CHAPTER 621: CHAPTER 538: LOOK IT UP AND YOU’LL KNOW

Liu Jiaqi noticed Li Si was a bit reluctant. "How about we step aside for a moment? It’ll only take two minutes!"

Li Si hesitated for a moment before nodding. Liu Jiaqi and Leng Mohao had a history with her, which could be considered hostile.

Now the two had long since parted ways, and honestly, Liu Jiaqi and her didn’t have much of a feud.

Walking a few steps with Li Si toward the lawn near the temporary parking spot, Liu Jiaqi spoke softly, "It’s actually nothing much. I’ll just get straight to the point. A while ago, at a club, I ran into my ex-mother-in-law, Zeng Qiuping. She was with a young woman. Fearing it might be awkward, I stepped aside to avoid them.

By chance, I overheard them badmouthing you guys, talking about mental illness and trampling incidents.

I didn’t think much of it at the time. But didn’t your furniture store recently have an incident at its opening? Once I connected the dots, I figured this might not be unrelated to her!

I’m telling you this because it wouldn’t feel right not to say anything. Nothing else!"

Li Si’s heart stirred, but she kept a calm exterior and smiled faintly, "Thank you for letting me know!"

"You’re welcome! I’ve said what I needed to say. Goodbye!" Liu Jiaqi let out a sigh of relief, nodded at Li Si, then turned and left, appearing rather carefree.

Li Si watched her retreating figure, and it was clear to see that Liu Jiaqi had changed! Perhaps it was due to her divorce with Leng Mohao or upheavals in her family; in any case, she now carried herself with peace and restraint.

She vividly remembered the first time she met Liu Jiaqi—back then, she was a proud and self-absorbed heiress!

How fleeting time was—how long had it been since then?

But was what she said true? Was there any embellishment? This matter would need some investigation!

Zeng Qiuping? How did she come back into the picture?

When Li Si returned home, Leng Mochen was already back from the company. He had already finished dinner and was seated comfortably in the living room, dressed in loose white loungewear, sitting on the crawling mat playing toys with Buding and Xiao Guai.

When Buding saw his mom, he excitedly made cheerful gurgling noises with a big smile. Xiao Guai was equally thrilled, spinning around in circles.

"Playing happily, huh? Hmm?"

Li Si observed his relaxed expression and knew he was in a good mood.

She immediately placed her bag down and hugged him from behind. "Not bad! I missed you guys too! Hubby, you’re such a good dad! You deserve some praise!"

Leng Mochen pretended to put on a stern face. "You’re quite the negligent mom! Look at the time—just getting back now?"

He knew she went out today to meet Wang Ruotong, then visited Mo Si Furniture to see Liu Xiaole, and had a meal that ran past eight before returning home.

Li Si quickly explained, "Oh, we just got caught up chatting and lost track of time! Dear husband, I’ll go wash my hands first. I need to nurse—it’s killing me already!"

Earlier she hadn’t felt much discomfort until she had to squeeze out some milk while using the restroom at Liu Xiaole’s place.

After tonight’s meal, which included meat dishes, her chest was now painfully engorged with milk.

Leng Mochen’s eyes sparkled with amusement. "Need help? One of those is mine, after all."

"Hmph!" Li Si cast a playful glare at him, "Dream on!"

Once Li Si went upstairs, freshened up, and came down, she picked up Buding. As soon as she lifted her shirt, the little one dominantly cupped her breast with both hands and started nursing vigorously.

"Ah! Naughty Buding!"

Li Si lightly smacked his little bottom as punishment. This rascal hurt her!

Leng Mochen, watching their son looking so satisfied, teased her. "Your son is punishing you for not being home enough! That’s what happens when people have selfish desires—nothing comes before their own children."

"Son! Mom’s sorry! Okay? I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again!"

Bai Shasha and Leng Ning had finished buying most of what they needed—recently, it was true that she had neglected her son, and she owed him some self-reflection.

Buding seemed to understand his mom’s words and loosened his mouth, revealing a dazzling smile with his only two tiny baby teeth.

"Mommy knew it; my precious little darling is the most understanding! Go on, eat up!"

At her encouragement, Buding continued to nurse eagerly. Leng Mochen looked at her milky-white breasts with deep meaning.

"What about me?"

Li Si glanced at him. "Huh? Alright! After I feed your son, I’ll compensate you too, okay? By the way, where’s Sister Ding? Haven’t seen her."

She hadn’t spotted Sister Ding since coming home.

"Her son called her from school. She left just before dinner."

Sister Ding’s son—Li Si had seen him not long ago—a well-behaved little boy.

"Hmm! Oh, darling, how’s the investigation on Yao Meiling going?" She had been pondering on her way home what Yao Meiling might be planning.

Leng Mochen gently rubbed her silky hand, "She went to Wang Meishu’s place using fake identification under the alias Su Qing. If you hadn’t run into her by chance, we wouldn’t know unless we personally visited her store. It’s quite lucky. Everything else is still under investigation—it’ll take time!"

"She’s truly cunning, even resorting to a fake name!"

Why a fake name? Was it to avoid being traced back in case something went wrong?

Leng Mochen chuckled but didn’t reply. The two leaned on each other quietly, while Xiao Guai tried to stand out by snuggling closer and staring at her with his big, sparkling eyes.

Li Si chuckled. "Why is Xiao Guai acting so pitiful today? Didn’t he eat?"

"He ate plenty! Maybe he just misses you!"

"Oh, I’m sorry, sweetheart! I’ve really been neglecting you lately! From now on, I’ll be with you every day!"

Li Si patted Xiao Guai’s head and smoothed his fur.

"Awoo..." Xiao Guai immediately closed his eyes in bliss.

"By the way, I ran into Liu Jiaqi delivering something at Liu Xiaole’s place. She said..."

Li Si recounted Liu Jiaqi’s words to Leng Mochen.

"I don’t know if what she said is true or if she’s trying to use us to take revenge on Zeng Qiuping!"

Leng Mochen’s gaze sharpened. "We’ll find out through investigation. Zeng Qiuping might resent us deeply because of Leng Mohao, and it wouldn’t be surprising if this was an act of retaliation. Still, Leng Qianhan is quite intimidating; unless Zeng Qiuping wanted to risk everything, she wouldn’t dare pull such a stunt!"

Leng Qianhan was a highly principled man with his own stringent standards. Even though Leng Mohao was his biological son, he didn’t show favoritism.

Because of this, neither Leng Mochen nor Li Si harbored much negativity toward Leng Qianhan.

Zeng Qiuping, however, often left them speechless.

Li Si also thought of Leng Qianhan and slightly furrowed her brows. "Leng Qianhan is indeed exceptionally strict! But I fear she might be swayed by others’ manipulations. Besides, regarding the incident from that day—if we catch the person responsible, how severe could their punishment truly be?"

According to the law, such acts might only constitute disturbing public order. At worst, they endanger social safety—resulting in fines, detention, or other minor consequences.

And the perpetrator was reportedly mentally ill, making the cost of committing such a crime exceedingly low.

The culprit behind it all had obviously put a great deal of thought into this.

The two fell silent, immersed in their own musings.

Sister Ding returned later than Li Si that evening, and upon entering and noticing both the mister and madam were home, she smiled apologetically. "I’m sorry! I got back late!"

"It’s alright! Sister Ding, what happened with your child?" Li Si asked warmly. After all, Sister Ding had been with their family for over half a year, and they got along quite well.

Especially considering Leng Mochen had transferred her middle-school-aged son to Beijing, she worked tirelessly with utmost dedication.

Could anyone honestly begrudge her taking some personal time at night? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation! Mobile users, please use m.qidian.com for reading.)