Chapter 453

Wen Leyu and Pan Xiaoying are truly different.

During the years Wen Leyu lived with Teacher Ke in the countryside, it was the most crucial period of her growth; Teacher Ke provided her with comprehensive education at home, teaching her the cruelty and reality of society.

But due to the harsh surrounding environment, Teacher Ke always kept Wen Leyu tightly protected under his wings; although Wen Leyu learned much, she lacked opportunities for real-world combat.

So when Li Ye first met Wen Leyu, he immediately felt this girl was "pure"; over their three-plus years of relationship, they grew fonder of each other with time, sharing a sense of "heart-to-heart" connection.

In contrast, Pan Xiaoying was different—she was like an athlete who trained in martial arts first, then switched to sanda, having fought countless matches on the arena, her practical experience fully maxed out.

Interacting with her was comfortable, but you rarely got a chance to touch her inner self; you never knew what her deepest secrets were like.

That's why Wen Leyu worried her brother might one day clash with Pan Xiaoying—if you don't even know what she's thinking, how can a married couple be truly united?

"Clang~"

Logically, Pan Xiaoying, as the future sister-in-law, shouldn't overstep Wen Guohua—but since she'd spoken up, could Li Ye refuse?

But only after returning to Zaojunmiao that night did Li Ye understand why Wen Guohua's expression had seemed odd.

Yet before he could catch his breath, the phone rang again.

But Li Ye's perfect strikes did have something to do with his strength.

Li Ye exchanged phone numbers with Pan Xiaoying, then glanced at Wen Guohua and suddenly felt his expression was strange.

Li Ye said: "We're fairly familiar—the factory director and several managers are all from our Qingshui hometown."

"You don't know her?"

Li Ye rolled the bowling ball and scored another strike, prompting Wen Guohua to ask in a sarcastic tone: "Li Ye, didn't you bowl before? Are you still being modest with us?"

Li Ye picked up the phone; Wen Guohua immediately asked: "I just tried calling you and got a busy signal—was it Pan Xiaoying calling you?"

Li Ye smiled slightly: "Sister Pan, I really don't know Ning Pingping well—if I were too close to her, Xiao Yu wouldn't be happy. Since I'm dating Xiao Yu now, I must keep all others at a distance."

Li Ye decided to play dumb and pretend today's incident never happened.

After hanging up, Li Ye let out a long breath.

Li Ye's posture wasn't standard, his shoes weren't professional, but his strength was immense, and his precise control over force reached a level beyond ordinary people.

Li Ye glanced at Wen Guohua, thinking: Brother, you called us over—don't tell me you want us to pay the bill?

"Damn, I knew this bitch wasn't harmless."

"Huh, she really showed up fast."

And if I just obeyed your hint and rushed to comply, wouldn't I lose all face?

【Forget it, better pretend I don't understand. Better offend Pan Xiaoying than offend my brother-in-law.】

But no matter how much technique bowling requires, it still follows the principle that "speed conquers all"—if your ball speed is fast enough, you can compensate for lack of technique to some extent.

"Heh, I know Sister Pan."

But in the end, all these top seeds lost to a self-taught outsider.

Li Ye instantly thought of Pei Wencong's program-controlled switch—wondering whether he should ask Wen Guohua for a contact, in case he needed it later.

After all, to widely promote his program-controlled switch, technical superiority alone wasn't enough—he'd need at least some inside information.

Ning Pingping is currently going through a painful breakup—isn't this kicking her when she's down?

But Wen Guohua waved his hand, indicating Li Ye didn't need to worry.

Yet before Li Ye could speak, Pan Xiaoying asked him for his phone number.

Pan Xiaoying smiled faintly: "I heard from Guohua that Fenghua's ad scripts are mostly your work, and Ning Pingping even played a role in your 'Lonely Soldiers of the Homeland'!"

【This kid isn't simple either.】

Since Wen Guohua didn't want to keep playing, everyone prepared to leave—but when it came time to pay, Pan Xiaoying covered the bill.

Li Ye answered honestly: "Yes, she asked if I knew Ning Pingping."

And to Pan Xiaoying, Li Ye was precisely this kind of self-taught outsider.

So what should he do? Terminate Fenghua's long-term contract with Ning Pingping?

Then Wen Leyu whispered: "She handles reception at her unit—just needs to be able to issue invoices."

Ning Pingping is currently Fenghua's main model, constantly appearing on TV—do you really claim you don't know her?

But when Pan Xiaoying asked "know," did she mean this kind of "know"?

"I like reading novels and have tried writing them myself—give me your number; I'll need to ask you for advice on literary matters in the future!"

"Pfft, like anyone here lacks strength. Fine, I'm done—let Sister Pan take us out to eat."

Li Ye gained a deeper understanding of Pan Xiaoying's capabilities.

Wen Guohua didn't argue with Li Ye because he truly lacked Li Ye's strength.

After some small talk, Pan Xiaoying suddenly asked: "Li Ye, are you very familiar with Fenghua's Chengdu Seventh Factory?"

Wen Guohua certainly wouldn't mention Ning Pingping to Pan Xiaoying—but she'd found out everything, even traced it to Li Ye himself.

At dinner, Li Ye learned Pan Xiaoying was from the postal and telecommunications system—seemingly just an unremarkable section chief, but her family had a big shot in that system.

Pan Xiaoying fell silent for a few seconds, then chuckled: "You're right—you should keep your distance from her. Xiao Yu picked you wisely; we're family now, so you've got to help your sister keep an eye on things!"

Li Ye had just gotten home when Pan Xiaoying called.

Li Ye had to say: "I know Ning Pingping—we both appeared in Fenghua's first ad, but I don't know her well."

Li Ye smiled: "No, I just have strong strength."

Li Ye felt awkward and confused.

In his past life, Li Ye had once watched a televised bowling championship, where several top seeds wore professional bowling shoes and used custom-drilled balls tailored to their hand shapes,

Looking utterly professional.

Pan Xiaoying asked: "Do you know Ning Pingping, the model under long-term contract with Fenghua's Chengdu Seventh Factory?"

That guy was just a janitor at a bowling alley, couldn't afford professional shoes or custom balls, but his ball speed was fast—and fast and accurate—and he ended up defeating all those elegant top seeds.

Bowling still requires considerable technique; the ball types alone are divided into straight, curve, and flying disc—each differs, and the curve ball is off-center,

Especially the curve ball demands extreme precision in force control, release timing, landing point, impact position, and lane oil pattern.

Li Ye couldn't help smiling.

Someone like Wen Guohua shouldn't normally swear like that—but conversely, that meant he treated Li Ye as family.