Chapter 54: Return of the Soul
The meal ended in a delicate and awkward atmosphere.
Lu Yan didn't know whether his old man was angry or not. Anyway, after eating and drinking, the other party took away the Brain Platinum and Want Want gift bag before leaving without even looking at him.
Yu Zechuan looked at the old man's back as he left, feeling somewhat helpless, so he said to Lu Yan, "Wait for me in the box for a while, I'll take Grandpa to the door, say a few words to the driver, and then come back."
Lu Yan and Xue Jin nodded at the same time and hurriedly urged, "Go quickly."
If I go too late, I'm afraid my grandfather will be so angry that he will die.
After Yu Zechuan left in a hurry, only Lu Yan and Xue Jin were left in the box. They sat facing each other, staring at each other. The atmosphere was even more awkward than before.
Xue Jin saw Lu Yan staring at him, so he adjusted his glasses and said with a calm smile, "Are you curious about the relationship between me and Brother Zechuan? We have different last names, but we have the same grandfather."
No, Lu Yan was not curious at all. He looked up at Xue Jin with sympathy in his eyes: "You don't have to tell me, I know everything."
Xue Jin: “Ah?”
Lu Yan: "You were abandoned by your mother not long after you were born. Your father was kind enough to adopt you and find you a family. You and Zechuan grew up together over the years. Although you are not blood brothers, you are better than blood brothers. Not long after you returned from studying abroad, you immediately started working at Yinchuan Group."
He added, "You love shredded pork with green pepper the most, right?"
Xue Jin's eyes widened in shock: "How do you know this?"
Lu Yan lied without blushing or beating his heart: "Zechuan told me."
Xue Jin still felt something was wrong and frowned: "But Brother Zechuan doesn't know that I like stir-fried pork with green peppers."
Lu Yan pretended to be mysterious. He leaned closer to Xue Jin and said half-truthfully, "Actually, I can read faces and tell fortunes. I can also help you predict your marriage."
Xue Jin was a materialist and didn't believe in supernatural things. He smiled when he heard this, thinking that Lu Yan had accidentally known what he liked, and didn't take it seriously, but he still asked politely, "Really? Then what do you think of my marriage?"
Lu Yan looked at his face in a pretentious manner and said, "Well... you will have a girlfriend in less than five years. Xue has the grass radical, so it should be paired with wood. Your future girlfriend's surname may be Lin, or Li Yang Muliu. Anyway, anything with the wood radical is possible."
When Xue Jin heard Lu Yan say the word "Lin", his heart skipped a beat. He didn't know who he was thinking of, and his face started to turn red. "Lin? Is her real last name Lin?"
Lu Yan had not expected Xue Jin to be so innocent when he was young, and began to talk nonsense: "Of course, and you are too soft-hearted. The way of heaven and earth emphasizes the harmony of yin and yang, and mutual support. Your future girlfriend may have a strong personality."
It’s over, it’s all matched. Xue Jin compared the conditions in his mind and found that they actually matched those of his childhood sweetheart Lin Annie. But how could he possibly like her?
She always cursed herself as a poor boy, a bumpkin, fierce and not at all likable.
Xue Jin unconsciously dragged his chair and sat next to Lu Yan, and said with a respectful tone: "Master, can you calculate something else?"
Lu Yan patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be so polite. Just call Zechuan brother and me brother."
It was Xue Jin who almost stabbed him to death in his previous life. He deserved to be called "brother" and Lu Yan did not feel any psychological burden at all.
Xue Jin had not yet experienced the blow of his family being torn apart, so he was easily fooled: "Brother Lu, besides calculating marriage fate, can you calculate anything else?"
Lu Yan: "Show me your palm prints."
Xue Jin immediately stretched out his right hand.
Lu Yan held his hand, pretended to look at it for a moment, then pointed to one of the lines and said, "You will have a great disaster at the end of this year. If you get through it, you will be safe. If you don't..."
Xue Jin was a little nervous: "What if we don't make it?"
Lu Yan paused and said, "If you don't make it through, you will most likely encounter disasters, which will affect the people around you. I have checked Zechuan's palm and his palm reads the same as yours, and he will also have a disaster at the end of the year."
In this matter, it is better to believe it than not to believe it. Xue Jin had been fooled into believing it halfway before. When he heard that his family might be implicated, he suddenly became more nervous: "What should we do? Should brother Zechuan and I go to the temple to pray?"
Lu Yan shook his head in disapproval: "You have to believe that man can conquer nature. It's better to rely on yourself for this kind of thing."
Xue Jin frowned in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Lu Yan hinted tactfully, "This is a villain's robbery, and it involves power and wealth. You and Zechuan must be careful. This person is not related to you, but you can meet him often. He is likely to work in the Yinchuan Group and have access to large sums of money and accounts."
Although the course of events in this life has changed and Jiang Boyun has been kicked out of the company, Lu Yan is still worried that he will make a comeback. After all, no one knows better than him how difficult it is to change fate.
When Lu Yan was alive, he often wondered, was Yu Zechuan born to be gloomy and withdrawn? Was Xue Jin born to have more tricks than a sieve?
He didn't know.
It was not until he met them today and saw them sitting in front of him alive, including Mr. Yu who had not yet passed away, that Lu Yan realized how many people had been changed by the accident.
Xue Jin is a liar, Yu Zechuan is a liar, and Yu Laoyezi is also a liar. They are all simple-minded people. You can only discover them after you get to know them deeply. They are different from people like Lu Yan who seem passionate but are actually cold-hearted.
Lu Yan once tried to save Yu Zechuan, which was a good thing, but he knew very well that he could only stay in this world for 30 days, but he still chose to provoke Yu Zechuan, which seemed to be a big evil.
Perhaps Lu Yan, a dying man, thinks differently from other people. He always feels that as long as he can be with the person he likes, even for just a month, a day, or an hour, it is a blessing. Why bother thinking about the future?
He was also worried that his mission would be completed and he would leave this world at the end of the month, and his fate would be turned back to the starting point like the clock, so he couldn't help but remind Xue Jin a few words in a subtle way.
Lu Yanyi lowered his voice and said solemnly: "What I said to you today, you can't tell anyone, understand?"
Xue Jin nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, looked at him, and then spoke hesitantly: "Brother Lu?"
Lu Yan: “Hmm?”
Xue Jin hesitated and said, "The villain you are talking about is not related to us, but we can see each other often. Moreover, he works in the company and has access to a large amount of finance and accounts..."
Lu Yan sensed something was wrong: "What do you want to say?"
Xue Jin mustered up the courage to speak: "Are you talking about yourself?"
Lu Yan: “…”
Very good, Xue Jin has been a smart and clever child since he was young, no wonder he will become an elite in a few years.
Lu Yan smiled slightly and deliberately lowered his voice to say sinisterly: "Then you have to be careful of me in the future, understand?"
Xue Jin: “…”QAQ So, so scary.
On the other side, Yu Zechuan finally sent the old man to the car. He held the roof of the car with one hand, leaned close to the car window and talked for a long time before coaxing the old man into a good mood: "You go back and rest first. I will take A Yan to the old house for dinner in two days. The gift will definitely satisfy you."
The old man was sitting in the car. Hearing this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "What gift? I don't care about his gift! Look at what he gave me today, brain... Melatonin?!"
Yu Zechuan suppressed his laughter and said, "Melodex is suitable for the elderly. He did not make a mistake in giving it to them. Please be more generous and don't argue with the youngsters."
The old man was even more unhappy: "You mean I'm old?"
Yu Zechuan coaxed, "You are not old, go back quickly and don't delay your sleep."
The old man was still cursing: "I haven't seen you bring back anything good. Last time, Jiang Boyun was despicable and insidious. This time, Lu Yanqiong searched and searched. Sooner or later, I will be pissed off to death by you!"
He picked up a black box with exquisite packaging from the seat beside him and threw it directly into Yu Zechuan's arms through the car window. He snorted coldly and said, "Show that brat what a meeting gift is. Driver, drive!"
Yu Zechuan took the box subconsciously, but before he could react, he saw the car had already left. He opened it and took a look, and saw a jade pendant of extremely fine quality inside. It should be a gift from the old man to Lu Yan, no wonder he was so upset just now.
The old man had been a big shot in the business world for decades and had never done a business at a loss. Yet, Lu Yan used just a mention of platinum to trick him out of a jade pendant. No one could understand why.
Yu Zechuan smiled, closed the box, turned and walked towards the hotel. However, before he could enter the door, the phone suddenly rang.
Yu Zechuan saw the incoming call and changed direction, walking to a secluded spot on the side of the road. He then tapped the call and answered it in a deep voice: "Hello?"
There was some noise on the other end of the phone, but it became quiet again in an instant, and a strange man's voice rang out: "Mr. Yu, we have done everything you asked us to do. Jiang Boyun is selling his house and car recently, and because he is in a hurry to sell them, he can't find a buyer in the short term, so he had no choice but to mortgage all of them with high-interest loans."
Yu Zechuan lowered his eyes and lit a cigarette nonchalantly: "How much did you sell?"
The man said, "About six or seven million. His house is not in the city center and his car is old. He can't sell it for much. He is still begging for the rest of the money."
Jiang Boyun had only been in Yinchuan Group for a few years, and he could not save much money. Just like the rumors in the office, even if he had an annual salary of one million, it would take him more than ten years to save more than ten million without eating or drinking. Moreover, Jiang Boyun did not even have an annual salary of one million, and the huge loss was enough to make him breathless.
Yu Zechuan slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, his lips were particularly scarlet and gorgeous. He flicked the ash with his fingers, and his expression was completely different from when he was talking to the old man just now. He was cold and sarcastic: "Since he is so worried about money, why don't you help him think of a way to get a loan with high interest?"
The man asked hesitantly, "Do we really need to let him collect enough money? In fact, we can just put him in jail first and deal with him after he is released."
“But I don’t want him to go to jail.”
Yu Zechuan stared at the endless stream of vehicles ahead with a deep gaze:
"Four or five years is too long. I don't want to wait until then."
He hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking, put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can, then turned around and went into the hotel.
When Yu Zechuan returned to the private room, he pushed the door open and unexpectedly saw Lu Yanzheng and Xue Jin talking together. He glanced between them and raised his eyebrows slightly: "I didn't expect that you two have so many common topics."
Seeing him coming back, Lu Yan touched the tip of his nose subconsciously: "How is it? Is the old man still angry?"
Yu Zechuan handed him the box in his hand and said, "The old man must be so angry that he can't sleep tonight. Who asked you to cheat him out of money? Take it. It's a meeting gift from the old man."
Lu Yan opened the box and was instantly blinded by the aura of money that rushed towards him. Wow, I didn’t expect the old man to be so generous and directly gave him a jade pendant carved from jade. If I had known this, I would have bought him two more boxes of Nootropics today!
The expression of regret on Lu Yan's face was so obvious that Yu Zechuan couldn't help but smile: "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Yan said happily: "I'm thinking that next time we meet, I must bring more gifts for our grandpa."
Our grandpa! Our grandpa! Our grandpa!!
Yu Zechuan reminded in a deep voice: "Don't give Melatonin as a gift anymore."
Lu Yan: "What about the Wangwang gift bag?"
Yu Zechuan: “No way!”
Lu Yan: “Why?”
Yu Zechuan: “No reason.”
Lu Yan: “Oh.”
Because Xue Jin lived on the same route as them, Yu Zechuan drove him home. After Xue Jin got off the car halfway, there were only two of them left in the car, and the atmosphere was inexplicably quiet.
Yu Zechuan suddenly asked, "Did you have a good chat with Xue Jin?"
Lu Yan was studying the jade pendant given by his grandfather. Hearing this, he said casually, "It's very good."
Yu Zechuan looked at the road ahead, his fingertips gently stroking the steering wheel: "He's a little silly."
Lu Yan recalled that in his previous life, Xue Jin had always followed Yu Zechuan to seek revenge, and nodded in agreement: "Not only is he stupid, he is also very deceptive."
"What about me?"
Yu Zechuan suddenly turned his head to look at Lu Yan, and asked in a low voice without any emotion: "Lu Yan, am I also easy to deceive?"
These words were so serious that Lu Yan paused for a moment. He looked up at Yu Zechuan, but saw that he had already retracted his gaze and was staring at the road ahead. The dark light and shadow outside the car window fell on his face, like adding an invisible scar.
Lu Yan smiled with a sly look in his eyes: "Mr. Yu, you are so good to me, I will not harm you even if I lie to you."
I don’t know why, but now that the relationship between the two is getting closer, Lu Yan still likes to call him "Mr. Yu" in private, as if he has some special feeling for this title.
Yu Zechuan thought, isn't that still a lie? He said nothing more and drove in silence. The cold wind outside blew past, ruffling his hair and making the expression in his eyes unpredictable.
It's so strange, so strange.
That strange feeling resurfaced from the bottom of Lu Yan's heart.
To put it bluntly, he always felt that Yu Zechuan was possessed by a ghost recently, sometimes normal, sometimes abnormal. But he also suffered from mental illness, and his behavior was occasionally abnormal...it seemed normal?
This state continued until I returned home.
Lu Yan was unbuttoning his shirt and preparing to take a shower when the light in the room was suddenly turned off. His vision suddenly darkened and a warm body quietly approached and pressed him against the wall.
No need to guess, you know it’s Yu Zechuan.
Lu Yan subconsciously hugged his waist: "What's wrong?"
Although Yu Zechuan didn't drink today, he seemed a little excited. He bit Lu Yan lightly, and his teeth knocked against his lips, bringing a slight shiver and itching feeling: "Kiss me..."
Like an order.
Lu Yan only felt a hint of blood on the tip of his tongue. He licked his lips unconsciously, thinking that this was not a kiss, but a bite. But he still turned around, pushed the man against the wall, kissed him skillfully, and then stripped him skillfully.
The clothes fell all over the floor.
They kissed from the living room to the bathroom, and from the bathroom to the bedroom. The soft bed surrounded their two wet bodies, sinking down and wrapping them like a cocoon.
"Lu Yan..."
"Lu Yan..."
Yu Zechuan's breathing was rapid, and every time he called out Lu Yan's name, it was with completely different emotions, sometimes affectionate and lingering, sometimes with gnashing teeth, and sometimes in a low and deep voice, as if carrying deep hatred.
Lu Yan didn't care. Yu Zechuan would be pissed off by him every day anyway. This love-hate tone was too familiar to him. He held Yu Zechuan's wrist tightly, and his tone was still so frivolous: "I'm here. What do you want to say, Mr. Yu?"
Yu Zechuan's voice was shattered, and he couldn't utter a word. Hearing this, he suddenly raised his head and bit Lu Yan's shoulder with such force that blood came out.
“Hmm!”
Lu Yan groaned, revealing that foxy and aggrieved expression again: "Why did you bite me?"
Yu Zechuan lay down there, staring at Lu Yan's face without saying a word. After a moment, a low laugh suddenly escaped from his lips, and he laughed so hard that his body shook, like a madman.
“…”
A normal person would have been scared to death, but Lu Yan was not an ordinary person. He calmly covered Yu Zechuan's mouth with his hand and skillfully pulled the quilt over him: "Stop laughing, the neighbors will come up to complain soon."
Yu Zechuan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed even harder, tears came out, and the corners of his originally fair eyes turned deep red.
Lu Yan pulled the person into his arms, bent down and kissed her, and the world finally became completely quiet.
Lu Yan's sleep quality has always been good. After all, there is no pain or danger to life in this world. After rolling out of bed and relaxing his body and mind, he soon fell into a drowsy sleep.
In the second half of the night, he woke up with a feeling of oppression. It seemed as if a heavy stone was pressing on his throat and chest, making his breathing difficult and labored.
Lu Yan opened his eyes subconsciously. Because he was sleepy, it took him a few seconds to see clearly. However, he was caught off guard by a pair of cold and dark eyes in the darkness.
Yu Zechuan didn't sleep.
He looked down at Lu Yan with a cold gaze and his hands around his neck.
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