Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 219 Temporary Replacement of Advertisement

Chapter 219: Chapter 219 Temporary Replacement of Advertisement

The scent of roses filled the first-floor living room.

Tang Xiaowan opened the card, furrowed her brows after reading it, and threw it onto the coffee table before heading upstairs.

"No matter when, stay together forever."

Granny Yu glanced at it, then looked at Wang Meijuan and Cheng Shi, "Why is there no signature?"

"Of course, it’s from Mr. Leng, so beautiful, bright red." Wang Meijuan said proudly, as if she had seen it with her own eyes.

"No, it’s from Mr. Li." Cheng Shi shook his head, picking up the card, "Mr. Li used to send flowers to Miss often, especially when living at Li Garden. He sent them every day, but the Miss didn’t like them, so Nanny Chen would put the flowers in a vase on the second-floor resting area, on a small table, so the Miss could see and smell them as soon as she stepped out."

After speaking, Granny Yu chuckled, "You’re quite observant, child."

"Some of it I heard from Nanny Chen; the Miss told me the rest. She seems not to like the flowers Mr. Li sends, she would throw things every time because of them."

"Oh, she doesn’t like them!" Granny Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Wang Meijuan turned to look at the stairway, then sighed softly, "Alas, no wonder she has no taste, the choice of flower basket is hideous, so tacky, doesn’t match the Miss at all, might as well throw it away!"

Granny Yu: "..."

Cheng Shi said in surprise, "You just said it was pretty, took several photos, and even said..."

"Shut up, what’s it to you?"

Wang Meijuan gave Cheng Shi a glare, then carried the rose basket out to the small pavilion, mumbling to herself as she went, her voice so low that one couldn’t make out what she was saying.

Granny Yu didn’t stop her; she, too, believed the flowers were sent by Leng Lingxiao.

"Cheng Shi, take Miss to school later, and on your way back, stop by the supermarket. Buy some pork tenderloin and liver, also grab a couple of pigeons to make soup."

"Is it fried crispy pork again?"

Granny Yu frowned, "Don’t want to eat it?"

"Not that, I do want to eat, I’ll buy extra."

...

In the 28th building, study room.

Leng Lingxiao fiddled with the brass lighter, but his eyes were fixed on the rose basket in the pavilion opposite, each flower seeming to pierce his heart like a sharp blade, impossible to extract.

"Master, Li Zishen has already sent people to acquire Li Wanshan’s company, are you sure you don’t want to..."

"Do I look like I lack his money?"

The icy tone of Leng Lingxiao made Zhao Renjie shiver, who quickly placed the file on the corner of the desk and slowly retreated.

He hadn’t gone far when he was called back.

"Old Zhao."

Zhao Renjie quickly returned.

"Take down all the promotional posters, banners, whatever it is, at Jinda University, and add one sentence to them all... ’The world is wonderful because of you, may you and I embrace glory together!’"

Zhao Renjie: "..."

Zhao Renjie was already aware of the flower basket sent to building 29. He had thought Leng Lingxiao would impulsively acquire Li Wanshan’s company entirely in a fit of anger, but it turned out differently.

The Lingxiao Group headquarters wasn’t even based in Jin City, yet they had made a gratuitous donation of medical emergency medicines, equipment, and sports meet supplies to Jin City University, naturally receiving high regard from the school administration.

As a result, all advertising spaces were notably conspicuous, virtually on par with Yishen Group.

Zhao Renjie had thought this was satisfactory for both public and private interests, but unexpectedly, there was the incident with the red roses.

All advertisements had already been put in place!

"The world is wonderful because of you, may you and I embrace glory together!"

Zhao Renjie repeated the slogan in his mind; thankfully, it seemed normal enough and suited the usual campus atmosphere, not like an overt display of affection or a declaration of ownership.

"What, is it too difficult?" Leng Lingxiao asked, his voice still frosty.

"It’s a bit rushed on time, but yes, it’s possible. If we can’t make it, we can stick it on, it won’t have much impact, the effect will be the same."

Seeing Leng Lingxiao didn’t speak further, appearing to agree, Zhao Renjie bowed quickly, then hastened out of the study.

As soon as he left, he was on his phone heading straight for the black sedan outside.

"Lao Liu, we need to tweak the ads at Jinda a bit, yeah, it’s Mr. Leng’s orders, I’m heading over now."

Ten minutes later...

Leng Lingxiao adjusted his sapphire blue tie in the mirror, still unable to shake off his rage, even the newly changed suit seemed displeasing no matter how he looked at it.

So he made a phone call to Tang Xiaowan.

"What’s up, is there a problem?"

"My wound suddenly hurts a lot." Leng Lingxiao’s voice was low and carried a bit of a cold edge.

"Oh no, it’s not infected, is it?"

"I think I need to go to the hospital. Are you free? Can you accompany me?"

"But I still have something this afternoon... Oh, I can. Don’t move around, I’ll call Cheng Shi, just wait a bit, I’ll be right over."

"Okay, waiting for you."

After hanging up the phone, Leng Lingxiao yanked off his tie and then removed his suit jacket, tossing it aside.

Shortly after, the video conference was canceled.

Five minutes later, Tang Xiaowan and Cheng Shi hurried over, by which time Leng Lingxiao was already sitting in the living room waiting, with the door wide open.

"Huahua, let’s go, to the hospital."

"Could you help me choose a tie? It’s in the wardrobe on the second floor, directly opposite the staircase. The suit is on the couch, the black one."

"Oh, okay."

Tang Xiaowan didn’t think much of it and quickly ran up to the second-floor wardrobe.

She first picked up the black suit and looked it over, then opened the closet and hastily chose a silver-grey striped tie before rushing back down.

Her actions were swift; the whole task took no more than 2 minutes.

"Bend down."

Leng Lingxiao was startled at first but then did as he was told.

Immediately, slender fingers weaved around the grey shirt, tying the tie meticulously.

Seeing the beads of sweat on Tang Xiaowan’s nose and her gentle demeanor, a wave of warmth surged in Leng Lingxiao’s heart, and the anger that had just risen due to Red Rose vanished in an instant.

"There, you can put on the suit now. Raise your arm a little, that’s it, take it easy, be careful with the wound."

"Tangtang, I’m sorry for troubling you, taking a leave this afternoon... It’s okay, right?"

"What are you talking about? It’s what I should do."

"What I should do?" Leng Lingxiao asked joyfully, questioning her.

"Yeah, we’re good friends, aren’t we?"

"Oh, right, that’s true."

Cheng Shi stood by silently the whole time, not uttering a word.

He was amazed at when Tang Xiaowan had learned to tie a tie—she was as professional as a top salesperson and, on top of that, so tender and considerate, a change from her usual carefree demeanor.

Could this indeed be the power of love?

"Wow, finally done! Cheng Shi, go start the car, we can leave now."

"We should take my car, I need to have the cards and stuff with me for the hospital; they’re all in the car already." Leng Lingxiao gestured toward the keys on the coffee table, looking at Cheng Shi.

"Right away, Mr. Leng."

So Cheng Shi picked up the keys and left, not asking any unnecessary questions.

Communication between men requires just a glance.

"Tangtang, I feel like eating noodles tonight, with a pan-fried sunny-side-up egg. Is that okay?" Leng Lingxiao turned his head to look at Tang Xiaowan and cleared his throat.

"Sure, I’ll make it for you when we get back."

"Am I coming over to your place to eat, or are you bringing it here?"

"Up to you, whatever works."

As Tang Xiaowan started to leave, Leng Lingxiao quickly called out, "Tangtang!"

"What is it? Does your wound hurt again?"

"No, it’s not that. I just wanted to say... the way you have your hair tied up... looks pretty good. Lively and cute, like a high school student."

Tang Xiaowan chuckled with a silly smile, her eyes round with delight, "Really? I think so too."

Actually, it was time to wash her hair; she had no choice but to tie it up. She didn’t really like tying her hair up, always feeling her face was too plump and not good-looking when exposed, so she preferred to leave it down whenever possible.

"Tangtang, I..." Leng Lingxiao stopped himself again, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Alright, alright, let’s hurry to the hospital."

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