CHAPTER 645: CHAPTER 562: I AM DIFFERENT FROM YOU

Qingchi shouted unwillingly, "Whose side are you on, anyway? You’re even speaking for them. Wan Qiu, aren’t my actions all for your own good?"

Wan Qiu’s face showed a trace of awkwardness. "Qingchi! I know you’re doing it for my benefit, but since things can be resolved nicely now, isn’t it better for us to be magnanimous?"

Seeing the situation heading in a positive direction, she truly didn’t want to complicate matters unnecessarily.

At the moment, nothing was more important to her than dealing with the acne on her face. Temporarily keeping the peace was just a stopgap measure. If they failed to heal her face in the end—

She wouldn’t let it go easily.

Qingchi, unaware of her thoughts, angrily shook off her hand. "Fine! After all this, I end up being the villain instead. In that case, do whatever you want. I won’t say any more. Just hope you won’t regret it later!"

She stomped over to the sofa in the lounge area and sat down angrily, refusing to insist further.

Wan Qiu looked at her apologetically, cautiously touched her own face, and became even more determined.

"Yayun, stay with Qingchi for me! Help me talk her around!"

Yayun smiled gently. "Alright! Don’t worry, you know how she is—it’s just her nature. I’ll talk to her!"

Li Si watched them silently from the side, saying nothing.

At this point, debating further was meaningless. Calming things down and solving the problem was the priority.

The customers who were watching the commotion returned to the beauty treatment area, reassured by the soothing words of the beauticians.

Wan Qiu called her husband again, telling him not to come over as the issue had already been resolved.

Bai Shasha and Jiang Fan were just coming downstairs at that moment, running into them.

Bai Shasha’s sharp eyes immediately spotted Yayun, whom she’d seen yesterday. She cast a questioning look at Li Si.

Li Si shook her head at her—a signal to speak about it later.

Just before Zhang Qian was about to take the matter upstairs for handling, Li Si whispered a few words to her.

Then, finding the right moment, Li Si led the two of them to a treatment room and learned about what had just happened from Bai Shasha and her group.

After hearing the account, Bai Shasha rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "So you’re saying that woman, Yayun, is actually acquainted with someone from that sinister family? This seems so odd!"

The stance she took yesterday clearly showed that Yayun was with Liu Jiaqi. Yet today, she’s here with friends demanding answers?

How could there be such coincidences?

Li Si, who recognized that woman, also found herself silently speculating—it all felt rather unusual.

Fortunately, the matter seemed to be resolved for now. But what about the aftermath?

"I can’t quite figure out what’s going on either."

Jiang Fan chimed in from the side, "It doesn’t hurt to be cautious. Just keep your guard up!"

Li Si nodded thoughtfully. "Alright! So, are you all done here? Shall we go eat now?"

Actually, she understood well that running a business like this inevitably came with unpredictable challenges.

Take that woman today, for example; who could say for certain what caused her facial issues?

But such cases, if not handled well, often devolve into endless disputes.

Once word gets out, it wouldn’t be good for Simeng’s reputation.

Just as they were discussing where to eat, Li Si’s phone started ringing. She glanced at it—Leng Mochen had sent someone over.

After quickly summarizing the incident and explaining that it had been resolved, Leng Mochen didn’t say much over the phone. Li Si, instinctively thinking about the hickey on her neck, hesitated to reprimand him. However, with Bai Shasha and Jiang Fan watching her closely, she felt too embarrassed to voice her complaints.

After exchanging a few more words, she hung up quickly.

"Your man, Leng, didn’t really come through this time!" Bai Shasha teased.

In the past, whenever something happened, he’d always resolve it swiftly.

"How did he not come through? I handled it myself. Do I really need to rely on him every time? Simeng is my business, after all!"

Li Si wasn’t particularly bothered. Although she might not match up to others who could be true powerhouses, she couldn’t just keep holding him back either, right?

Besides, it was clear now that he was hiding something from her—something he didn’t want her to know, which likely wasn’t good.

But there were some things she couldn’t share with Bai Shasha and the others, so she kept it to herself.

Bai Shasha teased her, "Oh, trying to become a powerhouse, huh?"

"That’s right! Why not? Hurry up and decide what to eat. I’m starving!"

Jiang Fan playfully winked at Bai Shasha. "Alright then! I’m hungry too! Let’s get moving!"

She thought Li Si’s attitude was great—it was always better for women to rely on themselves instead of depending on men.

In today’s world, full of temptations and uncertainty, women needed to stand on their own.

As the three of them headed out, Li Si received a text message. Her cheerful expression shifted drastically as she finished reading it.

Meanwhile, in Leng Mochen’s office, across from him sat Long Wu. The two puffed away on cigarettes; the transparent ashtray filled with butts revealed they’d been smoking heavily.

"Your Sisi is already suspicious. If she keeps asking me, what do you expect me to say?"

Long Wu looked utterly baffled. This time, he truly couldn’t figure out what Leng Er was up to.

Was that plastic surgery woman really worth all his attention?

Yet, as a fellow man, he could understand the sentiment—"A wife cannot compare to a mistress, and a mistress cannot compare to a secret lover."

"Just keep saying what you did today!" Leng Mochen’s gaze was calm, but the way he smoked revealed his uneasy state of mind.

Who could have imagined that George would suddenly be hospitalized with a heart attack, and his two children would choose this moment to clash?

The fragrance company Mo Si had been partnering with George on had come to a halt, which, for Leng Mochen—who knew a financial crisis might erupt at any moment—was disastrous news.

But this wasn’t even the most troubling matter. There was something else he couldn’t bear to tell Li Si.

Nie Xiuwei had somehow gotten in touch with the Qin Family, using Qin Xin as a bargaining chip to secretly strike a deal with their heiress, Qin He.

In the previous life, he already knew that Qin Xin had ultimately been recognized by the Qin Family.

But in this life, Qin Xin’s plastic surgery had missed some critical timing.

What Qin He wanted was nothing more than to eliminate any contenders for inheritance within the Qin Family before their parents found out.

When Qin Xin had been abducted, it was pure chance that he and Long Wu managed to rescue her.

She was now staying at one of his private properties.

He hadn’t told Li Si about it yet because he feared she’d misunderstand and get upset.

Li Si had always been very sensitive about Qin Xin. If she found out about this, he didn’t even dare imagine what might happen!

Long Wu took a deep drag, exhaled a smoke ring, and offered some advice: "Leng Er, as your friend, I must warn you—playing with fire will only get you burned. Just look at me as a living example!"

Leng Mochen glanced at him. "I’m not like you."

As for Qin Xin, he genuinely had no ulterior motives—he simply pitied her and wanted to lend her a hand for now.