Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 72: What’s Owed is Affection, Not Money

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: What’s Owed is Affection, Not Money

Indeed, Li Zihan had guessed correctly.

Upon receiving the message, Li Zishen’s eyes immediately sparkled with joy, and he didn’t even bother with the documents anymore. He picked up his rice and started eating it heartily with Tang Xiaowan’s exclusive shredded radish dish.

Despite his usual arrogance, the anxiety he felt while waiting was truly inexhaustible, even restlessly so.

The entire afternoon was a busy one for everyone.

Li Zishen went to the corporate headquarters and hastily convened a high-level meeting.

He had received the latest news that Leng Lingxiao had chosen his factory location in the Southern Suburb of Golden City, just a 5-minute drive from Madam Lai’s residence in Nanjiang Villa and no more than 10 minutes from Yishen Pharmaceutical Factory.

This was a blatant provocation!

As the contract hadn’t been signed yet, Li Zishen had to quickly come up with an effective solution to stop him.

Meanwhile, using a stomachache as an excuse, Tang Xiaowan took the afternoon off from her class leader and personally visited the standalone three-story building before signing a purchase agreement with the real estate agency, leaving a deposit of 100,000 yuan.

The card used was the one given by Leng Lingxiao.

Cheng Shi was with her throughout the whole process, which went very smoothly. On their way out, the housing agent even shook his hand.

Young Master Li Zihan wasn’t idle either.

Since the pharmacology teacher had gone to attend an academic meeting in the province, they had a study session that afternoon.

The Immortal Restaurant had been holding promotions for several consecutive days and its business was booming. As the owner of the three restaurant chains, Li Zihan naturally wanted to drop by and give a boost to his staff.

He was indeed very enthusiastic about the catering industry and now had his own life goals.

...

At eight o’clock that evening, at Li Garden.

Tang Xiaowan spent quite some time mustering her courage outside the study before knocking on the door to enter.

Her footsteps were light, and she bit her lip.

Although Li Zishen was greatly troubled by Leng Lingxiao’s affairs to the point of not even sparing a moment for a sip of tea, all those worries vanished at that moment.

"Zishen, you’re not busy right now, are you?"

Li Zishen shook his head, "No, I’m not."

"Oh, good if you’re not busy. Actually, I don’t really have anything important. I just came to stroll around and see what you’re up to, to check if you were working."

Li Zishen: "?"

He had something on his mind, it seemed there was a knock at the door just now!

Had he made a decision?

Then, Tang Xiaowan picked up the little wooden pig sculpture on the desk and fiddled with it, while her eyes sneakily stole glances at Li Zishen.

She said she had nothing to bring up, but her demeanor had already given her away.

"Sit down, aren’t you tired of standing?"

"Zishen, I’ve been quite a bother to you recently, and although you always insist it’s willingly, I feel like there are some things that I still need to..."

"No need."

"But I haven’t finished speaking, how can you..."

"Xiao Wan, you should understand that I’m a businessman, and there must be a return on investments. What you owe me is not money... it’s affection." Li Zishen paused for a moment and looked intently at the small wooden pig in Tang Xiaowan’s hand, his lips curling slightly, "If you want to repay, you must repay with affection, otherwise forget it."

Tang Xiaowan’s heart skipped a beat.

Before coming, she had already planned everything, prepared to repay the 20 million donation to Jinda University first; as for the 5 million to Qingcheng University, and the expenses incurred during this period, they would have to be put on hold.

Although there was enough money in the card, she still needed to save some for emergencies; after all, she was no longer alone and had the entirety of Mei Garden to consider behind her.

Li Zishen was an extremely clever man.

How could he not be clear about Tang Xiaowan’s little schemes? There were just some words he didn’t want to hear, and he certainly didn’t wish to hear them from Tang Xiaowan’s mouth.

"You mean... but..."

"Xiao Wan, liking someone, the body has a memory, like the last time I kissed you, even though you resisted, you actually didn’t hate me at all inside. Do you know why? Because... you like me."

"You’re talking nonsense, it’s not, it’s not at all!"

The little wooden pig sculpture was slammed onto the table by Tang Xiaowan, her eyes full of fury.

During her recovery at Li Garden, the thing that angered her the most was that Li Zishen had stolen her first kiss, and the mere thought of it still made her teeth itch with rage.

"Not? Then tell me, why haven’t you... hated me, nor have you..."

"Because you’re a man, and I’m not as strong as you, that’s why I... that’s why... If I had a knife in my hand at that time, I would have definitely... You’re just trying to deceive me. Over this period... I..."

Watching her struggle to express herself, Li Zishen couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache.

"Xiao Wan, maybe you’ve forgotten that I’m your boyfriend, forgotten me, but your body hasn’t, it still remembers for you."

"How is that possible? It’s definitely not!"

"Although we didn’t meet many times in the past, only twice a month, each time was very enjoyable, and we were always reluctant to part."

"Utter nonsense, that’s impossible!"

Li Zishen’s eyes were smiling as he suddenly stood up and with just a gentle hug, placed Tang Xiaowan onto the office desk: "Don’t believe me? Should we try it?"

His action was so quick it left no time for her to react.

Tang Xiaowan hurriedly covered her mouth: "No need, you’re mistaken, definitely mistaken."

Her almond eyes were wide open, and together with her flushed cheeks, she looked like a scared little white rabbit.

Li Zishen knew what she was afraid of, so he deliberately leaned in close, his eyes half-closed as he watched her: "No need? Oh, I see, so you think what I said is right, and that’s why you’ve... tacitly agreed inside?"

That authoritative voice and the overwhelming actions made Tang Xiaowan feel a bit suffocated.

Her eyes lowered, too scared to look directly, and it took her a long time to speak hesitantly: "Oh my gosh, I just remembered, I think I still have some homework I haven’t finished, would you please move aside?"

Li Zishen picked up the little wooden pig, looking at it with a smirk: "Going to Nanjiang Villa on Saturday?"

What the heck, bringing this up again!

Whether I go or not, it’s still up to you to decide. If I don’t go, what do you want to do, and if I do go, what will happen to me?

That’s too much, actually threatening me!

Tang Xiaowan’s brief internal struggle felt like an eternity to Li Zishen.

He was afraid of rejection, full of hope.

In the proud and reserved eyes of Li Zishen, Tang Xiaowan was like a child who hadn’t grown up, though clever and full of tricks, yet foolish when it came to love, unable to distinguish between love and not love.

She was like this before she lost her memory, and still like this after, truly unchanged.

"Quick, tell me, are you going or not?"

"I’ll go... fine, I’ll go. I never said... I wouldn’t. Really, what’s the rush!"

Satisfied with her response, Li Zishen nodded contentedly and slowly sat back on the edge of the desk, still fidgeting with the little wooden pig in his hand.

The two of them were seated close together, so close they could hear each other’s breathing.

One with a passionate gaze, the other with a lowered head, biting her lip.

"Thank you, Xiao Wan, thank you. I’m so happy you’re going, this is the best news today."

His mood was incredibly uplifted.

"No problem, it’s a small matter, don’t mention it."

"Alright, it’s getting late, you should head back, rest early, and remember to take your medicine."

Hearing this, Tang Xiaowan quickly got off the desk and dashed out of the study in a hurry, so anxious she didn’t even bother to close the door.

Li Zishen’s eyes smiled: "Good night."

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