Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Why Hide? It’s Not Like I Can Eat You Up
Lu Huashan was on the verge of speaking, then hesitated. She only wanted to climb up by her efforts, not by relying on her brother.
So she didn’t want to disclose her identity.
“Brother Yi, can we not talk about it, I…”
Li Yi put a finger to her lips, “If you don’t want to talk, then don’t. I love you, and that’s all that matters.
As long as I can be with you, I’m willing to do anything.”
Lu Huashan’s eyes brimmed with tears.
She knew Brother Yi truly cared for her.
Li Yi held her, his face a picture of devotion, but deep down he felt endless contempt.
Women like her, fat and ugly, unable to find a husband, were the easiest to deceive.
Once they were married and he became a live-in son-in-law, he could roam freely.
Then he would find a bunch of beauties to heal his wounded heart.
Yang Li did not immediately go back to report to Lu Hualiang but wandered around the set instead.
He found some shade, sat down, and pulled out his phone, scrolling to a photo.
He stared at it quietly.
“What are you looking at?”
Suddenly, a tap on the shoulder startled Yang Li so much that he dropped his phone.
Xia Weibao picked up his phone and glanced at the photo inside.
“Wow, such a cute little girl, who is she?”
This kid was too adorable, with her chubby little cheeks.
Yang Li felt awkward, hastily took back his phone, and closed the gallery.
“She’s a childhood friend. Madam, what brings you here?”
“Shouldn’t I be asking you that?” Xia Weibao sat down beside him. “I’m here filming.”
She gestured to her costume and didn’t bother changing out of it since filming would resume shortly.
“Madam, you practice medicine, don’t you?”
Yang Li looked at her, his eyes reflecting an indecipherable light.
“Yes, what’s up, are you sick?”
“No, I’m very healthy, but it’s a friend of mine who has obesity due to hormonal issues. Can it be treated?”
“Hormones?” Xia Weibao frowned.
She didn’t know much about that; in her time, there was no concept of hormones, she didn’t even know what they were.
“Bring her over for me to see.” Whether treatment was possible would only be determined after a diagnosis.
Yang Li gave a rueful smile, “Never mind, then.”
“Why, can’t she be seen?”
“It’s not that, she refuses.”
“Why would someone refuse to see a doctor if they’re ill?” Xia Weibao spread her hands, unable to comprehend.
Yang Li’s gaze turned distant, his tone ethereal, “Perhaps… she can’t bear the disappointment anymore.”
When a person is disappointed too many times, they eventually descend into despair, no longer daring to hope.
For without hope, there’s no more disappointment.
Xia Weibao shrugged; there was nothing she could do.
Even if she were a divine healer, without a patient, she couldn’t treat diseases out of thin air.
Lu Hualiang was furious when he found out what Yang Li had done.
A minor task, yet so poorly handled.
Directly bringing people to the film set—what kind of brainless tactic was that?
And to top it off, he was caught red-handed.
Yang Li was always reliable; how could he make such a basic mistake this time!
Returning home in the evening, Xia Weibao immediately sensed that Lu Hualiang was in a bad mood, as if he were about to commit murder.
So, the usually domineering Her Majesty the Empress, for the first time, learned to restrain herself and dared not provoke him.
Seeing her cower and blatantly avoid him, Lu Hualiang thought of Yang Li’s words today—he fancied Xia Weibao.
His face darkened, and his gaze towards her turned unfriendly, mixed with a hint of inquiry.
What was his status to fancy a woman whose name was mud in the street?
And furthermore, this woman’s heart wasn’t even with him!
“Why hide? I’m not going to eat you up.”