Chapter 71: Is The Rumor That Fourth Master and Fourth Madam Don't Love Each Other False?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qi Yihan first brought Tang Li to the antique store next door. The boss's surname was Liu, and he was a middle-aged man with a square head and big ears who looked a little like Budda.
Boss Liu personally came to welcome them at the door and was especially enthusiastic. "Fourth Master, Fourth Madam, welcome, welcome. It's such an honor to have you guys come to my little shop."
Qi Yihan said politely, "Sorry for disturbing you."
"No, no, no. Fourth Master, I should be the one to say thank you for coming over. Please follow me inside."
When they walked in, Boss Liu specially sized Tang Li up. This was the first time he saw Qi Yihan with Tang Li, so he was a little amazed and surprised.
After they entered the shop, Mr. Liu brought them to the reception area and sat down.
Qi Yihan didn't beat about the bush and said directly, "My wife has been rather interested in antiques recently and wants to buy some. Can you please get someone to show her what you have?"
Boss Liu was even more surprised. "Fourth Master's antique store has the most complete collection of antiques among us. Why would Fourth Madam fancy my family's antiques?"
Qi Yihan glanced at Tang Li. Then he said to Mr. Liu with an indifferent expression, "She wants to buy something different from all those at home. I think as her husband, I have to fulfill her wish."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu immediately smiled knowingly. "Fourth Master is so good to Fourth Madam. If word gets out, all the girls will be envious."
However, he was also confused, thinking to himself, "Is the rumor that Fourth Master and Fourth Madam don't love each other false?"
Tang Li glanced at Qi Yihan. She didn't understand why Qi Yihan, who was always cold and domineering, would be so sweet and considerate towards her.
Qi Yihan said calmly, "Mr. Liu, why don't you get someone to take Madam to see the antiques. She will be going to other antique shops very soon. Whatever she wants, it's all on me."
This was the first time Boss Liu was doing business with Qi Yihan. He was excited and felt like he was doing business with a member of the royal family. He felt especially proud of himself. "No, Madam, please don't bother standing up. I'll immediately get someone to bring all the best antiques in the store over to show you."
"No need." This time, Tang Li spoke. "I want to take a look for myself. It doesn't have to be the best. I'll only buy what I like."
"Well…"
Boss Liu looked at Qi Yihan, who nodded at him.
Boss Liu, who wanted to seize the good opportunity to accompany Qi Yihan and talk about business, said, "Alright, I'll get the manager to show Madam the antiques."
Then, he called the manager over and asked him to bring Tang Li to choose the antiques.
When Tang Li stood up, she leaned forward and whispered into Qi Yihan's ear, "If I see anything I like later, lend me some money. I'll return it to you very soon."
Qi Yihan tilted his head and his gaze happened to meet her red lips. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Ok."
Satisfied, Tang Li followed the manager to the antique display area.
The manager wanted to introduce the antiques to her, but Tang Li said, "Don't worry. I know what they are."
Tang Li quickly scanned the antiques. The manager who was following behind her could not help but mutter to himself, "Is Fourth Madam choosing antiques? With this speed, what can she choose?"
After walking around the entire antique store, Tang Li returned to the guest area. Boss Liu asked, "I wonder which antique Fourth Madam has her eyes on. I'll get someone to send it to your mansion later."
"Nothing." After saying this, Tang Li looked at Qi Yihan.
Qi Yihan stood up. "In that case, let's go to the other stores to take a look."
Boss Liu had always wanted to get close to Qi Yihan and hoped that Tang Li could choose a few from his store. When that time came, he would be able to give her a huge discount as a favor. He didn't expect Tang Li to not fancy a single one and was a little anxious.
"Fourth Madam, are you really not into any antiques in my store? Did the manager show you the best ones? Do you want me to show you the best of the best in my collection?"
"No need. I've seen all the antiques in your store, but I don't like any."
After saying that, Tang Li walked out first.
"Um… Fourth Master." Boss Liu looked at Qi Yihan anxiously.
Qi Yihan said, "Since my wife is not into any of the antiques, we won't disturb you anymore."
With that said, he walked out.
Mr. Liu quickly followed. He was curious as to what kind of antiques would Tang Li be interested in.
Then, Tang Li followed Qi Yihan to a few more shops, and in one of the shops, she took fancy to a wine bottle from the Song Dynasty. The boss did Qi Yihan a favor by selling it to Tang Li for only a few hundred thousand.
Soon, they were followed by several bosses who wanted to see what kind of antiques Tang Li would buy.
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The group of people was walking on the streets. At this moment, the shops were preparing to open up for business. When the salespeople in the shops saw so many bosses together, they all leaned against the door and peeped curiously.
"Oh my god! Isn't that Fourth Master? Why is he on the antique street today?"
"Who's that woman beside Fourth Master? She's so pretty and noble."
"It should be Fourth Madam. I heard that Fourth Madam is especially beautiful."
"No way. Isn't it said that Fourth Master and Fourth Madam don't love each other? How could they be together?"
"Maybe not. Maybe she is just a chick who throws herself at Fourth Master's feet."
The bosses who followed Tang Li and Qi Yihan on the streets kept finding topics to chat with Qi Yihan while asking what kind of antiques Tang Li wanted.
Tang Li only said, "I like whatever gets my attention at the first glance."
Everyone thought to themselves, "Fourth Madam is indeed different from ordinary madams."
After they walked for a while, a person in a hurry walked over. Before he got closer, the bosses saw who he was and started discussing in low voices.
"Isn't that Boss Zhang? Why is he here today?"
"He seems to be in a hurry. Did something happen at home again?"
"Boss Zhang's family has been really unfortunate recently. All kinds of bad things are happening to them."
"I heard he invited a Taoist master a few days ago to dispel bad luck, but he left in a panic as soon as he got to the store."
"Is it that serious? Then I guess his store is about to shut down."
"Well, what can you do, but I heard that he went to L Province a few days ago to invite another master. I wonder if it will work this time."
…
As everyone was discussing, Tang Li, who was standing beside Qi Yihan, smiled and said in a low voice, "I smelt business."
Boss Zhang quickly saw them walking over and greeted Qi Yihan, "Fourth Master, I didn't expect you to come to the antique street today."
Then, he bade farewell to other bosses and was about to leave.
At that moment, Tang Li stopped him. "Mr. Zhang, wait."
Mr. Zhang stopped and looked at Tang Li in surprise.
Tang Li said, "I happened to be here today to buy antiques, so I wanted to go to your store to take a look.. I wonder if you are available."
Chapter 72: Fourth Madam, Be Careful With What You Say
Other than Qi Yihan, everyone else looked at her with complicated expressions.
After a moment of surprise, Mr. Zhang remembered that this person was Fourth Madam. If anything bad happened to her and Fourth Master at his store, he would be in deep trouble.
Holding back the urge to wipe his cold sweat, Mr. Zhang stole a look at Qi Yihan's face and said to Tang Li, trembling, "Fourth Madam, my shop hasn't been open for a long time. Plus, I invited an expert to look at the feng shui in my shop. He will be here shortly, so I can't really go with you. I'm really sorry."
Tang Li thought about it and asked curiously, "What's wrong with your store? Is feng shui bad?"
"Right."
Actually, Mr. Zhang was not sure if it was because of the feng shui or something else, but he wanted to leave as soon as possible, so he continued,
"Recently, there are always accidents in my store. Be it me, my family, my employees, or even the customers who enter my store, all kinds of unfortunate things will happen. So, for the sake of Fourth Madam's safety, I can't do your business today."
Normally, people would be scared after hearing what Mr. Zhang said.
But Tang Li was not a normal person. She became even more interested and said, "I also have some knowledge about feng shui. Why don't you let me go to your store and take a look?"
"No…" He instinctively wanted to reject it.
Tang Li continued, "I think my feng shui skill is quite good. It so happens that a master is coming to your store. I can take the chance to talk to him."
"Um…"
Boss Zhang didn't know what to do.
The others looked at Tang Li, wide-eyed and surprised by the fact that Tang Li knew something about feng shui.
They thought to themselves, "You gotta be kidding me. I don't think a woman who looks like a princess will know feng shui."
Looking at Tang Li's sincere and serious expression, Boss Zhang found it hard to reject her even if he wanted to. He stole a glance at Qi Yihan.
Tang Li instantly understood that all the bosses on this street would listen to Qi Yihan, so she also looked at him expectantly.
Qi Yihan didn't want to speak initially, but when Tang Li looked at him, he said, "A bunch of weird things have been happening on the antique street lately. It just so happens that a master is coming to Mr. Zhang's shop. We should go and see how capable the master is. If he is legit, we will know whom we should look for help in the future,"
What Qi Yihan said sounded convincing since, in the antique trading business, there were indeed a lot of strange things. Everyone wanted to find a capable master to ask for a fortune charm.
"Right, right, right. We also want to see how capable this master is."
"If he is capable, I'll pay for him to help my store as well."
…
Tang Li was impressed by how influential Qi Yihan was on this street. His influence was almost comparable to hers in reality.
Since Qi Yihan said so, Boss Zhang definitely wouldn't reject it. Everyone walked towards his antique shop.
Boss Zhang's antique store was on the north street. The store was very large, and there were two stone lions guarding the door. It looked especially imposing, but at this moment, the stone lions looked gray, as if they were covered by something.
Someone noticed and said to Boss Zhang, "Boss Zhang, even if you're not open for business for the time being, you should at least get someone to wipe the dust off the two stone lions."
When Boss Zhang heard this, his expression changed. He quickly said, "Of course, I clean them. I get people to wipe the stone lion outside every day."
"Then why is there so much dust on these two stone lions?"
Boss Zhang's expression darkened even more. "I don't know either."
Qi Yihan, who was standing beside Tang Li, asked, "Tang Li, what's with the dust on the stone lion."
Tang Li did not expect Qi Yihan to suddenly ask her. Coupled with the fact that everyone was looking at her, she looked at the stone lion and said, "It's not dust. It's covered by a layer of evil spirit."
"Evil spirit?"
Everyone's heart skipped a beat.
Those who were in the business of antiques knew that some of the antiques they had were taken out directly from the Great Tomb. The greatest taboo in the antique business was to say that there was an evil spirit in the antique. Some things were not supposed to be uttered, because once it was uttered, there was no taking it back and it could therefore be true.
Boss Zhang's face darkened. "Fourth Madam, be careful with what you say."
Tang Li shrugged. "If you don't believe me, then forget it."
After saying that, she turned to look in a direction and said, "The master you invited is here."
Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction she was looking at and saw an old man wearing a greenish-gray robe, had the kind of hair bun from the ancient era, and was holding a horsetail whisk. He looked like a sage as he walked over.
A young man followed behind the old man. The young man was wearing a pair of jeans and a dark blue t-shirt. He carried a large backpack on his back.
When Mr. Zhang saw him, he immediately went up to him. "Master Qi, you're finally here. Please come in."
Master Qi nodded at him coldly and followed him.
When he was passing Qi Yihan, Master Qi suddenly stopped and looked at him. After looking him up and down, he shook his head and said, "You have the look of an emperor, but unfortunately, you have a wicked wife at home. What a pity, it is the worst thing that can happen to a man."
Tang Li sneered. "Old man, you have to be careful. Otherwise, I'll ruin your reputation as a master."
"How dare you say that to my grandmaster!" The young man glared at Tang Li.
Master Qi then looked at Tang Li and narrowed his eyes, wanting to see her face clearly.
Tang Li withdrew her aura and smiled as she looked back at him. A few seconds later, she kindly reminded him, "You will face a bloody calamity today. Be careful."
"You…"
The young man was about to lose his temper again when Tang Li glanced at him. Her gaze was so powerful that the words the young man wanted to say were stuck in his throat. He blushed, but he wasn't able to utter a word.
Master Qi's heart skipped a beat. He had never seen anyone with such a powerful aura. Normally, people belonging to the same field could sense each other's aura more clearly. He could immediately tell that the woman in front of him was a student of Taoism, too, but he couldn't tell which sect she belonged to.
However, he couldn't bring himself to believe it, because, to him, she looked like she would end up miserable, so why was her aura so powerful?
"Am I wrong? Or is she not human?" He thought to himself.
Master Qi's heart sank, but he still put on the airs of a great master. He withdrew his gaze from Tang Li's face and said to Boss Zhang, "I'll go in to take a look at your store later. People who are not related are not allowed to go in, especially those with a heavy evil spirit."
By people with a heavy evil spirit, he meant Tang Li.
And she knew exactly what he meant..
Chapter 73: The Antiques Are Coming Back To Life, Help!
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Since Master Qi said that he would not let Tang Li in, Boss Zhang would definitely not let her in.
However, Tang Li was Qi Yihan's wife, so he wouldn't offend her like Master Qi did.
"Fourth Madam, you see, my family has been really unlucky recently. I need Master Qi to go in and take a look to help me change my luck. Since he said that you can't go in, please don't make things difficult for me."
Boss Zhang looked at Qi Yihan as he spoke. He was not afraid of Tang Li making things difficult for him, but he was afraid of Qi Yihan making things difficult for him.
Qi Yihan looked at Tang Li. He thought she would be angry, but Tang Li looked like she couldn't care less.
"Of course, since the Master said so, I definitely won't go in. However, before you go in, let me remind you that if anything happens inside that you can't control, when you run out, take three steps to the left and four steps to the right. Then, run faster and don't look back."
Before Boss Zhang could answer, the young man behind Master Qi stopped and turned around. He said disdainfully, "If you don't know, don't speak nonsense. With my master here, how can anything go wrong?"
The corners of Tang Li's lips curled up. "We'll see."
The young man was actually stunned by the smile on Tang Li's face. His face blushed, and without saying anything, he turned around and went in.
Mr. Zhang did not answer Tang Li and quickly followed him in.
After entering, the sound of Master Qi shutting the door was heard.
Boss Zhang closed the door.
They stood there curious and worried and started discussing.
"What do you think is going on in there? The master doesn't let us in."
"Perhaps if too many people enter, the master will be distracted."
"You can tell that this master is legit. He should be able to make Boss Zhang's shop better."
…
Everyone was talking at once, but Tang Li was staring at the stone lion beside her, seemingly in a daze.
Qi Yihan stared at her.
He was curious as to what she would do later.
At the same time, he was curious about how powerful she was.
The people outside waited for nearly half an hour, but there was still no response from inside the door. Then, one of the bosses got impatient.
"It's almost time for business. How much longer is Master going to take?"
"I don't think it's gonna finish anytime soon. Don't masters always take a long time to read fortunes?"
…
As they spoke, a tragic cry finally came from inside the door. Before everyone could react, clings and clangs were heard coming from inside."
It sounded like a fight.
Some people were really curious and wanted to go to the door to listen to what was going on inside.
At that moment, Tang Li, who had been standing there silently, suddenly said, "You'd better not go near the door, or else you'll regret it when it opens."
These words made the two bosses who wanted to go over freeze.
At the same time, they were shocked by the unfathomable and intimidating aura she exuded.
In their minds, they were telling themselves, "Listen to her, she is right. Don't go over."
Just then, the commotion inside the door grew louder.
Tang Li subconsciously pulled Qi Yihan to the side.
Qi Yihan looked at the hand that was holding his wrist and his heart skipped a beat.
Tang Li quickly let go of him and stood in front of him, acting like she was protecting him.
Qi Yihan pursed his lips and remained silent.
At this moment, the door collapsed from the inside and flew out.
People standing there were shocked and subconsciously jumped to the side.
Then, everyone looked inside the door and happened to see Boss Zhang rushing out with a look of horror.
As he ran, he screamed, "The antiques in there are coming back to life! Help!"
As Boss Zhang ran, many antiques flew out behind him.
People were so frightened that they wanted to remind him, but it was too late. They could only stare at him with widened eyes.
At this moment, a voice was heard by everyone, saying, "Freeze."
As soon as she finished speaking, the antique was stopped. Then, In the next moment, Mr. Zhang's body was thrown out by Tang Li. The door that had obviously collapsed came back up to the doorframe.
"Tang Li."
Everyone shuddered and came back to their senses at the same time. Then, they looked at the gloomy Fourth Master.
Qi Yihan strode towards the door.
When he reached the door, Tang Li's voice came from inside. "Don't come in. These things will hurt you."
Qi Yihan stopped in his tracks.
Then, Tang Li's voice was heard coming from inside. "Mr. Zhang, I told you that you have something evil in your store. Do you believe me now?"
Boss Zhang nodded immediately. "Yes, yes. Fourth Master… Master Tang, please help me."
"I was not invited by you. According to what you said, I am just here meddling in your affairs…"
"No, no, no… I'm begging you right now. Please help me deal with the thing inside."
"It won't be cheap though."
"It's alright. As long as I can get rid of the thing inside, I'm willing to go bankrupt."
Tang Li stopped talking.
But Boss Zhang was worried.
The others also became anxious.
Qi Yihan, who was standing by the door, suddenly stopped worrying.
After this woman entered, she immediately started to talk about the price. Clearly, the things inside weren't enough to scare her.
After Tang Li made the antiques in the shop return to their original positions, she said, "You don't have to go bankrupt. I'll help you deal with the things here, but you have to give me some of them."
"Alright, as long as Master Tang can help me, you can choose whatever you want."
Satisfied, Tang Li walked in.
The layout of the antique stores here was the same with the hall in the front selling antiques, and the courtyard and storeroom at the back.
Master Qi and the young man were inside.
Tang Li walked to the door and lifted the curtain. In the courtyard, it was enveloped in chilling wind and black smoke. An ancient sword was attacking Master Qi and the young man.
Master Qi was no longer as arrogant as before. His long robe was tattered, and the horsetail whisk in his hand had long been sliced into several pieces by the ancient sword and fell to the ground. He held the talisman in his hand and kept muttering something to himself as he confronted the ancient sword.
The young man following him was so frightened that he hid behind him. When the ancient sword attacked, he screamed.
At this moment, the ancient sword sliced off the old man's hair, finally making him panic and turn pale.
"Haha…" Tang Li could not help but laugh.
Her smile immediately attracted the attention of the two of them and the ancient sword.
The old man's expression darkened. "Who told you to come in?"
The tip of the ancient sword was also pointed at her.
Tang Li shrugged. "I'm just here to watch the show. Please continue."
With that said, she threw a look at the ancient sword, looking cocky and unworried as if she was not scared at all.
The ancient sword hesitated for a moment before pointing at the old man.
Chapter 74: Kylin! That's the Ancient Divine Beast, Kylin!
Master Qi also discovered the abnormality of the ancient sword. He was both surprised and shocked.
However, it was not the right time to be concerned about anything else. After the ancient sword pointed at him, it charged at him.
The talisman in Master Qi's hand quickly flew at the ancient sword.
"As ordered, stand!"
"Ah…"
When the ancient sword and the talisman collided, flames were created and lit up Master Qi and the young man's clothes.
The young man screamed, jumping while putting out the flames.
Master Qi took out a talisman from his pocket and used it to put out the fire on them.
Then, he took out a few more talismans and threw them at the ancient sword.
"As ordered, stand!"
This time, the ancient sword was finally stopped. Master Qi heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he looked at Tang Li with an unfriendly gaze. "Get out immediately."
"Are you sure?"
After saying that, Tang Li turned around and walked out.
In the next second, the ancient sword broke free from the talismans and madly charged at Master Qi.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Pfft…
"Grandmaster!"
"Ouch ~"
The screams of Master Qi and the young man resounded through the store. As the evil spirit grew stronger, the entire space was engulfed in darkness.
Tang Li, who was about to leave, was stopped by a ball of black smoke. She snorted and turned around to confront the sword.
The terrified Master Qi and the young man looked at Tang Li, who was fighting with the ancient sword, in shock. They were so immersed in watching her that they even forgot to blink.
They had never seen a person who dared to confront the evil spirit head-on without resorting to tools.
The young man asked with a trembling voice, "Master, is it possible that she is with evil too?"
Master Qi's face turned pale. He instantly shouted at him in a low voice, "Don't speak."
Whether the woman in front of them was human or evil, they could not afford to offend her.
At that moment, Tang Li struck the sword with her palm. At the same time, a golden light flashed across the ancient sword. After a crisp sound was heard, a stream of black smoke materialized from the ancient sword.
The black smoke kept changing its forms until it turned into a strange-looking monster and pounced at Tang Li.
"Whoa!"
The young man widened his eyes in shock.
Even Master Qi gulped.
Just when the two of them thought that Tang Li was done for, Tang Li's palm turned into a claw that grabbed the monster's neck and asked in a low voice, "Where are you from? Why are you trying to harm people?"
At the next moment, an ear-piercing voice was heard from the monsters. "You humans are the ones who disturbed me and brought me out of the tomb. You greedy humans, I will make you pay."
"Harming the innocent is not justifiable, DIE!"
After Tang Li finished speaking, two small creatures suddenly appeared out of thin air and quickly devoured the clump of black smoke.
The black smoke seemed to be shackled by something. It kept roaring and screaming, but it could not escape from the two little creatures.
The young man looked at the scene in front of him and gulped. He asked Master Qi with a trembling voice, "Master, what are those two things?"
Master Qi's eyes widened in shock and disbelief.
After a while, he said excitedly, "Kylin! That's the ancient divine beast, Kylin!"
"How come divine beasts are here? And how did they come out just now?"
After the young man said that, the two of them looked at Tang Li, who was standing there motionless.
Tang Li cast a cold glance at the two of them.
This look made them feel like something was clicking in their heads. Their legs went weak and they almost knelt down.
Tang Li withdrew her gaze and said to Kylin, "Kylin, hurry up."
The two Kylins responded and swallowed the evil spirit even faster.
In less than a minute, the evil spirit that had turned into a monster was completely devoured by the two little guys.
The two little guys flew to Tang Li's shoulder and stood on it while burping at the same time.
Linlin then said to Tang Li in a childlike voice, "Master, I feel like I've grown a little."
Qiqi added, "I feel like I've grown up too."
Tang Li reached out her hand and touched their heads. When she touched them, a golden light shone from the two little ones. Then, they rubbed against Tang Li's cheeks obediently and disappeared.
After the two creatures returned to the container, Tang Li looked at Master Qi and the young man.
The two of them were still in shock. When Tang Li looked at them, they finally came back to their senses. Master Qi pointed at Tang Li and asked with trembling fingers, "You… Who are you?"
Tang Li sneered and did not answer him. Instead, she said, "Watch closely. I will show you what true mystic looks like."
After saying that, she extended her finger and quickly drew in the air. A talisman that was glowing with golden light appeared in front of the two of them. Then, the talisman spread out and covered the entire store, dissipating all the evil spirits inside.
Looking at the golden light above his head, the young man asked Master Qi dumbfoundedly, "Master, is that some kind of evil power?"
Master Qi slapped him on the head and scolded, "Shut up. She is an orthodox master of Taoism. We are just rookies compared to her."
After saying that, Master Qi bowed to Tang Li and said respectfully, "Grandmaster, I didn't know that you were here. Please forgive us for our ignorance."
After saying that, he quickly took out a small, old bag and handed it to Tang Li. "Master, this is the best thing I have. Take it as a gift from me."
Tang Li was surprised that he had a spatial storage bag. With a wave of her finger, the spatial storage bag flew into her hand.
Master Qi was still looking at her, waiting for her forgiveness.
Tang Li tossed the bag in her hand and said with satisfaction, "For the sake of it, I'll forgive you this time."
"Thank you, Master. Thank you."
Master Qi quickly added, "Since there's nothing else for us to do, can we leave now?"
He was afraid that Tang Li would suddenly go back on her word. If she started to settle the score with him, he would be severely punished.
As Tang Li nodded, Master Qi dashed out right away.
It took the young man a few seconds to realize that his grandmaster had already run to the door. He glanced at Tang Li, who looked majestic, and quickly got up and ran out.
After Master Qi went out, everyone was first stunned by his appearance. Boss Zhang went forward and asked, "Master Qi, how's everything inside?"
Master Qi looked embarrassed. "I'm not qualified as a master. The one inside is the true master. She was the one who dealt with the evil spirit."
With that, he quickly left while everyone was dumbfounded.
At this moment, someone looked towards the door and suddenly asked, "Hey, where's Fourth Master?"
Qi Yihan had already gone in when Master Qi came out.
As soon as Tang Li lifted the curtains, she bumped into Qi Yihan, who was striding over.
The tip of her nose hit the man's hard chest. Tang Li screamed and instinctively leaned backward. Just as she was about to fall, she was pulled back by a strong arm.
After Tang Li regained her balance, she complained, "Your chest is really hard."
Qi Yihan let go of her and sized her up before asking, "Are you alright?"
"Are you asking about my nose or the evil spirit inside?"
"Both."
Satisfied, Tang Li lowered her hand and told him with a smile, "Not only am I fine, but I also found out that there is something I need at Mr. Zhang's house.. Don't you think it's a coincidence?"
Chapter 75: You Look Good When You Smile
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Qi Yihan looked at her smile and praised, "You're very capable."
Tang Li was actually mesmerized by his smile. His smile gave off a feeling of a fresh spring after a long and cold winter.
Tang Li said in a daze, "You look good when you smile."
Qi Yihan's smile deepened, thinking to himself, "Apparently you like me when I smile. Now I know how to make you fall in love with me."
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"Mr. Zhang and the rest are still waiting outside. Are you sure you're not going out?"
With that, Qi Yihan turned and left.
Tang Li quickly followed behind him. When the two of them walked out of the door, a group of people was still waiting by the door. When they saw her, they immediately surrounded her. "Fourth Madam, did you really handle that thing inside?"
Instead of answering, Tang Li asked, "Didn't Master Qi tell you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mr. Zhang hurriedly ran into his shop. When he saw that the antiques were placed in their original positions, he quickly ran back and lifted the curtains. An ancient sword was lying on the ground. There were obvious signs of fighting in the courtyard, but the oppressive evil aura and the floating black smoke were gone.
"Ah." He shouted and ran back excitedly to say to Tang Li, "Fourth Madam, I was so stupid that I didn't see who you really are. Please come in, let us sit down and talk."
The others looked at each other, wondering if the bad luck was really expelled in Boss Zhang's shop, so they all went in to take a look.
Boss Zhang invited Tang Li and Qi Yihan to the guest reception area and sat down. He rubbed his hands and apologized, "It's been a long time since I last opened my shop, so I don't have any good teas to treat you. Please, don't mind."
"I don't drink tea. You can ask me if you have any questions."
"Um, um… Fourth Madam, I want to ask where the bad luck in my store came from and how you dispelled it."
"The ancient sword in the backyard was taken out of a general's Tomb. It carried a very strong evil spirit. I think it's best that you hand it over to the government."
"Good, good, good! What else?"
Tang Li touched her pocket and took out a bunch of talismans. "Take these to the people who got infected with the bad luck from your store. They will be alright in three days."
"Alright!" Boss Zhang took it with both hands and asked, "How much should I pay you?"
"Like we initially agreed…"
Tang Li named several antiques at once. Some were priceless, and some were just average.
Without even blinking, Mr. Zhang went to take all the antiques she wanted. "Fourth Madam, these are all that you wanted. Take a look."
Tang Li nodded.
Boss Zhang added, "Then I'll get someone to send these antiques to Madam's residence later. Madam, see if there's anything else you want."
Boss Zhang was so enthusiastic that the other bosses were a little dumbfounded.
They didn't witness what took place in the store and didn't know if the bad luck in the store was still there. They felt that it was too early for Boss Zhang to be so generous.
Only Mr. Zhang, who had experienced the life-and-death struggle just now, knew that if not for the fact that Tang Li had taught him how to escape and that he did exactly what she said, he would have died.
So the people who didn't believe Tang Li today would soon regret missing such a good opportunity. It would be very difficult for them to find her again.
Tang Li packed up the things and left with Qi Yihan.
On the way back to the hospital, Tang Li was playing with a small jade bottle.
Qi Yihan looked at her from time to time and finally asked, "You can tell which antiques you need by just touching them?"
"Yeah." Since he already knew a lot, she didn't mind letting him know more.
He would find out in the future anyway.
"Didn't I tell you that I can read fortunes and know feng shui? It's quite normal that I can tell which one I need by touching them."
Qi Yihan pursed his lips and suddenly said, "Since you can read fortunes, do you think we'll get a divorce in the future?"
Tang Li put away the jade bottle and looked at him seriously. "I am in charge of my life so I won't allow you to divorce me."
The fact that she said it without hesitation made Qi Yihan feel happy.
He nodded.
Suddenly, his phone rang.
As soon as he took out his phone to answer the call, a male voice came from the other end. "Master, something happened to the young masters."
Qi Yihan remained calm, asking, "What happened?"
"The few young masters were involved in a car accident on their way to the mine. Third Young Master and Fifth Young Master were seriously injured and fainted on the spot. Young Master Xuan injured his leg and is now being sent to the hospital."
"Alright, inform the rest of the Qi family of this news."
"Yes."
Tang Li and Qi Yihan were sitting close to each other. She heard everything that was said on the other end of the phone. When he hung up, she looked at him.
Qi Yihan said to her, "I'm going back to the Qi Mansion later. I'll send you back first."
Tang Li did not intend to interfere in this matter, so she nodded.
As expected, as soon as Qi Yihan sent Tang Li to the hospital, a call came from the Qi Mansion.
He went straight to the Qi Mansion.
At this moment, Second Madam was sitting in the living room crying. Second Master was also walking around anxiously with an ashen face.
First Master didn't look happy either. He sat there waiting for Qi Yihan to come over.
First Madam and Third Madam (the rest of the family were not at home) sat on each side of Second Madam.
Knowing that no one would find out that it was her who hired the hitmen and caused the car accident, First Madam was able to remain calm. She was cursing the hitmen in her head for failing to kill Qi Lingxuan and injuring the young masters who were innocent while looking as sad and anxious as Second Madam.
"How could this happen? We have to go to the hospital and take Tiancheng and Yaolong home. The condition of the hospital there is definitely not as good as in the capital."
"How could there be a car accident? Did someone purposely cause the car accident?" Third Madam frowned, feeling that this matter was a little strange.
First Madam nodded. "I think so too. Besides, the three of them are in the same car. Why was Tiancheng and Yaolong so badly injured, but that bastard was only bruised?"
Hearing that, First Master glared at First Madam and said to Second Master, "When Fourth Brother comes over, get him to send a helicopter over immediately to pick them up. We'll talk about it after we get them back. No matter what caused this accident, the Qi family will definitely investigate it."
Second Master nodded with a livid face but did not speak.
First Madam still felt that the matter wasn't serious enough and deliberately added fuel to the fire. She wanted everyone to suspect Qi Yihan and Qi Lingxuan. "Don't you all think it's kind of fishy that Fourth Brother only sent three youngsters this time? Isn't he worried that something might happen to them?"
These words made their expressions turn even distorted.
Satisfied, First Madam stopped talking.
Chapter 76: I AM a Man, I Can't Play Cute
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
When Qi Yihan arrived, the atmosphere in the entire hall was bad. When they saw him, Second Master immediately walked over and said anxiously, "Fourth Brother, they called to say that the young ones were involved in a car accident. Tiancheng and Yaolong are both seriously injured. I have to rush over immediately."
Qi Yihan nodded. "I'll get someone to prepare a helicopter. Get ready, the helicopter will be here soon."
There was a space at the Qi Mansion dedicated to parking helicopters.
When Second Master heard this, he finally heaved a sigh of relief and quickly got Second Madam to pack his luggage.
First Master was also worried about Qi Lingxuan. He walked over and said, "I'll go over too."
First Madam frowned and said with a straight face, "Isn't it said that your son is fine? What are you going there for?"
She was still thinking about hiring another hitman to get rid of that little bastard. If he went, he might get hurt by accident.
"What do you mean he is fine? I called Lingxuan and asked. He said that his leg might have broken. What if it is not treated properly and he can't walk anymore?"
First Madam raised her voice and said angrily, "I can't believe you actually believe all the crap he said. If his leg is really broken, do you think he'll still be able to call you? I think he's just pretending!"
"What a wicked and jealous woman you are to think so badly of him all day."
"I'm jealous? Qi Yaohui, aren't you ashamed of yourself for saying that?"
"Enough!" Seeing that the two of them were about to start arguing again, Qi Yihan shouted and said firmly, "The four of you can go over together and take a look at the situation. Also, I'll immediately send someone to investigate this car accident. If it's really intentional, I'll find out who is behind it and make them pay a heavy price."
Qi Yihan then glanced at First Madam coldly, making her shudder violently.
She knew that she must not show any signs of being guilty at this point. Qi Yihan was smart, and he might be testing her on purpose. Plus, she was worried about First Master going alone, so she said, "Fine, I'll go. I want to see why Tiancheng and Yaolong are so seriously injured while he is still fine."
She was thinking about pinning all the blame on that little bastard. At that thought, she couldn't help but smile secretly.
Since the four of them were going over, they immediately packed their luggage and took the helicopter to Q Province.
…
After Tang Li returned to the hospital, she first went to visit Yuan Yuan.
She wouldn't leave the Imperial Capital for the time being, so she didn't tell Mrs. Guo about having found a soul container.
At this moment, Mrs. Guo was sitting with Yuan Yuan under the shade in the courtyard. She was arranging some documents while Yuan Yuan was sitting there quietly.
Mrs. Guo said to Tang Li, "In order to treat Yuan Yuan, I've shifted the focus of my work to Imperial Capital for the past few years. However, Yuan Yuan's father is still in the southwest. Over the years, things have been getting better over there, so he can come back once in a few months."
"In the past, we thought that to protect our family, all we needed to do was act like we didn't have one. After this incident, we realized that we were wrong. That's why I'd rather keep Yuan Yuan by my side. As long as I'm around, no one can hurt my Yuan Yuan."
Tang Li listened to her in silence, her gaze fixed on Yuan Yuan's face.
Yuanyuan sat on the recliner and did not move at all.
She suddenly felt bad and said, "Give me two months at most. I'll bring Yuan Yuan's soul back."
"Yes." Mrs. Guo nodded. As long as Tang Li said so, she believed that Tang Li could make it happen.
The day ended quickly. When Tang Li returned to the villa and found out that Qi Yihan didn't come, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Finally, she didn't have to sleep in her sleeping bag.
Tang Li walked into the bedroom and washed up before lying on the bed. She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
She sat up again and took out her phone to take a look.
She then realized that her cousin sister had called her many times.
Other than calls, there were also messages.
Tang Li took a look at the messages first.
Su Ziqing, "Sis, why don't you answer my call? Are you busy?"
Su Ziqing, "Sis, when are you free? Let's meet up."
Su Ziqing, "Sis, I heard about the gigolo. I can't believe you ditched him so brutally. It's unlike you."
Su Ziqing, "I heard that Qi Yihan's father is dying. What are you planning to achieve by staying with him at the hospital? Qi Yihan must be in pain right now. Can you not hurt him anymore?"
Tang Li actually read every message that she sent. After reading them, she thought with a straight face, "Is the fact that I don't like pretty boys so hard to believe?"
She then made up her mind to meet up with the cousin sister who took a fancy to her husband.
Tang Li, "Are you staying in school or outside? I'll come to find you tomorrow."
Su Ziqing replied very quickly with a voice message. She grumbled, "Sis, you finally deigned to reply to my messages. I sent you so many messages and called you so many times, but you ignored all of them."
Tang Li, "I don't have time."
Her cousin was still using voice messages. "Alright, alright. I'm in school. Come to the law school tomorrow and look for me. I only have one class in the morning. It ends at ten. You can come over after ten."
Tang Li, "Okay."
After sending the message, Tang Li tossed her phone aside and summoned the two little Kylins.
After today's absorption, the two Kylins grew much bigger.
Tang Li sat cross-legged, looking at the two little guys standing at attention in front of her. Tang Li asked, "Do you feel any discomfort from the evil spirit you absorbed today?"
Evil spirit was different from Spirit. If one did not absorb it well, they would suffer a backlash.
They both shook their heads.
Linlin said, "No, I feel very full and comfortable today."
After saying that, she showed Tang Li her big belly.
Tang Li reached out her hand to touch her belly and found that there was indeed nothing malevolent flowing in her body. At the same time, she felt relieved and said, "As expected of divine beasts, you guys are perfectly capable of absorbing the evil spirit. It will be easier for me to find food for you in the future."
Linlin seemed to like it when she touched her. After she withdrew her hand, she walked to her leg and rubbed her head against her.
Tang Li rubbed her head and could not help but smile. "Oh, you are really cute."
Linlin giggled and said matter-of-factly, "I'm Baby Kylin. Baby has the right to play cute."
Tang Li was speechless.
She turned her gaze to Qiqi. He raised his head proudly and said, "I'm a male.. I can't play cute."
Chapter 77: Pounce on Him and Pin Him to the Floor
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Tang Li grabbed Qiqi over to her lap and rubbed his head, making him giggle.
After playing with the two guys for a while, Tang Li let them return to the jade. She then lay on the bed and thought, "Is Qi Yihan coming or not? If he doesn't, I won't sleep in the sleeping bag tonight."
Although Qi Yihan said that sleeping in the sleeping bag was useless, she still felt more at ease sleeping in the sleeping bag.
After struggling for a while, Tang Li took out her phone. "Should I call and ask? Forget it, I'll send a message."
She flipped to Qi Yihan's number. There was no caller ID on it, so she had to use her memory to find the number.
After changing the caller ID to "Hubby", Tang Li sent him a message, "Yihan, are you coming over to sleep tonight?"
Having waited for a few minutes, she received a reply, saying, "No, I'm working overtime tonight."
When Tang Li saw the message, she sat up and typed seriously, "Are you going to work overtime for the whole night? This is not good for your health."
Since he was her husband, she had to make sure that he would live as long as she did.
This time, Qi Yihan replied rather quickly, "Til 12."
Tang Li pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.
Qi Yihan added, "It's too late. I'll come over tomorrow morning."
When Tang Li saw the message, an indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in her heart. She mumbled to herself, "It's good that you're not coming. That way, I won't have to sleep in my sleeping bag."
However, she replied, "Alright, I'm going to sleep."
After typing, she put her phone aside and went to sleep.
In the conference room of the Qi Mansion.
A group of higher-ups held their breaths as they peeked at the CEO, who was staring at his phone screen with a straight face.
They were trying to guess who had the ability to make the CEO reply to messages during the meeting.
Qi Yihan stared at the message on his phone and plunged in thought. As he imagined how happy she would be knowing that he wouldn't come tonight, for some reason, he felt a strange tightness on his chest.
He put away his phone and said in a low voice, "Continue the meeting."
The meeting was dismissed at midnight.
As the subordinates walked out, Qi Yihan's phone suddenly rang. He took a look and picked it up. "Speak."
"The hitmen will attack Young Master Lingxuan tonight."
"Don't let him die."
"Yes."
…
Q Province.
On the top floor of the hospital's inpatient department, a few people were setting up the rope to climb down to Qi Lingxuan's ward from the wall.
However, at this moment, a deep voice came from the door. "Are you guys going to look for me?"
The few hitmen shuddered at the same time, not knowing since when he was up here because they didn't notice at all.
However, they were hitmen who had experienced all kinds of things. They immediately came back to their senses. One of the hitmen snorted. "Well, since you are here, we won't have to wait all that time looking for you."
With that, they walked towards him.
Qi Lingxuan looked at them and gave a bloodthirsty smile. "It just so happens that I got kinda sore from lying on the bed for the whole day and wanted to do some stretching."
With that, he walked towards them.
The fight started instantly.
Soon, the few hitmen sensed how powerful he was. Suddenly, Qi Lingxuan's eyes turned red. Then, a sword appeared in his hand. The body of the sword exuded a strong killing aura. With some lights flashing across the pitch-black night, the few of them were beheaded before they even had time to react.
…
The next day, as soon as Tang Li opened the bedroom door and walked out, she met Qi Yihan, who was coming up from downstairs in a suit and pants. He was bare-chested and was drying his hair with a towel as he walked.
At this moment, Qi Yihan was no longer as cold as before. His bronze skin was covered in a thin layer of water, and his entire body seemed to be emitting a pheromone that made people's hearts race. His tall nose, moderate thick lips, and deep eyes were unusually deep as he looked at her.
He was, in a word, sexy and charming.
Tang Li subconsciously swallowed her saliva. She felt a great urge to pounce on him, pin him to the floor, and brutalize his body.
At this moment, he actually walked towards her, which made things even worse.
With every step he took, Tang Li felt as if her heart was on fire. She swallowed another mouthful of saliva and wailed internally, "Help! This temptation is too great. I can't control it anymore."
However, in the next second, a towel fell from the sky and covered her head, blocking her vision.
Then, the man approached her. His warm breath was beside her ear that smelt full of male hormones. "Why do you stare at me like that? Are you planning to do something to me?"
Tang Li snapped out of her trance and removed the towel from her face. "You did it on purpose!"
"On purpose? I just came up to get changed."
"You…"
"I took a shower downstairs. I don't have any clothes to wear. You don't want me to go out naked, do you?"
When Qi Yihan said this, he wiped the corner of her mouth with his finger and his voice deepened. "Your saliva is flowing out."
Tang Li was dumbfounded.
Qi Yihan walked around her and towards the bedroom. Soon, the sound of a closet opening could be heard.
Tang Li reached out to touch the corner of her mouth, but she couldn't feel anything. She suddenly turned around and was about to question Qi Yihan.
However, when she saw what was inside clearly, she reached out and covered her eyes.
"Why are you taking so long to get dressed!"
She pretended to have seen nothing.
God, why did she turn around and look in when he was holding his underwear?
After a while, Qi Yihan walked up to her, put her hand down, and pushed her against the door. After putting on his clothes, he returned to his usual cold and unapproachable self. "Tang Li, why did you turn around and look at me while I'm changing? Are you doing it on purpose?"
"I…"
Tang Li rolled her eyes. She didn't want to admit it although she did it on purpose.
Suddenly, she pressed his chest with her hands and said, looking at his surprised face, "Why did you come up so early in the morning without clothes to seduce me?"
Qi Yihan lowered his eyes and looked into her eyes. He pursed his lips without saying anything, feeling like his mind had been read by her.
She was indeed unpredictable.
Seeing that he was silent, Tang Li was even more certain that he was purposely tempting her. She gave him a lesson seriously, "You can't do that. In some aspects, my will is weak and I can't resist temptation. If I really do something to you that I shouldn't have, don't regret it."
"What do you mean by that?" Qi Yihan narrowed his eyes.
Tang Li thought to herself, "This… Does he really have to push me like that?"
Chapter 78: A Kiss
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Tang Li felt like the man in front of her was challenging her. In that case, she would not have to teach him something.
At the thought of this, she stood on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck. Then she landed a kiss on the corner of his lips.
The kiss was extremely loud. After kissing, their eyes met, and it was as if an invisible current was fighting in the air.
Tang Li saw a hint of anger in his eyes.
Afraid that he would go back on his word and say that he wanted to divorce her, she bent down and slipped out from under his arm. As she ran, she said, "You asked for it, so don't blame me and think about divorcing me."
By the time she finished saying the last word, she was already downstairs.
After a while, Qi Yihan, who was still leaning forward, stood up and touched the spot where he had been kissed. An unfathomable glint flashed across his eyes before he lowered his hand and walked downstairs.
When she reached the ground floor, Tang Li had already run out.
Only Butler Zhang stood there, dumbfounded.
When Butler Zhang saw Qi Yihan, he quickly went up to him. "Master."
Qi Yihan nodded and walked out as well.
Butler Zhang continued to stand there in a daze.
What did Madam do to Master just now?
Also, Master came back in the middle of the night last night and didn't want to disturb Madam, so he stayed downstairs. This morning, he went up to get dressed after showering. Why did Madam react so strongly and come down?
When Qi Yihan reached the door, he suddenly stopped and said to him, "Get them to send me two more sets of clothes."
Butler Zhang quickly replied, "Yes, Master."
…
As soon as Tang Li rushed out, she was bumped into by Situ Huang, who was looking for her.
"Fourth Madam."
Tang Li put on a serious expression and asked, "Don't tell me you found the herbs, it's really quick."
Situ Huang's expression immediately darkened. "No, not yet."
Tang Li looked at him. "Then why are you looking for me?"
"Here's the thing. I've got the hospital to prepare the medicine that you prescribed for him, but after eating it, he has been having a hard time falling asleep. Why is that?"
"He can't fall asleep?" Tang Li frowned. She planned to take a look personally. "Let's go. I'll go take a look."
The two of them went to Situ Jin's villa.
Situ Jin was still lying on the bed with his eye sockets slightly sunken. He looked haggard and sickly. When he saw Tang Li walk in, he only nodded at her.
One good thing about getting treated by Tang Li was that her customer service was excellent. She walked to the bedside and asked, "Are you having a hard time falling asleep after you take the medicine I prescribed you."
"Yes," he answered.
"Show me your wrist."
Situ Jin extended his wrist while Tang Li took his pulse. After a while, she frowned.
"Miss Tang, what happened to my son?"
Tang Li looked at Situ Jin unhappily and said, "What have you been doing these past few days?"
A trace of surprise flashed across Situ Jin's eyes. He lowered his eyes and said weakly, "Nothing much."
Situ Huang panicked as well. "Miss Tang, Jin really hasn't done much these past two days. He's just…"
At this point, Situ Huang suddenly thought of something. "Miss Tang, are you saying that Jin can't even work for two hours?"
Tang Li let go of his wrist, stood up, and took a step back. She said, "Not only is his body injured, but his brain is also injured. He is not supposed to work."
Situ Huang and Situ Jin fell silent.
The two of them thought that two hours of work a day would be fine, but they didn't expect it to be like this.
"So it's because Jin is too tired from work that he can't sleep at night?"
"Correct, mostly." After Tang Li finished speaking, she fixed her gaze on Situ Jin and asked, "Someone came to look for you these past two days, right?"
Situ Jin also frowned. The people looking for him were Qin Sangsang's family. They were here to apologize to him. At that time, Qin Sangsang's sister was also here, too.
"Did they do something to me again?" Situ Jin's eyes flashed with killing intent.
Tang Li looked at his face for a few seconds and suddenly shook her head. He and the Qin sisters had a complicated relationship, so she did not want to get involved. She only said, "You must have been affected by her words. Coupled with the fact that you're sick and working, that's why you couldn't sleep at night."
Situ Jin looked at her and had a feeling that she was holding something back from telling him.
However, he didn't pry into it. He only asked, "Can Fourth Madam help me recover from insomnia?"
"Just add a pinch of Distraction Wood to the medicine you're taking."
Distraction wood was one of the herbs used to treat insomnia.
"That simple?"
"What else? The herbs I prescribed to you are all very powerful and effective."
The two of them stopped talking. Tang Li did not want to stay here any longer. As a doctor, she told him, "You're seriously ill now, so you have to take care of yourself. Don't think about earning money. Without life, you won't have the chance to spend it."
Situ Jin nodded. "Thank you for your reminder, Fourth Madam."
Without lingering longer, Tang Li turned around and walked out.
Situ Huang walked her out.
Tang Li asked, "How's the search for the herbs going?"
Situ Huang didn't answer.
Tang Li tilted her head to look at him and saw that the middle-aged man did not look happy.
It was obvious that the search wasn't going smoothly.
Tang Li did not ask further and quickened her pace.
When the two of them walked out of the courtyard, Situ Huang asked Tang Li, "Miss Tang, the herbs you requested are really hard to find. Name a price, and I'll pay. Can you help me find them?"
Tang Li suddenly stopped.
Situ Huang stopped as well.
Tang Li smiled. "What do you think the cost will be to pay me to find something that even such a big family like the Situ can't find?"
Situ Huang had a feeling that Tang Li would make exorbitant demands. However, the people he sent out had indeed not found anything in the past few days, so he was a little anxious.
His son was the most talented in business among the younger generations in his family. He couldn't sit back and wait because his position in the family as the heir to the Situ family was already in danger.
So, no matter how much Tang Li wanted, he would try to give it to her.
"As long as Miss Tang offers a price, I don't care how much it costs."
Tang Li's smile deepened as she said, "One million for each herb, no bargaining."
Situ Huang's mind went blank. He glared at Tang Li and ground his teeth. "It's no different from robbing me, Miss Tang."
One had to know that there were thirty to forty types of herbs on the list.
"It's illegal to rob, but It's not illegal to help you look for herbs."
Situ Huang took a deep breath, planning to discuss it with his son later. "I'll think about it."
Tang Li did not mind. "Take your time. I have to go now."
With that, she left.
After Tang Li left, Situ Huang returned to Situ Jin's ward and told him what Tang Li had said.
Situ Jin thought for a moment and said, "We can offer a ten million reward on the black market for people who help us find all the herbs. They should know where to get them."
Situ Huang agreed and went to do it.
Chapter 79: A Kiss For A Kiss
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After Tang Li came out of Situ Jin's villa, she went straight to the old man's villa.
Just as she reached the entrance of the villa, she saw Qi Yihan and Butler Wang standing there. Butler Wang happened to be saying to him, "At dawn, Second Master called to say that something had happened to them. Someone sneaked into First Master and First Madam's room in the middle of the night and injured First Madam. First Madam was seriously injured and First Master was frightened."
Qi Yihan pursed his lips tightly, his expression cold. "You don't have to inform Father of this."
"Yes." After Butler Wang replied, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Fourth Master, is the series of events that happened to them after they got to the Q Province preplanned?"
Butler Wang had been staying with the Qi family since he was young. He was in his fifties now and had experienced all kinds of things, so it was obvious to him what was going on.
Qi Yihan looked calm as usual, and he merely nodded.
Butler Wang did not say anything else. He knew that Fourth Master would handle it.
At this moment, he saw Tang Li standing outside the courtyard and greeted her, "Good morning, Fourth Madam."
"Good morning, Butler Wang."
Tang Li walked in under Qi Yihan's deep gaze. "Is Father awake?"
Butler Wang replied, "He woke up around five but fell asleep again just now."
Tang Li nodded and decided to not go in. She said, "I'll go get myself something to eat then."
With that, she walked out. However, there were footsteps that followed behind her.
Tang Li turned to look at him.
Qi Yihan looked ahead, his expression unreadable. "Let's talk."
"Talk about what?" Tang Li shivered, thinking that he was going to get even with her, so she stopped and said, "I told you this morning that you'll regret it, but you won't believe me."
She spoke and acted as if she was in the right.
Qi Yihan was amused by her expression. When Tang Li was dazzled by his smile, he said, "Tang Li, I find you especially unreasonable sometimes."
Tang Li immediately replied, "I also found you to be especially unreasonable."
Hearing that, Qi Yihan stopped smiling and frowned.
Tang Li pointed at his eyebrows. "Look, not only are you unreasonable, but you also like giving… Er… What are you doing?"
He suddenly hugged her waist and pulled her into his arms. Tang Li was dumbfounded when she bumped into him.
Qi Yihan looked down at her, breathing gently to her face, and said with a domineering tone. "You think I'm unreasonable?"
Tang Li raised her head and pressed her hands on his chest. "Yes… Mm…"
When their lips touched, the warmth and softness coming from his lips reached her at the same time. It was as if there was a thin current running through her body. Tang Li widened her eyes and felt like something in her mind had exploded.
In the next second, Qi Yihan let go of her and retreated at the same time. His voice was hoarse. "No one has ever dared to take advantage of me. I'm the only one who takes advantage of others. Now we're even."
Tang Li was speechless.
Qi Yihan added, "I'll go to Q Province. Call me tonight and tell me about Father's condition."
With that, he left.
Tang Li, who was petrified, only returned to her senses after a long while.
After returning to her senses, she covered her flushed face and stomped her feet, and shouted at Qi Yihan, who was about to reach the car. "Qi Yihan, you're unreasonable!"
Qi Yihan, who was walking to the car, paused for a moment. Without looking back, he couldn't help but smile and get into the car.
After the car drove away, Tang Li covered her mouth and said angrily, "I only landed a gentle kiss on the corner of your lips for one sec, but you…"
Hearing footsteps reach her from behind, Tang Li stopped mumbling to herself. At the same time, Mr. Yun's voice was heard. "Miss Tang, why are you standing here?"
Tang Li was extremely embarrassed. When Mr. Yun walked closer, she turned around and said with an awkward smile, "I'm taking a walk around the neighborhood."
Mr. Yun nodded and asked, "Miss Tang, are you free this morning? I have a student who is coming to visit me. He's a professor in medical school."
Tang Li recalled her arrangement with her cousin sister and shook her head. "I need to go out this morning."
Mr. Yun said regretfully, "Well, I guess my student won't be able to meet you today. I was still hoping that you could give him some advice. In that case, let's find time in the future."
Tang Li nodded and headed straight to the hospital gate.
…
When Tang Li arrived at Imperial Capital University, it was already past ten.
The Host was also a student who graduated from Imperial Capital University. In the past, she was considered the prettiest girl in the school and had countless suitors. However, the Host used to be very cold and arrogant, so she offended many people.
In any case, the Host managed to graduate successfully.
Since people who hated the Host were no longer here, Tang Li wasn't afraid that she might bump into her suitors or enemies when she came to Imperial University.
Cars were not allowed to enter the school. When Tang Li took the school bus to law school, she saw Su Ziqing waiting there.
Su Ziqing and Tang Li both had a look that would stand out in a crowd. However, she was wearing a white shirt and jeans, had a ponytail, and wore black-framed glasses. This outfit made her look neat and unapproachable.
After Tang Li got out of the car, Su Ziqing first sized her up from head to toe. She clicked her tongue and said, "Sis, your style is becoming really strange."
Tang Li was wearing a normal casual outfit. Su Ziqing thought it was strange because the Host always wore custom-made clothes every time she went out.
"I almost can't recognize you in that simple outfit."
"I'm not here to attend a fashion show, am I?" Tang Li asked. "Are you planning to talk to me here?"
While standing there, she had already attracted the attention of many people.
Su Ziqing felt that some things were not suitable to be said outside. As a student of law, she never left behind any evidence. "Let's go. I'll bring you to my dormitory. I don't have a roommate."
"You live alone?"
"Right. I had one but she moved out."
The place where the exchange student lived was not in the same building as the student. When the two of them walked into the dormitory, it was very quiet.
Su Ziqing told her, "All the exchange students live here, and no one knows each other, so we don't have to be afraid of being eavesdropped."
Tang Li looked around as she walked but did not say anything.
The dormitory consisted of a room, a bathroom, and a balcony.
The two of them sat down and went straight to the point.
Su Ziqing said, "I said on the phone previously that the moment you divorce Fourth Master, I'll chase after him immediately. Since you asked me to come over, I think you must have made up your mind to do so."
Tang Li looked at Su Ziqing who looked serious and said, matter-of-factly, "I won't divorce Qi Yihan."
Su Ziqing was stunned for a moment.. She didn't believe it at all. "Sis, is it some kind of prank that you're playing on me?"
Chapter 80: How Dare You Call Me That?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The Host was a person who did whatever she wanted. She didn't have any real friends. The only person she could befriend was her cousin, who she rarely saw.
Because their experiences were similar, both of them had no mother since they were young. The host's father became a monk for his deceased wife, and her cousin's father started traveling around the world after his wife passed away.
Hence, the Host liked to tell Su Ziqing what was on her mind.
Su Ziqing felt that she knew Tang Li very well.
"Sis, do you remember why I study law?"
"Ever since your grandfather passed away, I've felt that you changed a lot. I was worried that you might be in trouble one day, so I chose to major in law."
"I want to protect you, but when I first saw Fourth Master, I was so infatuated by his aura and appearance that I became a servant to him. I swore that while I'm protecting you, I won't let you hurt him. That's why I'm very angry at you now."
"I know you don't like Fourth Master, and you married him out of spite. I don't care what you want from him, but I won't let you hurt him."
Tang Li looked at the agitated woman and asked, "Do you think you can protect Qi Yihan?"
"I…" Su Ziqing was stunned. She wanted to protect him, but she really couldn't.
Tang Li smiled, exuding an aura that made Su Ziqing's heart palpitate. "I've said it before and I repeat. I won't divorce him and I want to spend the rest of my life with him, whether you believe it or not."
Su Ziqing looked at Tang Li with her mouth agape.
Tang Li continued, "I took the time out of my schedule to tell you because you're my cousin sister."
She was also the only person the Host had and liked, so Tang Li didn't wanna break her heart.
"Your intention is good, but… Anyway, you should study hard. Qi Yihan and I will never get a divorce in this life, unless… unless I don't want to stay in this world anymore."
After saying that, Tang Li looked at Su Ziqing, who was still looking at her in a daze.
Su Ziqing came back to her senses after a while. When she came back to her senses, she frowned and pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose. She felt something was not right but couldn't pinpoint what exactly was not right.
Everyone knew that She loved that gigolo to death, so why did she suddenly say that she would never divorce Fourth Master in this lifetime?
At the thought of that pretty boy's current situation, Su Ziqing asked, "Aren't you trying to protect Bai Qingyang by deliberately letting everyone know that you are tired of him and by ruining his reputation?"
"What makes you think that I am trying to protect him?"
"Everyone says so."
"No, if I really like someone, I can't wait to pamper and love him, and I won't let him suffer."
Tang Li sounded domineering and serious when she said this, making it difficult for Su Ziqing to doubt the veracity of her words. Hence, she fell silent.
With Su Ziqing remaining silent, Tang Li did not speak either.
She was coming here today to make things clear that she would never ever let go of her husband.
The two of them sat in silence for a while. Suddenly, Su Ziqing's phone rang. After she answered the call, she frowned and said, "Sorry, I don't have time this weekend. I can't go."
With that, she hung up.
Then, she said to Tang Li, "Sis, I want to see Fourth Master."
"Why do you want to see him?" Tang Li frowned in displeasure.
Su Ziqing frowned as well. "You were the one who asked me to chase after him. I have to see for myself if you guys really love each other and don't want to divorce."
Tang Li was speechless.
She couldn't help but call the Host idiot silently who made everything difficult for her.
"Alright, when he comes back from his business trip, I'll ask him if he wants to see you."
Tang Li felt that she was terrible at dealing with relationships in this world and wanted to improve it.
Su Ziqing nodded in satisfaction. The two of them exchanged a few more words before Tang Li prepared to go back.
As soon as they walked out of the dormitory, a tall and skinny boy wearing glasses walked towards them.
Before the boy got close, he asked Su Ziqing in a questioning tone, "Hey, Su, I called you just now to ask you out this weekend. Why can't you come?"
Tang Li glanced at Su Ziqing. Seeing that she was frowning, she asked, "Cousin, who is this person?"
"A classmate."
"Are you close?"
"Not really. I was just assigned to his class yesterday, and we barely exchanged a word. He was the one who approached me and talked to me. How could we possibly be close?"
"So… why did he come to question you?"
"He probably wants to hit on me."
Seeing that they went on talking as if he didn't exist, Li Jianhua felt awkward and angry. It was true that he found Su Ziqing quite pretty and wanted to hit on her before anyone else.
He felt that for a transfer student like Su Ziqing, she would definitely feel lonely sometimes and couldn't get used to everything, so if he showed some concern for her, she might be moved and fall for him.
If he could make such a pretty girl his girlfriend, every boy in his dormitory would be jealous of him.
However, he still had no clue what the girl opposite him thought of him. Getting rejected just now over the phone, he felt furious and came to ask her in person.
"Su, aren't you thinking too much? I just thought that you're new here and definitely will have a hard time getting used to the new environment. As a member of the student union, I wanted to help you integrate into our class as soon as possible, so I kindly asked you to hang out with some of the classmates this weekend. If you don't want to go, then forget it. Why did you say I'm chasing after you? It's nonsense."
After saying that, he glared at Tang Li and added, "Let me give you a piece of advice. As a student of the Imperial College, studying should be your top priority. Also, you have to be careful when making friends. Don't lower your status. Otherwise, people who don't know might think that you're from a third-rate university and can only make some third-rate friends."
Sensing the boy's hostility, Tang Li crossed her arms and asked Su Ziqing, "Cousin, is he saying that I'm your third-rate friend?"
Su Ziqing sneered. "Yes."
Tang Li clicked her tongue and took a step closer to the boy.
Li Jianhua's heart skipped a beat from the aura coming from Tang Li's body, and he subconsciously took a step back.
Tang Li said, "When I graduated from Imperial University, you were just a high schooler.. How dare you call me that."