Chaos

Chapter 29

When Li Mu finally returned to Li's house, everything in Li's house seemed so normal, hanging white cloths and decorating the mourning hall, it was abnormally normal.Li Mu went to his father's study suspiciously.

She had only been away for half a month, and Li Gong was haggard as if he had aged ten years.

Seeing Li Mu, Li Gong felt better, "You're back."

"Well," Li Mu stepped in, "First, the road was blocked by heavy snow, and then Marshal Hou insisted on keeping me for a few more days. I won this battle thanks to the snow."

"I heard that Marshal Hou is a lucky man."

"He also asked about your health and what happened in Shanghai in the past few months."

Li Gong raised his eyes and asked, "Did you talk about Li Kang?"

Li Mu shook his head: "I didn't elaborate. Did something happen at home?"

"Li Lu's funeral should have been handled by Li Kang, but he hasn't come back for a long time."

Li Mu didn't seem surprised to hear such news, and he also saw the vicissitudes in his father's eyes, so he didn't ask any more questions, and went to the West Courtyard to see the second wife and the third wife.

"Mu!" The third wife greeted Li Mu when she saw Li Mu coming, "You're back!"

"Third wife! The road was blocked by heavy snow, so Marshal Hou left me to stay for a few more days. How is the second wife?"

The third wife sighed, and said, "I'll show you outside the door, so don't go in and disturb her." After speaking, she dragged Li Mu to the steps not far from the window of the west room.

The second wife's face pierced Li Mu's heart through the window: Dai Yuexin, the second wife who was once beautiful and always red lips and thin eyebrows, is now like a blown withered flower, holding a piece of clothing, staring at a corner in a daze , When the eyes are sore, she shed a tear and blinked.

"The second wife has lost a lot of weight." Li Mu said with some distress.

"Yeah, I don't eat every meal, sometimes I just sit there all day, sometimes when I see the hot food being served, I cry and eat two bites, saying 'I can't die, they will blame me '. When Li Shang died, she was so decadent for a few days, but she survived. Both children died unexpectedly, and someone else might not necessarily be stronger than her."

Li Mu looked around and saw that the second wife's most cherished cabinet was opened, and asked, "Who opened that cabinet? Didn't she always let anyone touch it?"

"She opened it herself. It was just Li Shang's clothes, which were neatly folded and covered with dust. That day, she cut the white cloth hanging by the bed into two pieces, saying that she was asking Shang to lead the way, and Lu Ye was brought back to let him go Let her see."

Li Mu looked at the second wife and thought of her two children. Although her husband, Mr. Xin, was always taking care of them and didn't spend much time with them, if someone hurt them, she would definitely kill that person at all costs.

The third wife asked the girl to make a pot of warm tea, and sat on the edge of the bed with Li Mu to chat.

"The second wife is also a strong person. Among the three of us, she is the most difficult. But she can still wash and groom every day, and she is still as beautiful as before. She was a bit aggressive when she was young, but now she has become gentle. This She is the only one who understands what it feels like." The third wife sighed and couldn't bear to say any more.

"Originally only the second wife and two children could accompany her. Who would have thought that such a result..." Li Mu sighed, "I heard that Kang hasn't come back for several days. Have you visited him?"

The third wife lowered her eyes and said in a low voice: "No, Lu Ning came back a few times and said that it was chaotic and windy over there, afraid that it would be inconvenient for me to live there."

Li Mu held the slender hand of the third wife, who was so thin and cold all year round.

"I understand Kang," the third wife said softly, "he just doesn't want me to go, I don't blame him. When your uncle brought him back, he was only two years old. I just had a miscarriage for half a year, and I just accepted the doctor's advice that I don't want to go. If it is suitable for childbearing. When he saw me, he was timid. I pretended to like it very much, but my heart was full of fear. If he failed to grow up, would I be very sad? At that time, no one could call me What should I do if I am 'mother'... This feeling of fear of losing makes me dare not give him too much love. I told him that he can call me the third wife, and he keeps calling me like this. Said, I have always been only the 'third wife', never became his mother."

"But he has always respected you."

"Mu," the third wife smiled and patted Li Mu's hand, "respect, not necessarily love."

Li Mu suddenly thought of how his two children saw him, and lowered their heads to report how much homework they had memorized and how much they had practiced. Mr. Xin refused to look up at him no matter what.In the past, she thought it was a due respect for her mother, but after hearing what the third wife said, she suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

"Although I don't understand why, he really went too far. Tomorrow is the day of the funeral, but he held some kind of banquet..."

"Banquet?" Li Mu came back to his senses, "What kind of banquet?"

"Didn't Mr. Gong tell you? Kang held a banquet at the tea restaurant in Fuyi Building. Many people were invited, and all the invitations were sent here."

Li Mu suddenly became vigilant and asked, "Why is there a banquet all of a sudden? How did you write the invitation?"

"It seems that Mr. Gong hasn't told you anything yet. In the few days you have been away, Kang has taken over all the black goods at the wharf, and only let Kong and Xing manage the timber. He also kidnapped two children of the Feng family and forced the Feng family to Transfer the arms line to him. We set up a shop outside to start a company. Tomorrow's banquet is to celebrate the establishment of the company."

Li Mu couldn't believe that Li Kang could do such a merciless thing.

"Are you going to the banquet hosted by Li Kang?" Cheng Yu handed the scissors to Li Shu.

"What should I do if I don't go?" Li Shu took the scissors and cut off the dead branches on the cash cow tree. "Is it possible that I will go after Li Kang has tied up Xiuzhu?"

Cheng Yu smiled: "That's true. But I think you should be more prepared. If he can persecute the Feng family, he can persecute you. He wants to open an arms company, and he will have to leave your branch sooner or later."

After Li Shu finished pruning, he looked left and right to confirm that there were no extra dead branches. He handed the scissors back to Cheng Yu, wiped off the ashes from his hands, and sat at the table.

"There are really not many people who can make Feng Zhenyang helpless." Li Shu sighed helplessly.

Cheng Yu took the scissors and put them back in the cabinet, and sat next to Li Shu.

"Tomorrow is the day of Li Lu's funeral. Didn't he declare war on the Li family? I really don't know him anymore." Li Shu said worriedly.

Cheng Yu poured two cups of tea and handed one to Li Shu: "The people he invited were mostly business celebrities and representatives of many foreign companies. It's just that the company has just been established, and the employees may not be complete. Li Kang said: He walked too fast, for fear that others would not know that he was going against Li Gong."

"What can I do if I don't go? Even if I'm not afraid of him, those confidantes under him are not easy to provoke."

Grimace knocked on the door and said, "Mrs. Li, Master Qin is here!"

"Let him in."

Master Qin soon appeared at the door.

"What's the matter, what's the hurry?"

"The documents for the all-day flight at the Customs Black Cargo Terminal have been approved."

"So fast?" Cheng Yu blurted out, and exchanged a glance with Li Shu.

"Yes, he sent a new invitation card, saying that the banquet will start in the afternoon."

"Sent to Ye Shanghai?"

"Yes." Master Qin put the invitation on the table, "He personally delivered it. Seeing you're not here, let me deliver it to you."

Li Shu opened it for a look, then closed it and put it aside, frowning.

"He sent it in person, so you have to go." Cheng Yu said after reading the invitation.

Li Shu sneered: "At the banquet, I said in front of everyone that I agreed to start a company with him, but I couldn't open my mouth to explain. Li Kang has already used this trick once."

Cheng Yu looked at Li Shu with a smile, and said, "I have a way to keep you from going, and Li Kang can explain the past."

"any solution?"

Cheng Yu smiled and looked at Master Qin.

Li Gong threw the invitation on the table, put his hands on his forehead, closed his eyes and pursed his lips.Li Mu clenched his teeth and fisted his fist, the room was so quiet that it made people feel creepy.

Li Mu stood up and saw the servants outside who were busy hanging white cloths, like puppets in advance, performing a ridiculous puppet show.

"Father, let me handle this matter." Li Mu said suddenly.

"Okay." Li Gong replied lightly, which simply surprised Li Mu.

"No matter what I do, don't blame me, it's all Li Kang's fault!"

"Okay." Li Gong didn't say a word.

Li Mu opened the door and went out, Li Gong saw Li Mu call the butler into the room.