Chapter 1091: Chapter 308: Breaking Into Li Nation
Chapter 308: Infiltrating the Beautiful Country
After finishing the call with Yu Xiaodi, Li Yan dialed Qiao Huanxuan’s number. Seeing it was Li Yan, she only said a few simple words and hung up, citing being busy with work.
Li Yan could understand her feelings. She used to think he only had Yu Xiaodi as a girlfriend, but during the New Year visit home, she found out he was already married, and Zhang Yurong was the daughter-in-law recognized by his parents. That’s different from just a girlfriend!
No matter what, she needed time to process this. During the New Year, she could barely cope, but now that they are apart, she needs to handle it more calmly.
Afterwards, Li Yan drove home. It was getting late. Yurong didn’t attend social gatherings and would definitely head straight home after work. He couldn’t think of any romantic date, but with the movie tickets Jiang Xueyin prepared, he could take Yurong to see a movie and have a meal together. As for Yue Yao, she would have to stay at home this time.
Thinking of Zhang Yurong’s ice queen image in the company, even if she recognized the flowers he sent, she would only understand the sentiment. Bringing them back home would be too surprising; the chocolates would probably be shared with others. So, on his way back, Li Yan bought another bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates. Keeping them in the car meant he wouldn’t have to feel embarrassed bringing them home.
Shortly after he arrived home, Yue Yao returned first. At Mountain Stone Investment, she was alone, and no one else knew, so she didn’t miss out on the flowers meant for her. However, she knew it wasn’t convenient to bring them back. Whether it was flowers, cards, or chocolates, she glanced at them and handled them separately.
While resting in the living room on the first floor, observing Aunt Liu busy in the kitchen, she whispered, "You must have sent several bouquets today, right? All with the same content, unsigned to avoid sending them to the wrong people?"
Li Yan acknowledged with a smile.
Being the only one working, Yue Yao had no fear of her colleagues discovering the flowers; she also understood she wouldn’t bring them back. For her share, he could have signed his name directly, but hers was unsigned. Obviously, he bought multiple bouquets from the same florist, worried they might get mixed up. With their mutual understanding, there was no need for pretense.
Yue Yao only thought of Zhang Yurong and Yu Xiaodi. She didn’t consider anyone else, and she sighed, "Next time, don’t do this. You don’t need to give me anything; I don’t care about these things. But with Yurong, you should pay more attention."
Li Yan simply smiled. To him, Yue Yao was just as important! Of course, he didn’t need to keep saying this; Yue Yao would understand.
"Do you have any plans tonight? Just giving flowers? Not going out for a romantic evening?"
"Yurong’s cousin Jiang Xueyin prepared movie tickets for us in advance. It’s for a film our company invested in. However, since I’ve been with clients during the day, I haven’t booked a restaurant. If we go out for dinner, finding a place may be difficult tonight. So... let’s see what Yurong prefers later. Maybe we’ll eat at home first, then see the movie, or we could go out for dinner," Li Yan said, checking the time. Yurong should be home soon.
"Have fun," Yue Yao smiled gently and added, "Don’t worry about me; I’m okay, used to it."
"..."
Since Yurong wasn’t home yet, they casually discussed other matters. Currently, Yue Yao was nominally working at Mountain Stone Investment, but she didn’t have much to do. Her work focus remained on ’their’ affairs and the current priorities of ’their’ organization.
"We have some leads on the leader of the Beautiful Country assassin organization Zheng Tian is targeting. However, since we’re dealing with counterparts, without more detailed information and plans, it’s not wise to act rashly. According to current estimates, early March would be a better time to act," Yue Yao said seriously.
"Early March? Isn’t that a bit too soon?"
Li Yan was cautious about the timing. For professional assassins, unless the target is extremely low-risk, dealing with important targets usually requires ample preparation to ensure a successful, once-and-for-all hit. This was evident in the personal mission given to Li Yan by the mysterious leader.
It’s not just about the assassin’s safety and reliability, but also what the employer expects! Everyone values life, and if an assassination attempt fails, the target will undoubtedly enhance their protection and defenses, making future attempts more difficult and prompting investigations. Whether by police or private inquiry, uncovering the client behind a hired hit isn’t difficult. It may not lead to evidence, but mere suspicion could trigger police investigations and retaliation by the target!
Thus, unless urgent, clients don’t typically request haste. Besides careful preparation, the assassin organization’s capability—dictated by different prices and varying levels of personnel deployment—also influences the success rate. Generally, if both speed and stability are desired, it demands more payment. Such as the one-billion International Coin bounty raised by "leak" supporters.
