Difficulties
Upon seeing the visitors, Butler Feng was inwardly surprised, but outwardly he remained calm and smiled, saying, "Miss Liu, please follow me."
Butler Feng asked Liu Xirou to wait outside the door for a moment, then went in and said, "Master, Miss Liu Xirou has arrived."
"Oh?" Long Lingtian looked towards the door, his glasses flashing, and he put down the documents in his hand. "Let her in."
Liu Xirou smiled and said, "Uncle Long, have I bothered you?"
Long Lingtian replied with a pleasant expression, "Of course not, I'm just bored by myself."
Looking at his cold, hard face with a warm smile, Liu Xirou felt nauseous and didn't want to be polite anymore.
"Are you still not planning to release Achen?" Liu Xirou took a sip of the tea that Butler Feng had poured for her.
Long Lingtian smiled and said, "Achen is still young and always causes trouble outside. He should stay at home more often to temper his temper."
Liu Xirou smiled and said, "Uncle Long is already worried about things in China, so why send Achen abroad?"
“There’s no trouble for him to cause abroad.” Long Lingtian said with a half-smile, observing her expression.
Liu Xirou remained calm, looking directly into his eyes.
My phone lit up; it was Secretary He calling. Secretary He wouldn't call at this time unless it was something important.
Long Lingtian: "If you're trying to persuade me to release Achen, then you can leave. I will absolutely not let him continue down this path."
Liu Xirou chuckled inwardly. So dating an ordinary person is a form of moral decay.
Seeing that Liu Xirou remained unmoved, Long Lingtian got up and went to the French windows to answer the phone.
Secretary He said anxiously, "President Long, the goods shipped back from Country Y have been blocked by customs, and the factory has also been shut down by the police."
Long Lingtian: "What's going on?"
Secretary He: "Someone reported that the factory was suspected of hiding marijuana, and subsequently, marijuana was also found in the goods passing through customs."
Long Lingqi laughed in exasperation, "I'll be at the company later."
Butler Feng hurriedly went upstairs to get Long Lingtian's coat. Long Lingtian put it on and was about to leave when he caught sight of Liu Xirou beside him.
Long Lingtian was in a bad mood. "Go back. I don't have time to chat with you."
Liu Xirou slowly stood up and said, word by word, "Uncle Long, you hold all the power and strategize in your office all day long. But the company can also have its flaws and situations that are beyond your control."
“And Ah Chen is controlled by himself; you can never have him in your grasp like you would a company.” Liu Xirou looked into his eyes, her gaze resolute.
Long Lingtian's gaze instantly turned sharp as he scrutinized Liu Xirou, pressing her step by step with an intimidating aura. "I am his father. Everything I am doing now is for him to obtain everything from the Long family in the future."
“You’ve got everything,” Liu Xirou said without avoiding his gaze, “so why do you still feel so empty every day? When you come home from the company, besides drinking tea and reading the newspaper, do you have anything else to do?”
Liu Xirou looked at the sofa. There was a slight dent where Long Lingtian was sitting, and the color of the sofa edge was also slightly lighter, indicating that someone would rub it with their hands when sitting idly. The other parts were very new.
"Do you dare to sit down and chat with Achen for a while? Or are you afraid of seeing the resistance in Achen's eyes and choosing to run away from all of this?" Liu Xirou smiled slightly. "If I'm not mistaken, you haven't even dared to go to his room to persuade him these past few days while Achen has been locked up at home."
"As a father, all you do is threaten and order around Ah Chen. Is this a father or a boss?"
Butler Feng stood aside, not daring to breathe. It was the first time he had ever seen someone speak to Long Lingtian so boldly.
Long Lingtian looked at her for a while, and suddenly felt a bit of appreciation for her. Instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "Alright, then you can keep him company and have a good chat for a while."
"Butler Feng, open the door to A-Chen's room." Long Lingtian left.
Butler Feng's face lit up with joy, and the cold sweat on his body vanished completely. He said excitedly, "Miss Liu, please come with me."
As the Bentley sped along the highway, Long Lingtian recalled Liu Xirou's barbed words and a bizarre idea suddenly popped into his head.
Was the trouble in Country Y caused by Liu Xirou?
No, she doesn't have that much ability.
Long Lingtian rubbed his temples; he seemed truly exhausted.
The lock clicked, and Liu Xirou's tense body finally relaxed. She couldn't wait to go inside and saw the person sitting at the desk. She exclaimed happily, "Achen!"
Long Chen quickly turned around, asking incredulously, "Xi Rou?"
He suddenly stood up and hugged Liu Xirou, his voice trembling, "Xirou, I missed you so much."
"Me too." Liu Xirou hugged his waist and back, feeling that he wasn't as strong as before. Her eyes were slightly moist. "You've lost weight."
After the two separated, Long Chen asked nervously, "Did Uncle Feng secretly let you in?"
Looking at his thin face, Liu Xirou felt even more heartbroken. She shook her head and said, "Your father asked Butler Feng to bring me to see you. The door won't be locked anymore."
Long Chen felt increasingly uneasy; how could his father possibly let him go so easily?
"Don't think so much," Liu Xirou touched his face and said with heartache, "Have you not been eating properly these days? You've become so thin."
Long Chen's expression changed, his eyes filled with apprehension, "Am I not as handsome as before?"
Liu Xirou couldn't help but laugh, "He'll be handsome again in two weeks."
"Congratulations, host!" the system suddenly announced. "The mission to rescue Long Aotian from confinement is complete. Reward: 15 points. Your current points are 65."
Wen Yan sneered, "You're getting lazier and lazier these days. You don't even notify us when a task is assigned?"
The system flattered, "The system believes that the host has already keenly sensed this mission."
Wen Yan chuckled.
System: "Congratulations, host, on unlocking the third stage of the surprise: Time Reversal."
Wenyan asked, "...What would I do with this? To make my mission a little more difficult?"
System: "If anything irreversible happens during the mission, the host can use time reversal."
Wen Yan said, "It seems to be somewhat useful."
Since finishing the known plot, the development of the novel has far exceeded Wen Yan's control. First, Wen Ling went to Y Country, and then Liu Xirou confronted Long Lingtian. Perhaps this ability can really help him turn the tide.
Wen Yan felt both heavy-hearted and secretly pleased. Was Liu Xirou really just putting on an act, as Su Jibai had said? A few days ago, in the car, Wen Yan had seen Liu Xirou in a fit of rage for the first time, like a long-silent beast about to erupt, which was terrifying.
To his delight, he actually won without lifting a finger this time! He earned points without doing anything, which was a fantastic opportunity for him.
The complex emotions kept Wen Yan awake all night, and he decided to find Liu Xirou the next day to ask her about everything.
"Alright, Ah Chen, you can go back now." Liu Xirou smiled helplessly. "It's just a meal. We'll meet again tonight."
After Liu Xirou stopped Long Chen from secretly following her for the nth time, Long Chen reluctantly said, "Okay, remember to tell me after you finish eating, and I'll take you home."
Ever since Long Chen was allowed to leave the house, he has been clinging to Liu Xirou like glue, always reluctant to part, wishing he could stay together all the time.
"I understand." Liu Xirou waved goodbye. Long Chen watched her figure disappear, but did not leave. Instead, he went to the coffee shop across from the restaurant.
Liu Xirou entered the private room with a bright smile, "Ayan."
Wen Yan looked up, saw it was her, and smiled, "You're here. Let's order."
Neither of them was hungry, so they just ordered a few dishes.
Wen Yan looked at Liu Xirou, who still had a smile on her face, gentle and tender.
His troubled expression quickly drew Liu Xirou's attention, who asked, "Ayan, what's wrong?"
Wenyan asked, "Xirou, how's your arm?"
Liu Xirou rolled up her sleeves, revealing a winding white scar on her arm. "It's healed."
"Xirou, did you cut yourself?" Wenyan hesitated for a long time before finally asking.
Liu Xirou replied calmly, "Yes. Did Su tell you everything?"
“Yes,” Wen Yan suppressed the surprise in her eyes and continued to ask, “You and Ji Weixuan joined forces, so the Long family’s factory in Y country was able to…”
Liu Xirou leaned back, revealing a slightly mocking smile, "It wasn't exactly a joint effort; it was me unilaterally using him."
"What?" Wen Yan suddenly raised his face. These words were not something the innocent, pure woman he knew would say.
“You know that Ji Weixuan likes me.” Liu Xirou looked at Wen Yan’s astonished expression and then shifted her gaze to the flower and bird screen behind him. “If I asked him to help me rescue Achen and fight against Long Lingtian, he definitely wouldn’t help. So I can only cut my arm to make him think that it was Long Lingtian who did it, and only then will he help me strike at Long Lingtian’s company.”
“If not for that, he might have smiled and said that once Uncle Long has come to his senses, he will naturally release A-Chen.” Liu Xirou smiled again as she said this.
She stood up, walked to the glass window, looked at the warm sun in the sky, and said gently, "Ayan, you are my friend, and I don't want to hide it from you."
“It might seem despicable to outsiders that I used someone who admires me, but I know you would never think that way, which is why I'm telling you everything.” Liu Xirou took a few steps to the window and then returned to her seat.
Her face had become expressionless, and her eyes showed a hint of coldness. "If Long Lingtian hadn't attacked my parents, I wouldn't have done this."
"What?!" Wen Yan exclaimed in shock. "Your parents are in trouble? But didn't Su Jibai send bodyguards to protect them?"
“No, Ayan,” Liu Xirou said calmly, “harming someone doesn’t necessarily mean physical harm; it could also mean harm to their career or life.”
“Last week, my dad was suspended from his job at the school on trumped-up charges, and my mom was fired from the nutrition agency.” Liu Xirou looked at Wen Yan and smiled, “Are you wondering why I didn’t tell you so you and Su could help?”
Liu Xirou sighed, "Because even if I tell you, it will be of no use. With the power of the Long family, even if the Su and Wen families vouch for us, the school and institutions will not dare to use us again."
"I have no choice but to use this extreme method to fight against the Long family!" Liu Xirou suddenly became agitated, her eyes filled with surging hatred.
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