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Chapter 394 Pampering and Indulgence, Kid, You're Doomed, You Know That?

Li Zhi had already gone over what she was going to report in her mind several times on her way from her room, so she spoke fluently and directly.

"Lin An was caught by Jiang Hanying while trying to catch the monkey you wanted, and the mission failed. Jiang Hanying warned him not to cause any more trouble on set, or she would be ruthless. I had no choice but to agree. And, there's more..."

Yuan Qingzhuo's voice was so calm it was completely unwavering: "Anything else?"

She also said that even if that monkey had problems, it was still more pleasing to the eye than you.

After barely managing to finish saying those words, Li Zhi couldn't help but close her eyes.

On her way here, she hesitated about whether to report this, but after thinking it over, she felt it was necessary to say it, otherwise she couldn't explain why Jiang Hanying would protect the monkey even though she knew it was problematic.

I thought my lord would be angry to hear this, but to my surprise, I heard a soft laugh followed by a murmur.

"As expected..."

Li Zhi strained her ears but still couldn't hear the most crucial words at the end. She was still guessing what they were when she heard the master's instructions.

"The task of catching the monkey is off. If she wants to keep it, then let her keep it. It wouldn't be bad to have it as a little pet."

Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh inwardly upon hearing this.

Those who work for the Yuan family all say that the patriarch dotes on the eldest daughter endlessly, giving her almost anything she wants. He even went so far as to create Qingli Entertainment specifically because the eldest daughter enjoys acting. Funds, resources, and connections are poured into the eldest daughter without batting an eye.

But if we're talking about indulgence, she now feels that it has to be towards Jiang Hanying.

If I remember correctly, the monkey was captured by the usually reclusive master, who personally led his trusted confidants to a remote mountain area, and it took quite some time to bring it back.

After catching it, they treated it well, but the monkey seemed to be at odds with its master from the start. It would bare its teeth and scratch whenever they got close, and it would try to escape whenever it had the chance. However, they didn't expect that the little thing would actually escape when they were not careful.

If it were her, she would have to kill this little thing that she had gone through so much trouble to catch and then it escaped, even if she couldn't catch it back, just to feel better.

The Lord's possessiveness should be even greater than hers.

But with just one obstruction from Jiang Hanying, the master readily surrendered the throne.

It's obvious at a glance which is more important and which is less important.

Wealth, resources, and connections are things the Lord has no shortage of, so giving them away is as easy as waving his hand.

But if she wasn't mistaken, there were several scratch marks on the back of the master's hand from that monkey.

That monkey is unique and the most precious!
Moreover, even though Yuan Chaoyu was so favored by the emperor, he was always careful in his words and actions, whether in front of the emperor or in private, for fear of offending the emperor in the slightest.

But Jiang Hanying was practically ready to curse him right in front of the master!
When the Lord found out, he merely chuckled, and it sounded as if he wasn't angry at all.

This can't be called pampering, it's just indulgence!

These thoughts only flashed through her mind for a moment. Li Zhi silently raised the importance of Jiang Hanying to an even higher level in her heart, and replied with her head down, "Yes."

"What about the child who escaped?"

"We're still investigating. However, his throat is already damaged, and if he doesn't receive the necessary medication on time, his body will deteriorate rapidly. Those who rescued him probably won't get any useful information."

"Even corpses must not be allowed to circulate outside."

Li Zhi's heart skipped a beat. "Yes."

"However, the most important thing right now is the birth of the stone fetus. The Que family has already entered Que Mountain, so we must not let them ruin things."

"I'll handle this personally."

"Go."

Li Zhi composed herself, took a few steps back, and turned to leave, led by the butler robot.

As she was about to turn the corner, she couldn't help but look back one last time.

Her intuition told her that the Lord's condition seemed to be becoming increasingly unstable.

That stone embryo… She took a deep breath, afraid to think any further.
A day and a night were about to pass.

Last night, Li Chengxiao arrived in a hurry with Jiang Hanying and the child, and Que Lu didn't have time to tidy up the guest room, nor was he too lazy to do so.

Although he had an afternoon to tidy up, Li Chengxiao still slept in the clinic.

It wasn't until midnight that the child, who had been sleeping soundly for almost a day and a night, finally woke up groggily. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a completely unfamiliar environment under the night light. He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.

After standing there in a panic for a moment, clutching the blanket, he carefully lifted the blanket to get out of bed, only to see the room suddenly brighten, and his small body immediately froze.

Fortunately, the next second, a voice with a slight nasal tone came from behind, "You're awake. Don't move. I'll go get someone to come and take a look at you."

The child breathed a sigh of relief, turned around quickly, saw the older brother's face, and obediently nodded.

Li Chengxiao wiped his face and hurriedly left the house under the child's watchful gaze.

A short while later, Que Lu, who had been dug out of bed in the middle of the night, exclaimed: "Oh my god!"

"I have a really bad temper when I wake up!"

"You better be in trouble!"

……

Li Chengxiao covered the child's face with a towel that he had casually wetted by the tap as he passed by the yard. "The child is awake."

Que Lu was jolted awake by the cold wet towel, instantly dispelling his drowsiness and making him mostly awake.

When I heard the child was awake, I became fully alert.

She shut up, grabbed a damp towel, wiped her face, got out of bed, and slipped on her slippers. "I'll go take a look."

The two hurried back to the clinic.

As soon as they entered, they saw the child sitting upright on the edge of the bed, his bare feet dangling over the edge. When he saw Li Chengxiao, who had left and then returned, his eyes lit up.

Li Chengxiao walked up to him, picked up his two thin legs and tucked them into the blanket. "Lie down, just stick out one hand." Seeing the child blink and obediently do as he was told, he introduced Que Lu, who was standing behind him. "This is my friend, a doctor. Let him take a look at you. Don't be nervous."

Que Lu actually dislikes taking children to the doctor. Nowadays, children are spoiled by their families and don't want to get injections or take medicine. They cry and fuss at the drop of a hat, which is like jumping around on his nerves.

But the child in front of him looked very well-behaved, so Que Lu's expression softened. After Li Chengxiao stepped aside, he didn't hesitate and directly grabbed the child's wrist.

This pulse diagnosis lasted for more than ten minutes, even longer than the one last time last night.

Li Chengxiao knew some of Que Lu's habits. Simply put, the shorter the pulse-taking time, the less serious the problem was, and the more confident he was in curing the person.

Conversely, the longer the pulse is taken, the more problems there are, the less certain one is, and the less likely one is to be cured.

When Que Lu finally let go, he quickly gestured to the outside of the consultation room, "Let's go outside and talk?"
Before, when the child was asleep, any problems could be explained directly on the spot. But now that the child is awake, although he can't speak, it's obvious that his hearing is fine.

He doesn't think the child can't understand anything.

Que Lu nodded, and was about to go out and talk to Li Chengxiao and the others when he was grabbed by the sleeve of his pajama by the small hand that had just taken his pulse.

"Ok?"

Li Chengxiao was also taken aback, seeing the determination in the child's eyes, "You want to listen?"

The child pursed his lips and nodded gently.

"...Then let's talk about it here."

The child then let go.

Que Lu glanced at the wrinkled sleeves of his pajamas, unusually not immediately smoothing them out. Meeting those quiet, sunken eyes that were looking at him, he said, "Kid, you're doomed, you know that?"

Li Chengxiao was lucky to avoid slapping him across the face!