Inviting Li Yi to his home for dinner was one aspect.

On the other hand, they wanted to have more contact with Li Yi and further improve their relationship with him, especially with their daughter.

Li Yi said, "Not today. I'm going back to Shancheng tomorrow. I'd like to visit the capital today."

Actually, Li Yi was going to visit Zhou Mei and her mother later to give her mother one last treatment. Her mother was being discharged from the hospital this afternoon, and he needed to go and keep an eye on things, so he made up an excuse to decline.

When Zhang Guangyu and his wife saw that they couldn't come despite repeated invitations, they had no choice but to say, "Alright, next time you come to the capital, we will definitely cook for you ourselves."

Li Yi: "Okay, then I look forward to trying your cooking next time."

After saying goodbye to them, Li Yi left immediately and headed straight for the hospital.

Li Yi had been planning this for a long time.

Zhou Mei had a hard life from a young age. When she was a little over four years old, her father died in a factory accident due to a mechanical failure.

Although she received tens of thousands of yuan in compensation, Zhou Mei's mother had to take care of her and couldn't work. She didn't start working until Zhou Mei started elementary school, by which time the compensation money had all been spent.

Over the years, the mother and daughter have had a very difficult life.

Adding to the woes, Zhou Mei's mother was diagnosed with leukemia, and the family had spent all their money.

If Li Yi hadn't transferred ten million to Zhou Mei, they would have had trouble even putting food on the table.

Although the mother and daughter are native Beijingers, they live in a cramped old house of less than 20 square meters.

They are surrounded by high-rise buildings, and they won't get a share of the demolition compensation.

After learning about this situation a few days ago, Li Yi made a plan to buy Zhou Mei an apartment.

He checked the system data and saw that Zhou Mei's favorability towards him had reached 90 points.

We must hurry up and spend money on her before she reaches 95 points.

After winning her over as a concubine, you will receive a personal wealth reward equal to 50% of your spending.

So, as soon as he got in the car, Li Yi called Zhou Mei: "Mei'er, where are you?"

Zhou Mei: "Brother, I'm at the hospital. My mom is being discharged this afternoon, and I'm getting ready and packing."

Li Yi: "Where will you stay after being discharged from the hospital?"

Zhou Mei: "Of course, it's our little house."

Li Yi: "Don't pack yet. I'll go with you this afternoon. Come out for a bit and come shopping with me to buy some things."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mei replied, "Okay. What would you like to buy, brother?"

Li Yi: "I want to buy some big items. I'm taking a taxi to the hospital. I'll call you when I'm almost there, and then you can come downstairs."

Zhou Mei: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, the taxi sped towards Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

With five minutes to go, Li Yi called Zhou Mei again: "Mei'er, I'm almost there, come down now."

Zhou Mei: "Brother, I'm already waiting for you by the roadside."

Li Yi: "Okay, I'll be right there."

Sure enough, when the car arrived at the entrance of Xiehe Hospital, Zhou Mei was already obediently waiting by the roadside.

There were many taxis coming and going, and she didn't know which one Li Yi was in. She would glance at each one that passed by.

Li Yi noticed that Zhou Mei was wearing a short white shirt and a black skirt, giving off a professional woman's vibe. Her fair and straight legs were quite eye-catching, and drivers of passing cars couldn't help but turn around for a second look.

Li Yi noticed that a slightly lewd-looking boy wearing glasses was standing about five meters away from Zhou Mei, staring at her intently and even taking pictures of her with his phone.

Li Yi chuckled. Another one who has the desire to steal but lacks the courage.

Li Yi sent Zhou Mei a WeChat message: "Mei'er, I'm getting off the bus right away, but let's pretend we don't know each other, okay?"

Zhou Mei: "Huh? Brother, what do you want to do?"

Li Yi: "Just do as I say."

Zhou Mei: "Okay, I'll do whatever you tell me to do, brother!"

Li Yi had the taxi stop ten meters away, got out of the car, and told the taxi driver to continue waiting.

He was dressed casually today, in slippers and shorts, for comfort.

He walked up to the boy who was secretly taking pictures of Zhou Mei and whistled at him.

The bespectacled, sleazy-looking man looked at Li Yi, somewhat flustered.

Li Yi raised an eyebrow and asked, "Dude, you're looking at that girl too? What do you think? Hot, huh?"

Upon hearing this, the sleazy man exclaimed, "Damn, buddy, you scared me! Turns out we're kindred spirits! This girl is gorgeous. If I could take her home, I'd break my ribs to make soup for her!"

Li Yi: "Isn't it simple to carry her back? Just go and carry her!"

The sleazy guy: "Damn! Dude, you're awesome! You go try it! See if they're willing?"

Li Yi: "Isn't that how it is when you're pursuing a girl? If you two like each other, you just carry her away. What's so difficult about that?"

The sleazy man glanced at Li Yi, who was wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and slippers, looking like a loser. How dare he say that picking up girls is so easy?

They've blown their own horn to the heavens!

"Go ahead, I'm rooting for you!"

Li Yi: "Then I won't be polite."

"Okay, go ahead." The bespectacled, sleazy man waited to see Li Yi make a fool of himself.

"Alright, watch me get that girl in two minutes!"

Li Yi walked straight toward Zhou Mei.

The bespectacled, lecherous man stared intently, wanting to see him humiliated by the beautiful woman.

In fact, Zhou Mei had already spotted Li Yi out of the corner of her eye, but she listened to Li Yi's words, turned around, and pretended not to know him.

Li Yi walked up to Zhou Mei and whistled at her.

"Hi, beautiful, hello!"

Zhou Mei turned around, looked at Li Yi, and said politely, "Hello, handsome."

Li Yi: "Beautiful lady, I've been deeply attracted to you since the first moment I saw you. I feel we're destined for each other! May I hug you?"

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