The Mysterious Night of Beijing

Once he finds something on Lin Chuxiu, once he finds her weakness, he can repay the humiliation he suffered today tenfold.

Lin Lengyan looked at Jiang Xian'an's gloomy face and still felt uneasy.

She always felt that things were developing in a direction she couldn't control.

Lin Chuxiu was like an inescapable thorn, firmly stuck between her and Jiang Xian'an.

No, she can't just sit here and wait to die.

She needs to think of a solution.

One way to ensure Lin Chuxiu has no chance of ever recovering.

Her eyes darted around, and suddenly she thought of someone.

Hao Hao.

Meng Huizhou's adopted son.

What if she could find a breakthrough through this child?

Lin Lengyan's plan is progressing more smoothly than she imagined.

She easily found out from Jiang Xian'an which international kindergarten Hao Hao attended.

On Wednesday afternoon, kindergarten dismissed students early.

Lin Lengyan changed into her most gentle and non-threatening Chanel suit, put on delicate makeup, and waited at the kindergarten gate in her pink Porsche.

Soon, she spotted her target.

A little boy wearing a suit and carrying a schoolbag walked out of the school gate, accompanied by the butler.

It was Hao Hao.

Lin Lengyan took a deep breath, put on her most perfect smile, and got out of the car.

"Haohao, really?"

She crouched down so that she and Hao Hao were at eye level, her voice as sweet as honey.

Hao Hao stopped and tilted his head to look at the beautiful, unfamiliar woman in front of him.

"Who are you?"

"I'm a friend of your teacher, Lin Chuxiu," Lin Lengyan said, taking a beautifully wrapped gift box out of the car. "My name is Lin Lengyan, you can call me Aunt Yanyan."

The gift box contains the latest LEGO Star Wars set, which has been sold out for a long time.

She didn't believe that any little boy could resist such temptation.

The butler stood to the side, watching Lin Lengyan with a hint of wariness in his eyes, but did not stop her.

Hao Hao glanced at the gift box, then at Lin Lengyan, and shook his head.

"I do not want."

Lin Lengyan's smile froze for a moment.

"Why? This is the latest LEGO set, and lots of kids want it."

"My dad said I shouldn't accept things from strangers," Hao Hao said seriously.

"I'm not a stranger, I'm your teacher's friend," Lin Lengyan explained patiently.

"My teacher doesn't have a friend like you." Hao Hao pouted. "Your perfume is too strong, it smells bad."

Lin Lengyan's face flushed red instantly.

The perfume she's wearing today is a limited edition Hermès fragrance; wealthy ladies always praise her for her good taste.

But in this little brat's mouth, it actually smells bad?

She suppressed her anger and continued with a smile, "Haohao is so picky. Auntie came today to ask you how your teacher, Ms. Lin, is doing lately? I heard she was sick a few days ago and was even taken away by the police. I'm very worried about her."

She deliberately spoke loudly, and the parents who came to pick up their children couldn't help but look over.

This is exactly the effect she wanted.

She wanted everyone to know that Lin Chuxiu was a troublesome person.

Hao Hao frowned.

"My teacher is great! You're the one who's not!"

He suddenly pointed at Lin Lengyan and shouted, "You're the wicked woman who got my teacher scolded! My teacher told me everything!"

Lin Chuxiu, of course, did not tell him these things.

But Hao Hao was incredibly clever, and from the adults' fragmented conversations, he had already pieced together the gist of the matter.

He was just bluffing her.

Sure enough, Lin Lengyan's face turned pale instantly.

"What...what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm not lying!" Hao Hao persisted. "You're just jealous that my teacher is prettier and smarter than you, and you're also jealous that my dad likes my teacher!"

"Let me tell you, my dad said he's going to marry Teacher Lin and make her my mother! You wicked woman, don't even think about hitting on my dad!"

Children speak without restraint, yet every word is piercing to the heart.

The parents around Lin Lengyan began to look at her with a strange expression.

Some even took out their phones and started secretly taking pictures.

Lin Lengyan felt like a clown, stripped naked and thrown into the center of the stage.

She was so angry she was trembling, wishing she could rush up and tear that brat's mouth apart.

"you……"

"Let's go." The butler finally spoke. He took Hao Hao's hand, didn't even glance at Lin Lengyan, and turned to leave.

Lin Lengyan stood there alone, clutching the expensive Lego gift box, feeling humiliated like never before.

She got back into the car and slammed the gift box onto the passenger seat.

Lin Chuxiu!

And that little bastard!

You just wait!

……

In the evening, at the dinner table.

Hao Hao vividly recounted what happened at the kindergarten gate that afternoon to Lin Chuxiu and Meng Huizhou.

"...Then I said, my dad wants to marry you! That wicked woman turned green with rage!" Hao Hao said, poking at the steak on his plate with his fork, looking smug.

Lin Chuxiu's hand holding the chopsticks froze.

She glanced awkwardly at Meng Huizhou across from her.

The man was slowly and methodically cutting his steak, his face expressionless, revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Haohao, you're not allowed to talk nonsense outside anymore," Lin Chuxiu whispered to Haohao.

"I'm not making this up!" Hao Hao protested. "Dad, tell me, do you like Teacher Lin?"

All eyes were on Meng Huizhou.

Lin Chuxiu's heart was in her throat.

She felt her face burning uncontrollably.

Meng Huizhou put down his knife and fork and wiped his mouth with a napkin.

Then, he raised his eyes and looked at Lin Chuxiu, his gaze deep.

He didn't answer Hao Hao's question, but instead asked Lin Chuxiu, "What do you think?"

Lin Chuxiu's mind went blank with a "buzz".

He posed the question to her.

How did she answer that question?

Say you think? Isn't that just wishful thinking?

If you say you don't think so, Hao Hao will definitely cause trouble again.

She felt like she had fallen into a pit, a pit he had dug himself.

"I...I'm full." Lin Chuxiu stood up and fled in a panic. "I'm going upstairs first."

Watching her hurried departure, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Meng Huizhou's lips.

Hao Hao looked at his father with a "you're so useless" expression on his face.

"Dad, you'll never get a wife this way."

Meng Huizhou ignored him, but instead picked up his phone and sent a message to Bai Xin.

Check Lin Lengyan's whereabouts today, and her relationship with the Jiang family.

……

Lin Chuxiu returned to her room, leaned against the door, and felt her heart pounding.

What did Meng Huizhou mean by that look in his eyes and that question just now?

Was he testing her?

Or was he just teasing her?

She couldn't figure it out.

After calming down, she began to think about something else.

Lin Lengyan.

This woman is like a stubborn plaster, impossible to shake off.

You can tell from what happened at kindergarten that she's starting to act desperately.

What does she want to do?

They tested her relationship with Meng Huizhou, and then spread rumors everywhere, saying that she was currying favor with the powerful and had a chaotic private life.

Lin Chuxiu gave a cold laugh.

She won't fall for the same trick twice.

Previously, she was always on the defensive and on the defensive.