Chapter 2074: Fraud, Exploitation, and Trickery

Especially Yaen Chi, who suffered a lot. As a child, he was as skinny as a weakling, and Bo Yuman used to call him cute every day, pinching and molding his face. The crux was her hands were incredibly strong; she wasn’t just teasing a kid, she genuinely seemed to want him dead.

When he grew up, it got even worse. He never once beat Bo Yuman; the key was that the woman was crazy, sparring with her always felt life-threatening. Who the heck dared to get close to her?

Bo Yuman also had the most infuriating thing—she had naturally pale skin that wouldn’t tan no matter what. Even as a kid, during a shared escape from famine, she remained unnaturally white—short hair, stunning features. The Bo Family never had an ugly member. No one knew when it started, or what triggered her, but she suddenly began growing her hair long, making her face even more gorgeous. Yaen Chi considered himself a gentleman; he couldn’t even beat Bo Yuman when she had short hair; with long hair, he felt even more reluctant to try.

“Don’t let her come, I’m begging you—just say that I’m alive and doing fine. If she comes, I’m not sure if I can stay alive.”

Li Jian smiled at him, “You tell her yourself; I don’t dare.”

That smile was unsettling, clearly gloating and waiting for a good show.

Yaen Chi lost his tough stance, softened his tone, “Block her for me, bro, dear brother, I’m begging you.”

Li Jian’s enjoyment was obvious, “Once you’re better, stay in the Capital City for a month and train my newly recruited soldiers.”

Yaen Chi almost agreed immediately but calculated the timing, “The timing doesn’t work, wait…”

Li Jian just turned and left.

Yaen Chi stretched his neck to shout after him, “That’s right when Brother Yan’s wedding is; it’s already set—I have to go. Once Brother Yan’s done with the wedding, I’ll dash back here!”

Li Jian didn’t miss a beat, turned around, and came back, “Should’ve said so earlier; I’m not an unreasonable person. Bo Yanching’s wedding, you definitely should go. What’s there to beg me for? As a brother of my own family, would I force you?”

Yaen Chi didn’t want to talk to this heartless guy.

Lucky he spoke up; otherwise, with Li Jian’s quick pace, if he missed a word, Yaen Chi could absolutely believe Bo Yuman would appear in the ward half an hour later.

“And about Yuman…”

“Relax, I’ll block her; she won’t come.”

Yaen Chi breathed a sigh of relief, goal achieved, refusing to say another word. But Li Jian couldn’t help himself, eyeing Yaen Chi’s hospital gown before leaving, joking like a lunatic, “Wearing that, I constantly feel like arresting you.”

Yaen Chi: “…”

Go to hell.

Forget it; let peace reign for the moment.

Anyone else might spare him, but Li Jian won’t pass on any chance to trip him up.

Turns out this visit was likely a ruse using Bo Yuman to lure Yaen Chi to the military camp.

He wasn’t wrong; that was exactly Li Jian’s goal. Recently, he’d been openly and covertly scheming with the old man a lot. Claims like visiting Yaen Chi on behalf of his grandfather were fake. His tight observation mainly aimed to prevent the old man from snatching Yaen Chi first. It took quite an effort to get him temporarily out of the way; if not now, then when? Revealing information about Bo Yuman was deliberate.

Li Jian was inwardly gleeful, humming a tune, maintaining a calm exterior, carrying unmistakably righteous features and demeanor. Eye-catching by nature, but he didn’t want undue attention, instinctively blending into the crowd.