Chapter 56
Jing Jianchen didn't care about that. He grabbed Ye Lingchen's hand and walked out the door. Ye Zhendong was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot, "Ye Lingchen, Ye Lingchen, come back here!"
Ye Lingchen followed his tutor without even looking back. Just come back if you call me. This makes me lose face.
Jing Jianchen stuffed the person into the car, his heart still beating wildly. Ye Lingchen, sitting in the passenger seat, felt the low pressure around him and didn't dare to speak. He quietly stretched out his finger and pulled Jing Jianchen's sleeve, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Jing Jianchen took two deep breaths before calming down, "Ye Lingchen, please don't scare me like this anymore."
"I know, I didn't mean it. I just wanted to go out and buy a gift for Lu Xiaojin." Seeing Jing Jianchen's bad face, Ye Lingchen didn't dare to talk back and honestly admitted his mistake.
"Did Ye Zhendong lock you up?"
Ye Lingchen nodded.
Jing Jianchen couldn't help but clench his hands on the steering wheel. His talent had been out of his sight for less than a day, and he was forced to jump off the building by the Ye family. He would not let the Ye family go.
Jing Jianchen calmed down and took Ye Lingchen away. Seeing that his tutor's expression had finally calmed down, Ye Lingchen started chattering again, "Tutor, I want to buy a gift for Lu Xiaojin. I have money! Ten million, isn't that a lot!"
Ye Lingchen was quite proud of his wealth, and his beaming expression brightened Jing Jianchen's mood. However, he remembered that the salary he and Qin Jinyan had agreed on was eight million. He had a bad feeling, "Wasn't it eight million? Where did the remaining two million come from?"
"It was given to me by my royal brother. It's really Qin Jinyan. You, Taifu, have seen him too." Ye Lingchen's tone was filled with joy.
"Of course I remember." Jing Jianchen didn't show it on his face, but he wanted to beat Qin Jinyan up in his heart. He had told Qin Jinyan not to contact Ye Lingchen a long time ago, but now the two of them were tied to the same rope.
"I finally found my brother, Grand Tutor. When we are free, we can go and play with him. He seems to be very rich in this era. What belongs to him is mine~"
Jing Jianchen's lips curled up into a smile, "Yes, Jinyan is his only brother, so his things are yours. Aren't you going to buy a gift for Lu Yijin? I'll take you somewhere."
Jing Jianchen was calculating in his mind that it was not easy to be his man's brother, and if he wanted to be one, how could a mere two million be enough?
Jing Jianchen immediately changed direction and headed towards Qin Jinyan's ancestral home. On the way, he did not forget to send a message to Qin Jinyan to ask someone to come and pick him up.
Qin Jinyan, who received the news from Jing Jianchen, knew that the visitor had no good intentions, but for the sake of his little crybaby, he had no choice but to postpone the meeting and rush to the ancestral home.
Jing Jianchen was a regular customer here. When the two of them arrived, it was dinner time. Jing Jianchen and his men sat in the living room as if they were familiar with the place.
The housekeeper respectfully served tea to the two of them, "Our President Qin hasn't returned yet."
"I'll be back soon, Uncle Liu. I remember Jinyan still has some Wuyishan Dahongpao here. Take it out and make some." Jing Jianchen ordered bluntly.
The corner of the housekeeper's mouth twitched. That was what his boss, Mr. Qin, bought for the old man. If the old man knew that his Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao had been drunk by someone after returning from his trip, he would be heartbroken. But since the guest had asked for it, he couldn't refuse. So Uncle Liu had to go and get the valuable tea.
Ye Lingchen looked around like a little hamster since he came in. The Qin family's ancestral home was very simple and simple, using Chinese-style architecture. Ye Lingchen glanced around the room and saw many priceless antiques, calligraphy and paintings. The chair under his butt was also made of rosewood. Ye Lingchen nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his royal brother was really rich.
Ye Lingchen stared for a long time before reacting, "Grandmaster, weren't we going to buy a gift for Lu Xiaojin? Why are we going to my brother's house?"
"No need to buy, your brother's family has plenty of gifts. Ask your brother to take you to choose later." Jing Jianchen emphasized the word "brother".
Ye Lingchen thought about it and realized that how could the things he bought be as good as his royal brother's things? When he was in the palace, he just took things from his royal brother's warehouse.
When Qin Jinyan came back, Jing Jianchen was leisurely drinking tea with his friends. Qin Jinyan could smell the fragrance of tea from a distance. He laughed and cursed in his heart. That was the Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao he bought. He only got a small handful, but these two people were not polite at all when drinking it.
When Ye Lingchen heard the footsteps, he looked up and saw a tall man in a suit walking towards him. His eyes lit up and he called out "Royal Brother". The cheerful tone made Jing Jianchen feel that the tea in his hand instantly lost its fragrance.
Qin Jinyan nodded slightly in response. The younger generations in the family were afraid of him, and Qin Jinyan tried hard to play the role of a loving brother. Although their first meeting was not very pleasant, Qin Jinyan always felt that he had an inexplicable liking for Ye Lingchen.
"Xiaochen, have you had dinner yet? Let's go eat together." Qin Jinyan took Ye Lingchen and sat at the dining table. Qin Jinyan eagerly picked up some food for the person next to him. "Come stay at my brother's house more often in the future. You can bring your friends over to play."
Qin Jinyan almost asked directly if he could ask the little crybaby to come out. If the little crybaby came out, the two of them could stay here as long as they liked.
"Thank you, my royal brother!"
"Don't be polite, eat more dishes. Next time you come, just tell Uncle Liu what you want to eat."
Jing Jianchen coughed lightly. He didn't know who Qin Jinyan was. They'd grown up together, brothers, so how could he not understand him? Qin Jinyan was a successful businessman, always motivated by his own agenda. He was being so attentive to Ye Lingchen, hoping he'd get him to arrange a date for him.
"After dinner, take Ling Chen to your warehouse to pick out some things." Jing Jianchen said.
"Okay, Xiaochen, just take whatever you like." Qin Jinyan knew that this guy came here for no good reason. He was bringing people here to get a gift. There were many things collected by his ancestors in the warehouse of the Qin family's ancestral home, and some warehouses contained gifts sent by many people. Ye Lingchen could just pick whatever he wanted from them.
Jing Jianchen seemed to see through his thoughts and said, "By the way, bring a copy to Lu Yijin."
Qin Jinyan became formal when he heard Lu Yijin's name. Jing Jianchen was an old fox, and he knew that the fact that he pretended to be Ye Lingchen's royal brother would not be so easily exposed. Qin Jinyan, who originally planned to let Ye Lingchen go to the warehouse to pick things for gifts, immediately changed his mind. Since the little crybaby had a share, he would open the warehouse where the Qin family kept their collections.
The two old foxes were confronting each other, but Ye Lingchen didn't notice at all that the food cooked by his royal brother's family was much more delicious than that cooked by his cheap father's family.
The two of them even competed to feed Ye Lingchen, and the plate in front of Ye Lingchen was never empty. When Ye Lingchen was full and went to eat fruit on the sofa, the two of them put down their chopsticks together.
Jing Jianchen looked at the person opposite him with a bad look in his eyes, "Didn't I tell you not to have any ideas about Ye Lingchen?"
"Aren't you also planning to take advantage of Ye Lingchen? If one day Ye Lingchen finds out that you, the fake Taifu, or I, the fake royal brother, which consequence will be more serious?" Qin Jinyan, who was always used to being in a superior position, stared at the other party sharply.
The two had been brothers for more than ten years, and this was the first time they had a disagreement and their faces turned red. Jing Jianchen felt much calmer.
Just as the two of them were arguing, Ye Lingchen said, "Royal brother, Grand Tutor, have you two had a good meal? I still want to go pick out a gift for Lu Xiaojin."
Qin Jinyan stood up gracefully, "Royal brother is here."
This provocative look made the pressure around Jing Jianchen even lower.
Having achieved his goal, Qin Jinyan took Ye Lingchen to the storehouse of the Qin family's ancestral home, and said, "Xiaochen, take whatever you like."
Ye Lingchen strolled around carefully. There were vases, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, and gold products in all kinds of things. Although it was not much smaller than the warehouse of his royal brother in his previous life, there were still quite a lot of things inside.
If Qin Jinyan heard what he said, he would probably vomit blood. The Qin family is also a top wealthy family in City A. The items here are the collections of several generations of the Qin family. Any item taken out is worth tens of millions, and many are even impossible to estimate.
Ye Lingchen took out an imperial green bracelet, which felt particularly comfortable in his hand. "Brother, I want this."
"good."
Qin Jinyan also took out a brocade box and handed it over. Inside was a gift from the old man when he turned eighteen. "This is for the little cry... Lu Yijin."
Ye Lingchen opened it and took a look. It was a small pendant with a dragon pattern carved from an imperial green jadeite. The dragon coiled on the jade was carved vividly and exuded a fierce aura.
"Royal brother, this isn't very suitable for Lu Xiaojin, is it? Do you have any other cute little animals?"
"This is the only piece of the best quality jadeite left." Qin Jinyan placed the box in Ye Lingchen's hand. "This is it."
"Okay."
Ye Lingchen was hesitating at Qin Jinyan's house and refused to move. He wanted to live with his royal brother and didn't want to live with his tutor at all.
Jing Jianchen just accompanied him, sitting by the coffee table and drinking cup after cup of Qin Jinyan's top-grade tea. Qin Jinyan stood silently by as if watching a good show. Seeing that Jing Jianchen was only holding the title of boyfriend in front of the public and was actually not much better than himself, Qin Jinyan immediately felt a lot more balanced.
"Ling Chen, let's go." Jing Jianchen put down the teacup in his hand.
Ye Lingchen was startled when he was called out, "I want to stay at my brother's place today."
"Xiaochen wants to..."
Before Qin Jinyan could finish her words, Jing Jianchen interrupted her, "The old man from the Qin family will be back in a few days. Do you want to live with them?"
"Achen is right. Xiaochen, stay at Achen's house for a few days. I'll pick you up in two days."
Ye Lingchen reluctantly followed Jing Jianchen away. Qin Jinyan escorted him out and said, "Xiaochen, don't forget to give Lu Xiaojin a gift."
"I understand, my royal brother."
"Remember to call me brother in front of outsiders from now on?"
"I know, I know, my royal brother, you are still as nagging as before."
Jing Jianchen brought his people directly to his mansion in the city center. Ye Lingchen exclaimed wow as soon as he came in. He looked at Jing Jianchen with sympathy. He didn't expect that his tutor didn't seem to be living well in this era.
Jing Jianchen, who successfully received the signal from the other side, twitched his lips. In the center of A city where every inch of land is valuable, his riverside flat of more than 300 square meters is just a small word in Ye Lingchen's eyes?
"There's a manor on the outskirts of the city. If you want to have some fun, I'll take you there."
"oh."
Ever since Jing Jianchen came back in the morning, he had been thinking about how to get someone to live with him. The room for Ye Lingchen had been prepared long ago. It was right next to the master bedroom, with excellent lighting. Outside the window, one could see the river view and the landmark buildings of City A.
If Jing Jianchen hadn't worried about Ye Lingchen not understanding yet, he would have wanted to drag him to his bedroom.
Jing Jianchen coughed lightly to dispel the images in his mind, "Go to bed early. If you need anything, call me. I'll be next door to you."
"I understand, Master. I'm not a three-year-old child anymore."
Jing Jianchen watched the person return to the room before he felt relieved. Thinking of the scene of Ye Lingchen jumping out of the window today, Jing Jianchen was still in shock. How dare the Ye family!
Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the Ye family, a wet head popped out of the door, "Master, do you have any clothes to lend me?"
The boy, who had just finished a shower, had a flushed face. Water droplets on his hair rolled down his collarbone. Jing Jianchen's Adam's apple rolled unconsciously. He said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, wait a moment."
Jing Jianchen went to his room and got a set of his own pajamas. "Sorry, I forgot to buy you pajamas. Wear mine first."
The boy stretched out a white and tender hand to take the pajamas. After a while, the boy in sapphire blue silk pajamas appeared. The clothes on the boy looked like a child stealing adult clothes. The sapphire blue pajamas made the boy's skin look even whiter.
Jing Jianchen's lips curled up slightly. He remembered that the boy had worn his pajamas before, but that set was new and this set was the one he had worn.
Seeing Jing Jianchen looking at him, Ye Lingchen tugged at his pajamas a little embarrassedly. The pajamas were stained with the cold fragrance of Jing Jianchen. When he wore them, it was as if Jing Jianchen was holding him in his arms. When he thought that the tutor actually liked him, a rare blush crossed Ye Lingchen's face.
"Master, remember to buy me pajamas tomorrow. They're too big."
"Okay." Jing Jianchen was the only one who knew his own thoughts. He had his assistant prepare Ye Lingchen's daily necessities, from clothes to socks. It was only because Ye Lingchen hadn't opened the closet that he hadn't noticed. Don't ask. If you do, just say he forgot.
Ye Lingchen sat cross-legged on the sofa, watching a martial arts drama he had been following recently. The small water droplets on his hair that had not been wiped dry quietly fell on his pajamas, creating a dark color. Jing Jianchen's eyes also became deep.
He stood up and took a towel, "Dry your hair, it's easy to catch a cold."
Ye Lingchen was watching the movie with great interest, and he hummed twice without taking his eyes off the screen. Jing Jianchen glanced at the screen and recognized the actor in it. He was a popular young actor named Zhao Zeyu. He was wearing a black costume and standing on a bamboo raft on the water. He looked particularly elegant and handsome.
Jing Jianchen picked up the towel and carefully wiped the boy's hair, "Let me blow dry your hair."
"No, don't be too noisy. It disturbs me from watching TV."
"Spoiled." Jing Jianchen also indulged him and took a few dry towels to wipe the boy's hair bit by bit. His eyes fell on the boy's neck and white earlobes. His fingers moved slightly and stopped when they were about to touch.
"Okay, go back and rest early after watching."
"I know, I know." Ye Lingchen responded perfunctorily. Why was his tutor so nagging today?
Jing Jianchen returned to his room. The image of the boy calling his name flashed through his mind. The cold shower water took a long time to calm him down.
Ye Lingchen, who had been watching TV dramas until midnight, successfully stayed in bed the next day. When he came out with frizzy hair, Jing Jianchen had already come out with breakfast, "Come and eat."
Ye Lingchen yawned, tears welling up in his eyes. A warm feeling flashed through Jing Jianchen's heart, and the proud little hedgehog would only show his soft belly in front of him.
"I'm going to the crew soon. I've accepted a guest role. Do you want to come with me?"
Ye Lingchen was so sleepy that he almost dropped his head into the bowl. "No, no, I'm going to go play with Lu Xiaojin later."
"I'll ask the driver to take you there." Jing Jianchen felt itchy when he saw the standing up aho-hair, so he reached out and touched Ye Lingchen's head.
Ye Lingchen looked at him in confusion. Jing Jianchen coughed softly, "Your hair is messy."
"oh."
"Don't run around when you go out. Let the driver follow you." Jing Jianchen was still a little worried about Ye Lingchen going out alone.
Ye Lingchen, who was still sleepy, nodded obediently. This rare well-behaved look made Jing Jianchen feel soft in his heart.
Jing Jianchen and Ye Lingchen went out together. He first sent Ye Lingchen to the car and said, "Call me if you have anything."
It was the first time that the bodyguard and driver in the cab saw their boss so nervous. He was just out having fun, but he acted like he was sending a kid to school on the first day.
The driver arrived at the address in less than an hour. He glanced back through the rearview mirror and saw that the boy in the back seat had fallen asleep against the window. He was so handsome. No wonder their boss's old house caught fire.
The driver got out of the car and knocked on the window gently, "Mr. Ye, he fell down."
Ye Lingchen finally woke up slowly. He stretched as soon as he got out of the car. In front of him was a small villa that looked a bit old. Various flowers were blooming in the small yard, and there was an aunt watering the flowers in the yard.
The bodyguard rang the doorbell wisely. The moment the aunt saw the person standing at the door, her expression turned cold. She asked in a somewhat unfriendly tone, "Who are you looking for?"
"Excuse me, is this Lu Yijin's house?"
"No, I found the wrong one." After saying that, the aunt turned off the water valve and went into the house without even collecting the water pipe on the ground.
Before Ye Lingchen could even open his mouth, the bodyguard immediately said, "Mr. Ye, this is the address." Please don't underestimate his professional abilities as a bodyguard; could he possibly have found the wrong place?!
Ye Lingchen also felt something was wrong. The expression on the woman's face was obviously different when she saw him coming. He still didn't believe that there was no trick here.
He took out his cell phone and called Lu Yijin. The phone rang several times but no one answered. He called several more times but no one answered. Ye Lingchen's face turned cold. Lu Xiaojin would not ignore his call. It must be related to the woman just now.
"Lu Xiaojin! Lu Xiaojin!" Ye Lingchen shouted at the door, and the aunt passing by looked back frequently.
Ye Lingchen called out to the woman a few times before she stormed out, "I told you I've got the wrong door. If you keep making a fuss, call security."
"This is my friend's house. If you say it's not his, then it's not his. Since you don't know him, then you are not... a thief!" Ye Lingchen said in shock.
The woman's face turned green.
"Oh, I guessed it right! Someone, come here! There's a thief!" Ye Lingchen shouted, and an old lady who lived next door also stuck her head out from the second floor to watch the commotion. "Where's the thief?"
Mother Lu was embarrassed, so she turned around and went back into the house, ignoring him and waiting to see what he could do.
Ye Lingchen was making such a commotion downstairs that Lu Yijin, who was locked in the room, also heard it. He opened the window and saw the person standing at the door, "Ye Chenchen!"
Ye Lingchen saw Lu Yijin and smiled broadly at him, "Lu Xiaojin, your servant won't let me in. Come down and pick me up."
Hearing that she had become a servant, Mother Lu in the room almost vomited blood.
Lu Yijin upstairs gave a wry smile, "That's my mother."
"Your mother? Your mother is quite fierce." The delicate little prince raised his head for a while and then felt tired. "Lu Xiaojin, come down quickly. I brought you a gift."
"My mother locked me up." Lu Yijin said as tears fell uncontrollably.
Ye Lingchen exploded when he heard this. His adoptive father locked himself up, and Lu Xiaojin was also locked up by that vicious woman. His Lu Xiaojin was so well-behaved, so there was no doubt that it must be that woman's fault.
Ye Lingchen's men wanted to smash the doorbell, "Come out, come out!"
Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Ye Lingchen slammed the iron gate outside. Mother Lu's heart almost jumped out of her chest when she heard it. She recognized Ye Lingchen as soon as she saw him. He was the boy who was arm in arm with her Xiaojin on the variety show. Her Xiaojin seemed to like this boy.
Her son has always been well-behaved, but he dared to talk back after secretly participating in a variety show. It must be that Ye Lingchen outside who brought him here!
Ye Lingchen was making a lot of noise outside, and many residents around him stuck their heads out of their homes to watch.
The bodyguard gave him advice, "Mr. Ye, we can call the police. It's illegal detention."
"Open the door, or I'll call the police! Everyone, come and see, someone is being illegally imprisoned!"
As Ye Lingchen said this, more and more people gathered around him, and many of them asked, "What's wrong with Mrs. Lu?"
Lu's mother, who was hiding in the house, secretly looked out through the peephole. Seeing the group of people gathered at the door, she didn't dare to come out anymore. She was embarrassed by the guy named Ye Lingchen outside. She quickly took out her cell phone and called Lu's father who was working at the company.
"Look, this mother actually locked her son in the house and wouldn't let him out." Ye Lingchen stood at the door and shouted loudly. He didn't believe that he couldn't get the boy out today.
There was a lot of discussion around, "What happened to Xiaojin, this child is so well behaved?"
"I seemed to hear the Lu family quarreling yesterday."
"How is that possible? Xiao Jin has been so well behaved since he was a child, how could he possibly quarrel with his parents?"
As more and more people gathered around, the security guard had no choice but to come out and knock on the Lu family's door, "Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Lu."
Mother Lu had no choice but to come out with an awkward smile on her face. "It's just a quarrel between children, and it's a joke for everyone to watch."
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