Chapter 292: Chapter 292

Sha Xinyu had just finished speaking when the knife in her hand slashed towards her neck, and immediately a stream of bright red blood gushed out. Qin Xi had already reached Sha Xinyu’s back and grabbed the knife, while Ai Xin pulled her back.

Li Jianqing had already conveniently picked up a towel from the sofa and handed it over, which Ai Xin pressed against Sha Xinyu’s neck.

The room was suddenly thrown into chaos. At this point, Sha Xinyu was crazed, intent on stopping her daughter, wanting her daughter to take her as a warning and remember her lesson. She wanted to use her own blood to make her daughter compromise.

They hurriedly took her to the nearest hospital. The wound was not very deep, but the neck was too sensitive a location. After administering two stitches to stop the bleeding, the doctor asked for her to be kept under observation, while Iro silently stayed in the hospital to accompany Sha Xinyu.

Li Jianqing, as if soulless, followed Li Xianglu out of the hospital.

Sitting in the back, Li Xianglu, watching her third brother looking soulless, slapped his shoulder and glared at him, saying, "Third brother!"

Li Jianqing turned his head blankly, "Huh?"

Li Xianglu was furious, but seeing her third brother’s dazed and foolish look, she felt a pang of heartache again. Seeing the situation at hand, she knew it was doomed, and she wondered why add to his pain.

Sure enough, on Sunday morning, Iro’s father and Ai Xin came, bringing with them a pile of items that Li Xianglu and others had taken there that day.

Ai Xin, looking irritable, and Mr. Ai, sighing, indicated that the two families could not become relatives. They also brought a letter from Iro.

Li Jianqing read it and then stood up and left.

Mr. Li said to Mr. Ai, "Old Ai, Jianqing is a good kid. If you are worried about his future career, I can vouch for him. With me around, what’s there to worry about?"

Mr. Ai, being blatantly pointed out for disdaining their family’s status, felt his old face redden and sighed, saying their family was unfortunate.

Li Jianqing returned soon after, holding a bag of items which he handed to Ai Xin, "This is what Iro gave me; please return it to her."

Ai Xin took it and checked it: there was a box, a scarf, and a pair of gloves, all new and unworn.

After the Ais left, Li Jianqing said he needed to buy a train ticket. He had to return to school, as final exams were approaching and he could not delay anymore.

Li Xianglu wanted to say something, but Qin Xi held her back and shook her head, signaling her to prepare some food in the kitchen while she talked with Li Jianqing in the back. After lunch, Li Jianqing left with a big bag of food, Qin Xi accompanying him to the train station.

That night, neither of them returned to school and stayed in the courtyard house. After dinner, Li Xianglu was sent to take a bath, while Qin Xi, in the living room, talked with Su Yan and Mr. Li.

Su Yan frowned deeply, glanced at the cup of milk the girl had stuffed her with before leaving—claiming she needed to consume more calcium due to her age making the bones brittle—and took a sip with some irritation before saying, "Your grandfather inquired about the autopsy over there; Shen Yuehong had signs of being coerced by the criminal before death."

Qin Xi’s expression became grave, and Mr. Li sighed, saying, "Write down those major changes Shen Yuehong told you about and let us see them, we still need to be cautious."

Qin Xi nodded and took out a notebook from his jacket pocket, already prepared.

Su Yan took it and the more she read, the more solemn her face became, as the latter part recorded many things along with specific dates.

Mr. Li saw the change in Su Yan’s expression and looked over worriedly. Su Yan casually flipped through then handed it over.

Mr. Li, having presbyopia, put on his reading glasses and under the light, his expression became increasingly surprised as he flipped through seven or eight pages and saw there were still more, immediately gesturing his hand and said: "Qin Xi, you go back first, I need to discuss this with Grandma Su."

Qin Xi nodded and left first.

Meanwhile, Li Xianglu had finished bathing and was nestled in a semi-circular couch with a heating pad, drying her hair while wearing a bathrobe. By now, she had boldly taken out her skincare products and hairdryer stored in the Storage Ring; usually, Qin Xi would pack them away, and he even scraped the expiry dates off the products using a small knife.

Li Xianglu also audaciously poured out a large bottle of shampoo for Su Yan using a different bottle, claiming it was made by a friend of Qin Xi.

After using it a few times and finding it satisfactory, Su Yan expressed the need for Li Xianglu to supply her long-term. Li Xianglu felt stunned thinking about the seven or eight bottles of shampoo left in her Storage Ring. She reckoned she should stop using it herself; otherwise, the two of them using it together would probably run out in one or two years.

Watching his wife’s long, white legs, Qin Xi naturally took the hairdryer from her hand to help dry her scalp while using a towel to dab the ends of her hair multiple times.

Then Qin Xi went to take a bath, his mind occupied with the expressions of Mr. Li and Su Yan earlier. In fact, some of the things written there were added by himself, since Shen Yuehong was dead, and without testimony, adding more could make Mr. Li and Su Yan more cautious.

Indeed, the two headed straight to their bedroom with the notebook. The ceiling light wasn’t bright enough, so they turned on the bedside lamps and both put on their reading glasses to start reading.

When Su Yan saw an entry about Li Huai Ren being framed by an adopted grandson and imprisoned again, she clicked her tongue and said: "Look, how foolish are you?"

Mr. Li’s face darkened, he couldn’t believe the truthfulness of the events written in the notebook. However, when it mentioned that the country would fully liberalize the economy in 1981, allowing part of the population to prosper first, and then encourage individual entrepreneurship – matters currently being discussed by the senior leadership – it was something Qin Xi couldn’t possibly know. This increased the reliability of the details recorded in the notebook.

Su Yan glanced at a calendar hanging behind the door and said: "It’s written here that a new marriage law will be implemented on January 1st, just ten days away. Let’s see."

Mr. Li shook his head and said: "I already knew about this; Qin Xi was involved in proposing this marriage law."

Su Yan pointed at another entry and said: "On the 8th, the Qinghai Library will catch fire, burning many Tibetan manuscripts. This can be verified soon."

Mr. Li continued to shake his head, "Qin Xi told me about this, and he has already sent a message through other channels to Qinghai to take preventive measures."

Su Yan, with wide open eyes, continued to point at an entry for the 20th related to Hong Kong, "This one, I’ll have Xu Xi follow up."

Mr. Li finally nodded, "Good, let Xu Xi take precautions in advance, at least to avoid harming people."

Su Yan rolled her eyes and said, "That goes without saying!" Although she wasn’t very concerned about human lives, with advance knowledge of natural and man-made disasters, she would definitely seek preventive measures, as these were all innocent lives at stake.

Finally, Su Yan looked at information for May and said, "Old Mrs. Song should be in her eighties by then, right?"

Li Huai Ren nodded, "Indeed, eighty-eight."

Following that, the two picked out matters related to their family and some significant events to start preparing for them, just in case.