Chapter 55: Meng Zidan's Congratulations

  Liu Yanzi's words were like an imperial edict to someone, and Li Mingcheng quickly drove over.

  Before long, Li Mingcheng's trunk was stuffed with the bicycle, and the lid couldn't be closed. On the drive back to Sakura Snow Apartment, Li Mingcheng looked at Liu Yanzi, who was puffed up with anger, and asked: "How did Lin Zixian's bike end up here?"

  It wasn't the first time he had asked, but he still couldn't get an answer. Liu Yanzi finally couldn't bear it and gritted her teeth: "That bastard is the deputy minister of our Minghua Group's Security Department, and he went to work at Minghua Group today."

  "Ah! Is it really him?" Li Mingcheng also couldn't help but think of that night's situation, and said with a pause: "No wonder we have the same name and surname, I said there wouldn't be such a coincidence. I didn't expect it to be him... Right, Yanzhi, last time you scolded him in front of everyone, did he make things difficult for you?"

  Seeing Liu Yanzi in this state, he couldn't help but wonder if Lin Zixian was taking revenge for personal reasons.

  Liu Yanzhi was speechless, like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express her grievances. She couldn't very well say that she had been caught stealing chickens and lost the rice, could she? So she indignantly said: "When he first came, he claimed to be an unemployed vagrant, but in fact, he was just making fun of us. Let's get together and teach him a lesson."

  Li Mingcheng dared not refuse, and nodded heavily: "Good!"

  At this time, Lin Zilei was driving with Qiao Yun following the car in front, he had no idea where Qiao Yun lived and could only follow the car in front.

  There were only two people in the car. Lin Zi was sitting in the front, Qiao Yun was in the back, and both of them were as silent as a dumbbell, not making a sound.

  The car was filled with the faint scent of Qiao Yun's body, not the smell of perfume, in fact, Qiao Yun rarely used perfume.

  Lin Zixian drove with one hand on the steering wheel, occasionally shifting gears with a clean and nimble hand speed. The elegant and relaxed beauty gave people a feeling of light clouds and gentle breeze, as if the whole car had merged with him into one body, driving steadily and smoothly.

  Qiao Yun couldn't help but take a few more glances, discovering that this guy's driving skills were incredibly proficient, giving off an effortless and natural vibe, just like a work of art. She couldn't help but think that if this pervert wasn't a driver, it would be a waste.

  Unbeknownst to her, Lin Zilei was lazily leaning back in his seat, greedily savoring the scent of her body and finding that being a driver wasn't so bad after all.

  The car was halfway there when the phone rang, and Lin Zixian casually took out his old broken mobile phone and answered it without even looking at it. On the other end of the line came Meng Zidan's voice with a hint of sarcasm: "Lin, I heard you've become the driver for Donghai's number one beauty, congratulations on having the chance to hang out with Donghai's number one beauty every day!"

  Qiao Yun's gaze, which had been directed out the car window, snapped back, and her ears perked up. The voice sounded somewhat familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before, but the distortion of the intercom made it impossible to confirm. However, there was no doubt that the voice belonged to a woman.

  "Cough, cough..." Lin Zixian's first reaction was that Ning Lan had leaked the news. He glanced at Qiao Yun's reaction in the rearview mirror and dryly coughed: "Don't joke around with me, I'm just a poor soul."

  "Go ahead and pretend! I don't believe there's a cat that isn't greedy, probably thinking to himself how nice it would be to get the moon first with the pavilion built near the water." Meng Zidan was really not polite to him, her words piercing his heart.

  "Nonsense, am I that kind of person? It's just to earn some money for food." Lin Zixian explained with a bitter smile, glanced at the rearview mirror, and found Qiao Yun looking out the window again, seemingly pretending not to have heard, but Lin Zixian didn't believe she couldn't hear such a loud voice.

  "Hey! What's with the act? I really can't think of many drivers as rich as you. If it's just for the sake of making a living, then speak up! How much does Qiao Yun pay you? I'll give you double that, come work for me and drive my car!"

  "Cough...cough..." Lin Zilei's face turned awkward as he reminded him, "Can you please mind your language? She's right in the car."

  "Who? Qiao Yun?" Meng Zidan asked in puzzlement.

  Lin Zile thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and changed the subject: "I've already found professionals to plan your thing, now it's just a matter of choosing a location and decorating. Do you have any requirements for where the store should be located?"

  "I don't understand this at all, just take care of it for me with one hand, I have no doubt about your ability."

  "Wait... now that I think about it more, something doesn't feel right. Why open a women's clothing store? Be honest with me, is this for some woman?"

  "Hey! Why are you being so nosy? Just drop it, I'm driving now. Hanging up!"

  "How dare you? You dare hang up on me, I'll quit this job immediately. Go find someone else if you want."

  "I..." the word "ca" was stuck in his throat, Lin Zilei smiled wryly and said: "Last time I came to your place, do you still remember the mother of that little girl?"

  "It's her! Whoever sees her can't forget, if she wasn't dressed so old-fashioned, her beauty is not inferior to Qiao...". Meng Zidan clicked her tongue and said: "Lin Zixian, you can do such a despicable thing? You flirt with girls, let me run errands for you, but the one you're flirting with is someone else's wife. Do you still have humanity? I won't get involved in this matter anymore."

  That sentence 'looks better than Qiao... not bad' immediately made Qiao Yun's ears perk up again, no need to guess, it was obviously referring to herself. When it comes to women's appearance, no woman can be immune, and it's hard for anyone to make her not care who is talking about her.

  "No! Things aren't what you think they are. She's actually from a scholarly family, and in college she met a rich young man..." Lin Zixian drove while talking on the phone, his driving skills unaffected, as he recounted Tong Yunan's miserable experience to prove that his excuse for partnering with her was just an attempt to secretly help her out, without any ulterior motives.

  After listening to Tong Yunan's experience, Meng Zidan on the phone was silent for a long time. Judging from his breathing, he seemed to be moved. Qiao Yun in the back seat also furrowed her brow unintentionally and glanced at Lin Zixian in front of her with some surprise.

  "I knew you men are no good...!" After regaining her composure, Meng Zidan scolded Lin Zixian for a while before saying: "I'll take care of this within half a month, wait for my notice."

  "This woman, with one stick she knocked down all the men in the world." Lin Zixian muttered to himself, put the phone back in his pocket and continued driving.

  The person in the back seat, Qiao Yun, was tormented by his phone call and felt like a cat scratching her heart. She found it strange that he didn't mention her name from start to finish during the call.

  She really wanted to ask who the person on the phone was, seemingly familiar with herself, but among the women she knew, it seemed that no one would call themselves "old mother" in a loud and clear manner. However, her reserve made her unable to casually ask Lin Zi about such gossip, so she could only hold back and guess for herself.

  The fleet drove along the winding mountain road into the semi-mountain villa group. The environment here is really nothing to say, with dense woods on both sides of the road, and occasionally birds flying over, giving a sense of tranquility in the midst of bustle. The air is noticeably fresher, and people who have the conditions to live here are obviously either rich or noble.

  Lin Zi followed the convoy into a mountain villa, and after the cars stopped in order, Qiao Yun pushed open the car door and got out of the car, walking straight into the hall of the villa.

  This semi-hillside villa area is obviously very safe. After the bodyguards got off the bus, they clearly removed their defensive state and walked towards the houses on both sides.

  Qiao An Tian walked up to the car and knocked on the door. Lin Zi Xian rolled down the window and asked, "What are your orders, Director Qiao?"

  "Haha! I've already told my family to prepare dinner, Mr. Lin can't decline this time, please do us the honor of having a simple meal with us!" Qiao An Tian said with a smile.

  Lin Zi didn't refuse, and also wanted to see Qiao Yun's living environment. He got out of the car, took a look around, and said: "Director Qiao, it's not convenient for me to come back and forth, I suppose you have some idle cars here? Can I borrow one to run errands?"

  "There are also many vacant rooms here, why don't you just move in and live here, to avoid the trouble of commuting to and from work."

  "No need, living here and seeing your daughter's ugly face every day will surely shorten one's lifespan."

  Qiao An's expression twitched for a moment, and he didn't say much more. He stretched out his hand to lead the way forward.

  Two people entered the hall, a smiling woman came over, Lin Zixian took a glance, looking at the depth of her eyes, she should not be young, but well maintained, just like a person in their thirties or forties, temperament and appearance are good, similar to Qiao Yun, like Qiao Yun's sister, obviously Qiao Yun's mother.

  The woman saw Qiao An Tian walking home with a man wearing a security uniform, and she was taken aback for a moment before proactively extending her hand and saying: "Is this Mr. Lin?"

  Lin Zixian stretched out her hand and grasped it for a moment, pretending to say: "You're Qiao Yun's sister, right?"

  "Uh..." The woman burst out laughing and shook her head, saying: "Mr. Lin is really good at talking."

  Young girls all hope to mature as soon as possible, women all hope to become younger and younger with age. Hearing such words, they know it's flattery, but they're always very happy. If you ask who is more vain between men and women, the unbreakable truth is women.

  Qiao An Tian introduced: "This is my wife Xiao Hua, mother of Xiao Yun." Then he introduced to his wife: "This is Mr. Lin Zi Xian, the one I often mentioned to you."

  "Old Joe's lifesaver, honored guest, please sit down." Xiao Hua led Lin Zixian to the living room and sat down, treating him with great enthusiasm.

  Three people chatted together, exchanging some insipid pleasantries. Qiao Yun changed out of her professional attire and put on a casual, loose-fitting dress, let down her long hair, and wore a pair of slippers downstairs, revealing another kind of beauty.

  Lin Zi was helpless in her heart, this girl was so beautiful that she was breathtaking no matter how she dressed, it was too much pressure for men.

  Qiao Yun was stunned on the stairs, seemingly not expecting Lin Zixian to still be sitting at home without leaving. With a expressionless face, she went downstairs and sat alone on one of the sofas, slowly biting into an apple, still with that cold demeanor, as if she would throw the apple in her hand at any moment.

  The living room was lively and bustling, but with the addition of this iceberg, it immediately became cold and quiet. No matter how hard Ren Qian and Xiao Hua tried to liven things up, the atmosphere just couldn't be revived.

  It's not easy to hold on until mealtime, the four of them sat down at the dinner table, Lin Zixian sat opposite Qiao Yun, he was so frustrated that he wanted to cry, how could he have forgotten that he had to eat with this woman, if only he had known earlier, he wouldn't have stayed.