Chapter 89: Previous Life Paranoia
This is the last day on the cruise ship and also the last day of the contract.
As long as we get back to shore tomorrow morning, it will be over.
Jiang Yuqing was in better spirits than last night, and Qi Yan felt relieved. As long as she was not affected by Chen Xiliu and You Yi's words, it would be fine. After getting off the cruise ship, he would take Jiang Yuqing to the hospital for a thorough check-up.
Qi Yan saw Shen Xiliu in a nearby restaurant at dinner time. On the surface, he looked no different from before, still with a cold and indifferent look, as if nothing had happened last night and he was not affected at all.
It seems that he has adjusted himself and will not come to see him again.
After all, after suffering that level of humiliation, given Shen Xiliu's temper and personality, once his physical condition stabilizes and he wakes up, he might take revenge on him.
Qi Yan was already prepared. After getting off the cruise ship, no matter how Chen Xiliu retaliated, he would take it.
But Qi Yan never expected that Shen Xiliu's revenge would come so quickly.
…
When he woke up, Qi Yanren was no longer on the cruise ship. He was in a strange and spacious room. The curtains were drawn, and a few rays of light leaked through the gaps. He could vaguely see the bed, sofa, table and chairs, bookcase... There were not many things in the room. The layout of the room seemed simple and cold, but it was actually low-key and luxurious.
Qi Yan propped himself up and heard a crisp sound of metallic collision. He felt an obvious sense of restraint on his neck. He looked down in a daze - a long chain was connected to the collar around his neck, which was connected to the head of the bed, trapping him in this room.
“…”
Qi Yan frowned, his memory still stuck on Shen Xiliu looking for him before the deadline, the last time they did those things, and then the memory suddenly stopped...
Just as he was trying to recall, the door opened and a familiar figure walked in and turned on the light in the room.
Qi Yan was finally able to see clearly. He stared at the person who walked in. He had a familiar arrogant and indifferent face, and the three teardrop moles under his left eye were particularly conspicuous. Shen Xiliu was wearing a light grey, loose and lazy casual outfit, which made his figure look even thinner and taller. His expression was indifferent and gloomy, and only his eyes hid a cold chill and... paranoia.
"The weather has not been very good these past few days. It looks like it's going to rain." Shen Xiliu walked over and opened the curtains of the French windows to let in the light. His voice was calm, as if he was chatting with Qi Yan. "But it doesn't matter. It will only rain for a week. When the rain is over, the sun will come out. The climate here is mostly good."
The curtains were drawn, revealing a spacious balcony outside. The sky outside was gloomy and dark, looking like a sign of an impending storm. If Qi Yan stood by the window and looked out, he could vaguely see the horizon, which was obviously unusual. They had not returned to City S.
"Ding-dang, ding-dang!" Qi Yan frowned and didn't speak to him. He reached out and pulled the chain, making a crisp clashing sound that echoed in the room.
Shen Xiliu heard the voice, turned sideways and looked at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his cold eyebrows softer than ever before: "Qi Yan, you don't have to try, the chain is very strong, even with a saw you can't open it, it's absolutely impossible to open it without a key."
“…”
Qi Yan paused, he raised his eyes and stared at Shen Xiliu, sneering: "So Shen Xiliu, are you planning to treat me like a dog? This revenge is really powerful."
"Why do you think so?" Shen Xiliu was very calm, with a dark and gloomy look in his eyes, "I never thought of taking revenge on you, I just didn't want you to leave me."
Qi Yan frowned and said, "I also said that you don't like me that much. Chen Xiliu, please wake up and don't take the influence of possessiveness and false labels as..."
Chen Xiliu interrupted him: "Qi Yan, that's enough! Why do you always deny my love for you? Why can't I like you and fall in love with you? You don't have to repeat what you said on the cruise ship and try to irritate me! Except for you, no one can force me to be like this now, not even fake sexual markers and pheromones!"
Beneath the seemingly indifferent and calm appearance, there was a surging tide of anger. Shen Xiliu's eyes revealed some nervousness, and his emotions were more intense than before.
“Chen Xiliu, do you think you are a normal person now?” Qi Yan scratched his hair irritably, turned over the quilt, sat on the edge of the bed, and stared at him, “If you want revenge, you should use normal means instead of imprisoning people!”
He didn't know how long he had slept. Judging from the sky outside, it should have been more than twelve hours. He was extremely irritable because he didn't take his medicine. Qi Yan felt his heartbeat accelerating wildly and his nerves tense. He had neither the mood nor the energy to comfort the nervous Shen Xiliu.
"I said! I'm not taking revenge on you! How many times do you want me to say it?" Shen Xiliu couldn't stand Qi Yan denying his love over and over again, nor could he stand him always thinking that she would take revenge on him. He felt extremely painful in his heart. Why couldn't Qi Yan believe him just once?
He didn't ask for much, he just wanted Qi Yan to be with him, nothing else!
It seemed like they could never sit down and talk properly; they always argued. After saying this, Shen Xiliu almost didn't dare to look directly into Qi Yan's eyes, afraid to see disgust in his eyes again. He took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in his heart, and tried to prove to him that his love was not false.
Chen Xiliu walked quickly to the bedside, opened the bedside table and took out the things inside, and said coldly: "Qi Yan, the chain that trapped you is specially made. There are only two ways to unlock it:
The first is that after waiting for a month, the chain will open automatically; the second is that the machine on the chain can sense my life characteristics, and as long as my life characteristics disappear, the chain will open automatically. ”
Under Qi Yan's madman-like gaze, he skillfully assembled the gun, installed the magazine, stuffed it into Qi Yan's hand, and said with a smile: "Now, I'll give you the choice. Either wait a month, or kill me now."
"Don't worry about breaking the law. I've arranged everything." Shen Xiliu knelt on one knee beside the bed, staring at him intently, his expression extremely calm and indifferent, his eyes full of madness.
Shen Xiliu held Qi Yan's hand and asked him to point the gun at his heart.
"This is the Shen family's private island. If I die, it will only be treated as an accident and will not affect you. All the property under my name has been arranged. After killing me, you can take as much as you want. If you don't want it, you can donate it. It's up to you."
"Now, which one do you choose?" Shen Xiliu asked him coldly.
Why did things turn out like this?
Qi Yan didn't understand. The Shen Xiliu in front of him was sharp and ruthless, too unfamiliar, as if he had never known him before. He suddenly threw away the cold gun in his hand, pressed Shen Xiliu, who was looking down at him, onto the bed, clutching his arms tightly, his chest heaving rapidly.
Qi Yan suppressed his anger and took deep breaths: “Chen Xiliu, are you fucking crazy?”
"Crazy?" Shen Xiliu seemed to have heard something funny.
If it was before, Shen Xiliu would still have the energy to refute, but now he couldn't help laughing, staring at Qi Yan who was leaning on him, with a hint of madness in his eyes: "Qi Yan, are you concerned about me?"
"Don't worry, my thoughts are normal. I just want to prove to you that I really love you. Even if you deliberately insulted me before, I didn't take it to heart. These are just trivial matters."
It was not a pleasant feeling to have one's dignity trampled upon, let alone by someone as arrogant and indifferent as Shen Xiliu. He even felt a hint of hatred towards Qi Yan at that time. But after waking up, Shen Xiliu found that nothing was as good as Qi Yan's indifference and disregard for him. He couldn't accept Qi Yan looking at another person with love...
So, he didn't plan to let go after all.
Originally, he was reluctant to use this method to create even worse memories for Qi Yan, but if he didn't do this, Shen Xiliu would not see the chance for Qi Yan to be with him.
"Even if you want to kill me, I won't be angry. Instead, I will arrange a way out for you. If you don't want to kill me, then stay with me. Anyway, I won't let you go..."
"Hold!"
Qi Yan punched the bed next to his face fiercely, his expression showing an unprecedented indifference: "Chen Xiliu, you are forcing me!"
"Yes, I am forcing you." Shen Xiliu smiled at him, a very beautiful and pure smile. Qi Yan had never seen him smile like this before.
But those narrow eyes were like the pupils of a poisonous snake, staring at Qi Yan's throat, as if they would bite it at any time.
"Stay here with me for a month, or kill me. Which one do you choose?"
“…”
Almost suffocating, Qi Yan slowly let go of him, turned over and stood up, with his back to Chen Xiliu. His expression was unclear, but his voice was still cold.
"You're crazy."
"... Maybe, I am just this kind of person." Chen Xiliu lay still, tears flowing from the corners of his eyes and soaking into his hair, "Qi Yan, accepting me is not that difficult. This is just an ordinary gamble, I will arrange everything for you, no matter how it develops, you will win..."
He clearly didn't want much, he just wanted to be with Qi Yan. But Qi Yan just didn't want to look back at him. Why?
Chen Xiliu didn't understand. Qi Yan was obviously not that kind of person. He sent people to investigate Qi Yan's past in detail. Qi Yan is not a stingy person, nor is he a grudge holder. He can even be said to be generous and unrestrained. He cherishes and values his relatives and even has a strong desire to protect them. He is also gentle, careful, and caring to omegas. He always respects other people, but he is so...
"...Qi Yan, I still owe you something."
Shen Xiliu wiped away his tears, sat up, picked up the gun, put it against his right hand, and pulled the trigger expressionlessly.
A gunshot suddenly rang out in the room. Qi Yan turned around and his pupils trembled. This time, Shen Xiliu did not give him a chance to stop him. He pulled the trigger as soon as he finished speaking.
The bullet mercilessly pierced through his palm, blood splattered out, Shen Xiliu trembled in pain, his face turned pale, beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, and he almost fainted from the pain...
“Not enough.”
Shen Xiliu bit his lower lip, bleeding, with a morbid paranoia, and wanted to shoot his right hand again, but Qi Yan grabbed him and stopped him tightly: "Shen Xiliu, don't go crazy in front of me!"
Qi Yan felt like he was really going crazy.
Scarlet blood dripped onto his hands. Shen Xiliu looked at him, as if he didn’t feel any pain, but laughed happily: “You’re worrying about me again.”
After thinking about it, he felt like he still owed Qi Yan a hand. Perhaps that was why...
Qi Yancai never forgave him and refused to be with him.
“…”
Qi Yan couldn't describe his feelings at this moment, Shen Xiliu was crazy, and he himself was not far from going crazy.
Why did things come to this? If only he hadn't signed the contract in the first place and hadn't met Shen Xiliu, they wouldn't have disrupted each other's lives.
One wrong step, all wrong.
He shouldn't have signed the contract, shouldn't have known Shen Xiliu, shouldn't have liked Shen Xiliu, and shouldn't have continued to get entangled with him after knowing the truth, using him for revenge, deliberately provoking him on the cruise ship, and making him become what he is now...
"That's enough, Shen Xiliu, that's really enough, you don't owe me anything."
His temples were throbbing as if being pricked by countless needles, and the glands at the back of his neck were numb. Qi Yan was filled with remorse, and fell to his knees on the ground with his head lowered helplessly, his palms tightly grasping Shen Xiliu's hands. His breathing was heavy, his clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and his heart was overloaded, beating violently as if it would jump out of his chest at any moment.
"That's it. I'll stay with you for a month."
After coming to his senses, Qi Yan snatched the gun from Shen Xiliu's hand and spoke stiffly.
It's only a month, no big deal. We must first stabilize Chen Xiliu's mental state and prevent any more trouble.
Qi Yan had a terrible headache and didn't want to bother with Shen Xiliu anymore. He ignored his ecstatic expression and asked him to take care of his hand injury.
After Shen Xiliu left the room, Qi Yan hurriedly went to look through the suitcase in the corner. Except for communicators such as mobile phones, all other things were there. He poured out the medicine with trembling hands and swallowed it eagerly, as if it was his life-saving medicine.
After taking it, all the pain seemed to be suppressed by the medicine, and Qi Yan was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. He stared at the pills in the bottle. There were not many left, not enough to last through the next month.
Qi Yan closed his eyes and put the medicine bottle back.
Fortunately, he was worried about being discovered, so he changed the bottle to a vitamin bottle in advance, otherwise he would have been discovered by Shen Xiliu long ago.
One month, just one month, should be no problem, I can hold on.
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