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Chapter 196 was already planned
After saying this, Li Taoying had already driven the car to the entrance of the villa's courtyard and honked the horn.
This leaves Zhou Xiangzhang no chance to refuse.
If the distance is too far, Zhou Xiangzhang can say that he is not available, that he is not at home, or that you should go back first and make an appointment next time.
Now that everyone was at the door, Zhou Xiangzhang couldn't very well send them away.
Getting things done is all about paying attention to details.
"No, what am I afraid of? I'm home alone."
Zhou Xiangzhang hung up the phone, pressed the remote control for the large iron gate, and the two gates slowly opened.
He really didn't need to be afraid; his whole family already knew about his affair with Li Taoying.
Because Li Taoying was a useful, educated, and capable person, the Zhou family accepted this and began to use her as a pawn.
Anyway, even if Li Taoying isn't here this week, someone else will be; that can't be changed.
The car drove in.
Li Taoying got out of the car and went straight to the living room.
Looking around, I saw no one in the living room.
"Here you are, come on up."
Zhou Xiangzhang stood by the railing on the second floor, a toothpick dangling from his mouth, and waved to her.
He was wearing a white tank top, black shorts, and slippers. From the angle downstairs, his belly looked even bigger, stretching the tank top open and revealing quite a bit of his lower abdomen.
Looking at his wrinkled calves, Li Taoying couldn't help but feel a wave of nausea.
There's really no way to compare to David.
"Hey, here it comes."
She forced a smile and went upstairs.
Zhou Xiangzhang opened his arms, and Li Taoying went over and hugged him, immediately smelling an even more nauseating odor.
"Little wildcat, what's gotten into you today? How dare you come to my house?" Zhou Xiangzhang said, playfully pinching her nose.
"I was planning to go to the city to see a movie, but I happened to see your car heading into the city on the national highway. I guessed you were alone at home, so I turned around and came back."
"Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Zhou Xiangzhang also wanted to experience some excitement; the feeling at home and outside were definitely different.
Li Taoying originally planned to give it to him.
But then she changed her mind, because she felt that she shouldn't continue like this. If she continued, she would drift further and further away from Dawei and be looked down upon by him.
"In case she comes back... next time, let's go to my house."
Zhou Xiangzhang pulled her hand and tried to lead her inside: "Don't worry, I won't be back tonight."
Li Taoying was a little scared, but she could only obey. Once inside the house, Zhou Xiangzhang hugged and kissed her.
"Take your medicine first."
"Okay, okay, wait a moment."
Zhou Xiangzhang went to find his pills; without them, he really couldn't do anything...
Zhou Xiangzhang fell into a deep sleep.
Li Taoying got out of bed and tiptoed to the door of the study.
She guessed that Zhou Xiangzhang would definitely put this thing somewhere that no outsider could touch it.
He once said that his study was a forbidden place for his family.
He smeared the key he had stolen from Zhou Xiangzhang into the door lock, crept in, and began searching for the legendary protective talisman.
Her heart was in her throat.
With her eyes wide open, afraid that Zhou Xiangzhang might suddenly wake up, she searched aimlessly in the study.
According to her understanding, Zhou Xiangzhang would take a nap when he was tired, usually for an hour or so before waking up. Because Zhou Xiangzhang trusted Li Taoying, he slept very peacefully.
Li Taoying took a deep breath, calmed herself, and organized her thoughts. She started by checking the bookshelves on the wall and proceeded step by step, leaving no spot in the study unchecked.
I spent nearly 20 minutes searching everywhere, but found nothing.
There were no hidden compartments or anything like that in the study, which disappointed her greatly; she felt she had lost out badly.
After closing the door, I tiptoed back to the bedroom and found Zhou Xiangzhang still asleep, clutching her blanket. I put the key back where it was and prepared to take a shower.
The bathroom glass was a little loose, and the door creaked when it was opened, startling Zhou Xiangzhang.
"Ah Ying, what are you doing?"
"I...I'm going to take a shower."
"Why don't you go home and wash it...?"
This is because she's afraid of losing her hair or something; it's hard to explain.
Li Taoying scolded playfully, "Hmph, chasing me away."
"No, no, it's just... we don't have your bath towel or anything, and you complained about mine, hehehe..."
Li Taoying came out of the bathroom, sat on the edge of the bed, and tidied her hair: "You haven't been contacting me much lately, so you must be seeing someone else again?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you know how many troubles you've had lately?" Zhou Xiangzhang leaned against the headboard and lit a cigarette, looking listless. "These past two days, I've been trying to appease this person and that person."
Just as Qi Dahai had settled down, I had to work on several deputy county heads, including Liu Zhiming and Zhang Xuewen.
Chen Dawei is getting too much attention.
If I don't take any action, many people will side with him.
There's a lot going on at home too.
Zhou Dongliang, that troublesome guy... Ugh, I don't even want to talk about him anymore.
With her back to Zhou Xiangzhang, Li Taoying rolled her eyes from side to side, climbed onto the bed, hugged his arm, and said coquettishly, "Sometimes, I'm quite envious of Dongliang."
"What's there to envy about him?"
"He's luckier than me. Look how well you've protected him. I've never had anyone protect me like that."
"Hehehe... I love you just as much, and I will protect you."
"You're lying. If I ever get into trouble, will you hide me away and protect me like you did?"
She was referring to Zhou Dongliang's escape after the Shengshi KTV incident.
"Of course I will, you're my precious darling."
"If that day ever comes, where will you hide me? I don't want to go to some desolate wilderness."
The intention was to find out what secret base Zhou Xiangzhang had outside.
Could this be the place where Zhou Xiangzhang hid the protective charm?
"Don't worry, it won't be in the middle of nowhere."
Li Taoying raised her head, kissed his cheek, and said with a serious look in her eyes, "Xiangzhang, now that you mention it, I'm actually a little worried."
Now that Chen Dawei is coming on strong, we really should consider our options.
If that happens...
If that day ever comes, we'll need a place to settle down, we'll need to get out of here.
I don't want to be placed under investigation by the Party's disciplinary body.
Zhou Xiangzhang's expression also turned serious: "Don't worry, Aying."
I've taken all of these things into consideration.
If the situation becomes unavoidable, I will take you with me.
I had already arranged the accommodation and the exit.
You don't need to worry about any of that.
I can't leave you alone to face them.
Li Taoying feigned happiness: "That's good. You're so kind; you make me feel so safe."
"Hehe, that goes without saying."
Li Taoying then said, "I had never heard you mention that you had arranged these things before."
Where is our accommodation? Is it far?
I have some gold and other valuables at home, and if that place is safe, I'd like to put the gold there.
That way, I won't need to carry so much stuff when I leave.
She guessed that this place of refuge might hold an important secret, and must be a very secluded location.
Perhaps the protective charm is right there.