Chapter 51 Love Is a Calamity (Part 1)

company opened, I've been busy all the time and haven't taken you shopping in ages."Seeing Zhou Guangtao finally return to his usual self after such an odd mood swing, Yan Luoxi happily jumped off the...Chapter 51 (Part 1) Love Is a Disaster

"You’re already in this state, and you’re still thinking about causing trouble Li An, how long do you plan to continue acting recklessly" A cold voice suddenly rang out at the door of the hospital room, making anyone who heard it shiver involuntarily.

Li An was very familiar with this voice. He looked up and saw his brother Li Yi being ushered in by a cluster of white-coated medical staff. His deep face was as cold as ice, his expression dark and angry. The moment he spoke, everyone fell silent around him.

Seeing his own brother arrive, Li An’s arrogance immediately diminished. He dared not meet his brother's intense and furious gaze straight on; instead, he half-closed his eyes, pretending to rest.

No matter how angry he was in his heart, this place still had a room full of outsiders. Li Yi signalled to the hospital director and chief physician beside him, acting gracefully yet noble, asking them to introduce Li An's condition.

The two top figures in the hospital, upon receiving Li Yi’s signal, immediately began an exhaustive recounting of Li An's situation without holding anything back.

Essentially, they were saying that Li An was now out of danger: he had undergone necessary surgeries and his wounds had been properly treated. With another twenty to thirty days of rest, he would be able to leave the hospital with no lingering effects.

Hearing this, Li Yi nodded, smiling brightly as if stars had appeared in his eyes. He sincerely thanked the hospital’s leadership and medical staff, giving them high praise for each expression and word, full of persuasiveness. Furthermore, he promised that due to the timely treatment of his brother, he would invest funds into the hospital.

Everyone was thrilled and excited upon hearing these words, as if they had received the highest honor and reward in the world.

Lying on the bed, Li An couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. His eldest brother has always been adept at dealing with people, smooth and considerate, with superb social skills; he had long surpassed that cold and violent father of his in this aspect.

As he listened to his brother instruct everyone to leave, Li An’s heart began to race. Since his brother cared for him so much, he also loved and respected him, but was afraid of him too. After such a major incident, the older brother would certainly not let it go easily.

For half an hour after lying on the bed, Li An did not hear any sound from his elder brother, causing him to feel anxious. He was very scared by his brother's calmness and composure.

Li Yi stood beside the hospital bed with a cold expression, his long fingers tapping slowly on the table, each tap seemingly hitting Li An’s heart.

Closing his eyes slightly, Li Yi looked up and down at his battered younger brother. If it wasn’t for all these injuries, he would have already hit him; this was the first time in his life that he had considered beating his most beloved younger brother.

Seeing his brother still silent after a long while, Li An could no longer pretend and helplessly opened his eyes, weakly calling out: "Brother."

"Do you remember I am your elder brother Do you remember you are a son of the Li family, a child connected by blood to Mom and Dad" Li Yi suddenly exploded in anger, losing all composure. "Have you gone mad How could you get entangled with Yan Luoxi like this! In the capital city last time, it was because of her that you got into a car accident and were injured. This time, it’s the same; you got into another accident while hanging out with her, nearly losing your life!

Lian, did you ever think about how heartbroken and sad Mom and Dad would be if something happened to you And I...

This was the first time in many years that Big Brother had shown such grief and anger. Lian stared at him with innocent eyes, too scared to speak.

Liyi paused for a moment before his face returned to calmness. He looked into Lian's eyes, enunciating each word carefully: "Do you only care about that woman Is living your life solely for her the purpose of your existence Alright, Lian, since you don't take my and our parents' feelings into consideration, neither will I. If you dare to do anything foolish for her again, I'll immediately have someone kill her, cutting off all your hopes!"

Big Brother's voice wasn't loud but it was chillingly cold. Lian believed that his heartless and ruthless big brother would definitely make good on his words.

"Big Brother, please don't! This matter has nothing to do with Luoxi." Lian was alarmed and tried instinctively to struggle up from the bed, but as soon as he moved, pain shot through him, causing his face to turn pale and cold sweat to break out all over.

Even though Big Brother was seething with anger, seeing his younger brother suffering so much pained him immensely. He sighed and gently patted Lian's shoulder: "Lian, from Dad’s experience, don’t you know that when a man meets the woman he loves, it is actually a disaster!

What use is love Can it make you immortal or divine Love can only cloud your judgment, making you blind and deaf. A sane person might be fortunate to lose all their wealth in such circumstances, but they could also end up losing their lives.

Lian, do you think that you are far from losing your life You're my dear little brother; I can't watch you destroy yourself over a woman and cause our parents so much distress!"

"Brother, this matter has nothing to do with Luoxi. Please don’t be hard on him." Lian pleaded with his brother, assuring repeatedly: "I will never act recklessly again, I promise not to do anything that would worry Mom and Dad."

As he spoke, Lian suddenly remembered something and asked anxiously: "Does our dad know about me being injured"

Liyi’s face softened hearing that Lian still cared for their parents. He patted his brother's head gently as if dealing with a child: "It looks like you haven't lost your memory; you remember having Mom and Dad."

Lian smiled sheepishly, thinking about how hard his dad had worked to protect his mother, only to have her suffer immensely from the pain of losing him. He felt that he was not worthy as their son.

Seeing Lian finally showing remorse, Liyi softened his tone and comforted him: "Lie still and rest; I'll cover for you with our parents. It's almost the New Year; let’s not worry them."

Lian nodded gratefully several times.

Liyi’s expression turned serious as he spoke in a stern tone, “If you don’t harm yourself anymore, neither will I hurt her.”

Hearing this from his brother, Lian felt reassured but then started worrying about Yanluoxi's condition again. His gaze immediately pleaded with his brother: "Brother, let me see her. I just want to know how she is..."

"Li An, don't be too outrageous!" Li Yi had turned his face away back then. He was really going to let this unambitious younger brother exhaust all of his patience.

"You're already like this and still thinking about causing trouble Li An, when do you plan on stopping your nonsense" A cold voice suddenly rang out from the entrance of the hospital room, making people involuntarily shiver at just hearing it.

The sound was very familiar to Li An. He raised his head and saw that his elder brother, Li Yi, walked in surrounded by a group of doctors in white coats. His deep face was as cold as ice, with an angry expression. As soon as he spoke, the room fell silent.

Seeing his own elder brother enter, Li An’s arrogance immediately waned. He dared not look directly at his elder brother's stern and furious gaze but instead half-closed his eyes, pretending to rest.

No matter how angry Li Yi was in his heart, there were still outsiders present here. He signaled the director and chief doctor next to him with a graceful gesture, maintaining poise and charm while expressing sincere gratitude for their efforts in introducing Li An’s condition.

The two highest-ranking individuals of this hospital, upon receiving Li Yi's signal, immediately began to explain Li An’s situation without holding back any information. In short, it meant that Li An had already escaped the danger zone and received necessary surgery; all wounds were properly bandaged. After another 20 days or so, he could be discharged from the hospital, with no lingering aftereffects guaranteed.

Li Yi nodded upon hearing this, smiling brightly as though stars in his eyes, expressing heartfelt gratitude to the medical team and giving them high praise for their work. Every expression and word was just right, full of infectious power; he promised that because the hospital had promptly treated his younger brother, he would invest funds into it.

Everyone who heard him became extremely excited and thrilled as if receiving the highest honor in the world.

Lying on the bed, Li An couldn’t help but roll his eyes inwardly. This big brother of his was always skilled at dealing with people, smooth and thoughtful, with high-level social skills—far surpassing that cold, violent father’s abilities in this area.

As he heard his older brother instruct everyone to leave, Li An's heart couldn't help but tighten up. He loved and revered his elder brother, who was kind to him, and the elder brother would definitely not let such a big matter go easily.

Lying on the bed for quite some time without hearing any sound from his big brother, he felt somewhat alarmed by his elder brother's calmness and composure.

Li Yi stood beside Li An’s hospital bed with a cold expression. His slender fingers tapped slowly on the table, each tap seemingly landing right in Li An’s heart.

Closing his eyes slightly, Li Yi sized up his injured brother from head to toe. If it weren’t for the numerous injuries covering him, he would have struck Li An—this being the first time he ever considered hitting his most cherished younger sibling.

Seeing that his elder brother remained silent for a while, Li An couldn't maintain the act anymore and helplessly opened his eyes. Weakly calling out: "Elder Brother,"

"Do you still remember that I am your big brother Do you still recall being a son of the Li Family, bound by blood to our parents" Li Yi suddenly burst into anger, losing all composure, "Are you crazy,糾纏不清地與這個顏落夕在一起？上次在帝都，你是因為她出了車禍受傷的；這次又是為了和她在一塊兒出了車禍，差點丟了性命！”

Translation of the last sentence: "Have you gone mad How are you so entangled with this Yan Luoxi Last time in the Imperial Capital, you were injured in a car accident because of her; this time, you had another accident while with her and almost lost your life!

Li An, have you thought about how heartbroken Mom and Dad would be if anything happened to you I would...

This was the first time in all these years that he saw his older brother so grief-stricken and angry. Li An innocently stared back at him, too scared to speak.

Li Yi paused for a moment before regaining his calm composure. He looked straight into Li An's eyes and said each word with purpose: "Is there only room in your heart for that woman Do you intend to live the rest of your life solely for her sake Fine, Li An, since you don’t care about my feelings or Mom and Dad’s, I won't consider yours either. If you dare do anything foolish for her again, I’ll have someone kill her right away and cut off all your hopes!"

The older brother's voice wasn’t loud but was full of cold menace. Li An believed that his ruthless older brother would definitely carry out what he said.

"Big Brother, don't do it! This matter has nothing to do with Lu Xi," Li An shivered in fear and instinctively tried to sit up from the bed, but as soon as he moved, the pain made him pale and break into a cold sweat.

Even though Li Yi was boiling with anger, seeing his brother writhing in agony tugged at his heartstrings. He sighed and gently patted Li An's shoulder, "Li An, with Dad’s experience, don’t you know that falling in love is nothing but a disaster for men

What good is love Can it grant immortality or enlightenment All it does is cloud your judgment, making you blind and deaf, utterly infatuated. In such circumstances, even losing everything is considered lucky; the unlucky ones might lose their lives.

Li An, do you think you’re far from losing your life over a woman right now You're my brother, I can’t watch you hurt yourself like this for her sake or put our parents through such torment!"

"Brother, this matter has nothing to do with Lu Xi. Please don’t be hard on him," Li An pleaded with his brother and kept making assurances, "I’ll never act so recklessly again. I won't do anything that would make Mom and Dad worry."

Upon saying this, something suddenly occurred to Li An. He asked hurriedly, “Does Dad know about my injury What about Mom”

Hearing his brother still cared for their parents, the older brother's expression softened as he patted the younger one’s head affectionately, "Seems your brain’s still in place; you remember having a mom and dad!"

Li An smiled with shame. He thought of how hard his father had worked to protect his mother. If she were torn apart by grief over his death, he would really be unworthy of being her son.

The older brother seeing Li An show remorse didn’t want him to worry any further and spoke more softly to comfort him, "Rest and recover well. I’ll take care of hiding this from Mom and Dad. We’re heading into the New Year; let’s not give them anything else to worry about."

Li An nodded gratefully.

The elder brother's expression turned serious again as he said firmly, "If you stop hurting yourself, I won’t hurt her either."

Hearing his brother say this, Li An’s heart was put at ease. He then became concerned about Yan Luoxi and pleaded with his eyes, “Brother, let me see her...I want to know how she is…”and went inside. She put the puppy down on one side and after washing up, got into bed herself.The quilt was fragrant, soft, and had just the right temperature and moisture level. Yan Luoxi lay in bed...