After I Became Famous, the CEO Wants Remarriage-Chapter 24 - : Li Lingyang Invites Ningning to Dinner

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Li Lingyang Invites Ningning to Dinner

Li Lingyang held a cigarette in his hand, its scarlet glow flaring and dimming intermittently, a trace of darkness flickering across the depths of his eyes, “Someone’s helping her from behind?”

“It seems to be the case,” said Special Assistant Xu, “According to our investigation, Lady Ning is a famous top-notch jade sculptor in Europe, and she has good relationships with many socialites in the fashion circle. It might be them who are helping.”

“If there’s no trickery, why would she conceal her delivery records? Keep digging!”

“Cough, President Li, what if the investigation reveals that the child is indeed Lady Ning’s, the one she had for you, then what about Miss Shen?” Special Assistant Xu boldly asked, bringing up a quandary for the century.

The color in Li Lingyang’s eyes deepened, “I think you’ve received too much bonus this year, haven’t you?”

“Ha, the moon is really nice tonight. Good night, President Li, I didn’t say anything!”

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Special Assistant Xu swiftly hung up the call.

White smoke swirled, blurring Li Lingyang’s handsome face.

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He turned back to his desk, pinched out the cigarette butt, and with a resolute look in his eyes, he was determined to unveil Ning Yichu’s secrets bit by bit, regardless of whether the child was hers or not.

Yet the thought that news of Ning Yichu’s pregnancy had long been public, and she still chose to hide her delivery records, suggested she didn’t want anyone to know she had a child.

Could this mean that the child really could be one she had secretly borne for him?

Like Shen Jiangqing, had she used technological means?

At this thought, aside from the rage of being duped, there was also an indescribable sense of secret delight in his heart.

Crazy…

He was truly losing his mind.

…

In the middle of the night, Ning Yichu suddenly woke up with a start.

She dreamt that Li Lingyang was chasing her to kill her!

She and Chen Bao had fled abroad, but he relentlessly pursued them with assassins, even locked up the mother and son duo and set a fierce blaze, which was strikingly similar to the scene when she woke up in the delivery room, surrounded by a sea of flames!

Thankfully, upon awakening, she realized it was just a terrible nightmare.

Checking her phone, she saw it was already midnight. Sweating profusely, and planning to wash her face before returning to sleep, a WeChat page suddenly popped up.

A stranger was requesting to add her on WeChat.

The profile picture was pitch black, and the remark read, “Li Lingyang.”

Ning Yichu’s heart skipped a beat, and she nearly dropped the phone. Why was he adding her?

The nightmarish scenes from her dream were still vivid before her eyes. She immediately rejected the request and went to wash her face.

Ten minutes later, when she lay back down, she thought she could pretend not to have seen the friend request and ignore it, but then her phone received another push notification—it was Li Lingyang requesting to add her as a friend again!

Ning Yichu was speechless. She picked up her phone and typed two words, “Not close!”

The other side persisted, replying, “Married once, slept together, you still say we’re not close?”

Ning Yichu’s face suddenly heated up, and the other party sent another message, commanding, “Accept, I have something to say to you.”

“I have nothing to say to you! Hard pass!” After sending the message, she immediately muted her phone and went back to sleep.

This jerk, wasn’t his life with Shen Jiangqing and the child going well?

Why fixate on her?

In the following days, Mrs. Ning’s complexion improved somewhat, and she stopped self-harming.

Ning Yichu also collected her thoughts, planning to take the kids to the amusement park over the weekend before returning to work.

That day, she had just left the sanatorium, ready to take Ningning to the orphanage to see Chen Bao, when Aunt Wang told her that Ningning was playing with a new friend at the water park.

“New friend?” Ning Yichu was puzzled.

“Yes, another cute little girl. These past few days when you were at the sanatorium, Ningning played with her, and they’ve got along very warmly,” Aunt Wang explained.

In truth, like Chen Bao, Ningning seemed approachable on the surface, but being from a single-parent household, she was wary of strangers, not having made many real friends even in Europe.

Ning Yichu was pleased and relieved that Ningning had made a new friend, so she didn’t press the issue. She asked Aunt Wang to take good care of Ningning as she went to visit Chen Bao at the orphanage.

However, what she didn’t know was that Ningning’s so-called new friend was actually Doudou!

The two had already been in touch by phone.

Doudou had been avoiding going home after school in the past days, having the bodyguards take her to play with Ningning instead.

But those bodyguards, they stood by the poolside like emotionless assassins, motionless and watching over Doudou, scaring away the other children who were in the pool!

Ningning fluttered back and forth, truly like a cheerful little mermaid, undulating with the waves.

Doudou also mimicked her playing in the water, a bit clumsy yet especially adorable!

However, after playing for a while, Doudou grew tired and couldn’t play anymore. She gently tugged on Ningning, who turned her head in confusion, only to see Doudou gesturing animatedly.

Ningning had been playing with her for several days and had begun to understand a bit through a mixture of guessing and inference, “Are you saying you want me to take you to meet my mommy?”

Doudou nodded her head, her big eyes bright and sparkling.

She found out later that Auntie had been mistakenly thought to be a human trafficker and even taken to the police station…

Would Auntie think she was in collusion with Daddy?

She really wanted to explain everything to Auntie, hoping Auntie wouldn’t dislike her.

Ningning hadn’t yet decided whether to tell her mommy about their friendship and pouted toward the bodyguards, “But so many bodyguards are watching you.”

Doudou felt helpless too. Daddy said that recently bad people had been targeting her and Chengcheng, and they weren’t allowed to leave the house without bodyguards.

Suddenly, her big eyes rolling around, she gestured the action of sneaking off to the bathroom.

“That’s even worse, if you sneak off, the bodyguards will definitely report to your daddy, and it might cause trouble for my mommy.”

Hearing this, Doudou’s enthusiasm deflated like a pin-pricked ball, her little head drooping down in utter dejection.

Ningning felt her heart being poked suddenly, damn, too cute!

She quickly comforted her, “Don’t lose heart, mommy said she’d take us to the amusement park this weekend. If you want to meet her, you could also ask the bodyguards to take you there.”

Doudou thought the idea was great, typically every weekend, Daddy would send her and Chengcheng to Grandma Zeng’s house.

Grandma Zeng would do anything for her and Chengcheng. They could ask Grandma Zeng to accompany them to the amusement park then.

As if she could see Aunt Ning already, Doudou’s face beamed with a brilliant smile.

She wasn’t usually very fond of smiling, but once she did, it was irresistibly cute. Aunt Wang was so infected by it that she subconsciously took out her cheap smartphone, wanting to sneak a few pictures to cherish.

But just as she turned on the camera, a bodyguard beside her reached out to block the lens, saying with an impassive face, “Sorry, but our Little Miss refuses to be photographed!”

Aunt Wang hadn’t seen such a grand display before and could only sullenly put her phone away.

The next second, she saw the assassin-like bodyguard receiving a call and then his expression turned respectful; he stood in the direction they came from.

Aunt Wang was puzzled about the change in the bodyguard’s demeanor and looked over suspiciously.

Two rows of bodyguards stood straight and cleared a path, welcoming a tall and proud figure.

The cut of the handmade suit outlined the man’s perfect and robust waistline, like a god walking into the light, surrounded by a powerful aura, so handsome it could be none other than Li Lingyang.

Ningning also noticed the commotion and a flash of amazement sparkled in her wide eyes.

The last time at the press conference, she was squeezed into a remote corner and could only take pictures of him from a distance. Now that he was getting closer, she realized he was even more handsome and imposing than she had imagined!

But she quickly puffed up her cheeks, jerk!

Li Lingyang heard from the bodyguard that Doudou had made a new friend at the water park and came to play with her every day after school, becoming particularly clingy, and he had specifically taken time out today to see for himself.

He stopped by the edge of the pool, looking down at the two little ones, “Doudou, is this your new friend?”

Doudou hadn’t expected Daddy to suddenly appear. In a fluster, she ran over to protect Ningning, much like a little chick guarding its food.

Li Lingyang raised an eyebrow in surprise and coaxed in resignation, “What do you take Daddy for? Daddy just wants to say hello; I won’t harm her.”

Distrustfully, Doudou loosened her grip. Lately, she had been hearing the uncles of the bodyguards say that bad people were targeting her, each of them as vigilant as if facing a great enemy, afraid that Daddy would consider Ningning a bad person too.

Fortunately, Li Lingyang was supremely graceful and noble as he slightly lifted his thin lips and bowed slightly, “Hello, I am Doudou’s father, pleased to meet you.”

Ningning met Li Lingyang’s gaze and pouted disdainfully, “Hello, stern-faced uncle.”

Li Lingyang raised an eyebrow, feeling that he had already particularly restrained his coldness.

“What’s your name?”

Ningning cocked her head to the side, refusing anyone’s approach!

“How did you and our Doudou become acquainted?”

Of course, Ningning couldn’t say she sneaked into school to meet her, fearing that he might continue to investigate, so she hummed and hawed, “We met at the water park.”

Li Lingyang sensed the little girl’s vague resistance and chuckled lightly, “Looks like you two are tired from playing. I’ll take you to eat.”

Ningning replied haughtily, “I don’t want to have dinner with you.”

Li Lingyang looked at her, his tone lazy and noble, “That’s a pity, I’ve booked a spot at the Huacheng Hotel. I heard they have hired a few famous chefs who are best at making slippery shrimp with scrambled eggs, beef with celery, spicy diced chicken, Japanese grilled chicken, spinach egg rolls, Italian fusilli…”