Chapter 1659: Playing Hard to Get

Li Moning did not answer directly, but instead held up five fingers: "Five novels in exchange for information!"

Li Xingyan raised his hand and pushed three of them back down: "Two."

"No, why are you still haggling! Five is five!"

Li Xingyan ignored his little sister's squeaking and fussing and moved to push another finger back down.

This frightened Li Moning, who hurriedly said, "No, no, no, two is two then!"

After making the concession, she muttered under her breath, "Skinflint Li."

"What?"

"Nothing, nothing," Li Moning dared not complain anymore and started with the main point, "Those two haven't known each other long and aren't very close, but their vibes really match."

"Their vibes match?"

Li Moning nodded: "It means they hit it off."

Hearing this blunt description, Li Xingyan frowned: "This is your own conclusion, right? Is it reliable?"

Seeing her brother actually questioning her analytical skills, Li Moning wouldn't have it.

She straightened her back and said with conviction: "Do you think I read all those novels for nothing? I chatted with them for a few minutes and felt there was a problem!"

"What problem?"

"There are many problems, and the biggest problem is... my sister is actually speaking up for that man!"

Mentioning this, Li Moning felt so bothered!

That was her favorite sister, and now, she was actually favoring a man!

Even if that man is very handsome, it won't do!!!

Li Moning's words made Li Xingyan look in the direction of Jiang Motian and Xie Wanyi.

And he said: "I just have a feeling this person is dangerous."

"Exactly, a femme fatale!" Li Moning felt something was wrong and corrected herself, "A 'homme fatale'!"

Li Xingyan didn't care what kind of 'fatale' he was, but muttered with some confusion: "How can I make Tiantian realize his danger?"

Li Moning opened her mouth to speak.

But at this moment, the room suddenly went dark.

Jiang Motian also noticed the change in light inside, so she smiled and said to Xie Wanyi: "The cake is about to be cut, let's go in too."

"Okay."

Xie Wanyi replied, but deliberately kept his distance from Jiang Motian.

Blowing out the candles was only a matter of an instant.

But before Jiang Baobao could finish her wish, the wish candles went out.

The servant tried to relight the candles, but they suddenly became extremely difficult to light; it took two minutes before they were all lit.

Afterwards, the program continued.

Everyone sang the birthday song for Jiang Baobao, and Jiang Baobao smiled as she made a wish and blew out the candles.

When the living room was restored to light, Jiang Motian subconsciously wanted to speak to Xie Wanyi beside her.

But...

Where was he?

Jiang Motian began to look around.

She went to the garden first.

After not finding a trace of Xie Wanyi, she went up the stairs.

However, just as she reached the second floor, she heard a stern reprimand coming from the study: "What are you doing here!?"

The one who shouted was Li Xingyan.

But for some reason, Jiang Motian's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

She stepped into the study and saw... Xie Wanyi standing in front of the computer.

Jiang Baobao and Liu Xin'ai were chatting at the foot of the stairs on the first floor and vaguely heard the reprimand.

The two looked at each other and also came to the study.

Upon seeing the three people with their different expressions, Jiang Baobao realized something.

She walked quickly to the computer and tapped on the keyboard.

Jiang Baobao thought she would see that the password had been cracked and the data stolen.

But...

She frowned and looked at Xie Wanyi thoughtfully.

Seeing that her mother didn't speak, Li Xingyan sneered.

Then, he crossed his arms and said unceremoniously: "You've finally shown your fox tail! Tell me, did you approach Tiantian with such calculated intent just for this day!?"

Before Xie Wanyi could speak, Jiang Motian hurriedly scolded: "Brother, don't talk nonsense, there must be a misunderstanding here!"

After speaking, she anxiously urged the person beside her: "Xie Wanyi, explain yourself!"

"There is nothing to explain, Jiang Motian... I'm sorry."

His words left Jiang Motian completely stunned.

She couldn't quite understand... what did Xie Wanyi mean by this?

Jiang Baobao also heard these words, but the look in her eyes as she watched Xie Wanyi became increasingly strange.

"Let's call the police!" Li Xingyan opened his mouth to make the decision.

Seeing him take out his phone, Jiang Motian felt extremely panicked!

She wanted to stop her brother, but Jiang Baobao spoke first, asking: "Was anything lost?"

"I haven't checked yet, but when I came in, he had the USB drive plugged into the computer; it's obvious he was trying to copy data!"

"Then check if there is any data on the USB drive; if not, just let him go."

Li Xingyan looked astonished after hearing this.

Worried that his mother hadn't fully grasped the stakes, he reminded her: "This guy approached Jiang Motian with malicious intent, wanting to steal data; we can't let him off just because he didn't succeed!"

Smoothing things over is certainly not the style of the Li Family!

Anyone who dares to scheme against them must pay the price!!

But Jiang Baobao insisted on her decision, adding: "Today is my birthday, and I don't want to make things too ugly."

This sentence from Jiang Baobao could be called a trump card.

Li Xingyan instantly lost his momentum.

He pursed his lips, then took the USB drive with a sense of reluctance.

After checking it and finding no issues, he tossed the item back to Xie Wanyi and said impatiently: "You can go!"

Xie Wanyi had thought he would need to put in some effort to get away.

He hadn't expected Jiang Baobao to be willing to let him off the hook.

He glanced at Jiang Baobao, bowed deeply, and left without looking back.

"Xie Wanyi!"

Jiang Motian chased after him.

Li Xingyan wanted to stop her, but Jiang Baobao said: "Let her go."

"But what if Tiantian gets bewitched?"

"If that young man really wanted to bewitch Tiantian, he wouldn't have used such a stupid method as exposing himself."

Exposing himself?

Liu Xin'ai sensed something and asked: "Did you discover something?"

"Yes, that child didn't steal information; instead, he reinforced the firewall."

What... kind of move is that!?

Li Xingyan was stunned.

After hesitating for a moment, he frowned and muttered: "Could it be playing hard to get?"

Liu Xin'ai, however, said: "I actually think he wants to draw a line between himself and Tiantian and disappear from her life."

As her voice fell, Liu Xin'ai recounted the process of helping Xie Wanyi treat his wounds, as well as the content of her conversation with Xie Wanyi.

Having heard all this, and then reflecting on Xie Wanyi's actions today...

It actually quite fits Liu Xin'ai's speculation.

But Li Xingyan seemed to have an obsession, muttering: "It's still possible that it's playing hard to get."

Actually, one cannot blame Li Xingyan for being obsessed.

Xie Wanyi has methods, a deep mind, and is also very outstanding in appearance.

If such a person wanted to make a move on Jiang Motian...

It would be very hard for Jiang Motian not to be captured.

Although Jiang Baobao has rational judgment, she is a mother and cannot be one hundred percent rational.

When the scales in her heart were weighed down by sentiment...

Jiang Baobao shook her head, then returned to the computer.

She wanted to calm herself down.

She also wanted to find more clues.