Lightning flashed and thunder roared outside the window, raindrops pattered against the glass, and the interplay of light and shadow from the lightning tore through the night.
Ye Linyan sat at his desk, watching the lightning and thunder outside, feeling as if his heart was being torn apart by those flashes of lightning...
He didn't know, he never knew, that Xu Nuo had done so much for him...
"You have now broken free from the Ye family and achieved greater success, but you must remember that you climbed this ladder step by step, stepping on the flesh and blood of Xu Nuo. The steps you stand on are the ladder he built for you with his hundred-odd pounds of body..."
Night Owl's words were like a sharp blade, peeling Ye Linyan apart from head to toe...
Every success, every glory, every envious glance from others... all contain the flesh and blood of his promise!
Yet he sat in a seat built from promises of blood and flesh, accusing him... mocking him... disdaining him...
Ye Linyan looked at the vast night behind the glass window, in which was reflected the figure of Xu Nuo being pinned to the ground by Wang Mingwu that day. He protected Ye Qingshan and left.
Those eyes, filled with grief and indignation, kept staring at him, fixed on him!
That was the only hatred Xu Nuo couldn't let go of, and she had taken it away from him so easily...
The harshest thing Xu Nuo ever said to him was, "You ingrate!"
The hatred for killing one's father! In Xu Nuo's eyes, his resentment towards Ye Linyan was nothing more than a dismissive remark: "ungrateful wretch!"
Ye Linyan closed his eyes, his clenched fists were so tight that his nails dug into his flesh, but he felt no pain!
The thunder roared outside the window, echoing across the sky. Ye Linyan felt that even the heavens couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to send down a bolt of lightning to strike him dead...
He never spoke to him properly; he always spoke to him in a condescending tone, whether in everyday life, at meals, or even in bed...
His tone was always almost commanding; he never treated him as an equal and spoke to him properly!
He never mentioned it to me once; he always had a smile on his face when he saw me...
No, Xu Nuo once said: You gave me all your bad temper, and I gave you all my good temper!
He said it, but he never really listened or thought about it seriously...
Ye Linyan's clenched teeth ached, his chest felt tight, and he could hardly breathe...
The moment he opened the window, a fierce wind and rain lashed his face, but the wind could neither blow away the pain in his chest nor take away the sorrow etched in his heart...
“Arno... my Arno…”
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Wang Mingwu brought dinner to Ye Linyan and told him that Xu Nuo hadn't eaten anything all day.
Ye Linyan took a deep breath and, accompanied by the sound of wind and rain outside the window, walked to the door of the guest room...
After his call with Night Owl ended, he didn't immediately come to see Xu Nuo. He was hesitant, he was afraid...
Standing in front of the door, I gripped the doorknob, but after several seconds, I still couldn't open it.
Ye Linyan bit her lower lip, pressed the doorknob, and pushed open the door.
Xu Nuo was peeking out from under the bed when he heard the door open. In his haste to get out, he bumped his leg and aggravated the wound, causing him to groan in pain.
"Where did you take it?"
Seeing Xu Nuo's grimacing face, Ye Linyan went over and pulled him out from under the bed to check on the injury on his leg.
"No, it's nothing."
Xu Nuo replied guiltily, wondering how he should answer if asked why he ran under the bed.
Ye Linyan checked the wound on his leg and was relieved to find that it had healed and had not reopened.
Suddenly I remembered that he had just crawled out from under the bed...
Looking up, he saw that Xu Nuo's eyes were bright, his breathing was a little rapid, and his expression was not as tired as when he saw him before. His heart tightened instantly!
After hanging up with Night Owl, he searched online for a lot of information about drug addiction and got a general understanding of what it's like to be a drug addict.
What are you doing under the bed?
Ye Linyan deliberately softened his tone and asked.
Xu Nuo avoided Ye Linyan's gaze, turned around, and tried to get into bed.
Where did you hide it?
Xu Nuo shuddered. He had just realized what Ye Linyan might be asking, but his brain was starting to act out of control, preventing him from thinking.
Ye Linyan took a deep breath, pulled Xu Nuo aside, and stood against the wall.
He walked to the bed, grabbed the bed frame with both hands and lifted it up with force, raising one side of the bed. Using his shoulders to brace against the bed frame, Ye Linyan exerted a sudden burst of strength, flipping the entire bed over and throwing it to the ground.
Xu Nuo stared blankly at Ye Linyan's actions for a moment, then, seeing the entire bed flipped over, he instantly lunged at the overturned bed frame...
Seeing Xu Nuo's actions, Ye Linyan knew he had guessed correctly! He closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again. Xu Nuo was facing away from him, stuffing something into her clothes...
He took two steps to Xu Nuo's side and slowly squatted down:
"Give it to me, and I won't blame you."
Before Ye Linyan entered, he mentally prepared himself for a long time. No matter what, what promises he made, or what he said, he couldn't yell at him...
Xu Nuo lowered her head, wanting to turn her back, but Ye Linyan pressed her shoulders and turned her back.
"Arno, give me the thing."
"No way!"
Xu Nuo suddenly raised her head, looking at Ye Linyan with a fierce glint in her eyes.
Ye Linyan slowly withdrew his outstretched hand, not daring to snatch it forcefully, for fear of provoking Xu Nuo.
Lowering his gaze to the object he was tightly clutching in his arms, Ye Linyan raised his head again, giving Xu Nuo a smile that could be considered gentle:
"Arno, are you hungry? I'll cook for you."
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