The number of floors on the elevator monitor did not stop until “8”. Li Xi walked out of the elevator. The aisle was very silent, and even the sound of leather shoes stepping on the hard marble floor could be heard clearly.
The wall lamp shed a cold light from above his head, and Li Xi stood at the door for a while before raising his hand and ringing the doorbell.
He pressed it three times in a row without anyone responding. Li Xi pursed his lips, took out the key from his pocket, and opened the door.
Click—
As soon as he opened the door, cold air rushed in on his face, and fine dust was still floating in the air. Li Xi turned on the headlights of the living room at the entrance, and the bright light instantly illuminated the entire living room. He walked over, only to find that the furniture in the room was all covered with white cloth.
Li Xi stepped up to the second floor again and opened the door of the study, but the entire row of books on the second floor of the bookshelf was also gone.
Li Xi’s brows suddenly jumped, like this…it was clear that no one had lived for a long time.
When he bought this apartment, he saw that the greenery and the view were very good, and it was also very close to the place where the man worked. Later, when he renovated it, he asked someone to open up the upper and lower floors into a duplex building. At that time, he was still afraid that the person would not accept it…
But, did he move out?
A strange feeling flashed in Li Xi’s heart. If, as he said, he was only with himself for money, then why did he move out again?
…
Zizi—
The blue flame licked the bottom of the pot, and the hot oil at the bottom of the pot made a roaring sound. Chu Yan beat an egg with one hand. As soon as the egg liquid came into close contact with the pot noodles, the protein part on the edge immediately became browned.
[The host is so amazing, he beats eggs with one hand! This chic action, ah. I’m so happy~] The 2333 system found a bowl and drilled it in, white and soft like a freshly baked small bun.
Chu Yan smiled when he heard this and put the fried brown egg on a plate: [Who did you learn this rainbow fart from?]
[Master host, will you eat this tonight?]
[You reminded me.] Chu Yan turned off the fire, opened the refrigerator, took out a box of semi-finished microwave donburi from the inside, tore the wrapping paper and poured it into the pot, and heated it with the bottom oil.
There was no microwave oven, just fry it.
[The host is so pitiful, he can only eat this kind of thing. Shall we go for a big meal?]
Chu Yan put down his chopsticks and said: [Don’t worry, the big meal is not far away.]
After solving his dinner problem, Liang Suici brushed the bowl, and sat on the sofa, the only furniture in the whole house except the bed, and played a game for a while, before getting up to wash.
Knock knock—
At around ten o’clock in the evening, there was a knock on the door. Liang Suici pulled a towel and wiped his hair, and slowly opened the door.
The lights in the aisle were very dim, and Li Xi was still knocking on the door with his hands. The door was opened, and when he saw the person clearly, his hands were stiff in mid-air for a while.
Li Xi slowly put his hand down and looked at the person in front of him steadily. His profile was deep, and the bridge of his nose was high. When he looked directly at people like this, his gaze was as sharp as a blade.
Liang Suici didn’t expect it to be him. His expression at that moment was even unexpected. It took a while to say, “Li Xi?”
Li Xi looked at his expression up and down once, and was disappointed to find that there was nothing other than surprise.
“Are you surprised?” There was a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, but the bottom of his eyes were indifferent.
“In order to avoid me, are you even willing to live in a place like this?”
His tone was definitely not friendly; his voice was familiar but cold, with a strong irony, mercilessly breaking this silent and heavy darkness.
Liang Suici looked at him quietly, as if he hadn’t noticed the malice in his words at all, but his eyes moved slightly, “It’s late now, what are you doing here?”
Looking at his calm face, the smile on Li Xi’s face paused slightly, and he looked into the room behind him, “Come and see you. Why? Does Dr. Liang not want to invite me into your new home to sit down?”
After he finished speaking, he took advantage of the opponent’s carelessness and walked straight in.
Liang Suici subconsciously turned to his side to get out of the way, still holding his hand on the door frame, a little aware of it afterwards.
As soon as he entered the door, Li Xi found that it was smaller than he had imagined before. Everything in the house could be seen at a glance, and the air was filled with a humid smell, mixed with a strong pungent smell of medicine wine.
…He’s not doing well either… Living in a place like this, the air was cold and humid, there was no heating, the house was not soundproof, and the noise of vehicles and people on the street could last almost until the early hours of the morning.
It was undeniable that Li Xi found that there was a kind of malice in his heart, mixed with a little sense of joy to relieve hatred—because of the fact that he was having a bad time and feeling relieved of hatred, this kind of despicable and dark emotion made him very surprised.
His gaze finally fell on the bottle of medicinal wine at the head of the bed, and a mocking sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he moved his gaze to Liang Suici, who was standing aside.
Because at home, he only wore a light-colored thin cardigan, and underneath was a gray home pants, which were all very loose and soft, which made him look thin and slender.
Li Xi looked at him steadily for a while, then sat down on the old sofa as if no one else was there.
“I heard from a friend that Dr. Liang seemed to be in a little trouble today?” His eyebrows were sharp, and his eyes were so sharp that he almost saw through people.
Seeing him like this, something flashed in Liang Suici’s mind. As if he suddenly understood something, a look similar to disbelief appeared on his face, and he said, with difficulty for a long time, “It turns out what you said that night… That’s what it means.”
Pay the price. Was this the price he said? Discredit his reputation and make others think that he has destroyed other people’s families.
His voice actually trembled a little. Li Xi couldn’t help frowning when he heard his inexplicable words, “When you did these things by yourself, didn’t you ever think about this day?”
Liang Suici stopped talking.
Li Xi looked at him and suddenly smiled, “Before you, I really didn’t expect a person to have such good acting skills. Why do you always pretend to be like this? As if the whole world has wronged you.”
Liang Suici said angrily, “Have you said enough?”
Li Xi stood up from the sofa, sorted out his cuffs carelessly, and then stared at his pale face coldly, “Don’t let me say it? Feeling ashamed? Then why didn’t you feel ashamed when you did this?”
After he finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell into a dead silence.
It took a long time before Liang Suici spoke hoarsely, “So you made a special trip here today to watch my embarrassment?”
Li Xi didn’t miss the embarrassment and pain in his eyes. His heart was convulsed with uncontrollable pain, but when he spoke, his voice was unusually calm, “Maybe I did.”
He turned his head to meet Liang Suici’s gaze and chuckled, “But is there anything wrong with this?”
“You know how much I used to love you, and I could even give my life for you. But you abandoned it and trampled on it wantonly. Since you said that you are only with me for money, then I can give you this opportunity.”
His eyes were so calm that they were almost cold. He looked at Liang Suici steadily and said, “How about being my lover?”
Liang Suici looked at him in disbelief and said hoarsely, “What are you talking about?”
“Is there anything hard to understand about being my lover?” Li Xi took out the key from his pocket, bent over and took his hand hanging by his side, put the key in his hand, and a warm smile appeared on his lips, “Be my lover for a year. In addition to this house, I will give you another 20 million, Dr. Liang. What do you think of the price?”
Liang Suici retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted, and his face turned pale in an instant.
The key hit the floor with a muffled sound, and Li Xi didn’t care, “Don’t rush to refuse me. Do you think it’s hard to make a person lose their reputation and not be able to get along in M City?”
Yes, wasn’t what happened today just a warning from this person to himself? As long as he wanted, wasn’t it as easy to crush himself to death in M City as it was to crush an ant?
Liang Suici was startled, “I can resign…”
Li Xi interrupted him, “Resign? You think it’s that simple…”
He easily blocked Liang Suici’s words back, as if he knew what he was thinking.
For a long time, after a suffocating silence.
Chu Yan finally spoke, “One year?”
Oh, it’s actually worth 20 million a year. I’m afraid I won’t make so much money in my life.
Li Xi glanced at him thoughtfully, “Otherwise, how much attraction do you think you have left for me…”
Liang Suici greeted his cold face, suddenly took a step back uncontrollably, his knees touched the edge of the bed, and his body sat down softly.
“In that case, why are you doing this?”
From such a condescending angle, Li Xi could even see the blue and white blood vessels on the side of his neck. His skin was so white that it was almost transparent, and there was a thrilling coldness and fragility.
He ignored the dense pain of needles in his heart and looked at him word for word, “Because you owe me this.”
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It was pitch black downstairs, with only a few lights. Li Xi took out the key and pressed the unlock button. The lights of a black car not far away were on twice. He walked over and opened the door and got in, only to find Liang Suici still standing still.
He stood in the darkness. The expression on his face could not be clearly seen, and after a while, he walked slowly towards this side.
When he opened the car door and sat down, Li Xi could even feel the cold air being carried by him from the outside, mixed with the fragrance of his usual shampoo, which filled his entire nasal cavity in an instant.
“Seat belt.” Li Xi reminded.
Liang Suici turned around and fastened his seat belt, then lowered his whole face into his scarf, as if he was extremely chilled.
Li Xi glanced at him, “Turn on the heating.”
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