A friend
6pm, Lucerne Bay.
In a newly opened seaside restaurant, Jinnan put down Wenpa, who was brought by the waiter to wipe his hands. Li Hongfang, who was out, happened to come back and brought him a glass of juice and a copy of "Lido Business Daily".
The morning news had already been published, with Xu Zhiyuan occupying a small panel on the front page. If he hadn't been the host, the news would have been much less significant. Or perhaps it was because of him that it had a spot on the front page.
"Why aren't you drinking, Master Jin?" Lin Jiaze, who had arrived late, sat next to Jin Nan. Seeing him holding a glass of juice, he couldn't help but tease, "What's wrong with you? Did the alcohol get to you?"
"About the same." Jin Nan said with a bitter face, "Are you done with your work outside? I just saw there is a flower basket delivered."
"Oh, just leave it to the men. Let's eat first." Lin Jiaze poured himself a glass of wine. "What happened? I heard that you and Brother Xu went back to Hangzhou Province for the New Year. Are the Hangzhou dishes not to your liking? Or are you not used to living in the countryside?"
"What are you talking about?" Jinnan shook his head, "Jia Ze, I want to confess something to you."
"You say." Lin Jiaze was still fiddling with his phone.
On the first day of the new restaurant's opening, the customers were all aware that the young owner, Lin Jiaze, was the first to come in for a free meal. It wasn't a free meal, though; Young Master Li put the bill on the table, saying it was a way to repay Jinnan for saving his life.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiaze immediately said that he still had a lot of good deep-sea treasures, which scared Jinnan so much that he quickly stopped him, fearing that he would bring up some list of national protected animals.
Fortunately, although they are relatively rare saltwater fish, they are still within the scope of fishing permits.
"I am a law-abiding citizen." Lin Jiaze, the prince of street blasting and the biggest spendthrift, said so.
Jinnan drank the juice, sighed, and remained silent.
"I want to tell you that I actually... like men."
He finished speaking and waited for Lin Jiaze's reaction. One second passed, then two seconds. Lin Jiaze blinked and said, "And then?"
"You accepted it?" Jin Nan was shocked!
"Ah. Actually, I've noticed it before. Li Hongfang is such an annoying guy. Most men can't stand him, but you can communicate well with him and even drink with him." Lin Jiaze grasped Jinnan's fingertips, "I really admire you, I really do."
Jin Nan reluctantly accepted the reality, carefully choosing his words, and continued, "It's just that I have a friend."
"Hereinafter referred to as 'I'." Li Hongfang added with a smile.
Jinnan was a little embarrassed: "Okay, I."
"I went out with someone very important yesterday. We were drinking together, and then I drank too much... and I kissed him forcibly."
Lin Jiaze: Wow! Li Hongfang whistled.
"In other words, is there any way to make that person calm down?" Jin Nan said with his head down. He mustered up the courage to look up and found that his two friends were staring at him.
Lin Jiaze frowned and poked his forehead with his fingertips: "What's wrong with my brain? Who wouldn't take advantage of you by kissing you? And he's even angry?"
Jinnan retreated to avoid it, but Li Hongfang grabbed his shoulder again and said, "Brother, listen to my advice. There are many better fish in the sea. If this one doesn't work, let's try another one."
Before Jin Nan could speak, Lin Jiaze interrupted him: "Go away, our Nan Nan can be the same as you. We are definitely the ones who play the pure love game. Right, Jin Nan?"
Jinnan was speechless this time. Pure love? He'd tried to force her first, but it hadn't worked, and then he'd tried to force a kiss, biting her lips. After the kiss, Xu Zhiyuan said he'd be home at five, yet he was still hiding out to eat.
Although they said they were having a meal, only Jinnan himself knew that it was partly because he didn't dare to face Xu Zhiyuan.
"Oh, it's all a small matter." Lin Jiaze saw that he looked unhappy and changed the subject. Just then, the dishes were served. Young Master Lin personally served the dishes to Jinnan. Except for two dishes that Lin Jiaze liked, the rest were all ordered according to Jinnan's taste.
"Li Hongfang, you are a little biased." Lin Jiaze joked.
"Of course I'm biased. If I'm not partial to the favor of saving my life, what would I be?" Li Hongfang smiled and poured wine for Lin Jiaze, "Jinnan is on strike, you drink with me."
They didn't dare force Lin Jiaze to drink too much. If that brother-protecting Lin Jiayi got angry tomorrow, everyone would be in big trouble. Jinnan just ate the food, filling his stomach, his mind still thinking about home.
When no one was paying attention, he quietly turned on the surveillance camera at home and found that Xu Zhiyuan was not at home.
Late for a social event?
There was only the sound of wind in the monitor, no one was talking, and I had no idea where they were.
This was the only time in the past six months that Jinnan was unable to track Xu Zhiyuan's whereabouts.
After a satisfying meal and a few drinks, Li Hongfang led the way to a new destination. Jinnan had no opinion on what to do, and Lin Jiaze was not interested in anything except racing, so it was all the same. The destination was decided by Li Hongfang.
When they got off the bus, there was no sign at the entrance, but it looked like a beautiful Suzhou-style garden villa. Upon entering, they were greeted by several pretty girls. Jin Nan followed them inside until they were seated. The people Li Hongfang had invited to the party started arriving, and Jin Nan realized they were there to play bridge.
He had no interest in cards and had no intention of learning, so he just played randomly. After two rounds of playing, Lin Jiaze's luck was bad, so the two of them left the table early, carrying plates of fruit and heading to the patio to watch the fish.
The owner of the house has a pond of koi carps in it. Each koi carp is almost as long as a bench. They seem to be unable to swim and float leisurely among the lotus leaves.
"This house belonged to the He family before," Lin Jiaze said. "When it was built in the 1980s, the area around here was pretty remote. My brother wanted to buy it in the 2010s and asked for the price, and it was in the high nine figures."
"Does your brother like this kind of garden-style? I thought only old people liked it." Jinnan was peeling an orange when a pretty waitress passed by and brought him a small stool and fish food. He sat down to feed the fish, only pinching a little with his fingertips, fearing the fishy taste would be off-putting.
Lin Jiaze laughed at him: "You still say others are old. When you first came to Lido, you didn't play anything. We all called you Uncle Jin behind your back."
"Oh, I'm so impressive?" Jin Nan raised his eyes, his fox eyes like ripples in a clear pond under the dim light of the lantern.
But the person opposite him is Lin Jiaze, who is a car-homosexual and has no understanding of romance.
Lin Jiaze: "It's impressive. They say you are good at walking birds and watching flowers, and you can also write big characters."
"Then I really can't." Jinnan said.
Lin Jiaze also took some fish food from him and said as he fed the fish, "But your taste is quite old-fashioned. I read a joke before. In the old society, people like you could still find a servant or something, but now it's not possible. In the new society, this is not popular."
Jinnan smiled with his eyes curved, the last bit of fish food leaked from his fingertips, and the night dew slid across the lotus leaves, washing his fingertips clean.
"Jia Ze, will you be alienated from me because of this?"
"That depends on who you like," Lin Jiaze said. "If you like Li Hongfang, I'll castrate you."
Jinnan laughed: "Is it that serious?"
Lin Jiaze glanced into the room and whispered, "There have been so many people coming and going around him in recent years. God, he must have formed two football teams. Sometimes I even want to give him a bowl of lamb ribs to nourish him. Nannan, you are a good cabbage, we can't let the pig eat you."
Jinnan laughed when he heard this: "What's the connection? He's just looking for someone to paint for him, there's nothing else to it."
Lin Jiaze narrowed his eyes, clearly unconvinced: "How do you know? Didn't you see it on his waistband? If not, how can you speak up for him? Do you really like him?"
"No." Jinnan retorted, "I just can't bear to see you wrongly accuse a good person."
Jinnan knew this, probably because he had asked Li Hongfang to draw for him. Li Hongfang's studio was as clean as an operating room, with only a few traces of pencil dust on the drawing board.
As long as you enter Li Hongfang's studio, he won't let you talk. No matter how you strip, Li Hongfang will treat you like a piece of meat when he picks up the paintbrush.
After I finish the painting, we’ll either see each other tomorrow or never again.
Li Hongfang seems to be affectionate to everyone, but in fact, he is just considerate to others and has a special job.
After spending a long time with such a friend, Jin Nan has a high threshold for various intimate behaviors, and he will not be self-indulgent and think that Li Hongfang likes him.
They treated him well because those people were well-educated and had good character, and it had nothing to do with Jinnan.
Jin Nan's inertia caused another impact without his knowledge: Li Hongfang committed a sin and Xu Zhiyuan paid the price.
"You are also a genius." Lin Jiaze said.
The two chatted casually. After finishing a plate of fruit, a pair of hands suddenly rested on their shoulders and patted Lin Jiaze hard.
"Jia Ze, I have something to show you."
Behind him, Li Hongfang's smile was very bright, as if he had discovered something good.
Lin Jiaze was the first to become curious. Jinnan handed the empty plate to the waiter and then walked into the room. He saw a man standing a little awkwardly at the table, helping someone read the cards. He was wearing work clothes, which should be no different from those outside.
But that face is about 60% similar to Lin Jiayi.
Lin Jiaze was the first to be stunned. He was most familiar with Lin Jiayi's face. He had a good relationship with Lin Jiayi, but he didn't have a homosexual crush. His initial thought was amusement.
He immediately walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder in a familiar manner.
"What's your name and how old are you?"
"Chen...Chen Chen, your birthday will be 23 next month."
Lin Jiaze was stunned. He stopped shaking his shoulder and talking nonsense. He asked nervously, "Next month? What date?"
"March 15th, what happened?"
Lin Jiaze stopped laughing completely because this guy had the same birthday as him.
A ridiculous guess popped up in his mind. Lin Jiaze didn't even bother paying attention to Jin Nan, who had followed him to ask questions. He immediately grabbed Chen Chen's hand and said, "Brother, you have to promise me something. It's something that concerns our future."
Jinnan and Li Hong looked at each other. Jinnan had experienced something similar before, and his eyes widened for a moment.
No way.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Jinnan, the only one who didn't drink, drove the car with two young masters and a waiter to do a paternity test.
On the way, Lin Jiaze went home and asked his brother for a few strands of hair. Although Lin Jiayi was puzzled, he gave it to him without hesitation and specifically reminded him: "Don't use it for rituals."
Lin Jiaze actually responded: "Don't worry, I just found a wizard, and the ten-dollar wallet is effective."
Jinnan's understanding of the good relationship between the two brothers was refreshed.
Li Hongfang and Chen Chen were chatting on the way. The place they were going to today was called Wenlianju, and now it belonged to the Zheng family, who were in the real estate business.
The Zheng family has had a hard time in recent years. They have given up a lot of the good land they acquired in the early years. This Su-style garden villa that even the Lin family couldn't buy has also been used by them as a high-end club.
Chen Chen is a waiter there. However, being a waiter at Wenlianju is not an easy job. One needs to know three languages and speak Lido dialect.
The requirements are not low, and the salary of waiters is relatively high. The pretty faces that Jinnan met today all earn a monthly salary of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, not counting commissions separately.
Chen Chen's academic qualifications were actually better than that of Young Master Lin Jiaze. Lin Jiaze had some financial support from his family, but Chen Chen had earned everything on his own.
Lin Jiaze couldn't help but ask a lot about Chen Chen's family affairs. Chen Chen knew that the people around him were all young masters, so he didn't dare to offend any of them. He sat obediently in the back seat and answered all the questions.
The more Lin Jiaze asked, the more frustrated he became. What? From childhood to adulthood, other people's children have always been like his brother.
He felt sad and thought of Jin Nan, who was accepted into the Jin family and became his classmate many years ago.
Arriving at the location, Li Hongfang, who had been watching the excitement, was deeply disappointed. The three young masters were so excited that they had forgotten that the appraisal institute was not a hospital and that the laboratory had closed long ago. Chen Chen looked at the sign that read "Forensic Appraisal" and suddenly understood what they were going to do.
"You...you, you suspect that I am..."
I even stuttered when I spoke.
"Hush, don't be too happy." Li Hongfang pointed at Jinnan, "This young master did six paternity tests before returning home."
Lin Jiaze opened the car door and sat down, grabbing his hair. "I was wondering, my brother is proficient in all subjects, but why do I fail every day?"
Chen Chen didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only pat his shoulder. Lin Jiaze suddenly raised his head, his expression serious: "Have you ever failed a course?"
Chen Chen shook his head: "What do you mean by failing a course?"
Li Hongfang laughed out loud, and Lin Jiaze wanted to open the window and jump out of the car.
Jinnan Diao turned on the Bluetooth and played a song called "Zhang San's Song". Just as he was about to start the car to go home, he heard a sharp brake sound.
Under the street lights at night, a car drove into the auxiliary road from behind them, slowed down rapidly, and blocked the Jinnan car at a 45-degree angle.
Lin Jiaze, who was most familiar with cars, opened the window and looked out: "Maybach. Nannan, your brother is here."
Under the streetlights, a man dressed in complete darkness got out of the car, walked around the bright headlights that illuminated the dust, and stood in front of the Jinnan car.
Those deep eyes met Jinnan's gaze, and the man opened his lips and said only two words: "Get out of the car."
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