Chapter 26 "There's something wrong with you."
After returning home and taking off the formal attire for taking photos, Jiang Yao changed into casual clothes and went to the archery club with Chen Yiqi in the afternoon.
In Chen Yiqi's imagination, Jiang Yao got married with the person he hated the most, and he must be depressed at this moment, so he thought of many ways to comfort him along the way.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yao was in a very good mood. At first glance, he even looked a little cheerful.
After two hours, Chen Yiqi was sweating profusely, panting like a cow, and could hardly lift his hands. On the other hand, Jiang Yao was full of energy and didn't look tired at all.
"You have so much physical strength."
Chen Yiqi touched the beautiful muscles on Jiang Yao's arms in admiration.
Jiang Yao himself wasn't very satisfied. He glanced at the target where several arrows had missed, then put down his bow: "I haven't played for a long time, I'm a bit rusty."
Chen Yiqi tsk-tsk'd twice, "I feel like you've been aloof lately, either at work or at the construction site, not even going to the bar. We finally got together, but you chose such a boring place to do it. You're not really planning on cultivating a husband's aura, are you?"
Jiang Yao: "Nonsense, this is called having a spirit of contract."
Chen Yiqi suggested: "Let's go horseback riding in a couple of days. I haven't ridden the purebred black horse my sister gave me many times."
Jiang Yao waved his hand: "Let's talk about it later."
The last time he went to the racecourse, he was chased by a playboy who appeared out of nowhere and confessed his love to him. The playboy threatened to go to the racecourse to block him often in the future.
He was not afraid of these flies and mosquitoes. In the past, he would tease them and then kill them, which was also a kind of fun, but he didn't want to give Duan Zhuxian a reason to go crazy.
When he thought about the night when he played cards with Amy and the others at home, his legs still went weak, even though Duan Zhuxian knew the truth and was deliberately teasing him.
Chen Yiqi was completely bored by Jiang Yao, a married man.
After a while, he asked curiously, "How does it feel to live under the same roof with Duan Zhuxian?"
"It's okay." Jiang Yao said casually.
Chen Yiqi narrowed his eyes: "Something's wrong, something's wrong with you."
Jiang Yao glanced at Chen Yiqi: "What's wrong?"
"Before, when you mentioned Duan Zhuxian, you wanted to eat him, but now you don't even have a negative comment."
Chen Yiqi's face was full of gossip.
Jiang Yao ignored him.
Chen Yiqi's eyes rolled. "I heard from a friend that Duan Zhuxian is very popular in the gay community."
Jiang Yao unscrewed the bottle of mineral water, tilted his head back and took a few big gulps. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was true.
The circle Chen Yiqi mentioned was a mixed bag of people, full of vulgar and promiscuous people. Jiang Yao found it dirty and usually didn't interact with that group of people. However, he had heard some playboys who were wandering around in the love field declare that if they could sleep with Duan Zhuxian, they would be willing to abstain from sex for three years as a price.
"What does it have to do with me if he is popular with others?" Jiang Yao didn't care.
"In my opinion, you're attracted to his face." Chen Yiqi paused, deliberately moved closer, and spoke more slickly. "What's the big deal about being a sworn enemy? Isn't there an old saying that goes, 'To die under the peony flowers is to be a romantic ghost.'"
"roll."
Jiang Yao pushed Chen Yiqi away, feeling guilty.
But what Chen Yiqi said was not right. He had been entangled with Duan Zhuxian for so many years. He had admired him, questioned him, and hated him. No matter how handsome Duan Zhuxian was, he had long been tired of him.
At best, he is currently attracted to Duan Zhuxian's body.
Two pretty girls came into the museum. After entering, they kept looking in Jiang Yao's direction, as if they wanted to come up and chat with him.
Jiang Yao pretended to ignore him, but Chen Yiqi was quite proactive and ran up to ask for the other person's WeChat ID.
Jiang Yao picked up his phone out of boredom, and the browser happened to push a hot news. He was about to swipe left to delete it, but he accidentally saw the news preview. He suddenly paused and clicked on it.
It is an entertainment industry scandal that came from a gossip account.
It is said that a boy group idol named Zhang Sheng has recently had an ambiguous relationship with a senior executive of a certain group, suggesting that he may be about to ascend to heaven.
It's a very common writing style for the purpose of gaining clicks - starting with a picture, the whole article is vague, and there is no mention of the big boss's name, except for a candid photo taken from a paparazzi's perspective.
The background of the picture is the entrance of a five-star hotel. The little idol throws herself into the arms of a big man, looking very cute and innocent. Although the face of the big man in a suit and tie cannot be seen clearly, only a silhouette can be seen, but Jiang Yao can recognize him even if he turns into gray.
Under the bright white light of the archery hall, Jiang Yao was stunned for a long time, then laughed out of anger.
Duan Zhuxian is really a good guy. He doesn't allow him to go to the club for entertainment, but he secretly keeps a lover outside.
Jiang Yao opened the browser and searched for information about Zhang Sheng. The encyclopedia showed that this person was from a small and obscure group called ODD.
Most of the entry interface is filled with negative information, such as sleeping with fans, cheating on their money, and doing all kinds of evil things. Her appearance is also hard to describe, with traces of failed plastic surgery all over her face.
Jiang Yao frowned frequently as he watched.
How did Duan Zhuxian's taste deteriorate to this level?
It's hard to believe they once liked the same person.
Chen Yiqi successfully got the WeChat ID and saw the search interface on Jiang Yao's phone. He thought Jiang Yao was interested in this little idiot, so he said, "I have a friend who hired the captain of their group a while ago. How about introducing him to you?"
"No need." Jiang Yao turned off his phone and put it back in his pocket.
Chen Yiqi: "Oh, I forgot you are married."
Jiang Yao said: "I just don't like it."
Throwing down a word of disgust, he stood up, drew his bow and arrow at the human-shaped target, ignoring the ten rings on the head, and shot several arrows towards the heart.
When the staff came forward to collect the arrows, several arrows took several tries to be pulled out because they were shot with too much force.
Jiang Yao threw away his bow, wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, turned around and said, "Let's go."
Chen Yiqi was still immersed in Jiang Yao's sharp arrows. He was so impressed by his handsomeness that he came back to his senses and asked, "Where are we going?"
Jiang Yao said, "The old place."
Chen Yiqi was stunned, then cheered and immediately followed happily.
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It was already nine o'clock in the evening when we arrived at the club.
Chen Yiqi couldn't stay idle, so he went to the disco and flirt with girls, while Jiang Yao sat in a quiet booth and drank.
Drinking alone was a bit dull, so Jiang Yao reached into his pocket. Before he touched the cigarette box, he first felt a small plastic package. He took it out and found it was a wedding candy, sent by the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Jiang Yao unwrapped it and put it in his mouth, sucking it a few times and frowning slightly.
Maybe the alcohol numbed my taste buds. The milk candy that was sweet in the morning now has no sweetness at all. It tastes even worse than low-quality saccharin.
He simply took a sip of brandy and swallowed the candy whole.
Chen Yiqi came back from a round of dancing, sweating profusely as he sat next to Jiang Yao. He said casually, "I just saw that idiot Li Ruizhi."
Jiang Yao followed Chen Yiqi's gaze and saw that it was indeed Li Ruizhi, the one who had disliked Duan Zhuxian for years because of jealousy.
Next to Li Ruizhi was a man in his twenties.
The man was hugging a beautiful woman and happened to be looking at Jiang Yao.
The man looked somewhat similar to Duan Zhuxian, but his cheekbones were higher, and his triangular eyes were completely different from Duan Zhuxian's deep eyes. He stared at him straight, making people feel a little uncomfortable.
"I heard that Li Ruizhi had injured someone some time ago and he didn't keep it a secret, so his father found out. His father was so angry that he wanted to kick this illegitimate son out of the house. His mother went to his house and cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to commit suicide, in order to preserve his wealth and glory. Everyone spread the news privately." Chen Yiqi shared the gossip in a contemptuous tone.
Jiang Yao has been busy with work recently and has not paid much attention to unimportant things. He said "hmm" nonchalantly and paid more attention to the man next to Li Ruizhi.
He heard the woman who was flirting with him while rolling dice call him "Brother Yi" and guessed that she must be Duan Zhuxian's half-brother.
He had never met Duan Feiyi, and had no idea what kind of person he was. However, birds of a feather flock together. Being able to hang out with trash like Li Ruizhi, he was obviously not a good person either.
Jiang Yao felt a little nauseous when he thought about how he almost married this man.
They played until eleven o'clock, and Chen Yiqi left early due to something urgent. Jiang Yao finished the last bit of wine, met with the club owner and exchanged a few words, then left through the back door.
After walking only two steps along the alley, I was blocked by a figure that jumped out from behind the street lamp.
It’s Li Ruizhi.
There were also a few drunkards with bad intentions following him.
"Jiang Yao, how are you?"
Jiang Yao lowered his eyes and looked at Li Ruizhi, who was half a head shorter than him: "Are we familiar with each other?"
Li Ruizhi's pretense failed, and he immediately broke down: "Stop pretending, it was you who told my dad about me hitting that idiot with my car, right?"
Jiang Yao was silent for a while, remembering that the day after he and Duan Zhuxian went to bed, it was also in this club. Li Ruizhi mocked Duan Zhuxian that the scar on his nose was caused by a beating. He seemed to use this incident to shut Li Ruizhi up.
It seems that this guy is not only stupid, but also has paranoia.
"I usually pay the most attention to garbage sorting. If you hadn't jumped in front of me, I really wouldn't have remembered you."
Jiang Yao spoke indifferently, which made Li Ruizhi so angry that his eyes turned red and he was short of breath. But soon, he thought of something, calmed down, and a malicious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"You'd do anything for Duan Zhuxian. Could it be that you're attracted to him? A high-class beauty like Duan Zhuxian is not easy to pursue, right?"
Jiang Yao glanced at Li Ruizhi with amusement: "What the hell is it to you?"
Li Ruizhi thought he was right. Considering the rumors that both of them were gay, he sneered and shook his head, "Tsk tsk," "Duan Zhuxian already has a new love, and you're still rushing to be his bootlicker. I feel it's not worth it for you."
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and held it upright in front of Jiang Yao. On the screen was the scandal about the "little idol hanging out with a big boss".
Jiang Yao frowned slightly.
The person who leaked the information only had a silhouette. Unless the person was very close to him, it would be impossible to tell that it was Duan Zhuxian, unless he had known about it for a long time.
Seeing Jiang Yao's unhappy expression, the guy with a crew cut next to him immediately "took advantage of the situation" and said, "I've disliked that kid from the Duan family for a long time. What kind of girl is this? She's just a flower from the upper class. She relies on the fact that she can be reincarnated. She's so arrogant all day long, pretending to be pure and innocent. God knows how many little stars she's played with in private. I heard that those hypocritical old men have been having sex recently. They don't care about men or women, and they even kill people..."
The guy with the buzz cut has an arrogant attitude and his mouth stinks as if he had eaten shit.
"Get out of the way, a good dog doesn't block the road."
Jiang Yao interrupted him and was about to leave.
Li Ruizhi stood aside and said sinisterly, "You can't leave easily today."
Then, there was a sound of breaking wind behind him.
Jiang Yao's eyes flashed with a sharp edge. He accurately grasped the club that was attacking from behind, threw the man forward, and used inertia to block another person who was attacking from the front. In just three seconds, he knocked down two people.
Seeing this, the others immediately surrounded him.
He had already seen the sacks prepared at the foot of the wall, and probably wanted to trap him and beat him up when he passed by, but Li Ruizhi insisted on jumping twice in front of him, causing the pre-swing to be too long.
Jiang Yao wrapped his left palm around his right fist and pinched his fingers.
He was in a bad mood, so he just played with them.
A few minutes later, except for Jiang Yao, no one could stand still. The guy with a crew cut and the foulest mouth was slapped five times in a row by him, and his nose was bleeding.
The people Li Ruizhi found were all those who usually hung out together. They were a bunch of fools who had grown up in the world of wine and women. They were very weak and had never seen real fist-fighting. They were so scared that they pissed their pants and ran away one after another.
Li Ruizhi saw that the situation was not right and wanted to escape as well, but Jiang Yao grabbed him by the collar and brought him back, throwing him against the wall.
Jiang Yao was born with a amiable face. He loved to smile with his lips curved, and he always looked at people with a nonchalant attitude. If he met someone he disliked, he would usually not take the initiative to talk to them. It was almost impossible to imagine him getting angry.
But at this moment, Jiang Yao's face was frighteningly dark, he was no longer smiling, and his expression seemed to be brewing a gloomy rain.
Jiang Yao picked up a steel pipe and pressed it against Li Ruizhi's face against the concrete wall. The friction sound was sharp and piercing, like a knife cutting through it.
Li Ruizhi shuddered with fear and nearly wet his pants. The next second, a cold voice rang in his ears: "If you don't want to regret it, don't let me hear any more gossip about Duan Zhuxian. From now on, no matter who says it, I'll blame you."
Li Ruizhi thought Jiang Yao was going to beat him to death, but he didn't expect it was just a verbal warning.
The second young master of the Jiang family is extremely protective of Duan Zhuxian. It seems that he is deeply in love with her.
Those who are in love are really crazy. Don’t mess with those who are in love!
He immediately nodded vigorously and raised three fingers to promise that he would not do it again.
Jiang Yao dropped the steel pipe in his hand and turned away without a moment's delay.
Walking out of the alley, he took off his dusty coat and draped it over his arm. The night wind blew away the sweat on his skin, making him feel cool all over.
It's been a while since I've had a fight with anyone, not counting the fights in bed.
After venting a bit, the emotions that had been stuck in my chest all night dissipated a lot, leaving only a thin layer of worry. Although it didn't hurt or itchy, it still lingered.
This area is a gathering place for nightlife, with dynamic music, noisy laughter, and clamorous footsteps. All kinds of sounds mixed together, like a movie played through low-quality speakers.
Jiang Yao slowly walked at the end of the road, like an extra in the ending film.
He was thinking about what Li Ruizhi said.
When he first saw the scandal, he was really furious and even wanted to forward it directly to Duan Zhuxian, but soon after, the anger that rushed to his head turned into endless irritation.
Because he seemed unable to find any reasonable position to force Duan Zhuxian to keep himself clean.
Of course, he could also use the agreement to pressure the other party like Duan Zhuxian did, accusing Duan Zhuxian of damaging the image of their marriage and thus affecting the reputation of both companies.
But he just didn't want to do that.
I find it boring.
Looking at the world of fame and fortune, there are many people who are flying flags outside, but only a few remain loyal. As long as it is handled properly, the company will not be affected.
He is not as domineering, powerful and unreasonable as Duan Zhuxian.
Moreover, he could vaguely feel that this was not the reason why he was unhappy.
But he couldn't figure out what he was angry about.
It was not until he got to his doorstep that he suddenly realized a serious problem -
He and Duan Zhuxian are not only in a business marriage, but are also currently friends with benefits!
As a regular bed partner, he has the right to demand that his partner keep himself clean and not mess around.
The raging anger finally found a point of explosion.
Jiang Yao instantly gained confidence and put on an attitude of coming to question someone when he entered the house.
However, the sensor light automatically turned on, and he was greeted by a deserted room.
Duan Zhuxian's slippers were just placed in the shoe cabinet, never moved at all.
Jiang Yao was stunned for a moment.
It is already past midnight. Although he and Duan Zhuxian never report their itineraries to each other, in his impression, Duan Zhuxian rarely stays out overnight.
He's probably lying in some sweet place right now and won't be coming back tonight.
Jiang Yao snorted coldly, put on his slippers and walked in. Suddenly, his brows furrowed and a sharp pain came from his back.
Only then did he realize that he had also been injured during the fight. Now that the numbness had worn off, the reviving wounds began to flare up.
Jiang Yao took out a medicine box from the living room and wanted to apply some medicine on himself.
Because the injury was in a rather tricky spot in the center of the shoulder blade, Jiang Yao sat on the sofa and tried several times but couldn't reach it.
Jiang Yao's patience ran out at an unprecedented speed. He threw the medicine and cotton swabs into the medicine box, endured the pain, and went straight upstairs to sleep.
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