“Wahh…”
At the final moment before his rationality completely collapsed, Li Yanxing forcibly pulled himself out of the Sea of Desire and pushed away the young girl clinging to him.
Unexpectedly, this push caused the young girl’s emotions to instantly crumble.
She had noticed since Li Yanxing entered the door tonight.
This man didn’t want to hold her, didn’t want to accompany her, and certainly didn’t want to sleep with her!
All those sweet newlywed phrases – love at first sight of beauty, honeymoon period filled with affection – were all lies.
Lu Chiwan cried bitterly.
Li Yanxing was bewildered by her crying and snapped impatiently, “What’s wrong with you? Shut up!”
Lu Chiwan was startled by his stern tone, her eyes red and swollen from crying.
After pausing for a moment, she couldn’t help but cry again, “Actually, I could tell from the beginning that you don’t like me at all. You dislike me and have been trying to avoid me.”
“I thought… I thought it was because I lost my memory and you were angry, so I tried hard to please you and make you happy.”
“But you still dislike me. If that’s the case, then… let’s get a divorce.”
When she uttered the word “divorce,” Lu Chiwan’s voice had dropped to almost inaudible.
But Li Yanxing still heard it clearly. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked with interest at the crying girl before him, questioning, “What did you say?”
“Di… divorce.”
Lu Chiwan hung her head, nervously tugging at the white shirt she was wearing, biting her lip as she whispered, “Since you don’t like me anymore and dislike me, I won’t cling to you.”
“I… I can survive without you.”
“Oh?”
Li Yanxing chuckled lightly, “How will you survive?”
“Have you forgotten? You didn’t even finish elementary school, you’re unemployed, you can’t do anything, you’ve accomplished nothing. If you go out, you’ll starve to death.”
“Then I’ll collect garbage. I… I can support myself by collecting garbage, right?”
“I don’t eat much. Half a steamed bun per meal is enough for me.”
“And where will you live?”
“…”
“At my brother’s place.”
Li Yanxing’s face darkened, “You still want to live at Lin Mu’s place?”
Lin Mu’s house was bought by him. Living at Lin Mu’s would still mean living on his turf.
“He’s my only family left. He should at least take care of me, right? Once I earn enough rent money from collecting garbage, I won’t bother him anymore.”
“Alright, I’ve said what I needed to say. I’m leaving.”
Lu Chiwan wiped her tears, stumbled out of bed, and walked away in her slippers without looking back.
He thought the delicate girl was just trying to scare him, waiting for him to soften and chase after her.
So he didn’t move.
Was Li Yanxing the kind of man who would compromise for a woman?
“Bad news, bad news, Young Master!”
“The Young Madam ran out by herself and got bitten by a dog!”
Twenty minutes later, A Yuan rushed upstairs in a panic, her voice trembling with fear.
Li Yanxing’s eyes darkened. He kicked over the office chair in front of the desk, cursed “Damn it,” and went downstairs without even changing, still in his pajamas.
As soon as he left the East Garden, he heard the girl’s heart-wrenching screams, “Don’t come closer, don’t chase me, help!”
Followed by a series of barking.
With an ugly expression, Li Yanxing rushed over and pulled the fleeing girl into his arms.
Behind her was Da Hei.
Da Hei was the Li family’s dog, raised by the Old Madam – a very majestic and handsome German Shepherd.
It originally had a much cooler name, but Li Yanxing didn’t like the dog and changed its name to Da Hei.
Da Hei doesn’t bite family members, but whether it was because Lu Chiwan was visiting for the first time and Da Hei wasn’t familiar with her, or for some other reason, the dog relentlessly chased after her.
Its wolf-like instincts seemed to awaken instantly, and with a fierce demeanor, it looked as though it wanted to tear Lu Chiwan apart alive.
Terrified, Lu Chiwan shrank into Li Yanxing’s embrace, trembling uncontrollably.
However, the frenzied Da Hei immediately lost its wild aggression upon seeing Li Yanxing, the Little King of Hell, and obediently came to a stop. Still, it stretched its neck and stared unceremoniously at Lu Chiwan nestled in Li Yanxing’s arms.
Knowing Da Hei hadn’t left, Lu Chiwan didn’t dare move a muscle, clinging tightly to Li Yanxing.
Seeing the girl in his arms so frightened, Li Yanxing’s expression turned dark and furious. In a burst of anger, he kicked Da Hei, sending the dog flying far away.
Da Hei let out a pitiful yelp as it hit the ground, whimpering in pain.
“Bury that beast!”
Even that kick wasn’t enough to quell Li Yanwang’s rage.
Da Hei was so scared its ears drooped.
“Young Master, this dog was raised by the Old Madam…”
The butler was deeply troubled.
Li Yanxing sneered coldly, “Bring me a shovel. I’ll bury it myself.”
Da Hei seemed to understand, trembling all over and whimpering even more pitifully.
Neither the butler nor the servants dared to intervene.
Given the Young Master’s temper, if he wanted to bury Da Hei—or even them—they’d have no choice but to jump into the pit themselves.
“Don’t, don’t bury it.”
Gradually regaining her composure, Lu Chiwan noticed the butler actually bringing a shovel and hurriedly tugged at Li Yanxing’s sleeve, uttering those classic, tea-scented words, “Doggies are so cute, how could you bury a doggie?”
Though she had tweaked the phrasing a bit.
Li Yanxing: “?”
The butler and servants: “…”
The Young Madam certainly has… a certain… tea-like quality about her?
Li Yanxing’s expression was indescribable.
Lu Chiwan had said it on purpose. After taking a deep breath and slowly recovering, she gently tugged at the hem of Li Yanxing’s clothes. “It was my fault for intruding into its territory. I’m fine now—it only bit me a little.”
“It… doesn’t have rabies, right?”
Li Yanxing’s face darkened. He picked Lu Chiwan up and turned back toward North Garden. “Call Doctor Han.”
As the Old Madam was advanced in age, she inevitably suffered from various health issues.
The Li family had hired a dedicated private medical team to stay on-site, monitoring the Old Madam’s condition around the clock. This also ensured that other family members could receive prompt treatment in case of emergencies.
Like now, with Lu Chiwan being that emergency.
Lu Chiwan had been bitten on the ankle by Da Hei.
When Li Yanxing carried her back to examine the injury, he discovered the bite was deep, with clear dog tooth marks.
“…”
Li Yanxing set the girl down on the bed, knelt, and angrily flung off her slippers.
As he lowered his head, his expression turned icy and grim.
The servants who had followed them in stood frozen to the side, not daring to speak, and if one looked closely, they could be seen trembling uncontrollably.
The atmosphere in the bedroom instantly became unbearably oppressive, making it hard to breathe.
“I really should have buried that beast. You call this ‘fine’?”
After inspecting the wound on Lu Chiwan’s ankle, Li Yanxing suddenly stood up and, in a fit of rage, kicked the nearby sofa.
The perfectly good sofa was destroyed by that one kick.
Lu Chiwan: “…”
Doctor Han arrived with the medical team just in time to witness the scene. Startled, his hand trembled, nearly dropping the medical kit he was carrying.
Lu Chiwan inwardly lamented incessantly—Da Hei, of all people to bite, why did you have to bite the one this ancestor holds dear?
If anything went wrong today, not only would Da Hei be buried alive, but they wouldn’t be far from the same fate.
Lu Chiwan had always known Li Yanxing had a bad temper, but she never expected it to be this extreme—kicking at the slightest provocation, and with considerable force at that.
He was practically the spitting image of… a bipolar disorder patient.
But on second thought, he might just be overly worried about her, so her earlier anger dissipated. Softly, she said, “A Yan, I’m fine. Some medicine will do.”
“Young Madam, in your condition, you need an injection—the rabies vaccine,” Doctor Han stated matter-of-factly.
Lu Chiwan’s eyes widened, and she abruptly sprang up. “An injection!”
The Li family’s medical team was startled by her extreme reaction.
Li Yanxing also turned to look at her.
And then, he noticed the young lady was trying to make a run for it…