Warm medicine emits fragrance

"I'm just too lazy to argue with him. He's a muscle-bound, simple-minded idiot," Li Chenbi said calmly.

After saying that, he glanced at Fan Liuer and said, "He was talking badly about me in the kitchen, wasn't he?"

Fan Liuer blinked. "No."

Li Chenbi snorted: "Impossible. He must have told you that I didn't wait for you to eat, and then made sure to show that he was hungry while waiting for you."

Fan Liuer thought to herself, "Is Li Chenbi some kind of genius? How could he even guess this?"

Li Chenbi looked at the expression on her face with a mocking look in his eyes, "I told you, he's not as simple as he seems. He just looks honest, but he's actually more cunning than anyone else."

As he spoke, he leaned close to Fan Liuer and said, "It's true that he's willing to go hungry and wait for you, but he deliberately brought it up in front of you to make you feel guilty, in order to show you how much he likes you."

"To coerce people by wielding morality is despicable and shameless."

After he finished cursing, he smiled at Fan Liuer, "But I know you won't be moved by him waiting for you on an empty stomach. You'll just think he's a nuisance. He's such a grown man, and he doesn't even know to eat when he's hungry."

"I'm so angry I can't eat, but that's more acceptable to you than him waiting for you on an empty stomach."

"Fan Liuer, in this world, I am the only one who truly understands you."

Fan Liuer looked at Li Chenbi. She couldn't refute his words. As he said, he really understood what she was thinking.

She dislikes anyone using the guise of doing things for her own good to force her to compromise or gain something from her.

She has never been the type of person who feels obligated to repay kindness with gratitude.

She only accepts the good she needs, and only repays the good she has already received. No matter how much the other person does for her, she cannot be moved by what she does not need or what she has not accepted.

Li Chenbi laughed again. He leaned back in his chair and said, "I used to hate you for being heartless and calculating. No matter how good I was to you, you never cared about what you didn't want."

"I hate your cruelty, heartlessness, cold-bloodedness, and selfishness."

He was accusing Fan Liuer, but there was no resentment in his eyes, only smugness.

"But now, I'm glad you're that kind of person. You're too rational to be easily fooled by others."

Li Chenbi's words touched Fan Liuer.

No one wants to admit that they are a cold-blooded, selfish person, and Fan Liuer is no exception.

Why should she accept others' liking just because they like her? Why should she be grateful to others just because they are kind to her?

She didn't ask anyone to like her or treat her well, so why should she wrong herself for feelings she didn't need?

She doesn't think she's cold-blooded or heartless. She remembers all the kindness she's received and will reciprocate it in full.

Within her capabilities, she never hesitates to lend a helping hand to others.

She's already done so well, hasn't she? How many people in this world can do what she has?

If someone else said that about her, she would definitely scoff at it.

But when Li Chenbi said that to her, she didn't feel offended at all; in fact, she felt like she was being praised.

It’s weird.

Not knowing how to respond to Li Chenbi's words, and not wanting him to see through her thoughts, she lowered her head to avoid his gaze and stared at the puppy in the cage.

"I don't want to serve it, and I don't want it to smell bad. After you take it to the Li residence, you can find someone to take care of it."

A cold snort came from above.

She knew he had agreed.

"Give it a name. Since you've put in the money and effort, you can let it take your surname."

Li Chenbi looked disgusted: "Does it even deserve it?"

Fan Liuer thought for a moment, "It was sent by Qi Weiming, so let it take Qi Weiming's surname."

A harsh voice came from beside her. Li Chenbi leaned closer, staring coldly at her, "Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Do you want me to throw it out?"

Fan Liuer said with a grin, "Then take my surname, I don't mind."

"No, it won't work."

"Why is that?"

"It's too ugly."

"What's ugly about it? I think it's quite handsome, and it'll probably be a beauty among dogs when it grows up... Is it male or female?"

In the end, the puppy didn't get a surname, only a given name.

rhubarb.

Fan Liuer really didn't know how to name people, so she could only choose the most common one.

That night, Qi Weiming was in a very good mood and was still excited when he went to bed.

Li Chenbi now wants to use himself to get rid of that third party, so he will take advantage of the fact that the third party is no longer causing trouble and make a big show of himself in front of Fan Liuer.

He was determined to make Fan Liuer see clearly who the man was worthy of her entrusting her life to!

The next day, Qi Weiming finished his official business early and hurried to Guanshan Town.

Arrive before dinner.

Li Chenbi was coming out of the house when he ran into him coming in through the courtyard gate.

"You're quite the timer, always arriving right at mealtimes. You'll probably have to pay for your meals."

Qi Weiming ignored him and said to Fan Liuer, who was standing at the kitchen door, "When I get my monthly salary, I'll give it all to you."

Fan Liu'er dared not respond to this. "Don't listen to his nonsense. It's just a few meals. Besides, you spent a lot of money repairing this house. Why should you pay for the meals?"

She was a little afraid of Qi Weiming's enthusiasm, afraid that he would insist on giving her a chance to speak again, so she quickly said, "Since you're here, come in and eat."

The two entered the kitchen one after the other and sat down. Li Chenbi, leaning on his cane, slowly came over.

Just as Fan Liuer was about to start eating, Feng Xu's voice came from outside the door, "Sister Liuer!"

Upon hearing this, the two people at the table immediately became alert.

Li Chenbi glanced at Qi Weiming, while Qi Weiming looked at Fan Liuer.

"Feng Xu?" Fan Liuer muttered, put down her bowl and stood up. "You guys eat first, I'll go out and take a look."

With that, she left the kitchen.

Qi Weiming stared intently at Fan Liuer's retreating figure. Li Chenbi clicked his tongue and said, "What are you still standing there for? Follow her."

Qi Weiming gave Li Chenbi a wary look. This man was sending him instead of going himself; he wondered what Li Chenbi was up to.

But he was really worried, fearing that this competitor who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere would steal Fan Liuer away.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to go and take a look.

I put down my chopsticks and quickly went out.

Li Chenbi twitched the corner of his mouth, picked up his chopsticks, took a shredded piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

The more he chewed, the more his brows furrowed.

"It tastes awful."

He put down his chopsticks, got up with his cane, walked to the kitchen door, and looked towards the entrance to the yard.

When Fan Liuer came out and saw Feng Xu, she was somewhat surprised. "Why are you here? Is there something wrong with the furniture?"

Feng Xu shook his head and took out two wooden hairpins from his pocket, one carved with a crabapple blossom and the other with a willow leaf.

He glanced at Fan Liuer and saw the man from yesterday coming out. He immediately said, "Sister Liuer, I just learned how to carve wooden hairpins from my master. These are for you and Sister Siqing. I'm in a hurry to go back for dinner, so please give them to Sister Siqing for me."

After saying that, he prepared to run away.

Qi Weiming called out to him, "Since this young man hasn't eaten yet, why don't you come in and eat with us?"