The dream continued. After handling the funeral, Shi Jin returned to the gorgeous and empty home, curled up in bed, and slept for a whole day.
He had to eat. Where were the servants? Why didn't they come to ask about Shi Jin's situation? The consciousness of the Shi brothers stayed in Shi Jin's body. Listening to Shi Jin's breathing and suppressed crying buried in the quilt, they felt powerless and anxious.
After a day of sleep, Shi Jin finally cheered up a little. He got up, took a good shower, then came back and sat on the bed, charged his dead mobile phone, and turned on the phone with hope in his eyes.
After three missed calls, Shi Jin was obviously happy, and then soon, his shoulders slumped. The three missed calls were all from Xu Tianhua, but his brother still ignored him.
Why?
He didn't understand, so he found Shi Weichong's number and dialed it carefully.
A prompt tone came from the receiver, and Shi Weichong turned off his phone. He must
be in a meeting again.
Thinking so, he hung up the phone and called Fei Yujing.
The prompt tone rang again, and this time the content was different. It was not that the phone was turned off, but that it could not be connected.
Shi Jin lowered his head and pursed his lips.
He moved his fingers and called Rong Zhouzhong again. This time the call was connected, and Rong Zhouzhong did answer the phone. However, before Shi Jin could speak, Rong Zhouzhong spoke impatiently and disgustedly: "Are you annoying? Do you know what time it is in China now? Don't call me. It's a good thing that Shi Xingrui died. He should have died a long time ago! If you want to die, die quickly! Everyone would rather not have a brother like you!"
Beep, beep.
The phone was hung up.
The joy and expectation in Shi Jin's eyes that lit up when he heard Rong Zhouzhong's voice froze in an instant. He looked down at the phone, as if he couldn't believe what he heard. He was stunned for a long time. He wanted to call Rong Zhouzhong again, but he didn't have the courage.
He slowly put the phone aside, turned around and picked up the cucumber pillow on the bed, and was stunned.
Something seems to be wrong... Even Shi Jin, who was as simple as he was at that time, finally realized something vaguely.
Everyone has become different.
"Damn it!" Rong Zhouzhong cursed, wishing he could rush into the dream, take the pillow out of Shi Jin's arms, and tell him not to hold this damn thing, your third brother is a bastard, go beat him up!
After he finished hating, he seemed to have no strength left, and he didn't want to look at the scene at this moment.
How should he go on, why did he go so far in the past.
The other brothers couldn't know what Rong Zhouzhong was thinking at this moment. They experienced the scene from Shi Jin's perspective as Shi Jin was slowly thrown from the beautiful dream into reality. Their hearts seemed to be dragged by something, and every beat was painful.
It was wrong, it was all their fault. Xiao Jin, hurry up and escape from this hell and go find Lian Jun. At least there, you won’t be hurt again.
This was the first time they hoped so much that Shi Jin could go to Lian Jun. They knew what would happen next. The day after the funeral, Xu Chuan would come to read the will. Shi Jin refused the inheritance, and then... committed suicide in the room.
Their current life is too happy, and Shi Jin’s forgiveness is too warm. They actually forgot that Shi Jin once thought about committing suicide. When he committed suicide, he was even holding the cucumber pillow that Rong Zhouzhong gave him.
Rong Zhouzhong pulled his hair irritably and collapsed, wishing he could beat himself to death - was it because of what he said, "If you want to die, die soon", was it because of this, he almost forced Shi Jin to death!
The other brothers were also thinking in their hearts - they almost forced Shi Jin to death.
Finally, Xu Chuan came, and Shi Jin put down the pillow and went downstairs to listen to the will.
They wanted to skip this part of the scene very much, but at the same time they wanted to remember these scenes firmly like a masochist - they owed Shi Jin these, and they had to watch them carefully
. Xu Chuan held the document, read the long list of inheritance, and then put the will in front of Shi Jin and asked him to sign. Then to their surprise, Shi Jin looked at the will with empty eyes for a long time, then picked up the pen and signed.
Signed?
They were stunned, then puzzled, and then felt a little relieved - ah, now they remembered, this was just a dream, and everything that happened was not necessarily based on reality. That's great. Since it's different, maybe Shi Jin won't commit suicide. That's great.
"Did Dad really leave nothing for Big Brother and the others?" Shi Jin in the dream asked after signing the document.
When they heard Shi Jin ask this, they suddenly felt happy - see, even Xiao Jin in the dream was thinking about his brother so much.
Xu Chuan gave a positive answer. Shi Jin
nodded and asked again: "If I sign this, they will answer my call even if it's for money, right?"
Xu Chuan's eyes suddenly became very strange. He smiled and said soothingly: "No, even if it's not for money, they will come to you again."
The brothers who felt a little happy just now heard Shi Jin's question, noticed Xu Chuan's eyes, and slowly put off their smiles again - how could they forget that even if the scene in the dream is different from reality, it still can't change the fact that they are bastards.
The rhythm of the dream suddenly accelerated. After Shi Jin took over the will, Xu Tianhua and Xu Chuan began to contact him frequently. Shi Jin was not yet an adult, so naturally he didn't know how to manage the company. So, at the suggestion of Xu Tianhua and Xu Chuan, he handed the company over to Xu Tianhua, and went to school as usual, barely returning to his previous rhythm of life.
Looking at Shi Jin like this, they felt a little relieved - although Xu Tianhua and Xu Chuan had problems at first glance, at least Shi Jin was living a stable life again, and the development of this dream was not bad.
However, just after they thought so, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Shi Jin
was kidnapped. On his way home from school, he was taken away from under the noses of the bodyguards and locked in a dark basement.
The brothers were all shocked, and then they were anxious and angry - what happened? What are those bodyguards doing? How could they let Shi Jin be kidnapped like this? It's so unprofessional! It was so straightforward, so straightforward, as if it was intentional... They were stunned, and then their hearts sank.
The bodyguards around Shi Jin were all hired by Xu Chuan, and Xu Chuan had colluded with Xu Jie after Shi Xingrui's death.
Shi Weichong's face sank outside the dream, and his teeth clenched. He remembered the failed kidnapping that Xu Jie and Xu Chuan had ordered for a violent organization, and finally realized what kind of pattern the direction of this dream followed.
The other brothers also gradually realized the possible direction of the dream, frowned fiercely, and resisted with all their heart.
No.
Through Shi Jin's eyes, they saw several ferocious men approaching Shi Jin with weapons, and anger and powerlessness descended together.
Wake up! What the hell is this dream about? Don't continue it——
"Who are you? What do you want to do...ah!" Shi
Jin said fearfully, but before he could finish his words, he was hit by a stick by the man who came and cried out in pain.
Hell has come.
They watched Shi Jin being knocked to the ground, watched Shi Jin curl up pitifully and try to protect himself, listened to Shi Jin's cries of pain and calls for his father and brothers, clenched their fists, gritted their teeth, and their eyes were red with hatred.
Enough! Stop it! Stop it all!
Shi Jin's voice gradually weakened, and before he fainted, those people finally stopped.
"Don't beat him to death. The employer said to take it slow." One of them stopped his companion, but kicked Shi Jin on the ground and said, "Let's go out and have a drink. These rich people can't stand a beating. They're like a piece of dead meat and won't move." Shi Jin
groaned in pain unconsciously, and he managed to gather his consciousness and reached out to grab the man's ankle.
"Who is it..." he asked. The redness and swelling on his face even prevented him from opening his eyes properly. "Employer...who is it..."
The man stopped, turned around and looked at him with a little surprise, a malicious smile on his face, and said, "He hasn't fainted yet, who is it? Of course it's those illegitimate children born to your father, young master, don't blame me for being cruel. If you want to blame someone, blame your father for being such a jerk." After saying that, he shook off his hand, as if he thought he had said something particularly funny, and walked away laughing with his companion.
"Illegitimate child..." Shi Jin lay on the ground, slowly retracted his hand, curled up his body, closed his eyes in pain, "It's really my brother... No..." He grabbed his head and his voice trembled, "My brothers are not illegitimate children... Not them..."
It was like a needle suddenly pierced into his heart, and then in an instant, the blood flowed back and the pain crawled all over his body. Shi Weichong and others were obviously only trapped in Shi Jin's body, but they seemed to feel Shi Jin's pain at this moment.
Shi Weichong lowered his head and closed his eyes; Fei Yujing looked at the unconscious Shi Jin expressionlessly; Rong Zhouzhong ran wildly like a trapped beast; Xiang Aoting clenched his fists, his face full of cruelty; Li Jiuzheng's expression was cold, and there was a frosty murderous intent in his eyes.
Time became particularly unbearable, and the dream seemed to be infinitely stretched. It was unknown how long it had been before the door of the basement opened again. Shi Jin was awakened from his coma by the group of people, and then was beaten unconscious again.
Stop!
They roared silently, trying desperately to do something, but in the end they could only watch Shi Jin's initial struggle for help turned into numb resignation after being beaten.
Finally, the most terrifying thing happened.
The leader suddenly took out a knife, woke Shi Jin from his coma, put the knife to Shi Jin's face, and said, "Look at your pig head, it's so ugly. In fact, I can't bear to continue to torture you, but the employer asked me to do it, and I can't help it. She said that she wanted to vomit when she saw your face, so... I'm sorry."
The tip of the knife slashed down, and blood spurted.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and their hearts were extremely tense.
Shi Jin's eyes widened in pain, and then they regained focus. He stared at the person in front of him, ignoring the wound on his face. He asked tremblingly, "Who... is he?"
"Huh?" The man who wielded the knife met his gaze and smiled again, "You haven't given up yet? Of course it's those illegitimate children. You know, this is just an ordinary illegitimate child harming the legitimate children and stealing the family property."
The light in Shi Jin's eyes slowly went out: "You lied to me..."
"I'm a paid job, what's the point of lying to you." The man who wielded the knife sneered, grabbed his weak hand again, spread his fingers, put them on the bench beside him, and moved the knife over, "Then I'll do this again, you will believe it, this is also the employer's requirement." Shi Jin
's eyes widened again, and his brothers who were watching this scene through his eyes also widened their eyes.
The knife rose, and then fell.
Shi Jin was in so much pain that he didn't even have the strength to scream. His body was paralyzed and he was gasping for breath, as if he was going to die.
"Don't die yet, we still have to play slowly." After hurting people, the leader picked up his broken finger as if nothing had happened and said, "You lie down first, I'll go report to the employer."
The evil demon who hurt people left, and the basement became dark again. Shi Jin trembled, and suddenly cried softly, and then said: "Save me...Brother, save me..."
Xiao Jin, Xiao Jin.
They called Shi Jin's name and wanted to hug him, but they couldn't.
Shi Jin's crying gradually weakened, and his consciousness slowly became drowsy: "Why...it's me..."
Why.
They were silent, and then they felt pain and hatred. Disfigured, fingers severed, all the contents of Xu Jie's order really came true in the dream. They looked at Shi Jin who had passed out, with only one thought in their mind - to kill Xu Jie... and themselves.
Bang!
The door of the basement was suddenly knocked open.
Shi Jin, who had passed out, was awakened and instinctively trembled. He felt that he was probably going to die this time, and then he saw the hero.
"Xiao Jin!" Xiang Aoting strode in with a gun. Shi
Jin was stunned, and then suddenly seemed to have strength again. He dragged his body to crawl towards Xiang Aoting, stretched out his bloody hand, and held the palm that Xiang Aoting stretched out: "Fourth brother... it hurts." Then he fainted with relief.
"Xiao Jin!" Xiang Aoting was shocked. After seeing Shi Jin's appearance clearly, his face was full of disbelief and anger. He hurriedly began to contact medical staff, and then found something to bandage Shi Jin's wound.
The brothers who saw this scene in the dream, especially Xiang Aoting himself, were all stunned, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief - it's good that he was saved, Xiao Jin was finally saved. Xiao Jin almost died in this basement.
In the dream, Xiang Aoting rescued Shi Jin, placed him in the hospital, and then contacted Shi Weichong and left in a hurry. Xiang Aoting outside the dream looked at these scenes and suddenly remembered a conversation he and Shi Jin had had during Shi Jin's freshman military training.
Shi Shijin said that he had a dream. In the dream, he took the inheritance, was kidnapped, had his face disfigured, and had broken fingers. When he was in so much pain that he was about to die, he rushed to save him, but he never showed up again after saving him and just left... Shijin even asked him why, why he left after saving someone.
It matched, everything matched.
Xiang Aoting felt his head buzzing. He remembered Shi Shijin's serious and stubborn expression, the suppressed tone when he said "What if it wasn't a dream?", and the strength with which he held his palm at that time. A terrible guess flashed through his mind, making him feel cold all over. What
if... it wasn't a dream?
He still remembered the look of relief on Shi Jin's face when he cried after listening to his explanation. He didn't understand at the time and thought that Shi Jin had sand in his eyes... No, he turned his attention back to the dream that was still going on. Seeing Shi Jin being pushed into the operating room, his heart ached and was shocked. Was
all this really just a dream?
...
The dream was still going on. Shi Jin, who was saved, didn't feel much better. The disfigurement and broken fingers were irreparable injuries. He became very weak and suffered severe psychological trauma.
However, no one cared whether he was sad or not. The brothers outside the dream soon realized that Shi Jin was not saved. He just went from a hell that tortured his body to another hell that tortured his soul. And the people who tortured Shi Jin were them.
In the dream, Shi Weichong, who rushed in, quickly took over all of Shi Jin's affairs. He found the best doctor for Shi Jin, used the best medicine, and then sent a pile of documents to Shi Jin who had just woken up.
"The murderer behind the scenes is Xu Tianhua. He wants to rob Ruixing. For your safety, I will take over Ruixing in the future." He said to himself, and didn't even care whether Shi Jin, who had just woken up, was in pain or if he felt uncomfortable.
Shi Jin stared at him with wide eyes, as if he felt that he was still in a dream.
"It must be signed before tomorrow. I'm going to a meeting. You can have a rest." Shi Weichong put down the document and turned to leave. Shi Jin
looked at his back and spoke with difficulty before he was about to leave: "Why?"
Shi Weichong stopped, looked back at him, then avoided his sight and replied: "Because you took too many things you shouldn't have taken."
Bang, the door of the ward closed.
Shi Jin looked at the door with a numb expression, but tears slowly accumulated in his eyes. He murmured and asked: "Shouldn't take... What shouldn't be taken..."
The torture continued. After Shi Weichong left, Rong Zhouzhong came. He sat down beside Shi Jin's bed, observed Shi Jin's ugly appearance, smiled, and said: "You are not dead yet." Shi
Jin was still stunned. He fell into his own world, trapped himself in a warm mist, and was unwilling to come out.
"Playing dumb?" Rong Zhouzhong laughed sarcastically, then stood up and said condescendingly, "Don't feel sorry for yourself, face the reality, everyone is tired of acting in front of you."
He left after saying that, and slammed the door of the ward very loudly. Shi
Jin, who seemed to be in a daze and didn't listen to Rong Zhouzhong's words, suddenly lowered his head, covered his face with his palm with missing fingers, wiped away his tears, endured the pain and took out the mobile phone that the nurse sister kindly lent him from under the pillow, and dialed Fei Yujing's number.
The call was quickly connected, and Fei Yujing's voice came: "Who is it?"
"Second brother..."
Beep beep.
The call was hung up directly, Shi Jin was stunned, and hurriedly dialed again.
Sorry, the user you dialed is turned off.
He realized something and suddenly began to breathe rapidly and painfully. He pursed his lips and called Xiang Aoting again.
The power-off reminder sounded again, and at the same time, Li Jiuzheng's voice rang.
"Don't try." Li Jiuzheng stood at the door of the ward, his tone was light, making people feel cold in their hearts, "Xiao Jin, you are the only one left, just like me." Shi Jin
stared at him with wide eyes, his breathing became more and more rapid, forcing the monitoring equipment to sound an alarm.
Li Jiuzheng walked over slowly, snatched his mobile phone and turned it off directly, then reached out to cover his eyes, bent down and said in his ear: "You can't die here... You can only die in my hands."
The beautiful dream was completely shattered, and the reality turned into hell.
Li Jiuzheng, who was outside the dream, looked at this scene with his eyes wide open, shaking his head to avoid it: "No, it's not like this, it can't be like this... Xiao Jin, it's not like this, I'm not like this..."
"Enough!" Rong Zhouzhong, who was outside the dream, was also going crazy, shouting, "Asshole, asshole!" It was unclear whether he was scolding this inexplicable asshole in the dream, or whether he and his brothers in the dream were assholes.
Shi Weichong's mind was blank, Fei Yujing and Xiang Aoting were both silent in pain.
No, that's it, if it weren't for Shi Jin's efforts and approach, things would really turn out like this. They are such a group of cold-blooded assholes.
Wake up, they prayed, this dream is really enough.
...
After being rescued again, the light in Shi Jin's eyes that rose when Xiang Aoting saved him was completely extinguished. He was taken back to a private hospital in China by Li Jiuzheng and locked in a cold ward.
"Why?" He asked the air blankly, his eyes empty.
The passage of time became a torture, not only for Shi Jin in the dream, but also for his brothers outside the dream.
Every day, Shi Jin asked why, but the only one who could answer him was Li Jiuzheng, who was unrecognizable and turned into a demon.
"You just shouldn't have been born as our brother." Li Jiuzheng answered, and the scalpel in his hand looked cold and sharp.
Shi Jin was very afraid of him, so he gradually stopped asking questions and became more and more silent.
In the blink of an eye, half a year passed, and Shi Jin finally saw his brother again besides Li Jiuzheng - Shi Weichong.
"You're well now, go back to school." Shi Weichong said, frowning and not looking him in the eye. "You're my brother after all, I can't really lock you up forever."
"Why?" Shi Jin asked again, and then he saw Li Jiuzheng taking out a scalpel from his pocket behind Shi Weichong. He instinctively shrank, then lowered his head, showing a submissive look, and said, "Okay, I'll go to school."
Shi Weichong and others who were outside the dream watched this scene, watched Shi Jin completely give up the struggle, and obeyed the fate in a dead silence, and suddenly they also had a feeling of heartbreak - it shouldn't be like this, Xiao Jin shouldn't be like this, he was always so energetic...
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