Looking at the empty pet shop, Li Xingchi gritted his teeth in anger.
Although no signs of fighting or struggle were found inside the store, according to reports from the staff guarding outside the pet store, they witnessed Jiang Ye and another person chasing after Lu Yuan.
"I kept the news a secret, how did Jiang Ye manage to find out?!"
Li Xingchi glanced at the pet shop one last time.
"Now that Lu Yuan has escaped, there's no point in guarding this dilapidated shop!"
Li Xingchi narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.
He had to find Lu Yuan no matter what, whether he was alive or dead.
Most importantly.
Lu Yuan will be of great help to his meticulously planned scheme. In short, we must not let Lu Yuan's abilities fall into the hands of other families!
With that in mind, Li Xingchi turned around and prepared to leave the pet shop.
However.
To his surprise, when he turned around, he met Lu Yuan's smiling eyes.
"Lu Yuan?!"
Lu Yuan looked at Li Xingchi, took a breath as if still feeling fear, and spoke with feigned shock.
"Mr. Li?! What are you doing here?"
Li Xingchi squinted, not answering Lu Yuan's question, but instead asking his own.
Where did you go just now?
Lu Yuan sneered inwardly, but outwardly he seemed to have escaped a disaster and took a step forward, grabbing Li Xingchi's arm.
"Mr. Li, a kid who explored the secret realm with you before came to the shop. I don't know why, but he insisted that I join the Jiang family. I disagreed, and he brought his men to kill me. I ran away as fast as I could and barely escaped back here!"
As he spoke, Lu Yuan still looked outside the store with lingering fear.
"I need to pack my things and get out of here right now. You shouldn't stay in the shop either; it's too dangerous!"
Lu Yuan completely ignored Li Xingchi's reaction. After saying these words, he prepared to walk past Li Xingchi into the store to get his things.
Upon seeing this.
Li Xingchi's mind raced, and he quickly grabbed Lu Yuan.
"etc!"
Staring at Li Xingchi's hand gripping his, Lu Yuan was sweating profusely with anxiety.
"Mr. Li, let's talk about this later. The situation is extremely urgent, and lives are at stake!"
Seeing Lu Yuan's anxious expression, Li Xingchi not only did not let go of his hand, but instead slowly curled the corners of his mouth.
"Mr. Lu, don't worry, I can help you."
Hearing Li Xingchi's confident tone, Lu Yuan stood there stunned for a moment, then looked at him suspiciously.
"Can you help me?"
Faced with Lu Yuan's distrustful expression, Li Xingchi revealed an extremely confident smile.
"You should have guessed who I am by now, right?"
Before Lu Yuan could answer, Li Xingchi spoke again: "I am Li Xingchi, the next head of the Li family. As long as you are willing to pledge allegiance to my Li family, not to mention a mere Jiang Ye, even the entire Jiang family would not dare to touch you!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan, who had been looking terrified, immediately beamed with joy.
"real?!"
"Of course it's true!"
Seeing Lu Yuan's surprised expression, Li Xingchi's expression became even more smug.
Seeing Li Xingchi's appearance, Lu Yuan went along with it and offered to join the Li family.
"Mr. Li, as long as your Li family can protect me from such danger, I am willing to join the Li family!"
Upon hearing this...
Stephen Chow looked pleasantly surprised.
Unexpectedly, after half a month of persistent pleading, he still couldn't win over Lu Yuan, but then Jiang Ye and his family came to cause trouble, which turned things around.
It's like even God is on his side!
Thinking of this, Li Xingchi's expression became subtle.
It's unclear how Jiang Ye will react when he finds out about this.
She clearly came to cause trouble, but in the end, she ended up benefiting him instead.
It's hilarious just to think about it!
"Mr. Lu, don't worry!" Li Xingchi looked at Lu Yuan, "As long as you sincerely submit to my Li family, not only will the Jiang family and their gang not dare to provoke you, but a life of great wealth and honor awaits you in the future!"
"good!"
Lu Yuan's eyes lit up, as if he was truly tempted by the pie in the sky that Stephen Chow had promised.
"I'll need Mr. Li's help then!"
Now that Lu Yuan had relented and agreed to submit to the Li family, Li Xingchi was unwilling to waste any more time in Chunhai City. He immediately arranged for people to prepare to return to the central city of Wanjietian—Wanxiang City.
After all, as the next head of the family who had left home, he had a lot of things to deal with every day, and he had already wasted nearly half a month in this Chunhai City for Lu Yuan.
More importantly.
Jiang Ye and his family are still here.
Although Lu Yuan shook off his opponent and returned to the pet shop, according to his subordinates' reports, the Jiang family had mobilized a large number of people this time. If they were to run into each other at this time, things might change. Therefore, in order to avoid any unforeseen complications, Li Xingchi immediately decided to leave Chunhai City.
"Pack your important things, and we'll head back to Wanxiang City immediately." Li Xingchi turned to Lu Yuan and instructed him, "Once we're back at the Li family home, the Jiang family won't dare to cause you any more trouble openly."
"Thank you, Mr. Li!"
Lu Yuan thanked Li Xingchi gratefully, and then went into the pet shop under the pretext of packing his things.
As soon as he turned around, the grin on Lu Yuan's face vanished, replaced by a smug smile.
I didn't expect that Stephen Chow would fall for it so easily. He even prepared a lot of excuses and reasons, but none of them worked.
Lu Yuan returned to his room, quickly packed his luggage, and his mind raced with thoughts.
After learning that Li Liuxin had been arrested and taken back to Lijia, he decided to go to Lijia's home.
It's not just about verifying the authenticity of the message.
If he were to discover that Li Liuxin had been captured, whether for reasons of his identity or for the mystery lingering in his mind, he would have to think of a solution immediately and rescue her from Li's home.
At that time, he planned to pretend that he was forced into a corner by the Jiang family and that he was seeking refuge and leaving home in order to survive.
I was initially worried that Stephen Chow would become suspicious, but things turned out much more smoothly than I expected.
"Mr. Lu, it's time to go!"
Just as Lu Yuan was pondering his next move, Li Xingchi's urging voice came from outside.
"They're here! They're here!"
Lu Yuan put aside the jumbled thoughts in his mind, picked up his backpack and strode to the front hall, where Li Xingchi and the people he had arranged were already waiting at the store entrance.
"The route has been planned, let's go now!"
After saying that.
Li Xingchi got into the car first, followed closely by Lu Yuan.
The vehicle then slowly started moving and headed towards Wanxiang City outside Chunhai City.
Lu Yuan looked at the scenery rushing past the window, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Away from home...
The time to meet has finally come!
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