CHAPTER 218: CHAPTER 210: THREE STEEP CLIFFS

It made the whole room cozy and homey.

Suddenly, a head peeked out from the kitchen, and before Lin Zhenxin could say hello, Xun Chen had already closed the door and walked over.

"Jiang Chengzhi, take this!"

The two of them could definitely be described as having the cutest height difference, with Xun Chen effortlessly placing his palm on Jiang Chengzhi’s soft hair top.

Jiang Chengzhi looked like a controlled citizen from a tiny kingdom, full of anger but not daring to speak.

"Remember this male and female, the two miserly birds!" Xun Chen sneered twice, displaying his sharp tongue instinct.

"Wrong, it’s three," Li Yanan’s hand fell on Lin Zhenxin’s belly.

Xun Chen was stunned at first, then looked at Li Yanan with a joyful expression, everything understood without words.

Jiang Chengzhi, on the other hand, was still staring blankly at the few people...

Tu Wanzi sat in her room, with that bouquet of Heather still in front of her.

She didn’t know what she was thinking of, sitting on the sofa with her hands trembling.

She forced herself to take out a lady’s cigarette from her bag and shakily lit it, white smoke rising to envelop her entire face.

——You’re so bad, take it easy.

——In this world, only I truly understand you.

——Be careful, don’t leave a mark.

With her eyes closed, those scenes of indulgence reappeared in her mind.

"Hiss..." She suddenly flung her hand out, inhaling sharply.

It turned out the cigarette had burned to the end, scorching her fingers.

The piercing ringtone broke the silence, and Tu Wanzi impatiently answered the phone.

Only after listening for a short while, her expression became stiff.

"Is what you’re saying true?" Tu Wanzi suddenly stood up, asking the person on the other end of the line.

Some unknown time passed like this, and she expressionlessly moved the phone away from her ear...

It must be said that Jiang Chengzhi’s cooking skills were top-notch.

One cold dish, two meat dishes, and three vegetables, plus a soup, more than enough for the five of them to dine.

As everyone sat down, Jiang Chengzhi seemed to remember something and ran out the door, but quickly returned.

There were two more tender green scallions in her hand.

She took the freshest scallion leaves, chopped them finely, and sprinkled them into the soup, instantly making it a feast for the senses.

"How is it possible to have scallions in winter?" Lin Zhenxin asked curiously.

"I grew them." At other people’s homes, they grow flowers, but Jiang Chengzhi was used to growing vegetables in the flower pots on her balcony.

She would occasionally sprinkle some scallion and cilantro seeds, and it wouldn’t be long before they sprouted, ready to be picked and enjoyed fresh.

"Tomorrow I’ll make you a ’Vegetable Growing Expert’ badge, so you can wear it around your neck every day, how about that?"

Anyone unfamiliar with Xun Chen would only hear venomous sarcasm in his words.

Li Yanan, however, looked at him with a half-smile, making Xun Chen feel uneasy.

"Eat meat, no veggies allowed!"

During the meal, Xun Chen kept adding meat to Jiang Chengzhi’s bowl, while the latter looked distressed but didn’t dare to speak up.

"I want... I want to go home..." Jiang Chengzhi’s eyes were brimming with tears; she had never eaten so much meat in her life.

"Shut up! Eat the meat!"

After dinner, as usual, Lin Zhenxin joined Jiang Chengzhi, while Li Yanan and Xun Chen went into the study.

"Don’t mind Xun Chen’s mouth; he’s actually a good person."

Lin Zhenxin felt it necessary to speak well of Xun Chen in front of Jiang Chengzhi, after all...

If Xun Chen’s mouth really scared away the one person who could put up with him, Jiang Chengzhi, who knows how long it would take to solve his personal issues!

Moreover...

Even though Xun Chen seemed more sharp-tongued and ruthless towards Jiang Chengzhi, in fact...

Lin Zhenxin could tell.

Xun Chen really liked Jiang Chengzhi.

The more he liked her, the more he wanted to bully her, the more he liked her, the more he wanted to tease her.

"I know... hiccup..." Jiang Chengzhi hurriedly covered her mouth.

Every hiccup still had a meaty flavor.

"I know Lawyer Xun... he’s quite nice, but... I’m a bit afraid of him."

Jiang Chengzhi’s eyes flickered, not looking like she was pretending; she was indeed quite afraid of him.

"Afraid he’ll eat you?"

Lin Zhenxin couldn’t help but tease.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chengzhi’s face turned red, and she looked panicked with her little mouth open.

Lin Zhenxin laughed heartily, finally understanding why Xun Chen always liked to tease Jiang Chengzhi; this girl was just too adorable...

"The old man asked me to tell you, that the report on your wife’s and Tu Haohao’s matching was re-examined by someone with ulterior motives."

Once they entered the study, Xun Chen’s expression turned serious.

Li Yanan’s face darkened significantly upon hearing this.

"Do you know who did it?" Anything related to Lin Zhenxin, he treated as an important matter.

Xun Chen shook his head; this was done very discreetly, even the surveillance couldn’t get it out.

If he weren’t so familiar with the arrangement of each document, it wouldn’t have been noticed so quickly.

"And your mother’s remains..." Xun Chen opened the drawer, took out several documents, and spread them out in front of him.

"For many years, no matter how many connections we’ve used, it’s been like a stone sinking into the sea, with no news at all."

Even though he was prepared, Xun Chen’s words darkened Li Yanan’s expression further.

"Li Yingying, over the years, has had mental issues due to Aunt Zhang’s constant medication, I hope..."

Xun Chen glanced at Li Yanan.

"You can mentally prepare for the worst, this way at least, you won’t be too disappointed."

Xun Chen spoke earnestly.

After discussing two matters, Xun Chen took a sip of water and continued with the third.

"Additionally, the third thing..." Xun Chen deliberately paused.

"It concerns Susan He."

Mentioning Susan He, this woman was indeed not simple.

No one expected back then, she would win her uncle He Bainian’s favor, and even after his death, she single-handedly took control of the He Family, step by step, similar to Wu Zetian, naturally with remarkable means.

"Susan He sent her assistant to meet your wife!"

With this simple sentence from Xun Chen, the veins on Li Yanan’s forehead immediately throbbed...

Three days later, Lin Zhenxin returned to work from leave.

Back at her job, she was immediately busy with work transfers.

Starting today, she officially switched groups and took over Shelley’s previous work.

After the scandal, Shelley went mad, and coincidentally, now lives as a neighbor to Li Miya in the mental hospital.

Perhaps due to the long break, Lin Zhenxin found herself somewhat unaccustomed to working.

She went to the pantry to pour water and overheard gossip about her while passing.

"Exactly, look at Shelley and Xiao Shen from her previous office, all made the mistake of offending her..."

"Thinks she’s risen to be a phoenix on a branch... how hypocritical..."

The two speaking carried their mugs out, their words stopping abruptly at the door.

Standing face to face with Lin Zhenxin leaning against the wall, their expressions were as awkward as could be.

"Excuse me." Lin Zhenxin said, and the two quickly moved aside, hurrying past her.

She poured herself a cup of hot water.

Leaning against the water dispenser, Lin Zhenxin’s expression remained calm.

In fact, from the moment she clocked in today, she sensed a strange hostility from her new colleagues.

She stayed a bit longer, then headed back to the office with her mug.

Just at the office entrance, she almost bumped into someone peeking in.

"Miss Lin..." the other party spoke, polite yet somewhat familiar.

Lin Zhenxin looked at him, instinct telling her he was looking for her.

Sure enough, the other party quickly spoke again.

"Our young lady would like to meet you, she’s at a nearby Starbucks, and Miss Lin is invited."

"There seem to be quite a few people wanting to see me lately."

Lin Zhenxin could clearly feel her colleagues pretending not to notice, peering over in her direction.

Then it hit her why this person seemed so familiar.

He was the driver for the Tu Family.

Turning the thought over, he mentioned the young lady, could he mean Tu Haohao?

Upon reflection, Tu Haohao should be the only member of the Tu Family she’s still willing to engage with.

"In about ten minutes, it’ll be break time, I’ll head over then."

Lin Zhenxin replied.

Inside the Starbucks.

Lin Zhenxin pushed open the door of the Starbucks.

She’s a regular here and greeted the barista at the counter before looking around the seating area.

She didn’t see Tu Haohao, but she did spot Tu Haohao’s mother, Tu Wanzi.

Without hesitation, Lin Zhenxin turned to leave.

Tu Wanzi was quick, taking a few steps forward to grab her arm.

"I have something I’d like to ask you."

Ignoring the surprised looks from others, Tu Wanzi’s voice was somewhat suppressed.

"Hehe." Lin Zhenxin pulled back her hand, laughing coldly.

"Your family’s driver said the Tu family young lady wanted to see me, how was I to know there was an old young lady?"

The nearly venomous words left Tu Wanzi’s face flushing red, then pale.

"I really have something to ask you!"

Tu Wanzi’s expression was earnest and serious, while Lin Zhenxin just looked at her with disgust.

"And I really don’t want anything to do with you!"

She said, turning to leave.

"What if I mentioned it’s about your mother?"

Tu Wanzi’s voice suddenly came from behind.

Lin Zhenxin instantly froze, her expression going cold...

Lin Zhenxin and Tu Wanzi sat opposite each other at the table.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly." Lin Zhenxin was only willing to sit down due to Tu Wanzi’s last words.

"Your mother, has she returned?"

Lin Zhenxin felt as if struck by lightning, her head buzzing, but she tried her best to appear calm in front of Tu Wanzi.

"Are you asking me?" she replied icily.

"So she has returned? You’ve met her?"

Tu Wanzi suddenly became agitated, and even with the table between them, she sharply grabbed Lin Zhenxin’s wrist.

Lin Zhenxin simply felt nauseated.

Truly nauseous, whether or not it was because of Tu Wanzi is another story.

"I don’t understand what you’re talking about!"

Tu Wanzi stared deeply at Lin Zhenxin, as if trying to discern whether she was telling the truth.

"She must have returned... You approached Haohao deliberately, and tampered with the matching report, forcing my dad and his brother to fall out, then seizing that thirteen percent of the shares, it must have all been calculated by you and your mother, step by step!"