The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 155, it seems like you have many secrets (second update)
He certainly didn’t want to be as obnoxious as Ji Mingqian.
Ye Jiuliang laughed, "Then I’ll just call you Li Mochan." Little thing, I refuse to believe I can’t handle you.
Hearing this, Li Mochan furrowed his brows but eventually surrendered, "Fine, I won’t call you ’little wolfie’ in front of others anymore."
"Good boy." Ye Jiuliang reached for a soup spoon, scooped up some porridge, and brought it to his lips, "This is your reward."
The corners of Li Mochan’s thin lips slightly lifted, his gaze intensively falling on those rosy lips, "How about a different reward?"
"Take it or leave it." Catching his insinuation, Ye Jiuliang pretended to retract her hand.
Li Mochan held onto her hand, opened his mouth, and ate the porridge she fed him, the smile in his eyes outrageously apparent.
After breakfast, Ye Jiuliang comfortably nestled on the couch, while Li Mochan cleaned up the remnants on the table.
After washing his hands, he saw her curled up on the sofa. Li Mochan curled his lips into a smile and walked over.
"What are you thinking about?" After sitting down, he naturally drew her into his embrace.
Ye Jiuliang didn’t play coy, looking up at him, "Those men in black at the warehouse yesterday also used poison darts."
Li Mochan looked down, peering into her clear eyes, "I know."
"You know?" She was somewhat surprised.
"I had Wei Bei check the warehouse and he found the poison darts, the same as the last ones," Li Mochan explained softly.
Ye Jiuliang rolled over, resting on his legs, and casually said, "Those people were probably after me."
Li Mochan remained silent, a trace of ruthlessness flickering deep in his eyes.
He would root out whoever it was.
"Hey, I’ve offended so many people, aren’t you afraid of being dragged down by me?" Hardly two seconds later, Ye Jiuliang blinked at him teasingly.
Li Mochan lightly pinched her nose, "You’re pretending to ask."
He was only worried about her being away from him, nothing else.
"What do you think, if Li Family’s old master knew I’d ’stolen’ you, would he sweep me out of the Li family mansion with a broom the next time I visit?" she said, her own eyes crinkling with laughter.
As far as she remembered correctly, both the Li Family’s old master and her own father uncommonly agreed in their opposition to the two of them getting close.
"He wouldn’t."
After saying that, he suddenly lowered his head.
Their noses almost touched, the distance between them shrinking in an instant.
"Little wolfie, it seems you have a lot of secrets, huh?" His cold, magnetic voice resounded in her ear, causing Ye Jiuliang to freeze momentarily.
The man’s deep black eyes seemed like they could penetrate the heart, her gaze flickered away, lips curled in a smile.
"Want to know?"
Li Mochan pursed his lips and uttered a soft sound of agreement.
He wanted to know more about her.
"Then you’ll have to discover them yourself," she said with a mysterious smile.
Li Mochan gently pecked her forehead, "Little rascal."
Footsteps of varying heaviness sounded from outside; Ye Jiuliang guessed it must be Xiang Tian and the others, getting up to sit properly.
"Boss, heard you woke up, we..."
The excited voice suddenly stopped.
The door was not closed, and Xiang Tian’s group braked abruptly, the ones behind bumping into each other.
Ye Jiuliang had just sat up properly, her slightly disheveled hair making it easy for others to let their imaginations run wild.
Lin Yan chuckled, "Boss, is this a bad time for us?"
The others wore equally apologetic faces.
"Aren’t you going to come in?" Ye Jiuliang rolled her eyes at them, instantly knocking out a swath of them.
Lin Yan and the others laughed sheepishly.
Just as Wei Nan came looking for someone, Li Mochan grabbed his phone and got up, reminding her, "Be careful with your arm injury."
Ye Jiuliang laughed, "You’ve already said that many times."
Under everyone’s gaze, Li Mochan flicked her forehead, "Who makes you so worrisome?"
"Oh..."
Familiar cheers rose again.
Xiang Tian and his group were grinning widely.
As soon as Li Mohan left, their restraint fed to the dogs instantly.
"Boss, are you okay now, is there anywhere else that feels uncomfortable?" Baona asked softly, her eyes showing a hint of guilt.
If it weren’t for her, the boss wouldn’t be lying here.
Ye Jiuliang saw through her thoughts, stretched out a hand to pull her down to sit, and casually summoned the others, "What are you all standing for? Do I have to invite you to sit?"
After she spoke, she turned her head to look at Baona, hooking a smile, "Why the long face? Your Xiang Tian should feel heartache seeing that."
Her mischievous tone made Baona blush and brightened her somber mood, "It’s all my fault, boss."
"Fault? Those people were after me to begin with, and you got dragged into this because of me; if anyone should be apologizing, it’s me." Ye Jiuliang pinched her cheek, "Why frown so much? Come on, smile for me."
"Pfft."
Baona was successfully amused and laughed.
Xiang Tian, watching the person who teased his girlfriend, could only helplessly shake his head.
"Boss, those bandits were despicable, to strike so ruthlessly," Lin Yan spoke indignantly.
Ye Jiuliang hadn’t had the chance to watch the news yet and naturally didn’t know about this, "Bandits?"
"Yeah, it’s been in the news this morning," Lin Yan said.
Ye Jiuliang turned to look at Baona, who was smiling without saying a word.
She knew her boss’s identity was not simple. Last night, Wei Bei had also visited her; maybe keeping some things to herself was the best way to protect her boss.
Suddenly, Baona leaned in and whispered, "Boss, it was Mr. Li."
So that was it. Ye Jiuliang had a moment of realization and smiled in response, "Yeah, those bandits are pretty hateful."
"Boss, when are you getting discharged from the hospital? We should celebrate for you," Gao Yang said.
"In a while," she said.
"That soon?"
Ye Jiuliang said, indifferent, "It’s not a serious injury, no point wasting resources here."
Xiang Tian suggested, "Alright, once the boss is all healed up, we’ll go to the beach and have fun."
...
In the corridor, it was as if a cold wind had blown through.
"Master, it’s been confirmed, those men in black are not from the K organization, and all the men in black captured last night died from poison at dawn, likely pre-poisoned," Wei Nan reported.
Li Mohan’s eyes were deep, "Any movements from Chu Chen’s side?"
"None. Chu Chen’s side is looking into the mastermind, just like us, and so far, there’s no news."
"Go sign the contract today. Forget about those four previous points and pay twice the price to K organization," Li Mohan instructed calmly.
Wei Nan was stunned; that batch of goods was quite valuable, and paying double the price was no small feat. Did he hear it correctly?
Was it all because of that reminder from Chu Chen?
With that thought, Wei Nan glanced toward the nearby open hospital room.
It seemed urgent to start casting his lot with them.
"Yes, I’ll see to it right away."
...
As lunchtime approached, Ye Jiuliang was discharged from the hospital.
Just after returning to the resort, she heard from a front desk clerk that someone had called looking for her.
She glanced at the number; it was an unknown number.
She had lost her phone at the warehouse and hadn’t had a chance to buy a new one.
After borrowing a phone from Li Mohan, she dialed back the number.
Soon, the call was connected.
