Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Before she could hear clearly, there was silence for a while, and then she heard the words "I understand" clearly.

Li Yuan turned around and closed the door. Wei Qiqi thought he had already left the house. She was about to get out of bed, but her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.

She had always known that her body was too weak, extremely weak. She had never thought that she was so delicate that even a cold could make her so weak.

Just when she was about to fall headfirst and try to pull herself up with her hands, a pair of hands hugged her, and then the world spun around, and Wei Qiqi was back on the bed, lying in a slump.

Wei Qiqi came to her senses, propped herself up and half stood up. When she looked up, she saw Li Yuan looking at her with his eyes lowered, expressionless.

He felt weak at being stared at, and his arms, which were supporting his body, lost strength and he fell back onto the bed.

Being looked down upon like that made Wei Qiqi feel like she was being invaded, and her whole body subconsciously went into a state of stress.

Her whole body was tense, and her five fingers were curled tightly, even the fingertips were white.

Sweat broke out on her forehead again, but she knew it was not caused by a cold. It was her heart disease and her shadow.

Wei Qiqi fell on the bed. Because she was sick, she needed to apply cold compresses. Li Yuan had already removed all the ropes and wooden hairpins on her head, leaving only her smooth black hair.

Now her black hair stuck to her sweaty cheeks, and her face was ruddy yet sickly pale, a look of stubbornness yet fragility.

The sight of her lying half-reclining on the bed is enough to make one's blood boil.

Li Yuan subconsciously curled his fingers, but saw Wei Qiqi's fingers tightly clasped together. He frowned slightly and stretched out his hand to wrap around Wei Qiqi's fingers, trying to separate her fingers.

But Wei Qiqi slapped him on the back of his hand.

The crisp sound startled the two people at the same time, as if they had just woken up from their nightmare and saw clearly who was in front of them.

"Xiaobao...?"

There was an inexplicable question in her tone, which made Li Yuan's heart sink.

"it's me."

Li Yuan stretched out his hand again, and Wei Qiqi still subconsciously dodged it. However, when she realized that this was Li Yuan, her little treasure, she barely suppressed the instinct to run away.

A pair of large, bony fingers covered her soft skin, pried open her fingers that had turned white and were about to bleed from being pinched by her without her realizing it, and then reached in.

"afraid of what?"

The low voice and calmness in the inquiry made Wei Qiqi let down her guard and her mentality gradually relaxed.

“I’m afraid of people being taller than me.”

She said jokingly, Li Yuan looked up and looked into her eyes, trying to see something different, but he only saw a joke.

"Then I'll have to saw off my legs, but then I won't be able to follow you."

Li Yuan gently kneaded Wei Qiqi's fingers to relax her, but his tone was humorous: "So from now on, I will just kneel in front of you."

"Let... others see my sincerity."

Wei Qiqi laughed dumbly, "Sincerity or filial piety?"

Li Yuan lowered his head and continued to massage. After a while, he replied, "Sincerely."

Wei Qiqi, who didn't understand the meaning, didn't dwell on it. After Li Yuan's massage and talk, her mood recovered quickly.

She didn't want to tell Li Yuan about her past.

First of all, it would be easy for Li Yuan to find out some flaws. This kid is sometimes so smart that it's scary.

Secondly, she is an elder after all, so she would not reveal her true identity and lose face in front of the younger generation.

"You didn't even talk to me just now. You're just a kid. Why are you trying to break up with me?"

While Wei Qiqi was speaking, Li Yuan took over with his other hand, applied a little force with his fingertips, and loosened Wei Qiqi's fingers that had just been overly curled.

"angry."

Li Yuan said in a muffled voice.

"I'm angry. What can I do? I can only wait until I get better and then make a meal for my little treasure or something else to compensate him."

Li Yuan's eyes dimmed slightly at Wei Qiqi's coaxing tone. He might have liked her coaxing him like this before, but since he understood his feelings for Qi Niang, he couldn't stand hearing such a tone.

But after all, it is a feeling that cannot be seen in public. He can only keep it in his heart because he cannot express it out loud.

Those hidden emotions will turn into mud, from which a flower called family affection will grow.

Wei Qiqi's illness was intermittent, and she had a fever once or twice. Li Yuan took care of her for a whole day and night without taking off his clothes.

When she regained some consciousness from her drowsiness, she saw a little stubble growing on Li Yuan's chin, which was scattered all over his chin.

At that time, Li Yuan was sleeping at the head of her bed, breathing deeply.

Wei Qiqi was really curious. After all, she had never seen Li Yuan with a beard before.

She was very surprised when she saw it for the first time.

It's adolescence.

She couldn't help but look. She had never seen Li Yuan in a slovenly manner.

The kid looks handsome like this. So handsome.

Wei Qiqi thought that with Li Yuan's personality, appearance and IQ, he would be a very powerful figure in the domestic entertainment industry.

I feel like those kids in the domestic entertainment industry may not be able to outplay this cunning and intelligent guy.

Tsk, Xiaobao may not like to enter the entertainment industry.

It’s a bit of a pity when you think about it this way. I wonder what Xiaobao will look like under the spotlight.

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice how close she was to Li Yuan. When she came to her senses, Li Yuan had already opened his eyes and was staring at her motionlessly.

The eyes were dark and deep, and there seemed to be something about to burst out from them.

Wei Qiqi stood up calmly: "You are awake but still pretending to be asleep."

Li Yuan maintained that posture, and Wei Qiqi changed the subject: "How long has it been?"

"one day one Night."

Li Yuan stood up and moved his numb arms and thighs, but his eyes never left Wei Qiqi.

"Such a long time?"

Wei Qiqi was surprised. She didn't feel anything. She just felt drowsy and had slept for a few hours. She never thought it would take so long.

"Have you accomplished everything you wanted to do?" she asked.

Li Yuan shook his head and finally withdrew his gaze from her.

"No, there is something unusual happening in the city. We will leave when you are almost well again."

Wei Qiqi tilted her head slightly, not understanding the meaning of these words.

"What's going on?"

"Businessmen, especially those who are shrewd and don't want to suffer losses, are particularly cunning. They control more than half of the good locations in this city. Originally, these places should be crowded with people. But when I took people to the street that day, I found that they were all closed for business."

"Shut up and leave or stay at home?"

Wei Qiqi asked.

"One of my men climbed over the wall and got in. It looked like no one had lived there for some time."

The people have already left, and there is no one left to look after the business. This can only mean that either something urgent has happened, or there is a reason to leave even though this is a good location.

For what reason?

It would be so scary to throw away a store that once brought you fortune, and it is impossible for it to be closed for so many days.

Only war.

They got wind of it in advance.

Wei Qiqi's head, which had just become somewhat clear, began to ache slightly as she turned.