Li Qianfan, under the pretense of going to Pāi Pāi Fashion to take photos, drove past their entrance and headed for the train station.
Since it was a same-day trip, Li Qianfan hadn't prepared a backpack or anything similar.
He picked up his phone and said, "Wife, I'm leaving."
"Wait."
Su Ziyu, however, said, "Let's talk about Dai Paipai first."
Li Qianfan frowned instantly and asked, "Why talk about her? Honey, don't worry. Even if I travel with her, I won't do anything that would betray you on the road."
Su Ziyu keenly caught his instinctive frown.
She secretly rejoiced.
Then she said, "She was forced into it. That Zhao Lianjin, to trample on a woman's dignity like that, I truly cannot stand it. If you can help her, please help her as much as possible."
Li Qianfan hummed in response.
He thought, "Of course I know she was forced into it. But I'm clearly her backer. Why didn't she call me when Zhao Lianjin forced her to act so shamelessly? Instead, she texted me, asking if the way she swayed for Zhao Lianjin looked good. Damn it."
Su Ziyu added, "Besides, I've already started raising 15 million yuan to invest in Pāi Pāi Fashion. If she's controlled by Zhao Lianjin, it won't benefit me at all."
Dai Paipai had previously given Li Qianfan a 20% stake in the company.
Later, Li Qianfan decided to have her give up another 10%, making it a total of 30% of the shares, to bring Su Ziyu in.
That way, once his wife became the second-largest shareholder of Pāi Pāi Fashion, Li Qianfan would definitely put his heart into helping both of them develop Pāi Pāi Fashion.
Now, after hearing Su Ziyu say this, Li Qianfan nodded again, "Honey, don't worry, I know what to do."
"Alright. You can go now."
Su Ziyu waved her hand.
Li Qianfan turned to leave—
But she spoke again, "Wait."
Li Qianfan had no choice but to turn back and look at her, "Honey, you don't want a sweet kiss to bless my safe journey back, do you?"
Su Ziyu walked up to him and took his hand, "Little husband, you must come back."
I will definitely come back.
Just as Li Qianfan was about to say these words, he suddenly understood the true meaning behind Su Ziyu's statement.
To her family of three, he was currently "of unknown origin."
What if he went to Sìjiǔ this time and never returned?
"I'll be at the station to wait for you before it gets dark," Su Ziyu said earnestly. "If you don't come back, I'll keep waiting. Yes, I'll keep waiting."
Keep waiting!
These five simple words carried Su Ziyu's worry that he might disappear without a trace.
"Wife," Li Qianfan held her small hand in return and said earnestly, "Even if the sky collapses, I will return to your side."
Su Ziyu pursed her lips and softly hummed in acknowledgment.
Li Qianfan added, "After all, my first kiss has already been taken by you."
"Scram!" Su Ziyu lifted her foot and kicked him out the door.
Sigh.
This wife was good in every way – beautiful, slender, with long legs and a shapely figure, but her temper was truly terrible, always kicking people around.
Maybe she was born a donkey—
Li Qianfan drove his little Mini, whistling a happy tune, out of the upscale residential area.
7:20 AM.
Wearing a suit and flat sandals, Dai Paipai drove to a spot dozens of meters away from Pāi Pāi Fashion and suddenly pulled over to the side.
Suddenly, she was afraid to go to the company.
For this reason, she didn't come yesterday and spent the whole day by her husband's bedside.
That evening, Zhao Lianjin called her, stating directly that Paipai Jian must come to the company today.
Otherwise, he would make her pay!
"What is there for me to be afraid of?"
"Anyway, I'm just a slut who harmed Ming Shuai and then destroyed herself."
"Isn't it just lifting my legs to be photographed?"
"Heh heh."
Dai Paipai rested her forehead on the steering wheel, lost in thought for a moment, then with a self-mocking smile, she raised her head, preparing to start the car.
Her eyes suddenly lit up!
A little Mini, with "couple's photo stickers" on its door, was slowly driving past her in the inner lane to her left.
"He's coming to the company!"
"He couldn't bear to leave me after all!"
"Dad—"
"Paipai loves you!!"
Dai Paipai cheered almost madly in her heart, involuntarily raising her hands and waving them vigorously.
But in the next second, the boiling blood in Dai Paipai's body instantly froze.
Because the little Mini she yearned to be in did not drive into Pāi Pāi Fashion.
In fact, as the little Mini passed the entrance of Pāi Pāi Fashion, its speed did not slow down at all, and it sped eastward.
Dai Paipai stared blankly at the direction the car disappeared, motionless for a full half hour.
Her mind went blank.
The phone rang.
She blinked, snapping back to reality.
It was Zhao Lianjin calling: "Paipai Jian, I'm giving you ten minutes to appear before me."
Dai Paipai suddenly chuckled lightly, "What if I don't go to the company?"
Zhao Lianjin also sneered, "Then you can consider arranging Wang Mingshuai's funeral."
"Then hurry up and send him to his death!" Dai Paipai shouted in her sharpest, loudest voice, "If you don't let Mingshuai die today, you're a castrated bastard! Don't even dream of me lifting my legs for you to do your Moroccan coin spring and autumn dreams! Damn it."
Dai Paipai, who almost never swore, was like a mad shrew at this moment. She cursed with the foulest words she could think of, nonstop.
For a full three minutes.
Zhao Lianjin was actually stunned into silence by her tirade.
"Pah! You big idiot." Dai Paipai spat forcefully, her voice hoarse, and threw her phone onto the passenger seat before starting the car.
The car sped past the entrance of Pāi Pāi Fashion.
She didn't know where to go or what to do.
The world was so vast, with so many people.
But why did Dai Paipai have nowhere to go, and no one to care for or protect her?
8:25 AM.
Li Qianfan successfully passed through the ticket gate and arrived at the platform.
Woooo—
From a distance, the whistle of a train could be faintly heard.
Immediately, a reminder voice from the station staff came from the overhead speaker, urging passengers to be careful.
A certain high-speed train arrived on time.
Li Qianfan's ticket was for first class, a double seat by the window.
Although the high-speed train windows couldn't be opened—
Being by the window allowed him to admire the scenery along the way and made it convenient to lean against the window for a nap when tired.
The journey from Qīngyún to Sìjiǔ passed through the provincial capital of Tiāndōng and Jīnmén, taking approximately three hours.
After finding his seat and settling down, Li Qianfan's first action was to call Su Ziyu to inform her that he had boarded the train.
If he were traveling alone, Su Ziyu would have insisted on a video call.
But since Li Qianfan was traveling with Dai Paipai, it would be inconvenient for Su Ziyu to demand a video call. It would also make her seem petty.
"Remember, you have to call me at least every two hours at the longest. If it exceeds three hours, I'll call the police and report my little husband as kidnapped." Su Ziyu instructed.
She didn't care at all about the cold and elegant demeanor befitting a beautiful dean.
"Received," Li Qianfan agreed readily.
"Dilly-dallying, what kind of demeanor is this." After ending the call, Li Qianfan said a phrase to assert his authority as the husband.
"Esteemed passengers, the high-speed train G-xxxx, with the final destination Sìjiǔ South Station, is about to depart." As the attendant's smooth and friendly broadcast voice echoed through the carriage, Li Qianfan caught a familiar sweet scent.
He instinctively looked up.
A woman wearing a red top, black short skirt, with dazzlingly white legs, and high-heeled leather sandals stood before him.
The woman paused when Li Qianfan looked up.
Then she smiled, "Oh, it's you?"