Li Xiyue's gaze was like two knives, stabbing into Li Yan's face. "Little viper, put away your tail. If you dare to touch a single finger of my mother, I'll chop off your vital spot!"

She suddenly grabbed Li Yan's arm and pressed her fingers hard on the acupoint on Li Yan's elbow.

With ten years of medical experience, she knows the location of every acupoint on the human body better than anyone else.

Li Yan's arm instantly became numb and painful, and she cried out, "Ah! My arm, my arm hurts so much! Help!"

This kind of tingling, numbness, and pain is simply unbearable for a person. It's like pouring a bottle of chili oil, a bottle of vinegar, and a handful of broken glass into your blood vessels, causing her to tremble all over from the pain.

Hearing Li Yan's cries from downstairs, Li Wenbo rushed upstairs.

He pushed open the door and saw Li Xiyue holding Li Yan's arm.

He walked over and said, "Yue'er! What are you doing?"

Li Xiyue waved the liniment in front of Li Wenbo and said, "I'm applying this liniment to Li Yan. It has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis."

But Xiaoyan was afraid of the pain and didn't want to apply the medicated wine. With such a large bruise, it would take at least half a month to heal without it.

Li Yan stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the bottle of medicinal wine in Li Xiyue's hand.

When did Li Xiyue get her hands on the bottle of medicinal wine?

When did you apply the medicated wine to her?

But the bottle of medicinal wine was right there in Li Xiyue's hand, and she couldn't deny it even if she wanted to!

Li Wenbo frowned and said reproachfully, "Xiao Yan, your older sister is doing this for your own good. Just bear with the pain and obediently apply the medicated wine!"

Cheng Xiaohui walked in and said, "Apply the medicinal wine and you'll feel better in a few days, then the pain will be gone."

"Old Li, the hot water's ready. You go take a shower first. I'll shower after Xiao Yan's done and I've cleaned up the kitchen."

Li Wenbo said, "It's too late, let's clean up tomorrow. Don't rush to wash the clothes you took off, I'll wash them tomorrow when I have time."

The couple discussed their options and left Li Yan's room.

Li Yan was completely stunned; her mind went blank...

What... what's going on?

Li Xiyue poured a few drops of medicinal wine onto Li Yan's arm and then pressed her fingers hard on Li Yan's acupoints.

Li Yan, whose expression had been stiff, suddenly became agitated and pained.

The pain was so intense that her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground, curling up into a ball, too weak to even fight back!

She cried out, "You're so vicious! You're so vicious!!"

Li Xiyue said with a sneer, "Is this vicious? I can be even more vicious, do you want to try?"

Don't try anything funny in front of me, or I guarantee you'll die even faster!

She let go of Li Yan's hand, took out a handkerchief from her small handbag to wipe her fingers, and walked out of Li Yan's room with a swagger.

Is she malicious?

If she were truly wicked, her entire family wouldn't have suffered such a terrible fate in her past life!

Today, she was just giving Li Yan a warning. The length of Li Yan's life depends on whether Li Yan continues to challenge her bottom line!

Li Yan clutched her arm and curled up on the ground. Only then did she realize that her clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

A fierce glint flashed in her tear-filled eyes. She and Mu Jiuhong had planned to frame Cheng Xiaohui earlier that day.

Moreover, she was clever enough not to reveal that Cheng Xiaohui had injured her, but to cause others to misunderstand. This way, she could attack or defend at will. If she was discovered, she could innocently say that she had never said that!

Everything was proceeding according to her and Mu Jiuhong's plan, but Li Xiyue ruined it all with just one sentence!

What's most infuriating is that Li Xiyue seems to be able to see right through her, and she reveals all her little thoughts!

Moreover, when Li Wenbo noticed that Li Xiyue had applied the medicinal wine to her earlier, the way Li Wenbo looked at her had changed; it was a look of disappointment she had never seen before.

The only thing to be thankful for now is that in Li Wenbo's heart she is still a good girl, and she didn't frame Cheng Xiaohui.

Li Xiyue walked into the kitchen and said to Cheng Xiaohui, "Mom, I'm going back to my school dormitory."

Cheng Xiaohui said, "Why are you going back to school so late at night? Go to school first thing tomorrow morning."

Li Xiyue said, "I'm going back to school to sleep, so I can sleep in a little later tomorrow morning."

Cheng Xiaohui said, "It's too late, it's completely dark outside, Mom is worried about you going home alone."

Li Xiyue said, "What's there to worry about? There's a crackdown going on now, so the roads are pretty safe. I'll take a flashlight, and I'll be at school in no time. Mom, don't worry about it, I'm off!"

She took out a flashlight and shone it at Cheng Xiaohui before striding towards the door.

Cheng Xiaohui quickly called Li Wenbo.

Not long after Li Xiyue walked out of the Li family's gate, Li Wenbo caught up with her, panting heavily.

Li Wenbo said, "Yue'er, Dad will take you home!"

Li Wenbo's words made Li Xiyue feel uncomfortable all over. She had no parents since she was a child and was used to life without a father.

She said coldly, "No need. You can go back!"

She quickened her pace, trying to shake off Li Wenbo.

Although Li Wenbo didn't catch up, she could see him following behind her on the large screen in the space.

Mibao ran back into the space through the spatial passage and happily jumped onto the boss's desk. "Yue'er! I punctured Mu Jiuhong's speech acupoint, and now she can't say anything!"

Haha, you didn't see how funny she looked! Her sister, Mu Jiuchun, even went to a shaman to exorcise the ghost!

"Pshaw! No sage can save Mu Jiuhong. This is science, not feudal superstition!"

As it spoke, it rolled over on the boss's desk. Just now, seeing the Mu family in such a panic, it was enough to make it laugh so hard it gave it a six-pack.

Li Xiyue said, "She will definitely behave herself these few days, but Li Xiulan will have a hard time again. My mother-in-law was very good to me in my past life."

Oh, by the way, Li Wenbo kept following me, insisting on taking me back to school.

Her voice carried a faint, undetectable sadness.

Looking at Li Wenbo's image on the large screen in the space, Mibao said, "How annoying. If he weren't with you, you would have been back at school in a flash."

Now I can only walk back to school step by step. Otherwise, I'll put on a parrot skin and chase him away.

Li Xiyue said, "That's not necessary."

She looked at the pitch-black road ahead; without a flashlight, the streetlights of that era made it impossible to see anything clearly.

In those days, the utility poles on the main roads were the concrete or metal kind.

The narrow streets are almost entirely lined with wooden utility poles. The streetlights on these poles consist of a yellow bulb and a green-painted, hat-shaped lampshade. The light is very weak, and visibility is very low.

After walking for about half an hour, Li Xiyue finally returned to the school gate.

Li Wenbo hurried a few steps to catch up, "Yue'er! Wait a moment..."