Chapter 376: Chapter 376

Li Si and Mrs. Leng parted ways, and when she returned home, she surprisingly found Leng Mochen at home.

However, thinking about the matter he had been keeping from her, she decided to punish him lightly.

"I’m so tired!" Li Si pretended to be exhausted as she carefully sat on the sofa in the study, lightly massaging her calf.

Leng Mochen immediately put down his work and leaned toward her. "Walked too much while shopping, right? Let me massage them for you!"

He started massaging her legs directly, with just the right amount of pressure. Li Si originally intended to give him a hard time, but to her surprise, the soreness in her calves eased significantly after just a few moments.

Li Si wanted to lie and say no, but when she saw his dark, shiny eyes, she couldn’t help but nod. "Mm!"

"Had fun shopping today?"

"It was okay," she replied perfunctorily with a yawn.

"Did you eat dinner?" he asked again.

"I ate already." Her gaze landed on the sunflower oil painting on the wall. She wasn’t in the mood to chat and responded coldly.

Leng Mochen frowned and looked at her. The little one seemed to be in a bad mood. "Who upset you?"

Li Si immediately raised her head and questioned, "Who else could it be? You! Don’t you know what mistake you’ve made?"

Leng Mochen looked at her with suspicion. "I have no idea! Tell me!"

Li Si widened her eyes and spat out one word at a time: "Life. And. Death. Tribulation!" Let’s see you pretend now! That’ll teach you!

He pretended to suddenly understand. "Oh, that. I didn’t want you to take it seriously, so I didn’t mention it. Besides, it’s just a bunch of superstitions—why take it to heart?"

"You don’t take it seriously, yet you handed everything over to me. What are you trying to encourage? That after you’re gone, I become a rich widow and then find some guy to be our son’s father?" As she spoke, her eyes reddened. No matter how well-intentioned he was, she was still upset.

Leng Mochen’s face darkened, especially after hearing the latter half of her sentence. An intense discomfort surged within him!

"I admit it was wrong of me not to tell you. But you better take back those words immediately—don’t even think about them! Our son’s father can only be me!"

Li Si was both angry and amused. "Now you realize how serious this is?"

Wasn’t his silence out of fear that she would worry and feel sad?

Fine, considering his attentiveness, she decided to let him off the hook this time.

"Hm!" he grunted awkwardly, but his hands kept massaging her legs.

Why did he suddenly feel that everything he’d done earlier was like digging a pit for himself?

No way—he needed to come up with a plan to minimize his losses quickly.

Li Si, however, was feeling much better at this moment. "Fine, I’ll be magnanimous and forgive you this time. But next time you mess up, I won’t be so easy to reason with! Whatever ’Life and Death Tribulation’ it is—we’ve got the space and the river water, so what are you worried about?"

He tugged at the corner of his mouth without replying. Sometimes, many things were beyond their control. Talking too much about it now would only cause her unnecessary worry.

"Hey, how come you’re home so early today?" Li Si saw his faint smile and guessed at what he was thinking, so she switched the topic.

Leng Mochen couldn’t help but ruffle her hair. "Don’t like seeing me at home? Hm?"

Why didn’t her expression show any excitement?

Li Si wrinkled her nose. "We’re already an old married couple—what’s there to be excited about?"

"Playing hard to get."

"Mind your own business!"

Mrs. Leng returned home and sat on the sofa, growing more convinced that she should discuss Li Si’s background with Mochen.

Although they were already married and had a child, and Li Si was generous enough not to care about these issues, that Tian Yaru seemed unreliable. If she spread the news, it would only harm Li Si and their family.

The social circle was small, and any minor secret would become the focus of gossip and ridicule.

The scandal Leng Mohao caused earlier had just subsided, and she didn’t want their family to become the next topic of conversation.

Though there were already plenty of rumors about their family, at least without major headlines, the waves they stirred remained manageable.

But Li Si’s background was different. If it turned out that Tian Yaruo was her biological mother, then it would mean she was born out of wedlock, which didn’t sound great.

People already viewed their family with scrutiny for marrying a young woman from a modest background—eyes filled with judgment and curiosity.

If the matter wasn’t handled properly, Mrs. Leng picked up her phone and dialed her son...

Su Meng stepped out of the shower, not seeing Long Wu around.

Drying her hair, she walked toward the study. As soon as she pushed the door open, the strong aroma of smoke hit her, causing her to cough twice.

Long Wu had been standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring outside and lost in thought. Hearing her voice, he turned around abruptly and extinguished his burning cigarette in the large ashtray on the desk.

"Did the smoke bother you?" A trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.

Su Meng covered her nose and mouth, frowning. "Why did you start smoking again?"

Lately, both of them had been taking care of their health in preparation for having a baby. Wasn’t he supposed to have quit smoking?

Long Wu’s expression shifted slightly, but he quickly replaced it with a smile. "I was wrong! Babe! I’ll brush my teeth three times! Okay?"

Su Meng found his sycophantic grin amusing, and a smile tugged at her lips. "You said it—you better follow through!"

Long Wu nodded fervently. "Absolutely, absolutely!"

Su Meng noticed he hadn’t moved. "Why aren’t you going to sleep?"

"Babe, you sleep first. I need to handle some documents." Long Wu gripped the file in his hand tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Su Meng tilted her head to take a closer look at him. Something about him felt off tonight!

"Alright then. Don’t stay up too late, okay?"

Once Su Meng had stepped out and closed the study’s solid wood door, Long Wu rubbed his eyes and cast his gaze back toward the file in front of him.

Leng Er had approached him today, solemnly asking him to promise that if anything were to happen to him, he’d take care of Li Si. And the file in front of him was regarding a plot of land Leng Er had transferred to him at an incredibly low price—virtually a giveaway.

What was he playing at? What could possibly happen to him?

He’d tried every trick under the sun, but Leng Er remained tight-lipped, refusing to reveal any details whatsoever.

Before leaving, Leng Er even emphasized the urgency of completing the paperwork quickly—otherwise, it might be too late.

Could it be that he was planning to cheat on Li Si? Was he falling for someone else?

But on second thought, that didn’t make sense either. His passion for Li Si was unlike anything ordinary!

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Should he let Li Si in on this? He felt torn!

It was going to be a sleepless night for him.

Just as he was thinking about it, Leng Er’s call unexpectedly came through. He deliberately answered it with a casual, teasing tone. "Er, what other goodies are you giving me now? You’ve been so generous it’s making me feel bad! Enough already! Even if you didn’t hand me these things, I’d still take care of Sisi for you!"

Leng Mochen’s calm, measured voice came from the other end. "Apologies, my secretary entered the wrong figures for the property’s price—off by a few zeros. All contracts are null and void."

"What the hell? Do you think this is a joke!" Long Wu shot to his feet in anger. So all this time, he had been duped—was that it?

Here he was, stressing over this for nothing. This guy was impossible to deal with!

Unable to hold back, he yelled, "Friendship over! Goodbye!"

A slow, deliberate voice came again from the other end. "Ye Cheng somehow got a hold of information about my dealings with you. I suspect it’s linked to Leng Mohao. Interested in playing a bigger game?"

"Damn it, Leng Er! I hate you! How much could I make?" Long Wu lit another cigarette, vowing silently to hold Leng Er responsible for derailing his journey toward healthy parenthood.

"Thirty percent for me, seventy percent for you. Too unbalanced?"

"Deal!" Who wouldn’t jump at an offer ? Only a fool would say no.

"Still ’friendship over?’" The other side asked leisurely.

"Shut up already!" Long Wu hung up the phone immediately. This guy was an infuriating nightmare! Sisi had to deal with him!

Leng Mochen ended the call, a cold smile on his face as he stared out the window. Earlier, Mrs. Leng’s conversation had revealed aspects of Li Si’s background!

Tian Yaru was still stirring up trouble. It seemed the lesson they’d given her hadn’t been harsh enough—it hadn’t struck deeply yet.

Perfect timing—dealing with all of them together would be much more fun, wouldn’t it?

Who knows if Heizi had made any progress yet? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)