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Li Chenbi received news of Fan Liuer's encounter with Li Yufeng before he even returned to his residence.

There were still some things I hadn't finished dealing with, but now I had no energy to do them, so I finished early and went home.

On the way back to the manor, Li Qiuping asked curiously, "Master, didn't you just say you'd be going back late today and asked me to send someone to inform Madam Fan? Why are you going back early now?"

Li Qiuping felt that he understood his grandfather less and less. He had been by Li Chenbi's side since he could remember and believed that he was the one who understood Li Chenbi better than anyone else in the world.

However, Li Chenbi has become increasingly volatile lately, which sometimes really baffles him.

Li Chenbi glanced at him, clearly displeased. "Haven't you heard that she ran into that kid Li Yufeng?"

Li Qiuping thought to himself that it was indeed because of Madam Fan again. He sighed inwardly, finally understanding the situation.

"My lord, Lady Fan has so many guards with her, she won't suffer any losses. Besides, Lady Fan isn't the kind of person who would let herself be taken advantage of."

Li Chenbi hurried out, saying, "She's all bark and no bite; she's actually the most timid person."

Li Qiuping: "..."

Is Fan Liuer timid?

Good heavens, someone who dares to provoke Li Chenbi repeatedly is actually saying she's a coward.

She is now known among the servants as the boldest person in the Li family, even surpassing Li Yufeng.

Is the Fan Liuer he knows the same person his master is talking about?

When Li Chenbi returned to the North Courtyard, Fan Liuer was having dinner. She was somewhat surprised to see Li Chenbi and asked, "Didn't you say you'd be back late today?"

Li Chenbi sat down next to her, looking her up and down. "Did you run into Li Yufeng today?"

Fan Liuer was not surprised at all that Li Chenbi knew about this; there was nothing in the entire Li family that Li Chenbi did not know.

"Yeah, I ran into him." She said, a hint of smugness on her face. "You didn't see how furious he was today, it cracked me up."

Li Chenbi took her hand and gently squeezed it. "Weren't you scared?"

"No, not at all." A sly glint flashed in her eyes. "Didn't you say you'd cover for me even if I turned the Li mansion upside down? What do I have to be afraid of?"

Looking at the smug little expression on her face, Li Chenbi's worries subsided, replaced by an irrepressible restlessness.

He thought, how could there be someone like Fan Liuer in this world, whose smug and self-satisfied appearance he found endearing?

After Fan Liuer finished speaking, she added regretfully, "It's a bit of a pity that we couldn't go to the Star-Picking Pavilion."

Li Chenbi brought her hand to his lips and kissed it lightly. "We can go again tomorrow."

Fan Liuer's mood improved again. "Tomorrow should be another nice day!"

The next day was indeed a good day, even better than the day before.

Before leaving today, Li Chenbi assigned two more people to Fan Liuer, who led an even larger group than yesterday to Zhaixing Pavilion.

After leaving Zhaixing Pavilion yesterday, Li Yuhe did not return to the East Courtyard. She knew that with Li Yufeng's temper, he would definitely take out the anger he suffered at Fan Liuer's place on her, so she simply came to the West Courtyard and kept the old lady company for the night.

After lunch, she slowly walked towards the east courtyard.

After a night, Li Yufeng should have forgotten about yesterday's incident. If she avoids him a little more, she shouldn't run into trouble again.

As she passed the entrance to the lobby, she heard a familiar voice coming from inside.

It was her aunt Liu Xier's voice.

Her mother's family was not large; there were only five siblings of her mother's generation, and her mother and this aunt were her daughters.

Her mother was much older than Liu Xier. Although Li Yuhe had to call her aunt, she was actually only six years older than Li Yuhe.

Liu Xier was beautiful and pampered at home, so she was very spoiled.

When she was young, she met Li Chenbi at the Li residence and fell in love with him at first sight, vowing to marry no one but him.

But Li Chenbi had no feelings for her whatsoever and never gave her a kind look. She tried every means to run to the Li residence, but it was difficult to even see Li Chenbi.

Such a precious time has been wasted, and at twenty-one years old I am still unmarried.

Li Yuhe was not favored by her parents, so Liu Xier didn't take her seriously. Every time she saw her, Liu Xier would make sarcastic remarks, which Li Yuhe disliked very much.

Hearing that she had arrived was even more of a headache for her than meeting Li Yufeng.

A sobbing voice came from the hall: "Sister, you must stand up for me! Father wants to marry me off to that good-for-nothing Feng Huaicai!"

Li Yuhe felt a headache coming on when she heard the shrill, piercing sound. Without thinking, she turned around and quickly left the east courtyard.

The First Madam looked at the person wiping away tears in front of her, feeling both annoyed and angry.

"Is my second uncle senile? How could he marry you off to that idiot?"

Feng Huaicai was the son of Feng Zhong, the owner of Cai Rong Ge. Cai Rong Ge specialized in making rouge and face powder and was the largest cosmetics store in Xingzhou City. His family was quite well-off.

However, they are no match for the Li family. Moreover, Feng Chong is a gambler, and his son Feng Huaicai is a womanizer. The whole family has a bad reputation, and there is not a single good person among them.

Liu Pan'er wiped away her tears, "It's all because of my father. He lost a lot of money at the gambling den a few days ago and owed Feng Zhong a large sum of money. Since he couldn't pay it back, he agreed to marry me off to him to settle the debt."

The First Madam slammed her hand on the table, angrily exclaiming, "Outrageous! How could Second Uncle do something like selling his daughter to pay off debts? If word gets out, our Liu family will become the laughingstock of Xingzhou City!"

The First Madam was a person who cared a lot about her reputation. Marrying Li Chenxin and becoming the eldest mistress of the Li family was the most proud thing in her life. She had been envied and admired for most of her life, and she would not allow anyone to bring any stain to her life.

"That's right!" Liu Xi'er wiped away her tears and said sobbingly, "Sister, I don't want to marry Feng Huaicai. You have to help me. If I really marry him, my father's selling his daughter to pay off debts will be exposed, and it will also make you lose face."

The First Madam didn't care who Liu Xi'er married or how she would live in the future, but if her marriage would implicate her, she would have to care.

She lowered her brows and said, "Don't cry yet, let me think about it."

At this moment, in the backyard of the East Courtyard, Li Yufeng was in a bad mood and was venting his anger by waving a stick around.

The servants around him dared not approach him, for fear of being hurt.

Just then, a servant rushed in to report: "Young master, Madam Fan has gone to Zhaixing Pavilion again."

Li Yufeng stopped what he was doing, panting as he stared at the person, his eyes filled with hatred. "She actually dared to leave the North Courtyard!"

"Hmph, just in time. I've been thinking all night about how to deal with her, just waiting for her to come out of the North Courtyard!"

He was still furious after being provoked by Fan Liuer yesterday, and upon hearing this news, his desire for revenge was raging.

He threw down the stick and walked outside.

He's determined to teach her a lesson today!