Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 42 - 40: Killing the Donkey after Grinding is Done

Chapter 42: Chapter 40: Killing the Donkey after Grinding is Done

"Save my number, and if you’re scared, give me a call! We don’t live too far apart." Leng Er elegantly pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, took out his phone, and recited the number.

Li Si quickly saved it and dialed through. "Alright, I’ve got yours saved too; remember to lock the doors and windows at night, don’t worry, this neighborhood is quite safe!"

"Okay, Brother Leng, I’ve really troubled you! I feel a bit embarrassed!" Li Si said sincerely, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"No need to say thank you, there’s not much family around for you, just consider me your big brother from now on, and I’ll treat you as my little sister."

"Alright, from now on, you’re my big brother!" Li Si said, moved.

"It’s getting late, I’ll leave now, you were really scared today, take a bath and go to bed early. Tomorrow is a new day!"

Leng Er got up and walked out nimbly. Li Si nodded and said she’d see him out, thinking to herself how familiar one of his remarks sounded, like something people often said in the future! What was it exactly?

She shook her head, never mind, no point thinking about it. Li Si looked at the large, empty house, suddenly silent, and felt a faint fear.

She didn’t bathe, just washed her face and brushed her teeth, then locked the master bedroom door, pulled the curtains, and huddled under the covers with the light on.

She released the little monkey Xiao Guai from space. Recently, Xiao Guai had grown a lot, its fur was sleek, and its eyes were bright and full of life.

"Xiao Guai, I was almost scared to death today!"

"Oooh... ooo..."

Xiao Guai bared its teeth excitedly, beating its chest with both arms. It seemed like it wanted to avenge Li Si.

Li Si laughed and hugged it, kissing its forehead, "Don’t get excited, someone good saved me! Let’s sleep!"

"Ooh..."

Xiao Guai settled gently in her arms and closed its eyes. With a cluttered mind, Li Si finally drifted off to sleep after a while.

In the car, Long Wu tapped the steering wheel with his hand, occasionally glancing towards the side door. Why was it taking so long to see off someone? Could something have happened? He thought it amusing and shook his head. With that weak body of Leng Er’s, still recovering from illness, there’s probably nothing much he could do.

Just as he was lost in thought, the car door opened, bringing in a gust of cold air, and Leng Er got in.

"Hey, I say, did you tuck her in bed yourself or what? Took you so long to come down?" Long Wu teased him.

"Enough with the nonsense, drive!" Leng Er replied blandly.

"Alright, can’t even joke around. Are we heading back to the old house or your own place? Tell your brother the truth. Are you interested in that little girl?"

"Back to Jinyuan! What if I am? What if I’m not?" Leng Er replied nonchalantly, watching the scenery flash by outside the car window.

"I advise you to let it go, that little girl is a bit naive, there’s no one that sincere! Just take today with the Emperor Green, if it were me, it would be at least fifty million; she was fine, and I even gave her a chance to increase the price, but she didn’t. Isn’t that silly?" Long Wu laughed smugly, thinking of the money he saved today made him chuckle inside!

"You think everyone is like you! You took advantage and still acted smug, playing tricks on a little girl, aren’t you ashamed!" Leng Er shot him a cold glance, feeling a bit dissatisfied.

"Alright, I see, that little girl is really lucky to catch your eye. She’s about the same age as your sister Xiao Ning, right? Doesn’t that count as an old cow eating young grass? You’re over ten years apart! You really could bring yourself to do it!"

Seeing Leng Er’s expression was somewhat impatient, he quickly changed the subject, "Let’s say I said nothing! Let’s talk about something else, the way you were today, I couldn’t even hold you back, if something had happened, how would I explain to your grandmother? She’d have my head!"

"What could happen?" Leng Er dismissively glanced at him.

"Anything could! You’re just recovering from a serious illness, still weak, what if those two thugs accidentally hurt you, what then?" fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"I know my limits!"

"Fine, fine, it’s like I said nothing. By the way, your body has almost recovered, are you not going back to Leng Group to take the helm?"

"Elder Da is managing things quite well now, so I don’t need to get involved. Besides, Grandpa seems to want me to take a rest and recover for a while!"

Leng Mochen had a car accident two years ago, suffered a brain injury, and was in a coma for about half a year. Due to the severe trauma to the brain, he temporarily lost his memory and his personality changed significantly.

Mr. Leng Sr. had two sons, the elder Leng Qianhan worked in government, with a son and a daughter, Leng Mohao and Leng Mo; the younger Leng Qiankai was a painter, also with a son and a daughter, Leng Mochen and Leng Ning. It was just that Leng Ning was conceived by Mrs. Leng when Leng Mochen was a teenager, so she was the youngest.

Leng Mochen was originally the CEO of Leng Group, holding significant power, and Mr. Leng Sr. as the chairman had been inclined to pass the leadership position to him.

No one would have thought, on the eve of the announcement, Leng Mochen went on a business trip and got into a serious car accident, became a vegetative state. They could only have Vice President Leng Mohao temporarily take over all company affairs.

Long Wu couldn’t help but feel pity for him, "Alas, life is unpredictable, once it was all set in stone, who knew something would happen to you!"

"Actually, it’s nothing, I feel pretty good now. Having more free time to do things I like is nice too." Leng Er’s expression was relaxed, he really liked his current state.

"You, ah, I don’t even know what to say to you. Your current thoughts are so radically different from before, I still remember when you just entered Leng Group, you once said to me you wanted to make Leng Group the top of the industry in a few years! But look at you now, going with the flow, leisurely wandering every day, is this still you? Leng Er?"

Long Wu said, somewhat exasperated. Anyone with eyes could see that Leng Mohao was already showing signs of wanting to replace him, yet this man wasn’t anxious or rushing at all; he was truly like the emperor who wasn’t worried, but the eunuch was!

"One man’s meat is another man’s poison! How do you know my current state isn’t the best for me? You also know, my health still isn’t good enough to withstand such a workload pressure?"

"True, sigh, just rest well. What else can I say, I won’t try to persuade you anymore! By the way, those stocks you had me buy recently, will they really go up?"

Long Wu sighed, only able to go with the flow. If there came a day when Leng Er really didn’t do well, at least he still had himself as a friend to support him.

"Shouldn’t be a problem, but I’m not a prophet, we can only wait and see!" Leng Er saw the car drive up to his own Jinyuan Villa and parked.

"Leng Er, how long are you planning to live alone? Living by yourself is quite lonely, why not return to the old house?" Long Wu got out of the car, feeling quite uncomfortable about the cold, solitary standalone villa in front of him.

This person, who knows what kind of shock he’d experienced, woke up and was discharged to stay at the old house for a few days before complaining it was noisy and affecting his rest and recovery.

Mrs. Leng was concerned about her son’s health, and without any other choice, she agreed for Leng Mochen to live in a villa under her name. Each day, a maid from there would deliver meals and clean up, but he didn’t allow anyone else to stay, just living alone.

"My body needs quiet rest, it’s too noisy there with too many people! You can go now, see you another day." Leng Er made it clear he was seeing him off, without any intention of inviting Long Wu in.

"Alright, I see I’m nothing but a nuisance now, a donkey kicked to the curb after grinding the mill, won’t even let me have a sip of water!" Long Wu got into his car grumpily, mumbling.

After a while, he realized that he was essentially calling himself a donkey? Shaking his head, "Er, take it easy! See you around!" He waved and drove off.

Leng Er didn’t open the door to enter the villa immediately. Instead, he stood there staring up at the twinkling stars in the night sky, lost in thought.

"Is that you?"