Seeing that Ni Sitian's attention had been diverted by him, Xu Tingchuan smiled faintly.
In fact, he had been keeping an eye on Li Rui's movements, but he pretended to be nonchalant so as not to worry Ni Sitian.
He had just analyzed in his mind the possible more powerful backers behind Li Rui, and had initially thought of a few people, which he planned to have someone investigate when he got back.
He couldn't keep passively letting Li Rui pull these little tricks in front of him. He thought it best to cut off Li Rui's support from the root. Without his backing, Li Rui would be nothing more than a villain, and it would be easier to deal with him.
Xu Tingchuan continued chatting with Ni Sitian, but his car was speeding up to leave Li Rui behind.
Having spent so much time in prison, Li Rui had no driving skills to speak of. After crossing several roads, he left Li Rui behind.
He continued driving, taking Ni Sitian home.
When they arrived at the apartment building, Ni Sitian unbuckled her seatbelt and prepared to get out of the car. Xu Tingchuan reminded her, "Recently, if someone rings the doorbell, make sure you know who it is before opening the door. If there are any packages, have the courier leave them with the property management. Understand?"
Ni Sitian nodded seriously. Even without Xu Tingchuan's reminder, she knew that she needed to be cautious recently.
Xu Tingchuan, however, still felt uneasy for some reason. After getting out of the car, he wanted to escort Ni Sitian upstairs and only felt relieved after watching her enter her home.
He got back to his car and called Shen Muzhi, having already told her about Li Rui's release.
"I'm worried about Sitian. Have someone keep an eye on Li Rui's actions." Xu Tingchuan knew that Shen Muzhi had a group of elites in this field, which was something he couldn't do on his own, so he asked Shen Muzhi for help.
“Yes, I will have someone keep an eye out.” Shen Muzhi replied heavily. “I received news from my maternal grandfather that Feng Nianyao has been getting very close to the Tang family recently. Tang Guodong and your father have been political enemies for many years, so you’d better be careful with your father as well.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Tingchuan frowned slightly. He had been wondering who was behind Li Rui, only to discover that he had gotten involved with Tang Guodong.
What exactly is Tang Guodong up to? Next year is the next election, isn't he afraid of being caught red-handed for associating with ****?
"Okay, I understand." Xu Tingchuan hung up the phone and dialed his father's number to remind him about the matter.
After hanging up, Shen Muzhi prepared to make a phone call to his trusted confidant.
"Every time love draws near, it feels like it's gently telling you that it's stirring your heart, while also concealing your eyes, without letting you know where it is... Heh heh... La la..."
When Shen Muzhi heard Xiang Zhilan humming a tune in the living room, he couldn't help but frown slightly. These past two days, this woman had been acting strangely. When she first came with him, she was always reluctant and had a long face. But ever since he gave her a break, she had suddenly changed completely, humming songs all day long, as if she was in a very good mood.
But he found it irritating to hear her humming, so he simply stood up and went to the living room, where he saw the woman wiping the table, wiping it very diligently, with a smile on her face.
Shen Muzhi's face was grim as he tapped on the door panel with his fingers, staring intently at her.
Xiang Zhilan looked up and saw Shen Muzhi's gloomy face. She immediately remembered that he didn't like people making noise in the room, so she immediately shut her mouth and made a zipping motion over her mouth.
Shen Muzhi was slightly satisfied, and his expression softened. However, he noticed that even when she stopped making a sound, she seemed to be singing, with a wide grin on her face, as if her mood was not affected by him at all.
He watched silently for a while, then turned and went back to his bedroom with a gloomy face.
Xiang Zhilan stuck her tongue out at his back and continued humming a song softly.
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