Translator: Ponia
Editor: Xiaoxiao & Lattenights
The moment Zheng Ze got off the airplane, he went to the police station and straight to Captain Zhang’s office.
There were dark circles under his eyes, his face haggard and his lips chapped. All in all, his complexion wasn’t really good.
A few of his colleagues were still in the office. Zheng Ze did not greet them with a pat on the shoulder as he usually would, and those few people also did not show any flabbergasted expressions. Everyone was well aware of the reason.
A good brother of his was dragged into this case, and he himself cannot free himself of this case. If it were anyone else, it would still give them a terrible headache.
Zheng Ze said, “Captain Zhang, I would like to have a word with you privately..”
Captain Zhang waved his hand to dismiss those who were present. “Xiao Zheng, please sit down.”
Zheng Ze sat down and nonchalantly threw his bag to his feet. With his head down, he used both hands to support his knees and harshly brushed his unkempt hair.
“Captain, about what you said on the phone, I…”
Captain Zhang took a disposable cup and filled it with the water from the dispenser. He placed it in front of Zheng Ze.
“Drink some water. Look at you; you haven’t slept for an entire night, right?”
Zheng Ze took a sip from his cup. “Captain Zhang, I’ve known Old Jian for many years, and the kind of person he is, I couldn’t be more clear.”
Captain Zhang suggested, “Drink the water first and calm down for a bit, then we’ll talk.”
Zheng Ze’s brows furrowed, and he finished the water in one huge gulp. He closed his eyes and sighed.
Captain Zhang pointed at the file folders on the desk. “See for yourself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he went to fiddle with the spider plant in the pot by the windowsill.
Zheng Ze emptied out the contents of the portfolio. When he went through the files, his pupils shrank, and his body stiffened.
For a good while, Zheng Ze gripped the portfolio tightly. With a hoarse voice, he said, “Captain Zhang, please give me a bit of time. I will definitely reach a breakthrough in this case.”
Captain Zhang watered the spider plant. “Xiao Zheng, I called you back because there are other cases for you to handle, not this one.”
Zheng Ze suddenly got up. “No way, Captain Zhang, this, I…”
Captain Zhang interrupted him with a sound. “You are too close to the suspect, and it will affect your judgement. It would be better to avoid arousing suspicion.”
“Captain Zhang, I guarantee you,” Zheng Ze spoke resolutely as he clenched his teeth, “If all the evidence points to him, I will personally arrest him. ”
“Very well!” Captain Zhang turned around. “You have to walk the talk!”
Zheng Ze clenched his fist. “Yes.”
He returned to his seat and remained still in his chair for a long time.
Even when some colleagues came over, Zheng Ze still remained stupefied.
Impossible…
Old Jian had no reason. What motive could he have? It was just impossible.
After a short while, Zheng Ze called a cab to MingRui.
Jian Dan noticed someone approaching and asked in a surprised manner. “Ah Ze, when did you return?”
Zheng Ze walked to the front of his office desk, his bearing fully recovered. “An hour and a half ago.”
Jian Dan set his documents down. “What, do you need something from me?”
Zheng Ze grimaced. “Old Jian, I still owe you for the money from before. Come, let’s go to a restaurant. I’ll buy you a drink.”
After Jian Dan told his assistant to postpone his meeting, he went to get his car.
Zheng Ze waited at the door with both hands in his pockets, feeling them around. He was clearly absent-minded.
After arriving at the restaurant they frequented, they ordered food and alcohol. The atmosphere was akin to old times, as if nothing changed.
Zheng Ze drank a mouthful of alcohol. “Old Jian, I heard about it from my colleagues.”
Even if he didn’t mention it, the other party would know. It was better to be straightforward and bring it up openly.
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Jian Dan ate the food. “I was called in and asked a few questions, nothing much.”
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Jian Dan said there were plans to free up some time to travel around.
Zheng Ze’s hand which was holding the chopsticks paused for a bit, but it went unnoticed. “That’s good. Take Gu Sheng along so you two can walk around together. It wouldn’t be boring with a partner around.”
“I feel the same.”
Jian Dan took a piece of beef to eat. “Ah Ze, you have something on your mind.”
Zheng Ze heaved a sigh. “It’s just my father’s operation. Ai, they only told us after I’ve brought him there, saying that there are indications that his body hasn’t met some of the requirements for surgery. It can’t be helped; I had to stay there for a while more because we ran check-ups all day. .”
“You don’t know, I had trouble with the language there. I had to make so many gestures just to say a sentence that I really felt like a big baboon then. .”
Jian Dan laughed. “When I told you to enroll in an English class, you said that it was pointless and that you would rather watch football.”
Zheng Ze coughed. “Stop mentioning it. I’m dying of regret right now.”
His mouth was stuffed full with food, and his voice was muffled. “Old Jian, about the money, in a while, I……”
Jian Dan said, “I’m not in a rush. You do as you wish.”
Zheng Ze raised his head only after some time. “Brother, thank you.”
After the meal, both of them sat for a while and talked about some things from the past, in the present, and the future. They talked and talked and eventually fell silent.
Zheng Ze sat on the bench, taking in the smell of the curb. “Old Jian, I’ve known you for so many years, but I haven’t ever heard you speaking of your family.
Long ago, he had heard Sun Qian say that Jian Dan hadn’t liked to talk about his family with others, as it would make him unhappy.
So he had never asked..
Jian Dan said, “Ever since I started living in the orphanage, I no longer have a family.”
Zheng Ze asked, “How old were you when you entered the orphanage?”
Jian Dan said, “About five or six.”
“Then…” Zheng Ze continued, “Old Jian, have you ever thought of looking for them?”
Jian Dan looked at a spot while he laughed and said, “I’ve thought about it.”
“I might eventually look for them.”
Zheng Ze was about to say something when Jian Dan’s phone rang. It was his assistant, who called for work-related matters.
Zheng Ze gestured at Jian Dan and left first.
Jian Dan stood at the same spot, his gaze tinted with something unclear as it followed Zheng Ze.
On Friday, Chen You pestered Jian Dan. “Senior, can you not go to work today?”
Jian Dan patted Chen’s bottom. “No.”
Chen You quickly got off the bed and took out a red dudou from the closet to wear.
To be honest, Chen You’s mood was complicated at this moment. He wanted Jian Dan, but he also wanted to find himself.
Let you do, still okay. Do you think you are a small baby? Pei!
Chen You spurned himself on one side, while on the other side, he went to kiss Jian Dan. Come on, look at me. How was it? Don’t you feel that it is too spicy for the eyes?
Jian Dan said nothing and immediately pulled Chen You into his embrace…
More than an hour later, Jian Dan washed himself up and went to work in high spirits.
Chen You lay on the bed. It was already at this hour, yet why did Jian Dan still want to go to the car dealership?
The system reminded, “He goes every Friday. If he suddenly stops going, he will be suspected. If he goes instead, there is nothing to be nervous about.”
Chen You sighed. “That makes sense.
“I’m really scared of Jian Dan getting caught. I’m afraid it’s too late.”
The system reassured, “There’s still time.”
Chen You said, “Hopefully. Jian Dan is so intelligent he shouldn’t be so easily caught.”
He mused further, “If it’s still impossible to escape, I can go on the run with him. He has plenty of money, so as long as he can leave the country…”
“Ai, although Boss Jian is a bit perverted, randomly making me incontinent and even taking pictures while he’s at it, he’s still actually really pitiful.”
Chen You rubbed his face into the pillow, making a small portion of it wet.
About three in the afternoon, Zheng Ze came to a car dealership in DongCheng district. He watched the person entering through the door. His eyes flashed. “Old Jian, you came to look at the components again ah.”
Jian Dan walked while talking, “En, a pedal arrived, so I came over to have a look.”
He asked the dealership owner about its conditions and started to examine the goods.
Zheng Ze watched from the side. “Speaking of which, I still haven’t seen your collection. How about it, will you let me broaden my horizons ??”
Jian Dan said, “Sure.”
After leaving the car dealership, he took Zheng Ze to his warehouse.
Upon entering the warehouse, Zheng Ze seemed to see time swiftly rewinding, stopping at twenty years ago.
At that time, he’d still been a little boy. All the bikes in the courtyard had been of this model.
Looking at the number of bikes inside the warehouse, Zheng Ze was tongue-tied. “Old Jian, isn’t this too much? You collect those parts and even find workers to put together a bike. It’s just too much work. What are you planning ah?”
Jian Dan stroked one of the bikes. “Would you believe me if I said it is for a kind of regret?”
Zheng Ze raised his head. “Regret?”
“Yes.”
Jian Dan’s eyes softened. “When I was young, it was my dream to have a bike. I looked forward to it year after year. My family finally promised to buy me one, but they ended up not buying one for me.”
Zheng Ze shrugged. “There are plenty of moments when adults don’t honor their words.”
Jian Dan did not reply.
They wanted to fulfill it, but they no longer had the chance to do so.
Zheng Ze made a few rounds in the warehouse, constantly clicking his tongue. He observed and sighed in admiration. “Old Jian, can I take a small screw?”
Jian Dan raised an eyebrow questioningly.
Zheng Ze responded, “As a memento.”
“What significance does a screw have?” Jian Dan gave him a deep look. “You can take a bike.”
Zheng Ze said, “Then I won’t hold back.”
Returning to his residence, Zheng Ze buried his face in his palms and rubbed vigorously. Old Jian, I don’t believe that those things are related to you.
You can rest assured. I will definitely investigate the truth!
Jian Dan stayed in the warehouse, his entire façade falling away like a receding tide. His eyes revealed his true emotions—sorrow, pain, malice, and carefree.
He began laughing in a low tone and then laughed heartily. He laughed so hard that he swayed back and forth, unable to restrain himself. His face was full of tears by the time he had his final laugh.
That night, Chen You waited until it was almost midnight. It was only then that Jian Dan came back with a strong smell of alcohol.
“Gu Sheng…”
“Here, I am here.”
Chen You grabbed the man’s hand. “Senior, why did you drink so much alcohol?”
When Jian Dan muttered something, Chen You moved his ears close to Jian Dan’s mouth, seemingly hearing “It’s unbearable.”
He used the other hand to pat the man’s arm. “Senior, I’ll go pour water for you.”
Having said that, Chen You did not move.
It was because his hand was gripped tightly and Jian Dan was pressing down on him.
Fuck, so heavy.
Chen You groaned, his chest on the verge of bursting from the pressure “Senior?”
Jian Dan’s breathing was evenly. He had fallen asleep.
Just like that, Chen You was being pressed against till late into the night. His mouth foamed and he rolled his eyes.
Everything on TV was a lie.
The system came out and suggested, “You can push him off.”
Chen You bitterly said, “I already pushed. Did you not see me pushing many times?”
“Basically can’t be moved. He’s tall and strong, just like a bull.”
The system continued to say, “Tickle.”
Chen You said, “Forget it, Boss Jian isn’t afraid of tickles.”
He tugged at the man on his body. “Senior, go sleep on the side. It’s much more comfortable than sleeping on me.”
Jian Dan held onto him tightly. “Don’t go.”
Chen You immediately comforted him, “Won’t go, won’t go. I will always be with you.”
The terrifying strength keeping him imprisoned loosened up a bit.
He took this chance to push the person aside and gasped for air. “Master, just wait, I’ll go get some water to wipe your hands and face.”
Chen You came back after fetching some water and called out to Jian Dan a few times, who was unresponsive. He rolled up his sleeves and wrung the towel dry before placing it on the man’s face.
Jian Dan’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he made a sound. “Dad, it hurts…”
Chen You listened a few times before he heard him clearly. He was taken aback before pacifying him, “Be good. Daddy is wiping your face, and it won’t feel bad anymore after I’m done wiping.”
Jian Dan was very well behaved.
So well behaved that Chen You had almost knocked over the basin a few times. It was too scary.
It seemed like Jian Dan’s family held more importance in his heart than what Chen You had previously imagined.
Early in the morning, Jian Dan woke up. He lowered his head and looked at the black head in his arms. The corner of his lips hooked up.
“Wake up.”
Chen You’s eyelids were stuck together. “No.”
For the entire night, he’d been the dad, the mom, the grandfather, the grandmother, and yes, the elder sister had also been him.
Apart from these roles, he had to tell the story of the ugly duckling one moment, and the next moment, he had to sing “I Am a Little Navy,” “Two Tigers,” and other different children’s songs.
Later on, hehe, he even had to bark like a dog.
Because Boss Jian had been drunk, he’d mentioned dad, mom, grandfather, grandmother, and sister once. After that, he’d started talking about WangCai.
Chen You had thought about it. WangCai could be a small dog’s name, so he’d tried barking twice.
In the end, you could guess whatever. Boss Jian had been so happy he had revealed his white teeth, so happy he had hugged Chen You and kissed and rubbed him.
Damn, at that time, his mood had been so fucked up, okay!
Chen You nestled into the sheets, vowing not to get out of the bed.
Jian Dan used his prickly beard, which had grown on his lower jaw, to rub on Chen You’s neck. “Gu Sheng, don’t sleep anymore.”
Just sleep. Chen You mumbled, “I won’t get up….”
Jian Dan moved his hand to the youth’s waist and pulled it into his embrace. His mouth went for Chen You’s ears.
Chen You was kissed until he felt itchy and was annoyed to death. He went to the side to hide, but it was as useless as a fart.
Jian Dan chuckled beside his ear. “Gu Sheng, if you still don’t wake up, Senior will take your diaper.”
Take, take. Who are you trying to scare? When I wet the bed later, won’t you be even happier? You can even roll in the sheets with me when you’ve already comforted yourself more than a dozen times. Chen You continued to sleep. He was really sleepy, very sleepy.
Jian Dan smiled as he sighed. “Not obedient anymore….”
Chen You got some goosebumps, but it was only a little bit. His fatigue was now the boss, fiercely driving away other kinds of feelings.
One or two minutes later, the diaper was taken out and thrown to the ground.
This time, Jian Dan no longer said anything and directly picked Chen You up, taking him to climb over the green hill.
That’s hilarious he barked for him 💀💀
Thanks for the chapter <3
Lololol their dynamic is unhealthy and healthy at the same time X’D
Thank you so much for your translation!!
Lol I like this chapter …
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Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
SO CUTE
Lovely. Truly.
Thanks for the chapter.
Cute chapter 💖 thankyou