Chapter 122#
For the next few days, Yan Heqing would visit the Yan family.
The day before the Lu family dinner, Yan Shengbing bought a few catties of crayfish and a few bottles of wine to please Yan Heqing. Zhao Huilin smiled and kept Yan Heqing for lunch, making spicy crayfish.
The room was filled with fragrance.
Since having the hope of 5 million, Zhao Huilin had regained hope. The house had been cleaned up these days, waiting to welcome a new life.
Yan Shengbing kept staring at Yan Heqing. When Zhao Huilin came out with the crayfish, the two exchanged a look, and Zhao Huilin called Yan Heqing affectionately, “Heqing, time to eat!”
Yan Heqing was on the balcony.
The wooden boards on the balcony had been cleared away, and the newspapers pasted on the windows had been torn off. The sunlight shone in, as if nothing had happened. Yan Heqing lowered his eyes, glanced lightly at the white sedan downstairs, and pushed open the window.
The midsummer wind carried the breath of fire.
Yan Heqing turned back into the living room.
Yan Shengbing was in high spirits due to the happy event. He skillfully bit off the bottle cap and poured a full glass for Yan Heqing. “Good son, have a drink with Dad.”
Zhao Huilin’s body shrank unconsciously. She had been beaten by Yan Shengbing recently and was particularly afraid of him getting drunk. But being drunk made it easier to coax Yan Heqing, so she squeezed out a smile, put down a plate of fried peanuts, rubbed her hands on her apron, and echoed, “Right, right, you father and son have never sat down and chatted. Drink more, Mom will go stir-fry a few more dishes to go with the wine.”
Yan Shengbing glared at Zhao Huilin quietly. Why bring up the pot that doesn’t boil? He was trying to get close to Yan Heqing now, why say these hurtful words!
Zhao Huilin also realized she had misspoken. She laughed awkwardly, “You guys drink, I’ll go cook.”
She walked quickly back to the kitchen.
Yan Heqing calmly waited for the couple to finish their act. When Yan Shengbing happily picked up the wine and drank it in one gulp, he spoke unhurriedly, “I won’t come tomorrow.”
Yan Shengbing poured himself another glass of wine. He drank it impatiently again. He loved to drink but couldn’t hold his liquor. After two glasses, he started to float, thinking only of the 5 million, and couldn’t wait to ask, “Going to find Young Master Lu tomorrow? It’s good to find him. He thinks so highly of you, play well with him. Your mom and I are at home every day, come see us when you have time.”
“I won’t come in the future either.”
“It doesn’t matter, accompanying Young Master Lu is important, I—” Yan Shengbing sobered up instantly, his pupils trembling as he stood up. “What did you say?”
Yan Heqing stood up slowly, as if talking about a very ordinary matter. “I’ve paid off everything I owe you. I won’t come again.” He walked towards the door. Seeing Yan Shengbing hadn’t reacted yet, he opened the door and stopped. “If we meet on the road in the future, no need to greet me.”
Only then did Yan Shengbing react.
Yan Heqing came back to draw a clear line with them!
Impossible!
Yan Heqing was worth 5 million. That was his money, his life!
He rushed over to stop Yan Heqing, but Yan Heqing went out and downstairs first. Yan Shengbing shouted anxiously, “You brat, don’t leave!”
Hearing the commotion, Zhao Huilin ran out. Seeing Yan Heqing was gone, her head buzzed, and she immediately chased out with a spatula.
Yan Heqing had long legs and walked fast on purpose. It was only downstairs that he let Yan Shengbing “catch up” with him. Yan Shengbing grabbed him with red eyes and cursed, “You can leave, but give me 5 million! Buyout at once.”
Zhao Huilin also arrived. Hearing Yan Shengbing’s words, her vision went black. Her life had no hope, and it was Yan Heqing’s appearance that gave her hope. Now he told her the 5 million was gone? She rushed up and also grabbed Yan Heqing, trying to pull him upstairs. “Son, come home for dinner.”
At this time, a tall figure appeared immediately and easily pushed the couple away. “What are you doing!”
It was Zhao Qiang.
Last year when Lu Muchi found the Yan family, Yan Shengbing and Zhao Huilin had met Zhao Qiang once and were deeply impressed. Seeing him again now, they quickly thought he was Lu Muchi’s bodyguard and were even more convinced that Yan Heqing had climbed up to Lu Muchi.
Yan Shengbing’s face was red and his neck was thick. “Son, I raised you for 13 years, it’s only right for you to pay me 5 million! Young Master Lu is so rich, 5 million is nothing to him, but it can save my life. Son, you can’t ignore me…”
Yan Shengbing’s snot and tears flowed. Zhao Huilin tried every way to pull Yan Heqing and speak softly, but was blocked by Zhao Qiang again. Lu Lin ordered that Yan Heqing remain unharmed. Zhao Qiang was extremely cautious and didn’t let her touch a single hair of Yan Heqing. “If you move again, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
Neighbors had already come to watch the excitement.
Seeing the effect achieved, Yan Heqing said to Zhao Qiang, “I’ll go first.”
Zhao Qiang instantly became submissive. “Rest assured, I will handle it well.”
Yan Heqing left. Yan Shengbing and Zhao Huilin were completely hysterical. However, no matter how much they fussed, they couldn’t beat the professional bodyguard Zhao Qiang. Zhao Qiang easily subdued them and only released them with a warning after Yan Heqing left the community. “Don’t harass my boss again.”
Zhao Qiang also left.
Yan Shengbing bullied the weak and feared the strong. He couldn’t beat Zhao Qiang. Now that Yan Heqing was gone and the 5 million was completely hopeless, he was angry and afraid, so he vented all his anger on Zhao Huilin, grabbing her hair and pressing her to the ground to beat her. “The 5 million is gone, let’s all die! I’ll beat you to death!”
He wasn’t too drunk this time, but he beat Zhao Huilin with deadly force. The strength disparity between men and women was huge, and Zhao Huilin couldn’t resist at all, crying loudly, “Help! Murder! Help…”
Some neighbors couldn’t stand it and wanted to intervene, but Yan Shengbing cursed with red eyes, “Whoever fucking helps her, I’ll kill them!”
No one dared to step forward.
Yan Feng stood on the balcony, looking down in horror, trembling all over and daring not move, urine dripping continuously from his trouser legs to the ground.
Inside the white sedan, the man filmed the whole process and sent it to Cheng Jian.
“Young Master Cheng, he is Lu Muchi’s bodyguard.” He was referring to Zhao Qiang.
Cheng Jian blew out a smoke ring, paused the screen, stared at Yan Heqing, and grinned coldly.
Previously hearing Zhao Weifang’s one-sided story, he didn’t believe a rotten person like Lu Muchi would have sincerity. Seeing Zhao Qiang today, he finally believed it.
This gave him a good idea.
Lu Muchi messed with him for Yan Heqing, so he would let Yan Heqing’s family mess with Lu Muchi.
If he had a hard time, Lu Muchi and Yan Heqing shouldn’t think about having a good time in this life either!
Cheng Jian finished smoking slowly and said, “Bring that drunkard back to see me.”
Then he hung up the phone.
*
Yan Heqing got into a taxi after leaving the community.
Lu Lin was waiting for him in the back seat. Getting in the car, he first checked Yan Heqing’s arms. He also saw the Yan couple pulling him.
“Not injured.” Yan Heqing smiled and moved his hand. “Bones are fine too.”
Lu Lin’s eyes were dark. “This is the last time.”
Yan Heqing nodded. “Okay.”
After that scene just now, Cheng Jian should have approached Yan Shengbing.
In the original text, the culprit of that car accident was Yan Shengbing.
With the 9 million he got in exchange for him, Yan Shengbing was tricked by friends into investing and soon lost everything. Later, when he asked Lu Muchi for money again, he was impatiently dismissed by Lu Muchi.
“Yan Heqing is only worth that much.”
Yan Shengbing came to beg countless times, and was later kicked down the steps by Lu Muchi.
“Beggar.” Lu Muchi pulled a long face. “Don’t bother me again.”
Yan Shengbing drank all night, and the next day he drove drunk to find Lu Muchi again, driving into him with blurred vision.
Later, Yan Shengbing committed the crime of causing a traffic accident and was sentenced to three years. During this period, it was Lin Fengzhi who helped Zhao Huilin and her son.
…
Yan Heqing withdrew his thoughts. He didn’t tell Lu Lin about the car accident in the last link.
Changing the subject, “Where are we going now?”
Lu Lin looked at him deeply before taking his hand and placing it on his leg. “Shopping mall.”
The air conditioning in the car was strong, so holding hands wouldn’t feel hot.
Yan Heqing let him hold his hand tightly, somewhat puzzled. “What are we buying?”
Lu Lin chuckled. “Forget about the adults, but there are a few little nieces. Meeting for the first time, is it appropriate for you, the new uncle, not to bring gifts?”
Yan Heqing didn’t know Lu Lin had little nieces. He asked, “How old?”
“Two are five years old, three are six years old.”
Knowing the Lu family was wealthy and the children lacked nothing, Yan Heqing asked Lu Lin about their personalities one by one before deciding on the gifts.
A box of building blocks, two boxes of models, a globe that rotates by itself, and for a little niece who liked princesses, Yan Heqing planned to buy her a princess dress.
Two grown men entered a children’s clothing store for the first time. Facing the dazzling array of shiny and cute little dresses, Yan Heqing looked troubled and turned to find Lu Lin. “Buy Snow White?”
Lu Lin laughed. “I don’t have experience either.”
Yan Heqing was puzzled. “You didn’t give them gifts before?”
“Every year, the assistant prepared them.”
Yan Heqing then asked, “Do you have her photo?”
Lu Lin took out his phone and handed it to him. “Look through the Moments. Her dad is Lu Suian.”
Yan Heqing took the phone, clicked on the screen, and was suddenly stunned.
In the wallpaper where light and shadow intertwined, only half of the side face of a thin silhouette could be seen.
But Yan Heqing recognized it was him.
This was the place where Lu Lin took him to practice driving.
Yan Heqing didn’t know Lu Lin had taken a photo of him and even set it as wallpaper.
He glanced at Lu Lin and was caught by him.
Lu Lin looked at his slightly red earlobe, his expression natural, without any embarrassment of being discovered taking candid photos. Instead, he said, “Let me take a few more when you have time, to use interchangeably.”
On the contrary, Yan Heqing avoided his gaze and lowered his head to open Lu Lin’s WeChat.
It was normal for lovers to use each other’s photos as phone wallpapers, but Yan Heqing was distracted.
So much so that when he came back to his senses, he saw that he had liked several of Lu Lin’s Moments.
All were Chu Ziyu’s.
It was too late to unlike. Chu Ziyu’s chat boxes popped up one after another.
“Am I seeing things? Boss Lu liked my post??”
“Hahaha, Boss Lu, did your hand slip! I took a screenshot!”
Yan Heqing showed it to Lu Lin. Lu Lin directly slid down with his hand. “Ignore him.”
He stopped when scrolling to Lu Suian.
Clicking into Moments, it was all showing off his daughter.
The little girl was white and chubby, cute and beautiful no matter how she was photographed. Yan Heqing observed for a while and found that the little girl liked pastel blue.
He picked a light blue multi-layered gauze princess dress for the little girl and matched it with a pair of shiny silver leather shoes.
When paying, he didn’t use Lu Lin’s supplementary card. When Lu Lin looked over, he curved his eyes. “The first gift from the new uncle, using the old uncle’s money lacks sincerity.”
Yan Heqing smiled a lot more recently.
Not a distant polite smile, but a smile in his eyes too. A pair of light-colored pupils were radiant, so beautiful that people couldn’t look away.
Several customers in the store secretly looked at Yan Heqing several times.
Lu Lin endured for a while. After buying the gifts and leaving the shop, he directly led the person into the car, pressed him down, and kissed him for a good while, his voice rich. “We’ll leave after eating tomorrow.”
Tomorrow Lu Muchi’s detention period would expire, and he would also attend the Lu family dinner. Yan Heqing’s eyelashes fluttered. “Because of Lu…”
Before he could finish, his mouth was sealed again, but this time it was no longer intense. The burning lips gently rubbed against Yan Heqing’s lips, and Lu Lin’s voice carried heat.
“Don’t smile at anyone.”
“Except me.”