Chapter 518 - Play Hard-to-Get

“A funny guy… We will definitely have a pleasant cooperation in the future…”

These two sentences had been echoing in Leng Weiwei’s mind. She did not react until An Lingxi walked out of the office.

She didn’t realize what had happened until the assistant brought the itinerary in.

An Lingxi made her feel weird.

It was so weird that she even couldn’t explain. This was the first time they met. Leng Weiwei was said to have a sharp tongue. However, compared with An Lingxi, she thought everything was beyond reach.

Her intuition was telling her that An Lingxi was not easy to get on with.

“I’m Li and they all call me KINI.”

The woman in front of her was in her twenties and was very hot. Her dress was bold and sexy. At first glance, she was like a strumpet. Actually, that was exactly what she did.

Li was a barmaid and she would be a strumpet if necessary.

Xia Ning rarely made contact with such people, except for the previous interview assignments. So, she was puzzled that Li reached out to her directly.

Li was the woman who fought with He Yuan that night.

Jing Shu came in and put a cup of coffee in front of Li, frowning slightly.

Generally speaking, it was impossible for a woman dressed like this to enter the media building. Xia Ning would not have met her if it had not been for a special reason.

“Li, why did you come to me?” Xia Ning was now in a fierce fight with Tianyu Entertainment Company. So, she was confused about why Li was here now.

“Mrs. Xia, I heard from the newspaper what happened to you and Tianyu Entertainment Company. I’m here to seek protection.”

Protection?

“Now that it has happened. Why don’t you call the police?”

“No, I can’t do that.” Li tossed her hands and said, “Mrs. Xia, the police won’t take me seriously, and It’s likely that I’m gonna suffer a hell of a life.”

Xia Ning frowned and said, “It’s not the case. Actually, you beat He Yuan. You have to take responsibility. I can’t do anything for you even if you come to me.”

“Mrs. Xia, you are a big shot. I’m sure you can do some help to me. A manhunt has been launched by both gangsters and cops. I will definitely be dead if I am caught. It’s claimed that you are a nice person. Help me please.”

Xia Ning was in silence. Li told it like it was. She couldn’t afford to offend either He Yuan or Huo Zhanpeng. She was now the “biggest suspect” who ruined He Yuan’s face. But she didn’t really know what happened that night.

“Did you hurt He Yuan’s face?”

“It was true that I scratched her face a few times that day, but it couldn’t be that serious. Mr. Huo is our regular customer and He Yuan has a close relationship with him. So, I didn’t dare to do that even if I was brave enough. Trust me. I’m not lying.”

“He Yuan said that there were seven or eight people surrounding her that night and a woman left a word. He Yuan didn’t think you were that woman. That is to say, you didn’t do that.”

Li nodded her head hurriedly and said, “Correct, I didn’t do that.”

“Even if you haven’t done it, you’re here to ask me for protection. If I said yes, wouldn’t that make me even more of a suspect?”

“No, it is not gonna happen.” Li swayed her hands and said, “Though both He Yuan and Mr. Huo deem that you did it, I think you are innocent. Besides, the conflict between me and He Yuan that night was a fight between two women, which was not a big deal. You are now the most suspicious, but there is also a way for you to cope with it. As for me, I am just a lower-level citizen. Even if the contradiction between you, He Yuan, and Mr. Huo is resolved, they will still not let me go. Mrs. Xia, give me a hand, please. Born in a poor family, I have no other choices but do the barmaid.”

Speaking of that, Li’s eyes turned red, and she looked down and sobbed.

What a poor woman Li was…

Xia Ning was struggling. Protecting Li was easy. The problem now was that the contradiction with Tianyu was fierce. So, it was not appropriate to make a fuss.

“Mrs. Xia, I know that you are also born in a working family. You should be aware of what I’ve been through. Please, I’m begging you. Please help me…”

“Sounds nice.” Before Xia Ning was about to speak, Jing Shu interrupted, “I wouldn’t even let you in if I knew why you were here. What will Sister Xia get if she gives you a hand?”

Li was made speechless and said, “Er… Er…”

“Besides, it was you who seduced Huo Zhanpeng that night. You deserved it. If I were you, I would be too ashamed to beg Mrs. Xia. It served her right, Mrs. Xia. She will definitely be a burden for you. You’ll have a meeting in ten minutes and I’ll drive her away now.”

Xia Ning frowned. It was quite hard for her to make a decision.

Just as Li said, Xia Ning knew exactly that she did it for a living.

Working as a barmaid, Li was not supposed to be well-qualified. Attaching herself to persons of high status was what everyone wanted. Li’s behavior was shameful, but Xia Ning really wanted to help her.

After taking a look at Li, Xia Ning turned away and said, “See her off, Jing Shu.”

Hearing about that, Li was anxious, “Mrs. Xia…”

“Didn’t you hear? Why are you still here? I’ll call the security guards if you don’t go.”

With her eyes flashing slightly, Li bit her lower lip, turned around, and walked out of the room.

“Hmm, what a shame. You should want to burden Sister Xia with what you did.”

“Jing Shu, bring the cheque to Li.”

Seeing the amount on the cheque, Jing Shu was dumbfounded, “Are you crazy? Sister Xia. She doesn’t deserve it.”

“You don’t have to say that. Just bring it to her or she will leave.”

Jing Shu pouted, took the cheque, and hurried her way out.

After a while, Jing Shu went back and murmured, “She received the cheque without a word. Sister Xia, she is so impolite. You are not supposed to help her!”

Taking a glance at Jing Shu, Xia Ning shook her head with a smile and said, “One is born with dignity. Have you ever heard about the story ‘refusal to the food handed out in contempt’?”

Jing Shu stomp her feet and said, “No, no. I hate her. Don’t explain it to me for her, Sister Xia.”

“Fine, I won’t go ahead. But please don’t complain anymore, OK?”

Jing Shu took a sip and kept silent.

“Jing Shu, Man, come with me. We are heading for Junhao.”

“Get it.”

Man nodded, took the phone out, flicked it, and finally tucked it back into the pants.

The phone rang. Yi Yunrui took it up and found it was an audio file sent by Man.

Listening to the recording sent by Man, the corners of Yi Yunrui’s mouth rose slightly. Huo Zhanpeng was gonna make a move.

No affectation, no death. Director Tong had warned him in advance, but Huo Zhanpeng decided to play a fire to burn himself.

That was OK. The real culprit behind the scene had not yet come out. He would wait and see if he was right.

Ten hours had passed. Masahiro Shizuka was still silent. Was it a trick?

“I’m so tired, dear.” Xia Ning lay on her husband’s body and turned the charm on him. After only two months of pregnancy, she felt as if she was getting tired day by day. What she wanted was to lie on the bed and go nowhere.

“Just have a good rest after dinner.” Gently stroking his little wife’s hair, Yi Yunrui made a pet of her.

“No, I don’t want to sleep.” Nuzzling in Yi Yunrui’s arms, Xia Ning shook her head and said, “How about taking me for a walk after dinner?”

The doctor said that more activities were good for both mother and child.

“Fine.”

Therefore, after dinner, Xia Ning took her husband’s hand and walked on Yingbin Road in the military compound.

Afforestation work had been well implemented in the military compound. All that came into view was a patch of green. There were many people on the basketball and badminton courts. To be honest, having lived in the compound for so long, it was the first time that she went for a walk with Yi Yunrui.

Never before had she thought that the recreational facilities in the military compound were actually not bad.

It was quite bustling here.

The two walked and stopped, and in the evening, there were a lot of people who came out for activities and walks.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you exercise, dear. It’s time to show me your handsome body.”

Yi Yunrui said with a faint smile, “I’m not willing to be the one in the spotlight. You are the only woman I have.”

Xia Ning blinked and her husband’s answer was a bit unanswered.

At this moment, a basketball “ran” to them, and Xia Ning bent down to pick it up. At this time, Yi Yunrui snatched the basketball from her hands. After making a standard act of shooting, they saw that the basketball drew a perfect parabola in the air. With a whoosh, the basketball “pierced” through the basket.

Xia Ning was dumbfounded.

Gosh. It was much more than a three-point shot.

And then, there were voices of surprise and admiration all around.

Seeing that, Xia Ning got to know what her husband meant by saying that.

With his superb skill, no wonder he could be in the spotlight.

Xia Ning looked up while Yi Yunrui was watching her. The evening glow fell on his face, and his figure, resolute and steadfast, became so soft that she felt quite warm. Xia Ning held her husband’s hand tightly, and she thought her husband was perfect no matter what he did.

Just like what Yi Yunrui said, he only cared about Xia Ning, his beloved.

“The most romantic thing I can imagine is to grow old with you…”

The mobile phone rang, and Xia Ning smiled slightly and said, “I gotta take this.”

It was from Li Baoer.

“Ning, did you watch TV today? My gosh. What a shameful person Huo Zhanpeng is.”

Hearing the name Huo Zhanpeng, Xia Ning was upset and said, “What’s up?”

“You’re not home?”

“My husband and I went out for a walk.”

“… You can watch it on TV later. And then you will be shocked that Li, in particular, is so shameless. If I were on the spot, I would definitely go up and slap her on the face. I’m absolutely disgusted.”