232 232 — Li Lianmo's Trick

When he saw her turning to leave, he quickly spoke up, "Xiao Mo, since we've already come here, don't just leave like that. Else I'll feel bad. Why don't I take you to a place? I guarantee you'll like it."

Li Lianmo forced away the goosebumps that unexpectedly arose due to his words. She disagreed at first, but was eventually forced to agree after Fen Sizhong made many concessions and even assured her that Fen Fumei would join them soon.

So she agreed. She thought that even if the worst came, she would call for help with the smart watch her brother had developed. It would not be too bad to test it out anyway.

That was what gave rise to the scene the man assigned to Li Lianmo saw, of the Boss's sister going into the cinema with a well-dressed man.

After hanging up, the bodyguard followed them in and bought a ticket for the same movie, in order to monitor them.

The movie was not boring, but it wasn't a genre Li Lianmo enjoyed, so she wasn't very enthusiastic.

She was ready to bolt immediately the ending credits came up, but Fen Sizhong, who had not grown an inch closer to her was frustrated. He didn't want to go just like that, so he again proposed they go somewhere else, sounding mysterious on purpose.

Li Lianmo held back an eye roll as she declined politely. No matter what he said, she only smiled naively and said her mother was expecting her back home and wanted her to get something on her way back.

In the end, Fen Sizhong had to give up with frustration, but insisted on taking her to the supermarket to pick up what her mother needed.

Even after Li Lianmo told him that she wasn't going to the supermarket, he still wanted to show her his good side and was firm about taking her to wherever she wanted to go.

The driver didn't want to go back without her, so he just followed behind Fen Sizhong's car. When he saw them go into a certain store, he was puzzled.

What could the Young Miss be doing here?

Li Lianmo wished she could film Fen Sizhong's expression when a large sack of manure was placed in his hands. His face changed from red to green and back to pale with nausea and disgust.

Stifling a smile, Li Lianmo "politely" apologized for not knowing he had a weak physique despite his height and offered to carry the sack since he seemed to be staggering under its weight.

How could Fen Sizhong bear to lose this face? He not only had to carry the sack all the way to the car, he even had to carry it close to his chest and walk straight in other to convince Li Lianmo that it was not heavy.

The smell almost choked him to death!

By the time he dropped her at the front of the gate, he couldn't wait to escape. He dropped the awful sack and zoomed off without even saying goodbye.

Not only did he burn his expensive suit and spend hours in the shower that evening, he also sold the car because he couldn't stop perceiving the smell of manure on the backseat.

Needless to say, Fen Wucai was very disgusted by his inability to make Li Lianmo fall in love with him and kept scolding him. How did he give birth to such a stupid son?!

On this side, the security guard at the Li family Villa looked puzzled when he saw their Young Miss laughing like an idiot at the gate.

Looking at his expression, Li Lianmo signaled him to come closer and carry the sack in.

As he bent to carry the sack, his face contorted due to the smell, making Li Lianmo burst into fresh laughter.

Her mother was right after all. Being polite was truly the best way!

That was why Zhang Heying received an unexpected kiss on the cheek from her daughter as soon as she came in, with the declaration, "You're the best, Mum!"

She asked what happened, but Li Lianmo said nothing, only laughing as she went to her room.

Before leaving, she informed her mother that she had "kindly" picked up a sack of manure for her garden.

Under Zhang Heying's puzzled look, she laughed again and left.

Zhang Heying: "..."

Was her daughter really okay?

Back in her room, Li Lianmo changed before calling her friend.

"Hey BaiFumei, why didn't you tell me you would not be coming today?"

Fen Fumei sounded much less cheerier than usual, "I'm so sorry. While I was dressing, Uncle sent someone to inform me that Changmei suddenly collapsed and that I should hurry out."

She had wondered why it was her turn to worry about her cousin when her cousin's family members were all there, but who asked her to be a guest under their roof? Besides Fen Changmei was a cousin she actually liked so she felt a bit worried.

After getting to her room, it looked to her like Fen Changmei was only sleeping, but her uncle insisted that she had collapsed. Even after the girl woke up, her uncle said he couldn't feel at ease and that they needed to go to the hospital to make sure all was well.

In the chaos, she wasn't even allowed to take her phone, much less send her a message.

"I just returned from the hospital and I'm so tired. I think they were just making a fuss over nothing. I'm so sorry you had to go out for nothing. I hope you didn't wait too long?"

"So you don't know that your cousin brother came in the end and took me out to "apologize"?"

Fen Fumei sounded surprised, "Really? I didn't know that at all."

After a pause, she said uncertainly, "Or maybe he likes you?"

Li Lianmo let out a peal of laughter, "Oh please, I can't believe that. But even if it's true, I'm not interested. No offense, but he isn't my type."

"No offense taken. He wouldn't have been my type either. So stuck up and full of himself." Fen Fumei's voice had regained their usual cheeriness, probably due to her desire for gossip.

Both of them laughed.

"So how did the date go?" Fen Fumei asked teasingly.

Li Lianmo rolled her eyes even as she told her friend the day's events.

When she heard about the manure incident, Fen Fumei laughed so hard that tears fell, "It serves him right. Oh, I really wish I was there to see that."

They laughed again.

After making another appointment to meet in a few days, they hung up.

*****

Since receiving the report from the lab that day, Qiao Mingran waited eagerly for a call from Pei Yueran.

As days passed however, her eagerness changed to anxiety. Was she avoiding her? Was she unwilling to acknowledge their family?

Then more days passed, and by now she was seriously worried. What if something had happened to her daughter?