Chapter 63 Don't send me away
When Li Ke opened the door to the monitoring room, he was almost suffocated by the thick smell of smoke inside.
“This is a server room. You don’t have to resort to this kind of method to get the hotel on the front page.” Li Ke walked in and snatched the cigarette from the hand of the person who was slumped in a chair with their feet on the table.
"I'm right upstairs, and you're hiding here watching the security cameras? I didn't know you'd become so shy."
Xie Sheng turned his chair around, the light illuminating half of his face. He was completely unfazed by Li Ke's sarcasm and said with a smile, "Isn't it human nature to feel apprehensive when you're near home?"
"Even a madman understands human nature?" Li Ke said irritably.
Over the past few years, the two have stood together through thick and thin, experiencing many things together. What started as an employer-employee relationship has now become like that of brothers, and their way of getting along has changed a lot.
But Xie Sheng was clearly not a good brother. Even someone as restrained and calm as Li Ke could be driven to curse by him every few days.
Calling him a madman is not an exaggeration, but if it weren't for his madness, they wouldn't have been able to take over Hong Kong so quickly and with such peril.
Five years ago, after Pu Xia left, Xie Sheng disappeared, and no one could find him.
Li Ke thought he should just collapse like this. He should make some plans for himself.
He was neither one to be content with the status quo nor one to charge into battle. In his own mind, if he were in ancient times, he would be a general's advisor, a military strategist, or a prime minister of a dynasty...
He had originally thought he could teach and help Xie Sheng to make a name for himself, but now it seems that his original plan may have fallen through.
A huge fortune can be entrusted to an institution, and a dejected teenager can be entrusted to a conscientious steward.
He came, which can be considered as repaying Mr. Pu's kindness in providing financial assistance back then.
With that in mind, Li Ke decided to leave.
To his surprise, Xie Sheng approached him before they said goodbye.
His demeanor, which was originally somewhere between a boy and a man, had matured. Xie Sheng was dejected, but the light in his eyes was exceptionally bright and resolute.
"How can I stop being manipulated by others?"
Li Ke smiled, thinking to himself, "It seems that this is not the end of the story."
Then, they turned their attention to the port city. Their extraordinary insight and willingness to take risks allowed their company to expand and grow very rapidly, taking advantage of the favorable policy environment.
Xie Sheng was even more reckless than Li Ke had imagined. He dared to take on any task, no matter how big. Many times, Li Ke thought they would go bankrupt or even lose their lives, but Xie Sheng silently endured it all.
With his reckless gambler's spirit, Xie Sheng established himself in the world of fame and fortune in Hong Kong. Many people from other factions were astonished, thinking that this young man was simply a reincarnation of a power-hungry, money-grubbing ghost.
What can you do in five years? Xie Sheng managed to multiply the wealth left by Pu Ming several hundred times.
Starting in real estate, they expanded into finance, technology, and manufacturing, and have now become one of the leading large groups in the port city. They have accomplished in a very short time what most people could not achieve in their entire lives.
But Li Ke knew that these were his goals, not Xie Sheng's.
Xie Sheng's eyes remained empty; nothing could fill the void except for one person.
Li Ke remained silent, but when he spoke again, he answered the question from years ago: "You are no longer the person who can be manipulated by others."
Xie Sheng looked at him, the faint smile on his face fading away.
-
Meanwhile, Pu Xia had already returned to her room. Since it was still early, Xiao Lu went to her room to chat.
"Sister Xia, so you know the people from the employer's side. Who was that man just now? Are you two close?"
Pu Xia looked at Xiao Lu, whose eyes were shining, her girlish thoughts overflowing. She smiled, and the anger that had been pressing on her chest eased considerably.
"That was the lawyer my father hired for us before he passed away."
"you?"
Xiaolu asked doubtfully, but seeing Puxia's downcast gaze, she immediately knew she had said too much. She figured that this "they" was probably the root of Puxia's bad mood tonight. So Xiaolu quickly changed the subject.
"Does he have a girlfriend?"
Pu Xia laughed, "I just met him too. How about I give you his contact information and you ask him yourself?"
Xiaolu's face immediately turned red.
But a moment later, she bit her lip and nodded firmly, "Sis, I'm counting on you to get out of being single."
Pu Xia hadn't expected Xiao Lu to have this kind of style—brave and direct.
Having obtained Li Ke's contact information, Xiaolu stopped lingering in Pu Xia's room. She blew Pu Xia a kiss and ran briskly back to her own room, seemingly ready to take immediate action.
Xiaolu's figure disappeared as the door closed, and the room, which had been lively because of her arrival, instantly fell silent.
Pu Xia turned over and turned to the window with a great view. Looking at the sea outside, she thought of them when they were still in high school in Bai County.
At that moment, their eyes held undisguised love, and the instant their skin touched, intense desire was ignited...
But what about now?
Xie Sheng avoided seeing him.
At this moment, she also felt that this trip was a mistake.
Pu Xia got up from the recliner. She could still buy a ticket and rush back in time, but when she got to her suitcase, she couldn't move.
Pu Xia, extremely conflicted, looked up at the wine cabinet in the suite. She went over and opened a bottle for herself.
Pu Xia took off her coat, leaving only a vest, and then pushed open the balcony door. She drank her wine while enjoying the cool sea breeze, letting the smell of alcohol mix with the dampness of the seaside. It was like a collision between indulgence and sobriety. She squinted her eyes, her mind somewhat muddled.
When I finished my drink, all the lights in the room suddenly went out.
Pu Xia remained motionless, gazing out at the sea.
A short burst of electronic music drifted from the doorway of the room.
The door was opened.
Pu Xia pressed her tongue against her lips and gently licked the corner of her right lip, trying to suppress the trembling caused by the palpitations in her heart.
The footsteps behind her grew closer and closer, and her breathing became heavier and heavier. Just as they were about to reach her, she spoke up to stop them.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't see me?"
Her voice was much softer than she had imagined.
Even though she had just drunk a glass of wine, her throat was incredibly parched.
The person behind her remained silent, but their familiar presence forcefully filled the space around her. Pu Xia resisted the urge to turn around and continued speaking.
"I acted impulsively. I wasn't as thoughtful as you. I'll book the earliest flight tomorrow. Now, please pay for it..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was hugged from behind. She heard the voice she had longed for whisper in her ear, yearning yet suppressed, "Shh, Xiaxia, my darling, don't send me away..."
Pu Xia's breath caught in his throat, and the skin he touched emitted a satisfied sigh. His heart pounded wildly as if it would burst out of his body.
All rationality, feigned composure, and mental preparation vanished in that instant.
She closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face.
————————————
Recently, the update previews have been accompanied by songs for each chapter.
Syncing on Weibo.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
