Warm medicine emits fragrance

"The food at home is still warm, go back and eat," Li Chenbi said from behind her.

Fan Liuer had no choice but to turn around and follow Li Chenbi home.

The two hadn't gone far when Siqing immediately closed the door.

Feng Ji, who had been watching from inside, asked her, "There's still food left, why did you say you'd finished eating?"

Siqing patted her chest, "You didn't see the look in Second Master's eyes just now, it scared me to death."

"If Sister Liu goes back with Second Master, he won't do anything to her. But if Sister Liu doesn't go back with Second Master, he will definitely hold a grudge against me."

Upon hearing this, Feng Ji nodded.

That's true.

Fan Liuer reluctantly followed Li Chenbi back to the courtyard, and she went straight to her room.

"Weren't you hungry?" Li Chenbi asked her from behind.

"I'm not hungry anymore." Fan Liuer walked very fast.

She wouldn't give Li Chenbi a chance to cause trouble; who could eat with that dark face on his face?

It can choke you to death.

midnight.

Fan Liuer was too hungry to sleep. Remembering the pastries Qi Weiming had brought that afternoon, her stomach started growling.

She quietly got up, tiptoed to open the door, and peeked outside.

Several lanterns hung in the courtyard, making it easy to see clearly. Only one servant was left outside to keep watch, and he was currently dozing off at the entrance of the courtyard.

The sound of Fan Liuer opening the door startled him awake. Just as he was about to speak, Fan Liuer made a shushing gesture.

She quietly came out of the house and glanced at Li Chenbi's room. It was dark, and he was obviously already asleep.

She then went into the kitchen.

A servant followed behind her, turning on the kitchen light. "Master, are you hungry? Would you like me to make you a bowl of noodles?"

Fan Liuer waved her hand, "No need. Didn't Lord Qi bring some pastries this afternoon? I'll just have those to tide me over."

Upon hearing this, the servant looked troubled. "Those...those pastries are gone."

"Gone?" Fan Liuer's eyes widened. "How could it be gone?"

"Master Li said those pastries were unclean and told us to throw them all away."

Fan Liuer hadn't expected Li Chenbi to be so petty, taking his anger out on food. Now that there was nothing to eat, she couldn't help but mutter a complaint, "What a waste! The pastries didn't do anything to offend him!"

"We've messed with them." Li Chenbi's voice came from the doorway.

As soon as he appeared, the servants immediately hid, leaving Fan Liuer to face him alone.

Fan Liu'er was a little unhappy. "What did the pastries do to offend you?"

Li Chenbi leaned on his cane with one hand and put the other behind his back, tilting his head to look at Fan Liuer. His tone was even more mournful than hers. "It's hard for others to go from luxury to frugality. You've been used to eating good things with me. How can you still look at those worthless things?"

Fan Liuer retorted, "You've never been hungry. If you had been hungry, you would have been able to eat anything."

Li Chenbi didn't argue with her. He took his hand out from behind his back and held a food box in it. "If you follow me, you'll never go hungry."

Fan Liuer looked at the food box, her eyes brightening slightly. "What's this?"

Li Chenbi, leaning on his cane, stepped over the threshold, and Fan Liuer immediately went forward to take the food box.

Li Chenbi snorted coldly, "You still say you have a conscience? All you know is how to accept the food box, you don't even know how to help me up."

Fan Liuer was already sitting at the table, opening the food box as she replied, "You can go anywhere now even with crutches, you don't need anyone to help you."

Inside the box is a small osmanthus cake, shaped like a flower, and there are four in total.

As soon as the box was opened, a sweet fragrance of osmanthus wafted out.

Having grown accustomed to fine food while serving Li Chenbi, Fan Liuer could immediately tell that this osmanthus cake was made with high-quality ingredients and craftsmanship.

"Where did you buy this?"

How come she didn't know that there were shops selling such high-quality pastries in Guanshan Town?

Li Chenbi sat down beside her, one hand propped on the table, looking at her. "What can't you buy with money?"

Fan Liuer thought to herself, "Money can make the devil turn the millstone, let alone a dessert."

She picked up a piece, took a bite, and found it soft, sweet, and smooth with a hint of milky texture. It was so delicious that she closed her eyes.

"Is it good?" Li Chenbi asked her.

Fan Liuer didn't have time to speak and turned around, nodding vigorously.

Li Chenbi reached out and wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth with his fingertips, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Wouldn't you like to eat such delicious pastries every day?"

His voice was soft, but to Fan Liuer's ears it sounded somewhat sinister.

She swallowed the pastry in her mouth and looked at Li Chenbi. "Are you going to say that as long as I marry you, I can eat these every day?"

Li Chenbi chuckled. "Even if you don't marry me, when have I ever lacked anything from you?"

"Then what do you mean?" Fan Liu'er didn't believe there was more to his words than met the eye.

Li Chenbi withdrew his finger, twirling it between his fingers. "What I mean is, if you want to eat such delicious pastries every day, then you should never choose Qi Weiming."

"Isn't that the same as marrying you?"

"It's different. If our bet expires and you still don't want to marry me, I won't force you anymore. That's what we agreed on. I'll give you a lot of money, a house, and a shop. I'll arrange everything for you so you can live a stable and prosperous life in the future."

"But if you choose Qi Weiming, then all of this will be lost. I'm not that generous as to give him money."

"Without the money I give you, Qi Weiming's meager salary would be barely enough to hire a few servants to do your laundry and cooking."

Fan Liuer had no intention of rekindling her relationship with Qi Weiming, and now that Li Chenbi had said this, it was even less likely that she would be with Qi Weiming.

Fan Liu'er was too embarrassed to take other people's money, but she was far too shameless to take Li Chenbi's.

He's so rich, if she doesn't help him spend some of it, how can he possibly spend it all by himself?

She leaned closer to Li Chenbi and said, "You said it yourself. If I'm not interested in you when the bet expires, you have to give me a house and a shop."

"That depends on your performance, of course. If you're flirting with someone else while we're betting, do you think I'll be the one to take the fall?"

"Don't worry, I guarantee it won't happen," Fan Liuer said confidently.

For men, money is more important than anything else.

Li Chenbi, who had been holding in his anger all night, finally felt a little better.

Qi Weiming, Qi Weiming, with your meager monthly salary, what do you have to compete with me?

Overestimating one's abilities.

The following day at noon, Qi Weiming arrived at Fan Liuer's house with a group of people as promised, only to be dumbfounded by the newly built high wall in front of him.

Li Qiuping opened the door and smiled at him, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Lord Qi. My master said that it's not appropriate to trouble you with something as simple as repairing the wall. He told me to find someone to build it early this morning, and it's just finished."

"Look at this craftsmanship, isn't it excellent? We hired a master craftsman at a high price, with decades of experience. You have to admit, everyone has their own expertise, and professional tasks should be left to professionals."

"You agree, right?"