Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 742 - 659: How Is He Here?

Li Si: "Who knows, maybe someone introduced them..."

How could she even answer this question? Truthfully, she wasn’t thrilled about Leng Mo and Yin Xian becoming a couple—it felt awkward, okay?

But some things just don’t develop the way you want them to.

Who would’ve thought the always cold and indifferent Leng Mo would end up with Yin Xian? And from what Leng Ning mentioned upon returning, it seemed like the two really hit it off.

Jin Yichen seemed to realize how ridiculous his own question was after asking. When he noticed the subtle change in Li Si’s expression, he was reminded of the complicated relationship between Yin Xian and her. He chuckled dryly, "Still, I don’t think they’ll work out! If it takes Grandpa’s approval, that’s just not realistic."

This was a simple equation where one plus one was greater than two.

First off, Yin Xian was divorced. Secondly, his ex-wife wasn’t just anyone—it was Ye Duowei.

And what was the relationship between Ye Duowei and Li Si? Pretty much everyone in their circle knew.

How would this situation unfold in the end? How would others speculate about Li Si and the Leng Family?

Would it suggest that the daughters of the Leng Family were this low-valued? Was Yin Xian the only eligible man in their entire circle?

And then there was Yin Xuan. Thinking of her, Jin Yichen sighed a little.

If he had realized her feelings for him earlier, perhaps that whole mess with Leng Ning wouldn’t have happened.

As a result, Leng Ning still couldn’t fully trust him now.

So this was truly his own bitter concoction, and he had no choice but to drink it himself.

Li Si smiled faintly, "That will depend on Grandpa’s decision!"

What could they say, anyway? Even if Leng Ning did go to talk to Leng Mo, so what?

The final decision lay in Leng Mo’s hands, or perhaps Mr. Leng Sr. could weigh in, but as for everyone else, they’d likely have no influence.

Just then, Jiang Tong received a text message. He softly reported to Li Si, "Ma’am, the people outside said those two women have left."

Li Si and Jin Yichen exchanged a glance and both sighed in relief.

It was already a difficult situation to handle, and their departure made things much easier.

As for what would happen next, that was no longer something Li Si needed to worry about.

She knew that Jin Yichen would definitely take care of it.

"Sisi, you should head out first. My old man is probably finishing up his meeting with friends and will be heading home soon. I’ll wait here for him and follow along afterward!"

Jin Yichen was also concerned that Qi Yayun and He Qingchi might not have given up. Only after trailing behind the old man all the way home would he feel reassured.

Li Si also figured it was a good idea to leave since there was no more trouble. Although Buding was being looked after by Mrs. Leng, which eased her mind somewhat,

children were sensitive. Buding knew his dad wasn’t home, so he’d been extra clingy with her lately.

If not for arranging a meeting with Jin Jiachao today to discuss some matters, she wouldn’t have easily left the house.

Jin Yichen walked Li Si to the door. The two glanced at the tightly shut private room door but said nothing.

Jiang Tong and the other strong bodyguards followed closely behind them in complete silence.

Li Si waved to him and silently mouthed the words: "I’m leaving."

Jin Yichen nodded and waved goodbye with a smile.

Both thought it best if Jin Jiachao didn’t spot them, slipping away quietly as if nothing had happened.

But as they say, what you fear often comes to pass!

The tightly shut door suddenly swung open, and out came Jin Jiachao, who immediately spotted the group of people standing outside the door of the adjacent room.

Li Si and Jin Yichen wished more than anything to turn their heads and act as if they hadn’t seen anything, walking straight away.

But that was impossible!

Jin Jiachao barked, "Stop right there!"

Looking at his son and Li Si, frozen in their tracks and locking eyes like deer caught in headlights, it wasn’t hard for him to figure out what was going on.

Clearly, they had tailed him out of worry.

He strode a few steps to the private room door, furrowing his brows as he asked, "When did you two get here?"

Jin Yichen’s reaction was lightning fast. He immediately approached with an ingratiating grin, "We were just worried about you! Old man, you really don’t make life easy for us!"

Someone his age was still attracting so much attention!

It truly left this son of his helpless.

Jin Jiachao swatted at Jin Yichen like he was shooing away a fly, "Shoo, shoo! This is definitely one of your brilliant ideas! Why did you involve the girl? What could possibly happen to me?"

Then, almost instantly, his expression shifted to a beaming smile as he turned to Li Si, "You silly girl! Listening to his nonsense! I’m already an old man—what could possibly happen?"

Even though he said so, his heart felt warm. He understood they were worried about him.

But as a senior being watched over by younger folks like this, it was a little ego-bruising, to say the least.

Li Si gave an awkward laugh and waved her hand at Jin Jiachao, "As long as you’re okay! Mr. Jin, I’ll take my leave now!" She was ready to slip away as fast as she could.

At this moment, Lu the Sixth, who was inside the private room, recognized Li Si’s voice. His eyes brightened, and he appeared with a kindly smile, "Young lady! Do you still remember me?"

What was he doing here?

Li Si’s expression shifted dramatically as she gave him a stunned look, but she quickly lowered her head to mask her reaction.

When she looked up again, her face had restored a calm façade.

"Ah! Of course, I do! You’re Mr. Bai’s friend, right?"

Her heart, however, was far from calm. The old friend Jin Jiachao had come to meet turned out to be Lu Qilin!

What kind of twist was this?

How could it leave her so bewildered?

Lu the Sixth chuckled warmly, "Yes! Just call me Sixth Uncle!"

Li Si hesitated briefly but softly called out, "Sixth Uncle."

She couldn’t shake the feeling that this entire scenario was too unexpected. How on earth did Jin Jiachao know him?

But considering that he was Lu Zhenghang’s father in a past life, there was no way for her to feel at ease about all this. She felt a little on edge.

Jin Jiachao couldn’t help but pat Lu the Sixth on the shoulder, "You sure are something, casually asking my niece to call you Sixth Uncle—on what grounds?"

To be honest, running into him here had gone well beyond Jin Jiachao’s expectations.

His instinct was to keep Li Si away from Lu the Sixth.

Because although they were old friends, this man’s mind was as deep as the ocean.

If it was Leng Mochen, he wouldn’t be the least bit worried—after all, Mochen wasn’t one to be taken advantage of.

But Li Si was still a simple and straightforward girl, easy to trick.

"Old man, who’s this?" Jin Yichen interjected at just the right moment to diffuse the situation.

Jin Jiachao chuckled and introduced, "This is an old friend of mine from many years ago! Just call him Sixth Uncle!"

"Nice to meet you, Sixth Uncle!" Jin Yichen greeted politely.

Lu the Sixth grinned and nodded in approval, "Good! This young man is impressive!"

"Old Six, this is the son I was just telling you about—Jin Yichen! There was a small misunderstanding earlier; sorry to put you through that!"

"What nonsense! Who do you take me for? You’re being too polite!"

Li Si noted the way the two older men interacted. It seemed like Lu Qilin and Jin Jiachao had a rather strong bond.

Lu the Sixth seemed eager to say a few more words to Li Si, but Jin Jiachao preemptively took over, "Li Si, you should head home now. We’ll catch up another day!"

"Yichen, go see her off!"

Jin Yichen had just stepped forward to escort her out when Li Si waved her hand, "No need, Mr. Jin! I’ll head out now. Let’s stay in touch!"

With that, she nodded toward Lu the Sixth and left with Jiang Tong and the others.

Lu the Sixth watched her as she departed, a strange gleam flashing in his eyes.

Jin Jiachao, who had been paying close attention to him, caught this subtle detail right away.

With a glimmer in his own eyes, Jin Jiachao laughed loudly, "Come on! You haven’t had the chance to properly meet my son yet. Let’s head back in and chat a bit more!"

"Sure thing, Brother Jin! Your son is truly outstanding—looks just like you! A tiger fathers no dog!"

Jin Yichen curiously followed the two older men back into the private room. Watching them casually banter, he couldn’t shake the feeling that something about their exchange seemed a little... off.