"So loud, and yet so fearless!"
Chen Nan thought Tang Xiaowan would be a bit more cautious, considering her husband was the renowned chairman of Lingxiao Group—Leng Lingxiao, who owned many companies, and was roughly worth more than a hundred billion.
The snack street was crowded and bustling, with potential for hidden criminals to suddenly attempt a kidnapping.
Thinking this, he looked around.
Sure enough, Chen Nan quickly spotted a very suspicious person.
The man was holding a mobile phone and sipping wontons. Even though there were four tables between them, and all the seats were filled, the camera of the mobile phone was undeniably pointing in their direction.
Thus, Chen Nan, under the pretext of checking if his wontons were good, walked over with a look of suspicion.
Unexpectedly, the man was watching a short video.
Chen Nan inwardly remarked to himself, "Just look, why be so sneaky?"
"Do you want to try some wontons?"
Tang Xiaowan shook her head: "No, I’d rather have the eight-treasure porridge. I like something sweet with it."
"Strongly recommend the wontons though."
"No thanks, I really want something sweet."
Chen Yu nodded in disappointment, "Alright then."
This time, without waiting for Tang Xiaowan to speak, Chen Nan stood up first, calling out, "Boss, a bowl of eight-treasure porridge here, with extra sugar!"
"Table six, eight-treasure porridge, extra sugar!"
The wontons and eight-treasure porridge were quickly served, and the three of them started to eat and chat.
Actually, Tang Xiaowan didn’t know Chen Yu and Chen Nan were at this bun shop until she walked closer and saw them; she had then joined them.
She had originally planned to take her order to go.
"You love sugar so much, yet you never gain weight!" Chen Yu looked at Tang Xiaowan enviously.
"You’re much thinner than me."
"How could that be?" Chen Yu looked incredulously from Tang Xiaowan to herself. "Not at all, I just weighed myself this morning... I’m 98."
Not even a hundred pounds, wow, too thin!
"98, what’s that? I’m 100 now, haha!" boasted Tang Xiaowan, followed by a bite of a bun and a spoonful of eight-treasure porridge.
"But you’re taller than me; I’m only 160."
"Ah, you can’t compare like that!" Tang Xiaowan leaned towards Chen Yu and whispered, "I have a small frame, but I’m actually quite meaty, it’s like the sneaky kind of fat, haha!"
"Oh, that kind of makes sense, but you still look quite slim, your arms are thinner than mine."
"Do you think so? They seem about the same."
"We should measure them with a ruler to know for sure."
Seriously, I don’t get it, all this fuss over a few pounds... why endlessly discuss it?
I’m a handsome 140, to scare you all!
Thinking this, Chen Nan deliberately showed his wrist and grabbed a bun, "We’re all pretty thin, let’s eat quickly, don’t be late later!"
After he spoke, both Tang Xiaowan and Chen Yu laughed.
As they were finishing their breakfast and preparing to get up, Zhao Renjie, dressed in casual clothes, appeared out of nowhere and swiftly paid the bill.
The shop owner, thinking he was a parent, joked, "Supporting three college students, must be tough, right?" For origınal chapters go to novelFɪre.net
"It’s okay, almost there!"
Ah, somehow I’ve gained a random dad!
But, he really did look the part, haha.
Although Chen Nan was a bit surprised and even a bit embarrassed, he said nothing.
After leaving the bun shop, Tang Xiaowan separated from Chen Yu and the others. It wasn’t for fear of paparazzi tailing them or taking pictures, but because she urgently needed to use the restroom.
An hour later, inside a black sedan.
"I knew the madam would forget!" Zhao Renjie frowned as he looked at the pink pencil case on the back seat, proudly saying, "Thanks to the master’s brilliance and valor!"
At that moment, Cheng Shi called.
Zhao Renjie hurriedly answered, "How’s it going?"
"Nothing found. That car really belongs to a rental company, and I checked the dashcam as well."
"Well, it’s not entirely fruitless. At least it proves yesterday’s investigation was correct. It seems they were well prepared and not afraid of us checking at all."
In fact, not only the rental company, Leng Lingxiao had sent people to check all the surveillance along the route.
However, Cheng Shi felt guilty, thinking it was his negligence. He had seen the woman in the coat, but he assumed she was just a passerby.
"Let’s put it aside for now. The master is right, let’s wait until the madam finishes her exam; there’s no rush."
"Mm, how about your end?"
"Everything is normal." Zhao Renjie looked down at his watch, saying, "There’s still forty minutes left to hand in the papers. I guess the madam won’t come out; she will stay inside."
"Okay, then I’ll head back."
There were people inside and outside. Him coming over wouldn’t be of any help; it’s better to go back early and check the surveillance system.
"Have you bought the groceries?" Zhao Renjie yawned and looked outside the car window.
"Oh no, I need to go now." Cheng Shi quickly hung up and floored the accelerator.
He had actually forgotten such a big thing!
Last night, Tang Xiaowan specifically instructed Cheng Shi to buy some pork belly and beef, along with lettuce and mushrooms today, as she wanted grilled meat for lunch.
She asked for a large quantity, especially the pork belly.
After all, the exam was brain-draining, and she wanted to replenish and boost her energy for the afternoon.
If not for Zhao Renjie’s reminder, the oversight would have gone completely unnoticed, and he wouldn’t have escaped a reprimand.
On the other end of the call, Zhao Renjie shook his head.
Such an impatient guy. There’s still one more round to go; there’s time, it’ll be noon when it ends!
Oh, I forgot, he’s currently in West Suburb.
Realizing this, Zhao Renjie felt amused, looking like he was quite pleased with the drama unfolding.
"Pork belly smells so good, so tantalizing!"
Time passed slowly as Zhao Renjie hummed, finally seeing Tang Xiaowan hopping and running out at 12:15 PM.
Hmm, she seems to have done well!
Madam is so adorable, just like a little kid!
As soon as Tang Xiaowan got into the car, she immediately pulled out her phone, unaware that Leng Lingxiao was finishing a high-level video meeting at the same moment.
He knew she would definitely call.
"Huahua, I’m done with my exam, haha!"
A usually decisive business tycoon found himself lost at the sound of ’Huahua.’
"Did you use the spare pens and erasers? Oh, and you didn’t doze off while solving the problems, did you?"
"Pfft, underestimate me? I didn’t doze off at all," Tang Xiaowan stuck out her tongue, contradicting herself reluctantly, "Just annoying that I forgot my phone, otherwise during the break... I could have called to bother you, showing you how spirited I am."
Gotta maintain the image of a lady.
Who said anything about dozing off? I just yawned a few times and shut my eyes for like ten seconds.
To her, it was completely negligible.
Leng Lingxiao’s lips curled slightly as he walked slowly to the dining room, his bright eyes seeing through everything.
The phone was in the pink pencil case.
Tang Xiaowan had forgotten to bring it, so she couldn’t make the call during the exam. The stationery she used had indeed been stuffed into her top pocket by Leng Lingxiao as a backup.
But this was good, as it allowed her to focus more on the questions without distractions.
The trending search list already featured her entering a bun shop, with the headline: [Little Wife Scouting Locally, Lingxiao Group May Enter the Catering Industry.]
Though it was just her silhouette, it was indeed her.
Li Zihan was so thrilled about this that he made three calls to Tang Xiaowan, excited beyond words.