Chapter 22: Marry Early and Have Children Early!

The man at this moment stood tall and straight, his sexy collarbone and Adam's apple undoubtedly exposed, making it hard to connect him with the image of a dissolute playboy from just before.

A smile flickered across his phoenix eyes, along with a hint of mischief, "Holy shit, she's come back for revenge. How interesting. She really is... petty!"

Loud whistling resonated through the hallway.

Li Zihan sauntered leisurely back to his own room, stealing a glance at the stairs as he entered.

He feared Tang Xiaowan might come back for him.

…

Kitchen.

Uncle Cai's apprentice, Li Shiqi, was picking cilantro when he looked up, twisted his neck, and saw Tang Xiaowan coming in. He immediately went up to her with a big smile.

"Lady Tang, would you like some radishes?"

"No, I'm looking for Uncle Cai."

"Oh, my master is inside cutting beef, I'll go call him for you."

"Thank you, no need."

With that said, Tang Xiaowan walked straight into the operation room.

Li Shiqi craned his neck, peering and wandering back and forth outside.

But that didn't stop him from picking the cilantro.

Who knows what the old and young discussed inside; by the time they came out, 30 minutes had passed.

Uncle Cai escorted Tang Xiaowan to the door, his face beaming with a smile.

Seeing her walk away, Li Shiqi immediately went to the operation room, full of curiosity, and asked, "Master, what did Lady Tang want from you? She didn't find out about you talking behind her back, did she?"

"Nosy little brat, get back to work."

"Come on, spill the beans!"

"I think you're itching for a beating, looking for trouble."

Hearing that, Li Shiqi ran off at once.

Uncle Cai in the operation room stroked his grizzled hair thoughtfully and nodded as if realizing something.

After leaving the kitchen, Tang Xiaowan deliberately took a detour around the dining room to return to her room.

She was afraid of bumping into Li Zishen, let alone running into Li Zihan.

The whole morning, the villa was quiet.

Li Zihan played video games in his room for a while, took a bath, and then, unable to bear it any longer, shamelessly knocked on Tang Xiaowan's room.

A cold voice came through, "What do you want?"

Li Zihan, with one hand on the doorframe, looked down at Tang Xiaowan, who was shorter than him, with his imposing, god-like perspective, "Where did my brother go?"

"How would I know?"

"Weird, he was supposed to be..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the door slammed shut.

If Li Zihan's fingers had been any closer, he would have certainly injured himself.

"Holy shit, Violent Woman!"

His voice was so low it was heard only by himself.

Despite that, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and cough lightly twice.

"What the heck, what do I have to be afraid of—a guest acting so boldly? If it weren't for my brother..."

He stopped mid-sentence, looked around to ensure no one was there, cautiously pressed his ear to the door, and when he detected no sound, strutted triumphantly back to his own room.

A grown man actually feared a girl to this extent!

The guest room he occupied was slightly smaller than Tang Xiaowan's, but the layout was the same, and there was a narrow corridor between the two balconies for safety purposes.

However, this corridor was quite narrow, only half a meter wide, just enough for one person to pass through, and it didn't have any railings.

At this moment, Li Zihan sprawled on his bed in the shape of a large letter "X."

Speaking of which, as a junior member of the Leng Family, what kind of girl hadn't he seen? But he had never encountered someone like Tang Xiaowan, who didn't treat him as a stranger.

He found himself inexplicably curious about her.

…

One hour later, dining room.

Li Zishen had always been not picky about his food, and he also disliked wasteful extravagance, so meals were always served according to the standard of four dishes and one soup.

When friends came to visit, it was nothing more than adding a couple more dishes to the meal.

People who knew him had self-awareness, knowing that not everyone could sit down to eat with such a huge tycoon; they were either relatives or close friends.

Therefore, there were few occasions when dishes had to be added.

By the time Li Zihan came downstairs, Tang Xiaowan had already arrived.

At first glance, every dish was either spicy or numbingly hot.

"Finally here!"

Tang Xiaowan mumbled to herself and started to pick up the food.

She was starving.

When she left the house early in the morning, because of the impassioned words she had spoken to Li Zihan, she ended up skipping breakfast.

Face, indeed, was sometimes a harmful thing.

Li Zihan said, "Hey, my brother isn't here yet, don't start eating. Wait a little longer."

Young Master Zishen's kind reminder was met with a big smile from Tang Xiaowan, "Let's eat, he's not eating today, all of this is ours. This is awesome."

"Not eating?"

Li Zishen's life was always very regular.

The phrase "not eating" puzzled the young master.

Nanny Chen hurriedly explained, "Young Master Zishen went out on business and won't be back until tomorrow."

Hearing this, Li Zihan picked up his chopsticks.

But Tang Xiaowan had the corner of her mouth slightly upturned, as if thinking about something.

"Xiao Wan, I'm telling you, you mustn't wander around my brother's study. There is a library on the fifth floor, and there's also a small reading room on this floor. Just find whatever you want to read on your own. Actually, there's nothing much in my brother's study either, just a bunch of boring stuff."

Saying all this, he just doesn't want me to go into the study, stingy!

No, wait, how does he know I want to go?

Tang Xiaowan replied in a feigned nonchalant manner, "I don't like reading books."

"Oh, actually I don't like reading either, would rather play video games. If you're bored, we could play some tennis, or else..."

"I'm going fishing this afternoon."

These cool words came out of Tang Xiaowan's mouth firmly.

Li Zihan not only didn't find her arrogant but instead felt admiration.

A girl who likes fishing!

She wasn't completely without merit, after all.

"Fishing is great. What time shall we go? I know a place with beautiful surroundings, not far from home, probably a 30-minute drive."

Us? Who is 'us' with you?

Got some thick skin, just like a real brother!

"Let's wait until after a nap."

"Sure, sure, I'll go get my brother's fishing rod later! No, forget it, he's not here, I'll just buy one myself."

Li Zihan said aloud while his mind began to recall which fishing gear shop was the best.

The Fishing Club did have some decent ones, but Uncle... Well, if I run into him, I run into him, business matters have nothing to do with me.

Tang Xiaowan was eating heartily, scooping up bowl after bowl of rice.

Nanny Chen was quite traditional in her thinking.

In her view, if a girl could eat and drink well, it meant a healthy body, and a sturdy body could bear more children.

Li Zishen was already 25.

Now with a successful career, if he would marry and have children soon, she, his nanny, could help take care while she was still in good health.

Leaving the children with someone else, she would be a million times uneasy.

Thinking this, Nanny Chen quickly picked up Tang Xiaowan's small soup bowl, ready to add some more black chicken and yam soup.

Worried about the oil content leading to weight gain, she skillfully skimmed the surface with a ladle before scooping the soup.

At this moment, Li Zihan, who had just finished contemplating the fishing rod issue, was about to pick up more food when he caught sight of this warm scene and felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure.

He glanced at his own soup bowl and finished it in one gulp: "Nanny Chen, I want some too."

"Of course, Young Master Zihan."

Tasting the delicious soup, Tang Xiaowan suppressed a smile, savoring the drink, yet her eyes were taking in Li Zihan's aggrieved little expression.