After Hu Li hung up the phone, Li Qianfan immediately called Hong Jiumei, since their relationship had already gone beyond that of a typical boss and employee.
Therefore, Li Qianfan did not hesitate and outright stated the purpose of his call.
He wanted to take a day off!
Hong Jiumei did not ask for the reason and unconditionally agreed, and she also asked, “Xiao Fan, did you encounter any issues? Do you need any help from me?”
“No, a friend just came from the countryside to visit me, we plan to hang out together.”
Li Qianfan couldn’t possibly tell Hong Jiumei that he was planning to have a secret rendezvous with Hu Li that evening, so he made up an excuse.
Hong Jiumei was very gentle, “Do you need any money?”
Li Qianfan replied, “No need, I still have quite a bit of money left, thank you, sister.”
The two then chatted for a bit more, and just as Li Qianfan was about to hang up, Hong Jiumei suddenly thought of something and asked, “Qianfan, will you come to work tomorrow?”
“I will. Why?” Li Qianfan asked.
“Wait for me at home at eight o’clock tomorrow morning. I plan to take you for a body check-up… Well, this is a treatment from our massage parlor, and you must have a check-up. Don’t worry, the check-up will not count as taking leave, and you will be paid as usual,”
said Hong Jiumei with a laugh.
Seeing that the other party had considered every aspect for him, Li Qianfan felt an indescribable touch of emotion and nodded vigorously, “Okay, then at eight o’clock tomorrow morning, I’ll wait for you at the entrance of Qilin District!”
After hanging up, Li Qianfan carefully wrapped up the ten Yang Strengthening Pills in a plastic bag and put them in his pocket. He then discarded the trash left over from concocting the elixirs into a roadside trash bin.
Having done all this, Li Qianfan hurried to Hu Li’s house.
He couldn’t wait to have some kind of encounter with Hu Li, the beauty.
…
Meanwhile, in the office of the Jiumei Blind Massage Parlor,
Wu Lang looked at the Hong Jiumei who had just hung up the phone, curiosity flickered in his eyes as he asked, “Jiumei, it seems that you and Li Qianfan are really close; you care so much about him. I remember that it isn’t a requirement for your massage parlor to have a physical check-up, is it?”
“After all, he is my little brother, and I need to be concerned about his health,”
Hong Jiumei said with a slight smile, without revealing the plan she and her best friend Tong Caicai had come up with. The main reason she was taking Li Qianfan for a check-up was to find out whether he had any issues with ‘difficulty ejaculating’.
“How did you get to know Li Qianfan, and how did you suddenly gain a little brother?” asked Wu Lang with a full face of puzzled curiosity.
“Actually, I haven’t known Qianfan for a long time, but fate is such a wonderful thing. The moment I saw him for the first time, I felt an extraordinary sense of familiarity and just wanted to treat him well,”
Hong Jiumei attributed everything to fate and did not mention anything that had happened between her and Li Qianfan.
“That’s good. Li Qianfan is a fine young man; it’s a pity he’s blind, otherwise, he would certainly achieve something significant in the future,” Wu Lang praised, then changed the subject, “By the way, it’s been so long since your little aunt went on a business trip, has she called you?”
“No!”
Upon mentioning her little aunt, Hong Jiumei’s smile vanished instantly, and she said seriously, “I haven’t been in contact with my little aunt for over a month now. I’ve made many calls during this time, but it’s as if I’m throwing stones into the sea, with no response whatsoever… Brother Wolf, do you think something happened to my little aunt?”
“Rest assured, your little aunt is just on a business trip. Moreover, she has been through so much in society and faced so many challenges, nothing will have happened to her,”
“And besides, if she encountered any difficulties, how could we possibly be unaware?”
Wu Lang said soothingly with a smile.
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“That’s true,” Hong Jiumei smiled helplessly and said, “Actually, I also know that my stepmom won’t run into any trouble, but still, not being able to contact her for so long, I am a bit worried.”
“Jiumei, before your stepmom left on her business trip, did she give you anything?”
Wu Lang’s eyes shifted before he asked the question.
Hong Jiumei shook her head without hesitation and said, “No, before my stepmom left on her trip, she just gave me a call, we chatted about homey things, and she also told me to take good care of myself, then she hung up. At that time, I didn’t know she was going on a trip, I thought it was just our usual catching up.”
“Are you sure she didn’t?” Wu Lang asked tentatively.
Hong Jiumei didn’t think much of it and continued shaking her head, “Brother Wolf, we’ve known each other for so many years, would I lie to you? Besides, whatever things my stepmom sends me, it’s always you who delivers them.”
Hearing this, Wu Lang did not continue to inquire. He merely nodded slightly, though his sharp gaze remained locked on Hong Jiumei’s face as if trying to discern something.
But after staring for a long while, Hong Jiumei’s face remained utterly normal, especially those firm eyes, which divulged no hint; eventually, Wu Lang gave up probing and changed the topic.
The two chatted about homey matters, and Wu Lang left shortly after using his busy work as an excuse.
After leaving Jiumei’s blind massage parlor, Wu Lang sat in a black Mercedes parked by the roadside. He closed his eyes tightly, gently massaging his temples, clearly exhausted.
Ma Hao, sitting in the driver’s seat, glanced back and saw Wu Lang’s forlorn expression. He asked carefully, “Brother Wolf, haven’t you got the whereabouts of the Gang Edict from Hong Jiumei yet?”
“No!”
Wu Lang shook his head gently, “Although Hong Jiumei has never followed our path, she has always been smart. I think she has sensed something and is deliberately keeping it from me.”
Ma Hao asked, “Do you mean the Gang Edict is in her hands?”
Wu Lang opened his eyes and looked at Ma Hao, retorting, “What else? Through my secret investigations in this period, I’ve learned some things about Lin Manyue. It seems she has contracted a kind of cancer and must be hiding somewhere, getting treatment.
If she can’t be cured, she will certainly think of a way to deal with the gang, and Hong Jiumei, the person she trusts most, will surely end up with the Gang Edict. Only then will those old men in the gang help Hong Jiumei.”
“Brother Wolf, what do we do next then? Without the Gang Edict, we can’t control the gang,” Ma Hao asked again, able in fighting but slow in thinking.
“Before, I really had no way to deal with Hong Jiumei, but now it’s different!”
Wu Lang’s mouth curved into a slight smile, and he turned to Ma Hao, “Now, Hong Jiumei has a younger brother named Li Qianfan who seems to be on good terms with her. I suspect he might be the boy toy she’s keeping. Just persuade Li Qianfan, and we might be able to find out the whereabouts of the Gang Edict.”
“But will he help us?”
Mentioning Li Qianfan, an unquenchable flame of anger flared in Ma Hao’s eyes.
“Remember, in this world, men only like three things, power, money, women. We can’t offer him power, but are we lacking in money or women? Go and tell Ah Hua to find a way to get close to Li Qianfan at all costs. Seduce him if necessary, and make him get the location of the Gang Edict from Hong Jiumei!”
After finishing, Wu Lang lit up a cigarette and casually exhaled a ring of smoke.
“Brother Wolf, that’s a brilliant move. Ah Hua has been practicing the Bewitching Technique since she was young; if she wants, she can surely enchant Li Qianfan,” Ma Hao said, thumbing his approval, visibly excited.
…
Because her husband liked to gamble, Hu Li’s family was not well off. She lived in a shabby district, much more dilapidated than the Qilin District. Garbage was visible everywhere, covered with flies and emitting a nauseating stench.
It was hard to imagine that Taoyuan County still had such dirty and messy areas.
Following the address Hu Li had sent, Li Qianfan arrived at her residence. He knocked lightly on the metal door and called out, “Sister Hu Li, it’s Qianfan!”
“Coming, coming.”
Soon, Hu Li’s voice responded from inside, yet it took a full minute before the door was opened.
The moment the metal door was yanked open, Li Qianfan saw Hu Li standing in front of the door, without a stitch on. Gazing at her curvaceous and voluptuous body, he was instantly frozen in place…
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