Lu Chiwan shrank into the quilt like a frightened quail, tucking her head under the covers.
She had never seen Li Yanxing look so terrifying before. Not daring to refuse answering, she mumbled aggrievedly, “I’m not stupid.” Even though I’ve lost my memory, I could still tell they were bad people.”
“They deliberately tried to deceive me while I’ve lost my memory, calling me ‘young madam’ and telling me to go find their Second Master. How could I possibly believe such clumsy lies?”
“I figured they were trying to trick me because they wanted to use me to threaten you.”
“My brain is slow and I’m illiterate—I can’t do anything well. But I won’t hold you back. I can’t let them use me against you.”
“Husband, I can see you’re having a hard time in the Li family. I don’t have the ability to be your support, but at least I won’t become your burden…”
“I…”Lu Chiwan couldn’t continue, growing more aggrieved the more she spoke until she finally couldn’t hold back her tears.” “I’m sorry, please don’t scold me anymore. I didn’t want to get hurt either.”
She knew her method of jumping into the lake to protect herself was incredibly foolish, but she truly had no other way out at that moment.
Li Yanxing stared at her in a daze.
The young girl was crying intensely.
“Cough, cough, cough.”
But having just woken up, her body was still very weak and couldn’t handle such strong emotional fluctuations.
Li Yanxing snapped out of it, bent down to pull back the girl’s quilt, and gently kissed her tear-streaked face. “I’m sorry. It’s my fault, not yours.”
Lu Chiwan stared at him blankly, her face covered with tears, when she suddenly asked, “Did you brush your teeth?”
Li Yanxing: “…”
She reached out her small hand to touch the blood on Li Yanxing’s clothes.
It had long since dried.
“It’s my blood, not yours,” Li Yanxing explained, lowering his gaze.
“Oh.”
Lu Chiwan’s anxious heart settled, her voice softening as her eyes curved into smiles. “Husband, you’ve been watching over me the whole time.”
All the sweetness seemed to be reflected in those bright, brilliant eyes of hers.
Li Yanxing frowned.
How could such a small thing make her so happy.
“Silly girl.”
He couldn’t help but reach out and ruffle her hair. “What do you want to eat?”
Lu Chiwan’s eyes lit up. “Ice cream!”
She wanted it so badly.
“Don’t even think about it.”
Eating ice cream right after waking from a coma? Was she trying to kill herself?
Li Yanxing didn’t ask her again, instead sending Lin Mu a message to prepare some food.
After sending the message, he reached out habitually to pull the girl into his arms.
He hadn’t actually held her many times, but it was somehow… addictive.
“No.”
Lu Chiwan rarely refused him, her face full of disgust.
Li Yanxing raised an eyebrow. “Still angry?”
Lu Chiwan shook her head. “Husband, you smell really bad.”
“Ungrateful girl. I’ve been watching over you for three days.”
Despite his words, Li Yanxing still went to take a shower with fresh clothes.
The VIP room was fully equipped, and Lin Mu had previously brought over changes of clothes.
But Li Yanxing had barely moved, staying by Lu Chiwan’s side the whole time—he really did stink.
When Lin Mu arrived, Li Yanxing was still showering.
He glanced toward the bathroom. Though he couldn’t see anything, he could sense that Brother Yan seemed to have come back to life, in quite a good mood.
“Brother, you’re here!”
Lu Chiwan waved at him happily.
Lin Mu had to admire her resilience.
This girl looked delicate and fragile but was actually quite tough—after such a major incident, she could still smile so cheerfully.
“How are you feeling? Any better?”
“You just woke up, so you can’t eat anything too greasy. I brought some congee.”
“Is there any ice cream?”
“…”
“My husband won’t let me eat it, could you secretly buy me one?”
“Brother, please?”
Lu Chiwan clasped her hands together, gazing pitifully at Lin Mu as she pleaded softly.
Seeing her pitiful expression, Lin Mu instantly fell for it and foolishly asked, “Then should I secretly buy you one?”
“Buying a coffin?”
Li Yanxing’s icy voice came from behind.
He glanced indifferently at Lin Mu, “Had enough of living? Ready to be laid to rest?”
“Want a luxury version or imperial-level funeral? I’ll have someone arrange it.”
Lin Mu was so frightened he immediately begged for mercy, “Brother Yan, I was wrong, I was just joking. How would I dare buy ice cream for sister-in-law behind your back?”
He knew Li Yanxing wasn’t joking – he really wanted to arrange his funeral.
Looking at the caught-in-the-act Lu Chiwan, she scratched her head and started showering Li Yanxing with exaggerated compliments while looking at the towel wrapped around his waist, “Wow, husband is so handsome!”
“Husband’s legs aren’t legs – they’re the spring waters by the Seine! Husband’s waist isn’t a waist – it’s the life-threatening scimitar! Husband’s back isn’t a back – it’s the roses of Bulgaria!”
Li Yanxing: “…”
Lin Mu: “…”
He put down the congee and tried to escape.
After running a few steps, he turned back, “Brother Yan, there’s an urgent matter. That business deal we agreed on can’t be delayed any longer. You need to fly to England personally to sign the contract, otherwise we might…”
Originally, Li Yanxing should have flown to England yesterday morning, but since Lu Chiwan hadn’t woken up, Lin Mu had only mentioned it once before being kicked out.
This business deal was extremely important. If the signing was delayed, the losses wouldn’t mean much to the Li Corporation.
But if that happened, Li Shiming could use this incident to suppress Li Yanxing, strip him of his authority, and redistribute it to his own younger son.
Li Yanxing frowned, raising his eyes to give Lin Mu a cold glare.
Lin Mu fled for his life.
Li Yanxing glanced at the preserved egg and lean pork congee placed on the table, picked it up and intended to hand it to the young girl.
The young girl didn’t take it, just looked at him with pleading eyes.
Li Yanxing mentally sighed “this little ancestor” as he scooped a spoonful of congee and fed it to her.
“Thank you, husband.”
The young girl thanked him sweetly.
“Don’t talk while eating.”
Li Yanxing scolded with a stern face, but his hands never stopped moving.
After finishing the congee, Lu Chiwan gently tugged at the towel wrapped around Li Yanxing’s waist.
Li Yanxing’s expression changed, “You just woke up and already want to sleep with me?”
Lu Chiwan: “?”
“Husband, you should go attend to your work. I’m fine now.”
“I’ll just stay here to recuperate and wait obediently for your return, okay?”
Whether Li Yanxing had taken Lin Mu’s words to heart, Lu Chiwan didn’t know, but she certainly had.
She couldn’t let Li Yanxing keep delaying business for her sake.
Li Yanxing looked at her with a complicated expression, remaining silent with a cold face.
This person who had just woken up terrified was now being so obedient.
Having just experienced such a major ordeal, even ordinary people would be too frightened to recover for several days, let alone this timid crybaby.
“Not going is fine too.”
Li Yanxing truly didn’t care.
If the old man wanted to use this against him, he had nothing to fear.
It would just be troublesome to deal with the aftermath.
“Husband, you should go.”
“Otherwise I won’t feel at ease.”
“Go work hard to earn money! To buy me a big diamond ring!”
“Oh right, when we got married, didn’t you buy me a diamond ring?”
Lu Chiwan poked her head out, glanced at Li Yanxing’s bare fingers, then looked at her own and frowned. “If you don’t wear a ring, people won’t know you’re married. They might try to make a move on you!”
Thinking of this, she tugged playfully at Li Yanxing’s towel and pleaded, “Since you’re going on a business trip, you must declare that you’re married.”
Li Yanxing was amused and raised an eyebrow. “I can’t just go around telling everyone I meet that I’m married.”
“You could say something like, ‘Sorry for the delay, my wife wasn’t feeling well, and I had to spend two days at the hospital before I could come.'”
Lu Chiwan had even prepared the excuse for him.
Li Yanxing: “?”
“Husband, please go soon, okay?”
The girl coaxed him patiently, her tone soft and gentle. Her curved brows and eyes were like a clear breeze and bright moon, stirring a tingling warmth in his heart.
“Mm.”
Li Yanxing glanced at his watch. “I’ll have them prepare the plane and apply for the flight route. I’ll leave early tomorrow morning, so I can spend a few more hours with you.”
“Okay.”
Lu Chiwan reached out playfully, asking for a hug, acting as childish as a little kid.
Li Yanxing walked over and embraced her, leaning down to kiss her. His gentle kiss landed on her slightly pale cheek, and his deep, husky voice sounded by her ear. “You brushed your teeth this time.”
Lu Chiwan’s cheeks flushed red. “I didn’t…”
“?”
Somehow, while hugging, they ended up on the bed.
“Brother Yan, there’s one more thing…”
Lin Mu pushed the door open and stared in shock at the scene before him.
Lu Chiwan, frightened, hid in Li Yanxing’s arms.
Li Yanxing turned his head and glanced at Lin Mu standing at the door. “Get out and arrange tomorrow’s schedule!”
Lin Mu, with his high professional standards, instantly composed himself and said seriously, “Please continue. My apologies for the interruption.”
The moment the door closed, Lu Chiwan cautiously poked her head out and shyly pinched Li Yanxing’s waist.
But with that pinch, she accidentally tugged off the towel wrapped around his waist.
Completely exposed, nothing between them.
Li Yanxing looked down at the young girl.
She stared at him blankly, swallowed, and murmured, “Husband, you’re so…”