Xia Xingchi was stunned by the question. He looked around and found that there were no dilapidated factory buildings or warehouses, nor was there any biting cold wind or rain.
The sky was just getting light, and the constant temperature system in the villa always maintained a very comfortable temperature and humidity. The soft quilt was light and warm, and exuded a faint scent of laundry detergent.
Li Chengyuan sat up and saw that Xia Xingchi’s face was filled with fear and confusion, as if he wanted to grab something but failed.
He had no choice but to put aside his anxiety for the time being, gently touched Xia Xingchi's head and asked, "Don't be afraid, tell me what nightmare you had."
"I don't know," Xia Xingchi opened his eyes wide, and suddenly grabbed Li Chengyuan's hand and touched it, "Are you feeling unwell? I dreamed that you died."
Although the hand I touched felt cold, the palm was a little warm, and there was no cold sweat on the palm.
Xia Xingchi breathed a sigh of relief and finally woke up from his fright. He thought to himself that this dream was too horrible. A perfectly healthy person suddenly vomited blood without any signs. It was simply terrifying.
"Did you remember anything?"
Li Chengyuan was helpless and didn't want to correct it again that he was not really dead at that time.
At that time, a child was in a panic and didn't feel his weak heartbeat or breathing. He cried and wanted to go out and bury him after the rain stopped...but he couldn't bury the money with him, because he couldn't spend it after he was buried.
Perhaps because of a guilty conscience, the miser thought it was not good to take other people's money, so he sat next to Li Chengyuan's "corpse" and tried to negotiate with him, whispering to him that he would buy him more paper money to burn later.
He muttered for a while. Of course, a dead person could not answer. Xia Xingchi wiped her tears and assumed that he agreed. She was about to reach out her little hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, but she saw that his eyes were actually open.
In the middle of a stormy night, the corpse suddenly opened its eyes. The scene was so horrifying that Xia Xingchi was so scared that he sat down on the ground, thinking that he disagreed with the distribution of the "inheritance".
Xia Xingchi quickly changed his words, "I'm sorry! I'll give you all the money to buy paper money! I don't want it!"
Li Chengyuan didn't care about his stomachache. He looked at the funny little face that was wrinkled, sad, scared and full of tears. Finally, he was amused by the comedy performance of this little fool.
It was the first time he smiled since his mother's death.
Xia Xingchi blinked and stopped crying.
He was just suddenly frightened by the terrifying atmosphere of Ye Yu and the fact that Li Chengyuan suddenly vomited blood and died, and then suddenly resurrected.
But obviously ghosts can't smile so beautifully, which makes Xia Xingchi want to take a bite of the porcelain doll's cheek to see if it tastes like ice cream.
"You vomited blood," Xia Xingchi said carefully, "You have to go to the hospital if you are sick, otherwise you will die."
Li Chengyuan's eyes went dark due to the pain. He didn't want to move or speak. He was helpless under the gaze of those big blinking eyes and spoke calmly:
"Then die."
"No! I told you you can't die, you—"
Seeing that he was about to cry again, Li Chengyuan had to frown and said, "Don't cry... I won't die, it's okay."
What I didn’t expect was that after so many years, Xia Xingchi’s view on “death” was still so deeply rooted.
I explained to him at the time that I was just fainting from the pain, and asked him to watch less nonsense TV dramas.
Not everyone will die from vomiting blood, it's just stomach bleeding again, no one will really die.
Xia Xingchi looked around the villa again, but found that the memory of the dream faded quickly after waking up, and the details became blurred.
"I dreamed that you turned into a child. You looked very beautiful, like a porcelain doll. You looked very expensive and valuable."
Li Chengyuan felt even more helpless, as he had said the same thing back then.
"And more."
Xia Xingchi shook his head blankly.
He himself felt that something was wrong. The memory of this dream was erased too quickly. Normally, he would have to wait until he got up and washed up before he forgot what he dreamed about. But now, he couldn't remember the specific content in the blink of an eye.
Li Chengyuan saw that he could not remember anything after thinking hard for a long time, and his emotions fluctuated suddenly, causing his heart to beat a little too fast.
He lay down slowly and said nonchalantly, "Go to sleep."
Xia Xingchi tilted his head, thinking that he was not interested in this boring dream, so he also crawled into bed and decided to take another nap.
It was still early and the workers happened to be on vacation, which was perfect for a good night's sleep.
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When he woke up again, the sun was almost shining on his buttocks. Xia Xingchi turned over and found that he was hugging a pillow. Li Chengyuan beside him had already gotten up and gone to work.
He went to build an empire for his money-grubbing Bai Yueguang.
Xia Xingchi stretched his head and took a look into the study. Li Chengyuan was looking at the computer with an expressionless face.
The moment the two looked at each other, he suddenly felt that Li Chengyuan didn't seem to be in a very good mood, and there was some negative and weird emotion mixed in with his gloominess, but this man never showed his emotions on his face, so it was hard to tell.
Xia Xingchi retracted his head from the crack in the door. He thought it was useless to ask him why he was unhappy, because the answer he would most likely get would be silence or denial.
When I went downstairs to have breakfast, I happened to see Aunt Li coming in from the back door of the villa with a bowl of medicine.
The smell of Chinese medicine is too strong. If you boil the medicine in the house, the whole room will be filled with the smell. If a big cat with a sensitive sense of smell is immersed in it, it will probably feel uncomfortable.
When Aunt Li saw Xia Xingchi woke up and came down to eat, she immediately went to the kitchen with a smile and brought back a bowl of hot beef noodles. The cook was naturally very happy to see such a supportive customer.
"Aunt Li, please put the medicine aside to cool down first. I'll bring it to Li Chengyuan after I finish my meal." Xia Xingchi said.
"Okay," Aunt Li closed the lid of the medicine bowl and put it aside:
"By the way, when are you and your husband going to have your wedding? It seems like it's time to decorate your home. I saw Lao Ding start writing a shopping list yesterday."
As a competent and responsible housekeeper, Uncle Ding started making various plans and ideas for the villa ever since he saw Xia Xingchi and Li Chengyuan sleeping in the same bed.
This enthusiasm immediately mobilized all the servants, as if they could attend the wedding together tomorrow.
Xia Xingchi was holding a piece of beef in his mouth. He was stunned for a moment when he heard this. After a while, he said dryly, "No, no hurry."
According to the original plan, the sooner they get married the better. After all, they think the villain is dying soon, and only by getting married early can they happily get the inheritance.
But judging from the current situation...it seems that Li Chengyuan was saved by him?
If you are sure that you are going to marry a grave, then it doesn't matter. But if the other party is a living person, then the situation is completely different.
Xia Xingchi was not sure whether he had successfully changed the inevitable ending of the big villain, but if he really did, it would be a "lifelong event" that would bind him for the rest of his life.
Not to mention how huge the matter is for someone of this wealth to get married, let's assume that Li Chengyuan is willing, then who does he think Xia Xingchi is?
Thinking of this, Xia Xingchi suddenly felt that the noodles in his mouth were no longer fragrant.
Li Chengyuan kept thinking that he, the outsider who traveled through the book, was Bai Yueguang. If they really got the certificate, wouldn't he be no different from Xia Yu, who had taken over someone else's house?
Aunt Li saw that he was dazed and looked a little lost, and thought that Li Chengyuan was unwilling, so she quickly made amends:
"I'm just saying it casually. Anyway, the relationship between you and Mr. is not something that Xiaohong can prove! There's no rush for this matter!"
Xia Xingchi lowered his head and took a sip of beef soup, then comforted himself that there was no point in thinking about it now, and his bad mood would affect his enjoyment of eating.
Think positively about everything, maybe things will work out in the end, like his white moonlight suddenly comes back or something like that -
Well, this idea is even worse. Maybe in the Shura field of three people, Li Chengyuan might kill himself in anger and feed himself to the sharks, and then fall in love with the despicable Bai Yueguang who killed people for money.
Just as I was thinking about it, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated non-stop, apparently it seemed like some shocking news had been revealed again.
When Xia Xingchi looked down at the screen, Xia Yu, who was cowering in the room, was listening in fear to the life-threatening message alert sounds coming from his mobile phone.
Since the reality show, Xia Yu has been restless and unable to sleep for five or six days in a row.
Every time he fell asleep, he would be awakened by all kinds of nightmares of disgrace and ruin. All the bad things he had done over the years were like evil ghosts demanding his life, whispering hysterically in his ears late at night about his evil deeds.
The guillotine hanging over his head never fell, and the process of waiting to die seemed to constantly grind his spirit.
He couldn't distinguish between fantasy and reality, and always took the horrific things in his nightmares about his background being exposed and being thrown into prison as real. Then he screamed and roared, locking himself in the room and daring not to come out.
At this moment, Xia Yu opened his bloodshot eyes wide, not daring to look at where the guillotine had landed. He just nervously covered his ears to avoid the notification sound of his cell phone.
But the mechanical, repetitive sound seemed to pierce through his periosteum and hit his brain, making him tremble even more. Finally, he jumped up with a scream and smashed his phone against the wall!
But this time, only the screen was smashed into pieces, and the phone was still making a life-threatening sound.
Xia Yu took a deep breath, and finally opened his phone tremblingly. He clicked repeatedly on the broken screen several times before finally opening Weibo.
His name suddenly appeared on the screen:
#Xia Yu's true identity revealed#
#Xia Yu's character collapses, Xia family's adopted son is confirmed#
#Xia Xingchi, the real young master who has been neglected for many years#
#Xia Yu has no bottom line to flaunt his wealth and bully others#
......
The timeline evidence is sufficient and clear, and various marketing accounts rushed to release the revelations at the same time, almost tearing off Xia Yu's last fig leaf and letting everyone see his true face.
[Fuck, this is so disgusting. Xia Yu has robbed other people’s lives for so many years, and he still fucking destroys his image as the only child of a wealthy family? 】
[His fans mock everyone's family background all the time, especially Xia Xingchi. In fact, if we really talk about one's family background, he is the vegetable vendor in the mountains! 】
[Xia Yu is just a thief. He steals people's lives with a clear conscience. Don't call me Xia Yu anymore. Call me Xia Tou. Haha, you idiot]
[Are you being unreasonable?] Do you think Xiao Yu wants to steal other people's lives? He is so innocent and kind, he definitely doesn't want that! 】
[Ah, this?] Is he "innocent and kind"? The joke of the year, I couldn’t tell for a moment if it was sarcasm, have your fans gone crazy? 】
[Even if Xia Yu, the original sinner, cannot choose his identity, how can he compensate Xia Xingchi, whose life he occupied for twenty years? Hiding someone in the dark, throwing mud at them, and even trying to steal their fiancé? 】
[I really want to vomit. Xia Yu has been marketing the young master persona all over the place and madly mocking Xia Xingchi's background. But this originally belonged to Xia Xingchi. How dare you show off in front of him! 】
[Green tea, get off my feet!] How come you haven't died suddenly yet if you are so shameless? 】
[Fuck, the house collapsed. What the hell was I a fan of before? @夏喻 You are ugly in person and your heart is ugly too. You have to pay me back for my feelings! 】
......
Xia Yu was swiping the screen like crazy, and suddenly let out a shrill scream.
He had made Xia Xingchi endure all this overwhelming malice, and he had never thought that one day the knife would stab himself.
He paid the most attention to people's gazes, and at this moment every comment made him tremble, but he still kept reading them one by one like a madman.
Xia Yu didn't understand how all this was "confirmed". After all, he had been trying to destroy all evidence that could be made public. Even the paternity test had been completely destroyed by him.
The broken screen failed to operate properly and automatically clicked into a video when he swiped.
He never expected that Xia Pingjian's voice would be heard:
"I have been so sorry for Xingchi all these years. He is my only son, but I missed more than 20 years of his life and mistakenly treated Xia Yu as my son..."
"...I was careless and never realized that Xia Yu had done so many despicable things to Xing Chi. My careful teaching did not change Xia Yu's bad genes at all."
Xia Yu's mind suddenly went blank.
How could this old man Xia Pingjian do this? !
It was obvious that he condoned everything, and he was one of the masterminds behind Xia Xingchi's harsh treatment. It was obvious that in his eyes, Xia Xingchi was just a waste!
But Xia Pingjian now ruthlessly betrayed himself who had lost his value, and turned around to treat Xia Xingchi, the bastard, as a treasure.
Xia Yu immediately started roaring and shouting like a madman, as if he had been completely abandoned by the whole world.
He smashed the phone in his hand again and again, finally smashing it to pieces and completely destroying it.
It seems that this way we can cover up the truth and nothing happened.
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Xia Xingchi, sitting at the dining table, drank the last mouthful of beef soup, ate a large bowl of noodles, and finished watching the video sent by Xia Pingjian.
This is really inexplicable. Was the original owner's cheap father possessed by an evil spirit?
You know, in the original plot development, Xia Pingjian had been watching coldly as the original owner struggled hard as an "illegitimate child" and "adopted son" in the whirlpool of public opinion.
Even later, the original owner completely collapsed and revealed his life story despite his adoptive parents forcing him to keep it a secret.
Unfortunately, Xia Pingjian flatly denied it, because the star career of his beloved Xia Yu was the most valuable and important.
The little evidence and paternity test report that the original owner had painstakingly preserved immediately became evidence of his lies, and he was subjected to overwhelming insults:
"How can you make your lies sound so real? It's so disgusting!"
"You shameless swindler Xiao Yu, you got slapped in the face, right?"
"Is the pheasant crazy to want to be a phoenix?"
Xia Xingchi thought about it and felt that Xia Pingjian's behavior was unexpected yet reasonable.
In this man's eyes, there is no morality and no blood relationship. Xia Yu is a hundred times better than the original owner, so the original owner is just a rubbish stepping stone in his eyes.
But now everything is reversed. It is not surprising that he would step on Xia Yu, who is no longer of value, just to please Xia Xingchi.
Just as he was thinking about it, a strange phone call came in. Xia Xingchi picked it up casually and found that the person on the other end of the phone was Xia Pingjian.
Knowing how disgusting this cheap scumbag father was, Xia Xingchi simply blocked all his contact information since the engagement party.
But this can't stop him from sending gifts like a dog. Now he even changed his number and called her diligently. He is completely different from the scum who wanted to crush "Xia Xingchi" to death.
"Xingchi, do you like the gift your father prepared for you?" Xia Pingjian on the other end of the phone was very loving.
"I like it very much." Xia Xingchi said casually.
This is the truth. Money-loving people like all expensive things. It is a big fool to be against money.
"Dad wants to give you the biggest birthday party this year. I owe you so much over the years. I—"
"No," Xia Xingchi said firmly, politely like a customer service representative, "Hello, we suggest that you and Xia Yu lock up. I've taken the key, so don't bother me."
Xia Pingjian, however, was not annoyed at all, and he no longer behaved like he would slap Xia Xingchi in the face.
He said with great emotion: "Xingchi, I was negligent on your birthday last year. I will never forget your birthday again... because you are my son!"
Xia Xingchi was too lazy to pay attention to him and hung up the phone directly.
This is a reminder that my birthday is really coming soon.
The original owner had the same birthday as him, but unfortunately, neither the poor original owner nor he had a good birthday.
The poor little money-grubber was delighted if he could have a small dish of braised pork on his birthday and he never ate birthday cake.
The Chinese medicine on the side had cooled to a suitable temperature, so Xia Xingchi picked it up and brought it into the study.
After gradually becoming familiar with a certain big cat who was afraid of hardship, he had upgraded to the point where he could push the door open without knocking.
Because as long as Li Chengyuan knew that he was the one delivering the medicine, he would pretend not to hear and not let him in, thinking of all kinds of ways to secretly avoid taking the medicine.
If you don't keep an eye on it for one day, the innocent potted plants in the study may wilt the next day.
I was harmed by someone's act of pouring medicine on the flowers.
Li Chengyuan looked listless and in a bad mood today. When he saw him coming in with the medicine, he did not resist the arduous task of taking it.
Instead, he picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, as if he was drinking to drown his sorrows.
"What's wrong with you?" Xia Xingchi handed over a candy, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Li Chengyuan remained silent for a long while before he said calmly, "It's okay."
I knew he would be like this. If he didn't want to answer, he wouldn't say anything no matter how I asked him. Xia Xingchi had no choice but to say:
"The more you keep your worries in your heart, the more uncomfortable you will feel. I am willing to serve you for free once!"
Li Chengyuan then smiled faintly, but the smile seemed more like a smile to coax Xia Xingchi rather than a smile from the heart.
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Although the villain is often violent and terrifying, Xia Xingchi still feels that he is unusually negative and gloomy today.
Although Li Chengyuan tried his best to disguise himself, he was the same as usual and no clues could be seen.
But after all, it was a big cat that they raised at home, so Xia Xingchi would immediately notice if it was in a slightly uneasy mood.
So when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he took the rare initiative to roll over to Li Chengyuan and hang himself on him with the winning secret of "sticking to him can make you feel better".
Li Chengyuan was originally lying on his side with his back to Xia Xingchi, when he suddenly felt a warm object hugging him from behind.
"Boss, are you unhappy? I haven't eaten much today."
Xia Xingchi said as he reached out and touched the autistic cat's paw.
Logically speaking, money should be able to buy happiness. If it can't, it must be because there is not enough money. How could he be so rich and still have something that could make him unhappy all day?
I thought Li Chengyuan would remain silent or pretend nothing happened as usual, but this time he suddenly spoke calmly:
"Xia Xingchi, you will get tired of me being sick all the time."
"Um......?"
Xia Xingchi dragged out the sound, not understanding for a moment why it was "也" and who else it was, and he was even more confused about why this negative thought came to him so suddenly.
But he still answered decisively:
"Of course not! And I will help you take care of your body. It's getting better day by day, and it will be even better in the future."
This is the truth. In this matter, Li Chengyuan is particularly like a feline. He is very good at endurance and never says a word.
He always endures the pain silently, and never troubles anyone around him until he can't bear it anymore.
However, Xia Xingchi didn't want him to suffer in silence, and was willing to take care of him more and share some of his burden.
Li Chengyuan didn't speak for a long time, as if he was thinking about something.
He touched Xia Xingchi's wrist, which he had embraced, as well as the slightly raised crescent-shaped scar on the wrist, and finally smiled without any warmth.
"Li Chengyuan, why are you suddenly——"
"Just asking, go to sleep."
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Early the next morning, Xia Xingchi was awakened by a call from Lin Meng.
There was a last-minute commercial that needed to be filmed, and because it was urgent, the pay was exceptionally high. The contract was signed on the spot, and the money would be transferred immediately after the filming was completed.
The little money-grubber immediately pricked up his ears. He certainly couldn't miss such an opportunity.
I didn't know where Li Chengyuan, who was beside me, had gone. I thought he might be having breakfast downstairs or working in the study, but I looked around but couldn't find him.
Xia Xingchi was in a hurry, so he quickly called driver Xiao Wu to give him a ride.
He then picked up the meat pie that Aunt Li had just made, put it in his mouth, and then hurried out.
It was not until he got in the car and had his hands free that he wiped the oil off his fingertips with a wet wipe and wanted to report to his dear boss.
Unexpectedly, Li Chengyuan’s phone was turned off.
Xia Xingchi was puzzled. Mr. Li, who was always busy with his work, had to have his phone open at all times. Where had he been and why didn't he charge his phone?
When he went out, he glanced at the decorative tree full of car keys, and it seemed that a supercar key was missing. It was obvious that Li Chengyuan had driven out by himself.
If the call can't be connected, then just give up. Xia Xingchi asked Xiao Wu to let him know if he could get in touch with him.
So that he wouldn't go crazy again if he couldn't see anyone for a while.
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This advertisement is a long advertisement of the skit type, and Xia Xingchi, who came in late to save the day, is actually going to play the protagonist with lines.
While others were filming first, he took the opportunity to frantically memorize the script, trying to memorize it quickly to avoid getting stuck.
Fortunately, it was just an advertisement, which did not put much pressure on one's acting skills, and Xia Xingchi handled it with ease.
The character of this cunning young boy is quite suitable for him and is relatively easy to play. After memorizing the lines, it is even easier for him to play the role in his true self.
I didn't finish work until dinner time, and my salary was several hundred times higher than the previous "huge" advertising fee of 20,000 yuan. This time it was really a huge sum of money.
Xia Xingchi got excited just thinking about it. He counted the zeros happily and found out that the crew would provide him with a dinner.
However, this time the little money-grubber did not take the sumptuous lunch box with fish and meat for free. Instead, he waved his hand to indicate that he wanted to go home first.
Everyone immediately started to make friendly jokes:
"Teacher Xia, are you reluctant to part with Mr. Li for the moment?"
"It's really a slap in our face with all the dog food!"
Xia Xingchi chuckled a few times with a playful look on his face, but in fact it was all because of Li Chengyuan.
This man's phone couldn't be reached all day. Combined with his strange mood yesterday, Xia Xingchi was very worried about what he had been doing and why he was so abnormal.
As soon as the car stopped in front of the villa, Xia Xingchi jogged back.
After hurriedly changing his shoes, he quickly looked around the first floor. The place where Li Chengyuan usually stayed was empty.
Aunt Li came out of the kitchen and seemed to have something to say.
But before he could open his mouth to say anything, he saw Xia Xingchi running up to the second floor like a flash of lightning.
The second floor was even quieter. Xia Xingchi stretched his head and took a look at the room. There was no sign that anyone had entered since he left during the day.
In early winter, the sun sets early, and by now the night has already covered most of the dome.
Xia Xingchi entered the study, turned on the light, and saw that there was no one there.
Only then did I remember that I was a fool. In my haste, I completely forgot to check if there was an extra car key at the door.
This person can't just walk back, so if the car isn't there, then he's obviously not at home.
Xia Xingchi shook his stupid head and wanted to leave the room and go downstairs to ask Aunt Li if she knew anything.
But suddenly I found a familiar red rope on Li Chengyuan's desk.
It is not right to rummage through your boss's things or pry into his privacy.
But the rope did look familiar, and it was right in front of everyone, so there was no need to look for it.
Xia Xingchi paused for a moment as he was about to retreat, but finally decided to step forward and explore a little to satisfy his curiosity.
This red rope was hand-woven, and Xia Xingchi frowned more and more as he looked at it - this was a unique way of weaving that he had invented when he was a child.
When I was young and ignorant, I always thought that I could get rich by inventing something unique, so I thought hard and came up with this very beautiful way of braiding ropes.
Unfortunately, no one was interested in the stall and the urban management was chasing him.
But how come Li Chengyuan has such a red rope bracelet?
Did someone else come up with this idea by coincidence, or did you really make it up yourself?
Xia Xingchi frowned, and a subtle feeling crept into his heart.
Familiar yet strange, as if some memory is trying to break free from long-standing shackles!
In a flash, it was as if a basin of hot water poured over him from head to toe, and the dream that had been quickly cleared away became extremely clear without any warning!
——This is what I gave him when I was a child!
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