《The Wife is a Jinx, the Husband is a Big Shot who has Trouble Having Children》


 Chapter 1

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Chu Ning closed her eyes and frowned as if she was dreaming of something unspeakable.


    It was indeed a little indescribable. Chu Ning dreamed of that night again. It was very late at night, and she could not see the man¡¯s face clearly, but she could vaguely tell that he was a very handsome man from his outline. His aura was very hot and hit her face and body like a flame. Until the man¡¯s body pressed down bit by bit, Chu Ning¡¯s heart was like a train that had left the track.


    ¡°Old Madam doesn¡¯t have much patience. Let¡¯s not make her wait too long!¡±


    Suddenly, an impatient male voice filled with undisguised disdain and disgust sounded. This woke Chu Ning up abruptly. Her heart was still beating wildly, indicating that she had dreamed of that night again.


    Chu Ning looked at the middle-aged butler in the driver¡¯s seat in confusion. Finally, her consciousness slowly returned. Three years had passed since that night.


    The butler snorted disdainfully. When he saw the boy and girl sleeping soundly in their seats, his tone became even more unfriendly. ¡°I¡¯ll watch over the two of them. Don¡¯t bring them in to make Old Madam angry. The Chu family cares a lot about their reputation.¡±


    A cold glint flashed across Chu Ning¡¯s eyes. She was no longer confused. ¡°You¡¯re very noisy.¡±


    The butler¡¯s gaze was mocking. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly met her glare and subconsciously swallowed. His nerves were tense, and he did not dare to speak again. It must be an illusion! He actually felt that this country bumpkin had a terrifying aura? How could a jinx who had been abandoned by her family since she was young have an aura?


    Chu Ning calmly retracted her gaze and restrained her killing intent. She looked gently at the two babies who were still sleeping.


    Dabao was the elder brother and Xiaobao was the younger sister. The two children¡¯s faces were chubby, white, and tender. They looked cute no matter how one looked at them. Chu Ning couldn¡¯t help but kiss them a few times as she looked at them quietly. She was very glad that she had never thought of giving up on them when she knew that she was pregnant.


    The feeling of being abandoned by her biological parents was really uncomfortable. She had already felt it and didn¡¯t want her children to feel it again. She was just a little curious now. She had been thrown into Sea River Village like trash since she was born, but they suddenly wanted her to come back after twenty-three years.


    Sitting in the driver¡¯s seat, the butler¡¯s expression became uglier and uglier. Could this woman be waiting for the little bastards to wake up? What was she thinking? Did she think that the Chu family brought her back because they wanted her to acknowledge her roots and ancestors? Dream on! As a 23-year-old girl with two children, she was someone who grew up in a remote village, didn¡¯t study much, and had no shame. Could it be that she thought that the old lady of the Chu family would like a pair of bastards just because she liked boys?


    The disdain on the butler¡¯s face was about to overflow. He got out of the car and pressed the car key without hesitation. A ear-piercing sound woke the two children up.


    Xiaobao opened his eyes in a daze and said softly, ¡°Mommy, we¡¯re here?¡±


    Chu Ning replied gently and patted her daughter¡¯s head comfortingly. Then, she carried her down from the child seat and glanced at the butler coldly.


    The butler snorted in his heart. If they didn¡¯t wake up, he could only do them the honor. He didn¡¯t want to waste time here.


    Chu Ning suddenly saw Dabao staring at the car keys in the butler¡¯s hand and quickly said, ¡°Dabao, we¡¯re getting out.¡±


    Dabao pursed his lips and climbed out of the car. He walked to Chu Ning¡¯s side, held her hand, and looked up at his sister lovingly.


    Xiaobao wrapped her chubby hands around Chu Ning¡¯s neck and kissed her. She blinked her big eyes and looked at the glorious villa in front of her. ¡°Mommy, this big house is so beautiful. Are we staying here tonight?¡±


    Chu Ning replied, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    The butler at the side looked at her in disdain. She was really inexperienced. This was called a private villa! A big house? He snorted and went over to open the door.


    Xiaobao slowly tightened her grip on her mother¡¯s neck because she was unhappy!


    Dabao kept staring at the butler; a dark mist was flashing across his eyes.


    Chu Ning glanced coldly at the butler and walked in holding hands with Xiaobao on her left and Dabao on her right.


    When they reached the entrance of the villa, the butler remembered the purpose of picking her up. He stopped in his tracks and reminded coldly, ¡°Miss Chu, let me remind you. Don¡¯t be delusional!¡± She had yet to enter the door, but she already treated herself as the eldest daughter. When she entered and found out what was going on, she would definitely make a scene. Of course, he had to remind her to prevent ruining Old Madam¡¯s mood!

 Chapter 2

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    As soon as the butler finished speaking, a ball of liquid fell from the sky and landed on the butler¡¯s face. He subconsciously looked up and saw a black bird flying past. His face was pale and he wanted to curse. However, when he opened his mouth, he felt disgusted because the bird poop had entered his mouth!


    Just as he was retching, a few tiles on the outside wall of the villa suddenly came loose and hit his hand. The car keys fell to the ground and were shattered upon contact with the floor tile. His hand was injured¡­ It was bleeding.


    Chu Ning turned to look at Dabao with a faint gaze. Every time her Dabao was angry, as long as he wished ill on the person, the other party would be down with bad luck! It was like a curse, accurate and ruthless!


    The first time this happened, Chu Ning thought it was an accident, but there were many such occurrences. No matter how muddle-headed she was, she realized that something was wrong. This matter was really too spooky! Chu Ning did not dare to let anyone know at all and had been carefully hiding it. She did not want others to look at her son as if he was a monster, and she was even more worried that someone would harm her child with ill intentions.


    Therefore, she always tried to prevent the children from being upset. However, this time, Dabao didn¡¯t open his mouth to speak. Had the curse been completed?


    Dabao stared at the butler with dark eyes. His chest was still heaving from anger.


    Xiaobao stole a glance at her mommy and slowly opened her fist. She asked her brother, ¡°Dabao, are you hurt?¡±


    Hearing his sister¡¯s voice, Dabao¡¯s long and black eyelashes drooped down like a small fan. At the same time, he hid the black fog in his eyes and shook his head gently to indicate that he was fine. He still remembered that when he was outside, he had to try his best to speak less and could not curse others. However, he was really too angry just now and could not control himself. He thought to himself that he wanted the butler to be unlucky and for the key to not exist anymore! In the end¡­


    Chu Ning, who was holding Xiaobao, was speechless. The situation was that Dabao was disobedient and cursed others in his heart, but his sister actually started to cover for him.


    Although she thought so, Chu Ning only glanced at Da Bao and checked him perfunctorily. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re not injured.¡±


    Chu Ning knew very well that the unlucky one was somebody else. Her son would be fine. Therefore, she glanced at the butler coldly.


    Meanwhile, the butler was still staring blankly at the car keys that had been shattered by the tiles. Then, he looked at his cut finger and was completely petrified! Not to mention that the car keys would not be shattered so easily, would the wall tiles of the Chu family¡¯s villa come apart that easily? And the location of the drop was so coincidental?


    For some reason, the butler thought of how he had used his car keys to wake the two children up¡­ His gaze completely changed, and his breathing stopped. He pointed at Chu Ning and said, ¡°It¡¯s¡­ it¡¯s you¡­¡±


    Hearing this, Chu Ning was relieved. It seemed that her son was not suspected. Her gaze slowly landed on the butler¡¯s face. She hugged the children and leaned back slightly. She reminded coldly, ¡°On your face!¡±


    Was this person too agitated? Had he forgotten about the bird shit on his face and was still opening his mouth? He had eaten a mouthful! Chu Ning and the children felt nauseous because they were completely disgusted.


    At this moment, the butler finally woke up from the blow Chu Ning had given him. When he sensed that the bird poop had entered his mouth, his face instantly turned pale. He sat on the ground and vomited with all his might. Coupled with the fact that the back of his hand was still bleeding, he was about to collapse. He knew that this woman was cursed! He should not have been too close to her, let alone talk to her! Twenty-three years ago, she jinxed the eldest young master who was born with her! Now that such a strange thing had happened when she had just returned to the Chu family, he had to tell Old Madam that this woman could not be left alive!


    Xiaobao glanced at him, her big eyes flickering as if she didn¡¯t know anything. She said, ¡°Dabao¡­ he¡­ eats bird poop! Stinky, dirty!¡±


    As she spoke, she even used her small hand to fan herself and pinch her nose. She always remembered what her mommy had said. She definitely couldn¡¯t let outsiders know her brother¡¯s secret. They had to protect her brother together!


    Dabao looked obedient and said cutely, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s smelly and dirty!¡± As he spoke, he covered his nose and stopped talking. Because the smell of bird poop was really bad.


    Seeing this scene, Chu Ning was very touched. She felt she had not wasted her efforts to nurture them. The two children were actually quite good at pretending.


    Chu Ning secretly heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the butler who was vomiting. ¡°You¡¯re really lucky. I suggest you buy a lottery ticket.¡±

 Chapter 3

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    The butler wiped his face and retched as he stared at Chu Ning. He wanted to say something, but the door of the villa suddenly opened.


    Old Madam Chu supported herself with a wooden walking stick and walked out of the villa with the help of her son, Chu Zhongxing, and his wife, He Shushen. Behind her was the eldest daughter of the Chu family, Chu Yue, and the young master, Chu Ge. On both sides were bodyguards and servants.


    When she noticed the sticky thing on the butler¡¯s face and the wound on his hand, Old Madam Chu¡¯s expression turned ugly. She said in a low voice, ¡°What¡¯s going on!¡±


    When the butler saw the Old Madam, it was as if he had seen his family. He instantly calmed down and groveled. ¡°Old Madam! You¡¯re finally here! I just brought this woman back, but the tiles on our wall fell and smashed my hand and the car key! It¡¯s so strange!¡±


    As he spoke, he even looked at Chu Ning and her children. His intent was obvious. He was implying that she was the one who did it.


    Matriarch Chu was old now. Her white hair was tied up behind her head and she was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. She should have been a kind-looking old lady, but instead she projected a vibe of being cunning and terrifying. However, she thought about how she had been paying respects to Buddha all year round and the walking stick in her hand was personally given by Young Master Li Jing; it was blessed by an accomplished monk and could completely suppress evil. With this thought, her expression became arrogant. She was not afraid of this jinx harming her!


    She glanced at Chu Ning and then at the two children standing beside her. Her face darkened. ¡°Did you give birth to these two children?¡±


    Before Chu Ning could speak, the butler responded loudly, ¡°She gave birth to them. The boy¡¯s name is Dabao, and the girl¡¯s name is Xiaobao. They were born on the same day.¡±


    When she heard that they were born together, Matriarch Chu thought of her precious grandson who had died when he was just born. She couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore. ¡°You shameless thing! You¡¯ve disgraced our Chu family! You got pregnant before marriage and gave birth to two illegitimate children! Why don¡¯t you die! Why didn¡¯t you die back then!¡± As she spoke, she swung her walking stick and was about to kill Chu Ning.


    Chu Ning didn¡¯t want Dabao to speak again. If the curse came true at this time, it would definitely affect the children. Chu Ning quickly reacted and stood in front of the two children. She grabbed the walking stick and said, ¡°Xiaobao, stand behind Mommy with Big Brother.¡±


    Xiaobao was very obedient. However, when she saw that his brother¡¯s gaze on Matriarch Chu had changed, she hugged her brother anxiously and said, ¡°Brother, be good. We¡¯re not angry! Be good!¡±


    Xiaobao always remembered what her mother said. If someone with evil intentions found out about her brother¡¯s secret, they would take him away. Then she would never have a brother again! Now that there were bad people here, she couldn¡¯t let anyone discover her brother¡¯s secret.


    The old lady of the Chu family had always kept her word. Now that she saw the two little bastards actually holding hands and standing behind Chu Ning, she was even angrier. Then, she saw that Chu Ning actually dared to contradict her and hold her walking stick. She was so angry that she was about to explode.


    Chu Zhongxing also reacted and roared at Chu Ning, ¡°What are you doing? How dare you contradict your grandmother?¡±


    He Shushen also said sternly, ¡°Chu Ning, let go of your grandmother!¡±


    Chu Ning glanced at them coldly. These were the parents she had been thinking about day and night. A second later, she looked away indifferently and looked coldly at the old lady in front of her. Her voice was very low but also very cold. ¡°What did you call Dabao just now?¡±


    Matriarch Chu was furious. ¡°You unlucky thing, what are you trying to do!¡± She kept struggling, but she did not expect Chu Ning to be so strong! She could not move Chu Ning at all.


    Chu Ning¡¯s voice was very cold. ¡°I don¡¯t like to hear you speak like this. If you¡¯re not old and deaf, remember this!¡±


    Matriarch Chu was so angry that her entire body trembled. Those who didn¡¯t know better would think that she had Parkinson¡¯s disease. ¡°What did you say? You¡¯re worse than a pig or dog! You really grew up in a remote mountain ditch. You have no upbringing, no manners, and no shame!¡±


    Chu Ning narrowed her eyes and increased her strength. The vicious aura around her grew stronger.


    Matriarch Chu even roared, ¡°Are you all dead? Are you standing still? Attack! Throw these two little bastards out and kill them! Don¡¯t dirty let them dirty our land.¡±


    In the next second, everyone was stunned and did not dare to move.

 Chapter 4

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    This was because Old Madam Chu¡¯s walking stick with the Dragon Subduing Wood was actually broken by Chu Ning with one hand! Not to mention the rarity of the wood used to make this walking stick, there was no third one in the entire country! There were only two in total, and one of them had been broken. Moreover, the entire Dragon Subduing Wood was at least one finger thick. How could she break it with one hand?


    It had to be known that the growth cycle of the Dragon Subduing Wood was extremely slow. The wood was hard and difficult to break. This Dragon Subduing Wood was even taken from a 500-year-old ancient tree. Now¡­


    However, Old Madam Chu was the most agitated. This was a gift from Young Master Li Jing. It was usually placed in the ancestral hall. Today, in order to welcome the Li family, she took it out with care¡­


    The bodyguards and servants in the two rows were already dumbfounded as they looked at Chu Ning.


    Chu Ning¡¯s expression was very calm. She gently let go and threw half of the broken walking stick to the ground. Of course, half of it was still in Old Madam Chu¡¯s hand.


    At this moment, Old Madam Chu felt dizzy and almost collapsed.


    Chu Zhongxing quickly went forward to support her. ¡°Mom! Are you alright?¡±


    If Matriarch Chu could speak immediately, she really wanted to ask her son if she looked fine. Matriarch Chu leaned in her son¡¯s arms for a while and looked at Chu Ning angrily. Because she had recovered her strength, she raised her hand to slap her, but Chu Ning dodged her again. If not for Chu Zhongxing¡¯s protection, Matriarch Chu might have fallen to the ground due to inertia.


    Matriarch Chu stomped her feet in anger. ¡°Heavens, why didn¡¯t you open your eyes? Why did you want my precious grandson to die back then and not her!¡±


    Chu Ning smiled and said, ¡°Sorry to have disappointed you.¡±


    Matriarch Chu held her heart and almost fainted. ¡°What sins did our Chu family commit in our previous life to give birth to such an unrighteous and unfilial person like you!¡±


    Chu Zhongxing, who had no time to care about Chu Ning, only looked at the broken walking stick with a worried expression. ¡°Mom, Fourth Master Li and Young Master Li Jing will be here soon. What should we do now?¡±


    Young Master Li Jing?


    Hearing this name again, Chu Ning was in a daze for a moment. This was because her ex-boyfriend was Li Jing. She had once thought that she was like him and was sent to the countryside by her parents because she was weak and sickly. However, who would have thought that Li Jing was actually the young master of the wealthiest family in town? The funny thing was that she only found out on the day they broke up.


    Of course, what was even more ridiculous was that she had not been sent to the countryside because of her poor health. Instead, she had been abandoned by her biological parents, whom she had always missed, like trash.


    Ever since she could remember, she had been looking forward to it every day. She had been waiting for the day her parents could bring her home. She had eaten her fill every day for that day. She wanted her parents to take a good look at her. She was really not weak anymore and was especially healthy. She thought that as long as she was healthy and strong, she could be brought home by her parents early.


    However, when she was ten years old, she did not see her parents. Instead, she met a little boy. He was different from the other boys in the village. He was especially fair and thin. He was also exceptionallly good-looking. To Chu Ning at that time, he was like a little prince. He walked towards her step by step and only smiled at her. He only played with her. He went to school with her, farmed cows, counted the stars, and even learned from her master.


    When he was sixteen, he said, ¡°Chu Ning, be my girlfriend.¡±


    When he was eighteen, he said, ¡°Chu Ning, be my fianc¨¦e.¡±


    But in the end? He became someone else¡¯s boyfriend and fianc¨¦, and that person was the lucky star adopted by the Chu family. On that day, Chu Ning lost her childhood sweetheart and parents.


    ¡°You scourge! You killed your own brother the moment you were born. Are you only willing to die when you have killed your parents and me?¡±


    Chu Ning suddenly heard Matriarch Chu¡¯s ear-piercing curses. She ignored them and subconsciously looked at Dabao and Xiaobao.


    Xiaobao tiptoed and covered her brother¡¯s ears tightly with her chubby hands to prevent him from hearing.


    Chu Ning was relieved. She turned to look at Old Madam Chu again with cold eyes. ¡°Is your mouth made of a septic tank?¡±


    Old Madam Chu was so angry that she almost vomited blood. ¡°You bastard! Our family is unlucky!¡±


    Chu Zhongxing was even more furious. ¡°How dare you speak to your grandmother like that?¡±


    He Shushen couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. ¡°Chu Ning, you¡¯ve really disappointed me.¡±

 Chapter 5

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    When Chu Ning heard this, she smiled. However, there was no warmth on her face. If it weren¡¯t for Dabao, she wouldn¡¯t have stepped into the Chu family at all. She thought about how she had missed her biological parents for years. What a waste of time.


    Looking at Chu Ning¡¯s arrogant and cold expression, Chu Zhongxing felt his blood pressure about to explode. ¡°What are you smiling at? Hurry up and apologize to your grandmother.¡±


    Chu Ning smiled. ¡°Grandma? Where? Oh, are you talking about this old lady? Why should I apologize?¡±


    Even if she needed to stay with the Chu family for Dabao, it was impossible for her to accept their ill-treatment. Otherwise, she would not be able to find anything.


    Matriarch Chu¡¯s blood pressure definitely couldn¡¯t decrease today. She roared hysterically, no longer looking like a noble lady. ¡°What are you all waiting for? Hurry up and throw this scourge out!¡±


    ¡°Grandma, Brother Li Jing and his fourth uncle are here!¡±


    At this moment, Chu Ge suddenly said.


    When Matriarch Chu heard this, she was stunned and looked at the courtyard door in a daze.


    How long had Fourth Master Li and Young Master been here? Didn¡¯t they say that it would take another hour? Had they seen everything just now? And her walking stick¡­


    Matriarch Chu lost the ability to think, and Chu Zhongxing and his wife¡¯s minds went blank for a moment.


    Chu Ge was speechless. He just wanted to help his sister out of trouble, but why did the Li family come at this time?


    In an instant, the air was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.


    Chu Ning followed their gaze and saw a tall man standing silently outside the Chu family¡¯s villa. He was dressed in a black custom-made suit and had an arrogant aura. In an instant, it was as if everything paled in comparison to him.


    Chu Ning had never seen such a good-looking man. Moreover, why did she feel a strange sense of familiarity? So this man was the Fourth Master of the Li family that the Chu family had mentioned? However, when she noticed Li Jing beside him, her gaze changed.


    As if sensing her gaze, Li Rui glanced at Chu Ning. His slender and fair fingers slowly rubbed the black jade ring on his fingerbone, and his eyes were as cold as cold stars.


    This made Li Jing subconsciously shiver. ¡°Fourth Uncle.¡±


    Li Rui stared at Dabao with a black light in his eyes and said in a low voice, ¡°The Chu family has two daughters?¡±


    To Li Jing, Fourth Uncle¡¯s voice was very cold, as if it wanted to freeze him to death. He had goosebumps all over his body. ¡°Fourth Uncle, yes.¡±


    Li Rui asked, ¡°Who are you engaged to?¡±


    Li Jing lowered his head and replied, ¡°Fourth Uncle, she¡¯s the one with two children. Her fate is bad. Her younger brother died when she was born and she was placed in the mountains.¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°Are you going to break off the engagement now?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Fourth Uncle.¡± With just a few simple words, Li Jing felt that it was difficult to breathe. It was as if he had been in a low-pressure area. His heart felt very uncomfortable and he felt extremely oppressed. He could only say that Fourth Uncle¡¯s aura was too terrifying. Li Jing secretly glanced at him, but he did not see any emotions on the latter¡¯s face.


    ¡°Ring the doorbell.¡± Li Rui played with the thumb ring. His large hand had a shocking beauty.


    Li Jing shuddered and hurriedly pressed the doorbell. Actually, when they first arrived at the Chu family, he was about to go in, but he was stopped by Fourth Uncle.


    At that time, he was stunned, but he didn¡¯t dare to resist. He only looked at Fourth Uncle who had been staring in the direction of the Chu family¡¯s villa with a dark gaze. At that time, Old Madam Chu and the others hadn¡¯t come out yet, and there was only the butler, that bitch Chu Ning, and those two bastards at the entrance of the villa. So what was Fourth Uncle looking at? It couldn¡¯t be Chu Ning, right?


    Now that Fourth Uncle said that he was going in, Li Jing couldn¡¯t help but look at Chu Ning.


    However, Chu Ning did not look at him. Her cold gaze landed on the long figure behind him. He was wearing long pants and a long shirt. The collar of his black shirt was not buttoned, revealing his slender neck. The curve of his Adam¡¯s apple was clearly¡­ very sexy.


    Because her eyes lingered a little too long, she looked up slightly and met those dark eyes. It was obvious that she felt a strong sense of danger, which made her breath tighten. She realized that his eyes were actually staring at Dabao. Why? Could it be that this man had seen something?


    Just as she was in a daze, the doorbell rang. The Chu family also reacted and invited excitedly, ¡°Hurry up and welcome Fourth Master and Young Master.¡±


    In an instant, the Chu family moved towards the courtyard door.


    When they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, Matriarch Chu personally opened the door. The servants stood on both sides and welcomed them.

 Chapter 6

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Thinking of her loss of composure just now, Matriarch Chu¡¯s expression tightened, especially when the Li family saw that the walking stick had broken. She broke out in cold sweat and shouted very carefully and nervously, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, nephew¡­¡±


    ¡°Call me Fourth Master!¡± Li Rui entered briskly and glanced at Matriarch Chu coldly.


    Old Madam Chu was shocked and couldn¡¯t even straighten her tongue. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ve embarrassed myself in front of the Fourth Master! The Chu¡­ Chu family didn¡¯t teach her well¡­ She¡­ She caused such a scandal!¡±


    Li Rui glanced at Chu Ning, then raised his hand and secured the last button in his shirt.


    Chu Ning was shocked


    What did this person mean by fastening the last button on his shirt? She had only taken a look just now and had no other thoughts at all. Why did he make her look like a female pervert?


    Li Rui was still staring at Chu Ning with dark eyes.


    Matriarch Chu waited for a while, but there was still no response. She said bitterly, ¡°Fourth Master, this is all because the Chu family didn¡¯t discipline her well! After such a thing happened, Chu Ning, this bastard, got pregnant before marriage and gave birth to two illegitimate children¡­¡±


    Li Rui¡¯s gaze suddenly changed and he looked at Matriarch Chu coldly.


    Old Madam Chu trembled in fear and didn¡¯t dare to speak. Even Li Jing, who was beside Li Rui, had a change in expression. He was completely frightened by Li Rui. This was because Li Rui was at his most terrifying. He was silent, but in the next second, he could kill you!


    However, Li Jing didn¡¯t understand. Did Matriarch Chu say anything wrong? That country bumpkin actually cheated on him. Even though she knew that the engagement was going to be canceled today, she brought those two bastards to disgust him. Thinking of this, Li Jing quickly complained to Li Rui, ¡°Fourth Uncle, Chu Ning doesn¡¯t take our Li family seriously! She cheated on me and made a joke out of me. That¡¯s making a joke out of the Li family. Now she even brought two bastards¡­¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Li Rui¡¯s eyes were terrifying.


    Li Jing really shut up and didn¡¯t dare to speak again.


    There was no one in the Li family who was not afraid of Li Rui. Even their great-grandfather did not dare to be impudent in front of Fourth Uncle.


    Old Madam Chu still didn¡¯t realize the problem. After some deep reflection, she thought that Chu Ning, that good-for-nothing, had offended the Li family, which was why Fourth Master was so angry. After thinking it through, she immediately put on a guilty look.¡±Fourth Master, our Chu family knows that Chu Ning isn¡¯t worthy of being Young Master¡¯s fianc¨¦e. You saw it too. Chu Ning brought those two bastards¡­¡±


    ¡°Has the Chu family really been a scholarly family for generations?¡± Li Rui stared at Matriarch Chu with eyes like blades. It was as if he wanted to skin her alive.


    Matriarch Chu stood there with her mouth open, not daring to say a word. Her legs were trembling even more. It was all that bastard Chu Ning¡¯s fault! She should have fed her to the dogs back then. She shouldn¡¯t have been soft-hearted and let her live!


    ¡°Dabao, look at that uncle. He¡¯s so handsome!!! Can¡¯t we let this handsome uncle be Mommy¡¯s husband?¡±


    When she suddenly heard a little girl¡¯s childish voice, Old Madam Chu turned her head stiffly. She wished she could strangle these two little bastards to death now. Wasn¡¯t one disaster enough now? Did a big disaster bring back two small disasters to harm the Chu family? What sin had the Chu family committed?


    Chu Zhongxing and He Shushen glared at Chu Ning with fire in their eyes. It was fine if she didn¡¯t know shame, but she didn¡¯t discipline her children who dared to sprout such nonsense. Was she trying to kill the Chu family?


    The eldest daughter and lucky star of the Chu family, Chu Yue, looked at Chu Ning and her two children indifferently. She actually dared to have designs on the Fourth Master of the Li family. Was Chu Ning dreaming? Did she not see if she was worthy? She looked at Li Rui, smiled sweetly, and said gently, ¡°Fourth Uncle, children are innocent and have no ill intentions. Please don¡¯t blame them for offending you.¡±


    She had heard from Li Jing that no one who dared to offend his fourth uncle would have a good ending. At best, they would be unlucky, and at worst, they would die tragically! Therefore, Chu Ning and her two little bastards were probably dying today!


    However, two seconds later, Chu Yue¡¯s smile froze on her face because Fourth Master Li didn¡¯t seem to hear her or even look at her. She was like treated like air.


    Chu Yue¡¯s face instantly turned pale. She tried her best to maintain her gentle appearance.


    Li Jing wanted to speak up for her, but when he saw Fourth Uncle¡¯s face, he didn¡¯t dare to breathe and naturally didn¡¯t dare to say anything. However, he knew that Chu Ning, that bitch, and her two bastards were doomed!

 Chapter 7

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Thinking of this, Li Jing looked at Chu Ning and her two illegitimate children with some sympathy. He would watch how this woman court death!


    Xiaobao was unaware of everyone¡¯s shock and sympathy. She looked at Li Rui with her big grape-like eyes.


    When Dabao heard his sister¡¯s words, he looked at Li Rui seriously and sized him up. His thick black eyebrows frowned like caterpillars and he said solemnly, ¡°Xiaobao, what do you like about him?¡±


    Xiaobao said, ¡°He¡¯s good-looking!¡±


    Dabao was speechless.


    Xiaobao continued to think. She tilted her head and looked very cute, but her eyes lit up as if she had realized something. ¡°He looks very rich!¡±


    Dabao also pondered for a moment. He pursed his lips and said seriously, ¡°Alright.¡±


    In an instant, in the exceptionally heavy atmosphere, the matter was decided.


    Chu Ning was shocked


    It seemed like she was the one involved. What were her two babies deciding? Did they really not need to ask for her opinion?


    However, to be honest, Xiaobao¡¯s idea was really good. After all, wouldn¡¯t Li Jing have to call her Fourth Aunt? It was just a pity that Fourth Master Li was not a kind person. She couldn¡¯t be bothered to deal with this and could only glance at Li Rui regretfully.


    However, it was also this glance that made Old Madam Chu furious. She cursed in her heart, This jinx, if you want to die, die. Don¡¯t implicate the Chu family!


    Chu Zhongxing and He Shushen warned with ashen faces, ¡°Chu Ning, what are you doing!¡±


    Chu Ning looked at Chu Zhongxing and He Shushen indifferently and deliberately said in a happy voice, ¡°I¡¯m also at the age where I can get married. I think the Fourth Master of the Li family is not bad in all aspects. What do you think? I¡¯m very satisfied.¡±


    As soon as she finished speaking, the air froze again. It was clearly a hot summer day, but it seemed to have entered winter. It was so cold that it was difficult to breathe.


    The ones who found it most difficult to breathe were Chu Zhongxing and He Shushen. The two of them secretly looked at Li Rui¡¯s expression and didn¡¯t dare to breathe. They wanted to get an infusion of oxygen. Their family must have done something heinous in their previous life. Otherwise, how could they give birth to a scourge like Chu Ning?


    Matriarch Chu could not stand steadily; she almost died from anger.


    Chu Yue quickly went forward to support her and shouted nervously, ¡°Grandma, are you alright?¡±


    How could Matriarch Chu look fine? She was so angry that her eyes rolled back and she kept panting. She hated herself. She should have strangled Chu Ning to death back then to prevent future trouble.


    The young master of the Chu family, Chu Ge, also looked at Li Rui nervously. This legendary man was even more terrifying than the King of Hell. After all, Chu Ning was his eldest sister. The two of them were closely connected. As for what his grandmother had told his parents, Chu Ge had never believed it. In his opinion, what era was this? It was the new century, so why were they still thinking about fate? Chu Ge did not believe that the fate of people was chosen at birth. He only believed that fate was in his own hands!


    This time, Grandma and the others asked the butler to bring Eldest Sister back because they wanted her to break off the engagement with Li Jing. Then, they would discuss the marriage between Chu Yue, and Li Jing. This was simply unheard of and unfair to Eldest Sister. No, it should be said that the entire Chu family had never been fair to Chu Ning.


    Just as he was in a daze, Chu Ge heard Li Jing¡¯s angry voice, ¡°Chu Ning, you¡¯re too shameless! Is my fourth uncle someone you can covet?¡±


    Chu Ning narrowed her eyes and looked at Li Jing.


    Li Jing felt his face burn. ¡°You bitch, do you think you can get my attention in this way? Dream on. Let me tell you, this will never be possible. I won¡¯t like you anymore. Stop clowning around to attract my attention! Call off the engagement.¡±


    He thought about how this woman had betrayed him and had yet to break off the engagement with him. She even wanted to get engaged to his fourth uncle! This woman must be here to disgust him on purpose.


    Hearing Li Jing¡¯s words, Chu Ning scratched her ear. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, who are you?¡±


    Li Jing froze there. In an instant, his face turned pale. ¡°Don¡¯t say things you don¡¯t mean. You better get lost with your two little bastards immediately. I¡¯ll marry no one but Chu Yue!¡±


    Chu Ning¡¯s voice was very cold. ¡°You can marry whoever you want. What does it have to do with me? I¡¯m not your father. Why are you reporting to me?¡±


    Li Jing felt his face twist in anger. He pointed at her. ¡°You¡­ You¡¯re simply a shrew¡­¡±


    Suddenly, before Li Jing could finish speaking, he felt his face stiffen. He twitched hard, but he realized that he couldn¡¯t move at all. His mouth didn¡¯t seem to be his anymore, and he couldn¡¯t make a sound¡­

 Chapter 8

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Seeing this, Chu Ning subconsciously looked at Dabao and quickly patted his head to rouse him.


    Li Rui kept staring at her with an intrigued gaze. Finally, he glanced at Dabao.


    Chu Ning felt her breathing almost stop when he saw Li Rui¡¯s gaze. Could he tell? His gaze¡­


    ¡°Are you engaged to Li Jing?¡± The man¡¯s voice was exceptionally low and carried an invisible pressure.


    Chu Ning was stunned for a moment and instantly came back to her senses. Looking into his overly dark eyes, she forced a smile and pretended to be calm. ¡°Why? Can I marry you if I don¡¯t have an engagement?¡±


    For some reason, Chu Ning felt a familiar pressure when she faced this man.


    Li Rui¡¯s face was cold and his thin lips curled into a thin arc. He looked at Chu Ning coldly, making it impossible to read his emotions.


    In an instant, everyone felt extremely cold.


    Chu Zhongxing and his wife finally reacted and shouted at Chu Ning, ¡°Are you crazy! What nonsense are you talking about!¡±


    Matriarch Chu staggered a few steps and pointed at Chu Ning with trembling hands. ¡°Someone, drag her to the ancestral hall to kneel!¡±


    Her words were powerful. The servants and bodyguards quickly went to capture Chu Ning.


    If they did not handle this matter well today, the Fourth Master of the Li family would be unhappy and upset with the Chu family. Then, the Chu family would disappear from City A tomorrow.


    However, before they could approach Chu Ning, they heard a cold male voice that made everyone stop in their tracks and freeze on the spot.


    ¡°Yes.¡± It was only a simple voice, but it was enough to make everyone stop moving.


    Chu Ning was very surprised.


    Li Rui¡¯s gaze was on Chu Ning and he saw her lips curl up. He asked with sharp eyes, ¡°Do you want to take revenge on Li Jing?¡±


    Chu Ning didn¡¯t hide anything and said honestly, ¡°That¡¯s half the reason.¡±


    Li Rui looked up and rubbed his thumb ring. ¡°What¡¯s the other half?¡±


    Chu Ning smiled. ¡°I like good-looking people. His ugliness hurts my eyes, but you¡¯re very good-looking.¡±


    Li Rui sneered and said in a low and dangerous voice, ¡°So you¡¯re craving my body?¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    What kind of understanding did this person have? How did he come to this conclusion? And how did he say this without any trace of embarrassment in front of so many people?


    He stood there like a noble prince who had walked out of a medieval oil painting. His face was clear and well-defined. He was incomparably perfect.


    The main point was that she had never seen a normal man say such¡­ indecent words with a reserved and cold expression! In the past, Chu Ning felt that she was thick-skinned, but today, she could tell that she had met her match!


    The Chu family¡¯s reaction was also collectively petrified. They looked at the most respected man in the country, the legendary man who did not get close to women¡­


    Only the young master of the Chu family, Chu Ge, secretly heaved a sigh of relief for Chu Ning and secretly looked at Li Rui.


    The Fourth Master of the Li family was famous for not getting close to women, or rather, he didn¡¯t like anyone. No one had the right to stand beside him. Countless socialites had confessed to him, but had been thrown out by the bodyguards without a word! Even Chu Yue, who had the reputation of a lucky star, was treated the same way. Li Rui didn¡¯t even look at her. It was also because of this that there were rumors claiming that the Fourth Master might like men and didn¡¯t like women at all.


    In the past, although he did not believe what his grandmother and the others said about fate, they had grown up together after all. Chu Ge still liked Chu Yue, his older sister. However, he had once seen Chu Yue stand in front of the Fourth Master of the Li family with a shy expression and confess her love. Then, while he was stunned and shocked, he saw the Fourth Master walk straight past Chu Yue as if he did not see her. Chu Yue wanted to say something, but the bodyguards threw her out!


    He could recall vividly how she was held by her arms and legs and thrown on the grass!


    At that time, he was dumbfounded. He clearly remembered how Chu Yue¡¯s face turned pale bit by bit. Most importantly, Chu Yue was already with Li Jing at that time! At that moment, he felt very complicated and shocked, so he slowly distanced himself from Chu Yue.


    However, none of this was important. What shocked Chu Ge was what Sister Chu Ning said just now. Based on how he had reacted to confessions in the past, Chu Ning should have offended Fourth Master Li. However, he did not look angry at all, nor did he ask the bodyguards to throw her out! He even responded!


    The line ¡°you¡¯re craving my body¡± made him wonder if he¡¯d imagined it. But when he looked around and saw that everyone was as flabbergasted as he was, he supposed his ears were still good. They weren¡¯t broken.


    Chu Ge couldn¡¯t help but look at Chu Yue, who was nearby.

 Chapter 9

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Chu Yue pursed her lips tightly. Her expression was even worse than the last time Fourth Master¡¯s bodyguard threw her out.


    Li Jing was stunned as he looked at his fourth uncle in disbelief.


    Li Rui was still looking at Chu Ning. His eyebrows were defined and his skin was pale. He was like the snow on the peak of a mountain, making people feel inferior.


    Chu Ning frowned. ¡°Are you his fourth uncle?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Can you make the decision if I break off the engagement with him?¡± Chu Ning asked.


    Li Rui said, ¡°I can.¡±


    Chu Ning continued to ask, ¡°I want to be his fourth aunt. Is there still a chance?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°You do.¡±


    After repeatedly confirming, Chu Ning was dumbfounded.


    She did not understand. Had she been in the mountains for too long? Was there anyone who was willing to be a father to someone else¡¯s children now? And it was the heir to a top-notch wealthy family? Not to mention the Chu family, even Chu Ning did not believe it.


    But Li Rui whispered, ¡°Name.¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°Chu Ning.¡±


    Just now, she had been ordered around by this group of people. Did Fourth Master Li have a problem with his ears? Did he not hear them? Did he have to ask again?


    Li Rui walked towards her, as he removed his thumb ring. ¡°Reach out.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked


    The man¡¯s voice seemed to have an irresistible power because even as she wondered, she reached out.


    Meanwhile, Li Rui placed the ring in her palm. ¡°Someone from the Li family will be coming to propose marriage soon.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked


    She froze, staring at the shiny black ring in her hand. She wanted to return it to him, but it was too late. Because the man had already walked out of the Chu residence. As silently as he had come.


    Li Jing reacted and wanted to call out ¡°Fourth Uncle¡±. However, he realized that he could not open his mouth. He turned around and glared at Chu Ning. Thinking that she actually despised him for being ugly, his face twisted in anger. However, what was even more unacceptable was that he was here to break off the engagement. What was the point now? His engagement had been broken off, but it was as if that bitch did not want him anymore! As for what his Fourth Uncle had just said, Li Jing felt that he was not clear-headed and it was impossible for it to happen.


    Xiaobao glared at Li Jing fiercely and looked at Chu Ning with big and cute eyes. ¡°Mom, is that handsome uncle my father?¡±


    Chu Ning was quietly


    Chu Ning did not think that it was a good thing that the children¡¯s ¡°daddy¡± came so easily!


    She looked at Xiaobao and could only say, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    Xiaobao said, ¡°Oh.¡± She pouted unhappily and muttered, ¡°I can¡¯t believe he¡¯s not yet¡­¡± She had seen how focused the handsome uncle was when he looked at her mother. She liked him a lot. Then her chubby little hand quietly tugged at her brother¡¯s hand. She was obviously in a bad mood. She was unhappy.


    Dabao comforted her softly. ¡°Be good, Xiaobao. Don¡¯t be angry. It¡¯ll be settled soon.¡±


    Xiaobao was happy to hear his brother say that. She asked, ¡°Dabao, is that true?¡±


    Dabao nodded seriously.


    He thought about it. If that handsome uncle dared to go back on his word, he would curse him every day and make his entire family suffer! He would do it until the uncle obediently admitted his mistake.


    Xiaobao held her brother¡¯s hand and continued to mutter, ¡°Dabao, what do you think of that handsome uncle? He¡¯s super handsome!¡±


    Dabao said, ¡°He¡¯s alright.¡± Because there were so many people today, the handsome uncle was the only one who respected his mother. He spoke to her seriously and did not insult her. However¡­ there was something he did not understand. He raised his head and looked at Chu Ning in confusion. He asked innocently, ¡°Mom, what does it mean to crave his body?¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    Chu Ning rubbed her nose awkwardly. ¡°I don¡¯t know what he¡¯s talking about either!¡± However, just as she finished speaking, she saw Dabao tilting his head as if he was thinking. She quickly added, ¡°Actually, I think he¡¯s average. Although he¡¯s very handsome, he¡¯s very narcissistic. So don¡¯t think about it first.¡±


    Her eldest son looked young, but he was especially studious. If he encountered anything he didn¡¯t understand, it didn¡¯t matter. He could check the internet!


    When Dabao heard his mother¡¯s answer, he knew she was obviously changing the topic. Then, he looked at the people around him and curled his lips. Indeed, his mother was lying!


    Chu Ning was quietly


    She shifted her gaze unnaturally and saw Li Jing looking at her with resentment. She immediately smiled and said in a pleasant voice, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. Our family is obsessed with looks. We can¡¯t stand ugly people and like good-looking people.¡±

 Chapter 10

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Li Jing¡¯s face twisted even more. He wanted to retort and curse her loudly, but his mouth was like a rock. No matter what, he just couldn¡¯t open it! Moreover, because he had been trying to open his mouth to speak, his cheeks hurt from the pulling. His throat and mouth seemed to have a large area of ulceration! How could he suddenly have a mouth ulcer? And it was so severe! Could it be that he had fewer vitamins recently?


    Chu Ning thought that he was a narrow-minded person and was very vengeful. She looked at Li Jing and smiled seductively. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? Be good and call me Fourth Aunt. If you¡¯re in a good mood, Fourth Aunt will give you a red packet now.¡±


    Li Jing was so angry that his lungs were about to explode! He kept scolding her for being shameless in his heart, but when his gaze landed on the black ring in her hand, he panicked. What did Fourth Uncle mean? Why did he give her the ring? He looked at Chu Ning with an increasingly ugly expression.


    ¡°Young Master Jing!¡±


    At this moment, a voice came from outside the Chu family¡¯s house. Li Jing turned around and saw that Fourth Uncle¡¯s car was already starting. He quickly chased after it. He came with Fourth Uncle today. He didn¡¯t drive at all.


    Now that Fourth Uncle was in the car, he realized that he had actually made him wait for several minutes. He was instantly drenched in fear. He didn¡¯t even have time to greet the Chu family. He quickly ran toward the Rolls-Royce and was just about to open the door.


    The window suddenly slid down, revealing the cold face of his fourth uncle.


    Li Rui¡¯s eyes were cold. ¡°Walk back.¡±


    Li Jing was speechless.


    What did Fourth Uncle say? He was the one who had been insulted by that shameless woman. The entire Li family had been tainted by that woman! But Fourth Uncle was not angry and did not seek justice for him. He had even given the ring to that woman. Now he wanted to punish him? What kind of logic was that? He did not understand!


    Li Rui remembered the words ¡°little bastard¡± and his voice was like ice. ¡°One less step and I¡¯ll break your leg!¡±


    Li Jing was completely dumbfounded. He could only watch helplessly as the window closed again and the car left, leaving him with a gray face. Clearly, his fourth uncle was not joking. He wanted him to walk back to the Li family step by step from where he was! That was more than a hundred kilometers!


    Li Jing stiffly turned to look at Chu Ning.


    Chu Ning smiled like a flower. ¡°Oh! Your fourth uncle is so handsome! Not to mention his looks, he¡¯s simply the sexiest man I¡¯ve ever seen. His hormones are bursting! He¡¯s so powerful!¡±


    Just because of what Li Rui said just now, she was willing to praise him a little more!


    Xiaobao nodded too, his big eyes blinking. ¡°Daddy is super handsome!¡±


    Dabao¡¯s eyes were dark. He was very angry, but he still tried his best to say calmly, ¡°Uncle, if you get angry, your mouth will blister! Your mouth will rot.¡±


    Li Jing cursed ¡°bitch¡± and ¡°little bastard¡± angrily. He was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it, but his phone rang again. When he saw that it was Fourth Uncle¡¯s assistant, he quickly picked up.


    As soon as he picked up, he heard a cold voice from the other end. ¡°Fourth Master wants you to hurry up. If you don¡¯t arrive before dark, he wants you to just buy a wheelchair before heading back.¡±


    Li Jing looked at the sky and broke out in cold sweat. He did not dare to delay any longer and quickly ran back.


    Xiaobao retracted her gaze and looked at the Chu family. She puffed out her chest and looked proud.


    Dabao ruffled his sister¡¯s hair affectionately. However, just as Chu Ning turned her head, she heard Dabao say fiercely, ¡°Great-grandma doesn¡¯t brush her teeth, and her mouth stinks! Grandpa and Grandma are bad and won¡¯t have money to spend!¡±


    Chu Ning knew that Dabao held a grudge even more than she did. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t a powerful curse. After all, the child was young and didn¡¯t have enough experience.


    Chu Ning glanced at the furious Matriarch Chu.


    Matriarch Chu¡¯s expression was ugly, and she was so angry that her eyes popped out. After holding it in for a long time, she cursed, ¡°What nonsense are you spouting, you little bastard! If you dare to spout nonsense again, I¡¯ll tear your mouth apart!¡±


    Dabao just stared at her, his eyes burning with black mist, his mouth tight. If he didn¡¯t want his curses to land accurately, he wouldn¡¯t have called them great-grandparents!


    Xiaobao stared back at her fiercely with her little fists clenched. Her mother had told her not to hit anyone, so she had to put up with it.


    Chu Ning was worried about Dabao. If he really couldn¡¯t take it anymore and went to hit someone, he might not be able to control his strength well and kill them with a punch. Therefore, she guarded the children with her arms and looked at Old Madam Chu coldly. She said with a faint smile, ¡°I think Fourth Master Li is right. Is the Chu family really a scholarly family? I¡¯ve learned something!¡±

 Chapter 11

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Hearing the mention of Fourth Master Li, Matriarch Chu froze. She subconsciously looked at the ring in Chu Ning¡¯s hand and recalled what Fourth Master Li had said¡­


    Nothing was mentioned about Chu Yue¡¯s marriage to Li Jing. Did the Fourth Master of the Li family and Li Jing leave just like that? On the other hand Chu Ning, that jinx, stayed. Matriarch Chu was unable to accept this reality. How could Fourth Master Li take a fancy to this jinx?


    The butler was also dumbfounded. He did not understand how Chu Ning, who was not even worthy of the noble Young Master Li Jing, could be fancied by Fourth Master Li.


    Chu Zhongxing and his wife felt even more complicated.


    Chu Yue had not recovered from the shock. She looked at the Chu family¡¯s door in a daze.


    Chu Ge was also stunned.


    The entire Chu family was very quiet. The atmosphere was very subtle.


    After an unknown period of time, Chu Ge was the first to react. He looked at Chu Ning and said, ¡°Sister.¡± He still could not believe that the Fourth Master of the Li family had really become his brother-in-law. It all seemed like a dream! But the black ring in Chu Ning¡¯s sister¡¯s hand reminded him that all of this was very real! He took a deep breath and walked towards Chu Ning.


    Chu Ning raised her eyebrows in surprise and looked at him.


    Dabao frowned. So did Xiaobao.


    However, before Chu Ge could take a few steps, the expressions of the old man from the Chu family and He Shushen changed at the same time. Their voices trembled as they said, ¡°Chu Ge!¡±


    Chu Ge said nothing.


    He knew what they were worried about, but he felt terrible. ¡°Grandma, Mom, I¡¯m just going to see my sister! She¡¯s my biological sister!¡±


    Old Madam Chu¡¯s face was extremely pale. She took a deep breath and said, ¡°Chu Ge, don¡¯t say anything. Come back quickly. Come to Grandma.¡±


    He Shushen did not continue to speak, but her expression was ugly. She nodded at Chu Ge to come back quickly.


    Chu Ning curled her lips slightly. ¡°Child, hurry up and return to your grandmother¡¯s side. I¡¯m still jinxed. If you get close to me, you¡¯ll die!¡±


    Seeing that there was someone in the Chu family who looked more pleasing to the eye, Chu Ning¡¯s tone softened a lot.


    Dabao¡¯s brow furrowed. Xiaobao even snorted and glared fiercely at Matriarch Chu and Madam Chu. ¡°Mommy isn¡¯t a jinx!¡±


    Chu Ge was still looking at his adorable chubby nephew and niece. He smiled warmly and said, ¡°Well, your mother is not a jinx.¡±


    He would have liked to say something to his sister, but his throat had become tight. In the end, he couldn¡¯t say anything. It was as if all his words of comfort had paled, and any words of concern were so powerless. Seeing his sister¡¯s breezy manner, as if she didn¡¯t take any of this to heart, he hoped she was as unconcerned as she appeared.


    Chu Ning looked coldly at Madam Chu and Mr. Chu, her so-called biological parents, and mocked, ¡°The engagement with Li Jing has been canceled. What else do you need me to do?¡±


    The Chu couple were stunned beyond words.


    They thought that if Chu Ning knew that she had an engagement with Li Jing, she would definitely not break off the engagement. Moreover, this engagement had to be broken off. They had even discussed it for the entire night and had already decided to use both kindness and force today. After the engagement was safely broken, they would send her back to the mountains.


    A woman who had been rejected by the Li family would be condemned. No noble family would be able to marry her. That was as far as she could go in her life. Besides, she had two illegitimate children with her. Coupled with her poor fate, it was impossible for her to return to the Chu family.


    However, they never expected that not only did Chu Ning agree, but she also automatically broke off the engagement. What was even more unbelievable was that she was actually fancied by the Fourth Master of the Li family and became the fianc¨¦e of the Li family¡¯s heir!


    After hesitating for a moment, He Shushen asked with an unnatural expression, ¡°Have you really thought it through?¡±


    Chu Ning stared at her and said nothing.


    He Shusheng¡¯s breathing was a little erratic. She said in a panic, ¡°Fourth Master Li is not a kind person. Have you thought carefully about getting engaged to him?¡±


    Chu Ning sneered and looked at her indifferently.


    He Shusheng felt a little embarrassed by Chu Ning¡¯s gaze. From Chu Ning¡¯s current attitude, it was obvious that she hated her and the Chu family. If Chu Ning really married the Fourth Master of the Li family and had the power of the Li family, she would definitely deal with them! Besides, what was Chu Yue going to do? A noble family would not let two sisters from the same family marry an uncle and nephew. That would be a mess of seniority! They would not allow such a bad thing, let alone the Li family, the number one noble family.


    ¡°Do you know what the Li family is like? You don¡¯t know anything!¡±


    Chu Ning asked in a cold voice, ¡°Oh? Then tell me.¡±

 Chapter 12

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    He Shushen felt anxious that she could not get a hold on Chu Ning. She could only explain, ¡°The Li family is the top noble family in the country. Even the royal family has to be polite to them! The Li family¡¯s foundation has been passed down for hundreds of years. Do you think you have the right to have anything to do with the Li family?¡±


    Chu Ning smiled. ¡°In that case, his conditions are really good.¡±


    When He Shusheng heard this, her face turned pale. Chu Ning was here to disgust them! She glanced at the two children. She did not know their names at all and said directly, ¡°Even if you don¡¯t think for yourself, what about your children? What will the Li family think of the two children who don¡¯t know their father is? If they go to the Li family, they will definitely suffer!¡±


    ¡°Why hasn¡¯t Madam Chu been so considerate of me in the past twenty years?¡± Chu Ning¡¯s cold eyes looked at He Shusheng with a faint smile.


    Her eyes seemed to see through He Shushen, and she understood what she was thinking. This made He Shushen very uncomfortable. It was the embarrassment of having her thoughts seen through, especially by someone she didn¡¯t care about at all. After a long time, she said stiffly, ¡°Fourth Master Li isn¡¯t the father of the children after all. The two of you aren¡¯t suitable. I¡¯ll definitely help you choose a good marriage so that you won¡¯t have to worry for the rest of your life. According to your conditions, it¡¯s already very good if you can find someone who doesn¡¯t mind. I hope you¡¯ll do well.¡±


    Chu Ning laughed heartily, but her voice was extremely cold. ¡°Then I¡¯ll have to trouble Mrs. Chu.¡±


    He Shusheng pressed her chest. Did Chu Ning think that she couldn¡¯t tell that she was mocking her? Didn¡¯t she have a clear understanding of her own status? She took a deep breath and said angrily, ¡°You should think about it yourself. I¡¯m doing this for your own good. Don¡¯t be ungrateful.¡±


    Chu Ning looked at her. ¡°Since you¡¯ve said that, do you need me to make a banner to thank you?¡±


    He Shusheng¡¯s expression turned even uglier, and his voice trembled slightly. ¡°Chu Ning! Don¡¯t go too far! Look at your status. Where did you get the courage to boast? You should be grateful that the Chu family spared your life back then. Look at your attitude now. We¡¯ve already done our best for you. What else do you want?¡±


    Chu Ning lazily looked away. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. I came from a mountain ditch. I don¡¯t have much knowledge, nor do I have much upbringing, nor do I know what it means to be grateful. After all, I have parents, but they have not brought me up! However, I learned today that abandoning my biological daughter is like throwing a pair of shoes. Does a daughter have to thank her parents for not killing her? Do I have to thank you for your benevolence? I understand. I¡¯ll learn from you in the future!¡±


    When He Shusheng heard Chu Ning¡¯s sarcasm, she was so angry that his face turned pale. ¡°You¡­ Look at you now. Even if you enter the Li family, you¡¯ll be chased out sooner or later. Don¡¯t look for us then! Don¡¯t say that you¡¯re related to the Chu family. We can¡¯t afford to lose face!¡±


    Chu Ning couldn¡¯t be bothered to talk nonsense with the Chu family anymore. As if she didn¡¯t hear He Shushen¡¯s hysteria, she looked down at his two cute babies. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Dabao looked at his mother seriously. ¡°Mommy, I suggest you do a paternity test with them. I don¡¯t think we¡¯re related to them by blood. We¡¯re different from them!¡±


    Chu Ning¡¯s voice was soft. ¡°Okay, Mommy understands.¡±


    Xiaobao held her hand tightly. ¡°Mommy, don¡¯t be sad. You still have us! I¡¯ll pretend to be a little piggy for Mommy!¡±


    Chu Ning reached out and pinched Xiaobao¡¯s chubby face. ¡°Aren¡¯t you underestimating me too much? Am I the kind of person who can be abused?¡±


    Xiaobao shook her head and said cutely, ¡°Mommy is super awesome! And super beautiful. Handsome Uncle likes her!¡±


    ¡°You guys! Let¡¯s go.¡± Chu Ning patted Dabao and Xiaobao helplessly and dotingly before leaving with the two children.


    Old Madam Chu and Chu Zhongxing looked darkly at Chu Ning¡¯s arrogant and smug expression! Did she really think that she could change her fate with the Li family? Dream on! How could a country bumpkin who knew nothing compare to the daughter of a wealthy family?


    Chu Yue came back to her senses and no longer looked worried. With Chu Ning¡¯s personality, even if she could really enter the Li family, how many days could she survive? Chu Ning was an idiot who had never seen the world. Did she think that the Li family was just a rich family? That was even more important than the royal family¡¯s rules!


    However, Chu Ge could not help but shout, ¡°Sister Chu Ning, Fourth Master Li said that he would come to propose marriage. It¡¯s not convenient for you to stay outside alone with two children. Besides, it¡¯s not safe, right?¡±


    These words reminded everyone in the Chu family.

 Chapter 13

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Matriarch Chu looked at the butler and said with a dark expression, ¡°Clean up a room for her.¡±


    The butler hastened to comply.


    However, just as Matriarch Chu was about to go back and rest, she saw that Chu Ning continued walking with the two little bastards as if she did not hear her. Her face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot! This evil creature wanted to anger her to death!


    Chu Zhongxing roared, ¡°Chu Ning, where are you going!¡±


    Chu Ning pretended not to hear.


    He Shushen¡¯s expression was ugly. ¡°Chu Ning, are you deaf? Didn¡¯t you hear your grandmother and father talking to you again? You really don¡¯t have any manners!¡±


    When Chu Ning heard this, she stopped in her tracks. ¡°I¡¯m indeed uneducated. Have you forgotten? I was thrown out by you since I was born! If you say that I¡¯m uneducated, it¡¯s also caused by the Chu family, so keep your voice down. How embarrassing!¡± As soon as she finished speaking, no matter how ugly the Chu family¡¯s expressions were, she sized up the Chu family again and smiled. ¡°The Chu family¡¯s feng shui is really bad. I won¡¯t stay here anymore. It will ruin my luck.¡±


    She had to stay out today to check on something. It was also a fact that the Chu family¡¯s feng shui was not good. The Chu family had pretended to know something about feng shui.


    However, based on the Chu family¡¯s attitude towards the Li family, they would probably have to invite her back in a few days. She could stay with the Chu family, but it would not be with this attitude of charity. All these years, she had ignored the Chu family not because she was afraid of them!


    Chu Ning¡¯s gaze fell on Chu Ge. She had a good impression of her brother, who was a few years younger than her. ¡°See you later.¡±


    Chu Ge was flattered and worried. ¡°Sis, are you really not staying at home? No matter what, it¡¯s safer than outside.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Chu Ning did not explain further.


    Chu Ge quickly said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll drive you to a nearby hotel. It¡¯s not easy to get a taxi here.¡± Then he took out his car keys. After all, his sister had always lived in the mountains. It was her first time in A City, and she was unfamiliar with the place. For a young and beautiful girl with two children, it was really not safe. But just as Chu Ge was about to go to the car, he was stopped. He saw that it was his mother.


    He Shushen looked nervous, and cold sweat broke out all over her body. ¡°Chu Ge! What are you doing!¡± They were hiding from Chu Ning like they were avoiding a plague. Why was Chu Ge still not thinking straight? If he was entangled with Chu Ning¡­


    Chu Ge couldn¡¯t help but lower his voice. ¡°Mom! What are you thinking? Isn¡¯t my sister the child you carried for ten months?¡±


    He Shusheng paused and looked at Chu Ning with a pale face. How could a woman forget the pain of childbirth? When she asked the butler to pick Chu Ning up, she had some expectations. What if? After so many years, perhaps Chu Ning¡¯s fate had changed. If she was an obedient and sensible daughter, she could make up for it, but seeing the current situation, it was unlikely.


    Chu Ning had caused the death of her own younger brother when he was born. Did she feel any guilt at all? If it weren¡¯t for Chu Yue, the lucky star, she would have been killed by Chu Ning as well! Now, she was also sarcastic, disrespectful to her elders, and full of bad habits. What more could she expect from such a child? What was even more ridiculous was that those two illegitimate children who were born out of wedlock actually called the Li family¡¯s Fourth Master daddy! It was simply ridiculous! She felt that it was an insult to look at Chu Ning again! She was also questioning how she had given birth to such a thing. Fortunately, the Chu family was benevolent and did not think badly of her. In addition, she had given birth to Chu Ge. Otherwise, how could she solidify her position as Madam Chu?


    In an instant, He Shusheng considered a lot, but she still could not calm down. She just said to Chu Ge, ¡°I think she doesn¡¯t consider herself a member of the Chu family either. Why do you have to go up to her?¡±


    Chu Ge looked at Chu Ning in embarrassment. This was her home!


    Chu Ning looked at them fearlessly. ¡°Indeed, I¡¯ve always thought that I¡¯m an orphan, the kind whose parents are dead! So, if I¡¯m not sad, what are you sad about?¡±


    Chu Ge did not know what to feel. His eyes suddenly felt very sore, and he did not notice the pale faces of his parents, who were standing next to him.


    When He Shusheng heard the jinx¡¯s words, she felt her entire body tremble. ¡°Ignore her! She hasn¡¯t even married into the Li family, and she already thinks she¡¯s something! She¡¯s not worthy!¡±


    Chu Zhongxing¡¯s temples were raised, and his veins were bulging. ¡°Chu Ge, come back quickly! Why are you sending her away? Tell her to scram from the Chu family immediately! That unlucky thing.¡±


    Chu Ning lazily glanced at Chu Zhongxing, and her tone was extremely indifferent. She did not feel angry at all because she was already numb. ¡°I won¡¯t scram. This is a difficult move. Why don¡¯t you demonstrate it, Mr. Chu?¡±

 Chapter 14

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Chu Zhongxing felt that his life had been shortened by several years because he had seen Chu Ning today! ¡°You¡­ Do you still want to climb up the ranks of the Li family? You¡¯re really shameless!¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°It¡¯s better than some people who are about to become bootlickers, but they still haven¡¯t reached the Li family!¡±


    Chu Zhongxing was furious


    His body swayed and he felt like he was going to have a cerebral hemorrhage in the next second. He couldn¡¯t be angry! He pointed at Chu Ning with a trembling finger and said, ¡°I¡¯ve really sinned to have given birth to a treacherous bastard like you!¡±


    Chu Ning smiled casually. ¡°That¡¯s right! You probably killed me in my previous life, so I¡¯m here to let you repay your debt in this life! But to be honest, why didn¡¯t you buy a condom back then and use it? The Chu family is rich and powerful. Do you still need to save money? If you really can¡¯t, you can get it for free at the hospital. Why did you have to give birth to me?¡±


    Chu Zhongxing pointed at Chu Ning and opened his mouth. He was so angry that he could not speak.


    He Shushen¡¯s face turned pale. She looked at Chu Ning as if she wanted to bore a hole in her body.


    Matriarch Chu found it difficult to breathe. ¡°The Chu family¡­ How did the Chu family give birth to such a dirty and lowly thing¡­¡±


    After saying that, Old Madam Chu collapsed, followed by Chu Zhongxing! Only He Shushen was left holding her chest, not knowing which one to support first because she was also trembling with anger and could not stand up.


    Dabao was speechless.


    He hadn¡¯t spoken!


    He realized that he belonged to the category of spell attacks. He had the ability to curse. But his mother was amazing. She didn¡¯t have the ability to curse. She could beat her enemies down with just her mouth!


    ¡°Madam! Sir!¡± With the butler¡¯s exclamation, the entire Chu family was in chaos.


    Chu Ge felt ridiculously defeated. Just because of his words, he had caused so much trouble! He had caused his sister to be scolded and the Chu family to be in chaos. He should have kept quiet!


    Chu Yue looked at Chu Ge, who was still standing foolishly, and shouted, ¡°Hurry up and call Grandma¡¯s private doctor! Call an ambulance!¡±


    Chu Ge snapped out of it and started to make the call, but he kept his eyes on Chu Ning.


    Chu Ning nodded at him and left with the two children. At this moment, a taxi arrived. She waved her hand and the taxi stopped. A young man in a baseball cap got out of the front passenger seat and personally opened the door to the backseat.


    Chu Ning sat down with the two children.


    The young man pressed the brim of his hat and looked back in the direction of the Chu family. He sneered before getting into the car.


    He Shushen happened to see it and whispered, ¡°Could that strange man be the father of those two bastards?¡±


    Chu Ge¡¯s expression was ugly. ¡°Mom! What are you talking about! What do you mean by bastards? Aren¡¯t these your grandchildren? Aren¡¯t we related? You¡¯re just randomly drawing an odd conclusion. You¡¯re slandering my sister and embarrassing her like this. Do you feel ashamed? When did our Chu family become like this?¡±


    He Shushen¡¯s eyes reddened at his son¡¯s agitation. ¡°She killed your brother! I don¡¯t have a daughter like her!¡±


    Chu Ge was incredulous. ¡°They were all babies at the time. How could you blame it on Sister? Shouldn¡¯t you have called for a doctor if something was wrong with my brother? You¡¯re blaming it on a baby. Is this fair?¡±


    He Shushen¡¯s face was cold, and she did not say anything else. ¡°Chu Yue is my only daughter!¡±


    Chu Ge glanced at Chu Yue.


    Chu Yue looked gentle and said softly, ¡°Chu Ge, don¡¯t talk too much. It¡¯s been a mess today. Dad and Grandma are still unconscious. Please understand Mom!¡±


    Chu Ge also lost his temper. ¡°Chu Ning is also my only sister!¡± He turned around and sat on the stone chair next to the doctor.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Chu Yue wanted to say something, but when she thought of her current situation, she quickly went to take care of Chu Zhongxing and her grandmother.


    The taxi had long left and didn¡¯t stop until it reached Yaru Street. The young man got out first and opened the door. ¡°Sister, I don¡¯t understand. Why are you going back to the Chu family? If you want to kill them, isn¡¯t it easy? Why go back and suffer?¡±


    Chu Ning looked up at him.


    The young man immediately lowered his head. ¡°Sister, I was wrong! I shouldn¡¯t have said anything.¡±


    Chu Ning didn¡¯t say anything and only glanced at Dabao. Why did she keep the Chu family and why did she have to go back? If it weren¡¯t for Dabao, she wouldn¡¯t have taken a second look at the Chu family. After all, it was good that some people didn¡¯t see each other. Once she saw them, all the beauty in the world would be gone.


    She carried the two children out of the car.


    Xiaobao looked at the young man. ¡°Let me carry you.¡±

 Chapter 15

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Rong Fang picked up Xiaobao and held Dabao¡¯s hand.


    Chu Ning followed behind. He did not stop walking until he entered Yalu Street, the most secret courtyard house in Lake Tibet.


    Rong Fang put down Xiaobao and opened the door. ¡°Master said that you have nowhere to spend your money! Spending 500 million on such a lousy courtyard! A bigger typhoon will probably blow it down.¡±


    Chu Ning smiled but said nothing.


    Rong Fang thought for a moment and added, ¡°Master also said that if you don¡¯t have money, don¡¯t look for him. He said that he¡¯s so poor that he can¡¯t even afford underwear now!¡±


    Chu Ning was quietly


    That master of hers was really stingy! It was harder than dying for anyone to ask him for money.


    Dabao looked at Chu Ning. ¡°Mommy, don¡¯t be afraid. I can help Mommy earn money!¡±


    Xiaobao nodded. ¡°Me too!¡±


    Chu Ning rubbed the two children¡¯s heads dotingly and then looked at Rong Fang. ¡°Help me investigate someone.¡±


    Rong Fang looked at Chu Ning curiously. Which lucky person could make their big sister pay so much attention?


    Chu Ning didn¡¯t say much, but when she walked into the courtyard, she frowned slightly. Her master was right. This place was really dilapidated. The bricks on the ground were cracked and overgrown. It was obvious that no one had taken care of it for a long time and it was very desolate. However, there was a hundred-year-old elm tree in the middle of the courtyard that still made her feel very comfortable. There was also a nest of magpies on it. It was very auspicious.


    However, her master always said that she was a prodigal and was especially good at spending money. It made sense. She took a casual look and said to Rong Fang, ¡°Clean up the kitchen first.¡±


    Rong Fang nodded. ¡°Okay, Big Sister.¡±


    Chu Ning took the two children to the largest room facing north and south. When she pushed open the door, they were greeted by a sky full of dust and cobwebs the size of faces. A black and purple pregnant spider was crawling on it.


    Xiaobao immediately hid in Dabao¡¯s arms. ¡°Dabao, I¡¯m scared.¡±


    Dabao patted his sister. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m here.¡±


    Chu Ning glanced at it. Xiaobao didn¡¯t look like her at all at this time! Could she be like her unknown father? Was that man afraid of spiders?


    Chu Ning¡¯s memory of that man was actually very faint, but she realized that what she had really forgotten was his appearance. That night was the first time she drank. She was a little drunk when she touched that person. She didn¡¯t remember what he looked like at all. Now that she thought about it, it was really a pity. However, her daughter looked like her father. Looking at Xiaobao, she felt that that person should be like a delicate girl.


    Chu Ning casually picked up the big black and purple spider. ¡°Little thing, go back to what you should go. This is my territory!¡± As she spoke, she threw the spider out of the courtyard house.


    The big black spider flew straight through the air in a graceful parabola before landing in Lake Tibet outside.


    Xiaobao looked at her with admiration. ¡°Wow! Mommy is so awesome! You¡¯re Super Mommy!¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked


    Was that impressive? Hmph, ignorant girl. She had never seen her when she was more impressive.¡¯


    Xiaobao blinked her big eyes. ¡°Then, Superman Mommy, when are you going to marry Daddy? I want to be a flower girl!¡±


    Chu Ning rubbed her nose awkwardly. Just as she was about to say something, she heard her phone ring. It was an unknown number? She picked it up in confusion, but she heard a familiar voice. ¡°I¡¯m Chu Yue. Chu Ning, I¡¯m warning you. The Chu family would either have me or you. Don¡¯t even think about returning to the Chu family! I¡¯m the eldest daughter of the Chu family!¡±


    Chu Yue was deliberately angering Chu Ning to make a fuss and completely break Chu Ning¡¯s heart to return to the Chu family.


    Chu Ning couldn¡¯t help but laugh when she heard Chu Yue¡¯s arrogant tone. Before she could hang up, she heard Dabao shout fiercely, ¡°Auntie, you¡¯ll become ugly if you¡¯re fierce!¡±


    Chu Ning didn¡¯t say anything and hung up. Da Bao¡¯s hearing was different from ordinary people, so of course, he could hear Chu Yue.


    Chu Yue was making the call near the fire escape of Lake Tibet Hospital. When she heard the busy tone on her phone, her face turned slightly pale. She held the phone tightly and said to herself in a cold voice, ¡°Chu Ning, no matter if it was in the past or now, I¡¯ll defeat you! You¡¯re a loser. If I can snatch Li Jing away, I can naturally snatch your parents away as well. I¡¯m the eldest daughter of the Chu family, an existence that everyone admires. As for you, just stay in the mountains and die peacefully!¡±


    Chu Yue relaxed for a moment. Instinctively, she looked up and saw the reflection on the window! She immediately froze and turned her head with a pale face.


    Chu Ge looked at her coldly and said, ¡°You¡¯re just an adopted daughter of the Chu family. What right do you have to compete with my sister?¡±

 Chapter 16

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Chu Yue¡¯s face instantly turned several shades paler. Had he heard everything she had just said? When had he arrived? Had he heard her call?


    Chu Ge leaned against the wall with a mocking look in his eyes. ¡°Does Li Jing know that you confessed your love to his fourth uncle and were thrown out by his bodyguards? Was the grass prickly? I heard that many women were thrown onto that place. It should have been flattened, right?¡±


    Chu Yue¡¯s breathing stopped as if someone had grabbed her by the throat. When she thought of the embarrassment of being thrown out by the Li family¡¯s Fourth Master that day, her face turned pale. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about!¡±


    Chu Ge¡¯s face turned even colder. ¡°Don¡¯t give me that. I won¡¯t be fooled by you again! Give me my sister¡¯s phone number! Or I¡¯ll let the whole country know about this! I¡¯ll show everyone what you¡¯ve done, you so-called lucky star!¡±


    Chu Yue¡¯s eyes were red. ¡°What good will it do me? Do you not want the Chu family¡¯s reputation anymore?¡±


    ¡°Heh! What kind of reputation do you think the Chu family has? I don¡¯t care what kind of reputation you want for what you¡¯ve done. It depends on how you choose,¡± Chu Ge mocked. He believed that Chu Yue would not give up the big tree that was the Chu family until she found a better backer.


    Of course, Chu Yue could not! She was not like Chu Ge, who was the only legitimate son of the Chu family in this generation. She could only turn on her phone stiffly and find Chu Ning¡¯s phone number to give to him. However, only the Li family¡¯s Fourth Master and his personal bodyguard knew about that matter at that time. The Li family would not tell anyone about it. How did Chu Ge know?


    Chu Ge saved the number in his phone and noted it as ¡°Sister.¡± Then, with a sharp look in his eyes, he warned, ¡°Be yourself. Be a mascot who doesn¡¯t cause trouble. Don¡¯t harass her! I hope you know that I¡¯m the heir to the Chu family. If you want to have a better life in the future, don¡¯t provoke my sister again. I can¡¯t change my parents, but can¡¯t I control you?¡±


    Chu Yue¡¯s face instantly turned pale! How could Chu Ge do this to her? If it weren¡¯t for her, would Chu Ge have been born safely? He would have died a long time ago. He¡­


    Chu Ge threw her a warning and left. He stared at his phone and hesitated for a moment, but then he typed a message and sent it: ¡°Sister, this is Chu Ge. Have you found a place to stay with Dabao and Xiaobao? If not, Fenghua Hotel belongs to my friend¡¯s family. Shall I arrange for you to stay there?¡±


    The message was sent. Chu Ge felt a little nervous. Surely what he said would not hurt her pride?


    Chu Ning glanced at her phone, surprise flashing in her eyes.


    How did Chu Ge get her contact information? But she replied. [I found it. No need.]


    Chu Ge copied his WeChat ID and sent it directly. [It¡¯s good that you found it. Sister, this is my WeChat ID. Can you add me? It¡¯ll be easier for us to chat than texting.]


    Chu Ning frowned and didn¡¯t reply this time. Because she was thinking¡­ what was WeChat?


    Five minutes later, Chu Ning received another message: ¡°Sister, it¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t add me on WeChat. If you¡¯re short of money, tell me. I have it.¡±


    Chu Ning was cleaning up the room with the two children, so she didn¡¯t see it. She was cleaning the table with a small cloth while Xiaobao cleaned the floor.


    After cleaning up, Chu Ning looked at the old-fashioned furniture in the room and was very satisfied. The arhat bed, antique frame, and small rosewood were all very exquisite in style and age. It was obvious that it was made by a master. It had a long history and could be sold for an astronomical price. She only spent 500 million to buy this courtyard. She had definitely made a profit!


    However, in order to buy this courtyard house, she had gone bankrupt. She did not keep any savings. She could not help but pick up her phone to check her balance again. She saw the message from Chu Ge.


    Then she looked at her balance: $245.


    Chu Ning rubbed her forehead, copied her bank account number, and sent it to Chu Ge: [A hundred thousand first?]


    After sending it, Chu Ning sat at the carved Eight Immortals table. She narrowed her eyes and wondered if her brother would treat her like a swindler, right?¡¯ Then, she added to her previous message. [Just joking. Lend me 10,000 dollars.]


    However, the more Chu Ning looked at it, the more she felt like a swindler. She probably couldn¡¯t borrow the money anymore. However, she realized that her master was the one who hated hearing this from her the most. Now, he was really right. She didn¡¯t have any money! After hesitating for a while, she decided to call that old man. She didn¡¯t believe that he didn¡¯t have any money!


    But¡­ the phone¡¯s not working!


    Dabao and Xiaobao looked at each other with serious expressions. Grandpa had blocked Mom again!

 Chapter 17

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Every time their family ran out of rice and borrowed money from Grandpa, Grandpa would block their mother in advance! The two little babies tilted their heads and thought about how to make money for their mother.


    At this moment, Chu Ning suddenly received a message on her phone. It was a million dollars transferred into her bank card!


    Chu Ning stared at the phone screen in silence for a long time before confirming the balance on the phone again. She had borrowed 100,000 dollars and was given a million! Was this the kinship that embodied the meaning of blood being thicker than water? Chu Ning had to admit that she was immediately greedy for money! This was her biological brother.


    Looking at Chu Ge¡¯s phone number again, she narrowed her eyes and changed his name to ¡°Biological Brother¡±. Then, she replied very kindly, ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll return it to you as soon as possible.¡±


    Chu Ge was sitting outside the emergency room when he received the message. When he saw Chu Ning¡¯s reply,¡± he felt a slight warmth in his heart. He rubbed his phone against it for a long time. He wanted to reply that there was no need to return it but after thinking about it, he changed it to ¡°There¡¯s no hurry.¡±


    He was afraid his sister would misunderstand.


    While he was lost in his thoughts, his WeChat page suddenly rang. He opened it and saw a new friend request. The caller ID was ¡°Sister.¡± He subconsciously changed his WeChat nickname.


    He hoped his sister did not see his silly nickname from before.


    As Chu Ning had just understood the WeChat chat app, she added Chu Ge as a friend for a while. However, when she saw Chu Ge¡¯s nickname, she was silent for a while before sending a message: ¡°Be good, change your nickname back.¡±


    Chu Ning did not have the heart to tell Chu Ge that his current nickname was very unlucky. It would not only affect his luck but cause him great misfortune.


    Chu Ge said nothing. He stared at the ¡°good boy¡± for a long time before finally changing back to his obviously silly name.


    Seeing that he had really changed it back, Chu Ning was instantly relieved. Although the nickname ¡°Grandpa is here¡± was a little childish, it was auspicious. Just as she was thinking about whether to ask Chu Ge to come for a meal one day, her phone rang again.


    It was a delivery. The things she had mailed from Sea River Village had arrived. Chu Ning quickly got up to receive them.


    The big vehicles could not enter the small roads at the edge of the lake. The express delivery electric cars were next to each other and there was no end in sight.


    Chu Ning was silent for a few seconds. Were there actually so many things? She said, ¡°Move them all in.¡±


    Then, one after another, large boxes were moved into the small courtyard. It took more than an hour.


    The couriers secretly sized up Chu Ning. They didn¡¯t expect this woman who lived in a courtyard that was worth hundreds of millions to be so young. Moreover, she was so elegant without makeup. Her skin was as fair as top-grade suet jade, her peach blossom eyes were beautiful, and the corners of her eyes were slender and slightly raised. She had a fine nose, cherry lips, and dark eyebrows. She was so beautiful that one couldn¡¯t help but hold his breath when looking at her. They wondered which mysterious family she was from. They thought she was probably here for the Li family¡¯s Fourth Master and secretly looked at the courtyard opposite Lake Tibet.


    However, it was strange. They had heard that living people could not enter this quadrangle. How did they get in unhindered? It was probably just rumors spread by some black-hearted businessmen to lower prices, right?


    Chu Ning narrowed her eyes. What were these people looking at so sneakily? Following their gaze, she looked at the courtyard house opposite Lake Tibet and discovered, to her surprise, that the feng shui of the courtyard house opposite was surprisingly good!


    Why didn¡¯t she see any notes about the other side when she was looking at the second-hand house transaction information? She shouldn¡¯t have missed it. Otherwise, she would have bought the one on the other side! As she was thinking, she suddenly saw a black figure by the window of the two-story attic opposite.


    Chu Ning raised her eyebrows slightly. Why was it him? However, before she could look away, she saw the man slowly raise his wrist and button the top button of his shirt!


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    She felt offended and suddenly regretted that she hadn¡¯t thrown the big black-and-purple spider across the lake! Why didn¡¯t he cover his neck with a scarf? She wasn¡¯t a perverted sex maniac. What was he doing?


    Recalling the way he looked at Dabao, Chu Ning felt uneasy. She took out the black ring from her pocket, looked at it, and sent a message to Rong Fang: ¡°I¡¯m going out for a while. Take care of Dabao and Xiaobao for half an hour.¡±


    Then, Chu Ning walked along the lake to find the door of the courtyard house opposite.


    After arriving at the door, Chu Ning looked at the two bronze lions at the entrance. They were very majestic and didn¡¯t look like imitations. She touched them and realized that they were really antiques! Did he just casually place them at the door? Wasn¡¯t he afraid that they would be stolen?

 Chapter 18

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Chu Ning hesitated for a few seconds and dispelled the thought of coveting them. She raised her hand and knocked.


    A few minutes later, someone answered the door.


    It was the assistant and bodyguard who had followed Li Rui to the Chu family in the morning. Chu Ning asked in a low voice, ¡°Is your Fourth Master around?¡±


    The assistant said, ¡°Sorry, Miss Chu, my master just went out!¡±


    Chu Ning thought to herself, What a coincidence. However, from the voice, she knew that the person in front of her was the one who asked Li Jing to buy a wheelchair. She asked softly, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡±


    ¡°Miss Chu, my name is Li Jie.¡±


    Chu Ning nodded. ¡°Yes, you¡¯re quite lucky.¡±


    She liked anyone who could talk, especially when he asked Li Jing to buy a wheelchair.


    Li Jie paused. He did not understand Chu Ning¡¯s words, but he still said politely, ¡°Thank you for your blessings, Miss Chu.¡±


    Chu Ning smiled. ¡°I live in the house opposite Lake Tibet. When your Fourth Master returns, tell him that I have something to discuss with him.¡±


    Li Jie felt his mind go blank. For the sake of peace and quiet, Fourth Master had bought all the courtyard houses in the surrounding area! That included the house opposite, and he was the one who completed the purchases. It was impossible for him to make a mistake.


    Chu Ning looked at Li Jie¡¯s changed expression and frowned. Without saying anything, she turned around and left. However, after taking a few steps, she could not help but look at the two bronze lions. He was really rich!


    When she returned to her courtyard house, Dabao and Xiaobao were picking vegetables.


    Chu Ning looked at it. Did Rong Fang buy it out of his own pocket? She walked over and patted the children¡¯s heads. ¡°Are you hungry?¡±


    Xiaobao squeezed her belly. ¡°No, but he¡¯s holding it in!¡±


    Chu Ning laughed out loud and quickly sat down to help. Half an hour later, four dishes and a soup were ready. They were definitely at the level of a chef!


    Chu Ning, who was about to eat, suddenly heard a knock on the door.


    Rong Fang stood up. ¡°Sister, I¡¯ll get the door.¡±


    Chu Ning nodded and his eyes flickered. It should be Li Rui, right?


    ¡°Is Miss Chu here?¡±


    Chu Ning was surprised to hear Li Jie¡¯s voice.


    At this moment, Rong Fang had already walked in with Li Jie.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry to delay Miss Chu¡¯s meal,¡± Li Jie said as he swept his gaze around. He was instantly stunned for a few seconds. What kind of food was this? He remembered that Young Master Li Jing had said that Miss Chu had caused her brother¡¯s death when she was born and had been abandoned by the Chu family. That life of hers should be very hard. But this lunch was at the level of a top chef! And it was the super luxurious kind! The dishes were fit for state banquets!


    Chu Ning asked in a low voice, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Li Jie instantly came back to his senses. ¡°Does this courtyard belong to Miss Chu?¡±


    After Miss Chu had left, he had looked into the matter. He had not bought the wrong one. He had bought the quad, but the deed was missing! He had asked many people, but no one knew anything about the sale of the quad! That was even stranger.


    Chu Ning looked up. ¡°Yes?¡±


    Li Jie quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s like this. Fourth Master asked me to buy a few courtyard houses nearby, so I want to ask Miss Chu, how much did you buy this courtyard house for?¡± When he came, he had already thought of an excuse and looked at Chu Ning intently, waiting for her answer.


    Chu Ning frowned. ¡°Is 500 million too expensive? Have I been fooled?¡± Ever since she said that she lived opposite, Li Jie¡¯s expression had been strange. Now, it was even more so. Could there be something wrong with this courtyard?


    Li Jie was dumbfounded


    500 million? Didn¡¯t Chu Ning live in the mountains? Where did she get the money? He tried to calm down for a while. ¡°It¡¯s not that it¡¯s expensive. The courtyard houses in this area of Lake Tibet are left behind by the old city. They belong to a protected area. Resources are scarce and land is priceless. Many people can¡¯t buy them even if they have money.¡±


    Right now, Miss Chu¡¯s courtyard was opposite Fourth Master¡¯s. Not to mention 500 million, even if it was 5 billion, people would still fight to buy it! After all, everyone knew that this was Fourth Master¡¯s territory. Whoever could buy it would be in Fourth Master¡¯s graces. Now that Fourth Master was still single, this¡­


    So how did Miss Chu buy it? This didn¡¯t make sense!


    Li Jie sensed that something was wrong and took a deep breath, not daring to probe further. ¡°Miss Chu, I¡¯ll go back first.¡±


    ¡°Wait.¡±


    Chu Ning had a good impression of Li Jie and took out her phone. She indicated the WeChat interface and said, ¡°Scan it and add me as a friend.¡±


    Li Jie glanced at it numbly. When he saw that Miss Chu¡¯s nickname was ¡°I¡¯m going to be rich¡±, his eyelids twitched slightly. Then, he looked at Miss Chu¡¯s profile picture. A chubby cricket? Did this young lady actually use a mascot worshiped by merchants?


    After Chu Ning added him as a friend, she gave him a link. ¡°This is the second-hand trading network I used when I bought the house. I saw that the intermediary even posted news of many surrounding courtyard houses. They probably won¡¯t sell so quickly. You can take a look.¡±


    Li Jie was speechless.


    All around? He had the deeds! What the hell¡¯s going on?


    He tried to remain calm. ¡°Thank you, Miss Chu!¡±

 Chapter 19

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Chu Ning even gave a very friendly suggestion, ¡°Actually, the feng shui of the courtyard in the southeast corner is not bad. You can take a look. Moreover, the price is fair. The intermediary only lost 200 million!¡±


    Li Jie was about to wail in his heart. The one in the southeast corner had cost more than two hundred million a decade ago, and now the price was rising every day! Was the agent crazy? Who would sell it for two hundred million? But he didn¡¯t dare stay any longer. He just wanted to get out of there.


    However, a little childlike voice suddenly called out to him, ¡°Uncle, are you my father¡¯s driver?¡±


    Li Jie turned his head stiffly and nodded stiffly again. He was Fourth Master¡¯s chauffeur, assistant, and bodyguard!


    Xiaobao pouted cutely as she blinked her small eyes. ¡°Then when will my daddy marry my mommy? Uncle Driver?¡±


    Li Jie didn¡¯t know how to answer. He felt his brain suddenly lack oxygen.


    Chu Ning¡¯s eyes twitched as she quickly stuffed a piece of meat into Xiaobao¡¯s mouth. At the same time, she kept telling herself in her heart that this was her biological child and she couldn¡¯t hit her!


    Xiaobao¡¯s face grew even rounder as her mother stuffed more meat into her mouth. She looked forward to Li Jie¡¯s answer adorably.


    Dabao put down his chopsticks and looked at Li Jie solemnly.


    At this moment, Li Jie felt as if he was being stared at by Fourth Master. He subconsciously looked at Dabao a few times. He seemed to be seeing things. He actually saw traces of Fourth Master! He had a terrifying thought. Could these two children really be Fourth Master¡¯s?


    The children were puzzled.


    Why did this person stop talking? And why was his expression so strange?


    Chu Ning looked at Li Jie and frowned. ¡°Is there something else?¡±


    Li Jie instantly came back to his senses. A layer of sweat had already formed on his forehead. He did not dare to stay any longer and quickly left this dangerous place like a gust of wind. His intuition told him that if he waited any longer, the person who needed to buy a wheelchair would not be Young Master Li Jing, but him.


    After lunch, Dabao and Xiaobao had already taken a nap. Rong Fang then tiptoed in. ¡°Sister.¡±


    He had always been silent about how she had two children. Even her master had not asked a word. But now, Xiaobao had actually called someone daddy? Could it be the Fourth Master they were talking about? After all, Xiaobao had always been arrogant and picky! How could she have picked a father so easily? When they were in Sea River Village, many people wanted to be the father of Dabao and Xiaobao, but he had never seen them relent.


    Chu Ning¡¯s voice was cold. ¡°Go and check on Li Rui.¡±


    Although Rongfang lived in seclusion in the mountains with his master and sister, he had still heard of the name Li Rui. He was the number one noble in the country and his family background was very mysterious. Li Rui was the only direct descendant of the Li family and the 88th-generation heir. There were all kinds of rumors about Li Rui.


    However, the strange thing was that no one knew why the Li family suddenly moved to City A.


    Rong Fang wanted to ask more, but he was afraid of being beaten up by Chu Ning, so he could only shut up.


    Chu Ning raised his eyebrows. ¡°Remember what I said before?¡±


    Rongfang looked down at his toes. ¡°I remember. When we enter the city, we have to be law-abiding citizens and ordinary people.¡±


    After Rong Fang left, Chu Ning gently knocked on the table and wondered if she should find a job now. After all, she had to be like a normal person! However, when she looked at the job search website, her expression changed slightly. What?! Any job that was more decent required education! So she had to get into a university first? It was too troublesome to be an ordinary person! She didn¡¯t have time for all that with two kids in tow.


    After hesitating for a while, Chu Ning glanced around the courtyard and took out a dagger from her pants. She found the delivery box numbered 11 and opened it. After searching for a long time, Chu Ning found a yellowed old envelope. Inside the envelope was an invitation.


    Chu Ning scanned the invitation and did not see any contact information on it. She only saw an official seal of University A. She went online and found the university¡¯s recruitment number and called.


    The call was picked up after a long time. Chu Ning said politely, ¡°Hello, can you help me contact Dean Wei Yanzhi of the Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but this is the admissions office. We don¡¯t have Dean Wei¡¯s number, but we do have the number for the College of Cultural Preservation and Restoration. Do you need it?¡±


    Of course, Chu Ning needed it. She politely noted it down, hung up, and called this new number again.


    It took a long time for the other party to answer. Chu Ning said softly, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m looking for Dean Wei Yanzhi.¡±

 Chapter 20

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    The person who answered was perfunctory. ¡°What do you want with Director Weir?¡±


    After all, there were too many people looking for Dean Wei every day. All the wealthy families lined up to see Dean Wei. Moreover, the other party sounded like a very young girl so the receptionist was even more disdainful. In the end, she heard the girl say in a flat tone, ¡°Dean Wei previously invited me to work at the Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration. I declined at that time but have changed my mind, so I wanted to ask if he still needs help?¡±


    The person who answered the phone was stiff for a long time. What was this person saying? Was she crazy? Did Dean Wei offer her a job? And had she rejected him?


    Chu Ning thought it was a bad signal. ¡°Did you not hear me? Hello?¡±


    The receptionist naturally did not believe her, but she was curious, so she said, ¡°Dean Wei is in a meeting. Leave your contact number. I¡¯ll ask him later.¡±


    Chu Ning had no objections. After leaving her number, she hung up. However, she thought of the two stone lions in the neighbor¡¯s house opposite. If she were to sell them, it would definitely be a lot of money! Therefore, she looked at the courtyard house enviously again.


    Once both children were awake, she took them to the nearest kindergarten.


    The security guard at the door looked good, and there were a lot of children playing inside. Moreover, she had gone online and read the comments. Most importantly, the teachers were very good-looking.


    Chu Ning was very satisfied and prepared to consult the school about enrollment.


    She looked at her two children. ¡°How about going to school here from now on? Do you like it?¡±


    Xiaobao nodded. ¡°I do.¡±


    Dabao made a soft sound of agreement. The kindergarten in Sea River Village wasn¡¯t so beautiful!


    The security guard at the door also noticed them and sized them up. There was no jewelry and their clothes were unidentifiable. Then he couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°The monthly tuition here is a hundred thousand.¡±


    Chu Ning looked at the security guard.


    When Xiaobao heard this, she held Chu Ning¡¯s hand tightly and said obediently, ¡°Mommy, Xiaobao doesn¡¯t like kindergarten at all. I don¡¯t want to go.¡±


    This price was too expensive. If they couldn¡¯t even eat at home, how could they go to kindergarten?


    Dabao also looked at Chu Ning. ¡°Mommy, you know that the kindergarten teachers can¡¯t teach me.¡±


    Chu Ning suddenly felt a little upset. Why were these three-year-old children so sensible?


    The security guard didn¡¯t stop. He said arrogantly, ¡°This is the best kindergarten in City A. Be it aptitude or anything else, it¡¯s top-notch. Not everyone can come to school here. Moreover, we¡¯re a kindergarten set up by City A University. Do you know about City A University? Of all the cities in the country, only City A is named this way because City A University is here. That¡¯s a century-old school!¡±


    ¡°That powerful?¡± Chu Ning narrowed her eyes.


    The security guard looked at the mother and children in front of him who had never seen the world and mocked, ¡°Which mountain do you come from? Don¡¯t you know? City A University is a world-famous university. Many people want to enter! Especially the School of Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration. It has a long history. Many children of wealthy families are lining up to enter.¡± As he spoke, his eyes were filled with pride again. He felt proud to be able to work here.


    Chu Ning couldn¡¯t help but rub the space between her eyebrows. Was this academy so powerful? Back then, she had given up Dean Wei¡¯s invitation for Li Jing. Her master had even advised her, but she didn¡¯t listen. Now that she thought about it, she regretted it! Li Jing was really not worth it.


    She was lost in thought when her phone rang. It was her master.


    Chu Ning was very surprised that her master had pulled her from his blacklist so quickly. She picked it up and heard her master¡¯s deep voice. ¡°I just found out that the Institute of Cultural Relics Protection is the one where Wei Yanzhi is the dean. They¡¯ve been working on an archeological project recently. There¡¯s something that Dabao needs there. Do you still have the invitation?¡±


    Chu Ning¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Her master said, ¡°How surprising that you didn¡¯t throw it away.¡±


    Chu Ning was helpless and was about to say something when her master hung up.


    Chu Ning was speechless. She didn¡¯t even ask to borrow money. Did he have to hang up so quickly? She put away her phone and was about to ask the security guard how to get to the director¡¯s office when she saw the security guard¡¯s impatient expression. ¡°Hurry up and leave! Why don¡¯t you take a look at where you are? Is this a place where you can stand?¡±


    Chu Ning raised her eyebrows. ¡°Then work hard and stand here forever.¡±

 Chapter 21

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    The security guard was mocked by Chu Ning and immediately said fiercely, ¡°You¡¯re obviously not from City A. You¡¯re a country bumpkin from the mountains!¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°Yes, you know best.¡±


    The security guard was even more furious. ¡°You look like a vixen. You must be a shameless mistress!¡±


    ¡°Sister!¡±


    A sudden sound interrupted the security guard and what Chu Ning was about to say.


    Chu Ge approached from a short distance away. He looked at the security guard with cold eyes and an air of dignity.


    The security guard felt his face burn as if he had been beaten. Wasn¡¯t this the young master of the Chu family?


    The Chu family was actually not considered a noble family in City A, but who would have thought that the eldest daughter of the Chu family would be able to marry the young master of the Li family? Because of this relationship, the entire Chu family changed greatly. The young master of the Chu family also received a lot of attention. The Chu family now considered their status and took their time to arrange a marriage for the young master of the Chu family. It was as if they did not know which family to choose from and could slowly take their pick.


    Chu Ge glanced coldly at the security guard before looking at Chu Ning. ¡°Sister, have you found a place to stay?¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°Yes.¡± She did not expect to meet him again less than a day later.


    Chu Ge felt a lot more at ease. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± He looked down at Dabao and Xiaobao. He seemed much gentler. ¡°Why don¡¯t you call me Uncle?¡±


    Xiaobao said sweetly, ¡°Uncle.¡±


    Dabao looked at Chu Ge, the only member of the Chu family he did not dislike. He also pursed his lips and said, ¡°Uncle.¡±


    Chu Ge smiled. Then he looked coldly at the security guard.


    The security guard stood there, feeling terrible. Wasn¡¯t there only one eldest daughter in the Chu family? He looked at Chu Ning, not understanding what relationship the Chu family had with this woman. Young Master Chu had actually respectfully called her sister.


    Chu Yue was also standing nearby. She looked in the direction of Chu Ning and Chu Ge. Her face was pale, and she was holding her bag tightly in her hand.


    Her grandmother and father had already been taken care of. She wanted to come out to buy some lunch, but her grandmother felt worried, so she asked Chu Ge to accompany her. However, from the time she left the hospital until now, Chu Ge had not said a word to her! No matter how much she called him, he did not respond. Now? Like a dog, he went to seek out Chu Ning as his sister, even more so to support those two little bastards. He seemed to have disregarded the reason for his sudden rise in status. If Li Jing did not like her and wanted her, what was the Chu family? What was the young master of the Chu family?


    Of course, Chu Yue knew very well that no matter how much Grandma and her parents liked her, she could not be compared to Chu Ge. In the past, because her destiny was blessed, it created a ripple effect for everyone around her. Grandma and her parents treated her well. Now, it was because of Li Jing. As long as Li Jing liked her, she would be the young madam of the Li family. Therefore, Grandma, her parents treated her even better.


    After all, Li Jing was the only male heir of the Li family in this generation. Even if he wasn¡¯t a direct descendant, what did it matter? The only direct descendant was Li Rui. However, it was rumored that there was something wrong with his body and he wouldn¡¯t have an heir. The Li family would belong to Li Jing sooner or later, which meant that she would be the mistress of the Li family in the future.


    Grandma could not be clearer with her parents. And she had always asked Chu Ge to build a good relationship with her. The old madam had even stressed how good she was to Chu Ge since she was young¡­ In the end, Chu Ge was like a stone in a latrine pit, smelly and hard! In the past few years, he had become colder to her. Now, he was even more threatening with words!


    Thinking that Chu Ge still had something on her, she could only hold back her disdain. She stepped forward and said gently, ¡°Ning, what a coincidence. Grandma and Dad are fine now. You don¡¯t have to worry.¡±


    Chu Ning ignored her and continued to talk to Chu Ge.


    Chu Ge also treated her like air the entire time.


    Dabao and Xiaobao did not look at her. They looked very arrogant.


    Chu Yue paled again. She took a deep breath and continued gently, ¡°Mom, Dad, and Grandma have been angry for the past few days. When they calm down, Xiaoge and I will speak up for you.¡±


    Chu Ge finally looked at her with a warning gaze. He was clearly running out of patience.


    Chu Yue continued to say kindly, ¡°Xiao Ge, I know you¡¯re worried about the two babies, but it¡¯s a little difficult for Xiao Ning¡¯s two babies to attend kindergarten here. You don¡¯t know this, but there are interviews here. The most important thing is that they review the files of the applicants¡¯ parents¡­ your children won¡¯t be a good match for the school. We can help them find another kindergarten.¡±


    Chu Ge looked even more uncomfortable. ¡°If you don¡¯t talk, no one will think you¡¯re mute.¡±


    Chu Ning glanced at Chu Yue lightly. She was a little surprised. Was Chu Ge not on good terms with Chu Yue?


    Chu Yue still looked at Chu Ning with a smile. ¡°Xiao Ning, I hope you don¡¯t misunderstand. I¡¯m just being kind. I don¡¯t want you to go to all that effort for nothing. If you really want the two babies to go to this kindergarten, I can call Li Jing. He should be able to help.¡±

 Chapter 22

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    ¡°Li Jing?¡± Chu Ning¡¯s voice was a little playful. ¡°I¡¯m afraid he can¡¯t help much.¡±


    Dabao¡¯s eyes were dark. In a polite and childish voice, he said, ¡°Auntie, that uncle keeps cursing. His mouth is rotten! No, it¡¯s called an oral ulcer.¡±


    Xiaobao agreed. ¡°Thank you, Auntie, but we don¡¯t need it. My father will find a kindergarten for us. You¡¯d better buy medicine for my rotten uncle.¡±


    Chu Yue didn¡¯t understand what she meant at all. She just thought that they were little bastards and that their words were harsh. Then she smiled and said, ¡°Have you two babies had lunch? There¡¯s a place called Tarim Restaurant nearby. It¡¯s very delicious. The head chef there used to be in charge of the royal family¡¯s state banquet. Let your mother take you to try it. It¡¯s in a courtyard house. There are two red lanterns hanging at the door. They¡¯re especially eye-catching.¡±


    Chu Ning¡¯s eyes flashed dangerously. ¡°Say that again?¡±


    Chu Ge couldn¡¯t help it. He kicked the willow tree beside Chu Yue. ¡°Did you rent your mouth? Would you die if you didn¡¯t speak? Tarim only receives VIPs from the top noble families. Even the Chu family isn¡¯t qualified to go. Today, you can order food because of Li Jing. Are you out of your mind, or are you just trying to show off?¡±


    His grandmother said that she liked to eat Tarim¡¯s dishes, but how much could she eat at her age? She just felt that it was a form of pride. Chu Yue was the best at putting on airs and finding connections with Li Jing. Just for this bit of food, Chu Ge felt ashamed.


    Chu Yue did not expect such a big reaction from Chu Ge. It seemed that if he had not been wary of the Li family, he would have kicked her! Her eyes instantly turned red. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to. I just¡­¡±


    Chu Ge interrupted sharply, ¡°Shut up. You know what you¡¯re thinking! Aren¡¯t you in a hurry to feed Grandma the food you¡¯ve spent so much effort on?¡±


    They were on the street. He wanted to save face and didn¡¯t want to sound bad. He was already trying to suppress his anger.


    Chu Yue¡¯s face was stiff. She gripped the bag in her hand tightly and headed straight for the hospital.


    It was not until Chu Yue was out of sight that Chu Ge turned back to look at Chu Ning. He wanted to say sorry, but he found it hard to say it! He was ashamed of being a coward! What was the use of saying sorry? Nothing could change it because he could not change the minds of his grandmother and his parents. If he had not bumped into Chu Yue confessing to Li Rui and knew Chu Yue¡¯s true colors, he might still be biased towards Chu Yue! After all, they had been together for many years.


    If Chu Ge had understood the situation earlier, he would have gone to look for Chu Ning long ago. However, it was still so many years too late. It could not be made up for overnight.


    Chu Ning smiled indifferently and pinched Chu Ge¡¯s face. ¡°You¡¯re so young but are behaving like an old man.¡±


    Chu Ge froze and immediately blushed. No one had ever pinched his face like this since he was young. If it were anyone else, he might have subconsciously kicked them. Because it was Chu Ning, he actually did not resist.


    Chu Ning said, ¡°You should go back early too. I¡¯ll bring the children back to my residence first.¡±


    Chu Ge said, ¡°Okay.¡± It was not until Chu Ning was far away that he realized he had to contact the kindergarten on behalf of the children.


    When he finished the call and returned to the hospital, he heard Chu Yue¡¯s voice just as he reached the door of the ward.


    ¡°Grandma, I saw Chu Ning at the entrance of the Lake Tibet Kindergarten just now.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention that jinx to me!¡±


    Then, Grandma said angrily, ¡°What is that jinx doing there?¡±


    Chu Yue said, ¡°It seems she wants to send Dabao and Xiaobao to the Lake Tibet Kindergarten.¡±


    ¡°Bah! Do the two bastards want to go to the Tibet Lake Kindergarten? They¡¯re not even worthy of guarding the door!¡±


    Chu Yue said, ¡°Grandma, no matter what, Chu Ning is Mom¡¯s biological daughter¡­¡±


    ¡°Our Chu family doesn¡¯t have such a shameless daughter. Just pretend that she¡¯s long dead¡­¡±


    Chu Ge couldn¡¯t listen to it anymore. He reached out and slammed the door open. Then he slammed it shut again.


    Instantly, Chu Yue¡¯s face turned pale again. Had he heard what she had just said to their grandmother again? Why was he always so¡­


    Old Madam Chu¡¯s expression was also very ugly, but she was angry because of Chu Ge¡¯s reaction! She had only scolded the jinx a few times, but Chu Ge actually lost his temper with her. She said excitedly, ¡°Chu Ge! You have to remember Grandma¡¯s words. Don¡¯t associate with that jinx. She will kill you!¡±


    Chu Ge¡¯s face was expressionless, and his voice was cold. ¡°Grandma, I remember the doctor telling you not to get too emotional.¡±

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    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Old Madam Chu grabbed Chu Ge¡¯s hand and said earnestly, ¡°You¡¯re the only male left in our Chu family! You¡¯re my only precious grandson. I don¡¯t want to lose another grandson! Why don¡¯t you understand Grandma¡¯s painstaking efforts?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going out for some air!¡± Chu Ge let go of Old Lady Chu¡¯s hand, turned around, and walked out. He felt powerless. His grandmother was trying to persuade him, but wasn¡¯t he doing the same? And weren¡¯t they blood relatives? He looked so much like his sister. They loved him so much. How could they turn a blind eye to his sister and wish her dead?


    Chu Ning returned to the courtyard house. When she opened the door, she subconsciously looked across and saw that there was indeed someone standing in the attic opposite!


    Was it Li Rui?


    She glanced toward him confidently.


    She took out her phone and sent a message to Li Jie. [Is your Fourth Master back?]


    [Yes, he just got back. Is it convenient for you to come over now?]


    Chu Ning calmly retracted her gaze. Just as she was about to reply that it was inconvenient, he heard Xiaobao cheering, ¡°Dabao, look, it¡¯s Daddy!¡±


    Chu Ning blocked her view with her body. ¡°Xiaobao, you¡¯re mistaken!¡±


    ¡°Mommy, Xiaobao didn¡¯t see wrongly!¡± Xiaobao said as she bounced around, wanting to point and indicate for Chu Ning.


    Chu Ning felt that their hearing and vision were really bad!


    Xiaobao blinked her big eyes. ¡°Mommy, let¡¯s go find Daddy.¡±


    Dabao said nothing, but his big obsidian eyes were full of anticipation.


    Chu Ning fell silent. ¡°Alright, alright. Let¡¯s go find him!¡± Should she return the ring and test his words again?


    Xiaobao shouted happily, ¡°That¡¯s great! Mommy, I want to wear my little dress that glows!¡±


    Although Dabao did not say anything, he followed his sister closely and found the dress made of fluorescent fabric.


    Chu Ning was quietly


    Half an hour later, Xiaobao was already dressed up like a little princess in a fairy tale. Her big eyes were like a deer¡¯s as she said to Chu Ning, ¡°Mommy, am I pretty?¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°Super beautiful!¡±


    At this moment, Dabao had also changed his clothes. Xiaobao immediately looked at him in admiration. ¡°Dabao, you¡¯re so handsome!¡±


    Then, Dabao¡¯s ears turned red and he looked at Chu Ning shyly.


    Chu Ning stared at her eldest son who was wearing a small suit and a blue bow tie and fell silent again! Did Dabao like Li Rui so much? She had never seen Dabao pay so much attention to his attire. When she bought this bow tie, Dabao despised it, so she didn¡¯t buy him any more bow ties. Today was the first time he wore it! The key was that he put it on himself.


    The two babies held hands and looked at their mommy. They were just about to set off when they stopped.


    Because Mommy was wearing a black T-shirt and black cargo pants, and her hair was casually draped over the back of her head. Although she was very beautiful, her outfit was so dull¡­ something was missing.


    Chu Ning was puzzled. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You¡¯re not going?¡±


    Xiaobao said, ¡°Mommy, are you just going to go?¡±


    Da Bao said, ¡°Mommy, change your clothes!¡±


    Dabao and Xiaobao thought of the woman they saw just now. Did men like women who wear pointed high heels, beautiful dresses, and red lips? That was why the man who called Daddy Fourth Uncle wanted to break off the engagement with Mommy!


    At the thought of this, Xiaobao turned around and started searching. She found a long burgundy dress, a pair of pointed high heels with diamante, and a thick bra! This was not all. Dabao found another pile of cosmetics.


    Chu Ning was quietly


    These were the clothes she wore on the day she met their biological father. They were all found by Xiaobao.


    Four years ago, she caught Chu Yue with her boyfriend and fianc¨¦. When she saw Chu Yue, she was charming and voluptuous. That was the first time she felt inferior, so she went for a makeover and bought this outfit, especially the bra. It was for the sake of looking good.


    She dressed up very sexily and went to the bar to drink. In the end, when she ran home the next day, her master said that she looked like a zombie!


    She hadn¡¯t touched any of those things since.


    Xiaobao and Dabao were still urging her. ¡°Hurry up and change! Mommy.¡±


    Chu Ning looked resistant!


    The three of them were in a stalemate for a while, but no one gave in.


    After a long time, Chu Ning gave in. ¡°Must you do this?¡±


    Xiaobao nodded.


    Xiaobao was even more anxious. ¡°If Mommy still doesn¡¯t listen, then I¡¯ll get my brother to curse that the novels you follow will stop updating.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    Was this her biological child? This curse was too vicious! Was she going to kill this little hobby of hers?!

 Chapter 24

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Through the window, Chu Ning looked at the attic opposite with resentment in her eyes. She actually found Li Rui still standing there! His eyes were as dark as an abyss, and there was a very terrifying aura around him. Was it not impossible for him to look in from such a distance? Not everyone was as sharp as her children. Therefore, according to normal human vision, he definitely could not see her.


    There was a flash of bottomless darkness in Li Rui¡¯s eyes as he glanced at Chu Ning. His gaze fell on the dress on the headboard of her bed and the bulging bra. A few seconds later, he reached for his cigarette case, lit it, took a long drag, and put it out hard. He turned and went downstairs.


    Chu Ning looked away and looked at the two children, she suddenly had an idea.


    She believed that it was impossible for a normal man to have any reaction to a woman who was smeared with red lipstick and made up like a zombie. Her heart suddenly ached for the biological father of the children. At that time, he had worked hard all night, but fruits of his efforts had regarded someone else as their father. It was really too tragic!


    At the thought of this, Chu Ning put on the burgundy dress and put on her makeup seriously. Chu Ning looked at her makeup with satisfaction. Black eye shadow and big red lips. Not bad. When the noble Fourth Master Li saw her like this, he would definitely be so frightened that he would not be able to eat or sleep well. This way, the two babies would also give up.


    After Chu Ning walked out of the room, she called for Dabao and Xiaobao to leave.


    The children were about to speak when the smile on their little faces disappeared bit by bit.


    Looking at their mother¡¯s eyes which looked like she had stayed up late and had been beaten up, her eyelashes which looked like a fly¡¯s legs, and her dazzling red lips, the two children held it in for a long time before saying, ¡°Mommy, let¡¯s wash your face!¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Chu Ning refused immediately. Seeing the complicated expressions on the two babies¡¯ faces, she curled her lips and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Isn¡¯t Mommy beautiful?¡±


    Da Bao and Xiao Bao lowered their heads, not wanting to answer.


    However, Chu Ning clicked her heels excitedly. ¡°Let¡¯s go to your father¡¯s house.¡±


    Dabao and Xiaobao didn¡¯t move. If they brought Mommy to Daddy just like that¡­ love would disappear, right? Daddy would be gone too, right?


    The three of them were in a stalemate for a few seconds. Resigned, Dabao sighed like a little adult and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. If Daddy goes back on his word, I¡¯ll curse him until he agrees.¡±


    Xiaobao pouted and looked at Chu Ning again. Fine, she should stop looking. Hearing her brother¡¯s words, she reluctantly agreed. She suddenly regretted it. She might as well have let her mother wear normal clothes¡­


    Ten minutes later, the three of them finally arrived at the courtyard house opposite.


    The moment Li Jie opened the door, he was stunned for a few seconds. Thanks to his professionalism, he reacted. ¡°Miss¡­ Miss Chu, please come in!¡±


    Miss Chu¡¯s makeup skills were really¡­ amazing!


    Chu Ning calmly brought the two children in.


    Li Jie tried to look natural. ¡°Miss Chu, Fourth Master is in the study.¡± He led them to the study and couldn¡¯t help but look at Fourth Master several times. He was standing on the bookshelf reading a book. His back view was exquisite and noble.


    Looking back at Miss Chu, um¡­ she was also ¡°beautiful¡±!


    Li Jie said, ¡°Fourth Master, Miss Chu is here.¡±


    Li Rui put down the ¡°Time Reincarnation¡± in his hand and turned around. He glanced at Chu Ning coldly and said in a normal tone, ¡°Hello, Miss Chu.¡±


    He took in her panda eyes that looked as if they¡¯d been bruised, the black lashes that looked like the legs of a fly, the blush that looked like a monkey¡¯s butt, the red lips that appeared to have eaten a dead child! It had been four years, and her hands were still so stupid. She hadn¡¯t improved at all. It had been hard on her.


    He glanced at Chu Ning¡¯s hand and looked away. He did not know how she had used that hand. It was really puzzling.


    Chu Ning was quietly observing the situation.


    Dabao was speechless.


    Xiaobao said nothing.


    Li Jie was incredulous.


    Li Rui raised his eyes and glanced at Li Jie. ¡°Two cups of tea and two glasses of juice.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Fourth Master.¡± Li Jie shuddered. He didn¡¯t dare stay long and hurried off.


    Li Rui¡¯s dark eyes fell on Chu Ning and he glanced at the sofa chair. ¡°Please sit down.¡±


    The corners of Chu Ning¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    This person was quite tolerant. He was so composed that it was her who could not calm down. However, just as she sat down, she heard a pleasant and magnetic voice from opposite her. ¡°Miss Chu, are your eyelashes covered in glue?¡±


    Li Rui sat on the sofa opposite her. His expression was natural as he glanced at Chu Ning with just the right amount of confusion.


    What was this wretched man saying? His mouth was so vicious! She recalled the night at the Chu family residence when he could say such vulgar words with a straight face and a noble expression!

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    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Xiaobao looked at his mommy and then at Li Rui. She puffed up her cheeks and whispered, ¡°Daddy, this is Mommy¡¯s first time putting on makeup.¡±


    Dabao looked even more serious. ¡°Daddy, Mommy is very beautiful when she doesn¡¯t wear makeup. Mommy doesn¡¯t usually wear makeup¡­¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    They were her own children but didn¡¯t hesitate to sell her out.


    However, at this moment, she suddenly heard Li Rui¡¯s fatherly grunt. It was really too unexpected, causing Chu Ning to look at him a few more times.


    Li Rui lowered his eyes and stared at Dabao and Xiaobao. ¡°Come here and tell Daddy your names.¡±


    Dabao and Xiaobao exhaled softly and walked towards Li Rui hand in hand. It looked like Daddy wouldn¡¯t be gone.


    Li Rui reached out and gently rubbed Xiaobao¡¯s head. He looked at Dabao and said in a low voice, ¡°Sister first.¡±


    Dabao nodded.


    Xiaobao blinked and looked adorably at Li Hui. She rubbed her head against Li¡¯s palm like a kitten. She thought happily that her daddy spoke so beautifully it was like a dream.


    Li Rui said, ¡°You haven¡¯t answered Daddy yet.¡±


    Xiaobao came back to her senses. She blinked her big eyes and said cutely, ¡°My name is Xiaobao. It means little baby.¡±


    Li Rui looked at Dabao.


    ¡°My name is Dabao, Big Baby!¡±


    Li Rui nodded and picked up Xiaobao and put him on his lap. With his other hand, he picked up Dabao. ¡°Good boy.¡±


    Xiaobao was bubbling with happiness. She couldn¡¯t help but kiss his daddy¡¯s face. ¡°Xiaobao likes Daddy.¡±


    Li Rui froze for a moment. He was surprised that he didn¡¯t reject such intimacy. He suddenly understood his grandfather, his father, and his mother. The Li family spanned more than fifty generations and had no daughters. When they saw cute little girls on the road, they yearned for the girls so much that they wanted to carry them away immediately.


    Li Rui was silent for a moment. He lowered his voice and said unnaturally, ¡°Yes, Daddy likes you too.¡±


    Xiaobao hugged Li Rui¡¯s neck blissfully.


    Li Rui said nothing.


    He was quiet for a few seconds and looked at Chu Ning. ¡°Did you look for me at noon?¡±


    Chu Ning came back to her senses. ¡°Yes.¡±


    However, her mind was still filled with images of their familial bonding. Dabao and Xiaobao were not his children. She had brought the two children with her because she wanted to scare him. In the end, she was frightened by him.


    Li Rui¡¯s dark eyes scanned her makeup.


    Chu Ning smiled and blinked her big eyes. ¡°Fourth Master, do you think I¡¯m beautiful?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°Beautiful.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    Li Rui smirked. ¡°Too beautiful to look at.¡±


    Chu Ning pursed her lips and opened her mouth to say ¡°thank you¡± with emphasis. She understood that she had met her match today! In that case, she would just say it. Chu Ning did not want to continue with the boring act and placed his black jade ring on the coffee table.


    Li Rui stared at the black ring with his dark eyes. ¡°You want to break the engagement?¡±


    Bang!


    Li Jing had just prepared tea and fruit juice. When he opened the door and heard this, he almost dropped the tray in his hand.


    Li Rui looked up, his eyes cold.


    Li Jie stood there and forgot to react. What had he just heard? Would he be silenced by the Fourth Master? What terrified him, even more, was that someone actually wanted to reject the Fourth Master! He suddenly understood what Miss Chu want to achieve this afternoon. She just wanted to break the engagement!


    For a moment, there was silence. Then Li Rui looked down at Dabao and Xiaobao. ¡°Follow Uncle Li Jie to the pond to catch fish. We¡¯ll have dinner, okay?¡±


    Xiaobao nodded and looked at Chu Ning. She puffed up her cheeks and a big question mark appeared on her little head. Did Mommy suddenly not like Daddy?


    Dabao pursed his lips and his eyes darkened. Although he liked Daddy very much, he could only forget it if Mommy didn¡¯t like him. He held Xiaobao¡¯s hand. ¡°Let¡¯s go catch fish with Uncle Li Jie.¡±


    Xiaobao nodded cutely and followed his brother out.


    Li Jie even replied carefully, ¡°Fourth Master, Miss Chu, I¡¯ll bring Little Young Master and Miss to catch fish first.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    The two of them spoke almost simultaneously, glancing at each other.


    Chu Ning looked at Dabao and Xiaobao, who were not even happy to walk, and instantly felt upset. It was not until the study door closed again that she turned back to look at Li Rui. ¡°I want to ask Fourth Master a few questions.¡±

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    Li Rui s voice was cool. ¡°Ask.¡±


    Chu Ning frowned slightly. ¡°I heard that Fourth Master doesn¡¯t get close to women?¡±


    Li¡¯s voice was low. ¡°Well, I¡¯m a very principled man. I¡¯ve always kept my nose clean.¡±


    Chu Ning was quiet. She thought about that night four years ago. After thinking about it for a while, she looked at Li Rui and asked very seriously, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m someone who is unclean?¡±


    Li Rui¡¯s voice was low and dangerous. ¡°Go wash your face first.¡±


    Chu Ning asked, ¡°What if I don¡¯t?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°I¡¯ll wash it for you!¡±


    Before Chu Ning could say anything, because Li Rui was answering and not asking questions, he walked toward her..


    Chu Ning couldn¡¯t help but lean back. ¡°No need¡­ I can do it myself¡­¡±


    However, she was suddenly picked up horizontally.


    Chu Ning froze. When she reacted, she instantly struggled. ¡°Put me down. I¡¯ll clean myself now!¡±


    Li Rui ignored her and carried her straight to the bathroom.


    Since he was very strong, Chu Ning could not break free at all. This was not right! Her face stiffened. ¡°D you cultivate?¡±


    Li Rui didn¡¯t answer. He put her on the sink, put one arm around her, and turned on the tap with the other. He wet the handmade soap one-handed and began to rub her face.


    However, Chu Ning¡¯s foundation was very thick and could not be washed off at all.


    Li Rui glanced at her face, which now looked even more dramatic. ¡°It costs money for others to put on make-up, but it costs you your life to do the same.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    The man was insulting her, wasn¡¯t he? He had to be! But before she could make a sound, she saw him press her down with the hand that was smeared with her makeup. He found his phone with his clean hand and dialed a number. ¡°Buy a bottle of makeup remover.¡±


    After saying that, he put down his phone and looked at Chu Ning. ¡°I suggest you stop putting on makeup in the future.¡±


    Chu Ning said angrily, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business! Who are you to interfere?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m your fianc¨¦!¡±


    In an instant, the air was silent again. A few seconds later, Li Rui looked at her lips with dark eyes. ¡°In this state, those who don¡¯t know better will think you¡¯re here to eat me.¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°I¡¯m here to eat you?¡± However, before he could finish speaking, she felt a pain in her mouth and a magnified handsome face appeared in front of her.


    Chu Ning was dumbfounded! She completely forgot to react.


    Two seconds later, she raised her leg and kicked at his chest. However, she was shocked to find that even though she had cultivated to the ninth level of Spirit Qi and was already extremely talented, it did not affect him at all!


    This also meant that she was no match for him!


    Her lips were being gambled on, but she couldn¡¯t make a sound. She grabbed his collar with both hands, trying to strangle him and force him to let go. But it was useless!


    Li Rui took one bite at a time to clean the lipstick off her lips before letting her go. He stood up straight and wiped the lipstick off his lips. He glanced down and said in a cool voice, ¡°Still breaking off the engagement?¡±


    When had Chu Ning ever been so aggrieved? She glared at him. ¡°Of course!¡±


    Li Rui¡¯s eyes darkened as he grabbed her wrist, pressed her against the smooth wall of the bathroom, and kissed her again. This time it was more intense than before.


    Chu Ning felt that she was about to lose her oxygen and struggled with her hands and feet. However, despite using unprecedented strength, it was useless.


    Seeing that she could not struggle, Chu Ning bit his lips.


    Li Rui reached out and tore the dress off her.


    There was a tearing sound and Chu Ning felt a chill in her body. She looked at Li Rui in panic and was convinced she would never show off when she couldn¡¯t beat him! She wanted to say that she didn¡¯t want to back out of the marriage anymore, but her lips were tightly sealed and she couldn¡¯t say anything. His kisses were too intense.


    When Li Rui had enough of kissing her, he released her slightly and parted his lips, drawing out a silver line. His dark and sensual eyes stared at her. His voice was hoarse and dangerous. ¡°Anything else you want to say?¡±


    Chu Ning quickly shouted, ¡°I won¡¯t back out of the marriage!¡±


    Li Rui stared at her.


    Chu Ning was a little scared and said it again, but she was exhausted and her voice was much softer.


    Li Rui¡¯s eyes grew darker. ¡°Really?¡±


    Chu Ning nodded earnestly.


    But why did she feel that he really wanted her to say that she would continue to break off the engagement? Was it an illusion? Chu Ning was a little afraid to look at him. His eyes seemed¡­ to want to devour her.


    Li Rui didn¡¯t say anything. He stared at her for a long time before standing aside and taking out a cigarette box from his pocket. He lit one and took two long drags. ¡°Don¡¯t ever let me hear you talk about breaking off the engagement again!¡±


    Chu Ning moved her butt slightly and did not dare to speak! How aggrieved she felt! But she could not beat him at all now. What should she do? Just as she was racking her brains, someone knocked on the door.

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    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Li Chong, who was working outside, didn¡¯t dare to delay when he received a call from Fourth Master. He bought the makeup remover and rushed back. But along the way, he wondered about Fourth Master¡¯s instructions. He sent a message to Li Jie, but Li Jie didn¡¯t reply. When he called, he didn¡¯t answer! When he called again, Li Jie turned off his phone!


    Li Chong was even more puzzled. Thinking that Fourth Master spent most of his time reading in the study, he took the makeup remover straight to the study. However, as soon as he entered, he heard voices coming from the bathroom¡­ and a woman shouting.


    He didn¡¯t dare knock until there was silence.


    After knocking for a long time, nothing happened. He was like a doorjamb, afraid to move again.


    In the bathroom, Li Rui glanced at Chu Ning and walked to the door. His tall body blocked hers as he pulled the door open.


    Li Chong said, ¡°Fourth Master, what you want¡­¡±


    The moment he raised his head, Li Chong saw that Fourth Master¡¯s face seemed to be covered in make-up, black and red¡­ He quickly lowered his head. In the end, he saw that Fourth Master¡¯s shirt seemed to have been torn apart. The opening of his collar was gone, and there were even creases on his chest. It was obvious that he had been scratched, and it was even stained with various colors of cosmetics!


    What did he see? Was the Fourth Master was using force on a woman in the bathroom? Women who wanted to marry the Fourth Master could line up from here to France, but he actually needed to use force! What was more, she had even torn the Fourth Master into such a state!


    Li Rui¡¯s voice was cold. ¡°Seen enough?¡±


    Li Chong¡¯s scalp went numb and he broke out in cold sweat. ¡°Fourth Master, I¡­ I¡­ I didn¡¯t see anything!¡±


    With his eyes shrouded in ice, Li Rui glanced at Li Chong and took the bag from him. He slammed the door.


    Li Chong trembled in fear. He instantly understood why Li Jie didn¡¯t answer his call! Was this something a brother could do? If Li Jie had reminded him, he wouldn¡¯t have been so miserable! He was about to look for Li Jie aggressively when he saw that bastard Li Jie coming with a little boy and a little girl.


    Li Jie knew what was going on when he saw Li Chong¡¯s expression. They were brothers. Although they couldn¡¯t share their blessings, they had to go through thick and thin together.


    Li Chong looked at Li Jie¡¯s annoying expression and clenched his fists.


    Li Jie reminded him kindly, ¡°Watch your image. Don¡¯t scare Little Master and Little Miss!¡±


    Li Chong was stunned. ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Li Jie looked at Dabao and Xiaobao respectfully and said, ¡°Little Master Dabao, Little Miss Xiaobao, his name is Li Chong. He¡¯s also Fourth Master¡¯s chauffeur.¡±


    Li Chong was shocked.


    He was not the driver. Of course, this was not important. He looked at the children. ¡°Little Master? Little Miss?¡±


    Xiaobao greeted him cutely, before asking Li Jie, ¡°Does Daddy have many cars?¡±


    Li Jie said, ¡°Yes, Miss Xiaobao.¡±


    Dabao, on the other hand, looked worriedly at the study. Mommy wanted to break off the engagement, but Daddy didn¡¯t agree, so would he be beaten up now? Mommy was very fierce when she hit people, so he asked Li Chong politely, ¡°Where are my Mommy and Daddy?¡±


    Li Chong tried his best to remain calm. ¡°Young Master, Fourth Master and Fourth Madam are in the bathroom¡­ But what they are doing¡­ It shouldn¡¯t be convenient for the children to go, right?¡± Then, he added, ¡°Just now, Fourth Master asked me to buy some makeup remover for Fourth Madam!¡±


    So the kids shouldn¡¯t go over there yet.


    Dabao nodded. He was relieved they didn¡¯t fight.


    Xiaobao squeezed Dabao¡¯s hand happily. ¡°Dabao, do you think Mommy and Daddy have reconciled?¡±


    Dabao, who had always been smart, did not understand either, but he still nodded and comforted his sister. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Li Chong was about to say something when his phone rang. He quickly took a look and saw that it was Fourth Master! He picked it up in a cold sweat. A few seconds later, he looked at the children with great pressure. ¡°Little Master, Little Miss, I¡¯m going to buy something for Fourth Master.¡±


    He wanted to cry. Why was it him again?


    The children nodded. They had all heard Daddy on the phone just now. Daddy had asked Uncle Li Chong to buy clothes ¡ª a white short-sleeved shirt and jeans. They surmised they should be for Mummy.


    Dabao looked at the study worriedly. Did Mommy tear her dress when she hit Daddy? Indeed, Mommy was a girl who could beat someone up while wearing a dress.


    In the bathroom of the study, Chu Ning glared at Li Rui. Her eyes were about to spit fire.


    Except for that night four years ago, she had never been so intimate with anyone. His breath seemed to linger on her lips.


    Li Rui poured some more makeup remover into his palm and continued to rub it on Chu Ning¡¯s face.


    Since someone was working for her as free labor, she would enjoy it. However, she looked at this overly handsome man with displeasure. If looks could kill, Li Rui would definitely be dead!

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    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Chu Ning glared at him for a long time until her eyes hurt. Thinking of Dabao, she said angrily, ¡°Did you see anything in the Chu family?¡±


    Li Rui¡¯s voice was indifferent. ¡°Is it hard to tell?¡±


    Chu Ning did not believe him. ¡°How can you tell?¡±


    As he rubbed her face, Li Rui said, ¡°Using my eyes.¡±


    Chu Ning laughed in anger.


    Li Rui looked at her face. His eyes stayed under her bruised eye sockets for a long time before he added a little makeup remover. ¡°Your hands are so stupid. Why don¡¯t you forget about makeup?¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    She had been offended by this bastard all day! She didn¡¯t know how to put on makeup and her hands were clumsy. It was none of his business!


    It was not until Chu Ning¡¯s fair oval face was revealed that Li Rui began to clean her eyelashes with a cotton swab.


    Fourth Master Li, the heir to the number one wealthy family, actually personally removed her makeup for her. If word got out, people would probably think she was crazy. Should she expose it to the media and earn some money?


    Forget it. It was stupid to get herself involved. She decided that she had to do something tonight. Otherwise, it would be difficult to relieve the anger in her heart. So she would move the two stone lions at his door!


    Chu Ning was calculating while Li Rui washed her face.


    Li Rui washed his hands and glanced at Chu Ning elegantly. His gaze stopped at the torn red dress on her body.


    Chu Ning also lowered her head and tugged at her clothes to cover herself.


    Li Rui asked in a low voice, ¡°That¡¯s a lot of padding, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Chu Ning followed his gaze and saw her breasts. She thought of the thickest bra she had bought at that time and blushed. She cursed in her heart. Stupid man! Of course, she didn¡¯t dare to curse outright because she couldn¡¯t beat him.


    She had not even felt so embarrassed four years ago when her master mocked her for being like a zombie!


    Li Rui glanced at Chu Ning. ¡°I¡¯m okay with it.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    The wretched man could go to hell! What did it have to do with him?


    After holding it in for a long time, Chu Ning gritted her teeth and said, ¡°I¡¯m not wearing it for you to see! Why do you care?!¡±


    Li Rui saw her bristling and chuckled. He seemed to be in a good mood.


    Chu Ning was too tired to react.


    She really wore it for him to see today, but she didn¡¯t have any other thoughts. She just wanted to disgust him! In the end, this was her retribution. Back then, she had tricked Dabao and Xiaobao¡¯s father, but now, she was suppressed by Li Rui!


    She didn¡¯t like Li Rui now. ¡°You¡¯re engaged to me because you¡¯re interested in my son, right?¡±


    Li Rui said nothing.


    Chu Ning glanced at a certain part of his suit pants. ¡°You¡¯re infertile and now you want to use my son to inherit the family business for you?¡±


    Li Rui looked at Chu Ning and a dark light flashed in his eyes. ¡°Your speech is dangerous.¡±


    The woman¡¯s sixth sense naturally sensed the danger. Chu Ning did not dare to provoke him and asked aggrievedly, ¡°So?¡±


    Li Rui looked away and his voice was suddenly a little cold. ¡°I¡¯ve been annoyed by my family urging me to get married recently. I think you¡¯re quite pleasing to the eye. I¡¯ll take you.¡±


    The corner of Chu Ning¡¯s mouth twitched fiercely. Was this even human language? How beautiful was she? How could she be considered as just pleasing to the eye? What a wretched man! He didn¡¯t even know how to appreciate her beauty!


    Li Rui turned back to her. ¡°I¡¯ll take you to Lancang Manor in a while. To meet them.¡±


    Chu Ning was on guard. ¡°Who?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°My grandfather, my father, my mother.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked.


    Was she meeting the parents just like that? City A was indeed against her! She was thrown into the mountains by her parents as their nemesis the moment she was born, and she met Li Rui the moment she returned! This bastard was her doom. But her expression changed as she thought of something. ¡°You have a big family. How can your parents accept Dabao and Xiaobao?¡±


    Li Rui looked at her indifferently.


    Seeing this, Chu Ning finally smiled. ¡°It¡¯s impossible for me to give up my children, so can your family accept it?¡±


    Li snorted and gave her a cool glance. ¡®My father told me the other day that they¡¯d be fine with me bringing back a sow if I was willing to marry.¡¯


    Chu Ning¡¯s face completely cracked.


    For the umpteenth time, she was offended by this dog of a man! She glared at him. ¡°Just a few things in advance.¡±


    Li Rui agreed and waited for her to say something.


    Chu Ning said, ¡°I grew up in a mountain ditch. It was poor and backward.¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°I¡¯ve never been to school. I¡¯ve never studied. I don¡¯t know anything.¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    Chu Ning continued, ¡°I have a bad temper and no upbringing! If I¡¯m unhappy, then don¡¯t be happy. I might even hit you. I¡¯ve done a lot of farm work since I was young. It¡¯s possible that I¡¯ll abuse you one day.¡±


    There was a slight change in Li. His voice was very dark. ¡°It¡¯s okay, you can¡¯t beat me.¡±


    Chu Ning was agitated again! She felt that her brain was not working well from anger. She had really met her match!

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    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Li Rui looked at Chu Ning¡¯s look of devastation and said kindly, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯m not a wife abuser.¡±


    Chu Ning was quiet.


    ¡°Who¡¯s your wife?¡± She stared at Li Rui fiercely.


    In a low voice, Li Rui warned, ¡°Stop staring, or your eyes will cramp.¡±


    Then, Chu Ning froze and her eyelids began to twitch! She took a deep breath and looked at Li Rui. ¡°Are you cursing me?¡±


    Li Rui looked at Chu Ning and said nothing.


    Chu Ning¡¯s eyelids twitched for a long time before they recovered. She took a deep breath and repeatedly told herself that it was never too late for her to take revenge! She would no longer slack off. She had to practice diligently and cultivate well.


    Finally, the knock came again.


    Still standing in front of Chu Ning, Li Rui pulled open the door.


    This time, Li Chong had already learned his lesson. His head was so low that it was about to sink into his collar. He did not even dare to look around. ¡°Fourth Master, the clothes you wanted have been dry-cleaned.¡±


    Li Rui was silent as he took the bag from him.


    Li Chong quickly disappeared.


    Li Rui glanced back at Chu Ning and handed it to her. ¡°Change,¡± he said and left the bathroom.


    Chu Ning narrowed her eyes and stared at his perfect back with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. She wanted to stab him twice. But even so, she didn¡¯t delay at all and quickly changed her clothes. When she put on her jeans, she realized that there were many small decorative beads sewn on them. She touched them and realized that they were pearls. Could they be sold for money? After all, their family was about to run out of food. Looking at the pink short-sleeved shirt, she wondered when she had ever worn such pink clothes in her life.


    Chu Ning, who did not have the heart of a girl, was very resistant to this shirt. However, due to Li Rui¡¯s aura, she still changed into it. After all, she had not been able to defeat him! She had to admit defeat.


    After Chu Ning changed her clothes, she looked at herself in the mirror. She looked pink and tender, and her clothes were off-shoulder. Her fair and smooth shoulder bones were exposed, and she felt a little uncomfortable.


    She didn¡¯t expect that she, Chu Ning, would become a coward one day.


    She put on the white shoes that Li Rui had prepared for her and walked out with a hopeless expression.


    When Xiaobao saw her, her eyes lit up and she skipped around her excitedly. ¡°Mommy is so beautiful.¡±


    The corners of Chu Ning¡¯s mouth couldn¡¯t help but twitch. The clothes on her were completely Xiaobao¡¯s favorite style.


    Dabao¡¯s eyes were like a painting as he smiled. ¡°Mommy will wear this in the future. It looks good.¡±


    Chu Ning silently looked at Dabao and then at Li Rui. His gaze was like a knife. This bastard had also changed his clothes, but so what if he looked good? He was a refined scum.


    Chu Ning ignored him and leaned back on the sofa. She looked at Li Rui lazily.


    Li Rui watched her put her straight and even legs on the coffee table. He didn¡¯t say anything and just looked at her.


    Sensing his gaze, a few seconds later, Chu Ning silently retracted her legs and sat upright.


    Dabao and Xiaobao, who had been hinting at their mommy with their eyes, were speechless.


    Their eyes were about to twitch from hinting at her just now, but Mommy didn¡¯t react. Now, Daddy solved it with a look. When did Mommy become so obedient? This was too abnormal!


    Li Rui whispered, ¡°Ring.¡±


    Chu Ning glanced at the black jade ring in the middle of the coffee table. She picked it up and silently put it on her thumb. However, it was obviously much bigger and went down the length of her thumb.


    Li Rui glanced at her. Her fingers were long, white, thin, and even.


    Why was the wretched man looking at her hands? Her hands were not braised chicken feet and could not be eaten!


    Li Rui looked elegant and praised as though he was speaking to a child. ¡°How obedient.¡±


    Chu Ning¡¯s face instantly darkened! She wanted to curse!


    After Li Rui finished speaking, he opened the bookcase at the side and found a red velvet box with a red cord inside. It was very exquisite and beautiful. He took it out and walked toward Chu Ning. He bent down, took off the ring, secured it onto the red string, and then looked at Chu Ning.


    Chu Ning obediently stretched out her neck. Li Rui reached out to put it on for her and then added, ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to take it off.¡±


    Chu Ning couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Can I sell it?¡±


    Li Rui was expressionless. ¡°Guess?¡±


    With that, he sat on the sofa opposite and picked up the two children again. ¡°We¡¯ll eat dinner together.¡±


    Chu Ning thought of the Tarim Restaurant that Chu Yue mentioned and raised her eyebrows at Li Rui. ¡°Is there a restaurant called Tarim near Lake Tibet? I heard that the head chef used to be in charge of state banquets?¡±

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    Li Rui said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Chu Ning replied, ¡°Oh, then I want to eat his food. I want a portion of all the chef¡¯s dishes.¡±


    Li Rui looked at Li Chong who was like a statue. ¡°Go and invite Mr. Lin.¡±


    Li Chong finally dared to look up and saw that Fourth Master¡¯s lips were bleeding! Was this bitten by the mother of Little Young Master and Little Miss? A second later, he quickly looked away. ¡°Okay, Fourth Master.¡±


    He turned to leave, but Chu Ning stopped him. ¡°Wait.¡±


    Li Chong turned to look at Chu Ning and said respectfully, ¡°Fourth Madam, what other instructions do you have?¡±


    Was he was calling her Fourth Madam? The driver of the bastard was just as shameless!


    After a long time, she said, ¡°Hang a sign at the door of Tarim Restaurant. It should say: The Chu family and dogs are not allowed to enter!¡±


    Li Chong was dumbfounded.


    If he didn¡¯t lose his memory, the eldest daughter of the Chu family was Young Master Li Jing¡¯s fianc¨¦e. He looked at Fourth Master.


    Li Rui¡¯s voice was very low. ¡°Get it done.¡±


    Li Chong could only go. It seemed that Fourth Madam had a feud with the Chu family.


    Because Li Jie was the one who followed Li Rui to the Chu family today, he still didn¡¯t know what happened at the Chu family residence.


    Half an hour later, a striking sign was hung on the door of Tarim Restaurant. It clearly said: The Chu family and dogs are not allowed to enter.


    This was written by Li Chong himself. Obviously, it was time for him to redeem himself and curry favor with Fourth Madam. Then, he brought the head chef, Mr. Lin, back to Fourth Master¡¯s courtyard house.


    However, not long after they left, Chu Yue arrived.


    This time, she was stopped by the security guard at the door.


    Chu Yue said very gently, ¡°I called an hour ago to make an appointment.¡±


    The security guard said coldly, ¡°Your appointment has been canceled.¡±


    He even omitted the honorifics.


    Chu Yue naturally felt uncomfortable, but she still said gently, ¡°I didn¡¯t cancel it.¡±


    The security guard said coldly, ¡°We canceled it.¡±


    Chu Yue could not maintain her gentleness anymore. ¡°Do you have to entertain foreign guests today?¡±


    The security guard said, ¡°No.¡±


    Chu Yue was even more puzzled. ¡°Then why?¡±


    The security guard pointed at the sign not far from Chu Yue. ¡°See for yourself.¡±


    Chu Yue took a few steps back and looked in the direction of the security guard. In an instant, Chu Yue¡¯s face turned pale.


    ¡°The Chu family and dogs are not allowed to enter!¡± Did they actually compared animals to the Chu family? Who did this? Chu Yue¡¯s expression was extremely ugly. Thinking of how she had mentioned the Tarim Restaurant to Chu Ning today, her intuition told her that this matter was definitely related to Chu Ning!


    Blood rushed to her head. Chu Yue turned around stiffly and looked at the security guard arrogantly. ¡°Do you know who I am?¡±


    The security guard didn¡¯t even look at her.


    Chu Yue clenched her fists. ¡°My fianc¨¦ is Young Master Li Jing. I don¡¯t need to tell you what kind of existence the Li family is, right? Hmm?¡±


    The security guard sneered. ¡°Get out!¡±


    Fourth Master¡¯s special assistant had personally written and placed the sign. This eldest daughter of the Chu family was still boasting shamelessly and using the Li family to pressure others. She should take a look at her own capabilities.


    Chu Yue was so angry that her entire body trembled. ¡°Say that again? Is this the attitude of the people from Tarim Restaurant?¡±


    This time, the security guard said politely, ¡°Please get lost! The space five meters behind you belongs to Tarim Restaurant. Thank you for your cooperation. Otherwise, we can only throw you out.¡±


    Chu Yue was so angry that her liver hurt. ¡°I¡¯ll remember you!¡±


    The security guard generously pointed at the work pass on his chest. ¡°Please remember it. After you remember, you can get lost! Don¡¯t affect our restaurant¡¯s business.¡±


    Chu Yue looked at the dazzling sign again, picked up her phone, took a photo, and sent it to Chu Ge. At the same time, she sent a message: ¡°This is what your good sister did.¡±


    Chu Yue didn¡¯t linger. She bought food from another restaurant and returned to the hospital with red eyes.


    When Matriarch Chu saw that it was not the food from Tarim Restaurant, her expression immediately turned ugly. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    At this moment, Chu Yue raised her head at the right time. Her eyes were red as she silently opened her phone and showed the photo to her grandmother. ¡°Look at it yourself¡­¡±


    With just a glance, Old Madam Chu¡¯s blood pressure soared. She roared, ¡°Bastard, who insulted the Chu family like this?¡±


    This roar woke Chu Zhongxing up from the ward next door. It was obvious how powerful the voice was.


    Chu Yue said in a low voice, ¡°Grandma¡­ When I bought lunch today, I told you that I saw Chu Ning. She saw the food I bought¡­ But I think she just couldn¡¯t take it easy. When she¡­¡±

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    ¡°It¡¯s that jinx again!¡± Old Madam Chu overturned the food in front of her. The soup spilled all over the ground. Even though Chu Yue dodged in time, it still spilled on her.


    Chu Yue¡¯s expression immediately turned ugly, but she didn¡¯t have time to say anything because after Matriarch Chu finished speaking, she fainted again.


    Chu Yue didn¡¯t expect it and quickly shouted for help. Once again, Matriarch Chu was sent to the emergency room.


    Chu Ge had just finished working on his father¡¯s side when something happened to his grandmother again. He stood outside the emergency room and looked at Chu Yue coldly. ¡°What did you say to Grandma again?¡±


    Chu Yue¡¯s face was very pale. She bit her lip. ¡°Don¡¯t you understand Grandma¡¯s temper? She saw that dinner tonight wasn¡¯t from Tarim Restaurant, so she asked me. I can only tell the truth.¡±


    Chu Ge glared at Chu Yue.


    ¡°Xiaoge!¡± Chu Yue wanted to say something, but Chu Ge interrupted her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me that in the future!¡± Chu Ge¡¯s face darkened.


    Chu Yue¡¯s eyes were misty. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I really didn¡¯t do it on purpose¡­¡± Then, she covered her mouth and cried, as if she had been wronged.


    ¡°Grandma isn¡¯t dead yet. Are you crying?¡± Chu Ge was annoyed by her words. He turned around and went to the bathroom.


    At the courtyard house facing Lake Tibet, Chef Lin had already prepared a full banquet and said respectfully, ¡°Fourth Master, Fourth Madam, Little Young Master, Little Miss, please enjoy.¡±


    Li Jie and Li Chong carefully waited on her.


    Li Rui looked at Chu Ning. ¡°What do you think?¡±


    Chu Ning tasted the fish that Dabao and Xiaobao had caught in the pond today. She wanted to say that it was not delicious, but when she saw the very nervous Chef Lin, she reluctantly nodded. ¡°Not bad.¡±


    Li Rui looked at Da Bao and Xiao Bao.


    Xiaobao ate a mouthful of meat and her face became even rounder. ¡°Daddy, it¡¯s so delicious!¡±


    Da Bao also looked happy. ¡°I like it too!¡±


    Li Rui raised his hand and rubbed their heads. He suddenly liked this action and then looked at Chef Lin. ¡°Go back and rest.¡±


    Mr. Lin bowed. ¡°I¡¯m honored to serve Fourth Master, Fourth Madam, Little Young Master, and Little Miss.¡± He had always thought that Fourth Master was single, but in the end, he was secretly married and his two children were already so old. If word got out, many daughters of prestigious families would cry their eyes out.


    Li Jie sent him out of the dining room and gave him a very thick red packet. He instructed, ¡°Fourth Madam and Young Master hope Mr. Lin will keep his mouth shut about today.¡±


    Chef Lin took it. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Li Jie.¡±


    After dinner, Xiao Bao wheedled to Chu Ning, ¡°Mommy, let¡¯s sleep with Daddy tonight, okay?¡±


    Dabao also looked at Chu Ning with anticipation.


    Chu Ning looked at her daughter and son who had been completely bribed by the wretched man and could only look at Li Rui with hatred.


    The man himself said nothing.


    Chu Ning said, ¡°No, we¡¯ll go back later.¡±


    Seeing that her mother didn¡¯t agree, Xiaobao pouted and wheedled. ¡°Mommy¡­¡±


    Chu Ning coaxed Xiaobao, ¡°We haven¡¯t packed the things we sent from Sea River Village, so we have to go back tonight.¡±


    Xiaobao nodded aggrievedly. ¡°Alright then.¡± She turned to look at Li Rui. ¡°Daddy, can Dabao and I visit you again tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°Of course, you can come whenever you want.¡± Li Rui looked up at Li Jie and Li Chong.


    Li Jie and Li Chong immediately understood and hurriedly looked at Chu Ning and said, ¡°Fourth Madam, don¡¯t worry. We¡¯ll go clean up. I promise to clean up everything for you.¡±


    They had a new perspective of the world today! Fourth Master must have wanted to sleep with Miss Chu. Their cold and abstinent Fourth Master was no longer around. In the future, he would probably become the wife-doting demon Fourth Master Li!


    Xiaobao felt so happy. ¡°Then Daddy, you have to marry Mommy early so that we can sleep together every day.¡±


    Li Rui¡¯s voice was gentle. ¡°Yes, Daddy will do it as soon as possible.¡±


    Xiaobao quickly stretched out her two chubby hands and made a heart shape above her head. ¡°Love you, daddy!¡±


    Seeing how obedient and cute his daughter was, Li Rui¡¯s heart softened. He kissed Xiaobao¡¯s forehead and then looked at his eldest son who was also looking forward to it. He was not biased and kissed him too.


    Dabao didn¡¯t say anything, but his ears were red.


    Chu Ning felt that her worldview had been attacked. Were all the heirs of top wealthy families so¡­ strange? Did they like to be fathers to other people¡¯s children? She coughed. ¡°I don¡¯t need their help to clean up. After all, girls¡¯ things are more private.¡±

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    Li Rui said, ¡°Dabao and Xiaobao will sleep at my place tonight.¡±


    Chu Ning was shocked


    Why was this bastard informing instead of asking her? He was too domineering! This was too much!


    Xiaobao and Dabao looked at her expectantly. ¡°Mommy, can we?¡±


    Chu Ning couldn¡¯t stand the children¡¯s gazes and could only nod reluctantly. However, she deeply suspected that Li Rui, the bastard, wanted to use her son and daughter as hostages. And her two silly babies had jumped into his trap happily!


    When she returned to her courtyard house, Li Jie and Li Chong had already cleaned up. After Chu Ning went back to take a shower, she lay on the bed and suddenly felt empty. This was the first time Dabao and Xiaobao had separated from her.


    At this moment, her phone suddenly rang. Just as Chu Ning picked it up, she heard Rong Fang cry, ¡°Sister, help!¡±


    Chu Ning¡¯s aura instantly changed. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    However, in the next second, Rong Fang¡¯s phone was snatched away, and Chu Ning could no longer hear Rong Fang¡¯s voice. However, she clearly heard the sound of a knife stabbing into flesh, accompanied by Rong Fang¡¯s scream.


    Based on Rong Fang¡¯s strength, it was obvious that he had met an opponent who was not like Li Rui.


    Veins appeared on Chu Ning¡¯s hand that was holding the phone. ¡°What do you want? Just say it.¡±


    The man gave only one location.


    Chu Ning changed into light clothes and left the courtyard house.


    When she arrived, Chu Ning carefully hid her aura. However, after listening for a long time, this place was so quiet that it was strange. There was not even the sound of the wind blowing the leaves. Something was too wrong.


    She continued walking and finally heard Rong Fang¡¯s location. She pulled out her dagger and approached bit by bit.


    However, to her surprise, Rong Fang was surrounded by corpses and some birds and beasts. The smell of blood was very strong, like a large slaughterhouse. They had not been dead for long. The only one who was still breathing was Rong Fang.


    Chu Ning approached and shouted, ¡°Rong Fang?¡±


    ¡°Sister¡­¡± Rong Fang narrowed his eyes and felt weak.


    Chu Ning placed Rong Fang on her back and looked around warily. She did not stay for long and quickly brought him away. However, when she returned to the courtyard house, Rong Fang was already unconscious.


    Rong Fang was too seriously injured. He was already at his limit to have lasted until now. She could see many knife wounds on his body, and his tendons were broken.


    Chu Ning found the medicine box and skillfully treated his wound. Then, she went to the kitchen to brew medicine for him. It took her more than an hour to prepare the medicine.


    By the time Rong Fang drank it, the sky was already bright.


    Chu Ning thought that since it was dawn, no one would dare to cause trouble at Lake Tibet. After all, Li Rui was living in the mansion opposite! Therefore, Rong Fang was very safe now.


    Therefore, Chu Ning went to that place again and brought back some things.


    However, just as Chu Ning left, the local police station sent people to deal with the corpses, investigate the scene, and return them to the people around Fourth Master. Li Ping called back.


    After Li Ping received the call, he sent a message to Fourth Master: ¡°Fourth Master, it¡¯s settled.¡±


    He did not understand why Fourth Master asked him to bring people to save a person called Rong Fang last night and even asked him to wait until about five in the morning before dealing with the scene. Of course, although he was filled with questions, he did not dare to ask further.


    When Chu Ning returned to the courtyard house, it was already past six o¡¯clock. Because her body was stained with too much blood, she quickly changed her clothes and washed them with herbal water.


    Just as she was about to rest, she thought of the children and looked annoyed. She had forgotten to tell Li Rui to give the children formula milk. Thinking of this, she sent Li Jie a message: ¡°Tell your Fourth Master to give the children formula milk in the morning.¡±


    Li Jie looked at his phone and fell silent. Did he need to worry about this?


    Last night, Fourth Master asked Li Chong to buy milk powder, milk bottles, and a milk warmer. He even personally made milk for Little Young Master and Little Miss. Then, he told the children stories to coax them to sleep.


    Li Chong felt that the world was a little unreal. The scenes he saw with his own eyes fully confirmed his bold guess that Dabao and Xiaobao were definitely Fourth Master¡¯s children!


    Just as he was thinking, he remembered that he had forgotten to reply to Fourth Madam¡¯s message. He immediately broke out in cold sweat and quickly replied: ¡°Fourth Madam, don¡¯t worry. Young Master and Young Miss slept very well last night after drinking milk.¡±


    Chu Ning fell silent. Did these men actually know how to feed milk powder to children at night? It really surprised her.

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    After hesitating for a while, Chu Ning sent Li Jie another message: ¡°Tell me in confidence. Your Fourth Master doesn¡¯t have the ability to have children, right? Don¡¯t worry, tell me the truth. I definitely won¡¯t tell anyone!¡±


    After all, if he didn¡¯t want to have a child so much, there was no reason for Li Rui to take such good care of someone else¡¯s children!


    Li Jie was speechless.


    His mind was a little confused. His Fourth Master wouldn¡¯t take care of other people¡¯s children, so Dabao and Xiaobao were definitely his biological children. But Miss Chu¡¯s words¡­ Could it be that she, as a mother, didn¡¯t know who the child¡¯s father was? At this moment, Li Jie didn¡¯t know how to reply, because this was simply a suicide question. No matter how he answered, it was wrong.


    Just as Li Jie was conflicted, he received another message from Miss Chu. ¡°I understand. Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t say anything.¡±


    Li Jie was speechless.


    What did she know? He didn¡¯t say anything! Moreover, his senses told him that Miss Chu seemed to have understood something extraordinary!


    Chu Ning understood and put down her phone. She flipped through the call records. A night had passed, but Wei Yanzhi had not called her. This was so strange. Previously, when Wei Yanzhi invited her, he was very persistent. When he had time, he would call her and even call her master every day to ask her master to help persuade her. However, he had been rejected many times. Was he angry from embarrassment now?


    Thinking of this, Chu Ning called her master, but she still couldn¡¯t get through! This was too much. Wasn¡¯t it because she had no money? Was there a need to keep blacklisting her? However, when she thought of money, Chu Ning wanted to scold Li Rui!


    In this life, even her master did not force her to wear pink clothes, but Li Rui suppressed her! What was Li Rui planning?


    Chu Ning did not understand and finally fell asleep. She had no choice. She did not sleep the entire night.


    At eight o¡¯clock, Li Jie came over to deliver breakfast. The Fourth Master even told him not to knock and to enter directly, but was this really good? He looked around and didn¡¯t see anyone, so he climbed over the wall and entered.


    When Rong Fang heard the commotion, he immediately woke up and asked coldly, ¡°Who is it?¡±


    ¡°Li Jie! I came to deliver breakfast.¡± When Li Jie replied, he looked at the bedroom where the sound came from. He had seen Rong Fang yesterday, but his movements were very light just now. It was impossible for ordinary people to hear it, let alone from such a distance. So was Rong Fang also cultivating? He walked over and knocked on the door. ¡°Can I go in?¡±


    Rong Fang lowered his eyes. ¡°Come in.¡±


    Li Jie pushed open the door and saw a dagger beside Rong Fang. There were ancient totems on it.


    The tendons in Rong Fang¡¯s hand were all broken. He had only moved a little just now, but his injuries had worsened. The dagger was dropped to the side and he could not pick it up at all.


    Li Jie saw it with his own eyes and felt that this person was not simple. From the looks of it, Miss Chu was extraordinary. Was she really a jinx thrown into the mountains by the Chu family?


    Rong Fang¡¯s expression was very bad, and beads of sweat flowed down his forehead.


    Hearing that his breathing was abnormal, Li Jie realized that his injuries were very serious. ¡°Why are you so injured?¡±


    Rong Fang did not answer.


    Li Jie didn¡¯t expect him to answer and said directly, ¡°You haven¡¯t eaten breakfast, right?¡±


    Rong Fang¡¯s eyes were cold and he looked arrogant. ¡°Did you climb over the wall?¡±


    Li Jie was speechless.


    Wow, he was young, but he seemed capable of being two-faced. Yesterday, he was a gentle boy next door, but today, he was a violent raptor.


    Rong Fang frowned. ¡°I¡¯m asking you a question!¡±


    Li Jie put down his breakfast, feeling that his Fourth Master knew something. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Rong Fang paused. ¡°Your Fourth Master is Li Rui?¡±


    The person whom Dabao and Xiaobao called daddy yesterday had to be Li Rui. He found out that the area where his sister lived was the Li family¡¯s Fourth Master¡¯s territory.


    Li Jie said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Rong Fang fell silent. So was the biological father of Dabao and Xiaobao Li Rui? This was too unbelievable! He looked at Li Jie with a complicated expression. ¡°Why did you come to deliver breakfast?¡±


    Li Jie said, ¡°My Fourth Master¡¯s orders.¡±


    Rong Fang had a look on his face. Thinking that his sister had gone to save him last night, she must not have woken up at this time. He was temporarily crippled again and could not cook for the children. He said, ¡°Give Dabao and Xiaobao the breakfast you brought.¡±


    Li Jie said, ¡°Young Master and Young Miss have already had breakfast with Fourth Master.¡±


    Rong Fang was stunned


    He had even changed the way he addressed the children. Did his sister actually let the children acknowledge their biological father behind his back?

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    Li Jie did not know what Rong Fang was thinking. He just felt that he definitely could not eat now. ¡°What about you? How are you going to eat breakfast?¡±


    Rong Fang looked uncomfortable for once.


    Li Jie thought about how he had investigated the courtyard house yesterday and felt that Fourth Master knew about it. He had been feeling uneasy. It was his fault that he messed up on the title deed back then. In that case, he would take care of a seriously injured person beside Fourth Madam and sell her a favor to win leniency. Therefore, he said, ¡°Let me help you deal with your wrist.¡±


    Then, he fed Rong Fang breakfast.


    Really, the two men were very awkward, especially Rong Fang. He had never been fed by anyone when he was young. Now that he was an adult, he actually still had to be fed by a man! However, in order to recover quickly, he could only swallow with difficulty so he could recover to take care of his sister, Dabao, and Xiaobao.


    Seeing Rong Fang look like he was eating poison, Li Jie was also very unhappy! It was his first time feeding an irritable youth!


    After an awkward breakfast, Li Jie coughed lightly. ¡°I¡¯ll send lunch on time too.¡±


    Rong Fang did not sleep well.


    Li Jie continued, ¡°Remember to remind Miss Chu to eat breakfast when she wakes up.¡±


    Rong Fang said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    The awkward conversation finally ended. Li Jie returned to Li Rui¡¯s courtyard house, Peaceful Elegance Residence, as quickly as possible.


    In the end, he was once again shocked by the scene before him.


    In the garden pavilion, Fourth Master was playing chess with Little Master. It was a very peaceful scene, disturbed only by Li Chong sitting obediently at the side and letting Miss Xiaobao ¡°draw¡± on his face.


    Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Rui glanced at him and Li Jie was very shocked. Would he be next after Li Chong? He quickly said, ¡°Fourth Master, I¡¯ll make tea for you and prepare a fruit platter for Young Master Dabao and Miss Xiaobao.¡±


    Li Rui ignored him and continued to play chess.


    Xiaobao was learning how to put on makeup and was so tired that her face was covered in sweat. She raised her hand to wipe it and turned to look at Li Jie. ¡°Uncle, I want another glass of fruit juice. Thank you.¡±


    Li Jie felt touched. Look at how understanding this child was. ¡°Okay, Miss Xiaobao, I¡¯ll go now.¡±


    He thought that Miss Xiaobao was an ange and that he should take greater initiative with her in the future.


    Half an hour later, Li Jie came over with two fruit platters. Da Bao¡¯s was in the shape of a small shark, and Xiao Bao¡¯s was in the shape of a small bear. There were also two glasses of fruit and vegetable juice.


    ¡°Young Master Dabao, Miss Xiaobao, please enjoy.¡±


    Looking at the very cute fruit bear, Xiaobao said excitedly, ¡°Uncle Li Jie, you¡¯re so awesome!¡±


    Li Jie was very glad that he was good at this and almost cried. ¡°Thank you for your praise, Miss Xiaobao.¡±


    In order to please Little Young Master and Little Miss, he went online to check on the cute images of various fruit platters as soon as he arrived at the kitchen. Fortunately, he had some talent and succeeded.


    Dabao also liked the fruit platter he made. ¡°Thank you, Uncle Li Jie.¡±


    Li Jie bowed deeply. ¡°I¡¯m honored to serve Young Master.¡±


    Li Chong, whose face had been drawn all over, looked at Li Jie bitterly. Why didn¡¯t he realize that Li Jie had this skill in the past? Did he learn it secretly from Li Cheng? This technique of flattery was simply perfect!


    However, Li Chong also reacted and looked at Xiaobao with tears streaming down his face. ¡°Little Miss, let¡¯s rest for a while. I¡¯ll feed you fruits, okay?¡±


    Xiaobao puffed up her face and frowned. She sighed like an old man. She had already tried her best, but ¡­ Sure enough, some things really required talent. Of course, it also proved that she was definitely Mommy¡¯s biological daughter. Look at her makeup skills. The eyeliner on Li Chong had turned into an earthworm, and his eyelashes were like the legs of flies!


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s rest, but I¡¯m already three and a half years old. I don¡¯t need Uncle Li to feed me. I can eat by myself.¡± After saying that, Xiaobao even stole a glance at her daddy. She had to be a good baby to make her daddy like her.


    Li Chong wanted to cry even more. Why was it so difficult to flatter her? It was just feeding her fruit, but she rejected it.


    Li Jie ignored Li Chong¡¯s miserable state. ¡°Miss Xiaobao, shall I bring you to wash your hands?¡±


    Xiaobao said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Li Jie held Xiaobao¡¯s hand and came back clean.


    Xiaobao sat beside Dabao and Li Rui and watched them play chess while eating fruit. As she ate, she held a blueberry and raised her chubby little arm to feed Li Rui. She said obediently and cutely, ¡°Daddy, have a bite.¡±


    Li Rui was frozen for a second before accepting his daughter¡¯s feeding.

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    Li Jie and Li Chong stared at all of this. Was Fourth Master¡¯s mysophobia gone just like that? If it were someone else who fed Fourth Master with their hands, wouldn¡¯t they be thrown into the sea?


    Li Rui looked up as if he had noticed something.


    Li Jie and Li Chong immediately retracted their gazes, not daring to look again.


    Li Rui¡¯s voice was very low. ¡°What time did Li Jing arrive at the Li residence last night?¡±


    Li Jie quickly replied, ¡°P¡­ past eight in the evening. He¡¯d been gone all day.¡±


    Li Rui asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your tongue?¡±


    Li Jie: ¡°I¡¯m fine!¡±


    Li Rui didn¡¯t look at him anymore and raised his hand to put down the chess piece. ¡°If you can¡¯t talk normally, there¡¯s no need to talk.¡±


    Li Jie trembled in fear. ¡°Fourth Master, I can speak normally!¡±


    One could hear the sound of his chest beating.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the tea?¡± Li Rui asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ll get it now.¡±


    It took a long time to brew the tea. After adjusting the heat, Li Jie came over first, but he quickly moved the tea set over and brewed tea in the garden.


    Li Chong looked at the diligent Li Jie and shed tears of envy. From the beginning to the end, Fourth Master did not look at him.


    This morning, he had just received news that Young Master Li Jing had been punished by Fourth Master to walk back to the Li family¡¯s old residence. Now that his legs were almost crippled, he didn¡¯t dare to see a doctor.


    Young Master Li Jing¡¯s grandparents, who were also Fourth Master¡¯s second uncle, Li Zhaohua, and second aunt, Liu Fang, only dared to call Fourth Master at dawn, but Fourth Master did not answer. When Old Master Li Songmu, who was Fourth Master¡¯s grandfather, also called Fourth Master, Fourth Master still did not answer.


    Now, the entire Li family¡¯s old residence was shrouded in fear. No one knew why Young Master Li Jing was punished by Fourth Master. As a result, Li Zhaohua and his wife made up their minds and made Li Jing kneel.


    Li Jing had been gone for a day. In order not to have his legs torn off by his fourth uncle, he used all his strength. However, as soon as he returned, he had to kneel under the hot sun. He was about to be crippled.


    When Li Chong thought of this, he felt terrified. He hoped that Fourth Master would quickly look at him. He did not want to become the next Li Jing!


    Li Rui continued to play chess with Da Bao.


    When Li Jie was brewing tea at the side, he realized that Young Master Dabao was really smart. He was only three and a half years old, but he could already play chess with the Fourth Master! Even if Fourth Master didn¡¯t use his full strength, he was already very powerful. How far was the starting point of children nowadays? He was only three years old, but he was already proficient in Go.


    In the end, Li Rui must have won, but Dabao only lost five stones.


    This was the first time Dabao had lost. He was a little excited and looked at Li Rui with admiration.


    Li Rui rubbed his head. ¡°As expected of my son. It¡¯s great.¡±


    Dabao¡¯s eyes lit up.


    Li Rui looked at Li Jie again. ¡°Come, play a game with the young master.¡±


    Li Jie was forced to come.


    But ten minutes later, he lost miserably.


    Li Rui watched from the side and said coldly, ¡°You can only be a driver!¡±


    Li Jie was dumbfounded


    Fourth Master seemed to have known about his conversation when he went to look for Miss Chu but wasn¡¯t Fourth Master not at home? How did he know?


    After Li Rui finished speaking, he looked at Li Chong.


    Li Chong¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat.


    Li Rui looked away and picked up his phone to call Old Master Li. His voice was low and dangerous. ¡°What is it?¡±


    Li Songmu was speechless. After all, he was Li Rui¡¯s grandfather! Was this how he should speak with him?


    However, after three seconds of silence, Li Songmu¡¯s voice was kind and amiable. ¡°Xiaorui, did your engagement with the Chu family yesterday go smoothly?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°It went well.¡±


    Li Songmu was speechless.


    His grandson was the talk of the town. How could he continue? However, he looked at his nervous second son and second daughter-in-law and continued, ¡°Then the marriage between Li Jing and Xiaoning has been canceled?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Li Songmu fell silent again. Would it kill this child to say a few more words? He took a deep breath. ¡°Li Jing deserves to be punished! Why did he have to break off the engagement!¡±


    ¡°Get to the point.¡± Li Rui changed the hand that answered the phone and leaned back in his chair. His eyes were cold.


    Li Songmu coughed lightly. ¡°What mistake did Li Jing make?¡±


    Li Rui¡¯s aura instantly changed. He looked at Dabao and Xiaobao and said in a dangerous voice, ¡°When he figures it out, he can get up¡±


    Li Songmu was speechless.


    He suddenly had mixed feelings. Wasn¡¯t what Li Rui said the same as not saying anything? Now even Li Jing didn¡¯t know what to do. However, at this moment, he suddenly heard a cute little voice. ¡°Daddy!¡±


    Li Songmu¡¯s body trembled. Before he could react, the call was hung up! Was he crazy from missing a granddaughter? Was he hallucinating? He quickly continued to call, but that bastard Li Rui had blocked him!

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    Li Songmu took a deep breath and called Li Chong.


    Li Chong finally had a chance to speak in front of the Fourth Master. He looked at Li Rui nervously. ¡°Fourth Master, it¡¯s Old Master¡­¡±


    Li Rui rubbed Xiaobao¡¯s head. ¡°Be good and study those cosmetics. In the future, you can put on makeup for your mommy.¡±


    Xiaobao nodded obediently. ¡°Okay, Daddy!¡±


    At this moment, Xiaobao felt that the task on her was very difficult. If she didn¡¯t have talent, she would work hard.


    Li Chong was dumbfounded.


    He was such a miserable driver now.


    Li Jie was speechless.


    He sympathized with Li Chong, but he was glad that it was not him. After brewing the tea, he handed it over respectfully. ¡°Fourth Master, your tea.¡±


    Li Rui took it and took a sip without any expression.


    Li Jie¡¯s heart was beating fast. Just as he was about to speak, his phone rang. He looked at it and saw that it was Old Master. He carefully glanced at Fourth Master.


    Li Rui said, ¡°Answer it.¡±


    Li Jie was dumbfounded


    Was Fourth Master testing him? He answered the phone with a trembling hand. ¡°Old Master!¡±


    Li Songmu had yet to calm down. He said very kindly, ¡°Li Jie, are you in Peaceful Elegance Residence?¡±


    Li Jie: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Li Songmu immediately panted nervously. ¡°Then when your Fourth Master called me just now, I heard a little girl¡¯s voice. Why does Peaceful Elegance Residence have a child?¡±


    Li Jie looked at Fourth Master, but Fourth Master did not look at him at all! How could he answer? There were not only children in the Peaceful Elegance Residence now but also two. Of course, there was also Fourth Madam next door!


    Li Songmu was forcing himself to calm down, but he could not calm down no matter what. Thinking of the cute ¡°Daddy¡±, he felt dizzy. ¡°I actually heard a little girl call Daddy just now. Li Jie?¡±


    Li Jie broke out in a cold sweat. ¡°Huh?¡±


    He looked at Fourth Master and Xiaobao Angel for help.


    Xiaobao blinked her big eyes and puffed up her cheeks. ¡°Uncle Li Jie? What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    This time, Li Songmu heard the childish voice again. In his excitement, his blood pressure rose! There was really a little girl in Peaceful Elegance Residence! She was still calling Li Jie Uncle, so the ¡°Daddy¡± she had just called out should be Li Rui! He stood up abruptly, causing his chair to be knocked over. He said excitedly, ¡°Someone, prepare the car. I want to go to Peaceful Elegance Residence!¡±


    Second Master Li Zhaohua and his wife looked at their father in shock. What was wrong with this old man?


    Li Jie looked at Fourth Master stiffly, not knowing if he should hang up. He almost cried. ¡°Miss Xiaobao, I¡¯m Fourth Master¡¯s driver. You should call me Li Jie.¡±


    He felt that his career was going to end.


    Xiaobao looked at Li Jie strangely. The weather was very good today. It was warm. Why was Uncle Li Jie shivering? She tilted her head. ¡°Uncle Li Jie, are you cold?¡±


    Li Jie quickly replied, ¡°I¡¯m not cold.¡±


    He stopped shaking and tried not to move.


    Xiaobao was even more puzzled. Uncle Li Jie was no longer trembling, but he had become a wooden figure. He was motionless.


    Li Jie looked at Fourth Master in a cold sweat. ¡°Fourth Master, Old Master seems to be on his way here.¡±


    Miss Xiaobao was obedient and cute. From what he knew of the love Old Master, First Master, and First Madam had for girls, the Li family would definitely dote on Xiaobao in the future. At that time, they would probably need to be fearful of her. And Miss Chu was also a person with deep blessings.


    In the past few years, many noble families had wanted to marry the Fourth Master of the Li family. The entrance of the Li family¡¯s old residence was almost trampled through. However, they were all rejected by the Fourth Master. Those who wanted to get close to the Fourth Master by hook or by crook were also thrown out. As time passed, First Master, First Madam, and Old Master gave up. They even suspected that the Fourth Master liked men. Just a few days ago, First Master was so angry that he couldn¡¯t stop talking. He said that as long as the Fourth Master was willing to get married, it would be fine even if it was to a sow.


    At that time, the old man was sitting in the main hall with a pained expression. ¡°I agree with your father. Even if you bring back a sow for me, I¡¯ll accept it as long as you get married!¡±


    Therefore, even if Miss Chu really brought along the two children, they probably wouldn¡¯t object. Furthermore, they were Fourth Master¡¯s children.


    When he saw Miss Xiaobao later, Old Master would probably be so excited that he would bring the entire Li family to burn incense and pay respects to their ancestors. Wouldn¡¯t First Master and First Madam hold a world-shocking wedding for Fourth Master and Fourth Madam?


    It was really hard to imagine that scene. So if he coaxed Miss Xiaobao now, wouldn¡¯t his career take off in the future?

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    However, Fourth Master had yet to speak. At this moment, Li Jie heard Fourth Master ask in a low voice, ¡°You went to the opposite side yesterday?¡±


    Li Jie¡¯s legs went limp as he knelt down and confessed.


    Li Rui lowered his eyes and rubbed Xiaobao¡¯s head. ¡°Can you play here with your brother and Uncle Li Chong for a while?¡±


    Xiaobao nodded obediently.


    Dabao also said, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯ll take care of my sister.¡±


    Li Rui nodded and glanced at Li Jie. ¡°Follow me.¡±


    Li Jie quickly followed, sweating all the way. After entering the study, he knelt down without a word and almost cried out, ¡°Fourth Master, I was wrong. I won¡¯t dare to do it again.¡±


    Li Rui didn¡¯t look at him. He sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and played with a cup. ¡°Tell me, what did you find?¡±


    Li Rui didn¡¯t dare say.


    In the next second, the cup in Li Rui¡¯s hand was crushed into powder and fell to the ground like sand.


    Li Jie trembled and said, ¡°It¡¯s the courtyard house that Fourth Master sold to Miss Chu!¡± After saying that, he suddenly envied Li Chong. He also wanted to be Miss Xiaobao¡¯s face model! But if Fourth Master didn¡¯t let him, who would save him?


    Li Rui¡¯s eyes turned cold. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a chance to redeem yourself.¡±


    Li Jie was so touched that he was about to cry. ¡°Thank you, Fourth Master!¡±


    ¡°Clean this up. If Fourth Madam finds out, you don¡¯t have to stay.¡± Li Rui left the study.


    Li Jie sat on the ground. He understood what Fourth Master meant. He meant that he could sell the courtyard houses that he had bought previously. However, he couldn¡¯t let anyone know that the seller was Fourth Master yet, but who didn¡¯t know that this was Fourth Master¡¯s territory now? The problem was that Rong Fang already knew and that was the big problem. How could he complete Fourth Master¡¯s mission?


    After returning to the garden pavilion, Li Rui sat at the side and admired Xiaobao putting on makeup for Li Chong.


    After a while, Xiaobao looked like a deflated ball and looked at Li Rui aggrievedly. ¡°Daddy, Xiaobao is indeed Mommy¡¯s biological child. Xiaobao doesn¡¯t know how to put on makeup.¡±


    Her chubby face was covered in eye shadow and lipstick, like a kitten.


    Li Rui gently carried her over and pinched her little face. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Practice makes perfect.¡±


    Li Chong was dumbfounded.


    Fourth Master, please spare me!


    Li Rui looked at Xiaobao lovingly. ¡°Daddy¡¯s grandfather, your great-grandfather, is coming to see you. Do you want to see him?¡±


    Xiaobao tilted her head and thought for a while. ¡°Will great-grandpa treat Mommy like Grandma?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°No.¡±


    Xiaobao continued to ask, ¡°Then will he like Xiaobao?¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiaobao nodded. ¡°Alright, Xiaobao wants to see him.¡±


    Li Rui nodded, but then he thought of his grandfather¡­ He looked down at Xiaobao and said with a noble and cold expression, ¡°Had Mommy taught you that other than Daddy and Mommy, you can¡¯t let anyone else carry you?¡±


    Dabao and Xiaobao shook their heads.


    Li Rui said, ¡°Then Daddy is teaching you that now.¡±


    Li Chong was dumbfounded.


    More than an hour later, Li Songmu rushed over.


    Li Rui heard a knock on the door and glanced at Li Chong. ¡°Go open the door.¡±


    Li Chong said, ¡°Okay, Fourth Master.¡±


    The Fourth Master finally answered him. He was so happy that he went to open the door with a colorful face.


    The moment the door opened, Li Songmu saw Li Chong¡¯s face and did not speak for a long time.


    Li Songmu¡¯s butler was also stunned. ¡°Li Chong, what happened to your face?¡±


    Li Chong¡¯s eyes were filled with tears as he laughed. ¡°This is Little Miss¡¯s transformation. It¡¯s Li Chong¡¯s honor.¡±


    When Li Songmu heard the word ¡°Little Miss¡±, he could not hear anything else. His mind exploded! A few seconds later, he said excitedly, ¡°Where¡¯s your Fourth Master?¡±


    Li Chong quickly led the way.


    Li Songmu followed him nervously along the way, his heart beating especially fast. The butler followed closely behind, nervous and curious. Why did Fourth Master have a daughter? When did he have a daughter? Didn¡¯t Fourth Master have a problem with his sexual orientation? Why did he have a daughter now?


    Li Songmu walked with gusto. From afar, he saw that in the pavilion in the garden, his wretched grandson was carrying a little baby in a pink dress. Even if he didn¡¯t see her face, she was so cute that his heart melted. He couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Aiyo, great-grandfather¡¯s baby!¡±


    Li Chong was dumbfounded.


    Li Rui said nothing.


    This old man was really too exaggerated.


    Dabao was studying the chess record when he heard an extremely mushy voice. Then, he looked up in Li Songmu¡¯s direction.


    Li Songmu¡¯s eyes were completely filled with Xiaobao and he did not notice Dabao at all. He threw down the walking stick in his hand and rushed to Li Rui¡¯s side. His hands were trembling in excitement. ¡°Hurry up and give Great-Grandpa a hug!¡±

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    Li Rui glanced at him coldly. ¡°Your hands are trembling so much. What if you drop Xiaobao?¡±


    When Li Songmu heard this, his hands immediately stopped trembling and he looked at Xiaobao eagerly.


    Xiaobao looked at Li Songmu with wide eyes.


    In Li Songmu¡¯s opinion, those big eyes were like crystals that were shining. Her long eyelashes were like crow feathers that flickered as she blinked, and he melted. His voice was extremely gentle. ¡°Come, Xiaobao, let great-grandfather hug you.¡±


    Li Rui looked at him with disdain.


    Li Songmu pretended not to see it. He only had eyes for his precious granddaughter. Why was his little baby so cute? She was a hundred times prettier than a doll!


    Xiaobao looked at Li Songmu¡¯s outstretched hand and puffed up his cheeks. ¡°Great-grandpa can¡¯t carry Xiao Bao. Xiao Bao can only have Daddy and Mommy carry her.¡±


    Crackle!


    It was Li Songmu¡¯s heartbroken voice. ¡°Why?¡±


    Xiaobao puffed up her cheeks and tilted her head to look at him for a while. Then, she turned her head and whispered into Li Rui¡¯s ear, ¡°Daddy, I don¡¯t think Great-grandfather is a bad person.¡±


    Li Rui glanced at Old Master Li with his dark eyes and whispered into Xiaobao¡¯s chubby ear, ¡°You can¡¯t judge a book by its cover.¡±


    Xiaobao nodded in realization. When she looked at Li Songmu again, her voice became very determined. ¡°No!¡±


    Li Songmu was speechless.


    He was old, but he was not deaf! He stared at Li Rui angrily. What was this wretched grandson, who had been rebellious since he was young, saying to his precious great-granddaughter? How could he say that? However, he did not dare to say anything and could only sit next to Li Rui. ¡°Look at these cute little hands. Let great-grandfather kiss them.¡±


    However, before he could touch Xiaobao¡¯s hand, Li Rui reached out and stopped him. His voice was cold. ¡°A child¡¯s hand can¡¯t be touched casually. You have bacteria.¡±


    Li Songmu was stunned. ¡°You¡¯re the one with bacteria. Your whole place has bacteria!¡±


    Li Rui ignored the old man¡¯s gaze and simply carried Xiaobao to the other side, away from the old man. Then, he looked at Dabao. ¡°Say hi to great-grandfather.¡±


    Li Songmu looked at Dabao and realized that he had a great-grandson. He felt a little sorry that he didn¡¯t notice it just now. ¡°Little sweetheart, what¡¯s your name?¡±


    ¡°My name is Dabao.¡±


    Since Old Master Li couldn¡¯t hug Xiaobao, he could only hug Dabao to satisfy his cravings. ¡°Dabao, let Great-Grandpa hug you?¡±


    He looked at the obedient Dabao and was very surprised. This child was completely different from his wretched son and grandson when they were young. Was this the golden egg that had been passed down for generations?


    When Dabao heard his great-grandfather¡¯s words, he thought for a moment. His father had said that girls could only be carried by their daddy and mommy. In that case, it should be fine if it was a boy. He looked at his father and nodded. Then, he obediently stretched out his two small arms.


    Li Songmu finally picked up a little doll and felt even more resentful towards Li Rui. ¡°Dabao is the older brother and Xiaobao is the younger sister?¡±


    Dabao and Xiaobao responded at the same time.


    Li Songmu immediately smiled. ¡°Are they twins?¡±


    The two children nodded again. Li Songmu felt that he was about to ascend to immortality on the spot. He could not help but cry. ¡°Our family¡¯s ancestral grave must be smoking.¡±


    They had no daughters for dozens of generations, let alone twins. It was like a dream.


    Dabao and Xiaobao widened their eyes and looked at Li Songmu, who kept wiping his tears. ¡°Great-grandpa, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Great-grandfather is so happy!¡± Li Songmu looked at the two children happily.


    Dabao and Xiaobao didn¡¯t understand. They frowned. ¡°Why are you crying when you¡¯re happy? Shouldn¡¯t you be smiling?¡±


    Li Rui couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. He carried Dabao over and placed him on his other leg. ¡°Please calm down!¡±


    Li Songmu was stunned. He was already very calm. It was already very good that he didn¡¯t faint! After taking a few breaths, he looked at Li Rui and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t I see the children¡¯s mother?¡±


    Li Rui said coldly, ¡°Something happened last night. She hasn¡¯t woken up yet.¡±


    Li Songmu immediately blushed. What else could happen at night? It was just a small matter between husband and wife! This was the first time he had seen this wretched grandson of his so shameless. How could he speak so righteously after having too much sex? However, Li Songmu was relieved his grandson could indulge in sex with a woman.


    Li Rui was disgusted. What kind of expression was that?


    Li Songmu coughed lightly with a complicated expression. After a long time, he said, ¡°Well¡­ you still have to control yourself sometimes.¡±

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    Because Dabao and Xiaobao were around, he really couldn¡¯t say it. He had indulged too much! Actually, he wasn¡¯t worried about this wretched grandson of his. After all, this child had been different from normal people since he was young. He was worried about the children¡¯s mother. How could she withstand Li Rui¡¯s unfortunate torture? He was worried that she hadn¡¯t woken up yet.


    Li Rui¡¯s eyes gradually became dangerous.


    Li Songmu also felt awkward. ¡°What I mean is that you still have to cultivate your character. Look, you¡¯re not young anymore, right?¡±


    Li Rui looked at the butler and said coldly, ¡°Send the old man back.¡±


    The butler shivered and did not dare to delay. He quickly went forward to help the old man. ¡°We should go back.¡±


    Li Songmu did not expect this unlucky grandson to be so mean. He almost cried. ¡°No! I won¡¯t leave today!¡±


    Li Rui¡¯s voice was cold. ¡°Li Chong!¡±


    Li Chong¡¯s body trembled. ¡°Yes, Fourth Master!¡±


    How could he dare to delay? He hurriedly looked at Old Master Li and the butler. ¡°Old Master, Butler Zhu, please.¡±


    Old Master Li was speechless. Look at this wretched grandson! Then, he looked at Dabao and Xiaobao with red eyes. This wretched grandson must be jealous that he was more handsome and approachable than him!


    Xiaobao looked at Old Master Li and gently held her father¡¯s big hand. ¡°Great-grandpa is so pitiful. Daddy, let¡¯s have lunch with him.¡±


    Li Songmu was so touched that he almost cried. Look, his baby was the world¡¯s number one little angel. He said with snot and tears, ¡°Xiaobao, you have no idea. Your daddy bullies me every day! I¡¯m really too pitiful! Sob¡­¡±


    Li Rui said nothing. Would this old man disregard his dignity to stay?


    The butler and Li Chong were also stunned.


    Indeed, in the Li family, Fourth Master had the absolute right to speak. No one dared to refute him, but they couldn¡¯t bully Old Master, right? The dignified Old Master said that he was too pitiful. Who would believe him?


    But it was obvious that Xiaobao and Dabao believed him.


    Li Songmu kept wiping his tears, completely ignoring everyone¡¯s reaction.


    Li Rui said in a deep voice, ¡°You deserve an Oscar.¡±


    The old man howled and ignored him. ¡°Dabao, Xiaobao, Great-Grandpa feels bitter¡­¡±


    At this moment, with a bang, a glass of water was thrown from across the lake and hit the pillar of the pavilion. Then, an irritable female voice that had yet to wake up came. ¡°You¡¯re so noisy! Can¡¯t you let me sleep!¡±


    Chu Ning heard a sobbing sound. It was so noisy that she frowned and was in a daze. She did not even open his eyes. She was furious and casually picked up a cup and threw it in the direction of the sound.


    Da Bao, Xiao Bao, and Li Rui were dumbfounded.


    The three of them looked across the lake.


    Li Chong was dumbfounded.


    Fourth Madam looked so gentle but had such a bad temper.


    Li Songmu and the butler looked at each other.


    In an instant, the entire Peaceful Elegance Residence was really quiet. It was even terrifyingly quiet.


    Xiaobao grabbed Li Rui¡¯s big hand and secretly looked at his expression. Then, she looked at his great-grandfather and muttered softly, ¡°Mommy is usually not fierce at all.¡±


    When Dabao heard this, he touched his ear guiltily but didn¡¯t say anything.


    Li Rui was silent for a few seconds and looked at Li Songmu. ¡°You woke her up.¡±


    Li Songmu replied with an ¡°Oh¡± and did not dare to howl again. Was¡­ his granddaughter-in-law so fierce? Alright, giving birth to Dabao and Xiaobao had broken the tradition that their family had no daughters for decades. She had the right to be fierce!


    However, when he thought about how he was the one who was at the receiving end of her fierceness, he looked at the broken cup and then at the pit created by the pillar, and his breathing quickened. Was his granddaughter-in-law the same as his wretched grandson? They could not afford to offend each other.


    The old man felt wronged, but he refused to say anything.


    Taking a deep breath, he tried his best to calm down and say gently, ¡°Well, Grandpa woke you up. I¡¯ll apologize to you first.¡±


    Chu Ning, who was already awake when she heard Li Rui¡¯s voice, was stunned.


    Grandpa? So was this person Li Rui¡¯s grandfather? Under such circumstances, would Li Rui go crazy on her as he did yesterday?


    Thinking of this, Chu Ning jumped up on the spot. Ten minutes later, she cleaned up and walked out of the courtyard reluctantly in the outfit that Li Rui had bought yesterday. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that she couldn¡¯t defeat that bastard, would she have compromised?

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    Chu Ning was not afraid of anything. She was only fearful of how Li Rui looked like he wanted to eat her when he tore her dress! It was too scary. Taking a light breath, she looked across the lake and her breathing instantly stopped. She hated her good vision. She could see the broken cup and the broken pavilion pillar. That bastard wouldn¡¯t ask her to compensate, right?


    When Chu Ning came to Li Songmu, she said obediently, ¡°Grandpa, I didn¡¯t throw that cup just now.¡±


    Li Songmu¡¯s figure stiffened for a few seconds before he tried his best to show his trust. ¡°Yes, Grandpa believes you.¡±


    After Chu Ning finished speaking, the corners of her mouth couldn¡¯t help but twitch. One was blatant in her proclamation and the other was reckless in his belief.


    She secretly glanced at Li Rui. He was staring at her. She calmed herself down and smiled. ¡°Fourth Master, good morning.¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°Morning.¡±


    Chu Ning didn¡¯t see anything in his expression or hear anything in his tone. So how was she going to deal with it next? Before she became a law-abiding citizen again, she didn¡¯t have to think about socializing at all. In the past, she had always followed a principle. If one wasn¡¯t convinced, she would hit the person until he was! But this set of rules was completely useless in front of Li Rui because she couldn¡¯t beat this bastard.


    Just as she was thinking about what to do next, the wretched man suddenly spoke first. Needless to say, the wretched man¡¯s deep voice was as charming as a cello and magnetic. ¡°Have you eaten breakfast?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± It was already noon when Chu Ning opened her eyes. Why would she be eating breakfast?


    Li Rui said, ¡°Come and eat.¡±


    Chu Ning said, ¡°Oh.¡±


    But in the next second, Chu Ning looked back at his courtyard house. ¡°There¡¯s still someone at my house. Rong Fang¡­¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°He¡¯s eaten.¡±


    Chu Ning asked, ¡°How did he eat? He¡­¡±


    Li Rui said, ¡°Li Jie went to feed him.¡±


    When Chu Ning heard this, she thought about this scene for a few seconds. The children also stood up and hugged her. ¡°Mommy.¡±


    They had wanted to look for their mother for a long time, but their father said that their mother had slept late last night and didn¡¯t let them disturb her, so they had held it in. They had been talking just now, so they had waited until now.


    Chu Ning leaned over and kissed them. ¡°Did you sleep well last night?¡±


    Xiaobao said, ¡°Xiaobao slept soundly.¡±


    Dabao said, ¡°Dabao was also very obedient.¡±


    Li Rui looked at the three of them. The two of them were indeed very obedient and good. However, their sleeping posture was not honest at all. When they woke up in the morning, Xiaobao¡¯s feet were on Dabao¡¯s face, and half of Dabao¡¯s body was on the edge of the bed. He did not know how he did it, but his small hands were clinging to the bed and his eyes were closed. He was sleeping soundly and had not fallen down.


    Li Songmu looked at how gentle and obedient she was. She was also so beautiful, and her voice was as pleasant as a lark¡¯s. If he hadn¡¯t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn¡¯t believe that she was someone who would throw a cup at a disagreement.


    Li Rui glanced at Chu Ning and said to Li Songmu, ¡°My fianc¨¦e, Chu Ning, the mother of Dabao and Xiaobao.¡±


    Li Songmu nodded and said kindly, ¡°Xiaoning, I¡¯m Li Rui¡¯s grandfather, and also Dabao and Xiaobao¡¯s great-grandfather.¡± As he spoke, he began to touch his body, but after searching for a long time, he didn¡¯t find the greeting gift. He turned to look at the butler and said seriously, ¡°Go back.¡±


    The butler immediately understood and went back to get the greeting gift that the old man had prepared for his granddaughter-in-law for decades. It could be said that ever since Li Rui appeared, the old man had prepared a greeting gift.


    Chu Ning fell silent. So, his family didn¡¯t know about her engagement with Li Rui? He didn¡¯t even ask for his parents¡¯ permission? If she had known this would happen, she would have worn yesterday¡¯s clothes before coming over. At that time, Old Master Li would definitely not agree and she could break off the engagement.


    Li Rui said, ¡°Xiaoning, this is Grandpa.¡±


    Chu Ning came back to her senses and looked at Old Master Li with renewed hope. ¡°Grandpa, actually, I was the one who broke the glass just now! I couldn¡¯t sleep last night and went to the bar to drink. I drank all night and only slept in the morning¡­ So, Grandpa, I didn¡¯t scare you, right?¡±


    After saying that, she bowed sincerely and apologized. In her heart, she was looking forward to Old Master Li¡¯s anger. It would be the kind of anger where he pointed at her nose and asked her to get lost, saying that she was not worthy of his precious grandson.


    But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement.


    Chu Ning looked up with a puzzled expression. ¡°Grandpa?¡±


    Li Songmu reacted and quickly replied, ¡°Oh.¡± However, his heart was trembling. So his wretched grandson liked such wild people?