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Fan Liuer first looked at Li Qiuping and saw that although he had several wounds, they did not seem to be serious, before she looked at Qi Weiming.

Qi Weiming's gaze was so intense that it made her doubts grow stronger.

She looked away and then at Li Chenbi, "Let's go inside and talk, not here, or we'll scare the neighbors."

She had already seen it; many of the neighbors were hiding behind the door, watching secretly.

Li Chenbi remained silent, only looking at her.

Fan Liuer walked past him and went behind him.

Li Chenbi grabbed her arm.

Fan Liuer glanced at his hand and said softly, "I'll go push your wheelchair."

After a while, the pressure on his arm slowly loosened.

Fan Liuer walked quickly toward the wheelchair. Li Qiuping wanted to help her, but she stopped him, saying, "Go and treat your wound first." As she spoke, she glanced at Qi Weiming, who had been watching her.

"Let's deal with it for him too."

"And..." She couldn't bear to look at the two injured people on the ground, "Get them to the hospital quickly."

Li Qiuping looked at the soldiers standing to the side, took out a purse from his pocket, and threw it to one of them, "Take them to the clinic, this is their compensation."

The soldier who took the pouch didn't move, but looked at Qi Weiming who was walking over.

Qi Weiming looked at his subordinate lying on the ground, suppressing his anger, and said, "Do as he says."

The soldiers then hurriedly carried the person off the ground.

Fan Liuer pushed the wheelchair toward Li Chenbi.

Qi Weiming followed beside her.

Fan Liuer couldn't help but say, "Why don't you go and treat your injuries first?"

Qi Weiming immediately said, "It's nothing, this little injury is nothing." He was worried that once he left, Li Chenbi would use tricks to hide her again.

Li Qiuping stopped him, "General Qi, you should treat your wounds first, so as not to frighten Madam Fan."

Qi Weiming was furious upon hearing this, pointing at Li Chenbi, "When he attacked her, didn't he think about whether he would scare her? Look at him now, who's scarier here?"

Li Chenbi finally shifted his gaze from Fan Liuer to Qi Weiming, his eyes surging with hostility.

Fearing they might start fighting again over a single word, Fan Liuer immediately said, "You all tidy up."

As she spoke, she gestured for Li Chenbi to sit in the wheelchair, "I'll push you inside first."

Li Chenbi lowered his eyes, stared at the wheelchair for a long time, and then sat down.

Fan Liuer handed him the money box, then pushed him toward the courtyard gate. Before they had taken two steps, Li Chenbi's hand covered the back of her hand.

Fan Liuer instinctively wanted to pull her hand back, but ultimately restrained herself.

As the group entered the house, Fan Liuer instructed the servants, who had been frightened and had retreated to the courtyard, to call Feng Ji over. She also sent someone to fetch water for Li Chenbi to wash his face and change his clothes.

Feng Ji arrived quickly, and she asked him to help treat Li Qiuping and Qi Weiming's wounds.

Siqing followed as well. She had just witnessed the scene from the shop entrance and was worried about Fan Liuer, so she insisted on coming along.

Feng Ji couldn't refuse her, so he had no choice but to bring her over.

Those who need to wash up should go wash up, and those who need to treat their wounds should go treat their wounds. Fan Liuer sat on a stool under the eaves, lost in thought, holding the money box.

Siqing leaned closer, "Sister Liu'er, are you alright?"

Fan Liuer looked at her and shook her head, "I'm fine."

Siqing wanted to say something more, but Li Chenbi came out leaning on his cane after washing up. He had changed into a moon-white outfit, and his body was no longer stained with blood, so he didn't look as gruesome as before.

"Siqing, you should go back first," Fan Liuer said.

Siqing was relieved to know that Fan Liuer was alright, and she also knew that what happened next was definitely beyond her control, so she went back first.

Fan Liuer looked up at Li Chenbi, "Don't you need to get this sorted out? You just vomited blood."

Li Chenbi lowered his eyes to meet her gaze. "Are you worried about me, or are you trying to please me?"

Fan Liuer couldn't answer his question; he saw right through her.

Li Chenbi's lips twitched, revealing a less-than-pleasant smile. He said self-deprecatingly, "You don't need to do this. If I were willing to do anything to you, I wouldn't have kept it from you in the first place."

Fan Liuer pursed her lips. "You knew from the very beginning?"

Li Chenbi didn't answer her question, but instead asked her, "You want to go with him?"

"Just because he's your husband in name only, you're going to go with him?"

Fan Liuer immediately exclaimed, "How could that be!"

Even if that person really is her husband, after everything she's been through and having that kind of relationship with Li Chenbi, how can she go with him?

Moreover, she didn't understand him and had no feelings for him; to Fan Liuer, he was a complete stranger.

Her answer eased Li Chenbi's agitated and depressed mood, and he then answered her question.

"I didn't know at first, but I guessed it when I found out he was asking about you."

"When did this happen?"

"Before I see you off from the Li residence."

Fan Liuer was surprised that Li Chenbi knew so early. "Then why did you keep it from me?"

Li Chenbi was angered by her words again: "What kind of question is that? If I didn't hide it from you, would I tell you that your nominal husband isn't dead, that he's still alive, so you can have some hope?"

"You dare to run away even when you're all alone in this world. If you knew he was still looking for you and planned to continue being husband and wife with you, wouldn't you run away even faster?"

Fan Liuer was bewildered by his harsh words and frowned slightly. "Why are you so sure I would choose him?"

"Although I was his lawfully wedded wife who brought him to Xingzhou, after what happened between you and me, how could I possibly be with him again?"

"What if he doesn't mind?" Li Chenbi stared intently at her. "What if he doesn't mind that you've consummated your marriage, and is still willing to bring you home?"

Fan Liuer frowned even more. She felt very uncomfortable with Li Chenbi's words. "You're saying that just because he doesn't mind, I should be grateful and follow him. I'm not some object that I have to go with whoever wants to buy me."

"He doesn't mind, but I do."

"Li Chenbi, do you know what I hate most is that you always treat me like an object? Can't I have my own thoughts? Do I have to do everything according to your men's ideas?"

"You keep saying you like me, but you've only ever treated me as your possession. You've never seen me as a person. You've kept everything from me, never told me anything. Your plans, you lied to me about having amnesia, you've kept so many things from me."

"If you truly considered me the person you wanted to marry, you wouldn't be so quick to hide things from me."

"You haven't even given yourself your heart, so why should I give mine?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chenbi's eyes widened slightly.

Fan Liuer grew angrier as she spoke, all the resentment she had accumulated surging up at this moment. She no longer cared about being afraid of Li Chenbi, stood up, and closed the gap between the two of them.

With an angry expression, she said, "I also grew up with the love of my parents. I have flesh and blood and thoughts. I have the right to choose the life I want. Whether I get married, stay with you, or leave you, it is a choice I make for a better life in the future."

"You always say I'm heartless, just because you're good to me and I haven't reciprocated with the same kindness."

"But why should I? All those kindnesses were forced upon me by you, and I had no right to refuse. Why should I repay you for these kindnesses that I didn't actively ask for?"

"If I were to dedicate my body and soul to you against my will just because you have given me a little benefit, that would be heartless, a betrayal of myself, a betrayal of my parents' love and care over the years, and a betrayal of the opportunity to be born into this world."