Chapter 78 - 29.1 - Triplets in one place (part 1) (1/2)

Finishing his call with Xue Rui, Li Xinwen began to contemplate on how to deal with the unconscious man in his room. 'I'll just tie him up,' Li Xinwen decided after a while and began to look around for something to tie up Xue Liang.

In his quest, he saw the small hole by the glass door to his balcony and understood how Xue Liang managed to get into his room. 'Really. This Xue Liang is truly dangerous,' he thought to himself before he continued his search. In the end, he couldn't find anything to tie Xue Liang with so he ended up using his spare bed sheets. He cut them into strips before tying the ends together to make one long makeshift strips.

Finishing the makeshift rope, he approached the still unconscious Xue Liang and tied the man up securely. Once he's done, Li Xinwen then brought Xue Liang downstairs and unceremoniously threw him on the sofa. His next step was to create a barrier around Mother Li's room so that no sound could travel into the room to bother her rest. After all, Li Xinwen doesn't know how messy things could go once Xue Rui arrived. 'Not to mention... his eldest brother was with him. Who knows if I'm going to have the whole set here tonight.'

The thought alone made Li Xinwen let out a heavy sigh. He didn't know the temperament of the eldest siblings but after knowing the other two, Li Xinwen didn't have high hope of him being decent. ”I guess a young master will always be a young master,” Li Xinwen said to himself.

Just then, Li Xinwen heard the door upstairs being opened, then closed, followed by several footsteps. ”Hua- jie ? Why is she awake at this time?” Li Xinwen wondered as he glanced at the stairs. He could hear the footsteps getting closer and Li Xinwen started to try and think of a good excuse on why Xue Liang is here. In the end, he decided that telling the truth would yield a better result. Especially since Li Jinghua is someone who had experienced a rebirth, lying would not be beneficial. He had learned his lessons in a hard way.

'Technically, it is not my fault. If she had told me she broke the engagement, would I play along with the original's wish on keeping Xue Rui close to the family?'

When Li Xinwen thinks about it, the person who is most wronged here is himself. ”Maybe this is heaven's way of telling me to pay my debt...”

”What debt?” Li Jinghua's voice sounded out.

Though Li Xinwen already knows that Li Jinghua is arriving, he still puts on a surprised expression on his face. ”Hua- jie ! What are you doing up so late?” Li Xinwen asked, faking his nervousness as he shifted his body as if to attempt to hide Xue Liang's figure from Li Jinghua.

Of course, his action was seen since Li Xinwen let it be so. So when Li Jinghua saw Xue Liang's figure, a deep frown is formed on her face. Then it turned to worry as she glanced at Li Xinwen. ” Ah 'Wen... he... what is he doing here?!” she asked in a slightly panicked tone as she approached Li Xinwen. She looked over him from top to bottom, before she raised her hand and attempted to lift Li Xinwen's shirt up.

Li Xinwen's reaction was quicker, and he grabbed Li Jinghua's wrist to stop her from doing so. Unfortunately, this only made Li Jinghua became more suspicious.

”What did he do?” Li Jinghua's voice sounds stern as she glared at Xue Liang with eyes full of malice.

”Hua- jie , do you think he did anything when he's like that?” Li Xinwen asked back.

”I... well,” Li Jinghua's expression softened slightly but the suspicion in her eyes didn't disappear. ”Let me see your body.”

”Why?” Li Xinwen asked back.

”To make sure that nothing really happens.”

Li Xinwen was now feeling nervous. The reason why he's reluctant to let Li JingHua see his body is because of the fact that his wounds have disappeared completely after drinking the water inside the dimension. 'I should've used them before going down...'

Just as he was lamenting, the bell to the entrance rang once. ”Ah! That must be them!” Li Xinwen said as he avoided Li Jinghua and rushed to the door.

”Wait, who is them? Ah 'Wen!” Li Jinghua called out, though she still minded her voice as to not accidentally waking her mother. But her brother continued on to the door so she can only follow.

When the door opened to reveal two strikingly similar men standing side by side, Li Jinghua's mouth was left hanging open. ”This... this...” she pointed to the two men by the door before turning to Li Xinwen with a confused expression, silently asking Li Xinwen for his explanation. The two men were none other than Xue Rui and Xue Jun who had rushed all the way from the club. Xue Rui's face was flushed and reeks of alcohol. Though Xue Jun had also drunk his fill, one can see that he handled his drinks better than his younger brother.

Li Xinwen who saw this can't help but let out a heavy sigh. Earlier, he did have a bad feeling that tonight might end up being too messy once the three brothers arrive. Add Li Jinghua to the equation, Li Xinwen felt a heavy headache coming his way.

”Hua- jie , this is... Xue Rui,” Li Xinwen pointed at Xue Rui. ”And this over here is-”