Chapter 160. Li Mochan Approved Leave (Third Update)

Aren awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Along the way, Ye Jiuliang and Li Mochan walked in front, and Aren felt there was something off about the backs of the two people in front of him.

Miss Jiuliang seemed to be getting too close to Mr. Li the Fifth.

"Take breakfast with you and eat on the road," Li Mochan said, standing outside the car door, as Wei Bei brought over the packed breakfast at just the right time.

Ye Jiuliang obediently nodded, "Off I go, see you in the capital."

"Remember to buy a mobile phone," Li Mochan emphasized.

Ye Jiuliang tugged at her lips in a smile, deliberately saying, "I’m broke."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Aren’s facial muscles twitched.

Broke?

What about the card the old master gave her?

Li Mochan directly took out his wallet and stuffed it into her hand.

She laughed, "I was just joking."

"Your hand isn’t healed yet, no riding motorcycles," Li Mochan instructed.

As soon as he said that, he shut the car door first, preventing her from giving back the wallet.

The car started moving away, and Li Mochan withdrew his gaze, his smile gradually fading.

"Master, the goods have been taken care of," Wei Bei reported.

Li Mochan’s eyes darkened slightly, "Have you found any trace of those men in black?"

"Not yet," Wei Bei replied.

"Boss Chu called; he wants to see you again."

Upon hearing this, Li Mochan pondered for a moment before turning around to leave.

"Let’s go."

Wei Bei followed his steps, internally grumbling, Mr. Li is so frightening without Miss Ye here.

...

Inside the car, the atmosphere was quiet.

From time to time, Aren glanced at the young girl eating breakfast in the back seat, filled with doubts.

Mr. Li the Fifth actually bought breakfast for Miss Jiuliang and even gave her his wallet; no one had ever seen such a mild side of Mr. Li.

It didn’t seem like the treatment a senior family member would give to a junior, and none of the Li Family’s younger members had ever received such treatment.

There’s no smoke without fire; could those recent rumors actually hold some truth?

After a deep reflection, the more he thought about it, the more alarmed Aren became, abruptly halting his thoughts.

When they arrived at the airport, Ye Jiuliang had also finished her breakfast.

She slung the backpack over her shoulder and followed leisurely behind.

As if afraid she might run away midway, Aren slowed down and walked beside her.

While waiting for the plane, Ye Jiuliang suddenly remembered Li Mochan’s wallet and, out of curiosity, opened to take a look.

This...

She blinked, looking at the photo in the wallet, a subtle smile touched her eyes and mouth.

When had he taken this?

The small photo on the left side of the wallet was indeed of her sleeping profile.

Judging by the background, it should be in Beisen’s office.

Catching Aren’s occasional glances, she closed the wallet and stuffed it into her backpack.

...

By the time the plane landed in the capital, it was almost noon.

Passing by a mobile phone store, Ye Jiuliang rolled down the car window, "Stop here."

Aren turned to look at her, worried she was having second thoughts about returning and quickly said, "Miss Jiuliang, the elder master is waiting for you at home."

"I’m buying a phone." Seeing his troubled face, Ye Jiuliang was speechless.

With that said, she opened the car door and got out, Aren watching her back, fearful she might run away.

It wasn’t long before Ye Jiuliang returned, now holding a mobile phone in her hand.

Seeing her get into the car, Aren finally felt relieved.

The midsummer heat made people somewhat irritable.

Half an hour later, the car smoothly entered the Ye Family estate.

Ye Jiuliang sent a message to Li Mochan while walking into the living room.

At the entrance, she ran into Ye Xin and Li Jingjie.

Ye Jiuliang, dressed in short sleeves and with her arm in a bandage, caught Ye Xin’s eye, who feigned a concerned expression.

"Jiuliang, I heard you were held hostage by kidnappers. How could you be so careless? Your injuries look severe."

Ye Jiuliang glanced at her indifferently and said in a tepid tone, "Thanks to you all, I won’t die."

Ye Xin cursed in her heart, dead girl, but still kept a smile on her face, "Jiuliang, we’re really concerned about you. Why do you speak like this?"

"Thank you for your concern." Ye Jiuliang walked past her, heading straight into the living room.

"Jingjie, Jiuliang does as she pleases, don’t take it to heart. Let’s go inside," Ye Xin said gently.

Li Jingjie nodded and led her inside.

"You still know to come back?" Grandfather Ye bellowed angrily, picking up the teacup from the table and throwing it.

"Bang—"

Ye Jiuliang looked at the shattered pieces by her feet and nonchalantly shifted her gaze.

"When I let you come back, it was for you to study properly. Who allowed you to skip school and play with those racers at the resort? This time you were held hostage by kidnappers, what will happen next time? Are you not satisfied until you gamble with your life? Look at the wounds on your arm; you’re really making me angry."

"You have no idea how much effort I put into getting you into Beisen. You keep skipping school again and again, you..."

"It wasn’t skipping school; I took leave," Ye Jiuliang interrupted calmly.

In the end, she added, "Li Mochan approved the leave."

"..."

Silence fell around.

Li Jingjie looked at the slender silhouette of the girl with a complicated expression.

Uncle Five indeed paid too much attention to Ye Jiuliang.

"Jiuliang, just because Uncle Li isn’t here doesn’t mean you can fabricate things. Beisen’s students taking leave is something Uncle Li would never interfere with, this is common knowledge," Ye Xin said softly.

Ye Jiuliang glanced at her, "You can call Li Mochan to confirm."

"I..." Ye Xin choked.

"In these few days, stay at home and don’t run around," Grandfather Ye suddenly spoke, his tone commanding, not asking for her agreement.

Ye Jiuliang did not sing the opposite tune but merely acknowledged with a hum.

Seeing that Grandfather Ye was about to let Ye Jiuliang go so easily, Ye Xin was filled with resentment.

Pretending it was casual, she mentioned, "Jiuliang, I heard Uncle Li was also at the resort. Didn’t he come back with you?"

Ye Jiuliang gave her a look and the corner of her lips curled up in a playful smile, "Why should he come back with me? It doesn’t seem quite proper to show so much concern for another man in front of your boyfriend, does it?"

"I, I just heard that Uncle Li saved you when you were in trouble, so I thought you would come back together. Don’t talk nonsense." Ye Xin hastily explained, worried that Li Jingjie would misunderstand her.

Ye Jiuliang raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

Ye Xin gritted her teeth, wishing she could slap her.

Damned brat.

"Jiuliang, why would Li Mochan be in City A?" This time the question came from Grandfather Ye.

Ye Jiuliang answered calmly, "He was on a business trip, coincidentally."

Hearing this, Grandfather Ye cast a subtle glance at her but didn’t pursue the matter further.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to my room."

After speaking, she took her backpack and headed upstairs.

...

M Country

The castle was surrounded by lush flowers, with walls covered in exquisite budding roses.

"Mom, what’s wrong with you, pacing back and forth, who are you calling?" asked the man.

The man speaking, Jiang Hai, had a refined demeanor and looked somewhat similar to Jiang Yisheng, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, exuding an intellectual aura.

"It’s all because of that boy, Ahan. I saw on the news that that girl Xiaojiu was injured in a kidnapping, and that stinky boy hasn’t answered my calls for half a day," the old Madam Jiang said in a fit of anger.