looked at her and asked, "Su Nanyin, do you really want to sleep with me?"
Su Nanyin looked at him, her eyes full of provocation, and retorted, "Do you dare?"
"Bitch."
Li Qianfan couldn't help but curse again.
Heh heh.
After being called a bitch again, Su Nanyin became indifferent.
She let out a light laugh, walked to the bed, and bent down to take off her small boots.
Li Qianfan stood by the door, watching her coldly.
The woman's fair right cheek showed no change in expression, as if she were in her bedroom at home. She quickly placed all her clothes on the bedside table.
Why did she do this?
Because only by doing so could she fit the image of "Hua Ru" who sent him revealing pictures and wrote salacious entries in the documents (all the work of Shen Chongchong)!
If Su Nanyin were not "cheap," but instead maintained her previous strict boundaries, Li Qianfan might have suspected: "After I tore off her 'Hua Ru' mask, is there any need for her to pretend?"
"It's all for Chongchong and the others."
Su Nanyin thought to herself, neatly folded her clothes, looked up at Li Qianfan who had already turned his back to the door, and smiled indifferently.
She took a white pure cotton bathrobe from the closet and went into the bathroom, then thought of something: "Check if there are any hidden cameras in the room. I don't want our intimate video to be sold for a few dollars."
Her worry was not unfounded.
Some hotels nowadays actually installed surveillance cameras to secretly record guests' privacy.
Of course.
These cameras might not be installed by the hotel, but by some uncouth guests who, while staying at the hotel, installed surveillance devices in inconspicuous places.
Li Qianfan really wanted to open the door and leave.
But thinking of Su Nanyin's words about making a clean break tonight, he could only sigh in annoyance.
Constant evasion would not solve the problem.
*Click.*
Li Qianfan turned off the light.
If there were surveillance cameras in the room, a faint red dot would appear in the darkness after the light was turned off.
Unless it was a very advanced and sophisticated camera.
But who would use such a camera for such a low-class act?
The room was normal, with no cameras or listening devices.
The soundproofing was also good.
Li Qianfan turned the light back on, stood by the window, lit a cigarette, and stared blankly at the night view outside.
*Bzzz bzzz.*
His phone vibrated.
The caller ID showed Old Niu—
Seeing Ziyu's call, Li Qianfan felt inexplicably guilty.
"I didn't do anything to Su Nanyin, why should I feel guilty?"
Li Qianfan took a deep breath, answered the phone, and said with a smile, "Wife, have you had dinner yet?"
"I'm eating now."
Su Ziyu said, "Originally, my grandmother and mother-in-law and I were planning to return to Longxu from Hancheng overnight. But shortly after the plane took off, it had to land back at Hancheng Airport due to some unforeseen circumstances. They said we could only take off again after a few hours delay."
It wasn't uncommon for a flight to return to the airport shortly after takeoff due to some issue.
Li Qianfan was just curious, "Weren't you in Hancheng waiting for Zhuang Wujian to cultivate the Biyi Bird? Why are you suddenly returning to Longxu overnight?"
"It's like this, Qianfan."
Su Ziyu hesitated on the other end of the line before saying, "The cultivation of the Biyi Bird has failed. In fact, the Biyi Bird was a scam devised by Zhuang Wujian out of desperation. And the so-called 'Four Phoenixes Circling the Rafters' formation was a trap set by Senior Shen Yue to shake off Su Nanyin, who always wanted to monopolize him. But for her to live, she must wear shackles for you."
What!?
Li Qianfan's eyes widened abruptly.
Instantly, he felt his heart drop into an ice cave.
After Ye Tianjiao and Old Master Qi brought his flesh and blood to Hancheng, Li Qianfan had been living as if in a thousand years, waiting for Ziyu to successfully plant the蛊 (gu - a type of curse or enchantment).
Once she succeeded, she would return to the Eastern Land as quickly as possible.
Then they would happily be husband and wife—
That way, Li Qianfan would no longer have to worry about aging and dying.
But now, Ziyu was telling him that the cultivation of the Biyi Bird had failed, and it was all a fabrication by Zhuang Wujian out of desperation for money!
This was equivalent to—
Li Qianfan would either wait for death.
Or he would have to have an interaction with the woman in the bathroom that he would never accept, even if he died!