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Waking up from a coma, the first thing Jiang Ruo felt was cold.

He was sitting on a hard concrete floor, his hands were tied behind his back, his legs were also bound, his mouth was exaggeratedly sealed with wide tape, and the breath he exhaled from his nose was white mist.

Judging the situation quickly in his mind, Jiang Ruo opened his eyes and looked around.In an empty room that looked like a warehouse, some waste wood was piled up in the corner. When I looked towards the door, I met the eyes of the person sitting at the door.

It was someone Jiang Ruo had met, Xi Yufeng's half-brother, Xi Wangchen.

But Jiang Ruo didn't know his purpose of kidnapping him, let alone whether he exposed his true face, whether he was out of his mind or on purpose.

If it was intentional, either he was bold and didn't care, or he didn't intend to let himself go back alive.

It was impossible to say that he was not afraid. Jiang Ruo swallowed hard and tried to calm himself down when he was kidnapped for the first time.

Xi Wangchen noticed that he was awake, stood up from the folding chair, and walked closer.When he came to him, Jiang Ruo found that he was holding a half-drunk bottle of wine in one hand.

Thinking that he would at least warn himself a few words first, such as "don't make a sound" or "no one heard you calling for help", he didn't expect Xi Wangchen to raise his hand and go directly to tear off the tape that sealed Jiang Ruo's mouth.

The tape was stuck on extremely tightly, and with a bang, Jiang Ruo had the illusion that his lips and cheeks were torn off.

Xi Wangchen turned around and dragged the chair by the door to this side: "I'm idle, I'm idle, chat with me for a while."

Jiang Ruo had nothing to talk to him, so he asked, "What place is this? Why did you tie me here?"

Xi Wangchen ignored him, lifted the wine bottle and poured it into his mouth, gulped it down, threw the empty wine bottle on the ground, and shattered into several pieces.

Jiang Ruo looked at the sharp edges of the shards of glass, wishing that the bottle had been thrown at him.

Xu Shi was drunk, when Xi Wangchen raised his head again, his eyes were blurred and his words began to slur, "Hey you... aren't you the little lover my brother raised?"

Jiang Ruo gave him a questioning look.

Xi Wangchen chuckled: "It's quite fierce, so it turns out my brother likes this."

As he said that, he repeated "my brother" several times, but suddenly he couldn't laugh again.

"My brother, my brother..." Xi Wangchen pursed his lips, his expression seemed to be about to cry, "I regard you as my own brother, why are you doing this to me?!"

If Jiang Ruo understood, it was probably Xi Yufeng who took care of their restless mother and son. No wonder Aunt Fang told Xi Yufeng that Xi's family had been in turmoil recently, so she asked Xi Yufeng to be more careful.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.For now at least, Sea and Wind should be safe.

"Tell me!" Xi Wangchen couldn't talk enough to himself, so he asked someone to agree with him, "Tell me, isn't Xi Yufeng too ruthless? He gave up the project to me. When I take over, those investors will All the capital was withdrawn, so I went to ask him for help, he first gave me a piece of land, gave me a taste of the sweetness, and then asked me to bid for another piece of land at a high price, saying that I could sell it at a higher price."

"It turned out...it turned out that it was a wasteland that no one wanted. I am penniless now, and I still owe a lot of debts...I trust him so much, but he actually pushed me to a corner, and wanted to Want me to die!"

Jiang Ruo didn't understand the business world, after hearing these tearful accusations, he just felt that he deserved it.

"Why can't he treat you like this?" Jiang Ruo said coldly, "When you drug him and dig a hole for him to jump in, you should think that if you can't fight him, you will be punished."

Xi Wangchen was stunned for a while, then smiled wryly: "Yeah, retribution, it's my fault that I'm not as skilled as others, and I'm soft-hearted and easy to trust others... But after taking the medicine, I really didn't want to harm him."

"I don't even believe this, let alone him?" Jiang Ruo smiled and coughed a few times, "Even if you didn't do anything, why did your good mother let him go?"

Probably feeling wronged, Xi Wangchen shook his head and sat back on the chair: "Forget it, let me tell you what to do."

After a while, he looked at Jiang Ruo as if he had realized it, and smiled playfully: "He even told you this? It seems that your status in his heart is much higher than I imagined."

Jiang Ruo's heart tightened: "I just ran into your mother coming to make trouble, and I speculated based on the rumors outside."

"Then do you know that he is going to get married?" Xi Wangchen asked.

It took half a minute before Jiang Ruo heard himself asking in a soft voice, "Really?"

The matter that had troubled him for many days was now nakedly put on the table, and under such circumstances, Jiang Ruo really couldn't perceive other emotions except confusion.

"That's right." Xi Wangchen thought about watching the fun, and took out his phone from his pocket, "If you don't believe me, ask him."

After turning on the speakerphone, it rang three or four times, and Xi Yufeng's calm voice came from the other end: "Hello?"

Jiang Ruo immediately shut his mouth tightly, trying not to make a sound.

"My dear brother." Xi Wangchen called him in a strange manner, "The gambling agreement, are you ready?"

The other side was quiet for a few seconds: "What agreement?"

Xi Wangchen smiled: "You asked your cronies to bribe the capital to sign with me for the agreement that bet all my shares. Now that things are going on, do you still have to pretend to be stupid?"

What answered him was Xi Yufeng's rhetorical question: "Is there such a thing?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't know." Xi Wangchen stood up and walked in front of Jiang Ruo, "Why don't you guess, does your little lover know?"

As he spoke, he raised his foot and kicked Jiang Ruo hard.

Jiang Ruo had expected that he would move violently, so he quickly turned around to put pressure on his abdomen.For dancers, sound and flexible limbs are more important than anything else.

One kick followed another, Xi Wangchen deliberately brought the receiver closer, Jiang Ruo wanted to hold back, but let an uncontrollable muffled hum pass into the receiver.

Almost immediately, Xi Yufeng at the other end said: "Let him go." His tone was unusually urgent: "Xi Wangchen, let him go first, and we will discuss other matters."

Hearing this, Jiang Ruo closed his eyes helplessly, and let go of his bitten lip.

He is not stupid, he knows that Xi Yufeng's composure is a tactic.The more anxious Xi Yufeng is, the more favorable the situation will be for Xi Wangchen.

Moreover, the Xi Yufeng that Jiang Ruo knew was a person who planned before acting, a person who never knew what impulsiveness was.But he was out of order just now, he was in a hurry, and made such an un-"seat and wind" behavior.

In the overwhelming pain that almost swallowed his consciousness, Jiang Ruo suddenly laughed.

He cares.

That's enough.

From the end of one winter to the beginning of another winter, even if it only melts the tip of the iceberg, it is enough for Jiang Ruo to feel elated, enough to reminisce for many years.

After all, how many "many years" can a person have in his life?

Later, Xi Wangchen didn't keep his promise after all, and didn't help him ask Xi Yufeng if he was going to get married.

Jiang Ruo was lying on the ground, with half of his cheek pressed against the cold concrete floor, listening to Xi Wangchen's complaints in a daze.

Clearly he had got what he wanted, but he still had a sad face: "Then you know, what is the reason for his deliberate deliberation to drive me and my mother to a dead end?"

Jiang Ruo didn't even have the strength to open his eyes, so he blinked very slowly.

Xi Wangchen pretended that he wanted to hear, asked himself and answered, "Because, he wants to avenge his mother who died early."

The words of drunkards are untrustworthy, but the words of stupid drunkards can be listened to a little bit.

Although Xi Wangchen didn't fully understand what happened back then, most of them were like Jiang Ruo, who combined hearsay and guesswork.

He said that Xi Yufeng's mother was a well-known lady, and his father married her back then to consolidate his power. Later, when Xi Yufeng's mother knew about Xiao Yin and his existence, she became depressed and became ill, and she was so angry that she died.

A few words chilled Jiang Ruo's already soaked body.

Xi Wangchen didn't care about this: "Which rich man doesn't have three wives and four concubines, what's so annoying about it?"

It seems that he hasn't found someone to confide in for a long time, and he can pour out his heart and soul to Jiang Ruo, who has no resistance.

"Do you know, my mother named me Wangchen, because she hoped that I...would be beyond Xi Yufeng's reach."

As Xi Wangchen said, he slapped his legs and laughed.

Laughing and crying again, Xi Wangchen put his head in his hands: "But I can't, I can't compare to him, I'm just a pawn, a clown who is played around by him!"

"He is a man who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. I escaped this time. Next time, can he let me survive?"

"Can?"

Half an hour later, Xi's house in Nanshan.

After receiving the phone call and confirming that Jiang Ruo was rescued alive, Xi Yufeng pushed open the door, strode in, and motioned to the two bodyguards behind him to smash anything they saw.

The bodyguards were relentless and smashed vases, wall clocks, and tea sets as far as they could see with their iron rods. Cracks were smashed into the ground, and the solid wood coffee table was also smashed into holes. The decorations were not spared.

Aunt Fang was the first to rush out of the kitchen. Seeing this scene, she patted her heart and called Zuzu.

Then Xi Chengli and Xiao Yin also heard the sound and came down from upstairs. Xiao Yin saw her "baby" being smashed, screamed and rushed up to fight Xi Yufeng, but when the bodyguard waved the iron bar, she was so scared that she backed away .

None of the three could turn around the unrestrained smashing scene. Xi Chengli said "Chenghe Deti" several times, and finally shouted: "Are you crazy, smashing your own house?"

Xi Yufeng glanced at Xiao Yin who was hiding behind Xi Chengli, his eyes were so cruel that Xi Chengli shuddered.

"Yeah, my own home." His voice was also extremely cold, "I can smash the house my mother left me to do whatever I want."

Fearing that if this continues, Xi Yufeng would destroy everyone in the house, Xi Chengli took a step back, took out the property certificate of the house to persuade Xi Yufeng to go to the study with him.

Xi Chengli had already learned about Xi Wangchen's kidnapping of Jiang Ruo from Xiao Yin just now, and he said angrily, "Both of them can't keep up with ambition, and you're going crazy with them too?"

Xi Yufeng said: "Since they don't dare to confront me head-on, and try to use the worst methods, I should cooperate."

"You fought openly and secretly before, but luckily you didn't hurt the foundation of the Xi family, so I didn't bother to intervene." Xi Chengli sighed, "Why this time? Isn't it just a petty affair? Is it worth running here to make a big fuss over him?"

"He's mine." Xi Yufeng said, "If I can't even protect him, what will I do to protect the family business in the future?"

In the second half of the sentence, Xi Yufeng said that he had a heart, and it did speak to Xi Chengli's heart.

After all, a businessman like Xi Chengli who has traditional thinking and has been immersed in the business field for many years will always love the country most. While maintaining the superficial peace, he can also make cruel choices whenever the interests of the family are involved.

Xi Chengli's tone softened: "I've always known that you are sensible." Then he continued: "No matter what your mother is, I will always owe you."

As for the reason for the debt, since I don't want to mention it, I simply omitted it.

According to past experience, Xi Chengli believes that the soft-hearted policy that was used so well before is also applicable to Xi Yufeng.

"You young people play outside, I can't control it and I can't control it, but the marriage with Meng Lan should be settled earlier." Xi Chengli said: "You are so smart, you should know that if you have the support of the Meng family , your younger brother and Aunt Xiao don’t even dare to move their minds, let alone put them into action.”

Xi Yufeng's expression suddenly became serious.

This matter is commonplace, even if they meet in the company, Xi Chengli will not forget to urge a few words after discussing business matters.And compared to the previous aggressive and resolute opposition, Xi Chengli's attitude of turning a blind eye to his private life is already a concession.

"I need a reason to transfer the house to your name, together with this coveted position, so you need the Meng family to escort you. Wangchen is simple-minded and impulsive, and there is no guarantee that there will be no troubles in the future. I don’t want to see your brothers fight against each other.”

If the previous sentence is just advice, the last sentence is a hidden knife in the cotton, which contains obvious warning meaning.

"Anyway, I'm really planning for you in this matter." Xi Chengli looked at Xi Yufeng, "So many big storms have come, don't let an insignificant incident ruin Xi's family and you as well. own future."

When Jiang Ruo woke up, it was already night.

The single ward has white walls and blue curtains, and hanging bottles are hung on the iron frame above the head. As the bubbles rise regularly, it seems that the cold liquid is poured into the body drop by drop.

The daze didn't last long, and Jiang Ruo was gasped by the pain from his abdomen. He raised his neck and tried to see the source of the pain, but was pressed by a hand on his shoulder and lay down again.

"Don't move around." It was Xi Yufeng's voice, "I'll call the doctor over."

The doctor came quickly, checked Jiang Ruo's wound, and asked the nurse to give him an injection to relieve the pain.

The medicine worked quickly, and within a quarter of an hour, the cold sweat on Jiang Ruo's back subsided.

Xi Yufeng still refused to let Jiang Ruo sit up, but only rolled the bed to a [-]-degree angle, and even carefully supported the back of his neck with his hand when feeding him water.

If Jiang only took two sips, he turned his face away and said he would not drink.Xi Yufeng gently put him back on the pillow and rocked the bed flat.

Obviously there should be a lot of things to say and many things to ask, but the two seemed to have reached a certain consensus, and for a long time, they didn't make a sound.

Later, it was Xi Yufeng who broke the calm and asked Jiang Ruo, whose eyes were always open, "Does it still hurt?"

Jiang Ruo shook his head.

"Can't sleep?"

Jiang Ruo said "hmm".

Xi Yufeng then turned on the bedside lamp, and while the warm yellow light was shining, a warm and dry hand touched Jiang Ruo's forehead, stayed for a while, and then moved to his cheek.

This movement is not so much a detection of temperature, but a pure stroking.Because there was almost no effort, he was as gentle as if he was afraid of breaking him.

Can't help turning his head to look at the bed, Jiang Ruo saw that Xi Yufeng didn't do anything, just put his palm against his skin, staring at him quietly.

Just like this, Jiang Ruo's heart was squeezed dry like a sponge taken out of the water, and many fine and dense holes appeared out of thin air.

Every hole is breathing heavily, greedily absorbing and preserving the oxygen it needs to survive, as if opening its eyes again, it will be a second before the end of the world.

Jiang Ruo had no choice but to grin the corners of his mouth, even if the wound on his lips had not healed, there was always a bit of lingering stagnation in his smile.

"Don't look at me like that," he said.

Xi Yufeng, don't look at me like that.

Such eyes only make me feel that whatever I want at this moment, you can give it to me.