Chu Li scoffed. "So that's why you can't wait to get married and cook the rice?"
Li Yue smiled sheepishly. "Yes."
"Aren't you afraid that she'll lie to you again?" Chu Li asked.
Li Yue shook his head firmly. "She won't lie to me again. I like her and she likes me. She won't leave the Public House anymore. As long as she stays within the Public House, the Ren Public House won't be able to do anything to her."
"Does that mean that she's going to betray the Ren Public House?" Chu Li asked.
Li Yue nodded.
"Betraying the Ren Public House and Lu Yurong for you …" Chu Li pondered.
Li Yue said, "Although she's a Protector of the Ren Public House, she has never lived there. She's unfamiliar with the Ren Public House, so she doesn't have a deep relationship with them."
Chu Li sighed. "It's not like you don't know what Lu Yurong is capable of. Do you really think she'll betray her so easily?"
"Women are extroverted." Li Yue smiled. "Once she has a man, she won't care so much."
"You sure are confident." Chu Li laughed.
Li Yue said, "Don't make things difficult for her."
"You're already protecting her?" Chu Li shook his head and sighed. "If I do anything to her, you'll turn against me."
Li Yue was annoyed. "She's just a weak woman. Why would you do anything to her?"
Chu Li shook his head and smiled.
Li Yue showed a pitiful expression and shook his head. "She has a hard life. She was forced to do this by Lu Yurong!"
Chu Li shook his head.
Li Yue glared at him. "Don't you think she has a hard life?"
"This isn't something an ordinary person can do." Chu Li smiled. "This Miss Li is no ordinary woman."
"She's amazing." Li Yue smiled.
Chu Li smiled bitterly to himself. Li Yue had fallen deep into the trap of love and was unable to extricate himself.
"Brother Chu, I've made things difficult for you." Li Yue finally stopped smiling. "I know it's difficult for you. This is what you're in charge of!"
Chu Li said, "Brother Li, this is quite troublesome."
"Yeah …" Li Yue sighed bitterly. "Even if she admitted her identity, it still doesn't make me feel at ease."
"Are you going to move out?" Chu Li frowned.
Li Yue nodded lightly.
As long as Li Yue moved out, Li Shu would not be able to enter the Public House again. Then, she would not be able to reveal the secrets of the Public House. Moreover, the Ren Public House would not be able to force Li Yue to move back.
Chu Li asked, "Aren't you afraid that she'll be in danger?"
"It can't be helped." Li Yue gritted his teeth.
Chu Li smiled and shook his head. "Brother Li, you're still playing tricks with me!"
Li Yue smiled helplessly. "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I really had no other choice."
He was at his wit's end, so he had to act pitiful and ask Chu Li for help. Chu Li was intelligent, so he must have a solution.
Chu Li patted his shoulder. "Alright, I'll try my best."
"I'm relieved to hear that." Li Yue smiled.
Chu Li shook his head and smiled.
He tied his clothes to his waist, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a hoe beside him, and began to hoe.
Li Shu fluttered back. "Chief Steward Chu, Brother Li, the food is ready. We can eat now."
The two of them left the Moonlight Orchid's flowerbed, washed their hands, and sat down in the gazebo.
Li Shu poured wine for the two of them.
Li Yue suddenly stood up. "I'll go make another dish!"
Chu Li nodded.
Li Shu wanted to follow him to the kitchen, but Li Yue waved his hand. "I'll do it myself. You accompany Brother Chu for a drink or two. Don't let him say that we didn't treat him well."
Li Shu showed a hesitant expression.
Although Chu Li was smiling from ear to ear, she was secretly on guard. The most important hurdle had finally arrived!
Li Yue smiled. "He has agreed to help."
Li Shu nodded helplessly, showing a pitiful expression.
After Li Yue left, Chu Li finished his wine in one gulp. Li Shu refilled his cup for him.
"Miss Li is really smart." Chu Li smiled. "I wanted to be honest with Brother Li in advance so that he could beg me. If not for that, Miss Li would have already entered the Glory's Will Courtyard, and Brother Li wouldn't have known."
Li Shu sighed. "I wanted to hide it from him at first, but I couldn't stand the torment in my heart. I could only grit my teeth and tell him. Fortunately, he is broad-minded and didn't blame me or treat me coldly."
Chu Li smiled. "I know how powerful Lu Yurong is. It's not easy for you to be chosen by her. Those who are not mature and determined will not be able to enter her eyes. Brother Li has a good eye."
Li Shu looked embarrassed.
Chu Li raised his cup and smiled. "Then I wish you both a long life together."
He finished his words and finished his wine in one gulp.
Li Shu let out a sigh of relief. She knew that she had passed this hurdle, but she didn't expect it to be so easy.
She channeled her strange heart technique, multitasking. She was secretly laughing at how easy it was to deal with Chu Li. Miss Li treated him as if he was a great enemy, taking him seriously. She kept warning herself to be careful.
Li Yue returned quickly, smiling as he served a dish. Seeing that Chu Li was smiling and that Li Shu did not react strangely, she let out a long sigh of relief.
After Chu Li finished his meal and left, Li Yue quickly asked Li Shu, "Young Shu, did Brother Chu make things difficult for you?"
Li Shu shook her head and smiled. "It seems that Brother Li and Chief Chu are really close friends. He didn't make things difficult for me and even wished us a long life together."
"That's good. Brother Chu may look like he's smiling, but when he strikes, he won't hold back." Li Yue smiled.
"I think he's quite easygoing. He's not that scary." Li Shu smiled like a flower.
Li Yue shook his head. "That's in front of me. We're just insignificant acquaintances. When you see how he treats the others in the Public House, you'll know if he's really that friendly!"
Chu Li talked and laughed casually with him, just like before. However, in front of the others in the Public House, he was calm and collected. He barely smiled, and his aura was so imposing that people would not dare to be presumptuous.
"Brother Li, you're really capable." Li Shu smiled. "To be able to make him like this."
Li Yue shook his head and smiled. "He hates traitors the most. Young Shu, don't be stupid, or else he'll turn against you."
"Yes, don't worry." Li Shu smiled.
In the evening, she walked out of the Yi Public House. Her footsteps were light as she walked along the street into a rouge shop. She said to the shop assistant beside the counter, "I'd like to see the shopkeeper."
The young shop assistant had delicate features and sharp eyes. He smiled and said, "Miss Li, I'm really sorry. The shopkeeper is not here."
"Not here?" Li Shu frowned. "When did he go out?"
"He was called by a Protector of the Public House. He hasn't returned yet." The young shop assistant smiled.
"A Protector of the Yi Public House?" Li Shu asked.
The young shop assistant smiled. "Yes."
Li Shu nodded lightly and turned to leave the rouge shop. There was a layer of doubt in her heart. The next morning, she came back again and saw that only the young shop assistant was there.
The young shop assistant saw her and quickly smiled. "Miss Li, are you looking for the shopkeeper? The shopkeeper came back last night and said that he had an urgent matter to attend to in his hometown. I'm not sure when he'll be back. "
Li Shu nodded lightly, smiled at the young shop assistant, and turned to leave.
She walked out of the rouge shop and walked on the street. She sighed to herself. She knew that the messenger had fallen into the hands of the Yi Public House and would never return.
This must be Chu Li's trick. He was forcing her to cut off her relationship with the Ren Public House!
She wanted to confront Chu Li directly but she did not dare to do so.
She looked left and right, then casually walked along the street. There were many breakfast stalls on the side of the street. It was very lively. She finally entered a restaurant and glanced at the counter. She did not see the shopkeeper and was a little worried.
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