The Rejected Heiress's Possesive Tycoon Husband
Chapter 51 Guarding Against Li Tianyao

Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Guarding Against Li Tianyao

If he truly sparred with so many animals, how could he not be injured? An Yan wondered. Could he have rabies? I’ve heard that this disease has an incubation period of up to ten years or longer. In my view, Li Tianyao must have some sort of illness. How else could a normal person have such intense control issues?

Li Tianyao allowed her to feel his pulse without any change in expression. "Are you very afraid that I might be sick?"

As An Yan carefully monitored the throbbing of his pulse, she nodded. "You are my fiancé, and I hope to understand you better! After all, knowing both yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle," she thought.

A glint appeared in Li Tianyao’s eyes, his interest piqued. "What else do you want to know? Ask."

"Why do you spar with animals?" An Yan asked. "Surely there’s no lack of skilled people in the Li Family to spar with you?"

"If you can’t even defeat animals, there’s no... after that."

If one can’t even defeat animals, they would simply perish in the animals’ maws, and naturally, there would be no ’after that,’ Li Tianyao thought, modifying his words. He feared the original statement might scare the young girl. After all, the world has changed. Now, there’s a general consensus that human life is more valuable than anything else!

An Yan was stunned. She didn’t understand this logic, but instinctively felt something was off. "How old were you then?"

"Three, or maybe five. I don’t remember."

An Yan looked at him in shock. Throwing a child to kill dogs, and only after completing the task could he spar with people? No, that wasn’t right. He said he had killed many dogs, so was he thrown into a pack of dogs? At three, even if he was five at the time, he was still just a child! What kind of twisted training method is this?

"The person who did this to you, are they... alright now?" An Yan asked, though she suddenly felt the urge to give them a piece of her mind.

"He’s dead!"

"Serves him right!" An Yan blurted out.

An Yan strongly suspected Li Tianyao’s childhood experiences were the reason behind his terrifying need for control. She turned to observe his face. Even when discussing such a horrifying past, his expression remained completely unchanged, as if they were merely discussing the weather!

"You wouldn’t use the same methods to train others, would you?"

"I wouldn’t!"

"I see Li Han and Lu Feng are both skilled as well. How were they trained?"

"The Li Family has a Yanwu Hall. They’ve been training there from a young age until they’re old enough to be assigned to various job positions according to need."

An Yan furrowed her brows. Li Tianyao appeared to be about the same age as Li Han and Lu Feng. Does that mean the brutal training was specifically for him alone? Has the Li Family gone mad? Using such methods to raise a Family Head? No wonder the Li Family produces a prodigy every century! So those prodigies aren’t just born, they’re cultivated through such Gu-style, survival-of-the-fittest practices?

Even without direct contact, An Yan already felt an intense disgust toward the Li Family.

"Li Tianyao, did you have any close friends as a child?"

Li Tianyao shook his head. "No."

An Yan’s frown deepened once more. Being thrown among dogs cultivated his cold-bloodedness, and a childhood without close friends shaped his emotional coldness. So, is his control issue actually born from a lack of security? Anything he deems his own, he would never allow even the possibility of it leaving him.

Li Tianyao had no idea what she was thinking. He only felt that her gaze seemed to carry a few more shades of sympathy.

I’m so powerful, everyone reveres me. Why would she pity me? Just because I didn’t have friends as a child? Heh! he scoffed internally. Although I didn’t have any back then, ever since I killed Gu Shifang, my friends are all over the world!

After the sounds dissipated, the motion-activated lights also went out one by one, plunging the world back into darkness. The two no longer spoke, holding hands as they followed the navigation to an internet cafe. There were four more floors above it. The address information could only resolve the location but couldn’t specify the floor, and the stairs leading up were inside the internet cafe.

Seeing the two standing at the entrance, the plump, greasy owner of the internet cafe grinned and called out, "Wanna use the internet? I’ve got fast speeds and top-notch computers, plus couple seats and couple suites—everything you could need..." While speaking, his eyes were appraising An Yan. This young girl is just too pretty, he thought.

An Yan said, "I’m looking for someone."

"Who are you looking for, little missy?" The owner’s voice slowed, which, far from improving his image, made him seem even more sleazy.

An Yan brought up An Shimeng’s photo on her phone, about to show it to the owner, when a slender hand took her phone.

The owner stared eagerly. I’ll take this chance to touch the young girl’s smooth, pretty hand when I take the phone, he schemed. But to his surprise, just as it was within reach, the hand he was about to touch changed to a man’s. Still, this man’s hand is also very attractive, he thought, and without hesitation, pressed his own chubby paw forward.

Just as he was about to make contact, Li Tianyao twisted his wrist, avoiding the touch.

The displeased owner glared, intending to complain about poor visibility and tell them to ask someone else. Instead, his gaze met a pair of deep, terrifying eyes. The owner’s squinting eyes suddenly glazed over. Staring at the photo on the phone, he nodded. "Seen her."

"Where does she live?" Li Tianyao asked.

"Room 306."

Li Tianyao took back the phone and handed it to An Yan. "Let’s go."

The two turned and started up the stairs, their figures quickly disappearing around the bend. The owner, still in a daze, shook his head. It took him a while to come to his senses. "Fell asleep again?" he muttered. "My body’s been getting weaker and weaker lately!" Saying so, he pulled out a blister pack of pills from the drawer, popped out two, and swallowed them. Then he refocused his attention on his computer screen, unable to remember anything that had just happened.

The staircase was narrow and steep—manageable for one person, but a tight fit for two walking side by side. Li Tianyao had An Yan walk in front.

Yet another protective gesture! An Yan noted.

"You know hypnotism?" An Yan asked.

Li Tianyao replied, "I used a hallucinogen on him!"

No wonder the owner suddenly became so compliant, An Yan thought.

"Wait, why would you carry a hallucinogen with you?" An Yan pressed. As an Ancient Martial Arts expert, is that really necessary?

"Just in case!" Li Tianyao stated.

This... An Yan didn’t know what to say for a moment. However, her wariness towards Li Tianyao had just gone up a notch. A man who carries hallucinogens around—who knows what else he might have on him! Better to be cautious. After all, you can know someone’s face but not their heart.

Seeing the young girl suddenly quicken her pace and create distance between them, Li Tianyao frowned in displeasure.

Soon, the two reached room 306 via the narrow, steep stairway. The black iron security door looked very secure.

Li Tianyao reached out, intending to have An Yan step aside. With my abilities, opening a door is simple...

Before his hand could touch her, she suddenly squatted down, as if avoiding him.

Li Tianyao frowned again, withdrew his hand, and stepped back a few paces, letting her open it herself.

An Yan took a hairpin from her hair, jiggled it in the lock a few times, and the door opened.