Chapter 280: Chapter 280

Li Xianglu, regaining consciousness, had cursed the person who had drugged her over a hundred times in her mind, as being drugged was the thing she hated the most in her life!

Of course, the reason was obvious; having had the experience of Ge Sanmei drugging her, she had grown extremely weary of such kidnapping methods.

Li Xianglu rubbed her swollen head, a painful aftermath of the sedatives. "Hey, I can move my hands."

Li Xianglu opened her eyes, propped herself up, and sat up. She was in a living room, lying on a genuine leather sofa.

Sitting up, Li Xianglu surveyed her surroundings. There was a coffee table, and opposite it was a color TV. There was a door, and it was open.

With a thought, Li Xianglu headed towards the door, her legs slightly weak but manageable to walk on.

It turned out to be a bungalow. Outside was a lush greenery, a long corridor flanked by grapevines laden with clusters of green and purple grapes.

East and west were two paths. Li Xianglu thought it wasn’t smart to take the middle path as it might expose her, so she decided to drag her weak legs along the side paths.

No one was around, which was good. Li Xianglu’s heartbeat sped up, and so did her feet. Just as she reached the middle, suddenly a dark figure stirred. Li Xianglu stopped, slowly turned around, and saw a woman in a navy-blue cloak and mask, pruning the grapevines with a pair of scissors.

Li Xianglu hesitated slightly, noticing the person hadn’t seen her. Could she be blind?

She sped up, thinking if she ran past quickly, she could escape before being noticed.

Soon, Li Xianglu returned disheartened from the west, followed by two people and four fearsome dogs.

Li Xianglu approached the pruning woman and asked in a harsh tone, "Who are you, and why did you kidnap me?"

The woman said nothing, continuing her meticulous pruning, as if that was the most important task.

Getting more frustrated, Li Xianglu rubbed her hungry stomach, annoyed, and sat on the steps, pinching the hard, unripe grapes.

Just then, a hoarse voice asked, "Hungry?"

Li Xianglu looked up to see the masked woman looking at her, clearly addressing her.

Indeed, Li Xianglu was hungry. Her watch was gone, and she couldn’t tell the time, but judging by the sky, it seemed to be late afternoon. She had been drugged and had slept since the morning.

Was Qin Xi aware that she was missing? What about Grandpa? Was he worried sick?

Thinking about this made Li Xianglu feel even hungrier. She nodded and said, "I’m hungry."

The woman nodded and motioned to the people behind her.

They quickly approached with the dogs, and Li Xianglu suddenly flipped over, and the four dogs drooled as they escorted her back to the original living room.

Li Xianglu was furious. Who was this person keeping so many dogs?

Soon, two people came in carrying a tea tray, setting down a steaming bowl of noodles and a plate of side dishes on the coffee table before leaving.

Li Xianglu’s eyes were fixed on the noodles. Her stomach embarrassingly growled, and she comforted herself, "It’s alright, I didn’t eat lunch, and it’s already afternoon."

But would eating lead to being drugged again? Li Xianglu thought not; if they wanted to drug her, they wouldn’t need to use food - a towel would suffice.

With that thought, Li Xianglu picked up the chopsticks, stirred the noodles, spotting a poached egg, picked up a few strands, and sniffed them. Hmm, smells good.

So Li Xianglu finished off a big bowl of noodles and a dish of appetizers.

Sipping the soup, not bad, it was chicken soup, truly delicious.

At this moment, the woman wearing a mask came in, took off her receipt strip and mask, as well as the dark blue cloak from outside; Li Xianglu widened her eyes.

This lady was pretty attractive, seemingly in her thirties, with long phoenix eyes, long and thick eyelashes, and lips that were red and plump, similar to those sexy red lips from a future era, slightly curled upwards, having a particularly charming flair.

She had short, slightly curly hair, which seemed to be styled that way, and her exposed hands were somewhat scary; the entire left hand was covered with burn scars, looking like the hands of a seventy-year-old crone.

As Li Xianglu sized up the other, the person was also observing Li Xianglu; someone came in to take away the bowls and plates, and soon someone else brought a tea set over, placing a box of cigarettes and matches in front of the woman.

The woman picked up the cigarette box and gestured towards Li Xianglu, who shook her head, really wanting to ask who this person was, and why she was brought here.

The woman skillfully lit a cigarette and smoked one; her posture reminded Li Xianglu of Su Yan, both of them looking quite alike when smoking.

While thinking this, Li Xianglu inadvertently started comparing the appearance of the two; believe it or not, this woman’s eyes and eyebrows resembled Su Yan’s by about sixty percent. What was going on?

Could this person be Grandpa’s and Su Yan’s child?

Based on age, it was actually possible, but Su Yan had always said she never had children, and so did Grandpa.

So, who exactly was this woman in front of her?

Just as Li Xianglu was lost in thought, the person across spoke, "How is Li Huai Ren’s health?"

Li Xianglu paused, replying, "Not too good, his rheumatism acts up with weather changes, causing unbearable pain. He needs good medicinal wine to rub it, his heart was not too good either when checked last year."

The person across had a complex expression, nodding, "Then please take good care of him."

Li Xianglu paused again, "Who are you?"

The woman smiled, "Li Huai Ren didn’t tell you?"

Li Xianglu shook her head.

The woman’s demeanor turned dismal, speaking softly, "I am his daughter, a daughter he didn’t want."

Daughter? Li Xianglu shook her head, "Grandpa doesn’t have children."

The woman laughed, "Yes indeed, he has no biological children. Our status is somewhat similar; both of us are adopted, just that I am the daughter and you are the granddaughter."

Li Xianglu’s eyes widened, astonished by this revelation. Grandpa indeed hadn’t mentioned it, but she had once heard from Su Yan, about a girl Grandpa adopted back in days who turned out to be a spy from the enemy and stole significant intelligence and ran away.

The woman, noticing something in Li Xianglu’s eyes, suddenly laughed, "My name is Li Huan, I know you are Li Xianglu and are aware of your adoption story. In a while, I will have someone send you back, as everyone is frantically searching for you outside."

Hearing that everyone was looking for her outside made Li Xianglu immediately anxious, as the old man’s health was failing, it could be dangerous.

The woman named Li Huan just smiled at Li Xianglu’s expression and beckoned with her hand.

Before leaving, Li Xianglu suddenly said, "Can we change the approach next time?"

Li Huan burst into hearty laughter, "Sure."