Warm medicine emits fragrance

After explaining everything that had happened during this time, it was getting late, so Fan Liuer tidied up the next room for Li Qiuping to stay in.

After settling Li Qiuping in, Fan Liuer walked towards her bedroom when she suddenly remembered a question.

Li Chenbi has not lost power; he is now not only rich but also very powerful.

If the rebel army were to seize power in the future, he would be a meritorious official who helped the emperor conquer the country, and his status would be even more noble.

He is now the only son of the Li family, and he bears the heavy responsibility of continuing the Li family line. He will definitely take many concubines in the future.

Perhaps many members of the royal family and nobility would marry their daughters to him in an attempt to win him over.

With such a low status, even if Li Chenbi really married her, she would be bullied to death by those noble ladies since she had no family to rely on.

Even if Li Chenbi wanted to support her, considering the families behind those noble ladies, he would probably handle it leniently.

If those noble ladies were to bear Li Chenbi a few more children, it would be said that a mother's status rises with her son's, and over time, Li Chenbi's heart might inevitably turn towards the mother of his children.

At that time, the first person who probably wanted to get rid of her was Li Chenbi!

Fan Liuer stopped in her tracks, feeling uneasy at the thought of what might happen.

She finally managed to escape, so why is Li Chenbi looking for her?

She hasn't had enough of her carefree days yet!

No, she couldn't go with Li Chenbi. She was rich and living a comfortable life; she didn't want to go through the backstabbing and fighting with a bunch of women for a man.

She had to get rid of Li Chenbi before he regained his memory.

With this thought in mind, she returned to her bedroom.

Li Chenbi felt much better after drinking the medicine brought by Li Qiuping. He was now half-lying on the bamboo bed, reading Fan Liuer's storybook.

Fan Liuer entered the room, and he put down his storybook, looked at her, and waved to her.

This action was so similar to Li Chenbi's usual mannerisms that it startled Fan Liuer.

Li Chenbi frowned. "Why are you so startled? Come here."

Fan Liuer didn't move, thinking to herself that this person adapted really quickly. He only just realized that he was now a powerful and influential person, and he's already putting on airs.

She looked away from Li Chenbi and walked to her own bed. "Now that you know your identity, from today onwards, we'll each sleep in our own beds."

Upon hearing this, Li Chenbi sat up from the bamboo bed, grabbed Fan Liuer's hand as she passed by, and pulled her directly onto the bamboo bed to sit down.

"What are you doing!" Fan Liuer struggled to get up.

Li Chenbi pinned her to his chest with one hand, rendering her immobile. "I wanted to ask you, what are you going to do?"

With his other hand, he pinched Fan Liuer's chin, lifted her face, and looked down to meet her gaze.

"You used to lie to me, saying you bought a bed warmer so I could sleep with you. Now that I know we're husband and wife, why do we still sleep separately?"

"Who said we're husband and wife?!" Fan Liuer couldn't stand hearing that. Every time she heard it, she pictured herself being bullied by Li Chenbi's concubines.

Seeing her strong reaction, Li Chenbi's face darkened. "You and I are husband and wife. What, you don't acknowledge it? You have no choice but to acknowledge it. We have already consummated our marriage. Who else could you marry but me?"

In the past, Fan Liuer would not have dared to refute Li Chenbi.

But having gotten used to being bossed around by Li Chenbi these past few days, Fan Liu'er had become much bolder. Hearing his words made her even more uncomfortable, and she wanted to retort.

"There's something Manager Li didn't tell you: I'm already married, and my husband is someone else. If you don't believe me, you can ask Manager Li tomorrow; everyone knows this."

When Li Chenbi heard Fan Liuer mention this matter, he became furious.

If it weren't for Qi Weiming's interference, he might have found Fan Liuer long ago, and wouldn't have suffered such a long period of lovesickness.

"Really? You're already married?" He looked coldly at Fan Liuer, his voice suppressing anger, chillingly cold. "Then tell me, what's your husband's name, what does he do, where does he live, and what does he look like?"

Fan Liuer was speechless at his question. If she had known that she would have gone to her husband's house, whom she had never met, after falling into the water, at least she would have had a place to stay. Perhaps she would not have gone to the Li residence.

"What, you can't answer?" Li Chenbi stared at her. "You don't even know these basics, and you still say you're married?"

"Who did you marry? Did you marry a ghost?"

Unable to argue with him, Fan Liuer got angry and retorted, "So what if I married a ghost? Go ahead and try to snatch him away!"

Li Chenbi tightened his grip on her chin, then released it when he saw her frown.

He really wanted to strangle her.

You heartless bastard!

He looked up, exhaled, and calmed himself down before looking down again, this time with a much gentler tone.

"Regardless of whether your husband is a human or a ghost, and regardless of whether you were married before, since we have already consummated our marriage, I should marry you, and you should marry me."

Fan Liuer didn't want to really provoke Li Chenbi. Although his temper had improved a bit, it was only a little.

She softened her tone, speaking in a conciliatory manner, "You've lost your memory, and you've forgotten everything that happened before. To you now, we're just strangers who have only known each other for a short time. Why are you so persistent with me?"

"Who said I thought we were just strangers who had only known each other for a short time?" Li Chenbi frowned.

Fan Liuer looked at him and said, "Isn't that right? You can't remember anything. Judging from your current memory, we've only known each other for less than ten days."

"So what if it was ten days? Some people can decide their life's purpose at first sight. In these ten days, we've done so many intimate things, you've seen me completely naked, and now you're telling me I'm a stranger? Isn't that a bit too late?"

Fan Liuer couldn't argue with him any longer, so she finally hardened her heart and said, "But I don't like you! You can't force me!"

At this moment, Li Chenbi really wanted to strangle her.

His eyes were fixed on Fan Liuer, his gaze so cold that Fan Liuer dared not look him in the eye and silently looked away.

Say it again.

Fan Liuer dared not say another word. Judging from the look in Li Chenbi's eyes that seemed to want to strangle her, if she said another word, she would probably die at Li Chenbi's hands.

But this compromise was not the result Fan Liuer wanted. She pursed her lips and mustered her courage to look at Li Chenbi.

"Why do you want to marry me? Is it because of our past relationship? But you don't remember any of it. The past shouldn't matter to you now."

Li Chenbi countered, "Since we've been together for so long, you should know my personality. Do you think I would marry you simply because of a relationship I don't remember?"

Fan Liuer paused for a moment, then asked, "Then... is it because you like me?"

Li Chenbi didn't answer, but the answer was obvious.