Translator: Lynn
Shen Qian once came across a saying: “Ignorant people are always ruthless, because the essence of ignorance is ruthlessness.”
He believed that Ye Yin probably fell into the ignorant group. Therefore, all the pickiness and unkindness towards Li Weidu had a relatively sufficient theoretical basis.
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“Little Ye Zi, okay, okay, don’t cry. Look, aren’t you able to go home now? Mr. Li will help you pay the bail, and let’s leave. Knowing that you have been wronged, it is not good for your eyes to be swollen by crying.”
In the past few days, Shen Qian had been desperately seeking connections to get Ye Yin released. However, substantial help was hard to come by. The bail was three million, and he and Ye Yin lacked those savings. Zhu Ling could have it, but Ye Yin refused to allow him to disturb Zhu Ling.
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That day, Ye Yin went to pick up Zhu Ling from the airport with a red rose in his arms. In front of the flashing lights and the crowd, Zhu Ling touched his head and accepted it. But when the car drove into a secluded area of the community, he revealed his true feelings with an embarrassed look on his face.
“Thank you very much for waiting silently for me for so long. There were so many people watching just now, so I can’t help but give you face. But Xiao Yin, I’m really sorry. I still want my home. I still want to try and see if I can find a way to make Brother Kai forgive me.”
Ye Yin was extremely disappointed. Ever since this incident, he had been at odds with Zhu Ling and was unwilling to rely on him for life and death. So, in the end, he could only turn to his ex, Li Weidu.
“…But I’m sorry; I don’t intend to lend you this money for free.”
When he first heard this sentence, Shen Qian thought it was a replay of the plot of some classic novel. A wealthy individual redeems the life of a distressed person and demands repayment of debts. From then on, the person is reluctantly tied to the benefactor’s side for a life of entanglement. After a tumultuous love affair, they discover true love, and everyone lives happily ever after.
…
However, he had underestimated Mr. Ex-husband was interested in. Li Weidu’s long fingers caressed the black card unconsciously. Today, he had his bangs loose and wore black-rimmed glasses, looking unusually youthful and green yet adding a touch of elegance and gentle charm.
“Three million for bail. Ye Yin, I want to get something back from you.”
It sounded like a standard script for a domineering president. Even Ye Yin seemed ready to play the “forced little wife,” with tears in her eyes and a puffed-up mouth, displaying a mix of anger and arrogance.
“I’ve said before that I want to take care of you for the rest of my life.”
“…”
“Now, I want to take back that sentence.”
“Please let me take back that sentence. Otherwise, I can’t lend you these three million. Give me your answer.”
The entire detention center fell into a deathly silence for a moment. Only the scattered dust glimmered in the sunlight, reflecting brightly up and down.
Shen Qian’s heart jumped at this unexpected turn of events. He realized he didn’t know Li Weidu very well, but through high school deeds and Ye Yin’s complaints, he could deduce how serious and rigid this person was with a peculiar personality. Now, it seemed truly extraordinary!
When in love, and the desire to protect for a lifetime, one would fight harder than anyone else. But when that love ended, and the intention was to reclaim everything, the approach had to be meticulous, cautious, and neat.
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In Shen Qian’s understanding of Ye Yin, he shouldn’t have been moved by these words. Surprisingly, as soon as these words were uttered, Ye Yin’s tears flowed down like broken beads.
Mother Ye anxiously waited beside him and poked him several times, urging, “Xiao Yin, please promise him quickly!” Ye Yin shook his head, wiped his tears with the back of his hand, and his red eyes revealed a ferocity that Shen Qian found hard to comprehend.
…What’s the situation?
Mother Ye was also puzzled, “Xiaoyun, haven’t you two broken up a long time ago? It’s just a word. Do you promise him first, or do you want to reconcile with Weidu? If you want to reconcile with him, hurry up. Please beg him! If you can’t speak, then, Mom, help you say…”
Thinking about reconciliation now? It might be too late, right? Shen Qian thought to himself. Although he now knew that Mr. Ex-husband was tall, handsome, and strong, and was standing under the umbrella, there might not be a place for someone else.
However, Xiao Ye Zi has finally awakened at this point, so it’s not too late. Shen Qian still overestimated Ye Yin.
“If you don’t lend it, don’t lend it! Who wants your three million? Li Weidu, I said a long time ago that I don’t need your charity!”
“…”
Hey.
Xiao Ye Zi! Although these words are strong and proud, you should at least assess the situation you’re in, right? Now is not the time to bravely pretend to be a tough weed, showing that you won’t accept charity from the overbearing president! Do you still want to stay in the detention center and be taken advantage of by those gangsters and drug addicts? I’m just saying, someone with such delicate skin and tender flesh, if you stay here any longer…
However, Ye Yin seemed to be in a daze. He fell into an overly excited state, and his cheeks turned red.
“It’s been like this from the beginning. Li Weidu, you’ve always treated me like a pet and controlled me. You never really valued me!”
“…”
“But I am a person, not a bird in a cage you raised! I can support myself, and I never need you to take care of me or save me. The reason I entered the entertainment industry and worked hard is to prove this to you!”
Shen Qian: No, no, no! Xiao Ye Zi, you have completely misunderstood the cause and effect! The reason you entered the entertainment industry is because he sponsored you! It’s not your strength but the patron’s love!
“…What right do you have to pretend to take back what you said before? Oh, stop kidding. You keep saying you like me and want to take care of me and protect me. But when did you really protect me? When I was bullied in high school, where were you?”
Shen Qian: You’re right; Zhu Ling saved you at the bullying scene. But later, Li Weidu found out about the bullying and used his connections as a school director to expel them all. What more do you want?
“Not to mention, your whole family looks down on me! Your father pointed at my nose and called me a little vixen, saying I was poor, greedy for money, and shameless for seducing you! What did you do for me at that time?”
Shen Qian: He and his father just met face-to-face! They argued, overturned tables, and each started their own business. Until now, I heard they can’t communicate with each other. Isn’t that enough to protect you?
“So, stop pretending to be a saint and deceiving yourself, Li Weidu!”
“You’ve never loved me, and you’ll never understand what love is. From beginning to end, all you’ve done is imprison someone as your plaything!”
“Just like when your father wanted to imprison your mother—essentially, you are exactly the same as that person. You have brain problems and violent tendencies. Anyone who is with you is destined to become unfortunate!”
This isn’t the first time Ye Yin has expressed this sentiment. Even Shen Qian knew that the topic of “father” was something Li Weidu could never touch. Li Weidu despised him so much, and the most intolerable thing was when someone said he resembled his father. Shen Qian remembered that when he graduated from high school, Ye Yin uttered similar things. It was perhaps the only time in Li Weidu’s life that he became angry with Ye Yin.
Shen Qian observed the entire scene, watching Li Weidu transform into a wounded, crazed beast, pinning the person against the wall, breathing heavily, as if every breath was excruciatingly painful. At that moment, Shen Qian even sensed that he might kill Ye Yin in the next second.
It was that very sentence—the one that had once tormented Li Weidu to the brink of madness.
Ten years later, Li Weidu was merely stunned when Ye Yin repeated it, his eyes slightly red. He frowned, seemingly troubled, chuckled, and nodded.
“You are right; maybe I will never be able to rid myself of that person’s bloodline. In any case, thank you for staying with me and going through that time that I dare not recall so far.”
…That period of incomparable dark and depressing days—you were my only light.
Things that were once precious and priceless are now “bought” with money. It should have been very heartbreaking and sad, but it wasn’t at all. On the contrary, I was secretly happy that I finally got it back, and finally “swore” to lift the ban. From now on, I can sort out, refold, and store those treasures, waiting for one day to give them all to the little sun that is shining warmly on me now.
Maybe, as you said, I am neurotic and more prone to violence. But, I think that person… maybe he wouldn’t mind. He said he specializes in treating mental illness. It seems like you can’t lose a fight. He said he thought I was good and wanted to cherish me. And I want to believe him.
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As Li Weidu walked out of the detention center, he raised his head and observed the clear, blue sky. Exhaling the cold air, he moved briskly, feeling a sense of relief throughout his body. The car sped smoothly until it encountered minor traffic jams in the city, causing him to turn his gaze towards a small tea shop at the street corner during a long traffic light.
The tea shop was beautifully constructed with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, bright lamps adorned with various colored glazes, and a man in the corner whose figure and movements were cute and familiar—reminiscent of his baby bear. Across from him sat another man.
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“Hey, Mr. Li, what are your instructions?”
“I’m not going.”
“Ah?!”
“What Europe, what exhibition—go to whoever you like! I’m not going!”
“No, no, wait! Wait, Mr. Li! This is a political mission! It’s for the country! Can we have some faith and uphold some core values?” Vice President Chen of Prosperity Technology, appearing ordinary, stood on the 38th floor of the company, looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city.
Silently pondering Li Aotian, the young master of the Demon Cult with an unexpectedly out-of-character personality in their online game after they opened a new level of the “Wind and Rain Blood Palace” script two months ago. He transformed from a conscientious big devil into a bear leader who shirked responsibility, leaving his guardian, Chen Peipian, to handle the aftermath every day.
Since the new script came out, Mr. Li, their boss, seemed cursed, neglecting the company he had built with so much effort.
“…Mr. Li.”
“Mr. Li? Mr. Li!” Ji Kai waved his bear paw in front of Li Weidu. “What are you thinking about?”
Confused by Li Weidu’s sudden change after meeting the little goblin, Ji Kai couldn’t comprehend the situation.
“Mr. Li, Mr. Li, stop it! That’s salt, not sugar. You’ve already put salt in it just now!”
“Just get out of the way, and I’ll handle the rest. You must be tired. Go to the sofa, watch TV, and take a rest, okay?”
However, “rest” did not improve the situation.
The little puppet seemed completely broken, and it got worse throughout the afternoon and evening with constant squeaking sounds. Ji Kai regretted not accompanying Li Weidu against all odds. The situation persisted until noon the next day, even after parting ways at the airport.
What was happening? Could it be because Li Weidu saw the little goblin Rourou burst into tears in the detention center, stirring up old emotions? Ji Kai questioned whether his charm was inferior to that of the little goblin.
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