Master?
Li Qianfan was visibly stunned after Chu Yazhi called him master.
His statement, "Even a dog needs to consider its owner," was a metaphor and he didn't literally see Chu Yazhi as a dog.
However, Chu Yazhi's address of "master" clearly established a certain kind of relationship between them.
This "master"—
Made Li Qianfan look at Chu Yazhi with much greater favor.
Indeed.
Despite her advanced age, this woman had a remarkable figure, with smooth skin and a delicate face that showed no wrinkles.
Her entire being exuded an aura of ultimate maturity.
"Good, I like that way of addressing me."
Li Qianfan got out of the car and opened his umbrella.
Chu Yazhi sat in the driver's seat and called out to him, "Master, can we become friends? That way, you can contact me anytime."
"Mm."
This was practical.
Li Qianfan opened his phone and handed it through the car window, "Add me yourself."
The rain outside was heavy, and the wind was whistling, making it inconvenient to use his phone.
A few minutes later.
Chu Yazhi handed the phone back, "Master, I'll be waiting for you at the club."
Li Qianfan waved his hand, signaling her to leave.
After she drove away, Li Qianfan looked at his phone.
A new contact had been added to his WeChat friends list.
The profile picture was a white dog.
The username was "Zhizhi Dog."
"Damn, this old woman knows how to play."
Li Qianfan understood Chu Yazhi's deliberate choice of avatar and username.
It was undoubtedly to further appease him and stir a certain wickedness within him.
He cursed softly, searched on his phone for a moment, and then hailed an approaching empty taxi.
"Driver, take me to Lianming Teahouse."
After telling the taxi driver the address, Li Qianfan sent a message to Mo Hongti: "Sister Hongti, are you there?"
A quick reply: "Yes!"
"The rain is heavy, can you come to the provincial city? There are some matters I'd like to discuss with you privately."
Li Qianfan glanced out the window and typed, "I'll send you my precise location shortly."
"I'll be there immediately."
Mo Hongti was always so decisive.
Li Qianfan invited her to the provincial city because he wanted to understand Su Ziyu's current mental and emotional state through her.
When Su Ziyu called him that morning, he had coincidentally overheard Murong Mingyuan's cries.
Before they could speak much, she had abruptly hung up.
Even though Su Ziyu had written in her suicide note to Li Qianfan about being "upright and honorable," how many girls would be willing to see the man they loved with another woman?
After all, when Su Ziyu wrote that note, she was filled with a fierce hatred for Lan Yunhai, wanting only revenge.
But after the dust settled—
Women had another key characteristic: they often said one thing and meant another, and their moods could change unpredictably.
Having grown up surrounded by women, Li Qianfan understood this better than anyone.
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
In a private room on the second floor of Lianming Teahouse.
Mo Hongti, walking with hurried steps, pushed open the door and entered.
The heavy rain had stopped.
But there was still a lot of water on the roads, especially under the two railway underpasses leading to the provincial city, where the water was deep.
No matter how eager Mo Hongti was to get to the provincial city, she had to patiently wait for the water to recede and for the cars ahead to safely pass through the underpasses.
"This rain is too heavy."
After entering the room, Mo Hongti sank onto the sofa next to Li Qianfan and kicked off her high heels.
During the traffic jam, she had repeatedly gotten out of the car to check, and her shoes had gotten soaked.
Even though they were leather sandals, her feet were wrinkled from the water.
Li Qianfan asked with concern, "Are you cold?"
"Cold, of course, I'm cold."
Mo Hongti winked playfully and lifted one foot, "Come, warm my feet with your embrace."
Li Qianfan felt awkward.
"Ha, I knew you were just pretending."
Mo Hongti always knew when to stop when joking.
Li Qianfan thought for a moment, then unbuttoned his blue shirt and went to wrap her feet.
"No need!"
Mo Hongti quickly said, "Sister was just joking. How could I let you do that?"
She fell silent.
Quietly watching Li Qianfan carefully wrap her delicate feet with his shirt.
It felt very warm.
"Sister Hongti, thank you."
Li Qianfan poured her a cup of hot tea and thanked her sincerely.
Thanking her for following up promptly when she noticed Su Ziyu was acting strangely.
Thanking her for almost being hit and killed by Murong Mingyuan while calling Li Qianfan for Su Ziyu's sake.
And most importantly, thanking her for risking her life to stop the charging horses!
Escaping the devil's den with Su Ziyu, who was dazed from being dragged.
If not for Mo Hongti—
Li Qianfan dared not think further.
"You already thanked me when you found me and Ziyu."
Mo Hongti held her teacup with both hands and smiled gently, "Besides, you're my younger brother. As an older sister, whatever I do for you is only natural, isn't it?"
When a girl was so generous,
Li Qianfan no longer stood on ceremony and quickly pulled over a plate for Mo Hongti to have her lunch.
Although the lunch provided by the teahouse was more expensive than at a restaurant and was fast food in nature, the taste was quite good.
Mo Hongti, who had been traveling for nearly four hours, was indeed hungry.
As she picked up her chopsticks, her bandaged feet naturally rested on Li Qianfan's lower abdomen.
Mm.
Sister Hongti was quite satisfied with eating in this position.
Li Qianfan, who had already eaten his lunch, began to recount everything that had happened from last night until now.
When he heard that Li Qianfan had arrived with two large coffins and publicly hanged Scorpion and others in the villa's main hall, Mo Hongti raised her teacup and clinked it with his, exclaiming with delight.
She even chided Li Qianfan for not bringing her to witness such a spectacular event, calling him a rotten little brother.
But when she heard that Li Qianfan had spent the night in the bridal chamber with the mother and daughter-in-law, and that they had even branded themselves "For Qianfan Only," she congratulated the rotten little brother with a hint of sourness.
She even asked Li Qianfan if he could get her some of that ghost fire dye.
She wanted to get a barcode tattooed below her delicate collarbone.
Scan the phone—
With a beep, the screen would display a vast collection of art photos of the Qingyun Black Night Queen and reveal who her favorite man was.
What?
Nonsense!
Especially when Li Qianfan mentioned that he would be staying at the Blue Night Beauty Club tonight to guard it for Chu Yazhi, her feet felt sour.
However, she highly approved of Chu Yazhi's clever positioning of their relationship as "even a dog needs to consider its owner."
Zhizhi Dog—
Sister Hongti!
Not on the same level.
It was only after she forced Li Qianfan to save her contact as "Sister Hongti" on his phone that she seemed satisfied.
"Brother, I was at your place this morning when Ziyu called you."
After eating and drinking her fill, Mo Hongti, in good spirits, frowned slightly. "Her emotions were very unstable. But you can't blame her. After all, when it comes to these things, we girls' thoughts are always unpredictable. I'm already jealous, let alone her?"
Mo Hongti's analysis perfectly matched Li Qianfan's suspicions.
"But most importantly,"
Mo Hongti took a cigarette from Li Qianfan's mouth and took a puff, "When I was talking with her, she kept trying to trick me indirectly. She wanted to know from me why you are so formidable. She's starting to suspect that you're not an ordinary person."
Li Qianfan asked, "What did you tell her?"
"Of course, I can't spill the beans and reveal your secrets without permission."
Mo Hongti said, "I can see now, your older sister wife is not me. If it were me, knowing how influential you are, I would only feel like I had struck gold. I would cling to you in every possible way, and I would fight anyone who tried to take you away from me!"
Li Qianfan sighed.
What Mo Hongti saw was completely in line with Yang Xiao's assessment.
Su Ziyu, outwardly strong but inwardly weak, not only loved to put on a brave face but also had excessive pride.
Whether it was men or women, the stronger their self-esteem, especially with an unyielding personality, the more prone they were to feelings of inferiority.
"Before, when you pretended to be a pig needing her protection, it gave her a great sense of accomplishment."
Mo Hongti continued, "But when she suddenly realized that you weren't a pig at all, but a tiger in disguise, whom she had to look up to, her mindset would change. She would feel that she wasn't good enough for you."
Although Mo Hongti's analogy was quite damaging to Li Qianfan's male dignity, it was also very vivid.
"Brother,"
Mo Hongti took Li Qianfan's left hand and said earnestly, "If you want her to stay by your side, then you must continue to hide the truth from her until she has a child for you. We need to discuss carefully how to conceal your terrifying power that allowed you to crush the Lan family and the Murongs of Sijiu."
Mo Hongti was indeed Mo Hongti.
Having established the tone of "doing anything for Li Qianfan without expecting anything in return, solely to cultivate the habit of coming to Mo Hongti for help," she resolutely executed it, considering everything from Li Qianfan's perspective.
"I invited you here mainly for this matter,"
Li Qianfan nodded and said, "In fact, I've already discussed it with my grandmother this morning."
Describing his formidable father as a notorious international thief.
Portraying the imposing Jing Ran and the murderous Li Xingtang as the desperate subordinates of the international thief.
Calling his mother, known as the God of War, a resentful beggar abandoned by her husband.
And depicting himself as a pitiable child from a single-parent family, raised by his grandmother.
"What a talent, brother."
Mo Hongti listened and exclaimed in admiration, "Do all the men in your Li family know how to deceive girls?"
Li Qianfan—
You can eat anything, but you can't say anything carelessly!
Otherwise, I'll sue you for slander!
Mo Hongti chuckled softly and offered another suggestion, "Brother, I suddenly thought of a good plan. You'll let me cooperate with your acting. You have to make your older sister wife believe that she misunderstood, wronged, or even hurt you. You'll be so disappointed in her that you'll storm out."
Li Qianfan quickly perked up his ears.
Mo Hongti took the opportunity to wrap her arm around his waist and whispered into his ear.
Five o'clock in the afternoon.
Mo Hongti, looking reluctant to leave, put on her shoes and prepared to return to Qingyun.
She wanted to stay and go to the Blue Night Beauty Club with Li Qianfan to watch a good show tomorrow morning.
However, she had another important responsibility and had to rush back.
"Brother, the more you treat old women like Chu Yazhi as nothing, the more loyal she will be to you. Remember my words, it will never be wrong. From a man's perspective, she is much more fun than a feisty girl like Murong Mingyuan."
Mo Hongti began to sow seeds of doubt, "Young men don't know the goodness of an aunt, mistaking young girls for treasures. This saying is a profound truth."
Li Qianfan's old face turned red, "Hurry up and leave!"
"Brother, I like your feigned shyness when you're clearly eager. Your hypocrisy is so amusing."
Mo Hongti reached out and pinched Li Qianfan's face fiercely.
Then she brought it to her nose and sniffed.
"So fragrant, so fragrant, haha."
Mo Hongti said with a charming laugh, swaying her hips as she walked away.
Li Qianfan, having been thoroughly teased, felt quite speechless.
Yet, he had to admit that when he was with Mo Hongti, he felt completely relaxed.
This was because Mo Hongti was unpretentious in his presence, showing him her true self.
"Such a woman, yet no man can enter her heart. The men of Qingyun are truly lacking."
Li Qianfan sighed sincerely. Standing by the window, he watched Mo Hongti's car speed away before leisurely exiting the teahouse.
At this time of year, it didn't get dark until around seven o'clock.
It was only past five now, and although a light drizzle had begun again, the sky was still bright.
Going to the Blue Night Beauty Club at this hour would easily attract attention.
Li Qianfan strolled along the sidewalk, contemplating where to pass the time, when he heard a series of rumbling noises from behind him.
He turned to look.
He saw more than a dozen large motorcycles roaring and speeding towards him.
The riders were all wearing professional riding suits and helmets, with someone riding pillion behind each.
They paid no mind to the accumulated water on the road as they sped past, splashing the pedestrians on the roadside.
Li Qianfan quickly dodged, but he couldn't avoid the splashing water.
After all, with more than a dozen motorcycles passing by him in succession, there was hardly any cover on the sidewalk.
After splashing Li Qianfan, those people not only didn't stop but also looked back and let out taunting yells.
Judging by the voices, there were both men and women.
It was common to see a group of young people riding large motorcycles down the street.
These were likely young people from affluent families, with surging hormones, who were bored and seeking thrills through speed.
"Idiots."
Li Qianfan angrily gave them the middle finger.
It wasn't worth his while to chase after them for such a minor offense.
However, a motorcycle without a passenger suddenly braked.
The rider placed his left foot on the ground, the bike roared, and then turned back.
"Oh, is this little idiot coming back to settle a score with me because I flipped them off?"
Li Qianfan became interested.
His extended middle finger became even more erect.
Roar!
The black motorcycle roared, its front dipping as it stopped in front of Li Qianfan.
The rider, dressed in a black riding suit, placed his left foot on the ground and lifted the face shield of his helmet.
Revealing a face that was enchanting even beneath heavy makeup!
"Huh, a female, female idiot?"
Li Qianfan was taken aback and slightly bent the finger he had raised.
"Handsome guy, put down your finger. If you make that gesture at me again, I'll bite it off."
The female rider threatened Li Qianfan in a flirtatious tone and asked, "Be my male companion for two hours and go racing with me. The reward is five hundred yuan, want to earn this extra cash?"
Li Qianfan immediately shook his head, "My mother said I should never associate with questionable women when I'm out."
"Heh, mama's boy."
The female rider sneered and said, "One thousand yuan. Get on."
Li Qianfan shook his head, "My mother also said I shouldn't casually get into the car of a questionable woman."
"Then go home and drink milk."
The female rider pouted and was about to turn her bike around to catch up with her companions.
Li Qianfan then said, "My mother said that if a questionable woman kisses me. And gives me two thousand yuan, then I can get into her car."
"Damn it!"
The female rider was stunned for a moment, then blurted out a curse.
But she gestured to Li Qianfan, "Two thousand yuan, get on. We'll go to the outskirts, and then I'll kiss you."