Chapter 3: Another nightmare, but I still can’t learn from it

On a spring night in Hangzhou, a cold rain suddenly fell, stirring up ripples in the deep pool of fertile water.

Before Chi Liuai's eyes was a vast expanse of green interspersed with a long, narrow path. The passage nestled within the mountain was not concealed. It was raining again, and the drizzle came down, soaking his cotton and linen pajamas.

She got into the car arranged by the special assistant and gave the address: "Blue Mountain Prison, go to Blue Mountain Prison!"

She thought she could finally leave, leave this group of people, they were all crazy! Especially Meng Yuzhi.

The car slowly took a detour around the mountainside. Chi Liuai urged the car to go faster. Just as the car hit the iron railing at the exit of the mountain, the front of the car sank and Chi Liuai was thrown to the window sill by the inertia of the brakes.

Raindrops formed a web on the window, blurring my vision.

Chi Liuai looked out the window with a pale face at the man who suddenly appeared.

He was tall, his face expressionless, save for his deep eyes that stared at him motionlessly. The hand knocking on the window looked like it was smeared with blood. Chi Liuai couldn't hide his trembling as he slowly lowered the window.

This non-resistance pleases the man.

Meng Yuzhi's fingers gently pushed aside the girl's wet and sticky black hair on her neck, revealing the necklace. He hooked it and pulled it forward.

Chi Liuai was forced to look up and move closer.

"You never learn your lesson, do you?"

The dark shadow covered them, and the two people's breathing intertwined.

......

Chi Liuai suddenly opened his eyes.

Subconsciously touching his neck, Chi Liuai breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the necklace was gone.

Before she met He Jinze, she gave this necklace to Qiao Ya. At that time, they were still fellow disciples. Chi Liuai needed an opportunity, so she gave her the necklace as a favor.

In the past few days, Chi Liuai was trapped in the old house. The servants came and went but never spoke to her. It was obvious who gave the orders.

He Jinze came back in the evening, reeking of alcohol. He waited outside to get rid of the smell before quietly entering the house.

The two of them were in a cold war for a few days. Chi Liuai tried his best to get out of the house, but failed.

He Jinze glanced at her at the dinner table, looking like a punched bag. Every dish on the table was cooked by eight famous chefs who were picked up by the driver in a Bentley. In order to cater to Chi Liuai's appetite, He Jinze also instructed that the dishes must be in line with the popular styles on social media, with candles, ambient lights, champagne, and even a photographer to take plog food photos for Chi Liuai.

Just so she can post enviable photos on social media.

The picture was photoshopped, and the man sat aside with a puffed face and grumbling, not saying a word, just humming.

He Jinze couldn't help but sneer: "What are you so angry about?"

Humph, Chi Liuai turned his head away.

"Why are you thinking about going out every day? Isn't it better to stay at home?"

Chi Liuai exploded: "I can't socialize! I still have to work. If it weren't for you, how could my colleagues question my work? Staying at home will only delay my career. My teacher said I'm talented!"

Talent!

cause!

He Jinze laughed as if he had heard a huge joke.

At the beginning, Chi Liuai wanted to work and was determined to become an independent and strong woman, not allowing He Jinze to interfere. During the internship period, he worked a lot of overtime. He Jinze had just taken on the family business. He had to deal with work during the day and socialize with Mr. He at night. No matter how late it was, he had to rush back to the old house to write work reports for Chi Liuai.

After being commended at the work conference, Chi Liuai became so excited that he thought he was a genius and decided to switch careers to study scriptwriting.

He Jinze used his connections to find a respected old artist in the circle to teach Chi Liuai. However, after looking at Chi Liuai's portfolio, the old artist remained silent.

The two of them were in a separate tea room, filled with fragrant aroma. The old artist said tactfully, "Go home and rest for a few days. Ahem, go home."

He Jinze went out and told her, looking into those round and bright black eyes, that her talent had been spotted by the teacher at first sight.

After getting on the bus, I heard the girl boasting, "Oh my god, Chi Liuai, you are a genius! You are so amazing!"

He Jinze hinted to the assistant while making sarcastic remarks, and sent a valuable gift to the teacher, asking only that she be taught to study with him on weekdays, but not to teach her too much and not to tire her out.

Why wouldn't the old artist do it? They all treated Chi Liuai as a mascot that gave them money.

He Jinze said coldly: "Socializing? Do you have friends? I usually spoil you too much. Since you like socializing, come with me to see Grandpa."

They had originally planned to visit Mr. He's home yesterday to discuss the marriage, but Chi Liuai pretended to be sick, complaining about discomfort in her head, stomach, and legs. He Jinze accompanied her in her complaints, and she actually developed a low-grade fever.

This matter also fell through.

Chi Liuai wasn't angry about what He Jinze said, he was just afraid of going to the He family.

If they were engaged, it would be inconvenient to get away, not to mention that their family now had a distinguished guest named Meng.

Although the Meng family promised to conceal her identity and she would not appear in front of Meng Yuzhi, the world is so big and fate is predestined, so it is better to be cautious.

These words extinguished Chi Liuai's arrogance, "Oh, look at you, you get angry when someone talks." She lowered her head guiltily and took a bite of the food that He Jinze had brought to her.

Seeing that Chi Liuai was being taken care of by him obediently, He Jinze's anger subsided quickly and his tone softened.

"Didn't you say you wanted to get some fresh air? How about a vacation in Spain after meeting Grandpa?"

Chi Liuai paused and said, "We'll go there tomorrow morning."

"Don't push your luck."

"Please, please~"

"no."

At noon the next day, Chi Liuai was curled up on the sofa in the master bedroom He Jinze had designed for her, right next to his study, separated by a door. Chi Liuai was scrolling through a comedy variety show, her shoulders shaking with laughter, the silk pajamas straps slipping off her shoulders. She had just woken up, and the lunch the servant had brought her was now cold. She glanced at it.

The presentation is exquisite, the taste is light, and it is a nutritious meal.

She didn't care about He Jinze's intention to hire a nutritionist to prepare the food. As long as she didn't like it, she wouldn't bother to touch it.

The phone lit up and beeps continued. Chi Liuai kept her eyes on the variety show and reached out to grab the phone.

One look and he stood up straight.

It's flight information, Barcelona Airport, 6pm.

Chi Liuai put on his slippers and jumped off the sofa. He said in his heart, and ran to the bedroom door, asking someone to bring a few suitcases.

He Jinze lowered his eyes to check his phone's surveillance camera. The girl had packed a lot of vacation clothes, running in and out, taking photos of them. At this moment, a series of photos popped up on WeChat's top screen.

[Brother, does this look good? ]

[Is this set suitable for me? ]

【Brother, why don’t you pay attention to me? 】

[Does this dress look better with a bracelet? Too bad I don’t have one~] accompanied by a pitiful tearful bear emoji.

......

He Jinze frowned. He was busy and had no time to deal with Chi Liuai's little matter. He impatiently flipped through a dozen photos.

In order not to spoil Chi Liuai's temper and to regain his dignity for compromising with her to go on vacation to Spain early, he replied one by one.

【ugly. 】

As a result, I saw Chi Liuai in the surveillance video emptying the food from the plate and taking pictures.

[Thank you for the breakfast, brother. I ate it all. Is there any reward?]

Oh, hypocrisy.

"You seem to be in a good mood."

A gentle voice came, and He Jinze turned off his phone. He could have been at home with Chi Liuai, but he was called to the branch office early in the morning.

Waiting for him was Meng Yuzhi, who was sitting upright in the main seat of the lounge, looking at him with a smile.

He Jinze lowered his eyes, thinking back to when his parents divorced when he was young and Old Man He was busy consolidating power within the family. He had been raised by Meng Yuzhi for eight years.

He was eight years old at that time, and Meng Yuzhi was only sixteen years old.

To be fair, Meng Yuzhi seemed to be a gentle gentleman from the outside, but He Jinze had witnessed with his own eyes how ruthlessly he executed traitors.

In the American area, he stuffed the hot muzzle of the gun into the kidnapper's mouth, slowly patted the face of the sobbing and begging person, and gave him a friendly reminder.

"Jin Ze, you should learn how to wean yourself."

The eldest brother is like a father. This distant brother showed no mercy in educating He Jinze to become the heir.

He Jinze still remembered that a week before he left Meng Yuzhi at the age of sixteen, it rained heavily and an injured bird appeared in a corner of the garden.

But I accidentally learned that this beautiful bird was raised by Meng Yuzhi to entertain him.

He had never felt strong family affection from Meng Yuzhi. The unreasonable oppression and rebellious factor prompted him to secretly keep this bird and raise it with the best medicine, the most delicious food, the most beautiful golden wire cage, and the most patient care.

The birds pecked at him, thinking he was their master.

He successfully won Meng Yuzhi for the first time. This time, he proudly showed off the bird to his brother, letting the man sitting on the sofa handling official business see that the bird only chirped around him.

Meng Yuzhi asked him kindly, "Jin Ze, do you know how to raise a bird with untrimmed wings?" He was smiling, but his eyes were cold as a bone.

That day he was confined to the villa. Despite the He family's obstruction, he was locked in the room, without food or water. He watched on the surveillance camera and saw the bird with colorful feathers slowly recovering, and the first thing it did was to flap its wings and fly away, abandoning its owner.

He Jinze was released.

That night, they all lost the bird.

The two never kept any pets again and no longer competed with each other.

After a long time coming back to his senses, He Jinze opened a bottle of wine. He only wanted to deal with his brother who came to check on him and then go home to pack his luggage. According to Chi Liuai's ability, she could put a pile of neatly arranged clothes into a mess and not allow servants to help, because she enjoyed storage. Although the result was not perfect, the process would bring her a wonderful sense of accomplishment.

He had to go back before Chi Liuai finished packing, otherwise Chi Liuai would forget to pack his luggage.

"Have you thought about how to explain this to your grandfather?" Meng Yuzhi calmly watched He Jinze pouring the wine. There were bright and obvious teeth marks on the palm of his hand holding the bottle, and a familiar and strange feeling of wrongness swept through his heart.

"I've made an appointment with friends and I'm too lazy to go." He Jinze didn't hesitate to explain why he didn't bring his girlfriend to the family dinner, but there was no need. Grandpa had already found out that Chi Liuai had unknown backgrounds and had issued multiple orders, demanding that he sever ties with her. He Jinze didn't care at all and said, "She and I are just having fun. You don't need to bother with me. Can you please stop staring at my private affairs? What's there for her to investigate? I know everything in my heart, and besides—"

The conversation became more and more frequent, and even he felt that it was inappropriate and too strange.

Meng Yuzhi smiled: "Did I mention your girlfriend?"

He Jinze was stunned.

"Half a year after joining the branch, your achievements are truly—" Meng Yuzhi paused, looking at the dismal performance, searching for the right word, "astonishing."

He Jinze has never been a material for inheriting the family fortune. If it weren't for his half-brother's disappearance, his parents' divorce, and the internal strife in the He family, it would be difficult for him, a second-generation rich man, to take the lead. Without the protection of Old Man He, He Jinze's future would be very difficult.

After completing his studies, He Jinze became a psychiatrist at the Central Hospital. For some reason, he compromised a year ago and returned to the He family for training.

At the same time, he secretly brought home a canary to raise.

This comment made He Jinze feel a little happy. He snorted, "Why? Did Grandpa ask you to come? You should have known I wasn't cut out for this. You should regret forcing me to inherit the family fortune. I hope I didn't anger you by saying this, big brother?"

"No, it should be Mr. Meng."

"You're not that important yet." Meng Yuzhi was as ruthless as ever, but now He Jinze had a little more value. A sealed document envelope with yellow cover and red lettering was handed to He Jinze by his special assistant. Meng Yuzhi raised his chin slightly and gestured, "Take a look."

The content of the document made He Jinze slowly stop smiling.

Just then, there was a knock on the door and hurried footsteps were getting closer.

The male secretary looked at the two brothers in the room. Their silhouettes from behind were similar, but it was difficult to tell them apart from a distance.

"Mr. He's calling."

It must be Grandpa He who is asking for accountability. He Jinze's face changed. He was both afraid and stubborn towards this grandfather.

Meng Yuzhi raised his hand. This was clearly the He family's territory, so he acted like a master, tolerantly letting He Jinze go easy.

He Jinze took his phone and went out.

"Is Mr. Xiao He upstairs?"

Chi Liuai took off her sunglasses and smiled sweetly at the receptionist. He Jinze hadn't replied to her message for a long time, and she suddenly felt kind and wanted to visit someone who was working hard.

As a result, no one at the front desk knew her, and her naturally sweet nature took advantage of her. She kept calling everyone "beautiful sister". The front desk called the office and reported that a lady named Chi Liuai wanted to go in to see the young boss.

That pretty face is one in a million, enough to make the receptionist believe that this is the young boss's ambiguous object.

The operator's voice was deep and unfamiliar, but they simply relayed the message, and the receptionist put down the phone and hung up.

"Miss Chi, please come in."