Chapter 552: Chapter 552: The entire Li Family’s cunningness is concentrated in you

Nan Qiao wasn’t repulsed by Li Yehan; she just wasn’t in the mood for a kiss right now. She felt uncomfortable.

“I just ate, and my stomach doesn’t feel well.”

Li Yehan lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

“You should go eat. Today’s dishes are delicious. I’ll just lie here for a bit.”

Nan Qiao lay on the sofa, and Li Yehan covered her with a blanket before he went to eat.

As Nan Qiao lay on the sofa, she received a call from Old Mr. Li.

“Qiaoqiao, do you have any burn ointment there?”

Nan Qiao sat up and asked nervously, “Grandpa, did you get burned?”

“Not me, your second aunt. She said she got burned by a curling iron while curling her hair and didn’t come out for dinner tonight. I thought, since you’re a doctor and probably have more medicine on hand, I’d ask you.”

“Grandpa, I’ll bring it over to you later.”

“Qiaoqiao, you rest at home. I’ll come over to get it. I haven’t visited Ye Han in a while either, and I have some matters to discuss with him.”

With that, Old Mr. Li hung up the phone.

On his way downstairs, he ran into Li Tianyi.

“Dad, where are you going so late?” Li Tianyi noticed Old Mr. Li was fully dressed, having changed out of his pajamas.

“I’m going to Ye Han’s to get some burn ointment for your wife. I told you to take her to the hospital, but you didn’t go. Burns can be serious; it’s better to have them checked at the hospital.”

“Dad, let me go with you.”

“No need, it’s late. You should rest early and keep an eye on your wife’s condition.” Old Mr. Li and Uncle Fu left together.

Li Ning came by with a tray of fruit. “Dad, I’ll go check on mom.”

“Go ahead.”

Li Ning took the fruit to Mei Tian Sha Zi’s room.

“Mom, have some fruit. It just arrived via air freight today; it’s very fresh and sweet.”

Mei Tian Sha Zi got up from the bed and started eating the fruit.

“Mom, Grandpa really cares about us. He found out you burned your arm and went out late to find medicine. I heard him say Li Yehan has some, so he went over to get it.”

“What? He went to Li Yehan’s?”

“Mom, why do you look unhappy?” Li Ning was puzzled.

Isn’t this a good thing?

“It’s nothing,” Mei Tian Sha Zi said, lowering her head and eating the fruit.

Li Ning gave Mei Tian Sha Zi a suspicious look but didn’t ask anything more.

She always felt that Mei Tian Sha Zi and Li Tianyi were hiding things from her about this family.

She decided to ask Li Chengyan, to see if her elder brother felt the same way.

So Li Ning went to Li Chengyan’s room.

Li Chengyan was busy with the computer, fingers tapping away on the keyboard without stopping.

“Brother, are you still busy?”

“The project needs to be done quickly. If I can’t finish it soon, I’m afraid Mom and Dad will be disappointed in me.”

Li Ning sat down, uninterested in what was on the computer screen.

“Brother, do you ever get the feeling…”

“What feeling?” Li Chengyan didn’t stop typing.

“Don’t you feel like Mom and Dad are hiding things from us? Ever since we were little, we’ve followed their plans. This time, they just suddenly decided to return to Hua Country. We’ve moved from a familiar place to this unfamiliar one. Can they really adapt?”

Li Chengyan stopped typing and turned his chair to face her.

“Ningning, what are you trying to say?”

“I mean, are Mom and Dad really back for the family reunion?”

Li Chengyan covered Li Ning’s mouth and whispered, “Ningning, watch what you say. If someone hears you, you’ll bring a lot of trouble for Mom and Dad.”

Li Chengyan released his hand, and Li Ning didn’t struggle.

“Ningning, Mom and Dad surely have their reasons for doing things. And this time, coming back to recognize relatives, it’s definitely because Dad misses his homeland. No matter how good it is where we were, it’s not his real home. Falling leaves return to their roots. You should understand.”

Li Ning nodded, somewhat understanding.

“So don’t speculate on their intentions. You have to report to Qing University tomorrow, get some rest.”

Li Ning got up and left with a heavy head.

…

Old Mr. Li visited late at night. Li Yehan told Nan Qiao to sleep while he stayed up for him.

Nan Qiao couldn’t argue with Li Yehan, so she went to bed.

Old Mr. Li walked into the living room, where the temperature was comfortable, and he removed his coat.

“You, ever since you got married, have come to see me less and less.”

Li Yehan: “Do you want me to visit you, or do you want to hold great-grandchildren?”

Old Mr. Li laughed heartily: “I can’t out-argue you; only Qiaoqiao can keep you in check.”

Old Mr. Li sat down, with Uncle Fu standing to the side. Only the three of them were in the living room.

“Qiaoqiao asked me to give you this burn ointment. It’s late, so I had her go to bed first. She felt it was impolite otherwise,” Li Yehan explained.

“Ye Han, you did the right thing. I shouldn’t be disturbing you this late.”

Li Yehan smirked mysteriously: “You didn’t just come over for burn ointment, did you?”

“You’re the sharpest mind in the entire Li Family,” Old Mr. Li praised him.

Li Yehan smiled without speaking, curious about Old Mr. Li’s reason for visiting.

Old Mr. Li lowered his voice: “I suspect that fool—no, Sha Zi’s injury isn’t that simple.”

Li Yehan: “Why?”

“Think about it. How can a curling iron burn be that severe?”

Li Yehan: “You talk as if you’ve been burned by a curling iron before.”

Old Mr. Li: “Li Yehan!”

Old Mr. Li shot a disgruntled look at Li Yehan.

“I’ve never used a curling iron, but I’ve seen them! The bandage on Sha Zi’s injury is quite large.”

“So what do you suspect?” Li Yehan was intrigued.

Old Mr. Li uttered mysteriously: “I suspect your second uncle is abusing her!”

Li Yehan: “…”

“You’re overthinking it. They seem to get along well. Don’t you understand your own son at all?” Li Yehan dismissed Old Mr. Li’s assumption.

“I might be his father, but he didn’t grow up with me. I really don’t know him well.”

Li Yehan: “If it’s not domestic abuse, then she’s either foolish, or she’s trying to hide something with her injury.”

Li Yehan’s incisive question enlightened Old Mr. Li with a sudden realization.

“Sir, Young Mr. Ye Han is right. His guesses make a lot of sense,” Uncle Fu gave his opinion.

Old Mr. Li mused: “I’ll continue to observe the situation.”

If Mei Tian Sha Zi is using the burn to cover something up, it’s even more complicated than it seems, and he needs to think it over.

“Grandpa, don’t overthink things. At your age, it’s bad to stress too much.”

Old Mr. Li took the burn ointment, extremely displeased, and stood up: “Are you implying that I’m going to die early? Let me tell you, I’m not old news yet! I can still live for a long time!”

Li Yehan couldn’t help but laugh; the old man really disliked others mentioning his age.

Uncle Fu could understand Old Mr. Li’s thoughts; as he got older, he worried more and more, fearing death.

“Sir, we should head back now. Staying too long isn’t appropriate,” Uncle Fu said tactfully.

Uncle Fu and Old Mr. Li left together.

Li Yehan shared this news with Nan Qiao.