Lin Tian felt like he'd turned bad.

Last time he was in the hospital, it was Bai Shishi who offered to help him with the bathroom issues, and back then he was quite embarrassed.

But today, he actually took the initiative to ask Liou Qingcheng for help, and even teased her a couple of times, his face thicker than the city wall.

Liou Qingcheng initially refused, but Lin Tian said, "I'm about to burst. It wouldn't be good if it affects your happiness for the rest of your life."

Only then did Liou Qingcheng, blushing, agree. She awkwardly took the urinal from under the bed and reached to help Lin Tian undo his belt, then...

During the process, they inevitably bumped into each other clumsily, and Lin Tian's heart was about to jump out, but he found it particularly thrilling.

In contrast, Liou Qingcheng's face and ears were completely red, like a red apple, seemingly easy to squeeze water from with a gentle pinch. Ravishingly beautiful.

After dealing with the urinal, Liou Qingcheng placed it in the bathroom, then sat on the sofa, glaring at Lin Tian in shame and anger, "If you dare have any bad ideas next time, I'll cut it off!"

She even made a scissor gesture, which made Lin Tian shiver.

"Enough fooling around. What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it." Liou Qingcheng asked.

"Anything, I'll have whatever you're having." Lin Tian replied.

"Then wait for a moment." With that, Liou Qingcheng picked up her bag and walked out.

Not long after, Lin Tian's phone rang; it was a call from Pang Yu.

"Hello. What have you found?" Lin Tian asked immediately.

"Tian, our brothers worked in shifts day and night, and we only found a little today."

"Cut the whining, just tell me the results."

"Du Dahai's men and some people from Sakula Country conducted a secret transaction at a very remote farmhouse in the west of the city. When our brothers found out, we first took control of the farmhouse and monitored the whole process. Unfortunately, our force wasn't enough, or we'd have robbed their goods."

Lin Tian was thrilled and asked, "What did they trade?"

"Should be something like guns. Their boxes faced away from the surveillance, so we could only see a bit," Pang Yu said.

"Did you find anything else?"

"Yes, they traded using gold coins. Two large boxes of them. Later, Du Dahai carried the money late at night to the Wang Family's villa, acting very suspiciously."

Lin Tian paused for two seconds, then asked, "Did you follow him inside?"

"No, we couldn't get into the Wang Family's place, and even accessing their surveillance took a long time. The encryption level is very high, but we only saw Du Dahai enter a study. There's no monitoring in the study, so we don't know what happened, but when he came out, those two boxes of money were gone."

"Hmm, that's enough. You've done well. Hand these evidences over to Bai Shishi of the Bai Family directly. We should begin our counterattack as well," Lin Tian said.

"Okay, Tian."

The call ended without either Lin Tian or Pang Yu mentioning any pledge of loyalty. Pang Yu's actions were clear to Lin Tian, showing he's capable and straightforward, not cunning — someone useful.

Pang Yu also understood that Lin Tian wouldn't mistreat him because their skills warranted good treatment.

Lin Tian then called Bai Shishi and relayed everything discovered by Pang Yu.

After hearing it all, Bai Shishi laughed and said, "Great, with the evidence in my hand, combined with what Pang Yu found, it'll be enough to give the Wang Family a headache. Tomorrow morning, I'll take these to the Wang Family for negotiation. Hmph, if they want to mess with the Bai Family, they deserve some pain."

Listening to Bai Shishi's excited tone, Lin Tian laughed too and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Without much hesitation, Bai Shishi said, "I've got it all planned out. The Wang Family has been trying to bring down our Bai Family with some scandals. When the time comes, I'll throw all this evidence in their faces. Compared to their little tricks, what we have is much more powerful. Our Bai Family's crisis can be safely overcome this time."

"Is that all?"

"Of course not! I want the Wang Family to pay a price, a bloody price! Even if they don't go bankrupt, I'll make them cough up half their assets."

Lin Tian was startled, "That harsh? Aren't you afraid the Wang Family will drag you down with them?"

"Don't worry, they won't. Because if it really gets to that point, they wouldn't even have time to react and protect themselves," Bai Shishi said excitedly.

"That's good. Don't forget my share of the benefits. I put a lot of effort in this too," Lin Tian said.

Bai Shishi laughed, "Don't worry, would big sis ever shortchange you? Okay, I've got things to handle here, so I'll talk to you later. I'll visit you in the hospital when I'm free. Bye~"

The call ended, and Lin Tian smiled wryly.

Bai Shishi had clearly grown; she was more like a powerful woman than when he'd left, both in her approach and timing — perfect. She hadn't been this strong before.

...

Liou Qingcheng returned, and she wasn't alone.

Another lady, just as attractive as Liou Qingcheng, accompanied her. She looked around thirty, perhaps because she'd had children, she was more full-figured than Liou Qingcheng.

This person was of course Liou Qingcheng's own mother, Lin Tian's future mother-in-law, Yan Xinrou.

She walked ahead of Liou Qingcheng, wearing high heels with a fast, brisk pace, making a "click-clack" sound.

Yan Xinrou entered the hospital room and, seeing Lin Tian's condition, was startled. She covered her mouth with her hand and exclaimed, "Lin Tian, what happened to you?"

Lin Tian propped himself up and sat, giving a forced smile, "Auntie, what brings you here?"

"Still calling me Auntie? Call me Mom!"

As she spoke, Yan Xinrou, with a frown, circled around Lin Tian's bed. Her beautiful phoenix eyes scrutinized Lin Tian, full of heartache.

"Mom... don't look at me like that, I'm really okay, should be out of the hospital soon," Lin Tian laughed dryly, signaling at Liou Qingcheng.

Receiving the gesture, Liou Qingcheng pulled Yan Xinrou to sit on the sofa, "Mom, now that you've seen him, can you leave? I'll take good care of him."

Yan Xinrou became anxious, pointing a finger at Liou Qingcheng's head, "My son-in-law is hurt like this, how can I leave? You're still a kid yourself, can you take care of someone?"

Liou Qingcheng shrugged helplessly at Lin Tian, indicating she was out of options too.

Looking at this beautiful mother-in-law, Lin Tian felt incredibly nervous. Who knows what jaw-dropping thing she might do?

"Lin Tian, eat first. This is soup I made myself, originally for your dad, but when I heard you were hospitalized too, I brought it for you," Yan Xinrou said, shaking the thermal container in her hand.

Lin Tian looked at her in confusion, "My dad?"

"That's Qingcheng's dad, who's also in this hospital. If I hadn't bumped into Qingcheng earlier, I wouldn't even have known you were here," she explained.

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