Chapter 305: Chapter 305

Mr. Li’s complexion turned ugly when he heard that Zhou Qingxue was Xiangxiang’s colleague.

What if those people, in a moment of desperation, harm Xiangxiang?

Mr. Li could imagine it, and so could Su Yan, who was also somewhat agitated: "Ah Ren, are you sure you don’t recognize those relatives?"

Li Huai Ren nodded firmly: "I won’t. Besides, I was adopted into their family as the eldest son after my disappearance, and it was after both my parents had passed away." It wasn’t by his own choice.

Su Yan nodded: "Right, so you’re just their nominal uncle, not actually related to your younger brother’s family."

Mr. Li nodded; in their branch of the Li Family, he was the only son, with no other siblings.

But the situation was very odd, what was actually going on, and how did someone know he wasn’t Li Huai Ren?

The organization knew, but only two or three people were aware, and almost all the others who knew were dead. So whether or not people recognized him was secondary; the important thing was, who instigated this affair and what was their purpose.

The so-called siblings held a letter and claimed they went to Beidaihe to verify it.

But these were not enough to prove what they said—that someone alerted them so they didn’t miss the opportunity to find their relative, and how they overcame many difficulties to find him.

He truly didn’t believe it. The capital is so large, if someone hadn’t intentionally directed them, how could they precisely find where he lived without even going to the previous courtyard house?

Thinking of this, Li Huai Ren couldn’t help but think of someone, and so, he looked towards Su Yan.

Su Yan was also deeply contemplating, and nodded gravely: "I’ll have someone look for Li Huan."

Yes, it’s July now, and Li Huan, who left for the Bay last year, still hasn’t shown up.

Either Li Huan is the one causing trouble, or a dead person has come back to life.

Li Jianqing was listening on the side, utterly confused, but in the end, he was certain of one conclusion: that Grandpa Li wasn’t Grandpa Li and was indeed the eldest uncle of the Zhou Family.

Qin Xi picked up Li Xianglu on time, and at six o’clock, the two walked slowly beneath the towering city wall, Qin Xi shared the results they discussed at noon.

Li Xianglu frowned: "It can’t be Li Huan’s doing."

Qin Xi shook his head: "No one can be sure about this matter; we can only confirm it after seeing Li Huan himself."

Li Xianglu felt a bit tired, didn’t want to walk anymore, and lazily leaned against Qin Xi to ask for a ride.

Qin Xi had no choice but to carry her back.

The weekend was approaching. Li Xianglu went to bed at nine o’clock and didn’t get up until ten in the morning, sleeping a full thirteen hours. Meanwhile, Li Jianqing had gone out for a walk at seven-thirty in the morning and when he returned at eleven, he was surprised to see his sister having breakfast.

Speaking of which, he was so pleased when he found out his sister was pregnant, but he was a little worried to see her constantly eating and sleeping.

But she wasn’t getting fat, Grandma Su said the baby is absorbing well, but even so, that’s no way to eat.

Li Jianqing saw his sister pick up another steamed bun and quickly took the whole basket away, placating her with, "We’re having sauerkraut fish for lunch, if you eat so many buns now, how will you have room for that?"

As soon as Li Xianglu heard ’sauerkraut fish’, her mouth started watering, and she desperately wanted to eat it right then.

Frightened by her reaction, Li Jianqing hurriedly cleared everything off the table, just in case his little sister couldn’t help herself and drank all the vinegar.

After lunch, Li Xianglu briefly told Li Jianqing about the matter with Grandpa Li; he was astounded to hear such a peculiar story—so it turned out Grandpa Li was not really Grandpa Li, but Grandpa Zhou.

However, whether he’s Grandpa Zhou or Grandpa Li, as long as he’s good to Xiangxiang, that’s all that counts.

The weekend quickly passed, and the whole family had lunch together; Lu Anna, in the early stages of pregnancy, experienced some morning sickness, but after three months, she didn’t have any reactions. She was eating and sleeping normally, only she was more prone to tiredness than usual, and her appetite hadn’t increased as dramatically as Li Xianglu’s, who always seemed to be running short on sleep.

That night, after Li Xianglu had a big bowl of braised noodles, Qin Xi forcibly took her for an hour-long walk before he helped the expectant mother wash up and settle down for sleep.

The next day, Qin Xi didn’t feel reassured and drove her to the front of the building, only leaving after watching her enter.

When Li Xianglu went to the changing room, she saw Zhou Qingfang had already arrived and was changing clothes. Upon seeing Li Xianglu, she approached, "Xiao Li, you must have heard about my uncle’s situation, right? You see..."

Before she could finish, Li Xianglu coldly cut her off: "Enough, Sister Zhou, we are colleagues after all. Let’s not talk about those unnecessary things. I am the granddaughter of Li Huai Ren, my grandfather is Li Huai Ren, he has never had the surname Zhou. I believe my grandfather has already spoken to you about this." Having said that, Li Xianglu opened her locker and began to change her clothes, ignoring the frustrated Zhou Qingfang standing by.

After changing, Li Xianglu went straight in for a check-up before entering the counter area.

Ever since the incident with the keys, Li Xianglu had been working on public-facing tasks, which were relatively leisurely and trouble-free.

Zhou Qingfang was in a bad mood all day, getting scolded by elderly customers saving money several times. She was furious, but she couldn’t talk back. The residents surrounding them were either rich or noble—not the sort to be trifled with—she couldn’t afford to offend them, so her resentment towards Li Xianglu grew.

After work, Zhou Qingfang wanted to say a few more words to Li Xianglu but was called away by Pu Jianxin.

Pu Jianxin got to the office, poured a cup of warm water from a ceramic jar, and placed it in front of Zhou Qingfang.

Zhou Qingfang was somewhat at a loss. What was this about? Was she going to be fired? Last time a colleague surnamed Wen got fired, the director had also called her for tea before letting her go.

Seeing the nervous Zhou Qingfang, Pu Jianxin revealed a look of contempt, but when he sat opposite her, his face was filled with concern.

As Zhou Qingfang was somewhat dazed, Pu Jianxin spoke up, "Qingfang, I’m truly sorry."

Zhou Qingfang’s heart skipped a beat, fearing the worst, that she was indeed about to be fired. Panicked, she said, "Uncle Pu, I only asked for three days off; why do you have to fire me? Please, I need your help."

Pu Jianxin was taken aback, then he understood what she thought and slightly smiled, coughing and shaking his head, "Your issue isn’t serious, but as you know about the Li Family, sigh."

Pu Jianxin did not elaborate on the Li Family’s matter, and because Zhou Qingfang was already anxious, she immediately thought the worst. Upon hearing him, she stood up furiously, ready to confront Li Huai Ren and the others.

Pu Jianxin hastily stopped her.

The two then talked for over an hour in the office and together bought some marinated meat before heading to the Zhou Family.