Chapter 114 - 50: A Call from Zhao Sinian, Drinks at the Bar
"Jiang Li, do you have to be so ruthless? You actually hired a lawyer!"
Looking at the unknown number on her phone screen, Jiang Li frowned and tutted.
If it weren’t for this call, she would have completely forgotten about Zhao Sinian.
Mainly, she’d been so happy lately that the whole thing had slipped her mind.
If this had been the old her, she definitely would have hung up immediately.
But now, she didn’t care about him anymore; she just wanted her money back.
Jiang Li sat down, glancing at the calm and composed Shen Yanzhi beside her. She put the call on speaker. "Back when you were my boyfriend, my fiancé, I spent money on you because I wanted to."
She toyed with her fingernails. "Now, we have no relationship whatsoever, so of course I have to get my money back."
She took the glass of water from Shen Yanzhi, tilted her head back for a sip, and set it on the table. "But you people refused to cooperate, so I had no choice but to hire a lawyer."
Zhao Sinian was fuming. "Fine, fine, fine! If you’re going to be like that, then don’t blame me for blowing this whole thing up."
Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. "Go ahead. I’ll play along."
No matter how you spun it, this was Zhao Sinian’s problem. Even if he blew it up, he’d be the one facing social suicide in the end.
"You’ll regret this!"
After spitting out that threat, Zhao Sinian hung up.
Jiang Li couldn’t help but roll her eyes. ’What a mood-killer.’
She instinctively looked over at Shen Yanzhi and saw he was still unperturbed, as if he didn’t care at all.
Jiang Li couldn’t help but purse her lips. "Don’t you have any questions for me?"
Shen Yanzhi looked at her and answered with a question of his own, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
Jiang Li shook her head. "No need."
She had a lawyer and plenty of evidence. Even if Zhao Sinian chose to make a huge scene, she wouldn’t be the one to lose out. At worst, he would just try to sling some mud at her.
After all, they had been together for a long time, so she knew what kind of person Zhao Sinian was. She decided to give Shen Yanzhi a heads-up. "He might post some things online that aren’t exactly true. Don’t let it get to you."
Shen Yanzhi’s hand by his side tightened slightly. "And if I am affected, how will you solve that?"
Jiang Li spread her hands. "If you’re so easily affected, it just means you’re easily provoked."
Shen Yanzhi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "I suppose that makes sense."
Jiang Li said with a straight face, "They say trust is essential between a husband and wife. Without trust, a relationship is like a plate of sand—it scatters with the first gust of wind."
Shen Yanzhi immediately declared his stance. "Of course I trust you."
’Jiang Li was the woman he loved. Of course, he’d believe whatever she said.’
’He wouldn’t believe a single word from anyone else.’
’He’d had such a hard time finally marrying her; how could he let someone else’s provocations get to him? He had no desire to end up all alone.’
Jiang Li stood up and patted Shen Yanzhi’s shoulder, satisfied. "Excellent."
Still, just in case Zhao Sinian tried to sling mud at her, Jiang Li contacted Jiang Yuemo and told her about the call she had just received.
In addition to that, she also sent a full account of the situation to the Dream Maker group chat, letting her assistants do their thing.
’After all, they were earning a six-figure monthly salary; they could certainly help her deal with some troubles.’
As for her, she had a honeymoon to enjoy with Shen Yanzhi. She wasn’t going to let a small thing like this ruin her mood.
When Jiang Li finished her tasks and put down her phone, Shen Yanzhi asked tentatively, "Still want to go for a swim?"
Jiang Li’s gaze immediately flew to the abs hidden under Shen Yanzhi’s shirt, her eyes lighting up. "Yes!"
’After all, this was one of the few opportunities she had to see Shen Yanzhi’s abs. She definitely couldn’t miss it.’
’She could see them when they were... *exercising*, of course, but she was usually too busy being shy to have time to look at his abs.’
’Forget looking, she didn’t even dare to touch them.’
’They were scorching hot.’
Shen Yanzhi raised an eyebrow. "Then let’s get changed first."
The two had now arrived in the eternally spring-like United States. Shen Yanzhi had booked a seaside hotel with a private pool.
Jiang Li felt a bit lucky. It was a good thing she’d bought a swimsuit online earlier, or she wouldn’t have been able to get in the water on such short notice.
She took her swimsuit out of her suitcase, went to the bathroom to change, and applied some sunscreen.
But as she glanced in the mirror at her beautiful back—smooth enough for cupping—an idea came to her. She grabbed the sunscreen. "Ah Yan, help me put on some sunscreen."
Her voice arrived before she did.
When he saw Jiang Li emerge in her swimsuit, Shen Yanzhi couldn’t help but gulp.
She was wearing a wine-red, V-neck, halter-style monokini with a skirt that ended at her thighs. Her hair was casually tied up in a bun, and her fair skin seemed to glow.