Yet he refrained from revealing his intentions in any setting.
He knew this couldn't go on. He needed to have a serious talk with Xiaolinzi.
So he chose a day when he was in a good mood, ensuring he could speak to Xiao Lin with a pleasant demeanor. He called him and stated directly over the phone that he needed to talk.
Jian Suilin had no reason to refuse and could only agree, unease gnawing at him.
Jian Suilin flipped through his schedule. "This Friday, I'll be home for dinner." "Okay."
Jian Suilin chuckled. "Don't be so tense. I won't beat you up." Jian Suilin clenched his fists. "Brother, there's nothing between me and Li Yu."
"I doubt you'd dare to have anything. But you can't be like me. You need to walk the proper path of marrying, having children, and carrying on the family line
. That's the only way our family won't have raised you for nothing... Alright, let's not talk about this on the phone. We'll discuss it when we get back."
After hanging up, Jian Suying recalled the scene from that day and realized how badly it must have shaken the boy.
After much deliberation, he decided to buy Xiao Linzi a new model phone—a small gift to soothe the situation.
On Friday afternoon, while Jian Da was napping in his office, his phone suddenly rang.
He hated being disturbed while sleeping and answered with obvious irritation.
The moment he answered, a heart-wrenching wail erupted from the other end, nearly sending him tumbling off the bed in fright.
"Bro—save me—"
Jian Suiying quickly pulled the phone away from his ear, his face contorting as he tried to recognize the voice behind the sobs. It sounded like Bai
Xinyu's.
"Brother, please save me! I'm sorry! I can't stay here another day—I'm going crazy, brother!"
Jian Suiying nearly laughed out loud at the sound.
Bai Xinyu kept pleading urgently, "Brother, brother, brother!"
Jian Suiying bellowed into the receiver: "Shut up! What are you, calling your soul back?" The other end fell instantly silent, followed by a shaky sniffle.
Jian Suiying snorted. "You have the nerve to call me? What were you doing earlier? Enjoying life in the army?"
"
"Brother, I'm sorry. Please let me off. I'll never do it again."
"Forgive you? Fine. Hand over those three houses, and I'll let you come back immediately."
The kid was completely incoherent. Jian Suiying struggled to stifle her laughter, her cheeks aching from the effort.
"Waaah, bro, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! But I owe them money—they've got a knife to my
at my throat—how could I refuse? Besides, it was Xiao Linzi who egged me on. Otherwise, I'd never have had the guts—"
He'd long suspected where that idiot Bai Xinyu got the nerve and intelligence to swindle him out of money, making everyone help him.
could he possibly manage it? But he had never once suspected Jian Suilin.
"Fuck you!" Jian Suiying roared. "Bai Xinyu! If you had even a shred of human decency , you should've told me long ago!"
Bai Xinyu's heart trembled in terror. "Brother, I'm sorry..."
Bai Xinyu was still wailing on the other end: "Bro, I beg you! I've confessed everything. Please spare me! I'll never do it again! Let me go home, bro! Waaah, bro—!"
Jian Suiying ground out the words through clenched teeth, "You idiot can just stay there for the rest of your life."
Now, even though Little Bai is a total loser right now, after enduring the harsh trials of military life, he'll transform
into a man of iron will...