The moment they entered the bar, the deafening music and the mingling scent of alcohol in the air made Li Xiaohan frown slightly.
He didn’t usually come to bars.
Mainly because he found them too noisy and crowded.
“This is it, this is Room 666,”
Gu Yeting, clearly a regular, turned left and right with ease and led them straight to the private room.
Pushing open the door, Xia Zhiwan immediately spotted Lin Xixi sitting inside.
Lin Xixi, talking to a waiter, was suddenly distracted by the loud music from outside.
Looking up toward the door, a spark of joy flashed in her eyes. “Ah! Wanwan!!!”
She leapt up and ran excitedly toward Xia Zhiwan, who rushed toward her at the same time.
The two hugged tightly, their screams almost overpowering the background music in the room.
“Xixi, I’ve missed you so much.”
“Wanwan, I’ve missed you too.”
It had been a long time since they last met. For Lin Xixi, it was over half a year.
For Xia Zhiwan, counting her previous life and the present, it had been over a year since she last saw her.
So seeing Lin Xixi again—the best friend who had always stood by her in her past life—was second only in joy to seeing Li Xiaohan after her rebirth.
They chattered away in each other’s arms. Lin Xixi finally noticed the two men at the door.
She sniffled and nudged Xia Zhiwan, who was still hugging her tightly.
“Hey, Wanwan, who are those two guys behind you?”
Xia Zhiwan froze for a moment, then straightened up and walked over to Li Xiaohan to introduce him. “Xixi, this is my husband, Ah Han.”
The bar’s dim, flickering lights created that signature club atmosphere.
Under such lighting, Lin Xixi didn’t recognize Li Xiaohan at all.
When Xia Zhiwan said his name, Lin Xixi’s body stiffened for a moment.
She had first only heard of Li Xiaohan through notifications on her phone.
Li Xiaohan, CEO of Li Corporation.
He had taken over the entire company at eighteen and, within a year, had successfully brought Li Corp to a new height.
Li Corp’s business spanned many industries—real estate, entertainment, design, medical care—dominating every field.
The next year, Li Corp wasn’t just the top in City A—it was a leader across all of Huaguo.
From then on, Li Corp became a benchmark in the business world.
And the name Li Xiaohan spread throughout high society.
Lin Xixi swallowed hard and greeted him nervously. “L-Li… sir, hello.”
Under the greenish light, Li Xiaohan only nodded.
“Honey, don’t be so serious. Xixi is my best friend, you know,”
Xia Zhiwan adjusted the lighting to normal and, linking arms with Li Xiaohan, spoke coquettishly.
Serious?
Li Xiaohan didn’t feel it himself. He had nodded—surely that wasn’t serious.
But seeing Wanwan call him serious, he still said again, “Mm, hello.”
The stiff greeting made Lin Xixi unsure how to respond, and only the DJ’s music pulsed loudly in the background.
“Hello, I’m fine, hi everyone, I’m Gu Yeting! How’s everyone doing?!”
With a sudden shout, Gu Yeting drew everyone’s attention to him.
Seeing them staring blankly, he put on a bored expression and strolled toward the sofa.
“Old Li is like this—no matter how lively the place, he can make it feel like a mountain peak in the snow,”
Gu Yeting’s blunt comment finally eased the awkwardness in the room.
He mainly said it because no one had introduced him, so he wanted to assert his presence.
Thanks to this small interlude, they finally moved from the door to the sofa inside the room.
Xia Zhiwan and Lin Xixi sat together, naturally leaving the two men to sit together.
“Hey, Old Li, what’s up with your hand?”
Seeing the bandage tied with a bow on Li Xiaohan’s hand, Gu Yeting was shocked.
“Nothing, just a small injury,” Li Xiaohan replied simply, thinking Gu Yeting was asking out of concern.
But Gu Yeting waved his hand.
“No, I mean the bow—what’s that about?”
Li Xiaohan lifted his hand, looking at the bow tied by the woman, his expression full of affection. “Wanwan did it for me.”
“Whoa…”
“This person… that self-abusive girl at your place? And she’s bandaging your wound?!”
Gu Yeting’s gossip instincts ignited. He quietly pointed at Xia Zhiwan and asked Li Xiaohan.
The shock from outside the bar had been building, and he finally spoke up.
But just as he opened his mouth, Li Xiaohan shot him a look, and Gu Yeting immediately corrected himself.
“No… I mean, this is really your… sister-in-law?”
Hearing the satisfied term, Li Xiaohan coldly replied, “Mm.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa…” Gu Yeting was left speechless with astonishment.
“When did she change so suddenly? Not only does she not self-harm, but she calls you… Ah Han… husband???”
Li Xiaohan raised an eyebrow. “Problem?”
Gu Yeting shook his head, seriously tossing his song-selection phone aside.
“She’s suddenly so obedient… is there some kind of scheme behind this?”
“No.” The word came out simply, without hesitation, firm and resolute.
“Boss, I’m serious. I heard the Lu family has been secretly courting many companies to suppress Li Corp.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Gu Yeting continued.
“I mean Lu Ze-ming’s family… could her sudden change be…”
“I trust Wanwan. She won’t lie to me.”
Li Xiaohan turned seriously to Gu Yeting. “Don’t let me hear another bad word about Wanwan. Otherwise…”
“Understood, understood,” Gu Yeting hurriedly promised, not wanting to test Li Xiaohan’s methods.
After all, Li Xiaohan had never used his brain around Xia Zhiwan.
He didn’t want to invite trouble for himself.
Meanwhile, Lin Xixi and Xia Zhiwan on the other end of the sofa drank and chatted like best friends do.
Naturally, their conversation revolved around Li Xiaohan and Xia Zhiwan.
“Xiao Wanwan, tell me the truth! How did you suddenly get so close to him! Don’t tell me…”
Lin Xixi covered her mouth, looking around in shock at Xia Zhiwan.
“You didn’t… come up with some crazy plan, did you?!”
“Listen, Wanwan, we can’t do anything illegal, like murder or poison or anything…”