CHAPTER 278: CHAPTER 264: I AM BLIND

"Li Chengze, have you fallen in love with Tu Hao?" He Nuoxin found it amusing, so she burst into laughter.

Li Chengze didn’t speak, his eyes fixated on her.

He Nuoxin naturally felt the pressure emanating from Li Chengze’s gaze and gradually stopped laughing.

Has he really fallen for Tu Hao?

"Are all you men this despicable?" He Nuoxin scoffed, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Li Chengze continued staring at her.

"Li Chengze, do you really think you have a chance to turn back?"

"From the day you slept with me, you’ve been dirty inside and out, completely filthy!"

He Nuoxin gritted her teeth, disgusted that the man who once bowed down to her would now set his sights on another woman!

"Trying to play the reformed rake? Li Chengze, you think you’re worthy!"

"I am indeed unworthy!" Li Chengze replied coldly. He hadn’t rested for almost twenty hours, his eyes bloodshot.

"But what about you? Even if you threw yourself at Li Yanan, he wouldn’t care in the slightest. Who do you think you are?"

He Nuoxin hadn’t expected the usually compliant Li Chengze to speak to her like this, and her expression twisted instantly.

Though her face was stunningly beautiful, at this moment, it was eerily strange.

"Li Chengze, have you gone mad?"

Her voice squeezed through clenched teeth, her eyes cold.

"I am indeed crazy! I must have been crazy to fall in love with you, He Nuoxin... I’m just a fucking fool!"

After experiencing those things with the Li Family, Li Chengze was no longer as naive as before, and because of this, he understood more clearly now...

Back then, He Nuoxin had just seen him as a backup.

Maybe even calling it a backup was flattering; to her, he was more like a pet she could summon and dismiss at will.

When happy, she’d tease a bit; when unhappy, she’d kick him away!

"Do Lin Zhenxin and the others know about your return?"

Suddenly, Li Chengze seemed to recall something, squinting at He Nuoxin.

Almost instantly, He Nuoxin’s expression became flustered, and it was precisely this panic that allowed Li Chengze to detect something amiss.

"He Nuoxin, why are you panicking?"

He Nuoxin’s expression twisted again as she reached out to push away Li Chengze’s hand.

"Did you sneak back this time?" Li Chengze wasn’t dumb; he was just too infatuated with her in the past, which blinded him again and again.

But now, without that obsession, he could see everything clearly!

"Very good! I’m calling He Bainian right now..."

Hearing this, He Nuoxin panicked even more, but amidst her panic, she forced herself to calm down quickly!

She must not panic! Absolutely must not!

Li Chengze indeed took out his phone, intending to call He Bainian.

Seeing this, He Nuoxin suddenly ripped her own clothes and slapped her face several times.

"Help... Assault... Help..."

As Li Chengze watched in astonishment, she suddenly screamed.

Soon, someone heard the noise and rushed in, pinning Li Chengze firmly to the ground...

In the CEO’s office of T.N.C Group.

Li Yanan was staring expressionlessly at the DV camera that couldn’t be turned on due to a dead battery.

At this moment, the assistant had just placed the hard-sought charger beside him.

This item could be considered an antique in modern times; scarcely anyone uses it now.

Being able to find a charger seemed to be a stroke of luck for the boss.

Thinking this way, the assistant quickly left the room.

Once again, Li Yanan was alone in the room.

He fiddled with the DV camera, his eyes reflecting an intriguing look as his gaze fell on the object in his hand.

——If mom really died, why would Li Yingying bother to put a doll under your bed?

——All these years, your investigations have always taken mom’s death as a given, always yielding nothing! But...

Li Yanan’s deep eyes flickered with a dark light.

He knew Li Yingying too well.

She never did anything unnecessary.

In other words, everything she did had a purpose.

For this reason, Li Yanan was even more curious about the contents of the DV tape.

Something worthy of being hidden by Li Yingying and placed alongside those black magic dolls must be...

She valued it greatly, but must also be wary of it!

Exactly...

What’s inside?

Li Yanan’s long fingers tapped the table rhythmically, his expression profoundly grave...

Lin Zhenxin felt a sudden sense of unease.

She pressed her hand against her heart, shaking her head with a smile, feeling she might be too sensitive.

Supporting herself on the back of the sofa chair, she sat down.

The sudden fetal movement startled Lin Zhenxin back to reality.

She placed her hand over her protruding belly, feeling the movements inside.

Ever since the baby started moving, there had been daily activity.

Once, Lin Zhenxin could even clearly see the outline of a tiny foot on her belly.

As she pondered this, she suddenly heard her phone ringing in the bedroom.

Supporting her back, she got up slowly and moved towards the bedroom, the phone stopping its ring abruptly.

Seeing the local number from J City, though it wasn’t in her directory, she didn’t think much of it as the phone rang again.

Lin Zhenxin quickly answered, but when she heard the voice on the other end, her expression turned cold...

In the cafe.

Today, Tu Wanzi was dressed more vibrantly than anytime since Tu Hao’s incident.

She even put on makeup.

Sitting by the window, Tu Wanzi watched the world outside.

As they say, a person’s face reflects their heart.

This saying is true.

A person’s appearance can reveal their inner self.

When Lin Zhenxin entered, the first thing that caught her eye was Tu Wanzi’s profile.

Tu Wanzi had actually rented out the entire cafe.

Aside from Tu Wanzi, every other table was empty.

Spending such a large sum, inviting her here...

Lin Zhenxin was expressionless, but her heart was already on guard.

If it weren’t for the matter Tu Wanzi mentioned over the phone, she wouldn’t have come.

As she pondered this, Tu Wanzi noticed her presence.

"Over here." Her gestures were devoid of malice.

Yet even so, it couldn’t erase Lin Zhenxin’s wariness.

Lin Zhenxin sat down.

As she did, Tu Wanzi’s gaze fell on her protruding belly, her expression unreadable.

"I don’t like the way you’re looking at me."

Lin Zhenxin spoke coldly.

Tu Wanzi shivered inexplicably, just because of that statement.

For a moment, Tu Wanzi felt as if she had returned to that day, facing Li Yanan.

——Before acting, always consider what you can and cannot do...

——Li Yanan...

——Are you warning me?

——No.

——I’m threatening you.

In a daze, Tu Wanzi felt a twinge of regret, but recalling He Nuoxin’s words, her gaze turned cold.

"No matter what I do, you won’t like me."

Tu Wanzi smiled, her gestures still elegant.

Lin Zhenxin chuckled softly, the sound tinged with mockery.

Tu Wanzi was certainly self-aware.

"I don’t like you, just as you can’t stand me!"

Lin Zhenxin said indifferently, clearly running out of patience.

"Enough talk, let’s get to the point."

Lin Zhenxin looked at Tu Wanzi, speaking slowly...

Meanwhile, Aunt Xu was at the market with Grandma, selecting fresh ingredients.

This was her daily habit.

Despite Grandma’s dementia, when not having episodes, she appeared as normal as anyone else.

Usually, Aunt Xu shopped while Grandma waited off to the side.

But today, in a mere moment of looking away, Grandma disappeared!

Aunt Xu was terrified!

J City International Airport.

Susan He’s flight had just landed. Disregarding exhaustion, she gathered herself to meet those waiting for her.

As she listened to their reports, her expression grew graver.

"Give the order; they should know what to do by now!"

Susan He spoke coldly.

She had taken the fastest flight back, while He Bainian intended to join her but was detained by relatives.

Yet, this circumstance made Susan He somewhat glad He Bainian hadn’t come along.

Because she had a premonition...

Things were about to change today!

"Alright!" Tu Wanzi agreed briskly!

"You really care about Li Yanan; you dashed over just from hearing something about him."

Tu Wanzi covered her mouth with a laugh, her gaze resting coolly on Lin Zhenxin.

Lin Zhenxin pressed her rosy lips tightly together, the soothing cafe music unable to ease the icy tension between them.

"On the phone, you said you knew about Yanan’s mother?"

If not for that, Lin Zhenxin wouldn’t have come out, and on the way here, she even bought a recorder to keep in her bag.

"Indeed, I do."

Perhaps holding the upper hand, Tu Wanzi intentionally dragged it out.

Circling around without addressing the main issue.

"It’s quite funny, really. Everyone knows Yanan’s mother jumped off a bridge, so how come you have news?"

Lin Zhenxin leaned back in her chair, her gaze cold and distant.

Suddenly, Tu Wanzi chuckled.

"Lin Zhenxin, if you didn’t have any suspicions in your heart, why else would you rush to meet me after my call?"

Lin Zhenxin remained silent.

"If I told you that Li Yanan’s mother didn’t die, what would you do?"

Seeing her silence, Tu Wanzi immediately followed up with this question.

"Oh? She didn’t die?"

Lin Zhenxin didn’t let the tempest in her heart show the slightest on her face, so to Tu Wanzi, it seemed like the statement had no effect.

It was precisely this calmness that made Tu Wanzi suspicious.