novelraw Chapter 534 - 451: Don’t Believe Me (Four Updates)
Chapter 534 - 451: Don’t Believe Me (Four Updates)
Chapter 534: Chapter 451: Don’t Believe Me (Four Updates)
"Oh! Then help me get him upstairs!"
He helped Li Si move the man onto the large bed on the second floor before politely taking his leave.
Li Si looked at Leng Mochen, his cheeks slightly flushed and the smell of alcohol all over him, feeling a bit puzzled.
It seemed like it had been a long time since he was like this.
From what the driver said, he went to the bar on his own to drink away his sorrows?
Was the problem really that serious? At worst, they wouldn’t build a factory in North City. What’s the big deal?
Something told her the problem wasn’t that simple!
Maybe something happened that she wasn’t aware of.
Li Si went to the restroom, soaked a hot towel, and used it to wipe his face. She then gently removed his shoes and clothes, leaving him bare-chested and only in his dress pants as he lay there.
Judging by the way he softly groaned, he was probably feeling uncomfortable from drinking too much.
Li Si took the chance to slap his face lightly a few times. "Serves you right! Who told you to drink so much?"
But in the end, she still couldn’t bear to see him suffer. She rummaged in the suitcase to find the box where the medicine was stored, hoping to find some hangover pills.
After searching for a while, she couldn’t find any. He hadn’t gotten drunk like this in a long time.
Suddenly, she remembered that honey water might help with hangovers!
So she went downstairs to prepare a cup for him.
When she returned upstairs with the cup, she heard his low, hoarse voice murmuring, "Why? Why?"
Li Si walked back suspiciously, squatted beside him, and asked with amusement, "What do you mean, why?"
After waiting for a while, Leng Mochen whispered softly, "Water..."
"Serves you right for drinking so much—your stomach must be burning!" Li Si, both amused and annoyed, helped him sit up. Perhaps he was somewhat awake now, as he guzzled down the cup of honey water in one go.
Only then did he slowly open his eyes and look around. "Xiao Wang brought me back?"
"What do you think? What happened today? Why did you drink so much?" Li Si complained.
Leng Mochen appeased her by pulling her into his arms. "Alright, I was wrong—does that work? I ran into some things tonight."
Li Si twisted her body, trying to shake his arm off her shoulder, but to no avail. He held her tightly with a stubborn grip.
"Stop messing around, girl! Let me hold you for a while."
She didn’t know why, but at that moment, he seemed so burdened with thoughts.
"What’s going on? Can you tell me?" Li Si softened her tone considerably—after all, it was rare to see him display such vulnerability.
Leng Mochen rested his chin on her shoulder. "Do you remember the person I mentioned to you before?"
"Who?"
She instinctively felt it was a woman!
Could it be Qin Xin?
Li Si’s mind suddenly went blank. A similar drunken scene had unfolded before—back then, she hadn’t yet developed feelings for him.
She only remembered it was during Qingming Festival; he accompanied her to her father’s grave, and they returned to this very villa community, where they saw a man and a woman together.
After that, his mood became erratic, and he insisted on drinking. Unexpectedly, it was him who got drunk instead of her.
While taking care of him that night, she had heard that name come out of his mouth!
"Qin Xin! Do you remember? You even saw her once at a restaurant."
It really was her!
"Didn’t you say she went abroad and wouldn’t return? Did you run into her today?" Li Si forced herself not to feel jealous, but her heart still couldn’t help but sour.
That woman had been his lover in a past life—who knows what might happen...
"Jealous?" He was always quick to sense her emotions.
Li Si stubbornly replied, "No way! You’re my husband now, the father of my child. What’s there to be jealous about—especially because of someone irrelevant!"
Leng Mochen suddenly curved his lips into a smile. "You silly girl! I went drinking today not because she still holds a place in my heart, but because I was struck with sentimentality!"
"Oh? What happened to her?" Li Si’s curiosity was genuinely piqued now.
"At today’s banquet, she attended as the Huaxia District General Manager for a foreign corporation. At first, I only felt her eyes resembled hers, but after hearing her voice, I was certain it was her.
However, her facial features were completely different—she must have had cosmetic surgery. Even her identity changed—she’s no longer Qin Xin but goes by Sima Ling."
So, with a new face and identity, why did she come to North City of all places to compete for land against his company?
The answer was obvious—something had gone wrong in the investigations. The matter of how he’d dealt with Lu Zhengming back then must’ve been uncovered by her.
This was clearly an attempt at revenge!
But she would never have guessed that inside the current Leng Mochen was Lu Zhenghang. In their past lives, they had been lovers.
That was why he had seen through all her disguises with one glance.
Because of the case back then, Qin Xin couldn’t return to the country under her old identity, so she adopted another.
Li Si was left stunned. "Does she know you figured out who she really is?"
Leng Mochen firmly shook his head. "Probably not! In previous interactions, she spoke cautiously in front of me, clearly worried I might recall she’s Qin Xin.
Now, her approach is obviously for revenge! But I won’t give her the chance!"
What he didn’t tell her was that Qin Xin was the woman standing beside Nie Xiuwei in their wedding video!
Her motives were even clearer now—it was likely she planned to join forces with Nie Xiuwei against him.
Li Si sneered, "If you’re so clear about everything, why did you still drink away your sorrows? I don’t buy it!"
When it came to matters like these, no way could she believe it hadn’t affected him even a little.
Leng Mochen pinched her cheek playfully. "Little rascal, nothing escapes you. I drank because my mind wandered to things from the past! I had originally let her go in this lifetime out of consideration for our old feelings. Otherwise, do you think I’d let her flee abroad?
But unfortunately, my brief act of kindness didn’t earn her gratitude, nor did it restrain her! This time, I won’t give her another chance!"
"Ow! Let go—you’re hurting me!" Despite his words, Li Si still felt a bit aggrieved. She rubbed her cheek, which throbbed where he had pinched her, and kept talking. "You talk big, but who knows if you’ll get soft-hearted again when the time comes!"
"You don’t trust me?" Leng Mochen’s dark eyes grew deep and unreadable.
Li Si fiddled with his fingers, lowering her head as she said quietly, "I don’t know how to say it. I guess I’m just a little worried! Worried you’ll slip up—men’s nature is hard to pin down!"
By the time she finished, her voice had grown softer and softer. When it came to ex-girlfriends, there were always lingering feelings with men—no one could say for sure.
Especially with how tangled his situation was. In the past, when they weren’t together yet, he would drunkenly call out that woman’s name.
And then there was that time at the restaurant—she had never forgotten about that. Back then, Zhou Rou had maliciously dragged her into the situation, clearly hoping to watch the drama unfold.
At the time, she didn’t fully understand her feelings for him, so she just felt a faint discomfort.
Thinking back now, maybe she had already fallen for him then!
Even though later he claimed everything was over, and the woman had fled abroad, wasn’t she still returning with a vengeance now!
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