Chapter 633: 564 means I know, so I must marry her!
"Since you’re aware of everything, I won’t nag anymore. Are you staying at the President Mansion tonight?"
—No, I have other matters to attend to tonight, and the wedding is coming up soon, so there’s much more to be concerned about.
"Okay, then be careful on the road."
Song Lili saw Chinian into the car and reminded the driver once more.
Watching the car carrying Chinian away, Song Lili held the golden invitation in her hand, lowered her head, and stared at the names Zhongli Wuzhi and Chinian on it...
Echoing in her ears were the words of Lu Xiaoer, intent on making a clear break with Zhongli Wuzhi, over and over.
Echoing was Wen Nian’s "passive" attitude...
She knew she shouldn’t meddle any further and also knew that her past and present lives had already diverged onto different trajectories.
And the rise and fall of emotions were not something she, an observer, could influence.
But, but...
"Now even the dinner is made by Ah Zhi. I told him to let the servants do it, but he refused, insisting that the servants aren’t as careful as him... My God, what can a big man be careful about... Yet he insists, reads books, learns cooking by himself. I think he knows more about pregnancy than I do..."
"I am a doctor, and though I deliver many babies in gynecology every day, it’s really quite dangerous if something goes wrong. I am also thirty-three this year, so I guess I am... an older mother, huh? Haha..."
"If it weren’t for Wuzhi wanting kids, I think I wouldn’t have wanted them... But now that it’s really happening, honestly, it feels quite reassuring."
"Lili, find some time to communicate more with Ah Nian, you’ve been secretly married for so many years, you really shouldn’t keep it hidden anymore, and you shouldn’t keep acting this way, fearing he might leave while also throwing tantrums..."
"Lili, look, even I, a person who was originally destined for solitude, have tasted happiness and sweetness in marriage, let alone you..."
Song Lili clenched her fists, turned around, went back inside, and made a phone call to Zhongli Wuzhi,
"Do you have time tomorrow? I’d like to talk."
"Tomorrow I need to accompany Chinian to try on wedding dresses, discuss the venue decoration with the wedding planner, and—"
"Zhongli Wuzhi!"
"..."
"You! Now, immediately! Come to the President Mansion!"
"Lili, I really don’t have time, whatever it is, just say it over the phone."
"Zhongli Wuzhi, I will wait for you. I’ll wait all night! If you don’t show up, I’ll sit in the living room all night, then I’ll tell Wen Nian that you made me wait! Then you stood me up!"
After that, Song Lili hung up the phone.
She sat on the sofa, still clutching the golden invitation, and after a long while, picked up her phone to make another call.
At ten-thirty, Zhongli Wuzhi drove to the President Mansion.
Wei Yuandong was surprised to see him,
"Young Master Zhongli, why have you come so late?"
"Song Lili asked me to come."
As Wei Yuandong asked, he also led Zhongli Wuzhi to the living room. Zhongli Wuzhi looked around the empty living room, stunned,
"Where is she?"
"The lady didn’t mention you’d be visiting tonight, she’s gone upstairs to sleep."
...
Zhongli Wuzhi’s face turned green.
"Young Master Zhongli, please wait a moment, I will go call the lady."
Zhongli Wuzhi took a deep breath and sat on the sofa waiting for Song Lili, with her promising words on the phone still ringing in his ears.
It wasn’t long before he saw Song Lili descending the stairs in pajamas, yawning.
This... This was the state of someone who had said on the phone "if you don’t come, I will sit in the living room all night and wait"?
Zhongli Wuzhi took a deep breath, about to confront her when Song Lili preempted,
"I said so, but I genuinely didn’t expect you to really come."
...
Zhongli Wuzhi didn’t speak, fearing that he would swear if he did!
Song Lili hurriedly smiled.
"Sit down."
Zhongli Wuzhi suppressed his anger and sat down.
Song Lili sat opposite him, telling Wei Yuandong to prepare some drinks.
In the spacious living room, it was just Song Lili and Zhongli Wuzhi.
"Why did you make me come here so late, what is it all about?"
"During the evening, Chinian came to deliver an invitation. I’m curious, why did Chinian deliver mine and Wen Nian’s invitations instead of you delivering them personally?"
"Does it matter who delivers it?"
Zhongli Wuzhi shrugged his shoulders and muttered.
"If she delivers them, it represents that we are her family; if you deliver, we are a family by marriage. Is it the same?"
"... Don’t tell me you made me come all the way just to quibble about this."
"Uh-huh, it’s exactly that."
Song Lili shrugged, then crossed her arms and leaned back on the sofa, appearing completely at ease.
Zhongli Wuzhi looked at Song Lili, his expression one of intense restraint.
"Then I’m leaving."
"You know that Little Ear was drugged, and even know what drugs Song Jing used. That night at the Kasi Hotel, you also must have known that you had been drugged."
"I knew."
Zhongli Wuzhi said.
"You knew?"
"I knew."
"You knew and still..."
"I knew Chinian was plotting against me, but so what... She just wants to marry me."
"Zhongli Wuzhi, has your brain been kicked by a donkey?"
"..."
"Since Chinian drugged you using drugs from M country, and since Song Jing used the same sedatives on Lu Xiaoer, aren’t you curious how Song Jing got sedatives from M country?"
"Just because it’s from M country doesn’t mean you can’t get it here."
"But how exactly did Song Jing know that Xiaoer was in the Kasi Hotel, and how did she know your meeting time was at eight? Don’t you find this all strange?"
"Zhongli Wuzhi, can’t you take marriage a bit more seriously? Are you sure Chinian is the right marriage partner for you? Do you really have feelings for Chinian? You—"
"I know it was her."
Zhongli Wuzhi bluntly interrupted Song Lili’s inquiry.
"What?"
"I know Chinian told Song Jing. She provided the drugs, and Chinian figured out the room number, 520."
"..."
Song Lili looked at Zhongli Wuzhi, her face full of shock and astonishment.
Zhongli Wuzhi stood up,
"That’s why I must marry her, and then make her suffer intensely!"
"..."
"She’s a princess of M country, even if I wanted to accuse her, I wouldn’t know where to begin, so I have my ways to get revenge! Is that wrong!"
"..."
"She can hurt me, but she made a mistake in hurting Lu Xiaoer!";
"Song Lili, I’m not treating marriage as a joke—this marriage is the best tool I have to exact revenge on Chinian!"
"I will never let her return to M country unscathed! This way, it won’t affect diplomatic relations between the two countries, nor will it put you and Wen Nian in a difficult position. Just turn a blind eye."
After finishing, Zhongli Wuzhi walked out.
Song Lili sat on the sofa, at a loss for words.