Qin Zisi could tell that, just as her great-grandfather had attached great importance to Liu Chang'an, Liu Chang'an also felt a certain closeness to and protectiveness toward her great-grandfather.
He must have overheard the conversation between Qin Zisi and Li Hongfang long ago. He had merely pretended not to hear while Li Hongfang freely mocked Qin Zisi. Only when Li Hongfang started dragging Qin Peng into it did he speak up to stop her nonsense.
Qin Zisi glanced at Li Hongfang again. Just how had Liu Chang'an managed to tame such an unruly female thief so completely?
"What are you heading out to do?" Liu Chang'an looked Li Hongfang over. Rarely, she was wearing a fitted gray business suit today. Its wide black neckline made her look especially capable, while the low-cut undershirt beneath and the Van Cleef & Arpels four-leaf-clover necklace around her neck gave her the style of an elite businesswoman.
In truth, that style suited Qin Zisi's figure better. On Li Hongfang, it more readily brought to mind words like uniform fetish.
"Third Mistress invited me to dinner." Li Hongfang leaned close and whispered into Liu Chang'an's ear. At the same time, she glanced at Qin Zisi, hoping she would understand that even if Li Hongfang were a traditional and ordinary woman, she was still someone who moved among respectable company—not some lowly "elite female thief" in Qin Zisi's imagination.
"She invited you to dinner... Hmm, she's probably going to ask you about something..." Liu Chang'an thought it over. Su Mei was most likely asking Li Hongfang questions today because of the suspicions stirred up yesterday when Chi Yu had been used to feed Shangguan Dandan. That meant Su Mei would be asking about Li Hongfang's understanding of Shangguan Dandan.
"Whatever she asks, just tell her what