A good system will alert the host and help it avoid danger.
001 is a good system, but it doesn't matter, it's not Li Chen's system, so it chose to stand by and do nothing, not helping anyone or reminding the two people that they should call the police immediately.
Although his brain automatically forgot about the alarm, Li Chen was not blindly arrogant. He knew that he was no match for everyone and that he definitely couldn't win this time. So, for the first time, he placed an order in the system store and bought a Courage Pill.
With a single punch, he easily sent the man flying. He showed no fear in the face of these dozen or so people, and even the pain seemed to be lessened.
He couldn't help but burst into laughter, completely forgetting the existence of Ying Jiaojiao, his little tagalong.
The latter originally intended to call him to run away together, but seeing that he could fight ten people at once, she was attracted by his heroic figure. It wasn't until someone tried to grab her that she started running around in all directions.
As a result, just when Li Chen was about to win, Ying Jiaojiao was caught by the thugs, a folding knife was held to her neck, and she turned pale with fright.
"You brat, kneel down and surrender, or I'll kill your girl."
Through her teary eyes, Ying Jiaojiao noticed a head peeking out from outside the alley. She made up her mind and decided to take a gamble.
She cried with her eyes closed, "Don't worry about me, just run!"
Unexpectedly, she said that. In that moment of distraction, Li Chen was ambushed and fell to the ground, clutching his head.
Then Ying Jiaojiao shouted "No, no!" and the group of thugs laughed arrogantly.
A minute later, police sirens blared, scaring the thugs away. It was a passerby who called the police.
After the police arrived, they took Li Chen to the hospital.
Logically, given the seriousness of his situation, his mother should have been ready to criticize the school, and his homeroom teacher was prepared to lose her job, but she never received a call.
Li's mother was overwhelmed by things at home and at work.
The Li family is a single-lineage family, meaning that each generation has only one son—daughters don't count. Unfortunately, Li's father was of mediocre talent, and his parents worried that he wouldn't be able to control his two ambitious older sisters and the other board members who were like jackals and tigers, so they specially found him a formidable wife.
Di Xiu had no intention of plundering their family's property under the guise of revenge or demanding compensation. He didn't approach Li's father's two older sisters, but rather Li's father's cronies, who instigated him to fight for control of the company.
Father Li has always been aware of his role as a parasite, but only if no one instigates him or exposes his self-deceptive lies.
Both were idle and lazy, but among his friends, some were genuinely unambitious, while others were deliberately kept in a state of complacency because they had older brothers to support them. Di Xiu naturally wouldn't choose the former.
Even those who fan the flames should be careful not to get burned themselves. That person also had to maintain their established persona, which is why the fire only started burning now.
Mother Li is no fool. Over the years, she has basically taken control of the company under the noses of her in-laws and placed many of her own people in it. If she is angered, she will quit and leave with her key personnel. Old Master Li, who has been behind the scenes for many years, will definitely not be able to support the crumbling empire.
She and Li Chen, however, can still continue to enjoy their fame and fortune.
Di Xiu would not allow this situation to continue, since Li Chen was the most important person. So he took a two-pronged approach, "persuading" some people to add fuel to the fire, including board members and competitors of the Li family company.
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When Li Chen woke up, he only saw the Filipino maid who was taking care of him and Ying Jiaojiao who had taken leave. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he pretended not to care.
However, he wasn't disappointed for long. An hour later, his father came to see him.
This middle-aged man, who wanted to rise up and take charge of the family, chatted with his son for five minutes about fatherly affection, said five minutes of useless worries, and then talked for a long time about Li's mother before leaving reluctantly.
When Li Chen heard that his mother was actually fighting with his father for the company and that she was not coming to see him because of it, he was filled with resentment and his headache got worse.
The worst blow to the back of his head was the one that hit him; besides that, he broke two ribs.
He savored the powerful feeling brought by the Martial Valor Pill, and once again thought of martial arts techniques and cultivation methods, and also remembered the benefits of the system.
001 spoke with Di Xiu and gave him medicine to heal his wounds.
However, Li Chen knew that he couldn't recover too quickly and arouse suspicion, so he didn't choose a treatment that was effective immediately. Even so, his attending physician exclaimed in disbelief.
Just then, the National Day holiday arrived, and Ying Jiaojiao, in order to win him over, went to the hospital every day, gradually realizing that something was wrong.
She didn't know how long it would normally take to recover from such a severe injury, but the doctors and nurses were amazed by his quick recovery, which made her think of the possibilities.
She suspected that the system had transferred to Li Chen's body, but she couldn't find an opportunity to test it. Either someone was there, especially the Filipino maid, or Li Chen was awake.
A week later, the chaos in the Li family temporarily subsided, and Li's mother finally had time to care for her son. However, Li Chen threw a tantrum and kicked her out. Ying Jiaojiao took the opportunity to go in and win some favor.
To be fair, Li's mother was quite pitiful. Her parents were worried that she would fight with their son for the family fortune, so they arranged her marriage early, and she was married off as soon as she reached the legal marriage age. After marriage, she was just a tool for managing the company and bearing her son, and she was distrusted by her in-laws and misunderstood by her own son.
However, none of these are the reasons why she repeatedly indulged and protected her son, and even humiliated and threatened the Cheng family.
After the National Day holiday, Li Chen stayed in the hospital for observation for two more days before returning to school.
He slept in class as usual, and as usual, he fell asleep while listening. He vaguely heard someone calling his name close to his ear, but he was too sleepy to pay attention.
He always slept until the bell rang, but this time he woke up early for no reason and heard two familiar voices talking. His heart sank.
"Alright, now no one else can hear us. What do you want from me?"
"Baba, please come back, okay? I'll try my best, I'll definitely do every task well. You can check Li Chen's affection level for me, right? You saw it, even though he didn't have a good first impression of me, I've worked hard to make him start to like me. Please give me another chance, okay?"
"If you're working so hard, what am I supposed to do? Just keep working hard."
"I...I need your help. I'm not smart, and I'm not pretty, but I need you. I swear, I'll never talk back or be lazy again. You know Li Chen's personality; he can't possibly listen to you obediently, but I can. Please don't give up on me, I beg you."
"I'm not voice-controlled, so don't try to be cute with me. But I did underestimate you; you actually discovered Li Chen's weakness to voice control, hehe."
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