Chapter 156: Reinforcements Will Arrive On The Battlefield In 24 Hours
When she received the phone call from Wang Heng, Han Yixuan was at Pei Ningle’s home.
The two girls were chatting about little skincare tips in life, but were interrupted by the sudden mobile phone ringtone.
Han Yixuan picked up her mobile phone and looked, her gaze involuntarily condensing. She raised her head and saw Pei Ningle blinking her eyes in front of her, staring at herself.
“Is it an important phone call?” Pei Ningle asked.
Han Yixuan’s mind raced at full speed, immediately thinking—it definitely couldn’t let Xiao Le know that this phone call was from Wang Heng, otherwise the alliance between herself and her would inevitably develop serious cracks.
So, avoid Pei Ningle and go to another room to answer the phone?
That wouldn’t work either. Xiao Le just often let her thoughts wander, thinking about things like music and creation. Being occasionally dazed didn’t mean she was really silly. And at this moment, Xiao Le was staring at herself, indicating that her attention was on herself, not in a disconnected state.
To answer a phone call, deliberately running to another room, this kind of behavior was simply like writing the big characters ‘I have a secret I can’t tell, I’m very suspicious’ on her own face for her to see…
In just one or two seconds, Han Yixuan had already thought of a solution.
She sat right in front of Pei Ningle and answered Wang Heng’s incoming call. But just before connecting, she quietly turned down the call volume to ensure Wang Heng’s voice on the phone wouldn’t leak out.
With her ear pressed tightly against the mobile phone, Han Yixuan heard Wang Heng’s voice:
“Hello, is this Han Yixuan classmate? I want to ask, have you gone home yet?”
Good, good, this kind of routine question could be answered openly in front of Pei Ningle without any issue.
As if just talking to an ordinary friend, the young girl calmly replied: “No, I’m still in Rongdu. I have a morning flight tomorrow, then transfer in the provincial capital, probably… arriving around dinner time.”
Wang Heng sighed: “I see.”
Han Yixuan asked: “Is there something wrong?”
Wang Heng on the other end of the phone seemed to hesitate a bit, then said in a low voice: “To be honest, I need your support.”
Han Yixuan’s expression involuntarily stiffened, silent alarm bells ringing in her mind. She realized that this time’s enemy was clearly not a contestant of Pei Ningle’s caliber. Although they hadn’t met or dealt with each other yet, from Wang Heng’s fatigued voice, it could be heard that he was defending a bit hard.
In an instant, Han Yixuan wished she could cross a thousand miles right now and return to that small town.
Otherwise, if she returned late and Wang Heng really lost ground, then… the worst consequence, she simply didn’t dare to imagine.
But soon, Han Yixuan came back to her senses. She noticed Pei Ningle staring at herself, with some curiosity in her gaze.
Would telling Xiao Le about the enemy situation help? Hmm, it seemed to have no use. In a few days, Pei Ningle would also return to her hometown for the New Year, with her airplane ticket already booked, so she definitely couldn’t go with her to fight the enemy, right? Moreover, if Pei Ningle entered the market, the complexity of the situation… would be too hard to control.
So Han Yixuan said into the mobile phone: “Rest assured, I’ll definitely arrive within 24 hours!”
“Then thank you very much. After this matter is done, I will definitely thank you properly. Besides a big meal, you can think of other forms of remuneration; anything not involving feelings is fine.”
Then Wang Heng hung up the phone, and Han Yixuan was stunned for another two seconds.
Although this guy just now emphasized ‘not involving feelings’, but words like ‘other forms of remuneration’ still couldn’t help but make the young girl let her imagination run wild. The key was, compared to Wang Heng’s previous attitude, now he seemed to have a bit of a feeling like an iceberg melting… this wasn’t her illusion, right?
Pei Ningle couldn’t help but ask: “Xiao Xuan, was that your best friend just now?”
Han Yixuan took a deep breath and smiled: “Yeah, a best friend with a very close relationship…”
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The phone call with Han Yixuan, Wang Heng made from the restroom. The reason for locking himself in the restroom was to use the toilet.
After the phone call, he walked out of the restroom and said: “Let’s go out for dinner.”
Xiao Renjian’s small eyes immediately lit up: “Eat what, eat what?”
Wang Heng ignored this freeloader and looked at his father and Lu Qi, asking: “What do you want to eat?”
Lu Qi smiled: “I’m fine with anything, you decide.”
Father: “A new restaurant opened nearby, I ate there once, it was pretty good…”
Wang Heng nodded: “Good, then let’s go there.”
Father originally wanted to remind that the consumption level of that restaurant wasn’t low, and the reason he could taste the food there was entirely because of company business social engagements where he didn’t need to pay out of pocket; otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t treat himself to it.
But thinking again, considering his son’s account limit, and the strength that this Miss Lu Qi had inadvertently revealed in casual chat, it seemed… there was no need for him to say anything extra?
So the four of them left the front door and walked for ten minutes to that nice-grade restaurant.
Because they hadn’t reserved in advance, they could only sit at a casual seat in the hall. But at this moment, a problem arose.
The casual seat was a rectangular dining table with four chairs, two on each side of the table. So, how should Wang Heng, his father, Xiao Renjian, and Lu Qi, these four people, sit?
Father glanced around, taking in the varied reactions of the three young people—especially the expressions of Wang Heng and Lu Qi, which made him ponder deeply.
Starting from the scene at the station when they picked up the person, he felt that his own son and this girl with quite extraordinary appearance and temperament seemed to have an unusual relationship. To say they were just ordinary friends, but looking at Lu Qi’s words, actions, and attitude, there was a subtle feeling…
Wang Jian couldn’t help but secretly sigh in admiration; as expected of his own son, this push-and-pull technique was truly exquisite. So as his father, what could he do?
Of course, help his son save twenty years of struggle!
This clever middle-aged man suddenly put his arm around Xiao Renjian’s shoulders, bringing the kid to sit on one side of the dining table, while saying in his mouth: “Xiao Xiao, last time I saw you was a year ago, you haven’t come over for a long time…”
Xiao Renjian smiled and responded: “Yeah, Uncle, I’m here today…”
These two sat down and started chatting. Thus, the other side of the dining table naturally belonged to Wang Heng and Lu Qi.
Wang Heng was stunned on the spot—Father, what are you doing?
In terms of genetics and law, are you really his biological father?
Lu Qi happily took her seat. Then, she turned her head to look at Wang Heng who was still standing there, and silently patted the empty space beside her.
After a brief daze, Wang Heng sneered.
He’d already done things like brushing her teeth for her; sitting next to her for dinner was no big deal.
Just like that, Wang Heng boldly sat beside the older sister type.
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Seeing people asking about extra chapters, let me explain the extra chapter situation for this book. Besides subscription and rewards, there’s actually just one… as long as the author is in good condition and can write it out. Future honor updates, like collection, recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and such, can also make the author add extra chapters. Um, the key is mood（reason straight and upright.jpg）!
