Chapter 12
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky a romantic pink, which was reflected on the exterior window glass of Mingsheng Real Estate Building. The gradient pink was divided into pieces, like the color palette of an art student.
Liang Xun got off work and came out of the office. He took out his mobile phone from his bag after he walked out of the Mingsheng Real Estate building. He wanted to send a message to Lin Shengwen, asking him where he was, or asking him where he should meet Lin Shengwen.
Before he could finish typing and sending the sentence, a voice message popped up in the chat window, and Lin Shengwen's slightly low voice came from the speaker of the mobile phone.
"Traffic jam, please wait a moment."
Lin Shengwen was driving, so he used voice instead of typing. If I sent him a message, it would probably be inconvenient for him to read it.
Liang Xun didn't think much about it and sent a voice message to Lin Shengwen. He waited at the intersection for Lin Shengwen's car to arrive.
It was useless to wait, so Liang Xun took his phone and browsed his Moments for a while. He found that Lin Shengwen had forwarded another article from the hospital's official account today. He clicked on it and found that it was an introduction to the resident doctors in the department, with both pictures and text. However, Liang Xun was not very interested in the text. He scrolled down, just wanting to find some clues about Lin Shengwen.
Liang Xun lowered his head to look at his phone and didn't notice the man approaching him not far away.
——Until Chen Guangquan stood in front of him and called his name.
"Xiao Liang, I sent you so many messages, why didn't you reply to me?"
Liang Xun raised his head suddenly when he heard the sound. Chen Guangquan was only three steps away from him. He subconsciously took a step back, but realized that there was a huge square flower bed behind him. With no way to retreat, Liang Xun had to stabilize Chen Guangquan first.
"Mr. Chen, we've been very busy with our project lately. I've been working overtime every day and I'm really sorry for neglecting you. Why are you here today...?"
Liang Xun recalled that he and Chen Min met in the smoking room not long ago.
Chen Min is usually decisive and resolute, but he never talks about serious things with others in the smoking room, and sometimes even jokes around.
That day, Chen Min also half-jokingly talked about Chen Guangquan, asking Liang Xun what happened at the dinner with Chen Guangquan before, and why Chen Guangquan mentioned Liang Xun's name several times when talking about cooperation with her. If you didn't know, you would think that Chen Guangquan was interested in him.
Liang Xun didn't expect that Chen Guangquan would harass Chen Min for this reason. For a moment, he couldn't control his emotions and his face became extremely ugly.
Chen Min, as her name suggests, was naturally sharp. She stared at Liang Xun for a few seconds. Within a minute, she took another deep puff of her cigarette, put it out, and walked a few steps to Liang Xun's side.
What did he do to you? Chen Min said in a cruel tone, forcing Liang Xun to tell the truth.
Liang Xun had no choice but to confess that Chen Guangquan had put a depth charge in the drink he gave him that day. Although a kind-hearted person in the bar took him home in a taxi that day, causing Chen Guangquan's plan to fail, Chen Guangquan continued to send messages to Liang Xun afterwards, and his words were full of hints.
Liang Xun knew that Mingsheng was planning to cooperate with Chen Guangquan's building materials company for its next high-end villa area. This was almost certain, and it was impossible for his personal situation to affect the operation of the project.
Chen Min reached out and took the cigarette out from between Liang Xun's fingers, and stubbed it out on the cigarette butt. She and Liang Xun looked at each other, and she said firmly: If he sends you a message again in the future, you don't have to reply.
Ignoring Liang Xun's surprised expression, Chen Min continued: I will follow up on this matter. The building materials market in Ting City is very large, and there are more than just Chen Guangquan's family.
Liang Xun understood what Chen Min meant and was filled with emotion. There was deep gratitude in his eyes when he looked at Chen Min.
Chen Min patted his shoulder and reassured him.
From that day on, Liang Xun never replied to Chen Guangquan's messages again, but he really didn't expect that Chen Guangquan would find Mingsheng's door to block him.
"Xiao Liang, you asked me what I was doing here. I want to ask you, were you spreading rumors about me at Mingsheng, saying that I was plotting against you? Now Mingsheng wants to cancel their cooperation with me. I have so many employees to support. What are you going to give me in return?"
Chen Guangquan glared at him, the anger in his eyes was like a ball of fire, which was about to engulf Liang Xun in the next second. He secretly cried out that it was not good, and took a step forward to create some distance between him and Chen Guangquan, but Chen Guangquan grabbed his wrist.
The strength of that grip was extraordinary. Liang Xun was soon deprived of consciousness by the severe pain in his wrist. His fingers curled up and he groaned in pain. Unexpectedly, Chen Guangquan squeezed his wrist bones even harder.
This was the scene Lin Shengwen saw when he drove to the intersection. He pulled over and strode over to Liang Xun.
Of course the man noticed him and glanced at him.
"Who are you? Get out of here."
"I have something to discuss with him, so mind your own business." Chen Guangquan said this and waved his other hand in the air to drive Lin Shengwen away.
Lin Shengwen saw Liang Xun's pale face. He bit his lips hard, trying to break free from the man and retract his arm. The pain was evident on Liang Xun's facial features. Even his frowned eyebrows and the tear mole were accusing the man of violence.
A drop of cold sweat caused by severe pain slid down Liang Xun's forehead and slid down the corner of his eye, just like a tear, trembling and falling, and suddenly disappeared on the ground.
Liang Xun called him with difficulty: "Lin Shengwen..."
Lin Shengwen's eyes flashed, he grabbed Chen Guangquan's fingers and forcibly pried his four fingers off Liang Xun's arm.
He controlled his strength very well. If he had applied an inch more force, he would have broken Chen Guangquan's finger bones.
The joint was bent at an involuntary angle, and Chen Guangquan was speechless for a moment. It took him a long time to finally find the strength to withdraw his hand. He clasped his palm in his arms and glared at Lin Shengwen.
"You are intentionally hurting someone!"
A row of fingerprints was clearly visible on Liang Xun's wrist. He unconsciously moved closer to Lin Shengwen, as if he wanted to shrink behind him.
"There are surveillance cameras here, and it's crystal clear who's intentionally hurting people," Lin Shengwen said. "If you're here to discuss business, just talk nicely. There's no need to resort to violence, unless you're not here to discuss business in the first place."
"Who are you? What qualifications do you have to control me?"
Liang Xun finally recovered a little. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He actually grabbed the corner of Lin Shengwen's clothes and shook his head at him.
Chen Guangquan wanted to point at Lin Shengwen's nose and yell at him, but Lin Shengwen suddenly raised his hand and hugged Liang Xun in his arms.
"I'm Liang Xun's husband. Don't you know he's married?"
Liang Xun looked up suddenly, but before he could say a word, Lin Shengwen held one of his hands.
The hand was very warm. Liang Xun then realized that his wrist, which had been grabbed by Chen Guangquan, was extremely cold, as if its blood circulation had been affected.
Liang Xun's heart tightened, as if his heart was being grabbed and squeezed in his hand. It was hard for him to describe what this feeling was. Obviously, in this situation, his heart should have been moved, but Liang Xun felt his nose sore and he had an urge to cry out loud.
Lin Shengwen's fingers moved, from simply holding each other to interlocking their fingers.
He was lost in thought for a moment as he looked at Lin Shengwen's jawline, his tall and delicate nose, and his beautiful lips.
Chen Guangquan glanced at Liang Xun twice, then at Lin Shengwen twice. He was five or six centimeters shorter than Liang Xun, so he had to look up to see Lin Shengwen.
He looked at it for a long time, then cursed and spat on the ground.
"Fuck it, there are people who want everything!"
Chen Guangquan wanted to curse a few more times, but Lin Shengwen frowned and looked at him for a long time. He mumbled something and turned away.
Liang Xun shook Lin Shengwen's hand and said, "Let's go."
Lin Shengwen said "hmm" and took Liang Xun away from the gate of Mingsheng. He opened the passenger door for Liang Xun and returned to the driver's seat. Liang Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Guangquan walking away.
After Lin Shengwen started the car and drove onto the main road, Liang Xun hesitantly asked him, "...Do you mind if I make your marriage public?"
Lin Shengwen found it funny instead, and he did laugh, but it was very soft. If Liang Xun's eyes had not been on his face, he probably would not have noticed it.
"Why do you think I would mind?"
"We already got the marriage certificate. Even if you helped me, technically we are married, right?"
Liang Xun hesitated for a while before answering, "...Yes."
He felt relieved: "...Thank you."
"As I should." Lin Shengwen stopped at the red light and glanced at him. "Why didn't you mention that you were being harassed by this person before?"
Liang Xun said, "I thought it was resolved."
He really felt that way, but he didn't expect Chen Guangquan to be so ungrateful.
"You helped me, so feel free to ask if you need me." Lin Shengwen said, his tone was very flat, and no emotion could be heard.
Liang Xun looked at his hands holding the steering wheel, and then he came to his senses. He suddenly realized... he and Lin Shengwen were holding hands just now!
Not only did they hold hands, Lin Shengwen even hugged him!
The moment Liang Xun realized this, a storm swirled in his head. He felt a little short of breath for a moment and asked Lin Shengwen if he could open the window - he even forgot that he could press the button to open the window by himself.
Lin Shengwen followed his instructions and lowered the windows on both sides to allow the air to circulate quickly.
Liang Xun felt that his expression must be very strange, so he turned his head and looked out the window.
The warm wind actually couldn't cool down Liang Xun's face. Although his eyes were looking at the street scenery outside, the scene of Lin Shengwen hugging him and holding his fingers kept appearing in front of his eyes.
Liang Xun felt like he was going crazy.
However, Lin Shengwen seemed to have read his mind and pressed Liang Xun even harder.
"I didn't ask for your consent just now. Although it's a bit late, but..."
"Liang Xun, can I hold your hand?"
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