Jian Suiying's emotions were incredibly complex at that moment.
He recalled the lingering doubts he’d harbored when they parted ways a month ago. Now that he finally had a moment to breathe, those doubts grew clearer and heavier in his heart.
How had Li Yu managed tens of millions in cash in just one month? It felt fundamentally wrong no matter how he looked at it. He should ask Li Yu for an explanation, but what position could he take?
Even if Li Yu had covered this expense for him, he didn't feel indebted. Li Yu had taken far more from him in the past. Yet he couldn't shake this unease.
He pondered it for hours while resting at home. This wasn't like him—Jian Suiying was decisive and efficient.
Never dithered like this.
Yet on the question of whether to confront Li Yu, he remained torn.
In the end, he felt he shouldn't have meddled in Li Yu's affairs. After working so hard and feeling so exhausted for so long, he should find
a place to truly unwind, rather than dwell on an ex-lover he had already bid farewell to.
Having made up his mind, he immediately instructed his secretary to arrange a vacation. Staying here any longer would only
would inevitably lead to endless worries. It was far better to get away and rest.
Once his mind was made up, he pondered whether to bring someone along or seek a fling upon arrival.
In previous years, his standard way to unwind after intense work was to spend a week in a scenic, slow-paced place, seeking out pretty young boys locally.
But after nearly half a year without any action, the thought of rolling around in bed with a complete stranger suddenly made him feel a bit lost and unfamiliar.
Finally, he decided to find someone he knew to accompany him. He called Xiao Zhu.
Xiao Zhu answered quickly, her voice tinged with eager delight. Being remembered never felt bad, and Jian Suiying felt a little better inside.
felt a little better.
But when he extended his invitation, Xiao Zhu hesitated and said, "I... I can't go." "Why? You decide where we go. It's just one week."
Xiao Zhu fell silent for a few seconds, "I still have classes. I can't get time off."
"What's stopping you? I could get someone to write you a hospital admission slip if you need it."
"No, that's not necessary, Mr. Jian... I really can't go. I'm already very happy you called me, but
it's... I just can't go."
So, who could he find?
Unfortunately, the very person he'd hoped would bring him stability had dealt him a crushing blow. He thought of Li Yu again...
If not for Li Yu, he wouldn't have known he harbored so many unnecessary emotions.
His secretary had selected a small Mediterranean island nation for his vacation—Malta. He decided to go alone. Being by himself, finding some peace and clearing his mind, sounded just fine.
After an eleven-hour flight, he finally arrived. The taxi dropped him off at the hotel, where he hurriedly took a shower before collapsing into bed.
. Exhaustion made his sleep deep and unbroken until the ringing of his phone jolted him awake. Blinking sleepily, he pulled out his phone to see it was Li Xuan calling.
He wanted to hang up as usual, but his fingers wouldn't obey him—he pressed the answer button instead.
Li Xuan's voice carried suppressed urgency. "What are you doing? Your phone's been off the entire time." Jian Suiying's voice was hoarse. "What do you want?"
Li Xuan's voice grew grave: "I need you to come to Guangzhou." Jian Suiying frowned. "Am I your errand boy?" "No... but you must go..."
"What's going on? Spit it out." Jian Suiying climbed out of bed, fighting off dizziness to grab a glass of water and down it. . Li Xuan exhaled deeply, his voice heavy. "Li Yu's in trouble."
Jian Suiying's knuckles dug into the quilt, turning white from the pressure.
"You. Explain clearly."
"He's been gone for months, traveling back and forth between Beijing and the coastal areas. He should be in Guangzhou now. My father is furious
and forbids us from contacting him. He hasn't reached out either, and eventually we lost touch entirely... But recently, I've heard rumors that he..."
Jian Suiying felt his heart racing. His fears had been confirmed—Li Yu was indeed involved in something extraordinary.
Jian Suiying trembled with anguish, slowly sinking to sit on the edge of the bed, gasping for breath for a long moment. Li Yu... you...
Was it for him? Was it to secure one round of funding after another that you took such desperate risks...
By then, he was exhausted and sleep-deprived, his eyes barely staying open.
"Hello, Shao Qun? It's me, Jian Suiying."
Synopsis
XX's split-second decision pulled the child back from the brink of death, forever altering the destinies of both boys—and indeed, many more lives.
His emergence gradually drags XX and his mercenary group into an abyss of no return...
Ahem, that blurb above was a bit of a letdown. Let's try a lighter version:
Long subjected to his adoptive father's tyranny, the once innocent young boy finally snapped...
Thus, this story follows a delicate young master, tormented by bullying and brutal training from childhood, who ultimately transforms into a cunning, ruthless, and powerful
mercenary who successfully overthrows the unscrupulous foster father who treated him as nothing more than a reserve food source and a dog or pig to be commanded.