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After the two finished lunch, Li Chenbi showed no sign of leaving. Fan Liuer asked him, "Aren't you going to the prefect's residence today?"

"I took a day off to be with you. I'll arrange for someone to take you back to Xingzhou first thing tomorrow morning."

Fan Liuer fell silent upon hearing this. Li Chenbi sensed something was wrong, moved closer to her, and stared at her. "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Fan Liuer didn't know what to say; she couldn't bring herself to say such things to Li Chenbi.

Even she herself felt uncomfortable with these emotions.

She hadn't felt this strongly when she saw Li Chenbi off last time, but this time, perhaps it was because she was too terrified when she came that she was frightened.

Not wanting Li Chenbi to know what she was thinking, she lowered her eyes and said, "Nothing, I'm just a little sleepy after eating."

Li Chenbi didn't believe her. He lifted her face and said, "Trying to hide it from me? Fan Liuer, have you forgotten how capable your husband is? Do you think I can't guess what you're thinking?"

Fan Liuer muttered under her breath, "We're not even married yet, what husband are you talking about?"

Li Chenbi snorted, "Even if we're not married, I'm still your husband. In this life, you can forget about marrying anyone else but me. Otherwise, I'll kill you and that man together, bury one of you in the far east and the other in the far west, so you'll never see each other in death."

Fan Liuer looked up at Li Chenbi, "You're threatening me again."

The words contained not the usual dissatisfaction, but something else entirely.

Li Chenbi looked into her eyes, slowly realizing something, and a smile spread across his face. "You..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fan Liuer reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. She pressed her head against his chest and said in a muffled voice, "You know it, just don't say it out loud."

Li Chenbi's smile widened, and he put his arm around Fan Liuer's waist. "Okay, I won't say anything."

He didn't actually say anything, but his chest kept trembling, betraying his current mood.

Fan Liuer felt increasingly uncomfortable. "Stop laughing."

Upon hearing this, Li Chenbi could no longer hold back. He pulled Fan Liuer's head from his chest and pressed his lips to hers, his hand also touching her.

"Hmm..." Fan Liuer dodged away, "It's during the day."

Li Chenbi took a moment to reply to her, "Have you been working less during the day?" After saying that, he was busy with both his mouth and hands.

The two stayed in the house all day, resting when they were tired, and cuddling together and saying sweet things when they woke up.

Li Chenbi did most of the talking, while Fan Liuer couldn't bring herself to say anything. Only when Li Chenbi forced her into a corner would she reluctantly utter a few words.

Li Chenbi was dissatisfied with her attitude. "When you were initially trying to deceive me, you said one sweet word after another. Why can't you say those words now?"

Fan Liuer met his gaze. "You're shameless for lying, but now that I care about my reputation, do you expect me to tell you lies?"

Even if you asked Fan Liuer to lie now, she couldn't say it.

Those words of longing for him, loving him, and missing him are all true, and can no longer be faked.

Li Chenbi persisted. The more Fan Liuer refused to speak, the more he wanted to hear. He half-pressed down on Fan Liuer, teasing her.

"I want to hear what you didn't say at noon."

"You!" Fan Liuer blushed and grabbed his hand. "Stop fooling around, I'm so tired."

"Then tell me." Li Chenbi's hand was grabbed, and he lowered his head.

Fan Liuer hurriedly pushed his head away, but as soon as she let go, Li Chenbi used his hand again.

Fan Liuer was no match for Li Chenbi. No matter how she resisted, she couldn't stop him. In the end, she had no choice but to give in in exchange for her peace.

"I...I can't bear to part with you." She turned her face away, looked at the edge of the bed, and squeezed out these words.

"Whom are you reluctant to part with? The edge of the bed?" Li Chenbi pressed his advantage.

Fan Liuer turned her head and glared at him, "Don't go too far."

"Who is really going too far, Fan Liuer? Why is it so hard to hear a honest answer from you?" Li Chenbi looked at her as well.

The two locked eyes, Li Chenbi's gaze fixed on Fan Liuer, and his hands followed her every move.

Fan Liuer's face was already flushed. She and Li Chenbi were very compatible in these matters, and she couldn't stand his teasing.

She exhaled and spoke softly, "I can't bear to part with you, I can't bear to part with Li Chenbi, I can't bear to part with my husband."

Upon hearing this, Li Chenbi suddenly relaxed his body and pressed down on her, causing her to groan softly.

"I'll miss you too." Li Chenbi buried his face in her neck and bit her as he spoke. "I really don't want to send you away."

"No, I really want to go with you."

"This is so annoying. I don't know what's so great about this damn war. It just keeps going on and on."

"So annoying!"

As Fan Liuer listened to Li Chenbi's complaints, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

At this moment, in a side courtyard of the Qianzhou Prefectural Governor's residence, Yan Ling sat behind a desk, with his subordinates standing beside it.

The subordinate replied respectfully, "Young Master, last night I followed the Second Young Master and discovered that he and the servant who saved his life rode in the same carriage to a residence in the south of the city."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I kept watch near the mansion. The second young master left quickly, and Lord Li entered the mansion at night."

Upon hearing this, Yanling looked up at his subordinate and asked, "Are you sure?"

The subordinate nodded, "I'm certain, it is indeed Lord Li."

Yanling lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Yesterday, he didn't get a good look at the servant who saved Yanqiu. He didn't care about an inconspicuous servant. Later, he saw Li Chenbi talking to Yanqiu. He was curious about what Li Chenbi and Yanqiu were talking about and where Yanqiu would go after he left, so he sent someone to follow them.

Unexpectedly, we discovered an unexpected surprise.

"What is the identity of that servant?"

The subordinate shook his head. "We haven't found out yet, but I did hear that the Second Young Master took a woman away from the Qianzhou Restaurant the day before yesterday. I heard that this woman came from Xingzhou looking for him."

"A woman?" Yanling frowned.

The subordinate nodded, "Yes, many people saw it that night, it can't be fake."

Yanling thought about it for a moment and understood.

He knew his younger brother well; he was completely clueless about matters of the heart, so how could any woman possibly come all the way from Xingzhou to find him?

A woman from Xingzhou, a servant boy, and Li Chenbi went to the private residence at night.

All signs point to one thing.

This woman was the servant from yesterday. She wasn't looking for Yanqiu, but for Li Chenbi.

Although Li Chenbi was infamous, he had one redeeming quality: he was said to be extremely devoted to his wife, whom he was not yet married to, and to dote on her. He was said to never stray and would not even glance at other women who came to him, and would even get angry.

The woman he rushed to see immediately after being released from prison...

It must be his betrothed.