"Hmph, Jin Juan, you think you can control me with your niece, don’t you? Now I’ve got your niece under my thumb. We’ll see who the Li Mansion’s property really belongs to in the end!"
While Li Chengzhi secretly rejoiced, Jin Lingling also had her own little schemes in her heart.
Li Chengzhi had told her to her face that he liked her and had no feelings for Jin Yuyu. Let that little slut stand off to the side. Once she became the young mistress of Li Mansion, wouldn’t she be calling the shots in Zhuma Town? Let’s see who dares not to give her face, not to respect them from the second room. Those stores that looked down on them and refused to cooperate with them could just wait for their misfortune, especially Fuman Building and Rice Flower Fragrance. She, Jin Lingling, would be sure to take them down first!
To put Jin Lingling at ease, Li Chengzhi even personally promised that once he returned to Li Mansion, he would go find Li Chang himself and get him to marry Jin Lingling.
After hearing this promise, Jin Lingling finally felt at peace. To give Li Chengzhi a little sweetness, she bravely mustered up the courage to approach him and quickly pecked a kiss on his cheek.
Feeling Jin Lingling’s soft and full lips, Li Chengzhi’s heart itched even more. But he knew that Jin Lingling was different from other women. To make her wholeheartedly follow him, he couldn’t use the methods he used on other women. He had to take his time and gradually wrap her around his finger.
The two of them were affectionate with each other for quite a while before reluctantly parting ways.
Since their relationship couldn’t be made public yet, Jin Lingling didn’t want Li Chengzhi to leave the building with her. However, a man of the world like Li Chengzhi obviously knew what to do to make things most fitting at such a time and how to please Jin Lingling.
Li Chengzhi went downstairs first, but stopped at the entrance of the teahouse, looking around with his young servant as if waiting for someone.
After a while, Jin Lingling slowly descended the stairs accompanied by her maid.
Li Chengzhi pretended to bump into her by chance and greeted her. Fortunately, the teahouse wasn’t in a busy area, so even if they really came out together, it wasn’t certain that acquaintances would see them.
Under Li Chengzhi’s gaze, Jin Lingling slowly got into the carriage, not forgetting to lift a corner of the curtain to give him a meaningful glance.
It must be said that although Jin Lingling was not very old, she really had a talent for acting; even a simple look back made Li Chengzhi savor it for a long time, until the carriage had gone far away. Li Chengzhi was still staring intently at that carriage.
"Is this what they call longing?" came a voice dripping with sarcasm. Li Chengzhi shuddered, and turning around, saw Lin Siyu looking at him with an unsmiling expression, dripping with jealousy.
Li Chengzhi hastily looked around, and seeing no familiar faces, he relaxed. He grabbed Lin Siyu’s arm and pulled her into the teahouse. "How many times have I said it? You come out after I go in! If people find out about us, it’s all over!"
Lin Siyu was still angry, upset about his secret meeting with Jin Lingling. Even as he pulled her along, she could still be heard grumbling, "Humph, let it be over, it’s all your fault! I’m worried sick over you all day, and you have the nerve to fancy another woman. What, you think I’m old? Or you find her prettier than me?"
There was no one else in the teahouse at the moment, and the owner and workers were all bribed by Li Chengzhi, so they naturally turned a deaf ear to their exchange.
But the people outside might not.