frightfiction Chapter 104 A-Li's Assassination Attempt
Chapter 104 A-Li's Assassination Attempt
The eldest daughter-in-law immediately remembered that her second daughter-in-law had mentioned a few days ago that she might be pregnant. She felt that her second daughter-in-law was deliberately hiding it, and she was making a scene.
"I used to consider you a good friend, but I never expected you would do this to me for the sake of a housekeeping position..."
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry..."
"..."
After figuring out what had happened, Xia Li slowly moved to the side, then a little more... until she was standing next to a tall person. She nudged him with her hand.
"Hey, why didn't you invite me to watch the show? Is it because we're not familiar with each other? But from a national perspective, we're compatriots, brothers and sisters. How could you sneak in to watch without me? Your words have hit me like never before."
The person next to her, upon recognizing her, was so frightened that they immediately knelt down: "Master!"
This person was none other than Shangguan Qianqiu, the bodyguard who had been protecting Xia Li after she was rescued.
"Get up first."
Seeing everyone around her looking at her, Xia Lishe immediately pulled the person up. Only then did she begin her sarcastic remarks:
"Heh, so you do know I'm your master? Why aren't you taking me with you to watch the show?"
Shangguan Qianqiu was stunned. The city lord had sent many guards to protect her, and since she had no enemies in Duzhou, Shangguan Qianqiu asked for leave under the pretext of going home to visit her family, and wandered around outside.
But as a personal bodyguard, what he did was actually a breach of the bottom line. If Xia Li hadn't been a lenient master, he would probably have been dealt with by now.
Composing himself, he said, "This subordinate knows his mistake and begs for punishment, Master!"
Tsk tsk, what an oblivious man! Xia Li was even trying to ease the tense atmosphere. This Shangguan Qianqiu is still so rigid.
"Alright, I'm not blaming you," Xia Li smiled. "But I'm curious, what made you linger for so long at such an ordinary and mundane scene?"
Yes, Xia Li went up to Shangguan Qianqiu because she saw him, definitely not because she wanted to watch the fun!
Yes, it is like that!
Xia Li nodded in deep agreement, but when he looked at Shangguan Qianqiu, he still refused to say anything.
She gave a nonchalant look, "Ha, even if you don't tell me, I'll find out sooner or later."
With that in mind, Xia Li returned to Jin Yu Man Tang and began to get busy.
Yu Yang and Zhou Yan'er were scheduled to arrive after dinner.
The accountant she hired had to take leave due to family matters, so she looked at the ledgers for the time being, but unfortunately, her skills were limited.
"I'll teach you!" Zhou Yan'er offered, so they would come over every evening after dinner to help her look at the accounts.
They set up a small table in the hall, which was covered with account books from the past few days, and the two of them would check the accounts there every day.
Yu Yang watched from a short distance away, occasionally lending them a hand.
At this moment, Zhou Yan'er was carefully checking the ledgers, Xia Li was reading the ledgers she had finished checking, and Yu Yang was typing away on the abacus.
The room was lit, and the warm yellow light shone on her, making Ali's skin even more delicate and smooth. She radiated a soft glow, as gentle and serene as moonlight, and as radiant and beautiful as the sun, like a fairy descending to earth.
Yu Yang was stunned without realizing it.
His eyes softened, filled with tenderness and longing, brimming with deep emotion that moved everyone present.
After a while, Xia Li could no longer hear the keyboard. She turned around and instantly fell into a vortex of tenderness.
In that instant, Xia Li's heart skipped a beat!
Damn! How come this kid is actually kind of handsome today?
Unfortunately, it only took a moment for her to realize that when she saw the tenderness in Yu Yang's eyes and the smile on his lips, she knew perfectly well that he was in love!
"Ahem!" Xia Li pulled him back to reality. "Well, why don't you guys go back first?"
Yu Yang asked, puzzled, "What? It's still early. We can calculate for at least another hour."
Xia Li quickly shook her head. "That's true, but with your frequent absent-mindedness, you're just holding me back, aren't you?"
"You should go back first. Judging from your current state, we can't really settle things."
Yu Yang didn't want to leave her side, so he said, "I won't get distracted this time. Let's continue calculating."
"Oh, never mind. You must have been very busy these days. Zhou Yan'er is so playful. You two are running around all day and then have to come to my place to settle accounts at night. It must be quite tiring."
"Boss, I'm also part of Jin Yu Man Tang, so of course I have to work hard and contribute to Jin Yu Man Tang, right, Zhou Yan'er?" Yu Yang said with a smile, but received no reply.
"Zhou Yan'er?"
They looked to the side and, well, this guy had fallen asleep sometime during the night, and he looked like he was sleeping soundly!
"..."
Xia Li stared at her sleeping face and suddenly said to Yu Yang, "Treat Zhou Yan'er well, she is a very good girl."
"Huh? She's nice, so what? Why should I be nice to her?" Yu Yang asked, puzzled.
"She likes you, didn't you realize?"
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Actually, she's really a good person. Besides, don't you like her quite a bit?"
Just as Yu Yang was about to retort, Xia Li's voice rang out:
"You're not just looking for a flirtatious fling and then shirking responsibility, are you? Let me tell you, she's my best friend. If I find out she's been wronged in the slightest, I won't let you off the hook. Zhou Yan'er is so great, she's good-looking and comes from a good family, and she likes you too. Mutual affection is so rare... Speaking of which, Zhou Yan'er and you are quite a good match. She's lively and outgoing, and you're gentle and refined. You're a perfect couple, a match made in heaven."
"No!" Yu Yang refused, as he didn't like Zhou Yan'er.
"Both are unmarried, so why can't they be together?" Xia Li felt a little confused. Had the two of them had a fight today?
Yu Yang: ? ? !
I'm full of love for you, but you ignore me and want to give me away to someone else?
Hmph! Yu Yang simply didn't want to pay any attention to this stupid woman. He flicked his sleeves and left, deciding that he would ignore Xia Li for the next three days.
But three days is too long, and he can't bear to part with it.
"Let's just leave it at that for one day," he decided. "I'll ignore Xia Li for the entire day tomorrow."
That won't do; it feels like it's taking too long.
I'll ignore her today and try to play with her again tomorrow morning.
Yu Yang squatted on his couch, getting angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He couldn't help but burst into tears, yelling, "You bitch, how could you not see all my love!"
(Xia Li [shocked]: I'm innocent! I saw the love clearly!)
Zuo Zuo [chuckles]: It's just that the target was wrong~
Yu Yang [feeling wronged]: ...Wow, I'm crying so loudly!
Yu Yang was grieving when he suddenly heard a guard report: "Master! Miss Ali is in danger!"
Upon hearing this, he immediately stood up, wiping away tears as he ran outside: "What happened? Didn't I tell you to take ten guards to protect her?"
Outside the door stood a man covered in blood. He knelt down with a thud: "Your subordinate has failed in his duties. Please punish me, Master!"