Chapter 11 Your father was killed because of you

Aunt Wu called her out with a serious expression, "It's the young master's phone call."

Luo Tingwei went to the landline and nervously answered the phone.

Li Yanzhou's voice sounded quite normal, even carrying a hint of languor from just waking up.

"What are you doing?"

Luo Tingwei paused for a moment, holding the phone, and then breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It turns out they were asking her what she was doing.

"Reading novels while lying in bed."

Luo Tingwei wasn't lying.

She was indeed looking at her phone in bed before receiving the call.

"Do you miss me when I'm not around for a day?"

The next second, the man's words almost made her choke.

She was about to say "Why should I miss you?" but stopped herself in time.

It's not appropriate to be so blunt right now, as we're currently living under someone else's roof.

She thought that since he asked, he must want to hear a positive answer, right?

So, Luo Tingwei gave a soft "hmm".

However, the man chuckled softly on the other end of the phone and patiently corrected her.

"Don't say 'um,' say 'I want to.'"

So, Luo Tingwei obediently repeated "I want to".

Li Yanzhou sat on the sofa, looking at the surveillance footage from the daytime, his gaze dark and sharp.

He didn't press her for an answer, but simply asked casually, "Tell me, what did you do today?"

"Have you done anything wrong?"

Luo Tingwei was stunned; there was a hidden meaning in his words.

Did he discover that she had touched that drawer?

But she specifically looked around and found that there were no security cameras in the bedroom.

She forced herself to remain calm, "This is your territory, and you have eyes and ears everywhere. What bad things could I possibly do?"

"That's hard to say."

The man's voice deepened, and he spoke with a mocking tone, "There are plenty of things you can do all by yourself in your bedroom."

"I'll ask you one more time, have you done anything wrong?"

Luo Tingwei was clearly flustered; her hand holding the phone was trembling slightly.

"No...no."

"Have you thought it through? The outcome is different if you tell me yourself versus if I find out."

Li Yanzhou kept putting pressure on her.

He could even imagine the expression on the woman's face on the other end of the phone right now.

The thrill of crushing the moon washed over him once more.

How could Luo Tingwei possibly admit it? She forced herself to deny it again.

Li Yanzhou didn't say anything more, but gently told her to go to sleep early.

His tone was so natural, like a friendly neighbor saying goodnight to her.

Seeing that he didn't press the matter further, Luo Tingwei felt a little more at ease.

**

Li Yanzhou hung up the phone, fiddled with the walnut in his hand, and secretly pondered how to punish this little liar.

He can be good to her and gentle with her, provided that she obeys him.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Li, the person has been caught."

The subordinate walked in and said.

“Our men pretended to be drugged by him, and sure enough, he went in and opened the door with a key.”

After the subordinate finished speaking, he took out another pill from his body. "We found this on him. After he went in, he wanted to feed this to Luo Shengtian."

Li Yanzhou's eyes darkened. He took the pill and examined it, then heard his subordinate say, "It has already been tested; it's a colorless and odorless poison."

"I'm afraid this person has already been bribed and wants to kill Luo Shengtian."

Upon hearing this, Li Yanzhou scoffed coldly, "Stupid."

The subordinate was stunned.

"I wasn't talking about you."

Li Yanzhou glanced at him and waved his hand, "Go down."

**

Luo Tingwei spent several days at home in anxiety. Strangely, nothing happened, and Li Yanzhou didn't call again.

If everything had gone smoothly for Ni Yang, and his father had been kidnapped, Li Yanzhou would not have escaped being alerted.

She was prepared for him to interrogate her.

Unfortunately, these past few days have been as quiet as if nothing had happened, and there has been no news of Ni Yang.

A bad feeling crept into her heart.

Sure enough, Li Yanzhou returned on the fourth day.

He didn't look well.

Luo Tingwei, feeling uneasy, hid in front of the French windows in her bedroom, watching him get out of the car and stride into the villa.

Two minutes later, the bedroom door was opened.

What came into Li Yanzhou's view was Luo Tingwei, who was pretending to be asleep.

Something hit her.

It was hard, and felt icy cold to the touch.

Luo Tingwei was startled by the impact and frowned.

Li Yanzhou approached her, looking down at her with a cold gaze, "Still pretending to be asleep?"

After hearing his words, Luo Tingwei stopped pretending and got out of bed.

Her gaze fell on the bottle beside her, the very bottle that had just been smashed against her.

"What's this?"

Luo Tingwei picked it up and looked at him, puzzled.

"Open it and take a look."

The man's voice suddenly softened.

When she opened it, there was a powdery substance inside, which made her sneeze.

This is……

Her back stiffened, and her hands trembled.

"You still don't know?"

Li Yanzhou leaned down and whispered in her ear, his breath hot against her skin, as he spoke slowly and deliberately.

"What happened? You don't even recognize your father."

Silence fell over the air.

Two seconds later, she realized what he was saying, and goosebumps suddenly rose all over her body.

"What did you say?"

Li Yanzhou looked at her with a half-smile, his voice tinged with a hint of mockery, "I've warned you not to do anything bad."

"You...you killed him, didn't you?" she screamed at him, almost like a madwoman.

"I don't have that kind of free time."

"Luo Tingwei, it's your own stupidity." Li Yanzhou scoffed. "Do you really think that guy Ni Yang wanted to save your father? When my men found him, he was feeding your father poison."

"I'm afraid he's already been bribed to take your dad's life. Tsk, all that effort you put into helping him steal the keys was for nothing. You've really shot yourself in the foot."

Luo Tingwei's expression changed little by little. "No, you're lying... Do you think I'll believe you just because you say that? You killed my father, you killed my father!"

As she spoke, she couldn't control her anger and was about to punch him.

Li Yanzhou easily grabbed her wrist and threw her onto the bed.

Don't believe me? Take a look at this.

A USB drive was thrown next to her ear.

Luo Tingwei took a breath, two lines of tears streaming down her face, when she heard the man's voice above her again.

"If you still don't believe me after reading this, then I'll take you to see him in person. He'll confess to everything. Three million to save your dad's life—that's a tempting deal for him."

...

After reading the contents of the USB drive, Luo Tingwei couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

So, she let the wolf into the house and personally killed her father?

At her most agonizing moment, Li Yanzhou had to add fuel to the fire, saying, "I remember saying that I would release your father within ten days, but you just couldn't hold back. If you hadn't stolen the key, your father would still be alive and well."

Luo Tingwei cried uncontrollably, feeling utterly stupid.

"Look at her, she's crying so hard, it's so pitiful."

Seeing her crying so heartbreakingly, Li Yanzhou finally felt some pity and handed her two tissues.

He figured he'd taught her a lesson enough, so he pushed the tissue forward.

"Alright, let's pack it up."

"If you keep crying, your dad will really cry himself to death."