Chapter 7: Li Hengzhi’s Invitation

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It had been a week. Qian Tao had been feeling restless for a week. No news from Li Hengzhi increased her uneasiness.

What was he up to?

Or was she thinking too much?

She felt that it was not that simple. From every perspective, these fifty million dollars were too big an amount. Who had money fall into their laps? The words uttered by Xiao Yuanhang kept circling in her heart. 

Li Hengzhi was not a person who would help anyone without getting anything in return.

Suddenly, her mobile phone rang and it gave her a shock. Her vision shifted onto her phone and saw an unfamiliar number. She started to feel nervous.

Was that him?

“Hello…?” Qian Tao answered carefully.

“Is that Miss Qian?”

It was Yan Hai’s voice.

“Yes, speaking.”

“Miss Qian, I’m Yan Hai. Do you still remember me?”

“Yes, I remember. Did Mr. Li ask you to call me?”

“A bright lady you are, Miss Qian. Yes, Mr. Li would like to invite you for dinner at 8 pm tonight. You must attend.”

“What would happen if I don’t?”

Yan Hai let out a laugh. “I bet you will surely attend.”

How did he know?

“Don’t you want to know why Mr. Li gave you fifty million dollars? As long as this doubt is not cleared, you will continuously feel restless.”

“!” Qian Tao suddenly understood why there was no news for an entire week.

He did it on purpose. He wanted her to be tortured and purposely invited her at this moment because they had calculated that this was the right time to ask her out as one week was her maximum waiting period. If he were to ask her now, she would definitely go for the sake of an explanation. 

Without waiting for her reply, he said courteously, “So, that’s it, I’ll pick you up at 7.30 pm.”

Ending the call, Qian Tao’s heart throbbed rapidly.

Sure enough, Li Hengzhi must be planning something?

She chatted with Gu Tong and together, they discussed their next move.

“Tao, shall I accompany you?”

“If you accompany me and it was a trap, I would get you into trouble.” Qian Tao thought for a while and decided this won’t work. “Tong Tong, maybe I should go on the date first and if I don’t contact you by 9 pm, please go ahead and make a police report.”

“Then, I’ll let Gu Yuan accompany you!”

Gu Yuan was Gu Tong’s younger brother.

“No worries, Gu Yuan has an exam coming up, I don’t want to distract him. No worries, I can go alone. You wait for my update.”

Although it had been agreed upon, Gu Tong was still worried.

Who was Li Hengzhi? He was considered the leader of Sea City. He was the most powerful in the entire Sea City. Even when Tao’s father, the mayor, met him, he had to respect him. Now, Tao was going on a date with him alone. Was it enough for him?” 

No, it wouldn’t work.

Gu Tong had changed and was ready to go into a battle mode to save her best friend any time.

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At 7 pm that night, Qian Tao put on some light makeup, got dressed and was ready to go out.

Facing the unknown, she was a little nervous.

With a guilty conscience of tricking him to get the fifty million and her fear for this man whom even other men were afraid of, she knew she wouldn’t dare to be impetuous.

Qian Tao went downstairs and met Qian Churui who had just returned home, smiling. When she saw Qian Tao, she slowly concealed her smile and asked, “Sis, you look beautiful, going on a date?”

Qian Tao did not deliberately dress up. Her real purpose in going out today was not to go on a date. Rather, it was Qian Churui who looked like she had elaborately dressed up. As she had just returned home, Qian Tao guessed she must have just met Xiao Yuanhang.