Chapter 145: No Man’s Land (1)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the afternoon, the temperature was cool and breezy. Li Ci opened a bottle of red wine leisurely in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his duplex building by the river and lay on the ma.s.sage chair to bask in the sun.
When he pressed the ma.s.sage chair against Li Ci’s back, he received a message on his phone that Shi Xiao was going to return to the country in three days.
As the sound of the ma.s.sage chair rang in his ears, his thoughts were disrupted for a moment, so he simply turned off the ma.s.sage chair and sat up.
Shi Xiao had been away for more than two months. This period of time was enough for all the designers to outshine the Shi family during this period. If not for Yuan Shu, the Shi family would have gone bankrupt long ago.
Li Ci was as cunning as a fox, so it was impossible for him to let go of such an opportunity. When Shi Xiao wasn’t around, he had indeed played many tricks. Now that Shi Xiao was coming back, it was time to stop.
Back then, Li Ci was hunted down by a gang because of his sister and brother-in-law. It was Shi Xiao who saved him, so it could be said that Shi Xiao had saved his life. This was also the main reason Li Ci was willing to become a business partner with Shi Xiao all these years and instead of letting Shi Xiao become a tool to be used.
After Li Ci thought about it for a moment, he made a few calls, but everyone he called said the same thing. “Put the matter aside for now. Stop what you’re doing.”
There were too many businesses under the Shi Corporation that spanned almost all fields. If they wanted to stop all operations, three days might not be enough.
It seemed like he had to find some trouble for Shi Xiao so that he didn’t have the energy to deal with these things first.
He arranged for a chauffeur. When Shi Xiao’s plane landed three days later, he personally went to pick him up. His savior’s whereabouts were unimown for two months, so it was reasonable for him to pick him up personally.
Li Ran leaned against the corridor on the second floor and looked at him as she asked, “Uncle, why are you downstairs alone?”
She had just finished her afternoon nap and felt very thirsty, so she got up to find water. After asking Li Ci, she walked downstairs. When she pa.s.sed by the living room, she even turned on the stereo and played a rock song to sober up.
Li Ci knew that she was looking for water, so he poured a gla.s.s of cold water and handed it to her.
“You slept for a long time, a full three hours. Be careful not to become stupid after taking such a long nap!”
Li Ran looked at Li Ci reproachfully as she took the water from him. “You’re the one who’s stupid. If people don’t sleep well, how can they have the energy to do things?!”
“Do things? You’re just playing, aren’t you?”
“Phew!”
After Li Ran lay down on Li Ci’s ma.s.sage chair and pressed the start b.u.t.ton, her body swayed back and forth with the ma.s.sage chair as she basked in the afternoon sun. She was extremely comfortable.
Li Ci suddenly remembered something. “How are you and Zhou Liu? Didn’t you say that you were going to ask her out for a meal the next day? It’s already the next day. It seems like a certain someone is no longer as charming as before.”
Li Ran couldn’t even be bothered to open her eyes. “Tsk, don’t goad me. We’ve only known each other for two days, so if I’m already inviting him out for a meal, my motive will be too obvious.”
Li Ci compromised. As he leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, the sunlight shone on him, leaving a long shadow of his tall figure on the marble floor.
“Alright, alright, alright. There’s no need to goad me. There’s something I might need your help with.”
“What?” Li Ran used her hand to block the blinding sunlight.
“Help me see which band will sing in No Man’s Land three days later.”
“No man’s land?” Li Ran opened her eyes and looked at Li Ci with interest. “You never go to such places. Why are you suddenly interested in the leading band there?”
No Man’s Land was a musical bar. Many popular bands and internet celebrities started out at this bar in the beginning. Now, many singers on tour would choose this bar as well.
Li Ci had always liked peace and quiet, so he rarely ever went to such noisy places. Even if he wanted to drink, he would choose a quiet place to enjoy a bottle of good red wine.
Li Ci didn’t answer. Instead, he smiled and said, “You don’t have to worry about that. Help me investigate. The information will be useful to me.”
“Oh.” Li Ran agreed with a dissatisfied expression..