Chapter 1656 - 1657: Trouble Comes Knocking
You originally planned to slip away, but you shrugged helplessly. From Wei Yingyue’s earlier behavior, you’ve realized that if you turn to leave now, she might drive from behind and ram into you!
"Ahh~~"
Thinking of this, a shiver ran through you, and you obediently followed Wei Yingyue, reluctantly getting into the car.
The Mulan SUV started again. This time, Wei Yingyue drove much slower. The car crept along the path, and after moving away from the crowd, Wei Yingyue stopped it in a relatively secluded place.
The car engine was still running. Wei Yingyue pulled the handbrake and turned to look at you, staring at you as if she was trying to read something from your face.
You felt a tingling on your scalp from her persistent and firm gaze. You scratched the back of your head and smiled at Wei Yingyue: "Um, President Wei..."
"Xiao Xiao has gradually gotten used to her current life. She’s very obedient. At first, my mom took her to an aristocrat middle school, but she didn’t fit in there, so we sent her to an ordinary middle school. She now has three good friends, all from normal families. They usually study together, share experiences, and occasionally talk about a beautiful, high-achieving boy next door."
Wei Yingyue interrupted you, looking as if she were just chatting casually, talking about trivial matters.
Xiao Xiao is Liang Xinyue, Liang Zi’s sister, and one of the few people you care about.
However, you still didn’t speak. Instead, you averted your eyes, no longer meeting Wei Yingyue’s gaze, and looked out the window.
Unlike before, Wei Yingyue did not use any drastic methods, speaking gently: "My mom personally picks Xiao Xiao up from school every day. I visit her every three days. Each time she sees me, she asks why her brother hasn’t returned yet. She doesn’t know that her brother is dead; she also doesn’t know her brother was a jerk, a cowardly thief. Clearly, he stole someone’s heart but doesn’t know how to return it."
The SUV was lit inside, brighter than outside. Through the reflection in the front window, you saw two hot tears slide down Wei Yingyue’s beautiful face.
At this moment, your fist clenched tightly, even making a "crackling" sound, but you couldn’t turn back.
There was no need to say extra words; even if there were sincere words, you didn’t dare to say much.
The kindness of a beauty is the hardest to bear. This was the title of a Chapter you read in a novel in your youth. You didn’t understand it then, but you do now. Even though the understanding runs deep, deep into your bones and soul, you still cannot turn back.
Some loves aren’t nonexistent, but instead, they’re avoided; not because of cowardice, but merely because of the responsibilities your identity holds.
This is, in essence, a reincarnation world. You came here for the Empress, not to fall in love with your wives. Therefore, if some matters can be restrained, try to avoid them.
Someone said that men are creatures of the lower body.
Indeed, from a biological perspective, male animals seek more and prettier partners to better reproduce.
This is what they call the pursuit of beauty.
It’s just a pity that you aren’t that kind of person. Otherwise, if you wanted a harem life like an Emperor’s now, it would be at your fingertips.
Additionally, you’re very clear about your purpose for being here, and you don’t want to involve Wei Yingyue.
At this moment, you steeled your heart, gritted your teeth, and pushed open the car door. The moment the door opened, the cold wind rushed in, making Wei Yingyue shiver all over.
You got out of the car, still not turning back, with your back to Wei Yingyue, you said faintly in thanks: "President Wei, thank you very much for the lift. I’ll head back now."
With that, you shut the car door with a reverse hand, walking away slowly under Wei Yingyue’s tear-filled gaze.
"Li Tian, why, why do you have to do this to me?"
Wei Yingyue collapsed onto the steering wheel, already crying uncontrollably.
Some time later, Wei Yingyue suddenly lifted her head, her eyes once again showing a resilient and determined look: "I said it before, even if I die, it will be by your side!"
Saying this, Wei Yingyue picked up her phone and dialed a number. Soon, a name appeared on the phone screen: Grandpa.
The phone rang for a long time. After all, Wei Tong was old and usually went to sleep around eight o’clock.
Normally, Wei Yingyue wouldn’t call Wei Tong at this hour, but she knew that if she didn’t call now, she might do something foolish.
The call connected, and Wei Tong’s somewhat low voice came through the receiver: "Little Yue, calling Grandpa so late, has something happened?"
Wei Yingyue took a deep breath, trying not to let Old Grandpa Wei hear her sobbing tones. After adjusting her emotions, Wei Yingyue said in a calm voice: "Grandpa, I saw Li Tian."
"What?" Wrapped in a military coat, Wei Tong suddenly stood up, and even though the coat fell due to the drastic movement, he didn’t react at all, "Little Yue, repeat that?"
"Grandpa, Li Tian was just in my car."
"Good! Good! Good!" Wei Tong said "good" three times in a row, which showed how excited he was inside, "Quickly, bring that boy home!"
Wei Yingyue paused and said: "He’s not called Li Tian now, he’s called Li Jiu."
"Oh?" On hearing this, Wei Tong’s face changed a little. After all, he was someone within the system, so he quickly understood what was going on and said to Wei Yingyue, "It seems this time I’ve been tricked by Old Ghost Du. That bastard, all these years of brotherhood, and he deceived even me!"
It seemed that Wei Tong was extremely upset, even cursing in front of his granddaughter.
"Where is Li Tian now?" Wei Tong asked again.
"He just left, no matter what I said, he wouldn’t speak. It looks like he’s on a mission. Moreover, he changed his face, and his voice was also different."
Wei Tong was silent for a while, then said to Wei Yingyue: "Little Yue, don’t disturb him for now. It seems he’s really on a mission, but the mission certainly doesn’t align with the information about Li Tian’s sacrifice from before. It seems it’s either Old Ghost Du pulling strings from behind, or that brat Li Tian is still hiding things from us. You mentioned he changed his face and voice, so did you notice anything up close?"
"No, his disguise was flawless. Initially, I just felt his back and aura were similar to Li Tian’s. After following him, he seemed to have a conflict with a group of punks, and after he fought, I confirmed it was Li Tian. Because Grandpa once said, Ghost hand’s biggest trait is he doesn’t use his left hand."