Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 65 Natural Beauty

Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Natural Beauty

Secretary Li saw that things were going badly and ran off.

It’s hard to mediate family affairs as a judge, let alone someone employed only to do as they are told, a negligible worker.

If he didn’t leave quickly, was he supposed to stay and take the blame?

In just two short minutes, the third-floor study had been completely trashed by Second Aunt Lai, making it impossible to step anywhere. No matter whether it was documents or books, paintings, even her son’s honor certificates did not survive the ordeal, thrown all over the floor.

Those certificates were very important as they were Li Wanshan’s morale booster.

No matter how noisy or chaotic the daily strife, he had always managed to pacify it.

But now, Second Aunt Lai was sitting on the sofa crying her eyes out, even threatening to go to Nanjiang Villa to settle scores with Madam Lai, voicing her discontent at remaining a widow and intending to move on her younger brother-in-law.

The uglier words were never spoken because Li Wanshan grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the study like a piece of cargo.

"Go now!"

The door slammed shut.

Li Wanshan’s voice was very subdued, not loud, but it still scared the temperamental Second Aunt Lai significantly, freezing her in place, stopping her crying, and halting her chatter.

After a significant pause, she raised her hand to knock on the door, "What do you mean, are you trying to provoke me?"

However, there was no response.

"Madam, please calm down; we have guests. They are waiting in the mahjong room."

The butler said cheerfully, extending his right hand to suggest that Second Aunt Lai could go to the restroom to touch up her makeup.

"Who is it? Why come now of all times..."

"Mrs. Feng, accompanied by two young women, saying they are sisters from her husband’s family."

"Mrs. Feng? The real estate tycoon?"

"Yes, it’s her, and she has brought gifts."

Upon hearing this, Second Aunt Lai immediately perked up and slowly made her way to the second-floor staircase entrance: "Let her have tea first, just say I..."

"Meeting with friends?"

"Yes, that will do."

Li Wanshan’s only son, Li Zizhen, was two years younger than Li Zishen and was 23 this year, a graduate student.

Despite his excellent academic performance and his modest and courteous demeanor, being neither the eldest son nor the eldest grandson, he had been overlooked by the family since birth.

Every parent dreams of their child becoming successful, and Li Wanshan was no exception.

He had hired the best tutors, all professors, to ensure his son wasn’t disturbed by family trivia, even spending a lot of money to buy an apartment in a school district abroad. Even the aides employed for accompaniment, caregiving, and cooking were all at least bachelor’s degree holders.

No mother does not love her own child.

Second Aunt Lai appeared to be fond of pleasure, less busy with business than Li Wanshan, spending her days either playing mahjong or entertaining guests, but she was in fact paving the way for her son.

For instance, Mrs. Feng, who had just arrived.

The Feng Family was also a prominent family in Jin City, especially in real estate and logistics.

It so happened that Li Zizhen’s major in college was architecture.

As for money, Second Aunt Lai naturally looked down upon it; whether it was her own family or her husband’s, they were all wealthy. What she sought was the network of the Feng Family.

Because she had already seen the reality— knowing that Li Wanshan couldn’t outfight Li Zishen— a crushing defeat was inevitable.

"People really pick their times to show up!"

At that moment, Second Aunt Lai was dabbing at her face in front of a mirror, while two servants were sorting out the makeup and selecting the remaining clothes.

"Madam, your skin is really magnificent, how do you maintain it, and why is it so white, so tender?" the younger servant asked suck-uppishly, trying to curry favor with Second Aunt Lai.

She was new, having been there for less than a month.

The older servant shot her a look of disdain.

"Does our madam even need to maintain it? She was born beautiful, how could she not have good, tender skin!"

Second Aunt Lai was about to stand up but then sat back down again.

"Tell me the truth, you two. Who is prettier, me or the vixen from Bie Yuan?"

"Madam Lai is so old!"

The two servants almost spoke in unison.

At last, one word from Second Aunt Lai made her burst with joy, and she grabbed her handbag and hurried downstairs.

The previous displeasure had vanished instantly.

...

Nanjiang Villa.

Madam Lai was admiring chrysanthemums in the garden.

Purple ones, yellow ones, each blooming radiantly.

Just then, Nanny Wu returned from outside, whispered something into her ear, and Madam Lai suddenly frowned.

After a few seconds, she let go of the tender yellow petals.

"Madam, perhaps..."

"Actually, if you think about it, it’s not that big a deal, right?"

Nanny Wu thoughtfully nodded her head.

"Yes, Madam, that’s sensible."

Madam Lai smiled gracefully, stood up straight, and gazed fixedly at the most beautifully blooming patch of golden chrysanthemums: "They’re almost fully bloomed. The weather is good, shouldn’t we also dry some new tea?"

"Yes, and we can send some to Li Garden as well."

"Yes, Zishen has always enjoyed this since he was little!"

As they chatted leisurely like this, Madam Lai lay down on the leisure chair and hadn’t yet taken a sip of tea when a servant hurried over, saying that Young Master Zihan had returned.

Madam Lai shook her head while lifting her tea cup, and gently sipped it, immediately feeling much more comfortable in her throat.

"This boy, finally he thinks of me!"

"The young master is quite filial, usually just too busy."

"You’re talking about Zishen, right? What could Zihan possibly be busy with? Busy chasing girls, busy going to car races?"

"Look what Min is saying, Young Master Zihan..."

Before she could finish speaking, he had arrived.

Li Zihan came sprinting over, carrying two tote bags.

He did this on purpose, every time.

"Mom, Nanny Wu, what were you just talking about? Not talking bad about me again, were you?"

Nanny Wu stepped aside, covering her mouth to laugh.

Madam Lai replied with feigned indifference, "We were thinking, perhaps it’s time to find you a match? So you don’t spend all day out and about."

"Yes, Madam is right."

When Li Zihan saw that even Nanny Wu was agreeing,

She was the person who cared for and loved him the most apart from his family. From childhood, she always protected and doted on him, covered up his mistakes, and then secretly helped him handle them properly behind the scenes.

So now they don’t care about my opinion?

Too infuriating, is my status as the young master at risk?

Absolutely not, absolutely not!

Li Zihan frowned and started to rock the leisure chair. "Mom, I’m still young, only 20, are you really that eager to send me away!"

In both expression and tone, he sounded like a newlywed bride, delicate and tender.

Nanny Wu covered her mouth, suppressing a laugh.

Madam Lai was also amused and waved her hands repeatedly, "Alright, alright, you’re grown up now. Isn’t this embarrassing? Do you know when your brother is coming back, where he went?"

"Not sure, just that he’ll be back after dinner."

"Oh, so he won’t be home until midnight!"

Seeing that his mother’s smile had faded and she seemed quite worried, Li Zihan quickly added, "Don’t worry, he has Little Black Dragon and Chen Xin with him. Nothing to worry about."

"So both of them went!"

"And Uncle Cai and Fang Yun."

After hearing this, Madam Lai’s brow furrowed even more.