Chapter 534: Sitting on Tenterhooks

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Taking out his phone to look at the display, Ling Yun realized that Liu Li was the one who was calling. Smiling slightly, he answered the call immediately.

"Brother, what… what have you been up to?" Liu Li didn't expect her call to finally go through. Remaining silent at first, her voice was overwhelmed with an ambiguous sense of joy and emotion… as well as a tinge of anxiety.

"What can a high schooler like me be busy with? Sister Liu, how are you doing lately? What's up?"

Ling Yun didn't think too much about it. He was direct and to-the-point as he dove straight into the main topic. Since Liu Li was looking for him, there must have been something important she wanted to talk about.

"Uh…"

Liu Li's heart wavered, and she was just about to say that there was nothing important. However, her words didn't match her thoughts as she replied, "My belly hasn't been feeling well these days, and I wanted to ask if you could take a look at it…"

Ling Yun furrowed his brow slightly. Her stomach hurt? That shouldn't be the case. Last time, he used the Nine Needles of the Spiritual Pivot to stabilize her pregnancy. That was enough to give her virtually no discomfort at all.

"Sis Liu, don't panic. I'm heading over right now." Ling Yun contemplated for a moment before he decided that making a trip over was the better choice. Anyway, it wouldn't take too much time.

After Ling Yun hung up, he realized that Tang Meng and Tie Xiaohu were exchanging secret glances, acting as if they were watching Ling Yun put on a good show.

Ling Yun glared. "What are you looking at? Tang Meng, stop having thoughts like that. If you don't want your a** split open, hurry up and get driving!"

"Hehe, Brother Yun, we didn't say anything, did we? I'll go, I'll go now…"

Locking up the main entrance, the three of them drove two separate cars and left Mansion Number One.

Ling Yun had ordered Tang Meng to buy a mansion for Liu Li. It was at the eastern part of Qingshui City. The cl.u.s.ter of mansions in this region was for the middle-cla.s.s in Qingshui City. It was meant for regular, wealthy citizens. This place was nothing compared to the Qingxi Mansion District, but still, it was nothing to be scoffed at.

Tang Meng casually drove the Land Rover as he lit up a cigarette leisurely. Letting out a puff of smoke, he turned to look at Ling Yun, who was sitting shotgun.

"Brother Yun, aren't you giving Liu Li and her family special treatment? It's not like you…" Tang Meng was curious but confused. He couldn't help but ask that.

Ling Yun was the type of person who stepped all over others, bullying and extorting them. He was someone who killed. In the face of an enemy, his potency and fearsomeness were evident. His ruthless and heartless nature seeped through his bones. Even Tang Meng quivered in the face of that!

Ling Yun rarely did anything that didn't benefit him. This "rarely" was something that was near-impossible to see.

However, for a Ling Yun like this, he actually treated Liu Li and her family abnormally well. In their eyes, Ling Yun was already far beyond a living buddha. Even if they were reduced to ashes, it would be difficult for them to repay even a millionth of what Ling Yun had done for them!

When he first met Liu Li, Ling Yun saved her from a bunch of hooligans. He even gave her a thousand yuan. Next, it was forty thousand, then two hundred thousand, and finally a million!

He helped Liu Li to stabilize her pregnancy and recover from her ailing body. He revived her husband, who was heavily injured and comatose. Furthermore, he even gave them a mansion, furniture, and a new car…

With a rough estimate, the total amount of gifts that Ling Yun had blessed Liu Li's family with totaled at least eight million!

If another person were to do the same, the only way he would do so were if it were for his wife, right?

Tang Meng's intuition was sharp. He could tell that Ling Yun didn't think anything of Liu Li. However, at the same time, he had been talking to Liu Li often recently. He could tell that Liu Li's concern for Ling Yun had far surpa.s.sed that of a regular friends.h.i.+p.

As for the latter, Tang Meng could understand that easily. Not to mention Ling Yun's reputation, with his looks and figure, it was more than enough to make any woman fall for him. Even Qingshui City's beauty, Zhuang Meifeng, had fallen for him.

However, Ling Yun didn't have any feelings for Liu Li at all. At most, he treated her like an older sister. However, he still treated her very well. That was something Tang Meng didn't understand.

Ling Yun only smiled gently. "I've been kind since young. Generosity fills my veins and life. Can't you tell this is an act of kindness, where I acc.u.mulate good deeds out of my goodwill? You'd better learn from me in the future…"

"D*mn you!" Hearing that, Tang Meng was this close to driving the car straight into a tree. Kind since young? Generosity filling his veins and life? Those weren't even close to describing Ling Yun's barbarous nature!

"Just keep driving!" Seeing that Tang Meng dared to mock him, Ling Yun responded with a good whack on his head.

With the Emperor Brush, it was enough for Ling Yun to give Liu Li and her entire family anything they wanted. Not to mention, Liu Li's mother-in-law, Madam Li, had even gifted Ling Yun with a magical book.

That book had the "Burial Scripture", "Mausoleum Collection", and important information on ancient tombs.

If this book landed in the hands of a regular modern city person, they would probably treat it like it were completely worthless. However, in Ling Yun's hands, this was a divine treasure that he wouldn't exchange even for a mountain of treasure!

Ling Yun was a person who believed everything came in equal exchange. Though he couldn't thank them aloud, he had to at least make sure that Liu Li and her family could live comfortably in this world.

The two cars quickly arrived at the eastern part of Qingshui City. They stopped outside the entrance of a mansion district.

Tang Meng pointed. "Brother Yun, do you see that? After you enter, walk straight onto this path and on the fourth row to the right. The mansion in the farthest corner is the place, Mansion Number Sixteen."

Ling Yun watched Tang Meng. "Aren't you going in?"

Tang Meng laughed strangely. "You're going in to treat her illness. I don't think my presence would be appropriate…" Tang Meng found an excuse.

Ling Yun couldn't be bothered to argue further. "Then, wait here for me. If anything happens, give me a call."

With that, Ling Yun got out of the car and walked straight through the entrance.

This district of mansions was lined with four mansions in every row. To the left and right of the road, there were two mansions on each side. The door plates were numbered orderly and made it easy to identify.

Ling Yun made it to the fourth row quickly. Sweeping his gaze over his two sides, he turned right swiftly before disappearing from Tang Meng's line of sight.

"Do you want one too?" After Ling Yun got out of the car, Tie Xiaohu got into the Land Rover directly. Seeing that Ling Yun was gone, Tang Meng pulled out his pack of cigarettes and asked Tie Xiaohu if he wanted one.

"Didn't I tell you? Brother Yun told me not to, so I quit! No!" Tie Xiaohu saw that Tang Meng was still enticing him with cigarettes. He exploded into a rage as he said this.

"Do what you want…" Tang Meng lit up his cigarette as he laughed. "What do you think Sister Liu called our Brother Yun over for?"

Tie Xiaohu frowned as he turned to look at Tang Meng angrily. "Hey, do you feel like your bones are out of place? Do you want me to set them right for you?"

Tang Meng sighed exasperatedly. "D*mn, can't I even ask a single question?"

Ling Yun came to the entrance of Liu Li's mansion. Looking up, it was indeed Mansion Number Sixteen. He habitually used his divine sense to sweep the place. However, he realized that Liu Li was the only person inside the mansion.

"Sister Liu, I'm here…" Ling Yun didn't want to alarm the other residents nearby, so he used telepathy so that Liu Li was the only one who could hear him.

Now, Liu Li was seven months into her pregnancy. Walking about in the s.p.a.cious living room, she heard Ling Yun's voice, and a look of joy spread over her face.

"The door isn't locked. Come straight in, what are you shouting for?" Liu Li said sweetly and walked as quickly as she could to the doorway.

Ling Yun smiled as he entered and asked Liu Li, "Sister Liu, why are you home alone? What about Bro Li and mother-in-law?"

Liu Li's heart quivered as she replied casually, "My father-in-law's death anniversary was yesterday. Bro Li and mother-in-law went back to Henan for that. They'll be back by tomorrow…"

Counting the days, Liu Li had already been pregnant for more than seven months. In two months, she would go into labor. Her belly swelled up as it bulged against her thin, white maternity dress. She couldn't bend down anymore.

Ling Yun responded with an "oh". Now that he was in front of Liu Li, he scanned her for a while as he asked in concern, "Sister Liu, are you okay being home alone?"

Liu Li used her beautiful eyes to glance at Ling Yun as she pointed at her belly. She said sweetly, "I'm not alone, can't you see there's two of us here? With your good brother's help, I have everything I need at home. Your Brother Li even hired a nanny for me. She's out getting groceries at the moment!"

At ease now, Ling Yun smiled. "So that's how it is, that's great…"

"Hurry up and come in. It's cooler inside. The weather's so hot outside, you must be feeling the heat, right?" Liu Li held no reservations toward Ling Yun. With her tender arm, she tugged on Ling Yun's elbow as she pulled him into the house.

With a tug like that, Ling Yun suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Even though they addressed each other as brother and sister, it was still strange for a man and a woman to be alone in a house.

Looking at Liu Li's face again, she had already turned red.

"Have some tea, sister will make some Longjing tea for you." Liu Li pushed Ling Yun onto the sofa before heading off to make tea for him.

"I can do it myself!" Ling Yun stopped her hurriedly as he prepared his own tea. He sipped it slowly.

Unsure if it were intentional or not, Liu Li's maternity dress today was a round, low-cut one. Furthermore, it was loose. Obviously, it was comfortable. However, when she bent down, her b.r.e.a.s.t.s exposed themselves, boldly attracting one's attention.

If it were Lin Menghan, Zhuang Meifeng, Cao Shanshan, Kong Xiuru, or Yao Rou, Ling Yun would have definitely given those b.r.e.a.s.t.s a good grope. However, it wasn't the same for Liu Li.

So, Ling Yun could only shut down all his senses, even his divine sense. He didn't look at Liu Li at all.

"Little brother, aren't you going to take your college exams soon? Where have you been for the past month? Don't make your sister worry about you…"

Liu Li sat to the side together with Ling Yun. She was seated close to Ling Yun, virtually leaning onto him as she questioned him with a face full of concern.

Ling Yun suddenly felt like he was sitting on a cus.h.i.+on full of needles.

He answered Liu Li's questions curtly before he intentionally changed the topic. "Sister Liu, your complexion looks great. It seems there isn't anything wrong with your body or the baby."

With Ling Yun's abilities, he only needed a glance at Liu Li before he could ascertain that she and her child were safe. There wasn't anything wrong with them.

Liu Li's face turned redder as she lowered her head and said, "It's just that it hurts sometimes. I don't know what's going on either. How about you take a look for me…"

Pregnant for seven months with a boy, the fetus was already growing larger in her belly. Kicking her occasionally was something that would obviously hurt.

Ling Yun knew that Liu Li was completely fine. He could only awkwardly say, "Sister Liu, there's really nothing wrong with you."

Liu Li suddenly broke into an outburst and said, "Just do like last time and take a look! What, do you think I'll eat you up?"