Author: hoenimochi (Page 75 of 95)

       You Bo absolutely hadn’t expected such a strange unexpected calamity to suddenly descended upon him at alll.

       By the time he reacted, a few blood stains had been scratched on his face by a cat who had come out of nowhere. You Bo felt pain, and reflexively reached out to scratched the cat on his face.

       When Li Zhenruo noticed that You Bo stretched out his hand, he actually expected such reaction. So he stomped his legs on top of his head, scratched again, and then jumped from him to the ground without fighting, turned around, and ran.

       He was afraid that once You Bo caught him, it would be difficult for him to run away, and he would be scrapped here on the spot.

       But when he fell to the ground, he was confident that You Bo couldn’t catch him and scurried after the waiter into the private room for a while, and then got out through the window.

       You Bo stumbled over and ran into a waiter, who saw his face covered in blood and screamed, and the plate in her hand was dropped.

       Li Zhenruo got out of the window, found another private room and got in, jumped up and unlocked the door, walked into the corridor to find another one person bathroom, and hid in it.

       After changing back into a human form and washing his hands slowly, Li Zhenruo opened the bathroom door and went out, and found that the corridor was a little noisy.

       He grabbed a waiter who hurried over and asked strangely, “What happened?”

       The waiter couldn’t understand the situation either, and replied, “I heard that a guest was attacked.”

       “Attacked?” Li Zhenruo looked surprised.

       And the waiter hurried forward.

       Li Zhenruo was also curious and followed the waiter to see. He didn’t see You Bo’s people and only saw a group of waiters gathered together, pointing at the crime scene at the door of the bathroom, some of them who knew what happened said, “That guest’s whole face was scratched until blood come out by the cat.”

       “Where’s the cat from?”

       Everyone was at a loss, not knowing where the cat came from.

       You Bo didn’t go back to the private room and was escorted directly to the hospital by his subordinates. The holes on his face were made by Li Zhenruo himself, some deep and some shallow, anyway, it was enough for him to suffer. He won’t be able to see anyone in a short time.

       As for this pot, it could only be left to the restaurant owner to carry.

       Li Zhenruo opened the door of the private room and went in. There were only three Li brothers left, plus Su Yao and Yu Bingwei who were neither staying nor leaving.

       They obviously already knew about You Bo’s injury just now, and the atmosphere was a little weird now.

       Although Li Zhenzi knew he was in the wrong, he said, “I don’t agree to help You Bo as a guarantee.” However, he had no confidence in what he said, and he looked at the table instead of Li Zhentai.

       Li Zhentai said, “Then what do you say? Can you handle this matter successfully?”

       Li Zhenzi said, “We are afraid of him? Can’t fight him?”

       Li Zhentai patted the table, “He is a triad, we are not! If it weren’t for you, would this matter have come to this point? How about you find someone to kill him?”

       When he heard Li Zhentai’s words, Li Zhenzi suddenly lost his voice. However, he still seemed very irritable, his chest heaving violently.

       At this moment, Yu Bingwei suddenly stood up with her bag and said politely, “If there is nothing to do here, may I leave first, Mr. Li?”

       No one knew which Mr. Li she was calling. Perhaps in her opinion, she couldn’t afford to offend anyone.

       Li Zhentai’s words were also very polite, and he said to her, “I’m sorry for involving you, we will properly resolve this matter.” However, although the words sounded polite, the tone did not seem to have much sincerity.

       Li Zhenruo felt that Li Zhentai somewhat despised Yu Bingwei.

       Yu Bingwei didn’t care, she just nodded and walked towards the door of the private room with her bag.

       “Weiwei!” Li Zhenzi suddenly shouted. Li Zhenzi wanted to chase, but even turning the wheelchair seemed difficult.

       Yu Bingwei stopped and turned to look at him, “What is it that Mr. Li want to say?”

       Li Zhenzi really stopped Yu Bingwei but she seemed a little annoyed. He finally said, “Shall I arrange for you to go out to avoid it for a while?”

       Yu Bingwei took a deep breath and replied, “Thank you, Mr. Li, if you can.” She and Li Zhenzi had already broken up. Although everyone thought that their relationship was nothing more than a consensual sponsorship, only she knew the feelings she had put into the relationship.

       Li Zhenzi didn’t owe her anything, and she already got what she wanted, so she couldn’t be too greedy, so she retreated in time.

       She believed that since she had broken it off, she should do so cleanly and should not accept Li Zhenzi’s favors. But at the same time, she didn’t want to be involved in Li Zhenzi’s grievances with others. If she could avoid it at this time, it would of course be the best for her.

       At this point, Li Zhenzi did not pursue the matter further, he only said, “I will let Su Yao help you arrange.”

       Yu Bingwei nodded to thank him, her steps were still a little hasty, she walked to the door and saw Li Zhenruo, nodded politely, and then left without looking back.

       Li Zhenruo kept looking at Yu Bingwei’s back and saw her walking outside under the leadership of the waiter. When he turned around, he noticed that Li Zhenran was looking at him.

       He calmly walked back to Li Zhenran and sat down.

       Li Zhentai didn’t pay attention to him, but frowned and said, “How come he got stratched by a cat?”

       As soon as this sentence was finished, except for Li Zhenran, who was still staring at Li Zhenruo, the others on the table looked at Li Zhenran at the same time.

       Li Zhenran said, “What are you looking at me for?”

       Li Zhentai wondered, “Did you bring your cat?”

       Perhaps because Li Zhenruo was too intelligent as a cat, now, whenever a cat was mentioned, the Li family would always think of him first.

       Moreover, Li Zhentai vaguely heard from You Bo’s subordinates just now that it was a cat with yellow and white fur. As for the breed, they didn’t know what kind of cat it was, and You Bo was not familiar with it either.

       They didn’t act too nervous, because no one would think that a cat could be instructed to attack You Bo. They only thought that the wild cat who ran in from nowhere was going crazy and hurting people. What they were most worried about was the cat itself, and what kind of disease infected You Bo through the wound. As for pursuing responsibility, it is natural to look for a restaurant owner.

       But Li Zhentai didn’t know why, and suddenly thought about whether Li Zhenran let his cat attack You Bo.

       Li Zhenran laughed out loud, “Eldest brother, do you watch too many movies or novels? My cat is normal cat, not a cat demon. Did you think I bring it out today and let it lurk in the dark, wait You Bo went to the toilet and scratched his face?”

       After Li Zhenran finished speaking, Li Zhentai also seemed to think his thoughts were ridiculous, shook his head, and said, “Anyway, I will go back and discuss this matter with Dad.”

       Li Zhenzi pursed his lips and said nothing.

       Li Zhenran asked, “Is it Dad’s intention to make peace with You Bo at such a high price?”

       Li Zhentai said, “Dad has been in poor health recently, and have already handed over this matter to me. You can rest assured that a loan as big as a guarantee must also require the signature of Dad, otherwise it will not pass.”

       Li Zhenzi said, “I am against it.”

       Li Zhentai looked at him with a sneer and said nothing.

       Li Zhenran said, “Then it will be a hard matter for you, eldest brother.”

       Li Zhenruo looked at Li Zhentai and couldn’t help touching his paws.

       Before they left the restaurant, Li Zhentai was going to the bathroom, and he walked towards the corridor alone.

       Li Zhenruo looked at his back and said, “I also want to go to the bathroom.”

       Li Zhenzi was in a wheelchair and was pushed by Su Yao. When he heard that, he looked up at him, “Aren’t you urinating frequently?”

       Li Zhenruo naturally ignored him, squeezed his fingers, and followed Li Zhentai to go there. Just two steps out, Li Zhenran grabbed the collar and stopped him, and said, “Go back.”

       Others didn’t know what happened to You Bo just now, but they couldn’t hide it from Li Zhenran.

       Now that Li Zhenruo was going to follow Li Zhentai again like previously, Li Zhenran didn’t even have to think about it and knew what his plan was.

       Li Zhenruo looked back at him inexplicably, not understanding why he wanted to stop him, and said, “But I want to go.”

       Li Zhenran said with an expressionless face, “Hold it on, and go back.”

       Li Zhenruo opened his eyes wide and looked innocent, “Why?”

       Li Zhenran leaned closer to his ear and said in a deep voice, “I don’t allow you to let it out outside, save it all for me when I get back.”

       Li Zhenzi heard their conversation, looked at Li Zhenran with a subtle expression, and couldn’t help but leaned to the side and stayed away from them.

       After they came out of the restaurant, Li Zhenran helped Su Yao carry Li Zhenzi into the car, while Li Zhenruo put away the wheelchair and put it in the back compartment.

       When Li Zhenran put Li Zhenzi in the back seat of the car, Li Zhenzi said in his ear, “Second brother’s taste is too heavy, you can’t tell.”

       Unexpectedly, Li Zhenran didn’t refute, but smiled at him, straightened up, and closed the door.

       After saying goodbye to Su Yao, the two returned to their car. Li Zhenruo couldn’t help but ask strangely, “Why didn’t you let me teach Li Zhentai a lesson?”

       Li Zhenran said, “If the targeting is too strong, they will suspect me.”

       “Suspect you?” Li Zhenruo seemed amused, “Suspect you have raised a cat to attack humans?”

       Li Zhenran heard the words, reached out, and touched his head, “Don’t worry, wait for Li Zhentai to get a little more complacent, don’t rush to hit him now.”

       Li Zhenruo folded his arms in front of his chest and pondered for a moment. He then said, “Do you think Li Zhentai and You Bo are in the same boat? I always feel that there is something weird about it.”

       Li Zhenran said while driving, “It’s good that it looks weird. We all know that Li Zhentai is up to something, and now, he finally revealed something to us. It’s not good to start with him, so let’s start with You Bo.”

       Li Zhenruo thought about it and felt that Li Zhentai and You Bo must be calculating something together, but what was strange to him was that there was clearly still Li Jianglin behind Li Zhentai, and it was impossible for him to watch Li Zhentai just sell Yunlin like this, right?

       Li Zhenruo said, “Let’s go back and see Dad.”

       Li Zhenran glanced at him, “Suddenly calling Dad again?”

       Li Zhenruo said, “It’s not your dad or my dad anyway. Whatever we call won’t be right, so it doesn’t matter what you call him.”

       Li Zhenran smiled and said, “You go, I’m not going.”

       Li Zhenruo was stunned for a moment, he turned his head and looked at Li Zhenran’s expression carefully, but he couldn’t see anything from it. But when he thought about it, Li Zhenran refused to see Li Jianglin because he cared about the relationship between him and Li Jianglin.

       When he thought of this, Li Zhenruo said, “It’s okay, I’ll go by myself.”

       That night, the Garfield, who had been away from Li’s house for several days, slipped back alone. He was too familiar with this place, and as a cat, he wasn’t afraid even if he was caught by surveillance cameras when he climbed the wall.

       He ran in from the corner along the grass in the yard, stopped near Erhuang’s kennel, and ran towards Erhuang.

       Erhuang was lying quietly in the nest and was about to fall asleep. It suddenly heard a sound in the grass and stood up all of a sudden, twitching its nose along with the wind and smelling the smell, and then it found Li Zhenruo.

       Li Zhenruo rushed over and crashed into Er Huang’s arms, Er Huang desperately flicked his tail and circled around him.

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       Yu Bingwei’s gaze slowly swept over everyone’s face and finally landed on Li Zhenzi. Her expression was somewhat complicated.

       You Bo waved to her, “Miss Yu, please come in and sit.”

       Yu Bingwei took a deep breath and slowly walked into the private room. She was forcibly invited, and she didn’t even know what was going on at first, but it was only when she saw Li Zhenzi and You Bo that she suddenly understood.

       Li Zhenruo frowned tightly. He was very disgusted with You Bo’s behaviour in involving Yu Bingwei. If at first, he thought that Li Zhenzi owed You Bo, now he no longer felt that You Bo had anything to be sympathetic about.

       Yu Bingwei walked over to the round table and looked around blankly.

       You Bo pulled a chair aside and said to her, “Please sit down.”

       Only then Yu Bingwei sit down, but her eyes kept staring at Li Zhenzi.

       Li Zhenzi finally couldn’t help it, and said to You Bo, “I broke up with her long ago. Is it interesting to involve innocent people?”

       You Bo just smiled and looked at Yu Bingwei.

       “You Bo,” Li Zhenzi’s voice became cold and hard, “I can let you off the hook for what happened before, but don’t think that I’m really afraid of you. Try moving one of her fingers today? I promise you won’t just break a leg.”

       You Bo snorted in disbelief.

       At this time, Li Zhenran said, “Boss You, you seem to be insincere. Is the purpose of your coming here today to have everyone fight to the death  and hurt both sides?”

       You Bo tilted his head, “I’m not sincere? Why would I invite Miss Yu to sit down and talk then? I could just ask someone to take her to me.”

       Without warning, Li Zhenzi grabbed the water cup from the table and threw the water in the cup at You Bo.

       You Bo moved quickly to dodge, but his shoulders were still wet with water.

       Yu Bingwei became nervous and looked at them.

       You Bo’s face was cold, he reached out and wiped the water stains on his shoulders, while looking at Li Zhenzi fiercely, he wiped the tissue from the table.

       Li Zhenran just called out calmly, “Third child,” and tried to stop Li Zhenzi from continuing to provoke You Bo. He then said to You Bo, “Then Boss You might as well talk about the conditions you want?”

       You Bo said, “I know that you, Yunlin, have acquired land for two old factories in the south of the city, let me have that land at the original price.”

       The land-use rights of the two pieces of land were in Yunlin’s hands, but they have not been developed yet.

       Li Zhenran smiled, “Boss You know that a subway is going to be opened there, right?”

       You Bo said, “Of course I do, otherwise why am I here?”

       The price of these two pieces of land were not expensive, and it was operated by Li Zhenran at the time. He also heard inside information that it was near the new subway line and that a subway station will be built. As soon as the subway route was planned, the land price on that piece of land went up. At this time, if the land was given at the original price to You Bo, Yunlin would naturally lose a lot of money.

       Before Li Zhenran could speak, Li Zhenzi mocked, “Have you been daydreaming too much? Let’s say that you are worth the money we pay you, even if I wanted to, Yunlin is now in my eldest brother and my father’s hand. Li Zhenran and I have both been kicked out of the house. You are looking for us to ask for Yunlin’s land, what kind of joke is that?”

       You Bo was not annoyed when he heard the words. He pretended to think about it, and said, “You are right, so I just asked someone to invite your eldest brother. Let’s sit down and talk together.”

       Li Zhenruo didn’t like You Bo right now. He wanted to pounce on him and scratch his face and suddenly felt that his fingers were a little itchy. He stretched out his hand and scratched it, stunned to touch the hair on one hand, and immediately lowered his head to look in surprise, and saw that his hands had turned into cat claws.

       The people at the table were still bargaining, and no one noticed him.

       He lowered his head and touched the hands with his left and right hands, and tried to control his spiritual power to turn it back into the appearance of a human hand. Then he found that he had succeeded.

       When he thought about it, he hadn’t changed back to a cat form for a long time, and he hadn’t tried to change his body parts into a cat shape, but he didn’t expect it to be so easy now.

       Song Jun told him that cultivating was a long process, and cultivators must endure loneliness. Before they know it, quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes. When he cultivates slowly without rushing, one day the change in his ability will be visible to the naked eye.

       Li Zhenruo looked at Yu Bingwei without caring about the others at the dinner table.

       Yu Bingwei lowered her head and looked at the water glass on the table. She didn’t say a word from beginning to end. She was innocently involved. This situation was very contradictory to her. Of course, she didn’t want to go to help Li Zhenzi by sleeping with You Bo, but she couldn’t bear to see Li Zhenzi get hurt. And it’s embarrassing enough that she was brought here by You Bo’s people. Outside she was a female star and had always been beautiful, but here she was like cargo. She didn’t even have the freedom to stand up and leave here.

       When he saw Yu Bingwei’s pitiful appearance, Li Zhenruo felt that his paws were itchy again.

       At this moment, someone knocked on the private room door and then opened the private room door from the outside.

       Several people turned their heads to look at the same time and saw that Li Zhentai came in with the waiter leading the way, and the atmosphere was a little delicate for a while.

       You Bo stood up and greeted Li Zhentai with a smile, “The eldest son of the Li family is finally here.” After speaking, he said to Li Zhenran, “Since the second son has no right to speak, then I will invite the people who have the right to speak in the Li family.”

       Li Zhentai nodded politely to You Bo, and then his eyes fell on Li Zhenzi, shaking his head as if he was angry with him.

       Li Zhenzi frowned.

       Li Zhenruo on the other hand exchanged glances with Li Zhenran. He was a little puzzled. He didn’t understand why Li Zhentai was willing to accept You Bo’s invitation.

       Until he saw Li Zhentai and You Bo shaking hands politely, then sat down and sighed and said, “Boss You, I apologize to you for my brother.”

       Li Zhenzi lined up on the table with one hand and looked at Li Zhentai. He couldn’t be polite, “Eldest brother, what do you mean?”

       Li Zhentai said to him, “We are here to solve the problem today. Since you can’t solve it, then naturally I, the eldest brother, can’t just sit back and watch.”

       After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Zhenran again, “Zhenran, it is inconvenient to say some things here, but since you are back, you should go home early to see your father, and don’t just fool around outside.”

       When he said the word ‘fooling around’, he glanced toward Li Zhenruo, not hiding the disgust in his eyes in the slightest.

       Since Li Zhentai took over the power of Yunlin, he could clearly feel that his overall demeanor had changed. In the past, in Li Zhenruo’s heart, he had always been a mediocre and meek person, but now he was becoming more and more imposing, and in front of his two younger brothers, he also began to put up a big brother’s front.

       Also, by now he was the only good son left by Li Jianglin’s side, since the other two were not reassuring.

       Li Zhenran didn’t answer Li Zhentai’s words. In fact, after Li Zhentai came in, he didn’t say a word, quietly and honestly being an obedient second brother.

       Li Zhenzi on the other hand, went back and forth with Li Zhentai for a few moments before Li Zhentai finally yelled at him, “If you didn’t cause so much trouble, would we need to sit here now? If you could solve it, why would you get into this mess now?”

       Li Zhenzi took a deep breath and fell silent.

       Li Zhentai handed You Bo a cigarette, then lit it for him with his own hands, and then began to apologize to him again and again sincerely.

       Li Zhenruo’s fingernail suddenly became sharp, he touched the tip of the sharp fingernail, thinking to himself, what the hell does Li Zhentai mean?

       It was true that You Bo was not easy to mess with, but the Li family was not afraid of him.

       You Bo knew that Li Zhenzi cared about Yu Bingwei, and took Yu Bingwei as a threat. If it was a big deal, Li Zhenzi would’ve spent money to send Yu Bingwei away to hide, and then spend more money to find a few people to protect her, and let her come back when things developed in a better direction.

       As for Li Zhenzi, if you give You Bo ten guts, he will not dare to do anything to Li Zhenzi. Li Zhenzi was not stupid. After this incident, he found people to protect himself in the dark and keep an eye on You Bo. If You Bo really wanted to hit hard, Li Zhenzhi would have fought him to the end, and in the end, it would have been a lose-lose situation.

       You Bo must also feel that it was not worth it.

       Li Zhentai would not be so concerned about Li Zhenzi’s safety. If You Bo could really kill Li Zhenzi, Li Zhentai would have one less big trouble, and he didn’t need to do it himself, how good was that?

       So who is this show for?

       He couldn’t help but glance at Li Zhenran. Li Zhenran stared at Li Zhentai and You Bo without saying a word as if he was distracted.

       At this time, You Bo once again brought up the matter of land transfer.

       All eyes fell on Li Zhentai.

       Li Zhentai smiled calmly, picked up the cup and took a slow sip of water, then said, “Boss You, it’s too much.”

       You Bo was not in a hurry, changed his words, and said, “Well, I have a project in hand now, but I need capital funds, you won’t let me have the land that I want. I just hope you can help me with your land. How does Mr. Li feel about making a guarantee and taking out a loan from the bank?”

       Li Zhentai frowned tightly.

       You Bo said, “Don’t be in a hurry to answer, I will give you a detailed plan report about the project. It was definitely worth investing in. Wait until Mr. Li Senior has read it.”

       After speaking, You Bo stood up and said, “I’m going to the bathroom.”

       In the old restaurant, there was no bathroom in the private room, so You Bo had to open the private room door and walked outside.

       Li Zhenruo also stood up at this time and said, “I’ll go to the bathroom too.”

       He came out of the private room and saw You Bo’s back walking around the corner of the corridor as if he was in a good mood and was humming a song. Li Zhenruo followed. There was no waiter in the long corridor around the corner, and there was no surveillance camera when he looked up, and at this time You Bo had already entered the bathroom.

       So Li Zhenruo turned into a cat while advancing, squatted at the door of the bathroom, and licked his paws.

       Just over a minute later, when You Bo opened the door from the inside and just stepped out, Li Zhenruo jumped up and flashed his sharp claws to scratch at his face.

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Notes:
I feel this whole thing is so unfair to Yu Bingwei, I hoped the best for Weiwei 🙁
WITHOUT LI ZHENZI
She deserves so much more than this guy

And also tf with Zhentai???

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       Li Zhenruo had heard of this You Bo person in the past, but the two of them had never met. So far, he gave Li Zhenruo the feeling of being too hostile. If it were in the past, even if he didn’t like this person, Li Zhenruo would have to say a few polite words to him and hope to become friends. However, Li Zhenruo now felt that these things were not important.

       He just said in a somewhat cold manner, “Boss You, is there something wrong?”

       The taxi driver hadn’t driven yet. He glanced in the rearview mirror and asked, “Where to?”

       You Bo put an arm on Li Zhenruo’s shoulder, “Would you do me the honour to invite you to a meal?”

       Li Zhenruo grabbed his arm and pushed it away, “I’m just a little white face, I have no face to honour you.”

       His attitude was very rude, and he believed that You Bo was already unhappy at this time. However, You Bo did not show it on his face, but asked, “I heard that you are Luo Fei’s cousin?”

       Li Zhenruo did not deny it, and simply pushed the boat along and said, “You are not afraid of offending Luo Fei?”

       You Bo laughed and said, “Li Zhenran is not afraid of offending Luo Fei? Even he dared to sleep with his cousin? It seems that Luo Fei didn’t take it to heart.”

       The taxi driver became impatient at this time, and honked his horn to urge, “Where are you going? Hurry up!”

       You Bo suddenly turned cold and said in a deep voice, “What?”

       The driver turned his head to look at him as if he didn’t think it would be easy to mess with You Bo and immediately fell silent.

       Li Zhenruo looked at the driver, then turned to look at You Bo, and said calmly, “Luo Fei doesn’t take it seriously, but I advise you not to try it. The conflict was between you and Li Zhenzi, but Ran ge said that his brother was at fault first. He doesn’t want to intervene, and it’s totally unnecessary for you to provoke me. I don’t know if Boss You is doing this just for the sake of novelty or just trying to cross with the Li family, but I think it’s meaningless. The conflict between you and Li Zhenzi is resolved. It’s over, there’s really no need to treat the entire Li family as your enemy, and there’s no need to offend Ran ge and my cousin for me, what do you think?”

       You Bo had been silent while listening to him, but at this time he looked at him with interest, “You are really hell-bent on Li Zhenran. A mouthful for Ran ge.”

       Li Zhenruo said, “Yes, so you should understand how sincerely I am advising you and not wanting to make the situation unmanageable.”

       You Bo hummed at this time, “Who said I was interested in you?”

       Li Zhenruo patted his chest quickly, “I’ll just say that I’m thinking too much, how could someone with such a high taste like Boss You like me that is a man? It’s my shamelessness to put gold on my face that delayed Boss You, I’m really sorry. If I have a chance in the future, I’ll let Ran ge invite Boss You to dinner, okay? Today I’m still in a hurry, I have to go back and cook for Ran ge.”

       You Bo watched him silently for a while, then slowly opened the door to get out of the car, but he still pressed his hand on the door and said to Li Zhenruo, “Then I’ll wait for your Ran ge to invite me to this meal.”

       Li Zhenruo smiled and said, “Definitely.”

       The moment the door was closed, Li Zhenruo’s face sank, and he said to the driver, “Drive.”

       He sat in the back seat and swore a few words in a sullen voice. He was thinking about whether Yubo was really going to give the Li family a hard time or whether he was attracted to him. After he thought about it, Li Zhenruo felt that both options were possible, and he couldn’t help but complain more about Li Zhenzi.

       It was just that it wasn’t a lie that he said he wanted to go back to cook for Li Zhenran. He did buy some food in the supermarket and planned to go back to cook hotpot with Li Zhenran at night.

       The two of them didn’t usually cook by themselves, so there were no ingredients and seasonings in the apartment, only some pots and pans. If he wanted to make a meal himself, the easiest way was a hotpot. Buy hotpot ingredients and food, go back and put it in the pot and pour water to boil. Li Zhenruo thought it was very simple.

       When he got home, Li Zhenran was watering the flowers on the balcony. He didn’t even change his pyjamas, and he didn’t go out all day.

       Li Zhenruo put the bag at the door, walked over and hugged Li Zhenran from behind, and said, “How about eating hot pot tonight?”

       Li Zhenran put down the watering kettle, pressed it on the back of his hand, and said, “Okay.”

       He carried a bag of things into the kitchen. Li Zhenran took out the pot in the cabinet and cleaned it. He watched Li Zhenruo take out the vegetables in the bag and turn them over and over.

       So he took a kitchen knife and handed it to Li Zhenruo, “It’s useless for you to look at it, you have to cut it, and remember to wash it first.”

       Li Zhenruo took the kitchen knife and said with a straight face, “I can’t do it.”

       Li Zhenran glanced at him, “Leave it to me.”

       Li Zhenruo could only wash the vegetables and put them on the cutting board. After a while, he saw Li Zhenran put the cleaned induction cooker and soup pot on the dining table outside, and then came back and picked up the kitchen knife to take the cleaned vegetables and cut them carefully.

       Li Zhenran was not skilled at this too, but it looked like it was going well.

       Li Zhenruo had nothing to do. So he stood beside Li Zhenran, suddenly stretched out his hand to wrap his waist and blew a breath at his ear.

       Li Zhenran’s expression did not change, but his head turned slightly.

       He knew that Li Zhenran’s ears were sensitive, so he blew at him again, and then took his earlobe and bit it lightly.

       Li Zhenran turned to look at him, “Do you still want to eat hotpot?”

       Li Zhenruo pointed at his ear and whispered, “I met You Bo today.”

       Li Zhenran was cutting potatoes. After hearing this sentence, the kitchen knife cut down heavily against the vegetable board and rattled. He asked in a deep voice, “Did he provoke you?”

       Li Zhenruo pinched his ear with his fingers and rubbed it hard a few times. He rubbed Li Zhenran’s ear red, and said, “He wanted to provoke me, but I didn’t go along. Later, I told him that I would ask you to invite him to dinner another day.”

       Li Zhenran stopped and was quiet for a few seconds. He then said, “That’s a good offer.”

       “Huh?” Li Zhenruo looked at him in surprise, “Do you really have this plan?”

       Li Zhenran gently peeled off the potato slices that were stuck to the kitchen knife, “Invite him to a meal and ask Li Zhenzi to apologize to him along the way, see what he really wants, put this matter to an end, but also let him know that he should not have any thoughts about you. “

       Li Zhenruo said, “You keep saying that you don’t care about Li Zhenzi, but you still have to help him out.”

       Li Zhenran put the sliced ​​potatoes on a plate, took the washed green bamboo shoots, and said to Li Zhenruo, “Because I will have to clean up Li Zhentai after waiting, I don’t want the third child to have other troubles at this time. It was Li Zhentai who poked it out, and I don’t want to see him do what he wants.”

       Li Zhenruo thought to himself, didn’t you just want to take the opportunity to win over Li Zhenzi? But he just thought about it and didn’t say it.

       The taste of hotpot that night was average. Li Zhenruo didn’t know exactly the difference between it and a hotpot restaurant, so he felt that it was not so fragrant. After eating the hotpot, there was still a lot of smell in the house, so he had to open the doors and windows to air out the smell.

       Li Zhenran went to the balcony to stay and smoked a cigarette.

       After Li Zhenruo came out of the shower, he wrapped his arms around his waist, pressed him on the balcony, bit his ears, and said vaguely, “Okay, now it’s my turn.”

       The time to invite You Bo to a meal was set in three days.

       Li Zhenzi said that he could not walk with his legs, and Li Zhenran told him to let him come in a wheelchair.

       The meal was arranged in a restaurant in the urban area. The private room was quite large but not very crowded.

       Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo came first as the host, and Li Zhenzi really let Su Yao push him in with a wheelchair. A chair was removed directly from the round table, leaving Li Zhenzi to eat in a wheelchair.

       Li Zhenzi didn’t look very happy. He was smoking a cigarette and swearing, “What the hell!”

       At first, he felt that he was wrong, and he was somewhat embarrassed to meet You Bo, but now he had been ruthlessly fixed out, and his temper had risen.

       Li Zhenruo sneered, “Seducing someone’s wife, what the hell is up with you?”

       Li Zhenzi pointed his cigarette at him, “You know shit, shut up!”

       As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the private room was opened from the outside, You Bo was wearing a long trench coat, and seemed to walk with the wind. With a strange smile on his face, he said to Li Zhenran who stood up, “Second Young Master Li, how are you?”

       Li Zhenran smiled, “Boss You. Welcome.”

       You Bo took off his trench coat, and the waiter helped him hang it on the hanger.

       He walked towards the dining table, and when he passed by Li Zhenruo, he suddenly reached out and touched Li Zhenruo’s face.

       Li Zhenruo reacted quickly, turned his head to avoid it, and then frowned slightly and looked at You Bo.

       You Bo didn’t expect him to react so quickly, but he just smiled and walked to his seat and sat down.

       Li Zhenran withdrew the sharp gaze just now and said to You Bo, “Boss You, I don’t like to talk nonsense, the purpose of inviting you here today is for that little grudge between my brother and you, and I want to take this opportunity to make the third child apologizes to you. He caused the disaster by himself, and Boss You beat him up. He is still in a wheelchair and admitted his wrongdoings. However, I didn’t know what else Boss You wants?”

       You Bo laughed, leaned back on the back of the chair, didn’t say anything, and just smoked a cigarette. He put the cigarette to his mouth but didn’t light it.

       Li Zhenran glanced at Li Zhenzi.

       Li Zhenzi took a deep breath as if to vent all his frustration, he grabbed the lighter on the table, because it was inconvenient to move the wheelchair, so he leaned forward with a lot of effort to help You Bo light a cigarette.

       You Bo looked at him with a half-smile, and his body remained motionless. After letting Li Zhenzi help him light the cigarette, he suddenly pressed the burning cigarette butt on Li Zhenzi’s hand before he could take it back.

       Li Zhenzi felt pain in his hand, and quickly threw his hand away. The lighter fell to the ground at once, and he almost fell.

       Su Yao responded quickly, stood up and supported Li Zhenzi, and stared at You Bo angrily.

       Li Zhenzi swore, “Motherfvcker.”

       You Bo tilted his head on purpose and said, “What did you say? I didn’t get it. Say it again.”

       Li Zhenran said at this time, “Boss You, don’t go too far.”

       Before You Bo’s cigarette was extinguished, he turned his head to face Li Zhenran, took a slow puff and said, “Today, Second Young Master Li is so sincere, I might as well say a few words from my heart. Just now you felt painful, right? But how does it compare to having someone else fvck your wife?”

       After he said this, he flicked the soot, but his eyes turned to Li Zhenruo.

       Li Zhenzi suppressed his anger and said, “Boss You, I’m not being kind in this matter, but as far as I know, you’ve been messing around outside for a long time. Lisa has always been resentful, but she was just dragging and didn’t get a divorce.”

       You Bo looked at him coldly, “As long as we are not divorced, she is my wife. We will solve things between the couple ourselves, but you dare to cuckold me. You must think about how to bear the consequences.”

       Li Zhenzi’s scalded hand was still hurting. He reached out to hold the water glass on the table and said, “Then what do you want? If you have something to say, we will solve it once and for all.”

       You Bo raised one leg on the other, leaned back and took a few puffs of cigarettes, and said, “I thought about it, I don’t feel relieved when I beat you, and I don’t want to cause so much trouble if I kill you. You’d better put your wife to sleep with me a few times.”

       Li Zhenzi said angrily, “I don’t have a wife.”

       You Bo said, “Yeah, you don’t have a wife. I heard that you have a girlfriend, and after a look, she was quite to my liking, so I invited her over to sit down today.”

       This time, not only Li Zhenzi, but even Li Zhenruo changed his face. Immediately after that the door was opened from the outside, only to reveal Yu Bingwei standing at the door, looking anxiously at the few people in the private room.

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       You Bo was a tall man with hard facial features and looked a bit fierce. When he stood in front of people, he gave people a great sense of oppression.

       Li Zhenran was about the same height as him but was not as wide as his shoulders. At this time, he was holding Li Zhenruo’s wrist with one hand and looked at You Bo face to face with a calm expression.

       You Bo took a look at his hand holding Li Zhenruo, pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled. He said to him, “Hello, Second Young Master Li.”

       However, Li Zhenran did not smile as he asked, “We are honoured by your presence here Boss You. But I don’t know what brings you here?”

       You Bo put his hands in his trouser pockets, “I heard that the third son of the Li family was injured and came to visit him specially.”

       Li Zhenran heard the words, opened the door of the ward, and said to him, “Please.”

       You Bo seemed a little surprised that Li Zhenran didn’t stop him, but the purpose of his trip today was to find Li Zhenzi, so he nodded to Li Zhenran, and then said to the person behind him, “Move!”

       A group of them rushed into Li Zhenzi’s ward at once.

       Su Yao looks at them vigilantly.

       A man behind You Bo pointed at Su Yao, “Beautiful, sit down!”

       Su Yao stands on the edge of the bed with an expressionless face.

       Li Zhenzi stood up, and after seeing You Bo, he said to Su Yao, “You go out first.” He was actually a little nervous in his heart, but he was more worried that Su Yao would get hurt if she got into an argument with them here.

       Li Zhenran was still standing at the door, beckoning to let Su Yao come out.

       Su Yao glanced at Li Zhenzi, walked towards the door of the ward, and whispered beside Li Zhenran, “Is it okay to leave him alone?”

       Li Zhenran said to her, “If he can’t solve such a small problem, I advise you to change your boss. This is a hospital, You Bo will not personally come out if he wants to fight or kill. He is still a decent businessman on the surface and not a triad.”

       When she heard this, Su Yao sighed lightly, feeling a little bit helpless.

       They turned their heads and saw that You Bo was sitting down on the chair beside the bed, raising one leg on Li Zhenzi’s bed.

       Li Zhenzi turned pale, squinted his eyes slightly, and finally chose to swallow his voice and smiled, “Boss You.”

       Li Zhenran said to Su Yao, “We’re leaving first, call me if you need anything.”

       Su Yao took a look at the time and said, “I’ll leave later. The nurses will come to watch at night.”

       Li Zhenran nodded and patted her arm.

       Li Zhenruo said, “Self-inflicted sin…”

       Although You Bo was not a good thing, the cause of the incident was purely because Li Zhenzi seduced other people’s wives. So if he provoked this evil god, he should bear the consequences himself.

       Li Zhenran probably wouldn’t sit idly by, but he wasn’t so kind as to help him bear all the consequences.

       When they walked out of the hospital, Li Zhenruo suddenly laughed.

       Li Zhenran turned to look at him and asked, “What are you laughing at?”

       Li Zhenruo said, “I used to think that although we were not born by the same mother, we all have the same father. Why do we have so many different personalities? But now I finally understand.”

       They still took a taxi, and Li Zhenran did not let the driver drive them back to Li’s house, but went directly to the apartment in the city.

       The two entered the door one after the other, and when Li Zhenruo reached out and closed the door, Li Zhenran turned around and grabbed his jaw and kissed him.

       Li Zhenruo’s body was pressed against the door by him, and he was stunned for a while, then raised his arm to hug Li Zhenran, deepening the kiss.

       Li Zhenran stretched a hand to his waist, reached under the hem of his clothes, and gently rubbed up and down against his skin.

       Li Zhenruo felt a little itchy and shrank a little.

       Li Zhenran held his waist against the skin and kissed his chin lightly.

       Li Zhenruo tilted his head up and leaned behind the door, and said, “What? A sudden emotional outburst?”

       Li Zhenran kissed him lightly and said, “I’ve wanted to do this since very early today.”

       Li Zhenruo suddenly noticed that Li Zhenran might not be as indifferent as he seemed. He recalled that when he just found out that he was not Li Jianglin’s son, he really felt like the sky was about to fall. After all, apart from this father, he had no other more intimate relatives, and now, what Li Zhenran was suffering from was perhaps what he was feeling at that time.

       So Li Zhenruo reached out and hugged Li Zhenran tightly, kissing him actively, trying to comfort him with himself.

       The two kissed each other repeatedly, Li Zhenran’s hand stroked Li Zhenruo’s waist, making him tremble, while Li Zhenruo’s fingers were inserted into Li Zhenran’s hair, pressed against his hair, and rubbed lightly.

       After a while, Li Zhenran directly carried Li Zhenruo and walked toward the room.

       Although Li Zhenruo felt that his posture was a bit awkward, at this time, no matter what Li Zhenran did, he didn’t want to resist. He always thought that if Li Zhenran could have stayed by his side to comfort him at that time, those days would not have been so difficult.

       It was raining lightly outside, and these days were getting cooler every day.

       He and Li Zhenran were lying on the bed, wrapped in the same quilt, feeling the temperature of each other’s bodies.

       Li Zhenruo wanted to yawn, but Li Zhenran pinched his mouth with his fingers to prevent him from opening it. He shook his head from side to side in discomfort, and finally put Li Zhenran’s finger in his mouth and sucked it.

       When Li Zhenran withdrew his hand, Li Zhenruo rolled over and mounted on top of him. He supported his body with both hands on Li Zhenran’s firm and full chest. He lowered his head and asked him, “Don’t you want to go home?”

       Li Zhenran pulled the quilt up to cover his back, pinched his waist with both hands, and said, “No.”

       Li Zhenruo said, “It doesn’t matter. It’s just the same whether he’s the real father or not. Anyway, just get the share of the Li family that belongs to you.”

       Li Zhenran knew that he was comforting him, smiled slightly, and said, “I understand, I’m not sad.”

       Li Zhenruo moved his butt, with an ambiguous smile on his face, “Come on then!”

       Having said that, Li Zhenran really didn’t plan to go back to the Li family for the time being. He and Li Zhenruo lived in this apartment. Every day, they read books, listened to music, ran and watered the flowers. At night, he and Li Zhenruo were endlessly fooling around.

       Li Zhenruo felt that Li Zhenran was too quiet and he had to always guess if Li Zhenran felt difficult in his heart. After a few days of silent observation, he found that Li Zhenran eat and sleep as if he really didn’t care.

       One day Hua Yibang called him, and Li Zhenran was lying on the bed to answer the phone. The two chatted for a long time, Li Zhenruo sat next to him and listened for a long time, and found that Li Zhenran didn’t even ask about Yunlin.

       Right now Hua Yibang had been left by Li Jianglin to assist Li Zhentai in his work. It stood to reason that if Li Zhenran wanted to know about many things, he could inquire it from Hua Yibang, but obviously Li Zhenran had no such plan.

       “Don’t you care about Yunlin?” Li Zhenruo asked him.

       Li Zhenran said, “I don’t care, just let them be happy.”

       One day, Li Zhenruo took the time to visit Xia Hongshen. It happened that Xia Hongshen had no class that afternoon, so the master and the apprentice went to the big supermarket near the school together.

       In front of the pet supplies counter, two people stopped for a long time.

       In fact, Li Zhenruo was not very interested in these things. After all, he was originally a human being, and his human psychology and habits were still deeply ingrained, while Xia Hongshen was not. To be honest, he had been a beast longer than a human being.

       Xia Hongshen reached out and took a bottle of pet-specific body wash, opened the lid and smelled the smell.

       Li Zhenruo stood beside him and asked him, “Master, do you want me to give you a cat climbing frame?”

       Xia Hongshen raised his head, was silent for a moment, and said, “No need. I can’t put it at home.”

       Li Zhenruo thought about the small dormitory where Xia Hongshen lived, and it really couldn’t fit there, and then he suggested, “It can be placed in the corridor.”

       Unexpectedly, Xia Hongshen thought about it and still said, “No.”

       In the past few days, Li Zhenruo had a lot more spiritual power in his body than before. When he got up this morning, he lifted the quilt and stood beside the bed, naked and ignoring the ambiguous traces of his body, and said to Li Zhenran, “Look at me.”

       Li Zhenran was still half asleep, and one arm stretched out from the quilt to cover his eyes. At this time, he reluctantly moved a little and looked at him, “Look at you or fvck you?”

       Li Zhenruo ignored him, and turned around and transformed into a set of well-cut and exquisite clothes.

       Li Zhenran frowned slightly at him.

       Li Zhenruo said, “New Armani. How is it?”

       Li Zhenran covered his eyes with his arms again, not intending to pay any attention to his appearance.

       Li Zhenruo sat on the edge of the bed and pulled his arm, “Why you haven’t said anything yet?”

       Li Zhenran replied, “Go away, I want to sleep.”

       So he now went out, Li Zhenruo was still wearing low-key and casual clothes, designed by himself. The style was ordinary and not outstanding.

       Li Zhenruo and Xia Hongshen were sitting on stools outside the supermarket eating catnip biscuits. Li Zhenruo asked Xia Hongshen, “Master, have you seen that Shen Luming recently?”

       Shen Luming was like a ticking time bomb to Li Zhenruo, and he didn’t know when it would explode.

       Xia Hongshen said, “I saw, in school.”

       Li Zhenruo asked suspiciously, “He hasn’t looked for me, how much do you think he knows?”

       Xia Hongshen chewed the biscuits slowly and answered him after a while, “Maybe not much. I heard that he was in a car accident while travelling after the college entrance examination. He suffered trauma to his head and can’t remember the past.”

       “Oh?” Li Zhenruo was a little surprised.

       “But I think,” Xia Hongshen said, “He may not have amnesia, but a soul exchange.”

       Li Zhenruo frowned at him.

       Xia Hongshen said, “You occupied his body, and his soul occupied other people’s bodies, but I don’t know what happened. Your memory is intact, but his memory is missing.”

       Li Zhenruo was a little worried, “Can he recover his memory?”

       Xia Hongshen held the small biscuits between his fingers, and suddenly threw them into the air, then slightly tilted his head smoothly with his mouth to catch the cookies. After chewing and eating, he said, “I can temporarily seal his memory and let him not remember.”

       “Master!” Li Zhenruo was a little excited when he heard the words, but then said, “Master, is it okay for you to do this? Before, you also said you wouldn’t let Song Jun and the others help me.”

       Xia Hongshen said casually, “They can’t but I can, as long as you are good, I can help you.”

       Li Zhenruo quickly grabbed his arm, “Master!”

       Xia Hongshen said “um”, “You’ve been good.”

       After leaving the supermarket, the two parted in front of the supermarket. Xia Hongshen wanted to go back to school, while Li Zhenruo had to take a taxi home.

       Before saying goodbye, Xia Hongshen suddenly said to Li Zhenruo, “Someone is watching you.”

       Li Zhenruo turned around in shock but did not find anyone looking at him. When he turned his head, he found that Xia Hongshen had already left.

       He stood there inexplicably for a while, and Li Zhenruo reached out to stop the taxi.

       A taxi stopped in front of him, Li Zhenruo opened the car door and sat in. When he was about to close the car door, someone pulled the door outside.

       Li Zhenruo looked up and saw a tall figure looming down, and then even squeezed inside the car.

       You Bo closed the taxi door and said to Li Zhenruo, “What a coincidence, little boy.”

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       In fact, in Luo Yunguang’s opinion, not only should Li Zhenran not let this secret out, he probably didn’t even want to know it.

       Up to now, it was not only Li Zhenruo who was not Li Jianglin’s biological son, but all the brothers in the Li family were not Li Jianglin’s biological sons. Although it was true that everyone seemed to return to the same starting point, and that no one took advantage and no one suffers losses, but this also meant another thing, that was, once Li Jianglin had hardened his heart, he would not be merciful to anyone, just like Li Zhenruo who was kicked out of the house at the beginning.

       Luo Yunguang’s remark was not a threat, but just a statement of what he thought was a fact.

       Li Zhenran calmed down from the initial shock and frowned silently at this time.

       Li Zhenruo was still holding Li Zhenran’s arm and looked at him worriedly.

       Luo Yunguang said to him, “I only know as much as you want to know, and you really don’t need to ask about other things, just go back. Let’s all pretend not to know about this matter. How about you just return and be the magnificent and well off second young master of the Li family?”

       Li Zhenran patted the back of Li Zhenruo’s hand and nodded, “Uncle Luo, thank you.”

       Luo Yunguang lowered his head and slowly peeled off the soil on his fingers, and said to Li Zhenran, “Your father is old, it is not easy for him to raise you all. You are all children that your parents don’t want. Without him, you would all be orphans, and who knows what kind of hard life you’ll be living now, or where would you be today?”

       These words were not pleasant, but Li Zhenruo felt that he was telling the truth. Without Li Jianglin, it was not certain that Zhao Yuqiong would have given birth to him after being abandoned, and even if she had, Zhao Yuqiong would not have had that long to raise him. As Luo Yunguang said, he might have become a wandering orphan.

       But as a wandering orphan, he might not be killed early, even if he went to work for others, he might marry a wife and live a stable life in the future.

       Right now, Li Zhenruo could no longer easily judge what was better for him, and his feelings for Li Jianglin became more and more complicated. It would be great if Li Jianglin’s purpose in adopting them at the beginning was just to want a few children and be an ordinary father, not to choose a qualified heir from among them.

       Everything they wanted to know from Luo Yunguang was clear. At this time, Luo Yunguang’s wife invited them to have breakfast together, but Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo lost their appetite.

       Luo Yunguang didn’t express any more reservations about their leaving, and he probably didn’t want to stop them from leaving either.

       Li Zhenran came out of Luo’s house and always looked preoccupied.

       Li Zhenruo wanted to say something to comfort him but wondered if it would be better for him to be quieter. Sometimes people just need someone to accompany them.

       It was still early, and none of the stores on the street was open. Only the cleaners were cleaning the ground with brooms. The slate path was very clean, with a little moist moisture from dew.

       Li Zhenran suddenly stopped, turned around and put both hands on Li Zhenruo’s shoulders, and said to him, “Don’t worry too much about those things.”

       Li Zhenruo was stunned for a moment and asked him, “What?” He didn’t understand why it was more like Li Zhenran comforting him now.

       Li Zhenran said, “I know he’s not being fair to you.”

       Li Zhenruo was in a slight trance before he realized what he meant, “Are you trying to say that you think Li Jianglin is unfair to me?” Obviously, he was not his biological son, but he had become the only victim right now. If he were to think so, it was indeed very unfair for him and he should hate Li Jianglin, even everyone in the Li family.

       But Li Zhenruo found that he was very calm, and he didn’t even think of going to that place at all. Unconsciously, his state of mind seems to have changed slowly. In regards to the matter of the Li family, he felt more and more like an outsider who could simply strip himself from his angry state of mind.

       He might still care about the person who killed him, but he didn’t care so much about status and wealth.

       Of course, what he cared most about now was Li Zhenran.

       However, when he was worried that Li Zhenran would be sad, Li Zhenran was also worried that he would be sad. When he thought of this, Li Zhenruo couldn’t help but slightly smile, and said, “I’m fine, anyway it’s already like this. There’s no need to be trapped in the emotions at that time, why not think about doing something more practical.”

       Li Zhenran heard the words and reached out and hugged him.

       The cleaners in the distance stood up straight and looked in their direction.

       But neither of them cared.

       Li Zhenruo approached Li Zhenran’s ear and asked him, “Are you angry? Or sad?”

       Li Zhenran was silent for a while before telling him, “I didn’t feel much. It’s more likely just a shock than those emotions you said.”

       Li Zhenruo hugged him tightly, patted him on the back, and asked him, “Are you hungry? I’ll go buy you some breakfast.”

       Li Zhenran then asked, “Oh? Is there anything to eat around here?”

       Li Zhenruo said, “I saw a family selling egg crepe yesterday, and it seemed to be very good.”

       Li Zhenran laughed, “Did you want to eat it since yesterday?”

       Li Zhenruo smiled and didn’t speak. He let go of Li Zhenran and ran forward.

       The owner of that egg crepe had just set up his shop, and when he saw Li Zhenruo come to buy egg crepe early in the morning, he chatted with him for a while.

       When Li Zhenruo went over with the egg crepe, she saw Li Zhenran standing under the eaves in the street, and turned his head to look at the other side of the street.

       Li Zhenruo looked at him and saw the backs of a middle-aged couple who were slowly walking forward.

       He handed the egg crepe and soy milk to Li Zhenran and asked him, “What are you looking at?”

       Li Zhenran shook his head, the egg crepe was still a little hot in his hand, he said to Li Zhenruo, “Let’s go back.”

       “Okay,” Li Zhenruo nodded as he pulled open the plastic pocket in his hand to reveal the egg crepe inside, and took a careful bite. He was a little afraid of hot foods. Ever since he was a child, Wang Ma said he had a cat’s tongue, but now it’s better, he really did have a cat’s tongue.

       The two walked forward along the street. When they walked more than ten meters, Li Zhenruo suddenly stopped and looked back for some reason. He saw that the couple who were walking forward had stopped and stood in front of the Luo Yunguang couple’s house where they had just left.

       The couple knocked on the door, but Luo Yunguang didn’t open the door.

       Li Zhenran saw Li Zhenruo suddenly stop and asked him, “What?”

       Li Zhenruo looked at him, then turned to look at the couple, and said, “Luo Yunguang is at home, why doesn’t he open the door?”

       Li Zhenran also stood still and looked in that direction without saying anything.

       The two of them watched the door that the couple had knocked on for a long time, tried to look inside through the courtyard door, and then left helplessly.

       The egg crepe in Li Zhenruo’s hand was cold before he knew it, and he asked Li Zhenran, “Is Luo Yunguang avoiding everyone who came to him, or just avoiding you and the two of them?”

       Li Zhenran didn’t answer directly, but instead asked, “What do you think?”

       Li Zhenruo said, “I didn’t see it clearly just now, but you saw the couple’s face, right? Why do you keep staring at them?”

       Li Zhenran reached out and wiped off a few food crumbs from the corner of Li Zhenruo’s mouth, and said, “Maybe it’s because I’m too sensitive. When I saw that man just now, I remembered someone.”

       Li Zhenruo looked at him and said, “Could they be Li Zhentai’s parents? Luo Yunguang may not have known in advance that we would be coming when he was hiding from anyone. Maybe he was hiding from the couple.”

       Li Zhenran didn’t answer, just said to him, “Your soy milk is cold.”

       Li Zhenruo asked him, “You obviously saw it, why didn’t you tell me?”

       Li Zhenran said, “What can you do if you know?”

       Li Zhenruo calmed down, an idea came into his head. He didn’t harm anyone, and he just had to return what Li Zhentai had done to him.

       But this also means another thing, not only Li Zhentai but also Li Zhenran and Li Zhenzi’s identities may be exposed. Li Jianglin was not a fool. He endured it for the first time, but he wouldn’t endure it one after another. He really didn’t know what the consequences would be.

       Li Zhenran saw him fall silent and said to him, “Leave it to me.”

       Li Zhenruo looked at him.

       Li Zhenran said, “If they really are Li Zhentai’s biological parents, I have a way to guide them to find Li Zhentai, and won’t let them know that I had someone tell them; if they are not, it is very simple, as long as Li Zhentai’s parents are still alive In this world, I can find them and tell them that their son is now a rich young master.”

       Li Zhenruo grabbed his hand, “Have you ever thought that you might get entangled?”

       Li Zhenran said, “It doesn’t matter, I’m not afraid. If there were concerns, it was only at the beginning, but now I don’t have them, and I do not owe him anything. Even if I reveal his identity, it is not considered wrong.”

       Li Zhenruo was still a little hesitant.

       Li Zhenran stretched out his hand and pinched his chin to make him raise his head, “Don’t think too much and don’t be afraid. If you don’t do something, the initiative will be transferred to him.”

       Li Zhenruo knew that he was timid. If he knew this from the beginning, he would not hesitate, but now he had something to worry about. Before taking revenge, the first thing he thought about was not hurting Li Zhenran because of it.

       Li Zhenran wiped his oily lips with his fingers again, “Finish your breakfast first.”

       They went back from Luo Yunguang’s, when they were waiting for the plane at the airport, Li Zhenran received a call from Su Yao, telling him that something had happened to Li Zhenzi.

       “What happened?” Li Zhenruo looked serious when he saw Li Zhenran answering the phone, and knew that it wouldn’t be a good thing.

       Li Zhenran said, “He was beaten up and blackmailed, and the police have been called.”

       Li Zhenruo didn’t have to think about it at all and knew that it was because he hooked up with other people’s wives. He wanted to say that he deserved it, but knowing that the female star’s husband, You Bo, was not a good person, it was still a bit troublesome to solve this matter.

       The money came second, You Bo himself was a rich man. The main point was that the man’s pride had been hurt and wanted to pay it back no matter what.

       After they returned by plane, Li Zhenran first took Li Zhenruo to the hospital to visit Li Zhenzi.

       After all, Su Yao had called. As a brother, he was not that unkind to not even take a look at him. It was just that Li Zhenran originally called his driver to pick up the car, but Li Zhentai didn’t plan to return the driver he borrowed from him before, and the driver was caught in the middle.

       Li Zhenran simply told him not to come, and that he could take a taxi.

       The driver followed Li Zhenran for a long time. At this time, while apologizing repeatedly, he couldn’t help but complain in a low voice, asking Li Zhenran to tell Li Zhentai to hurry up and take him back.

       Li Zhenran heard the words and persuaded, “Be patient for a while, and it will be fine soon.”

       Li Zhenruo was a little tired, leaned on Li Zhenran’s shoulder, and asked him, “What will be fine soon?”

       Li Zhenran pinched his chin, “The more things Li Zhentai did, the easier it is to make mistakes. The more power he has, the easier it is to indulge. What is Li Jianglin’s most precious thing? It’s not his son, but his Yunlin. You see, how long do you think he will put up with Li Zhentai?”

       Li Zhenruo thought for a while, then suddenly sat up straight, “I thought of one thing, since you are not Li Jianglin’s own son, what if you marry a woman and have children? Anyway, your son has no blood relationship with him. If you follow him to adopt one, why can’t he accept? “

       Li Zhenran smiled, “You’re right, so he’s just putting on a show for us. If my estimation is correct, he took the opportunity to beat me while indulging the eldest to put him in order.”

       Li Zhenruo thought about it for a long time and said, “I finally understand a lot of things that I couldn’t figure out in the past. Why did Li Jianglin insist that the eldest marry Wen Chun must be because the eldest is not his own son and he doesn’t like him, and he may not be as good as the daughter of his friend Wen Chun in his heart. As long as Wen Chun is willing to marry, he will decide to let him marry; but now to him, it is not so important whether you can inherit the lineage or not. On the contrary, the eldest who tampered with his brothers secretly was more hateful, because no one knows whether he will go back to deal with Li Jianglin when he finishes cleaning up his brothers? “

       Li Zhenran looked at him with a smile.

       Li Zhenruo said, “Did you just figure it out?”

       Li Zhenran nodded, “You are right.”

       When they arrived at the hospital, as soon as they opened the door of the ward, they saw Su Yao sitting on the sofa reading a magazine, while Li Zhenzi was lying on the hospital bed, one leg fell off, and his face was covered with gauze.

       When Su Yao saw Li Zhenran and the others, she put down the magazine in her hand and stood up.

       Li Zhenran asked her, “Why are you here?”

       Su Yao said, “Why else? He’s all alone, who wants to come here to guard him?”

       When Li Zhenruo heard this, he couldn’t help but pop up and say to the person lying on the hospital bed, “So you were a short-lived illicit couple, and you’ve been cut off before the disaster strikes?”

       Li Zhenzi was sober, rolled his eyes and didn’t bother to pay attention to him, but called Li Zhenran, “Second brother.”

       “How is it?” Li Zhenran sat down on the chair beside the bed.

       Su Yao stood by the bed, leaned forward slightly with her hands on the fence, and said, “It’s nothing, a gash on the forehead and a broken leg, but he can’t die yet.”

       Li Zhenzi said angrily, “You wish I could just die, right?”

       Su Yao didn’t speak and just smiled.

       Li Zhenruo turned to look at Su Yao, and she could see her beautiful figure clearly from this angle.

       Li Zhenran suddenly said to Li Zhenruo, “You go outside and wait for me for a while.”

       Li Zhenruo was taken aback for a moment and thought that Li Zhenran had something to tell Li Zhenzi in private, which was really rare since Li Zhenran would not hide anything from him in general. He looked at Li Zhenran and saw that Li Zhenran’s eyes were a little cold, and he suddenly came back to his senses. It must be because he just looked at Su Yao that glance was noticed by Li Zhenran.

       Going that far? He hadn’t seen anything yet? And even if he saw it, it was to appreciate the beauty, and there was no strange emotion at all, right?

       Li Zhenruo was a little indignant, turned around and opened the door of the ward and went out.

       He stood outside the door and didn’t go far, leaned his back against the wall, calmed down and still thought about the matter with Li Jianglin. He thought that if Li Jianglin really planned to clean up Li Zhentai, then at the risk of exposing Li Zhenran’s identity, was it necessary for Li Zhentai’s biological parents to find him?

       Should they wait a little longer? Wait until Li Jianglin couldn’t help but put Li Zhentai in order first? Then, he would only need to step on Li Zhentai when he was at his worst, asked him what his motive for the killing was, and then decide to not continue to deal with him?

       Li Zhenruo was a little dazed, and when he came back to his senses, he noticed that a tall man in a suit walked in front of him. Not only one, but three or four people followed behind the man, looking aggressive.

       The man stopped at the door of the ward and first asked, “Is this the third young master Li’s ward?”

       A man behind him responded, “Yes, Mr. You.”

       Mr. You? Li Zhenruo couldn’t help looking up at him, You Bo?

       It happened that You Bo also lowered his head and stared at Li Zhenruo with interest, “Who are you? Li Zhenzi stayed here?”

       Before Li Zhenruo could answer him, a person behind him rushed forward and said to him, “A brother saw this person come up with Li Zhenran just now. I heard that it is the little white boy that Li Zhenran took care of.”

       You Bo smiled when he heard the words, “Oh, that little boy is really white.” After speaking, he stretched out his hand and touched Li Zhenruo’s face.

       Li Zhenruo ducked his head and avoid it. He stepped back half a step and opened the door of the ward with his hand.

       You Bo’s eyes were full of contemptuous smiles. He was not in a hurry to enter the ward but looked up and down at Li Zhenruo, and suddenly reached out and grabbed the front of his shirt.

       Li Zhenruo didn’t expect that he would act so suddenly, and he grabbed the front of the shirt and pulled it forward. At the same time, a hand stretched out from the door and grabbed Yubo’s wrist and squeezed it hard. You Bo had to stop moving and let go of Li Zhenruo.

       Standing at the door of the ward, Li Zhenran pulled Li Zhenruo to his side, gently tidied up Li Zhenruo’s loose clothes, and said casually, “Boss You, what a rare guest.”

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       Luo Yunguang didn’t put down the teacup anymore but put the hand holding the teacup on his knees, he said to Li Zhenran, “Zhenran, Zhenruo is gone, why do you want to track down these things? It’s better to let him go in peace.”

       Li Zhenran said in a deep voice, “How can he go in peace? Uncle Luo, do you think he was really killed by a roadside robber who didn’t have eyes on the road? He wanted to know the truth of his identity until the moment he died. Even now, he still doesn’t know why he died. Do you think he can rest in peace? “

       Luo Yunguang looked at Li Zhenran and seemed to think about it for a while. He then asked, “What do you want to know?”

       Li Zhenran said, “We all know that the fourth child is not my father’s son, but I just learned something recently that the fourth child’s mother, Zhao Yuqiong, was pregnant with the fourth child before she left her hometown. She was pregnant before she came, did Dad not know about it?”

       If Luo Yunguang said he didn’t know, Li Zhenruo would definitely not believe it.

       He only saw Luo Yunguang tap his fingers on the teacup, and after a while, he said, “Your father did know.”

       Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo looked at each other.

       Luo Yunguang continued, “Zhenruo’s mother, that Miss Zhao and her boyfriend just came out of their hometown, and her boyfriend abandoned her. She met your father at this time, and your father liked her very much. However, she insisted on giving birth to the child, and your father could not dissuade her. As a result, she became seriously ill soon after the child was born, so she entrusted Zhenruo to your father, who adopted the child out of affection for her.”

       “You lied,” Li Zhenruo said calmly, although he was a little angry, he suppressed his emotions.

       Li Zhenran stretched out his hand and patted his back soothingly.

       Luo Yunguang looked at Li Zhenruo, as if puzzled, “Why do you think I lied?”

       “Uncle Luo,” Li Zhenruo knew that what he said might be inappropriate, but he was eager to say something, “We know a lot more about this matter than you think, so there is no need to bring out the joke that Li Jianglin loves Zhao Yuqiong. You know who he loves, or who he only loves in this life. The matter about Li Zhenruo is not Li Jianglin’s son, everyone already knew, but Li Jianglin initially wanted to cover up the truth that he had already known, so he drove Li Zhenruo out of the Li family because he didn’t want the rest of the Li family to know that he knew about it. He pretended to be a victim and left all the damage to Li Zhenruo to bear. Now you say he loves Zhao Yuqiong?”

       Li Zhenran still stroked Li Zhenruo’s back and said softly, “Okay, let me talk to him.”

       Luo Yunguang looked a little stunned. He stared at Li Zhenruo for a while, and said, “You have been investigating this matter for a long time? Why?”

       Li Zhenran said, “Because that’s my brother.”

       Luo Yunguang has been away from the Li family for a long time. He didn’t know what the relationship between Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo was. At this time, he seemed to really believe that Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo were a pair of deeply affectionate brothers.

       The atmosphere seemed to freeze for a while.

       After a while, Luo Yunguang said to Li Zhenran, “Zhenran, listen to my advice. It is better for you not to know these things.”

       As soon as he said these words, the expressions of Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo instantly became a little subtle, because they didn’t understand why Li Zhenruo’s affairs had something to do with Li Zhenran.

       Li Zhenran pondered for a while, and then said to Luo Yunguang, “What if I had to know? Uncle Luo, there are people in the Li family who are playing tricks right now. The fourth child might just be the first one, I don’t know if I’ll be the next one, no matter what your motive is for refusing to talk, I must know the truth to protect myself.”

       “Playing tricks?” Luo Yunguang frowned when he heard Li Zhenran’s words. He looked a little irritable and said, “I thought of that, I knew something could go wrong!”

       “Uncle Luo?” Li Zhenran called him.

       Luo Yunguang seemed to be in deep entanglement. He frowned and lowered his head, clenched his right fist to his lips, and said nothing for a long time.

       When Li Zhenruo was about to lose his composure, Li Zhenran put his hand on his shoulder and pressed it hard, signalling him to stay calm.

       At this time, Luo Yunguang’s wife came downstairs and reminded them in a low voice that it was very late.

       Only then did Luo Yunguang come back to his senses and stood up and said to Li Zhenran, “It’s so late, and the hotel here is not good, so why don’t you just stay here for the night?”

       Li Zhenran didn’t refuse, and replied, “Thank you, Uncle Luo, I’ll let you arrange it.”

       Although there were rooms, there were not many beddings at home. Luo Yunguang’s wife arranged for them to sleep in one room. Luo Yunguang asked them if they could make do with it. Li Zhenran said it was not a problem and that anything was fine.

       Li Zhenran came out of the bathroom, went back to the room and closed the door. He saw Li Zhenruo sitting on the bed in a daze, and said to him, “I’ll turn off the lights.”

       Li Zhenruo nodded.

       Li Zhenran turned off the light, and instantly it was pitch black. He stood there for a while, and when he got used to the darkness and could see the room clearly from the street lights outside, he slowly walked to the bed and sat down.

       He touched Li Zhenruo’s hand, held it in his hand, and asked him, “What are you thinking about?”

       Li Zhenruo said, “He knew we were coming, and he has been avoiding us today. I really can’t believe a word of what he said now.”

       For so long, he had been trying to find the truth. He had been running around again and again to find those who might know the clues, but Luo Yunguang was different. He was not as honest as Aunt Wu and Zhao Yusheng. He was Li Jianglin’s right-hand man in the past. Every word that sounded sincere was likely to be a fabricated lie.

       Which of the sentences he could believe?

       Li Zhenran pulled him to his side, stretched out his arms to hug him, and said, “Don’t think so much, we can tell which sentence is true and which is false, just like you said, we already seized so many things, even if he hides what he hides, it will be known one day.”

       Li Zhenruo put his face in his arms and said, “If only I were really a cat.”

       Li Zhenran thought for a while, and then said, “That’s not bad.”

       Although it was an unfamiliar environment, the surrounding environment was quiet, plus he was leaning on Li Zhenran’s arms, Li Zhenruo fell asleep not long after.

       This night, he slept quite deeply. When he woke up in the morning, he turned over and found that Li Zhenran had already woken up.

       Li Zhenruo rubbed his eyes, looked at the unfamiliar ceiling and thought about where he was for a while. He then reacted, got up and got ready to continue to spend time with Luo Yunguang.

       He got dressed and walked over to open the curtains. When the sun was shining in, he saw Li Zhenran standing in the garden on the first floor talking to Luo Yunguang.

       Luo Yunguang was rolling up his sleeves while arranging the flowerpots in the garden.

       Li Zhenruo opened the window and heard Li Zhenran say to him, “Uncle Luo, have you ever thought that that person might still be against my father?”

       Luo Yunguang originally lowered his head and said nothing, but now he raised his head to look at him.

       Li Zhenran said, “You can’t bring this secret into the coffin. From the day the fourth child’s incident was discovered, it will be brought before us sooner or later. I don’t want the next person to be involved in it for no apparent reason. “

       Luo Yunguang had been a little agitated since last night, but now it became more serious. He looked at Li Zhenran and suddenly dropped a flower pot in his hand.

       Li Zhenruo couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback by the crisp sound of the flowerpot falling to the ground.

       Luo Yunguang said, “Have you thought about how serious this matter is? Have you considered your father’s position?”

       Li Zhenran said solemnly, “What about us? We are not complete individuals? The fourth child can’t know his background until he dies?”

       When Li Zhenruo heard this, he couldn’t help raising his hand to cover his face.

       Luo Yunguang looked at Li Zhenran with a fierce glint in his eyes. He finally said fiercely, “Okay, since you must know, then I will tell you, but after knowing this, you should not regret it.”

       Li Zhenran took a deep breath, stood up straight, and said, “I won’t regret it.”

       Luo Yunguang said word by word, “None of you four are Li Jianglin’s sons.”

       Li Zhenruo suddenly widened his eyes, leaned forward, and clasped the windowsill tightly with his fingers. He thought he must have heard it wrong.

       However, Li Zhenran frowned slightly. He concealed his expression well, only hesitating to say what he was going to say.

       After Luo Yunguang finished saying this, he lowered his head and continued to take care of his flowerpot.

       Li Zhenruo already knew that he was not Li Jianglin’s son, although he was very surprised at this time, he thought that the person who was hit harder should be Li Zhenran.

       Somewhat panicked, Li Zhenruo turned around and ran towards the door, then hurried to the small building, and ran into the yard in slippers, slightly gasping for breath to grab Li Zhenran’s arm.

       He raised his head to look at Li Zhenran and asked him with his eyes if he wanted to believe Luo Yunguang’s words.

       At this moment, Li Zhenran patted the back of his hand comfortingly and looked at Luo Yunguang, “Uncle Luo, do you know what you mean by this sentence?”

       Luo Yunguang didn’t even raise his head, “I told you not to ask, but you still ask. Don’t you want to know why? Li Jianglin and Zhu Yun have no children. It’s not that Zhu Yun can’t have children, it’s that Li Jianglin can’t. The four of you are all adopted, and I was the one who went to find and take back a newly born boy for him.”

       Having said this, he paused, rubbed the soil from the scissors used for pruning the branches next to the flower table, and then continued, “The eldest was bought from a young couple, and the third and fourth were from single mothers who were abandoned by men and who don’t want a child until it’s born. As for you, your identity is the simplest. You are an orphan, and your parents seem to be gone. You are all taken back as illegitimate children. Li Jianglin never planned to tell you your true identity. I believe you yourself don’t want to know.” After saying the last sentence, Luo Yunguang also gave Li Zhenran a meaningful look.

       Li Zhenruo was immersed in incomparable shock. He imagined countless possibilities, but he did not expect it to be like this. He tried hard to see Luo Yunguang’s expression, trying to distinguish whether what he said was true or false, but for some reason, he believed that what Luo Yunguang said was true at this time.

       Luo Yunguang put down the scissors. He stood up straight, and said to Li Zhenran, “I said you wouldn’t want to know. You’d better honestly bring this secret into the coffin with me, Second Young Master Li.”

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Yesterday’s chapter was Zhenruo (真弱) at the beginning, but later I felt that something was wrong, so I changed it to Zhenruo(臻弱), but I didn’t expect it to be wrong…¹the author make a typo on Zhenruo’s name

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       The narrow streets were very lively with people coming and going. A kitten on the side of the road with a rope tied around its neck raised its head and called Li Zhenruo “meow meow” twice. Li Zhenruo squatted down and touched its head, watching it rubbing on his leg.

       Li Zhenran stood beside Li Zhenruo and said to him, “Let’s go to the neighbourhood first.”

       Li Zhenruo nodded, stood up and left slowly with Li Zhenran, in spite of the kitten’s cry to stay. This county was not big, and they didn’t know anyone, so they had nowhere to go. They were just strolling in a small unfamiliar city.

       The thoughts in his head were too chaotic, and Li Zhenruo didn’t even try to sort them out. No matter what the truth was, he could only just accept it by now. He didn’t have a better choice.

       Li Zhenran stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Li Zhenruo’s waist and put his palm on the back waist for a long time. Even through the clothes, Li Zhenruo could still feel the temperature of Li Zhenran’s palm.

       After a while, he turned to Li Zhenran and said, “I may lack love.”

       Li Zhenran was stunned because of his inexplicable words, and smiled, “I’ll make it up to you.”

       He never got tired of listening to sweet words. Li Zhenruo thought to himself, he was quite happy now, he had lost some things and gained some things. It was not easy to compare and measure each other, whether he was losing more or gaining more. He had no idea.

       After they walked around for a while, they looked for a place to eat something. When it was almost dinner time in the afternoon, Li Zhenruo knocked on Luo Yunguang’s door again, and this time still no one answered.

       They weren’t sure if there was anyone in their home. The store next door had closed, and the other one said they didn’t know when he would come back.

       So they waited for a while. The rest of the store was closed when he came back, and the door of Luo Yunguang’s house was still closed. Li Zhenruo went over to knock on the door but got no response.

       “No one’s there?” He felt a little strange, he stepped back and looked towards the two-story building inside the gate. He didn’t see a human figure, but he could vaguely see a faint light. He wasn’t sure if it was the reflection of a nearby street lamp or the light in the room.

       Li Zhenruo made up his mind, and he said to Li Zhenran, “I want to go in and have a look.”

       Li Zhenran glanced around and made sure that there was no anti-theft power grid around the iron gate, so he said to him, “Go ahead. Be careful.”

       Li Zhenruo reached out and took off his jacket and handed it to Li Zhenran.

       As a result, Li Zhenran just reached out to pick it up, when the coat left Li Zhenruo’s body and he disappeared out of thin air, leaving a cat hair fluttering in Li Zhenran’s palm.

       Li Zhenruo smiled a little embarrassedly, although he knew it was meaningless, he still habitually rolled up his long sleeves, then hid in the dark and transformed into a cat form, and climbed up along the brick wall next to the iron gate.

       Li Zhenran stood outside the door and saw Li Zhenruo’s forelegs climbing on the wall with his buttocks falling down and swaying for a while before he climbed up with difficulty and suddenly smiled.

       It became easier for Li Zhenruo to climb over the courtyard wall. He trotted along the courtyard wall until he came to the vicinity of the building, and climbed the second-floor window on the pipe.

       When he got close, Li Zhenruo heard the sound of someone walking inside. He was sure that there was someone in the room and climbed to the outside of the window of the room where he had just seen the lights. Li Zhenruo looked inside and saw the inside of the room. With the TV turned on, a married couple who were in their forties sat beside the bed, and the man among them was Luo Yunguang.

       Luo Yunguang was at home, but he didn’t open the door for them.

       Li Zhenruo didn’t have time to be angry, he turned around and climbed along the pipeline to the yard on the first floor, turned back into a human shape, walked over and unlocked the door of the big iron gate from the inside.

       Li Zhenran was standing outside the door, looking at him in surprise, “Someone’s inside?”

       Li Zhenruo nodded, “Yes.”

       The people upstairs heard the noises, Luo Yunguang rushed to the window and shouted loudly, “Who is it?!”

       Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo stood there and looked up at the same time.

       Luo Yunguang left the window at this time. They listened to the movement as if Luo Yunguang had come downstairs in a hurry.

       Li Zhenruo and Li Zhenran looked at each other and waited quietly for him.

       Luo Yunguang went down to the first floor and opened the security door from the inside while swearing fiercely, “Who are you people? Barging in and trying to steal something? I’m calling the police!”

       He was holding a cell phone in his hand as if he had already pressed 110 and was ready to dial the number.

       However, at this moment, Li Zhenran shouted first, “Uncle Luo, do you remember me? I’m Li Zhenran?”

       Luo Yunguang was stunned for a moment. He stood by the door, frowned and looked in this direction, carefully looking at the slender and handsome young man under the street lamp, “Who do you say you are?”

       Li Zhenran said, “I am Li Jianglin’s second son, Li Zhenran.”

       Luo Yunguang put down his phone and walked towards them slowly until he approached Li Zhenran, looked at his face seriously and said, “Yes, you really are Zhenran.”

       Li Zhenran smiled at him, “Uncle Luo, I haven’t seen you for many years.”

       Luo Yunguang looked a little stunned, “Why are you here?”

       Li Zhenran didn’t answer him directly, but reached out and pulled Li Zhenruo to his side, and said to Luo Yunguang, “Uncle Luo, do you remember? This is my brother, Zhenruo.”

       Luo Yunguang’s expression suddenly became strange. He first walked to the wall and turned on the lights in the yard, looked at Li Zhenruo’s face through the lights, and then said, “He—isn’t he…”

       Li Zhenruo didn’t know what Li Zhenran meant, but he still cooperated with Li Zhenran and said, “Uncle Luo, look at me carefully, you carried me when you were younger, did you not?”

       When Luo Yunguang left, Li Zhenruo was still young. He could recognize Li Zhenran who had grown up, but he might not be able to recognize what Li Zhenruo would look like now. But if he really wanted to think about it, this Li Zhenruo looked too young now, and it didn’t match the age of Li Zhenruo himself.

       But for Luo Yunguang, it wasn’t this that puzzled him. He just looked up at Li Zhenran, “I saw the news last year. Li Zhenruo is gone.”

       Gone means dead.

       Li Zhenran was exposed by him, and he was not embarrassed at all, but smiled and said, “It turns out that Uncle Luo has been following us all the time.”

       Li Zhenruo’s case has been reported by the media, but he was not a star himself, and the response he could cause in society was limited. The case was not a serious case, so it had not attracted a lot of media attention.

       Luo Yunguang could know that if it wasn’t for the fact that he still had contact with Li Jianglin, then he was very concerned about the movements of the Li family.

       When he heard Li Zhenran say this, Luo Yunguang did not refute, but looked at Li Zhenruo and said, “Who is this little brother?”

       Li Zhenran put his hand on Li Zhenruo’s shoulder and said to Luo Yunguang, “My friend’s younger brother. I’m joking with Uncle Luo, don’t be angry.”

       Luo Yunguang then laughed a little, “How can I be angry. You still haven’t answered yet, why did you suddenly find your way here?”

       As soon as he finished speaking, his wife’s voice came from the second-floor window, “Who is it? Do you want to call the police?”

       Luo Yunguang replied, “Two nephews, don’t worry about it, it’s fine!”

       Li Zhenran said to him, “Won’t Uncle Luo invite us in and sit down? It’s really not easy for me to come all the way here.”

       When he heard this, Luo Yunguang seemed to have just reacted, and quickly said to them, “Look at my head, it’s useless when I’m too old. Come into the living room with me and sit for a while.”

       Having said that, he led the way and asked Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo to follow him inside.

       Li Zhenruo slowed down and said softly to Li Zhenran, “His ears are fine, why hasn’t he opened the door for us?”

       Li Zhenran said nothing and touched Li Zhenruo’s head.

       Luo Yunguang was warm to them by this time, letting them sit down on the sofa and calling his wife down from the second floor to pour them tea.

       The topic inevitably returned to Li Zhenran’s purpose for coming here, this time Li Zhenran no longer avoided it but said, “Uncle Luo, I accidentally learned something about more than 20 years ago, and I want to ask you about some old things.”

       Luo Yunguang sat on the single sofa opposite them, frowning slightly, “What happened more than 20 years ago?”

       Li Zhenran nodded, “You were my father’s closest brother at that time. I believe my father will not hide anything from you.”

       Luo Yunguang picked up the cup, blew the tea leaves and shook his head with a smile, “What are you talking about, if I know, I will tell you.”

       Li Zhenran said, “It’s something about my fourth brother Zhenruo.”

       Luo Yunguang slowly put down the cup and glanced at Li Zhenran, “Zhenruo is gone.”

       Li Zhenran nodded when he heard the words.

       During this process, Li Zhenruo didn’t speak. He knew that he was a stranger to Luo Yunguang at present. If he asked a question rashly, not only would he not get an answer, but it would arouse the other party’s suspiciousness, so he kept listening to Li Zhenran quietly.

       Luo Yunguang mentioned again that Li Zhenruo was dead. They all knew about it. Li Zhenran pretended not to understand what he meant and asked, “So what?”

       Luo Yunguang said, “He’s not here anymore, what’s the point of pursuing the past?”

       He said this, but it made Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo convinced that he knew something.

       Li Zhenran said, “Uncle Luo, the matter about the fourth child is not Dad’s son, did you know that?”

       When he heard this question, Luo Yunguang didn’t answer immediately, but he didn’t show any surprise. He just stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup he had just put down and moved it to his lips to take another sip.

       Li Zhenruo silently observed his expression. He saw Luo Yunguang’s eyes fixed on the teacup, he was obviously thinking about how to answer. Not only did he know this, but he probably didn’t plan to tell them the truth now, so he needed to delay for a while to consider what kind of answer to give them.

       Luo Yunguang had been away from the Li family for so many years. It sounds like he had no information, but he had lived a good life in this place. Li Jianglin still treated him well and so until now, he still wanted to help Li Jianglin hide something, wasn’t that the case?

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