“Xiao Qi… Xiao Qi…” The man lying on the plush white bed murmured in pain, his brows furrowed, his voice trembling. The veins in his arms were bulging, as if they were going to burst at any moment. He was clutching the quilt covering his body in a death grip, shaking all over like a dying animal doing a pointless struggle, nowhere to run but to sink into despair.
In the convertible chair next to the bed, Yao Qi was lying down with his eyes closed as he listened to the pained moans of the person on the bed. But the more he listened, the more irritable he felt.
This was the first time someone made him so angry.
Moreover, the culprit was a silly dog—well, it was because he was a silly dog that he could make Yao Qi this angry.
He had clearly told Liu Lin that he was Master Qi, basically revealing that he was someone with a background, someone who had the ability to protect himself. It stood to reason that when he gave Liu Lin those two options, this silly dog should’ve chosen to obediently follow him home. But Liu Lin still persisted in seeking death and choosing the second option.
At that time, Yao Qi was so angry he almost couldn’t hold back from throwing the syringe in Liu Lin’s face.
Of course, his upbringing didn’t allow him to do this, so he simply told Liu Lin to get off him.
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“Get off,” Yao Qi coldly looked at the person sitting on top of him.
Liu Lin meekly got up and stood in front of Yao Qi. He knew Yao Qi was angry and that it would be best for him to leave now, but he still wanted to stay with Yao Qi for a while. If dealing with Han Jue wasn’t something he absolutely had to do, he really wished he could stay by Yao Qi’s side all the time.
Yao Qi was the most important thing to him, so he had to eliminate all the dangers that could possibly threaten him.
Yao Qi was Master Qi, the person Han Jue wanted to kill.
Judging from how many times Han Jue had lost his temper over this matter, his Xiao Qi must be very powerful. No matter how much Han Jue risked to lose, he would definitely still plan a counterattack. Rather than waiting for the man to strike and putting Yao Qi at constant risk, it was better to make the first move.
So, even if Xiao Qi would be very angry because of this, he still had to kill Han Jue now.
Although Liu Lin didn’t understand what it was that made Yao Qi angry, he knew Yao Qi was very angry and that he would be heavily punished after this.
“Ah-Lin, if I say that I hope you’ll come back with me right now, will you do it?” Yao Qi put down the syringe and stood up, walking towards Seventeen and taking the gun in his hand.
Yao Qi held the gun as if it was a toy, his expression chilly. He even gestured at Liu Lin’s feet with the muzzle.
Liu Lin flinched, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
Xiao Qi was telling him that he wanted him to go back with him.
This past month, Liu Lin had been dying to go home it almost drove him crazy.
What Yao Qi was currently doing was tantamount to an undeniable temptation.
But he couldn’t.
Even if it was what Yao Qi wished for, even if they both wanted the same thing, in Liu Lin’s heart, there was nothing more important than Yao Qi’s safety.
Regardless of how small the chance of danger was, Liu Lin simply couldn’t ignore it.
Yao Qi was his treasure, a treasure he couldn’t even bear to see a scratch on. He had to get rid of any possible dangers that could harm him.
“I understand.” Seeing Liu Lin falling silent, Yao Qi figured out what he was thinking.
He sighed, resisting the urge to jump and strangle the man. He walked to the corner of the room, away from everyone else, and then pointed the gun he just took at his own temple.
“…Xiao Qi?!” Liu Lin exclaimed, his face thunderstruck.
“Third Young Master!!” The three bodyguards were equally terrified by his action.
“Take a guess, will I pull the trigger?” Yao Qi felt like a fool. He had never thought that Liu Lin would choose the second option, so he could only resort to this kind of idiotic move.
“…Fuck, don’t do it, Xiao Qi, put the gun down—” Liu Lin’s head was throbbing, cold sweat pouring over his whole body. He wanted to rush over and grab the gun, but he was afraid of shocking Yao Qi and making him accidentally fire the gun, so he could only stand in place, panicking.
He obstinately went against his own wish because he didn’t want to put Yao Qi in danger, but as a result, Yao Qi deliberately pointed that dangerous thing at his own head. Liu Lin felt like he was about to vomit a mouthful of blood.
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Seventeen also wanted to vomit blood—what kind of development was this! He couldn’t understand at all!
Third Young Master, I know you want to bring him back, but please don’t point the gun at yourself! Don’t you know that it’s very dangerous!? Worse comes to worst, we can just beat up this brat and then drag him home—put the gun down and let’s calmly talk about it, alright?
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The three bodyguards turned to look at Liu Lin in unison, their eyes speaking volumes of the desire to beat him to death.
Needless to say, this wasn’t something Liu Lin would ever dare to bet on. He knew how stubborn Yao Qi was. He had never seen the man change his decision before he managed to achieve his goal.
If he chose not to take the injections, Yao Qi would definitely pull the trigger.
The bet was on whether or not Liu Lin would be able to snatch the gun or use something to knock it off and change the trajectory of the bullet the moment Yao Qi fired the gun.
How could he dare to make such a bet?
And so, Liu Lin was subsequently injected with both the muscle relaxant and the tranquiliser.
“Xiao Qi, the gun.” Liu Lin stretched out his hand. The injections had yet to take effect, and his resistance to drugs was quite strong in the first place.
Yao Qi threw the gun over and looked at Seventeen, “The itinerary remains the same, we’re going back to the complex.”
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The complex Yao Qi mentioned was naturally not the previous one, where the security level was practically nonexistent, but the high-end residential area where ‘Master Qi’ lived in.
He waited for the drugs to work, and then hypnotised Liu Lin.
His Ah-Lin needed to be punished. This silly dog had to be taught a lesson so that if he were to encounter a similar problem next time, he would learn not to tackle it like this.
If Liu Lin had listened to him and agreed to follow him back, Yao Qi would have used a gentler method of punishment, such as letting the man feel just how disheartened he had felt.
Liu Lin regarded him as a treasure, did he really think that Yao Qi didn’t feel the same way?
Liu Lin put him on the apex of his heart. He peeled back his hard shell layer by layer to show Yao Qi the softest part hidden inside, and then wrapped Yao Qi inside the tough shell, letting Yao Qi stay in the safest place as he faced the dangers all by himself. Liu Lin gave Yao Qi all the good things he could offer, so much so that he disregarded his own wellbeing.
What a silly dog.
Yao Qi actually wasn’t fond of people like Liu Lin—he was too crazy and troublesome to deal with.
And yet, after getting to know him, he realised that Liu Lin was in fact not crazy. It was his circumstances that made him feel that only by pretending to be unhinged would he be able to avoid getting hurt too terribly.
That was why Yao Qi subsequently began to feel sorry for Liu Lin.
His heart ached for Liu Lin.
He was willing to spoil Liu Lin to the highest heaven and give him all the good things in the world.
But not now.
Now, Liu Lin must first be made aware of his mistakes. He had to learn a lesson.
A memorable lesson.
Such as letting him feel the taste of despair.
And there were only two things that could make Liu Lin fall into despair.
One—his death.
If he died in front of Liu Lin, Liu Lin would absolutely crumble. But what could this accomplish? What lesson could Liu Lin learn from his death?
The answer was nothing, so Yao Qi dismissed this option.
Two—being abandoned by him.
Let Liu Lin experience what it would feel like to be thrown away by him because of his disobedience.
You’re not good, so I don’t want you anymore.
This would certainly teach him the lesson.
So Yao Qi hypnotised Liu Lin. Yao Qi used to be a psychologist, and moreover, Liu Lin trusted and relied on him wholeheartedly. He didn’t put up the slightest guard against him.
Therefore, the hypnosis succeeded without a hitch.
“Ah-Lin, you’ve been really disobedient, so when you come back the next day, you find that I’ve gotten together with another person and that I don’t want you anymore. Bad boy, you’re going to have a nightmare, a nightmare where all your biggest fears come true.”
In this way, Yao Qi hypnotised Liu Lin to have a nightmare.
Yao Qi acknowledged the fact that he was a cold-hearted person. The moment Liu Lin chose the second option, he should’ve directly abandoned him for real. He didn’t need this kind of lover who would probably give him a heart disease from how angry he had gotten.
But he overestimated how cold his heart was.
When Liu Lin chose the second option, Yao Qi felt like vomiting blood.
He was so angry he wanted to point at Liu Lin’s nose and tell him to get lost, but the words wouldn’t come out of his mouth.
He couldn’t bear to.
He really couldn’t bear to.
So he could only change the plan and punishment.
Since he couldn’t bear to abandon Liu Lin, what he could do was to make him experience it in his dream.
The man on the bed was whimpering, sounding extremely grief-laden. Yao Qi opened his eyes and looked over.
That sharp face was twisted in agony, gasping for breath with mouth wide open. Under the light, the glistening liquid flowed down from the corners of his eyes, dripping onto the white pillow to form a wet patch.
Liu Lin cried…?
The sight stunned Yao Qi. He frowned and got up from the convertible chair, quickly stepping towards the side of the bed. He silently watched the man before finally leaning down.
Propping his arms on the bed, Yao Qi lightly pressed his lips to the corner of Liu Lin’s eye, the touch dampening his lips.
He stood back up, and after a while, swept his tongue across his lips to lick the salty wetness into his mouth.
He heaved another sigh, closing his eyes as his head started to throb.
Yao Qi, you need to be callous, you can’t be soft-hearted.
Otherwise, if Ah-Lin does this again in the future, you’ll have no other choice but to throw him away for good.
Yao Qi internally convinced himself, analysing the pros and cons.
Proceed as planned. Since he couldn’t bear to lose Ah-Lin, then he mustn’t be soft-hearted this time.
Tick.
The hour hand moved to another number, indicating that the time was up.
At last, the person on the bed slowly opened his eyes.
Liu Lin woke up.
In a magnificent high-rise building in the city centre, two people, one seated and the other standing, were talking inside an elegant and solemn office.
The sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the man sitting on the black leather sofa, adding a layer of warmth and softness to his figure.
Su Yu had his legs crossed, one hand resting on the back of the sofa while the other flipped through the documents Seventeen had just given him on his lap.
This posture should have made him look like a gangster, but coupled with that beautiful face and slender body, those who saw him would only think that he looked elegant and uninhibited.
“You said that Xiao Qi sent Han Jue to a mental hospital?” Su Yu tapped the documents on his lap. He hummed as his lips started to curve, yet his eyes remained unreadable, making people unable to guess his purpose for asking this question.
“Yes.” Fortunately, Shi Qi didn’t have any intention to guess. He was merely reporting the situation to Su Yu, so all he had to do was truthfully answer the questions.
After a long stretch of silence, Su Yu suddenly smiled. That pair of delicate eyes drifted to glance at the expressionless Seventeen.
“Seventeen, what do you think of Xiao Qi?”
“Huh…?” Seventeen was stunned for a moment, his heart skipping a beat. What did this question mean? Was Young Master Su testing him? He couldn’t figure it out!
“…Third Young Master is very, very good…” No matter what Young Master Su meant, praising Third Young Master should be an acceptable answer, right?
“I mean, what do you think about Xiao Qi sending Han Jue to a mental hospital?” Su Yu burst out laughing, his tone a little helpless, “Seventeen, you still have a lot to learn.”
Despite saying so, Su Yu didn’t give Seventeen another chance to speak, promptly raising a hand to stop him from verbalising what he was going to say. Seventeen respectfully nodded, then turned around and left.
Their family’s Xiao Qi really made a good move. From the very start, he had carefully set out the smokescreen, luring the prey step by step into the trap. Without giving Han Jue any chance to fight back, he directly sent him to a mental hospital. Perhaps, even until the end, Han Jue still didn’t figure out who exactly it was he had provoked.
As for whether or not Han Jue could escape, you could tell the answer just by looking at the kind of subordinates he had.
The difference in level was too stark. If Yao Qi hadn’t insisted on letting his little lover obediently jump into the trap, this game would’ve already ended long ago.
Small theatre
Xiao Qi: *pointing a gun at himself with a smile* Guess, will I pull the trigger?
Ah Lin: Xiao Qi Σ(っ °Д °;) っ
Bodyguards: Third Young Master ∑(￣□￣)
Shao Qing: …Fuck! Just shoot if you have the guts to! *yelling at Xiao Qi*
Xiao Qi: I don’t, so I won’t. *smiling all well-behaved*
Shao Qing: *rolls his eyes and looks at Ah-Lin and the bodyguards with disdain* Xiao Qi is a businessman, he only does things that benefit him, he won’t do such a useless thing like killing himself. Even if you don’t do as he says, Xiao Qi won’t shoot himself (but he’ll get angrier) he’s not that stupid, understand?
Xiao Qi: *claps* As expected of Ah-Qing, you really understand me.
Ah-Lin and the bodyguards: *look at Shao Qing, then at Xiao Qi, and then nod in unison* Got it.
Xiao Qi: *pointing the gun at himself again* But I’m not happy. You guess, will I shoot?
Ah-Lin: Xiao Qi——Σ(っ °Д °;)っ put the gun down… Let’s talk, alright, be good, put the gun down— *vibrating in panic*
The bodyguards: Third Young Master (QAQ) please put the gun down—
Xiao Qi: *innocently looks at Shao Qing* Look, they don’t understand, do you want to teach them again? (*′︶`*)
Shao Qing: …Fuck! They’re beyond help!
Su Yu: Hahahahaha, you’re actually threatening people by pointing a gun at yourself! My goodness, to think I’ll see something that only happens in movies, Xiao Qi, you’re so talented. Hahahahahahahaha
Xiao Qi: …As long as you’re happy *smiling without joy*
I think I said everything in my previous comments, so I won’t repeat myslef~^^ But have to say LL is a little pitiful fool TT^TT
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+1 lmao me too, I think I already said what I want to say in my previous comments ಥ‿ಥ
Liu Lin is indeed a pitiful fool 😭 I just want to give him all the candy in the world 🥲
Thank you so much for reading! 💖💖💖
Thank you so much for the (consistent and good quality) update! <3
I guess we’re all feeling the same way lmao #liulinprotectionsquad
Thank you so much for reading as always! 😊💝💝💝
I don’t know exactly how much did Liu Lin suffer in the previous chapter but I still think that Xiao Qui is too much and I’m still angry with him for making LL hurt so much😡🤬😤
Me too 🥲 Yao Qi has always been very selfish (even he himself acknowledged it) since the start and that’s never going to change, and sadly, Liu Lin’s happiness lies fully in his hands 🥲
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He is the blackest belly I have read in a long, long time. Wowsers.
Hhhh he doesn’t know the word remorse
Indeed!
AHHHHH OH MY GOSH THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE TRANSLATOR 🫣🫣💅❤️🥰
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