Chapter 122 Exposed
Among the young men who came with Duan Jiyang, there was a cool guy with fair skin and a pigtail. He glanced at Lu Yan, raised his chin slightly, and pointed to the door: "What are you doing? Your fiancé ran off with your brother. Why don't you hurry over and see what's going on?"
He came up with this title. It's a pity that he doesn't go to work at UC.
Lu Yan said with a half-smile: "They are in love, why would I chase after them?"
He didn't even have time to hide from these two people.
Lu Bing had stayed abroad for too long and was not familiar with the situation when he returned. Lu Wanshan had specially asked Lu Yan to bring him to today's party so that he could connect with the second-generation rich people of the same class. Now that Lu Bing had run away, Lu Yan couldn't go back alone, so he could only sit in the box and continue waiting. Duan Jiyang's friends also stayed.
They were all second-generation rich, but there were also different classes among them. The friends that Duan Jiyang hung out with were obviously in their own circle, with families either working in finance or running law firms, which was different from the others who were running small businesses. After they sat down, the atmosphere in the box became noticeably more cramped and too quiet.
Those young masters were quite familiar with each other, occasionally smiling and saying a few words, but their eyes were on Lu Yan most of the time, probing, pondering, mocking. After all, the Lu family's strength was not enough to get an entry ticket to this circle. If Lu Yan lost his identity as Duan Jiyang's fiancé, he would soon fall into the dust. They were all very curious why Lu Yan was so calm.
The cool guy with the pigtail is called Chen Qianyan. As his name suggests, he has a thousand words to say to you. I heard that his family is in the online news industry and he has more or less inherited some occupational diseases. He sat next to Lu Yan and asked him all kinds of questions, which made people suspect that he was holding a microphone instead of wine in his hand.
"Hey, don't blame me for not reminding you. If they both run away, they will most likely revive. It's hard to say whether you can keep your position as fiancé by then."
Chen Qianyan was one of the people who got along better with Duan Jiyang. At first, Lu Yan followed Duan Jiyang like a dog, or to put it bluntly, he was a licker. They all saw it, so it was surprising that he could resist the urge to chase after him in such a situation as today.
Lu Yan said sincerely: "I really hope that Mr. Duan and my brother can rekindle their relationship. They are a perfect match."
Locked to death thank you!!
Chen Qianyan looked at him in surprise and said, "If you really want to do this for Duan Jiyang's sake, you'd better go out and take a look. His father doesn't have a good temper. When Duan Jiyang and Lu Bing were together, they made a lot of trouble and the company didn't have the mood to manage them. If Chairman Duan knew that the two of them were entangled again, there would definitely be chaos."
Lu Yan didn't want to go in the first place, and after hearing this, he decided not to go anymore. He even thought about watching the show: "What kind of trouble could there be?"
Chen Qianyan did not hide the truth from him: "I heard that Chairman Duan has an illegitimate child outside, and he has been leaving frequently recently. If he brings the child into his own company to be cultivated, do you think there will be a big mess?"
This kind of thing would not normally happen in other families. After all, how could an illegitimate child compare to a carefully cultivated heir? However, Duan Jianfeng is well-known in the business world for his strong desire for control. He does not care about his reputation at all, but only cares whether the heir is obedient. If the heir is out of control, it is not impossible for him to replace his son with one for support.
Lu Yan lowered his eyes slightly when he heard this, thinking that this was not a big mess, but a great thing. If the "illegitimate child" that Chen Qianyan mentioned really succeeded in taking the throne, Duan Jiyang would be completely out of power and would no longer be a threat to him.
"I'll go out and take a look."
Lu Yanyu put the drink in his hand on the table and got up and left. In case Duan Jiyang and Lu Bing failed to reunite, he would have to find a way to bring them together.
After Lu Yan left, another man kicked Chen Qianyan's foot and said, "Ji Yang doesn't like him, why did you persuade him to go with you?"
Chen Qianyan closed his eyes and moved his neck: "You have read too many fairy tales. What era is it now? There is still such a thing as love between two people. Our marriage is just about whether we are suitable for each other. Love? What is that?"
It doesn't matter if Lu Yan is scheming or using tricks, at least he really likes Duan Jiyang and will not interfere with Duan Jiyang's judgment. Lu Bing is aloof and arrogant, this kind of person will only bring trouble.
After Lu Yan left the box, he walked along the corridor and not far away he saw two familiar figures at the corner of the stairs. They were arguing so fiercely that they could be heard from a long distance away. It was Duan Jiyang and Lu Bing.
"Duan Jiyang, can you please let me go? I told you at the beginning that we are not suitable. Now I just want to live a quiet life alone. Whether you find Jian Yixian or Lu Yan, it has nothing to do with me. I just ask you to let me go!"
Lu Bing has always been a calm person, and in the eyes of outsiders she is considered a rare talent. However, at this moment she suddenly loses control and tries hard to break free from Duan Jiyang's control.
Duan Jiyang tightly grasped his shoulders, his eyes red, and he refused to let go: "What Jian Yixian, I've already said that I've broken up with him, why don't you believe me! Lu Bing, you ran away to stay abroad for so long without saying a word, did you ever consider my feelings?!"
Apart from the incident with Jian Yixian, Duan Jiyang was truly devoted to Lu Bing. Not only did he help support Lu's family's business, he also funded him to open a studio, almost to the point of meeting his every request.
Duan Jiyang felt that he had done enough, and faced with Lu Bing's rejection and indifference, he inevitably felt discouraged.
Lu Bing didn't believe a word of it. He held back his sobs and asked, "Duan Jiyang, do you take me for a fool? If Lu Yan hadn't told me that you and Jian Yixian were entangled, were you planning to keep it a secret from me for the rest of your life?!"
These words were like a needle that suddenly pierced through the window paper. Duan Jiyang's face changed when he heard it, and his tone was terribly cold: "What did you say? Was it Lu Yan who told you that thing?!"
Lu Yan, who was hiding behind the wall eating melons, said: "..."
Lu Yan finally understood what it meant when one sits at home and trouble comes from the sky. Lu Bing’s mouth is really loose!
Duan Jiyang and Lu Bing were almost at loggerheads, and you can imagine how much he hated the person who exposed the matter. Suddenly, he learned the truth from Lu Bing's mouth, and he was so angry that his lungs almost exploded. He let go of Lu Bing and turned to find Lu Yan to settle the score, but he didn't expect to see him standing at the corner of the corridor after just two steps.
Duan Jiyang paused: "..."
I don't know if it's because the light in the bar corridor is too dim, so the people standing under the light are inevitably shrouded in a layer of mystery. Lu Yan obviously overheard their conversation and should know how angry Duan Jiyang is now, but he doesn't seem to be panicked at all. He watched this good show with a smile on his face, and his eyes seemed to have hooks, which made people feel flustered.
Wow!
The rage burning in Duan Jiyang's heart suddenly died down, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water over his head, leaving only a puff of powerless green smoke. He secretly pinched himself hard, as if this would help him regain some confidence. He stared at Lu Yan and asked without any emotion, "Did you tell Lu Bing about that?"
Lu Yan smiled, but didn't smile, and said with a confident tone: "So what if it's me?"
Forget it, there's no way to hide it anyway, so just admit it. He didn't believe that Duan Ji Yang would dare to kill him in public.
Duan Jiyang's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death: "You're so unscrupulous just to get engaged to me? You can even harm your own brother?!"
Lu Yan thought that Duan Jiyang was quite good at flattering himself, and sneered, "What do you mean by harming him? Isn't it true that you were dating Lu Bing while having a tryst with Jian Yixian in the apartment? Isn't it true that you were two-timing? If I tell Lu Bing the truth, will that be considered harming him? What if I marry you in the future, can I also have a tryst with other men outside?"
Lu Yan asked Duan Jiyang a series of questions that left him speechless. He looked embarrassed, feeling that his most secret thoughts had been exposed. He lowered his voice and warned him, "Lu Yan, do you think I will compromise and marry you? I tell you, give up this idea as soon as possible. I will go back to my family and discuss it with them, and I will cancel the engagement with you tomorrow!"
Lu Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He thought there was such a good thing. He deliberately provoked Duan Jiyang: "You go, you go now! Whoever doesn't go is a turtle bastard!"
"Just wait for me!"
Duan Jiyang was so angry that he turned around and left, ready to go back and cancel the engagement with Lu Yan. He walked down the stairs quickly, thinking over and over in his mind how to talk to his father about this matter. Suddenly, he remembered something and stopped moving.
The land ice is still upstairs.
After all, he has been thinking about him for so many years. Now that Lu Bing has finally returned to China, Duan Jiyang can't really abandon him. He frowned and hesitated for a moment, then turned around and went back upstairs.
At that time, Lu Yan had not left yet. Instead, he stood there and tried to persuade Lu Bing to change her mind, trying to lock the two of them up: "In fact, Duan Jiyang has never forgotten you all these years, and what happened with Jian Yixian was also a misunderstanding..."
Duan Ji Yang was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Lu Yan would say such words to Lu Bing in private. Before he had time to think, his body had already hidden behind the wall. He could only hear their intermittent conversation.
Lu Bing obviously didn't appreciate Lu Yan's kindness and sneered, "Since you were so kind to speak up for him, why did you tell me about this in the first place?"
Lu Yan chuckled, thinking Lu Bing was quite funny: "According to what you said, I should continue to keep it a secret from you. Anyway, if Duan Jiyang doesn't tell you, you will never find out in your life."
Lu Bing choked: "Lu Yan, I know your plan better than anyone else. When you told me this, wasn't it to alienate the relationship between me and Duan Jiyang? Stop pretending!"
In his memory, Lu Bing had always been gentle and polite, like a bunch of elegant daffodils, and rarely was he so aggressive. Duan Jiyang originally thought that he would only be like this when he was angry with him, but he didn't expect that he would be like this to Lu Yan in private as well. He was a little surprised for a moment.
Lu Yansi didn't care about Lu Bing's attitude. He slowly took a cigarette from the cigarette box, put it to his nose and sniffed it, smiling inexplicably: "You can't say that."
His lies were as poisonous as poppy, but they still seduced people: "I originally wanted to separate you and Duan Jiyang, but he has been thinking about you for so many years and never said a word to other people. I couldn't bear to see him suffer so much, so I begged you to forgive me humbly, and that's why I said a few words for him."
"A few years ago, Duan Jiyang cut off all his relationships with his lovers in order to be with you. Jian Yixian was unwilling to accept this and threatened to commit suicide seven or eight times. Do you think Duan Jiyang could not have watched? But none of this matters anymore. I can tell you responsibly that he has been completely alone these past few years. Even his engagement to me was just a stopgap measure."
Lu Yan concluded: "You have been angry for so many years, that's enough. If you continue to make trouble, it will only benefit others."
He deliberately provoked Lu Bing and pointed at himself slowly, saying, "For example, me."
As long as he could lock up these two villains who wanted to cut his kidneys, Lu Yan didn't mind saying a few good words for Duan Ji Yang. He turned around and left, walking downstairs in a good mood. After all, Lu Bing was already an adult, so he would not lose his way home.
Little did he know that his actions had caused Duan Jiyang to misunderstand him. As he watched Lu Yan leave, Duan Jiyang felt a little strange: Lu Yan...does he really like him? He told Lu Bing all this in private, but not only did he not get any gratitude from him, he also had to endure Lu Bing's cold eyes. What was he trying to achieve?
If Lu Yan knew what Duan Jiyang was thinking, he would definitely roll on the ground with laughter. What was he trying to achieve? Of course, he wanted the two of you to be together forever and be locked up forever, and never harm others!
It was late at night, and the dusk was falling. After walking out of the bar, the outside world seemed particularly quiet. Lu Yan found his car and was about to go home. He glanced around and suddenly found a familiar figure standing in the distance, and he paused.
Tang Rufeng didn't know how long he had been waiting here. The tip of his nose was a little red from the cold wind. After changing out of the bar's sexy and abstinent uniform, he dressed simply in private, still in a black jacket and clean but old white sneakers. He looked like a sharp green bamboo, hard to break.
Seeing this, Lu Yan couldn't help but smile: "Looking for me?"
Tang Rufeng looked at him and nodded silently.
Lu Yan looked back at the bar entrance, worried about bumping into the two troublemakers. He raised his chin slightly and said, "If you have anything to say, get in the car and talk."
The bar is not far from the river, surrounded by tall buildings, all with river view rooms. Lu Yan found a spot to park the car, and leaned against the railing to look at the scenery. The night wind blew, messing up his hair, but it couldn't hide his bright eyes. "How's your mother's surgery going?"
The depression in Tang Rufeng's eyes was obviously much lighter than before: "It's done. I hired a nurse to take care of her. I just need to spend the rest of the time recovering."
Lu Yan held a cigarette in his mouth, but he couldn't find a lighter after searching all over his body, so he had to give up: "Do you have enough money? If not, tell me, and don't work part-time in places like bars anymore."
Five hundred thousand was just a drop in the bucket for Lu Yan. He might have to spend most of the money on treating his friends to drinks in one night, so he had no idea how long this money could support Tang Rufeng.
Tang Rufeng saw Lu Yan's action, his eyes slightly lowered, and a silver lighter appeared from his slender fingertips like magic. He leaned closer to him, raised his hand to block Jiang Feng, and helped Lu Yan light the cigarette. A cluster of orange flames rose, illuminating his face warmly and brightly. He said in a low voice: "I'm graduating soon, and I plan to find a good job and never go to that kind of place again."
The mint-flavored smoke rose slowly, enveloping their figures, and then gradually faded away. However, the sound of the river surged onto the shore, reaching their ears, like the endless tide of emotions in their hearts.
Lu Yan lowered his eyes and looked at Tang Rufeng's thick eyelashes. He felt that she was as graceful as the fluttering wings of a butterfly, which made his heart itch. He raised his hand to take down the cigarette and flicked the ash: "You still carry a lighter with you?"
Tang Rufeng looks like a good student, not the kind of person who smokes.
Tang Rufeng hummed: "When working part-time in a bar, you must have some in your pocket so that you can light cigarettes for customers."
Lu Yan took out a cigarette and passed it to him, his voice low and somewhat tempting: "Do you know how to smoke?"
He is evil at heart and likes to see white paper stained black by ink. However, he ignores the fact that people and things in the world are not black and white, but some wander in the gray area.
Tang Rufeng took the cigarette from Lu Yan without saying a word, and his posture looked quite skilled. Just when Lu Yan thought that Tang Rufeng would light the cigarette with a lighter, he came over quietly, leaned against his cigarette, and borrowed a little of his spark.
As they breathed in and out, I didn't know who ignited whom, and the smoke lingered, like lovers whispering in each other's ears exchanging a forbidden and seductive kiss.
Tang Rufeng looked up at Lu Yan, his dark eyes reflecting the neon lights of the tall buildings opposite, adding a fragmented light. His eyes were cold and beautiful, but more terrifying than Medusa, as if one more glance would cause one to fall into the abyss, a punishment more desperate than petrification.
Tang Rufeng smiled and said, "Mint flavor."
He must have rarely made this expression, but when he smiled occasionally, it was so stunning and charming that it was hard to describe.
Lu Yan couldn't smell the cigarettes for some reason, as if his mind was occupied by something unknown: "You know how to smoke?"
Tang Rufeng curled his lips slightly: "I can also mix drinks, deal cards, and race cars. Smoking is the easiest thing to learn."
These pastimes are not something he should be able to do at his age, but he was forced to become proficient in them due to the demands of life. There was a hint of mockery in Tang Rufeng's words whenever he talked about them.
Lu Yan couldn't tell what he was feeling for a moment, and hummed softly, "Smoke less."
Tang Rufeng paused and said, "I will pay you back slowly when I get a job."
Lu Yan did not refuse, squinting his eyes and said lazily: "Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry to use it anyway, you can pay it back in installments for 100 years, and I won't charge you interest."
Perhaps it was because the river breeze was too cold, the cigarette had already burned most of the time while they were talking. Lu Yan put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can. He straightened his coat that was messed up by the wind and felt his face was numb. "Let's go, it's getting late. I'll take you home."
He was about to walk towards the car when Tang Rufeng suddenly grabbed his wrist. He lowered his eyes and stared at the ground. His voice was so low that it was almost blown away by the river wind: "Are you really not going to want me?"
“…”
Lu Yan paused and said without looking back: "Didn't I tell you that you are still young, don't sell yourself out?"
Tang Rufeng said calmly: "I didn't sell it. I told you I would pay you back when I find a job."
Lu Yan turned around in confusion, wondering what Tang Rufeng meant by what he had just said.
The other party quickly told him the correct answer.
Tang Rufeng suddenly reached out and grasped Lu Yan's collar, and gave him a minty, cool kiss on his lips. It was soft, warm, and intimate. Not even the night breeze could get in. The familiar temperature made Lu Yan uncontrollably recall the decadent night in the hotel, and his body felt hot.
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