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Li Chenbi loved seeing her like this, completely unreserved in front of him, and she would only act this way towards him.

"Alright, you can choose any shop in Xingzhou City then."

"Where will we stay when we get back? Will we stay at the Li residence again?"

"What is Feng Ji doing with you? Does he want to live inside or outside the mansion? If he wants to live outside, you need to arrange accommodation for him."

"What about Feng Xu? What do you plan to do with him?"

Fan Liuer asked a lot of questions at once, and Li Chenbi patiently answered them one by one: "Feng Ji is meticulous, so I have him run errands for me outside and he doesn't live in the mansion."

"Li Qiuping will arrange accommodation for him, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Feng Xu will first learn from Feng Ji."

Fan Liuer was very satisfied with Li Chenbi's arrangements, and her attitude towards him improved considerably. She left with a smile on her face.

Li Chenbi watched her light and nimble figure, leaned back, and smiled contentedly.

Li Chenbi's real goal was to control everyone around Fan Liuer, making them important to him and loyal to him. If Fan Liuer wanted to leave him in the future, no one would take her in.

At that time, he would see how she could run away.

He knew that Feng Jineng could guess the meaning behind his words, and he also knew that Siqing would tell Fan Liuer. What he wanted was for Siqing to tell Fan Liuer.

By diverting Fan Liuer's attention with a smokescreen, she won't delve into his true motives.

Li Qiuping, standing to the side, thought to himself: "Madam Fan is still too naive."

His father's mind is so complicated; a single sentence can go in eight hundred different directions. You think he's pouring his heart out to you, but in reality, he's tearing your heart out. Afterwards, you're still grateful and praise him for being so thoughtful.

Qi Weiming arrived on time in the evening and was furious when he learned that Feng Xu had chosen Li Chenbi instead of him.

After finishing his meal, he pretended to go back, but after Fan Liuer went to Siqing's house, he returned and rushed to Li Chenbi, who was lying in a rocking chair.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you!"

Li Chenbi flipped through the book, his fingertips gripping the pages. After turning a page, he slowly spoke, "What do you mean, intentional?"

"You said that boy and Liu'er have a good relationship, and Liu'er is very likely to choose him. So it's good for you and me to send him to the army. Why do you want to steal him from me! If you put him by your side, then he and Liu'er can see each other every day. What else is this but doing it on purpose!" Qi Weiming got angrier and angrier as he spoke, and snatched the book from his hand.

Li Chenbi didn't have that much patience for him. His face darkened. "You want to die, don't you?"

"You think I'm afraid of you?"

Li Chenbi stared at him for a moment, then sneered, "A head is meant to be used, not decorated. Use your brain and think about why I would let him follow me."

Qi Weiming narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean by that?"

Li Chenbi slowly spoke: "If Fan Liuer hadn't begged me, would I have kept a competitor by my side for no reason?"

"Liu'er begged you? Why would she beg you?"

"Naturally, that kid felt there was no future following you, so he asked Fan Liuer to beg me. I've always been willing to help Fan Liuer, so how could I refuse her request?"

As Li Chenbi spoke, he smiled at Qi Weiming, "But you can rest assured, I won't give him the opportunity to meet with Fan Liuer often."

Qi Weiming then realized that he had been completely tricked by Li Chenbi.

He wanted to send her to the army to completely eliminate any chance for Fan Liuer to develop feelings for that boy, but he didn't expect Li Chenbi to interfere. Now Fan Liuer owes Li Chenbi a favor.

Fan Liuer is such a soft-hearted person, and she owes Li Chenbi a favor, so naturally she can't be too cold to him anymore.

Qi Weiming truly wished he could kill Li Chenbi with a single sword stroke, especially since Li Chenbi was now looking at him with a smile, his eyes full of contempt and smugness.

He clenched his fist and said something.

"Just you wait and see, I'll make sure Liu'er sees your true colors."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Li Chenbi said from behind him, "You won't have that chance. She will come with me to Xingzhou and stay at my residence."

"Back then, you probably couldn't come and go as you please like you can now."

This news was within Qi Weiming's expectations, after all, Fan Liuer had wanted to leave with him the day she learned his identity.

However, his appearance disrupted Li Chenbi's plans.

Qi Weiming knew that Fan Liuer had feelings for Li Chenbi, but it didn't matter. As long as Fan Liuer didn't decide to marry Li Chenbi, he would have a chance.

Turning his head to look at the person behind him, he said coldly, "Then you'd better keep a close eye on him, so I don't have a chance to take advantage of him."

After saying that, he walked away.

The smile on Li Chenbi's face faded, and his eyes grew cold.

After leaving the courtyard, Qi Weiming did not leave, but went to the ironware shop.

Siqing and Feng Ji were tidying up the shop, while Fan Liuer sat to the side chatting with them.

Qi Weiming's sudden appearance surprised her. "Lord Qi? Didn't you already go back?"

Qi Weiming walked into the shop and stopped in front of her. "Liu'er, I have something I want to say to you. May I speak to you in private?"

Seeing his serious expression, Fan Liuer quickly stood up and said, "Okay."

With that, she turned and walked into the courtyard. "Let's talk inside."

Qi Weiming followed behind her.

Siqing, curious, craned her neck to look at the two of them, but Feng Ji pulled her back, saying, "Stop being curious and hurry up and pack."

Fan Liuer led Qi Weiming into the courtyard and stopped. "What does Lord Qi want to say to me?"

Qi Weiming looked at the person standing in front of him. She was wearing a light green dress and had only a wooden hairpin in her hair. She was like a lotus after the rain, gentle and quiet, and lovable.

How could someone like that possibly fall for someone like Li Chenbi? She must have been completely blinded by Li Chenbi.

"Liu'er, I know you will soon be returning to the Li residence with Li Chenbi, and I will have fewer opportunities to see you in the future, so I wanted you to know my feelings."

Fan Liuer thought Qi Weiming was going to say something very important, but she didn't expect it to be this.

She had a bit of a headache. She was the worst person to handle complicated relationships, especially when dealing with someone as persistent as Qi Weiming.

She'd said everything she could and should say, but it was all in vain. Now she didn't know what to say anymore.

He sighed, "Lord Qi, there are plenty of fish in the sea, why waste your time on me?"

Qi Weiming looked at her, his dark face more serious than ever before. "I'm not saying this to make you choose, and I don't want to put you in a difficult position."

"You must have your own reasons for not agreeing to marry Li Chenmo, and I won't ask you why. I just hope that if you haven't made up your mind, you won't compromise for any reason."

"You had no one to rely on before, and you must have made many unavoidable choices in order to survive."

"But now you have me. Whether you choose me or not, I will be your support and your backup plan."