Chen Hao
Chapter 160 The Appointment
The farm's dinner was lavish.
Because Bai Jingyan and Nan Nan had joined them, Li Tianran specially cooked a few extra dishes, mostly meat.
Bai Jingyan, who had always used a scalpel to dissect human bodies, finally experienced the feeling of holding a butcher knife to slaughter a goat.
After dinner, Li Tianran gave Nan Nan a bedroom, and Bai Jingyan spent the night on the sofa.
Li Tianran didn't sleep soundly that night.
With less than 24 hours left until the second Doomsday Epoch, the invisible pressure was overwhelming, and even Li Tianran, with his strong mental fortitude, felt somewhat anxious.
There was a saying that perfectly described Li Tianran's current mood.
What was most frightening was not the disaster itself, but the feeling of waiting for it to slowly approach.
That night, Li Tianran had many chaotic dreams again.
When he woke up with a start, the sky had just begun to show a glimmer of light.
"There are still 15 hours until the arrival of the second Doomsday Epoch..."
Scarlet letters floated into his vision, reminding Li Tianran that this was not a dream.
He glanced at Han Han, who was still fast asleep, and then at the empty sofa in the living room, and frowned.
Bai Jingyan was gone.
He walked to the window and suddenly saw the lights on in the farm's livestock shed. Bai Jingyan and Nan Nan, like a farming couple, were busy preparing breakfast feed for the cattle and sheep...
"These two are unexpectedly dedicated..." Li Tianran couldn't help but sigh.
If it weren't for Bai Jingyan's special status, he would have really liked to keep him as a long-term worker.
Which boss wouldn't love such a responsible employee?
Buzz...
Just then, Li Tianran's phone suddenly vibrated.
He picked it up and glanced at it; it was a completely unfamiliar number.
After a moment of silence, he pressed the answer button.
"Li Tianran, this is Ren Xiao." The other party identified herself right away, her voice devoid of any emotional fluctuations: "I have something to discuss with you. Come out and meet me now."
Ren Xiao's tone was domineering, with an unquestionable decisiveness.
Li Tianran frowned.
Bai Jingyan had just caused trouble, and now Ren Xiao was calling him. This was not a good sign.
"President Ren... I'm sorry, I don't have time right now. I haven't woken up yet..." Li Tianran deliberately feigned a just-awakened tone, sounding annoyed: "Whatever it is, we can talk about it another day!"
"Li Tianran, I'm not joking with you." Ren Xiao's voice suddenly rose a few decibels, and she said extremely coldly: "I spent the whole night in a psychological struggle before making this decision! Don't make me change my mind!"
"What exactly do you want?" Li Tianran's voice also became a bit more serious, but he was still deliberately playing dumb: "I don't understand."
"If you really didn't understand, you would have hung up already." Ren Xiao said with a cold laugh: "I'm waiting for you at Building 220, Nanjin Garden. I'll only wait thirty minutes. If you exceed that time, you'll bear the consequences..."
"Li Tianran, don't waste my rare kindness. If you don't come, you'll soon find out what you've missed!"
After saying this, Ren Xiao hung up directly.
Li Tianran stood in front of the window, looking at the darkened phone screen, his eyes revealing a complex and tangled light.
What exactly did Ren Xiao mean by this phone call?
Did she know that he was the thief who broke into her villa?
And what was this "rare kindness" she mentioned in the phone call?
Li Tianran's mind raced, thinking about the potential dangers and meanings contained in Ren Xiao's words, and weighing the pros and cons...
Although through several encounters, Li Tianran didn't think Ren Xiao was the kind of unscrupulous and deranged capitalist, in the current situation, Li Tianran couldn't easily trust someone he wasn't very familiar with.
"If Ren Xiao really has malicious intentions towards me, I won't be able to escape, given Quan He's power behind her." Li Tianran muttered to himself, his eyes flashing: "Instead of sitting around waiting for death, I might as well... take the initiative."
...
Nanjin Garden was not the villa where Ren Xiao used to live, but a relatively remote residential area.
Li Tianran parked his car at the back gate of the residential area and jumped over the wall.
With the rare item "Disguise Chili," he was fearless at this time. Even if it was a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, he dared to venture in!
Li Tianran climbed up the wall, quietly opened a window, and let a few Hummingbird-Class Combat Mantises sneak in. Then, he walked to the front door and knocked.
"The door is unlocked."
Ren Xiao's response came from inside.
Li Tianran raised his eyebrows and walked straight in.
The room was dimly lit. Li Tianran saw Ren Xiao standing in front of the first-floor window, saying expressionlessly, "You've come."
"What exactly is going on..." Li Tianran asked.
Thump, thump, thump!
Ren Xiao strode towards Li Tianran and raised her hand to strike!
Li Tianran was quick-witted and grabbed Ren Xiao's wrist, saying coldly, "Are you crazy? What's wrong with you?"
Bang!
With her right hand grabbed, Ren Xiao's left knee suddenly rose and struck directly towards Li Tianran's lower abdomen, targeting his vital area.
Li Tianran reached out again to press down on Ren Xiao's knee.
Slap!
Ren Xiao's free left hand directly slapped Li Tianran behind the ear. Although the damage wasn't great, it was extremely insulting.
Li Tianran suppressed his anger, grabbed Ren Xiao's two hands, and said coldly, "You better explain this slap, or I don't care if you once cast a 'not guilty' vote for me. I'll still deal with you!"
"How do you want to deal with me? Infect me with AIDS?" Ren Xiao's hands were restrained, but she still had a cold smile.
Li Tianran's body suddenly stiffened, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
These were the words he had used to scare Ren Xiao when he had disguised himself as a bandit and broken into her villa.
"I never thought that the great hero who rescued so many innocent young women from misery would actually be a pervert who sneaks into women's boudoirs in the middle of the night!" Ren Xiao gritted her pearly teeth, her eyes fixed on Li Tianran with unparalleled sharpness!
Under such a gaze, Li Tianran was actually a little afraid to meet her eyes.
Not because of timidity, but because of guilt!
"You're framing me, slandering me..." Li Tianran said stubbornly, acting like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, refusing to admit it to the bitter end.
"Li Tianran, whether you're a hero or a pervert... I didn't bring you here today for this. We'll settle our accounts later." Ren Xiao calmed down. She broke free from Li Tianran's hands and said extremely seriously, "Hand over Bai Jingyan."
Buzz!
Li Tianran's head immediately buzzed.
Ren Xiao... knew that Bai Jingyan was at his farm?
"Don't say this has nothing to do with you, don't say you don't know where Bai Jingyan is!" Ren Xiao took out the DNA comparison report and slapped it in front of Li Tianran, saying, "Bai Jingyan knew your identity a long time ago, but he hid it from me!"
"Bai Jingyan has no friends or relatives in Nan City at all, but we've never been able to find him."
"In addition to this comparison report, no one would believe that there's no dirty deal between you and Bai Jingyan!"