Free Web NovelChapter 279: Chapter 279: The Only Hope
"They said they’d consider it," Zheng Jianjun said softly. He looked at Li Yuan, his expression unreadable. "Little Yuan, you know this is all very sudden for us. It isn’t easy to make a decision right away."
"Yes, I understand." Li Yuan had to agree. After all, she had hidden the truth from the Zheng family for so many years. But the thought of Mr. Zheng’s and Zheng Jian Country’s personalities made her anxious. ’Telling Zheng Jianjun meant it was impossible to hide this from them. I’ve known them for over a decade, so I understand them very well.’ She was pinning all her hopes on Zheng Jianjun persuading the two of them.
Using their two sons to exploit Zheng Jianjun’s weakness was a strategy Li Yuan had planned out before her confession. She knew all too well how much Zheng Jianjun cherished their sons. As long as he stood firmly by her side, Mr. Zheng and Zheng Jian Country would have to be cautious. Even if they didn’t care about her, an outsider, they had to consider the heirs of the Zheng family.
"Jianjun, Dad and Big Brother will agree, won’t they? Please, have another good talk with them tomorrow, okay?" After some thought, Li Yuan still wanted Zheng Jianjun to try and persuade them again.
"Mm, I’ll talk to Dad and Big Brother again tomorrow." Zheng Jianjun nodded lightly, then asked, "Little Yuan, tell me the truth. The Li family’s real daughter... did you and your brother really not have a hand in it?"
"Of course, it’s true." Li Yuan struggled to suppress her wildly beating heart and forced a smile. "Jianjun, we’ve been married for more than ten years. Do you still not know what kind of person I am? We’re husband and wife, one and the same. Since I’ve been honest with you about this, I wouldn’t hide anything else."
Hearing Li Yuan say this, a chill ran down Zheng Jianjun’s spine. This was the wife he had spent every day with for more than ten years, the woman he thought he would grow old with. He thought he understood her. ’But why does the woman in front of me now seem like a complete stranger?’
"Fine. I believe you." Zheng Jianjun struggled to get those four words out.
Feeling she had Zheng Jianjun wrapped around her finger, Li Yuan failed to notice the oddness in his tone. She smiled and said, "Jianjun, once this is all over, I’ll be a good wife to you. I promise."
"Mm."
The next day, Li Fenghuo didn’t make a move on Li Yuan for the time being. Instead, he had his people in Jia City detain Li Aiguo’s entire family, including Mrs. Li.
"You... why are you arresting us?" Suddenly seized, Li Aiguo’s heart pounded like a drum. He wanted to call Li Yuan to warn her, but he never got the chance. The men took his whole family directly to a detention center and held them in separate cells, giving them no opportunity to communicate.
Seeing this, Li Aiguo instantly understood. ’They’ve found out what I did. And this move... it was most likely orchestrated by the Beijing City Li Family.’
’Does this mean the Beijing City Li Family has found out about Li Wan and Su Qing?’
The thought plunged Li Aiguo into an icy despair. ’If that’s really what happened, then forget about my family—even Li Yuan, all the way in Beijing, is probably done for.’
’Right now, our only hope is the Zheng family.’
’As long as Li Yuan can convince the Zhengs to run interference, even if the Beijing City Li Family has discovered what we did, things won’t get too serious. At least, it won’t be a devastating blow.’
And so, after his arrest, Li Aiguo could only pray that Li Yuan would succeed in persuading Zheng Jianjun, and through him, the rest of the Zheng family, to help them weather this storm.
Meanwhile, Zheng Jianjun, the very man Li Aiguo was pinning his hopes on, was sitting in his office. He stared at the phone on his desk for a long while before finally dialing a number. "Big Brother, it’s me, Jianjun..."
