Chapter 21
Su He had just experienced an exciting escape, and his heart was beating fast. Before he could see who he had bumped into, he was caught in the other person's arms.
"Sorry, I didn't stand firmly and bumped into you..."
Su He apologized stumblingly, and his hands holding the other person began to tremble uncontrollably. He raised his head and saw a familiar face.
Sheng Jinyu frowned and looked down at him, with an unconcealable hostility in his brows.
For some reason, Su He suddenly felt like he was saved.
"Su He, you still want to..." Lin Jing, who was chasing after him, stopped talking midway, obviously having seen the two people hugging each other.
He put on his usual polite demeanor and said, "Young Master Sheng, I've heard a lot about you. I didn't expect we'd meet here."
After saying that, Lin Jing changed his target again, suddenly changed his address, and said to Su He: "Ahe, stop making trouble, come back with me, and don't disturb Young Master Sheng."
This more intimate name obviously had other intentions. Sheng Jinyu raised his eyebrows. Although he scoffed at this kind of provocative behavior, an inexplicable anger rose up in his heart uncontrollably.
He held the person in his arms tightly, his arms and legs weak and unable to stop him from sliding down, and asked Su He with his head down, "Who is he to you?"
Sheng Jinyu's tone was slow and measured, but it sounded a bit oppressive, and there seemed to be some subtle anger. The reason why Su He felt this anger was because of the gradually tightening force around his waist.
His alcohol-infested brain temporarily regained some rationality. He knew lying would make him angry, so he might as well tell the truth. So he said the truth: "It's... my ex-boyfriend."
But it belonged to the original owner, not his, so Su He did not add the prefix "my" in front of his ex-boyfriend.
Sheng Jinyu was shocked for a moment, but it was quickly suppressed.
"Oh? You still have an ex-boyfriend?"
His tone was playful, and he spoke to Su He, but his eyes were looking at Lin Jing.
After Lin Jing realized that there was some hostility in that look, he said, "Ahe is angry with me. We are not breaking up."
This really pissed off Su He. He was so angry that he was about to jump out of Sheng Jinyu's shackles and shouted at him, "Don't talk nonsense. We have no relationship anymore! And we never had any relationship in the first place. You...how can you be like this!"
He spoke without thinking and didn't realize that he was telling the truth. Fortunately, no one around him cared about this contradictory statement.
Sheng Jinyu pulled him back and laughed inappropriately. Su Hejiu heard him whisper in his ear, "Assistant Su, when old lovers meet, your words are not very intimidating."
What should I do then? He doesn't know how to curse...
Su He curled his lips in anger, tugged at Sheng Jinyu's collar, and whispered, "I don't want to stay here anymore. Take me back."
Sheng Jin and Mo Ming heard a hint of command in his tone and were a little surprised, but the strong smell of alcohol on Su He explained his abnormal behavior. The alcohol almost dyed the corners of his eyes red, making Su He's face look even more pitiful.
"Okay." Sheng Jinyu said.
For the first time in his life, he didn't care about Su He's "rebellion" behavior, and didn't even look at Lin Jing. He just walked towards the elevator with the person hanging on his arm.
The waiters and security guards on the roadside made way, and the manager hurriedly chased after them respectfully to help press the elevator button.
Only Lin Jing was left standing there, gritting his teeth in anger.
Sheng Jinyu threw the person into the car, and the driver drove out quickly and smoothly. He looked at his watch, but it was just after nine o'clock. He had originally planned to wait until Qiu Pavilion closed to go for a patrol, but now he was no longer in the mood.
The car was well-cooled, and a familiar cool fragrance filled the air.
Su He's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he began to feel sleepy as he sat down. He swayed and couldn't sit steadily. Finally, he leaned on Sheng Jinyu's shoulder, finding a human cushion for himself.
"You are not shy. Get out of the way and sleep against the car window." Sheng Jin pushed his head in disgust.
According to usual experience, Su He would have apologized obediently and then quickly stood up and stayed away from him, but Su He today seemed to be in an unusual situation.
He nudged Sheng Jinyu's shoulder with his head, as if shaking his head in refusal, and uttered a protesting "hmm" sound. Finally, he said, "No, the car window is so harsh, my head hurts."
Su Ke's raised hair unexpectedly brushed against Sheng Jinyu's cheek, leaving a hint of fresh lemon scent on his nose.
Sheng Jinyu frowned slightly and was about to take coercive measures when he looked down and saw a slightly reddish bump on Su He's forehead.
He raised his hand and pressed it for some unknown reason, confirming that it was a red and swollen spot.
Could it be that man who beat me?!
It was like a mysterious switch had been pressed. Su He immediately sat up, holding his forehead and looking at Sheng Jinyu fiercely: "It hurts!"
Looking closely from Sheng Jinyu's perspective, he could see a hint of moisture at the corners of his eyes. He didn't know if it was the light reflected from the window or if it was really wet.
He chuckled, crossed his arms, and looked out the window, pretending that he was not the culprit.
Su He rubbed his forehead, but the more he rubbed it, the more painful it became. He didn't dare touch it anymore and shrank back pitifully in the corner of the back seat.
Half an hour later.
The car finally stopped. When the driver got out to help Sheng Jin open the door, Su He had just opened his eyes.
He seemed to have taken a short nap, and before he fully woke up, the thing under his head was suddenly removed, and Su He fell onto the seat.
When he looked up again, Sheng Jinyu was about to close the door and leave. He was afraid that he would be locked out by this person, so he quickly climbed over the back seat and chased after him.
The night wind is hot and humid, making people feel restless and upset.
As Sheng Jinyu walked into the garden, he heard the little tail chasing him calling his name anxiously. He stopped impatiently and turned around.
Su He walked as if he was sleepwalking in the middle of the night. It was pitch black all around him. He could only follow Sheng Jin and the reflective strips on his jacket, stumbling and talking as he ran.
"Why didn't you wait for me? You almost pinched my hand when you closed the car door just now, and I didn't even bother with you."
"What? You want me to apologize to you?" Sheng Jin asked him with lowered eyes.
Su He lowered his voice: "No need."
He instinctively felt that since he ran into Sheng Jinyu today, the other party seemed to have a hidden anger. Although he usually didn't speak well, that was because of his personality, not like now where every word was filled with emotion.
Sheng Jinyu ignored him and walked back on his own.
Su He did not follow him until Sheng Jinyu turned around and couldn't find anyone to follow him. Then he saw him squatting by the open-air swimming pool, leaning over the shore, trying hard to reach something floating in the water.
"What are you fishing for?"
As soon as Sheng Jinyu finished speaking, he suddenly walked over quickly, grabbed his clothes by the back of his neck, and shouted angrily, "Do you want to fall in and drown?"
Shattered shadows of the moon swayed on the water. Su He picked up the thing he had caught and gestured in front of him, saying with a smile, "Look, a leaf fell into the water! It's bigger than your face!"
Sheng Jinyu was almost laughing with anger. He grabbed his flailing hands and said, "There will be workers cleaning up tomorrow. Why are you interfering in these things?"
Su He answered the question irrelevantly and began to play with the notch on the leaf, muttering softly, "So beautiful, can I eat it?"
His voice was so soft that Sheng Jinyu didn't hear what he said. The surroundings became quiet, with only the insects chirping tirelessly.
In the moonlight, Sheng Jinyu saw that Su He's long eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes. Perhaps because he was thirsty, he always stuck out the tip of his tongue to sweep across his lips, leaving a small piece of crystal water stain.
The shirt was also pulled loose, revealing a small piece of collarbone dimple filled with moonlight, which was bright white in the moonlight.
This scene, like a close-up shot in a movie, firmly attracted his attention. Sheng Jin's eyes flashed back to the scene he saw on the surveillance camera...
When Su He was pinned to the corner by that man, his entire body was blocked. What were they doing?
Kiss?
Has anyone kissed these lips?
After staring at him for a while, Sheng Jinyu suddenly asked, "How long have you been together?"
Su He was stunned, his brain still hadn't reacted.
"You, and your ex-boyfriend..." Sheng Jinyu emphasized and prolonged the syllables of the last three words, sounding like he was gritting his teeth.
Before this, he had never thought that Su He would be involved in such things. Of course, Sheng Jin had many friends around him who had such hobbies.
Someone even invited him to participate in a group sex, but he finally deleted that person from his circle of friends.
However, the thought that they could kiss was as if the creature he raised could actually obey other people's instructions.
It's infuriating.
"We have never been together." Su He's rationality had long been offline. His brain, dominated by the glass of wine, was completely in a trance. He lowered his head and buttoned his shirt, saying whatever he wanted to say.
"So when did you break up?"
"Um... a month and a half ago."
“…”
Sheng Jinyu listened to this contradictory answer, remained silent for a moment, and sneered: "Do you still have a word of truth in your mouth, Su He?"
"I really didn't lie." Su He said stubbornly.
He didn't know why Sheng Jinyu always thought he was a liar, but he had never lied to him before. This was really unfair.
Su He was not very happy. He lowered his head gloomily and began to break the hard stems on the leaves one by one. After the brittle stems were broken, transparent mucus flowed out from the joints and dripped down his slender white fingers into the palm of his hand.
He was very thirsty after drinking the wine. He hadn't had any water on the way back, and now he was even more thirsty, so he stretched out his tongue and licked it.
Sheng Jinyu watched him stick out his tongue like a kitten, licking from the palm of his hand to his arm. For some reason, he felt dry in his mouth and his Adam's apple rolled up.
But he came to his senses in an instant. Why on earth did he find this picture so strangely attractive?!
It's crazy...
Sheng Jinyu's expression froze. Since this man was drunk, it would be a shame not to take the opportunity to get a few words out of him.
He interrogated, "You are devoted to Sheng Zonglan and work for him. How much money does he pay you?"
"I'm not completely devoted to him. I was forced to do it. In fact, I won't do anything at all. You don't have to be afraid of me."
"Do you think I will believe it?"
"There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. I'm telling the truth."
Su He slurped a few mouthfuls of the bitter juice, but still believed that the juice in the rhizome would be sweeter, so he simply stuffed the small green stem into his mouth and chewed it.
Sheng Jinyu then realized something was wrong and frowned deeply: "What did you eat? Why are you picking up food from the ground like a puppy?"
He pulled Su He's hand holding the leaf, and found that it was actually the branches and leaves of the rows of Spathiphyllum planted next to the swimming pool. Because it rained heavily the night before, some leaves fell into the water.
The piece in Su He's hand had almost been eaten by him, and there was even a piece still in his mouth...
Sheng Jinyu's scalp felt like it was about to explode, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing. The juice of this plant in the Araceae family contains toxins, and if ingested by mistake, one would probably go into shock.
This guy is risking his life!
"Spit it out!"
His roar scared Su He, and the drunk man was immediately stunned.
A surge of anger shot straight into Sheng Jinyu's forehead. He was so angry that he gripped Su He's chin tightly, and with his other hand pried open his lips, using two fingers to fight against Su He's teeth, showing almost no mercy.
"Spit it out." These two simple words carried pressure and command.
This action made Su He vaguely recall the moment when Lin Jing pinched his chin tightly. His brain, which was unable to think, subconsciously gave orders and clenched his teeth.
But Sheng Jinyu's grip was extremely strong. After pinching his chin open, he inserted two fingers into his mouth and stirred them back and forth. The force of clamping his chin seemed to be enough to pry his mouth off!
Su He whimpered and couldn't speak, saliva overflowing from his chin which was unable to close.
He coughed a few times due to being choked, and struggled while grabbing Sheng Jinyu's wrist.
Soon, moisture appeared in the corners of his eyes, and he surrendered and loosened his teeth.
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