Warm medicine emits fragrance

Li Chenbi's gaze fell on Fan Liuer's face, and seeing her beaming with joy, his anger intensified.

Five days have passed, and he is the only one suffering, while the culprit is living a carefree life.

He was thinking of ignoring her for a few days to make her feel a little insecure, but she didn't take it seriously at all, eating and sleeping well every day. I'm afraid that if a few more days pass, she will forget about him altogether.

The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. He asked himself if he had been very good to Fan Liuer, taking care of her in everything and never shortchanging her materially. Where else could she find a man like him?

He didn't believe she had no feelings for him at all.

Even if they didn't have any feelings for each other at the beginning, they had already been intimate. Shouldn't they have developed some feelings for each other by sleeping together?

His gaze swept over Fan Liuer's face once more.

Fan Liuer felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze and wanted to ask him what he was looking at.

But remembering the noise from upstairs, he swallowed his words.

This person's temper is unpredictable, so I mustn't provoke him further; I need to appease him.

So she took the initiative to step forward and hold Li Chenbi's hand.

Seeing that he did not refuse, Fan Liuer breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that he was not so angry that he could not be coaxed.

Although I don't know why he's angry, it's always the right thing to do to appease him.

A worried expression crossed her face as she leaned closer to him. "Second Master, what's wrong?"

Li Chenbi stared at her face, taking in the worry in her eyes.

How could she possibly have no feelings for him? If she truly had no feelings at all, could she so naturally show a worried look in her eyes?

She definitely has feelings for him; her indifference these past few days is probably just her way of enduring it.

Yes, she knew she could not marry into the Li family, nor did she want to be a concubine at the mercy of others, so she could only suppress her feelings for him.

Thinking of this, Li Chenbi raised his eyebrows slightly.

If that's the reason, then it makes sense.

His mood improved instantly, and he reached out to hug the person. The coldness in his arms made him sigh inwardly.

so comfortable.

I want more.

His body moved with his heart, and he wanted to take the person upstairs.

Upon seeing this, Fan Liuer stiffened, inwardly groaning: It seems there's no escaping it today. We haven't shared a room for five days; I wonder how this man will torment me today.

Unexpectedly, Li Chenbi stopped halfway and turned back to pull Fan Liuer's outer garment tighter. "It's gotten colder recently, and my room is too cold. I'll take some ice away tonight, and you can come back later."

Fan Liuer breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't want to enter his room in front of so many people, to be so blatant in public.

"Okay." She nodded obediently.

Li Chenbi's heart softened at the sight, and he reached out to stroke her cheek, completely forgetting that he had just lost his temper because of her.

The touch of his fingertips felt so good that he couldn't help but pinch them again, his voice softening as he said, "I'll try to come back early tonight. You don't have to wait for me. If you're sleepy, just go to sleep."

Fan Liuer thought to herself: I'm not waiting for you. It's best if you don't come back.

She replied obediently, "Okay."

After saying this, Li Chenbi was about to release the man when he suddenly remembered something and added, "I won't be attending the autumn appreciation banquet, so you don't need to worry about it."

Fan Liuer blinked. What autumn appreciation banquet?

Seeing her blank expression, Li Chenbi explained, "It was a banquet hosted by my mother."

He could choose not to go, but he couldn't stop his mother from holding the banquet. Rather than waiting for Fan Liuer to hear about it from others later, it was better to make things clear now.

To avoid misunderstandings caused by these matters.

Fan Liuer blinked, still somewhat puzzled.

What does it matter to her whether he goes to the banquet hosted by the old lady? Why is she overthinking it?

Seeing that she still looked like she didn't understand, Li Chenbi sighed, "That banquet was for me to find a future wife. However, I have no plans to get married at the moment, so you don't need to think about it."

He couldn't give Fan Liuer a promise right now, after all, he himself hadn't figured out how much he actually liked her.

He will give her a proper status once he has sorted things out.

He didn't want to create any unnecessary conflicts beforehand.

Fan Liuer said "Oh," indicating she understood, and then said, "I won't overthink it."

Li Chenbi couldn't help but pinch her again because of her well-behaved and sensible nature, and he also wanted to hug her.

Before he could even make a move, she added, "Second Master, you can go without worry."

Li Chenbi getting married was an inevitable thing for Fan Liuer, although she also felt it was happening too fast, as she hadn't earned enough money yet.

But you can't stop someone from getting married just because they haven't earned enough money.

Besides, it's not something she can stop.

She'll have to go back and calculate how much money she's saved up these past few days, whether it's enough for her retirement. The time to leave will be when Li Chenbi finalizes the engagement; if it's not enough, she'll have to hurry and squeeze some more out of Li Chenbi.

Lost in thought about her future, she didn't notice Li Chenbi's increasingly grim expression.

A sharp pain shot through her cheek; it was from Li Chenbi pinching her.

"Can I go without worry?" Li Chenbi pinched her face and repeated her words in a deep voice.

Fan Liuer couldn't understand why this person was angry, but she knew that she had said something wrong, so she quickly corrected herself, "Second Master, if you don't want to go, you don't have to. You can go if you want to, or you can not go if you don't want to."

But these words did not appease Li Chenbi; instead, they made his face even darker.

"Fan Liuer, are you truly so magnanimous, or are you simply keeping your words to yourself?"

He moved the hand that was pinching Fan Liuer's cheek to the back of her head, holding her head and trapping her in front of him.

"I want to hear the truth from you. Do you want me to go, or do you not want me to go?"

Fan Liuer's mind was about to explode.

Whether he goes or not is none of her business. She's just a servant, not his wife.

She wanted him to come? Actually, she didn't really want to; after all, she wanted to make more money.

She said she didn't want him to go? Then the old lady would probably have to see her the moment she said that.

After a moment's consideration, she answered firmly under Li Chenbi's gaze.

"Go if you want."

Li Chenbi felt a heavy weight pressing on his chest. He asked again, "If I go and find a suitable candidate, what will you do?"

Fan Liuer froze, too afraid to move. Li Chenbi's hand was still on the back of her head. She instinctively felt that if she said the wrong thing, her head might be crushed.

She swallowed hard and stammered, "Then...then I'll...congratulations?"

Li Chenbi really wanted to just strangle her.

He now understood. To hell with holding back and not daring to say it, Fan Liuer didn't care about him at all.

All they think about is food and money, they're heartless ingrates!

He took a deep breath and shook off his hand.

"Fine, I'll go. Once I find the woman I like, you can pack your bags and get lost!"

After saying that, he turned and went upstairs, his footsteps making a loud clattering sound on the floor.