In Zhong Yuxiu's eyes, the woman in front of her was certainly not her mother. In Zhong Yuxiu's view, Jiang Yongfeng was just a head maid in her palace.
In the Mu Dynasty, if an old maid dared to have an affair, it would be a serious crime punishable by the most extreme penalty on the spot. So Zhong Yuxiu thought that considering this was modern times and this woman was her nominal mother, it was already quite a show of respect that she didn't expose her immediately.
Zhong Yuxiu said, "I don't understand your strange modern rules. But I... I can't tolerate any sand in my eyes. Since you're my mother, you can't act recklessly. If the scandal gets out, it'll only damage my reputation."
Jiang Yongfeng didn't know how to explain. She knew that telling Zhong Yuxiu that the man was her biological father now would surely arouse Zhong Yuxiu's disgust. She sighed and said, "He's an old acquaintance of mine. I just talked to him a bit when I saw him. Don't worry, I know where to draw the line."
Zhong Yuxiu didn't care whether he was an old acquaintance or not. She reminded, "I'll be getting married soon. You should be more careful. It was me who saw you today. If someone else saw it, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Don't worry. He won't come again."
"That's good."
When Jiang Yongfeng was about to walk out of the door, she thought of something and reminded, "Xiaotong is back. As his little aunt, you should at least put on a show and comfort him a bit."
Just thinking about kids gave Zhong Yuxiu a headache.
She waved her hand and said, "Got it. You just take care of yourself."
Jiang Yongfeng couldn't scold or persuade this daughter of hers now. She shook her head and sighed, then walked out of the room.
On the other side, Li Qiyu walked towards the front gate with a bellyful of questions.
Song Yian had just gotten out of the car and was walking inside.
Song Yian was wearing a windbreaker. The way he walked against the light was so imposing that one couldn't take their eyes off him.
However, his cold and domineering aura softened instantly as soon as he saw Li Qiyu. He trotted towards her and draped his windbreaker over her shoulders.
"It's so cold at night. Why don't you know to wear more?"
Li Qiyu didn't feel cold at first, but after Song Yian said that, she really felt a bit chilly. And the windbreaker with Song Yian's warmth on it just made up for the lack of warmth.
Song Yian was taller than Li Qiyu. His windbreaker wrapped Li Qiyu from head to toe. It was extremely warm.
Song Yian put his arm around Li Qiyu's waist and walked into the living room with her.
Li Qiyu noticed that there were two people following behind Song Yian.
Song Yian's status was special now. It was normal for him to take one or two bodyguards with him when going out. But these two people looked a bit unfamiliar. They didn't seem to be the regular bodyguards who always followed Song Yian. Li Qiyu asked, "What do these two people do?"
Song Yian deliberately kept her in suspense and said, "You'll know later."
Song Yian led Li Qiyu into the hall.
At this moment, Li Yuanhua was about to give the accountant Liu a reward. Since they were going to transfer the money today and all the money had been transferred to one account, there wasn't much cash on hand. So he had to go to the bank temporarily to withdraw 50,000 yuan.
But Accountant Liu was obviously a bit dissatisfied. There was a hint in his words that the Li family was stingy.
Just then, Song Yian and Li Qiyu walked in. Song Yian saw the man who still dared to ask for money in front of the Li family. He thought that people really became invincible when they had no shame these days. He said, "Since Mr. Liu thinks 50,000 yuan is too little, how about I make you an offer?"
Accountant Liu only knew that someone had gone to Brother Dong's territory to arrest him, but he hadn't seen that person with his own eyes. Naturally, he didn't know that the person who had arrested him was Song Yian in front of him.
He had been hanging out with Brother Dong for so long and had seen a lot of the world. He was good at sizing people up. He could tell that although the man in front of him was dressed unremarkably, even the socks that were only slightly exposed were very expensive. So he knew that this was a rich man.
Of course, he was more than happy for a rich man to make him an offer.
Accountant Liu beamed with joy.
"I wonder what offer this gentleman is going to make."
"Three million. What do you think?" Song Yian looked at Accountant Liu with an enigmatic smile. Accountant Liu wasn't stupid. He naturally knew what this price meant. He shook his head and said, "I don't know anything about three million."
Actually, his words were a bit of a self - admission. Even Li Yuanhua and Li Xiangping noticed something fishy.
At this moment, Accountant Liu, who had been constantly testing the limits of danger, finally realized that it was not a good place to stay. He snatched the cash from Li Yuanhua's hand and said, "Although the money is a bit less, as the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven - level pagoda. I'll just consider it as doing a good deed."
As he spoke, he stuffed the money into his wallet and was about to get up and leave. But when he reached the door, Song Yian blocked his way.
"Mr. Liu, don't be in such a hurry to leave. We haven't finished talking yet. You haven't even gotten your three million. Isn't it a pity to leave now?"
Accountant Liu was sweating nervously. Even if he was stupid, he could tell that the man in front of him knew everything. He could only pretend to be calm and act as if he didn't understand what Song Yian meant, just laughing it off.
"I have something to do. I won't stay. Don't see me off."
As he said that, he tried to bypass Song Yian. To his surprise, Song Yian didn't stop him. He thought he had a chance to escape. Just as he was about to slip away, he was forced back into the hall by the two bodyguards who had been hiding in the dark and following behind Song Yian.
At this moment, Li Yuanhua and Li Xiangping both noticed something was wrong. Li Xiangping asked, "Xia'an, what's going on?"
Hearing the commotion, Jiang Yongfeng also walked out of the room. Seeing this situation, she couldn't help but feel panicked.
"Yes, Xia'an. After all, he saved Li Tong. It's not reasonable or legal for us to stop him from leaving."
At this moment, getting a hint from Jiang Yongfeng, Accountant Liu started to act like a hooligan.
"Fine, you guys! After all, I saved your kid. Is this how you treat your benefactor? Be careful or I'll go to the police station and sue you for illegal detention."
Song Yian smiled and said, "Coincidentally, you don't need to go through the trouble." As he said that, he pointed at the two men behind him. "These two are policemen."
As soon as Accountant Liu heard the word "policemen", he panicked. He didn't even care about his wallet. Seeing a gap near Li Qiyu where he might be able to slip out, he rolled his eyes and ran towards Li Qiyu, trying to push her aside and escape.
He thought that a delicate young lady like her would be the easiest to deal with.