Li Tingyan comforted Yin Tang, stood under the dorm building smoking heavily, and shortly after Sheng Feng returned, he asked, "Did Nini get in the car?"

"Yes, she did."

Sheng Feng nodded, hesitated, "Boss, are you really interested in Yin Tang, and not Saozi anymore?"

Li Tingyan exhaled a smoke ring, "It’s none of your business, don’t worry about it."

"Don’t you like Saozi? Why are you doing this?"

Sheng Feng was indignant, "What’s so good about that Yin Tang? You’re making Saozi so sad for another woman, aren’t you afraid Saozi will never forgive you?"

Li Tingyan was in a terrible mood, ignored him, and went straight upstairs. Of course, he calculated that Nianyang would be sad and upset, but he had no choice but to do so. Until the lair of those people is found out, and the leverage against Phoenix is seized, Nianyang could be in danger at any time. Compared to Nianyang’s life and safety, being sad and upset for a while is nothing.

At most, it would only take a few days for him to resolve all this, and then he would seek forgiveness from Nianyang. She would understand, and once this matter is resolved, he absolutely won’t do anything to make Nianyang sad again in the future.

Only now, Li Tingyan did not realize that he thought he had everything under control, unaware that he himself had long been in someone else’s game. By the time he realized it, everything was already too late.

Li Tingyan hardly slept all night, sitting in the dorm until dawn. In his mind, Nianyang’s eyes filled with grievance and accusation kept flashing by, and every time he thought of them, a suppressed and suffocating pain would surge.

That kind of pain could really break his will.

These days, it seems Nianyang suffered a lot, but he has endured so much more, yet he can’t say anything.

Sorry, Nini, all along the way, you’ve always protected me more, but this time, I want to protect you.

★

In the bright daylight, Li Tingyan composed his mood and as usual went to the meeting room, but during roll call, Little Wu was not there. He didn’t think much of it, maybe Little Wu went to send Nini to Pingjing, delaying a day is also normal.

After the meeting ended, Li Tingyan went to see Yin Tang again, during the meal. Yin Tang asked nonchalantly,

"Tingyan, this time the plan for the new ship, it’s almost been a month, how’s the progress, is it going smoothly?"

After so much probing, finally the fox’s tail is exposed.

Li Tingyan hid the sharpness in his eyes, his expression calm, "Xiao Tang, what you’re asking is enterprise secrets."

Yin Tang’s lips pursed, but Li Tingyan merely curved his lips into a smile,

"I don’t tell just anyone, but Xiao Tang, you’re different. I can tell you, but don’t tell anyone else."

Yin Tang’s lips almost uncontrollably curved into a smile, looking sweet as honey, "Tingyan, you’re so good to me, don’t worry, what you tell me, I won’t say a word."

Li Tingyan spoke affectionately, "Naturally, I trust you."

Yin Tang was overjoyed inside. See, how strong her charm is, even making the iron-blooded and emotionless Cold Yama break his principles for her. This time she was sure to succeed.

Li Tingyan gently persuaded, "I can’t explain it all at once, how about this, I’ll take you to the secret room this afternoon to have a look."

"Great, sounds good." Yin Tang lowered her head, trying hard to suppress the expression of delight, this time her aim was to gain entry to the secret room, get hold of their shipbuilding plan, only then could she settle this.