My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 181 - 178 Untitled

"I think he must have something urgent!" Tu Haohao explained on behalf of Li Chengze, but ultimately her voice was weak, lacking confidence.

"Then why didn’t you borrow a phone from a passerby to call home and have them pick you up?"

Soon, the building where Yao Lemon lived appeared before her eyes.

"I... I was embarrassed..." Tu Haohao lowered her head, unconsciously biting her lower lip.

Lin Zhenxin felt a pang in her chest, unable to imagine how a woman like Tu Wanzi could have raised a daughter like Tu Haohao.

The two walked one after the other into the corridor.

Not long after knocking, Yao Lemon’s voice came from behind the door.

Once the door opened, Yao Lemon’s expression first showed surprise at seeing Lin Zhenxin, then turned somewhat puzzled when she noticed Tu Haohao behind her.

"You have guests?" Lin Zhenxin noticed a pair of women’s shoes in the hallway.

"Come in first." Yao Lemon opened the door wide.

Lin Zhenxin entered, immediately noticing Gu Yaoyao sitting on the sofa.

With a victorious smile on her lips, Gu Yaoyao’s expression instantly turned rigid upon seeing Lin Zhenxin.

Turning with a strange look towards Yao Lemon, she noticed Yao Lemon’s expression seemed a bit off.

"Since you have guests, I’ll leave first."

Gu Yaoyao stood up, deliberately using the action of holding her lower back to hide her fear of Lin Zhenxin.

At the engagement party last time, Lin Zhenxin had made a name for herself with just a feather duster, her domineering personality was too much to handle, so Gu Yaoyao chose to avoid her.

She wondered if it was just her imagination, but after such a long time, seeing Lin Zhenxin again...

Her presence was even more intense!

Just a glance was enough to make her back inexplicably shiver.

Gu Yaoyao soon left, with Yao Lemon’s hand, which was clenching the door, turning pale from the pressure.

After a brief silence...

"Don’t ask anything, let’s go have a drink!"

Yao Lemon grabbed her purse and coat, looking at Lin Zhenxin.

Lin Zhenxin placed the items she was carrying onto the coffee table, everything was understood without words...

Inside Taohua Bar.

At the bar counter, Tu Haohao, Lin Zhenxin, and Yao Lemon sat side by side.

Lin Zhenxin reached over and replaced the drink in front of Tu Haohao with orange juice.

Yao Lemon said nothing, just drank sullenly, while Lin Zhenxin was lost in her thoughts.

"Lemon, He Nuoxin is back." Lin Zhenxin’s voice came after an unknown amount of time had passed.

With just one sentence, both individuals responded.

Tu Haohao looked at Lin Zhenxin in surprise, while Yao Lemon, drinking on an empty stomach, quickly became somewhat intoxicated.

With eyes half-closed in a daze, not knowing whether her head couldn’t keep up with her mouth or vice versa.

Yao Lemon’s phone rang suddenly, accompanied by buzzing vibrations.

She glanced at the caller ID, then casually tossed the phone to Lin Zhenxin.

Lin Zhenxin looked down and saw it was a call from Gu Daxiong.

"Should I answer it?"

"Hell no." Yao Lemon coldly threw out these three words, then poured herself another drink.

Tu Haohao curiously glanced around, not noticing that she had already attracted the attention of those nearby.

Two men, who had just come out of a private room, saw her, exchanged glances, and one of them picked up the phone...

About twenty minutes later.

A commotion suddenly arose at the entrance.

Li Chengze walked in, his handsome yet cold face covered in a layer of sweat, perhaps from hurrying.

"Tu Haohao!"

Tu Haohao sharply turned her head when she heard the voice.

Seeing the small figure sitting at the bar, Li Chengze’s voice was evidently laced with anxiety and anger.

Seeing Lin Zhenxin was also present, his expression turned very unpleasant.

"Come back with me." Li Chengze walked up to her and abruptly pulled her down from the high stool.

Tu Haohao was also a little angry and pulled her hand back from his grasp.

Li Chengze looked at his empty palm in disbelief; she actually shook him off?

Without asking how he knew she was there, Tu Haohao turned to say goodbye to Lin Zhenxin earnestly.

"Sister Zhenxin, I’m going home first."

Lin Zhenxin glanced at the defiant Li Chengze, then nodded at Tu Haohao.

Seeing her response, Tu Haohao walked past Li Chengze and out of the bar.

"Lin Zhenxin, stay away from her."

Li Chengze looked at Lin Zhenxin and spoke coldly.

Watching Li Chengze’s departing figure, Lin Zhenxin smirked, a mocking glint in her eyes.

She had no regard for an immature man like Li Chengze.

There was a thud.

Lin Zhenxin followed the sound to see that Yao Lemon, who had been drinking heavily, had collapsed onto the bar.

The thud was the sound of her head hitting the table.

Shaking her head helplessly, Lin Zhenxin was both amused and exasperated with her friend.

Fortunately, Yao Lemon’s phone was still with her. She found Gu Daxiong’s number and called back...

Outside the bar.

Gu Daxiong carried a completely drunk Yao Lemon on his back, his face exuding the charm of a mature man, tight as stone.

"Thank you. Should I take you home first?"

Gu Daxiong often practiced carrying weights in his team, so Yao Lemon’s weight was light as a feather to him.

"No need, just quickly take her home, I’ll get a cab myself."

Lin Zhenxin smiled as she spoke.

Gu Daxiong nodded and turned towards the parking area.

Once everyone had left, the smile faded from Lin Zhenxin’s face.

She had also had a few drinks earlier and hadn’t eaten dinner, leaving her stomach in knots.

She moved to the trash can and couldn’t help but retch.

Moisture dripped from her cheeks, landing inside.

Touching her face, Lin Zhenxin belatedly realized she was already in tears.

Emotions had surged so quickly and inexplicably that even she was a bit stunned.

Just this morning, she was immersed in joy, in a dreamlike state that felt unreal.

But the appearance of He Bainian had pulled her harshly back to reality from paradise.

She was a bit scared.

Somewhat anxious.

Somewhat uneasy.

Somewhat confused.

Compared to He Nuoxin, she paled in every aspect.

This self-doubt, facing He Nuoxin, made her wonder how much chance she really stood.

But such words, Lin Zhenxin felt, she couldn’t possibly say to Li Yanan.

That was just the past.

She consoled herself.

Gathering her thoughts, Lin Zhenxin stood by the roadside waiting for a taxi.

The bar street was bustling, and the crowds behind her were dense. Lost in her thoughts, Lin Zhenxin hadn’t noticed that someone had been watching her from the shadows.

At this hour, it was hard to catch a taxi, and the traffic flowed continuously on the road, back and forth.

Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin’s body tilted unnaturally forward, lurching into the traffic flow...

Li Yanan was sent by Xun Chen to the hotel where He Bainian was staying to meet him.

When he arrived, He Bainian was on a call, his expression serious, hanging up hastily upon seeing him enter.

Yet his face remained grim, as if he were hiding something with great effort.

"Does Lin Zhenxin know about the dirty things you did back then?"

He Bainian appeared very tired, despite having slept on the plane.

His eyes were bloodshot, giving a rather intimidating first impression.

With a voice full of sarcasm and a gloomy expression, He Bainian contrasted sharply with Li Yanan...

Throughout, he remained calm, returning He Bainian’s gaze with no emotion, which only served to frustrate He Bainian.

Li Yanan never explained the things he did in the past.

All these years he remained silent, as if nothing had ever happened.

"I’ve already had Xun Chen send people to look for He Nuoxin; there’s an entry record for her, so she must be in City J."

Li Yanan’s expression remained calm, his voice devoid of any inflection.

He Bainian just felt like he was punching a wall of cotton, inexplicably irritated.

"And then what? Let her watch you and Lin Zhenxin be all lovey-dovey?"

Li Yanan cast a cold glance at He Bainian.

"Send her back to New York." Those five simple words made He Bainian suddenly want to grab Li Yanan by his collar the next second.

But Li Yanan seemed to have already anticipated his move, stepping back to avoid him.

"You know very well this is for He Nuoxin’s benefit."

Li Yanan’s pitch-black eyes seemed to reflect He Bainian’s face, his features coldly unmoving.

"Li Yanan, you are truly cruel."

Li Yanan’s gaze remained unchanged, he did not deny it.

He was indeed cruel, having only ever shown warmth to one person.

A brief silence settled between the two.

Looking at Li Yanan, He Bainian perhaps had not imagined that one day, he would have such a falling out with him.

Who still remembered that they used to be brothers who would risk their lives for each other?

The sudden ring of a phone interrupted He Bainian’s reflections.

Glancing at the number, he answered the call...

"Keep away from Lin Zhenxin from now on!" Li Chengze chastised Tu Haohao coldly as he drove.

"Sister Zhenxin is very nice!" Sitting in the passenger seat, Tu Haohao couldn’t help but retort.

This was the first thing she had said to him since getting in the car.

"She’s nice? Neither Li Yanan nor Lin Zhenxin are good people!"

"Li Chengze, grow up, will you?" Tu Haohao was genuinely angry now.

She really liked Lin Zhenxin and didn’t like others talking bad about her, especially not right in front of her!

"Tu Haohao..." Li Chengze’s expression was quite ugly.

"You’ve been quiet since pulling me out of the car, is there nothing else you want to say to me?"

Tu Haohao tilted her head up, exposing a large expanse of her neck.

Li Chengze suddenly found himself speechless, using the red light as a pause to just look at her.

"Is it so hard to just say you’re sorry?"

In Tu Haohao’s world, black was black, and white was white; right was right, and wrong was wrong!

"There is no such word as ’sorry’ in my dictionary!"

Li Chengze’s voice was harsh, both his tone and expression equally so.

Tu Haohao looked at him, unable to believe those words actually came from Li Chengze’s mouth.

In the past, no matter how he was, he at least had the courage to honestly admit his mistakes.

When did he even lose this redeeming quality?

"Li Chengze, you’re so childish! Pull over; I want to get out!"

Tu Haohao rarely threw a tantrum, turning her face away so she wouldn’t have to look at Li Chengze.

"Tu Haohao, what did you say? Say it again?" Li Chengze was furious at being called ’childish’!

"I’ll say it as many times as you want! Li Chengze, you’re childish, very childish, childish to death!"

Tu Haohao turned her head back in anger.

Suddenly, there was a screeching sound, and her body lurched forward uncontrollably!

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