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  Li Mingyun returned late, and Yu Rong waited on him as he changed his clothes.

  "Where's Second Young Mistress?" Li Mingyun asked without seeing Lin Lan.

  "Second Young Mistress... hasn't been feeling well, she's been sleeping since she got back from Chao Hui Tang and hasn't even had dinner yet! Yin Liu is attending to her inside."

  Although Second Young Master's grandmother had ordered him to keep his mouth shut, Second Young Master's grandmother still hadn't woken up, her face was pale, and her breathing was slow and rapid at times, making people worry.

  Li Mingyun's heart tightened as he tied his waistband and headed towards the inner chamber.

  "Second Master......" Silver Willow, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, saw Second Master arrive and hastily stood up to pay her respects.

  Li Mingyu looked at Lin Lan who was sleeping with her back facing outwards and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? You were fine just now?"

  "Second Young Mistress doesn't allow me to say."

  Li Mingyun's face suddenly turned stern: "Speak quickly."

  "After the second young mistress gave herself an injection, she was like this. I saw that the second young mistress was in a lot of pain, but she said it was nothing." This was actually forced out of her by the second young master, and Yin Liu reported it truthfully.

  Li Mingyun's eyes were heavy, he waved his hand to let Yinliu go, lifted the hem of his robe and sat down on the bed, stroking Linlan's shoulder, calling out softly: "Lan'er... Lan'er..."

  Lin Lan was sleeping drowsily and heard Ming Yun calling her. She opened her eyes vaguely, weakly saying: "Back already? What time is it?"

  Li Mingyu helped her up and stuffed a soft cushion behind her back.

  "It's getting late, I've already sent your brothers back to rest. Lan'er, where are you uncomfortable?" Li Ming asked softly.

  "It's nothing, just a bit stuffy in the chest." Lin Lan took a few deep breaths, feeling annoyed in her heart. Getting an injection at this place was indeed risky. She thought it would be fine after two hours, but now she still didn't feel well. Hopefully, she wouldn't really get sick, or else it would be a waste.

  Li Ming looked at her quietly for a long time before asking: "Why did you give yourself an injection?"

  Lin Lan was taken aback and muttered: "This Silver Willow, has no bounds with her words."

  "She also said that they were all scared and quickly confessed the truth." Li Mingyun deliberately spoke in a fierce tone.

  Lin Lan was hiding it because she was afraid Ming Yun would worry, but since she couldn't hide it anymore, she said: "Today the old witch invited a doctor to examine me and my sister-in-law. Luckily, Cui Zhi warned me in advance, so I gave myself two injections first and temporarily sealed off my pulse. Otherwise, the old witch would have seen through our words. The old witch looked quite disappointed."

  Li Mingyu continued to gaze at her quietly, his eyes growing increasingly dark. The candlelight reflected in his pupils seemed to intensify the atmosphere. Lin Lan felt a twinge of guilt and said, "Why are you looking at me with that kind of gaze? Are you still thinking about taking advantage of us... Fortunately, I know medicine, or else we would have been deceived..."

  "I've told you before, don't hurt yourself again. It's not worth it for those despicable people. Even if you can't fool them, even if grandma gets angry, I'll take the blame myself. Is it that you don't trust me? Do you think I'm not capable of protecting you? Or do you think that hurting yourself will make me feel sad and worried?" His voice was hard and cold, as if he was trying his best to suppress his anger.

  Lin Lan knew he would be anxious, but since the situation was sudden, she only thought that she absolutely couldn't let the old witch succeed in her scheme. Lin Lan said with a wronged tone: "I didn't want it to be like this either! But at the time, I wasn't in control and there was no other better way out, besides, I still have confidence in my medical skills, so even if I had to suffer for a few hours, look at me now, I'm fine!"

  "Still saying it's nothing? Are you going to use a mirror to take a look?" Li Mingyu looked at her pale, bloodless face and felt anxious, pained, annoyed, and self-reproachful. His tone was slightly heavier: "I'd rather make a mistake than harm myself, still using needles to pierce my own heart meridian. Although I don't understand medicine, I also know that the heart meridian is the most critical place. One carelessness can be fatal. Have you thought about it? What if something goes wrong, what should I do? Dealing with that old witch is just playing tricks on a monkey, wanting to clean her up, anytime is fine, but it's just to make this monkey show more exciting. Do you still want to stake your own life to play with her?"

  "It's not that serious..." Lin Lan muttered nervously.

  Li Mingyun sat there with a sullen face, his lips tightly pursed and his complexion as cold as ice.

  He had always been gentle and loving towards her, even when she was being a bit temperamental, he would just smile it off. But today, for the first time, he lost his temper with her, although it was out of concern for her, it still made her uncomfortable. With her heart feeling stifled and anxious, her emotions became somewhat irritable: "You're speaking so lightly, are you kidding me?! Is the old witch a monkey? She's a snake, a poisonous snake! Would I rather make a mistake again? It's not like I don't know, just because of the Avoiding Child Pill incident, my grandmother hasn't given me a good face in days. The old witch deliberately invited the doctor to Chao Hui Tang, isn't it to use my grandmother's hands to deal with me?! If I really messed up today, I'm afraid I'd still be kneeling outside Chao Hui Tang right now! Isn't it all the same, having to suffer? And yet, you can't always be by my side protecting me. Even if I had the ability to fly and escape, due to family rules and ancestral teachings, I would only have to accept punishment. What am I supposed to do?"

  Li Mingyun listened to her complaints, the ice at the bottom of his eyes slowly shattered, and a layer of faint guilt covered it. He turned around, hugged her in his arms, Lin Lan struggled reluctantly for a moment, he held her tighter, and whispered bitterly in her ear: "Sorry..."

  Lin Lan's heart softened instantly and she quietly nestled into his arms.

  "Hold on a bit longer, just a few more months and we'll be rid of the old witch, then our lives will be much easier." Li Ming comforted her.

  "Are you sure?" Lin Lan was slightly surprised, wasn't it said that there would be more arrangements and waiting?

  "It's almost done. Why did the old witch have the heart to find trouble again these few days? I let Mr. Gu report the good news to the old witch and also gave her 1 million yuan as a reward."

  Lin Lan widened her eyes: "Giving so much? Then the old witch's borrowed money can all be repaid?"

  Li Mingyu's mouth curled up: "She won't pay back, and she'll even continue to borrow."

  Lin Lan's spirits lifted and she no longer felt stifled, excitedly saying: "Quickly tell me."

  "Mr. Gu would tell the old witch that another coal mine with even richer deposits had been discovered on the edge of the currently developed mine."

  "Means cheating the old witch into buying stocks again..."

  "With such a treasure in front of her, how could the old witch not be tempted? Moreover, the first mine had already yielded 100,000 profits in just over three months. What was she afraid of? With her temperament, she would even sell all her belongings to invest in it." Li Mingyun sneered: "Today, she's again asked Mr. Sun to find a printing shop owner to borrow money from."

  Lin Lan became excited: "How much is she going to borrow this time?"

  Li Ming allowed Zhong to take out one hand.

  Lin Lan was stunned and disbelieving: "Five hundred thousand?"

  Li Ming nodded: "The key is the interest this time, last time it was 100,000 silver coins with a monthly interest of 3,000, this time it's doubled to 6,000 per month. The old witch needs to pay more than 40,000 in interest every month. If she can't pay, it will be interest on top of interest. Even if Father is prepared to sell the estate to fill this bottomless pit, it's not like he can just sell it. Moreover, Father is concerned about his reputation and won't publicly announce the sale. This delay will add another few tens of thousands in interest. Lan'er, our plan is almost successful."

  Lin Lan's eyes sparkled: "The old witch has ruined this family, even if Grandma is biased towards her and wants to protect her, there's no way she can now. The old witch is completely finished this time."

  With a surge of excitement, her chest felt congested again and her head began to spin. Lin Lan couldn't help but furrow her brow.

  Li Mingyun saw that she was not looking well and asked with concern: "Are you feeling unwell again? This won't do, I'll call Yinliu to help you change clothes, we'll go see the doctor."

  Lin Lan pouted and said: "I'm not going, I'm a doctor myself, if I go see a doctor, will I still have any face left?"

  Li Mingyu cried and laughed: "Which doctor has such a skill, dare to prick his own pulse, pricked himself half dead."

  Lin Lan resentfully stared at him: "I'm also doing it for the first time, okay?! This is a difficult nuance to grasp, but next time I definitely won't make a mistake."

  Li Mingyun's face suddenly sank: "Do you dare to have a next time?"

  "In short, I won't go see the doctor..."

  "Have to go..."

  "Not going..."

  Two minutes later, Li Mingyun sat aside and watched Lin Lan eating chicken noodle soup.

  "Eat less, be mindful of what you eat."

  Lin Lan took a sip of the soup and said with satisfaction: "I know why I was uncomfortable, first it was because my heart was blocked, then it was because I was starving, I only had a bowl of fish soup at noon, now I've eaten half full, feeling much better, fortunately I didn't go see a doctor, otherwise the doctor would have diagnosed that I was hungry, and I would have been too embarrassed to show my face..."

  Li Mingyun's face turned as black as a pot bottom and after a brief moment of silence, he said: "Then let's continue eating!"

  "What did he say about my brother?" Lin Lan asked.

  Li Mingyu got up elegantly and said, "Don't talk while eating, don't speak while sleeping, focus on eating noodles." He then went straight into the study.

  She had him worried and anxious just now, and now she's teasing him a bit.

  Lin Lan glared at the door of the nunnery: "Let's go."

  After eating and drinking enough, her energy was restored. Lin Lan seriously summed up the experience and next time she would inject shallowly by about one tenth.

  Li Mingyun had already gone to bed and was reading a book under the soft light of the desk lamp.

  Lin Lan pushed him: "Go in."

  "Sleep inside tonight." Li Mingyu didn't even raise an eyebrow.

  "Why? It's all because I slept outside, isn't it?"

  Li Mingyan said with a smile, "After eating such a big bowl of chicken noodle soup, you'll definitely be thirsty at night. Do you think you can get up to pour tea yourself? If not, you'll end up with a swollen nose and bruised face."

  Lin Lan's face turned red, she had also fallen like that once before, in the dark and dizzy, falling was a very normal thing, he would often take it out to talk about.

  "Since you're so considerate, I'll just satisfy myself." Lin Lan ate too much and was a bit slow and clumsy, crawling past him.

  "Alas... I really ate too much, in the future, don't let Gu Jie make midnight snacks anymore, every time it's so much food, it's sinful." Lin Lan sighed.

  Li Ming Yan slanted his eyes at her and asked: "Is your heart feeling better now?"

  "It's all right now." Lin Lan rubbed her belly.

  "Have you eaten too much?"

  "Yes... I was going to eat less..."

  "Then... let's do something else to digest..."

  "What's going on?" Lin Lan hadn't reacted yet when the lights went out and a dark shadow had already descended.

  "Hmm... I'm full and don't want to move..."

  "It's okay, I'll be fine..." The man's low, husky voice was especially enchanting in the dark of night.

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