Chapter 81 Past Life Anxiety
"Sorry, I have something to do that night. Let's go next time if we have the chance."
After Qi Yan hung up the phone, he packed up everything at home before going out.
Today is a holiday, and Brother Xu took into consideration that everyone has been working hard for a long time, so he decided to close the business for a few days to let everyone rest and have a meal together to relax.
When Qi Yan arrived, he heard them discussing how stingy Brother Xu was, as the originally agreed upon table was not booked in the end. After hearing this, Brother Xu said, "What can I do? That restaurant is booked. No matter how rich you are, you can't make a reservation. You can only change to another one. If you keep complaining about me being stingy, I'll take you out to starve."
"Hey, I didn't say you were stingy, I just lamented that it was hard to get a seat today."
"After all, Xingyue Bay is going to set off fireworks again, and all the good spots nearby have been taken."
"Yes, I heard that many stores have raised their prices tonight, and it is very difficult to make reservations."
"It seems we can only watch outside, but it's very cold in the night wind."
Hearing everyone talking at once, a young man sitting in the band caught Qi Yan's attention. He looked at him, smiled slightly, and said nothing.
"That's the new bassist picked up by the lead singer of their band. I think his name is Youyi." Xu Langlang saw him take a second look and said to Qi Yan, "Didn't you see them singing and dancing on the stage before? After removing their makeup, they looked like fresh kids. I don't know why they dressed up like that."
"Oh, I see." Qi Yan smiled and said nothing. He and You Yi pretended not to know each other. When Jiang Yuqing came over to play, he obviously noticed the young master of the Shen family and reminded him in a low voice.
"No wonder I heard some rumors recently. I heard that he ran away from home..." Jiang Yuqing whispered, "Then we have to pretend better, so that he won't see through us. This kid from the Shen family is very smart."
Qi Yan nodded. Jiang Yuqing had been in the bar for some time before and spent money quite generously. He was also friends with Qi Yan, so the people in the bar were quite familiar with him. When he appeared again, he said very cheerfully that he and Qi Yan were in a romantic relationship, which shocked everyone else. Even You Yi looked at them several times.
Qi Yan showed no surprise and seemed to be acting as a caring boyfriend, but in fact he was concerned about the health of the pregnant man. Youyi drank the milk handed to him by the lead singer, and listened to him telling children not to drink alcohol, but he was a little absent-minded.
He didn't know much about the Jiang family's situation, mostly from what he heard from other family members. He knew that Shen Xiliu scoffed at the fact that Jiang Yuqing had a lover, but was it really false?
An alpha is so attentive and gentle to an omega, he even knows what he likes to eat, and he picks food for him and blocks wine for him. Is there really nothing wrong with him?
Youyou doesn't believe it.
By the time everyone finished dinner and it was almost time for the fireworks, Xingyue Bay was already crowded with people. As they passed by, You Yi even noticed that Qi Yan's attention was on Jiang Yuqing, always paying attention to whether Jiang Yuqing was bumped by anyone, and he even stretched out his hand to protect him...
Tsk, You Yi secretly took a photo and wanted to send it to Shen Xiliu, but the photo looked a little misplaced, as if Qi Yan was hugging Jiang Yuqing. When he was about to quit and reshoot——
"What are you doing?"
The lead singer's voice suddenly rang in his ears. Youyi's hand trembled and he pressed send.
He subconsciously put away his phone so that the other party wouldn't see him secretly taking photos of others: "Nothing, the fireworks are so noisy."
Just then, with a loud "bang", huge and gorgeous fireworks exploded in the air, like a rain of light, so beautiful and dreamy, dyeing the dark night sky into a beautiful and stunning picture.
"What? What did you say?" The lead singer didn't hear You Yi talking, so he put his ear closer.
"It's okay!" Youyi shouted at the top of his voice. The fireworks kept popping, it was really noisy. It took him a long time to find an opportunity to withdraw the photo, but he had missed the withdrawal time and could only add that it was misplaced.
But there is no difference between explaining and not explaining, after all, Qi Yan and Jiang Yuqing are indeed lovers.
You Yi put away his phone, not knowing what Shen Xiliu was thinking. He should give up. After all, he is such a proud person that he would never do anything to steal someone else's boyfriend.
“…”
The sound of fireworks rang out outside, but Shen Xiliu seemed not to hear it. He sat in the best position to watch the fireworks, staring at the phone on the dining table, looking at the photo, motionless.
The restaurant was dead silent. The waiter made no sound. The only sound was the clamor coming from outside.
Jealousy was roaring wildly in his body, and his heart felt as if it had been hit by a huge hammer, causing him to tremble with pain. Shen Xiliu bit his lower lip so hard that he could already taste the blood, and his nails dug deeply into his palm.
He wanted to rush over to question him right now, but he couldn't move, with his legs nailed to the ground.
So, is this what Qi Yan is talking about?
Because she wanted to accompany Jiang Yuqing to watch the fireworks, she rejected him.
Anger is almost breaking through the defense of reason, what is this? Was what Qi Yan did to him during this period just a simple treatment process?
Shen Xiliu found it so ironic that he forgot to breathe due to the pain. When he came to his senses, he felt his cheek was wet. He reached out and touched it, and cold tears stained his fingertips.
So disgusting.
Chen Xiliu indifferently took a tissue, wiped it clean, stood up and left.
Qi Yan and Jiang Yuqing were found based on the photos taken by You Yi. Chen Xiliu did not go over but just watched them coldly. After watching them chatting and laughing while enjoying the fireworks, they said goodbye to everyone else and got in the car, as if preparing to go home.
Shen Xiliu followed behind, and the car arrived at an ordinary apartment building. Qi Yan lowered his head and looked at Jiang Yuqing with an unprecedented serious expression.
I don’t know what he said to Jiang Yuqing, but the other party followed him into the building with some surprise.
Shen Xiliu knew that Qi Yan lived on the fourth floor, so he found his home accurately and watched the light in the window turn on with a sinister and cold gaze. Shen Xiliu bit his nails. For the first time, he was so anxious that he was about to lose control of himself. The breathing in the car was heavy and disordered, just like his mood. Even his brain was dizzy and strangely calm.
Fortunately, forty minutes later, Jiang Yuqing came downstairs.
Only then did Shen Xiliu restrain his crazy thoughts that were gradually getting out of control and did not do anything irreversible.
But in forty minutes, will they do anything?
Chen Xiliu lowered his eyelids, his eyes were filled with gloomy coldness. He did not let his thoughts spread, lest he think too much and just wanted Jiang Yuqing to completely disappear from this world.
Qi Yan belongs to him, and he alone, no one can touch him!
…
The next day, Qi Yan apologized to Shen Xiliu for being unable to accompany him last night as he had other things to do.
"Why are you apologizing?"
Shen Xiliu's expression was very calm, without any abnormality: "You didn't agree to me directly last time, so it can't be considered a breach of promise. Let's not talk about this issue first, can you accompany me tonight?"
Qi Yan nodded and said, "Of course no problem, how is your health lately?"
They had done it many times during this period, but Chen Xiliu's complexion did not improve. Today he was even paler than the previous two days, even his lips were lighter in color, and the three teardrop moles under his left eye became more and more dazzling, giving people a sense of morbid fragility.
Chen Xiliu lowered his eyes, with a faint smile on his lips: "It's much better now, don't worry."
"That's good." Qi Yan smiled and didn't ask too much about this. He still behaved very gently. Shen Xiliu also felt that it was no different from before not long ago, but in fact... it was completely different.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and Shen Xiliu's fingers slowly tightened.
Why did he discover it only now?
If it was the Qi Yan of the past, even if he heard him say there was no problem, he would still ask him to take out the checklist and take a look.
The data in the reports issued by the research institute were very complicated, and Qi Yan would sometimes ask him annoyingly how he interpreted certain data. Shen Xiliu was a little impatient at that time and told him to go get his phone and check it himself. Qi Yan would then smile and say, "Don't be so fierce. I'm also concerned about your health."
Shen Xiliu often sneered: "What you care about is when your money will be transferred."
"I guess so." Qi Yan always had a smiling face, which made people feel uncomfortable. Shen Xiliu didn't like this kind of person, and most of the time he was too lazy to pay attention to him. Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would explain a sentence or two to him.
But after they started over again this time, whether it was during the worst period of their relationship or after they "reconciled", Qi Yan never looked at his checklist once, nor did he ask a single question.
All the gentleness seemed to be an illusion, and Chen Xiliu was rarely silent. He took Qi Yan home and placed all his recent test results on the table, but the other party just glanced at them and no longer cared.
They started in the living room. Qi Yan was more gentle and had a better sense of humor than at the beginning.
Shen Xiliu's hands were tied behind his back by Qi Yan with a tie. From the sofa to the table, he did not struggle and was very obedient.
Shen Xiliu, who was overwhelmed by desire, felt it very clearly. He lay on the table, gasping for breath. His vision blurred by tears, he saw the checklist that was originally placed on the table fell to the ground.
No one cares, no one pays attention.
…
Although Qi Yan was still as gentle and polite as usual, there had been many changes in certain details. Shen Xiliu could originally be deceived by his illusion, but once he realized it, it was difficult for him to ignore these details.
"Are you leaving?" Shen Xiliu was lying on the bed, so tired that he was about to fall asleep, but when he saw Qi Yan get up, he still forced himself to stand up despite his tiredness and asked him.
It's already one o'clock in the morning.
Qi Yan was wearing clothes, his slender fingers were buttoning his shirt, and his voice was gentle: "Well, I have to go home."
Can't we just stay here?
Shen Xiliu opened his mouth but couldn't speak. However, when he saw Qi Yan was about to leave, he subconsciously reached out to grab his hand: "Qi Yan, can you please not leave..."
“Bang!”
The hand was thrown away.
"Don't touch it."
There was a hint of disgust in Qi Yan's eyes that was hard to conceal.
Shen Xiliu looked at him in astonishment.
But soon this indifferent expression disappeared, as if it was just an illusion. Qi Yan retracted his right hand and said, "I'm sorry, I don't really like others touching my hands."
"I'm leaving now. See you next time."
Qi Yan picked up his coat, walked out of the room and closed the door gently.
“…”
Shen Xiliu had never seen that kind of expression on Qi Yan's face before, it was like an illusion. He stared at his hand that was thrown away, feeling a little numb. In a hurry just now, he grabbed Qi Yan's injured right hand.
He thought carefully, Qi Yan had always avoided touching him with his right hand, and had never even taken off his gloves...
Chen Xiliu had a good memory. When they were taking a walk that night, Qi Yan always used his left hand when touching him or holding hands. Including just now in the living room, Qi Yan deliberately tied his hands behind his back, making him unable to move, as if to avoid contact.
…
Shen Xiliu was very tired, but he couldn't sleep.
As soon as he closed his eyes, Qi Yan's cold expression just now appeared before his eyes.
Fear almost swallowed him up, Shen Xiliu got up and took out the documents he had placed in the drawer. He remembered everything the doctor said. The possibility of Qi Yan's hand fully recovering was small, but not impossible. At worst, it could recover to 90%...
Shen Xiliu remembered that in a few days, Qi Yan would have to go abroad to continue checking the recovery of his hand. Perhaps, he could go abroad with Qi Yan. There were many things he needed to discuss with Dr. Wilson in person.
He must, must make sure Qi Yan's hand healed.
The hand that was thrown away was shaking. Shen Xiliu was so panicked that he became anxious. He bit his fingers and stared at the documents.
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