Except for Chinese New Year's Eve, when Li Lanxiang hadn't gone to the villa.
At all other times, she went once every twenty-four hours. That was her plan, and she carried it out resolutely.
Early on the second day of the lunar new year, Dong Hongmei took Guoguo back to her hometown, and a weight lifted from Li Lanxiang's mind.
During the day, she lived better than anyone.
On the third day, at a gathering with colleagues, she sat in the center and talked the loudest.
On the fourth day, she brought fruit to Zeng Haiyan's home to pay New Year's respects to her parents, her words as sweet as could be.
On the fifth day, she brought more gifts to Wei Zijin's home to mooch a meal.
Wei Zijin could do nothing about her, so she simply invited Zeng Haiyan and Wang Fen over too.
Wang Xiaoliang cooked a whole table of dishes.
The three women took turns praising him. Li Lanxiang ate the most and talked the most, her chopsticks never stopping.
Who would have imagined that this woman appeared at Li Xiude's villa at ten sharp every night?
She used Li Xiude's phone to invite herself over.
The timeline matched perfectly.
She brought something different each time: juice, meals, cigarettes. All of these were things Li Xiude had "requested" using "his own" phone.
The juice was mixed with high-proof liquor.
She had originally prepared a plastic funnel too, thinking Li Xiude would resist and she would have to force it down.
As it turned out, she didn't need it at all.
Li Xiude opened his mouth and drank.
Someone who had been thirsty too long would put anything in his mouth.
Once the alcohol was down, she took her time, waiting half an hour. She let him