Rong Zhouzhong finally sat next to Xiang Aoting, and together with Shi Weichong, he sandwiched Chen Qing in the middle. At this point, Lian Jun's dinner with old friends was completely ruined.
After confirming that Lian Jun was basically safe, Shi Jin stopped when he saw that he had made progress, and calmed down very tactfully. He also returned Xiang Aoting's down jacket to him, and then used the excuse of adding tableware for his brothers to sneak out of the private room alone and find Gua Er.
Gua Er was leaning on the edge of the round table. Seeing him approaching with a serious face, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong? Were you bullied by your brother?"
"No." Shi Jin approached him and said in a low voice, "Just now when I went to pick someone up, I found that there seemed to be people in several private rooms around, but the waiter said that the second and third floors were empty today. I thought it was a bit strange. We'd better pay more attention."
Gua Er's eyes flashed and said, "There is indeed no one on the second and third floors here today. Mr. Chen said that considering Jun Shao's special status, he booked the second and third floors in advance. Which private room did you see someone in? How did you find out?" Shi Jin
felt that his reaction was a little wrong, too calm, and looked at him suspiciously, and replied, "It seems that there are people in the two next doors, Just now, I was just kidding and took off my third brother's hat and scarf in the corridor, and then I heard some vague voices coming from the empty box..." As
he spoke, he saw that Gua Er's expression was getting more and more strange, and gradually came to his senses. He reached out and grabbed Gua Er's clothes, lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know that there are people in the next two boxes?"
"I know." Gua Er touched his nose, looking like he wanted to laugh but couldn't. He pointed at the ground and said, "The people sitting in the lobby on the first floor are all official people. Otherwise, how could Young Master Jun agree to let you come over? So relax, eat and drink. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. By the way, how come all your brothers are here? Did you call them? Also, you just praised your brothers so much. Did you see that Mr. Chen was wrong and did it on purpose? You are too sensitive. What's wrong with your brain?"
"...No, I was just exaggerating for fun." Shi Jin managed to say this through his teeth, and let go of him. He suddenly felt very tired, and called out to Xiao Si in his heart, "I think I'm just a fool."
Xiao Si was silent for a moment, and comforted him palely: "It doesn't matter, I'm more stupid than you."
Shi Jin: "......"
Shi Jin took the tableware back to the inner room with no regrets, and lay beside Lian Jun without saying a word, completely depressed.
"What's wrong?" Lian Jun asked.
Shi Jin glanced at him, then at Chen Qing, shook his head, and silently moved his chair towards Xiang Aoting, deciding to temporarily break off unilaterally with Lian Jun for a few minutes to ease his overly volatile emotions today.
Lian Jun glanced at the distance between them, closed his eyes and asked no more questions. He rang the bell to call Gua Er in, and asked for the menu again. He added a few dishes, one of which was the roasted whole lamb that Shi Jin had said he wanted to eat - the juvenile version, roasted lamb.
Shi Jin had already sunk into the abyss of self-loathing and didn't notice the menu Lian Jun reported.
Xiang Aoting also noticed the change in Shi Jin's mood. He was very satisfied with the "distance" between him and Lian Jun. He reached out to help him move the tableware a little over here and asked, "Are you hungry?" Shi Jin
shook his head, looked up at him, and asked faintly, "Fourth brother, did I look particularly stupid when I introduced you just now?" If he had known that Lian Jun had prepared for this trip, why would he have made such a fuss? He could have just sat there and eaten.
In a word, he was still too young.
Xiang Aoting saw that he was listless and his eyes softened. Just as he was about to speak to comfort him, Rong Zhouzhong, who was sitting next to him, spoke in a strange tone: "When did you stop being stupid? Some people have grown up to the age of 18, but their IQ is still the same as it was ten years ago. It is impossible for them not to be stupid, and it will never be possible in this life. You are so grown up and still show off your brother, aren't you ashamed?" The last sentence was said in a relatively low voice, almost just a mutter on the lips. Shi
Jin was angry and glared at him, raising his fist.
Rong Zhouzhong glared at him and ignored him.
Xiang Aoting was caught in the middle, feeling helpless and wanting to laugh - it had been too long, and this kind of scene of brothers fighting and getting along warmly had not appeared for too long.
After all, this meal was Lian Jun's home turf, and the Shi brothers came uninvited, so while waiting for the dishes to be served, Shi Weichong was amused and asked the waiter to open another table outside, saying that he had something to discuss with his brothers alone, and took his brothers outside.
Shi Jin followed him, and Lian Jun did not stop him, but only told Gua Eryi to ask the waiter to deliver the additional dishes to Shi Weichong's table.
The originally bustling private room quickly became deserted. Lian Jun personally poured a cup of tea for Chen Qing, put it on the table and turned it in front of him, and said without context: "
Shi Jin is particularly sensitive to danger." Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat when he heard the word "danger". He reached out to take the hot tea that Lian Jun handed over to him, and replied dryly: "Yes, really, he doesn't look young, is he a newcomer you accepted?"
"Yes, he's growing up very fast." Lian Jun leaned back in his wheelchair and scooped himself another bowl of soup. While stirring it slowly, he said casually, "Shi Jin is very sensible and considerate. He is never rude to someone he meets for the first time."
As Chen Qing listened, sweat slowly broke out on his forehead.
The two have known each other for many years. Chen Qing claims that he doesn't know Lian Jun 70%, but he should know 50%. Lian Jun never says meaningless nonsense in inappropriate occasions, but now Lian Jun suddenly praises a new subordinate without any context, and says that this subordinate who just seemed to be high-profile and noisy is usually very sensible. Combined with the previous sentence "Shi Jin is particularly sensitive to danger", Chen Qing almost immediately understood what Lian Jun meant - I know that you are not right, not only me, but even my new subordinates have seen your problem, so before I tear off the last bit of warmth, you'd better seize the opportunity to confess.
"Lian Jun..." Chen Qing opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but then he opened and closed his mouth again. He seemed to have lost all his energy and spirit, and he slumped down on the chair. He smiled bitterly, "Lian Jun, you are still like this... I remember you didn't drink soup before."
"People change." Lian Jun finally looked up at him and asked, "How is the pot of rich bamboo that I gave you that year growing? "
Chen Qing was stunned, chewing on this secret signal that he hadn't heard for a long time. His eyes were dazed for a moment, and his eyes suddenly turned red. He raised his hand to wipe his face, as if he had made up his mind. He sat up straight, looked closely into Lian Jun's eyes, and replied, "It's doing well. It has sprouted three new buds, but unfortunately one was rotten by a cat. My wife moved the other two to a new pot, and I don't know if they can be saved."
What this means is: After we separated, I got three new family members, one of whom was injured and the other two were caught. The injured one is my wife, and the caught ones are my children. Please save them.
Lian Jun frowned, and seeing Chen Qing looking at him expectantly and nervously, he nodded at him and replied softly, "He will be saved. Drink some soup. Today's soup is good."
Having received the promise, Chen Qing's body suddenly relaxed, and an expression of wanting to cry and laugh appeared on his face, as if the stone that had been pressing on his heart for a long time finally loosened a little. He silently thanked Lian Jun and took the initiative to change the subject.
Outside, the atmosphere at the Shi brothers' table was not peaceful either. Shi Jin
sat alone on one side, and his three brothers sat opposite him. In the middle, a variety of delicious food was served one after another. The aroma of the food filled the air, but no one started eating. The situation was like a three-judge trial.
Shi Weichong went straight to the point and said, "Xiao Jin, we came here this time to discuss something with you and Lian Jun." Shi
Jin had already guessed that Shi Weichong and Rong Zhouzhong were most likely called by Xiang Aoting, but he didn't know why they came. Seeing Shi Weichong's serious expression, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
"About your stay or departure." Shi Weichong replied with a frown, and said earnestly, "Lian Jun said that your stay or departure is entirely up to you. Xiao Jin, I hope you will go home with me."
So this is what he wanted to talk about.
Shi Jin relaxed a little, but still refused cruelly: "Brother, I'm sorry, I don't want to go back."
"Xiao Jin." Shi Weichong showed disapproval, and said, "I thought we had resolved the misunderstanding." Shi
Jin had long wanted to have a good talk with these brothers who had been ruled out as murderers. Seeing that the time was right, he organized his words and said seriously: "Brother, third brother, fourth brother, I did have some misunderstandings about you in the past, and I have been too willful during this period. I'm sorry for making you worry about me. I don't want to lie to you. It was indeed partly because of you that I didn't want to go home before, but now I don't want to go home just because I want to stay in the night. I like it here."
Shi Weichong and the other two frowned.
"After all, our family situation is different from that of an ordinary family." Shi Jin continued to explain with a sigh, "You all have your own lives and careers, and your own relatives who need to be taken care of. My status is awkward. If I go back with you, I will just live in that empty big house again, go to school and go home alone, and wait for you to contact me occasionally when you are free... I am not blaming you for anything by saying this, I just want you to understand that I like my current life better than the previous one. I can also learn a lot by staying with Lian Jun, It's not worse than in school. Guayi and the others are teaching me very hard. I like them very much. Just think of me as attending college here at Lianjun, but the things I learn are a bit different... I'm an adult now, just trust me once, okay?"
Shi Weichong frowned, Xiang Aoting looked tense, and even Rong Zhouzhong had a look on his face that said "what are you talking about" and silently told Shi Jin and their answer - no, how could it be good? How could a brother agree to let his younger brother go to some shitty "college" in the underworld? Do you think life is too easy?
Xiang Aoting shook his head and said, "Xiao Jin, this is not a question of trust or not, but if you stay with Lian Jun, you may encounter danger at any time."
Shi Weichong added, "Xiao Jin, have you thought about your future? You are cutting off your own retreat."
"I know, I've thought about it." Shi Jin looked at them and replied firmly, "But even if it's dangerous, I want to stay. Fourth brother, if I tell you now that flying a fighter plane is very dangerous and I want you to step down and choose a safer and gentler department, would you be willing?"
Xiang Aoting frowned and stopped talking.
Shi Jin looked at Rong Zhouzhong again and asked, "Third brother, if I tell you that being a star is dangerous, that you will be harassed by fans from time to time and have to face the paparazzi everywhere, and I want you to live an ordinary life or retreat behind the scenes, are you willing?"
Rong Zhouzhong sneered, "If you want to die, then die. What are you comparing me to? If you keep putting a vase title like 'star' on my head, I will shake your head off."
Shi Jin: "..."
Shi Jin chose to ignore him and looked at Shi Weichong again.
Shi Weichong raised his hand to interrupt the question he was about to ask. His eyes were complicated, as if he had recognized him again. He said, "I understand what you mean. Although I have ten thousand ways to tell you that the dangers of staying with Lian Jun are fundamentally different from the dangers you may encounter in other professions, you probably won't listen. I only ask you one question now, do you really have to stay with Lian Jun?"
"Yes." Shi Jin answered without hesitation, and did not forget to flatter him, "I also believe that I will not be without a way out. You are my way out."
This flattery was quite on point. Shi Weichong and Xiang Aoting's expressions almost immediately eased. Even Rong Zhouzhong slightly relaxed his eyebrows, sneered, and did not refute his words.
"Why must it be Lian Jun?" Shi Weichong asked.
Of course it's because of that annoying little demon called the progress bar.
Shi Jin answered in his heart, but he said it sincerely and affectionately on his face: "Because he is very good, I want to follow him. Brother, please just obey me this time, I just want to do something I want to do."
Shi Weichong was silent, and after a long while he asked: "Do you like Lian Jun so much? You are willing to give up your life for him?" Shi
Jin: "...Ah?"
Rong Zhouzhong sat up with an ugly expression, and asked: "Boss, what did you say? Who? Who likes who? This little bastard hasn't even grown all his hair yet, who do you think he likes?"
Shi Jin was also confused. Looking at Shi Weichong's sad expression as if he was looking at a misguided teenager, he suddenly realized what he said, and he was out of breath. He almost choked himself to death. He turned his head to look at the door inside, and after making sure it was closed, he breathed a sigh of relief and explained in a low voice: "Brother, what are you talking about? What likes and dislikes? I just, I just admire Jun Shao. Do you know that? I also want to become as awesome as him. You, you... you are too narrow-minded!"
Shi Weichong was stunned for a moment, frowned and looked at Aoting, then looked at Shi Jin steadily and asked for confirmation: "You don't like Lian Jun?"
Shi Jin collapsed and asked back: "Why don't you say that I like you?" Although Lian Jun is indeed good-looking, has a good personality, is nice to people, and is good in every way, but, but... his life is still hanging on the wire, so there is no need to talk about likes and dislikes!
"Nonsense!" Shi Weichong frowned and scolded him. He finally realized that everyone seemed to have made a mistake. He confirmed again and asked, "Do you really just admire Mr. Lian?" Shi
Jin nodded vigorously, as if he wanted to twist his neck off.
Xiang Aoting couldn't hold it in any longer and couldn't help but ask, "Then why do you care so much about him?"
"He is my boss. If he dies, I will have no place to eat. Of course I have to care about him." Shi Jin answered matter-of-factly. After answering, he looked at Xiang Aoting with a look like "you are such a person, I misjudged you", with a look of pain and sorrow on his face - don't think about it, Shi Weichong's misunderstanding today was definitely caused by Xiang Aoting!
Xiang Aoting avoided his gaze awkwardly, his expression slightly embarrassed.
Rong Zhouzhong slowly leaned back in his chair, his eyes gliding over everyone's faces, his expression returned to normal, he pulled up the corners of his mouth and let out an ambiguous laugh, saying: "You guys really know how to toss around every day. If you know how to have fun, why don't you just follow me into the entertainment industry? I guarantee you'll be on the front page every day."
Shi Weichong remained silent, and finally said: "So what you said you wanted to do is to become a gangster boss like Lian Jun?"
"What's the mafia? Big brother, we are a legal organization, doing legitimate business." Shi Jin refuted seriously, and asked with a stern face, "You are allowed to be bosses, stars, and pilots, but I am not allowed to care about the world, to help the boss of a legal violent organization to whitewash himself, and to be a hero who saves the country behind the scenes as my life goal? How can you kill a young man's dream like this?"
Shi Wei Chong & Xiang Aoting: "..."
Rong Zhouzhong looked at him with a look of mental retardation and sneered: "No, that's not a dream, it's a delusion."
Shi Jin glared at him again and raised his fist at him. Rong Zhouzhong's face turned black, and he stretched out his leg to kick him under the table.
...
When Lian Jun finished his meal and came out with Chen Qing, Shi Jin was the only one left outside. Shi Weichong and the others were nowhere to be seen. Moreover, Shi Jin's expression was a little strange, and his eyes were glittering. It was not right at first glance.
Lian Jun frowned and asked, "Where are your brothers?"
"They left for something." Shi Jin replied. Thinking of the frank conversation between Shi Weichong and Lian Jun before he left, he felt that he could not look Lian Jun in the face. He felt so embarrassed that he wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to start.
Lian Jun saw that he didn't look at him, and his brows wrinkled even more tightly, but he didn't say anything for the time being. He just motioned for him to follow him, and slid the wheelchair to send Chen Qing out of the restaurant.
The dinner ended safely. When everyone got on the return car and completely left the restaurant, Lian Jun's progress bar quickly dropped back to 500, and he was completely safe.
Shi Jin breathed a sigh of relief and glanced sideways at Lian Jun who was sitting next to him. After hesitating and hesitating, and struggling again and again, he still felt that it would be better to explain it earlier, so he took the initiative to bring up the topic and said, "Well, Mr. Jun, I heard that my elder brother talked to you about something today...?"
Lian Jun moved his fingers on his knee. , withdrew his gaze from the window, looked sideways at him, and signaled Gua Er, who was driving, to raise the fender. After making sure that the environment was absolutely closed, he then answered, "We did talk about something, what do you want to say?"
Shi Jin felt like he was suffocating - he actually raised the fender. Lian Jun must have guessed what he was going to say!
There has never been a more embarrassing moment than now. His brother went to tell his boss that he had designs on his boss, and even used this to negotiate with his boss, and now he has to bite the bullet and explain to his boss that he has no bad intentions towards his boss.
What a pig-like brother!
"...I'm sorry!" Shi Jin bowed his head and apologized. Although it was awkward, he still had to explain, "My elder brother said nonsense. Young Master Jun, I promise that I am loyal to you and I have absolutely no disrespectful thoughts. Believe me!"
Lian Jun paused with his hands on his knees, slowly folded them, and folded them on his abdomen. He tilted his head to look out the window and responded softly.
Shi Jin waited and waited, but got no further response. He looked up at Lian Jun and asked tentatively, "Young Master Jun, aren't you going to say something?"
"What?" Lian Jun still didn't look at him. There was an indifferent look on his exposed profile. He asked back, "You say you dare not be disrespectful means you force me to drink soup during meals, call me baby when I'm drunk, and take advantage of me before going on a mission? Shi Jin, haven't you done enough disrespectful things to me?"
"..."
Shi Jin was speechless. He had really done all these things.
This time it was Shi Jin's turn to remain silent. Lian Jun looked at him sideways and asked, "Do you want to say anything else?" Shi Jin
opened his mouth and said with tears in his eyes, "Master Jun, I was just concerned about you."
"Yeah." Lian Jun nodded, turned his head back and looked out the window again, "Then I will care about you too." Shi
Jin: "..."
Xiao Si said weakly, "Is the baby angry?" Shi
Jin leaned back in his chair silently, looking at Lian Jun's perfect profile, feeling sad, and asked back, "Do you think the answer to this question may be no?"
Xiao Si was silent, and answered in his heart: Impossible.
...
After returning to the club, Lian Jun immediately summoned all the Gua Yi people and ordered them to do one thing - to do their best to track down the whereabouts of Chen Qing's family, find out who ambushed in the restaurant tonight, and rescue Chen Qing's family as soon as possible.
Shi Jin then realized that Chen Qing had no choice but to ask Lian Jun out this time. Before meeting Lian Jun, Chen Qing had been under control. This time, she wore a bug during the meeting with Lian Jun and dared not talk nonsense.
If it weren't for the secret code between Lian Jun and Chen Qing that only they understood, Chen Qing might not have been able to tell Lian Jun the truth. Shi
Jin frowned and finally understood why Chen Qing was so uneasy the whole time. He felt a little heavy in his heart - he was able to dig out Lian Jun's friends and set a trap for Lian Jun through his friends. The person hiding behind to hurt Lian Jun this time seemed to be quite powerful.
"... Gua Jiu is in charge of information collection. Let's all disperse and hurry up." Lian Jun gave the order and motioned for everyone to act as soon as possible.
Gua Yi and the others responded one by one, and went off to complete their respective tasks.
Shi Jin came back to his senses, and saw that in an instant, only he and Lian Jun were left in the study. He asked in confusion, "Master Jun, what about me? What should I do?"
"Follow me," Lian Jun replied, rolling in his wheelchair to leave. When he passed by him, he paused and added, "Have a good rest, and remember to go to the infirmary for the wound on your hand." After that, he left. Shi Jin watched
him leave, and took a look at the scars on his hands that had turned from red and swollen to purple. He felt a little confused - why did Lian Jun seem to be not angry now?
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