Li Yu didn’t attend his classes for several days in a row. He shut himself up in his apartment, still destroyed from the fight, and lived the dull life of merely eating and sleeping every day.
Although his original intentions of renting this apartment have now been trampled on by Jian Suiying, Li Yu was glad that he had a place for himself, a place where he could shrink away from everyone and not let his parents see his current state.
Li Yu was so upset that his mind was still full of Jian Suiying. Every minute and every second that he thought of the man, he felt torn. He didn’t want to see anyone due to this. He needed a place to hide from others.
After a few days of being in such a muddled state, he received a call from his father.
When Li Yu saw the caller ID, he immediately got up from the bed, drank a glass of water, adjusted his voice to some sense of normalcy as much as possible, and then pressed the “accept” button.
“Hello, Dad.”
“Are you at school?”
“En.”
“I have to tell you something, and you might have to go to Beihai because of it. If you can adjust your schedule, do so.”
“Dad, tell me.”
“Alas,” Li Lan sighed heavily and wearily told him, “I didn’t want to tell you, but it has something to do with you.”
Li Yu got nervous. His father had always been a man who didn’t show his anger. He seldom shows a negative side in front of his wife and children, and never brings matters outside to their home. When he heard “Beihai,” he knew it must be related to his eldest brother.
“Dad, what’s the matter?”
“Your brother got into an accident.”
Li Yu immediately sat upright. His heart thumped in his chest. “My da-ge… what’s the matter?”
“Although the situation isn’t serious, we’ve determined that someone wants to mess with him, and the Discipline Inspection Commission is cross-checking him now. I talked with him. We all think that this issue is related to the land in Beihai that was supposed to be allocated to Jian Suiying.”
Li Yu clenched his fist. The first thing that came to his mind was Jian Suiying’s furious roar of, “I won’t forgive you!”
Li Yu hung up, got up from the bed, took a bath, and then drove to their home quickly. When he arrived, he chatted with his father carefully and knew the whole story.
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Unless someone had solid proof in their hands.
Li Xuan didn’t want the bribe that Jian Suiying intended to give to Li Xuan in the beginning, but that doesn’t mean that the people he introduced to Jian Suiying didn’t take it either. As long as one other person took the bribe, the matter couldn’t be separated from him.
If someone wants to mess with his family, he must be ready. Li Lan didn’t know how many things this person had in his hands against them, and this was the first time someone dared to make a move on messing with their family, so he was pensive for a moment.
In fact, whether or not this matter was due to the land in Beihai, the strength of the Li family should be able to help Li Xuan win over the others. Li Xuan also had the opportunity to be promoted next year, so if this matter revealed any kind of evidence against Li Xuan, Li Xuan’s career wouldn’t be able to advance for at least several years.
This will have a big impact on Li Xuan, who has a high image of himself and has always pursued perfection.
Li Lan looked at his handsome little son and sighed. He smoked a few cigarettes and spoke, “I meant to let you go and see what you can do to help your brother. I can’t just leave here, after all. But your brother just called and said that you don’t need to go. He’ll come home in two days. You’re already an adult, and your mother and I don’t care about what you do. We want to let you grow and develop freely. However, at the same time, everything you do may have an impact on this family. I think the issue with Beihai has something to do with you and Jian Suiying.” After that, Li Lan deeply stared at Li Yu, his eyes seeming to penetrate deep into his soul.
Li Yu’s heart thumped wildly. Did his father know about him and Jian Suiying?
On second thought, it’s impossible. If his father really knew, he wouldn’t be so calm when approaching the subject.
Li Yu swallowed and remained silent.
Li Lan said, “You went to Li Wenxun’s new restaurant with your uncle a few months ago to support him, and then you fought with Jian Suiying in the corridor. In fact, I found out about this matter faster than your brother did, but I didn’t say anything and let him help you instead. I always thought that when you grow up, you should learn to deal with many things by yourself, but now it seems that you haven’t handled this matter well enough.”
Li Yu opened his mouth to speak, but Li Lan waved a hand to stop him. “I don’t want to know why you fought, but according to your brother, you apologized to him, so I thought it was over… I don’t know how much of this has to do with your brother’s affairs, but I know this issue is definitely related to the sudden change of the feed company’s partnership. I want to know now, what’s happened in Beihai? Tell me exactly what you know!” Li Lan snuffed out his cigarette in the ashtray and looked at Li Yu with fierce eyes.
Although his father’s attitude didn’t change much from before, Li Yu knew that his father was angry. Since childhood, the two brothers have sensibly competed with one another, which hardly bothered their parents. So their father didn’t lay a finger on the two brothers, and now, he just kept a straight face and didn’t look as angry.
Instead of answering directly, Li Yu threw a question back, “Dad, how can you be sure that it was Jian Suiying?”
He still didn’t want to believe that Jian Suiying would mess with his older brother behind his back. He couldn’t imagine that Jian Suiying would hate him so much that he would completely disregard the past.
“All the information we know so far points to the source of the problem. Who else do we suspect if not Jian Suiying? I want to know what exactly the problem is, why did the partners for the project suddenly change? Why did it happen when the documents were about to be approved? Why did your brother get stabbed in the back!”
Li Yu’s forehead was covered with sweat. He knew that no matter how hard he tried to explain the issue, he wouldn’t pass his father’s judgment. There were a lot of grudges and resentment involved. He couldn’t easily explain this to his father, who always trusted him and is proud of him.
Li Lan observed his son and waited quietly for him to speak.
Li Yu’s brain was working at full speed. He hesitated, “Dad, this matter…”
As he was speaking, Li Lan’s phone suddenly rang, and he answered the phone. “Hello, Li Xuan.” He glanced at Li Yu and motioned for him to sit, and he went to the balcony as he answered the phone.
Li Yu stood up quickly, rushed out of the house quickly, and drove away. Holding the steering wheel in one hand, he took out his phone and dialed Jian Suilin.
“Hello, where are you now?”
Jian Suilin’s voice was calm, “I’m having dinner with my friends, what’s up.”
Li Yu murmured, “I have something to ask you.”
Jian Suilin sneered. “Li Yu, last time, when we were in the hospital, we had already finished our talk. That wasn’t just my illusion, was it?”
Li Yu looked ahead, his eyes unblinking. “No.”
“Why are you looking for me now, then?” Jian Suilin played with the decorative buttons on the sleeves of the windbreaker he was wearing, a smile on his lips.
“The land in Beihai, did you know that something happened?”
“Of course, I know, but as you hold half of the company’s shares, you only found out now? How quick of you to respond, xiong-di. Ah yes, I forgot, you’re busy dating my Ge now right?” Jian Suilin slowly clenched his fist.
Li Yu turned a deaf ear to his sarcasm. “Tell me about the situation.”
“The situation? Can you guess? As I said before, my Ge will never let us go. Do you think that when our business was revealed, he would sit still and watch us grab the land with a big bargain? We’ve already signed the contract and we already invested for the early stages. If we can’t get the land, we can’t continue investing. If we have no money, the project can’t continue to operate, and we can only wait until the money’s gone. Do you think those two idiots who read too much will give up? We’re in big trouble now. “
Li Yu’s palms started to sweat and were stuck to the steering wheel. He quickly changed lanes. He stopped at the roadside, leaned on the back of his chair, and slowly said, “Even if we lose this business, we deserve it. This money isn’t ours. I don’t care.”
Jian Suilin laughed. “Li Yu, Li Yu, look at your achievements. My Ge is so good that he is so obsessed with you?”
Li Yu said hoarsely, “Don’t mention him again.”
“Oh? What’s the matter? Did you accidentally discover that my Ge is heartless? That when he’s happy, he will spoil you to the heavens, but if you dare to disobey him, he can trample you under his feet with no mercy?”
This remark just hit straight into Li Yu’s heart.
Thinking of Jian Suiying’s “Xiao Zhu” that morning, his father’s frown as he smoked cigarette after cigarette, he slowly clenched his fist.
Jian Suilin restrained his sarcastic tone and said, “Li Yu, I know why you called me. It’s because of your brother, right?”
Li Yu said, “What do you know?”
“I only know that my brother is a man who wants to make us pay. In fact, Li da-ge is completely ignorant of this issue. He is innocent, but my ge doesn’t think so. He must’ve been thinking that Li da-ge scammed him along with us. I repeat, my brother will not let us go; he will never let anyone who dares hit him in the face not pay for it.”
Li Yu looked at the cloudy weather outside through the window and suddenly felt that his vision was going lax.
It wasn’t difficult to define what kind of person Jian Suiying is.
He is arrogant, overbearing, and never submissive. If he loses one point to others, he will make sure the others pay by ten points. As long as a person knows who he truly is, they wouldn’t be surprised by his actions, thus, so would Li Yu.
He slowly raised his hand and covered his eyes, as if something broke in his body.
Jian Suilin’s voice sounded like a curse in his ear. “Li da-ge is a very respectable man. He works honestly, but I feel very guilty because he got dragged down because of what we’ve done. Now that the news has been leaked, Li da-ge’s reputation will be ruined, but we still have the opportunity to fix it. Li Yu, do you know what we are facing now? If we don’t bring my ge down, I won’t have another chance to gain a foothold in the Jian family. Our company will face huge losses and lawsuits. Even if these aren’t important, think about your ge, who will also be dragged down. My ge’s plans of revenge are of no importance. If a scene really was made, your Li Family, even if you can protect Li da-ge, his career will still be greatly affected. “
Li Yu felt his throat go dry. Every time he tried to swallow, it felt as if a fire was painfully going through his throat, while his eyes were too sore to even open.
Jian Suilin’s voice felt very far away: “Li Yu, you must help me, so you could help yourself. Li da-ge is innocent. His career got hit by a large blow. Will you let him down?”
Will you let him down?
Will you let him down?
Will you let him down?
Li Yu hung up abruptly, and just like throwing away a lit grenade, he threw his phone aside.
He slammed the door, roared loudly in the closed space, and then roughly started the car. The car drove back to the road, and like a swift and violent panther in the night, it moved gracefully and silently.
He wanted to find Jian Suiying. He doesn’t believe Jian Suiying will do this to him. He needs to clarify things in person.
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