Chapter 67 Chapter 67 "Promise me, don't let your life...
On a cool night, the air was filled with the scent of a strange country and the language from a foreign land. This allowed Su Ting to no longer suppress himself like he did in China, and he showed some of the liveliness that was hard to find in China.
He watched Fu Xici's aggressive face with amusement as it gradually transformed into Ye Xiuming's handsome face. Without hesitation, he said, "Don't you think I'm hypocritical, Xiuming?"
Xiuming? Isn't that his adopted son?
Fu Xici: "You mistook me for that boy who likes to eat artichokes. Is he still your adopted son?"
Su Ting said, "Huh?" and seemed a little disappointed. "You are not Xiuming."
He said in an even more disappointed tone: "He is still my adopted son."
Fu Xici: "You seem quite dissatisfied."
Su Ting seemed to have been seen through, and he quickly denied it: "No, I'm not dissatisfied."
"I'm not very familiar with domestic laws. Doesn't his foster relationship with you automatically end when he turns 18?"
Su Ting's heart trembled. He said, "I don't know either... but I did say that I would terminate the adoption procedures when he turned eighteen."
Fu Xici's heart surged with a torrent and huge waves: "Do you like him?"
Su Ting's first reaction was to tell him in words that it was impossible, but he hesitated when the words came to his lips.
Fu Xici was once again shocked by his acquiescence and said, "You have chosen a dead end for yourself again."
Su Ting said stubbornly: "I am not admitting that I have any unreasonable thoughts. Even if I do, how can it be considered a dead end?"
"When you're drunk, it's inevitable that you'll be irrational. You'll naturally come to your senses when you sober up. Ye Xiuming has been raised at home by you since he was just over ten years old. If he later becomes friends with you, what do you want others to think and do?"
Fu Xici's words were like a club, catching Su Ting off guard.
He was indulged.
He absolutely shouldn't have such strong and confusing feelings towards Ye Xiuming.
"Xi Ci, will you return to China?"
Fu Xici's smile was a rare one in this world: "No more Su Ting, today is our final farewell."
He walked over and gently hugged Su Ting, and the handsome figures of the two attracted a burst of whistles.
"Promise me, don't make your life so difficult."
Su Ting's passion suddenly turned into a cold icy feeling. He responded and said goodbye.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiuming was enjoying a sumptuous meal at Zheng Li's house, showing no sign of panic or fear. He said to Zheng Li, who was sitting across the table, "Come to think of it, we should have eaten together a few times before."
Zheng Lilin said: "Stop talking nonsense, have you done what I asked you to do?"
"You mean to send a message to my father saying you have me?"
Zheng Lidao: "Yes."
Ye Xiuming's eyes moved around the room aimlessly, and he said in a pretentious manner, "You have to promise me first that you won't mess up the police investigating the pipe residue. You and I both know how the secondary explosion happened."
Zheng Li laughed and said, "You seem to care more about your adoptive father's life and death than your biological father."
A fleeting moment of tenderness flashed across Ye Xiuming's eyes, then vanished in an instant. "He raised me and educated me, and he's also the hero who saved my life."
"If I knew you were so loyal and righteous, I should have taken action against Su Ting a long time ago."
Ye Xiuming stared at him sharply, as if he wanted to gouge out Zheng Li with his eyes.
"Okay, okay, I promise you, I'll give Feihe a chance to clear his name. Ye Xiuming, I can't keep you detained forever. Your adoptive father will definitely take action. Maybe he really has a way to get rid of me, so we have to make a gentleman's agreement. If Ye Huaian finally confesses everything I've done over the years, I can't guarantee Su Ting's life or death."
Ye Xiuming slowly put down his phone, and Zheng Li immediately glanced at his secretary to check his phone.
After finding out that there was no recording, he made an OK gesture to Zheng Li.
Zheng Li said, "Don't blame me for being cautious. It's better to be safe than sorry. We can't be careless in these matters."
Ye Xiuming raised his glass and touched it to the table, "Then I would like to thank Uncle Zheng."
But he was so angry that his teeth were almost worn out. Only a bastard like Zheng Li could link Ye Huaian and Su Ting together, and it was a life-and-death contract.
When Zheng Li let him go home, he couldn't even walk in a straight line and was stumbling around in the street in a daze.
While he still had some sense left, Ye Xiuming called Zhong Xiang, pretending he was still being kidnapped. He told Zhong Xiang in a weak voice, "Zheng Li kidnapped me. If he can kidnap me once, he can kill me a hundred times. Uncle Zhong, go and beg my father not to open his mouth, even if he dies."
Zhong Xiang had no idea Ye Xiuming was making up stories, and he was terrified. He quickly agreed, "I'll go find him tomorrow!"
"Thank you, Uncle Zhong."
Ye Xiuming's inner demons were instantly half gone, as if he had come back to life from the arrow that pierced Lin Yu. He immediately called Zhou Xubai to tell him that everything was settled, and then said firmly, "Little Dad will be back in a few days."
"Really?! You came out too?" Zhou Xubai felt something was amiss. "You wouldn't really agree with Zheng Li letting him get away with it, would you?"
"I have no choice, Dad." Ye Xiuming had no complaints. The cold wind blew, and his hair swayed slightly, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.
"But this beast can cause such a huge explosion today, what about tomorrow? Have you ever thought about this problem?"
"I just want Xiaoba's reputation not to be ruined," Ye Xiuming said, "Ye Huaian's freedom is his blessing, and he is fortunate enough to be able to exchange it for the freedom of all of you."
Zhou Xubai gasped and couldn't help but ask, "But your stepfather left you alone for five years. The time he spent raising you was very short. If we talk about blood relationship, he can never compare to your biological father."
Ye Xiuming: "That's because I have other ideas about him."
Zhou Xubai was silent for a while. When he came to his senses, he was about to make an aggressive response when the guy died.
Any other ideas? In this context, there are almost no other possibilities.
Isn’t it messy enough?!
Su Ting was able to discern what Zhou Xubai was muttering amidst the noise. He frowned as he listened, and knew how much Ye Xiuming had compromised. He wanted to go back quickly to comfort him.
In the night, the grand dome of the Pantheon could still be made out not far away. Su Ting walked and stopped, and finally, he heard a vague "I have an idea".
Su Ting: "Speak louder, I can't hear you."
"That brat Ye Xiuming has other ideas about you!" Zhou Xubai said angrily.
Su Ting felt dizzy and almost fell down.
Zhou Xubai finally understood that this bastard Ye Xiuming was here to harm Su Ting. No matter how much he sacrificed or compromised, as long as he had unrealistic ideas about Su Ting as an adopted son, he would be called a traitor!
"Did he tell you that?"
Zhou Xubai's eyebrows almost stood up, and after a "snort", he said: "If it's not him, who else could it be?"
"I now seriously doubt that those words in the photos from that year were written by him!"
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