If his father hadn't spoiled his sister so much, and if Xu Keke had been treated well when she entered the Chen family, even if Chen Zikang had run away, he could have still managed to get in touch with Master Zhang and Chairman Lin through Xu Keke.

They'll be like Xu Keke now, growing their business bigger and bigger.

Not long after, the Lü family published an announcement in the newspaper, completely severing ties with the former seventh young mistress of the Chen family.

Less than a month later, on the same day that Li Shi brought Yun Sheng, his mother, and Liu Fang, Chen Zikang was arrested and brought back.

All of the Chen family's businesses had been closed. Li Shi then returned.

Chen Zikang was hiding in the countryside when someone sold him out for fifty silver dollars.

Master Zhang asked Xu Keke if she wanted to see a doctor, but Xu Keke refused. She had heard that the people from the private money lender had not only taken all his money but also crippled both his legs. They said they had tortured him beyond recognition.

Xia He brought Huihui to see her.

"Young Miss, please, please help us. Your father..."

Seeing Xu Keke frown, she quickly changed her words, "Huihui's father is completely immobile now, and they've taken almost all the money from the old man. Our family is even having trouble eating. Please help us."

Xu Keke glanced at her wrist; the jade bracelet was gone. In its place was a red string with a silver ornament the size of a fingernail tied to it.

"As his son, I cannot be unjust if he is unkind."

Upon hearing Xu Keke's words, Li Shi, who was helping her with the accounts, widened his eyes in astonishment.

“I can’t pay off his debts for him, but from now on, you can bring him here every month and receive a living allowance. As long as he’s alive, the Li Family Business will provide this money. Don’t expect anything more. If you upset me, you won’t get this money.”

Xia He thanked him profusely and left with Huihui. She noticed Li's occasional puzzled glances at her.

Xu Keke sighed helplessly, "If I don't give it to them, they'll definitely cause trouble for the Li family and demand it from Li Pu. Rather than that, it's better to just give them some. Anyway, it won't be much money. Just enough for them to spend. A woman won't have much patience for a man who's paralyzed in bed. I don't want her to leave; it's better for the two of them to be together."

"You made him come every month so that he could see what he had lost."

Li Shi shook his head, "You're too terrifying. You don't even give him a chance to forget."

Xu Keke handed over the management of the Li Family Business to Li Shi.

She approached Chairman Lin's wife and asked her to lead the effort to establish a foundation. Through the foundation, hospitals were built in various locations to provide free medical treatment to impoverished people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

Knowing that a natural disaster was coming, Xu Keke instructed Li Shi to start stockpiling food in advance and to help the weak and vulnerable as much as possible when the disaster struck.

As for Master Zhang, she introduced him to Chen Ming. Chen Ming knew she had memories of her past life and didn't think much of it. He secretly protected Master Zhang through his own channels, helping him through the crisis.

Xu Keke took Yun Sheng and his mother abroad. She also had the opportunity to meet the eldest daughter of the Guo family, who was working in a restaurant and was still dressed as a man.

However, the eldest daughter of the Guo family didn't recognize her. Because both she and Yun Sheng had grown up and changed appearance.

She never saw Chen Ming again. After the civil war ended, Li Shi wrote to her, mentioning that no one knew where he had been sent. But they all firmly believed that he was still alive.