Middle-aged tycoon: Twins come knocking on his door when he goes home for Chinese New Year

Even for Li Ze, who was used to seeing all sorts of things, what had just happened seemed like an unreal dream.

The deeply moving confession in the courtyard, everyone's tearful blessings, and Ruoran's final tearful yet smiling gaze.

Li Ze couldn't even quite remember what nice things he had said at the time, nor could he recall exactly how many replies Ruoran had given.

The only thing echoing in my mind was the vow I had made at the end:

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity. In this life, I will only love you."

Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, time flew by, and before we knew it, it was past nine o'clock at night.

Li Ze checked the time, stood up, and said goodbye to his brother-in-law and Ruoran.

"Brother, it's getting late."

"I have to go back to Lijia Village; my cousin is waiting for me to have a drink with him."

"He hasn't been back for eighteen years. Tonight is New Year's Eve, and I have to go and keep him company."

Zhang Jianguo and Zhang Ruoran both understood.

After all, Li Ze is also a member of the Li family. Although he is close to this side, he is also a blood relative on the other side, and they cannot be favored.

"Okay, then go ahead." Zhang Jianguo patted Li Ze on the shoulder. "Drive carefully on the road, it's dark."

Zhang Ruoran nodded, though she didn't say anything, her eyes softened.

At this moment, Li Mengli came over and took Li Ze's arm, saying:

"Dad, shall I go with you to Uncle's?"

Li Ze smiled, took her hand away, and shook his head:

"You shouldn't go."

"Your mom's mood has been fluctuating a lot today. She even cried just now. Why don't you stay and spend more time with her and say some comforting words to her?"

"A few grown men are drinking with me; it would be boring for a young girl like you to go."

Li Mengli thought about it and agreed, so she stopped insisting.

She escorted Li Ze to the Audi, a sly smile on her face:

"Dad, that was a really clever move of yours today!"

"After this series of moves, I think getting back together with my mom is pretty much guaranteed!"

"That's incredibly skillful!"

Li Ze opened the car door and glanced back at his daughter with a helpless look:

"Get out of here, what do you mean by 'operation'?"

"This is all from my heart, not from any techniques whatsoever, okay?"

"Besides, don't be too happy yet."

"Your mom is just being soft-hearted; she gave me a chance to pursue her again."

"This is still far from certain; we'll have to see how things go from here."

Li Mengli chuckled and waved her fist to encourage him:

"Oh, Dad, don't be so modest."

"You love your mother so much, and you're so romantic, and the key thing is..."

She lowered her voice and chuckled mischievously.

"And so much money!"

"If we still can't get it back, then there's no justice in the world! I believe in you!"

Li Ze was amused and waved his hand:

"Alright, I'll take your kind words."

"Come inside quickly, it's cold outside."

After saying that, Li Ze got into the driver's seat and started the car.

As his daughter waved goodbye, the black Audi slowly drove out of Zhangjiazhai and headed towards Lijia Village.

……

The car drove along the asphalt road in the countryside, with the occasional sound of firecrackers going off on both sides.

The car was quiet.

Li Ze was in a good mood and even hummed a few lines of a tune along with the car's music.

Just then, the new cell phone on the passenger seat rang.

Li Ze glanced at the caller ID.

It's the first one.

He reached out and pressed the answer button, turning on speakerphone.

"Hey, Boss, what's going on?"

On the other end of the phone, the old man's voice was somewhat low and serious:

"Boss, report on today's surveillance situation."

"Our people followed that girl named Dai Yuqian the whole day."

"Around 11 a.m., the Porsche 718 did indeed take her to Yishan Golf Course."

"Over there, they did play ball all morning and then went to lunch. There were also a few other students present."

Li Ze nodded, holding the steering wheel with one hand:

"Isn't this normal?"

"It seems Dai Yuqian wasn't lying; it really was a student council activity."

However, the first man then changed the subject:

"But boss, that happened this afternoon."

"They didn't leave after they finished eating around 1 p.m.

"Song Hao, who drives a Porsche, took a group of people, including Dai Yuqian, to a high-end bar in Han City."

"Let's go to a bar?"

Li Ze's brows furrowed instantly.

I unconsciously eased off the accelerator a little.

"Wasn't the goal to build good relationships with the student council members for the selection process?"

"Do college students these days need to go to bars to build relationships?"

"Is this a selection process for officials, or for people to drink with?"

Li Ze's tone clearly carried a hint of displeasure.

Although he is not old-fashioned, going to a bar with another man behind his boyfriend's back on New Year's Eve is a bit of a sham.

The first leader continued to report:

"Yes, boss."

"I also felt something was wrong, so I had someone sneak in beforehand and also retrieved the surveillance footage from that private room."

"At first, everyone was drinking and chatting, and things seemed normal."

"But as I drank more and more alcohol, things started to go wrong."

"That Song Hao started frequently getting Dai Yuqian drunk."

"And his hands are very restless."

"At first, she put her arm around his shoulder, then she started putting her arm around his waist, and several times her hand almost reached into places she shouldn't have."

"On several occasions, taking advantage of Dai Yuqian being a little tipsy, Song Hao even leaned in and almost kissed her."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ze slammed on the brakes, and the car screeched on the empty road.

His face instantly darkened, and his eyes turned icy cold.

A surge of anger welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"Is that so?!"

"This kid's got some nerve!"

Although Dai Yuqian is not yet married into the family, she is his son's legitimate girlfriend.

She is the future daughter-in-law of the Li family!

How dare someone lay a hand on his son's woman right under his nose?

This is going to make his son a cuckold!

The older man on the other end of the phone also seemed a little nervous.

"Yes, boss, the situation is indeed getting a bit out of control."

Li Ze took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and asked:

"What about Dai Yuqian?"

"Is she dead? She doesn't react when people touch her?"

"And what was the final result? Did anything irreversible happen?"

"I don't want to see my son being cheated on during the Lunar New Year!"

……

at the same time.

In the courtyard of the old house in Zhangjiazhai.

After Li Ze left, the adults all went inside to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Only Li Mengli and her brother Li Menghan remained in the courtyard.

The two sat by the fire pit to warm themselves.

Li Mengli was in an extremely good mood and was showing off her shopping haul to her younger brother.

"Brother, you didn't see it."

"That card Dad gave me today is a bottomless pit."

"I secretly glanced at the balance, and wow, there was so many zeros I couldn't even count them all."

"That's absolutely amazing!"

Li Menghan held a twig in her hand, idly poking at the embers in the brazier.

Hearing his sister say that, he curled his lip in disdain:

"So what?"

"No matter how rich he is, it's still his money, and I won't accept it."

"We're not rich, but we're doing alright."

"It doesn't matter how much money you have, as long as it's enough. A person should have backbone."

Seeing her younger brother's stubbornness, Li Mengli couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She leaned closer and said mysteriously:

"You're just being stubborn."

Do you know what Dad told me?

He said that even though you're ignoring him now, he's already prepared a card for you.

"A certain amount of pocket money will be automatically deposited into that card every month."

"Guess how much it is?"

Li Menghan didn't even look up: "How much? Five thousand? Ten thousand?"

Li Mengli held up two fingers and waved them in front of him:

"Two hundred million!"

"What?!"

The branch in Li Menghan's hand fell into the brazier with a "thud".

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide like saucers, and blurted out a curse:

"Holy crap?!"

"How much?! Two hundred million?!"

"You mean... a month?!"

Li Mengli smiled smugly as she looked at her younger brother's naive and unworldly demeanor.

"Haha, you're surprised too, aren't you?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down!"

"Don't let my uncles hear this, or our doorstep will be worn down by everyone."

Li Menghan swallowed, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

"No...didn't Dad say at the dinner table the day before yesterday that he only earned five million overseas?"

"How come they're giving out two hundred million in pocket money every month?"

"Did he rob a bank?"

Li Mengli then explained to her younger brother all the good intentions that Li Ze had previously told her.

They said they deliberately said less because they were afraid of scaring everyone.

Actually, my dad is at the level of the world's richest man.

Li Menghan was stunned after hearing this.

So... so my unreliable father is actually this rich?

Are they this rich to such an outrageous degree?

He sat there for a long time, digesting the information.

Finally, he took a deep breath, picked up a branch again, and forced himself to calm down.

"snort."

Even so, I am not envious.

"I won't take his filthy money."

"I can earn money to support myself."

Li Mengli looked at her younger brother's still slightly trembling hand, but didn't point it out. She just smiled and said:

"Haha, alright, alright, you've got guts."

"That depends on how long you can hold out!"

"Anyway, I can't take it anymore, this sugar-coated bullet is too sweet."

The siblings remained silent for a while.

Li Mengli seemed to suddenly remember something and casually said:

"By the way, I have something to tell you."

"Around 10 a.m. this morning, my dad and I went to the Pinganli community in Hanshi to buy seafood."

"I ran into your girlfriend right at the entrance of the market."

Li Menghan was taken aback and looked up:

"Huh? You actually ran into this?"

"Han City is so big, this is too much of a coincidence."

"Yes," Li Mengli said while warming herself by the fire, "I also think it's a coincidence."

"I saw her get into a black Porsche sports car, driven by a man wearing a red leather jacket."

"I didn't think that guy looked like a good person, so I assumed she was cheating on me."

Upon hearing the word "cheating," Li Menghan's heart clenched.

He asked eagerly:

"Wait, what did you say?"

"What Porsche? What man?"

Seeing her younger brother getting anxious, Li Mengli quickly comforted him:

"Hey, don't rush me, let me finish."

"I panicked at the time, so I went up and asked."

"I later found out it was a misunderstanding."

"That guy is the student council president of her school. He said he would take her to play golf at Yishan Golf Club."

"It seems to be to cultivate good relationships with a few committee members, which would help her in her ministerial campaign in May."

"That's important business, so I didn't say anything more."

After saying that, Li Mengli casually asked:

"By the way, did she tell you?"

"I specifically told her to let you know so you wouldn't worry."

These words were spoken.

Li Menghan's expression immediately changed.

That face, which had been relatively calm, turned deathly pale in an instant, and then flushed bright red.

He slowly shook his head, his voice somewhat hoarse:

"no."

"She...she hasn't messaged me all day."

"The last message was sent around 9 a.m.

"Since then, there has been no further news."

Upon hearing this, Li Mengli also frowned:

"Huh? No way?"

"This is so strange..."

"I clearly told her to tell you, and it was only a little past 10 a.m. at the time."

"It's already late, how could they still not have said anything?"

Li Menghan remained silent.

His brows were furrowed tightly, and his hands were clenched into fists.

His male instincts were now blaring like an alarm in his head.

Not right.

This is really not right.

If it's a normal student council activity, why didn't you dare tell him?

Why hide it?

And it happened on New Year's Eve, yet he disappeared for the entire day?

An unprecedented sense of panic and anger welled up inside me.

Li Menghan could no longer sit still.

He suddenly stood up, his tall frame creating a gust of wind.

He didn't even greet his sister, but took out his phone and quickly walked to a secluded corner outside the yard.

With trembling fingers, he dialed Dai Yuqian's number.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

The phone rang once, twice, three times.

Each sound seemed to strike Li Menghan's heart.

You absolutely must answer!

You absolutely must give me a reasonable explanation!