Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 711 - 628: Lover in a Dream

At this moment, Jin Jiachao also walked over, his face full of displeasure as he rebuked Qi Yayun: "Why haven’t you left yet?"

He was finding her increasingly unbearable. How did she even manage to get into a conflict with Li Si, this kid?

Qi Yayun lowered her head timidly. "I had something to talk to her about!"

Her timid demeanor made Jin Jiachao even angrier. "Li Si doesn’t even know you well. What on earth could you have to say to her?"

Qi Yayun raised her head and explained softly, "I was talking to her about her dad!"

"You!" Jin Jiachao was furious. "Making up nonsense and you don’t even bother to plan it?! I’m warning you, get rid of all your crooked schemes as soon as possible! We’re not falling for this! Get out of here! Don’t let me see you again!"

Talking about Li Si’s dad again! Her dad passed away years ago, and the grave was even relocated to Beijing. What else was there to talk about?

He had only found out later during his investigation into Li Si’s dad that Li Guoqiang and Qi Yayun had once been classmates.

But soon, the frustration of realizing that his sister’s son had appeared under his nose without him knowing was shattered by that report proving they had no blood relation.

That’s why he had been so agitated and lost his composure when Qi Yayun mentioned Li Guoqiang.

Li Si observed coldly from the sidelines, always having a hunch that Qi Yayun wouldn’t have acted like this without a reason.

What could it be?

Leng Mochen also looked thoughtful. From the few clues Li Si had let slip earlier, he had picked up on something significant. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

His gaze flickered, and connecting the dots, he arrived at an answer in his mind.

Qi Yayun eventually left in disarray, her figure pathetic as she exited the scene.

Jin Jiachao turned his concern to Li Si, asking her a few more questions and making plans to visit the next day to drop off gifts for Buding before departing with a smile.

Bai Shasha, watching Jin Jiachao’s retreating back, hooked her arm around Li Si’s shoulder and asked with concern, "Si! Are you alright? What kind of drama was that?"

When she and Xu Er arrived, they had only caught the tail end of it. She knew who Leng Ning’s father-in-law was, but what was up with that woman? Why did she look vaguely familiar?

She couldn’t help but feel a bit miffed. As a journalist, why did she always seem to miss the big gossip moments?

This kind of situation had happened so many times, she figured it had to be at least eight out of ten.

Li Si shook her head with a smile, "It’s nothing! I’ll tell you all about it in detail when there’s time."

At this moment, she really didn’t have the energy to bring it up.

Saying too much would just be like unraveling a huge, tangled mess!

Bai Shasha, ever understanding, nodded. "Alright!"

Li Si quickly changed the subject. "By the way, where did you and Xu Er disappear to? I didn’t see either of you for ages."

Bai Shasha pouted unhappily. "He bumped into an old buddy he hadn’t seen in years and dragged me into a never-ending chat. It was so boring! If I had known you were dealing with this kind of thing, I’d have come over no matter what."

Li Si didn’t think much of it and even teased Bai Shasha, "Why would you come over? To watch the drama?"

She couldn’t help but marvel! Shasha really seemed born for her profession—no matter where she went, she always managed to connect things back to her work!

But, well, her luck? Maybe just a teeny bit off!

Bai Shasha pouted playfully, "Wow, you’re such a person! I only wanted to stand by your side and back you up! That old woman earlier—no matter how sharp her tongue is, could she really take on the two of us together?"

"Exactly! You’re so right! Next time something like this happens, I’ll definitely call you, okay?" Li Si replied with laughter.

Leng Mochen and Xu Er were not far off, chatting as well.

Xu Er looked smug. "Leng Er! Guess who I just saw?"

"Who?" Leng Mochen had his eye on Li Si’s side of things as he spoke and, seeing her laugh and chat with Bai Shasha, finally eased his heart.

Some things were too complicated, and he didn’t want to be the one to explain them to her.

It would be better for her to learn on her own when the time came.

Life was full of uncertainty, and he had never imagined it would come to this point.

Perhaps it had nothing to do with him originally, but if you really broke it down, there was still a sliver of connection.

Xu Er, oblivious to Leng Mochen’s distraction, continued excitedly, "Yin Rui! That guy just came back from abroad, stepping in for the old man to attend tonight’s banquet.

You know, that guy’s poker face is flawless. If I didn’t have sharp eyes, I wouldn’t have recognized that bastard!"

Leng Mochen glanced at him like he was looking at an idiot. "Yin Rui? Who’s that?"

"Huh?" Xu Er immediately smacked his forehead in frustration. "Oh, I forgot about your amnesia! Hey Leng Er, let me tell you..."

He suddenly shot a covert glance toward Bai Shasha and Li Si before leaning in closer and whispering to Leng Mochen: "Yin Rui—there’s him, you, and me. The three of us used to be the best of pals!

Back then, there wasn’t even a Long Wu in the picture. Later, though, some stuff happened, and he... well, ended up going abroad!"

He paused dramatically before continuing, while Leng Mochen raised a brow and waited calmly. "Hmm?"

It didn’t take much to know there was definitely a story there!

Xu Er glanced around again, licked his lips, and awkwardly continued, "The thing is, all of that was ages ago. You don’t even remember, so I’ll give you a quick recap. Yin Rui was the ultimate troublemaker when he was a kid, and with the two of us around, we managed to stir up even more chaos!

One time, the three of us nearly set his house on fire! Holy crap, Yin Rui got the beating of his life from his old man with a belt.

He didn’t get out of bed for days, but I’ll give it to him—he was loyal. He never ratted the two of us out."

Leng Mochen gave Xu Er a cool glance. "And for that, he moved abroad?"

"Of course not! There’s a lot more to it. How am I supposed to explain it all in one go? Let’s get Long Wu in on this someday and fill you in together.

But earlier, I heard Yin Rui mention his sister, Yin Peiwen—she returned from abroad a while back and apparently got divorced recently!

Back then, his sister was drop-dead gorgeous, practically the dream girl for all of us!"

Xu Er’s face glowed with nostalgia as he spoke. He then shot Leng Mochen a suggestive look and grinned. "She was our goddess, you know! Maybe seeing her again might stir up some of those memories of yours! Back in the day, she treated you in a way that was definitely not ordinary!"

Leng Mochen pressed his lips into a thin line, irritation flashing through his eyes. Just how many romantic debts had this version of himself racked up?

Why did they seem never-ending? And what was worse—he’d even gone and attracted an older woman? Honestly, what kind of taste was that? Unbelievable!

"Whose goddess are we talking about?" Bai Shasha suddenly spoke up behind Xu Er, startling him so badly that cold sweat broke out on his back.

In his moment of smugness, had he let a bit too much slip?

He turned around quickly, laughing in defense, "No one! Shasha, you scared me! I was talking about Leng Er’s goddess, not mine! My goddess is you, of course! How could there be anyone else?"

Seeing Bai Shasha’s face darken further and noticing Li Si watching him as well, he immediately tried to backtrack: "Wait, no! Si Si, not your Leng Er either—it was Long Wu! Yes, Long Wu’s dream girl!"