UDMD Chapter 1 He's Finally Back

"Our Li family's legacy was accumulated through generations of hard work. How could we hand it over to that doomed ghost!"

"The doctor has already concluded that he won't live past fifteen!"

"Heh, that useless person can't even walk a few steps. What else can he do!"

"While he's still young, let's send him away early and make room for the heir!"

The bus suddenly jolted, interrupting Li Xiao's dream. He abruptly opened his eyes, realizing that it was just a dream, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking through the window, the towering skyscrapers of Linhai City were now clearly visible, and he clenched his fists silently.

Ten years! He had been abandoned in the mountains by those heartless old guys for a whole decade! He's finally back!

He was originally the heir of the Li family, but due to his weak constitution, by the age of five, he couldn't even speak properly. The doctor even predicted that he wouldn't live past ten.

When he was eight, his father's health deteriorated, and during his father's hospitalization, those old guys from the family secretly took him to a remote mountain village and abandoned him there, claiming it was for a change of environment for recuperation.

The family who took him in initially treated him well, but when they saw that the Li family members didn't care about him, their attitude towards him changed drastically. They not only made him do all the rough and tiring work around the house but also frequently beat and scolded him.

His already fragile health deteriorated rapidly due to the excessive labor, and he soon fell seriously ill, on the brink of death.

The family couldn't stand his bad luck and directly threw him into the wilderness without caring about his life or death. But fortunately, he was saved by an old man living hidden in the mountains, who not only cured his illness but also taught him a set of secret medical skills.

For the past ten years, he had been studying medical skills in the mountains, hoping to one day become skilled enough to return to Linhai City and reclaim his inheritance rights!

However, he remembered what his master had told him. Although he was temporarily out of danger, the latent heat poison he carried since birth had never been completely eliminated. It was currently only suppressed by medicine, and if the heat poison were to erupt someday, his life would be in danger.

"Life and death are fated. As long as I live for another day in this world, I will live well, protect my family, defeat my enemies, and reclaim my glory!"

He silently vowed in his heart, his young eyes shining with determination.

"Dad, Qian'er, I'm back!"

This was an old community with a history of at least twenty years. Li Xiao stood in front of the dilapidated anti-theft door, pressed the doorbell, and felt a surge of excitement at the thought of seeing his family after ten years.

His family originally lived in a villa in the wealthy district, but he found out that his father had sold the house and moved elsewhere. He could only find out his father's and sister's whereabouts by asking his father's former friends, and after a long journey, he finally found them.

At this moment, a crisp voice came from inside the house, "Coming!"

The door opened, revealing the pretty face of a girl. Li Xiaoqi, who was only fifteen years old this year, already had very delicate features. Her big eyes were like clear streams, her delicate nose, and her beautiful cherry lips, with skin as fair as milk.

"Who are you..." She looked at Li Xiao in confusion.

Li Xiao smiled, but a hint of bitterness welled up in his throat. When those old guys sent him away, he was only eight years old, and Qian'er was only five. After ten years, the siblings who hadn't seen each other recognized each other.

"Qian'er, I'm your brother, Li Xiao." Li Xiao looked deeply at his sister.

"Brother?" Li Xiao Qian looked at Li Xiao in disbelief, muttering to herself, "But they all said that my brother..."

"Is dead, right?" Li Xiao sneered, "They indeed hoped I was dead."

"Are you really my brother?" Li Xiao Qian looked at Li Xiao, her eyes red, and threw herself into his arms.

Holding his sister's petite and soft body, Li Xiao's eyes were extremely indulgent.

"Brother is back, from now on, no one will ever bully you again."

"Yeah!" Li Xiao Qian smiled through her tears.

"Qian'er, who's here?" A weak voice came from inside.

Li Xiao Qian pulled Li Xiao and walked into the cramped bedroom. "Dad, look who's here!"

On the bed, leaning against a man in his forties, due to the torment of illness, he looked much older than his actual age, and he coughed from time to time. However, although his face was withered, his eyes were full of firmness and righteousness.

"Are you..." Li Zhengde looked at Li Xiao, his expression slightly flickering. After a few seconds, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Xiao'er, you're Xiao'er! My son!"

"Dad!" Li Xiao couldn't help but shed tears, walked over, and held his father's hand.

The family reunited, and there were endless words to say. After chatting for a long time, Li Xiao finally learned why his father, as the head of the Li family, had fallen into such a predicament.

Ten years ago, after sending Li Xiao away, his father's condition worsened. The family used his poor health as an excuse to expel him from the management, and they used various insidious means to reclaim the industries in his hands. In the end, only a pharmaceutical factory that had been losing money for years remained.

"The pharmaceutical factory has been working with me for many years. I can't just watch them lose their jobs. I sold the villa to keep the factory running until now, but..." Li Zhengde sighed, his eyes becoming even dimmer, "The money from selling the villa is almost gone, and the equipment and technology of the factory are severely outdated. The medicines produced can't be sold at all. At this rate, I'm afraid it won't last even half a year."

Li Xiao listened quietly, not saying a word, but a trace of coldness flashed in his heart.

"The old stubborn people of the Li family, very well, another account is added to their heads. I will settle the score with them slowly."

As emotions ran high inside the room, someone outside began pounding on the door.

"Open the door!"

Li Xiao's face was filled with worry. "It must be Li Chong!"

"Li Chong?"

Li Xiao frowned slightly, recalling the unfamiliar name. He finally remembered. Li Chong was from a collateral branch of the Li family, three years older than him, and known for his pretentiousness and opportunistic nature.

"What does he want?" Li Xiao asked.

Li Zhengde sighed. "The Li family passed down a secret formula for a miraculous medicine to treat external injuries. Somehow, Li Chong found out about it and has been coming here every day demanding it."

As he spoke, the door was kicked open, and Li Chong swaggered in with five or six burly men.

Looking around the room, Li Chong said, "Wow, it's quite lively in here today! Uncle Zhengde, if you don't hand over the formula today, don't blame my brothers for being rude!"

Li Zhengde coughed angrily and pointed at Li Chong. "I can't believe the Li family has someone like you! Even if it costs me my life, I won't let you have the formula!"

"I know you're tough, Uncle." Li Chong smirked and turned his gaze to Li Xiao, who was standing nearby.

"How old is little Qian'er this year? She's developing quite well. Dalong, what do you think?"

Behind him, a big man with a dragon tattoo on his head shamelessly eyed Li Xiao Qian and said with a lewd grin, "Not bad, just my type."

The other men also showed lustful expressions, openly ogling Li Xiao Qian.

"If we can't get the formula, we'll take this girl with us. We'll have some fun together, brothers!"

Li Xiao Qian's face flushed with anger. "Li Chong, you shameless!"

Li Chong looked defiant, his gaze fierce. "Today, I must take something away, either the formula or Qian'er. A or B, Li Zhengde, you choose!"

Li Zhengde's face turned red with rage, veins bulging, and he bit his lip until it bled before breaking into a violent fit of coughing.

At that moment, a leisurely voice came from the corner.

"I choose C."

Li Xiao looked at Li Chong with a faint expression, a hint of disdain curling his lips.


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