Lin Yu, quick-witted, said, "Honey, don't worry. I believe Mr. Li is a man of his word. Since he promised to take care of Mom, he certainly won't go back on his word. How about this, I'll call Mr. Li first and ask him!"

Lu Xueqing nodded hurriedly, "Okay! Then you should call him right away and ask him what's wrong with Mom and why she's not answering the phone!"

"Okay!" Lin Yu smiled and immediately called Li Xianren.

The call connected quickly.

Li Xianren was flattered and said, "Master Lin, what brings you to call me?"

Lin Yu coughed and said, "Oh, it's like this. My wife called my mother-in-law these past two days, but she didn't answer, so she's very worried! I called you to ask how my mother-in-law is doing with you? Have you been mistreating her?"

Li Xianren's eyes darted around. Judging from Lin Yu's tone, he knew that his wife must be nearby. Lin Yu was clearly calling him to get his cooperation and to put his wife at ease.

Thinking of this, Li Xianren laughed and said, "Oh, Master Lin! She's your mother-in-law, how could I dare to bully her! She eats and drinks well here with me, and I wouldn't dare let her do any heavy or tiring work. She's doing just fine!"

At this moment, Lu Xueqing couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Li, since my mother is perfectly fine, why isn't she answering my calls?"

"She's not answering your calls? Is that so?" Li Xianren feigned surprise and said, "Oh dear, Miss Lu, you might not know, but Ms. Zhang has become obsessed with playing cards these past few days, staying up all night in her dorm every night! She was probably sleeping when you called!"

Playing poker?

Lu Xueqing was slightly taken aback.

Lin Yu quickly chimed in, "Honey, you know how addicted Mom is to gambling. She often stays up all night when she's home. It's perfectly normal!"

Lu Xueqing nodded, agreeing with Lin Yu's point.

However, she was still a little worried and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Li, since my mother is alright, could you ask her to call me back?"

"Uh, this..."

"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?" Lu Xueqing asked hurriedly.

"No, no!" Li Xianren quickly replied, "I'm just out right now. How about this, wait for me to get back in a bit, and I'll have her call you back!"

"Alright, alright, then I'll leave it to Mr. Li!"

"It's alright, it's alright!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Xianren was in a dilemma.

Zhang Ailan has suffered a lot these past two days. First, she was attacked by 007, and then she was beaten by Pang Zhengming.

If Madam Lin found out about these things, what would happen?

While they were struggling with this dilemma, Lin Yu and Lu Xueqing made an excuse to go to the bathroom and call Li Xianren.

"Oh dear! Master Lin, what are we going to do!"

As soon as the call connected, Li Xianren quickly recounted how Zhang Ailan had been beaten.

Lin Yu was overjoyed after hearing this. Well, this old woman actually got beaten up by Pang Zhengming; this really is a case of dogs fighting dogs.

"Don't worry, I don't blame you for this. That old witch deserved to be beaten!"

Seeing that Lin Yu didn't blame him, Li Xianren breathed a sigh of relief. He then said, "But Master Lin, your wife wants to call your mother-in-law now. What if your mother-in-law tells your wife about this?"

Lin Yu laughed and said, "You don't need to worry about that. That old witch is very timid. If you threaten her, she'll immediately back down! Also, there's something else. I blocked her using my wife's phone number before. That old witch has probably already guessed it. Once she gets in touch with my wife, she'll definitely tell on me. You need to find a way to cover this up for me!"

Li Xianren paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "Master Lin, then I'll just threaten her to prevent her from telling anyone about this!"

Lin Yu shook his head and said, "She'll be back sooner or later, and when she comes back, she'll just tell on me!"

Lin Yu thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he suddenly said, "How about this..."

Lin Yu whispered his idea to Li Xianren.

Li Xianren's eyes grew brighter and brighter. After listening, he nodded repeatedly, "Master Lin, I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely do as you say!"

"Okay, go ahead!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yu walked out of the bathroom. Lu Xueqing was sitting on the sofa waiting for the call. When she saw Lin Yu, she said with some worry, "Lin Yu, it's been half a day, why hasn't Boss Li asked Mom to call me yet? I'm so worried, could something have really happened to Mom?" Lu Xueqing said nervously.

Lin Yu quickly reassured her, "Honey, don't worry. I know Mr. Li quite well; he wouldn't make things difficult for an old lady!"

Hearing him say that, Lu Xueqing's expression softened, and she sighed, "Then let's wait a little longer. If we don't get a call soon, I'll go to Longsheng Hotel myself!"

Meanwhile, Li Xianren had already arrived at the staff dormitory.

Zhang Ailan, her head wrapped in gauze, lay on the bed groaning softly.

Although the injury wasn't serious, it really hurt.

Upon seeing Li Xianren arrive, she hurriedly and nervously scrambled to her feet. "You, what are you going to do?"

Li Xianren smiled slightly, "Ms. Zhang, don't be afraid, I've come here to return your phone!"

As he spoke, he handed over Zhang Ailan's phone number.

Zhang Ailan hurriedly tried to grab the phone, but Li Xianren pulled back.

“I can give you the phone, and you can call your daughter too, but I must remind you what you should and shouldn’t say!” Li Xianren’s eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Zhang Ailan couldn't help but shudder. "What...what do you mean?"

Li Xianren said calmly, "To tell you the truth, I'm planning to collaborate on a project with your daughter, so I don't want her to know about your injury, and I especially don't want her to know about your involvement with me!"

Zhang Ailan bit her red lips. She made the call so that her daughter would know she was not doing well and would try to find a way to redeem her.

She didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a minute longer!

Li Xianren's lips curled slightly. "You know, fifty million is no small sum. Your daughter can't redeem you anytime soon. For the next while, you'll probably have to stay here with me. If you dare to talk nonsense and ruin my project, then you'll continue living the life of a 007 officer, and you'll only be given one meal a day! You might even face beatings! So, you'd better think it through!"

Zhang Ailan turned pale with fright and quickly waved her hands, "Then, then I won't tell on you, I won't tell on you!"

Hearing "007," Zhang Ailan was truly terrified.

What's even more terrifying is that they were only given one meal a day and were beaten. Just thinking about this living hell makes one feel hopeless!

It seems I can't say anything bad about Boss Li!

Then all we can do is speak ill of Lin Yu!

That bastard dared to secretly block my daughter's number! He deserves to die! Even if I can't go back now, I must tell my daughter the truth!

Make my daughter divorce this good-for-nothing!!