Jian Suiying had always been decisive. Once he made up his mind, there was no turning back. He picked up the phone and dialed Jian Suilin's number.
The phone rang twice before being answered, as if someone had been waiting by it.
"Brother..."
Jian Suilin hesitated for a moment.
"I can't come up with that much all at once."
"That's your problem. You're so capable—figure it out yourself."
With that, Jian Suilin hung up the phone.
If possible, he never wanted to hear that voice again for the rest of his life.
That day, as he left the company, Jian Suilin sat in his car and glanced back at the empire he had built with his own hands. His heart was filled with mixed emotions.
. Thinking back to his twenty-one-year-old self, he could list a whole string of foolish mistakes. Now, if he were to pull a twenty-one-year-old kid
, he wouldn't give him a second glance. He never imagined he'd be screwed over by two twenty-one-year-old brats.
Jian Suiying gave a self-deprecating chuckle, and the pent-up frustration in his chest seemed to dissipate in an instant.
Screw the jade and all that nonsense. I'm starting over and living life to the fullest.
The moment he opened the door, he froze.
The lights and heating were on, clearly indicating someone was home.
Li Yu emerged in slippers and loungewear. Her expression darkened considerably upon seeing him and Xiao Zhu. Jian Suiying felt too drained to even muster anger. "What are you doing in my house?"
Li Yu's icy gaze fixed on Xiao Zhu. "I'm here to see when you'll come home."
"Home? This is just an apartment I own, not my home. Li Yu, I can't be bothered to fight you. Get out of my apartment
Get out. I'm selling this place tomorrow."
Li Yu stared at him intently. "You're selling it?"
"Yeah. You wanna buy it? 7 million, no haggling. You and Jian Suilin made a killing lately. Can't be too stingy about this little expense, right?"
."
Li Yu looked at him with a mix of sorrow and anger. "Fine. I'll buy it."
Li Yu's Adam's apple bobbed. As Xiao Zhu passed by him, a surge of intense malice welled up inside. He shoved him hard, snarling, "Who said you could go in?"
The force was considerable, sending Xiao Zhu tumbling backward onto the floor.
Jian Suiying cursed, "Fuck," as if finally finding a reason to act. Without hesitation, he lunged forward in one swift stride
"Who gave you permission to be here? What the hell do you think you are?"
Li Yu was pinned against the wall but didn't fight back. Instead, he glared at him with bloodshot eyes.
Jian Suiying glared back. The moment their eyes met, countless indescribable emotions of despair seemed to flow through their gazes.
flowed through their gazes.
How had they ended up here? That was the question echoing in both their minds.
Xiao Zhu scrambled to his feet, watching them helplessly. He wanted to intervene but dared not. Jian Suiying said, "Go inside. Pack your things."
Xiao Zhu lowered his head, frozen for half a second before his eyes reddened. He turned and ran into the bedroom.
Li Yu endured the pain, enunciating each word deliberately. "Brother Jian, trust me one more time." Jian Suiying shot him a look of contempt and responded curtly, "Pfft."
He turned to head into the bedroom.
Li Yu lunged forward and grabbed him from behind. It wasn't so much a hug as a restraining hold—the force and motion felt more like binding someone.
For the first time in his life, Jian Suiying realized Li Yu was speaking to him in a pleading tone. "Brother Jian, trust me one more time."
."
Jian Suiying tried to elbow backward, but Li Yu, having read his intent, clamped his arm down tightly. Overcome by desire,
rubbing his lips against Jian Suiying's neck. The warm, crisp scent of that skin was driving him mad.
"Fuck... Li Yu, you fucking bastard..." How dare this man still have the nerve to tease him after all the shitty things he'd done?
Li Yu steadied himself with difficulty, his gaze fixed on him like a death stare.
Jian Suiying had run out of fresh insults. All he wanted now was to kill Li Yu. If he could just kill him, all his troubles would be over.
Li Yu glared at him. "You're just venting."
Jian Suiying scoffed: "I truly don't want it anymore. From now on, you two can do whatever you like with it—just don't bother me."
in my sight."
Li Yu's face darkened. He sensed Jian Suiying spoke the truth. The panic of losing control over this man
Little Zhu quickly emerged from the back, carrying a suitcase.
Li Yu's eyes blazed with fury, his face darkening to a terrifying shade.
Jian Suiying spun around to punch him, but Li Yu grabbed his arm, wrenched it behind his back, and pinned him against the door, brutally silencing him with a kiss.