Talking about fighting?
Li Nanfang had almost never lost a fight (except for Empress Xiao, who had soundly thrashed him in his youth more than once).
Talking back?
Heh, Li Nanfang was absolutely undefeated in that regard!
When Su Nanyin, for pointing this out, called him an old scumbag for still frequenting clubs at his age, Li Nanfang shot back.
And he didn't hold back.
This made Empress Su want to crawl into a hole and disappear.
Furious, she yelled, "Li Nanfang! You, you're despicable! You dared to have me followed!"
"Tch, what leisure do I have to send people to follow you?"
After a scoff, Li Nanfang boasted, "The fact that I know what you're up to tonight is all thanks to Little Jiao Jiao, who tipped me off. Ah? Oh no, how did I betray Little Jiao Jiao? Sigh. My mouth really deserves a slap."
Little Jiao Jiao?
The utterly mortified Empress Su paused, then understood that "Little Jiao Jiao" referred to Jiao Yin, not some delicate sweetheart.
"Damn Jiao San, daring to tell this old scumbag about such things."
Empress Su's anger flared, and she cursed under her breath.
She understood perfectly why Jiao San had done this.
Jiao Yin was trying to "please" the Li family's patriarch, thereby earning the Li family's trust! This would lay the most solid foundation for her son to compete for the position of the third-generation young master of Longxu.
From Jiao Yin's perspective, her actions were, of course, not wrong.
Having been openly used, Su Nanyin could only begrudgingly accept it.
However, she felt much more at ease.
It wasn't a bad thing that the Li family's old scumbag knew about Ru Hua's existence.
"Old scumbag, you just wait."
Empress Su habitually threatened Li Nanfang before quickly adjusting her mood and getting down to business.
The clacking sounds from her phone were gone.
Su Nanyin could faintly hear the sound of car horns from the phone.
It was obvious.
Li Nanfang had already left the club.
"I've said what I needed to say,"
Su Nanyin said last, "Help Qianfan decide whether to seize this opportunity and finish off that little vixen."
Li Nanfang refused without a second thought, "No. Luo Hua Yin cannot die. If she could die, I would have kept her back when she tried to abduct Chong Chong. Now, Zhuang Wujian is Guan Guan's best friend, and she has a good relationship with Wu Jiang. With Yu Qi currently establishing a sect in Han City, if we secretly help her grow the Hua Yin Sect to influence the upper echelons of Han City, the benefits for us will be immeasurable!"
Li Nanfang's foresight was truly remarkable.
In fact, Su Nanyin's vision and perspective were no less than his.
However, she was currently an "insider" and unaware of many things, so she naturally wouldn't consider what Li Nanfang had said.
"Mm."
Su Nanyin nodded, "If what you say has a high degree of feasibility, then Luo Hua Yin cannot die."
Li Nanfang, however, said, "But we need to find the best way to put a bridle on that newly-emerged little vixen. Make her obedient and effectively restrain Zhuang Wujian. Crucially, without provoking Zhuang Wujian's resentment."
"What's there to think about? What's so difficult about this?"
Su Nanyin said indifferently, "Just let her have a child with Qianfan, and everything will be settled, right?"
"What?"
Li Nanfang was taken aback.
Then he became furious, "Su Nanyin! My Qianfan is such a gentleman! How could you say such a thing? I truly regret allowing you to be near Qianfan! He will eventually be corrupted by you, this dark and scheming woman."
Su Nanyin—
Could only roll her eyes furiously.
If only the old scumbag weren't in front of her.
If he were, Su Nanyin wouldn't care about his seniority, age, or reputation; she would have slapped him across the face.
No man from the Li family who came out of Emperor Valley was a good person!
After scolding Su Nanyin "thoroughly," Li Nanfang changed the subject, "Guanyin, you will return to Sijiu tomorrow morning. At four AM, I will send a private jet to bring you back secretly."
Huh?
Su Nanyin immediately frowned, sensing something.
Li Nanfang said softly, "According to reliable sources, a large number of foreign experts are successively heading to Modu. These are not experts in the traditional sense, but specialists in unorthodox methods. Their target is you. If you can be kidnapped or harmed, Qianfan will be in a very passive situation. Currently, the Guanyin worm is rampant overseas, and the Western lands are desperately craving Qianfan's live spinal cord to an uncontrollable degree. You are very dangerous by his side right now."
Of course, he wouldn't tell Su Nanyin that the Xuanmen experts from Dongyang, Han City, and the Island Province were all dispatching their top people to Modu with the goal of harming Su Nanyin (intelligence provided by Ye Rumming).
Although Su Nanyin's current security detail was quite good.
However, Modu was ultimately not Sijiu!
For this reason.
Li Nanfang had even decided to prematurely terminate the confinement period for Wu Jiang's divine beast, Hei Xiao, demanding her secret return to the country, solely to ensure Su Nanyin's absolute safety.
Return to the capital?
She was reluctant—
Su Nanyin bit her lip and looked down at her fishnet stockings.
But she answered clearly, "Okay, I will prepare for my secret return to the capital immediately."
"The opening at Modu will be handled by CEO Zhao, who will personally call CEO Chen, and the two sides will negotiate thoroughly."
Li Nanfang added, "The specifics of the opening will be left to Qianfan."
A few minutes later, the call ended.
Su Nanyin put down the phone and looked down at her fishnet stockings, remaining motionless for a long time.
She knew she didn't want to leave Modu.
It was because Li Qianfan was here!
"I must leave as soon as possible. After all, my self-control is somewhat out of hand."
After sitting in silence for a full half hour, Su Nanyin whispered to herself, "Tonight, if I had been a little more unrestrained, he absolutely wouldn't have been able to resist my charm."
She slowly stood up and walked towards the door, saying again, "Su Nanyin, you also can't resist Qianfan's allure."
As she opened the door and stepped out, her expression returned to normal.
Li Qianfan had finally emerged from the first-floor guest room.
Luo Hua Yin was severely injured, but in Li Qianfan's eyes, it was not a grave matter.
Of course, this was all because Su Xin had arrived in time to stop Luo Hua Yin's bleeding.
Luo Hua Yin was still in a deep coma.
However, she was out of life-threatening danger and was estimated to wake up by noon tomorrow at the latest.
Li Qianfan washed the blood from his hands and sat on the sofa.
Su Xin brought supper from the kitchen.
Su Nanyin said to Ma Rongna, "Eat something first, and after you're full, tell us in detail what happened."
Ma Rongna quickly nodded.
For some reason.
Li Qianfan gave Ma Rongna a sense of security she had never felt before, while Su Nanyin, on the other hand, gave her a pressure she had never experienced.
Su Xin returned to the guest room; she would be watching over Luo Hua Yin tonight.
Half an hour later.
Li Qianfan lit a cigarette, and Su Nanyin tidied the bowls and chopsticks.
Ma Rongna began to recount the story.
She started from Ma Benyong's demand that she divorce her husband to attend to a distinguished guest.
She continued until she encountered Luo Hua Yin on the bridge and they stayed at the Western Neighbor's.
Finally, she described the events of tonight.
It took a full hour.
During this time, Li Qianfan remained silent.
Su Nanyin, however, occasionally interjected with a question.
Each time, her question was spot on.
"Okay, you can go rest,"
Su Nanyin said to Ma Rongna, "For your own safety, stay with Su Xin tonight and accompany Luo Hua Yin."
"Thank you, sir, thank you, madam,"
Ma Rongna stood up, bowed, and thanked them before entering the guest room.
In the master bedroom.
Li Qianfan lay on the edge of the bed, hands behind his head, legs crossed, staring at the ceiling, "Guanyin, do you think Fan Qingchen is that murderer of lactating mothers?"
Su Nanyin replied, "There's an eighty percent chance that Fan Qingchen is that murderer."
Sigh.
Li Qianfan sighed, "It's a pity we weren't home tonight. Otherwise, he would have definitely not escaped!"
Su Nanyin said nothing.
After a long pause.
She finally said softly, "I'm sorry. It was my fault for asking you to go out, and we missed this good opportunity."
Li Qianfan was stunned for a moment and then chuckled, "Why are you apologizing to me? We don't have the ability to predict the future, how could we have known that something would happen at the Western Neighbor's tonight?"
Su Nanyin replied, "I'm just apologizing casually, not from the bottom of my heart."
Li Qianfan—
After this wild night, this woman's mind wasn't entirely normal either.
Su Nanyin suddenly rolled over, propped herself on the edge of the bed, and looked down at him, "Qianfan, I suddenly thought of something."
Li Qianfan asked, "What is it?"
Su Nanyin said slowly, "Ma Rongna's husband and son might have an accident tonight!"
Li Qianfan was stunned for a moment and then understood, "If Fan Qingchen is the murderer of lactating mothers, it means he must have been hurt by a lactating mother, which is why he hates them so much. Ma Rongna, when begging him to fulfill her wish, talked extensively about her love for her husband. This itself would have provoked him, and coupled with the appearance of Luo Hua Yin, it would have made him hate Ma Rongna even more. After being driven away by Luo Hua Yin, he would unleash his malevolent rage on her husband and son."
"Yes."
Su Nanyin flipped over and sat up, "Quick, Qianfan, hurry and take Ma Rongna to find her husband!"
"We'll go together. I don't trust you alone at home."
Li Qianfan also got up, picked up his shoes from the floor, and began to put them on Su Nanyin.
Although Ma Rongna's husband and son had nothing to do with them.
Yet, whether it was Su Nanyin or Li Qianfan, once they deduced that Ye Qingfan might kill innocent people, they immediately decided to rush to the Zhou family that night.
Even if it turned out to be a false alarm!
It was much better than if their deduction was correct, and they had failed to protect the father and son, leading to them being brutally killed by Ye Qingfan.
*Cackling.*
As Su Nanyin, in her high heels, rushed to the door, Li Qianfan had already fetched her trench coat and draped it over her shoulders.
She was still wearing her sleep robe.
But there was no time to change; after all, another second's delay might lead to regret!
Li Qianfan reached out to open the door—
His phone buzzed.
The caller ID was Gao Lingwang.
Su Nanyin's eyebrows twitched, and she stared at the phone, saying softly, "Qianfan, I have a premonition."
Li Qianfan immediately asked, "Do you have a premonition that Ma Rongna's husband has had an accident?"