Throne Steps

Dark clouds cover the moon, and there is no starlight.

The chirping of insects that should be loud in the summer night is completely unheard at this moment.The night wind stirred the leaves one after another, the air pressure was so low that it made people feel stuffy, and the air was filled with thick water vapor.

In the villa complex in the suburbs, there are only two or three windows that still have light.There is a large expanse of black under the window sill, which is the shadow of a tree that blocks the streetlights. It is gloomy, as if a man-eating beast is ambushing.

The wall clock in the villa swings the pendulum quietly, the hour hand is moving towards the number 12, and the light reflected on the clock face is constantly shining and changing.

A middle-aged man sits in front of the TV.He has a handsome appearance and a gentle and elegant demeanor. He is obviously in his forties, but he seems to be in his thirties.Holding the remote control in his hand, he switched channels repeatedly without stopping.

Rumbling--

His mind shook, but it was only thunder.He turned his head to glance at the wall clock, then glanced at the mobile phone on the table, and finally forced his eyes back to the TV screen.

He could barely see through it.As if possessed, he involuntarily lowered his eyes and stared at the phone.

A tacit understanding suddenly emerged, and the phone rang cheerfully.The man didn't really like the tune—it wasn't even set by him—but he still picked up his phone.

It really is...!

He really didn't know whether he was looking forward to this call or was afraid.For a moment, he wanted to smash the phone directly to the ground.

After all, he picked it up, but didn't answer immediately.

"Good evening." There was a young man's voice on the other end of the phone. Different from the panic and nervousness of the middle-aged man, the young man's voice was very calm, even with a smile, "I hope I didn't disturb your rest... Uncle."

"Hmm... um. Not at all." The middle-aged man forced himself not to lose his mind, but he really couldn't say anything else.

"I didn't expect Uncle to stay up so late." The young man said, "I heard the sound of the TV. It's so rare that Uncle is watching TV..."

"Ah, I'm sorry." The middle-aged man quickly raised his head to find the remote control.But before the volume down button was pressed, the youth's voice came again.

"It doesn't matter." The young man replied, "Uncle must be watching some wonderful program, right? Or..."

The young man's tone was elegant and gentle: "Or, what wonderful program is uncle waiting for?"

The middle-aged man clutched the phone tightly, and the remote control in his hand trembled slightly.

"Run away..."

"Ok?"

"...Run away!" The middle-aged man finally couldn't bear it.This should not be said, can't be said, but once he opened his mouth, he couldn't stop: "Run away, Li Chen! Run away!"

"Who are you calling?"

The young man really laughed this time, he didn't care about the content of the middle-aged man's sentence.His "correction" is meaningful: "I am Su Can, uncle."

Probably the middle-aged man was a little loud just now, and another young man appeared in the corridor on the second floor of the villa.He didn't hear clearly just now, but walked towards the stairs with some doubts: "Who are you calling, uncle?"

The middle-aged man didn't answer the young man upstairs, but just answered the phone with a pale face in an instant: "You...you know everything?!"

"Well, I got it." The young man's words seemed to be bewitching the world. "But, my dear uncle. Even so, what can you get? If I die, what good will it do you?"

The middle-aged man was speechless for a while.

"Let me guess." The voice on the other end of the phone was a little empty, and the young man seemed to be in an empty room, "Could that fellow Xinlik mean that as long as I die, Su Can will 'die' Now, the name 'Su Can' will no longer appear on the Su family's list of heirs, so you don't have to worry anymore, right?"

"Li Chen..." The middle-aged man could only repeat this sentence, "Run away, or it will be too late..."

"Escape? Where are you going? The Su family wants Su Can to die, Xinlik wants Li Chen to die, and I will soon be the only undead!" The young man stopped smiling, his tone was still soft, but his content was as sharp as a blade, " I’m really disappointed, Su Lingran! I’ve warned you, but you still fell into Xinrik’s trap!”

"Except for Xinlik who will have an extra trump card to threaten you, no one can get any benefit from this game." The young man didn't allow the other party time to answer, "Do you think Xinlik really loves Su Can? ?Look at your current situation and my fate!"

The young man laughed again, full of sarcasm and pity: "Don't say that Su Lingxuan has been dead for more than ten years, even if he has been dead for decades or hundreds of years, you still can't become him!"

"you shut up!"

It was no longer the middle-aged man named Su Lingran who responded, but the young man who rushed down from upstairs.He grabbed the phone and only heard the second half of the words, but he immediately understood what was going on.

"You are also a puppet destined to only be imitated, Li Chen!" The young man's angry tone spread over the phone, "If you have time, take care of your own life!"

"Su Can? It's just in time. I'm thinking of something—God knows, you know what I know." It doesn't matter whether you are remembering or not.Li Chen's call was originally to find something, but Su Can was unlucky and hit the gun.

"You to your dear uncle Su Lingran..."

"Li Chen!" Su Can's complexion was very bad, but he no longer dared to answer loudly, "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Whether it's true or not, who knows?" Li Chen said with a smile, "Give the phone to Su Lingran."

Su Can held the phone tightly, turned his back to Su Lingran, and replied in a low voice, "It's the same if you have anything to say to me."

Su Lingran obviously sensed something was wrong: "Su Can, give me the phone number!"

"Talk to you? Okay." Li Chen said with a tone of indifference, "Xinlike seems to know that Su Lingran loves him, and now he's probably thinking of playing hard to get, waiting for Su Lingran to consciously imitate Su Lingxuan..."

"You said he loves...!" Su Can replied, "It's impossible!"

"What's impossible?" Li Chen sneered, "Su Lingran loves Xinrik, but Xinrik only thinks about Su Lingxuan. Now Su Lingran only thinks that Xinrik doesn't care about him, and after a while, he will wonder whether Xinrik has given up completely. He..."

There were some noises coming from the phone, Li Chen understood it, but remained calm, and just continued: "To be honest, Xinriq has actually been tired of this game for a long time, because Su Lingran can't become Su Lingxuan no matter what."

There was no response from the other end of the phone, Li Chen didn't care, or maybe that's what he wanted.Li Chen chuckled: "Xinlik wants Su Lingran to imitate Su Lingxuan, it's not the difference between painting and doing business. Su Lingxuan has a great shopping mall, but Su Lingran likes painting, it doesn't matter to Xinlik.

"If Su Lingran likes to paint, and can show his talents in painting and continue to do so, then Su Lingran and Su Lingxuan are actually the same in essence, but in different fields. Do you understand what I mean? Xinli Ke really can't stand it , is Su Lingran's weakness and failure to achieve anything!

"That sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? I can tell you something even more ridiculous.

"Indeed, after I'm dead, Xinlik can threaten Su Lingran with 'disclosing your identity'. But have you ever thought about it? Isn't it better to threaten Su Lingran if I'm alive? Why did he give up my ability so quickly? A chess piece that works in the Su family, even wants to put me to death?"

"Anyway, I'm a dying person, so I'll tell you everything."

Li Chen took a deep breath silently, and finally said the words that had already been written in his chest: "Because he wants me to confirm my identity as 'Su Can' immediately! Those of the Su family who are eyeing up to attack 'Su Can' and expose me The effect is far better than killing me, but Xinlik is not willing to take this risk. He is the one who suggested murdering me, and he will never let you go back!"

Li Chen mocked unreservedly: "He's taken a fancy to you, Su Can!"

These words have gone through a lengthy foreshadowing, like an immobile person isolated in the slowly rising sea water, suddenly hit by a huge wave.

"Although your personality is very similar to Su Lingran, your talent and attitude in painting are much better than Su Lingran who can only accept fate.

"What I can know, wouldn't Xinrik know?" Li Chen sneered, "Xinrik has long seen your feelings for Su Lingran. The so-called using you to restrain Su Lingran is actually using Su Lingran to restrain you!"

"The three of you are going around in circles, trying to solve that decision for a while. It is absolutely impossible. But there is one thing, and only this point, that is absolutely certain——

"As long as Su Lingran is held by Xinlik, you, Su Can, will not be able to run away; if you play silent blessing and leave alone, the news of Su Lingran's death will be to take back your kite string!"

Li Chen finally made a conclusion: "Even if you feel that he no longer has any reason to restrain you, he has already been cleaned up in your heart. It's just that Su Lingran is pitiful. Even though he is the second son of the Su family, he was thrown away just like me." The imitation, in the end, also lost his life. The only difference is that he really fell in love with Xinrik, hahahaha..."

It is difficult to know whether Li Chen still has words after his laughter, because the phone has been smashed to the ground.

"uncle!"

Su Can rushed over, Su Lingran looked up at him, his face was shockingly pale and his eyes were complicated.

The air seemed to freeze, and the sentence "What did Li Chen say?" was choked.

A storm is coming.

On the other end, a young man named Li Chen was huddled in a dark corner, only the phone in his hand displayed "Connecting..."

His appearance is exactly the same as Su Can, but his expression is completely different.Even though he could perfectly imitate Su Can's posture, there is absolutely no need to do it now.

The phone suddenly popped up the timing interface, and he almost laughed out loud in the darkness.

The voice on the other end was deep and magnetic, but the content was full of hostility: "Do you have any last words?"

"Don't say such unlucky things at the beginning, my dear adoptive father." Li Chen laughed, "Always let me summarize my life first, thank you for your training!"

"There is still time to talk nonsense. It seems that you really think you are hiding well. Indeed, there has been no news at this point, which means that at least you are not staying safely in the bedroom." The other party also laughed, "But you Do you feel safe enough to drink tea and chat?"

"I'm not that crazy, Xinrique." Li Chen replied, "But you think highly of me too much. I have only been in the Su family for two years."

"If you're not so eager to 'repay' me, maybe you can live two or three days longer." Xinriq's tone seemed to be a real father teaching his son, "You were already in turmoil in the Su family, and you still pulled out your hands." It's too frizzy for me."

"I can't help it." Li Chen's tone was also very calm, "I have to live in the fear of not being able to see the sunrise tomorrow every day, so I have to kick and count."

"You are very good at it." Xinriq's tone was gloomy, but the sentence was actually a compliment, "If you let you live, the Su family will be turned upside down sooner or later."

"You are taking precautions before they happen..." Li Chen's words were also extremely dark, "You are right. If I gain power, I will break your hands and feet!"

Xinrik smiled and said, "You don't have this chance."

"I heard the sound of the secret passage being opened." Li Chen also smiled: "It's a pity, I wanted to chat with you for a while, but the last call wasted too much time."

Hinric paused, but didn't follow along with the question, just said: "I will go to your funeral."

"How about a parting message?" Everything I did before was for this mantra.Li Chen suddenly raised his voice, "The person you love will never love you!"

"...!" Xinrik sternly said, "What did you say to Su Lingran!"

Bah——!

The only response to Hinrique was the sound of gunfire.

Bah!Bah!

Mixed with rumbling thunder and gusts of rain, it disappeared into the night.