The Shen family came here together, and after arriving at the place, Chen Jianhong walked over quickly.

After Shen Yuhuai greeted his parents behind his back, he saw Chen Qizhao coming over.

There are not many requirements for attire for birthday parties. The elders all wear suits and gowns, while the young people's clothes seem more casual. Chen Qizhao is wearing a loose black suit today with several brightly colored prints on his clothes. The all-black outfit makes his fair skin look even more fair. Chen Qizhao’s skin wasn’t so white before. He was hospitalized due to illness recently, so he lost weight and his face became a little paler.

Shen Yuhuai noticed that the other party's gaze stopped on his face, and he couldn't help but take two steps back and stand side by side with Chen Qizhao.

As they passed each other, under the cover of night and amidst the conversation of other elders, their hands touched.

Chen Shiming’s eyes swept over and nodded towards Shen Yuhuai.

The two held hands briefly.

"Qizhao, happy birthday."

Chen Qizhao came to his senses and noticed the woman who was speaking.

Shen's mother is a gentle-looking woman. Her appearance is not as gorgeous as Zhang Yazhi's. If you look closely, you will find that Shen Yuhuai's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat like hers. She handed the gift she had prepared to Chen Qizhao. Her gentle personality gave people a great impression. Chen Qizhao took the gift and whispered thank you.

“I’ve lost some weight recently,” said Shen’s mother.

Zhang Yazhi echoed the sentiment: "This child has a small appetite recently. He looked better when he was a little fatter than before."

Father Shen: "Boys can't be too fat, they look handsome if they are thinner."

Chen Jianhong: "You can't be too thin either."

The two parents started talking, and Chen Qizhao just stood by and watched without saying a word.

Shen Xuelan couldn't help but glance at the young boy in front of her. When her dandy appearance was removed, she found that Chen Qizhao looked more aggressive than Chen Shiming. His eyebrows and eyes became distinct and stern after losing their childishness. There was less concealment and more maturity in his eyes when he looked at people.

The rumor that Chen Qizhao is a playboy is still circulating in the outside world, but after really getting involved in what has happened during this period, she realized that the rumors that are rampant in the outside world may just be a protective color for this boy. She still cannot make a clear conclusion about how much this boy is actually hiding. It's as if he can put on a mask casually, and even his close family members may find it difficult to see through this mask.

Noticing Shen Xuelan's gaze, Chen Qizhao looked at her sideways.

When their eyes met, Shen Xuelan noticed the brief wariness in the boy's eyes, smiled at him, and quickly looked away.

"You should give the child something to practice with." Father Shen looked at his old friend.

Chen Jianhong nodded: "He was a little interested in the entertainment industry before, and I planned to hand over everything in the East District to him."

Chen Qizhao was stunned for a moment. The East District was all Chen's pilot base for transformation, and those entertainment companies were just a part of it. Thinking about how Chen Jianhong's assistant had been running to the office a lot recently, and how Xiao Zhou had handed him a lot of documents... He frowned slightly: "I can't handle this, just give it to Chen... to my brother."

Chen Shiming noticed his address and said, "I'm too busy with the headquarters' affairs. The East District is not far from your school. You have more ideas than I do, so it's just right for me to hand it over to you. This is your birthday gift from Dad."

Chen Qizhao wanted to refuse, but when he heard about the birthday gift, he looked at Chen Jianhong.

Chen Jianhong still had that stern face, but now it looked less distant.

Chen Qizhao avoided his gaze and said, "Let's talk about it later. It may not be possible to fix it."

The surrounding eyes were mixed, Chen Qizhao chose to ignore the eyes of others, and seeing Zhang Yazhi was still talking to Shen Yuhuai, he was not in a hurry to leave here.

He had no interest in the topic of his elders. He took a few steps back when he suddenly noticed the vibration of his cell phone in his pocket. His expression was slightly startled, and he picked up the phone to see an anonymous caller.

Shen Yuhuai had just finished talking to Zhang Yazhi when he noticed that Chen Qizhao left the crowd and walked to the fountain to answer the phone. His attention stayed on Chen Qizhao, and soon he heard a few discussions from the elders around him.

"Gu Shen's people have been acting a little strange recently." Father Shen said, "They used to ambush us, but they have disappeared recently. The people who followed them said there has been no movement, and some have even left City S."

Chen Jianhong frowned and said, "No one has visited Gu Shen in prison recently."

This situation became a bit strange. Gu Shen himself was the breakthrough point for the police to investigate this matter. After clearing out the industrial chain under Gu Shen, the police had already arrested some of the people involved in the case. It was impossible for Gu Shen to escape the crime. He had been in the detention center for such a long time before, and the verdict would come down soon, and Gu Shen would be powerless to turn the situation around. In this situation, Gu Shen should have confessed something to try to get a reduced sentence, but he didn't. Even when he learned that Gu Zhengsong might push the crime onto him, Gu Shen still kept his mouth shut.

And now there is less contact with the outside world, just like the calm before the storm.

Gu Shen remained silent and Gu Zhengsong moved less frequently, making the actions of this father and son difficult to understand.

Shen Yuhuai listened to their discussion and noticed Chen Qizhao walking back from a phone call in the distance. Chen Qizhao didn't look at the surroundings. His fingers were quickly replying to something on his phone. He didn't raise his head until he noticed Shen Yuhuai's gaze. The coldness between his eyebrows disappeared instantly.

Chen Shiming also noticed Chen Qizhao by the fountain, and his eyes stayed on the phone he was holding for a few seconds, as if thinking about something.

"Shi Ming?" Chen Jianhong asked.

Chen Shiming shifted his attention away from Chen Qizhao and glanced at Special Assistant Xu next to him, who immediately understood what was going on.

After a while, he suddenly looked at Shen Yuhuai.

Shen Yuhuai just lowered his head to reply to Yan Kaiqi's message and saw Chen Shiming, "Brother Shiming?"

"It's okay." Chen Shiming's attention stayed on the other party's transparent phone case for a moment, and then he continued talking with Chen Jianhong.

Shen Yuhuai walked towards Chen Qizhao.

Chen Qizhao's friends were standing next to the fountain. When Cheng Rong and Liu Kai saw Chen Qizhao standing alone, they immediately came over to say hello. Chen Qizhao saw the crowd in the distance and didn't want to go over there. While standing there listening to them talk, he noticed that Yan Kailin's eyes were fixed on his hands.

"Is there anything here?" Chen Qizhao asked.

Yan Kailin asked: "Brother, come closer, let's get close."

Chen Qizhao frowned and glanced at him, avoiding his hand: "Drunk?"

Cheng Rong said: “Don’t worry about him, he just talked about Shen Yuhuai’s love affair, and halfway through he was weird and wanted to hold hands with me.”

"Just talk nicely. What do you mean by holding hands? Isn't it just putting my shoulder against yours? You're so stingy." Yan Kailin seemed to recall the scene of Chen Qizhao and Shen Yuhuai standing side by side not long ago. From his angle at that time, it seemed that Shen Yuhuai and his brother Zhao were holding hands, or maybe he was just seeing things wrong.

Liu Kai: "Forget it, your brother is still watching over there."

Chen Qizhao's attention was on another matter, and he asked, "How do you know he's in a relationship?"

"I heard from my brother that he saw something on Shen Yuhuai's tablet, and Shen Yuhuai admitted it." Yan Kailin looked at Chen Qizhao. How could his brother not even blink when Shen Yuhuai was in love, which was such an explosive thing?

Cheng Rong: "You knew it a long time ago?"

“Yeah.” Chen Qizhao responded, and saw Shen Yuhuai walking towards him, “You guys chat, I’ll leave for a while.”

As soon as the person left, he went to a farther place to talk to Shen Yuhuai.

"He won't ask about love affairs, right?" Cheng Rong asked.

Liu Kai: “It’s possible, but have you noticed that Xiao Zhao and Shen Yuhuai seem to have a good relationship?”

Cheng Rong: "That's true. When Shen Yuhuai came just now, he also went there."

The three of them looked at each other, and Yan Kailin felt a growing sense of strangeness in his heart. "Isn't their relationship a little too good?"

"Xiao Zhao, come here and make a birthday wish." Zhang Yazhi called out.

Shen Yuhuai's phone rang at this moment, "I'll take a call."

"Yeah." Chen Qizhao went straight to Zhang Yazhi.

At the harmonious and joyful birthday party, the villa's security quietly added some additional arrangements. Chen Qizhao had just finished cutting the cake, and the sweet taste of cream spread between his lips and teeth. He stood in the lively crowd holding the cake plate. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chen Shiming and Shen Xuelan talking outside, while Chen Jianhong was having a good chat with Shen's parents.

There were several unfamiliar faces among the security personnel in the villa, and two people in plain clothes often went in and out of the banquet.

Chen Qizhao lowered his eyes slightly, paused for a moment with the knife and fork in his hand, and finally pierced the strawberry on the surface of the cream.

"Why don't you eat?" a voice came from the side.

Chen Qizhao came back to his senses, "Have you finished your call?"

“Yeah.” Shen Yuhuai just responded: “It’s a bit lively here, do you want to go over there?”

The birthday party was bustling everywhere, and the two of them walked from the busy area to the more spacious area.

The cake was a bit greasy, and Chen Qizhao didn’t want to continue eating it and was about to put it aside.

At this moment, someone bumped into him from behind. The person who was speaking didn't notice his side, and when he raised his hand, his elbow touched Chen Qizhao.

Chen Qizhao didn't hold the tray firmly, the tilted cake plate swayed forward, and the cream stuck to Shen Yuhuai's clothes.

Chen Qizhao: “…”

The guest who accidentally touched it looked guilty, holding a handkerchief and was about to wipe it for Shen Yuhuai, “Sorry, I didn’t notice it just now, are you okay?”

The traces of the cake are quite obvious, and they become more blurred the more you rub them.

Chen Qizhao stopped the guest's hand, as if he continued to wipe the clothes, they would be useless. He frowned slightly, and seeing that the guest didn't get the stain on other parts of his body, he ordered the servants around to clean up the mess on the floor.

After he finished giving instructions, he tilted his head and saw the clothes on Shen Yuhuai.

Shen Yuhuai was about to call the driver, who had a spare coat in his car.

But as soon as he opened the address book, he noticed the gaze of Chen Qizhao next to him.

"You can't wear your clothes anymore." Chen Qizhao looked at him and asked, "Would you like to go to my place and change clothes?"

Special Assistant Xu stood on the other side of the fountain, watching the two people walking towards the villa in the distance.

Before the birthday party started, Special Assistant Xu received orders from his superior to pay more attention to Chen Qizhao.

Although tonight's birthday party may seem simple, the security around it is actually very sufficient, with strict checks at every level from the entrance. The Chen family attaches great importance to this birthday party. A lot of things have happened during this period, and the dangers are increasing. The Chen and Shen families are obvious targets. Ever since the ambush at the door of the Chen Group, they have become more and more alert to danger. Even now, there are police guarding outside the villa.

But for a few days, nothing happened.

The sound of the fountain covered some of the talking. Special Assistant Xu sighed and was about to follow when the phone suddenly rang.

Special Assistant Xu stopped and his expression became serious. It was a call from the police.

Chen Shiming was talking to Shen Xuelan when he saw Special Assistant Xu running towards him with an anxious look on his face.

He stopped the topic and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, something happened over there with Gu Shen."

Chen Shiming and Shen Xuelan's expressions suddenly changed.

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The sound of discussion in low voices in a dull environment.

"We stopped them in time. Those two people had been here for a long time and usually behaved well. I didn't expect them to do something like this all of a sudden."

"They must have been prepared this time. They took action when the prison guards left the supervision area. Their purpose was very clear, which was to kill Gu Shen."

The wound on the back of the hand was still bleeding, and the doctor's movements were quick and skillful.

Gu Shen breathed slowly, his cold eyes swept over everyone around him, and he saw someone's face on the gauze that was gradually turning red.

The fact that the matter was exposed and such a failure was spread out was enough to make the two women of the Gu family laugh their heads off. The two daughters of that man were never absent when he was gloating over misfortunes. They had obviously been trampled under his feet for so many years. If he hadn't thought that they were still of some use, he would have killed them long ago.

Gu Zhengsong’s original wife was stupid enough, and his two daughters were even stupider. Gu Shen thought that his plan was well-thought-out. He took the Gu family's industrial chain from Gu Zhengsong and moved step by step to the core position under Gu Zhengsong, increasing his own bargaining chips, measuring his own weight, and finally becoming an important chess player. The things in his hands were almost most of Gu Zhengsong's foundation. He was a profit-oriented person, so he knew how to control his father and what Gu Zhengsong wanted.

The incident was exposed due to Lin Shizhong's indecision. The Chen family's business, which should have collapsed, became evidence pointing directly at them. The sales channels and the act of hiring killers were discovered... He had prepared backup plans for all these, and someone would take the blame for him.

He originally thought so, but in the end no one came. There was sufficient evidence and direct proof. He did not expect that the driver Lao Lin, whom he thought he had under control, still kept some evidence. He also did not expect that the Chen and Shen families had found so many things without his knowledge.

These things happened silently and gradually became the rock that could crush them. In the end, not only he came in, but Gu Zhengsong also came in. A clearly-purposed arrest and endless evidence were intended to crush him and Gu Zhengsong completely in prison.

Everyone was waiting to see the joke of the father and son, and then Gu Zhengsong went out.

After Gu Zhengsong left, all kinds of rumors seemed to become commonplace, and everyone wanted to pry something out of his mouth. But Gu Shen knew that Gu Zhengsong would rescue him, and all the secrets he kept were his biggest bargaining chips, so even if the situation became uncontrollable, as long as Gu Zhengsong was alive, he would protect him.

During this period, there were mixed messages from the outside world, and fewer and fewer people could communicate with him. The title of death row prisoner seemed to be hanging on his head, but Gu Shen knew that as long as he didn't say some things out loud, he would still have a chance to turn the tables, as long as Gu Zhengsong could manage all the remaining chips well.

He has already anticipated all the means of revenge and thought about the follow-up arrangements.

Until today——

In a bright compartment, Gu Shen stared solemnly at a glass wall in front of him. He knew how many people were behind the glass wall, watching his miserable state at this moment. The pain of being on the verge of death half an hour ago seemed to be still vivid in front of him, and the feeling of suffocation stuck in his throat still remained.

The doctor finished bandaging and said in a businesslike manner: "Don't get your hands wet recently. It will take some time for the wound to heal."

Gu Shen stared at the gauze-covered hand. Half an hour ago, during the free time, someone wanted to take this opportunity to kill him.

Like this... Two prisoners who had been incarcerated for a long time, after a visit, ignored the rules and wanted to kill him. He has used this method many times, so when the same method appears in front of him, he knows who is doing it.

Gu Zhengsong wanted to kill him.

The doctor was communicating with the prison guard and listening to other people talking. Gu Shen's mind flashed with the image of Chen Qizhao standing in the rain with an umbrella.

He had a sure win in his hands, but in the end he was just a pawn on someone else's chessboard. There is someone who can act the face of a dandy to perfection, planning and scheming, designing the exposure of Lin's medical care, surrounding and arresting, and retaliating with all the means he had inflicted on Chen.

Having done so much for Chen, he actually had long suspected Chen Qizhao, but he relaxed his suspicion every time. In the end, he just didn't believe it. He didn't believe that a young, mentally challenged rich kid could wear a fake mask under the supervision of so many eyes.

In fact, Chen Qizhao did it. Gu Shen was conceited, but he was unwilling to give up.

"Hey, you..." The doctor had just bandaged the wound on his hand when he saw that the man had split the wound with his fist.

"Those two people were detained and interrogated separately. Let him stay alone for a while. There might be a backup plan..." The police captain was giving instructions. When he came in, he noticed that Gu Shen was staring at him.

"I want to see someone." Gu Shen's voice was hoarse and his eyes were as fierce as an eagle.

The guests for the birthday party have all arrived, the celebration process continues, and the protagonist of the birthday party has already left. After receiving the news, Chen Shiming told the others immediately. They had expected it, but they didn't expect Gu Zhengsong to have been silent for so many days and finally choose today to attack Gu Shen.

"Where is Chen Qizhao?" Chen Shiming looked around and didn't see Chen Qizhao here.

Assistant Xu paused for a moment, and glanced towards the villa, where he saw a few scattered rooms on the second floor that were lit up: "I seemed to see the Second Young Master go into the villa just now."

Chen Shiming frowned: "Go find someone."

There is a temporary lounge for guests in the villa. Compared with the lively garden, the villa is quieter. Chen Qizhao did not take Shen Yuhuai to the lounge, but took Shen Yuhuai to the room upstairs.

Chen Qizhao frowned slightly and walked to the window to get a better look at what was happening at the birthday party. There were police guarding the villa. The Chen family and the Shen family stood together, seemingly talking about something. He glanced at the alarm clock in the room and watched the hands of the clock move towards half past eight.

After a while, several figures seemed to be moving faster.

At this moment, Chen Qizhao's cell phone vibrated, and he knew what the other people were doing. Although he didn't get the exact news, it was not difficult to guess what was happening.

Gu Zhengsong is a cautious person and he may not believe the rumors from the outside world. However, if you put pressure on Gu Zhengsong little by little, he will not sit idly by. At this time, he would send someone to attack Gu Shen... and tell Chen Shiming the news. Chen Shiming would definitely inform the police, and the police who received the news would keep Gu Shen under strict supervision.

A silent confrontation had actually begun from the moment the message was given to Gu Zhengsong. Gu Zhengsong will not openly attack the Shen and Chen families in the short term in order to protect himself. Chen Qizhao also knows that the Chen and Shen families have the ability to protect themselves...

But it was too slow for others to send Gu Zhengsong in.

He had no patience, so he had to use a more radical approach.

Spreading the news is just the first step. Gu Shen doesn't believe any news from the outside world. If you want him to know, only Gu Zhengsong can do it himself.

This mad father and son pair, only each other knows their bottom line, and the bottom line is limited. Dog bites dog has always been the most interesting drama, and starting with Gu Zhengsong, the good show has just begun.

He said that Gu Zhengsong would not stay outside for too long.

Chen Qizhao lowered his eyes and deleted the text message on his phone, then his gaze gradually moved towards the bathroom.

He walked closer. Through the frosted door, the sound of the person changing clothes in the bathroom seemed particularly clear. A vague figure was left on the frosted door with the light in the bathroom.

The other person was standing very close, right at the door.

After deleting the text message, Chen Qizhao's mood gradually calmed down. He watched the movements behind the frosted door and heard the sound inside gradually become smaller, until it finally became the sound of the doorknob turning, and then the door opened -

Shen Yuhuai was wearing a loose light grey T-shirt, and the baggy clothes on Chen Qizhao fit him just right.

Their eyes met, and the strangeness of not seeing each other for a few days gradually turned into an indescribable intimacy in the quiet and secretive atmosphere at the bathroom door, especially after Shen Yuhuai put on his clothes.

This man, who in his previous life had worn a light grey T-shirt and sat in a cafe, always had a humble face and kept his distance from others, was now wearing his clothes and standing in front of him, as if he owned it.

"It seems to fit well." Chen Qizhao paused for a moment and said, "Can I kiss you?"

People's possessiveness is difficult to understand, and Chen Qizhao felt that his possessiveness was satisfied at this moment.

But it was still not enough to satisfy me, the excitement was finally overflowing and turned into countless ambiguity and joy.

Shen Yuhuai gently put his arm around the back of his neck and stepped back a few steps.

The two men bumped into the wall, and Chen Qizhao felt Shen Yuhuai's hand protecting the back of his neck. After a while, the hand moved up, passed through his hair and went in little by little, and finally supported the back of his head, leaving him with no way to retreat in this small enclosed space.

The tingling sensation of the fingertips pressing on his scalp could not be ignored. Chen Qizhao's heart beat like a drum. No matter how many times he was kissed, every time Shen Yuhuai kissed him, his heart beat especially fast. He placed his hand on Shen Yuhuai's chest, and under his fingertips was familiar cloth. Through this layer of cloth, he seemed to feel Shen Yuhuai's heartbeat.

One after another, so real.

His hand couldn't help but move down, and finally he gently lifted up the loose shirt and touched the man's waist and abdomen.

The touch under the fingertips seemed to be tight, and the warm touch was close at hand. Chen Qizhao had seen Shen Yuhuai in many outfits, but he had never lifted this layer of clothing. His heartbeat was getting faster and faster, the stuffy feeling intertwined with their breaths, and that beautiful dream emerged in his mind.

In the gaps between heartbeats, the real feeling is getting closer step by step, and the feeling of liking someone is extremely obvious.

Shen Yuhuai paused for a moment, his eyes were very close with a hint of meaning, and his voice was a little hoarse: “Don’t touch.”

Chen Qizhao did not let go, and the other party did not stop him either. It seemed that there was still the last line of communication between the two of them.

Knock knock——

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the sound was particularly clear in the quiet bedroom.

The bathroom was not far from the door. The closer the two of them got to the wall, the closer the sound outside the door became.

"Second Young Master, are you in there?" Special Assistant Xu's voice sounded outside the door, as if covered with a layer of water.

The only thing between the two was the sound of their heartbeats getting faster and faster, touching each other's and their own.

Chen Yuhuai did not move.

Chen Qizhao looked at him, with a pair of bold and cunning eyes beneath his slightly moving eyelashes. His hand stopped at his waist, but his other hand moved from the gap between them, went up along the wall, and finally stopped at the position where the room lighting was turned on.

The voice was very soft, between each other's breaths.

There was the crisp sound of a switch being pressed, and the darkness that followed.

In the dark room, Chen Qizhao's eyes seemed particularly bright. "It's my birthday today, can't I touch you?"