Chapter 75 Is Patience Not Enough?

The corners of Li Fu's lips curled up slightly in a sarcastic arc.

Chu Ran thought about it, but his heart was full of doubts.

Indeed, the whole thing was surrounded by coincidences from beginning to end. The relationship between Fu'er and Li Gaoyou, Fu'er was sentenced to death by Concubine Xi, the female assassin happened to be Shen Jingyi's maid, the relationship between Fu'er and the female assassin...

On the surface, it does seem like a simple coincidence, but there are too many coincidences.

"What else do you know?" Chu Ran thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Can you tell me?"

"I've told you everything I know. The rest is just speculation."

As he spoke, Li Fu adjusted his sitting posture.

Guess... guess what? Or does Li Fu already have an idea in his mind and know who did it?

Suddenly, a possibility popped up in Chu Ran's mind. Could it be that the mastermind behind all this is Li Fu himself?

Why didn't Chu Ran have any doubts before? Because Chu Ran almost forgot that in the original text, Li Fu was a villain who was extremely intelligent and ruthless!

In the original text, the mastermind behind many conspiracies and plots was Li Fu.

No, no.

Chu Ran quickly drove away these thoughts that suddenly popped up in his mind.

Although Li Fu's emotions are somewhat unstable at times, he is definitely not the cunning, vicious and cruel villain in the original text.

Would the vicious villain come to the palace gate to pick him up? Would he bring him dried fruits? Would he answer whatever he asked?

In Chu Ran's eyes, Li Fu is gentle and approachable, meticulous and considerate. Although he is smart, he is definitely not the kind of old bitch with unfathomable scheming.

Therefore, this matter must have nothing to do with Li Fu.

That is, he still didn't know why Li Fu came to see Shen Jingyi.

"Miss Shen... No, Madam Shen..."

Li Fu had closed his eyes without knowing when. He leaned against the wall, his arms wrapped around his chest, his legs spread wide apart, and sat with his legs crossed.

"You don't have to worry about her." Li Fu said coldly, "What do you think she is?"

Chu Ran's cheek twitched. "That's not a good way to put it."

They had just met Shen Jingyi for the first time and didn't know her well. It didn't seem very good to judge a girl like this.

But it was obvious that Li Fu understood Shen Jingyi better than Chu Ran imagined.

"If you are interested, go and ask around. Ask what kind of person Miss Shen, the daughter of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, is."

I don’t know if it was Chu Ran’s illusion, but what Li Fu said seemed a bit weird.

Chu Ran said: "I don't want to ask her, I want to ask..."

"I'm sleepy." Li Fu said, "I'm asleep."

Chu Ran: “…Oh.”

The journey back was long and bumpy. Chu Ran had already eaten most of the dried fruits in the cloth bag, but they had not even walked halfway.

It was quiet in the carriage. Li Fu was sleeping. Chu Ran had nothing to do. He lifted the curtain to look outside, then changed his position, moved his buttocks, and lowered his head to tidy up the clothes that were pressed down.

Unexpectedly, Chu Ran looked at Li Fu opposite him.

He remembered that Li Fu was not a good sleeper when he was little, always liked to kick the quilt. When Chu Ran got up at night, he was worried that Li Fu would catch a cold, so he always covered him with the quilt several times. He didn't know whether it was because he was in the carriage and there was no room for Li Fu to show off, or whether he was sleeping more properly now than before. In short, Li Fu looked very well-behaved when he slept.

Of course, Chu Ran was not talking about Li Fu's sitting posture. His sitting posture was still rough, probably because he had been in the military barracks for many years. He was talking about his expression when he was sleeping, peaceful and gentle, without any vigilance or aggression. His sharp facial features became softer, as if he had changed from a majestic and scary tiger to a docile big cat.

Especially his black eyelashes, which are not obvious when he closes his eyes, but once he closes his eyes, you will find that his eyelashes are long and black, like two big fans. He is simply a master of eyelashes.

Li Fu is really good-looking. His obedient appearance makes him even more attractive.

Suddenly, Li Fu opened his eyes.

Chu Ran was startled and quickly looked away.

Maybe he had maintained this posture for too long and Li Fu felt a little uncomfortable while sleeping. He stretched his body with a small movement and then looked at Chu Ran.

"Come and sit here." Li Fu said.

"Ah? Ah." Chu Ran came back to his senses, stood up and sat next to Li Fu.

Li Fu put his head on Chu Ran's shoulder, then closed his eyes and said tiringly, "I'll sleep a little longer."

Chu Ran thought this position was a bit strange, but he couldn't refuse Li Fu. After all, he was just leaning on his shoulder for a while because he was not sleeping well.

Not long after, Li Fu leaned on Chu Ran's shoulder and didn't move. Chu Ran tilted his head to look at him and guessed that Li Fu must have fallen asleep.

Chu Ran's body, which was as tense as a guitar string, slowly relaxed.

After a while, Chu Ran couldn't help yawning, tears welled up in his sleepy eyes.

He was a little sleepy too.

After passing that mountain, the road became much smoother. It was not until the carriage stopped and someone opened the curtain that Chu Ran opened his eyes in a daze.

The one who lifted the curtain was Xing Ji. He looked at the two people in the carriage, completely stunned.

Chu Ran rubbed his eyes. He didn't expect that he would sleep so soundly. He actually slept all the way and only woke up when he reached the door.

After seeing Xing Ji, he murmured, "We're here." Then he glanced to the side. Li Fu was still leaning on his shoulder, sleeping more soundly than him. He opened his eyes when he heard the voice.

Xing Ji was silent for a while, but he quickly responded with a smile on his face, gesturing, "Come down quickly."

After saying this, he lowered the curtain and stood outside the door waiting.

Li Fu had already sat back down. He tidied his clothes and followed Chu Ran out of the carriage.

The two stood at the door, and Xing Ji said, "Are you hungry? The food is ready, come in and eat."

I didn't feel it when I fell asleep, but now I really feel hungry. Chu Ran touched his stomach and said with a smile: "Uncle Xing is the most thoughtful. I am really hungry. Let's go in and eat."

Chu Ran couldn't wait to fill his stomach, so he walked in front, while Li Fu and Xing Ji followed closely behind.

"How is it?" Xing Ji gestured.

Li Fu said calmly: "What's going on?"

Xing Ji glanced at Chu Ran who was walking in front.

Li Fu sneered, "You think I'm not gentle enough to women, but you're still eager to teach me how to get along with girls."

Xing Ji sighed silently.

"Okay, just be more patient." Xing Ji said.

"Am I not patient enough with him?" Li Fu said.

Xing Ji was silent again.

"He also said he had seen many girls. Where did he see the girls? They must have been in his dreams, right? Now his mind is full of beautiful girls. Do the girls have anything to do with him?"

It was the first time Xing Ji saw Li Fu speaking in such a strange voice, and he didn't want to say anything.

"What are you two talking about in secret?"

Chu Ran turned his head and looked at the two people following behind him, whispering to each other, frowning and asking, "Are you saying bad things about me?"

Li Fu's face was gloomy. "She said you are popular with the girls."

"That's for sure." Chu Ran said proudly, "But don't you believe it?"

"Oh."

"Hey, hurry up." Chu Ran urged them, "If you're not in a hurry, I won't wait for you and will go in and eat first."

Li Fu thought sarcastically that although Chu Ran's mind was full of women, it was obvious that women were not as important as food.