219 OPPORTUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION (1/2)

When Hu Lei woke up the next morning, Zhong Feng had already left the apartment. She did not know his plan for getting Murong Fai, but she trusted him. She only needed to focus on finding Lu Liang and having a good talk with her.

She lingered in bed before deciding that she would have to stalk Lu Liang the old fashioned way. It would not be too hard to find information by hovering around the Murong estate. At worst, she would simply find one of her stepdaughters and beat the information out of them.

Of course, that was a last resort.

When she was getting ready to leave, she received a call from an unknown number. She frowned and picked the call, but she did not speak.

”Hello, Hu Lei. This is Qi Han.” A warm, cultured voice came through.

”What can I do for you, Mr Qi?” She asked impatiently.

”It is not what you can do for me, but what I can do for you.” The man laughed as he spoke the cliché in an overly familiar tone.

Hu Lei almost felt her annoyance spike. ”I have a busy day ahead of me, so I would appreciate if you did not waste my time Mr Qi.”

The cold voice sobered Qi Han. ”Actually, I just wanted you to know that I found your mother wandering a little listlessly in the city, and I helped her out.”

Hu Lei sneered. Even if Lu Liang had been kicked out of the Murong family, she would hardly be destitute. She was a survivor and always had a plan. Though she had many failings, the woman was not stupid. So, she did not know what Qi Han was playing at.

”What does this have to do with me?” She asked icily.

Qi Han felt a little awkward as he looked at the older woman across him, drinking a cup of tea. Her face did not betray that she had an inkling of what was going on. But, the strain around her red eyes betrayed that she had had little sleep for a while. His heart became firmer. He was determined to help these two people reconcile.

”Your mother told me that she has been trying to get in touch with you, but she has not managed to speak to you.” He said. He did not dare say that Lu Liang had told him that Hu Lei had hung up on her immediately after realising she was the caller.

Unfortunately, Hu Lei could guess what had occurred.

Hu Lei almost laughed at the woman's ability to turn things around without a hint of shame. Every time she thought that this mother had hit rock bottom in her shamelessness, she always showed her that she could go even lower.