Ch. 7 – Liking Him

When he was a child, because her son looked more like a girl, Chi Zhao’s mother always thought that he would be excluded or even bullied by his peers. With the idea of taking precautions, Chi Zhao’s mother sent Chi Zhao to a martial arts school for more than ten years.

It wasn’t a fancy school for rich kids looking for a hobby. The coaches had real skills. Two of them had retired from the country’s top bodyguard corps.

Even after so many years of learning, Chi Zhao never had a chance to test himself. Who could have imagined that he would finally get to use his skills in another world?

After listening to Chi Zhao, the system fell into deep thought.

This system indeed had a pair of golden eyes…

On the way home, Chi Zhao and Li Yihan both sat in the back seat, about forty centimeters apart. Chi Zhao sat straight up with his hands together on his knees, waiting for criticism.

Throughout the entire car ride, Li Yihan didn’t look at him once. Chi Zhao began to feel anxiety well up in his heart. Was it that his performance was too fierce, which led to the opposite effect of what he wanted?

Back home, Zhang Bo nervously watched a large number of people enter the door. Li Yihan was in the front. Qi Yuan was two steps behind him, following him step by step. Then, assistant Zhao and a group of bodyguards all dressed the same.

Li Yihan strode up the stairs and Qi Yuan followed him. Assistant Zhao stayed downstairs with others.

Entering the study, Li Yihan turned around at last. He looked at Qi Yuan, the latter anxiously biting his lips while looking at him.

“You can fight?”

Chi Zhao blinked and nodded. “Yes, I learned it in school before, but I only defend myself. I never take the initiative to provoke.”

“You looked like you were quite good.”

When he said this, Li Yihan’s voice did not fluctuate. Chi Zhao could not tell whether it was praise or irony, so he did not dare to answer rashly.

Seeing that he did not speak, Li Yihan leaned back on the desk behind him, his arms crossed, and his long legs overlapped. He quietly looked into Chi Zhao’s eyes. “If you were so good, why didn’t you resist at first? Did you intentionally let yourself be taken away by them?”

[It’s no wonder that he was so silent. Host, you must think clearly before answering.]

Chi Zhao did not respond to the system, and his look changed, “I…”

“Don’t lie to me. I hate people who lie to me.” Li Yihan stood upright and looked down at him.

The distance between the two was short. Chi Zhao was forced to raise his head and look at Li Yihan’s sharp eyes. He bowed his head in a submissive way. “If I had resisted, you wouldn’t have come to save me.”

Li Yihan was shocked for a moment and frowned. “Then why did you rebel later?”

“I didn’t know when you would get there. If I didn’t fight back at that time, my face would be lost,” said Chi Zhao, raising his head quietly and looking at him innocently. “I’m not silly, am I?”

Li Yihan: “…”

Isn’t that silly?

Qi Yuan’s eyes have the feeling of expectation. Li Yihan is not made of wood, and naturally can understand what he is thinking.

At the ripe age of eighteen, it was easy to fall in love, and he was his benefactor, the man who had taken him out of school into his own home. Qi Yuan is an orphan. He grew up living in a care facility and received too little love. Li Yihan suddenly appeared beside him and gave him money and became his family. Then he mistakenly thought that it was precious love. Really, Li Yihan had no reason to be surprised.

Li Yihan was not happy or angry at finding out his feeling. He just felt very, very difficult.

He brought Qi Yuan to his home just for show. Sometimes he acted as if he cared about Qi Yuan a great deal, when in fact, he didn’t intend to keep him around for a long time. When the contract ended, he would be expelled from the Li family by Li Yihan with compensation. Although they both knew it was all an act, but outsiders wouldn’t know that. Who knew how they would gossip about the young man when that happened?

Based on this, Li Yihan tried his best to make Qi Yuan feel more comfortable, after all, he was the one that pulled him into the contract. But he never thought that his actions would lead Qi Yuan to misunderstand him and even develop feelings for him.

The silence lasted too long, even the atmosphere became awkward. At last Qi Yuan broke the silence first. He paused, stood upright, and seriously assured, “Sorry, I won’t trouble you anymore.”

The light in Qi Yuan’s eyes has been extinguished. It seems that he has become a mature adult. Seeing this, Li Yihan felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he couldn’t describe what kind of discomfort it was.

Qi Yuan smiled and said, “Thank you for saving me. If it weren’t for you, I would not be able to come back today. I know you’re busy, so I’ll go and see Xiao Pang now.

After that, Qi Yuan turned around and went out. The door was closed for only a minute when assistant Zhao opened it again. He came in and asked, “Boss, when you were in the nightclub, you said that you would cut all business ties with Duan family. Is that true or false? Should I start making plans?”

Li Yihan raised his eyes. “Of course it’s true. Why would it be false?”

Because Qi Yuan is a fake heir. Just how many consequences will this have for the Li group? Is a fake heir worth it?

These words were not spoken aloud by assistant Zhao, but his expression showed everything. Li Yihan looked at him expressionlessly. “Zhao Bin, as long as the contract is not over, Qi Yuan is my heir and also the heir of the Li family. There is no difference between him and the Duan heir. Whether it is Qi Yuan or the successor of the Li family, you shouldn’t be looking at them as two separate entities. If you can’t do that, you can leave.”

Li Yihan’s eyes were like cold ice. Looking at them felt like needles on Zhao Bin’s skin, which made him sit in a difficult position. He was anxious to bow his head and admit his mistake and only when he got out of the study did he finally wipe the cold sweat from his head.

The boss is right. Although they know Qi Yuan is a fake heir, people outside think Qi Yuan is the real Li heir. Duan Bo bullied Qi Yuan. That means he bullied the Li family. There is nothing wrong with this logic.

Also…

He looked downstairs. Qi Yuan was sitting cross-legged beside the cat’s milk bowl, staring at Xiao Pang drinking milk without blinking. When he finally finished drinking the last drop of milk, Qi Yuan quickly took Xiao Pang into his bosom and began to pet him with a happy look.

Zhao Bin moved his eyes away. Maybe he did change. Growing up in such an environment, Qi Yuan would naturally be full of aggression. Since the boss gave him a comfortable life and considerate care, he no longer needs to attack others in order to protect himself. Naturally, he could change.

At twelve o’clock in the evening, almost everyone was asleep. Qi Yuan’s door was suddenly opened and Zhang Bo crept in. He squinted around the room and finally found the watch resting on Qi Yuan’s pillow.

The housekeeper gave Qi Yuan a gentle look.

What a heartbreaking child. This may very well be the first gift he received. That’s why he cherished it so much. Even when he sleeps, he must put it in the place nearest to himself.

Zhang Bo took the watch away and closed the door carefully as he left the room. He handed it to Li Yihan, who was waiting outside the door. Li Yihan took it and looked down at the shiny new dial.

Zhang Bo did not quite understand, “Sir, did not you say that you want to be able to locate the young master? If you take the watch away so suddenly, then what will we say if the young master asks about it?”

“I have another piece that looks exactly the same. Go to my watch cabinet, take it out. and give it to him tomorrow.”

As he said this, Li Yihan held the watch in his hand, then turned around and left. Zhang Bo was shocked. “Oh, I see…”

They both left, and Chi Zhao, who had been sleeping soundly, immediately opened his eyes, smiling and showing off to the system, “see, I told you he was a good guy and he took the watch back so quickly. “

System: “…”

It didn’t know why, but it felt a little sympathy for Li Yihan…

Chi Zhao turned over and asked with great vigor, “Didn’t you say that the next plot point is coming soon? What is it? Say it, I’m ready.”