I Want A Lifetime With You Chapter 326
Deciding that it wasn’t a conversation that she wanted to hear, Ning Xi clenched her fists and said, “I
should help out in the kitchen.”
After Ning Xi left, Li Heng curled his lips. “Are you sure that the Ning family will ept her?”
Pei Jingxiu gave him a stern look and rebuked, “There’s nothing that I can’t do!”
“I know, but she’s innocent!” Li Heng got up and patted Pei Jingxiu on the back. “Jingxiu, I’m sure there
are other approaches…”
“I’m not going to change my decision. Mind your own business.” Pei Jingxiu removed Li Heng’s hand
from his back forcefully. “Didn’t you tell me that Uncle Bei will be back soon? After all, he’s your
grandfather’s favorite son. They probably only want you back because he’s missing.”
“I know.” Li Heng’s gaze darkened. Despite his unwillingness, his family didn’t let him off. “How are
things at thepany?”
“Everything’s fine, don’t worry.” Pei Jingxiu smiled vaguely when the door was flung open again. Fu
Chengyan wasn’t surprised to see him. After pausing to take off his shoes, he joined the two other men
in the living room.
Fu Chengyan asked Li Heng, “Do you know He Beiting?”
Li Heng frowned at the mention of the name. Fumbling with the pack of cigarettes in his pocket, he
answered absent-mindedly, “I think I’ve heard of that name before, but I can’t remember who he is.”
He had quit smoking ever since Pei Huan became pregnant. After their separation, he still had regr
cravings for it, but he never smoked.
“I remember that guy vaguely. My source from C Country tells me that he usually travels back and forth
between C Country and other neighboring countries. He’s indeed married to Huan, but they aren’t
really together. Huan must have married him for other reasons.”
Li Heng nodded. “I know that.”
“Where’s Bao?” Realizing that the kid was missing from the living room, Fu Chengyan frowned.
“He’s upstairs.” But as Li Heng pronounced the words, he had a terrible feeling that something was
very, very wrong.
He sprung up from his seat and dashed upstairs immediately. After exchanging worried nces, Fu
Chengyan and Pei Jingxiu followed him.
The terrible feeling at the back of his head got stronger when he reached the upper floor. Rushing
toward Bao’s room, he only had enough time to react when the shadow in the room discovered him
andunched an attack on him.
Soon, Li Heng and the man in ck were fighting in Bao’s room.
The man was exceptionally skillful inbat. Li Heng couldn’t get the upper hand when the man
attacked with such ferocity.
When Fu Chengyan and Pei Jingxiu saw the fight between Li Heng and the man, Pei Jingxiu joined the
fight and helped Li Heng subdue the man by kicking him hard.
Pei Jingxiu moved forward to grab the man, but he was temporarily blinded by a substance sprayed at
his eyes.
The man was gone before the others could catch him. Instead of joining the pursuit, which would be
fruitless, they turned to Li Heng. “Are you okay?”
Li Heng’s brows were still knitted, but he rxed slightly at the sight of Bao asleep. However, he tensed
up when he saw the syringe on the floor.
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“Wait!” Fu Chengyan called Zhou Zheng immediately and ordered him to investigate the names of the
visitors that day and strengthen Wutong Residence’s security system. After hanging up, he stared
warily at the syringe in Li Heng’s hand.
“Someone is trying to make a move!”
The color drained from Li Heng’s face. Pei Jingxiu gave him a pat on the back and said, “That must be
Qin Xiao, the Qin n’s most skillful assassin. He was the one who attacked Chengyan…”
Fu Chengyan said, “I’ll get Shaoqing up here to take a look at the syringe’s contents. Bao…” Li Heng
hurried over to Bao’s bed to check on him. He was still sleeping soundly.
However, when he lifted Bao’s nket, he spotted a tiny puncture on Bao’s arm. Li Heng’s eyes were
filled with a fierceness that only a protective father could possess. But as he scooped Bao up and
made his way to leave, Pei Jingxiu halted him. “Wait! We should let Shaoqing have a look at him first.
And what would Pei Huan think if you carry Bao off without a valid exnation?”
Li Heng knitted his brows. “But…”
“Let Shaoqing have a look first.”
Fu Chengyan appeared at the door with Su Shaoqing behind him. Thetter had already wiped off his
usual cheeky grin and had a stern look on his face. Walking toward Li Heng, he said, “Put Bao down on
the bed.”
Li Heng followed his instructions. After checking Bao’s body and temperature, Su Shaoqing said, “He’s
fine currently, but I have to analyze the contents of the syringe and draw Bao’s blood for a thorough
check-up.”
“Do whatever you have to!” Li Heng nodded.
“If the contents of the syringe prove to be some kind of virus, Bao may… If I can’t prove anything, I may
need to proceed with moreb tests. Meanwhile, you have to be prepared that anything can happen,
since different viruses have different incubation periods. As for Pei Huan…”
“Don’t tell her first.” Li Heng’s voice was gruff. “She’ll definitely panic!”
He overheard Shi Nuan and Pei Huan’s entire conversation in the kitchen earlier. Pei Huan hadn’t been
doing well for the past three years, and Bao was almost kidnapped. The woman would be heartbroken
to know that her son was hurt.
“But the truth will be revealed sooner orter! She’s Bao’s mother, and therefore she has the right to
know!”
“Let’s listen to Li Heng first. We’ll decide whether to tell Huan once we know what is in the syringe.” Fu
Chengyan patted Su Shaoqing on the back and spoke firmly. “We’ll leave this to you then.”
“Alright.” Although Su Shaoqing seemed unreliable at times, they could still count on him at crucial
times. “How did you know there was an intruder?”
Li Heng frowned. “I just knew.”
He wasn’t sure how he knew either. It just suddenly urred to him that the atmosphere was quieter
than usual, and the fact that Bao was nearly kidnapped in the past. If the perpetrator were aiming for
them, Bao could be hurt.
Su Shaoqing was immersed in his own thoughts. After a long silence, he spoke, “I shall not stay for
dinner. It’s best to analyze the contents of the syringe right away.”
“Yes.” Li Heng nodded in agreement. “We’ll have to trouble you then.”
Su Shaoqing arched his eyebrow. “You owe me a dinner. I’d better get going!” He left hurriedly after
drawing Bao’s blood.
Awakened by the pricking of the syringe, Bao started crying and wailing in pain.
Pei Huan was wondering why Su Shaoqing left in a hurry when she heard Bao crying. Li Heng was at a
loss on how to coax Bao to stop crying. Fu Chengyan and Pei Jingxiu were feeling helpless as well, but
they couldn’t helpughing at Li Heng’s clumsiness.
When Pei Huan reached Bao’s room at top speed and saw Li Heng coaxing Bao, she frowned angrily
and yelled, “What are you doing?”
She took Bao into her arms and caressed him gently. “Don’t cry, Bao. Mommy’s here. What happened?
Did you miss me?”
“Mommy, it hurts!” Bao wailed and wrapped his arms tightly around Pei Huan’s neck.
Pei Huan shot Li Heng a suspicious look. “Why is Bao crying in pain? What have you done to him?”
Li Heng frowned at the usation. “I did nothing!” Keeping a straight face, he lied, “He fell off the bed
while sleeping, and I didn’t know how to coax him back to sleep.”
Pei Huan obviously didn’t believe him. She turned to Fu Chengyan and Pei Jingxiu, “Chengyan…”
“He’s telling the truth. We heard a noise and came upstairs. You know that we’re not good at coaxing
kids.” Having said that, Fu Chengyan shot Pei Jingxiu a look, signaling him to say something. Thetter
chimed in with a smile on his face, “Seems like Li Heng’s not great at ying the role of a father!”
It took a while for Pei Jingxiu to realize that he had uttered something that he shouldn’t have when
neither of them gave him a reply. Feigning a cough to cover up his mistake, he changed the subject by
praising, “Bao is so cute. He looks exactly like a miniature Li Heng!”
Pei Jingxiu really had a ir of making bad conversations. However, what he said was the truth, and it
was a truth that made Pei Huan feel awkward.
Nevertheless, she scoffed, “You need an optometrist, Mr. Pei. How can Bao look like Mr. Li? He’s not
his father.”
Li Heng narrowed his eyes. “Pei Huan, even if he’s not my son, I’ll make sure he bes my son one
day. Just wait and see!”
Then, Li Heng went downstairs with Pei Jingxiu. Pei Huan was shaking with anger at what Li Heng said
earlier. When he finally disappeared out of sight, she yelled, “You a*shole!”
“Huan!” Fu Chengyan shook his head disapprovingly. “How did you know He Beiting in the first ce?”
Pei Huan was taken aback by the question. “Chengyan, why are you asking me this all of a sudden?”
Fu Chengyan didn’t reply immediately. Instead, he reached out to carry Bao from Pei Huan’s arms and
proceeded to head downstairs. Pei Huan followed him hastily. “Chengyan, you haven’t answered my
question. Why are you asking about Beiting? What…”
“Even if you don’t tell me, I will be able to find out about him too, Huan.” He stared into her eyes firmly.
“I have been looking for you for three years but to no avail. Don’t you think that he has something to do
with it?”
Pei Huan shuddered from the thought of it. “That’s impossible! Beiting… He… I don’t think he’s capable
of that. I met him by chance four years ago when he saved my life. I…”
Fu Chengyan patted her shoulder gently. “Let’s set this matter aside first. What did the doctor tell you
today?”
“Dr. Su thinks I still need a full body checkup because it has been years. He’s worried that my mother
will face transnt rejection. The results for the checkup won’t be out soon though.”
Pei Huan was overwhelmed by sadness every time she talked about Ning Xin’s illness. “By the way,
Ning Xi… The girl that Mr. Pei brought… Is she…”
“I think she’s your uncle’s long-lost daughter.”