CHAPTER 649: CHAPTER 566 AM I EASY TO DECEIVE?

The content of the text message is accurate, even the address is correct!

Who exactly is the person behind sending these messages? They seem to know everything so clearly!

Could it be Nie Xiuwei, who has disappeared without a trace? But some things just don’t add up!

How would he know that Li Si cares so much about him and Sima Ling, also known as Qin Xin?

And wasn’t Nie Xiuwei secretly making a deal with Qin He of the Qin Family? Since he already knows Qin Xin’s whereabouts, why not seize the opportunity to capture her immediately and deliver her to Qin He to finalize the deal?

Why bother sending a message to Li Si, urging her to go there? Could it be an attempt to sabotage his relationship with Li Si?

And then there’s that car following them, seemingly without harmful intention, just tracking Li Si.

If it’s not Nie Xiuwei, then who could it be? What game are they playing?

Leng Mochen quickly ran through the few people he could think of in his mind. Apart from Nie Xiuwei, could it be Han Mingzhe? Though it certainly wouldn’t be Zhou Gang, would it? There’s no way he’d have this kind of influence!

Leng Mochen’s changing expressions passed quickly, and he returned to his usual calm demeanor.

But Li Si’s sharp senses still detected something amiss. Her gaze flickered, and she asked, "Shouldn’t you start by being honest with me? What exactly are you hiding from me? Why did someone send me this kind of text message? What’s going on between you and Qin Xin?"

She posed her questions very naturally on the surface, but inwardly she was extremely tense.

She wanted to uncover the truth yet feared that the truth might be too much for her to handle!

Qin Xin was like a thorn planted deep in her heart. Although she trusted her and Buding’s importance in his life, there were still moments where she’d feel uncertain and overly cautious.

Leng Mochen handed her phone back to her, downplayed the situation with a faint smile, and flatly denied, "It’s all fake news! You already know what my relationship with her is! I’m guessing someone wanted to lure you over there to use you against me. This time you were lucky, but next time make sure to bring more people with you if you go out! Got it? Silly girl! You actually believed that message!"

The more he spoke, the more her expression subtly changed.

"Are you lying?" Li Si’s tone carried doubt. If she had been entirely trusting before coming here, now having witnessed the subtle shift in his expression, she started to suspect something!

He was clearly lying! He was guilty of something! Otherwise, he wouldn’t be this verbose—he’s not a man of many words!

He was trying to divert her attention by talking incessantly!

Li Si’s chest tightened with panic. She hadn’t expected him to lie so seamlessly. If it weren’t for spending every day with him, knowing his little habits and reactions inside-out, she might honestly have been fooled.

But she saw through it — the information in that message wasn’t entirely false!

Could it be true that all men are the same?

Was he just like Long Wu, concealing his true self so well that no one uncovered it?

Leng Mochen gently ruffled her hair affectionately, "You don’t even trust me now? Hmm?"

Pain flickered in Li Si’s eyes, but she masked it well by lowering her head against his chest, muffling her voice as she replied, "I trust you! But I worry about you, you know? Yesterday, in the end, you still didn’t stick to your word. Things came to that point, yet you refused to tell me what you were hiding!"

Her heart ached a little, realizing that even she could lie so convincingly.

Leng Mochen assumed she was simply shy and explained gently, "It’s just business matters! Even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand! Were you hurt at all last night?"

He noticed her wearing a high-necked top, which made everything clear to him. He conveniently used this opportunity to change the subject.

"You still dare ask! Xiao Fan even teased me!" Li Si’s voice was soft and sweet, which he found utterly charming.

His chest vibrated as his deep laugh reverberated above her head, "It’s all my fault! I’ll be more careful in the future, okay?"

"Yes! You better stick to your promise!"

"I will!"

In truth, he didn’t want to disclose everything to Li Si—things concerning Qin Xin and the Qin Family were far too complicated.

In his past life, he had spent considerable effort investigating the Qin Family due to Qin Xin.

Unexpectedly, in this life, even with Qin Xin having changed identities, fate seemed to follow the exact same trajectory, just in a different form.

Moreover, the recent info Heizi sent indicated that there were no records of Nie Xiuwei leaving the country. At least it proved that he was still in China!

Now, the question was—did the people who captured him do it as an act for Qin Xin, or did his enemies arrive earlier to seize him, leading to his likely demise?

If it was all staged for Qin Xin’s sake, then Nie Xiuwei might still be hiding around Beijing’s outskirts. What was his true intention? This was truly an unsolvable puzzle!

Leng Mochen was lost in these thoughts, inadvertently ignoring the shift in Li Si’s demeanor as she rested in his embrace.

Li Si bit her lower lip tightly, her lashes trembling slightly. Even now, he was trying to placate her like a child. Did he really see her as someone naïve and oblivious? Did he think any casual excuse could simply fool her?

No! This matter concerning Qin Xin must be thoroughly clarified this time!

Li Si suddenly stepped out of his embrace, lifted her head, and gazed at him with an uncharacteristically calm expression. Her eyes held a sharp clarity that was never there before: "Am I that easy to fool?"

Leng Mochen froze, feeling a faint sense of unease. He had been with Li Si for so long but had never seen her look at him like this, as if all the tenderness in her gaze had turned into a detached chill.

He disliked this feeling immensely! It made him slightly irritated!

Yet he maintained a composed demeanor and counterasked, "Why would you say that?"

Hadn’t everything just been fine a moment ago?

He extended his arms to wrap around her again, but she deftly dodged his attempts.

Standing tall, Li Si subconsciously clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and laughed at herself, "If I play along with you and continue acting, can we just cover everything up as though nothing happened? Will I then blindly pretend everything is okay while you continue to do whatever you want? Will you keep everything firmly in your grasp?

Do you think I’m stupid? If there was nothing suspicious about that house, would you be acting this strangely?

This is my last question: Is Qin Xin at that location or not? Do you dare to go with me and prove it?"

This wasn’t the first time this had happened—he always thought he could handle everything perfectly, always confident, always capable.

And so, when something happened, he’d only share details with her afterward.

In the past, he could always frame his actions as being for her sake, and she could find ways to forgive him. Even if it left her feeling upset, she could self-soothe, telling herself it was because he loved her—he acted out of love for her.

But this time was entirely different!

His relationship with Qin Xin was far too tangled!

If there was any forbidden topic between Leng Mochen and her, it would undoubtedly be Qin Xin!

In the past, when he dealt with Lu Zhengming and Qin Xin, she hadn’t yet truly become his woman, so she was entirely unaware; those feelings could be overlooked.

But now, what was their relationship?

They were a family! A married couple! And they had their adorable Buding!

Now, if he said he kept this from her for her benefit, it would be laughable!

Her husband hiding away a previous girlfriend like a treasure—that was a terrible joke. How much understanding was she supposed to muster?

If he couldn’t give her what she needed, then she would rather walk away with nothing!

Even though she knew it would be painful, it was still better than enduring the feeling of being toyed with. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)