CHAPTER 536: CHAPTER 498: IT TURNS OUT TO BE SOMEONE ELSE

"Don’t worry, I’ll be there soon."

"It’s a Huang City car, it must be him!"

Yuan Min felt her heart was about to leap out of her chest, no matter how much Li Jingshan tried to soothe her, she relentlessly rushed forward.

She occasionally peered at the suspicious black sedan in the rearview mirror, fearing it would suddenly catch up and do something dangerous.

It was the rush hour after work, and the traffic was dense.

Unconsciously, her speed exceeded the limit, almost hitting the car in front a few times, but fortunately, she braked in time to avoid accidents.

Just as Yuan Min was about to lose hope, a turn appeared ahead.

But as she had just made the turn and was ready to go straight, another car suddenly charged out from the opposite side, she let out a shriek and slammed on the brakes.

Luckily, the other driver was quick to react, and the two cars merely missed each other without colliding. Yuan Min’s heart pounded uncontrollably, but when she looked up, she realized the car was Li Jingshan’s.

"Xiao Min!" Li Jingshan got out of his car and ran over with a worried face, "Are you okay?"

Seeing him, the fear in Yuan Min’s heart dissipated by more than half, and she trembled as she rolled down the window glass, "Jingshan, I’m so scared, that car kept following me, it must be Wang Junchen’s people."

Li Jingshan glanced sideways and did not see any black sedans with a Huang City license plate behind them.

Beep beep beep, beep beep beep...

Clearly, their cars were blocking the way.

"Don’t be afraid, let’s leave this place first, we’ll find a secluded spot to talk later."

"Okay, right, let’s leave this place."

Immediately afterward, Li Jingshan quickly returned to his car, didn’t even think before making a U-turn, and then followed behind Yuan Min.

"Man, rich people!"

"Not bad, not bad, pretty aggressive!"

"Such a lack of manners!"

Drivers in the other cars exclaimed in surprise.

Meanwhile, the black sedan that had frightened Yuan Min was already nowhere to be seen.

Li Jingshan followed Yuan Min to a secluded parking lot, which was usually deserted, relatively safe, and more hidden.

He parked the car, then got into Yuan Min’s car and tightly held her hand.

"Don’t be afraid, calm down and tell me exactly what happened?" Li Jingshan looked at her, his eyes full of concern, "There was no black car behind you!"

Yuan Min took a deep breath and told him everything that had happened.

"Wang Junchen is a very shrewd man, and he’s cautious in his dealings. Normally he wouldn’t blatantly send someone to follow you; there’s something wrong with this situation."

"Then who could it be?" Yuan Min said anxiously.

Li Jingshan pondered for a moment before answering, "Let’s do this, I’ll escort you back to Bie Yuan first and I’ll investigate the rest. Take out the card from the recorder."

"Okay, but don’t follow too closely."

"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

Indeed, the person in the black sedan was not Wang Junchen’s man but Li Jingshan’s wife, Third Aunt Lai. She loathed Yuan Min, hated her for seducing her husband, hated her for making her own position in this family precarious.

Last time, without evidence, she had followed all the way, and though she didn’t catch them in flagrante delicto, she still witnessed both of them entering the western-style house one after the other.

Her husband had left after lunch, saying he was going to the company to discuss how to deal with the Anzhi Meng matter.

Intuition told her something was wrong!

So she followed them all the way to the pedestrian street.

Jiangbei did have people watching Yuan Min, but after completion of the shooting, they left quickly. What he wanted was only evidence—the evidence of a secret rendezvous.

At this moment, Third Aunt Lai sat in the driver’s seat gripping the steering wheel, her eyes filled with hatred.

"I won’t let you get your way."

"Jingshan is mine, I am his legitimately wedded wife, who do you think you are?"

"A shameless wretch!"

On the other side, now that Yuan Min had been comforted by Li Jingshan, most of her fear had subsided. She leaned on his shoulder as if with him there, every problem could be dealt with easily.

Moments later, two cars left the parking lot.

...

Yuan Min returned to Bie Yuan calmly, but as she was getting out of the car, the feeling of nervousness surged again.

She tried to appear as natural as possible.

"Madam, Young Master Zihan has already returned, he’s busy cooking in the kitchen," Nanny Wu reported as she received two calligraphy copybooks handed over by Yuan Min.

"Nothing special today?"

She was worried she had forgotten something, like a celebration related to her two sons.

"Nothing, he’s probably just happy."

"Alright, I understand. You can go now."

Subsequently, Yuan Min swiftly went upstairs to change her clothes, purposely choosing something understated because it made her seem more gentle.

She looked at herself in the mirror, took several deep breaths, trying to smooth the emotional waves inside.

It’s nothing, nothing at all.

I just went to buy a couple of calligraphy copybooks, then strolled along the pedestrian street, and also ate some snacks.

Yes, nothing happened.

After descending the stairs, she tiptoed to the kitchen door and peeked inside through the glass door.

She saw Li Zihan busy inside the kitchen. He wore an apron, his hair slightly disheveled, but he was radiating focus and excitement.

The spatula flew in his hand, as dish after dish took shape and emitted an inviting aroma.

A warm current surged through Yuan Min’s heart, and she silently exclaimed: This child... is indeed like Jingshan, not only gentle but also thoughtful!

She didn’t disturb her son and instead turned to go to the living room, then sat down on the three-seater sofa, thoughtfully picked up a book, and started reading, trying to appear natural.

After staying in the living room for a while, Yuan Min got up and went to the study.

Inside, Li Zishen was on the phone.

"Lady Tang is at Lingxiao Manor, hasn’t left since noon, and there haven’t been any suspicious people spotted around the manor; everything is normal."

It seems I was overthinking it!

That’s good, that’s good!

"Alright, let’s leave it at that for now," Li Zishen nodded, then moved towards the floor-to-ceiling window.

Gazing into the distance, his mind was filled with myriad thoughts.

A lot has happened recently, one thing after another, pressing down on him until he felt breathless. Right now, what’s most important is dealing with Anzhi Meng.

Yuan Min entered the room, feigning nonchalance, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing much, just thinking about some work stuff," Li Zishen replied, turning to glance at his mother, speaking lightly, "Nanny Wu said you went to buy calligraphy copybooks?"

Yuan Min nodded and started chatting about the pedestrian street.

She even made up some trivial incidents she encountered while shopping, to convince her son that she really went to buy calligraphy copybooks and then took a stroll.

"These people really are quite interesting!"

"Yes, indeed," Yuan Min nodded, trying her best to seem natural.

She didn’t want her son to detect anything unusual, nor did she want him to know that she had just experienced a harrowing chase on the road.

"By the way, has Zihan returned? What is he doing?" Li Zishen inquired.

"He’s cooking, probably wants to surprise you," Yuan Min replied with a smile, her tone full of pride and contentment, "He’s becoming more sensible."

Upon hearing this, a flash of surprise and pleasure crossed Li Zishen’s eyes, "Is that so? That’s great!"

This little rascal... he isn’t planning to borrow money, is he?

Well, as long as he’s happy!

"Go downstairs, the food should be about ready, Zihan is quick at cooking," Yuan Min suggested gently with a sideways glance at the clock.

Li Zishen nodded, "Okay."