His Rui

Chapter 503 The Confused General Li

Chapter 503 The Confused General Li

"Prime Minister Xi"

Xi Ying nodded his head as he stood up from the seat, seeing General Li stopping to stand in front of his seat.

"General Li"

He greeted General Li politely in response.

"What are they all talking about?"

General Li asked directly without wasting time on anything else.

At the question, Xi Ying smiled coldly and said

"So does General Li not have any inkling of what is going on inside Li Manor?"

At this question, General Lu looked confused. However, a moment later, his eyes went cold and he asked Xi Ying with a grim face.

"Is it because of something that happened in Li Manor?"

The question made Xi Ying have a thoughtful expression as if he was pondering over General Li's question.

Xi Ying took his own time to answer the question, making General Li very confused. The middle-aged general was wise enough to see that Xi Ying was just pretending so he felt annoyed.

However, he didn't say anything because he could see that there was some anger in Xi Ying's eyes.

This made General Li wonder what exactly happened to make Xi Ying angry.

Xi Ying answered finally.

"Not because of something that happened in Li Manor but because of a person who is a member of the Li Family."

"Who is it?"

General Li asked instantly.

His voice was very cold as if the moment Xi Ying would tell him the name of that person, General Li would kill that person in this banquet hall only.

However, even Xi Ying knew that General Li was not going to do that.

So he said with mockery clearly visible in his voice.

"Why is General Li pretending to be a very worried and concerned father for my Rui suddenly?"

The words 'My Rui' were said so possessively from Xi Ying's side that for a moment even General Li felt a little startled.

A moment later, his face however went colder and he asked Xi Ying

"Why would I pretend, Prime Minister Xi? Rui is my daughter. I don't need to pretend that I am worried for her. I am genuinely worried and concerned for her safety and happiness."

In response, Xi Ying scoffed only but didn't say anything.

Somehow he knew that every time he and General Li would speak about Rui, they would fall into a never-ending argument because Xi Ying never appreciated whatever General Li has decided for his wife until now except for one decision.

And that decision was marrying Li Rui to him instead of Yi Junjie.

Still, he had always felt very miffed with the fact that General Li never tried to show him the truth of that incident of four years ago. If he really cared so much about Li Rui's happiness then why did not he ever ensure that Li Rui was living happily in Xi Manor!

However, Xi Ying never asked this question to General Li because he knew what kind of answer he would get.

Sometimes, survival is more important than having happiness!

However, he didn't think so. His Rui deserved to live safely as well as happily …just like how she wanted.

Though Xi Ying didn't say anything, General Li still felt very angry with his behavior so he couldn't stop himself from saying

"Rui is my daughter and I have done everything to keep her safe so you don't have any right to raise your finger while talking about this matter. After all, Prime Minister Xi, don't forget that all these years before her marriage, Li Rui had lived in Li Manor only and this General had protected her from every attack."

"Something that makes me wonder how she lived there in the presence of such two horrible cousin sisters and an aunt that is ready to make her yield every time to themselves and she is forced to do so because she doesn't want her father to be left alone in that big Clan."

General Li's eyes went blank for a moment.

It took him a few moments to register what Xi Ying had said right now. Ignoring the last few words, he put his attention on the last few words and asked him

"Did Li Na and Li Caihong do something?"

Xi Ying looked away from the General. At this moment, he didn't even want to talk to General Li. Xi Ying suddenly wished that it would have been great if he had met Li Rui in his childhood only.

He would have protected her from anything. He would have done anything so that she won't have to live a confined life in those four walls of Li Manor.

General Li did keep Li Rui safe. However, he put more of his attention on his wife. His wife was living happily and safely …but his Rui …and her happiness no one cared about that.

General Li frowned seeing that Xi Ying was not saying anything. He opened his mouth to say something when he heard a voice

"Li Na and Li Caihong…"

General Li swiftly turned around and his eyes went wide seeing that his wife was standing just a few steps away.

"Yi Jie…"

He whispered in a low voice and his heart was filled with panic as he wondered whether Yi Jie heard everything they were talking about just now.

At the same time, interest flickered in Xi Ying's eyes when he looked towards Yi Jie who had a slightly pale face.

It might be a little sadistic but he really wished that Yi Jie had heard everything and she would question General Li.

Because Xi Ying wondered what kind of reaction Yi Jie would have when she would come to know that her husband had been using her daughter all this while to save her from Zhao Wang Lei.

He couldn't tell Yi Jie anything because he didn't wish to involve himself in these matters.

However, if she came to know of all this on her own then he would obviously be happy.

Xi Ying moved his eyes to look at General Li and seeing his panic-filled eyes, he didn't know why he felt a little satisfied.