CHAPTER 534: CHAPTER 496: WORRIED ABOUT MADAM LAI BEING MALICIOUS

Seeing Nanny Wu standing there dumbfounded, Chen Xin hurriedly explained, "Brother Shen is in a bad mood today, don’t take it to heart, it’s not directed at you."

Hearing this, Nanny Wu’s tense emotions eased slightly.

She was truly afraid of giving herself away.

Little did she know, she had been exposed from the start.

Nanny Wu had been with the Leng Family for decades and had seen all sorts of ups and downs, but whenever it involved Madam Lai, Yuan Min, she became somewhat flustered.

Just like with the wooden box last time.

Seeing Madam Lai holding it and talking nonsense, Nanny Wu had snatched it away, claiming it was hers.

That was how Li Zishen came to know the truth about the box, realizing that what was in the safe wasn’t the relic of Yi Xiaodan; it was what his mother was holding.

Ah, Madam, please come back soon, please, please don’t forget to buy the tracing paper, don’t forget!

No, I must remind her with a phone call.

"Are you all right? Brother Shen, he..."

"Is it because of Anzhi Meng?" Nanny Wu shook her head, interrupting, "I heard the lady mention it at lunch... saying that the medicine is sold very cheaply."

"What’s infuriating is that the formula is almost the same!"

"Isn’t it a medicine from Country D? Our 8028 has been around since the old master’s time. How could it... Could it be... stolen from us?"

"I feel like it is, but it also seems impossible."

As soon as she said this, Nanny Wu’s heart skipped a beat; she couldn’t help but think back to a piece of memory from 26 years ago.

The old 8028 was developed by Li Beichuan during his lifetime and put on the market for production. The sales then were astonishing, and it received rave reviews, but it oddly chose to cease production at its peak.

No one knew what exactly had happened.

Nanny Wu only knew that Yi Xiaodan was misunderstood by Li Zhenshan because of 8028, and then news of Yi Xiaodan’s unfortunate drowning came, followed by Li Beichuan’s health deteriorating, and he wouldn’t allow anyone to mention Yi Xiaodan.

She could have testified for Yi Xiaodan but did not because of Li Wanshan’s tyranny.

Miss Yi wouldn’t have really gone into the study, would she?

No, impossible! That day... Miss Yi just knocked on the door, she didn’t go in.

She was looking for the master.

But the master just happened to not be in the study at the time; he was in the kitchen, making soup.

"Nanny Wu, Nanny Wu?"

"Yes, indeed impossible, impossible!"

"Did the lady drive out herself?" Chen Xin suddenly changed the subject, asking with a smile, "She didn’t let Lao Liu follow her?"

Nanny Wu nodded: "Yes!"

"What about the new young driver? Is the lady not satisfied with him?"

So the young master knew about this too!

"No dissatisfaction at all! Maybe the lady just wants to take a stroll by herself, it’s boring to stay at home all the time," Nanny Wu quickly explained with a smile.

They chatted as they walked inside.

When Chen Xin reached the study, Li Zishen was on the phone with Bai Long, looking extremely serious.

He didn’t know exactly what had been said before, but from Li Zishen’s tone, he could guess it must be related to Madam Lai, Yuan Min.

He knew about the incident a few days ago when Tang Xiaowan was surrounded by more than a dozen men in black at the printing factory.

Li Zishen, of course, wouldn’t speak of it.

It was Bai Long who had told him after he came back, saying that Brother Shen was very furious, the lady had gone too far.

It wasn’t until Li Zishen hung up the phone and slowly walked over to the desk to pick up the half-written calligraphy papers of his mother that Chen Xin took a few more steps inside.

"Brother Shen, will you stay for dinner tonight?" Chen Xin asked softly, stopping to his right.

"Did Nanny Wu ask you to inquire?"

Li Zishen cast a glance over, his expression cold and stern, causing Chen Xin’s smile to vanish instantly.

"Yes."

"It’s been several days since I last saw Young Master Zihan."

"Young Master Zihan only had two classes today. If he didn’t go to the Western restaurant, I guess he’ll be back soon."

"Is that also what Nanny Wu said?"

"Yes," Chen Xin replied.

Li Zishen took the wooden pig carving out of his pocket and gripped it tightly, speaking faintly, "Tell Nanny Wu to prepare some shredded white radish for dinner."

"Okay, Brother Shen, I’ll go right now."

After Chen Xin left, the study became much quieter, with only the occasional sound of cracking knuckles.

...

Meanwhile, at the Wang Mansion.

Ye Wanhua was organizing the wedding bedding when she saw her husband, Wang Junchen, coming in with a beaming smile.

"Ah Hua, your hunger marketing really worked wonders, it’s fantastic!" Wang Junchen said excitedly, "At this rate, it won’t take a week for us to completely change the market share."

"Are there a lot of orders?"

"Look, this is the latest data." Wang Junchen took out his phone and opened his email.

"It’s not my credit; it’s Tangtang’s," Ye Wanhua said proudly after looking at the data, "It’s a good start, a good omen!"

Wang Junchen flipped up a corner of the bedding and sat next to his wife, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"What does this have to do with Tangtang?"

"That day at Yelanxiang, didn’t you come in to greet us? After you left, Tangtang started talking about her past shopping experiences..."

After listening to his wife’s words, Wang Junchen felt extremely gratified. He had never expected Tang Xiaowan to mention something like this during dinner. Whether it was intentional or not, it at least showed that she had let go of her prejudices against him and no longer found him so repulsive.

The attack in August was ultimately his fault; he nearly made a grave mistake.

If the dosage had been just a little bit higher...

"Ah Jun, Ah Jun!" Ye Wanhua raised her hand and waved it in front of her husband’s eyes, asking gently, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so engrossed?"

Wang Junchen gave a faint smile and shook his head.

"Nothing much, oh, by the way, has that set of jewelry been sent over? Does Tangtang like it?"

"You’re the one to talk. It’s a good thing I didn’t listen to you; I had the entire set sent over. Tangtang really likes it, and she said she’ll wear it at the wedding."

"Oh, that’s good." Wang Junchen paused, then continued, "Actually, about this... you’re the designer, so of course we should trust your taste, I’m just a reference, haha."

"Tangtang will be back in Huang City tomorrow. Mom and Dad will definitely be really happy. We’ll go together..."

"What? She’s returning tomorrow?"

Ye Wanhua nodded with a smile, "Yes!"

"Oh, that’s good, that’s a good thing."

Seeing that her husband seemed preoccupied, as if he had something on his mind, Ye Wanhua sat down next to him and quietly observed him.

Wang Junchen, snapping back to reality, gave a slight smile and took her hand, gently patting it.

He knew what his wife was thinking about.

"Ah Jun, do you have a new plan... It wouldn’t affect Tangtang’s wedding, would it?" Ye Wanhua suddenly spoke up, "Getting married is a big deal; we can’t let revenge ruin our child’s happiness."

"What are you talking about? I was just thinking... whether we should invite her over to stay for a couple of days."

"You’re worried about Yuan Min... Yes, let’s have her over."

"No, I want to make up for things," Wang Junchen hurriedly explained, "In terms of security, Nanfeng Mansion is safer than here."

The other place is much larger and has more staff, but it’s not as reassuring as having her close by.

Ye Wanhua shook her head, frowning.

"I’ll ask; Tangtang should agree. I’ll say... you’ve been too busy with work lately, no time to accompany me, and I’m... too lonely at home."

"Really, don’t worry about it."

At that moment, Wang Junchen’s phone rang, and he stood up to answer it as soon as he saw it was from Jiangbei.

Whatever was said on the phone, Ye Wanhua saw her husband pacing back and forth, sometimes sneering, sometimes shaking his head.

Her heart clenched anxiously.