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"I am her..."

"He is my elder brother in the clan!" Fan Liuer interrupted Li Chenbi hastily, fearing he might be talking nonsense. "He passed through this place not long ago and unfortunately got injured, so he stayed here to recuperate for a few days."

A cold snort came from Li Chenbi's ear, "Brother, you..."

Fan Liuer interrupted him again, saying to Wen Zhishu, "Teacher Wen, is there anything else? If not, I'll come to thank you another day. I still have some housework to finish."

The book clearly read "Expulsion Order," and his gaze fell once again on the man behind Fan Liuer.

elder brother...

What kind of brother would expose his chest and belly in the home of a widowed cousin, whose family had no parents or elders?

Looking at the two bodies pressed tightly together, and the fierce killing intent in the man's eyes as he looked at him, Wen Zhishu felt a chill run down his spine.

She quickly looked away, cupped her hands in farewell, and said, "Then I won't bother you any longer, Madam Fan." After saying that, she turned around hastily without waiting for Fan Liu'er's reply.

As soon as I turned around, I heard the door slam shut behind me.

He stopped and looked back at the tightly closed door, feeling both surprised and disappointed.

Fan Liuer was a widow with a beautiful appearance, which inevitably attracted gossip and rumors.

Wen Zhishu had thought that way before, but after meeting her twice and seeing her kind and generous personality, she dispelled her prejudices against her.

In retrospect, those rumors were not unfounded.

He sighed inwardly, shook his head, and turned to leave.

Inside the door, Fan Liuer turned around and shoved Li Chenbi, angrily saying, "What are you doing out here!"

Li Chenbi, who was leaning on his cane, lost his footing when she pushed him like that, and fell backward to the ground.

He looked surprised, his eyes widening. "You actually pushed me!"

"Fan Liuer, you're actually willing to risk my safety for a man?"

Li Chenbi was so angry that he sat on the ground and forgot to get up.

Upon seeing this, the servants standing to the side immediately came over to help Li Chenbi.

Li Chenbi shook off the servant's hand and waited for Fan Liuer, looking as if he wouldn't get up until she gave him an explanation.

In her anger, Fan Liuer momentarily forgot that Li Chenbi was currently unable to walk properly, and felt guilty and anxious when she pushed him to the ground.

But seeing Li Chenbi's energetic appearance, the anger that had been suppressed by worry resurfaced.

"Is it because of Teacher Wen? You've gone too far! I'm a widow. Have you ever thought about the rumors that will spread if a disheveled man appears in a widow's house? How will I ever be able to live in this town again!"

Hearing her words, Li Chenbi became even angrier. "It's excessive for me to appear in your house disheveled, but it's proper for him to knock on a widow's door? Why are you only taking your anger out on me and not on him?"

"Fan Liuer, you just think I'm easy to bully, don't you!"

Fan Liuer was stunned by these words. "You think you're easy to bully? Have you no shame? Who's bullying whom here?!"

Li Chenbi pointed to his leg, "Do we even need to say who bullied whom? Ask them who bullied whom!"

Fan Liuer looked at Li Chenbi sitting on the ground with his feet in splints and couldn't refute his words for a moment.

She was standing there perfectly fine, while Li Chenbi was sitting on the ground looking disheveled. Anyone who saw them would think that she was the one bullying her.

And she was the one who struck first.

Fan Liuer couldn't argue with him. She was clearly in the right, but now she was in the wrong.

Not wanting to argue with Li Chenbi anymore, she turned her head and stormed back to her room.

"where did you go!"

"Fan Liuer, aren't you going to help me up?"

"Come back!"

The only response to Li Chenbi was the sound of the bedroom door closing.

Li Chenbi's face turned ashen with rage. He turned to the servants standing nearby, buried in the dirt, and shouted, "Are they all dead? Aren't you going to come and help me up?!"

The servants were startled by the shout and quickly helped Li Chenbi up from the ground.

Although the head of this household is Fan Liuer, the man in front of them, whose identity they don't even know, is even more terrifying.

The kind of feeling that sends chills down your spine just from his gaze.

After regaining his balance, Li Chenbi shook off the servant's hand and, leaning on his cane, headed towards his bedroom.

The servant immediately rushed towards Li Qiuping, who had come out after hearing the noise but had then retreated back into his room to peek through the crack in the door.

Through the crack in the door, he whispered to Li Qiuping, "Manager Li, I'll collect the money you gave me for selling myself into servitude and pay you back. Please give me back the indenture. I really can't work here anymore. That master is too difficult to serve."

Li Qiuping, having been used to being by Li Chenbi's side, has never been one to show compassion.

Seeing the servant's fearful and uneasy appearance, I felt sorry for him and whispered, "Ah, you just didn't throw in the right moment."

Although Li Chenbi has been violent since childhood, he would not take his anger out on others unjustly. Moreover, he is generous and fair in his rewards and punishments, and although he punishes severely, he also rewards generously.

Therefore, anyone with a pure heart would be very willing to follow Li Chenbi.

But after Li Chenbi met Fan Liuer, his temperament became increasingly unpredictable, and sometimes even he felt that he was being unreasonable.

Most importantly, they were not at the Li residence now, and the two of them had not taken any money with them when they escaped. Li Qiuping's only valuable jade pendant was also given to Li Chenbi.

Li Qiuping got the money to buy medicine from General Yan.

The money for buying and selling the servants was given by Li Chenbi, perhaps leftovers after he pawned the jade pendant.

In the past, if someone didn't want to work there anymore, they would either be sent away or paid to keep them.

Since none of them can go out now, it's not convenient to buy more people, so they can only try to keep the people here.

Li Qiuping rummaged through his purse, managed to pull out a few copper coins, and slipped them through the crack in the door.

"Just bear with it a little longer. When we return to Xingzhou, I will reward you handsomely."

The servant accepted the few copper coins and felt a little better.

If you get paid for being scolded, then it's not something you can't stand being scolded.

I can endure it every day.

Li Chenbi, leaning on his cane, walked to the bedroom door, only to find it locked from the inside when he reached out to push it open.

He was furious. If it weren't for his leg injury, he would have kicked the door down.

Seeing this, Li Qiuping, who was peeking through the crack in the door, knew something was wrong. Knowing Li Chenbi's usual temper, he would definitely kick the door down.

Although he is now unable to walk properly, his hands are fine, and opening that door with his internal strength is an easy task.

He knew the two of them well. If Li Chenbi smashed the door today, Fan Liuer would definitely lash out at Li Chenbi, and the conflict would only deepen.

He had to stop Li Chenbi, otherwise, the servants would suffer in the days to come.

He opened the door, rushed out of the house, and ran towards Li Chenbi.

Just as she ran up behind Li Chenbi, before she could even utter a word of dissuasion, she heard Li Chenbi speak in a low, suppressed voice towards the door.

"Open the door, let's have a good talk."