The chief executive's words ignited an ambition in Jiao Yin that she had never dared to entertain before.
"I must ensure my child becomes the third-generation Dragon Lord of Longxu!"
This thought, like an invisible hand, gripped Jiao Yin's throat, making it difficult for her to breathe. Yet, her eyes blazed with a frightening glow.
Of course.
Jiao Yin knew very well that to achieve her ambition, the primary condition was to become Li Qianfan's woman.
She also had to make him believe that Jiao Yin had always been delicate, harmless, and unassuming.
"But that little guy humiliated me the most the last time he visited. How can I win him over?"
Jiao Yin couldn't help but recount to the chief executive, in brief, how she had invited Li Qianfan before, only to be rebuffed.
"We can leverage the Rhodes family's actions in the Blackwater Forest," the chief executive said. "We can entice him as much as possible, making him believe, like those pampered heirs of wealthy families, that going to the Blackwater Forest is a mere check-in. If others can visit the Blackwater Forest with their beautiful companions, why can't he? Others who went there never returned, but that doesn't mean he won't return, does it? And you can play the role of a pampered influencer, or use other means, to accompany him. As long as you can be alone together, hehe."
Hehe—
What did that mean?
Jiao Yin understood!
"We must quickly devise a plan for this. After all, the Rhodes family also hopes to capture Li Qianfan soon to increase their bargaining chips," the chief executive continued. "And during this period, the Rhodes family has been exerting pressure on us."
Jiao Yin frowned, "But if Li Qianfan is captured by the Rhodes family, how can I maintain a long-term marital relationship with him?"
The chief executive retorted, "Why should we let Li Qianfan be captured?"
Jiao Yin froze.
The chief executive said leisurely, "We are merely cooperating with the Rhodes family. But when our fundamental interests conflict, neither of us will back down. In any case, you just need to take Li Qianfan to the Blackwater Forest for a visit. Then bring him back safely and give the Rhodes family an explanation. We brought him there, but we couldn't keep him; that's the Rhodes family's problem."
Jiao Yin understood.
She smiled charmingly, like flowing water, "The little guy will definitely go, but I absolutely won't let him be kept there."
Her smile was truly beautiful.
She was envisioning an even more beautiful future—
Looking towards the direction of Qingyun in the east!
This is Qingyun.
Seven in the morning.
Zhǎixīn knocked on Li Qianfan's door. While asking what the young master wanted for breakfast, he reported a piece of news.
Just over an hour ago, Li Wujiang had returned to Qingyun and taken away the injured Su Nanyin.
Li Wujiang did not "disturb" her son.
Because she knew that Li Qianfan was emotionally unstable due to the matter with Dai Paipai, it was best not to lecture him for the time being.
As for Su Nanyin's anger from being squeezed—
Alas.
Who could blame Li Wujiang, being the boy's mother?
Su Nanyin's anger could only be received by her as a mother!
"Now, I've really offended her badly."
When Li Qianfan heard that Su Nanyin had made Wujiang sister rush back to Qingyun overnight to pick her up, he knew she was truly angry.
She would definitely not give him a good look in the future.
But this was all a misunderstanding—
Li Qianfan's mind was a mess, and he didn't have the energy to think about it. He shook his head at Zhǎixīn, "I won't eat here, I'm going home to take a look."
Seven-thirty in the morning.
Li Qianfan arrived at the residential complex where the Su family lived.
In the Su family's living room.
Mr. and Mrs. Su, each holding one of Su Ziyu's hands, were earnestly giving her instructions.
Su Ziyu had also not slept well last night.
She really wanted to be with Li Qianfan, but she also knew that he had important things to do last night, so she could only stay at home obediently.
Facing her parents' admonishments, Sister Yu, shedding her usual indifference, nodded like a good child, "Mm, mm, mm."
"Oh dear. Dad, Mom," Ziye said, kneeling on the sofa and holding a carton of yogurt. "My sister-in-law went to Longxu with Grandma, accompanied by me and Sister Hongti. It's not like she's never coming back, why worry so much? Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare bully Sister-in-law. Besides, at midnight last night, my dad had already returned to Longxu in advance to make arrangements?"
"Exactly, exactly," Mo Hongti said, tucking her hair behind her ear. "Uncle, Auntie, please rest assured. If anything happens, I will notify you two immediately. Oh, here comes my brother."
"Qianfan."
Upon seeing her "tender grass," Su Ziyu immediately broke free from her parents' hands. Just as she was about to walk over quickly, she asked, "Have you had breakfast yet?"
"Not yet."
Li Qianfan smiled and told the truth.
Ziye was sensible. She jumped up from the sofa, "Sister Hongti, take me to your club to play. No, to sleep for a while. You two chattered all night, keeping me from sleeping."
"Heh, she was just excited," Mo Hongti chuckled, picked up her bag, and glanced at Li Qianfan. "Let's go. Uncle, Auntie, goodbye."
As soon as they left, Mr. and Mrs. Su also found excuses and left the house.
"Did you drink a lot last night?" Su Ziyu asked, holding Li Qianfan's hand and sitting on the sofa, frowning slightly.
"Dai Paipai is gone," Li Qianfan said, interlacing his fingers with hers and whispering, "I don't know if I should have let her go."
"She's gone?" Su Ziyu was stunned. "Where did she go? Why did she leave? What did you ask her to do?"
Li Qianfan replied instead, "Wife, I'm a bit hungry."
"Okay, I'll go make you some noodles." Su Ziyu asked no further questions and immediately went into the kitchen.
There were some things Li Qianfan could hide from others.
But there was no need to hide them from Su Ziyu.
After eating a bowl of noodles, he rested his head on her lap and, in a seemingly calm tone, briefly recounted how his parents (no need to mention Su Nanyin's matter) had agreed to kill Dai Paipai, but he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he let her escape Qingyun in the middle of the night.
"Qianfan, since our dad and mom made up their minds like that, they must have their reasons," Su Ziyu said, gently stroking Li Qianfan's face. "But if I were you, I would also let Paipai escape Qingyun overnight."
Li Qianfan didn't speak, only held Ziyu's hand and played with it.
"We will encounter similar situations in the future," Su Ziyu continued to counsel him. "When principles and emotions collide fiercely, we must choose one side. Once chosen, do not regret it."
"Wife," Li Qianfan asked, "if one day, I become a terrible monster, and only you can kill me, would you kill me?"
Su Ziyu answered without hesitation, "I'll follow my husband through thick and thin."
Li Qianfan smiled, reached up to stroke her face, and closed his eyes.
Soon, he fell into a deep sleep.
209, after being activated, his physique far surpassed ordinary people.
But it depended on the situation!
If it were good news, or simply working hard, even if Li Qianfan stayed up all night again, he wouldn't feel this level of physical and mental exhaustion.
Mental blows were far more serious than physical ones.
"How could my little man possibly turn into a monster?" Su Ziyu thought, watching the sleeping Li Qianfan, and slowly closed her eyes.
Twelve noon.
Mo Hongti drove, Su Ziyu in the passenger seat, Ziye and Yang Xiao in the back, slowly driving out of Qianfan Hospital.
Li Qianfan did not see them off.
In the subconscious of both him and Ziye, they believed that Su Ziyu's trip to Longxu was just a visit to their family abroad, and she wasn't leaving forever, so why make a big deal of seeing them off and create a scene of parting?
Moreover.
Empress Dowager Xiao did not like anyone to see them off.
Dai Paipai left in the early morning.
Sister Wujiang and Su Nanyin left in the morning.
Ziyu and the others left at noon.
They all left—
Li Qianfan suddenly felt that with these people leaving one after another, Qingyun had lost that "home" feeling!
Although Mr. and Mrs. Su's attitude towards him as their own son had not changed at all, without Ziyu at home, Li Qianfan didn't want to go back.
As for Victoria—
It was still magnificent and bustling, but without Mo Hongti and Dai Paipai, when Li Qianfan thought of it, it felt like a nightclub unrelated to him.
People are the true home!
Li Qianfan stood in the vice general manager's office at Dai Paipai's company, gazing at the darkening west for a long time without moving.
He didn't turn on the lights either.
He inexplicably felt a strong illusion.
He was currently standing behind the former Paipai Fashion Office Building. Looking up, a bare leg, its toes hooking a stiletto heel, slowly extended from the third-floor window.
A single word was written above it.
Itchy—
Why did he only think of Dai Paipai and not Ziyu, who had gone to Longxu, Mo Hongti, or even the first woman in his life, Shen Chongchong?
"Because I might have lost her forever?"
Li Qianfan mumbled with an uncertain tone as the door was gently pushed open.
A familiar sweet scent instantly drifted in from outside with the night breeze.
It blew away Li Qianfan's indescribable loneliness and melancholy.
The feeling of home returned.
The lights were still off.
The door slowly closed, and the clicking sound of delicate high heels on the floor grew closer.
A pair of gentle hands embraced him from behind.
Shen Chongchong's unique soft voice, as if merged with the night, carried an intense sense of unreality, "Brother, from today onwards, I will be your dedicated secretary."
Yes.
Shen Yun, who had taken more than twenty days of leave, returned to Ziyu Fashion today and was appointed by Old Su as the dedicated secretary for "Vice President Qianfan."
After all, the former vice president, Dai Paipai, had gone out of town on business and wouldn't be back for a while (Su Ziyu had told him this). The company had an open vice president position, and Li Qianfan, being so unreliable, was the most suitable candidate.
A vice president needs a secretary.
During this period, Old Su and An Ran cooperated well, and after consulting Shen Yun's opinion, they assigned her to Li Qianfan.
Li Qianfan turned around, looking at the sparkling eyes in the darkness, and smiled, "Then you'll have to work hard from now on."
Shen Chongchong, emboldened by the darkness, asked, "Work hard at what?"
Li Qianfan countered, "What do you think?"
A pair of sexy high heels slowly stepped onto the windowsill.
Shen Chongchong replied in a voice that sounded like she was about to cry, "Brother, I want you to say it."
"You want Brother to say it—"
Li Qianfan's left hand, quite regrettably, clasped Shen Chongchong's legs.