Warm medicine emits fragrance

During the fifteen minutes that they waited for the doctor to arrive, Fan Liuer's heart was pounding.

All eyes were on her—some were resentful, some questioning, some scheming, and some worried.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on her back.

She regretted it somewhat, regretting listening to Li Chenbi's instigation.

She thought he would bail her out even if she turned the Li family upside down? Well, before he even came back to bail her out, she ruined herself first.

She should just stay in the north courtyard and not wander around, and live a carefree life as a parasite.

No one spoke in the room, making the atmosphere even more heavy. Fan Liuer could hear her own heartbeat gradually quickening.

She silently prayed that the doctor would be slow on his way, or that he would get diarrhea on the way.

If all else fails, a minor fall is fine, but whatever you do, please don't come so quickly.

However, her prayers were in vain; the doctor arrived not only unharmed but also faster than expected.

When she heard footsteps outside the door, Fan Liuer's heart sank.

It’s over.

This is truly the end.

The moment she saw the doctor step into the room with his medicine kit, she felt utterly hopeless.

"Madam, Madam," the doctor greeted the two people at the head of the table as he entered the room.

The First Madam pointed at Fan Liuer, "Doctor, quickly take a look at this one. She's carrying the Second Master's child. You must examine her carefully to avoid any mishaps."

The doctor immediately nodded, "Don't worry, Madam, I certainly wouldn't dare to be dishonest."

As he spoke, he looked at Fan Liuer and gestured to the empty chair beside her, "Please sit down, Madam Fan, let me take your pulse."

Fan Liuer didn't move. She glanced at the door and wondered what her chances of escaping were if she suddenly rushed out now.

A glance at the two guards standing beside her made her abandon the idea.

She can't escape.

"Sit down, what are you standing there for?" The First Madam, annoyed by her delay, urged her on.

Liu Xi'er scoffed coldly, "I'm afraid you're just too scared to sit down."

Fan Liuer took a deep breath and walked towards the seat with extremely slow steps.

The doctor had already walked to the table and chairs, opened the medicine box, and taken out the hand pillow and silk scarf needed for taking the pulse.

Then he turned to look at Fan Liuer and waited for her.

All eyes turned to Fan Liuer again, making her feel weak in the knees.

Can she faint now?

If I faint, will I escape this danger?

It seems unlikely; if she fainted, she'd probably be dragged out and beaten.

"At this rate, we might not even reach our destination before dark!" Liu Xi'er was anxious. She was the one most worried about Fan Liu'er's pregnancy. At this moment, she disregarded her own status, got up, walked to Fan Liu'er, and reached out to pull her.

Just as her hand touched Fan Liuer, footsteps sounded outside again.

The footsteps were steady and hurried, a sound familiar to Fan Liuer.

A glimmer of hope rose in her heart, and she turned to look outside.

Everyone's eyes followed suit.

As she waited, Li Chenbi, dressed in a long, jet-black robe, appeared in everyone's sight.

Fan Liuer's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly relaxed, her legs went completely weak, and she collapsed to the ground.

Li Chenbi frowned, quickly stepped forward, squatted down beside her, and reached out to support her. "Did you hurt yourself?"

Startled by her commotion, Liu Xi'er immediately raised her hands and backed away, saying, "I...I didn't touch you!"

Fan Liuer hadn't done anything wrong, and the concept of framing someone didn't even cross her mind.

But Liu Xier's reaction reminded her.

She immediately turned her head and hid in Li Chenbi's arms, her voice choked with sobs, "Miss Liu, we are complete strangers. I don't know what I did to offend you that made you treat me so cruelly."

Liu Xi'er was stunned. She never imagined she would be framed like this, and immediately retorted, "You're talking nonsense!"

Li Chenbi looked at her coldly, his expression even more terrifying than when he looked at her before.

Liu Xier was so frightened that she took another step back, explaining incoherently, "I didn't, I really didn't push her, she...she fell by herself."

Li Chenbi withdrew his gaze, picked Fan Liuer up from the ground, and after getting up, his gaze swept around the room before finally landing on Liu Xier.

"You all wait here, and no one is allowed to leave."

With that, he turned around, carrying Fan Liuer, and left the house.

"What do you mean!" The First Madam stood up and chased after his retreating figure, demanding an answer. Seeing that he had already left, she turned to look at the Old Madam. "Mother, did you see his attitude?"

"It's one thing that he doesn't respect me, his sister-in-law, but from the moment he entered the room, all he could see was that Fan Liuer. He didn't pay any attention to you at all."

"What does it mean that we're not allowed to leave now? Are they coming to settle scores with us?"

Li Yufeng was afraid of Li Chenbi, especially the look Li Chenbi had given him just now, which made his heart tremble.

He immediately stood up and walked towards the door.

"I...I need to go back to my studies."

He wasn't going to wait here for Li Chenbi to come back.

However, just as they reached the door, they were blocked by two swords lying across their sides. "Second Master has ordered that no one is allowed to leave."

Li Yufeng was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he turned and ran to the old lady's side.

"Grandma! Grandma!"

The old lady was also angered by Li Chenbi's actions. She got up, walked to the door, looked at the guards outside, and said in a deep voice, "All of you, get out of my way!"

She was met only with silent response.

At this moment, Fan Liuer nestled in Li Chenbi's arms, feeling as if she had escaped death, completely powerless.

She rested her head against Li Chenbi's chest, and only recovered after the two had walked quite a distance.

Looking up at Li Chenbi, what catches the eye is his sharply defined jawline, which is taut at this moment.

Look, it looks like she's angry.

She thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I didn't lose anything, I was just a little scared. You don't need to be angry."

Li Chenbi didn't reply to her or even look at her.

Fan Liuer continued, "Are you going to the West Courtyard later? How do you plan to handle this matter? That Li Yufeng and Liu Xier are really despicable; they actually slandered me, saying that I hit Li Yufeng."

"I didn't lay a hand on him. I'm not stupid, why would I hit him?"

She needed to clear herself up first, lest those people start spouting nonsense in front of Li Chenbi again.

Li Chenbi remained silent and ignored her.

Fan Liu'er was thinking about what Li Chenbi planned to do later when she suddenly remembered Li Yuhe, who was still in the room. She quickly added, "Miss Yuhe is innocent. She wanted to speak up for me just now, but she was frightened by the Madam. It's understandable that she's timid and didn't dare to speak up."

At this moment, Li Chenbi had already carried her back to the North Courtyard and arrived at her room.

He kicked the door open with such force that Fan Liuer froze in his arms, completely stunned.

Li Chenbi walked to the bedside, put Fan Liuer down, stood up and looked at her with a cold expression.

"You're still worrying about others, Fan Liuer. You should worry about yourself first."