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"What kind of bet?"

Li Chenbi looked at her and said, "I'll bet on whether you'll open your heart to me. I bet you will."

Fan Liuer didn't speak.

"Shall we bet?"

Fan Liuer didn't think Li Chenbi would win. The gap between them was something they were born with, a difference in status, a rule set by the world, and it wasn't something that could be bridged so easily.

Moreover, he is currently the strategist second only to the leader of the rebel army. If the rebel army really wins the country, the gap between them will be even deeper.

Unless her father crawls out of his grave, seizes the world, and gives her an incomparably noble status.

Otherwise, she couldn't think of any way to fill the ditch.

"What's the stake?" she asked.

Li Chenbi's gaze fell on Fan Liuer's back, his face darkened, and his voice turned cold, "If I win, you will marry me, and you are not allowed to see that person again for the rest of your life, not to say a single word to him, not even a single word."

Fan Liuer turned her head and saw Qi Weiming walking towards her.

Qi Weiming's wounds had been treated. He ignored Li Chenbi's chilling gaze, his mind and eyes only on Fan Liuer.

"Liu'er." He ran up to Fan Liu'er, his smile as bright as a sunflower.

Before Fan Liuer could speak, Li Chenbi pulled her into his arms and covered her eyes with one hand, saying, "Don't look, it's dirty."

Fan Liuer: "..."

Qi Weiming glared at Li Chenbi, "Let her go!"

Li Chenbi's expression was also unpleasant. "Can't you see we're discussing serious business? Get out of here."

Qi Weiming was furious and wished he could punch Li Chenbi in the face.

But he couldn't be too rough, lest he frighten her.

She must have run away from the Li residence because Li Chenbi was too rude. He should take this as a warning and let her know that he is not like that madman Li Chenbi.

Suppressing his anger, he turned his gaze to Fan Liuer again. "Liuer, is he threatening you? Tell me, and I'll stand up for you. Now that I'm here, you don't need to be afraid of him anymore."

Li Chenbi was amused by these words, "Who are you? What gives you the right to make decisions for her?"

"I am her husband!" Qi Weiming shouted loudly, wishing everyone in the alley could hear him.

Li Chenbi scoffed coldly, "You say so? Where's the marriage certificate? Show it to me."

"You!" Qi Weiming was speechless with anger.

He really couldn't produce it; the marriage certificate had fallen into the water when the ship sank.

Li Chenbi continued, "All talk and no action? Then I could say I'm her husband."

"And what gives you the right?!"

"Because she's in my arms right now."

"Let her go!"

The two started arguing, and Fan Liuer, the person involved, couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "Shut up, all of you!"

The two stopped, their faces grim, exchanging sharp glances.

Fan Liuer removed Li Chenbi's hand and tried to get out of his embrace.

Li Chenbi wouldn't let go, and hugged her even tighter.

Fan Liuer looked up at him, her eyes signaling him to let go.

Li Chenbi met her gaze, recalling what she had just said, and the resentment she felt when she accused him of treating her like an object. He clenched his hand in front of her, then slowly released it.

Fan Liuer withdrew her gaze and stepped out of his embrace.

Qi Weiming laughed, a very happy and smug laugh, his eyes filled with mockery as he looked at Li Chenbi.

Li Chenbi gritted his teeth inwardly.

Fan Liuer looked at Qi Weiming, about to speak, when she realized she didn't know his name, and felt a little embarrassed.

"Uh... what's your name?"

Qi Weiming's smile froze, and his eyes showed immense shock.

"Hahahaha." Now it was Li Chenbi's turn to laugh, and he laughed wildly and arrogantly.

The laughter drew Li Qiuping, who was halfway through bandaging, out of the house and peered over the doorway.

Feng Ji emerged from behind him.

Li Qiuping said, "That's really strange. I've been by your side for so long, and I've never seen him laugh like this before..."

Feng Ji: "So happy?"

Li Qiuping shook his head. "It's terrifying."

Feng Ji: "..."

"Stop looking, stop looking, I'm getting goosebumps." Li Qiuping pulled Feng Ji back into the house.

Qi Weiming's face turned bright red with anger.

Fan Liuer was even more embarrassed, and nudged Li Chenbi with her elbow.

Li Chenbi was in a good mood despite being hit, tilting his head to look at Qi Weiming, his words full of sarcasm that could infuriate Qi Weiming.

"I have never heard of a couple who do not know their husband's name."

Seeing Qi Weiming's face turn red and then black, Fan Liuer was afraid that Li Chenbi would anger him to death, so she quickly said, "I'm sorry, before I got married, I only heard my brother and sister-in-law mention it once, I didn't... I didn't remember."

Qi Weiming naturally wouldn't be angry with Fan Liuer; he was too busy feeling sorry for her.

How pitiful! Before she got married, her family didn't even tell her the details of her husband's family. They had no idea how much she had suffered at home.

"It's alright, no need to apologize," he quickly said. "My name is Qi Weiming."

Fan Liuer didn't actually know which three words they were, but she was afraid that asking further would be even more awkward, so she nodded, "Okay, Young Master Qi... Young Master Qi."

"Just call me Weiming." Qi Weiming looked at her expectantly.

Fan Liuer immediately felt a burning gaze fixed on her from above, a sense of oppression that threatened to kill her if she dared to shout.

Even if Li Chenbi didn't threaten her with his eyes, she still couldn't bring herself to shout.

After hesitating for a moment, she simply skipped the formalities and said to Qi Weiming, "Could you please excuse me for a moment? I still have something to discuss with him."

"Did you hear me? I told you to get lost," Li Chenbi followed up.

Qi Weiming blushed again, annoyed by Li Chenbi.

However, he ignored Li Chenbi and said to Fan Liuer, "Alright, can you talk to me after you're done talking to him? I also have something to say to you."

Fan Liuer also had this plan; the matter between her and Qi Weiming did indeed need to be resolved.

"it is good."

Qi Weiming's smile returned, and he pointed to the eaves not far away, "I'll wait for you over there. Call me when you're done talking."

Fan Liuer nodded, and Qi Weiming immediately walked away, giving the two of them some space.

Fan Liuer looked at Qi Weiming's back and felt a sense of novelty.

She hadn't seen Qi Weiming's face on her way to Xingzhou, nor had she spoken to him, so she didn't know what kind of person he was.

The matchmaker who came to fetch the bride said that he had a good temper, was reliable and thoughtful in his work, and was a very honest person.

The image that came to mind was that of an honest, somewhat dark-skinned, and somewhat muscular man.

She never expected that he would be so different from what she had imagined.

Although he was also dark-skinned, he was tall and had handsome features.

His handsomeness is different from Li Chenbi's. Li Chenbi's face is too intimidating, which only makes people feel distant.

But his handsome appearance is very approachable, especially when he smiles, making people want to smile along with him.

"Is he prettier or am I?" A gloomy voice suddenly came from beside me.