Chapter 286 - Chapter 286: Chapter 284: Shameless Old Man Li, Soft-hearted Land Officer (1/2)

Chapter 286: Chapter 284: Shameless Old Man Li, Soft-hearted Land Officer

“Of course it’s true but, however, I’ve only heard it from others, and it’s not necessarily true.”

Di Yelei said gravely: “Old Man Li is really vicious, even capable of laying hands on such a woman! He’s simply a beast! Tomorrow, I will take her to the government office, and I must ask the Lord County Magistrate to investigate thoroughly.”

Liu Sisi sat for a while, but soon could no longer sit still.

“I’ll go see if she’s woken up. The soup medicine should be cool by now, and it’s time to feed her.”

As she spoke, Liu Sisi entered the inner room.

At the moment, Liu Zhi’er was staying in the separate room partitioned off by YingEr and was still lying in her original position with her brows tightly furrowed, showing no signs of waking up.

She reached out and touched Liu Zhi’er’s body, finding it scorching hot, obviously having a fever.

With the soup medicine cooler, Liu Sisi forced open her mouth with chopsticks and poured the medicine down.

After a lot of effort, her fever slowly subsided.

Meanwhile, Elderly Mr. Di and the two children couldn’t wait and had already gone to bed.

Since there were not enough beds, Di Xuan and Elderly Mr. Di had to squeeze together, while YingEr went to Di Xuan’s room.

After carefully wiping her hands clean, Liu Sisi stood up from the chair.

With determination on her face, she said: “Let’s go to the Land Officer’s house again! I want to ask him personally what Old Man Li’s heart is made of!”

Di Yelei silently nodded his head and turned around to prepare without saying anything.

The snow outside was falling heavily. As soon as the two left the courtyard, they were immediately blinded by the wind and snow blowing towards them, making it difficult to take a step forward.

“How do you feel? Why don’t you go back! I’ll just go and take a look.”

Di Yelei hugged Liu Sisi tightly in his arms, using his body to block the raging snowstorm.

The violent snowstorm blew his words into fragments, with only broken pieces reaching Liu Sisi’s ears.

“No! I must go and ask him myself!” She shouted against the wind and snow.

Liu Sisi’s hands tightly grasped Di Yelei’s arm, burying her head into his chest as she took three slippery steps forward.

With feet stepping on the icy ground, they moved numbly, sliding three steps forward in the direction of the Land Officer’s home.

In a moment of carelessness, the two slipped and Di Yelei instinctively jerked upwards, trying to steady himself. Unbeknownst to him, the ice-covered earthen slope was slippery, and the momentum of the two sent them sliding forward. As a result, they both tumbled down the narrow slope and landed on the lower ledge.

“Uh… Sisi, are you okay?”

Fortunately, the ledge was not too high, and although they fell, they were unharmed.

“I’m fine, cough cough…”

Liu Sisi coughed, her tears almost falling.

When they rolled down just now, Di Yelei used his body to protect her. She was not injured, but her nose hit his chest, and it hurt terribly.

“Are you sure you’re all right?”