Don't want to escape
Jin Nan worked overtime that evening. When he came downstairs, he found that Xu Zhiyuan hadn't waited for him. The bouquet of flowers he had sent was lying on the floor outside the office door, and the handwritten card showed signs of having been flipped through.
The florist might be a genius, as the card he wrote was incredibly cheesy. Jinnan was very satisfied.
It wasn't hard to guess where Xu Zhiyuan was going. Jinnan drove himself back to Yunting first, then at worst, went to Haining and Xuanshan to look for him that night. He was fully prepared for Xu Zhiyuan's anger, so he could handle it more calmly.
Xu Zhiyuan most likely won't quarrel with him, a cold war is inevitable. Last time they had such a simple quarrel that it lasted for a week. How long will Xu Zhiyuan avoid him this time?
It doesn't matter, it just gives him time to solve the problem.
He called Li Hongfang in the car, and the call was met with a barrage of teasing. For cooperating with Jin Shao, Li Hongfang also suffered the consequences, having his family in North America call him over ten times a day to question him.
Fortunately, he was not "outed" and his reputation was known to both men and women.
Of course, I was also scolded to death.
Li Hongfang said with a smile: "Master, I have ruined my reputation because of you, you have to compensate me with something good."
Jin Nan also smiled: "I helped you become famous. You have a lot of orders recently, right?"
"Don't mention it. A lot of people are asking me to pay tribute to Titanic." Li Hongfang scoffed. "Am I that kind of person?"
"It's hard to say no." Jinnan replied.
"Go to hell." Li Hongfang scolded with a smile, "By the way, Jiaze is back home, did you know?"
Lin Jiaze returned to the Lin family after Mr. Lin's birthday banquet. Everything was as normal as before, as if Chen Chen had never appeared. There were some differences from before. He no longer drove fast and rarely went drinking with Li Hongfang.
It feels like I have grown many years older.
Mao Lin didn't need him to take charge, so Lin Jiaze just took care of his small company's business. A few days ago, he even made an appointment with Li Hongfang to go to Bali in the summer.
As for why they didn't invite Jinnan, they both knew that Jinnan was now the legitimate heir and couldn't leave.
After a few words of small talk, a voice came from Li Hongfang's end, and he hung up the phone first. He didn't mention the painting or Xu Zhiyuan.
Jinnan didn't quite understand how this atmosphere of kings not meeting each other came about between the two of them. After all, there was no need to be close, so he just followed Li Hongfang.
We still need to coax Xu Zhiyuan.
Jinnan was very satisfied with this matter. Xu Zhiyuan was still the noble young man with a good reputation and resume, and he was not affected by him at all.
He was a playboy, and his bad reputation had been there for a long time. When Jin Licheng was still around, many people said that President Jin was giving all his wealth to outsiders. It was not nice to hear that, but the meaning behind it was to flatter Xu Zhiyuan, and Jin Nan was very happy to hear it.
He didn't care what people outside said, nor did he care how angry Geng Guangsong was after he learned the news. He only had one question: What did Xu Zhiyuan think?
We'll know the answer soon.
When the car arrived at Yunting, it was raining heavily. When he opened the car door, some water dripped onto Jinnan. He closed the door and found a man leaning against the door next to him, smoking. The ashtray in his hand was almost full.
It seemed that he had just gotten off the car. The man was holding a lighter and looking at him with a serious look.
Jinnan took a deep breath and closed the car door.
"Zhiyuan."
Xu Zhiyuan responded without saying anything more, just staring quietly.
Jinnan never thought that Xu Zhiyuan, whom he thought would avoid the cold treatment again, was actually waiting for him here. He was a little at a loss for a moment.
Xu Zhiyuan walked closer to him, cigarette still in his mouth, his breathing hotter than ever.
"Jinnan." Xu Zhiyuan finally spoke.
He rarely addressed Jin Nan by his full name, usually calling him Xiao Nan, or occasionally calling him Jin Zong in a sarcastic tone. Jin Nan could hear the suppressed anger in his tone, which made her even more excited.
It was fine if Xu Zhiyuan didn't speak or confess. Jinnan would always force out the answer he wanted, even if it was in a way that Xu Zhiyuan didn't want.
Will Xu Zhiyuan hate him for this? Jin Nan doesn't think so.
From the moment Xu Zhiyuan picked up the eavesdropper himself, Jinnan felt that perhaps they were a match made in heaven.
Xu Zhiyuan held the cigarette between his fingers and took a deep breath: "I ask questions and you answer them."
No misunderstandings, no estrangements.
The silent rule belonging to Xu Zhiyuan was broken again. This time, he wanted an answer that he had been caring about for a long time but had never gotten.
Beyond the identity of an older brother, it is the jealousy of a lover and the hidden pain of Xu Zhiyuan.
"Okay." Jinnan agreed.
He was shivering for some reason. Summer was almost here, but the air was still damp and stuffy after a heavy rain.
Jinnan felt like he was suffocating. Before Xu Zhiyuan asked his first question, he hesitated, tested the waters, and finally spoke: "If my answer doesn't satisfy you, you'll leave. Right?"
Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiyuan pinched his ears and pressed their foreheads together.
"No." Xu Zhiyuan said, "I don't want to lie to myself anymore."
These words made Jinnan's eyes suddenly sore.
The unasked questions or answers are no longer important, Xu Zhiyuan's attitude is already clear.
He doesn't want to escape anymore.
"Ask."
Jinnan made up his mind that no matter what the question was, as long as Xu Zhiyuan asked, he would tell the truth.
He didn't want to lie to himself anymore.
Xu Zhiyuan put one arm around his waist and opened the car door. As the world spun around, Jin Nan was dragged into the car, leaving him with nowhere to hide.
The small space magnified the breathing and pulse. The scene was very familiar. Jin Nan sat on Xu Zhiyuan, as if he was immersed in a furnace, stewing and suffering.
As his sweat dripped onto Xu Zhiyuan's cheek, this torturous, silent gentleman finally spoke.
"First question," Xu Zhiyuan said, "Do you like Li Hongfang? Like a lover."
Jinnan simply shook his head. In his opinion, this was not a problem at all.
But Xu Zhiyuan cared. When he heard this answer, his eyes softened obviously.
He hugged Jinnan tightly, holding onto his only comfort, and continued to ask the second question: "Then you made such a big fuss, do you not want to get married? Or do you not want Geng Guangsong to control you?"
"It's all just a small matter." Jin Nan buried himself in his arms, motionless, breathing slowly, "Can't you guess?"
Xu Zhiyuan asked knowingly, "Guess what?"
Jin Nan didn't answer, his hands gently stroking Xu Zhiyuan's hair. The past, the mystery, all these feelings simmered in his heart. Should he choose to conceal it like Xu Zhiyuan did? Should he also choose silence, and gamble on the possibility that Xu Zhiyuan loved him?
This is his right, tit for tat, Xu Zhiyuan should allow it.
But he had suffered so much. He was poor in both money and love. Ding Ding Dang Dang occupied more than half of his life so far. He couldn't bear to let Xu Zhiyuan become like him.
Jin Nan chose to bow his head, not because he was submissive, but because he thought he loved more.
"You said before that we were lovers...reserves." Jin Nan whispered, "How can lovers marry someone else, right?"
Xu Zhiyuan also whispered, so close that a kiss could happen at any time: "Then why don't you come to me?"
"I'm a small shrimp, and you're a big star at Lido." Jin Nan kissed her lightly, "Do you want paparazzi to chase you and take pictures of you kissing?"
Xu Zhiyuan held him down and pressed harder, just like the spring rain after May, which should be heavy and there is no reason for it to be light and fluffy.
"Okay." Xu Zhiyuan said.
Jinnan almost thought he had heard it wrong.
Xu Zhiyuan added, "I wish everyone knew."
There is no need to say any more hypocritical words about protection and accommodation. Xu Zhiyuan recognizes his heart and chooses to be honest.
Jin Nan was stunned for a moment, then kissed him harder. Xu Zhiyuan caught him without struggling.
"Second question." Xu Zhiyuan said almost touching his lips, "How much of the copied file has been decoded?"
Jin Nan froze in the middle of the kiss. He was stunned for a long time before he uttered a syllable: "You...you know everything?"
Xu Zhiyuan smiled but didn't answer. Jinnan finally came to his senses. Why would Xu Zhiyuan leave such an important document on the desk, with a name that Jinnan would definitely click on?
There is only one explanation, these are what Xu Zhiyuan wants him to know.
Those thoughts that were as heavy as a mountain that fell on Jinnan were now blown away like sand.
"You..." Jin Nan was speechless, almost forgetting to breathe. He knew better than anyone that everything Xu Zhiyuan said and did represented his complete opening of his heart to Jin Nan, a sign of acceptance.
Never.
Xu Zhiyuan stroked his hair gently, his hands were strong but his movements were gentle.
"I've concealed some things because I can only tell you my speculations. I don't have a definitive conclusion myself. Xiaonan, do you want to know my secret?" Xu Zhiyuan said, "If you do, I'll tell you everything I know."
Jinnan was almost choking with sobs, unable to make a sound, and her hands that were grabbing Xu Zhiyuan's clothes did not let go for a long time.
He sniffed and asked, "Did Daddy really do something bad?"
Xu Zhiyuan shook his head: "I don't know either."
"Will I go to jail?" Jin Nan asked again.
"No." Xu Zhiyuan put his nose close to his, not quite coaxing him, but his tone was very gentle, "Even in the worst case scenario, I can take you away."
"Where are you going?" Jinnan leaned against him, his eyes actually unable to see clearly.
"Liancheng, I bought your little house. All your things are still here. Manchester is also fine. You like the heavy snow there." Xu Zhiyuan said, "Xiaonan, are you afraid of hardship?"
"Don't be afraid." Jinnan said without hesitation.
Xu Zhiyuan lowered his eyes, his tone full of tenderness: "Then we have an appointment."
Jinnan's nose was sore and his eyes were hot, and he tried hard to hold back his tears.
He was clearly not a person with shallow eyes. Even when life was so difficult and he and Xu Zhiyuan had so many misunderstandings, he never shed a tear. He always smiled, pretending to be happy.
But as soon as Xu Zhiyuan treated him well, Jinnan forgot all about being strong.
In the past, he thought it was due to excessive self-esteem, jealousy, and all kinds of bad things about him.
It turns out that for people who are not used to being loved, tears are as thin as paper.
"It's an appointment." Jinnan said, "I trust you, you can't lie to me."
Jin Nan only then realized that Xu Zhiyuan could be gentle. He kissed away his falling tears bit by bit, and when Jin Nan lowered his head, he silently leaned in, comforting him with just his breath.
It seemed that the coldness and brutality he showed in front of Jinnan were all illusions, and he had always been such a gentleman.
Jin Nan couldn't fathom it, couldn't see it clearly, and he probably really wasn't very smart. Yu Aiyidao was especially clumsy.
"I ask questions and you answer them." He pinched Xu Zhiyuan's chin, his tone was not serious enough and his expression was not solemn either.
But Xu Zhiyuan knew that he was serious, as serious as taking an oath to the witness.
"Speaking."
"Do you love me?" Jinnan asked. "No fancy talk."
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