"...And that's how it was." Li Caiyi finished her explanation as she wrapped a band-aid around Li Chunhua's finger.
"Those annoying girls!" Li Chunhua fumed in anger. "I'll make sure to tell them off the next time I see them. How dare they!"
Li Caiyi shook her head tiredly. "No, it's okay. If you retaliate against them, they will only come back at you harder. Better to ignore them unless they provoked us first."
"This is so frustrating! Thank god Brother Renshu is there to save you. I didn't even know you were in trouble. I'm sorry, Xiaoyi."
"Why are you apologizing? None of this is your fault, and even without Brother Renshu there, I'll find a way to deal with them somehow." Li Caiyi said as she put the first aid-kit tool back into the cabinet.
She glanced at Li Junjie's door room for a moment. Unlike before, it had become peaceful. There was no sound of fighting or shouting coming from there anymore. Li Caiyi could only hope this was a good sign for them.
As though Li Chunhua could read her mind, she spoke. "I wonder what they are talking about inside. Brother Renshu's arrival here is such a life-saver. I don't know what will happen to Brother Jie if the fight goes on."
Li Caiyi couldn't deny that. However, she felt unsettled when she thought about Meng Renshu's weird expression when he asked her about what happened to Li Junjie this afternoon.
The twins were deep in thought when there was a sound of the door opening, followed by hesitant footsteps. Su Suyin emerged from inside her room while holding her phone with both hands, looking extremely anxious.
"Mother?" Li Caiyi called out to them. The older woman instantly jerked her head, and the tense line on her face softened upon seeing the twins.
"Both of you, what are you doing there?" Su Suyin walked over to them. Although she tried to sound cheerful, she was clearly worried about something.
"We are just waiting for Brother Jie and Father's talk to end. We plan to accompany you in your room, actually." Li Caiyi replied.
Su Suyin nodded weakly before asking gloomily. "Is everything okay with your brother? He told me to wait in the room and lock the door, but as expected, I can't sit still."
Li Caiyi and Li Chunhua exchanged glances and tacitly understood what they must do right now.
"Mother, it might be better not to interrupt their conversation right now. From what I heard earlier, Father seems to be extremely angry." Li Chunhua said.
Su Suyin's brows creased with distress hearing that. "Your father can be pretty violent when he is angry. Maybe we should call the police."
"No need, Mother. Currently. Brother Renshu is there helping us mediate things between them," Li Caiyi explained, prompting confusion mixed with a surprise from Su Suyin.
"Renshu is here? Why did he come here? Did you call for him?"
Li Caiyi scratched her cheek awkwardly. "I brought him here, but it's because Brother Renshu is worried about Big Brother Jie. He said brother has been behaving strangely lately, so he wanted to know what happened."
Su Suyin wanted to say something but later clamped her mouth shut again. "Maybe that is the best decision. None of us have the power to stop them if the fight worsens. I have to think of a way to thank Renshu later."
Almost at the same time when she finished saying that, the door of Li Jirong's room opened with a bang. The three females jumped in surprise and jerked their heads simultaneously.
Li Jirong stormed out from inside the room with a very dark face. His shirt was messy, like he had just put it on in a hurry, and his hair still looked half-wet. There were bruises in a few places on his face, suggesting a fight that he had just been through.
When he was about to walk past the dining room, he spotted the twins and Su Suyin standing together with a vigilant expression on their faces.
Li Jirong stopped and stared at them for a while. Su Suyin was pressured by his intense gaze, but she clenched her hand to steel herself before positioning herself in front of the twins. All while glaring back at her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
Li Caiyi and Li Chunhua were surprised but made no attempt to stop their mother. However, they were very alert and ready to fight back if necessary.
Meanwhile, Li Jirong kept staring at them, or more precisely, at his wife, with an inexplicable gaze. Su Suyin didn't even want to see his face, but averting her eyes meant she was losing here, so she persisted.
Li Caiyi watched over his parents having a staring contest with each other. Some part of her was relieved to see her mother finally open her eyes and take a stance against her father. It made all of Li Junjie and her effort worth it.
Although she could tell how scared her mother was from how her body shook ever so slightly, this was still an improvement from her, who once only meekly and obediently followed whatever her husband said.
The three of them thought that Li Jirong would curse them or say something hurtful to them, but he left after staring at them for a good while. He didn't bring anything with him and walked out of the house, leaving the three females dumbfounded.
Su Suyin heaved a sigh of relief while Li Caiyi glanced at her brother's room suspiciously. What happened inside?
After regaining her calm, Su Suyin trudged to Li Junjie's room, followed by the twins behind her. She gasped loudly when she found a battered-looking Li Junjie laid limply on the bed, with Meng Renshu supporting him by his shoulder.
"Jie!" Su Suyin cried out as she ran over to her only son, whose handsome face was now covered with bruises. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and he could barely keep his eyes open.
She took Li Junjie's body from Meng Renshu and cradled him carefully in her embrace. "I'm sorry, Jie. This is all because your mother is too weak and useless!"
Li Caiyi and Li Chunhua followed suit and were left aghast by their brother's condition. Tears welled up in Li Chunhua's eyes while Li Caiyi exclaimed urgently. "We have to get him to the hospital!"
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