“Ai, Xiao Shen, how embarrassing, letting uncle take advantage of you, this isn’t very good.”

Shen Zhen smiled and said, “Uncle Zhao, this is simply a mutual benefit.”

After the negotiation, Shen Zhen walked out of the conference room, pulled his tie, and exhaled.

He won over all the companies that were in talks with Qin Yue.

But he had also let out a lot of blood.

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However, Qin Yue’s vision was not bad. He would only profit and not make a loss by cooperating with them. Not to mention unlike Qin Yue, he had signed the contract first.

Even if Qin Yue wanted to re-negotiate, the other party did not have the leeway to regret.

He wondered if Qin Yue now regret poaching away so many people.

After all, that amount of expenses was not small at all.

Shen Zhen returned to his office and saw the land quotation form brought by the assistant, and a smile appeared.

There were now a lot of bidding for the land he had stored. They were likely dazzled by the recent grandness in the real estate industry. Among them, there were no lack of small companies that had just been established bidding sky-high prices.

The land that was originally obtained at one to two million yuan was now raised to one billion, and it would only become even more crazy.

However, Shen Zhen was not interested in waiting for them to continue to rise in value. After all, these small pieces of land were not the main goal, no matter how much it rose it could not be raised much.

And as for the big land pieces, he had his own project in store.

“The best offer is made by Jianghe Real Estate.” Li Xiaolin said.

Shen Zhen: “Make an appointment to talk about the contract.”

Li Xiaolin was shocked: “CEO Shen, are you really going to sell? I think the situation can still wait some more, and the benefits will be maximized.”

Shen Zhen laughed: “Don’t be too greedy, there is no good end for greedy people.”

The boss having said that, Li Xiaolin could only shut up obediently.

In regards to real estate, if there was a market then the price could reach sky-high, and one couldn’t even buy it even if they had the money. When there was no market, it was a hot potato. No one wanted to have a piece of land that could not bring in profit.

This piece of land that had been raised to a billion was not small, but the location could only be considered average. However, recently it was rumored that there would be new urban planning in the area and it happened that the location of that piece of land would be in the center of the new city, thus the price soared.

However, Shen Zhen knew that while urban planning would indeed happen, it could not be completed within five years. This land would have to sit idle for five years, and it would also not be in the center of the city.

Since the price was already over one billion, he would also not be courteous.

Within the business circle, everything originally depended on one’s accurate judgment.

There were many people who went bankrupt every year.

Compared to Shen Zhen’s big profits on this side, Qin Yue was not so well-off.

The media, which had originally been contacted, all expressed that there have been recent policies that this kind of news could not be published.

He opened one of their mouths with money, and only then did he know that they received a notice from the Feng Group.

The early stage investment was directly a waste of money and energy. After all, these people would not refund the money to him.

Although the cost individually was not expensive, there were too many media he had contacted before, and the total expenses were not small.

While Qin Yue had a headache over this, an even more troublesome thing came knocking.

His company saw internal conflicts.

Although those newly poached people promised that they would not leak their salary with the company’s people, but after all, not everyone was tight-lipped. When the new people attended a social gathering with the company’s original employees, everything was revealed after a few drinks.

The old employees were naturally unhappy. In their opinion, they followed the company and worked hard from nothing to today’s accomplishments. But it turned out, their salary was not as high as these newcomers?

The mood of the old employees became extremely poor.

Many of them began to slack off at work.

“Where is the reasoning in this? Old employees who have been working for so long are not as high-paying as newcomers? They even live in high-end communities. We have been working here for so long, but we are still renting places to live ourselves.”

“That’s right, what is this? Since the newcomers are so capable, what do they need us for?”

“If you have the ability then you can go anywhere. I have never seen such a company that disrespects their employees.”

“If my treatment is not improved, I will also leave, who doesn’t know how to jump ship?”

“I will ask the manager tomorrow. If my treatment can’t be the same as theirs, I will leave after this month.”

“What the hell, this is so inexplicable, is CEO Qin’s head alright? Those newcomers have not yet even started to get used to the work but he is already thinking of driving away us old workers?”

“You think you are a senior worker but maybe CEO Qin still thinks that us seniors eat white rice and are a waste of money. We are just not worth giving a higher salary. Rather than increase our salary, why not use the money to give high salaries to newcomers.”

The dissatisfaction among Qin Yue’s company employees had risen even higher after several days of fermentation.

At the end of the month, there was a wave of resignation.

Most of the resignations from Qin Yue’s company were important pillars, who had contributed a lot to the company and had strong ability.

Those who had poorer abilities dared not leave, afraid that they would not find a better job after leaving.

Only those with strong ability had no scruples, after all, they would be fought over wherever they went.

Qin Yue was instantly busy attempting to clean up this terrible mess.

“I told you to deal with it! We can’t let them leave!” Qin Yue lost his temper at his assistant.

The assistant also had a belly full of anger, but he didn’t dare to show it. He could only say, “Then what about their condition for improved treatment? CEO Qin, we currently do not have much funds.”

With so much money, Qin Yue’s company was now bright and beautiful.

Qin Yue: “Isn’t this what you should be solving? If you take everything to bother me, then what do I have you for?!”

The assistant lowered his head, completely infuriated inside, but he could only say, “Then I’ll go  talk to them first.”

Qin Yue: “Go.”

The assistant couldn’t come to an agreement with them at all.

The old employees had made up their minds, they must have better treatment than those of the newcomers for them to remain.

“Brother Xiao Han, we aren’t trying to make trouble for you, but which company pays newcomers higher than senior workers? Where is the reasoning in that?”

The assistant persuaded again and again, but they had already made up their mind and were not planning to give an inch.

Either their salary was raised, or they would leave.

It was useless even if the assistant spoke to the point of getting a sore throat, and he could only go back to report this to Qin Yue.

“Forget it.” Qin Yue said, “Reduce the salary of the newcomers.”

Assistant: “Contract…..”

Qin Yue turned to look at him: “Isn’t the contract yet to be signed?”

The assistant wiped the sweat on his forehead: “But going back on our word…..”

This was a matter of reputation. If what the company promised employees could not be carried out, it would cause great problems for the image and management of the company.

Qin Yue: “Do you have a better way?”

The assistant didn’t speak.

Qin Yue: “I don’t believe they will resign from me and return to Huitong again.”

Qin Yue issued an order, and the assistant could only carry out Qin Yue’s instructions.

After getting their salary for the first month at their new company, the people who were poached by Qin Yue were all shocked, it was different from what was agreed upon!

They compared with each other and found that the salary was the same. The group of people were furious and asked the department manager to give an explanation.

What could the department manager say? He could only say, “You have made no accomplishment in the company, and the senior employees have expressed their satisfaction before. As a result, the company decided that during the first three months you will be issued a normal salary, and afterwards your salary will be what was promised.”

Of course, the employees did not believe this. After so long in the workplace, they also knew that this was just polite talk.

The new employees and old employees were both dissatisfied, and the trouble they raised caused Qin Yue to be so busy he barely had any time to rest.

After complaining to Su Shiqing, Su Shiqing had an idea: “Don’t other companies have a probation period? If the contract is not signed, it can also be said that their probation period is not qualified, and so they are not hired, and the contract won’t be signed. Isn’t this possible?”

Qin Yue used his knotted brain to think about it. It seemed to be the case. Without signing the contract, there was no legal effect. Without the protection of labor laws, they could only leave.

He told this to his assistant.

The expression of the assistant was as ugly as if he had eaten sh*t.

CEO Qin had iron in his head, and it must have gotten rusty, right?

Where did the savvy CEO Qin go? Was he eaten up by a monster?

However, as the instructions were issued by the boss, the assistant could only bite the bullet and carry it out.

When the new employees learned that they had not passed the probation period, everyone was extremely angry, and they rushed to the manager’s office to ask for an explanation. And the old employees of the company made sarcastic jibes on the sidelines.

The company became like the vegetable market. Qin Yue was not in the company, and so the unlucky ones became the management.

They left Huitong which had good potential and came to Wanju. Wasn’t it exactly because of the company’s higher treatment?

The salary at Huitong was not low, so if not for this, who would jump ship?

But now that they were here, Wanju burned the bridge after crossing the river, driving them out with a turn of the head. After leaving, could they return to Huitong? This was obviously impossible!

Go job searching again?

How could they find a company that had employee treatment as good as Huitong?

Once it had something to do with one’s interests, everyone couldn’t maintain their rationality. These newcomers couldn’t win in regards to legalities, so they could only sit and protest downstairs in the company every day. The security guards would not let them go up so they could only sit on the couches in the lobby and even brought drinks and snacks. Every day when someone seemed to come in to talk about business, they would go over and tell them how unreliable Wanju was.

Having said it too many times, naturally some people began to believe it.

So long as someone believed it, then Qin Yue would be met with losses.

The newcomers were not the only problem either, the mindset of some old employees also began to shift.

The original company’s good environment suddenly became tense and antagonistic.

Qin Yue did not often go to the company during this time. He spent more time on Su Shiqing. He had to take Su Shiqing to look at his leg and he even invited foreign experts to come to the country, which was also a big expense.

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He just listened to the assistant relay the company issues to him remotely.

Of course, the assistant would not say anything unpleasant, and Qin Yue felt that these were only small problems.

However, the destruction of a company was often precisely due to these small problems.

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In this corner of the garden, few people pass by, so it could be regarded as a hidden place.

If someone passed by at this time, they would find that the atmosphere in this corner was very strange.

Su Shiqing bit his lower lip. He hadn’t completely lost his mind yet. He knew that what Shen Zhen said was right. He really had no bargaining chip. Qin Yue had lost his special status now. Without Qin Xing to back him up, he was just the eldest young master of the Qin family in name only. Not many people would respect him as before. After all, the current situation was changing rapidly, and Qin Yue wasn’t the only junior in the Qin family.

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There was Qin Li, or at worst, Qin Meng and Qin Shan.

Although Qin Meng had no skills, Qin Shan had emerged as a new force during this period, attracting the attention of many people.

As for Chu Haoyi, although he would definitely inherit the Chu family, the Chu family’s weight was simply not comparable to that of the Qin family.

Su Shiqing lowered his eyes, weighing the pros and cons. He fisted his hands, raised his head and said to Qin Yue who was about to speak: “Ah Yue…..maybe Xiao Zhen didn’t mean it, let’s, let’s go back first.”

Qin Yue didn’t think as much as Su Shiqing, he only had one thought in his mind now, and that was “he couldn’t make Shi Qing feel wronged”.

The thought was so strong that he couldn’t even think about anything else.

“Shen Zhen.” Qin Yue asked suddenly, “I should ask you this question. Do you think Uncle would always be willing to support you? Just because he likes you now doesn’t mean he will like you in the future, but I’m different from you. Uncle and I are related by blood, I am his nephew from birth until my death.”

“Putting all your hopes on illusory feelings, Shen Zhen, when did you become so naive?”

Shen Zhen suddenly laughed.

Qin Yue’s face changed greatly: “What are you laughing at? What’s so funny?”

Shen Zhen shook his head and said, “I laugh at you because to this day you still don’t understand why you were rejected by Qin Xing.”

“I’m not rejected by Uncle, Uncle is just testing me.” Qin Yue almost squeezed out these words from between his teeth.

Shen Zhen: “Really? Have you always comforted yourself like this?”

Unable to bear it any longer, Qin Yue took a step forward and grabbed Shen Zhen’s collar. Shen Zhen looked at him without any waves in his eyes.

“Do it.” Shen Zhen chuckled, “Don’t you want to teach me a lesson? If you don’t shake your fist, how can you teach me a lesson?”

Qin Yue: “You think I don’t dare?”

Shen Zhen pulled away Qin Yue’s hand, and said with a half-smile: “If you dare, you won’t just be bluffing as you are now.”

Qin Yue looked at him with a dark face, but couldn’t even utter a single rebuttal.

Yes, he didn’t dare to do anything to Shen Zhen at all now. Now Shen Zhen was the person Qin Xing liked the most. No matter what this kind of like was, Qin Yue knew clearly that according to his uncle’s protective streak, as long as he dared to even touch a single hair on Shen Zhen, his end would only be more miserable.

And currently, he just wanted to give Shen Zhen a warning.

Even if he really wanted to deal with Shen Zhen, it would not be as simple as giving him a punch directly.

At least it had to be done seamlessly, so that people couldn’t see that it was by his hands, only that way would it be safe enough.

Su Shiqing stood next to him, adding fuel to the fire, he said: “Xiao Zhen…..I just want to know why you hit me, I…..I just want to support myself, yet you don’t want me to appear in Qin Group that much?”

Shen Zhen seemed as if he finally noticed Su Shiqing at this time. He felt disgusted when he saw Su Shiqing’s pitiful expression. He turned his head and stopped looking at Su Shiqing. His tone when speaking was very indifferent, as if Su Shiqing was just a clown who could not affect him in any way.

“Where you go and what you do, I don’t care, and I don’t want to care.” Shen Zhen sneered.

“As for why I hit you, I thought you wouldn’t take the initiative to ask.”

Shen Zhen tilted his head: “What is it that makes you think, all the men in the world should fall in love with you?”

“Can’t Qin Yue satisfy you? Yet you still want to reach out to Uncle Qin, your ambition is not small at all.”

Su Shiqing immediately shouted: “You are slandering me! You are insulting my person! What do you think of me as! A courtesan? Uncle Qin is Ah Yue’s uncle, I just want to say a few good words for Ah Yue in front of Uncle Qin!”

Shen Zhen didn’t bother to argue with him: “Then you are really capable indeed. Just to say a few words, you even want to make body contact.”

Su Shiqing: “I didn’t! You’re slandering me! Ah Zhen! I know you hate me because I’m with Ah Yue, but why don’t you think about it? You and Ah Yue have never been in love at all. Because you and Ah Yue knew each other earlier, I have always been stepping back, but you can’t keep bullying me because of this…..”

Su Shiqing’s tears could always flow as soon as he wanted it to like a faucet: “In regards to love, there is never such a thing as first come first serve.”

“Su Shiqing.” Shen Zhen said, “Have I ever voluntarily troubled you? If you hadn’t always bounced in front of me, I wouldn’t even have any interest in dealing with you.”

Su Shiqing was taken aback.

Shen Zhen really didn’t seem to have taken the initiative to make trouble for him.

But his life was getting worse and worse, and even Ah Yue became disliked by Uncle Qin.

——No, Shen Zhen must have done something secretly behind his back and said something in front of Uncle Qin, otherwise it would not be possible to become like this.

The reason why he had such a miserable life was because of Shen Zhen.

Wasn’t Shen Li, who cause him to be lame, Shen Zhen’s younger brother?

Shen Zhen must have asked him to make trouble for him!

Su Shiqing sobbed and said: “Ah Yue, let him go, he has always been like this, he only finds problems in others, but he can’t see the problems in himself. Shen Zhen, I don’t know how you became like this, but starting today, you and I are no longer friends, and I will not consider for you anymore.”

When Qin Yue heard this, he glared at Shen Zhen: “Are you really not regretful? Are you sure you won’t apologize?”

Shen Zhen: “En, do you want me to put it down on paper that I guarantee I won’t regret it?”

Qin Yue let out a short laugh in anger, and at the end of the laugh, he said to Shen Zhen: “If you encounter any trouble in the future, don’t come to me.”

Shen Zhen made an OK gesture and smiled at Qin Yue: “I will do what I say, but let me remind you that if you come to trouble me, I will only make you more miserable.”

Qin Yue: “Shen Zhen, don’t be too arrogant. If you don’t have Uncle, you are nothing, completely worthless.”

Shen Zhen chuckled: “The same to you.”

When you were favored, you would take it for granted that you were worthy.

But when others were favored, you feel that others were relying on ingratiation.

People were always like this.

“Is there anything else you want to say?” Shen Zhen asked.

Qin Yue and Shen Zhen looked at each other: “From now on, we are no longer friends. I will always remember what you did to Shi Qing. One day, you will pay the same price, and you can go back and tell Uncle, but I won’t change my mind.”

Shen Zhen nodded: “I have no opinion, and I will not tell Uncle Qin. That’s bad taste.”

He was too lazy to deal with Qin Yue and Su Shiqing because they were no longer a threat to him.

But if they rushed over to find trouble, Shen Zhen didn’t have the heart of a bodhisattva.

Since you were looking for death, don’t blame the knife for being too sharp.

“I’ll go first.” Shen Zhen was led away by Qin Yue in a fit of anger. When he came back, his clothes were still neat and tidy, as if he just went away to chat for a while.

In the gala hall, Li Xiaolin finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Shen Zhen coming back. She didn’t feel comfortable staying alone in such a venue, and she didn’t know where Shen Zhen had gone, so she could only sit and wait in the lounge area near the door.

“Have you been waiting long?” Shen Zhen smiled slightly at Li Xiaolin.

Li Xiaolin felt her heart beat faster, shook her head and said, “It’s not too long.”

“Did you eat anything?” Shen Zhen led Li Xiaolin inside.

Li Xiaolin whispered, “I said before, I am trying to lose weight.”

When Shen Zhen thought about it, it seemed that she had indeed said it before.

Seeing Shen Zhen appearing, many people surrounded him again. They just wanted to establish a good relationship with Shen Zhen and become familiar with each other.

At this time, there was still nearly a month left before Qin Xing returned from abroad.

Shen Zhen sent messages to Qin Xing every day, and the two often chatted, but their conversations consisted more about business matters.

Qin Xing taught Shen Zhen almost by hand, just like how he taught Qin Yue back then, but even more patiently and meticulously.

If it weren’t for Shen Zhen always remembering that his daytime was Qin Xing’s night, maybe Qin Xing would have to stay up several nights.

He also knew that Qin Yue would definitely make his move, but it was not clear how.

But he soon found out.

First, someone he knew from the media informed him that someone seemed to be trying to mess with him during this period.

They had already bought a lot of media and online media, but they haven’t released them yet.

Because real estate was an industry, the most one could do was to report tax evasion. After all, the price was supervised by the market, so it was not easy to get hold of any weakness.

But network information companies were different, relying on things that were originally virtual.

“It seems that they want to issue a press release saying that your information company leaks user information, and all user information would be leaked, sold to second-hand traffickers, and used as collateral for loans.”

“I just got this news, I don’t know anything else.”

It was not clear on that side either: “How many platforms and media people would post this, I don’t have any data here, so you have to think about a solution.”

Once it had something to do with credit investigation.

Even if the company’s innocence was finally clarified, the loss of customers was impossible to recover.

After the issue became big, new customers would no longer flood in, and old customers would also be lost quickly.

Sometimes public opinion plays a huge role.

At the same time, Shen Zhen also received resignation letters from many employees from his real estate company.

Although these employees were not the first group of pillars to come in, they have worked in the company for so long, and they have come into contact with the materials and information of the company.

Once they left, Shen Zhen lost more than just some employees.

Sitting in the office, Shen Zhen asked the employee opposite him: “Why do you have to leave? Is the salary not suitable? Or do you have other needs?”

Shen Zhen could say without a guilty conscience that he was good enough to his employees, even if Qin Yue wanted to poach people, it shouldn’t be so easy.

The employee sitting opposite Shen Zhen was a team leader. He had led a project and was considered a middle-level employee. There were quite a lot of commissions and bonuses in his position and plus the salary, if Qin Yue wanted to poach, it would be a lot of money.

The person probably also felt that what he was doing was not so decent, so he lowered his head and said cautiously, “Something happened at home…..”

“You don’t need to tell me these things.” Shen Zhen, “We all know how to speak pretty words.”

The person lowered his head, and finally said: “The salary quoted to me over there is 30% more than my original salary, and the staff dormitory arranged for me is in a high-end community…..”

That was enough.

Shen Zhen nodded: “I’ll approve the resignation letter for you.”

The person lowered his head in embarrassment and never looked at Shen Zhen once.

Shen Zhen didn’t bother quibbling with them either. After all, it was very common to poach people, as long as the other party could afford the price. As an employee, they may stay because of nostalgia, but it was normal to leave to pursue higher interests.

But Shen Zhen didn’t want to provide the same kind of treatment to the remaining employees because of this.

The salary, bonus and treatment he gave were already much higher than those of his peers in the industry.

If it was any higher, then it really became him who was the fool.

Li Xiaolin waited for the person to come out before walking into Shen Zhen’s office. Just as she was about to speak after putting down a document, Shen Zhen sighed: “Are you also here to resign?”

Li Xiaolin quickly shook her head: “I’m not resigning, why should I resign?”

Shen Zhen leaned back on the boss chair, while Li Xiaolin said angrily: “What kind of salary did they get outside before? After joining the company, as long as we did our job well, you awarded us bonuses without even a blink…..”

Shen Zhen smiled: “What’s to be angry over, people go to high places, and water flows to low places, they all want to climb up, it’s normal.”

Li Xiaolin: “But…..they know about our next project…..”

Shen Zhen: “It’s just some projects that have already been implemented. The next ones haven’t been approved yet. What’s the use if they just know the previous ones?”

Regarding important projects, Shen Zhen had done a good job of keeping confidentiality. All the upper management have signed confidentiality agreements. The contracts signed by these people were different from those below. These people were all brought here after Qin Xing’s greeting.

According to Qin Yue’s current net worth, it would cost a lot to poach them.

As long as the people above who make decisions and lead the general direction didn’t leave, and not more than half of the people below didn’t leave, then Shen Zhen didn’t care.

What needed to be resolved now was the matter of Qin Yue buying those press releases.

It was actually very difficult to find out the source of rumors. Even if Shen Zhen immediately sued and went to court, Qin Yue could still pay a sum of money to have someone take the blame for him, and this crime was actually not too serious, the other party could barely be imprisoned for a few years, and the fine wasn’t much either.

Shen Zhen looked through the various public platforms, but couldn’t find a press release yet.

Not knowing what Qin Yue’s script was like, he said to Li Xiaolin, “Call Feng Anyan and make an appointment for me to have dinner with him.”

Li Xiaolin nodded: “When is the time?”

Shen Zhen: “Tonight.”

Li Xiaolin was speechless: “Isn’t it too rushed?”

Shen Zhen: “He will agree, you can call him.”

Li Xiaolin nodded and went out to call Feng Anyan.

Sure enough, Feng Anyan readily agreed, and the two parties made an appointment at a western restaurant. Shen Zhen didn’t leave the company until after getting off work.

Qin Yue probably sent invitation letters to everyone in the company. Looking at the expressions of these people, Shen Zhen couldn’t help thinking, could Qin Yue really be able to take on so many people?

When the time comes, he better not shoot himself in the foot.

After all, the real estate company had not yet officially started to make profits, and so many people were practically supported by Shen Zhen with the money earned from his network information company. If there were fewer people, Shen Zhen’s pressure would actually be less.

When he arrived at the western restaurant, it was already dark. Someone was playing the piano on the stage in the western restaurant. After Shen Zhen reported Li Xiaolin’s name, he was led to a private room.

When Shen Zhen walked in, Feng Anyan was already sitting inside. Feng Anyan was no different from the last time they met, still smiling as ever. He had the face of a young master, but he had the aura of a crook clinging to his person.

“I thought you wouldn’t contact me.” Feng Anyan spread his hands exaggeratedly.

Shen Zhen smiled: “One never goes to the Buddhist temple for no reason. I have something to ask of you.”

Only then did Feng Anyan restrain his playfulness: “What’s the matter? Who is it related to? What benefits can I get?”

Shen Zhen: “Someone bought press releases and the media to discredit my company for leaking the personal information of our customers. Qin Yue and Su Shiqing are involved. The benefit you can get is that I will invest capital in you after June. Didn’t you want to come out and do it yourself recently?”

Feng Anyan clasped his hands: “Qin Yue, don’t you have a good relationship with him? He is this ruthless to you?”

“There are no permanent friends in the business world.” Shen Zhen sat down, ordered a steak and red wine, and then looked at Feng Anyan in a leisurely manner.

Feng Anyan: “How much can you invest in me?”

Shen Zhen gestured: “This number.”

Feng Anyan shook his head: “After all, you want to go head to head against Eldest Young Master Qin, this number is not very good.”

After all, it was capital injection, not bribery. If Feng Anyan’s business was good, he would naturally get dividends.

Shen Zhen gestured again: “Does this number work?”

Feng Anyan asked curiously: “Where do you get the money? Didn’t they say you haven’t sold the land yet?”

Shen Zhen sighed: “For this matter, it seems that I will have to sell a piece.”

Of course it would be sold at the highest peak price.

Feng Anyan: “Young Master Shen is paying an arm and a leg, have a drink?”

Shen Zhen raised his wine glass, clinked the glasses and took a sip.

“That’s right, I just discovered that besides Qin Yue, there is also Su Shiqing?” Feng Anyan sighed, “Recently, this name has been ringing in my ears, and it annoys me so much. I managed to escape his clutches with such difficulty last time.”

Feng Anyan: “It’s not because of him that you turned against Qin Yue, right?”

Shen Zhen didn’t deny or admit it, he chose not to answer.

Feng Anyan said with a smile: “I suddenly find this a little interesting. How about this, I’ll settle this matter for you, but I get to punish Qin Yue instead, is that okay?”

Shen Zhen looked up at him.

Feng Anyan shrugged and said, “I don’t like him, alright?”

Shen Zhen raised his eyebrows: “I didn’t say anything, it’s your freedom to do what you want, it has nothing to do with me.”

Feng Anyan: “Tsk tsk, the heart of a man is indeed vicious when they want to be.”

Shen Zhen: “Then wish us a happy cooperation.”

Feng Anyan raised his wine glass and clinked it with Shen Zhen.

If Qin Yue could hit a hard wall, it could be regarded as his accomplishment.

Feng Anyan was a person who lived endlessly to make trouble.

Feng Anyan suddenly asked: “I think if I compare with Su Shiqing, I’m much better than him, right?”

Shen Zhen almost spit out his sip of red wine. He didn’t know what evil had possessed Feng Anyan that he would want to compare himself with Su Shiqing.

Feng Anyan shrugged: “I’ve been chasing Chu Haoyi for so long, but it’s Su Shiqing who he can’t forget every day. Is Su Shiqing as fit as me, as handsome as me, as rich as me, and treat him as well as me?”

It was difficult for even an upright official to decide on family affairs. Shen Zhen could only express that he was powerless to help.

Speaking of which, it was a little inconceivable for Shen Zhen that Feng Anyan actually didn’t fall in love with Su Shiqing.

After all, in the book, Feng Anyan was no less loyal than Chu Haoyi.

Shen Zhen rested his chin and thought carefully.

Since he was reborn, those who loved Su Shiqing in the previous life still love him, and those who hated Su Shiqing still hate him.

Only Feng Anyan was an exception.

Why?

Was there anything unusual about Feng Anyan?

Was he also reborn?

Shen Zhen involuntarily looked at Feng Anyan.

Feng Anyan noticed Shen Zhen staring at him. He touched his face and asked shamelessly: “What? Suddenly found that I’m very handsome? Don’t fall in love with me, I’m only interested in Chu Haoyi now. “

Shen Zhen: “…..You think too much.”

Feng Anyan laughed: “We can also be considered as mutually benefitting and mutually assisting, don’t be so cruel, so what about admitting to my charm?”

Shen Zhen: “Nothing much.”

Feng Anyan: “I have to use my family’s resources to help you smooth things out this time. It’s not too much to flatter me with a few nice words, right?”

Shen Zhen smiled: “Fine, you are better than Su Shiqing, are you happy?”

Feng Anyan didn’t speak for several seconds. After a while he said: “Although I asked for it myself, why do I feel that you are scolding me?”

Shen Zhen cut off a piece of steak, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly before saying, “You also know that you asked for it.”

Feng Anyan sighed: “Anyway, if it has something to do with this person, there must be nothing good. But since I agreed, you don’t have to worry. I don’t believe that if I made my attitude known, there would still be media who dare to post it.”

After all, Feng Anyan’s family went ashore after whitewashing, and what they did now was in the entertainment industry. They also have a lot of entertainment media under their control. They could be regarded as leading figures in the industry. As long as Feng Anyan spoke, few media outlets had the guts to publish the rumor-making releases that Qin Yue asked them to publish.

Even if some fish slipped through the net, there would be no big troubles, and they would delete it as soon as they got the lawyer’s letter.

Of course, he couldn’t control the government media, but if he couldn’t even control, then naturally Qin Yue had no such ability.

After the two of them had dinner, they went back to their respective homes. Although Feng Anyan acted like a playboy, he always did what he promised.

At least that was how he was in the book.

Shen Zhen didn’t want to let Qin Yue fulfill his wish. Although the network information company didn’t earn a lot, and he didn’t care about it going bankrupt, he couldn’t accept that it was as a result of Qin Yue.

Now that he had decided to confront him, Qin Yue must also be prepared to bear the consequences.

Shen Zhen glanced at his phone.

The information collected by Li Xiaolin had been made into a PDF and sent over.

It had the name of the legal person of Qin Yue’s registered company, as well as their recent projects and the cooperative companies they contacted.

The corner of Shen Zhen’s mouth hooked upwards.

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Qin Yue used money to poach people from him, so of course he could also use money to buy information on the other.

Since he wanted to play games, of course the stakes had to be bigger for it to be interesting.

If it was just a small schoolyard fight, why bother to spend that time and waste that energy?

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In the room enclosed on all sides with the lights turned on making the room perpetually as bright as day, Su Shiqing sat on the bed, hugging his arms. It was clearly not cold, but was still shivering, his eyes wide open and flickering around in fear.

He thought that he would be rescued soon, but after such a long time, his hope was shattered little by little.

Mr. Zheng would come to see him every day, talk to him, and tell him about the current situation.

Su Shiqing himself didn’t know how many times he begged Mr. Zheng. He tried his best to convince Mr. Zheng, promising that Qin Yue and the others would definitely give him benefits after he went out.

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But Mr. Zheng was unmoved.

Mr. Zheng persisted in wanting him to fall in love with him.

Su Shiqing was about to collapse mentally.

There were footsteps outside the door again, Su Shiqing buried his head on his knees, weeping silently.

Why was it always him who got hurt?

Since childhood, he had never hurt anyone, and he was willing to treat everyone with a tolerant heart.

Even if others treat him badly, he would not harbor hatred in his heart.

But why, why were there still so many people who didn’t like him?

Why? Su Shiqing couldn’t figure it out, he clealry wished that everyone would have a good life and everyone would be happy.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, Su Shiqing sniffed, thinking with despair: He had to gather his energy again to deal with Mr. Zheng’s madness.

“Shi Qing!”

“Shi Qing! Are you inside?!”

It was the voices of Chu Haoyi and Qin Yue.

Su Shiqing raised his head, with an ecstatic expression on his face: “I’m here! I’m here! Ah Yue! Hao Yi! I’m here!”

Mr. Zheng locked the door of this room tightly every time. Although it was a wooden door, Su Shiqing couldn’t break it open with only his strength. After trying a few times, he gave up and could only wait for others to rescue him.

There was the sound of colliding on the door from outside, and the door frame was shaking non-stop.

Su Shiqing covered his mouth with his hands, afraid that he would burst into tears.

When Qin Yue’s face appeared within Su Shiqing’s field of vision, he finally couldn’t help but rush forward. He threw himself into Qin Yue’s arms, but he didn’t see Chu Haoyi’s lonely expression standing beside Qin Yue.

Chu Haoyi’s fists were clenched tightly. As long as Qin Yue was around, no matter what he said or did, Su Shiqing would not be able to see him.

No one cared about his dedication, and no one would feel distress for him.

“Did that surnamed Zheng do anything to you?” Qin Yue held Su Shiqing’s face in his hands, and then touched Su Shiqing’s arms, “Are you injured?”

Su Shiqing wiped his tears and said in a choked up voice, “I’m not hurt, I’m just scared, I thought you wouldn’t come find me, I don’t know how I survived this whole time…..”

Qin Yue gently patted Su Shiqing’s back, and softly comforted him: “It’s okay, you will never encounter such a thing again, I will protect you well.”

Su Shiqing couldn’t help but nod.

Standing there, Chu Haoyi felt completely like an outsider.

He didn’t even want to look directly at Su Shiqing.

“Hao Yi.” Su Shiqing finally noticed him.

Chu Haoyi looked over.

In Qin Yue’s arms, Su Shiqing smiled weakly at Chu Haoyi. He was like a flower blooming in the dust. Although he was so weak, he was still eye-catching, with a kind of abused beauty.

“Hao Yi, thank you for coming to save me.”

Chu Haoyi’s voice trembled a little: “It’s nothing.”

Su Shiqing added, “You are my best friend.”

Chu Haoyi smiled with difficulty: “Yeah.”

Best friend.

Chu Haoyi couldn’t describe his current emotions.

He only felt that his limbs and internal organs were getting colder and colder.

For so many years, he had accumulated strength, hoping that one day when he returned to China, he could support Su Shiqing and build a world for Su Shiqing that would not let him be hurt or sad. During his most difficult and bitter days, it was thoughts about Su Shiqing that helped get him by.

Though he clearly told himself countless times that as long as Su Shiqing lived happily, he didn’t matter.

But at this time, he felt unwilling again.

How was Qin Yue better than him?

Was it because Qin Yue was the heir of the Qin family, but he was only from the Chu family?

But did Su Shiqing know that Qin Yue was no longer the heir of the Qin family?

Chu Haoyi was very conflicted in his heart. He didn’t want to watch the scene of Qin Yue and Su Shiqing expressing their love for each other again, so he turned around and said, “I’m going back first.”

Su Shiqing leaned his head on Qin Yue’s shoulder, tightly clutching Qin Yue’s clothes, and did not look at the back of the departing Chu Haoyi.

Qin Yue carried Su Shiqing out and looked straight ahead: “I will deal with surnamed Zheng. You don’t have to think about anything, just take care of your health first.”

Su Shiqing tilted his head: “Ah Yue, there is something that I don’t know whether I should tell you or not.”

Qin Yue looked down at him: “What is it?”

“The reason why I was locked up by Mr. Zheng…..is…..is because…..” He seemed to be unable to continue, bowing his head and crying.

Qin Yue hugged him even tighter, as if he could pass on his own strength to him.

Su Shiqing sobbed a few times, and finally continued, “Ah Zhen, he, Ah Zhen…..”

“Because I went to work at Qin Group, Ah Zhen thought I was trying to get close to Uncle Qin, and he hit me before I could even explain myself…..” Su Shiqing finally couldn’t help himself, and burst into tears, saying with difficulty while crying, “I didn’t, I’m wasn’t, I never thought of getting close to Uncle Qin, I just want to work in Qin Group, learn more things, and help you in the future.”

“I was beaten unconscious by him, and when I woke up again, I was locked up by Mr. Zheng.”

Su Shiqing wiped his tears: “I don’t know why he hates me so much that he wants to treat me like this?”

He never mentioned the real reason why he went to the Qin Group, nor did he mention that it was him who got into contact with Mr. Zheng.

He spoke extremely sincerely, as if what he said was the truth. He kept wiping away his tears, which wet the front of Qin Yue’s shirt.

Qin Yue frowned, his eyes full of anger: “How could Xiao Zhen treat you like this?!”

Su Shiqing became more and more pitiful: “I, I told him before that if he really can’t let you go, I’m willing to fulfill the two of you.”

“Ah Yue, I don’t have to fight with him.” Su Shiqing said, “I know that you grew up together, and your relationship is very deep, which is beyond my comparability, but I don’t think there is such a thing as a first-come, first-served rule when it comes to relationships. But Xiao Zhen is also my friend, if he must be with you, I can also step back.”

Su Shiqing sobbed, “I just hope that the three of us can return to our original friendship.”

Qin Yue looked at Su Shiqing with complicated eyes: “Shi Qing, you don’t hate him even though he treats you like this?”

Su Shiqing shook his head: “It’s me, I was the one who failed him, I shouldn’t have met you, I shouldn’t have talked to you, let alone…..fall in love with you.”

“You’re just too kind.” Qin Yue’s thumb brushed against Su Shiqing’s cheek, as if he wanted to wipe away all of Su Shiqing’s tears, as gently as if he was touching a piece of tofu that would crumple when touched.

Su Shiqing bit his lip and leaned weakly against Qin Yue’s chest.

He was brought back by Qin Yue to the house that Qin Yue specially bought for him. This house was a duplex with two floors and had more than 200 square meters. Su Shiqing’s father, Su Yuan, and mother, Ge Lan, both live in this house. They also haven’t seen Su Shiqing for a long time.

When encountering each other suddenly, both sides were stunned for a while.

Su Shiqing didn’t expect that his parents had never returned to the Su family.

But Su Yuan and Ge Lan did not expect their son to come back in such a state of embarrassment.

Su Yuan also knew about Su Shiqing and Qin Yue’s affairs now, and his attitude was much worse than Gu Lan’s supportive attitude. In his eyes, it was shameless for his son to mix with men, so while enjoying the benefits brought by Su Shiqing with peace of mind, at the same time he hated his son for being gay.

In a way, he and Su Shiqing really deserved to be father and son.

“Dad, Mom.” Su Shiqing stood with difficulty and hugged Ge Lan, “Mom!”

Both mother and son sobbed together.

Su Yuan was asking Qin Yue to explain himself at this time: “Mr. Qin! What happened to Shi Qing?! Why is he in such a bad state? Since you can’t take good care of Shi Qing, don’t come to see Shi Qing anymore. This family does not welcome you.”

Qin Yue: “Uncle Su, it was indeed my negligence before, but I can guarantee that I will not let Shi Qing be in danger again.”

“Dad!” Su Shiqing said quickly, “Don’t blame Ah Yue, Ah Yue doesn’t know anything, if you want to blame someone, blame me, it’s my own problem!”

Seeing that Su Shiqing was still defending him, Qin Yue’s heart softened into a puddle of water. He swore to Su Shiqing, “Shi Qing, I will definitely give you justice. I will go find Shen Zhen now.”

This was the first time that Qin Yue had called Shen Zhen by his full name, and Su Shiqing was instantly overjoyed.

He and Qin Yue have been together for so long, but every time Qin Yue mentioned Shen Zhen, he would call him Xiao Zhen, and his tone was very intimate.

Even though he never said anything, it didn’t mean he didn’t mind.

Su Shiqing persuaded: “Xiao Zhen and Uncle Qin have a very good relationship now, don’t go to him, lest Uncle Qin won’t even like you anymore too, I…..I’m fine…..”

“It’s okay for me to be wronged.” Su Shiqing sniffed, “Anyway, I’m used to it. Isn’t it always like this since I was a child?”

Being bullied in the Su family, he could only endure it.

Being kicked out of the Qin family, he could only endure it.

Not being welcomed by the Shen family, and being hated by the Chu family.

He couldn’t do anything.

Su Shiqing bit his lower lip, but at least, Qin Yue loved him.

Chu Haoyi loved him.

Even that crazy Mr. Zheng loved him.

Didn’t being loved by excellent people mean that he was also an excellent person?

“There will be a gala tomorrow night.” Qin Yue said to Su Shiqing, “Shen Zhen will also go, and I will take you with me when the time comes, and I will definitely give you justice. No matter what, Shen Zhen should apologize to you.”

Su Shiqing looked at Qin Yue, and shook his head with tears in his eyes: “No, what if Uncle Qin hates you even more? I don’t care, I can bear how I am treated, but I cannot accept you being wronged.”

Qin Yue pulled Su Shiqing into his arms, and said softly: “It’s okay, if I can’t even protect my lover, what kind of man am I?”

Su Shiqing: “Ah Yue…..”

The two of them seemed to have completely forgotten that Su Yuan and Ge Lan were watching from the sidelines.

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“Tomorrow’s gala.” Shen Zhen straightened his tie and said to his assistant, “Can I not attend?”

The assistant said helplessly: “CEO Shen, it’s a once-a-year gala, so it’s better to go.”

Shen Zhen sighed, and it seemed that he couldn’t escape from it: “Okay, you give me the information of the guests who will be attending tomorrow.”

“You come with me tomorrow.” Shen Zhen said to his assistant, “You will be reimbursed for all expenses, and your salary will be increased by two points this month.”

The assistant nodded immediately: “Okay!”

Shen Zhen smiled and said, “You won’t even refuse a bit?”

The assistant also laughed: “That’s money you’re talking about, anyway, I have nothing to do tomorrow night either.”

On the night of the gala, it was Qin Xing’s driver who came to pick up Shen Zhen.

“Mr. Qin told me before he left that if you need to use the car during this time, to call me.”

The driver said: “I don’t drink alcohol, and I don’t drive while tired. It’s very safe.”

Shen Zhen felt as if everyone had realized that he paid special attention to safety.

It might be because he died once, so Shen Zhen cherished life very much.

Don’t mention drunk driving, he had never even run through a red light once, and even if it was a yellow light, he would stop the car obediently.

The assistant’s surname was Li, Li Xiaolin. This name was very unisex. One couldn’t tell whether it was a man or a woman just by listening to the name. She was wearing the evening dress that Lin Yuan had someone prepare for her. Participating in this level of social gathering, and as Shen Zhen’s female companion, she did not sleep at all the night before due to the excitement.

Such that she got up in the middle of the night and read the information of all the guests again, trying her best to be able to match the photos with the people when seeing them in person.

“Very beautiful.” Shen Zhen said to Li Xiaolin, “You have a very good figure.”

Li Xiaolin blushed a little, and carefully looked at Shen Zhen’s profile. She was sitting next to Shen Zhen, and at this time she felt that the temperature in the car was so high that she couldn’t breathe.

The plot of the novel “The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me” that she had read before suddenly emerged.

This kind of beginning, could it be…..

Li Xiaolin fantasized for a while, and blushed like an apple.

Shen Zhen also noticed it, and he asked, “Is the heat too high?”

The driver also said, “Then I’ll turn it down a little bit.”

Li Xiaolin shook her head vigorously: “No, no, the heat is not very high.”

Shen Zhen: “You don’t have a cold, do you? If so then don’t go tonight, I’ll take you to the hospital first?”

Li Xiaolin said excitedly: “No, I don’t have a cold, I’m just too nervous!”

Shen Zhen was doubtful: “Really?”

Li Xiaolin: “It’s more real than pearls!”

Shen Zhen: “Then okay, if you feel uncomfortable, tell me earlier, don’t bear it.”

Li Xiaolin breathed a sigh of relief: “Okay.”

She calmed down her heartbeat, but still paid attention to Shen Zhen involuntarily.

He had a good figure, good looks, and had a gentlemanly demeanor. As his assistant, she also knew that Shen Zhen’s private life was also very clean.

So young yet he was already a CEO.

Such a man must have many suitors, right?

If one could be with him, one must have a very happy life, right?

Li Xiaolin’s thoughts wandered into the sky.

Don’t know who had such luck. If she had such luck, she would really celebrate by setting off firecrackers.

The gala was held in a hotel on the outskirts of the city. This hotel occupied a large area, but it was more of a green environment and was built like a manor. After entering the iron gate, passing through the garden and fountains, one could see the hotel’s true face.

Shen Zhen opened the car door, got out of the car, politely put his hand on the top of the car door, and waited for Li Xiaolin to come out before he withdrew his hand.

The doorman opened the door, and Shen Zhen took off his coat and handed it to the attendant standing on the side.

Li Xiaolin followed behind Shen Zhen, her heart beating non-stop.

“It’s Young Master Shen!”

“It’s rare to see you. I thought you wouldn’t come this time.”

“What Young Master Shen? Now it’s CEO Shen.”

Many people came to say hello, and Shen Zhen also greeted back politely.

“Is this CEO Shen’s girlfriend?” Someone suddenly asked about Li Xiaolin.

Li Xiaolin quickly said: “No, I am…..”

Shen Zhen interrupted: “We’re friends, not boyfriend and girlfriend.”

After Shen Zhen said that, of course the other didn’t continue to ask questions tactlessly.

“I seem to have seen Eldest Young Master Qin just now.” Someone said suddenly.

“He’s over there, does CEO Shen want to go over?”

Most of them know that Shen Zhen and Qin Yue have been playmates since childhood, but they didn’t know what happened afterwards.

Shen Zhen waved his hand: “No need.”

The person who mentioned Qin Yue had an embarrassed expression on his face, but he quickly said, “That’s right, it’s common to see each other after all.”

After finally chatting with a bunch of people, Shen Zhen finally found a sofa and sat down. He was not hungry, nor did he want to eat snacks, let alone drink alcohol.

Li Xiaolin asked worriedly: “CEO Shen, we will just be sitting here?”

Shen Zhen nodded: “What else, anyway, I just came to have a look, and there is no need to establish a good relationship with them.”

When there were benefits, these people would naturally rush forward.

No matter how good the relationship was, if there were no benefits then it was useless.

Li Xiaolin was still a little worried. In her view, all the people attending this gala were big shots.

Shen Zhen: “If you’re hungry, there are desserts on the table, or you can ask the waiter to order what you want.”

Li Xiaolin shook her head: “No need, I’ve been trying to lose weight recently.”

Shen Zhen glanced at her: “You are not fat, just fit.”

Li Xiaolin’s face turned red again. This kind of careless seduction was the most deadly.

Just as Shen Zhen was about to sit here until the gala was over, the light in front of him was suddenly blocked, casting a shadow.

Shen Zhen raised his head, and what he saw was Qin Yue’s angry face.

Qin Yue seemed to be holding his breath, and said through gritted teeth: “Shen Zhen, come out with me.”

Shen Zhen asked inexplicably, “Why?”

Qin Yue: “If you don’t want to fight with me in public and lose face in front of everyone, it’s better to go out with me.”

Li Xiaolin also saw that Qin Yue’s intentions were not friendly, so she plucked up her courage and said: “Mr., Mr. Qin, if you have anything to say, you can contact the lawyer. If you do anything to CEO Shen, I will call the police now and sue you for intentional injury.”

Qin Yue glanced at Li Xiaolin with an unkind expression.

Li Xiaolin choked instantly.

Shen Zhen stood up from the sofa and looked at Qin Yue face to face. The distance between them was no more than ten centimeters. Qin Yue’s eyes were full of anger, but Shen Zhen’s eyes were emotionless and still.

The two sides confronted each other, and neither of them moved.

“Shi Qing, did you hit him?” Qin Yue asked.

Shen Zhen: “En, I did.”

Qin Yue: “You also handed him over to surnamed Zheng?”

Shen Zhen didn’t quite understand, he sneered and said, “Qin Yue, use your brain when you speak, who is surnamed Zheng?”

Qin Yue lowered his voice: “Shen Zhen, don’t play dumb.”

The two just looked at each other, and Li Xiaolin was so anxious that she almost cried.

“What’s happening between CEO Shen and Eldest Young Master Qin?”

“Argument? Didn’t they have a good relationship before?”

“Who knows? Young people have big tempers, so there must be some friction?”

Qin Yue: “You should give an explanation for what Shi Qing had suffered during this period of time, shouldn’t you?”

“What explanation?” Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue expressionlessly, “He did it to himself, yet I have to give him an explanation?”

Qin Yue clenched his fist tightly, as if he was about to swing it at Shen Zhen’s face in the next second.

Qin Yue: “You aren’t sorry for what you have done even now? Shi Qing never hurt you, but you have always hated him. Aren’t you ashamed of your viciousness?”

“Ashame?” Shen Zhen tilted his head and smiled at Qin Yue: “The only thing that makes me feel ashamed is that when he first appeared, I should have made him disappear from my eyes forever.”

“Why are you so cruel?” Qin Yue was extremely angry, his fists trembling slightly.

Shen Zhen: “Let’s go.”

Qin Yue was taken aback for a moment: “Go where?”

Shen Zhen sneered and said, “Aren’t you going to take me to a quiet place? Let’s go.”

With so many people watching, it would be difficult for him to beat up Qin Yue.

Originally he thought that Su Shiqing and Qin Yue could stay away from his sight, but since they came out to find fault by themselves, they couldn’t blame him.

The two walked towards the corner of the garden in silence.

Shen Zhen saw Su Shiqing sitting by the small fountain almost at a glance.

Su Shiqing lost weight, but not much. His lame leg was well concealed, and if he walked slowly, one wouldn’t be able to see it at all.

“Ah Yue!” Su Shiqing came over, but stopped when he saw Shen Zhen. His face turned pale, as if he remembered the time when he was pushed down to the ground by Shen Zhen and beaten viciously.

Except for that incident with Shen Li, he was only beaten by Shen Zhen.

His fear of Shen Zhen rose at this moment.

“Su Shiqing.” Shen Zhen didn’t even spare Su Shiqing a look, “Isn’t the lesson from last time not enough?”

Su Shiqing trembled: “No, no, I persuaded Ah Yue, but Ah Yue didn’t listen to me…..”

“Shi Qing!” Qin Yue finally couldn’t help but said, “Can’t you not be so gentle? It’s him who did the wrong thing, not you!”

Su Shiqing looked at Qin Yue, and tears fell from the corners of his eyes again.

“This drama is a bit lame.” Shen Zhen watched from the side with folded arms.

Shen Zhen: “I’m not very interested either.”

Su Shiqing: “…..Xiao Zhen, you should have calmed down now, right? I, I, I can forgive you for treating me like that before, as long as you are no longer like before…..”

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“Forgive?” Shen Zhen seemed to have heard some joke, “You, forgive, me?”

“Why should I ask you to forgive me?”

“Apart from Qin Yue and Chu Haoyi, what chips do you have?”

Shen Zhen smiled and said: “By the way, I don’t even care about Qin Yue and Chu Haoyi now.”

Shen Zhen turned to look at Qin Yue, the smile on the corner of his mouth turning a bit evil: “Are you sure you want to shed all pretenses of cordiality?”

“If you decide so, it doesn’t matter to me.”

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Looking at Shen Mu in front of him, Shen Zhen didn’t feel anything in his heart.

Shen Mu was a person who never felt that he had done wrong. Shen Zhen did not have much contact with him, but he was still clear on what kind of personality Shen Mu had.

This person always puts his own interests first. He, Shen Mu, didn’t care about the Shen family. If he could get greater benefits, he could even give up his own family.

Shen Mu looked at Shen Zhen’s expression, and knew that his eldest brother was as cold-blooded and ruthless as always, and would not be easy to convince, so he put all his energy on Shen Li, saying pitifully: “Xiao Li, you know what kind of life I’ve been living recently. I already know I shouldn’t have treated you that way before, but I couldn’t bring myself to apologize to you this whole time.”

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Shen Li turned his head uncomfortably: “That, that…..”

Seeing Shen Li’s softened expression, Shen Mu knew there was a chance here, so he said, “How about we go up and talk, it’s not good to continue standing out here.”

Shen Li turned his head and looked at Shen Zhen’s eyes questioningly.

However, Shen Zhen had already turned around and was walking towards the gate. When he left, he said without looking back, “You guys talk by yourselves.”

Shen Li thought that Shen Zhen agreed to take in Shen Mu, but in the next second Shen Zhen said: “But don’t go upstairs, don’t forget, the place you live is my property.”

Shen Li: “…..”

It seemed that there was no agreement here.

He turned his head to look at Shen Mu, and sighed: “Brother, you should go find your friends, I can’t do anything here.”

Shen Mu looked at Shen Zhen’s back with gloomy eyes, but the next second he recovered his previous pitiful expression, and he quickly said to Shen Li: “Xiao Li, just look at me now, no matter how angry I was before, you should’ve calmed down now, right?”

Shen Li scratched his cheek, indeed, seeing Shen Mu’s miserable state, his anger had indeed dissipated long ago.

After all, in his memory, his two older brothers always looked very mature and gentlemanly, and whenever they went out together, others would say, “Why is Xiao Li still acting like he hasn’t grown up?”

“It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t grow up, anyway, his big brothers are so talented, Xiao Li is lucky, he has a blessed life.”

“Yeah, it’s also good to be carefree all your life. You don’t have to worry about anything.”

It seemed that he had been compared with his brothers since he was a child.

While those people were saying things like “Xiao Li’s life is good”, they also felt that he was just a waste of space who happened to be born in a wealthy family.

Shen Li looked at the pathetic Shen Mu in front of him, and thought about Shen Zhen’s words. He could only say in a small voice: “I am living in an apartment arranged by Eldest Brother, and I am also working in Eldest Brother’s company. How about I beg Eldest Brother, and let you go to work in his company too?”

Shen Mu repeated Shen Li’s words in disbelief: “Go to work?”

He also stretched out his index finger and pointed at his own nose: “Me, go to work?”

Shen Li said as a matter-of-factly: “Yeah, otherwise how do you have money? Let me tell you, Eldest Brother’s company pays very well. I am just an intern now and although the salary is not high, the company’s cafeteria is very cheap but the meals are very rich. Also, the company even provides afternoon tea and dessert every afternoon.”

Shen Mu looked at Shen Li who was blabbering away excitedly, with an expression of one having seen a ghost on his face.

Wasn’t his little brother always lazy? Never sit when he could lie down, never stand when you could sit.

Moreover, he also had the acquired temper of a young master. If one wants to offend someone, just take him out for a walk and it’ll be done.

But this kind of young master was now actually working in Shen Zhen’s company?

And voluntarily?

And even thinking that the employment benefits were very good?

Shen Mu was a little dizzy, he must have transmigrated to some other world, right?

Was this Shen Li in front of him really Shen Li? Could it be that he was brainwashed by Shen Zhen?

The corners of Shen Mu’s mouth twitched.

But he still bowed his head in a very sensible manner and said, “Xiao Li, you also know my current situation. I’m not in good shape recently, and my health is not very good. If I want to go to work, I think I may need to recuperate for a while first.”

Shen Li hesitated. He suddenly remembered something, and asked, “Where is Second Brother?”

Shen Mu suddenly froze.

Shen Yun was like a piece of waste now.

All he was thinking about now was Su Shiqing, and because he had no money and didn’t want to lose face, he refused to go to the hospital. As a result, he had been walking with a limp for a while now, but even so he didn’t care about it, and felt that it didn’t matter if he was crippled all his life. After all, Su Shiqing’s leg was also lame. Thinking about it this way, the two of them seem to make a good match.

Although Shen Mu could understand, he also felt that Shen Yun had gone too far.

Even if he also liked Su Shiqing, he wouldn’t like Su Shiqing to the extent that just because the other became lame, he would become lame too.

Wasn’t that the same as being crazy?

Shen Mu said: “Your Second Brother may have some psychological problems recently. I asked him to come to see you with me, but he didn’t want to. I asked him to go home with me and beg Dad but he refused as well.”

Shen Li couldn’t believe it: “Is he crazy?”

Shen Mu really felt the same way, but he couldn’t be as straightforward as Shen Li, he just said: “Maybe he just didn’t figure it out yet.”

Shen Li: “Then it’s useless for you to look for me, I’m not a psychiatrist.”

Shen Mu: “…..”

Now he suddenly felt that Shen Li’s one-track mind was not a good thing.

He used to think this kind of person was easy to use, but now he felt that he was just too stupid.

“I don’t have any money with me right now.” Shen Li suddenly remembered this. He took out his wallet and took out the only few hundred yuan cash he had left. There was some money in his bank card——but that was his living expenses for next month, and it was not like he could live on nothing for the next month just to help his two brothers, right? Shen Li was not that selfless.

Shen Li handed the money to Shen Mu: “I only have this little money on me, you go and use it first, take care of your health, and find a job when you’ve recuperated.”

Shen Mu looked at the several hundred yuan in his hand in disbelief, there was even some spare change in it. Last time Shen Li at least gave them a few thousand, but this time it was only a few hundred?

What was a few hundred yuan enough for? At most it could just pay for the next month’s rent.

Although it was a low-rent housing, the housing price had been rising recently, so the landlord would also increase their rent as well.

What was the difference between this and sending off a beggar?

Shen Mu couldn’t accept this. He stared at Shen Li: “Xiao Li, how did your Third Brother treat you before?”

Shen Li didn’t understand: “Just okay? I remember you used to snatch my game console before.”

Shen Mu: “…..”

Shen Mu: “I gave you pocket money before.”

Shen Li suddenly remembered, and he said strangely: “Wasn’t that because I took the blame for you and had my pocket money deducted by our dad so you compensated me?”

Recalling this, Shen Li was also a little angry: “You only gave me half!”

Shen Mu was speechless, if it wasn’t because he had no other choice, he really didn’t want to deal with Shen Li.

“You are by Shen Zhen’s side now, how much money he has, you should be very clear, right?” Shen Mu suddenly said, “Don’t forget how much you hated him before, and you were even beaten up by him during the first meeting, is your memory so bad?”

Shen Li didn’t respond.

Shen Mu thought he had hit on Shen Li’s sore spot, so he quickly continued: “You should be clear about how much you hated him before, right? Do you think he actually has any brotherly affection for you?”

“He hasn’t seen the Shen family for so many years, and he hasn’t been very good to you either. But now he just treats you a little better, and you forget everything that happened before?”

“Why don’t you think about it, maybe he was just waiting for this day, waiting for you to leave the Shen family, so that us brothers would turn against each other and he could reap the benefits.”

Shen Mu said: “Think about it, he is our eldest brother and the legitimate heir of the Shen family. If we have a falling out, he can deal with us one by one, and at that time wouldn’t the Shen family be in his pocket?”

Shen Li was taken aback by Shen Mu’s words.

He…..he really didn’t think about it.

When he left the Shen family, it was just out of anger, and he didn’t expect that his father would drive his two brothers out as well.

He felt that what Shen Mu said made sense.

Thinking about it with his walnut-sized brain, he couldn’t find any flaws in Shen Mu’s words.

Seeing that Shen Li was moved, Shen Mu continued insidiously like the evil witch coaxing the little mermaid: “We are blood brothers who grew up together. Anyone could harm you, but Second Brother and I would definitely not.”

Shen Li looked around and asked in a low voice: “Third Brother, what are you trying to say? Although I want to help you, I really don’t have any money.”

Shen Mu: “Well, you go with me to find Second Brother. We’ll go to Dad and say that we have reconciled, this way we can all go home.”

“We can go home?!” Shen Li was suddenly excited.

But the excitement quickly faded away.

There didn’t seem to be much benefit in going home. Although there was money, he was not allowed to buy this, and he was not allowed to buy that.

Life in comparison wasn’t as free and happy as it was now.

Shen Li thought for a while and said, “Well, then, I’ll accompany you to bring Second Brother home, talk to Dad, and then I’ll come back.”

Shen Mu’s face froze: “You don’t want to stay at home?”

Shen Li nodded: “Yeah, in fact, I am doing well at work now. You feel that Eldest Brother would harm me, but I don’t think there is anything he can harm. After all, I don’t have any of the family business shares in my hands, and I’m pretty happy in the company I am working at. My mentor even said that he would treat me to eat beef when he came back from his blind date.”

Shen Mu: “…..”

Shen Li must have been brainwashed, right?

Shen Mu was a little despairing.

But he could only agree to Shen Li’s proposal first: “Then let’s go find Second Brother together first.”

Shen Li nodded: “Okay!”

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Shen Zhen watched the two little ant-sized dots downstairs leave together, and knew that Shen Mu had persuaded Shen Li. What Shen Li planned to do next was out of his control.

He turned on his cell phone and called the lawyer he had found.

His legal team had been fighting with Sun Changyang for the past few days.

“Mr. Shen.” The lawyer was a young man in his thirties, but he had a good reputation in the industry. He had fought so many lawsuits and had a winning rate of 80%. This was quite an amazing feat, but of course, his salary cost quite the pretty penny as well.

This person was introduced to Shen Zhen by Yang Changsheng.

Shen Zhen went straight to the point: “How is the case now?”

The lawyer said with a smile: “It was a bit difficult at the beginning, but I think it’s a sure thing. There should be a sentencing in the near future. It is estimated that there would be monetary compensation and a prison sentence. The other party now wants to settle with us out of court and is willing to pay more compensation.”

Shen Zhen: “Money is not a problem, he must go to prison.”

The lawyer expressed his understanding and promised that Shen Zhen would definitely get what he wanted.

Sitting on the sofa, Shen Zhen poured himself a cup of tea. The aroma filled the room, and Shen Zhen took a deep breath, as if all the fatigue had disappeared. Just when Shen Zhen was about to lay down on the sofa to nap for a while, his phone suddenly received a message.

[Qin Xing]: Are you home yet?

Shen Zhen became energized instantly, and texted back: Already at home.

Qin Xing had to go abroad this time, and it was estimated that he would have to be gone for some time, and the two would not be able to see each other for a while.

[Qin Xing]: I have to be away for a month this time, will you miss me?

Shen Zhen pursed his lips, but the corner of his mouth involuntarily quirked up in a smile: No.

[Qin Xing]: Really?

Shen Zhen felt that he could see Qin Xing’s expression at this time. He must be smiling. He would know that he was lying at a glance and so he would have a helpless expression on his face.

[Shen Zhen]: Really.

[Qin Xing]: It seems that I can only come back earlier, lest Xiao Zhen forget me and run off with someone else.

[Shen Zhen]: You aren’t on the plane now?

[Qin Xing]: I just got off the plane. On the way to the hotel, it is already night over here.

[Shen Zhen]: Then send me a message after you get settled in the hotel. I’ll sleep for a while.

[Qin Xing]: Okay, don’t catch a cold.

Shen Zhen put the phone on the table beside him, lay on the sofa and prepared to nap for a while, his eyelids were already losing the fight.

Sure enough, as soon as he closed his eyes, Shen Zhen fell into a deep sleep.

He had a vivid dream.

In the dream, he was standing at the gate of the Qin family manor. It was when he was nineteen years old in his previous life. He had just entered college, and it was rare for him to return to the Qin family manor. Compared with living in the Qin family manor, he preferred to stay at school.

Standing beside him, Qin Yue held their laptops in his hands, and said to him with a smile: “It’s rare to come back, after all, it’s Uncle’s birthday, so don’t make such a bitter face.”

Shen Zhen: “I’m not making a bitter face.”

Qin Yue pinched Shen Zhen’s cheek, with a look of “you can’t hide it from me”: “It’s so dark it’s practically dripping ink.”

Clearly Shen Zhen had no expression as always, but Qin Yue could just see the change in Shen Zhen’s mood no matter how small.

Shen Zhen: “Go in quickly, lest Auntie scold you again.”

Qin Yue shrugged: “When doesn’t my mother scold me? I’m used to it. She won’t bother you, right? If she scolds you, tell me, and I’ll go and reason with her. “

Shen Zhen didn’t hold back the laugh, and took over his laptop with a smile: “Come on, Auntie won’t give you a beating?”

Qin Yue threw an arm over Shen Zhen’s shoulders and walked forward with his arm around Shen Zhen: “I know you don’t like staying in the Qin family manor, so when I graduate from university, I’ll buy a house and write your name on the deed. At that time we’ll live together.”

Shen Zhen lowered his head: “You said it.”

Qin Yue vowed: “I won’t forget what I said, and the promises I made have never been broken.”

They walked through the gate together.

Qin Li passed by them, his eyes full of gloom, and he looked at Qin Yue and Shen Zhen with strong hostility.

Qin Shan and Qin Meng sat on the other side. They just looked up briefly and then looked away.

The Qin family had always been like this. Everyone kept a weird distance. They were obviously a family, but they were not close to each other at all. It seemed as if they were enemies living under the same roof and so everyone must remain wary and on guard.

“Uncle Qin seems to be seldom at home.” Shen Zhen sat on the sofa talking to Qin Yue, “I feel like I have barely seen him a few times since I was a child.”

Qin Yue thought for a while: “That’s right, Uncle doesn’t seem to talk to the younger generation much except me.”

Shen Zhen elbowed Qin Yue: “Look at your gleeful face.”

Qin Yue touched his chin with a smile: “Is it so obvious? Do I look that gleeful?”

Shen Zhen rolled his eyes: “Whenever you can get rid of the shortcoming of cocking your tail at any time, then you will be perfect.”

Qin Yue laughed loudly: “I think I’m pretty good already right now.”

Shen Zhen turned his head, he really didn’t want to continue looking at Qin Yue’s narcissistic face.

But there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and the look in his eyes was very gentle.

Qin Yue was always like this. In front of him, he was carefree, narcissistic and proud, but in front of others, he always acted calm and self-restrained. He never said or did anything out of line. In the eyes of others he was “other people’s child”.

“Uncle has come down.” Qin Yue nudged Shen Zhen.

Shen Zhen looked up, and sure enough, he saw a man walking down the stairs.

He was tall, had long legs, and was dressed in a gray suit. Shen Zhen hadn’t seen Qin Xing for a long time. It was the first time he saw someone who could look so good in a formal suit. People always appreciated beauty, and he himself had a hard time looking away as well.

Qin Xing walked downstairs step by step, and everyone’s eyes followed him. He didn’t need to do anything, just appearing and he was the center of everyone’s attention. This was an innate charm of a person in a seat of authority and power.

Although it was his birthday, Qin Xing himself had no interest in these activities. At most, he just simply greeted the juniors.

Qin Xing glanced over the people in the hall, but his gaze stayed on Shen Zhen for a few seconds longer.

Shen Zhen, who accidentally met Qin Xing’s eyes, quickly lowered his head, his ears quietly turning red. Fortunately, his hair was relatively long at this time and could cover his ears from sight.

Qin Yue smiled at Shen Zhen, and then took Shen Zhen to go say hello to Qin Xing.

He whispered: “Actually, Uncle has a very good temper. I have never seen him lose his temper anyone. You don’t have to be too afraid of him. Just say a few words with me. Otherwise, I don’t know how long it will be when we’ll see Uncle next time.”

Shen Zhen was still a little apprehensive.

Although he had seen Qin Xing at the Qin family manor before, the total number of times was no more than ten times, and every time he was always in the crowd, looking at him from a distance.

“I heard that Uncle won’t be going out so much after coming back this time.” Qin Yue said again, “I believe he will be having dinner with us in the future.”

Qin Yue had a proud expression on his face.

He was taught personally by his Uncle. In the whole Qin family, he had the closest relationship with Uncle.

This was enough for Qin Yue to be proud.

When Qin Yue led Shen Zhen to Qin Xing, Shen Zhen stood there at a loss, not daring to look up at Qin Xing.

He could only hear Qin Yue’s voice: “Uncle, happy birthday, may you always have today’s glory. And let today’s good memory always be with you.”

Qin Xing smiled lightly and said, “Good boy.”

Shen Zhen felt Qin Yue elbowing his waist, so he could only bite the bullet and say, “Uncle…..” (TN: the “uncle” here is the appellation used by Qin Yue and points to one’s mother’s brother) 

The atmosphere in the room stagnated.

Shen Zhen also realized that he had made a mistake, and quickly corrected himself: “Uncle Qin, happy, happy birthday.” (TN: the “uncle” here can be used to call any male elder)

Then he also heard Qin Xing’s gentle voice: “Good boy.”

Shen Zhen felt his heartbeat speed up a lot.

“Why is your face so red?” Qin Yue took Shen Zhen to the other side and asked strangely, “Is it too hot?”

Shen Zhen quickly said: “No, it’s probably because I am nervous talking to Uncle Qin.”

Qin Yue said with a smile: “I told you that Uncle has a good temper, do you believe me now?”

Shen Zhen nodded.

Qin Yue said: “When I inherit the Qin family, Uncle will likely go abroad.”

“Actually, Uncle hasn’t had much interest in the domestic market for a long time, which was why he focused on training me.”

Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue: “You can definitely do it.”

Qin Yue smiled at Shen Zhen: “I think so too. When the time comes, you can go back to the Shen family if you want to, and help me by my side if you don’t want to go back.”

“Ah Yue!” Qin Xin waved at Qin Yue.

Qin Yue said helplessly: “I’ll go over first, and I’ll be right back to find you.”

Shen Zhen nodded: “Go ahead.”

Shen Zhen sat alone on the side. He had the best relationship with Qin Yue in this family, but he could barely speak a word to the others. He was not the kind of person who would force himself to establish a good relationship with others. He would rather be alone than have any interest in actively looking for someone to chat with.

The atmosphere in the hall made Shen Zhen a little suffocated. He took his cigarette case and lighter and walked to the balcony.

Shen Zhen leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette. He learned to smoke together with Qin Yue. Qin Yue’s addiction was not very strong, but his addiction was getting bigger and bigger, to the point where it was difficult to quit.

“Smoking alone?”

Shen Zhen instantly extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray and put away the cigarette case before turning around.

All of this was done in one go.

“That scared?”

Shen Zhen could only look down at his toes, feeling very guilty. He said in an equally guilty tone, “I don’t smoke often…..”

“Light one up for me?”

Shen Zhen took out the lighter from his pocket, clicked it a few times before lighting it up, and then stretched out his hand to light the cigarette for the person in front of him.

“Uncle Qin, why aren’t you…..”

With a cigarette between his fingertips, Qin Xing said with a half-smile, “Inside?”

Shen Zhen nodded cautiously.

Qin Xing: “Then why aren’t you inside?”

Shen Zhen said nervously, “Came out to get some air.”

Qin Xing smiled and said, “You don’t like crowded places?”

Shen Zhen originally wanted to deny it, but for some reason, he nodded and said in a low voice, “If there are too many people, I would feel uncomfortable.”

There would be a sense of suffocation, and his whole body would feel uncomfortable, as if his heart was being pressed down by something heavy.

With Qin Yue by his side, he could bear it. Without Qin Yue, the feeling would be so intense that he couldn’t breathe.

“Nervous to see me?” Qin Xing asked again.

Before Shen Zhen’s brain could react, his body moved first, and his head kept nodding up and down.

Qin Xing looked at the little guy in front of him, nineteen years old, just becoming an adult, and so shy.

“Accompany me for a walk?” Qin Xing said softly, “I have something to ask you.”

Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing: “Is it about Ah Yue?”

It seemed that as soon as it involved Qin Yue, the child could suddenly become calm, and he even dared to look directly at him.

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Qin Xing smiled and said, “Yes.”

“Bang!”

Shen Zhen fell from the sofa to the ground, and the back of his head smacked against the coffee table. He rubbed the back of his head, the corners of his eyes even becoming red from the pain.

Sure enough, as long as he had dreams related to his previous life, there would be no good results.

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Deputy Chief Yang He had been very anxious recently. He couldn’t help walking and pacing in the living room. The temperature in the room was clearly not hot, instead it was actually slightly cold, but the sweat on his forehead kept dripping down. After doing something shameful, of course he was nervous. During this time, he kept approaching the people of the anti-corruption brigade cautiously, roundabout, and tentatively, but there was no result.

The tighter the other party’s mouth was shut, the more worried Yang He was.

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“Old Yang, eat some fruit.” Yang He’s wife came over with a plate of sliced apple. The apple slices were cut into the shape of a rabbit, clearly having been carefully prepared. She had a smile on her face but it held a trace of apprehensiveness.

For her nephew’s matter, she pestered her husband for a long time. After all, it was her nephew and the only son of her elder brother. It was impossible for her to really ignore it. If something happened, he would be sentenced to prison.

It was common for young people nowadays to get into fights, but this kind of one-sided beating, and even putting the other party in the hospital. So long as the other party issued an injury certificate, her nephew would go to jail.

Three years or less for minor injuries, and more than three years but less than ten years for severe injuries.

Although she didn’t know how the injured person was doing now, no matter what, her nephew couldn’t escape jail time.

For a person with a criminal record, people like them knew clearly what kind of future there would be.

After all, her elder brother also hoped that his son could enter politics.

Mrs. Yang’s movement was extremely light, she was afraid that her husband would become angry.

“Eat what!” Yang He roared irritably, “Don’t you see that I’m thinking about something now?!”

Mrs. Yang put the fruit plate on the table without making a sound. She said cautiously: “It’s been so long, and there is no news over there. Maybe you are just worrying yourself. Don’t worry so much. We all know the family situation of Han Lang, he has no background, but we have a good relationship with Judge Liu.”

Yang He stretched out his hand and scratched his hair, making his disheveled hair even more disheveled.

“What do you know, is it just a matter of the judges?” Yang He roared, “The Anti-Corruption Bureau is still unwilling to contact me, so they must definitely be planning something!”

Mrs. Yang was taken aback, and she also became anxious: “Then what should we do? How about we prepare some gifts? I’ll ask my elder brother to prepare.”

Yang He sneered and said, “Bribe the Anti-Corruption Bureau, do you think my lifespan is not long enough?”

Mrs. Yang stood there dumbfounded, she finally felt afraid.

“They have no evidence!” Mrs. Yang suddenly said, “We don’t have to be afraid, you just go make a greeting, and at that time you can talk to the people below, tell them that because it is related to relatives, they should treat it with caution. Just say it like this, you have so many friends, they will definitely help you.”

Yang He sighed: “Towards these routines, do you think the Anti-Corruption Bureau hasn’t seen more than we have? They are selected by the top, and each one has a red background. Counting generations back, they are all red.”

Mrs. Yang: “If there is no evidence, there is no evidence. Old Yang, don’t worry, if something really happens, I will have my elder brother take the blame.”

Yang He said irritably: “Don’t say anymore, I’m going out for a walk, don’t contact your elder brother during this time.”

Mrs. Yang quickly said, “Got it, old Yang, I listen to you. I will do whatever you tell me to do.”

Yang He was walking on the road and lit a cigarette. He was dressed plainly. He didn’t wear a police uniform when he was not at work. He only wore cheap clothes. From head to toes, the total cost did not even reach a thousand yuan. Nowadays, even a better down jacket costs more than a thousand yuan.

“Old Yang, coming out for a walk!” Someone greeted him.

No matter how irritable Yang He was, he still smiled and chatted with the other party.

He could hear others complimenting him.

“Old Yang is a good guy, he has no airs, an upstanding and honest guy.”

“That’s what being an official is all about.”

“Old Yang, I truly have to give him a thumbs up.”

Yang He put out the cigarette in the trash can, frowning tightly. He had climbed up from the bottom. He had no background, no backer, just hard work. He relied on honest effort to reach his position now, and hadn’t taken a single penny from the people. Once upon a time, his goal was to be a good police officer, fight crime and support the victims.

In the past few decades, he had acted upright and never worried that the Anti-Corruption Bureau would come to him.

But now, he broke his own principles, Yang He sighed.

When did it start? It probably started from the first store that his brother-in-law gave him. Every New Year, his brother-in-law would give him a big red envelope. At the beginning, he refused, but time and time again, he eventually accepted the red envelope.

From then on it was like a switch was flipped.

When he came back to his senses, he found that the duplex they lived in was given by his brother-in-law, and the car he was driving was given by his brother-in-law.

Even his son was sent to a famous school by his brother-in-law as a special student through his connections.

He was already tied to his brother-in-law, and he couldn’t draw a line even if he wanted to.

As long as his property was checked, traces would definitely be found. There was nothing seamless in this world.

As long as it was done, it would definitely leave traces.

Shen Zhen was sitting in the office of the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau at this time. There had been no news of progress for a week. Now Han Lang had been taken home to recuperate and had asked for leave from school. Shen Zhen had no plans to let Han Lang continue to study in that school, he planned to send Han Lang to study abroad.

Captain Wei sat across from Shen Zhen. He knew why Shen Zhen was so anxious.

“Mr. Shen.” Captain Wei said, “Our investigation here also takes time. I understand your feelings, but I hope you can understand us.”

Shen Zhen smiled: “It’s not that I don’t understand you, but Sun Yun is still at large. It has been nearly two weeks since the incident. In order to cooperate with you, we have not gone to court to sue.”

Captain Wei said helplessly: “We also have a process to go through here.”

Shen Zhen didn’t press too much, but said, “I don’t care how you investigate Yang He, that’s your responsibility. I just want to know if I can sue Sun Yun now.”

Captain Wei: “That’s fine, these are two cases.”

After getting an exact answer, Shen Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief: “Okay.”

After leaving the bureau hall, Shen Zhen sat in the car that brought him over. Qin Xing was in the car. Shen Zhen sat beside Qin Xing and smiled at him: “Have you been waiting for a long time?”

Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen’s shoulders and said with a low chuckle, “Not too long.”

Shen Zhen was going back to the Qin family manor with Qin Xing today.

Today was Qin Li’s birthday. Qin Li was a junior and his birthday would not be lavish. It was only all the family members getting together to have a meal.

Although Qin Li was in T City now, he came back yesterday for this rare gathering.

The Qin family hadn’t gathered so together for a long time.

Shen Zhen also prepared a gift for Qin Li. Qin Li had no hobbies that cost money. From this aspect, he was quite similar to Qin Xing, which was a result of his mother’s teachings.

Shen Zhen had his assistant help prepare this gift a month in advance. It was a very low-yield tea, and it had taken a bit of effort to acquire it.

“Ah Li has also grown up.” Qin Xing said, “Being more sensible than before, he has grown up a lot.”

Shen Zhen didn’t expect such a big change in Qin Li: “Maybe because the environment is different.”

Not in the Qin family, not in the shadow of Qin Yue. One’s environment could change a person.

Standing at the gate of the Qin family manor, Shen Zhen felt as if it had been a lifetime. He still remembered when he left the Qin family in his previous life. At that time, he felt that he had failed Qin Yue, so he stepped out of the door willingly.

Originally, he wanted to go back to the Shen family, but the Shen family didn’t welcome him at all, so then he thought about going out to find a job, gain experience, and then start his own business, but he repeatedly hit dead ends. No matter how humble his attitude was, no one took him seriously.

Only those who really couldn’t watch any longer revealed to him that it was impossible for him to find a job because someone from above had spoken out.

His future was limited in a narrow frame from the very beginning, and he had no other way out.

Countless thoughts flashed through Shen Zhen’s mind, and eventually settled. He looked at Qin Xing who was standing beside him, and a smile unconsciously formed at the corners of his mouth.

Walking into the gate of the Qin family manor, Shen Zhen had come back as a guest this time.

Qin Xing wanted to stop by his room, so Shen Zhen went directly to the banquet hall. Qin Meng was already sitting in the banquet hall. He was the most idle person in the entire Qin family. He was sitting on the sofa in the banquet hall with a game console in his hands. When he saw Shen Zhen, he took the initiative to say hello: “I haven’t seen you for a long time, what have you been doing lately? I saw you participate in the award ceremony. To be honest, that award speech was really dumb.”

Shen Zhen: “…..”

Qin Meng threw the game console aside and winked at Shen Zhen: “Eldest Brother will be back tonight, are you excited?”

Shen Zhen stretched out his hand and pushed Qin Meng’s head to the other side: “How long ago is this matter, I have nothing to do with Qin Yue now.”

Qin Meng was greatly surprised: “Seriously?!”

Shen Zhen: “What?”

Qin Meng touched his nose: “I thought you were poisoned so deeply that you would never be able to pull out in this lifetime.”

Shen Zhen: “Don’t talk about me, are you still mooching at home and waiting to die?”

Qin Meng looked at Shen Zhen vigilantly: “Don’t tell me that you are also here to persuade me to go to work, don’t even think about it, I think life as now is quite good, just look at how exhausted Xiao Shan is after going out to work, I don’t want to be like her.”

They were clearly siblings, but there was no similarity at all.

Qin Shan was also very unlucky to have such an unreliable brother.

“I heard my name from far away.” Qin Shan walked in from the door. She just arrived back from abroad without any luggage. She was wearing a tracksuit, her hair tied up high in a ponytail, and she looked very energetic. Her whole person was radiant, which was very different from before, “Qin Meng, are you talking ill of me again while I’m away?”

Qin Meng rolled his eyes: “Call me Brother, you don’t even recognize me as your brother after going out for a while, you are becoming more and more like a man.”

Qin Shan knew her brother’s stinky personality, and knew that he always blabbered nonsense the more reaction he got, so she simply ignored him and said to Shen Zhen, “I haven’t seen you for a while, how are you doing now?”

Shen Zhen replied, “Not bad.”

Qin Shan had a smile on her face. She had been living a good life recently, and was in a good mood, so everything she saw was particularly pleasing to the eye.

“You’re all here.” Qin Li came down from upstairs. He was wearing a black suit and his hair was combed back. His originally good looks were even more handsome. A Qin Li who was not crazy actually had some similarities to Qin Xing.

After Qin Li came back, this was Shen Zhen’s first meeting with Qin Li.

Ever since Qin Li knew that it was Shen Zhen who suggested letting him go to T City, he now believed naturally that Shen Zhen was “one of his own”, and his attitude towards Shen Zhen became different from others. He embraced Shen Zhen slightly on the shoulder, but he soon let go: “I heard that you are also your own boss now, with your own real estate and network information companies. I know a lot of people on my side and if you are interested in doing business in T City, I’ll help you connect the strings.”

Qin Shan: “What am I, chopped liver? You should also think about me.”

Qin Li: “You have Youngest Uncle’s help, and you still ask me to help? Aren’t you too much?”

Qin Shan smiled.

Looking at their interaction, Shen Zhen couldn’t help feeling a little emotional. He had never seen them so harmonious in his previous life. Almost every time they met, they were like enemies, not wanting to say a word to each other.

“Eldest Brother is here.” Qin Meng whispered.

They turned their heads, and Qin Yue indeed walked in through the door. Recently, Qin Yue didn’t live in the Qin family manor. His own company had just started on the right track, and he stayed in the company almost every day.

Just like what Qin Xing said to Qin Yue, he would not add any obstacles to Qin Yue’s path, but he would not provide any help either. If he wants to climb up, he must rely on his own ability.

“You’re all here.” Qin Yue came over, “It’s rare for everyone to gather so completely.”

Probably because everyone was here, Qin Yue didn’t say anything to Shen Zhen alone.

Qin Li smiled and said, “Yes, after all, today is my birthday.”

Qin Yue was silent for a few seconds before saying: “Happy birthday.”

Qin Li smiled at Qin Yue: “Thank you.”

He seemed to be able to face Qin Yue with a normal attitude now.

Probably because Qin Yue never received any special treatment from Qin Xing again, which made Qin Li feel better.

Recently, when he encountered some things that he couldn’t decide on, whenever he called Youngest Uncle, he would always teach him personally and give him a detailed analysis.

Qin Li was very satisfied with his present life.

He also had a girlfriend who lived in T City who was very considerate and caring towards him. Qin Li’s life had never been so smooth.

Shen Zhen sat on the side and took out his mobile phone to watch the stock market. Within a few minutes, he felt someone sitting beside him.

He looked up, and it was indeed Qin Yue.

Qin Yue’s tone was very familiar and gentle: “Xiao Zhen, have you been avoiding me these days?”

Before Shen Zhen knew how to answer, Qin Yue said again: “I have already realized my mistake.”

Shen Zhen asked inexplicably: “What did you realize?”

Qin Yue: “Before, it was like I was in a trance. Now that I’m awake, I don’t want you to keep such a stanger’s distance from me. Sometimes I feel that the relationship between us is not even as good as ordinary friends.”

Shen Zhen: “…..Your feeling is right, the relationship between us is indeed not as good as ordinary friends.”

Qin Yue sighed: “I know that I did something that was brainless, which hurt you, but I can make it up to you.”

Shen Zhen looked into Qin Yue’s eyes: “How will you make it up?”

Could it be that Qin Yue didn’t love Su Shiqing anymore?

Qin Yue: “Don’t you have a company? My company just happened to need to outsource network information, and our asking price is higher than the market price. Are you interested?”

Shen Zhen: “I’m not interested.”

He didn’t want to have anything to do with Qin Yue now, and it was best not to have any business contacts.

Qin Yue was rejected, but he still didn’t give up.

“Xiao Zhen, if you have any request, just ask, as long as I can do it, I will do it.” Qin Yue’s eyes were extremely sincere, just like he always was.

Shen Zhen really had nothing to say, so he stood up: “Ah Li.”

Qin Li was chatting with Qin Shan. He turned his head when he heard Shen Zhen’s call, with a smile on his face: “What’s the matter? Is there something you need me for?”

Shen Zhen walked up to Qin Li, reached out and shook hands with Qin Li: “Happy birthday.”

Qin Li was a little puzzled, didn’t he already say it just now?

Although it was a family banquet, the Qin family still dressed very formally, as if they were attending some high-end society ball. This was probably because Qin Li had now become the person in charge of a branch company and had power in his hands, which naturally meant he had status in the Qin family.

In order to express their attitude towards Qin Li, the Qin family naturally did not attend in a sloppy manner.

The only person who was careless was Qin Yue’s mother, Qin Xin.

The age difference between Qin Xin and Qin Xing was not too big, and their names were also very similar. To be precise, the reason why Qin Xing attached importance to Qin Yue was partly because of Qin Xin.

“Don’t know what kind of sh*t luck he stepped on.” Qin Xin rolled her eyes.

Qin Yue stood by Qin Xin’s side. Qin Xin had maintained herself well. After she returned to the Qin family, she lived the life of a princess. She didn’t have to worry about making a living. She had a powerful younger brother and a capable son. Although she didn’t marry a good husband, life was still very comfortable.

So Qin Xin’s daily life consisted of traveling around the world and going shopping with her good friends.

Now standing with Qin Yue, they did not look like mother and son, but more like siblings.

Qin Xin whispered to her son, “You haven’t visited your uncle recently. How many times have I told you that if you have time to start a company, you might as well put more effort on your uncle.”

Qin Yue said with exasperation: “Mom, Uncle probably doesn’t want to see me now.”

Qin Xin’s eyes widened: “Why? Could it be that he really wants Qin Li to inherit the Qin family? No! That is absolutely not possible!”

For so many years, Qin Yue had always been the heir in everyone’s eyes, how could he be replaced by Qin Li? Qin Xin turned around and asked Qin Yue: “Did you do something wrong? Go and admit your mistakes to your uncle now. He has trained you for so many years and would not give up on you so easily!”

Qin Yue opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn’t say anything.

Even if he said anything, the status quo would not get better.

He could only change the subject: “Mom, I’m doing well outside now, and my company has gone on the right track. Even if I don’t inherit the Qin family, I won’t be a loser.”

“Don’t tell me that.” Qin Xin, “I don’t want to hear it either. Your uncle has spent so much time cultivating you for so many years. How much of it was for my sake? You should know better than me. Let me tell you, don’t even think about setting up your own family, the Qin family must be yours.”

But it was useless for him to talk to his mother about this.

Qin Yue sighed, how could he not feel uncomfortable as well?

Originally, he was the one standing next to Uncle. No matter what meeting he was attending or meeting with anyone, Uncle would always take him with him.

When his peers were still in school, he had already followed Uncle outside to deal with the old foxes in the business world.

Now let him give up the Qin family? He himself felt as upset as being cut by a knife.

Shen Zhen was chatting with Qin Meng, when suddenly a pair of hands stretched out, they were a pair of well-maintained hands, like a young girl’s hands.

When he turned his head, he saw Qin Xin.

“Xiao Zhen, it’s been a long time since you came back to see Auntie, right?” Qin Xin said with a smile.

Qin Meng, who received Qin Xin’s gaze, walked obediently to the other side.

Shen Zhen still respected his elders, and although Qin Xin did not treat him well, it was not bad either. He nodded and said, “I’ve been busy recently, and I have a lot of things to do. I really should take time to visit you.”

Qin Xin smiled lightly: “Xiao Zhen is always so polite, and Ah Yue also told me that you have your own company now. Auntie is happy for you.”

Shen Zhen didn’t know what Qin Xin was going to say, so he could only stand there and wait.

Qin Xin sighed: “You know about Ah Yue’s situation recently. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. He seems to have fought with his uncle. If you have time, you can help Auntie persuade him.”

Shen Zhen: “I am also unable to get involved in Uncle Qin’s affairs, so you might as well persuade Ah Yue more.”

“Of course I have.” Qin Xin pouted, “But he doesn’t listen to me. The child has gotten older and his wings are now tough, never listening to his elders.”

Sometimes Qin Xin could always display a childishness that didn’t match her age.

Shen Zhen: “If even Auntie can’t do anything, what can I do?”

“You and Ah Yue have a good relationship.” Qin Xin said naturally, “You grew up together, went to school together, and are no different from blood brothers.”

“By the way, when are you going back to the Shen family?” Qin Xin asked suddenly.

She also knew the news that Shen Zhen did not go to the Shen family after leaving the Qin family.

The corner of Shen Zhen’s mouth curled up: “The Shen family doesn’t really need me.”

Qin Xin was a little anxious: “Silly boy, you are the eldest son of the Shen family. The Shen family should belong to you. You should try your best to fight for it. Isn’t your Uncle Qin always treating you very well? Go and beg him, won’t the Shen family be easily yours then?”

Shen Zhen would inherit the Shen family one day, and Qin Xin knew it, so she especially hoped that Shen Zhen could stand on Qin Yue’s side, so that Qin Yue would have more bargaining chips in his hand.

The reason why Qin Xin chased Su Shiqing away was also in hopes that Shen Zhen would not be alienated from Qin Yue.

However, Shen Zhen and Qin Yue still became estranged.

Qin Xin suddenly asked, “Is it because of that person named Su Shiqing?”

Shen Zhen looked blank: “Huh?”

Qin Xin took Shen Zhen’s hand: “Xiao Zhen, don’t worry, Auntie will take care of it.”

Shen Zhen was even more confused.

Qin Xin’s eyes were full of viciousness: “Auntie is always on your side.”

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If anyone stood in her son’s way, she would make that person disappear, no matter the cost.

She wanted her son to get the Qin family, the money and status that everyone in this world longed for.

Even if her son would blame her and hate her, she would not regret it.

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At Qin Li’s birthday dinner, Qin Xing just came out briefly to make an appearance, but this was normal. In previous years, Qin Xing also did the same at Qin Yue’s birthday dinners. He just came out to show himself and say a few words.

But even if this was the case, Qin Li was still on cloud nine.

After all, when he used to celebrate his birthday, the birthday party would always be outside, simply just inviting his friends to celebrate it together. How could it compare to now, being able to celebrate it at home, and his elders all coming out to participate together.

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Qin Li drank a lot of wine and was eventually carried back.

“I can drink more!” Qin Li said, struggling.

Qin Shan rolled her eyes on the side: “Forget it, you lightweight.”

Qin Li gave Qin Shan a fierce glare, and finally fell asleep because his head was too dizzy.

Shen Zhen did not drink alcohol, but drank some nonalcoholic drinks. He had suffered enough from being drunk. He was the kind of awake drunk that would remember all the mentally retarded things that he did after waking up the next morning. Rather than suffer recalling his embarrassment he would much rather forget about it and not know anything.

At the end of the dinner, just as Shen Zhen stepped out of the banquet hall, the butler who was waiting at the side stopped him respectfully: “Young Master Shen, Mr. Qin is waiting for you in his room.”

Shen Zhen coughed slightly, and his face became a little red.

Qin Shan’s chin suddenly landed on Shen Zhen’s shoulder. Though she had to stand on tiptoe, she maintained this posture very naturally: “I really envy you, Youngest Uncle has the best relationship with you in the family.”

Shen Zhen nodded with a natural expression: “Yeah.”

Qin Shan: “Why?”

Shen Zhen said seriously: “Maybe because I am more likable?”

Qin Shan was taken aback for a moment, and finally laughed out loud: “Don’t joke with a serious face.”

Shen Zhen’s lips also hooked up in a smile, as if  her words, and then said to Qin Shan, “I’ll go upstairs first.”

Qin Shan waved to Shen Zhen: “Go, I’m going to rest too, I drank a lot tonight, I’m a little dizzy.”

The two parted at the corner, and Shen Zhen walked up the stairs.

The Qin family’s stairs were made of wood, but Shen Zhen couldn’t tell what kind of wood it was. It was finely carved with hollowed-out patterns, but it didn’t give people a tasteless feeling. The Qin family manor always had a faint fragrance, which came from the scent of the wood which had not dissipated after so many years. So one could imagine how expensive the wood should be.

The floor was covered with a light gray carpet, which was very comfortable to step on. Don’t know how many times it was cleaned every day.

Standing at the door of Qin Xing’s room, Shen Zhen knocked politely. This was his second visit to Qin Xing’s room.

In so many years, it seemed that he was the only one who had this honor——although it was only entering a room, and should not have been called an honor in the first place.

The door was opened from the inside.

Shen Zhen saw the man standing in front of him at a glance.

Qin Xing had already changed into a bathrobe, revealing a large swath of lean muscles, and his hair was slightly damp, docilely draping on the sides of his face.

This made Qin Xing look ten years younger.

Just as Shen Zhen was about to speak, Qin Xing hugged him. In fact, it was not exactly a hug, just Qin Xing’s arms brushing past Shen Zhen’s waist and closing the door of the room.

It was just that after closing the door, he didn’t pull his hands back, but embraced Shen Zhen’s back.

“Miss me?” Qin Xing kissed the corner of Shen Zhen’s mouth.

Just as Shen Zhen was about to speak, Qin Xing kissed him again, and Shen Zhen shut up.

Qin Xing asked: “Are you busy tomorrow?”

Shen Zhen thought for a while, and said honestly: “It’s nothing, the company matters don’t need me to deal with it recently, and the matter of Mama Zhang’s son has been handed over to the legal team.”

Finally able to relax, Shen Zhen was also very excited, he was finally able to sleep in.

“Then can you give me tomorrow’s time?”

Qin Xing looked down at Shen Zhen, his question was gentle, and there was lingering affection in his eyes. Qin Xing raised his hand, rubbing Shen Zhen’s lips lightly with his thumb, and asked, “What do you say?”

Shen Zhen: “…..”

Judging by Qin Xing’s appearance, it seemed he did not plan to let him go tonight.

Shen Zhen hesitated for a rare moment, many inappropriate images flashing through his mind, and his face flushed red.

“Do you want to take a shower first?” Qin Xing asked, “Pajamas and bath towels are all ready.”

Shen Zhen nodded stiffly: “Okay.”

Then he walked stiffly into the bathroom.

Standing under the shower, Shen Zhen let the hot water run down his body. He turned his head and looked at himself in the mirror. His face was flushed and his eyes were moist. It was obvious that he hadn’t done anything yet, but he still looked like something had happened.

Shen Zhen smiled at the mirror, and Shen Zhen in the mirror also smiled at him.

As if laughing at his current expression.

When Shen Zhen exited the bathroom, what he saw was Qin Xing lying on the bed with the bedside lamp on. Qin Xing’s bathrobe was already loose and the gap was even wider. Shen Zhen swallowed involuntarily. When Qin Xing was dressed properly, he always looked ascetic and aloof, especially when he wore gold-rimmed glasses, such that people dared not have any blasphemous thoughts towards him.

But when he took off his glasses and gloves and changed out of his three piece suit, he was so sexy that one couldn’t help thinking about it.

“Aren’t you coming over?” Qin Xing saw Shen Zhen’s expression, and a smile appeared in his eyes. He stretched out his hand to Shen Zhen, “Come here.”

Shen Zhen walked towards Qin Xing step by step. When he laid down beside Qin Xing, Shen Zhen felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Qin Xing put his arms around Shen Zhen, and kissed Shen Zhen’s ear: “You have been tired recently, right? Have a good rest, I won’t fuss you.”

The air that was still hot just now calmed down in an instant, and Shen Zhen lay flat on the bed, stunned for a few seconds.

But what followed was an indescribable feeling, he felt very warm and safe.

No one ever cared whether he was tired or not, and no one cared how he was doing. Shen Zhen let out a slightly nasally “en”, then turned his head, and buried it into Qin Xing’s chest. Qin Xing’s pectoral muscles were firm, not exaggerated, but not soft at all.

“It’s a bit hard.” Shen Zhen complained, as if he had suddenly shrunk in age.

Qin Xing: “Hard? Then I won’t go to the gym anymore.”

Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing, and found that Qin Xing was not joking, so he quickly stopped him: “Don’t.”

Qin Xing chuckled lowly: “Don’t you like soft meat?”

Shen Zhen pinched his own belly. He had neglected to exercise during this period, and his six-pack abs would not show at all if he didn’t tense his muscles. Shen Zhen let out a melancholy sigh.

In Qin Xing’s room, in this small world, everything outside seemed to have disappeared. Shen Zhen had the rare mood to joke, and said, “I like meat, but I only like to eat meat.”

He showed his sharp little canine teeth: “These are teeth for eating meat.”

Qin Xing stretched out his finger and put it on Shen Zhen’s mouth: “It seems that I can only give you a taste first.”

Shen Zhen pretended to take a bite, and then said in disgust, “It’s too salty.”

“Really?” Qin Xing said with a helpless look, “Then you can only eat something else.”

Just as Shen Zhen was about to speak, Qin Xing kissed his lips. His chin was pinched in between Qin Xing’s fingers, so he could only accept the kiss passively.

When the two separated, a wet smack sounded in the room, and Shen Zhen’s face blushed again.

Kissing was kissing, but what was up with the sounds?

How embarrassing.

Shen Zhen leaned on Qin Xing’s arm. He had a very unreal feeling. Even now, he was still incredulous about his relationship with Qin Xing. He felt that he hadn’t done anything to make Qin Xing treat him differently, let alone fall in love with him.

Qin Xing’s feelings came quickly and passionately, but also a little inexplicably, which made him feel deeply insecure while also being flattered.

It was just that Shen Zhen didn’t choose to ask Qin Xing. He felt that he didn’t need to care about the reason. Feelings wouldn’t give you a heads up when they come, and they wouldn’t give people time to react when they leave. The only thing he could do was cherish it as much as possible while it lasted, so that he wouldn’t regret it when he thought back about it later.

“What’s wrong?” Qin Xing also picked up on Shen Zhen’s slightly down mood.

Shen Zhen stretched out his hand, tentatively and slowly, and put it on Qin Xing’s waist. With his face against Qin Xing’s chest, he said in a muffled voice, “I’m asleep.”

Qin Xing: “Really asleep?”

Shen Zhen reached out and pushed Qin Xing’s face away: “I’m really asleep.”

After closing his eyes, Shen Zhen was wrapped in Qin Xing’s scent, which was very comfortable and full of security.

But Qin Xing was clearly a man who broke his promise. Shen Zhen was woken up by a kiss. He didn’t know how long he had slept, but he woke up in a daze and was passively pulled into intimacy. After a while, he fell asleep again, only to then be woken up again by a kiss.

This night was the most restless night for Shen Zhen.

On this moonless night, under the cover of darkness, he stretched his body, unreservedly diving into intimacy with the man beside him.

But the man was always restrained, his hands clenched into fists, placed on both sides of Shen Zhen’s shoulders, without any behavior that stepped over boundaries, so gentlemanly it was a bit too much.

Shen Zhen asked vaguely between being kissed: “Not doing it?”

Men, sometimes they were quite unscrupulous. Even Shen Zhen would have needs under such stimulation.

Qin Xing’s lips were pressed against Shen Zhen’s: “Do you want it?”

Shen Zhen was still a little dazed: “Yes.”

Qin Xing said with a low chuckle, “Sleep well.”

Although he said to sleep well, he didn’t give Shen Zhen a single chance to sleep well. When he got up the next morning, Shen Zhen looked in the mirror and saw his slightly swollen lips. He brushed his teeth and washed his face expressionlessly. He felt that the base of his tongue hurt a little.

Did Qin Xing use all his strength to kiss him?

“Did you sleep well?” Qin Xing walked into the bathroom wearing only a pair of trousers, and hugged Shen Zhen from behind. Qin Xing’s hair was a bit messy, but this only gave him a sense of wildness. His hands wrapped around Shen Zhen’s belly, and Shen Zhen felt a little itchy, involuntarily shrinking back, which caused his buttocks to bump directly into an unspeakable place.

En…..one was comparatively more energetic in the mornings.

Shen Zhen quickly rinsed his mouth: “You use the bathroom, I’ll go out first.”

Qin Xing smiled and said, “I don’t mind you watching.”

Shen Zhen complained wildly in her heart——But I do!

So Shen Zhen ignored Qin Xing and walked out of the bathroom by himself.

There was the sound of water in the bathroom, and Shen Zhen began to put on his clothes. There were many clothes in Qin Xing’s changing room that were his size, whether it was formal clothes, casual clothes, or pajamas.

And the styles were clearly carefully selected, the formal clothes were practically the same, there was no difference except for the color and pattern.

However, there were many styles of casual wear, almost collecting the most popular styles of all luxury brands in the year.

Shen Zhen also found underwear that were clearly impossible for Qin Xing to wear, and he lifted it with one finger.

The poor pair of briefs dangled between his fingers.

Shen Zhen frowned. This kind of underwear must be uncomfortable, and it was obvious at a glance that it would dig in uncomfortably.

This one was actually not bad, but Shen Zhen also saw more extreme ones, thongs with alluring lace on the sides.

Shen Zhen put a hand on his forehead feeling a headache, and decided that he would never flip through these things again in his life.

As for wearing them? Qin Xing could wear them if he liked it so much, anyway he wouldn’t no matter what.

And he himself felt that boxers were obviously also very sexy, and no one stipulated that only thongs were sexy.

Shen Zhen imagined Qin Xing’s appearance in this style of underwear, and felt struck by lightning. That scene must be very eye scorching, but also inexplicably exciting.

No, this thinking was too dangerous.

“What are you looking at?” Qin Xing came out of the bathroom.

Shen Zhen immediately stuffed the two underwear into the cabinet.

But Qin Xing had sharp eyes, he had already seen it. He didn’t seem to be ashamed of his aesthetics at all, instead he said: “I think the red one suits you well.”

Shen Zhen’s expression was very embarrassed: “This year is not my zodiac year.”

Qin Xing said confidently: “The style is very attractive.”

Shen Zhen: “…..I think you should really watch more fashion dramas.”

“Is that disdain I hear?” Qin Xing seemed to like physical contact very much, and he hugged Shen Zhen again. Shen Zhen wanted to throw those two flimsy underwear into his handsome face, but after thinking about it, he begrudgingly gave up, so he could only say, “If you wear it, I will wear it.”

Qin Xing was lost in thought.

Thinking hard.

In the end he said regretfully: “Then forget it, since Xiao Zhen doesn’t like it, I won’t force the matter.”

Shen Zhen sneered.

Even if you force me I won’t wear it.

“Let’s go and have breakfast.” Qin Xing kissed Shen Zhen on the side of his face.

Shen Zhen stepped into his slippers and walked downstairs with Qin Xing.

Shen Zhen didn’t feel embarrassed, or afraid of being discovered about his relationship with Qin Xing.

Things have already happened, so what was the point of hiding like thieves?

Qin Yue, who was going to the dining room as well, just happened to stand at the bottom of the stairs, and what he saw was the scene where Shen Zhen came down with Qin Xing. He saw Shen Zhen’s slightly swollen lips and slightly flushed face, and his eyes widened in disbelief. Although Qin Xing and Shen Zhen didn’t make any intimate gestures when they went downstairs, Qin Yue was keenly aware that something was wrong.

Shen Zhen…..didn’t go back to his own room to sleep last night, did he?

Qin Yue was in a daze, he kept staring at Shen Zhen until Shen Zhen walked in front of him.

Qin Yue shook his head. He didn’t believe that Shen Zhen would be with his uncle. After all, his uncle had lived like an ascetic monk all these years. If he liked boys, there would be countless willing to climb into his bed. Why wait until today, and why choose Shen Zhen?

But the scene in front of him made him unable to deny it.

…..Impossible…..

He knew how much Xiao Zhen loved him.

Qin Yue approached the dining room like a walking dead, no matter what kind of food the servant brought, his eyes didn’t lift at all.

He must have misunderstood something, maybe Xiao Zhen chatted with Uncle too late last night, so he slept over in Uncle’s room?

As for the lips, perhaps a mosquito bite?

Qin Yue’s lips twisted in a wry smile, he didn’t even believe the excuses he thought up.

When eating, Shen Zhen naturally sat in the seat closest to Qin Xing,

But now no one was surprised anymore, they were used to Shen Zhen’s special status in the Qin family. No one was dissatisfied, to be precise, no one dared to be dissatisfied.

The reason why the Qin family had their current status was because of Qin Xing, so Qin Xing could do whatever he wanted.

No matter how jealous they were, they could do nothing but envy and hate.

Qin Yue could barely swallow the food, he didn’t taste anything. He kept looking at Shen Zhen and Qin Xing involuntarily. He didn’t know what he was thinking, he just wanted to see their intimate behavior to confirm his guess, but he was also afraid to see how close they were to each other.

He knew that if Shen Zhen was really with Qin Xing, then he would really lose Shen Zhen completely.

The food was lifted to his mouth, and it tasted like chewing wax.

Qin Yue felt that his mouth was full of bitterness.

“Eat more meat.” Qin Xing said to Shen Zhen, and placed a steamed dumpling on his plate.

After Shen Zhen ate it, he said, “It’s better to have a light meal in the morning.”

Qin Xing shook his head disapprovingly: “You are too thin.”

Shen Zhen shut up, he was almost 65kg now, yet he was still called thin.

Fortunately, he was tall, otherwise, if he was only 1.7 meters tall and had no strong muscles, and weighed 65kg, although he could not be considered fat, it was not considered a good figure either.

Qin Li suddenly interjected: “Youngest Uncle, I feel that the business and market in T City are very stable now, you see…..”

Qin Xing put down his chopsticks, put on his gloves after wiping his mouth with a napkin, and then said to Qin Li: “I’ll look at the performance report for this period first, and if there is no problem, I will transfer you back.”

Qin Li was overjoyed: “Thank you, Youngest Uncle.”

In the branch or in the head office, this was obviously a different matter.

Before Qin Yue disappointed Qin Xing, he had never been to other places.

Qin Li added: “I will not disappoint Youngest Uncle.”

Qin Xing smiled at him.

Shen Zhen also looked at Qin Xing’s smile, and he suddenly found that Qin Xing’s smile always seemed gentle, but they were actually without any emotion. His eyes did not crinkle at all, his smile clearly superficial.

Only when he smiled at him, did those eyes contain emotions.

Shen Zhen lowered his head with a silly smile on his lips.

Qin Xing, who was the first to finish eating, asked Shen Zhen, “Shall I send you back?”

Shen Zhen shook his head: “No need, I’ll go back by myself, do you have anything else to do? Why don’t you go ahead and do it first?”

Their conversation was almost like that between an old married couple.

Qin Yue frowned while listening.

Qin Xing: “I’ll take Ah Li to the company first. Pay attention to safety when you go back, and call me when you get home.”

Shen Zhen nodded: “I know, you should also pay attention on the way.”

Qin Meng whispered to Qin Shan, “My teeth hurt from hearing all that.”

Qin Shan also replied in a low voice: “Me too.”

However, Qin Meng’s focus was not on the right point. He sighed, his tone full of envy and jealousy: “When will Youngest Uncle care about me so much?”

Qin Shan: “…..Don’t even think about it. Really, you are getting fatter and fatter. You should consider losing weight. If this continues, the Qin family will not be able to accommodate you.”

Qin Meng: “Please, don’t be so exaggerated, okay? Okay?”

Qin Shan laughed at her brother very bluntly: “It’s not okay at all, I am wondering if you will even need to be carried to your wedding ceremony when you get married.”

Qin Meng turned his head, unwilling to accept that this poisonous woman was his sister.

Qin Li followed Qin Xing with a look of admiration. When standing behind Qin Xing, Qin Li showed a rare introverted expression. After all, he used to always walk behind Qin Yue, but he was never this close to Qin Xing.

Shen Zhen was going to sit on the sofa for a while before going home. He still had to ask the legal team about Han Lang, but once he sat on the sofa, he didn’t want to move at all, especially when there were desserts from nine to ten o’clock. The pastry chefs hired include Chinese and Western styles, and their craftsmanship was very good. Shen Zhen was going to at least try the taste before going back.

Qin Shan was painting her nails on the side. She raised her hands in the air: “I want to come back to China too, but I dare not tell Youngest Uncle.”

Shen Zhen asked strangely: “Why don’t you dare to say?”

Qin Shan: “I haven’t made any achievements yet…..Besides, although Youngest Uncle never scolds people, I don’t know why but I am still afraid of him since I was a child. Whenever I did something wrong when I was a child, I could cry with just a look from Youngest Uncle.”

“Aren’t you afraid of Youngest Uncle?” Qin Shan turned and asked.

Shen Zhen said naturally, “I’m not afraid.”

Although Qin Xing was always aloof in his memory, he was not afraid of him, at least not as afraid as Qin Shan.

Qin Shan sighed: “That’s great.”

Shen Zhen smiled.

“Xiao Zhen.”

Shen Zhen and Qin Shan looked over, seeing Qin Yue standing not far away.

He slowly walked towards Shen Zhen. The current Qin Yue was very different from before. His self-confidence in the past was always extroverted, probably because he knew that he was the heir of the Qin family since he was a child, so there was always a touch of domineering in his words and actions.

But it was different now, Qin Yue seemed to have learned to become restrained, and after losing all his halo, he looked much gentler and less sharp around the corners.

Qin Yue changed so much that he was like a stranger to Shen Zhen.

Who he liked back then was the kind of Qin Yue who was always full of confidence and seemed unbeatable.

But now Qin Yue…..seemed to be no different from others.

Shen Zhen stood up: “What is it?”

Qin Yue just looked at him, he shook his head and said, “It’s nothing.”

Shen Zhen said to Qin Shan, “I’ll go back first.”

Qin Shan waved her hand: “Contact me when you’re free.”

Shen Zhen walked out, and just as he passed by Qin Yue, he heard Qin Yue’s low voice: “We will be able to go back to before.”

Shen Zhen thought he had an auditory hallucination, he stopped: “What did you say?”

Qin Yue didn’t look at him: “Xiao Zhen, you will understand me. What I said before is not just a casual remark.”

Shen Zhen sneered: “That has nothing to do with me.”

What would Qin Yue and Su Shiqing be like now without the smooth life they had in their previous life?

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“Because Su Shiqing abandoned you, so you want to come back to me?” Shen Zhen said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “I’m not a garbage collection station here.”

“Something Su Shiqing doesn’t want, I will take it back?”

Shen Zhen patted Qin Yue’s shoulder: “You think too highly of me.”

“I’m not as great as you think.”

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