kvmb Chapter 103 Li Xi also has a cheat code!
Chapter 103 Li Xi also has a cheat code!
Xie Mingzong got out of bed.
While getting dressed, he told his sweetheart, "I'll be busy for the next few days and won't be able to see you. You can make your own plans."
The young lover was overjoyed, but deliberately pretended to be reluctant to part.
She came over to help Xie Mingzong tie his tie, and asked with a smile, "My best friends all flew to Sanya recently, saying the weather there is warm and perfect for a vacation. I want to go too..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Mingzong scoffed, patted his lover's shapely buttocks, and said, "I'll give you 500,000 later."
"Mr. Xie, you're so kind!"
The young lover wrapped her arms around Xie Mingzong's neck and tilted her head back to give him a sweet kiss on the cheek.
The two kissed all the way to the front door, whereupon the young lover finally let go of Xie Mingzong.
Watching Xie Mingzong walk into the elevator lobby and seeing the elevator number change to 1, the little lover's smile finally faded.
She turned around, walked back to the living room, picked up her phone, and dialed a number.
"boss."
"Xie Mingzong came to see me tonight, received a phone call from his daughter, and then left. That phone call today was a bit strange, and I felt it was necessary to report it to you."
A young woman's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Speak."
"They mentioned a man named Wells on the phone. Xie Jiaoyue said Wells would come to Xie Mingzong in three days to pick up the local specialties..."
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After passing the third driving test, Li Xi scheduled the fourth driving test for two days later.
On that day, Li Xi arrived at the exam early.
Li Xi passed the fourth part of the driving test with ease and received her driver's license before noon.
Having just received her driver's license in the morning, Li Xi, along with Xie Jian and Xue Ni, went to the car dealership in the afternoon to pick up an electric car worth over 300,000 yuan.
Since she bought a car, she naturally had to treat everyone to a meal.
Li Xi took the two of them to a high-end Western restaurant. Since they were driving, they didn't drink alcohol and each of them only ordered a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.
After dinner, Xue Ni went to a boutique in the mall and bought a car pendant with a safety buckle as a gift for Li Xi. Li Xi hung the pendant on his car that very night.
Xie Jian then gave Li Xi a car air freshener set.
Li Xi bought himself a safety window breaker and also equipped himself with a fire extinguisher and an automated external defibrillator.
She died in a car accident once, and now she drives with extra caution, making sure she has all the necessary life-saving equipment.
After shopping, Li Xi first drove Xue Ni to the nearest subway station before taking Xie Jian home.
Upon arriving at Xiejian Residential Area, Li Xi received a call from an unknown number.
Staring at the unfamiliar number from Dongzhou City, Li Xi hesitated for a moment before answering the phone after Xie Jian got out of the car.
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Li Xi remained silent.
It was as if the two sides were competing to see who could have more patience.
In the end, Xie Mingzong gave in and said, "Li Xi, I have a secret about your father that you must be very curious about."
Li Xi, unaware that Xie Mingzong was lying to her, asked, "What secret?"
"A secret that's easily revealed isn't a secret. If you want to know, come find me at the Shanhaidian Hotel tomorrow night at seven o'clock."
The Shanhai Palace Hotel is the most expensive hotel in Dongzhou City.
Li Xi scoffed, "You think I'll go just because you say there's a secret? Who knows what you're up to?"
"Tell me if you want, or I'm hanging up."
Li Xi waited for a while, but didn't hear Xie Mingzong's reply, so she hung up the phone decisively.
After hanging up the phone, Li Xi counted silently in her mind. She had just counted to eight when the phone rang again.
This time, it was Xie Mingzong again.
Li Xi answered the phone just as it was about to stop ringing.
Xie Mingzong's cold voice came through the receiver: "Actually, your father's death was not an accident; he was murdered by his enemies."
"If you want to know who killed him, come find me at 7 p.m. tomorrow."
After saying that, Xie Mingzong hung up the phone.
Li Xi was not disturbed at all by Xie Mingzong's phone call.
Back at Lanting Apartment, Li Xi didn't go home, but went straight to apartment 2301.
Since Gu Zhen wasn't home, she simply entered the password to log in.
The moment she entered, she keenly sensed that there was a hidden surveillance camera pointing at her from inside the house.
Li Xi is a person with a keen sense of observation.
It's like a talent you were born with.
Li Xi walked around the living room, and finally stopped next to the wardrobe in the entryway, where a ceramic lucky cat was placed.
Li Xi stared at the lucky cat's left eye for a moment, then stuck his index finger inside.
Sure enough, the left eye was a thin film containing a monitor the size of a broad bean.
Just then, her cell phone rang.
It was a video call from Gu Zhen.
As soon as Li Xi answered the phone, she heard Gu Zhen say, "Don't hurt it, it's innocent."
Li Xi smiled and mercifully spared the monitoring lucky cat.
She walked over to Gu Zhen's black leather sofa, sat down, and asked Gu Zhen, "Professor Gu, where are you?"
"I have some errands to run outside."
Li Xi noticed that the background on Gu Zhen's side was very spacious, like an office, but the background outside the office's floor-to-ceiling windows was not high-rise buildings.
More like... the ocean?
"Are you still on the island? Haven't you come back yet?"
Gu Zhen explained, "It's not on the previous island anymore, it's on another island."
He waited for Li Xi to ask which island it was.
But Li Xi didn't press the issue further.
Seeing Patrick Star walking over with his tail held high, Li Xi scooped him up and chatted idly to the man on the other end of the phone: "I can't sleep tonight, so I'm planning to come and keep you company while you sleep."
"Since you're not home, I'll head back."
"..."
Gu Zhen took off his glasses and called her name with a hint of helplessness: "Xi Xi, stop teasing me."
Li Xi chuckled before telling Gu Zhen, "I got my driver's license and picked up my car today. I was planning to ask you to go out for a late-night snack."
"But since you're working, I won't bother you."
"We can reschedule for another day."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhen said, "I'll be back tomorrow, no later than 2 PM."
"Row."
Li Xi stroked Patrick Star's soft fur, bit her red lips, and then hesitantly said, "Xie Mingzong asked me to meet him at the Shan Hai Palace at seven o'clock tomorrow night, saying that he wants to tell me the truth about my father's death."
"But I think he has other plans."
"I suspect he's setting me up to meet Wells."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhen's expression turned serious, and he solemnly warned Li Xi: "Don't act on your own. Wait for me to come back, and I'll go with you."
"it is good."
Gu Zhen suddenly fixed his gaze on Li Xi.
Even through the screen, Li Xi could feel Gu Zhen's scrutiny and appreciation.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Li Xi asked, feeling rather embarrassed.
"My Xixi is so smart." Gu Zhen praised her: "Xixi doesn't have any special abilities, but she can still figure out Xie Mingzong's plan. She's amazing."
Li Xi's face turned as red as a boiled shrimp. "Why are you praising someone like you're praising a child?"
Only children like being pampered like this, okay?
“Actually, I also have a cheat code.” Li Xi smiled mysteriously and said, “My cheat code has always been hidden by Xie Mingzong’s side.”
Gu Zhen was slightly taken aback, but instantly understood what she was talking about. "You planted your spies around Xie Mingzong?"
"uh-huh."
"clever!"
Gu Zhen started praising her again.
Li Xi was so embarrassed that she hung up the phone immediately.
She opened a can of meat for Patrick Star, watched it eat and drink its fill, played with it for a while with a cat toy, and then went home.
She went into her study and worked until four in the morning before washing up and going to bed.
Before going to sleep, Li Xi habitually puts her phone on silent.
She woke up to find the sun already in the west.
Li Xi picked up her phone and checked the time; it was already four o'clock!
The magnetic field of Lanting Apartment is indeed excellent; the feng shui is truly beneficial to people!
Li Xi has a habit of sleeping naked.
It's gotten cold these past few days, so she finally decided to turn on the underfloor heating in her apartment.
Li Xi crawled out of bed, grabbed a long T-shirt and underwear, put them on, and went to the kitchen to get some water.
She yawned, barefoot, and had just stepped into the living room when she met Gu Zhen's eyes as he turned around at the sound of her voice.
"..."
Li Xi exclaimed in surprise, "When did you arrive?"
Gu Zhen calmly explained, "I couldn't get through to you on the phone, and there was no response when I knocked on your door. I checked the building's security camera footage, and it shows that you haven't left since you came back last night."
"I was worried that you were sick, so I came into the house without permission."
"I found you were sleeping, so I waited for you in the living room."
Upon reflection, Li Xi didn't see anything wrong with Gu Zhen's actions; on the contrary, she thought he was quite considerate as a boyfriend.
But Gu Zhen felt a little uncomfortable at the moment.
He tried to turn his gaze away from Li Xi's alluring legs and said in a hoarse voice, "Could you... change your clothes first?"
Li Xi looked down and immediately clutched her chest as she ran to the bedroom.
Gu Zhen rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes, and his mind was filled with images of Li Xi's long, slender, and smooth legs...