Warm medicine emits fragrance

Fan Liuer chuckled dryly twice, unsure how to respond to his words.

Her eyes darted around before finally settling on him.

Her mind raced, and she got out of bed, standing respectfully in front of Li Chenbi. "I know I must have done something to upset you, but no matter how angry I am, I can't ignore my health. There's no rush to settle scores with me; I'm not going to run away, am I?"

After saying that, she glanced cautiously at Li Chenbi, "You're all wet like this, you're prone to getting sick. Why don't you go change your clothes first?"

Li Chenbi kept his gaze following her, watching her stand beside him, her face plastered with feigned concern, and he felt increasingly uncomfortable.

"Fan Liuer, you actually wish I were sick, don't you?"

Fan Liuer blinked and whispered, "Second Master, why would you think that?"

Li Chenbi smirked. "That way I won't bother you anymore, and you'll be happy to have an easy time, won't you?"

Fan Liuer's long-held thoughts were exposed, and she felt somewhat embarrassed.

She knew she should deny it immediately, but Li Chenbi's current state inexplicably made her unable to speak.

Especially during her hesitation and silence, his eyes grew increasingly deep, his gaze like an invisible rope binding her heart and pulling it hard.

It made her feel a little reluctant.

Li Chenbi took a step closer to her. Although he was wet, he was radiating heat, so Fan Liuer wouldn't feel cold.

Moreover, this heat was different from before. In the past, his heat was dry and warm, but today's heat was moist, like a sticky mist that rushed over and enveloped her.

It carries some danger.

She instinctively took a step back.

"Second Master..."

"Fan Liuer, you are so ungrateful," Li Chenbi interrupted her.

He took another step forward, and the two were so close that they were almost touching. A constant stream of heat emanated from him, carrying his unique aura.

Such an ambiguous atmosphere made Fan Liuer involuntarily recall those images of people drenched in sweat.

My heart started racing.

"What do you mean by that, Second Master?" She looked away, no longer looking at the chest that was pressed tightly against her by her wet clothes.

Her dodging movements only added fuel to the fire in Li Chenbi's eyes.

They actually despise him to this extent?

Anger consumed his reason; he reached out and grabbed Fan Liuer's chin, forcefully turning her face towards him so she would have to look at him.

"Who do you think you are? You've been putting on airs in front of me time and time again. Do you really think that just because I like you, I'll let you act so presumptuously?"

"Besides your special physical condition, what else do you have to offer? If it weren't for me, what other man would want a woman with a medical condition?"

"Fan Liuer, you need to know yourself. Once you leave the Li family, without me, Li Chenbi, you won't even survive this winter!"

Fan Liuer felt she should be angry, as his words were indeed a bit excessive, but she didn't feel particularly angry.

After all, he was telling the truth.

If it weren't for the fact that the Li family was recruiting people, and if it weren't for her special physique that led to her selection, she might have already starved to death in some corner of Xingzhou City.

Or perhaps she would be taken away by someone with ill intentions and become their captive.

Fan Liuer was not unaware of these things.

But what good is knowing? She didn't do anything wrong.

She reached out and grasped Li Chenbi's hand, removing it from her chin. "Second Master, what you say is true, but I was born with this constitution. Even if I entered the Li family because of this constitution, it was because of my own advantages."

She released Li Chenbi's hand, put her hands behind her back, and looked at Li Chenbi.

This was the first time she had looked at him with such a calm, emotionless gaze, devoid of any emotion, like a still, undisturbed pool of water reflecting his resentment and anger.

"Every penny I've received from you is something I've earned through hard work, not something I begged or cheated. Why are you making it sound like I've cheated you?"

"Just because you're giving it to me, I have to accept it? If I don't accept it, am I being ungrateful?"

"Second Master, what you're doing is a bit unreasonable."

Li Chenbi looked into those eyes, those eyes that no longer held any pretense, flattery, anger, or resentment; they were so calm that they contained nothing at all.

So this is the real her.

Beneath those foolish actions were such a pair of clear and calm eyes.

He regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth.

He was afraid that his words might be too harsh and hurt her feelings.

Those were just words spoken in anger.

But she didn't even get angry, which made his worries seem like a joke.

It turns out he was the fool; the other person was perfectly clear-headed.

"Hehe..." He lowered his eyes and chuckled softly. After laughing, he looked up at Fan Liuer, but there was not a trace of a smile in his eyes.

All that remained was a heavy, barren expanse.

"Fan Liuer, I, Li Chenbi, am not indispensable to you. Forced relationships are never sweet. If you are unwilling, then so be it."

"The reasoning you're looking for, I'll give you."

After saying that, he turned and left.

He stopped again as he reached the door, tilted his head slightly, and said, "You'd better not regret it; there's no going back in this world."

After saying those words, he didn't linger this time and disappeared through the gate.

Fan Liuer watched him leave and stood there for a long time.

The person had been gone for a long time; the damp, sticky heat he brought with him had dissipated, and even the wet footprints on the ground were almost gone.

The discomfort she felt from being bound by ropes did not dissipate.

She raised her hand to her chest, somewhat unsure of what was happening.

Li Chenbi's words implied that he would not contact her again, and the two would return to where they started.

This is something she would love to see, so why doesn't she feel happy now?

She sat on the bed, clutching her chest, her mind a jumble of thoughts.

Now, even she herself was confused.

Li Chenbi kept his word. The next day, Li Qiuping came with several servants and told Fan Liuer that she could no longer live here and had to return to the side courtyard.

They even brought servants to help her move things, making sure they could move everything for her in one go.

Fortunately, Li Chenbi didn't go too far and didn't take back the things he gave to Fan Liuer.

Fan Liuer packed everything up, but there was one fur cloak left in the wardrobe that she didn't know what to do with.

This is Li Chenbi's cloak. Now that the two no longer have that relationship, it would probably be inappropriate to keep it.

She took the cloak out of the wardrobe, intending to give it to Li Qiuping.

But the thick, soft feel of the cloak was so comfortable that she couldn't bear to return it.

With winter fast approaching, this cloak will make the winter much more bearable.

Forget about comfort for now, I'll put my face aside.