Chapter 79 A Perfect Opportunity

Chu Ran was stunned for a moment, then smiled with narrowed eyes: "I know," and then lifted the curtain and went down.

Li Fu originally thought that explanation was not important, but when he heard Chu Ran say "I know", he realized that explanation was very important.

It can help an anxious heart that doesn't know where to go find a suitable place to rest and return to peace.

Half a month later.

The door of the study was closed. Jin Yuan stood in front of the desk and reported to Li Fu in a low voice.

"Yesterday, Shen Jingyi went to the clinic in the west of the city to see a doctor alone without any maids."

Li Fu sat on a carved rosewood chair, leaning back slightly, his right thumb slowly stroking the side of his index finger. The light coming in through the window only illuminated the area below Li Fu's waist, while his upper body was slanted in the shadows.

Jin Yuan looked up at Li Fu, then whispered, "I have already inquired about it. Shen Jingyi is pregnant."

Hearing the words "pregnant", Li Fu suddenly smiled, but his expression hidden in the darkness did not show any surprise, "Whose baby is it?"

Jin Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "You know."

"Oh, it's still him." Li Fu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that she is so loyal."

Shen Jingyi's lover was named Song Wen. He was originally a servant of the Shen family and was of similar age to Shen Jingyi. The two grew up together, but after Shen Jingyi became engaged to Li Gaoyou, they were forced to separate.

Li Fu has always found this interesting.

When Li Gaoyou and Shen Jingyi got married, everyone said it was a perfect match, but they were actually sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, and their appearance was harmonious but their hearts were not together.

But for Li Fu, this is a good thing, and it is also an excellent opportunity given to him by God.

Of course Li Fu wanted to let Shen Jingyi know who Li Gaoyou was. He wanted her to know that even though she was Shen Minghan's biological daughter, in her father's eyes, she was just a pawn.

Shen Minghan was the Minister of the Central Secretariat, a high-ranking official with great power. How could he not know Li Gaoyou's talent and character? But there was no other way. Who made him bet on Li Gaoyou?

Of course, if he were Shen Minghan, he might also choose Li Gaoyou.

Emperor Chengwen now favors two sons, the third prince Li Gaoyou and the fifth prince Li Dingning. Needless to say, although Li Dingning's mother has a high position in the palace and a good family background, he is a useless person. Li Gaoyou's family background is a bit worse, but he looks more reliable than Li Dingning.

But unfortunately, Shen Minghan made the wrong bet in the end. Li Gaoyou has now lost his fertility, which means he has no chance of getting that position at all.

Just think about it, a "poor girl" who was forced to separate from the person she loved, who grew up spoiled but was eventually used as a pawn by her father. When she was helpless and determined to cut off contact with her original lover, she found that the husband she married was a philanderer, a playboy, and a heartless person.

What will she do?

Even if Shen Jingyi could recognize Li Gaoyou's true face, Li Fu was not sure that he could make Shen Jingyi take the risk. However, he did not expect that someone would take action before him and use Zhilan and Fuer's relationship to assassinate Li Gaoyou on the wedding night. Although Li Gaoyou was lucky enough not to die, he was injured in the most important part of his life and completely lost his ability to reproduce.

That man's target was Li Gaoyou, but Li Fu's target was Shen Jingyi.

What that man didn't know was that what he did ultimately built a ladder for Li Fu to rise to the top.

Seeing that the ladder was built so well, Li Fu naturally wanted to climb up.

Li Gaoyou's injury became the catalyst for Shen Jingyi to quickly cheat on her husband.

The net has been cast, the fish has been hooked, and it is time to pull in the net.

Li Fu asked: "When does she usually meet that man?"

Jin Yuan said: "Usually, she would sneak out from the corner door of the mansion late at night to meet with the man in private."

Li Fu smiled and said casually: "In that case, let's act tonight."

"yes."

As soon as the words fell, there were footsteps outside the door coming closer and closer. After a while, there were two knocks on the door. Seeing that no one spoke, Chu Ran reached out and pushed the door open.

"Look what I brought."

Chu Ran was holding a round bamboo basket in his arms, which was filled with fresh and tender oranges. When he entered the room, he was holding a peeled orange in his mouth. Seeing that Jin Yuan was also in the room and the atmosphere in the room was a bit serious, Chu Ran reached out a hand and took the orange out of his mouth, "Uh... Did I come at the wrong time?"

Li Fu glanced at Jin Yuan, and Jin Yuan said, "Then I will go down first."

Jin Yuan turned around and left. When he passed by Chu Ran who was standing at the door, Chu Ran stuffed a few oranges into his hands.

Jin Yuan: “This…”

"Eat, eat. There are still plenty here." Chu Ran stuffed the orange back into his mouth, spoke incoherently, and then walked towards Li Fu.

"Where did you get all those oranges?"

Chu Ran said with a smile: "When I was leaving just now, I saw an old man selling oranges on a shoulder pole at the door. I thought the oranges were fresh and must have just been picked from the tree, so I bought them all. I just gave some to Uncle Xing, and these are for the two of us to eat."

Chu Ran put the bamboo basket on the table, then took an orange and started peeling it. "Eat it, it's delicious."

Li Fu looked down at his hands. He had just written something, so his hands were stained with ink and he hadn't had time to wash them. But he remembered what Chu Ran had said before, that one cannot eat without washing hands.

"I don't want to eat anymore. You eat it first." Li Fu said.

He was too lazy to wash his hands.

"No, why are you tasting it? Your hands are dirty, right? It's okay, I'll peel it for you."

After Chu Ran peeled the orange in his hand, he did not eat it himself first. Instead, he broke off a few petals and put them close to Li Fu's mouth. Li Fu hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth, bit the orange, and put it into his mouth.

"How is it? It tastes good, right?"

"Um."

"In the past, during the Chinese New Year, my favorite thing to eat was oranges. But my favorite kind was the small oranges, one in a mouthful. I could eat a whole basket of them. But if I ate too much, my face would turn yellow, hehehe."

Li Fu said, "I have never eaten the kind you are talking about."

"Well, I haven't eaten it since then." Chu Ran said, "But this is fine too."

It was uncomfortable to stand all the time, so Chu Ran simply sat on the table. He peeled an orange, fed half of it to Li Fu, and stuffed the remaining half into his own mouth.

"It's been a while since I've checked on the progress of the pagoda's construction. I'll have to go check it out later. You can have dinner with Uncle Xing tonight. Don't wait for me." Chu Ran said.

"Um."