Chapter 82: Quarrel in the Previous Life (Key Plot)
The plan went more smoothly than expected. Qi Yan thought it would take some time to arouse Chen Xiliu's guilt and send him abroad.
As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, Shen Xiliu couldn't wait to ask if he could go abroad with him?
Qi Yan certainly would not miss such a good opportunity. He asked him a few questions about work. Knowing that Chen Xiliu would handle it in advance, he quickly agreed with a smile.
The person on the other side seemed to be relieved. Qi Yan noticed it but pretended not to notice anything.
Everything went quite smoothly.
This examination and treatment will take a long time, at least ten days, so they have plenty of time. Before boarding the plane, Qi Yan sent a message to Zhang Heng and then turned off his phone. Shen Xiliu didn't have the habit of keeping his cell phone with him all the time, so Qi Yan had many ways to prevent the outside world from contacting him.
"Qi..." Chen Xiliu originally wanted to say something to Qi Yan, but when he turned around and saw that he had closed his eyes, he thought he was asleep, so he did not disturb him. He just turned his face to the side and kept looking at Qi Yan, a little distracted.
Chen Xiliu's eyes fell on Qi Yan's right hand which was still wearing a glove. He guessed that this journey might not be so easy, and he would have to face many things he didn't want to face. However, the result seemed to be beyond his expectations.
This trip was actually the most relaxing period in his life.
I originally planned to stay only until Qi Yan's matter was over, but in the end I stayed abroad for a month before leaving.
During this period of time, no one came to disturb them. It was just their own world, and he stayed with Qi Yan during his treatment. Even Dr. Wilson misunderstood that Shen Xiliu was Qi Yan's omega, and lamented that it was no wonder that he had been so concerned about him and called from time to time to inquire about the situation.
Shen Xiliu glanced at Qi Yan in the ward and did not deny it.
"Do you want to go out for a walk?" The hand's recovery was good, and the doctor arranged a new treatment plan. Qi Yan didn't have to stay in the private hospital every day, so he asked.
Shen Xiliu naturally would not refuse, and privately made a travel guide. Originally, he had no interest in these things, but he heard a young nurse in the hospital jokingly say that it was rare for two people to come together, so as a couple, they should experience some activities.
"You make sense. I was busy studying before coming here and didn't have time to go around." Qi Yan also smiled and did not deny that they were a couple.
Shen Xiliu who was standing by was stunned for a moment, and then he was almost overwhelmed by joy. He was clearly still feeling uneasy not long ago, but now as long as Qi Yan was a little gentle to him, he would forget about anything wrong he noticed.
Even though he always wanted to test whether Qi Yan had really acquiesced to this relationship, he would be interrupted. Qi Yan never gave a direct answer, and Chen Xiliu was happy to accept it and was in a very good mood.
When visiting famous museums, Shen Xiliu was also very interested in explaining to Qi Yan. He knew something about every exhibit. Qi Yan found it quite interesting. He had never noticed that Shen Xiliu was so eloquent before. It seemed that he just didn't want to talk.
Qi Yan actually didn't have much interest in art. Maybe he had a little interest when he was young, but he had been busy with life for many years and had long since abandoned it. However, when he saw a certain exhibit, he still stopped.
"What's wrong?" Shen Xiliu had been paying attention to Qi Yan's mood, which was originally quite calm, but when he saw this exhibit, his mood seemed to become gloomy in an instant.
"Nothing." Qi Yan shook his head and smiled at him, "Let's continue shopping."
He held Shen Xiliu's hand the whole time, with his right hand in his coat pocket, and walked towards the next exhibit with steady steps. At this moment, they looked no different from an ordinary couple. Shen Xiliu liked this feeling very much. He glanced at the exhibit and remembered it in his mind.
Later, through investigation, Shen Xiliu learned that the rare exhibit was originally a pair, one of which was displayed in the museum, while the other was treasured by the Xia family, but was given to others by Yi Hongli in exchange for more connections and resources.
Qi Yan did not show too much emotion, because he was going abroad to check his hand injury, Jiang Yuqing did not arrange any work for him, but just let him rest assured to receive treatment, and accompany Shen Xiliu in his spare time.
The night in the private hospital was quite quiet. There was almost no difference between the high-end wards and the rooms in star-rated hotels. Qi Yan sat on the bed and took out the mobile phone from the drawer and took a look. Shen Xiliu had no guard against him at all, and even the mobile phone password was useless.
After solving the problem, Qi Yan glanced at the person sleeping on the bed. His messy black hair was scattered on the pillow, his cheeks were red, and his beautiful face still had the afterglow of passion. The tired Shen Xiliu fell asleep without the arrogant and indifferent attitude he had before. Considering that Qi Yan's right hand was inconvenient, he just did whatever the other party asked him to do...
Qi Yan put his cell phone back into the drawer, took out his medicine and cigarettes, fetched some water and drank his medicine, then went to the balcony to smoke a few cigarettes with a restless mind. Smoking is harmful to health, but it can relieve mental stress. The fire between my fingers was dim, and the smoke was blown away by the wind.
How strange, completely different from before, Qi Yan thought.
…
Maybe God couldn't bear to see Shen Xiliu living too comfortably. When they were having dinner in the restaurant, a passerby hugging a blonde omega stopped and called Qi Yan in surprise: "Qi Yan?"
The passerby was Jiang Yuqing’s cousin. He didn’t notice who was sitting opposite Qi Yan, he only noticed that the other person was an omega. This time, his expression became subtle. After all, in the eyes of the Jiang family, Qi Yan and Jiang Yuqing were a couple. But now Qi Yan was dating other omegas with his back to Jiang Yuqing and having dinner together?
So he immediately laughed and said with an expression of someone who knows everything: "Hey, lover...right? Don't worry, I won't tell my cousin, don't worry."
Qi Yan didn't show much surprise, and said calmly: "Mr. Jiang Zhuo, long time no see. Please don't misunderstand me. I was just having dinner with a friend."
Shen Xiliu's hand, which was originally holding the wine glass, paused, and he felt it was difficult to breathe.
"Well, everyone is an alpha, and I don't know you yet." Jiang Zhuo said this and wanted to take a look at the omega who was having dinner with Qi Yan. However, he was frightened by Shen Xiliu's frosty face after just one look.
"Chen...Chen...Chen Xiliu?" Jiang Zhuo's eyes widened. He never expected that Qi Yan was having dinner with Shen Xiliu.
"Jiang Zhuo, long time no see. Are you so good at choosing the time to disturb other people's mood for dinner?" Shen Xiliu's originally good mood was completely ruined when he was caught by him, so naturally he didn't look in a good mood.
If it was just an ordinary person, Jiang Zhuo would not be afraid, but Shen Xiliu was too difficult to provoke, so he did not dare to offend him. After apologizing hurriedly, he left.
But the appearance of this person also made Shen Xiliu realize that he was not Qi Yan's serious lover, and Jiang Yuqing was the one...
Qi Yan didn't care much about this unexpected encounter and continued to eat calmly. At most, he privately reminded Jiang Zhuo not to tell Jiang Yuqing about this matter. He didn't want the other party to know about his relationship with Shen Xiliu.
Shen Xiliu discovered that Qi Yan was really good at giving him hope, and then crushing the last glimmer of hope when he thought he was going to succeed.
"Qi Yan..." Shen Xiliu finally couldn't help but speak. He covered his eyes with the back of his hand and asked in a low voice with a gasp, "What do you think of me?"
His voice was choked with sobs, with emotions of pain and joy pulling at him, and his body and mind felt completely different things. Shen Xiliu expected Qi Yan to give him an answer, but Qi Yan remained silent and did not answer him.
So, in fact, everything now is still revenge, right?
He didn't dare to ask, fearing that the answer he got would not be what he expected.
One month is enough to resolve everything. Qi Yan stared at his trembling back, guessing that when he returned home, Shen Xiliu would discover the truth, and then be furious about it and seek revenge on him.
The price of teasing Shen Xiliu would probably be quite tragic.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuqing's project has been finalized and will not be changed easily; the Yi family is now doomed, and Yi Hongli has only the death penalty; if Shen Xiliu wants revenge, he can find him alone...
By the time I returned home, everything was settled.
As soon as he got off the plane, Qi Yan separated from Shen Xiliu on the pretext of having something to do. He then arranged everything and waited for Shen Xiliu to come and settle accounts with him after knowing about the Yi family.
However, after several days, the people from Shenxi had not arrived yet, but Youyi arrived first.
"Oh wow, you're awesome, Brother Qi." The fashionable young man pulled out the high chair next to him and asked Ye Chengcheng behind the bar to pour him a glass of orange juice. "You're the first person who can make my cousin run around in circles!"
He laughed and gave Qi Yan a thumbs up.
Qi Yan drank his wine, his expression did not change: "What do you want to say?"
"Nothing." You Yi smiled as he drank his orange juice. "You've caused such a tragedy to the Yi family. You should be prepared. My cousin won't let you go easily, right? His methods are very cruel. At the very least, he'll leave you half dead. At the worst, he'll implicate... the people around you."
He spoke meaningfully, and the eyes of this usually flamboyant young man were quite sharp. After all, he is a child of a big family. Although he looks like a harmless boy, he is actually quite scheming.
"Are you here to warn me on his behalf?" Qi Yan glanced at You Yi. This time, no matter what he did, he would not implicate the people around him. "I'll wait for him to come find me."
After drinking, Qi Yan was unable to leave. He originally planned to come and play for the last time, but was forced to stay by Xu Langlang and others to play games together.
"Oh, Brother Qi, your luck is so bad, it's your turn again!" You Yi said with a chuckle. They were playing Truth or Dare. "Quick, quick, what do you choose? I'll search the Internet to see if I can find any prank dare games!"
Is it my destiny to have conflicts with people from your Shen family? Qi Yan rarely complained in his heart, but after hearing You Yi's words, he dared not choose the big dare, and directly said: "I choose truth or dare."
"Oh?" You Yi's eyes narrowed even more. He placed his phone upside down on the table. "Then tell us, who do you like now? Don't lie, this is the truth!"
Qi Yan: “…”
Logically, he should say Jiang Yuqing's name, but he couldn't. Shen Xiliu's face flashed through his mind. Qi Yan once liked him, but now he doesn't like him anymore.
"I don't have anyone I like now." Qi Yan said calmly. You Yi added the qualifier "now", so the answer was this.
"Is this true?" Everyone present knew that he and Jiang Yuqing were lovers. When these words came out, everyone was a little surprised, but they quickly moved past the matter and continued playing. There are many playboys present, and he is not missing.
Maybe Qi Yan's luck was really bad. He won the lottery several times in a row and was asked a lot of questions, such as the type of omega he liked, his personal view on love, and his most unforgettable love experience...
After being asked more questions, Qi Yan became a little numb and told them bluntly to stop being so interested in other people's emotional issues.
"Okay, I won't ask anymore." You Yi picked up the phone. He had asked almost all the questions anyway. "I'm going to the bathroom first and will continue playing when I come back."
Tsk, all of Qi Yan’s choices had nothing to do with Shen Xiliu. He could even say that Shen Xiliu and Qi Yan liked completely opposite types of people. It would be better for that cousin to stop thinking about him…
Qi Yan didn't play for too long and left around twelve o'clock. He lost too much and drank too much. Fortunately, he had a good alcohol tolerance and he felt much more sober after being blown by the wind outside.
But today was indeed his unlucky day. When he returned downstairs he remembered that the elevator was broken and he had to climb to the fourth floor on foot.
As a result, as soon as he reached the fourth floor, he saw a figure squatting at his door. He was doing something he would never do under normal circumstances. He was knocking on the door with his hands and muttering something to himself.
“…”
Qi Yan recognized who it was at a glance, and he asked, "Chen Xiliu, what are you doing here?"
Upon hearing his voice, Shen Xiliu's back froze for a moment, but he quickly reacted, stood up, stared straight at Qi Yan, and said, "I'm here to find you!"
Originally, I thought Shen Xiliu had finally come to settle the score, but when Qi Yan saw that his cheeks were slightly flushed and he was obviously drunk, he knew that he had drunk too much. No wonder he was squatting at someone else's door.
"How much did you drink?" Qi Yan asked with a frown.
“Just two bottles, not much.” Shen Xiliu also frowned and leaned against the door of Qi Yan’s house, complaining with some disdain, “What a shabby place you live in, even the elevator is broken, the corridor is shabby, and everywhere is dirty. There are also people throwing garbage and pouring water on the stairs…”
"I didn't invite you up." Qi Yan was impatient and interrupted him, "Come here, I'll take you back now."
Chen Xiliu doesn't drink much, two bottles are enough to make him drunk and unconscious. He dares to walk outside in this state. Is he afraid that something will happen to him?
"Let's go." Qi Yan walked forward irritably and grabbed Shen Xiliu's hand, but failed to move it.
He looked back and saw Shen Xiliu's other hand pulling the door handle hard, his chest heaving violently, staring at him with red eyes, his voice cold: "Qi Yan, you hate me so much that you don't even want me to stay at the door, right?"
I clearly invited Jiang Yuqing into the house last time, but now he is not even allowed to stand at the door! Is he so disgusting to Qi? You are not even allowed to stay at the door!
"You are drunk now, I just want you to go home." Qi Yan said. Shen Xiliu's drunken state was getting more and more out of control.
The first time he was drunk, he seemed quite sober; the second time he admitted his mistake and was quite obedient; but the third time, he was too difficult to deal with.
"Go home?" Shen Xiliu bit the two words and sneered. His eyes became clear, but with a hint of hostility. His cold and arrogant face could not hide the gloom.
"You're not here, what am I going to do back? Qi Yan, how long are you going to play tricks on me? Do you think it's fun to play tricks on me?"
Qi Yan stared at Shen Xiliu, who seemed to be very sober, and narrowed his eyes. Just as he was about to let go of his hand, he was grabbed by Shen Xiliu, holding his wrist very hard.
He simply gave up and shook it off, laughing: “Chen Xiliu, since you know I’m playing tricks on you, toying with you, then why are you looking for me?”
He was merely responding with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
"You treat me as a substitute, and I treat you as a toy. Isn't this a matter of course?" Qi Yan took a step forward, lowering his voice to sound somewhat ambiguous and seductive, as if a lover was whispering in his ear, "You like my face very much, right? After all, it looks a lot like Yi Yang. When you saw me fucking you, did you think of me as..."
Shen Xiliu's pupils suddenly shrank, as if he couldn't believe that Qi Yan would say that. He subconsciously shook off Qi Yan's hand and pushed him away: "Shut up! Qi Yan, don't say these words deliberately to humiliate me..."
"Why are you so anxious? You were the one who treated me as a substitute first, right? I'm just saying what's in your heart." Qi Yan waved his hand and smiled indifferently, "You came here today to help him cause trouble for me..."
"Qi Yan, are you an idiot?!"
Shen Xiliu cursed angrily: "Who treated you as a substitute! Can't you tell that I am deliberately trying to piss you off? How do you look like him? Is Yi Yang a good match? That idiot!"
If Qi Yan had heard this at any other time, he would have regarded it as Chen Xiliu's quibbling, but when he heard him sincerely scold Yi Yang behind his back, it had to be said that even Qi Yan was stunned for a moment.
After all, a normal person looking for a substitute would not say that "Bai Yueguang" is unworthy and a fool.
And Shen Xiliu hadn't stopped yet. He seemed to be so angry that he was about to die. He was completely out of his usual aloof attitude. His cheeks were slightly red, and he had a bit more of a lively and lively air. There was a hint of anger between his eyebrows and his eyes were sharp: "Can you be a little self-aware? How do you look alike? Why, do you want me to point out your differences to you?"
"Okay, let's discuss this carefully and find the differences!"
Chen Xiliu was so angry that he laughed. He took out his cell phone from his pocket, turned on the camera, and put it to Qi Yan's face. He said in a cold voice: "Look for yourself, are your eyes more beautiful than his? That guy doesn't have eyes as deceptive as yours! And your brows are obviously more sharp and upturned than his, but they are usually blocked by the broken hair, so they appear soft, giving you the opportunity to deceive people with a gentle face; and your nose is also taller and more handsome than his, the lip line of your lips is clearer, the arc of your smile is gentler, and the contours of your face are obviously softer and clearer..."
"And the most important point! You are 15.7 centimeters taller than him. That guy lied about his height, saying he was 1.80 meters tall, but he is actually 3 centimeters shorter than me!"
"Tell me, why should I like that short guy who is three centimeters shorter than me?!" Shen Xiliu usually seemed too lazy to talk and had a cold face all day long. Even during the time he was abroad, he chatted with Qi Yan with a cold attitude. However, at this moment, the anger that had been accumulated for a long time burst out completely, making him seem like a different person.
"Wait, Shen Xiliu, you!"
Qi Yan was caught off guard by his behavior and words. He stood there in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. Pulling away the phone that Shen Xiliu had pushed against his face, he was able to see his vivid and angry look, and for a moment, he was actually a little dumb.
"...How is it? Is that enough? Do you want me to continue pointing them out to you? If you want, I can find you a hundred, a thousand differences!" Shen Xiliu had completely lost his usual cool and self-restrained demeanor, and his reason, etiquette, decency, morality, and accomplishment were all thrown out of his mind.
There were even fine beads of sweat on his forehead, his sharp eyes were bright and aggressive, his slender fingers gripped the phone so hard that his knuckles turned white, and even his fair neck turned pink with anger, his straight shoulders were trembling slightly, hiding a surging rage.
Qi Yan could hardly take his eyes away until he heard a slight sound behind him. Then he reacted and guessed that the argument might be too loud for the neighbors to hear.
He simply grabbed Shen Xiliu's hand and took a deep breath: "...Chen Xiliu, let's go in and talk first, don't let others laugh at us."
“A joke? I am a joke now!” Shen Xiliu sneered coldly, “If we don’t go in, we will just stand here and finish talking. Anyway, I am not qualified to step into your door!”
He still remembered that Qi Yan had just driven him away.
Qi Yan: “…”
He pressed his forehead with a headache and whispered, "The neighbors will hear us. The soundproofing here is not good."
"Then let them listen. I've embarrassed myself so much, why should I be afraid of being heard or seen by others?" Shen Xiliu said in a cold voice.
Qi Yan: “…”
He simply reached out from behind and covered Shen Xiliu's mouth, took out the key, forced the struggling man into the door, and closed it with a click.
If you want to quarrel, come in and quarrel. Shen Xi can't stay here. He is shameless and wants more!
"Chen Xiliu, stop making trouble." Qi Yan was accidentally stepped on by Shen Xiliu. He grimaced in pain and let him go.
Shen Xiliu wiped his mouth, leaned against the shoe cabinet, and glared at him coldly: "Who told you to block my mouth and put your fingers in my mouth!"
Qi Yan retorted: "You were the one struggling to bite me, so I accidentally inserted it."
"Oh, did I bite it?" Shen Xiliu sneered.
It was indeed not bitten. There was a water stain on the finger, but no teeth mark. Qi Yan hadn't felt so irritated in a long time, and reached out to turn on the light.
He took a deep breath, scratched his hair, and revealed his sharp upward eyebrows. Just as Shen Xiliu said, he was indeed more aggressive than usual: "Shen Xiliu, what do you want to do?"
"Don't you know what I want to do?" Shen Xiliu looked straight at him, his eyes as sharp as a blade, "Qi Yan, have you had enough revenge? Do you want me to give you more time? If you want to continue to take revenge... I accept it! But you have to give me a deadline, right?"
As he spoke, his voice became a little hurried. He turned his face to the side and wiped it fiercely with the back of his hand. He continued firmly, "What happened in the past has already happened. It can't be changed. I'm also desperately trying to make up for it! You should at least give me a chance to make amends, right? I didn't even continue to settle those shitty things with you!"
Qi Yan was a little upset, but when he heard the latter sentence, he frowned: "What misunderstandings are you talking about?" Are there so many misunderstandings between them?
"What misunderstanding?" Shen Xiliu stared at him and said word by word, "I mean the mess about you having dated nine exes."
"???!!!"
Qi Yan was shocked: "Wait, when did I have nine exes?!"
Why doesn't even he know? !
Speaking of this, Shen Xiliu couldn't help but sneer: "Haha, what, you don't even know how many girlfriends you have had? Okay, let me count for you. When I was seventeen and in the second year of high school, I dated a female omega in the class next door for half a semester, and she transferred to another school and left. When I was eighteen and in the third year of high school, I dated a male beta in the lower grade until graduation and then broke up."
"After I turned nineteen, it got even worse. First, I changed two boyfriends within three months, and then I dated a pair of twin brothers at the same time!" Shen Xiliu became more and more angry as he spoke. "After half a month, he broke up with me, and immediately found a new one. He dated for less than a week, and I didn't count you. Then he even dated three people at the same time. You can't..."
Now we have to add Jiang Yuqing. No matter how we arrange them, he will be after the tenth one. Shen Xiliu felt that his dignity was being trampled underfoot, and he was so angry that he felt panic and choked. His lips trembled slightly. He just couldn't accept that the person he liked had so many exes, and they were... dating each other at the same time! ! !
Shen Xiliu was so angry that he was almost dying. He had only liked Qi Yan in his life, but the result... was the opposite of what he wanted.
So, Chen Xiliu really didn’t understand why he fell in love with Qi Yan? He would rather it was just the influence of pheromones, and when the pheromones disappeared, everything would return to the starting point! But it was not the case. Shen Xiliu knew that he was in love with Qi Yan. He knew his background so well and knew that he should not like this man, but he still fell in love with him!
Qi Yan listened to him listing them one by one, and all the memories that were almost forgotten were called up. His face changed slightly: "No, listen to my explanation!"
He knew that the other party had investigated him before signing the contract, otherwise they would not have come to him. Qi Yan didn't care about these things at the time, but now he didn't expect that something that happened several years ago was also among them. The things that he didn't care about before have become a death warrant today.
"Okay, you talk, I'll listen." Shen Xiliu forced himself to calm down and listened to him calmly. "Anyway, as long as you don't say something like 'I'm just playing with them, I'm only sincere to you', that's enough."
There is still a bit of sarcasm in his tone. Even if someone is drunk and willing to listen to him, he will still be unforgiving.
Qi Yan rubbed his temple, feeling a headache: "Just because you're drunk, don't add drama to yourself!" He's not someone like Jiang Yuqing who likes to watch melodramas.
Shen Xiliu sneered: “Just a precaution.”
He took a breath, his expression serious, his eyes even clearer than usual. If it weren't for his flushed cheeks, you wouldn't have known he was drunk.
"Qi Yan, do you think people should be judged by their heart rather than their deeds, or by their deeds rather than their heart?"
Qi Yan was actually chosen by Shen Yunshu, but if Shen Xiliu didn't nod, Shen Yunshu couldn't force him. As early as the very beginning, Shen Xiliu had some understanding of Qi Yan's background. Shen Yunshu was very detailed in his work and arranged people to investigate everything, including what should and should not be investigated.
So after Chen Xiliu got to know Qi Yan, he didn't want to have too much of a relationship with her, and just maintained a contractual relationship, each taking what they needed. But then things got out of control...
"This time, I will believe you as long as you say it."
Shen Xiliu lowered his eyes, pulled up Qi Yan's information, and handed the phone to him.
Qi Yan just glanced at it for a few times and was silent. There was no deception or mistake. The investigator was narrating completely from a third-party perspective.
He has done all of the above things.
To be honest, if Qi Yan wasn't the person involved, he wouldn't believe himself after reading the information.
After all, he was not a pure, innocent and kind person.
Qi Yan’s past was not as glamorous as it was. After losing this only appearance that he could look at, he had nothing to show for it.
He started living on his own at a very young age, and survived with the help of Brother Xu and the surveillance of Yi Hongli and Song Yili. During his youth, he was unwilling to rebel, did many bad things, and even fought back out of anger, but the result was self-evident...
Looking at it this way, Qi Yan discovered that the only misunderstanding he could explain was that of those nine so-called exes. And this has to be the case when Shen Xiliu is talking about his heart rather than his actions.
After all, at these particular times, from a certain perspective, those people were indeed his boyfriend/girlfriend.
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