Chapter 20: Sudden Situation with the Plastic Wife
Chapter 20: Sudden Situation with the Plastic Wife
Li Zian carefully entered the password, then scanned his fingerprint. He felt very nervous during this process.
He was really worried that as soon as the door opened, Yu Meilin would be standing behind it waiting for him, asking him where he had been. How was he supposed to answer that?
Click.
The door opened.
Li Zian peeked inside the house, then quickly slipped through the door and went into his room.
No danger, just a scare.
Li Zian went to the bathroom and took a cold shower.
After leaving Mu Chuntao’s house, that proud and solitary state made him uncomfortable; he needed cold water to calm down.
After showering, Li Zian got under the covers and went on Jingdong to buy two high-end Tang Suits.
The two Tang Suits cost more than five thousand yuan. Spending this money made his heart ache, but since he was following the high-end private customization route and interacting with wealthy and noble people, his image definitely needed to be a bit more upscale. Then he bought some medicinal herbs and ingredients, which cost him several thousand more.
Sleepiness came suddenly. Li Zian closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Sleeping was cultivating the Great Slumber Qi Refining Art.
Natural air entered his lungs, then was delivered throughout his body by the blood.
This whole body naturally included the Great Sluggish Cauldron.
Whether it was natural air entering that incense burner, or energy like Spiritual Energy entering that incense burner, no one could know. The only thing that could be sure was that during this process where sleeping was cultivation, that incense burner continuously released faint streams of warm energy, subtly changing his body all the time.
The next morning at five o’clock, Li Zian opened his eyes on time.
He got out of bed and looked at his body, feeling a bit speechless.
Again, proud and solitary.
He suspected he might have woken up hard, not just because he was handsome.
He was covered in sweat again, and his underwear was soaked through. The sweat was still somewhat murky and sour-smelling, but it was a bit less than last time.
The Great Slumber Qi Refining Art, where sleeping was cultivation. Practicing every day definitely brought progress.
Li Zian practiced a round of Branch-Breaking Boxing in his room, then went to the bathroom to take a quick shower.
By seven in the morning, Li Zian had already set breakfast on the table: millet porridge, eggs, mixed shredded vegetables, chicken and vegetable pancakes, and a bowl of Great Benefit Phoenix Claw Soup. It was quite a spread.
Since Lin Shengnan discovered she had dozens of new black hairs on her head, she couldn’t stop thinking about this soup. Rather than waiting for her to ask him to make it, it was better to just make it for her directly.
Yu Meilin came downstairs first. She wore a black suit with a black bodycon skirt, simple and efficient yet still mature and charming. Her long legs were as fair as jade, needing no stockings to enhance their jade-like beauty.
A man who could marry such a wife would surely have people saying that he must have saved the Milky Way in his previous life to have such good fortune. But Li Zian was like a mute tasting bitterness—unable to speak of his suffering.
His wife was so beautiful, he could see her but couldn’t touch her.
“Good morning,” Yu Meilin greeted.
Li Zian replied, “Good morning.”
A perfect match in looks, but full of plastic flavor.
“It’s really nice having you at home. Breakfast is so plentiful, it looks delicious,” Yu Meilin said, picking up a chicken and vegetable pancake and taking a bite. Her eyebrows raised. “Hmm, not bad. I wanted to say this yesterday—your cooking skills are really good.”
A compliment that took a whole day to deliver—this kind of thing probably only happened with Yu Meilin.
“My cooking is good; I was thinking of opening a restaurant. What do you think?” Li Zian said with a smile.
Yu Meilin frowned. “If you need money, just tell me. If you open a restaurant, who will take care of Grandma and Xiaomei?”
Li Zian originally intended to joke, then smoothly bring up the matter of opening a studio. After all, they were husband and wife; such things should be mentioned. But hearing her words, he lost the mood to say anything.
“I have money; I don’t need your money.”
“You really don’t need money staying at home.”
Li Zian: “…”
“I’m going to New Star Company today,” Yu Meilin said.
“I need to go buy groceries, so I won’t accompany you,” Li Zian said.
“I never said I wanted you to come.”
Li Zian felt a lump in his throat.
Lin Shengnan came downstairs holding Li Xiaomei’s hand.
“Daddy!” Li Xiaomei ran toward Li Zian on her short little legs, her small face full of smiles.
Li Zian’s heart immediately melted. He crouched down early.
Li Xiaomei threw herself into Li Zian’s arms, her small hands cupping his face. “Daddy!”
Li Zian lifted his little cotton-padded jacket high up, his face full of smiles. “Oof, you’re heavy. Our Xiaomei has gained weight.”
Li Xiaomei leaned close to Li Zian’s ear and whispered, “Daddy, as soon as Mommy leaves, can you do magic for me?”
Li Zian nodded understandingly.
Lin Shengnan said with a smile, “Daughters really are close to their fathers. Look, these two are so good together. Oh my, Great Benefit Phoenix Claw Soup! I love this soup.”
Yu Meilin picked up a bowl and served soup for Lin Shengnan, saying, “Grandma, is this soup really that good?”
Lin Shengnan pointed to a strand of black hair on her head. “Zian said this soup can turn white hair black. At first I didn’t believe it, but this soup is truly amazing. Look, I have black hairs here.”
Yu Meilin looked closely and indeed saw black hairs. She couldn’t help but glance at Li Zian, curious about how he knew how to make such a soup, but she said nothing.
Maybe she would ask tomorrow.
After breakfast, Yu Meilin left. Li Zian cleared the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them.
Li Xiaomei followed him into the kitchen. “Daddy, when will you do magic for me?”
Li Zian crouched down and said with a smile, “Close your eyes.”
Li Xiaomei obediently closed her eyes.
Li Zian took out a piece of chocolate and put it into Li Xiaomei’s little pocket. He clapped his hands and put on an act, saying, “Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Taishang Laojun shows his power, mami mami hong, done.”
Li Xiaomei opened her eyes, looked at her two empty little hands, and pouted. “Where’s the chocolate?”
Li Zian said with a smile, “Do you want to see Daddy do magic, or do you want to eat chocolate?”
Li Xiaomei pouted her little mouth. “Magic that can’t produce chocolate is not good magic!”
Li Zian reached out and pulled open the little pocket on her clothes. “Ta-da! Look!”
Li Xiaomei looked down and saw the chocolate in her pocket. Her small face immediately showed an excited smile. “Wow, Daddy is so amazing!”
This counted as mutual business praise.
Li Zian kissed Li Xiaomei and patted her little head. “Go play outside; Daddy needs to wash the dishes.”
“Okay,” Li Xiaomei said, taking the chocolate and going out.
After Li Zian finished cleaning the kitchen and came out, Tang Qing arrived.
She wore a printed T-shirt with denim shorts and a pair of Li-Ning mesh sports shoes on her feet. Her curvy figure and mature, sexy curves exuded a youthful vibe all over.
“Good morning, Brother Li,” Tang Qing greeted warmly.
Li Zian said with a smile, “Good morning to you too. I’ll leave Xiaomei with you; I’m going out to buy groceries.”
Tang Qing gave a slight bow. “Don’t worry.”
The T-shirt dipped down.
An unexpected snowy scene suddenly appeared.
Mountains were not high, but with ravines they were special.
Li Zian’s eyes did not know where to look. He picked up his shopping basket and went out.
When he was in Crescent Moon Village, he faced the Old Matriarch Lin Shengnan every day. He thought living alone was quite free. But now, there was Yu Meilin at home, Mu Chuntao next door, and even Xiaomei’s family tutor was such a beauty. Suddenly, he felt his life was so hard.
Everyone was good-looking, but he could only look not touch.
Back in Crescent Moon Village, he woke up every day feeling handsome. Now, he almost always woke up feeling stiff. Wasn’t that hard?
When he came back from shopping, the Jingdong delivery person had just delivered the goods to his door. Li Zian signed for it, and the delivery person even helped him carry the things inside.
Li Zian tried on a Tang Suit, with white pants and black cloth shoes with a scissor opening. It looked neat and elegant on him, giving a feeling of being refined and handsome.
Ding ling ling, ding ling ling…
His mobile phone suddenly rang.
Li Zian picked up the mobile phone and looked. It was a call from “Housekeeper.”
Without any warning, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
For some reason, he had a bad premonition.
“Hello, Meilin, what’s the matter?”
“It’s me, Kun Li. Come to the company quickly,” Kun Li’s voice came from the mobile phone.
Li Zian’s heart tightened. “What happened?”
“Meilin fell when going downstairs and got a little hurt. I told her to go to the hospital, but she refused. You come and persuade her,” Kun Li said.
Li Zian said anxiously, “Give me the address. I’ll come right away.”
“I’ll send you the location using Meilin’s mobile phone.”
“Why did she fall when everything was fine?”
“I wasn’t with her at the time, so I don’t know. I just know there were quite a few people around her then. No more talking, just come quickly.” Kun Li hung up.
Soon, he received the location Kun Li sent via WeChat.
Li Zian thought about the bad feeling he had earlier. It came out of nowhere, and then Yu Meilin had an accident. He hadn’t performed Divination, yet that premonition was so accurate. Could this also be related to practicing the Great Slumber Qi Refining Art?
After thinking for a bit without any result, Li Zian went upstairs and entered Li Xiaomei’s room.
Tang Qing was kneeling on the carpet, teaching Li Xiaomei how to write by holding her hand. Her raised bottom happened to face the door.
Li Zian walked over and saw Li Xiaomei writing the word “Dad” on the paper and was then writing the word “Mom.”
“Brother Zian, you’re here,” Tang Qing noticed Li Zian and quickly stood up.
As a result, she wasn’t holding Li Xiaomei’s hand, and Li Xiaomei wrote the word “Mom” all crooked.
Li Xiaomei covered the crooked word “Mom” and asked Li Zian, “Dad, is my writing good?”
So young, yet she already knew how to deceive herself.
Li Zian pretended not to notice her little action and praised her, “Yes, it’s good. Keep writing. I need to talk to Teacher Xiao Tang.”
“No whispering. Only I can whisper to you,” Li Xiaomei said.
Tang Qing felt a bit awkward.
“Let’s talk outside,” Li Zian said as he went out.
Tang Qing nodded and followed him out.
Outside, Li Zian lowered his voice. “Xiao Tang, your Meilin sister got a little injured at the company. I need to go check on her. Could you please take care of Xiaomei and Grandma? Also, don’t tell Xiaomei and Grandma about this. I don’t want them to worry.”
“No problem. Is Meilin sister badly hurt? Is it serious?” Tang Qing asked with concern.
Li Zian said, “I don’t know, but it should be nothing major. I’ll go now. I leave the house to you.”
“Okay, go quickly. I’ll take good care of Grandma and Xiaomei,” Tang Qing said.
Just then, Li Xiaomei peeked her head out from the doorframe, quietly watching Li Zian and Tang Qing, her little eyes full of suspicion.
Li Zian coughed dryly. “Xiaomei, what are you looking at?”
Li Xiaomei said in her childish voice, “I’m checking if you’re whispering. You keep talking; I’m just watching.”
Li Zian: “…”
You little one, are you spying on your dad?