Chapter 1652: Finally Snuck In

Ling Yu had a premonition that if Xie Wanyi continued to entangle himself with the Li Family for too long...

He feared he would end up trapped.

Xie Wanyi, however, did not speak; he simply ate his food in a slow and measured manner.

With his brows lowered, his expression made it impossible for anyone to guess what he was thinking at that moment.

In the night sky, the bright moon hung high.

Jiang Motian reached out her wrist, preparing to turn off the desk lamp and go to sleep.

But suddenly, a knock sounded at the door.

Knock, knock—

It's so late, who could it be?

Jiang Motian raised her brows slightly, then shuffled in her slippers to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, she saw Li Moning wearing cartoon pajamas, clutching a pillow, and squeezing inside with lightning speed.

Seeing Jiang Motian still standing there in a daze, she whispered a prompt: "Hurry, close the door!"

Jiang Motian closed the door subconsciously, and only then did Li Moning heave a sigh of relief and say with a sweet smile, "Finally snuck in!"

Snuck?

Li Moning's words left Jiang Motian confused, and she asked, "Why are you acting like a thief?"

"Ugh, don't even mention it!"

Li Moning turned and sat on the edge of the bed, saying indignantly, "I wanted to sleep with you before, but Mom, Dad, and my brothers wouldn't let me! At first, they said you were dealing with jet lag, then they said you had to paint for a competition, but this time, I'm not waiting for them to find excuses—I came first!"

After finishing, Li Moning lifted her chin, wearing an expression that said, "Hurry and praise me for being smart."

Jiang Motian couldn't help but laugh.

Then, she offered Li Moning an idea: "Leave a set of pajamas here with me, and you can just come over next time you want to."

Li Moning thought about it, then slapped her thigh!

"That's a great idea! It'll be completely undetectable, impossible for them to guard against! Sis, you're still the smart one!"

"Alright, stop the flattery, go to sleep."

Li Moning lay happily under the covers, wanting to chat with Jiang Motian about her thoughts.

But this pillow... it seemed to have magic; as soon as she touched it, Li Moning started yawning.

No, no, this opportunity is too precious to spend sleeping!

Li Moning patted her cheeks hard, and the sound even startled Jiang Motian.

She asked, "Momo, what are you doing?"

"Trying to wake myself up!"

Uh...

"But shouldn't you be sleeping right now?"

"But I want to chat with you for a while longer."

Looking at Li Moning's listless appearance, Jiang Motian raised her hand to gently stroke her cheek.

Since returning, she had been busy with this and that and hadn't properly spent time with her little sister.

Thinking of this, Jiang Motian couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt.

To make up for it, Jiang Motian promised, "This weekend, I'll go shopping with you."

Upon hearing this, Li Moning's joy was immediately evident: "Really? Sis, you can't go back on your word!"

"I won't go back on what I've promised you. By the way, I'll also take a look at what else is needed for Mom's birthday banquet."

Jiang Baobao's birthday was next Monday.

Jiang Motian had already secretly prepared almost everything.

Li Moning wrapped the quilt tighter and said, "I have some ideas about the birthday banquet, too, Sis. You can use them for reference."

"What are they? Let's hear them."

Li Moning didn't hold back; she cleared her throat and began to talk incessantly.

She became more and more excited as she spoke.

But...

The more Jiang Motian listened, the more she felt something was wrong.

Taking advantage of a pause in Li Moning's speech, Jiang Motian asked, "Why do I feel like this is a plan for a Halloween event?"

"What does it have to do with Halloween? The plan I thought of is all about setting the atmosphere."

Setting the atmosphere?

Setting an atmosphere for screaming?

Jiang Motian held back, but still offered her critique: "The insect banquet is out, the realistic finger cookies can also be canceled, and the Wheel of Fate isn't suitable for the elders to play, so..."

Before Jiang Motian could reach a final conclusion, Li Moning had already shrunk into the quilt, with only her head exposed.

Then she asked pitifully, "Can't even one of them stay?"

Refusing was truly cruel.

But in this situation, one couldn't afford not to be cruel!

Jiang Motian took a deep breath and said, "No!"

"Sis..."

"But when my birthday comes, I'll leave the entire birthday banquet for you to be in charge of, how about that?"

Li Moning had originally wanted to argue a bit more.

However, the replacement conditions Jiang Motian offered were too tempting, and Li Moning was instantly drawn in.

She said with a look of pleasant surprise: "I'm going to start preparing right now; when the time comes, I will definitely give you a birthday you'll never forget for the rest of your life!!"

Li Moning was so excited.

Deep down, however, Jiang Motian trembled slightly.

She had a feeling that things weren't going to go well...

The next day, Jiang Motian was slapped awake by Li Moning.

She reacted for a moment before remembering that her little sister had stayed over last night.

Sigh, from childhood to adulthood, this girl's sleeping posture has always been hard to compliment.

Jiang Motian pushed back the arm that Li Moning had draped over her.

She checked the clock again...

It seemed her little sister was going to be late.

Jiang Motian hurriedly shook Li Moning.

But Li Moning hadn't slept enough; she pulled the quilt over her head and mumbled, "Don't disturb my sleep!"

"It's already 7:30, aren't you going to school?"

Wait a minute...

It's 7:30...

Li Moning's mind went blank for a second.

Then she abruptly threw off the quilt and let out a miserable shriek: "I have to be at school early today, ahhh!!!"

Before Li Moning's shout had even faded, she had already stumbled out.

Her disheveled hair and frantic appearance made Jiang Motian shudder.

How terrifying!

With no one occupying her bed, Jiang Motian lay back down.

She looked at the ceiling, thinking that maybe she should go sketching today.

It was said that the newly built skyscraper in the development zone had a unique design and was very distinctive; perhaps it could be painted.

Having made her decision, Jiang Motian got up to prepare.

After eating breakfast, she carried her drawing board and went to the development zone.

Unfortunately, the time Jiang Motian chose wasn't very good.

This time was the peak of the morning rush hour, and there were people coming and going everywhere.

Jiang Motian sat on a bench, waiting for the crowd to gradually disperse.

Among the throngs of hurried passersby, Jiang Motian, sitting quietly there, appeared somewhat abrupt.

So, it wasn't long before someone noticed her.

But the vast majority of people just took a couple of extra looks, silently praised "how beautiful," and then left with expressionless faces.

However, one person took the initiative to sit down beside Jiang Motian.

Jiang Motian looked to her side and discovered that the other person was a young man in a crisp suit.

Seeing Jiang Motian looking at him, the man quickly revealed a friendly smile and said, "Miss, you don't work here, do you?"

Jiang Motian rested her chin on her palm and gave a hum of acknowledgment.

"Then are you looking for a job?"

"I am not."

"If you aren't looking for a job, why are you sitting here?"

"To paint."

Paint?

This answer made the man's smile deepen.

It seemed he didn't believe what Jiang Motian said was true.

But Jiang Motian didn't care whether he believed it or not!

Jiang Motian didn't want to pay any more attention to this person, but the man put on a profound air and said, "Actually, I really understand people like you, I really do."

The other person's "understanding," on the contrary, made Jiang Motian not understand.

Jiang Baobao stared at the screen, her heart sinking as she realized the evidence had been wiped clean.