Chapter 42: Li Yuyan’s Decision

The villa of the second branch of the Li family.
This night passed with extraordinary tranquility.
Clearly, everything was moving in a positive direction, yet Li Yuyan always felt as though she had fallen into a massive vortex.
She stood by the windowsill, finding it strange that Guansheng had not demanded her company in bed tonight.
Compared to the overbearing attitude he displayed when they first met, this fellow seemed to harbor an extra trace of respect toward her.
Was this merely an illusion?
Regardless of whether it was an illusion, Li Yuyan was certain that Guansheng’s identity and background were by no means as simple as they appeared on the surface.
Who was Wang Sihu?
He was a heavyweight figure in the City Guardian Bureau. Aside from the top-tier prestigious families of Jiangcheng and high-ranking officials in the government whom he dared not provoke, wasn't dealing with anyone else a breeze for him?
Yesterday, he had made a grand spectacle, arrogantly and audaciously taking Guansheng away from the Li residence, looking entirely intent on driving him to his doom.
Yet today, over the phone, Wang Sihu was like a completely different person—no, as if his soul had been swapped. He showed such deep reverence toward Guansheng, terrified that a single sentence, a single word, or a wrong tone of voice might provoke Guansheng's anger.
Connecting this with the martial prowess Guansheng had displayed recently and his fearless demeanor toward any and all factions, Li Yuyan could not help her imagination from running wild.
Just who on earth was he?
Was he a mysterious wealthy second-generation heir from the provincial capital?
Or perhaps some red-third-generation descendant?
Or maybe he hailed from Kyoto...
If it were anyone else, upon discovering that her husband possessed such a terrifying background, she would surely be overjoyed and immensely excited.
However, Li Yuyan was not one of those people...
She was not a woman obsessed with power and wealth, nor was she someone who feared death, nor the type to bow her head for the sake of influence.
What she wanted had always been very simple.
To live a peaceful life, marry the person she loved, be a good wife and mother, work a nine-to-five job, pursue a career she enjoyed, help left-behind children in mountainous regions—much like the ones who had saved her life in the past—and make up for the regrets lingering in her heart.
Therefore, she knew clearly that if Guansheng's background was truly extraordinary, her life... would no longer be tranquil.
This might not be a good thing at all, but rather... a bad one.
"Guansheng..."
Li Yuyan gazed intently at the sleeping Guansheng. "Who on earth are you..."
"Why... are you staying with me?"
"Do you have some kind of hidden purpose?"
From a certain perspective, what difference did his appearance make compared to Qi Xiaolong?
No!
There was still a difference.
Compared to Qi Xiaolong, Guansheng was much more of a real man!
However, if she never knew Guansheng's true identity, what difference would it make whether she treated him like this or treated him like a stranger?
With these thoughts in mind, Li Yuyan silently made a decision.
There were certain truths that she should voice herself.

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The next day, when Guansheng awoke, his mother-in-law had already prepared breakfast and placed it on the dining table.
After completing his usual hour of martial arts practice and refreshing himself, he walked over to the dining table.
Just as he was about to start eating, Li Yuyan walked down the stairs, fully dressed in a professional suit.
"Good morning, honey." Guansheng thoughtfully poured a glass of soy milk for Li Yuyan.
Li Yuyan nodded silently, pulled out a chair, and sat down opposite him.
"Dad, Mom, stop bustling about for a moment. Come over here, I have something to say to you," Li Yuyan said with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Li Feng and Xu Hong exchanged glances. For reasons unknown, their hearts began to race, filling them with a deep sense of unease.
"Yuyan, what happened? Can't it wait until after breakfast?"
"That's right, Yuyan. Your son-in-law hasn't eaten yet."
Li Yuyan said in a deep voice, "Perhaps after I finish saying these words, you won't regard him as your son-in-law anymore."
"What?" As soon as these words were spoken, Li Feng's expression turned ugly, and he immediately walked up to Li Yuyan.
"Yuyan, you can tell me whatever unpleasant things you have in private."
"Now that you and Young Master Qi are already married, stop throwing tantrums."
"Don't forget, if it weren't for Young Master Qi, our family would have long been suppressed by your eldest uncle's household. Yesterday's incident is a prime example."
Interrupting her father Li Feng's words, Li Yuyan countered, "Dad, how can you be so certain that he is Young Master Qi?"
As her voice faded, Li Feng's pupils dilated in shock, instantly rendering him speechless.
Xu Hong was equally stunned, unable to believe what she had just heard.
Li Feng scratched the back of his head: "Yuyan, stop joking with your old man."
"If he isn't Young Master Qi, then who else could he be?"
"He's so handsome!"
"His martial arts skills are top-notch!"
"Besides, you saw it yourself yesterday. If he weren't Young Master Qi, how could he possibly have walked out of the City Guardian Bureau safe and sound, right?"
"Young Master Qi, please don't mind her, Yuyan is just..." Li Feng turned his head, still intending to explain to Guansheng.
Unexpectedly, Guansheng interrupted him with a cold and indifferent expression: "Yuyan is right. I am indeed not the Young Master Qi, Qi Xiaolong, that you want."
Boom!
At that moment, as if an earthquake had struck, the couple froze in place, their eyes losing focus.
Xu Hong's face twitched: "Old Li, this... this..."
Li Feng's breathing grew rapid: "Young Master Qi, please don't joke around with me."
"I get it. Is today April Fool's day, and the two of you are playing a trick on me?"
"If you aren't Young Master Qi, then who is? Furthermore, on the very first day you carried Yuyan back home, didn't you..."
Guansheng said coldly, "Don't misunderstand. From the very first day I stepped through that door, I never once claimed to be Young Master Qi!"
Swish!
Memories flashed through Li Feng's mind like lightning. As he recalled carefully, it seemed that was indeed the case.
From beginning to end, Guansheng had never once said he was Young Master Qi.
No!
That wasn't right!
If Guansheng wasn't Young Master Qi, how did he manage to leave the City Guardian Bureau?
How was the Xu family wiped out?
And why would the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce invite the Li family once again?
This had to be a joke.
Li Feng firmly believed this in his heart.
Of course, he dared not believe it was reality either, because he knew that if what Guansheng said was true, then his daughter Li Yuyan had been ruined by his own hands.
Once this news spread, the Qi family—would undoubtedly fly into a rage.
The Qi family was not something the Xu family could compare to!
The influence of the Qi family was far more terrifying than they could ever imagine.
Li Feng swallowed hard, forcing himself to remain calm: "Young Master Qi, are you dissatisfied with Yuyan?"
Guansheng shook his head: "No, I am very satisfied."
"My wife has a great figure, a strong career-driven mindset, and fine moral character."
"Yuyan, then are you dissatisfied with Young Master Qi?" Li Feng turned his head again to ask.
Li Yuyan replied, "Dad, his name is Guansheng, not Young Master Qi."
"Nonsense!"
"He is Young Master Qi!" Li Feng arched his brows and roared with an unsightly expression.
Guansheng took out his identity card and placed it on the table: "This is my identification. I am not Young Master Qi."
Xu Hong's expression changed drastically. When her gaze fell upon the name on the ID card, her mouth gaped open in utter shock.
Clearly inscribed upon it were two characters.
"Guan... Guansheng!"
He truly wasn't Young Master Qi!
"Th-This... how is this possible?"
Li Feng looked as though he had seen a ghost, veins bulging on his forehead as he stared fixedly at the name.
Then, he looked up at Guansheng: "You... you really aren't Young Master Qi?"
Guansheng nodded and continued eating his breakfast.
Li Feng still refused to believe it: "If you aren't Young Master Qi, how did you get out yesterday?"
Guansheng smiled calmly and replied with haughty composure:
"Because—"
"My name is Guansheng!"