Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1145: His Little Girl Shouldn’t Be Coldly Used
Li Hao is a cunning old fox, and this move is a gamble on how much Tang Li matters to him.
Li Ruan mentioned her grandfather’s true identity to Tang Li, and the two of them were merely Li Hao’s mouthpieces. Li Hao wanted to use Tang Li to inform him that his wife’s family is innocent.
However, this innocence still lacks some evidence.
Li Hao also capitalized on his desire for re-election.
His wife, the First Lady, naturally, the cleaner the better her background.
An impeccably solid marital relationship won’t become a handle for his political enemies to attack him.
With decades of experience in politics, Li Hao is very familiar with human nature.
Song Baiyan looked at the map of Nanwa State and wasn’t displeased by Li Hao’s scheming. As a fellow politician, he understood Li Hao’s thoughts. If he were Li Hao, he might do the same — using others to do the work for more with less effort, and with S country’s involvement, the Siamese government would no longer allow Isa to ’exchange money for life.’
However, as Tang Li’s husband, he couldn’t empathize with Li Hao.
To manipulate a younger member of his own family this way seems a bit inhumane.
His little girl should feel familial love at the Li Family, not cold-hearted exploitation.
Tang Li waited all night at the villa but didn’t see Li Ruan again.
Afraid of missing Li Ruan, she didn’t take Song Jingtian to school the next day, returning to her room after breakfast. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
However, by four in the afternoon, Li Ruan still hadn’t appeared.
By five thirty in the evening, Song Jingtian returned from school.
He Wei, who was responsible for picking up and dropping off, rarely left immediately after dropping someone off. Instead, he entered and told Tang Li that it was Friday, and Sir instructed him to take Madam and Second Master back to Tan Palace for the weekend.
Noticing Tang Li’s hesitation, He Wei added, "Prime Minister Hong Tai from the Siamese Kingdom has returned home this afternoon, so Sir shouldn’t be too busy these days."
The name Hong Tai wasn’t unfamiliar to Tang Li.
She had heard the name Hong Tai more than once from Li Ruan’s mouth.
Li Ruan appeared while Hong Tai was visiting S country, and Tang Li also suspected that Li Ruan came to S country with Hong Tai.
Since they came together, wouldn’t it make sense to inform her before returning to the Siamese Kingdom?
That’s what Tang Li couldn’t figure out logically.
Or did something unexpected happen?
Just as Tang Li thought of this, He Wei added, "Hong Tai originally wanted to stay another day, but since one of his personal guards accidentally got injured and broke an arm, for safety reasons, he stuck to the original plan to return home."
Tang Li’s first thought went to her cousin.
The night before, Li Ruan had climbed out of the window on the balcony.
She was staying on the third floor.
At such a height, in the dark, it made sense to break an arm.
If it really was Li Ruan, it would explain his unannounced departure.
But Tang Li still asked one more thing, "How did the Prime Minister’s guard injure their arm?"
"They said he missed a step on the stairs."
While answering, He Wei couldn’t help but feel glad Sir had foresight.
Sir obviously expected Madam might have doubts, so before leaving Tan Palace, he specifically called him over for a few words.
Having heard this, Tang Li was even more certain that the injured person was Li Ruan.
Who breaks an arm from missing a step on the stairs?
A grown man, and not with osteoporosis.
So, has her trip to the Siamese Kingdom been postponed?
Sitting in the car back to Tan Palace, Tang Li was wondering whether her cousin, who left her behind and returned to the Siamese Kingdom, would continue the story the next day. Was it to be continued, or a return some other day?
Even with an injured arm, he should have found a way to contact her.
But now...
——And he wanted her to go undercover.
With such unreliable work, how could she trust them with her back?
Tang Li felt the Li Family was somewhat disrespectful to her bloodline.
Coming and going as they please, her opinion seemed unimportant?
At school dismissal today, Song Jingtian brought Tang Li two dried vegetable pies as usual. Seeing Tang Li not devouring half of a big pie like usual, he couldn’t help but ask, "Why aren’t you eating?"
"I’m full." Tang Li put the pie back in the paper bag.
"You haven’t even eaten yet."
The little fellow exposed her lie.
Tang Li put the two pies aside, "Take them to Tan Palace as a midnight snack."
Female celebrities don’t eat midnight snacks.
She’s tricking a child!
Thinking about the ten-minute queue he stood in to buy the large pie, he realized his well-intentioned gesture was misplaced.
Moreover, recently, he had been footing the bill for these pies from his own pocket.
Tang Li saw a message from Feng Qi and was about to reply when Song Jingtian, next to her, dug into his bag. Then, he took out one receipt after another and handed them to Tang Li.
"What’s this?" Tang Li, having replied to the message, looked at the little fellow.
Wearing his mask, Song Jingtian asked her to check them herself.
Tang Li picked up the receipt and found they were all purchase receipts for the dried vegetable pies.
The little fellow said, "Eight yuan each, two for fifteen yuan, I brought you these for five days, you owe me seventy-five yuan."
Tang Li: "..."
"It’s just seventy-five yuan." Tang Li didn’t expect the little fellow to be so stingy.
Counting money over a pie.
After all, he had earned tens of thousands through live stream sales.
Song Jingtian rolled his eyes at her, "Yeah, it’s just seventy-five yuan, but you haven’t paid me."
There were others in the car too.
Besides smiling, all Tang Li could do was smile.
The little fellow received the money transfer via WeChat and turned his head towards the car window.
As he slowly rolled down the window, the mountain breeze messed up his hair and stirred up waves in his heart.
He was just eight years old but already experiencing the difficult position of a "Phoenix male."
A lazy, debt-avoiding mother might significantly affect his value in the high-end matchmaking market in the future.
But what could he do?
Fortunately, he inherited the genes of the Old Song Family.
Thinking of this, he heaved a long sigh, only for it to be interrupted by Tang Li’s voice, "With such a strong wind, doesn’t your head hurt?"
Song Jingtian: "..."
The car arrived at Tan Palace, with the sky slightly dark.
As Tang Li stepped up the stairs, she felt a bit uneasy.
She had only said goodbye yesterday, talking about going abroad and going undercover, dramatizing the farewell, yet here she was back again today. Would Song Baiyan think she wanted to be a drama queen like Song Jingtian?
It was a little past seven in the evening.
Although dinner time had passed, Xiao Minglan still instructed Aunt Min to save them some food.
While Tang Li and Song Jingtian were dining in the dining room, He Wei went to the President’s Office. Song Baiyan had just approved a local document. During anti-drug operations, inevitable conflicts arose, like one that happened in Yun Province, Dezhou a couple of days ago.
Once Song Baiyan knew they’d been picked up, he told He Wei to go rest first.
After dinner, Tang Li accompanied Xiao Minglan to watch some TV in the living room. At exactly ten o’clock, Xiao Minglan got up to go to sleep, and Tang Li parted ways with Song Jingtian, returning to the master bedroom.
While brushing her teeth, she heard the sound of the door opening outside.
Tang Li, with the toothbrush in her mouth, silently reached out and closed the bathroom door.
A bit later meeting would reduce the awkwardness.
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Another Chapter will be updated before midnight, muah!
