Chapter 2007: A Frustrating Conversation

Jiang Motian was exhausted.

By the time she finished, she was leaning against the stairs, resting without any regard for her image.

At this moment, Wei Yangyang handed over a bottle of water.

Jiang Motian reached out to take it and gulped down several mouthfuls.

Then she said, "It's a good thing I came along today, otherwise how would you have managed on your own?"

Wei Yangyang responded with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, you are simply my lucky star, my great benefactor!"

Jiang Motian accepted this expression of gratitude with a clear conscience.

It was just that...

She tilted her head to look at the seemingly unbothered Wei Yangyang and muttered in confusion, "How are you not tired at all?"

"Hmm... I've been taking the health supplements your brother sent recently; perhaps that stuff has the effect of strengthening the body."

"It's that effective? Then when I go back, I'll try it too!"

Jiang Motian really wanted to take the opportunity to chat about the topic of health supplements.

But considering the purpose of coming here today...

Jiang Motian steered the conversation toward Yi Xiang: "How did Yi Xiang suddenly have the money to buy such an expensive house?"

"His family bought it for him."

"Then do you know what his family does?"

"No, we haven't talked about it."

"Why not talk about it? Aren't you interested?"

"It's other people's family business, why would I be interested?"

It's good that she isn't interested!

Jiang Motian breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to probe: "Hasn't Yi Xiang ever mentioned it to you on his own?"

"No."

"Don't you find it strange? Why is Yi Xiang so evasive about his family?"

Wei Yangyang did not answer, but instead looked at Jiang Motian.

Her gaze made Jiang Motian shift uncomfortably, and then she asked, "What's wrong?"

Wei Yangyang narrowed her eyes slightly and then said, "Why are you so concerned about Yi Xiang today?"

"Who's concerned about him? I'm worried about you!"

"What does that have to do with me?"

"Yi Xiang's intentions toward you aren't simple, and he's so secretive; who knows what he's hiding behind the scenes."

Wei Yangyang revealed a helpless expression and asked in return, "What could he possibly be plotting against me?"

Jiang Motian reached out and placed her hand over Wei Yangyang's heart.

Then she said mysteriously, "Naturally, it's your heart!"

Wei Yangyang quickly swatted Jiang Motian's hand away and said with conviction, "Then you can rest easy; I have already sealed my heart in cement and will not be moved."

"Don't say that, then what about my brother!"

Wei Yangyang's eyes flickered.

She looked elsewhere and muttered softly, "He... he can do whatever he wants."

"You can't say it like that. If you don't want him, he might never get married for the rest of his life! Sigh, my brother is truly too pitiful!"

"Don't talk nonsense. Li Xingyan is so popular; there are plenty of people who want him."

"But he doesn't want anyone else; he only has his sights set on you. Recently, he has even..."

Wei Yangyang was listening carefully.

As a result, Jiang Motian suddenly went quiet.

Wei Yangyang had no choice but to press, "Even what?"

Jiang Motian was deliberately keeping Wei Yangyang in suspense.

Now that she had succeeded, she suppressed a laugh and said, "He's been studying fashion lately!"

Although Jiang Motian hadn't seen Li Xingyan in the past few days, she knew he had ordered quite a few new clothes.

And these new clothes were of a type Li Xingyan wouldn't have touched before.

Jiang Motian thought about it for a moment and guessed what Li Xingyan was planning.

To be honest, she didn't dare to hold any expectations for what Li Xingyan would eventually come up with.

She even gave Wei Yangyang a heads-up: "Since he's studying it, there will definitely be times when he fails, so don't be too surprised if you see him dressed strangely."

Wei Yangyang didn't take this warning to heart.

She even said, "Your brother is like a clothes hanger; how strange could he possibly look?"

This... that's really hard to say.

But Jiang Motian didn't keep talking about this topic.

She had rested enough and asked, "What else do you need me to do?"

"Hmm... let's measure the height of a few more door frames, and we can call it a day."

Jiang Motian finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

She stood up, stretched her limbs, and finished the final work together with Wei Yangyang.

Since her friend had helped so much today, Wei Yangyang wanted to treat Jiang Motian to a meal.

But when Wei Yangyang made this suggestion, Jiang Motian asked her to reschedule for another day.

Today, she just wanted to get to the bottom of Wei Yangyang's attitude toward Yi Xiang.

Now that the matter was clear, Jiang Motian was anxious to go home and arrange a meeting time with her brother.

But what Jiang Motian did not expect was that when she returned home, Li Xingyan had also returned.

What a coincidence!

Jiang Motian went to find Li Xingyan with a smile on her face and said, "It really isn't easy to see you!"

Li Xingyan replied without even lifting his head, "The company has been busy lately. Why, is something the matter?"

"Yes, there are two things... no, three things."

"Then keep it brief."

This cold style made Jiang Motian curl her lips.

She thought that once she opened up the topic, Li Xingyan would certainly not be as calm as he was now!

While imagining Li Xingyan's shocked expression, Jiang Motian announced a piece of news: "Yi Xiang is Yi Lingluo's younger brother!"

After saying this, Jiang Motian stared intently at Li Xingyan.

But who would have thought...

Li Xingyan did not have any expression of surprise; he just said, "Oh."

This reaction actually surprised Jiang Motian.

She hurriedly asked, "You knew this news a long time ago?"

"I did not."

"Then why aren't you surprised at all? Your love rival having such an identity will be very troublesome!"

This sentence did cause Li Xingyan to have a slight, peculiar reaction.

Li Xingyan looked up and said coldly and indifferently, "Yi Xiang, what qualifications does he have to be my love rival!"

"He... naturally has his strengths; you must not underestimate the enemy."

"That doesn't mean I should just create imaginary enemies."

"But..."

"What is the second thing you wanted to say?"

Li Xingyan forcibly ended the topic.

Jiang Motian felt helpless.

But she could only follow Li Xingyan's lead and bring up the second matter: "Xin Ziran has not left; it is said that he stayed behind for your sake."

Li Xingyan had almost forgotten about this person.

Suddenly hearing his name, Li Xingyan narrowed his eyes.

Afterwards, Li Xingyan said, "The existence of this guy is indeed a hidden danger."

"Then what do you plan to do?"

"Investigate it thoroughly."

Since he was going to investigate...

Jiang Motian suggested, "Why not let Wanyi help you investigate?"

Xie Wanyi could have uncovered the key information.

He had completely terminated the operation just to save face for Li Xingyan.

Therefore, handing the task to Xie Wanyi would be like piercing through a paper window—it would be very easy!

But who would have thought, Li Xingyan refused without even thinking: "No need."

"But..."

"What is the third thing?"

Li Xingyan interrupted Jiang Motian's words once again.

This made Jiang Motian feel very stifled!

She felt very unhappy!

Jiang Motian's enthusiasm was also consumed until there was little left.

When speaking of the third thing, her tone was flat and indifferent: "Are you thinking of changing your style of dress?"

"Yes."

"Why do you want to change?"

Jiang Baobao stared at the screen, her heart pounding as she watched the numbers fluctuate.