After putting the call on speakerphone, Lin Xinyan greeted, “Hello?”
However, the person hung up on the call once he noticed that it was a woman’s voice.
Lin Xinyan looked at the phone curiously.
Once he was done washing his face, Zong Jinghao stole a peek at her and asked, “Who is that?”
She shook her head and answered, “I don’t know. I answered the call as you told me to, but the person straight away hung up the phone without saying anything.”
He didn’t find it strange and answered, “Maybe it was a misdialed call.”
Meanwhile, Lin Xinyan felt a little curious about the whole situation. She didn’t think it was a misdialed call because that person had hung up right after he heard her voice.
But she didn’t want to be bothered by it.
“Breakfast is ready. Come downstairs whenever you’re done freshening up.” She put his phone next to the basin and left the room.
At the same time, Zong Yanxi, who was still wearing her pajamas and had messy hair, stood next to the door. She looked up at Li Xinyan and asked, “Mommy, I think I heard Daddy’s voice just now. Has Daddy come home?”
Lin Xinyan instructed her gently, “Change your clothes and freshen up, and I will tell you later…”
“Daddy!”
Zong Yanxi saw Zong Jinghao coming out of the bathroom before Lin Xinyan could finish her sentence. Immediately, she rushed into the room and hugged one of his legs. Then, she looked up at him lovingly and said, “Daddy, when did you come back?”
Zong Jinghao bowed to pick her up and said, “Let me carry you to check if you’re any heavier.”
“Am I?” Zong Yanxi wrapped her arms around his neck and asked.
“Yes, you’re heavier.”
Since she loved eating and sleeping in, the girl had gained a little weight recently. Besides, she had also grown taller than before; she looked like a primary school student now.
Zong Yanxi shook her father gently and asked once again, “When did you come back?”
“Last night.” Zong Jinghao continued, “Do you want me to help freshen you up?”
To which Zong Yanxi answered gleefully, “Sure.”
How lucky I am! Daddy wants to help me freshen up!
Hence, Zong Jinghao carried her and walked out of the room. When they walked past Lin Xinyan, Zong Yanxi said to her excitedly, “Mommy, Daddy is going to freshen me up.”
Lin Xinyan was amused by her child’s antics. She patted the girl’s bottom and said, “You’re such a lazy girl.”
You’re indeed very lazy.
Nevertheless, Zong Yanxi wasn’t angry – she even chuckled.
“I’ll go downstairs now,” Lin Xinyan told Zong Jinghao.
He mumbled a response and brought their daughter into the washroom.
Since everyone got up from bed, Lin Xinyan asked Aunt Wang to serve breakfast on the dining table.
After a while, everyone eventually sat at the table and was about the begin having breakfast. At this moment, Zong Jinghao came downstairs while holding his daughter’s hand.
“Oh? Daddy, when did you arrive home?” Zong Yanchen was shocked to see his father.
Actually, that was the question everyone wished to ask.
Zong Jinghao picked his daughter up and put her down on a chair before he replied, “Last night.”
After taking a seat next to his daughter, he greeted Zong Qifeng and Cheng Yuwen and continued, “I didn’t come home for a few days because I had to deal with some matters.”
The two elders didn’t ask any questions – they didn’t want to create trouble for him like Lin Xinyan. Also, they were aware that they couldn’t help him in any way.
Apart from that, Zong Qifeng had confidence in his son. Whatever Zong Jinhao did, Zong Qifeng believed that he had considered every possibility thoroughly before making a decision.
“Tell me if you need any help.” Even though Zong Qifeng had not socialized with his friends for many years, he still had many connections.
In the past, his relationship with Zong Jinghao wasn’t as close because of Cheng Yuxiu. Therefore, Zong Jinghao never usually looked for him even when facing difficulties.
Now that the truth had been revealed, Cheng Yuxiu wished for them to be able to mingle well like a father and a son from an ordinary family.
Zong Jinghao said that he would Zong Qifeng’s help when it was necessary.
“If you’re busy, your dad and I can arrange and prepare the wedding for you,” Cheng Yuwen reminded.
Apart from the fact that Zong Jinghao was always busy, Cheng Yuwen also understood that someone had to keep an eye on the details of a wedding.
Zong Jinghao was willing to hand over the task to him since he had requested it. After all, he had only one demand – the wedding had to be extremely grand.
He wanted to let the whole world know that he was married and that Lin Xinyan was his wife.
“Rest assured.” Cheng Yuwen promised, “We will make sure the wedding is a huge success.”
After breakfast, Zong Jinghao went upstairs to change his clothes. Lin Xinyan straightened up his collar and asked, “Will it be too flamboyant?”
He lowered his head to glance at her and asked, “What are you referring to?”
“The wedding! The jewelry is too flamboyant…”
“The jewelry is all here already?” he asked.
Lin Xinyan nodded in response.
“In my eyes, not a single piece of jewelry is worthy of being worn by you because you are the most outstanding woman ever,” he grasped her hand as he spoke flatteringly.
Lin Xinyan chuckled when she heard such a compliment from him. After all, every woman wishes for their boyfriend or husband to always flatter them. Nevertheless, she pretended to act coquettishly, saying, “Since when did you learn how to sweet-talk me? Did you do something wrong?”
Am I wrong to be nice to her?
“In that case, should I beat you three times a day to prove that I love you?”
Once he finished, she retracted her hands from him. Then, she put the necktie on his neck and said coldly, “Do it yourself.”
However, Zong Jinghao hugged her and refused to let her go. He said gently, “In that case, should I ask you to beat me three times instead?”
Lin Xinyan glared at him and replied, “Well, I can never win in a fight against you because you’re way stronger than me.”
Much to her surprise, he bit her ear passionately and whispered, “I won’t fight back.”
As Lin Xinyan felt ticklish, she tried to wriggle free from him and said, “Stop messing with me.”
“You have to serve me first.”
Lin Xinyan had no choice but to mumble a response. When she helped him wear the tie, she couldn’t help but remind him, “Please be careful.”
As the saying goes, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. She was worried that they would take revenge against Zong Jinghao once they found out that it had all been done by him.
Zong Jinghao responded affirmatively.
After straightening his clothes, Lin Xinyan saw her husband out and said, “I’ll wait for you to come home. Please come back early.”
Zong Jinghao said smilingly, “How I wish that I don’t even have to go out!”
Deep in his heart, he sincerely wished to stay at home to accompany her. However, he understood at the same time that he couldn’t provide her a safe home if the problem weren’t solved once and for all.
“I’ve got to get going now.”
Lin Xinyan watched him leave the house.
Even though Shen Peichuan didn’t take part in the plan, he could guess that the mastermind was Zong Jinghao. He invited Zong Jinghao to meet up with him after giving the man a phone call.
Nevertheless, they didn’t meet outside but at the office instead.
When Zong Jinghao arrived, Su Zhan and Shen Peichuan were already waiting for his arrival.
As soon as Su Zhan saw the man, he cried out emotionally, “This is so satisfying! I never thought Old Master Gu was that cruel and heartless in the past.”
In fact, he almost clapped his hands and cheered when he read the news that reported Gu Bei’s arrest. Such scum should not even exist in this world at all.
As Su Zhen was getting too excited, Shen Peichuan poked his friend with his elbow and reminded him, “Hey, be quiet.”
Su Zhan looked at him and said, “Well, I didn’t talk that much, did I?”
“Fine, continue if you’re not tired of babbling.” Shen Peichuan took a sip of his drink after talking.
When Zong Jinghao came into the room, Shen Peichuan put down the cup and stood up. The former immediately waved his hand in a friendly gesture, signaling for Shen Peichuan to sit down.
“Why didn’t you tell me about the matter? I could have surely helped you more or less,” Shen Peichuan said.
Su Zhan immediately interrupted, “Exactly. Do you think we are not competent enough?”
Zong Jinghao shot Su Zhan a sideways glance and ignored him.
He wanted to meet Shen Peichuan to discuss the latest development with him. Since the Gu family was currently in deep trouble, it would be the best opportunity for Shen Peichuan to fight back because the family wouldn’t have time to keep an eye on him.
Under such circumstances, even those who once depended on the Gu family would dissociate from them.
Given that the situation was grave and affected many parties, no one would risk being dragged into the mess.
Shen Peichuan got Zong Jinghao’s message, and he said, “Let me handle this on my own.”
After all, Shen Peichuan had established his own connections throughout the years. In the past, many didn’t wish to interfere with anything because the Gu family was powerful. However, the situation today was completely different.
