Chapter 10 Scum
Lu Shangyan originally wanted to refuse, but when Pei Yumin pressed him down on the bed, he couldn't say a word.
Pei Yumin's bed was softer than his and had a pleasant smell, like a baby's warm bed.
His gaze swept around the room before finally landing on Pei Yumin's face with a hint of embarrassment. He hesitated and said, "Then I'll take a short nap."
Pei Yumin was thinking of taking off his clothes and lying down with him, but Lu Shangyan didn't give him the chance. Before he could even open his mouth, the person on the bed had already closed his eyes.
He looked at the bed again. The room in the rented room was small, and he had tried his best to make the bed bigger, but if two people were to lie there, they would still have to lie skin to skin. After thinking it over, he had no choice but to move a chair and sit on the edge of the bed.
Yesterday's short video already showed that Lu Shangyan wanted to do that kind of thing with him, but as long as he wanted it, he hadn't invited him to "sleep" together yet.
As the sole heir to the Pei family's assets worth hundreds of billions, as a pure-hearted virgin who has remained chaste for his first love, and as Lu Shangyan's staunch protector...
He accepted the challenge and was determined to win.
Lu Shangyan was very quiet when he slept, but his brows were always furrowed, as if he couldn't sleep peacefully.
Pei Yumin couldn't help but reach out and touch it. Lu Shangyan was still swatting flies in his dream. He reached out and brushed his forehead, then his brows furrowed even more.
So he dared not make any more rash moves, and just watched as his right hand rested on the pillow, right next to his cheek.
This looks even more adorable, just like the children in the educational cartoons we watched as kids who would sleep with their hands under their heads.
Pei Yumin's heart was racing as he read the document; it was pounding faster and faster. Finally, he simply picked up the notebook and began to look through the documents that Secretary Qi had sent him.
But after looking at it for only a few seconds, he went back to send a message to Secretary Qi.
[I'm feeling unwell today and need to take the day off. Call me if it's urgent.]
Qi Min had just arrived at the company when he saw the message. He sighed silently and showed the screen to his assistant, Dai: "You still haven't won her over?"
Dai Qin shrugged, looking slightly helpless: "It's still a long way off. I've become his wingman now, helping him deal with all the problems in his love life."
Qi Min took the cup from his hand and took a sip of the freshly brewed coffee: "I hope it will be of some use to you. I just want to focus on my work and don't want to concern myself with his feelings."
Dai Qin held up one finger: "They gave me an extra ten thousand a month."
Qi Min frowned at the bitter taste: "It's getting more and more bitter, I'm not drinking it anymore."
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Pei Yumin was quite patient, enduring it for a full five minutes this time, keeping his eyes fixed on the computer screen without looking to the side. However, his fingers unknowingly touched Lu Shangyan's exposed hand, and their little fingers quietly hooked together.
The room was well-lit, so Pei Yumin could only sit up straight to block the light for him. He wanted Lu Shangyan to sleep a little longer, but someone was unwilling and kept making phone calls.
Lu Shangyan was eventually woken up and stared blankly ahead for a while.
This always happened to him when he woke up, but this time was different. Before he could fully regain his senses, a large face suddenly appeared in front of him, which made him tremble and reach out to hit it.
But his fingers were gripped tightly, and it was only a few seconds before he finally saw Pei Yumin's face clearly, and the cold sweat on his body slowly subsided.
Feeling awkward from being stared at, he excused himself to answer a phone call and went to the balcony.
When she returned, her face was even worse. She looked at Pei Yumin with a troubled expression and said, "Can you move out today? My brother suddenly said he's coming today."
He knew in his heart that his brother was trying to catch him off guard.
Pei Yumin couldn't help but reach out and pinch his earlobe: "Don't be afraid, just call me if there's anything you can't handle. I'm sitting in the dessert shop downstairs."
Lu Shangyan wanted to say no, but Pei Yumin pinched him again. He felt itchy and wanted to dodge, but he nodded as if possessed.
"Then I'll put your things in your bedroom first. Remember to lock the door so we don't find out."
Lu Lin arrived in a hurry, so Lu Shangyan could only ask him to wait at the entrance of the community for the time being. When Pei Yumin came downstairs first, he saw him standing next to the security booth smoking.
He bore a resemblance to Lu Shangyan in his features, but on his face with its excessively high cheekbones, he appeared extremely out of place.
Pei Yumin glanced at him a few more times, then glared at him: "You live here too? Do you know Lu Shangyan? Where does he live? I came to find him, but this old geezer won't tell me his address!"
Pei Yumin glared at him back and deliberately said, "You have no manners."
Lu Lin rushed up to continue cursing, but fortunately Lu Shangyan appeared in time to stop him. He deliberately came out at different times with Pei Yumin to avoid arousing suspicion.
Lu Shangyan glanced at Pei Yumin. He had been embarrassed so many times since he was a child that he was used to it. But now, being looked at by Pei Yumin, he began to feel his cheeks burning.
He hastily lowered his head: "Brother."
Lu Lin grabbed his neck and pulled him down, saying, "What's wrong? You think I'm embarrassing you?"
He felt incredibly oppressed by this position. Lu Shangyan's entire body was bent over, but he didn't dare to resist at all. His face showed only panic, and he dared not show any anger.
Pei Yumin had seen him when he clashed with Chen Shuo, and he was completely different from how he was now.
Before he left, he kept secretly watching Lu Lin, determined to etch this person into his mind so that he could get revenge for Lu Shangyan when he found an opportunity.
This look took on a different meaning in Lu Shangyan's eyes. He lowered his head even further, a bitter feeling of grievance welling up inside him. He just wanted to take Lu Lin with him and disappear from Pei Yumin's sight forever.
Lu Lin kept pressuring him, making him lead the way to Lu Shangyan's rented house, yelling the whole way: "You won't let me find you directly, are you trying to hide all the valuables in the house?!"
"It's only been a short time since we last met, and you've already become so cunning? But don't forget, whose family did you grow up on! If it weren't for us, you would have starved to death out there long ago!"
He was speaking loudly, and many residents were already standing by the window. Lu Shangyan had no choice but to quicken his pace. He didn't care what others said about him, but he felt uneasy and was afraid that these neighbors would run into Pei Yumin.
Lu Lin deliberately embarrassed him: "Now that you're all grown up, you want to sever ties? Let me tell you, that's impossible!"
Lu Shangyan took a breath and replied in a trembling voice, "I didn't."
Lu Lin said, "Then why didn't you come back during your holidays? My dad and I work outside, and my mom takes care of the few acres of land we cultivate all by herself. She even said her arms hurt from being tired a while ago. How can you be so heartless? Don't you care about others and not go back to help?"
Lu Shangyan explained, "I need to work part-time to earn tuition fees, and I've also sent money to my second aunt so she can hire someone to help."
"What good is your little bit of money?!" Lu Lin got on the elevator, and after everyone was alone, he kicked him again: "You have scholarships and work part-time every day, you must have saved a lot of money, but you only give my mom that little bit every month, are you feeding her beggars?"
Lu Shangyan stood in the corner of the elevator: "But all three aunts want money, and I can't give any more."
Lu Lin wanted to kick him again; it was a habit he had developed since childhood, while Lu Shangyan's habit was that he couldn't dodge.
Fortunately, the elevator opened in time, and Lu Lin stopped cursing. After entering the house, he started cursing again: "You have money to live here, but no money for my mother? My mother still lives in the village. She has never lived in such a nice house. You ungrateful wretch, I've raised you for nothing!"
"If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have let you go to university. I should have let you start earning money to support the family earlier, so that my mother wouldn't have to work so hard at her age!"
Lu Shangyan had a headache: "And what about you?"
Lu Lin was taken aback, then slapped him hard on the back of the head, making him even more dizzy: "You've really grown wings, now you dare to talk back to me?"
"I'm a man destined for great things; I'm going to use my money for business, unlike you!"
His head was spinning, and his stomach was starting to hurt. Lu Shangyan touched his sore nose, forcing himself to calm down. He already knew why Lu Lin wanted to see him: "How much money do you want?"
Lu Lin's expression finally softened a bit: "Fifty thousand."
Lu Shangyan was stunned for a moment, then said in a muffled voice, "I don't have that many."
Lu Lin wouldn't listen: "Stop lying to me. You must have saved up money. This house doesn't look cheap. If you don't give it to me, I won't leave. I'll go borrow it from your classmate tomorrow."
Lu Shangyan gritted his teeth and showed him his bank card balance: "I only have a little over five thousand. Summer vacation is coming soon, and I will have to pay tuition fees again after summer vacation. This is the tuition fee I saved, and I haven't saved enough yet."
"Transfer it all to me." Lu Lin added, "If you have no parents and still want to climb the social ladder, don't go if you can't afford it!"
Lu Shangyan dared not resist and turned away completely in front of him, not daring to leave himself any space.
He was afraid to apply for a student loan before, fearing that his salary would be taken away after he started working and he wouldn't be able to repay it, but now he probably has no choice.
Lu Lin tapped the table: "This time I'm going to do business with a big boss. He values and appreciates me a lot. Judging from his expression, he even wants to marry his only daughter to me. If my investment is successful, I can marry his daughter, and all his money will be mine in the future. That's so much better than you, a so-called college student. You can't afford to give my mother money, but I can. I can even bring her to live in the city."
Lu Shangyan knew Lu Lin was all talk and no action, and easily fooled: "Fifty thousand is not a small amount, I really can't give it to you. I've given my second aunt a lot of money over the years, you can ask her for some, maybe that will be enough."
Lu Lin got anxious: "That's my mother's retirement money, how can I touch it? I'm not like you, who doesn't know how to be filial to his elders."
“I’ve already called my mom. She said if you don’t give it to me, she’ll get my aunt and my third aunt to come and talk to you.”
Lu Shangyan felt weak all over and sat on the sofa. He wanted to smoke.
Lu Lin added, "Aren't you doing a part-time job? You can always borrow money or get an advance on your salary. If I make money, I'll give you a big red envelope when you get married, and you'll benefit from that too."
Lu Shangyan had a terrible headache and felt uncomfortable all over. After a moment of silence, he finally gave in: "I can try to find a solution, but you can't go to school anymore."
Lu Lin laughed out loud: "As long as the money is there, I'll leave immediately."
The living room was spotless, except for a small object in a flowerpot next to the TV cabinet that shimmered slightly in the sunlight.
He heard and saw everything Lu Lin said.
Lu Shangyan's eyes reddened on camera. Pei Yumin took a deep breath, stood up, and walked home. He could no longer stand idly by and watch Lu Shangyan face these... scumbags alone!
Halfway there, they bumped into Lu Lin, who was in a great mood and whistling as he walked out. He said that his brothers were there and that he was going out for drinks that night, so he asked Lu Shangyan to use this time to raise money.
Pei Yumin got angry at his nonchalant attitude and rushed forward to grab his collar.
His so-called innocent facade was completely shattered at this moment, his eyes were gloomy, and his whole person exuded a ruthlessness that Lu Shangyan had never seen before: "If you don't get out of here, I guarantee you will die a terrible death!"
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