Gao Kexin deliberately looked dazed, staring blankly at Liang Xunling. Liang Xunling, who was talking, stopped immediately when she saw Gao Kexin's strange expression. She hugged Gao Kexin with great heartache, her eyes full of worry.
"What's wrong, Kexin?"
Gao Kexin's eyes kept changing, her lips were trembling, and even her body began to tremble slightly.
This scene completely terrified Liang Xunling. She didn't dare to call out to Gao Kexin loudly, for fear of frightening Gao Kexin, who was in a very bad state.
All she could do was keep calling Gao Kexin's name in a soft voice. Seeing that Gao Kexin didn't respond to her voice at all, Liang Xunling panicked even more.
After a moment, Gao Kexin frowned, stared blankly at Liang Xunling, and asked stiffly:
"Auntie, is it because Uncle won't let me stay here?"
Liang Xunling was surprised that Gao Kexin would think that way, and hurriedly shook her head. Although she was very anxious, she still pretended to be relaxed and comforted Gao Kexin.
"How could that be? Your uncle loves you very much, have you forgotten?"
In fact, Li Qirui and Liang Xunling have been very good to Gao Kexin. Knowing that Gao Ping cannot provide her with good living conditions and educational resources, Li Qirui often arranges for Gao Kexin to be transferred to a class with better educational resources.
However, Gao Kexin was unaware of these things. She thought that she had entered a good high school on her own merits and that she had been selected for the top class because of the teachers' appreciation. She also thought that she would receive extra tutoring from teachers of each subject from time to time.
Gao Kexin gave a bitter smile, seemingly not believing her aunt's words. She then got up and went to the window, looking at the quiet night outside and listening to the occasional laughter of the Li family members coming from afar.
Gao Kexin snorted coldly, her heart filled with hatred for the entire Li family.
Seeing Gao Kexin go to the window, Liang Xunling heard laughter and chatter coming from afar. Fearing that this might upset Gao Kexin, she hurriedly went over and closed the window, while also drawing the curtains together.
"The night breeze is too cool. You just cried, so don't catch a chill."
Gao Kexin turned around and hugged Liang Xunling tightly, burying her head in Liang Xunling's arms.
"Auntie, I know Uncle is good to me, so I can't let you two be separated because of me. If you are separated because of me, I would rather die."
Gao Keyin knew exactly what she wanted, and after she hadn't relied on Gao Ping to get rid of Xiao Yanbao last time, she decided that no matter the cost, she had to get what she wanted.
It was from that time on that Gao Kexin completely sided with Master Wu, who had a grudge against the Li family.
Since Xiao Yanbao is blocking my way, I'll move her aside. Now that Old Master Li is also blocking my way, I'll move him aside and smash him along with Xiao Yanbao!
However, Aunt and Li Qirui must not divorce. As long as the old man of the Li family can no longer run the family, the head of the family will definitely fall to Li Qirui.
Then I'll truly be a member of the Li family. And then, Little Yanbao? Hehe.
For a moment, Gao Kexin even regretted the gift she had given out today. She shouldn't have been in such a hurry to ruin Xiao Yanbao; she should have started with the old man of the Li family instead.
Once my uncle becomes the head of the family, won't I be able to manipulate Xiao Yanbao however I want?
Liang Xunling couldn't stand hearing Gao Kexin talk about death, so she hugged Gao Kexin tightly and whispered to comfort her:
"Kexin, don't do anything foolish. Don't worry! I won't divorce your uncle."
"So Grandpa doesn't want me to stay in the Li family, right?"
When Liang Xunling saw that Gao Kexin had guessed that it was the old man who was preventing her from staying in the Li family, she sighed slightly and remained silent for a moment before tacitly agreeing with Gao Kexin's words.
"Don't resent him. After all, Yanbao was really frightened, and the old man is worried that every time he sees you, Yanbao will be frightened again."
Liang Xunling actually understood the old man's thoughts, but she had a bad temper and couldn't help but get angry when she saw that the old man hadn't considered how difficult her niece's situation was.
Gao Kexin raised her head, looked into Liang Xunling's eyes, and looked aggrieved.
"What should I do? I don't want to leave my aunt."
Liang Xunling had already figured out what to do: persuade Li Qirui to propose a division of the family property to the old man.
"Don't worry, I'll persuade your uncle to talk to the old man about separating the family property as soon as possible. After that, I'll be in charge of this family, and you won't have to worry about leaving me anymore."
Seeing that it was almost time, Gao Kexin quickly left Liang Xunling's embrace, wiped away her tears, smiled, and accidentally blew a snot bubble out of her nostril.
Seeing this, Liang Xunling felt relieved. Gao Kexin said she was sleepy and wanted to go to sleep, so she dismissed Liang Xunling.
"You absolutely mustn't do anything foolish, okay?"
Liang Xunling closed the door to Gao Kexin's bedroom while giving her some instructions with concern.
"Okay, Auntie, don't worry. I'm really sleepy. I want to eat a soft-boiled egg for breakfast tomorrow. Could you ask Auntie to make me a bowl of clear soup noodles with a soft-boiled egg in it?"
Liang Xunling was finally relieved to hear what she wanted to eat for breakfast the next morning before leaving.
After Liang Xunling left, Gao Kexin quietly opened the window, took out a lighter from her schoolbag, and lit the dry grass outside the window. Puffs of white smoke, carrying the smell of blood, sometimes gathered and sometimes dispersed in the air.
Gao Kexin glanced again at the laughing crowd in the distance, sneered, and silently recited an incantation. The white smoke transformed into several sharp arrows, which hovered in the air.
"go!"
Several arrows formed of smoke silently disappeared into the night sky after Gao Kexin spoke, instantly appearing beside the Li family members.
When the smoke appeared, no one noticed it at all, not even Xiao Yanbao and the unlucky ghost on Li Qichen's body.
The only thing that trembled slightly was the amber piece on the table that Gao Kexin had given it. No one noticed that a faint white mark had appeared on the small insect inside the amber.
"What's that smell? Can you smell it?"
The first to smell the blood was Fourth Uncle Li Qichen. As he was speaking, Xiao Yanbao also smelled the scent. His little face scrunched up slightly. Just as he was about to cast a spell to dispel the smell, a gentle breeze blew by, and the previous smell vanished instantly.
"You must be smelling something wrong. There's no smell at all."
The one who spoke was Li Qiwen, the second brother, who was raising his wine glass to toast Li Qichen. Li Qichen sniffed hard and found that the smell had indeed disappeared, and he immediately began to doubt the smell he had just smelled.
Maybe I'm getting too much internal heat? My sense of smell is acting up; I guess I need to drink more water.
End of this chapter
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