Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 271: Midnight Early Tea?

Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Midnight Early Tea?

"Brother Hao, why are you calling at this hour, missing me?" Lei Ziyi teased.

"What’s the situation over there?"

"Uploaded and about to board the plane, mission accomplished perfectly, haha."

"Good, we’ll talk when we meet."

"Wait, has that person arrived yet?"

"It seems like you’re the only one missing."

After hanging up the phone, Lei Ziyi, oblivious to the strange looks from those around him, passionately kissed his phone screen twice, overcome with excitement.

...

Meanwhile, in Huang City.

Leng Lingxiao had just returned to the Leng Family’s old house and hadn’t had the chance to properly catch up with his parents when he rushed back to 66 Chunlei Street.

Half an hour earlier, Zhao Renjie had reported that a black imported sedan was parked diagonally opposite No. 66 with an out-of-town license plate, and the identity of the owner was unknown.

Moreover, Lady Tang had somehow ended up sleeping on the rooftop for some reason.

Since no sounds of fighting were heard, the bodyguard in charge of discreetly protecting her did not make any reckless moves and continued to maintain the status quo.

Intuition told Leng Lingxiao that the person driving the imported car was highly likely to be Li Zishen.

Pretty audacious!

Running wild on my turf!

Immediately, he parked his car by the roadside and walked straight towards the imported car, radiating a murderous aura. However, before he could knock on the window, Li Zishen exited the car, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.

Although Leng Lingxiao was somewhat surprised, he didn’t show it.

In his memory, Li Zishen never smoked, yet there were several cigarette butts thrown on the ground beside the car.

It seemed he was in a bad mood and troubled.

"What brings Mr. Li here?" asked Leng Lingxiao with a touch of disdain in his cold voice.

Li Zishen responded with a light smile, "Couldn’t sleep, just out for a casual stroll... The night scene of Huang City is indeed as famous as they say."

"Fancy running so far in the middle of the night!"

"Of course, and to check on Xiao Wan, wanted to ask her out for morning tea. Mr. Leng, if you’re free, you could join us; the more, the merrier."

This statement was a blatant provocation, first, because it was the middle of the night, several hours until morning, and secondly, because the relationship between Leng Lingxiao and Tang Xiaowan was already very clear, being that of lovers.

"Remember, Tangtang is my fiancée."

"As far as I know, Xiao Wan isn’t engaged yet, so Mr. Leng’s words seem to be premature."

Tension filled the air instantly.

"Tangtang has hated those conventional rituals since she was young. The engagement ring is already on her finger; naturally, she is my fiancée, Mr. Li. If you don’t believe it, you can ask her yourself at tomorrow night’s charity gala."

"Why make it so complicated, let’s check now."

"Sure, you can try calling her to see if she picks up or not."

Li Zishen knew this was Leng Lingxiao’s way of provoking him, but due to his pride as a man, he ended up making the call.

In fact, he had already sent a message in advance while on his way here.

Hope ended in vain, as the call remained unanswered.

"You can call... but she might not answer, perhaps she’s asleep already," said Li Zishen, raising an eyebrow.

"I don’t need to call, I’ll just go in."

Triumphantly, Leng Lingxiao pulled out a set of keys from his pocket and headed toward No. 66.

The moment the door opened, Li Zishen’s heart felt as if it were being twisted by a knife; he couldn’t believe that Leng Lingxiao actually had the keys to this place.

Immediately, enraged, he got in his car and left.

Since most of the buildings on Chunlei Street were built in the last century, the roof of No. 66 was naturally not flat but sloped.

Therefore, from where Li Zishen was, Tang Xiaowan was naturally out of sight.

But for Leng Lingxiao, it was different; without even asking Zhao Renjie, he could accurately guess where Tang Xiaowan was lying at that moment.

The two had known each other for 15 years and understood each other very well.

Indeed, on the dark red rooftop, Tang Xiaowan was currently curled up in a tiny corner, sound asleep. The moonlight spilled over her tender face, giving off a peaceful and beautiful aura.

Leng Lingxiao watched her with adoration, silently feeling fortunate that he had arrived in time.

He didn’t want Li Zishen to see this scene.

"Tangtang, Tangtang," Leng Lingxiao called softly, trying to wake her from her sleep.

Tang Xiaowan opened her sleepy eyes and saw Leng Lingxiao standing in front of her, slightly startled, and it took her a while to come around.

"Huahua? What are you doing here, weren’t you going home?" Tang Xiaowan rubbed her eyes, yawning repeatedly.

"I was worried about you, so I came to check on you," Leng Lingxiao explained, "Why did you come up to the roof to sleep? Were you scared?"

"Nonsense, not at all. I came up to look at the night view and accidentally fell asleep."

Tang Xiaowan did not want to bring up the matter of the man in black.

Because it involved her grandmother, she wasn’t sure whether she should speak up and whether it would affect her grandmother’s plans.

Love was love, and business was business; she was very clear about that.

"I would have joined you to watch the night view if you had just said so!" Leng Lingxiao said, pulling Tang Xiaowan up, "Come on, let’s go down. It’s late, and you should be careful not to catch a cold."

Tang Xiaowan nodded and followed Leng Lingxiao down from the rooftop, returning to the master bedroom on the second floor.

Leng Lingxiao settled Tang Xiaowan on the sofa and then sat beside her, asking with concern, "Tangtang, you’ve been sleeping up there for so long, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"No, I feel fine," Tang Xiaowan looked at Leng Lingxiao with eyes full of happiness.

"We don’t need to be polite with each other, you must tell me if you feel uncomfortable," Leng Lingxiao gently touched Tang Xiaowan’s forehead, "By the way, do you know? Li Zishen came by when you were asleep."

Hearing Li Zishen’s name made Tang Xiaowan’s face tense up.

She was afraid that Leng Lingxiao would misunderstand, afraid that he would get hurt.

"What was he doing here in the middle of the night?"

"He said he wanted to invite you for morning tea—it was so annoying, so I warned him you were already my fiancée and then he left."

Tang Xiaowan looked at Leng Lingxiao somewhat surprised; she didn’t expect him to be so forthright and just send him away, but she didn’t argue because she knew love was inherently selfish.

If another woman came chasing after Leng Lingxiao, she feared she might do even more.

"Morning tea in the middle of the night, trying to be funny?"

"Exactly, I think he was more like trying to steal someone else’s partner," Leng Lingxiao said irritably.

"Don’t worry, he won’t succeed!"

"But Tangtang, don’t you think we should have an engagement ceremony?"

"Come on, I’m already wearing the ring."

"Then will you join me at the charity ball?"

"Well, maybe..."

Seeing Tang Xiaowan hesitate and consider, Leng Lingxiao grew a bit impatient and quickly leaned in, staring into her eyes.

"Come on, tell me, are you going or not?"

"Going, going, of course going. The dress is so pretty, it would be such a waste not to show it off."

After Tang Xiaowan had spoken, Leng Lingxiao pulled her up and hugged her close, laughing heartily. It was a feeling reminiscent of the day he had confessed in Chicheng, full of joy and overwhelming excitement.

"Okay, I can hardly breathe now, let go or you might end up without a wife in the future!"

"Sorry, sorry, haha!"

"It’s still early, hurry up and go find a place to rest. When it gets light, we still need to process the discharge papers for grandma."

"Alright, see you in the morning. Call me if you need anything, I’ll definitely hear you, anytime."

"Seriously, enough already, just go!"

After Leng Lingxiao left, Tang Xiaowan quickly ran to the dressing table and picked up her phone.

She didn’t expect she would have such a nerve to fall asleep on the rooftop. The matter of the man in black entering the study twice must be reported to her grandmother.

Just in case something valuable was lost.

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