After Ye Qi had handled the situation downstairs, he sent a message to Li Xiaohan but received no reply.
Just as he was about to head upstairs, Aunt Wang stopped him.
“Assistant Ye, the master and Madam are busy right now. I’m afraid they don’t have time to see anyone.”
“Madam?” Ye Qi was puzzled, but he guessed it must be the Miss from the Xia family acting up again.
Clearly, now was not the time to go upstairs.
He sighed and left Wanhan Manor. There were still plenty of unfinished tasks waiting for him at the company.
Upstairs, Xia Zhiwan was being fed bite by bite by Li Xiaohan when her phone suddenly rang.
Li Xiaohan paused, his expression unreadable, glancing at the vibrating phone.
Xia Zhiwan, knowing exactly what he was thinking, picked up the phone without even looking and handed it to him.
“Husband, I’ve already blocked all those ridiculous people~”
Li Xiaohan wanted to pretend not to care, but his eyes betrayed him as he glanced at the phone, finally exhaling the tension he’d been holding.
“Mm, my Wanwan is the best. Answer it.”
Seeing him relax, Xia Zhiwan retrieved the phone to see who had interrupted her meal.
Her face immediately lit up with excitement.
She answered, but before she could speak, a frantic voice came from the other end.
“Xia Zhiwan! Where have you been disappearing to all these days? What are you trying to do?!”
“Xi Xi, I…” Xia Zhiwan started, only to be interrupted again.
“Xia Zhiwan! Can you give me a little peace of mind?! That Lu… whatever his name is, he’s garbage! Are you blind?!”
“How many times have you risked yourself for that trash, and it’s still not enough?! I’m telling you, if you can’t tell right from wrong again, we…”
“…won’t be best friends anymore.”
Lin Xi’s voice cracked with emotion. She didn’t want to fall out with her best friend over this, but she couldn’t bear to see Xia Zhiwan ruin herself.
After a long silence, Xia Zhiwan finally spoke, her voice thick with tears.
“Xi Xi, thank you. I haven’t argued with my husband. I know I was wrong. I only love my husband now.”
“……” Heartbroken, Lin Xi was stunned by Xia Zhiwan’s words.
“What… husband? You… you’re not really divorcing Li Xiaohan to go back to that scumbag, are you?!”
Hearing Lin Xi’s panicked, stuttering voice, Xia Zhiwan hurried to clarify.
“Xi Xi, my husband is Ah Han. We’re definitely not getting a divorce.”
After another long silence, Lin Xi suddenly let out a shriek over the phone.
“You called Li Xiaohan your husband?! Xia Zhiwan, your brain finally stopped swimming!!!”
Xia Zhiwan pursed her lips. Brain finally stopped swimming? Wasn’t this supposed to be her best friend?!
But thinking of her past life, when her brain really had been “swimming,” she still replied, “Mm… completely dry now.”
“Ah!!! My Wanwan is finally not stupid anymore!”
“I can’t take it! I need to go out and have fun, go crazy, you…”
Lin Xi started to ask, “Do you want to go out?” but then thought better of it. “Forget it. Stay home and build your relationship with your husband!”
She was too excited to continue talking, chattering non-stop before ending the call.
Xia Zhiwan stared at the ended call, bewildered.
Was Lin Xi really this overexcited?
But remembering Lin Xi’s boisterous personality, Xia Zhiwan smiled sweetly and set the phone down.
Hearing about Lin Xi wanting to go out, Xia Zhiwan couldn’t help but feel a little envious.
After all, in both her past life and the present, she had left Wanhan Manor only a handful of times.
But thinking that Li Xiaohan now allowed her to move freely within Wanhan Manor, she couldn’t ask for more.
She didn’t want Ah Han to think she had ulterior motives.
So, gathering herself, she lifted her head and opened her mouth.
“Ah~”
“Husband, I’m still hungry.”
Li Xiaohan noticed a fleeting look of disappointment in her eyes but still fed her the spoonful of food.
“Mm, everything downstairs is handled. After you finish eating, I’ll take you downstairs for a walk.”
At the thought of going downstairs, Xia Zhiwan chewed faster, swallowed quickly, and stood up.
“I’m full, husband. Let’s go downstairs.”
Hand in hand, they walked downstairs. The living room had returned to its usual state.
“Master, Madam,” Aunt Wang said respectfully from the stairs, bowing as she saw them descend.
“Bring all the servants of Wanhan Manor here. I have something to say,” Li Xiaohan said sternly.
Seeing his serious expression, Aunt Wang quickly nodded and went to gather everyone.
“Husband, is something wrong? Should I go back to my room?”
Xia Zhiwan started to turn, but Li Xiaohan held her hand tightly.
“No need. You are the lady of Wanhan Manor.”
A few minutes later, all the servants were assembled in the living room.
“Master, Madam. All the servants are here,” Aunt Wang reported respectfully.
Li Xiaohan’s gaze swept over them, then he held Xia Zhiwan’s hand tighter and spoke coldly.
“Wanwan is mine. Within Wanhan Manor, she can do whatever she wants.”
“I’ll only say this once. If you don’t understand or can’t comply, leave now. I won’t blame you.”
“But what happened this afternoon must never happen again. The death earlier was an accident—but if it happens again…”
Li Xiaohan’s voice was low and terrifying as he stared at everyone in the room.
“I won’t let her die so easily next time.”
The air in Wanhan Manor became unusually heavy. All the servants dared not lift their heads.
Except for that fool Zhu Lili, anyone who could work here was not stupid.
They all knew what kind of man Master was and dared not entertain any unrealistic ideas.
“Yes,” the servants replied in unison, bowing their heads.
Since arriving at Wanhan Manor, they had never heard Li Xiaohan speak so much.
They understood in their hearts that this was the master’s final warning.
From now on, Xia Zhiwan was the true lady of Wanhan Manor—etched in everyone’s mind.
With a wave of his hand, the servants gradually dispersed.
Li Xiaohan then turned, taking Xia Zhiwan by the hand, and began heading upstairs.
“Husband… I haven’t finished touring Wanhan Manor yet. I don’t want to go back,” Xia Zhiwan pouted, feeling a little aggrieved.
He had just told everyone she was his, which had looked so impressive…
But she didn’t want to go back yet!
She hesitated, refusing to take a step. Li Xiaohan simply turned and scooped her up in his arms, heading upstairs.
“Wanwan, are you planning to go find your friend in your pajamas?”