I Ran Away After Transmigrating as a Wealthy Daughter-in-Law  - Chapter 13

The other side answered quickly. Jiang Pan clearly stated who she was looking for. When the person on the other end refused, she said with regret, “Okay, but could you please pass on a message for me? Mr. Li’s sister invested forty million with me, and I can’t reach her to sign the contract. Thank you.”

Then, Jiang Pan hung up.

Just then, Li Ji came out of his office. The front desk receptionist hurried over and relayed the message.

Li Ji stopped in his tracks, his face full of surprise. “Invested? Forty million?” Then he asked, “Who is she?”

“She didn’t say.”

Li Ji thought for a moment and instructed, “Call her back and transfer the call to my office.”

Li Qi’s father, Li Jianhua, found out that she had squandered thirty million yuan in less than an hour. He was so angry that he subjected her to “family law.”

Although his family was wealthy, he always advocated for spending money with restraint and was quite strict with his children in this regard.

Since Li Qi always ignored him, he had no choice but to be a harsh father.

After disciplining her, he locked her in her room and made her copy famous quotes about being thrifty and avoiding waste.

Li Qi wailed. “How many times do I have to copy it, Dad?”

Li Jianhua: “Copy it until you remember how you spent the thirty million!”

Li Qi didn’t forget. She just felt so stupid and embarrassed about accidentally giving Jiang Pan thirty million that she felt like she wouldn’t be able to stay in this city if she told anyone.

Thinking about it, only her brother knew about the thirty million. Could he have ratted her out?

After coming to this conclusion, Li Qi was so angry that she called Li Ji to confront him.

Li Ji, who was in a meeting, got a huge headache from her yelling. He reluctantly said, “You got what you deserved!”

After the meeting, Li Ji regretted it, but he had a pile of work to do. He planned to go home after he was done, but he never expected to receive such a phone call.

When he returned to his office, the call was transferred.

Li Ji’s tone was a little cautious as he asked Jiang Pan to introduce herself.

Jiang Pan was very direct. “Jiang Pan.”

Li Ji’s expression froze. The one who divorced Jian Yue. He said, “Oh,” as if he understood.

Jiang Pan heard a hint of disdain in his voice and emphasized, “Although my name is Jiang Pan, I’m not the same Jiang Pan as before.”

Li Ji said in a dismissive tone, “Oh, really?” He adjusted his posture and got to the point. “Ms. Jiang, so my sister has forty million yuan with you?”

“That’s right, forty million.” Jiang Pan’s voice was innocent. “Didn’t she tell you?”

Li Ji frowned slightly. “There was an extra ten million before?”

“She really didn’t tell you?” Jiang Pan continued to play innocent, acting as if she had just had an epiphany. “Oh no, I said it out loud. Hey, don’t tell Li Qi I told you. She probably had her reasons for not telling you.”

Although Li Qi was stupid, Li Ji was a business genius. If Jiang Pan had 800 tricks up her sleeve, he would have 801.

He laughed softly. “Ms. Jiang, what do you want from me? Just tell me. I don’t have time to watch you act.”

Jiang Pan cleared her throat. “Li Qi’s forty million is truly an investment. I’m not looking for you; I’m looking for her, but I can’t reach her. Since you two have a good relationship, I came to you.”

Li Ji was skeptical. With his sister’s intelligence, he would rather believe a pig could climb a tree than believe his sister could invest.

He lit a cigarette and asked, “Invest in what? As far as I know, you were kicked out of the Jian family and left with nothing. Your parents are farmers.”

The subtext was clear. Jiang Pan calmly asked in return, “Are you looking down on farmers, Mr. Li?”

Li Ji’s hand holding the cigarette paused. “I didn’t mean that.”

Jiang Pan said bluntly, “What you say may not be on purpose, but it can be taken that way. My young and fragile heart has been severely hurt. After all, my parents are farmers.”

Li Ji: “…”

After a brief silence, Li Ji gritted his teeth. “Then I apologize to you, Ms. Jiang.”

Jiang Pan was satisfied. “That’s more like it. You’re not a kid anymore. Watch your words next time.”

Li Ji: “…”

This small talk made Li Ji lose his patience. “Ms. Jiang, I just want to know what my sister invested in with you.”

“That’s a business secret. As a businessperson, you should know that better than I do, Mr. Li.”

Li Ji was speechless. He took a drag from his cigarette. “Okay, then I ask, since it’s an investment, you said you couldn’t reach my sister to sign the contract. So why did she transfer the money to you without signing a contract?”

Jiang Pan answered the subtext in his question. “If I was trying to scam your sister, would I be calling you to find her? Besides, I wouldn’t go against the law for forty million. Your sister trusted me, that’s all.”

Li Ji chuckled. “Really?”

Jiang Pan also laughed. “If I told you your sister’s intelligence is touching, I’m afraid you, as her brother, would be too protective.”

This one sentence left Li Ji speechless. Compared to his sister trusting Jiang Pan, he was more convinced of his sister’s “touching” intelligence. He cleared his throat. “I think I get it now. I’m still at the company. I’ll have my sister contact you when I get home.”

After hanging up, Jiang Pan was in a good mood. She got up and quickly ran to the kitchen. “Ms. Zhao, I’m here.”

Zhao Cuiping said, “I don’t need you. I just need to fry the shredded potatoes.”

Jiang Pan took the shredded potatoes. “I’ll do it.”

During dinner, Jiang Pan said she was going to C City for a few days to take care of some things.

Zhao Cuiping and Jiang Qinghe looked at her at the same time and asked almost in unison, “What for?”

Jiang Pan swallowed the food in her mouth. “To meet an investor.”

Hearing her words, their expressions changed slightly. They were afraid that Jiang Pan would leave and never return.

Jiang Pan guessed what they were thinking and promised, “Don’t worry. I’ll be back as soon as I’m done. I’ve gone to so much trouble and spent so much money to buy land. I’d be an idiot not to come back.”

This made the couple sigh in relief. Zhao Cuiping asked, “How many days will you be gone?”

Jiang Pan thought for a moment. “I don’t know yet. I’ll try to go and come back as soon as possible.”

Jiang Qinghe asked, “Do you need money? I can give you some spending money for the road.”

Jiang Pan gave him a cute smile. “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Jiang. I still have your retirement money.”

Jiang Pan’s words made the couple laugh. Zhao Cuiping felt emotional once again, realizing her daughter was completely different from before.

It was as if she had been replaced by someone else.

When Li Ji got home, he went straight to Li Qi’s bedroom without saying a word. He opened the door and asked, “What project did you invest forty million in?”

Li Qi, who was eating a pig’s trotter, didn’t understand what he meant. She glanced at her brother, surprised. “What investment?”

“Then why did you transfer forty million to Jiang Pan?”

Li Qi’s mouth, which was eating the pig’s trotter, froze. “Oh, the investment. Yes, I invested forty million.” She couldn’t help but curse Jiang Pan for telling her brother.

Li Ji was furious. “With that pig brain of yours, you’re investing? Investing in what project? Do you even know what investing is? You’re getting bolder and bolder! Wasting the family’s money!”

She had just been scolded by her dad, then her mom, and now her brother was scolding her, too. Li Qi was extremely annoyed. She threw the pig’s trotter and said angrily, “How do you know I don’t know? I have the Li family genes, too! You’re a business genius, so what? I’m not that far behind you! I’m just letting you have the fame. As long as I take action, your reputation as a business genius will be gone.”

“That’s a big claim. What big project is the Li family’s young lady investing in?” Li Jianhua walked in from outside the door at some point. “You took thirty million, no, forty million to invest? Why didn’t you tell your dad?”

Li Qi: “…”

Li Qi panicked. She was just arguing with her brother. Why was this old man getting involved?

“Dad, can adults please not interrupt when kids are talking?” Li Qi said in a weak voice.

Li Jianhua: “…”

Li Ji couldn’t help but laugh. “Dad, my sister is a little slow. You know that.”

“Who’s slow?” Li Qi said indignantly. “Li Ji, you’re good at business, right? I’m not that far behind you. I’m just letting you have your moment. As soon as I step in, your reputation as a business genius will be gone.”

Li Ji crossed his arms, glanced at his dad, and then squinted at Li Qi. He couldn’t help but curse inwardly, you idiot, I’m trying to help you.

But Li Qi was too stupid to understand her brother’s good intentions. She was already bragging to Li Jianhua, with her arm around his head.

Li Jianhua knew what kind of person his daughter was. He just watched her brag and then said, “My daughter, I’ll be waiting for your good news.”

Li Qi had never been shy about spending money since she was a child. It was as if the Li family’s money just came out of nowhere. This time was a good opportunity for Li Jianhua to “discipline” his prodigal daughter with the forty million.

“But, let me make this clear. If you fail to invest and lose this forty million, and then have to pay more, don’t expect me to recognize you as my daughter.”

Li Qi: “…”

So, an hour later, Li Qi’s phone was almost broken from her calling. Jiang Pan didn’t answer.

“That damned Jiang Pan, why isn’t she answering my calls!”

She was so frustrated. She waited a little longer, and out of desperation, she called Jian Yue’s number.

“Why isn’t Jiang Pan answering my calls? Make her answer!” Li Qi said angrily.

Jian Yue frowned, annoyed. “Li Qi, is your memory that bad? What does that bitch not answering your calls have to do with me?”

Li Qi was stunned for a moment. Right. They had already divorced. She was so angry that she forgot.

She composed herself and said, “Jian Yue, you can only blame yourselves for being so in love before. You were like Siamese twins. When I think of her, I think of you. You’re not mad at me, are you?” She chuckled and said in a very annoying tone, “The divorce was so sudden. She went from being ‘my dear’ to ‘that bitch.’ I feel so bad for her; I wonder how Jiang Pan feels about it.”

Jian Yue rolled her eyes. She sneered. “Li Qi, why did I never realize you were so vile? If you’re so bored, why don’t you go work at your company and clean the toilets?” With that, she hung up.

Li Qi: “…”

Jian Yue was speechless for ten seconds. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Maybe it was her pregnancy mood swings. She called Li Qi back. “What’s her number?”

Li Qi said, “Huh?” and then laughed. “You don’t have her number?”

Jian Yue said, annoyed, “Don’t talk nonsense! Just tell me!”

When she got the number, Jian Yue realized that she already had it saved in her phone, with a call history.

She remembered now. That time, she kept getting a call from a strange number and answered it without thinking. The person on the other end hung up without saying a word. She never thought it was Jiang Pan.

Perhaps it was because she knew Jiang Pan, or maybe it was because she had seen Jiang Pan’s sudden change since their divorce. Jian Yue immediately came up with a series of “Jiang Pan’s ploys to get back together.”

So calculating!

Jian Yue couldn’t sit still anymore. The more she thought about it, the more disgusted she felt. She was going to block this number.

However, as long as Jiang Pan didn’t give up, blocking her wouldn’t solve the problem.

Jian Yue held her phone, her pretty face filled with anger. After a long while, she dialed the number.

Author’s Note:

Jiang Pan, she probably already has a burial spot picked out for you.

Jiang Pan: “…”