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No matter who he was or what kind of status he had, the fact that he could treat the Lee's in such a gentle manner was sufficient to prove his sincerity. He truly treated the Lee's and Xia Qing as if they were his own family.
In the past, he had no one to rely on. He had accidentally entered her life and experienced the ups and downs of life with her. Now that he was greeted by his own entourage, their family had once again entered a new low. He would not abandon them.
”Little Li, come over here, what are you standing there for!” Lee's saw Xia Li standing blankly by the door, and called for her to come in.
”Mother!” Xia Li ran over and squatted in front of Lee's. He glanced at Sun Chun who was beside him and lowered his head in embarrassment.
”Auntie, do you want more porridge? Let me serve you another bowl.” Sun Chun said as he held the empty bowl.
”This old woman has already eaten her fill, there's no need to trouble herself.” Lee's waved his hand and started to find Sun Chun more pleasing to the eye.
Sun Chun smiled and nodded, then passed the empty bowl to Ru Shuang who was beside him.
”Little Li, are you still in a bad temper with Sun Chun? You're not young anymore, you need to be sensible, listen to Sun Chun, understand?” Lee's held Xia Li's hand and earnestly advised.
”Mom, I'm worried about your legs.” Xia Li could not help but hug Lee's, the rims of his eyes were red again.
”Foolish child, before you came, Sun Chun and Ru Shuang had already sent all the medicinal herbs that they needed to drink and all the herbs that they had to apply to Mother's place. They had worked hard to gather, boil, dispense and apply medicine for Mother, you have to thank them well!”
The Lee's said, showing Xia Li the herb she had just applied, her leg was already wrapped in a layer of bandages, but the faint smell of herbs still floated in the room.
”Look, even if you're not here, Sun Chun is still here to take care of mother. What do you have to worry about? Be good and listen to him. For the remaining ten days, drink the medicine every day and sleep for half a day.
”Mother, I will listen to you.” Xia Li struggled in her heart for a long time. Now that there was someone taking care of her in Lee's, she had nothing to worry about.
”You have always been the child that Mother has been most at ease with, fighting all the way until now, even going on the debts that your family owed, and now that you have won the lawsuit, it's not easy for our family to have our current life. You and Sun Chun must properly and dear each other, and cherish each other's hard-earned fate.”
As Lee's said this, he placed both Xia Li's and Sun Chun's hands together.
Xia Li and Sun Chun looked at each other and fell into silence, their gazes fixated on the hands the two were placed together.
Ru Shuang and Lei Ke stood outside, quietly watching the scene in the room, also having mixed feelings, some could not bear it, and some were even worried, but in the end, they sighed and disappeared into the silent night wind.
”I'm tired and I want to rest. All of you can go back now.” Lee's yawned and began to urge them to leave.
”Mother, then rest well and tell Sun Chun anything.” Xia Li said, looking at the innocent man in front of him.
”Silly child.” The Lee's caressed Xia Li's head, but in the end, his sleepiness struck and he fell asleep.
In the courtyard, Ru Shuang placed all the food that the aunty was invited onto the table, and then left. Only Sun Chun and Xia Li stayed behind to have dinner.
Xia Li took the initiative to stand up, scooped a bowl of rice, and handed it over to Sun Chun. He hesitated for a moment, but still apologized, ”I was too rash today, and did not properly listen to your explanation.
”Today, I was too tough. I went against your wishes and forcefully placed the sleeping powder into your soup. Without discussing it with you beforehand, I was also in the wrong.”
Sun Chun took the bowl and placed it on the table, then pulled Xia Li to sit beside him, explaining once again: ”I've asked the famous doctor in the capital about this, you have a mental knot in your heart, you can't rest well, and it caused a headache for you, as long as you focus on resting for ten days and drink some medicine, there's hope for you to recover from this kind of disease.”
”With you here, I don't have anything to worry about. I'll take advantage of this opportunity to have a good rest.” Xia Li nodded obediently and took the initiative to hug Sun Chun. Feeling his strong and forceful heartbeat, her heart was exceptionally at ease.
In the next ten days, Xia Li ate the soup on time every day, and the combination of the ingredients allowed her to sleep soundly for half a day. As Sun Chun took care of Xia Li, he spent the rest of his time on taking care of Lee's, and his entire body had become noticeably skinnier in the past few days.
”Young master, the old mistress and Miss Xia Li have already gone to sleep. Lei Ke stood at the side and said with heartache.
”No worries, have you found Hu Yong's whereabouts yet? ”Who is his real master?” Sun Chun asked.
”Reporting to young master, after Hu Yong returned to the capital, he completely disappeared. Our people secretly searched for a lot of clues, and they were all stopped.”
Lei Ke said helplessly, and then kneeled on the ground.
”Please punish me, Young Master.”
”Continue the search. Get up.” Sun Chun thought for a moment, then said.
”Your subordinate also obtained an important piece of information.” Lei Ke was still kneeling on the ground, he lowered his head and looked at the ground, his voice trembling a little, and then did not say a word.
”What news?” ”Don't stutter.” Sun Chun looked at Lei Ke who was kneeling on the ground, and his heart rose up as well.
”There's news from the capital. The Emperor has already conferred the Eighth Prince the title of Crown Prince.” After Lei Ke finished speaking, he could not help but steal a glance at Sun Chun.