As if sensing Jiang Yu’s gaze, the beautiful young man sleeping on the bed trembled his eyelashes slightly and slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Jiang Yu at the head of the bed, his eyes bursting with excitement, and gave him a weak smile.
“Ah Yu, you’re here.” Yu Qiuze greeted him in a feeble voice, looking at Jiang Yu sitting by the bed, his face haggard.
But in his heart, he thought, Jiang Yu, this stupid thing, is really too disappointing. He has such a big brain, but he’s letting a little lover play him like a fool. How can there be such a stupid thing!
Seeing him wake up, Jiang Yu put away the gloom on his face and also returned a strained smile, asking with concern, “Qiuze, you’re awake. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Do you need me to call the doctor to check on you?”
Yu Qiuze shook his head slightly, a hint of guilt on his face, “I’m fine, just… I’m sorry, Ah Yu, I…”
“Did I make you worry again?”
Seeing his expression, Jiang Yu couldn’t say anything to blame him, only comforting him, “How could that be? It’s my fault. I didn’t expect him to suddenly…”
At this point, Jiang Yu thought of Cheng Ran, who had run away. The former affection and sweetness had long been turned to ashes under the continuous pressure of this period, leaving only a belly full of resentment and anger when mentioning Cheng Ran again.
Yu Qiuze smiled weakly, “No, it’s not his fault. After all, it’s a matter of life and death, so it’s normal for him to regret it.”
“It’s just that I don’t understand, if he didn’t want to do the surgery, why did he take your 50 million, Ah Yu?” At this point, Yu Qiuze stopped short, “Even the house and the car…”
If he hadn’t mentioned this, it would have been fine. But as soon as he did, Jiang Yu remembered that some time ago, he was taking a nap at home when several big men barged in out of nowhere and picked him up, bed and all, and carried him outside without a word.
When Jiang Yu was carried out, he wasn’t wearing a shirt on his upper body, just a pair of red boxer shorts he had bought for his zodiac year of birth. Feeling the stares of the people passing by, Jiang Yu’s mentality instantly collapsed.
He loudly berated those security guards, cursing them for trespassing and threatening to call the police. But they didn’t pay any attention to him. After throwing him out, they started to move Jiang Yu’s belongings out of the house.
Of course, Jiang Yu was not happy about this. If it were in the past, he would have definitely called his own security to fight back. But with Cheng Ran’s escape, money had been tight recently, so Jiang Yu had laid off his own security guards to reduce expenses.
This decision left him powerless during the chaotic situation that day.
Jiang Yu had no choice but to call the police. The police arrived quite quickly. However, after the other party presented the property deed and various transfer documents, they decisively took Jiang Yu to the police station.
It was at the police station that he learned from a young officer that before leaving, Cheng Ran had transferred the house and informed the new homeowners that his shameless husband and his husband’s lover were living in the house. If these two people hadn’t left by the time they were ready to move in, they shouldn’t be polite and should just have security carry them out directly.
In his words, Cheng Ran portrayed himself as a poor victim who had suffered deeply, prompting the foreign couple to console him repeatedly. Upon learning that Cheng Ran no longer wished to have any ties with the foolish scumbag and the scumbag’s lover, the enthusiastic couple immediately patted their chests and said they would handle this matter.
They would send a letter informing the people in the house that the house had changed owners and ask him to leave with peace of mind, forget the past pain, and start a new life.
With Cheng Ran’s precedent, this couple naturally had an extremely poor impression of Jiang Yu and Yu Qiuze. After completing the procedures, they ordered the security guards to send a letter demanding that they move out of the house within a week.
In the past, the letters in the mailbox were always received by Cheng Ran. Now that Cheng Ran had left, Jiang Yu was busy dealing with the big mess Cheng Ran had left him and had no time to check the mailbox. Naturally, he didn’t receive the notification letter from the foreign couple, which led to the tragic scene of being carried out of the house, bed and all, in the middle of his sleep.
Just thinking about that embarrassing scene made Jiang Yu’s belly full of anger, wishing he could tear Cheng Ran apart alive.
He prided himself on not being stingy with Cheng Ran on a daily basis. Even when he asked for 50 million, Jiang Yu didn’t refuse and even let him manage company matters. Everyone in the company had to look at his face. He gave him the house and car he should have given. How had he ever failed Cheng Ran? How could Cheng Ran be so cruel? Why did he have to do this to him?!
However, what Jiang Yu couldn’t think of and wouldn’t bother to think about was that while it was true he gave the 50 million, this 50 million was money buying Cheng Ran’s life.
It was also true that he let Cheng Ran manage the company, but because of his wariness, he had been reluctant to give Cheng Ran a proper position for a long time. As a result, when employees mentioned Cheng Ran, they wouldn’t think of a leader, but rather the leader’s little lover who relied on his power.
In such a big company, it seemed everyone had to look at his face and listen to his orders, but what was the reality? In reality, even a small receptionist in the company looked down on him, saying behind his back that he sold his ass.
Cheng Ran had never told Jiang Yu about these grievances before. He loved Jiang Yu and didn’t care what others thought. As long as Jiang Yu needed him, as long as he could help Jiang Yu, as long as Jiang Yu loved him, what did these things matter?
He had indeed given the car and house when the two of them were getting along well, but later, when Jiang Yu encountered setbacks in his career, Cheng Ran sold all the things he had given him for the sake of the company’s development.
He had also given them not long ago, but that was because Jiang Yu had begged Cheng Ran to help him use his own life to save Yu Qiuze’s life.
Jiang Yu didn’t know these things, or perhaps he knew but pretended not to know. In any case, all the wrongs were Cheng Ran’s fault, and he took all the benefits while letting Cheng Ran take all the blame.
“Don’t mention that bitch to me!” Jiang Yu shouted harshly, thinking of the humiliation of being kicked out that day.
Yu Qiuze’s face, which already had little color, instantly turned deathly pale from fright, and his body involuntarily trembled, very much in character.
Seeing his reaction, Jiang Yu remembered that they were in the ICU. He coughed lightly and said with a stern face, “From now on, don’t mention him in front of me again.”
“…Okay, I won’t mention it anymore. Ah Yu, don’t be angry.”
Yu Qiuze agreed with his mouth, but in his heart, he only hated that his body was so uncooperative. He wished he could jump up from the bed and smash Jiang Yu’s dog head to see if it was stuffed with cotton balls!
What the hell was so great about him? Fierce, fierce, fierce, what the f*ck was he being fierce for? With just this little bit of capability, he still had the face to yell at him? Not only did he fail to keep an eye on his lover and let him run away with the money, but he also had the nerve to act like a big shot in front of him. What a piece of sh*t! Ptooey!
Seeing him so obedient, Jiang Yu’s expression also softened a bit. He sighed and reached out to touch Yu Qiuze’s face, but Yu Qiuze subconsciously turned his head slightly, and he couldn’t touch it.
Jiang Yu’s hand stiffened for a moment. Just as he was about to say something, Yu Qiuze had already reacted first. Enduring the disgust, he leaned his face over and rubbed it against Jiang Yu’s palm, saying softly, “I seem to… have been a little frightened by you.”
Seeing this, Jiang Yu repeatedly reassured him, “It’s my fault. Your body just recovered, and I shouldn’t have brought my emotions towards him onto you. Don’t be afraid. As long as you don’t do anything wrong, I will never treat you like this.”
Yu Qiuze was about to vomit. He couldn’t understand why there were people as disgusting as Jiang Yu in the world. What did he mean by “as long as he doesn’t do anything wrong”? How come all the wrongs were other people’s, and he himself had no responsibility?
However, Yu Qiuze was really too naive. He thought Jiang Yu’s words were already disgusting enough, but he didn’t expect that even more disgusting things were yet to come.
After skipping over the topic of Cheng Ran and talking for a while longer, Yu Qiuze’s energy had already started to wane. His body was very weak to begin with and being able to stay awake and talk with Jiang Yu for so long had already consumed a lot of his mental energy. Now he just wanted to close his eyes and rest well for a while.
Of course, his physical condition was only a secondary reason. The main reason was that Yu Qiuze had already reached his limit of endurance and didn’t want to look at Jiang Yu for even a second longer. Even sleeping was a hundred times better than looking at Jiang Yu’s unshaven face.
Usually, when Jiang Yu saw him looking tired at this time, he would very considerately say that he was going to leave. But today was a little different.
Looking at his paper-white face, Jiang Yu’s eyes flashed with a few hints of struggle and hesitation. But thinking of the huge debts outside that were almost suffocating him, he gritted his teeth and spoke up.
“Qiuze, how is your body now? Has it improved a bit compared to before?” Jiang Yu patted Yu Qiuze’s arm, forcibly waking him from his slumber.
Yu Qiuze had originally pretended to be asleep and didn’t want to pay attention to him, but he couldn’t resist Jiang Yu’s determination today. It seemed that if he didn’t wake up, Jiang Yu would keep patting him. Yu Qiuze had no choice but to slowly wake up.
He thought Jiang Yu was asking this just to be able to talk to him for a few more minutes, so he comforted him as usual, mustering up energy despite his weak voice, “I feel much better. I believe it won’t be long before I can go to the company to help Ah Yu.”
Although he said that, Yu Qiuze’s expression and feeble voice were telling Jiang Yu that he was still sick, and couldn’t he hurry up and get lost instead of disturbing his rest?
Hearing him say that, Jiang Yu’s face instantly lit up with joy, and the burden in his heart also lessened by more than half.
“That’s great!”
Yu Qiuze smiled weakly. Just as he was about to say a few more pleasant words to coax Jiang Yu away, he unexpectedly heard Jiang Yu’s next sentence take a sudden turn.
“Then I’ll go find the doctor to discuss it later. Let’s transfer you from the ICU to a regular ward this afternoon!”
Yu Qiuze: “…”
He had thought of countless possibilities but never expected that Jiang Yu would actually say something so outrageous, to the point that the usually tactful Yu Qiuze was now choked up by Jiang Yu and couldn’t say a word for a long time.
Seeing him not say anything, Jiang Yu automatically took it as agreement. He abruptly stood up from the stool, not giving Yu Qiuze a chance to refute, and bounced out of the ICU.
Yu Qiuze watched Jiang Yu’s back, so angry that his chest hurt. Just as he was about to directly call the doctor, his whole body fainted.
After leaving the ICU, Jiang Yu had originally planned to go straight to Yu Qiuze’s attending doctor’s office, but who knew that halfway there, his phone suddenly rang.
He frowned and stopped, looking at the unfamiliar number. He didn’t want to answer, but the other party persistently kept calling. Jiang Yu thought for a moment and still picked up.
As soon as the call connected, a middle-aged male voice with an obvious accent and even mixed with dialect could be heard from the other end.
“Hello, is this Mr. Jiang Yu?”
Jiang Yu asked in confusion, “Who are you?”
“This is the official platform of Happy Loans. On the 25th of last month at 2:30 a.m., you applied for a loan of 500,000 yuan from our platform. The repayment period is coming up soon. Early repayment can waive the handling fee incurred by the transfer!”
Jiang Yu: “?? Are you sick? I never borrowed from any Happy Loans!”
Hearing him say that, the male voice on the other end of the phone immediately became displeased. “What do you mean by that? If you don’t repay on time, the interest will double. You better think carefully.”
Jiang Yu cursed “lunatic” and hung up the phone without hesitation.
However, before he could walk a few steps, his phone rang again. It was also an unfamiliar number. Jiang Yu was about to angrily answer and curse, but the other side was faster and spoke at an extremely rapid speed.
“Hello, Mr. Jiang. I am a customer service representative from the Worry-Free Loans platform. You have a loan of 200,000 yuan that is about to expire. Would you like to repay in advance?”
Jiang Yu: “???”
Will this never end?!
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