His father had drunk a bit too much and retired upstairs early.
Jian Suiying stayed downstairs talking with Jian Suilin, detailing the situation they encountered in Beihai, along with her thoughts and concerns.
in detail.
Had Jian Suilin not been flushed from drinking, Jian Suying would surely have noticed the unusual expression on his face.
"In short, go to Beihai. Avoid contact with Li Xuan if possible. You've been there twice already and should have some connections. I'm entrusting this matter to you."
Jian Suilin gave a stiff nod. "Alright, no problem."
"Get to the bottom of this. What exactly went wrong? If Li Xuan really betrayed us for some gain, teaming up with those two idiots to screw me over, I won't let him off easy."
First, it wasn't worth burning bridges with Li Xuan over something that caused him nothing but frustration and no real loss.
Jian Suiying had drunk too much to drive, so he stayed the night.
After returning to his room, Jian Suilin pulled out Li Yu's number on his phone. He stared at it for a long time, but still didn't press send.
Finally, he sent Li Yu a text asking if he was coming to the office tomorrow. A moment later, Li Yu replied with a single word: "Yes."
Jian Suilin tucked his phone away, letting his drunken, dazed head slump limply against the chair back. In the darkness, his eyes half-open
staring blankly into the pitch-black void.
Suddenly, his phone pinged twice. He picked it up to find another message from Li Yu asking, "What's wrong?" What was wrong...
H e slammed his phone onto the table with a clatter and stumbled unsteadily toward Jian Suiying's room. Jian Suiying slept deeply, deeply.
Perhaps fueled by alcohol, Jian Suilin felt far bolder than usual. He sat on the edge of the bed, twisted on the dim bedside lamp, and stared greedily at Jian Suying's sleeping face.
dim bedside lamp and gazed greedily at Jian Suiying's sleeping face.
"Brother..." His hand brushed Jian Suiying's warm cheek. "Brother, when will you ever notice me?" He
leaned down and kissed Jian Suiying's lips, which carried the scent of alcohol.
"What exactly is so good about him? What does he have that I don't?" Jian Suilin's hand gently traced Jian Suying's nose bridge, lips
, and the already prominent Adam's apple.
"Why do you like him..." Jian Suilin's tongue slipped into Jian Suying's slightly parted lips, licking his wet, slippery
teeth. "Why? Why must it be him!" His hand tightened abruptly, clamping down hard on Jian Suying's throat
If he didn't let go, his older brother would soon vanish from this world.
Bury everything along with his disappearance. He only needed to hold on for a few more seconds. Just a mere few seconds, and
everything would end.
Would it? Truly? Brother...
Jian Suilin jerked his hand away as if electrocuted.
He watched Jian Suiying's pained frown deepen in his sleep, a stabbing ache piercing his heart.
He lowered himself back onto Jian Suiying, kissing his neck gently, stroke by stroke, as if to soothe him. His lips murmured unconsciously,
"Brother, you will be mine. Everything about you belongs to me..."
Jian Suiying felt strangely depressed.
He arrived during his lunch break only to discover that Xiao Linzi and Li Yu had both come in early that morning. Jian Suiying was quite pleased—these two weren't lazy.
He instructed Secretary Liang to book Xiaolinzi a flight for tonight, demanding tangible results before returning. After making two calls at the office, it was already lunchtime.
Secretary Liang, who had worked with him for years, was exceptionally thoughtful and sensible. Whenever Li Yu came to the office, he always ordered two
to Jian Suiying's office.
This office building was also one of his assets. His company occupied three floors, with the rest leased out. Finding someone within three floors wasn't particularly difficult.
Sure enough, upon inquiry, someone informed him that Li Yu and Jian Suilin were in the conference room, deep in conversation. Jian Suilin headed straight for the conference room.
The two individuals inside the conference room happened to be seated and standing, respectively.
In Jian Suiying's memory, aside from the incident where he'd been injured because of Li Yu, the two had always gotten along well. Now
it seemed like there was some kind of conflict brewing between them?
Jian Suiying approached them, puzzled.