The "Fat Pig Plan" executed by the 13 major families had completely disrupted Li Qianfan's "White Belly Bird" plan, forcing him to halt his disruptive activities and return to China at top speed.
An hour ago, their flight had landed smoothly.
Li Qianfan had intended to contact Chu Yazhi immediately but instead saw a video of Lin Yifeng angrily scolding him, saying he "wasn't worthy of drinking and chatting with me."
He was instantly dumbfounded—
He quickly asked Du Yaoyao who this person was.
After understanding the situation, Li Qianfan no longer rushed to call Chu Yazhi.
He wanted to hide in the shadows and see what certain people were up to.
Du Junlin strongly agreed with his decision.
And so.
The two took a taxi and rushed to the hotel where Chu Yazhi was staying as quickly as possible.
However, as Du Junlin got out of the car, he suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded him.
Furthermore, while Kang Ning could deceive others, the probability of her deceiving Su Nanyin was no more than 50%.
"What, your mother is coming to find me?"
Thinking of Guanyin Sister, Li Qianfan suddenly felt a headache.
"I just thought of it. Because this matter involves Shen Maomao's husband."
Du Junlin nodded and said, "It's inconvenient for my father or someone else to step forward. Only my mother can personally handle it."
Li Qianfan asked again, "What will your mother say to me?"
Du Junlin thought for a moment and said with uncertainty, "She'll definitely, regardless of the circumstances, first put on the airs of a mother-in-law and scold you."
Scold me?
Li Qianfan was stunned and said, "I'm the victim here, okay? She should comfort me, why scold me? Besides, what could she scold me for? Would she scold me for being a coward and not going to the Black Water Forest to die?"
"Because you're in the wrong, she'll scold you first. When you're submissive, she'll discuss the main issue with you, and you won't be filled with rage like you were when Lin Yifeng looked down on you."
Du Junlin said, "My mother is very skilled at this."
Li Qianfan—
Du Junlin added, "She wants to scold you, and she's afraid she won't have a reason? You are clearly my fiancé, yet you got involved with Shen Chongchong. This is enough for her to scold you for a lifetime."
Li Qianfan—
What Yaoyao said made sense, it made sense.
He quickly asked, "What should I do then?"
Du Junlin clasped her hands behind her back, looked up at the sky, and said calmly, "Bow your head and listen obediently, let her nag. After she's done nagging, swear oaths that you will definitely treat Shen Chongchong well in the future and marry Du Yaoyao into Li Family Village. My mother will be absolutely delighted. If you become the son-in-law of the Lingnan Shen family, how could our family help the Sijiu Shen family oppose the Li family again?"
Li Qianfan—
He quickly raised his hand and placed it on Du Yaoyao's forehead.
He suspected the child's head was feverish again.
Otherwise, how could she say such unreliable things!?
"I don't have a fever, nor am I rushing to marry you. I will only marry you."
Du Junlin said stubbornly, "I'm just speaking from an objective perspective to help you resolve your current trouble."
In fact.
It was very simple for Li Qianfan to resolve the trouble from the 13 major families:
That was to publicly admit that he was the White Belly Bird.
When the White Belly Bird carried out its assassination plan, whether in the East or in Gaul, they deliberately left irrefutable evidence at the assassination sites.
This was to guard against—
The Rhodes family mistaking someone else for the White Belly Bird and seeking bloody revenge, and then someone stepping forward to take responsibility.
As long as Li Qianfan presented irrefutable proof that he was the White Belly Bird!
Heh heh.
Those who had condemned him online would have to shut up immediately!!
However, it was obvious.
Li Qianfan would never admit to being the White Belly Bird unless it was absolutely necessary.
Because once he admitted it, countless troubles would follow.
His dream of "lying low" in Qingyun and living his happy little life would be impossible.
Being treated as a scapegoat by the 13 major families and completely disgracing the Li family was much better than stepping forward and admitting to being the White Belly Bird.
Du Junlin knew this very well.
That's why she pretended to be indifferent and gave him advice: treat Shen Chongchong well and marry Du Yaoyao into Li Family Village.
This suggestion—
Li Qianfan withdrew his hand and said to her, "The White Belly Bird combination is temporarily disbanded. You should go and do whatever you need to do."
The White Belly Bird trio (including a certain master following in secret) would disband immediately after returning to China, each returning to their respective homes.
As if they had never teamed up.
Everything had to wait until the "Fat Pig Incident" was dealt with in Dongtu and the results were seen.
If the outcome was good, the White Belly Bird would not regroup.
If the outcome was bad?
The White Belly Bird would regroup again and set off westward again!
Before returning to China, Bai Ziyan and Du Junlin had already found the most thorough excuses for what they had been doing during this period.
Ensuring that no one would suspect they were members of the White Belly Bird.
"Bird."
Du Junlin looked into his eyes and said very seriously, "I swear, the village chief's wife of Li Family Village can only be Du Yaoyao."
Li Qianfan frowned, "Why are you so annoying?"
"You shouldn't have brought me home alive, and you shouldn't have made the tree sprout."
Du Junlin said in a low voice, then turned and walked away quickly.
Damn it—
Looking at Du Junlin's rapidly receding back, Li Qianfan's head felt huge.
But Kang Ning's head felt even bigger than a fight!!
Accompanied by Shen Zui, Su Nanyin personally arrived at the hotel.
Su Nanyin's personal visit was a great surprise to Chu Yazhi.
She had thought that if the Lingnan Shen family sent someone to find them, it would most likely be Old Shen.
Old Shen was a renowned figure and the head of the Lingnan Shen family.
He paid attention to art in everything he said.
And this art of speech was what Chu Yazhi excelled at.
But who would have thought that the mistress (one of them) of the Shen family would personally come?
Crucially—
After Su Nanyin's arrival, she immediately asked Chu Yazhi to withdraw!
She had something important to discuss with Li Qianfan (Kang Ning) privately.
Chu Yazhi dared not leave?
Kang Ning was not only a fake but also could not bear the aura that Su Nanyin exuded.
Chu Yazhi's lack of tact angered Su Nanyin, who coldly asked, "What? Has it come to the point where a mere plaything like you can dictate our Shen and Li families' affairs?"
This sentence, spoken by Su Nanyin under duress, was like a club that brutally broke Chu Yazhi's spine.
She no longer had any excuse to stay.
With a fawning smile and an apology to Su Nanyin, she glanced at Kang Ning and sheepishly walked out.
Shen Zui also followed her out.
She knew very well that Chu Yazhi held a much higher place in Li Qianfan's heart than a "plaything."
She also knew that her mother's words were spoken out of helplessness.
Shen Zui had to explain to Chu Yazhi privately to avoid further escalation of their conflict.
In the guest room.
Su Nanyin sat down boldly, crossed her legs, and swayed her toes, frowning as she said to Kang Ning, "Hurry up and make me some tea. Are you expecting me to serve you?"
Kang Ning—
Having decided on the principle of "say less, err less; say nothing, err nothing," she obediently made tea for Su Nanyin, saying, "Please have some."
"Please?"
Su Nanyin took the teacup, rolled her eyes, and asked, "Are you sure you won't even call me 'Mom'?"
Call Mom?
Should the young master Li call this noble and beautiful woman "Mom"?
Kang Ning was stunned again but forced a smile and said, "Mom, please have some tea."
"Go on, tell me, what are you here in Lingnan for this time?"
Su Nanyin then took the teacup and took a sip.
This question was easy to answer.
Before coming, Kang Ning had already memorized the answers to such questions thoroughly.
It was nothing more than Miss Junlin voluntarily breaking off the engagement, and Li felt relieved, but also felt sorry for the Shen family.
After all, he had occupied the position of Du Junlin's fiancé for 21 years, hadn't he?
It was only right and proper for him to come to Lingnan personally to apologize to the Old Shen family.
"Heh heh, those who know, know that you've come to Lingnan to apologize to me for Junlin's voluntary engagement cancellation."
Su Nanyin said with a fake smile, "Those who don't know might think you've come to the Shen family to show off that Chu Yazhi, a mere plaything, is more worthy of you than the legitimate eldest daughter of my Shen family!"
This question—
Kang Ning, standing obediently, didn't know how to answer.
She could only smile awkwardly and wipe away sweat.
Seeing this, Su Nanyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She had originally planned to use the trump card of "Maomao is pregnant" to completely confuse this brat before discussing how to resolve the matter of Lin Yifeng uploading the video.
Now it seemed.
"Why do I feel like this brat isn't as arrogant as he was in Qingyun?"
Su Nanyin thought to herself, frowning slightly, and sized up Kang Ning.
Kang Ning stood there, not daring to move, just lowering her head.
"Is he not the brat?"
The more Su Nanyin looked, the more something felt wrong.
One's physique, appearance, and even habits of speech could be highly imitated.
But this thing called "temperament," once observed up close, would reveal something amiss.
"This is bad, this noble lady must have noticed something is wrong with me."
Kang Ning, staring at her toes, secretly thought it was terrible.
"Li Qianfan."
Su Nanyin asked slowly, "Do you still remember what it felt like to kiss me back in Qingyun?"
Did Li Qianfan kiss Guanyin Sister's lips?
No!
But he mistook her for Shen Zui and kissed her cheek.
Su Nanyin's blatant lie now was a sharp test.
Kang Ning—
Ah?
The young master kissed her lips?
How could that be!
No wonder she wanted to talk to me alone.
So this noble lady and the young master also had an intimate relationship that none of us knew about.
As Kang Ning's mind raced, she forced herself to remain calm, looked up, and gave a wry smile, "Mom. You."
Just as she was about to say, "Why are you bringing this up?" her phone rang in time.
Kang Ning instinctively shut her mouth, picked up the phone without looking at the caller ID, and put it to her ear, "Hello."
The voice from the other end of the phone stunned Kang Ning.
Immediately, overwhelming joy surged in her eyes.
But she forced herself to remain calm and nodded, saying "Okay."
After hanging up, she immediately said to Su Nanyin, "Mom, I'll go out for a moment and come back immediately."
Without waiting for Su Nanyin to react, Kang Ning turned and walked quickly out of the guest room.
The moment the door closed, she closed her eyes, raised her hand, patted her chest, and let out a long sigh.
Then.
She opened her eyes, glanced at the empty corridor, and walked quickly towards the staircase.
As Kang Ning pushed open the fire door, she saw Li Qianfan.