Ruan Qing struggled a few times but couldn’t break free.
Filled with anger, he said, “Su Zhiwei! What are you doing!?”
Su Zhiwei pressed him down to sit on the bed and said, “Don’t
move, don’t move. I just loosely tied the towel I’m wearing. If you move, it
will fall off.”
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing’s body stiffened, and he stopped
struggling.
Su Zhiwei looked at the tense teenager and chuckled, “What
are you afraid of? Uncle won’t eat you. Why are you so timid?”
Ruan Qing glared at him fiercely and wanted to stand up.
“Alright, it’s not good to have wet hair. Uncle just wants to
help you dry your hair.”
After saying that, Su Zhiwei made Ruan Qing sit back on the
bed and took a clean towel to dry his hair.
Ruan Qing originally wanted to brush his hand away, but when
he saw the clothes in the laundry basket that didn’t belong to him, he changed
his mind and allowed Su Zhiwei to dry his hair.
Perhaps Su Zhiwei also realized that his current appearance
was somewhat indecent, so he didn’t stand in front of Ruan Qing to dry his
hair. Instead, he knelt on the bed behind Ruan Qing and dried his hair.
Furthermore, Su Zhiwei’s movements were very gentle.
Occasionally, he even pressed/massaged certain acupoints with just the right
amount of pressure, making Ruan Qing feel comfortable. It was evident that he
was very caring and skilled at taking care of others.
Su Zhiwei’s movements were very skillful, as if he had
received specialized training.
Su Zhiwei looked at the obedient teenager sitting by the edge
of the bed, his gaze darkening slightly, but he restrained his strength.
Drying the short hair was done quickly. Ruan Qing had been
wiping his own hair for a while after he was done bathing, so it took less than
five minutes for it to dry.
“Alright, it’s dry now. Please leave.” Ruan Qing, feeling
that he was sufficiently dry, directly pushed Su Zhiwei’s hand away and tried
to stand up.
However, he couldn’t successfully stand up because Su Zhiwei
hugged him from behind, placing his chin on Ruan Qing’s shoulder in an intimate
posture.
“What do you think about the suggestion I gave you just now,
little nephew?”
The breath so close to his ear made Ruan Qing extremely
uncomfortable. He tugged at the hand restraining his neck but couldn’t loosen
it. He could only coldly glance at the person behind him and say, “Su Zhiwei!
Are you really sick or something!?”
“Hmm, indeed,” Su Zhiwei looked at the delicate profile of
the person in front of him and chuckled lightly. “I am quite sick.”
Ruan Qing sneered coldly, his tone filled with a threat. “I
hope you can still laugh when my parents come back.”
Su Zhiwei’s smile became even brighter upon hearing this. He
leaned closer to Ruan Qing’s ear, his magnetic voice lowering a few notches,
speaking slowly and only audible to Ruan Qing. “What if... they don’t come
back?”
“What do you mean!?” Ruan Qing widened his eyes and swiftly
turned his head to look at Su Zhiwei.
Seemingly anticipating Ruan Qing’s reaction, Su Zhiwei leaned
in a bit more, causing Ruan Qing’s turned head to brush against Su Zhiwei’s
thin lips.
A warm sensation transmitted from the corner of his mouth,
causing Ruan Qing’s pupils to contract. As soon as he realized what had
happened, he quickly turned his head away.
Su Zhiwei didn’t stop him. He simply touched his own thin
lips with his thumb and spoke with a pleased tone, “Thank you for the
hospitality, little ancestor.”
Despite the seemingly frivolous tone and action, Su Zhiwei
managed to make it gentle and graceful, without the slightest hint of
vulgarity.
Furthermore, Su Zhiwei, without his glasses, lost some of his
scholarly, gentlemanly charm and gained a touch of aggressiveness.
Ruan Qing ignored Su Zhiwei’s words and coldly questioned,
“What did you mean by that just now!?”
This Su Zhiwei was clearly not content with just replacing
him. He might even have ambitions to control the entire Su family. If he wanted
to, he could silently dominate the world as well.
Su Zhiwei chuckled lightly again, implying something with his
words. “It doesn’t mean anything. I just think that human life is extremely
fragile. A slight accident can easily lead to death.”
“Older brother and sister-in-law are constantly traveling, so
it’s normal for accidents to happen, don’t you think?”
Su Zhiwei’s words were clearly a threat to Ruan Qing, using
the lives of Su Father and Mother.
Accident? It would be a deliberate “accident” if ever!
The original owner cared most about his background, so Ruan
Qing’s face turned unsightly as he took out his phone and dialed Su Father’s
number. The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Seeing the situation, Ruan Qing switched to Su Mother’s
number, but it was no different from Su Father’s—no one answered.
The original owner rarely took the initiative to call the two
of them, but once the original owner made a call, there was rarely a situation
where it went unanswered.
Ruan Qing’s eyes showed a hint of panic, but he tried to
pretend to be calm and spoke in a gloomy tone, “What exactly do you want to
do!? My parents have treated you well, and even they even intend for you to
inherit the Su family. Is this how you repay my parents!?”
Su Zhiwei chuckled lightly to calm the flustered teenager.
“Don’t be nervous, Uncle hasn’t done anything or intended to do anything. Uncle
just needs a boyfriend.”
After a pause, Su Zhiwei continued, “But as you know, when
people can’t get what they want, they can become somewhat obsessive and do
unpredictable things. Nobody knows.”
“After all, Uncle is thirty-three this year and has never
been in a relationship.” Su Zhiwei casually played with the tassel on Ruan
Qing’s ruby earring, hinting with his words, “Abstaining for too long can also
lead to mental issues.”
Ruan Qing directly pushed away Su Zhiwei’s hand, his face
turning unsightly as he spoke, “Su Zhiwei!!!”
“Do you even know what you’re saying!? I am your biological
nephew!”
Ruan Qing emphasized each word again, “Biological! Nephew!”
“Hmm, so what?” Su Zhiwei once again used his hand to play
with the tassel near Ruan Qing’s ear, as if he didn’t hear Ruan Qing’s words at
all. “Have you thought it through?”
Gritting his teeth, Ruan Qing spoke with hatred, “You
madman.”
Su Zhiwei didn’t pay any attention to being called a madman.
The tassel near the teenager’s ear swayed slightly from his manipulation,
complementing the dazzling ruby, making one want to leave their mark on his
fair and delicate neck.
Su Zhiwei glanced at the swaying tassel, his gaze finally
landing on the teenager’s collarbone.
The teenager’s collarbone was distinct and exquisitely
beautiful, but there was a chain blocking the center, which was quite
obstructive.
Su Zhiwei had noticed the necklace hanging on Ruan Qing’s
neck long ago. He lightly flicked it with his fingers and whispered, “Is this
from your new boyfriend?”
If it were the original owner, they would probably reply
coldly with “What’s it to you?” But Ruan Qing was not the original owner, and
he was somewhat afraid that this statement would provoke Su Zhiwei. So he
simply pulled the necklace back, and with a cold tone, replied, “No, it’s not.”
Upon hearing this, Su Zhiwei didn’t say anything further, but
he cast a meaningful glance at Ruan Qing’s necklace.
Su Zhiwei no longer dwelled on the necklace issue and took
the phone from Ruan Qing’s hand.
Caught off guard, Ruan Qing had his phone snatched away, and
though he wanted to take it back, he knew he couldn’t overpower Su Zhiwei.
Helplessly, he could only watch as Su Zhiwei found Li
Shuyang’s number in the contacts, opened the dialing page, and handed the phone
back to him with a smile.
“Uncle doesn’t like sharing a boyfriend with others. You
should know what to do, right?”
Ruan Qing coldly glanced at Su Zhiwei, who smiled like a
cunning beast in human disguise, and took the phone, finally dialing the
number.
Everything the original owner had was given to him by his
parents, and he would be threatened if his parents were involved.
The call connected quickly, and Ruan Qing coldly uttered the
word “breakup” before fiercely tossing the phone onto the bed, appearing both
angry and helpless under Su Zhiwei’s provocation.
Seeing this, Su Zhiwei lightly touched the tassel near Ruan
Qing’s ear again, his eyes filled with increased delight. “Such a good boy.”
“Don’t associate with these shady people anymore. Uncle
doesn’t like it.”
“Alright, little brat, rest well. You stayed up so late
fooling around last night; now you have dark circles under your eyes.” Su
Zhiwei ruffled Ruan Qing’s hair gently and spoke in a refined manner. “Uncle
will make you something to eat. You can eat it once you wake up.”
Su Zhiwei’s words and actions seemed gentlemanly and
considerate, but unfortunately, he was currently half-naked, which made him
appear uncouth.
Moreover, it was evident that Su Zhiwei knew what they had
done last night; he was barely hiding it anymore.
Did he... think that Ruan Qing wouldn’t live much longer,
anyway?
After finishing his words, Su Zhiwei left the room and
gentlemanly closed Ruan Qing’s door.
Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief as he saw him leave. Once
he made sure there was no one else in the room, Ruan Qing picked up the phone
from the bed and ended the call. Then he got out of bed and headed straight for
the bathroom, making his way to where Su Zhiwei had placed his clothes.
As expected, the key was still in the pocket of his suit
pants.
Ruan Qing took out the key. There were many keys, making it
difficult to determine which one was for the file cabinet.
Ruan Qing directly looked at the keys one by one, memorizing
all of them. When he was putting the keys back, he paused his gaze at a certain
spot on his pants.
...Blood?
The black color of his trousers made it not very noticeable,
and the smell of blood was also faint, but it was undoubtedly bloodstains.
Whose blood was it? Ruan Qing couldn’t discern or analyze it,
so he ultimately had to give up.
After placing the keys back in their original position, Ruan
Qing walked to his desk and skillfully drew each key to scale.
Originally, Ruan Qing wanted to take a photo and send it to
Xiao Shiyi, but taking a photo would cause the proportions to change, making it
difficult to estimate the correct size.
Besides, Su Zhiwei was currently at the Su family villa, this
was the best opportunity.
Ruan Qing folded the paper and put it in his pocket, then
opened the door and went directly to find Mo Ran, handing him the paper.
Although Mo Ran didn’t know where Ruan Qing got the blueprint
from, he understood that it was a great opportunity. However, he wasn’t at ease
leaving the teenager alone.
Mo Ran directly called one of his subordinates and handed the
paper to him, instructing him to deliver it to Xiao Shiyi while he continued to
stay at the Su family villa.
After sending the paper out, Ruan Qing returned to his own
room and lay on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.
Just as Su Zhiwei had said, he truly lacked rest.
***
While investigating a faculty member from over a decade ago,
Li Shuyang phone’s suddenly rang.
Li Shuyang picked up the phone and saw that it was from his
boyfriend.
Li Shuyang’s face lit up with joy as he answered the call,
but on the other end of the line came the words “breakup.”
Li Shuyang’s expression instantly froze.
Because in the instance, to prevent anyone from being left
alone, the players were grouped in pairs. If there was no one to pair with,
they could pair with an NPC. Even if it meant adding an extra person, they
would be paired with one of the school bully’s lackeys.
And Li Shuyang was paired with the short-haired player.
[Hahaha, he got dumped in less than a day. Why am I so
happy!]
[Yes! My wife is single again!]
[This school bully changes boyfriends faster than I drink
water. At this rate, it will soon be my turn!]
Just as Li Shuyang’s gaze turned gloomy, another voice came
through the phone on the other end.
“So be obedient, don’t play with these shady people
anymore. Uncle doesn’t like it.“
Li Shuyang paused. Uncle? Su Zhiwei?
[Hahaha, hilarious! I never expected this relationship to be
hindered by disapproving elders! I can actually witness a plot where the elders
break up a couple in this game.]
[I have a feeling that this Su Zhiwei is not quite right.
Could he be the big boss of this game instance?]
[Exactly! The school bully is actually being threatened.
Wasn’t he arrogant in front of Su Zhiwei before? I really want to know what
happened between them.]
Li Shuyang heard the sound of a door closing, indicating that
Su Zhiwei had gone out. However, the call was abruptly ended without any
explanation, deepening the unease in his eyes.
Nevertheless, he immediately resumed his investigation,
maintaining a calm demeanor.
Most of the faculty members from thirteen years ago were
unreachable by phone. The few who could be reached would immediately hang up
when the events of thirteen years ago were mentioned.
Clearly, they knew something.
Phone calls were futile. Even if a different number managed
to connect, it would be hung up immediately, and subsequent calls would likely
be blacklisted.
The short-haired player circled a name on the list. “Let’s go
find this person directly.”
Other faculty members either couldn’t be contacted or were in
another province, and they simply didn’t have the time to search. But the
person circled by the short-haired player was still in the city.
An afternoon would be enough time to find that person.
