TL: Hua
Qin Chaoyan was wearing a long black coat, his long legs wrapped in trousers; his slender figure was tall and straight, with a chill and fierce aura.
Several elite individuals dressed in suits and leather shoes followed closely behind him with respectful expressions.
Ye Rongxu hadn’t seen him for a long time since they met in the conference room that day.
At the moment, he stood in front of the wheelchair; his suit of the same color under the overcoat was straight and neat, and his tie was fastened meticulously to the top, with an ascetic coldness.
He looked down at Ye Rongxu; his jawline was clear and cold, and his eyes under his black hair were as deep as a pool, with no emotion.
His gaze fell on the groom’s corsage on Ye Rongxu’s chest, and his already lukewarm eyes were tinged with even more coldness.
Ye Rongxu’s clenched fingers curled up; his beautiful face looked pale because of illness, and his heart seemed to be pinched by an invisible hand.
This scene reminded him of that dream again.
The Qin Chaoyan in that dream suddenly appeared with a cold look before the wedding and took him away from the wedding scene as one of the grooms-to-be.
He knew that the other party came to take revenge. To take revenge on Qin Jingxu, he might also want to… take revenge on him.
For the humiliation he suffered in the past.
Just like Xie Yu said, he might have been brainwashed and forgotten their past.
If he hadn’t seen the other party’s slightly red eyes in the conference room and hadn’t received the suppressed phone call last night, Ye Rongxu might have thought so according to the plot of the dream.
But—
Ye Rongxu tried to straighten his back, pretending to be calm, his voice indifferent: “Please make way.”
But the next moment, he was suddenly pulled up.
“Hey, what are you doing?” Lin Jiaojiao finally came back to her senses and tried to stop him but was blocked by several men in black.
Qin Chaoyan’s gaze was firm and cold. With one hand tightly wrapped around Ye Rongxu’s slender waist, the other hand quickly removed the corsage representing the groom.
Ye Rongxu was caught off guard and bumped into his cold embrace, finally causing him to panic. “What are you doing?”
Qin Chaoyan’s eyes dimmed when noticing that he couldn’t stand. Suddenly, he picked him up horizontally and strode out.
“Qin Jingxu is no longer the president of Qin Group. Your wedding is cancelled.” He announced calmly, but he gripped Ye Rongxu’s waist with some force, his expression cold.
What?
Ye Rongxu’s struggles ceased, and he was taken aback: Uncle Chen moved so quickly?
No, it should be Qin Chaoyan who did something?
While lost in thoughts, he was carried all the way to the parking lot. When he came to his senses, he had been stuffed into the car.
“Wait!” He hurriedly struggled to get up.
Qin Chaoyan bent down and wrapped the other’s long legs and arms around himself, like holding a child, then he also got into the car and slammed the door shut before saying to the driver, “Drive.”
The voice was still a little cold.
Then he stopped talking, sitting like a sculpture, and didn’t even turn his head to look at Ye Rongxu.
It wasn’t long before the phone rang, breaking the stiff atmosphere.
Ye Rongxu looked down and saw that it was Lin Jiaojiao. He hurriedly answered the call, telling the other party that he was fine.
The little girl was already crying anxiously on the phone, cursing Qin Chaoyan while saying, “Brother, don’t worry, I’ll find Uncle Chen to save you now.”
Beside him, Qin Chaoyan obviously became stiff again.
Ye Rongxu hung up the phone, turned his head to look at him, snorted coldly, and sulked.
This time he would definitely not take the initiative to speak like he did in the meeting room. He wanted to see how long Qin Chaoyan could hold it in.
Qin Chaoyan held Ye Rongxu’s hand tightly all the way until the car drove to the riverside villa, and then his stiff fingers loosened slightly.
He glanced at Ye Rongxu with his peripheral vision. Seeing that the other party looked indifferent, a hint of pain flashed in his eyes. He then silently pushed open the car door and got out of the car.
Lou Xinyu was guarding the villa. Seeing him come back, he hurried forward and said in a tight voice, “Boss Qin, the people in E country failed and didn’t manage to catch Xie… He fled with injury and is currently in hiding. I told you it was too hasty. We originally planned to take action in half a month. Why did you suddenly advance the time so much…”
Before he finished the word “more,” he suddenly froze when seeing the person in the car.
At some point, Ye Rongxu moved to the position of the open car door, still with a wooden face and hands wrapped around himself, questioning, “Why did you bring me here?”
Qin Chaoyan remained silent with sunken eyes and bent down to pick him up.
Ye Rongxu struggled immediately: “Let me go.”
But his movements were as weak as a cat’s, and he was easily pinned down. He really doesn’t have much strength.
Lou Xinyu stood beside the car, his expression dazed, and it took a long time for him to suddenly realize: No wonder!
No wonder Qin Chaoyan insisted on taking action in advance even though he knew he was not fully prepared. Was he in a hurry to snatch his wife back directly from the wedding?
He hurriedly took out his mobile phone and looked at the company group chat.
Sure enough, the employee group of Qin Group was already full of gossip, and the photo of Qin Jingxu being taken away by the police was going viral.
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Qin Chaoyan carried Ye Rongxu all the way to the dining room regardless of his struggle.
The moment he was put on the chair, Ye Rongxu stopped struggling immediately, but he still had a stern face and maintained his indifferent personality.
The main reason was that the chair had no armrests, and he might fall down if he moved around.
He didn’t want to fall over.
Seeing him sitting quietly, Qin Chaoyan breathed a sigh of relief, then got up and went to the kitchen to bring the food.
There are no servants in the villa, and it’s unknown who made the food. What can be confirmed is that it wasn’t freshly cooked but had been prepared long ago.
The soup should have been cooked in the afternoon, kept warm, and when the lid of the clay pot was opened, there was still hot steam coming from inside, with a tempting aroma. The other dishes were also still warm, all of which were what Ye Rongxu usually liked to eat.
Ye Rongxu’s nose moved slightly, sniffing the fragrance, but—
He still had a wooden face, posing an attitude that wealth and power could not corrupt him, not moving an inch.
Qin Chaoyan remained silent when he saw this. After a moment, he picked up a chopstick of food and handed it to his lips.
Ye Rongxu turned his head away; his attitude was very firm, showing that he didn’t want to eat.
Qin Chaoyan’s movements froze, and his eyes flickered with gloom. After a long time, he suddenly put down his chopsticks and stood up to leave.
Ye Rongxu: “???”
He left? He just left like that? Is he mute?
Ye Rongxu secretly gnashed his teeth and was so angry that he almost hurt himself. He took a deep breath, stroked his chest, and warned himself: Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, you have to take care of your health.
Then by chance, his eyes fell on the dishes in front of him again.
To be honest, the smell was a bit tempting.
The wedding banquet started at 6 o’clock in the evening. He went out at 3 o’clock this afternoon, changed into a formal suit, and tidied up his look. He originally planned to arrive at the scene at 6 o’clock so that he could eat and watch Qin Jingxu being arrested.
But it’s almost seven o’clock now, and he hasn’t eaten yet. And smelling the fragrance of the dishes on the table, it’s impossible not to feel hungry.
Ye Rongxu quietly inclined his head to look around. Qin Chaoyan seemed to have gone upstairs, busy with something.
He hesitated for a moment and felt that his health was more important.
Despite the anger or dispute, he shouldn’t joke about his health.
After thinking it through, he directly grabbed the chopsticks, picked up some food, and put it into his mouth.
It tastes good. I guess I can ask Qin Chaoyan who the chef is after I stop being angry.
Thinking of this, he stretched out his chopsticks to another dish.
Ye Rongxu originally planned to eat less of each dish and then move the food to the empty position, appearing to still have a whole dish, disguising the illusion that he hadn’t eaten.
But perhaps because he was too hungry and the dishes were too tasty, as he ate, he suddenly realized that two of the dishes that were particularly to his liking had too little left.
Ye Rongxu: “…” Why put so little food on such a big plate?
Forget it; let’s just eat. Can Qin Chaoyan bite him?
He simply gave up and continued to eat. If he hadn’t remembered to keep healthy and eat only 80% full, he might have eaten until he was stuffed.
On the stairs, Qin Chaoyan stood there at some point, borrowing the landscape plants by the wall to block his figure and expression.
Seeing Ye Rongxu burying his head like a kitten and finally willing to eat, his tense expression relaxed slightly. Yet, a flash of pain flickered across his eyes as he was reminded of something.
Xuxu really didn’t want to see him and only wanted to eat when he was not around.
He no longer liked him, and was forced to come here by coercion. Now, he feared that the other person had started to despise him.
He thought of the time when they were in the car just now. He was so close to Ye Rongxu, so close that he could smell the faint medicinal fragrance of the other party. The person he missed day and night was right next to him. He wanted to hug him tightly into his arms and rub him into his bones and blood. But he was also afraid to see those beautiful pupils overflowing with disgust towards him.
He didn’t dare to speak all the way and even didn’t dare to look at the other party.
It’s unforgivable for him to do such a thing, but…
Qin Chaoyan closed his eyes. His hands on the handrail of the stairs gradually tightened. A hint of gloom and paranoia appeared on his face.
But Ye Rongxu was supposed to be his.
Whether it was the childhood marriage or the later engagement, he should have been the one to marry Ye Rongxu.
Who is Qin Jingxu? Is he worthy of competing with him?
When he opened his eyes again, coldness and madness appeared in his eyes.
Ye Rongxu, who was sitting at the dining table eating, was oblivious to his surroundings. After he had eaten his fill, a black-clad bodyguard came in from outside the villa to help tidy up the table and respectfully asked him if he needed anything else.
Ye Rongxu stared blankly at the person who suddenly appeared, thought for a while, and said, “Help me make a cup of wolfberry tea.”
“Okay, please wait.” The bodyguard went to the kitchen dutifully and soon came out with a thermos cup, put it on the table, and then left.
Ye Rongxu: “…” Employees follow their employers, all appearing and disappearing mysteriously.
Qin Chaoyan hadn’t come downstairs yet, so in the meantime, he took out his cell phone and started to read the messages while holding a thermos cup.
In just a short while, there were dozens of missed calls, all from Lin Jiaojiao, Ji Qingyu, and Chen Jiang.
Ye Rongxu felt guilty and replied to them one by one: I’m really fine; don’t come to find me; I’m…
He paused, then replied: I don’t know where I am; wait until tomorrow to ask Qin Chaoyan.
He can actually access the map app and determine the location of the community. But he doesn’t want to leave yet, so he can only appease Ji Qingyu and the others for now.
Then he asked Chen Jiang: Uncle, I heard that Qin Jingxu has been arrested. What’s the situation with Grandpa and Grandma?
Chen Jiang replied in seconds: Don’t worry, young master. Things in M Country have also been dealt with. The two mercenaries have been arrested. Old Master and Old Lady are fine.
Upon seeing this line of writing, Ye Rongxu suppressed the happiness on his face. He read it carefully again and breathed a sigh of relief. The shadow that had been shrouding his heart for many days finally dissipated.
Without any worries in his mind, he was obviously much more relaxed. He continued to chat with Ji Qingyu and Chen Jiang, asking about the details of Qin Jingxu’s arrest today.
He also chatted with Lin Jiaojiao and Cao Yuxuan, looking at the pictures of Qin Jingxu’s arrest they sent.
[He shouldn’t be able to get out this time, right? Is the evidence Uncle Chen found very convincing?] Lin Jiaojiao asked.
Ye Rongxu replied: [Definitely.]
Unconsciously, they chatted until more than nine o’clock.
Suddenly, a shadow fell beside him.
Ye Rongxu paused while typing, then pretended not to notice and continued chatting.
Qin Chaoyan stood by him for a moment, apparently unable to maintain his silence any longer. In a deep voice, he finally spoke, “It’s time to rest.”
Ye Rongxu: “Oh.”
Without raising his head, he continued chatting.
Qin Chaoyan remained silent for a while longer, and then, without warning, he bent down and lifted Ye Rongxu into his arms.
Ye Rongxu was caught off guard and hurriedly grabbed the phone to prevent it from falling. The thermos cup was also held in his arms.
He didn’t speak or resist, only lowered his gaze and stared quietly at his hand.
The back of his hand is white and thin, but when he struggled during the day, he seemed to have hit something, and now there appeared a dark blue bruise near his index finger.
There was an elevator in the villa, but Qin Chaoyan chose to carry him up the stairs instead.
Step by step, time seemed to stretch on endlessly.
Finally, they reached the bedroom. Ye Rongxu’s shoes were taken off, and the person was put on the bed.
He yawned and asked, “Are you going to lock me up here?”
Qin Chaoyan stood frozen when he heard the words.
Ye Rongxu held the thermos cup and asked again, “How long will you lock me up?”
“Are you going to torture me?”
“Getting revenge on me?”
“I have to go to bed at ten o’clock, and there is still half an hour left. So hurry up.” He yawned again.
He guessed that the other party wouldn’t do so, but he still said it.
Since it had already reached this point, Qin Chaoyan should explain himself, right?
But—
Qin Chaoyan stood in front of the bed, staring at him fixedly with his dark pupil. Ye Rongxu’s heart gradually became frightened, and he almost lost his composure.
He suddenly and gently tugged at his tie, his expression remaining unchanged. With a steady gaze, he took a step toward the bed and leaned down, pressing close to Ye Rongxu.
Ye Rongxu: “?” Are you serious?
Are you really going to torture me like in the dream?
He instantly felt his hair stand on end, holding the thermos cup like a cat with its fur blown off, and wanted to hide back reflexively.
But with the bed’s backrest behind him, there was no escape.
Finally, his body was held down, and his eyes were covered by the silk tie.
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I’m facepalming so hard rn. QC should really open his mouth and start speaking. It’s clear, that in this situation, it’s his turn to explain.