The Li Family Residence.
Li Xiaoru was sitting by the bed, staring blankly at the phone screen in her hand.
It showed the amount of money that had been returned to her bank card.
It seemed that Bo Jingyu still adhered to his principles and didn't accept the money.
She looked up at Li Rui, who had lost a lot of weight. Her heart was in turmoil.
Ever since he learned about the collapse of Juanyi, his mental state had been unstable.
If Li Xiaoru hadn't been keeping watch over him day and night, she was really afraid that he might just lie there and pass away. Just thinking about it made her extremely sad.
Why had things turned out like this?
Bang! The door was suddenly flung open angrily.
Li Rui on the bed was startled awake and let out a whimpering moan.
"Father, Father, are you okay?" Li Xiaoru first checked on his condition. He was just frightened and there were no other adverse reactions.
Then she glared angrily at the uninvited guest in front of her.
"Big brother! Can you knock on the door before coming in? Father is in such a state. Don't you feel any pity for him at all?"
Li Xiaoyu sneered at the way she was protecting Li Rui.
"A dying old man can't even help me with my work. What else do you expect him to be capable of? He beat you so badly, but you still speak up for him. Don't tell me you have a masochistic tendency?"
"You!" Li Xiaoru's eyes welled up with angry tears.
Although Li Rui was in a daze, he could still understand what they were saying.
"Get out... uh, get out..."
Li Xiaoyu looked at his half - dead appearance with contempt and disgust. He simply ignored him and said, "I think you need to take a look at this."
He handed the tablet to Li Xiaoru in a flippant and sarcastic tone.
The video on it was from the new makeup product launch of A Hairui's branch. Two people standing beside the dessert table were looking at each other amorously. The gorgeous and charming woman even hooked the man's chin.
They were so close that it seemed they were about to kiss.
"Your fiancé is having fun with another woman. You didn't know about this, did you?" Li Xiaoyu continued to mock, "Right, you've been staying by this old man's side all day, not touching your phone or watching TV. You probably don't know about all these widely - spread things."
Li Xiaoru endured her jealousy and anger. "What do you mean?"
"He's your fiancé. He's letting another woman provoke you so openly. Shouldn't you stand up and assert your sovereignty?"
She threw the tablet aside and fell into a silent mood for a while.
"Jingyu has his own life. I don't want to burden him."
Li Xiaoyu burst into laughter as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"My silly little sister. Why are you still so deluded?"
"Juanyi has collapsed now. It was all the doing of the Shen family's construction company! Second Young Master Bo, out of consideration for you, reluctantly kept the place where we live. Shouldn't you take this opportunity to make him save our family?"
Li Xiaoru looked at him in disbelief.
"How could you have such a selfish thought? It's true that Jingyu is my fiancé, but we can't morally blackmail him! What does the decline of our family have to do with him? Why should he pay for our mistakes!"
Li Xiaoyu's expression darkened. The smile disappeared from his eyes. "Then you can just hold onto your so - called self - esteem and wait for our whole family to go to jail."
Seeing that he was about to turn around and leave, she rushed forward and grabbed his arm.
"Big brother, what did you mean just now? What jail?"
"Your third brother, Xiaochen, got into a car accident last night while driving drunk with his friends. I can't pay back my online loans either. The debt collectors are about to come to our doorstep. Xiaoru, if you don't ask him for help, we're really doomed!"
His words hit Li Xiaoru like several bullets.
There was a hole in her chest, but not even a drop of blood came out.
"Why..."
She took a few steps back. She felt warm liquid running down her face.
"Why is this happening to me?"
"Why do you have to push your own sins onto me!"
Li Xiaoru completely broke down. She didn't care that Li Rui had finally wet the bed after moaning for a long time, nor did she care that Li Xiaoyu was urging her to come up with a solution quickly.
She just roared at the top of her lungs, venting her grief helplessly.
The bodyguards standing guard at the door heard the commotion and rushed in, but what they saw was such a shocking scene.
She didn't know how long she had cried or when the people around her had left. Li Xiaoru finally got up from the ground exhausted.
Her makeup was smeared, and her face was haggard.
She leaned against the wall and walked into the bathroom, standing under the hot water fully clothed.
It seemed that only in this way could she wash away the anxiety and uneasiness in her heart.
An hour later, Li Xiaoru appeared in the living room in an evening dress and with delicate makeup. Li Xiaoyu and Li Xiaochen had been waiting for a long time.
"Sister! Have you figured it out?"
Her heart was numb. She didn't even have the strength to struggle.
"I just changed the sheets for Father. You guys should take good care of him."
Li Xiaochen reeked of alcohol. He casually patted her on the shoulder.
"Sure enough, you're my sister. You're always so decisive! Don't worry. Big brother and I will take good care of Dad. You just go and find your fiancé with confidence! Remember to buy some food on the way back. There are only a few green onions left in the fridge. I want to eat abalone in sauce!"
"Got it. I'll be back soon."
Li Xiaoru's heart was cold. She couldn't feel any warmth.
Watching her leaving back, Li Xiaoyu was still pondering.
"Do you think she's going to run away?"
Li Xiaochen took a mouthful of the oatmeal porridge that was originally prepared for Li Rui on the table. He frowned and complained, "As long as Dad is alive, she won't run away. By the way, this stuff tastes really awful!"
Without the exclusive driver to take her, Li Xiaoru spent almost half a day on the way.
It was almost six o'clock in the afternoon when she arrived at the Bo Group.
In the elevator, she kept thinking about how to talk to Bo Jingyu.
But she couldn't come up with a suitable reason no matter how hard she thought.
Until the elevator door opened. She heard a crisp child's voice, which made her blood boil instantly.
"Daddy!"
An Ruo let go of An Ruo's hand and ran down the corridor.
Bo Jingyu was standing right in the middle. He squatted down and opened his arms, gently embracing the little body into his arms. His eyes were full of doting.
Daddy? How could this be!
Li Xiaoru had just seen the video of him being intimate with Wen Jinrui at the new product launch in the morning. And now in the afternoon, she came to the company and ran into a child shouting "Daddy"!
The amount of information was simply overwhelming!
Not only was she surprised, but the other employees in the company were also extremely shocked.
"When did Young Master Bo have a daughter? She's so big already?"
"Shh! Look, the girl from the Li family is standing at the door."
Li Xiaoru couldn't help but hear the whispering voices.
Bo Jingyu picked An Ruo up in his arms and stood up. Coincidentally, their eyes met. He wasn't flustered or guilty. He just said seriously as if he was dealing with official business, "Come to my office."
Filled with doubt and heartache, Li Xiaoru followed closely behind.
An Ruo was worried that someone might overhear them, so she specifically guarded the door.
"This child..." She still brought up the topic worriedly.
"My name is An Ruo, auntie!"
Li Xiaoru twitched the corner of her mouth. She wasn't even 30 yet!