Five years ago, Gu Momo saved the Empire's richest man and was forced to conceive a child.
Five years later, she returned强势 with countless secret identities. Countless tyants knelt before...
The Li family in the capital.
Gu Momo received Lan Yiren's message, and a knowing smile appeared on her lips.
In his eyes, there was only clarity and joy in having everything under control.
The Dark Moon Organization's plan is progressing smoothly; now all that's left is for Li Zhanting to investigate the situation with Li's parents!
She pounced onto the bed, leaned against the soft mattress, and started scrolling through Weibo out of boredom.
As she swiped the screen, she suddenly saw a news article—
"The 'Starlight Blossoms' concert series, organized by the International Music Association, will present a grand feast for piano and violin tomorrow. The organizers have announced the list of ten pianists, including Steinway Artist Lin Wei and Music Composition Award winner Xu Han. Tomorrow night at 7 pm, at the Imperial Art Auditorium, we look forward to listening to the beautiful music played on their fingers."
Looking at the concert's promotional posters and lineup, Gu Momo instantly became interested.
I worked so hard investigating the Fu family in Yecheng before, and I didn't even have time to enjoy life with Li Zhanting.
So she decisively clicked on the ticket purchase channel, reserved a VIP seat, and then quickly turned around to find Li Zhanting.
When I opened the door, I found that he wasn't in the room. Why hadn't he come back yet at this hour?
Worried, she ran to Li Zhanting's study, but still couldn't find him. Just as she was about to turn and leave, she heard the sound of a pen falling to the ground.
Gu Momo stopped and leaned forward a little, only then did she see Li Zhanting leaning back in his office chair, resting.
The reason she hadn't seen him earlier was because he was hidden by the mountain of documents and plans piled up on the desk.
Gu Momo turned her head to look at the man sleeping soundly. His eyelashes were thick and long, even more beautiful than many girls'. The light cast a faint gray shadow on his profile and the bridge of his nose, and his eyes showed an unconcealable weariness.
To make him more comfortable, Gu Momo turned to turn off the computer, but saw a packed schedule on the screen, including a very important dinner party for him the next night.
Gu Momo considered it important because she saw that the urgency level column was marked with three red stars, and the most stars on the entire itinerary were three.
Seeing how tired the man looked, Gu Momo immediately gave up the idea of having him accompany her to the concert; she couldn't bear to see him so exhausted.
Gu Momo found a blanket and gently covered Li Zhanting with it. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly realized that her hand was being held tightly in the man's hand. The next second, she was sitting on the man's lap.
The blanket had just been put on and slipped to the ground, so Gu Momo became its replacement, being held in Li Zhanting's arms.
"Why didn't you make a sound when you arrived?" The man's warm breath lingered in her ear.
"I saw you were asleep and didn't want to disturb you," Gu Momo said truthfully.
"Your presence is not a disturbance." The man said this seemingly casually, then reached his hands through Gu Momo's sides, picked up a document in one hand and a pen in the other, and continued working!
Hey, are you kidding me? I'm sitting on your lap!
Gu Momo was both amused and exasperated. At this moment, she looked exactly like a giant baby, sitting on Li Zhanting's lap, with the table in front of her, his body behind her, and his hands tightly encircling her on both sides. There was simply no way to escape.
"Won't you get even more tired doing this? I'm very heavy." Gu Momo tried to get him to put her down.
“You don’t seem to have a good understanding of yourself. I’ve never thought you were heavy; on the contrary, I hope you can eat more.” Li Zhanting picked up the document in his hand, held the pen in his right hand, and signed his name smoothly.
Upon hearing his words, Gu Momo subconsciously looked at her own body.
She's not as thin as he said; she has all the right curves.
Li Zhanting looked at her with a doting smile: "Mo Mo, you don't need to look, you have a great figure."
Gu Momo, “…”
And so, Gu Momo was held in Li Zhanting's arms as he handled official business all night, not even knowing when she fell asleep.
When she woke up in the morning, she found herself lying in Li Zhanting's bed.
A gentle and soothing melody filled my ears, accompanied by the chirping of birds outside the window. I felt a breeze blowing in through the window, and sunlight spilling onto the warm white floor. This morning was inexplicably filled with warmth.
Li Zhanting had probably already gone back to investigate his parents' situation. She got up alone and walked to the old-fashioned record player. The vintage master vinyl record was spinning quietly, giving off a nostalgic and retro feeling.
The piano solo played on this old-fashioned record player is ethereal and otherworldly, like a gentle narration; if you listen carefully, you'll find it has a unique charm.
"Miss Momo, you're awake?"
Gu Momo looked up and saw that the maid, Aunt Pei, was standing at the door of the room, holding a black dress.
"Aunt Pei, what brings you up here?" Aunt Pei greeted her as she presented the gift in her hand. "This was sent by Mr. Ting this morning. He said that Miss Momo, you have a very important event to attend tonight, and he can't go with you, so he specially prepared this dress for you."
Gu Momo picked up the dress, which was a black fishtail gown with a strong cut but very soft fabric. It was simple yet elegant, and looked perfect for an occasion like a concert.
But how did Li Zhanting know she was going to attend the concert?
"Aunt Pei, besides this, did Zhan Ting say anything else?"
"Anything else? It seems like that's all." Aunt Pei shook her head.
"Okay." Gu Momo, still feeling puzzled, quickly washed up and then changed into the black suit that Li Zhanting had given her.
When I came out of the dressing room, I found that Aunt Pei had turned off the old-fashioned record player and was carefully wiping the disc.
The way she held it so dearly was as if she were holding a priceless treasure.
"Aunt Pei, who composed this album?" Gu Momo had always been very curious about the composer, and when she heard the piano piece this morning, she was instantly captivated.
Aunt Pei carefully placed the disc into her treasured box. "This is a work by Mr. Ting's father. Mr. Ting usually cherishes it very much. I suppose he was thinking of Miss Momo today, so he didn't put it away before leaving."
All she knew was that Li Zhanting's father was once a renowned figure in the capital's business world, creating a magnificent business empire for the Li family with his ruthless and powerful business tactics. Even though he had been missing for several years, his reputation still made countless powerful figures in the capital tremble.
Gu Momo had always thought that Li Zhanting's father was only outstanding in running and managing the company, but she never expected that he was also proficient in music and could create such beautiful music.
Thinking of the strange incident that happened in the Li family five years ago, Gu Momo's eyes narrowed deeply.
For some reason, she had a feeling that today's concert would bring her unexpected surprises!