"Awake? What happened to you yesterday?" Yu'er asked as Guo Xuyang opened his eyes.
"What happened?"
"Don't you know? Your eyes were bloodshot yesterday, and you didn't respond no matter how I called you."
"Did I hurt you?"
"You tore my nightgown."
"How could this happen?"
"Don't you remember anything at all?"
"No, I don't."
"That shouldn't be. Did you go to Xu Xiaoyu's yesterday?"
"No."
"What about Xiao Yu?"
"I don't think so. I forgot."
"Didn't I tell you to go to Xiao Xi's? Think about it carefully."
"Oh no." Guo Xuyang said, trying to get up.
"What's wrong?"
"I think I hurt Xiao Xi."
"How could this happen?" Yu'er panicked upon hearing this, put on her clothes, and followed Guo Xuyang to Xiao Xi's room.
"Are you okay?" Yu'er whispered.
"She's asleep," Guo Xuyang replied.
"That's good."
"You should go back first. I'll take a look at her."
"Alright then."
Guo Xuyang pulled back the blanket covering Li Minxi and saw that she was covered in bruises. He knew he was the cause.
Yu'er was also stunned, not expecting this.
"Yang Zi, how could you be so rough with Xiao Xi?"
"I don't know what happened. It's like I was controlled by something."
"You should hold the wedding ceremony quickly. I have a bad feeling about this."
"What's wrong?" Guo Xuyang looked at Yu'er questioningly.
"I don't know what's going on, but it doesn't feel right."
"Then I'll have Xiao Lu hurry up and try to hold the wedding ceremony tomorrow or the day after."
"You should treat Xiao Xi first. I think she must be in a lot of pain. How could you be so rough?"
"I don't know what's going on at all. Let's not talk about it for now. Let's sort Xiao Xi out first."
Guo Xuyang began to use his life ability to deeply examine Li Minxi's body.
He didn't need to hide it from Yu'er, as she knew all about his abilities.
"Why are you here again?" Li Minxi suddenly opened her eyes and hugged her knees tightly.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what happened yesterday," Guo Xuyang said quickly when he saw her wake up.
"You almost choked me to death."
"I'm really sorry. I can't remember any of it."
"You really don't remember?" Li Minxi looked at him with disbelief.
"Really. Why would I lie to you?"
"You were so scary last night, you wouldn't respond no matter how I called you. Look at me, I'm all bruised."
Li Minxi started to show him her scars.
"Why are they gone? Is it because of you?"
"I really didn't expect to cause you so much harm. It's like I was controlled by something."
"How is that possible? You're so powerful, how could something control you?"
"I don't know. Yu'er said it might be related to our wedding. She just urged me to get married quickly."
"We never had these issues when we got married before. What's going on?"
"I don't know."
Li Minxi believed Guo Xuyang wasn't lying. If that was the case, then they should prepare for the wedding quickly.
This place was a bit strange. They should leave as soon as the wedding was over, and not risk their lives here.
"How are the wedding preparations going?"
"They should be almost done. I haven't asked, I left it all to Lu Bu Ping."
"Lu Bu Ping? How can anyone have such a name?"
"How should I know? Perhaps his parents had a difficult fate."
"Don't talk nonsense. Quickly call Lu Bu Ping and ask him how far the preparations have come."
Upon hearing Li Minxi's words, Guo Xuyang dialed Lu Bu Ping's number.
"How are things? When can the wedding ceremony be held?"
"Mr. Guo, we're setting up the stage at our manor today, and the pastor is booked to officiate your wedding tomorrow."
"Okay. One more thing, when will you be able to transfer this manor to Xu Xiaoyu?"
"Anytime, Mr. Guo. I was handling this on your behalf."
"I'm sorry, Xiao Lu."
"It's okay, Mr. Guo."
"I hope you'll still help Xu Xiaoyu manage the manor in the future. I'll give you ten thousand US dollars a month, with bonuses separate."
"Thank you, Mr. Guo. I'll do my best."
"You've worked hard."
"It's my duty. If there's nothing else, I need to get back to work."
"Alright, goodbye."
"Why are you giving this manor to Xu Xiaoyu?"
"You have one already, what are you afraid of?"
"What exactly did you do yesterday to stimulate Yang Zi like that? You even tore my nightgown."
"I didn't do anything. I just showed him a short video."
"What video? Can I see it?" Yu'er asked.
"It's nothing," Li Minxi said, glancing at Guo Xuyang.
"Show it to Yu'er. Perhaps Yu'er can discover something?" Guo Xuyang said to Li Minxi.
"There's nothing unusual. It's just a pornographic film?" Li Minxi said, handing the secretly filmed video to Yu'er.
"Who is this woman?" Yu'er asked after a glance.
"She should be a relative of Xu Xiaoyu, but I don't know exactly who."
"No wonder. Delete it quickly. If you don't, it might cause big trouble when we get back."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Li Minxi watched it again.
"Hurry up and delete it. This man is probably dead."
"What?" Li Minxi was startled by Yu'er's words. "How is that possible?"
"If you don't believe me, you can go and ask around after lunch."
"Then forget it. How could such an evil thing happen?" Li Minxi said, quickly deleting the video.
"Don't tell anyone about this, no matter who it is," Yu'er added as a reminder.
"I know," Li Minxi agreed.
Guo Xuyang glanced at Yu'er doubtfully but didn't ask.
The year 2022 is coming to an end, and this book will also conclude. Here's wishing all my friends a happy new year, good health, a hearty appetite, success in all endeavors, and happiness for your families!