Chapter 159: Chapter 159

She had never imagined her Ninth Brother could fall for another woman! Last time he mentioned it, she’d dismissed it as a fleeting fancy. But now, he actually wanted to move the entire consortium to Luocheng for this woman. And the woman herself? Not a hint of being flattered or overwhelmed by the attention—she’d even refused! And Ninth Brother wasn’t the least bit angry. He was gentle from beginning to end. He even coaxed her! He even peeled shrimp for her! She had never, ever seen this side of Ninth Brother before!

An Yaoluo, who was nearby, heard the commotion and gave her a thoughtful look.

Li Qingqing noticed his gaze and forcefully controlled her expression, raising her head to give him a gentle smile.

An Yaoluo frowned. For some reason, although Li Qingqing behaved appropriately and gently, he felt she was fake. He could almost see the shadow of An Shimeng in her!

Midway, Li Tianyao’s phone rang, and he stood up to take the call outside.

After the call ended, he turned around and saw An Yaoluo.

An Yaoluo got straight to the point: "If you’ve decided to live in Luocheng with Yanyan, then I hope you send Li Qingqing away and don’t let her live with you."

"Reason?" Li Tianyao put away his phone and looked at him.

"You might not believe me, but I sense something of An Shimeng in Li Qingqing. Back then, An Shimeng did everything to drive Yanyan out, constantly sowing discord..."

"I am not you!" Li Tianyao said and walked away.

An Yaoluo, furious, followed him and continued, "I never believed I could be deceived by An Shimeng either! Li Tianyao, I think your relationship with Li Qingqing must be good, but no matter how good, a sister can’t overstep the wife’s place, right?"

Li Tianyao stopped in his tracks. "As long as I don’t allow it, she can’t overstep!"

"Then send her away!"

"If a person truly wants to do wrong, she will do it even if you send her to the ends of the earth."

"Then strip her of all her privileges! Without money, resources, or connections, even if she wants to cause trouble, her ability to do harm will be limited!"

An Yaoluo didn’t know that after he came out, Li Qingqing had also followed and was now standing behind a nearby pillar.

She waited silently for Li Tianyao’s answer, her longing tinged with an almost perverse intensity.

"She is not like An Shimeng!" said Li Tianyao.

The corners of Li Qingqing’s mouth lifted.

Li Tianyao continued, "An Shimeng was simply parasitic, but Qingqing... she’s my sister!"

Li Qingqing’s eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of triumph crossing her face.

She was his sister, his companion, the only woman in this world who could accompany him for a long, long time! No one should even think of surpassing her!

It was after nine o’clock by the time An Yan got home that night.

As soon as she entered, she saw Wen Ge and Wen Ya jumping down from a refrigerated van.

"Miss, this is the seafood you ordered!"

"Right." An Yan went over to check. "Unload these two boxes; I need them. From this other part, pick out two boxes of each type and move them next door." Follow current novels on noveⅼfire.net

"These boxes here are from Qin Song. Wen Ge, find out Qin Song’s address and deliver his share to his home."

An Yan recalled Qin Song’s expression at the seafood market; he’d clearly wanted to save on delivery fees.

Upon responding, Wen Ya got busy, and the house servants also joined in, starting by unloading the seafood meant to stay at the An Family’s home.

An Zhongbo saw An Yan bringing back so much seafood and was so happy he couldn’t stop smiling. "Keep alive the ones that can be kept, and for those that don’t look fresh, prepare them and put them in the fridge. Yanyan can eat them whenever she wants."

While they were busy, Wen Ge came to An Yan’s side and reported in a low voice, "Miss, Du Hua has regained consciousness after taking the Antidote. I left him An Shimeng’s photo and address. He should have found An Shimeng by now."

"Where did my elder brother send An Shimeng?" An Yan asked curiously.

"To a small county town in the Northwest. Just two days after arriving there, she’d already hooked up with a local wealthy second-generation young man. When I saw her, she was hitting it off with him."

"That’s good," nodded An Yan.

A mother with a twisted mind raises a daughter with a twisted mind, and then there’s a father with a twisted mind. An Shimeng’s life will definitely be very... eventful in the future.

"However..." Wen Ge hesitated for a moment, then said, "Just yesterday, An Shimeng suddenly received two hundred thousand. It was from Uncle An!"

An Yan fell silent. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Has An Shimeng met Bai Xiaoyun?"

"Yes! She met her before my elder brother sent her away."

An Yan understood. Qin Song had said she wasn’t her parents’ biological daughter but had been bought by her father. An Shimeng, having met Bai Xiaoyun, must now know this secret! So, while Qin Song hadn’t used this secret to threaten An Zhongbo, An Shimeng had. This mother-daughter duo is truly adept at seizing any advantageous condition!

"Aside from An Shimeng, has anyone else visited Bai Xiaoyun?"

She had suspected Bai Xiaoyun had targeted her father early on and might have been the one who poisoned her mother. The poison was so difficult to procure; it made her wonder if someone else was behind Bai Xiaoyun. Now, Bai Xiaoyun’s case had been judged, and she’d been imprisoned with no one coming to her rescue. Considering Bai Xiaoyun’s personality, if she truly had backing, wouldn’t she have used it by now? Could it be that Bai Xiaoyun had nothing to do with her mother’s poisoning?

An Yan pondered as she turned, picked up the two boxes of seafood from the ground, and went upstairs.

After a quick wash, she changed into a set of light blue loungewear, climbed over the balcony, and went to the neighboring yard.

As soon as she reached the doorway of Li Tianyao’s study, she heard an unusual sound coming from inside.

It sounded like something shaking, creaking.

There were also faint breathing sounds that could make one’s cheeks flush and heart race.

She’d intended to give Li Tianyao the two boxes of seafood as a gift, but she hadn’t expected to walk in on such an embarrassing scene. Still, this saved her some trouble! They had their marriage certificate now, so this would be marital infidelity, right? If she used this as grounds for divorce, he wouldn’t have a leg to stand on, would he?

An Yan took a deep breath and kicked open the study door.

Li Tianyao was sitting in his large chair.

Across from him, Li Qingqing was grinding traditional Chinese medicine, the grinding tools intermittently making creaking noises.

An alcohol lamp burned beside them, with a small clay pot on a rack above it. There was water in the pot, and medicine in the water.

Li Tianyao’s hand rested on the rack above the clay pot, his posture lazy and casual.

The room was filled with the scent of traditional Chinese medicine—bitter and slightly heavy.

Fumigation therapy. The therapy used steam from the boiling medicinal broth to dilate local blood vessels and stimulate relevant acupoints.

So, she had misunderstood.

And at this moment, Li Tianyao was looking at her thoughtfully, a hint of amusement in his eyes.