Blazing fire is hard to extinguish chapter 61

Extra “If” Line: Personal Nurturing 1

Li Family

Ye Fengshan looked with interest at the boy sitting in the garden outside the window. He appeared to be around thirteen or fourteen years old, with black hair that was somewhat yellowish, pale skin, and was a bit too skinny, but when he greeted them in the garden just now, his face was unexpectedly handsome.

Even with Ye Fengshan’s usual picky aesthetic, it was clear that he was actually a beautiful child, just not fully developed yet.

“So, this is the child who saved you this time?” Ye Fengshan asked with interest.

His gaze remained on the boy outside.

Li Tingyan responded with a “Mm.”

Recently, a major incident occurred in the Li family.

Li Tingyan, the only grandson of the Li family who was raised under the care of Li Zhengtao, was suddenly kidnapped.

He had grown up calmly for twenty years, protected meticulously by Li Zhengtao, but was kidnapped by a trusted driver while on his way home from school.

This was a situation with a grim outlook.

However, the driver did not immediately harm him but instead hid Li Tingyan in a remote county called Changyu.

In a twist of fate, the hiding place was an old temple in the mountains. When the guard left briefly, a middle school student who was gathering herbs in the mountains stumbled upon the temple and found Li Tingyan.

This middle school student was small and agile, like a monkey, and was cautious and did not have any impulsive desire to help. He almost turned and ran away.

But Li Tingyan convinced him, and the middle school student untied him and helped him escape. They hid together in a cave for the night.

The next day, with the rain still falling, the Li family and the police rescue team arrived.

In just forty-eight hours, Li Tingyan was rescued.

While he wasn’t completely unharmed, he had no fatal injuries, which was a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune.

The middle school student who had reported the kidnapping was also sent back along with Li Tingyan.

As Li Tingyan’s savior, he received comprehensive care and was sent to the hospital for a thorough check-up.

After the check-up came back clear, the Li family did not let the “savior” leave.

For reasons unknown, the normally reclusive Li Tingyan, who generally disliked strangers, brought the middle school student to the villa where he was recuperating.

Ye Fengshan came to visit Li Tingyan this time.

When Li Tingyan first returned, Ye Fengshan went straight to the hospital but was unable to see him for more than a few minutes due to the need to avoid disturbing Li Tingyan’s rest.

Now that Li Tingyan had mostly recovered, he finally received visiting privileges and came over.

He took a sip of coffee and said to Li Tingyan, “You must be blessed to survive such a great disaster. Have they found out who was behind it?”

At the mention of this, a hint of mockery appeared on Li Tingyan’s face.

“The scapegoat has been found,” he said, “It was one of my dad’s subordinates.”

He spoke without reservation.

However, Ye Fengshan was stunned.

He wasn’t stupid and immediately grasped the implication of Li Tingyan’s words.

The scapegoat…

So, the mastermind behind this must be…?

The answer shook Ye Fengshan to the point that he couldn’t speak for a while, and his expression changed from one of shock to varying degrees of emotion.

On the other hand, Li Tingyan remained calm, as if he didn’t care at all about the bombshell he had just dropped.

Ye Fengshan choked on his coffee, coughed for a while, and, unsure of how to comfort Li Tingyan, could only continue to pat his chest.

He knew that Li Tingyan had a poor relationship with his father, but he didn’t expect Li Tingyan’s father to be so ruthless.

“You…” Ye Fengshan found himself at a loss for words, unable to offer any comfort, and could only sigh. “Never mind, Ge, your grandfather will definitely handle it.”

Li Tingyan’s lips curved slightly. He sat there calmly; Li Jiang was also Li Zhengtao’s son. Both were family, and it’s not like they could kill Li Jiang.

But he didn’t argue.

He slowly turned his gaze to the window.

In the garden, the middle school student who was his savior was diligently feeding the fish in the pond.

Noticing something, Li Tingyan stood up, walked to the window, opened it, and called out, “Lin Chi.”

The frail teenager immediately turned around.

“Don’t touch that; it’s very dirty.”

Li Tingyan said.

He had just seen Lin Chi about to pick up a shovel left by the gardener.

But it was covered in mud, and the edges were sharp, which could dirty Lin Chi and possibly cut his hand.

Lin Chi almost rolled his eyes.

Here it comes again.

He was not like the delicate young master Li Tingyan. When they met, he was on the mountain digging herbs to sell, his ten fingers almost worn out.

He wasn’t afraid of mud or insects.

But Li Tingyan was strange, always forbidding him from touching this or that.

Yet, Li Tingyan was his meal ticket, his source of money.

He knew he should be a bit more obedient.

So he perfunctorily nodded at Li Tingyan and withdrew his hand that was reaching for the shovel.

“Isn’t it sunny outside?” Li Tingyan said again, “Do you want to come in?”

Lin Chi hesitated.

He still had a handful of fish food in his hand. He really liked the koi in the pond.

After thinking for a moment, he threw the bait into the pond, washed his hands, and then went into the house.

He also saw Ye Fengshan, but he wasn’t interested in being polite to anyone. He just glanced at him and walked to Li Tingyan’s side.

Li Tingyan grabbed his wrist, making him sit beside him, and inspected Lin Chi carefully as if examining a precious porcelain.

Having been in the sun for a while, Lin Chi’s face was flushed, no longer as pale as paper.

Li Tingyan used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead and then handed him a bowl of cool milk custard that had just been served.

He said to Lin Chi, “Just made this for you, with honey. See if you like it.”

Lin Chi naturally took it and ate.

Ye Fengshan looked at the young boy eating dessert quietly, then at Li Tingyan, and clicked his tongue in wonder.

It was quite bizarre.

When had he ever seen Li Tingyan be so nice and gentle to anyone?

Even to a life-saver, Li Tingyan wouldn’t be this pleasant.

Given Li Tingyan’s temper—he once threw a vase at his own father—he’d never shown such a good face to anyone.

It couldn’t be that after spending a night in a cave, they developed feelings for each other.

Ye Fengshan thought as he sipped his coffee.

An hour later, when he bid farewell at Li Tingyan’s house, Li Tingyan saw him out.

Standing at the door, he glanced meaningfully at the room and asked Li Tingyan, “You’re not planning to keep this Lin Chi kid around all the time, are you?”

He had heard earlier.

Li Tingyan had taken a call in the middle and completed the transfer procedures for Lin Chi—already done.

That school had excellent teaching staff and facilities, and the students were mostly from good families, but not as elite or pressuring as the school Ye Fengshan attended.

It was more suitable for someone like Lin Chi.

It was clear that Li Tingyan had put a lot of thought into it.And if he remembered correctly, this school was very close to the villa where Li Tingyan now lived.

Author’s Note:

Hehe, writing a slightly different story of Lin Chi and Li Tingyan~

At this time, Li Tingyan had not yet grown into the gentle gentleman he would become. He was more direct, his true nature more apparent, and he would keep whatever he wanted close by.

And Lin Chi was still a pitiful boy with a bad temper, being personally raised and educated by Li Tingyan.

This “if” scenario could be considered as childhood sweethearts, with butterfly wings bringing them together earlier.