Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 214: The Non-Marriage Advocate

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: The Non-Marriage Advocate

All the way there, Li Zihan was fuming, even though he only caught a glimpse of Leng Lingxiao’s back and the food and drink in his hand.

Tall and handsome, a temptation with food!

Once you’re on my turf, forget about stirring up all this nonsense, Xiao Wan belongs to my brother.

Suddenly, a bodyguard cut across and blocked his way, only ten or so meters away from Leng Lingxiao and Tang Xiaowan.

"Young Master Zihan, Brother Shen is looking for you."

"My brother is here too?"

"Yes, please come this way."

Li Zihan glanced to the side at the crowd nearby, unable to unleash the raging anger within him, and had no choice but to follow the bodyguard away.

He knew his brother always had people secretly protecting Tang Xiaowan, but he hadn’t expected them to arrive so quickly. Wang Lele wanted to follow, but he was stopped and could only watch Li Zihan leave.

"Brother, some guy went to see Xiao Wan!" Li Zihan said angrily as soon as he got into the car.

"It’s Leng Lingxiao."

"Leng Lingxiao? That man with the sunglasses is Leng Lingxiao, the Leng Lingxiao of Lingxiao Group, he really came to Jin City?"

"Yes."

"Oh, so it’s him, no wonder."

The fist Li Zihan had been clenching gradually relaxed.

Li Zishen couldn’t understand his brother’s sudden change in mood. Just moments before, he seemed ready to start a fight, his anger seemingly uncontrollable.

"You, are you very familiar with Leng Lingxiao?"

"The day Lin Ping had an accident, I heard Xiao Wan and Cheng Shi talking about him. I already knew a bit about him before, he’s so rich, who doesn’t know about him."

"Xiao Wan talked to you about Leng Lingxiao?"

"Actually, it was Cheng Shi who mentioned it. He said Xiao Wan learned how to swim when she was very young, and it was Leng Lingxiao who taught her. He also said... Leng Lingxiao has saved Xiao Wan’s life more than once. Oh right, he has a nickname called Huahua, which was given by Xiao Wan. But don’t worry, they are just really good... friends, nothing more, hahaha."

Li Zishen shook his head, puzzled, "He saved Xiao Wan’s life, more than once?"

"Brother, are you... okay?"

"I’m fine."

Of course Li Zishen knew the nickname Huahua, but he was unaware of the swimming and lifesaving favors. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have reduced the water level in the pool at Li Garden for safety reasons, assuming that Tang Xiaowan couldn’t swim.

"Brother, Xiao Wan doesn’t even remember now, who knows if what Cheng Shi said is true or false. Maybe he’s in cahoots with Leng Lingxiao, deliberately deceiving Xiao Wan."

Li Zihan was trying to ease Li Zishen’s mind.

He realized he might have said something he shouldn’t have, possibly making his brother worry, but his intentions were good, hoping his brother could learn a little more about Tang Xiaowan’s past.

But friends are just friends, after all, a man is a man.

The key issue was that Leng Lingxiao’s standing was on par with Li Zishen’s, plus he had a relationship with Tang Xiaowan that went back to their childhood, which was particularly threatening.

"Cheng Shi lives up to his name, he wouldn’t lie."

"Brother, I think Xiao Wan..."

"I got it, Chen Xin, head to Bie Yuan."

As he finished speaking, the car slowly started.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Leng Lingxiao and Tang Xiaowan were surrounded by a large crowd, including sign holder Chen Yu, Chen Nan, and the trio of sisters from the cheering squad.

"Tangtang’s parents are busy, they asked me to come check on her."

At the sound of ’Tangtang,’ the crowd exploded, and all eyes turned to Tang Xiaowan, who was blissfully sipping her milk tea, unimpeded in her energy replenishment.

"This must be your true love, right?"

"Definitely, he’s so handsome, and he looks so good with Tang Xiaowan!"

"Are you guys secretly dating?"

Suddenly, Li Ying raised her eyebrows and said, "Just a while ago, I thought you and Li Zishen made a pair, but it turns out that was all a misunderstanding. However, that bouquet of red roses that day was quite large, and later you..."

Her words were left unfinished as Chen Nan nudged her arm with the parade sign.

Li Ying was quick on the uptake, immediately changing the subject, "No wonder you were so reluctant that day, it seems your heart already belongs to someone. Make sure to give us a heads up when you get married, so we can come and join in the fun."

She fancied Chen Nan and, even though she wanted to take the opportunity to discredit Tang Xiaowan, she eventually gave up.

At that moment, Song Jiaqi and Chen Siyao were incredibly surprised, anxiously sweating on her behalf; they hadn’t expected Li Ying to blurt out such an inappropriate comment at a critical time, yet she managed to stop herself just in time.

"I’m afraid that hope will be in vain for you; I subscribe to non-marriageism."

Unexpectedly, Tang Xiaowan dropped a bombshell.

After saying this, she drank her milk tea, leisurely walking towards Li Ying. With a light hook of her right foot, Li Ying, unbalanced, almost stumbled but was quickly caught in her arms.

"Be careful, see, how dangerous!"

Her devilishly charming smile made Li Ying panic, leaving her dumbstruck, unsure of how to respond.

"Thank you, thank you so much."

"It’s nothing, don’t mention it!"

Tang Xiaowan moved so fast and fluidly that the recent incident had her pegged as a chivalrous woman, lending a helping hand.

"Huahua, these are Chen Yu and Chen Nan."

Leng Lingxiao immediately straightened up, smiling as he said, "Hello!"

Chen Yu was somewhat caught off guard by Tang Xiaowan’s sudden introduction, while Chen Nan reacted quickly, nodding towards Leng Lingxiao.

"Hello, my name is Chen Nan, it’s a pleasure to meet you, her name is Chen Yu."

"Leng Lingxiao, the pleasure is mine."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nan was momentarily stupefied. After several seconds of pause, he excitedly said, "Are you... No wonder I felt you looked familiar... Am I dreaming?"

Leng Lingxiao was a name that resonated with him like thunder.

He had never imagined meeting him in such a down-to-earth manner, so different from the suited and booted image he had seen online.

Leng Lingxiao did not speak and just nodded slightly.

"It’s an honor to meet you, may I have a...?"

Seeing this, Tang Xiaowan quickly interrupted, "Huahua, let’s go. We still need to pick up something from Brother Wang, it’s almost noon."

Leng Lingxiao gave a knowing smile and followed.

The trio of sister flowers was completely bewildered, glancing at Chen Nan one moment and the departing Tang Xiaowan the next, before leaving.

"Qi Qi, what was that man saying, his name is Leng Lingxiao?" Li Ying had some trouble believing it.

"Yes, that’s right, the famous Lingxiao Group. He donated quite a bit for this sports meet, Tang Xiaowan is really something!"

"No wonder he looked familiar," Song Siya added admiringly.

The crowd at the sports field was thinning, but Chen Nan and Chen Yu stood motionless, as if still in shock from the recent events.

In Chen Nan’s diary, Chen Yu had seen the name Leng Lingxiao more than once, noting that his greatest ambition in life was to aspire to be a man like Leng Lingxiao.

Measured, controlled.

Young but possessing his own business empire, with a love for oil painting, carving, motorbiking, and outdoor climbing.

"Is he that idol you talked about?" Chen Yu tilted her head towards Chen Nan, her lips curving into a small smile.

"Hopefully, I can get a photo with him tomorrow, it’s such a rare opportunity, no, it’s shocking, he and Tang Xiaowan are friends, they actually know each other!"

"Will he be here tomorrow?"

Chen Nan, admiration filling his eyes, was still watching the direction Leng Lingxiao had left in, "I hope so."

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