"I heard Tang Xiaohua lives here, and I came to see the victim of a terrorist attack that happened over two months ago. Is that not allowed?"
Wen Nian’s voice grew thick.
Even though the man standing before him was the President of a nation, Lu Ziqing did not show the slightest bit of intimidation. He had a hunch that Wen Nian’s visit was not as he claimed, simply to visit a so-called "victim."
The timing was too late, and his attire seemed disguised, with the black hoodie still on his head, evidently not wanting to be recognized. What was more telling was that there was not a single President’s Guard in the corridor behind him.
These details alone were enough to expose his lies.
After speaking, Wen Nian’s eyes, radiating a cold light, fell upon Lu Ziqing’s face,
"And you, Commander Lu!"
"Mr. President, this is my home."
"Brother Lu, who is it?"
Song Lili came out of the kitchen holding a bowl, stirring the egg inside as she asked.
Lu Ziqing’s tall figure perfectly blocked her view.
At this moment, Tang Xiaocao had already run to the doorway, looking up at the visitor and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Wen!"
Song Lili’s egg-stirring hand paused.
Then, Lu Ziqing stepped aside, and there stood Wen Nian in the doorway, wearing a black hoodie and dark dress pants, his handsome face showing a bone-chilling expression as he stared intently at Song Lili...
"Mr... Mr. President, what brings you here at this hour?"
Song Lili hastily asked.
Wen Nian walked straight into the house, while Lu Ziqing stepped outside, glancing down the corridor and looking around through the passageway window. Seeing no unusual movements, he then returned inside and closed the door.
Lu Ziqing didn’t finish his words when he saw Song Lili and Wen Nian entering a room one after the other!
Wasn’t the meaning of all this obvious? What really was the relationship between Song Lili and Wen Nian? The esteemed Mr. President sneaking into Song Lili’s room in the middle of the night?
Lu Ziqing pursed his lips, no matter what their relationship was, he just didn’t feel right about it now.
"You call him Brother Wen?"
Lu Ziqing looked at Tang Xiaocao, asking curiously.
"He asked you to call him that?"
Tang Xiaocao continued nodding.
"What exactly is the relationship between him and your sister?"
Tang Xiaocao immediately shook his head.
He had promised Brother Wen not to talk carelessly.
Lu Ziqing wasn’t sure if Tang Xiaocao’s shaking head meant he didn’t know or that he couldn’t say. Feeling irritated, he was about to press further when the bedroom door opened again.
Song Lili and Wen Nian came out one after the other. They approached Lu Ziqing and Song Lili said to him,
"Brother Lu... would you mind if the President joined us for dinner?"
Lu Ziqing looked at Wen Nian, "Mr. President, it might be better for you to return to your own residence. To come here without even bringing one guard is—"
"Isn’t Commander Lu here? How can it be said that I do not have a single guard?"
Wen Nian paced toward the dining table and sat down, his hands still tucked in the pocket of his hoodie. The image was a stark contrast to his usual sharply dressed look in a business suit.
"Mr. President, what exactly do you need with Tang Xiaohua? I’m not a fool, I—"
"It’s not Tang Xiaohua, it’s Song Lili."
Wen Nian continued on his own. He picked up a pair of chopsticks and gently knocked on the table. With a "thunk," the icy air seemed to crack open a hole!
"I watched her grow up. We lived together since she was little. She came to this faraway place to enlist and hasn’t been home for a long time. I came to see her while I was passing through—what’s the problem with that, Commander Lu...?"
Lu Ziqing watched Song Lili while quickly digesting Wen Nian’s words.
The usually hot-tempered commander responded quite calmly this time...
Even though nobody made things explicit, it was clear as day to both proud lions who had locked horns.
Neither wanted to appear panicked or disheveled, falling into a disadvantageous position.
Even though in Lu Ziqing’s heart a thousand "grass mud horses" were truly stampeding through!