Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 122 Emergency Stop

Chapter 122: Chapter 122 Emergency Stop

When she set off, Tang Xiaowan turned on the black cellphone that Leng Lingxiao had given her, making sure to turn the ringtone volume up and set a very distinctive message alert tone.

Driven by curiosity, she was waiting for a reply.

While opening her purse, the alert sounded twice more, totaling three messages.

["Why jump through windows? So undignified. I come and go without a trace, like a handsome ghost. I have my own ways. Wait until we’re back in Mei Garden, and I’ll teach you some tricks."]

["Yuan Min is just a widowed old woman. Was she really worth sending someone undercover for me? You’re giving her too much credit."]

["She’s lucky to have gotten into the Lai family; otherwise, she’d probably still be in some godforsaken corner, scraping by washing dishes for her pension."]

Tang Xiaowan couldn’t help but admire the arrogance in the messages, daring to slander even Li Zishen’s mother.

In Jin City, Madam Lai Yuan Min was a lady among ladies. Putting aside her status, her annual charity work and donations to the orphanage alone were enough to support an ordinary family for twenty years.

Therefore, even though she had led a reclusive life over the years, her reputation was excellent, and her charitable deeds were often featured in the newspapers.

["I am on my way back to Jin City now."]

After sending the message, Tang Xiaowan glanced at Cheng Shi.

Then, she shifted her seat slightly with a small smirk, settling in the middle, "Wow, I was wondering why there were message alerts; turns out I forgot to turn off the phone."]

Cheng Shi didn’t respond, but his eyes had already swept over.

When he saw the black cellphone in Tang Xiaowan’s hand, his jaw tensed involuntarily.

"Miss, didn’t you say..."

Before he could finish, a ding-dong sounded.

["Hmm, I know, I am behind you guys."]

As Tang Xiaowan typed, she answered Cheng Shi, "It’s fine, it’s fine. This car is your territory, how could that guy Li Zishen find out, right?"]

"Yes, Miss, rest assured."

"Right, hahaha."

As laughter broke out, she finished typing another message.

["How come I don’t see you? I just looked carefully, and all behind us are Li Zishen’s cars."]

Leng Lingxiao: ["A distance invisible to the naked eye."]

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

Immediately, she recalled the brief conversation she had with Leng Lingxiao that afternoon, and without hesitation, she asked, ["Do you know where Lin Xiaoxiao is?"]

On the other side, Leng Lingxiao looked down: ["Last weekend, she passed away in Huang City due to unsuccessful resuscitation."]

The message struck like a thunderbolt.

Reading it, Tang Xiaowan’s hands trembled so much while typing that she eventually gave up halfway through.

Gradually, her nose felt sour, and tears shimmered.

Predicting Tang Xiaowan’s strong reaction, Leng Lingxiao sent another message.

["Take your medicine and go lie down for a sleep."]

Even though Tang Xiaowan could no longer remember anything about Lin Xiaoxiao, she felt inexplicably distressed, as if she had been hollowed out.

Looking at the message, she muttered to herself, "Why is this happening, why?"]

Cheng Shi caught a glimpse in the rearview mirror and furrowed his brows.

"What’s wrong, Miss?"]

"Lin Xiaoxiao... she passed away, she’s dead."]

"Did Mr. Leng say that?"]

As if she hadn’t heard him, Tang Xiaowan leaned to the side and slowly lay back on the seat, her mind a mess with everything that had happened recently.

"Miss, are you alright? Is there any discomfort? Shall we stop the car?"]

"I’m just tired, I want to sleep for a bit."]

"Oh, okay."]

Tang Xiaowan turned on her side, facing the seat back.

She didn’t want to talk anymore, only wished to be left alone for a moment. However, it wasn’t long before she felt as if her temples were being pricked by needles, causing severe pain.

Sweat quickly covered her forehead.

Tang Xiaowan hastily pulled out a small pill bottle from her pocket, took two pills, and put them in her mouth.

This was given by Leng Lingxiao last week, melting upon entry.

Time passed by bit by bit, and without realizing it, she had fallen asleep.

In her dream, a familiar scene reappeared, but this time it seemed different. The image was clearer, and the distance felt much closer.

Beneath the night sky, in the rain.

She saw a girl in a printed long dress sliding down from the third-floor balcony to the first-floor lawn, then starting to run swiftly, jumping over obstacles, dodging surveillance, before scaling a dark grey wall, rushing into the night.

Her movements were graceful yet unfettered.

The rain kept pouring down harder, quickly soaking her dress.

Suddenly, a man caught up to her, his powerful hand firmly grasping the girl’s arm.

"Let’s go, come back with me."

"This is my business, it’s none of your concern."

"No matter what happens, I’ll help you take care of it, I promise, trust me, you can’t just run out like this, otherwise..."

"Let go of me."

"Do you know what you’re doing?"

The girl answered with a hoarse voice, "Let go of me, don’t stop me, didn’t you say you wouldn’t interfere with whatever I do?"

"What in the world happened?"

"I have to go, let go of me."

The man shook his head and struck the girl’s neck.

"You..."

"I’m sorry."

All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning sliced through the night, followed by rolls of thunder, as the man picked up the girl and walked urgently through the heavy rain.

...

"Huahua!"

Tang Xiaowan shouted and suddenly opened her eyes, sitting up, then gasped for breath with her face very pale.

"Miss, are you scared? Did you have a nightmare?"

Cheng Shi turned the wheel and quickly pulled the off-road vehicle to the roadside.

"Here, have some water and take it slow."

However, Tang Xiaowan seemed not to hear anything and stepped out of the car directly.

Cheng Shi followed closely behind her.

"Miss, don’t run off, this is the highway."

"Where is Huahua, where did he go? Is Grandma back yet? How long did I sleep, is it time yet, can I go out now? I need to find Grandma, where is she?"

Tang Xiaowan rambled on, clenching her fists tightly, her large almond eyes brimming with tears that streamed down her cheeks.

At this moment, all vehicles had urgently pulled over to the roadside, and no one dared to move without orders, only able to watch from a distance.

Li Zishen quickly approached and embraced Tang Xiaowan, gently patting her back.

"Xiao Wan, don’t be afraid, it’s Zishen."

"I have no Grandma anymore, right? Grandma is no longer here, my Grandma... is gone, she had a car accident on her way back to Mei Garden, she didn’t make it, she’s gone."

Her voice grew softer and eventually stopped.

Not far away, Bai Long waved his hand, and the bodyguards quickly returned to their cars.

Cheng Shi and Chen Xin exchanged a glance.

Then, the two also got into their vehicle, leaving Li Zishen and Tang Xiaowan alone together.

"Xiao Wan, if you want to cry, go ahead, it’s okay."

"Zishen, I don’t have a Grandma anymore, I really am an orphan, she was right, I’m really an orphan, with no father, with no mother."

Li Zishen’s eyes filled with tears, as he held Tang Xiaowan even tighter: "It’s okay, you still have me."

"Huahua? No, I have to find Huahua, I need to ask him face to face, why is everything so coincidental, why does it all happen exactly when he leaves..."

Tang Xiaowan suddenly became alert, and just as she was about to blurt out, she stopped abruptly.

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