Chapter 59: Huazhou Junting, Li Qing is Living in a Villa?

Looking at the location sent by Xuanbaor, Yang Mi felt a bit puzzled.
Weren't they supposed to be in the eastern suburbs? Why was the location pinned at One Park Chateau?
One Park Chateau was a renowned luxury villa complex in Shanghai, where each property cost hundreds of millions, and the most expensive villa even reached eight hundred million!
Surely Li Qing didn't live at One Park Chateau, did he?
To Yang Mi, this felt entirely unrealistic.
To be sure, Yang Mi sent a voice message to Xuanbaor:
"Xuanbaor, could you check if the location is wrong?"
Soon, Xuanbaor replied with a voice message:
"No, Daddy set it for me. He said this is the exact location, and you can find it if you turn on the navigation."
Yang Mi sent Xuanbaor a hug emoji,
then put away her phone with a surprised expression.
At that moment,
He Baibai had also finished packing her things, walked over, and said,
"Mi-jie, are you done with your makeup?"
"It's getting late, we should head out and come back early for dinner."
Looking somewhat conflicted, Yang Mi said,
"Um... I might not be coming back for dinner tonight. I'll eat with Xuanbaor and the others."
He Baibai was stunned for a moment, then broke into a mischievous smile:
"Aha? Eating with Li Qing?"
"Well... wouldn't it be a bit awkward for me to go? After all, you're a family, wouldn't I be completely redundant if I went along?"
Yang Mi gave He Baibai a sidelong glance.
"What nonsense are you talking about."
"Xuanbaor missed me and asked me to have dinner with her."
He Baibai nodded with a smile:
"Alright, having dinner at Li Qing's place?"
"I can take a look at what Li Qing's house looks like and see Xuanbaor's living environment."
The two women went downstairs and got into the car, with He Baibai once again acting as the driver.
"Let's set the navigation. Oh right, it's still the East Suburb Courtyard from before, right?"
He Baibai took out her phone to look up the navigation history.
Yang Mi shook her head and said,
"No, Xuanbaor sent me the location. It's at One Park Chateau."
He Baibai paused, turned her head to look at Yang Mi, and asked with a puzzled expression,
"Huh?"
"One Park Chateau? That aristocratic villa complex?"
Yang Mi nodded and said calmly,
"I don't know what's going on either, but that's what Xuanbaor said, and the location was provided by Li Qing."
He Baibai said in utter astonishment,
"Li Qing has a villa in One Park Chateau? Oh crap, no way, the villas there don't go for anything less than a few hundred million."
"Could it be that Li Qing has really been keeping a low profile all this time!"
Having received Li Qing's help on these past two occasions,
He Baibai was actually starting to believe that Li Qing might indeed be very wealthy, and having a villa at One Park Chateau was within the realm of possibility.
"Goodness, I've never even stepped foot into such a high-end villa as One Park Chateau."
He Baibai said with great interest,
"Maybe this time I can bask in your glory and broaden my horizons."
Driving all the way,
after a little over an hour,
the car finally entered the perimeter of the One Park Chateau villa district.

Noticing that there wasn't a single car on the road, He Baibai couldn't help feeling curious:
"So this is the internal road of One Park Chateau. Goodness, how is there not a single car around?"
"Are we going to be stopped shortly?"
Yang Mi said indifferently,
"It's fine, just keep driving according to the navigation."
"Perhaps the occupancy rate in the entire East District isn't very high."
As they drew closer and closer to their destination, Yang Mi's mood grew increasingly nervous.
Finally,
following the location Xuanbaor had given,
Yang Mi and He Baibai found the villa's main gate.
The moment the car stopped,
the barrier pole in front lifted, granting direct passage.
Even the two young security guards standing at the entrance saluted.
Looking at the grand villa before them,
the bright and cozy street lamps,
and the surrounding sea of flowers, He Baibai's eyes widened, filled with sheer amazement!
"Mi-jie, poverty has truly limited my imagination. I never expected the inside of the villa to be so huge and so high-end!"
He Baibai said while parking the car,
"I'm really getting to share in your glory."
Seeing the environment,
Yang Mi was equally amazed.
Although Yang Mi had stayed in quite a few upscale villas,
this was her first time entering one in the price bracket of Shanghai's One Park Chateau.
After parking the car,
the two women stepped out.
"Mommy!"
A tender voice came from not far away,
and then Yang Mi saw
Xuanbaor running over in small steps all the way from the villa!
Looking at the child she hadn't seen for days,
Yang Mi's eyes flickered as a gentle smile bloomed on her face:
"Slow down, Xuanbaor, don't trip."
Yang Mi hurried forward and scooped Xuanbaor up into her arms!
"Xuanbaor, I feel like you've grown taller."
Overjoyed, Yang Mi felt as though she hadn't held Xuanbaor in her arms for ages.
Xuanbaor was equally happy, snuggling into Yang Mi's embrace, wrapping her arms around Yang Mi's neck, and saying,
"Mommy, I missed you~"
Yang Mi gently kissed her cheek: "Mommy missed you too."
Nearby,
He Baibai walked over with a pampering, doting smile:
"Little one, don't you miss Auntie He?"
Xuanbaor giggled and said,
"I do. Tonight I want Mommy and Auntie He to hold me while I sleep~"
He Baibai immediately chuckled:
"Alright, Auntie will give Xuanbaor a nice, fragrant bath."
But right after saying that, He Baibai realized something was amiss.
Xuanbaor was currently living at Li Qing's place now.
If Mi-jie were to sleep with her, wouldn't that mean staying right at Li Qing's house?
He Baibai involuntarily glanced at Yang Mi. Yang Mi only smiled faintly and said,

"Xuanbaor, would you like Mommy to have dinner with you tonight?"
Hearing that she could have dinner with Mommy,
Xuanbaor was overjoyed, her mesmerizing eyes sparkling:
"Yes, Mommy! Xuanbaor wants Mommy to feed me~"
The two women were amused by Xuanbaor.
At that moment,
Li Qing and Wang Mian slowly walked over.
Upon seeing Li Qing,
Yang Mi's expression instantly turned somewhat unnatural.
Her mood grew nervous, accompanied by an indescribable and complex emotion.
"Li... Li Qing."
Yang Mi walked forward holding Xuanbaor, wearing a gentle smile:
"Thank you for everything during this time."
Before coming here, Yang Mi had rehearsed quite a few opening lines in her mind,
much like running through a script for their reunion.
Yet now, facing Li Qing in the flesh,
Yang Mi found herself somewhat at a loss for words.
This inexplicable sense of nervousness made Yang Mi feel very strange inside.
Li Qing wasn't as cold as she had imagined; instead, he revealed a faint smile:
"Let's go inside, dinner is already prepared, and Xuanbaor must be getting hungry."
Yang Mi nodded gently,
then followed Li Qing into the villa.
Stepping into Li Qing's living room,
both He Baibai and Yang Mi felt their eyes flicker,
struck with wonder and astonishment at the luxurious interior decoration!
Dazzling antique vases, calligraphy and paintings, crystal chandeliers,
all-solid-wood furniture, and the traditional Chinese-style interior design—this was the epitome of extravagant expenditure.
Taking all this in,
Yang Mi suddenly arched her brow. Why did everything feel vaguely familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before?!
Suddenly,
Yang Mi remembered that when Xuanbaor had previously made a video call with her,
the interior decor of Li Qing's home looked precisely like this!
At that time, she had simply assumed
that Li Qing's courtyard in the eastern suburbs had nice decorations.
Only now did she realize
that Li Qing hadn't been living in the suburban courtyard at all,
but had been residing all along in this grand villa at One Park Chateau!
Just who on earth was he, then?
Being able to buy a villa here definitely meant he was no ordinary person!
Yang Mi's heart was filled with questions.
Li Qing seemed shrouded in layers of veils, leaving one with an irrepressible urge to pull them back and uncover his true face!
"Mommy, let's go eat~"
Just as Yang Mi was lost in thought, Xuanbaor's sweet voice sounded by her ear:
"I want Mommy and Daddy to sit together, and Xuanbaor will sit with Auntie He to eat~"