"Old Master Pei!"
Leaning against the wall, Ye Ningwan looked towards the door, following the direction of the familiar sound.
The door was pushed open, and Li Mochuan stood in the doorway, surrounded by several bodyguards who tried to stop him. However, he had also brought his own men with him, which made the bodyguards hesitant to make any rash moves.
Butler Wang rushed over, panting, and tried to persuade Li Mochuan.
“Mr. Li, you can’t go in. The old man is not available to see you right now.”
Li Mochuan glanced indifferently at Butler Wang, who had a bitter face, and a cynical smile appeared on his lips.
"It's too late. We've already met even though it's inconvenient to meet now."
Butler Wang's words caught in his throat. Although he was furious, he knew he couldn't afford to offend the man in front of him. He could only give a bitter smile and look helplessly at Old Master Pei.
Old Master Pei frowned as he looked at Li Mochuan at the door, then raised his hand and waved to Butler Wang.
"You can go down now."
Butler Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left with his bodyguards, trying not to offend either side.
The door was closed again.
Grandpa Pei sat on the sofa, while everyone else had to stand.
But Li Mochuan was not one of these people.
Old Master Pei treated him fairly politely. After the servant brought a cup of tea to Li Mochuan, who was sitting on the sofa, he disappeared again.
Everyone present knew Li Mochuan's identity. Watching Li Mochuan lower his head and drink tea, they looked at each other, guessing that his sudden appearance at this time was probably not for a simple purpose.
Pei Mingzhu stepped out from the crowd and extended her hand to Li Mochuan with a big smile.
“Hello Mr. Li, I am Pei Mingzhu. We met once three years ago at the birthday banquet of the wife of the embassy of G country.”
Li Mochuan glanced at Pei Mingzhu indifferently, not even looking at the hand she was extending towards him, and said without any politeness.
"I don't know him."
Pei Mingzhu was immediately embarrassed. Her outstretched hand froze in mid-air, unsure whether to continue in that position or retract it.
Fang Yuetang, who was blushing and looking shyly at Li Mochuan, was also stunned when she heard this. Her eyes were red and full of tears, and she bit her lower lip hard, looking as if she had been greatly wronged.
How could Li Mochuan not remember her...?
Clearly...
Just as Fang Yuetang was about to say something, trying to make Li Mochuan remember her, Li Mochuan's voice rang out first.
"Come here."
Fang Yuetang's mind raced, her eyes flashing with wild joy, and she suddenly raised her head.
"Mr. Li..."
The moment those three words left his lips, he noticed that Li Mochuan's gaze wasn't directed at him, but rather in the opposite direction.
There... only one person was standing there.
Fang Yuetang turned her head and saw Ye Ningwan leaning lazily against the wall in the corner. When she heard Li Mochuan call her, she lifted her eyelids indifferently and asked weakly.
"What does Mr. Li want with me?"
She couldn't even be bothered to move an inch, completely disregarding who the other person was—someone she couldn't afford to offend.
But Li Mochuan wasn't angry at all; instead, he spoke to Ye Ningwan in a very gentle and kind manner.
"I came here because of Pei Fengzhi's matter. As Pei Fengzhi's wife, you should naturally come and discuss this with me. Or are you standing so far away so that I can come and invite you in person?"
Ye Ningwan pursed her lips.
She didn't want to appear to have a good relationship with Li Mochuan in front of the Pei family, lest any complications arise later.
Ye Ningwan smiled, stood up straight, and walked towards Li Mochuan, saying as she did so.
"Mr. Li, you're too kind. Thank you for coming all this way to help. With a good friend like you, Ninth Master, you can rest assured."
Li Mochuan coldly looked at Ye Ningwan who had sat down, and subtly curled the corners of his lips, thinking to himself that this woman really knew how to act.
He gave a rather impolite snort.
"Madam Pei, you're too kind."
Then Li Mochuan continued.
"I have a way to get Pei Fengzhi out of this situation unscathed, but you'll have to suffer some injustice, and I need your approval first."
Ye Ningwan was incredibly well-behaved in front of the Pei family, especially when Old Master Pei was around. She looked pitiful, weak, and helpless, sitting upright with her hands on her lap, just like a good little girl.
"I'll listen to Grandpa."
Li Mochuan inwardly scoffed at her pretense, but said it aloud.
"Grandpa Pei, I have found the little boy now."
Upon hearing this, Ye Ningwan suddenly turned her head, her gaze towards Li Mochuan turning cold.
If anyone looked at Ye Ningwan, they would find her face unusually sinister and terrifying. Unfortunately, everyone, like Old Master Pei, focused their attention on Li Mochuan.
Grandpa Pei became excited instantly and hurriedly asked.
"What did the child say? What exactly happened that night? What about his parents? Are they willing to reconcile, as long as they're willing to come forward and explain..."
Li Mochuan raised his hand to signal Old Master Pei to calm down.
"Even if the child's parents are willing to downplay the matter, they still can't clear Pei Fengzhi's name. Besides, this is already a criminal case, and it's not something that can be settled by paying some money."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Pei plopped back down on the sofa, staring blankly at Li Mochuan, and murmured something.
"Then...what should we do..."
As if he had just remembered something, he asked anxiously again.
"Didn't you just say... there was a way? What exactly was the way...?"
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