Chapter 498: Chapter 498

"Who was that on the phone just now?" Leng Lingxiao gently wiped the tears from her face and asked softly, "Was it Ye Wanhua?"

"Mhm, she’s afraid that Yuan Min will harm me!"

Ye Wanhua’s concerns were not unfounded.

After all, Tang Xiaowan had rejected Li Zishen and married Leng Lingxiao. As Li Zishen’s mother, Yuan Min would naturally harbor resentment.

"Not just Yuan Min, Li Zishen too. Remember someone tried to kidnap you last week?"

Tang Xiaowan was astonished: "Li Zishen?"

"That’s right, it was him!"

"No wonder just now... Ye Wanhua, it was him!"

At this moment, Tang Xiaowan’s emotions were complex, all the events rushed into her mind like a movie, flashing by quickly one after another.

From Qingcheng to Jin City, from Chicheng to Huang City, one by one, episode after episode.

"Tangtang, Tangtang, are you all right?"

"Is she afraid I’ll seek revenge?" Tang Xiaowan bit her lower lip and looked intently at Leng Lingxiao. "I am Ye Wanhua’s daughter, Wang Junchen..."

"So, my memory was erased!"

After she spoke, Leng Lingxiao quickly opened the rear car door, pulled his little wife into the car, and tightly grasped her hand. "Did Grandma tell you?"

Doubt flickered in the depths of Tang Xiaowan’s eyes.

"Why would you think of... Grandma, and not Ye Wanhua?"

Clearly, Leng Lingxiao had misspoken.

Focusing too intensely on one person could lead to losing one’s composure, abandoning the usual calm and collected demeanor.

"Weren’t you recently suspecting... and you even had an argument with Grandma, so I just assumed it was Grandma... as for Ye Wanhua..."

Tang Xiaowan shook her head, already sensing his guilt, and her eyes began to moisten.

"Huahua, so the secret you mentioned, that day with the voice recorder... Ye Wanhua really is my mother, right?"

Leng Lingxiao nodded with difficulty. "Yes, it should be. Grandma... told me the night before I proposed to you, I’m sorry!"

"Afraid I would seek revenge?"

"I’m sorry, it’s just too dangerous!"

"As I thought, I should have realized it sooner. You watched me investigate like a fool... but you didn’t tell me, and you and Grandma kept it from me."

"It’s not entirely like that. There are things I only found out about later, and Grandma..."

"Let’s stay at the Jinshan Villa tonight," Tang Xiaowan interrupted as she wiped away her tears and lowered the car window. "There are more empty rooms there."

The air seemed to freeze, and suddenly it became quiet.

Zhao Renjie hurriedly started the car.

From beginning to end, he was like a ghost, sitting there in silence, not daring to utter a word.

Just after they left through the South Gate, a nervous Leng Lingxiao began to plead with Tang Xiaowan for forgiveness, afraid she might impulsively jump out of the car.

"Tangtang, will you forgive me?"

"At first, I really wasn’t sure. The paternity test was inconclusive, and Grandma didn’t make it clear."

"I promise that if anything else happens in the future, even if Grandma put a knife to my neck, I’ll tell you right away. I won’t hide anything, okay?"

After he finished speaking, Leng Lingxiao saw Tang Xiaowan’s anger seemed to have subsided a bit and hurriedly rolled up the car window.

"Good Tangtang, please forgive me!"

"I did promise Grandma, but I also didn’t stop you from investigating! On the contrary, I was secretly helping. Old Zhao can testify for me."

Zhao Renjie gripped the steering wheel tightly and quickly nodded. "Yes, he’s been cutting Cheng Shi some slack."

"The death of Song Dapeng was no accident!" Tang Xiaowan took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "You were afraid I would break into Jin City Prison on my own, so you arranged the fall, solving him in advance?"

Leng Lingxiao coughed twice. "Yes."

"And his daughter, Su Luoyi, in Country Y was attacked by two thugs... She just returned to the country after going mad and died because she couldn’t be saved, that was you too, right?"

"It wasn’t me," Leng Lingxiao grabbed Tang Xiaowan’s hand and asked, "Who told you?"

"Li Zishen said it, at the Jiang Family wine party."

"Humph, I knew it was him!"

To be accurate, it was a step too late, and someone had beaten him to the punch. Leng Lingxiao guessed that the mastermind behind the incident was either Tang Mei or Wang Junchen.

"If it wasn’t you, then it was Wang Junchen."

"Why can’t it be..." Leng Lingxiao coughed softly twice, not daring to continue.

"Although Grandmother can be a bit strict, she is clear on grudges and debts and won’t harm the innocent. She will only target her real enemies, this much I can guarantee."

Tang Xiaowan’s tone was calm and collected as she analyzed, as if it had nothing to do with her.

But the calmer she was, the more worried people became.

Leng Lingxiao: You little fool, don’t do anything stupid! That poisonous woman... isn’t even worth your effort, leave it to me, I’ll take care of it for you.

Zhao Renjie: Madam is truly intelligent!

"Tangtang, the gene test hasn’t been done yet, so we can’t rely solely on conjecture..."

"I almost forgot, I have an exam tomorrow!"

Such a rapid change in thought was not normal!

"Right, let’s handle the exam first. What would you like to eat tonight? I’ll cook, how about some lean meat porridge, and a few tasty dishes?"

Tang Xiaowan smiled and nodded, slowly lying down and resting her head on Leng Lingxiao’s lap.

"Old Zhao, is the car out of gas?"

Zhao Renjie frowned and quickly explained, "No, Madam. I thought you might want to eat pig’s feet, so I drove slowly. There seems to be a place nearby, we shouldn’t be far now."

In reality, he feared that Tang Xiaowan might jump out of the car and get hurt.

He had watched her grow up and knew her somewhat.

Tang Xiaowan smiled, closed her eyes and slowly said, "You know, I really do want to eat that. Go buy four for me later, two super spicy and two soy-flavored ones."

"Yes, Madam, we’ll be there soon."

Leng Lingxiao frowned and clenched Tang Xiaowan’s hand, feeling an indescribably ache in his heart. Updates are released by N0veI.Fiɾe.net

He knew that she couldn’t eat anything really, her mind was full of seeking revenge against Yuan Min; she was only pretending not to worry everyone.

Meanwhile, at the press conference site.

To the shock of many, not only had Li Zishen personally arrived at the venue, but his mother Yuan Min had also come.

The mother and son sat side by side, smiling.

Li Zishen was dressed in a black suit, paired with a blue-striped shirt and a dark-striped tie, looking very much the elite, yet still scholarly.

His mother Yuan Min, on the other hand, had traded her usual bare face for a delicate makeup look.

Her fitted beige suit, the simple silver-gray handbag, and the crystal necklace around her neck all added a shine to her appearance, making her look much younger.

Project Director Li Weilian sat next to several partners, equally sharp in his suit, brimming with vigor, and when speaking with people, he focused on how strong and reliable their product was.

At the moment, the host was enthusiastically describing the development process of 8028, but the reporters occasionally glanced towards the guest area.

They were afraid Li Zishen might leave midway.

"The boss hasn’t given any more instructions, has he?" a male reporter asked quietly, covering his mouth with his hand.

His colleague shook his head: "No."

"It’s almost time, just ten more minutes!"

The reporters dared not act rashly, as the time hadn’t arrived and the Leng Family was not to be offended.

Before the press conference began, to get firsthand information, cornering Li Weilian and Chen Xin was fine, but facing Li Zishen, the chairman, they really had to weigh their options carefully.

They weren’t from some trashy gossip media; they were from established news outlets.

However, there were still those who feared nothing.

A young woman with a recording pen was seen crouching down, moving towards the guest area; her gaze fixed on Madam Lai, Yuan Min.