Transmigrated as My Best Friend's Ex

93. Nancheng Li’s Sudden Arrival At Li’s Residence

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

“Make some inquiries about Li Qinghao, and find out what relationship exists between Nancheng Group and the Li family.” As soon as Wilbert got on a taxi, his expression immediately changed from kindness to coldness. His eyes were sharp like swords, and there was an expression of fierce determination on his face.

His assistant had remained silent since leaving the airport. At the moment, he finally opened his mouth, “Yes, sir.”

Painkillers were effective for a given period of time, but the virus always attacked Li Qinghao without warning. Just as he went back to Mr. Li’s office, he felt a sharp, familiar pain. He couldn’t help but tremble.

He knew he couldn’t go on like this.

“Dad.” Before his look could betray him, Li Qinghao said, “I have other fish to fry. I have to go now.”

“Well, take care of yourself.”

“Don’t worry, dad. I know what to do and what not to do.”

After leaving Mr. Li’s company, Li Qinghao hailed a taxi. “Drive me around the city. Don’t stop.”

“Okay, I got it.” The taxi driver didn’t care about his passenger’s purpose. He only cared about his income.

Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, Li Qinghao phoned Mu Yinting. “How is Yingli progressing with the study of TRKS’s antidote?”

“Wait a minute, I’ll put Yingli on the phone.” Mu Yinting’s serious voice came from the other end of the line. Li Qinghao sensed that something had happened. Mu knocked on the door of Yingli’s lab, but there was no answer. He directly pushed the door open and said to Yingli, “This is a call from Xu.”

“Give me five minutes.” There were three other researchers in Yingli’s lab. They were all busy.

Five minutes later, Yingli came out with a report and took the phone from Mu Yinting. “This is Yingli speaking. Xu, I’ve just finished the constituent analysis of the antidote that you sent me. There’s something wrong with the antidote.”

This result was entirely predictable. Li Qinghao knew Frise wouldn’t let him go easily, but he still got annoyed when his suspicion was confirmed. He narrowed his eyes, his face as black as thunder. The driver saw Li Qinghao’s murderous eyes in his driving mirror, his heart beating wildly with fear.

“I’ve guessed. Can you tell me in more detail?” As a medical student, Li Qinghao was level-headed.

“The antidote was injected with another virus, but it’s not a big problem because I can separate it from the antidote. The point is that the composition of the antidote doesn’t match the pathogens in your blood. For example, if a patient who only needed 50 grams of saline water were injected with 100 grams of saline water, it would be very dangerous. You… Are you okay?” Yingli was worried that Li Qinghao would die before an antidote was developed.

“I can bear it. Go on with your research.” Li Qinghao didn’t want to put pressure on Yingli. He was also a doctor, so he knew clearly that when a doctor was doing an experiment, any pressure from others might lead to the failure of the experiment.

“You can rest assured that I’ll do my best. Xu, let me know if you can’t bear any more.” If Li Qinghao couldn’t bear the pain caused by the virus anymore, Yingli would advise him to try the antidote given by Frise. Although it couldn’t completely clear the virus in his body, it could relieve his pain.

Li Qinghao hung up the phone and sank back weakly in his seat, like a balloon being punctured. He said to the driver, “Drive slowly and take me to the suburbs. I’ll pay you handsomely. Now I want to sleep for a while.”

The taxi slowly drove out of the city and followed a desolate road through the trees. Seeing that Li Qinghao was sleeping soundly, the driver rolled down the window. As a breeze wafted the smell of leaves, he felt refreshed. ‘He’s such a strange youth,’ the driver thought.

At 6:00 pm.

Nancheng Lie phoned Li Qinghao, but there was no answer. He then dialed Li Qinghao’s home number. The maid answered the phone and told him that her young master hadn’t come back. Nancheng was burning with anger in his heart. ‘Doesn’t he know he’s a patient? How could he run about? Even if he had to go out, why didn’t he bring his cell phone with him?’ Nancheng Lie thought.

In fact, Li Qinghao carried a cell phone with him, but it was not the one that Nancheng Lie had given him in Leiluo Kingdom.

The researcher who had taken part in the development of the virus named TRKS, was now at Nancheng Lie’s home. Nancheng couldn’t wait to tell Li Qinghao this good news, but he couldn’t get him on the phone. Nancheng Lie was filled with indignation and heartache at Li Qinghao’s indifference to his own safety. “You’d better know how to protect yourself. Otherwise, I will screw you hardly when I catch you.” Nancheng Lie crushed out the cigarette and stepped on the accelerator harder to speed up to Li Qinghao’s home.

At Li’s residence.

Mr. Li and Mrs. Li were flattered by the arrival of Nancheng Lie. Whoever knew Nancheng Lie’s true identity would welcome him.

Nancheng Lie controlled his emotions, trying to be polite. He greeted Li Qinghao’s parents with a smile, “Hello, Uncle Li. Hello, Auntie Li.”

“Hello, Mr. Nancheng.” Mrs. Li came up to Nancheng Lie and asked, “Are you here to see Qinghao?” If he wanted to discuss business with Mr. Li, he wouldn’t arrive out of the blue at such a time.

“Auntie, just call me Lie. Qinghao and I are friends. If you respectfully call me Mr. Nancheng, it may cause a gulf between Qinghao and me.” Nancheng was pretty thick-skinned. He was trying to flatter Mrs. Li.

Nancheng Lie behaved as if he were at home. He walked gracefully to the sofa and sat down. Then he picked up a cup of tea served by the maid and took a few sips. “Isn’t Qinghao at home?” There were a pot of tea and some fresh fruit on the tea table in front of him. Obviously, Mr. Li and Mrs. Li were watching TV before he came.

When Li Qinghao came back, Mr. Li and Mrs. Li were still sitting in the living room.

“Dad, mom.” He was now a mature man who could take responsibility for himself, so he didn’t feel guilty about being home late. “Are you waiting for me?” It was late, but Mrs. Li didn’t apply a facial mask in her bedroom as usual.

“Qinghao.” Mr. Li stood up, took Li Qinghao’s hand and said, “Mr. Nancheng has come to see you. He is now in your room.”

‘What?! Nancheng Lie is now in my room?! No wonder I saw a strange car parked at the gate of the villa. It must be his. That guy is obviously not a gentleman, and he will…’ Li Qinghao could imagine what Nancheng Lie would do in his bedroom. He cursed and ran upstairs.

The door of his bedroom was open, and there was no one inside. Li Qinghao turned to his study and found that the door of his study was ajar.

The worst thing happened. In order to express his gratitude to the original owner of this body, he had carefully sorted out all the stuff in the study. He had put those books of photography that the original owner liked on a bookshelf, and those medical books he liked on another bookshelf. As for the photos of Nancheng Lie hanging on the walls of the study, he didn’t deal with them, because he thought it was a kind of respect for the original owner.

Li Qinghao never expected Nancheng Lie to come here. He guessed that Nancheng Lie must be stunned by the scene in the study. He could imagine Nancheng looking meaningfully at him with a triumphant smile.

Tap-tap-tap…

Li Qinghao knocked before pushing open the door. “Sir, it’s impolite of you to come in without the master’s permission.” He leaned against the door. He had just run so fast that there was now a slight flush on his face.

He smiled quietly and gracefully.

Nancheng Lie sat in a chair, scanning the photos on the walls. He was aware of Li Qinghao as soon Li walked in. His heart was thumping with emotion. He forced himself to be calm but failed. He had been excited since the moment he knew Li Qinghao was probably Xu.

He looked at Li Qinghao with keen, sparkling eyes. ‘Damn it! He must be Xu. Although he has a different face, his every twinkle and smile resemble Xu very much,’ Nancheng Lie thought to himself.

Nancheng looked at Li Qinghao without speaking, his eyes shining with passion like a hunter seeing his prey. Li Qinghao felt puzzled. Was he not properly dressed? He lowered his head, checked himself from head to foot, and came to the conclusion that he was properly dressed.

“Hey.” Nancheng Lie gave a snort and walked towards Li Qinghao. Li had a feeling that Nancheng was like a lofty mountain approaching him. “Li Qinghao.” Nancheng stood in front of Li Qinghao, raised his hand and pressed it onto the door plank near Li’s ear with a bang. Li Qinghao now had no way to escape.

“Uh-huh.” Li Qinghao raised his eyebrows and looked calmly at Nancheng.

Nancheng studied Li’s face, then lowered his head slightly and fixed his eyes on Li’s neck. The burning desire in his eyes gradually cooled down. “What happened to you?” There was a reddish mark on Li’s neck. Nancheng rubbed the mark with the thumb of his other hand.

“I was bitten by mosquitoes. I itched, so I scratched myself.” Nancheng’s conduct puzzled Li Qinghao.

“Have mosquitoes begun to flourish? It’s not June yet.” Nancheng Lie said in a cold voice. “Why are you so stupid? You should have protected yourself from mosquito bites.”

Li Qinghao reached out his hand and felt Nancheng Lie’s forehead. ‘His temperature is normal. I don’t think he has a fever. Then why is he acting in a queer way? Does he suddenly fall in love with me because of these photos?’ Li Qinghao thought to himself.