When Su Ziyu's voice was heard, Li Qianfan's heart trembled.
He felt like a wolf sneaking into a sheep pen late at night to steal food, only to be discovered by the owner, utterly panicked.
This was all Mo Hongti's fault; the pictures she sent were too beautiful, completely capturing Li Qianfan's attention and causing him to miss Su Ziyu's arrival.
A massive car crash scene—
Li Qianfan wailed inwardly, but on the surface, he put on a playful smile and handed his phone to Su Ziyu. "I was looking at pictures of a beautiful woman bathing. She's so stunning, it's left me spellbound. Wife, can you tell me if she's beautiful?"
He was gambling.
He thought that if he confessed openly and presented the phone with a more innocent demeanor, she would dismiss it with disdain.
However, if he made an excuse, Su Ziyu would insist on seeing what he had been looking at.
"If the photos online are so good, then you can live online," Su Ziyu snorted, lifting her chin haughtily and staring straight ahead at the door as she walked out.
Perfectly dodged the minefield!
Li Qianfan secretly rejoiced, then quickly caught up, frantically deleting all the photos he had saved.
He swore to his father and grandfather's honor that he would never look at pictures of any other woman besides his alluring wife again.
Su Ziyu opened the car door and got in, sitting in the driver's seat.
She was increasingly fond of driving this little car.
She liked having Li Qianfan's left hand on her leg while driving, which made her heart feel instantly peaceful.
Li Qianfan, already familiar with the routine, placed his left hand and asked, "Wife, can you tell what scheme the Lan family is plotting to seize our hospital?"
"They want to cause a medical accident and then use public opinion to put us under immense pressure."
Su Ziyu gently turned the steering wheel, pulling out of the hospital, and said calmly, "This is the best way to deal with a hospital."
Indeed, it was.
The Mo family had used the same method when they tried to seize Guangming Hospital.
Li Qianfan asked worriedly, "Then what should we do?"
"We'll block the soldiers as they come and cover the water as it flows."
Su Ziyu raised her hand and gently patted the hand on her leg. "Go to work with peace of mind. I can handle the hospital matters myself."
Seeing Su Ziyu's confident demeanor, which masked her uncertainty, Li Qianfan felt a pang of heartache.
He reached out and clasped Su Ziyu's small hand. "Wife, we are one. No matter how fierce the storm, we should face it together, not have me hide behind you while you bear the brunt of it alone."
Su Ziyu glanced at him.
She said, "Besides being sweet-talker, handsome, and good at tattling, what other skills do you have?"
Li Qianfan's male pride was instantly wounded!
If Su Ziyu hadn't quickly appeased him by offering to go get skewers when she saw him about to retract his hand, Li Qianfan would never have forgiven her.
The night.
Grew deeper and deeper.
When the hoot of an owl echoed from afar, Zhao Lianjin emerged stealthily from the woods of a certain park.
He was now disheveled and unshaven, his appearance a stark contrast to his ruddy, spirited demeanor from a week ago.
Even if he stood in front of Dai Paipai, she definitely wouldn't believe he was Zhao Lianjin.
After the police had searched for him for days without success, they had assumed he had already fled Qingyun.
In reality, he had never left!
The most dangerous place was often the safest.
Zhao Lianjin reached the edge of the woods and cupped his hands around his mouth, emitting an owl-like call.
Ten seconds later, a slender figure hurried over from the west.
Zhao Tong.
As soon as she reached Zhao Lianjin, he grabbed her hand and dragged her deep into the woods.
Then, a certain sound ensued—
About two minutes later, the sound stopped.
After an unknown period, Zhao Tong, still dazed, slowly opened her eyes.
Zhao Lianjin was already sitting cross-legged on the ground, having taken roast chicken and bottled water from her bag and begun devouring them.
After he had chewed and swallowed the last chicken bone, he asked, "Your father didn't hit you, did he?"
Zhao Tong replied, "He hit me three times and then kicked me out. I have to rent a place outside now."
"Once I've done what I need to do, we'll flee far away."
Zhao Lianjin picked up the bottled water and took a large gulp. "Tongtong, don't worry, I have money. And it's all cash."
He wasn't lying.
Zhao Lianjin had already prepared a getaway route when he was planning to frame Wang Mingshuai.
If his plan failed and he had to escape, he definitely couldn't use bank cards or the like.
For this reason,
He had already bought a small apartment in a suburban neighborhood using his father's ID.
He had hidden a sum of cash in the apartment and had also prepared a car there.
However, he couldn't risk going there right now.
Zhao Tong said, "Let's leave tonight. I don't want to stay in Qingyun for another moment; I detest this place!"
"No."
Zhao Lianjin shook his head. "If we leave like this, I'll never have peace in my life."
Zhao Tong asked him, "Do you want to kill Li Qianfan or Dai Paipai?"
"Kill that Jianfu and Yinfu?"
Zhao Lianjin sneered, "Let alone the fact that I'm no match for Jianfu, even if I could kill him, I wouldn't do it now. As for Yinfu, she'll be mine sooner or later, so she absolutely cannot die."
Zhao Tong asked, "Then, how do you plan to get revenge on them?"
Zhao Lianjin smiled again.
His voice hissed like a viper's tongue, "Send my good brother Wang Mingshuai to his death, and make Paipai suffer unbearable pain. Kidnap Su Ziyu, take possession of her, and then kill her! Only then can I make Jianfu suffer a lifetime of pain! And make Yinfu wait for me in constant fear, longing for me to take her away."
Zhao Tong shivered.
She murmured, "Wang Mingshuai is easy to kill, as he's already a vegetable. But Su Ziyu seems even more capable than Li Qianfan. You're no match for her."
Zhao Lianjin said calmly, "Tongtong, you might not know, but my major in college was biochemistry. I don't have the ability to develop new drugs, but I have considerable experience in creating poisons that can turn people into vegetables or make them instantly lose their ability to resist."
First, kill Wang Mingshuai.
Then, kidnap Su Ziyu!
This was Zhao Lianjin's planned sequence of events.
Hoo-hoo, caw.
As the owl's call echoed from afar again, the fourth two-minute interval concluded.
Zhao Tong tidied up slightly, took the "prescription" Zhao Lianjin gave her, and hurried out of the woods.
Daybreak.
Nine-thirty in the morning.
Li Qianfan drove his Mini Cooper, with Old Su as his passenger, leisurely arriving at the Qingyun branch of Jinchao Group.
"My son-in-law, are you sure you've made all the arrangements?" Old Su asked before getting out of the car, still worried.
"Absolutely," Li Qianfan replied. "To help my father make a great impression, I went to the provincial capital yesterday and gave the family's secret recipe for 'Dragon Vitality' to the head of Jinchao Group's headquarters free of charge."
"Good," Old Su patted Li Qianfan on the shoulder. "When there's an opportunity, I'll treat you to a foot massage at Golden Moon. I guarantee Xiao Hong's skills are no less than those of the technicians at Victoria."
Li Qianfan was speechless.
Old Su strode confidently into the lobby of Jinchao Group's Qingyun branch.
"Hello, how can I help you?" the receptionist asked Old Su politely.
"Please inform Manager Ye. Tell him that Su Laiyun, the deputy general manager of Qingyun Paipai Fashion, is here to visit him again. I need to discuss an extremely important cooperation project with him face-to-face."
Before he could finish speaking—
A hearty laugh suddenly came from behind. "Ha, haha. Su Laiyun, why are you here again? Don't tell me you're going to crawl around on the ground barking to secure Jinchao Group's Qingyun branch's autumn and winter workwear order?"
Old Su turned around.
Bao Shan, Zhao Shui, and several others walked over with smiles on their faces.
Seeing them, Old Su's face immediately flushed with anger, and he was about to retort.
However, as the words were on the tip of his tongue, Old Su worried that this would lead to a conflict with Bao Shan and result in him being slapped on the spot.
Old Su decided to swallow his pride.
But.
When his son-in-law's figure appeared outside the lobby door, Old Su's courage instantly surged.
He looked at Bao Shan and the others, smiled disdainfully, and said in a firm voice, "Bao Shan, let me tell you the truth. I'm determined to get the workwear order for the Qingyun branch!"
"Ha, haha. Su Laiyun, Su Laiyun. I thought I understood you. But today, I realize how truly amusing you are."
Bao Shan burst into laughter again. "Do you know that I've been appointed the general manager of Tianci Fashion by Young Master Du from Tiandong? Do you know that most of Paipai Fashion's clients are now mine? Do you know that Manager Ye of Jinchao Group's Qingyun branch is Young Master Du's uncle?"
Old Su's lips moved, but he remained silent.
If it came to spending a hundred yuan to get value for money at any foot massage parlor in Qingyun, Su Laiyun would be the undisputed champion.
But when it came to arguing, it was not Old Su's forte.
"Su Laiyun, I advise you to give up on this idea and stop humiliating yourself," Bao Shan "kindly" advised. At that moment, the elevator doors in the lobby opened.
Ye Kaiming, the general manager of the Qingyun branch, along with more than ten senior company executives, came out in a hurry.
Upon seeing Ye Kaiming, Bao Shan immediately bowed, a fawning smile on his face. "Hello, Manager Ye."
Ye Kaiming, however, completely ignored him.
Ye Kaiming, leading more than ten subordinates, rushed out of the lobby and shouted, "General Manager Li's car from headquarters will be here soon. Everyone stand at attention and greet General Manager Li with your best demeanor!"