208: Chapter 208: Truly Addictive 208: Chapter 208: Truly Addictive Zhuo Lie, clad in black with a black hat, stood there, his murderous aura seemed congenital, impossible to conceal no matter how one tried.
Su He and others were all too familiar with this deadly aura.
The bodyguard said, “President Jiang, our master has said that another person is temporarily missing.
But our master also mentioned that as long as he’s around, the other person will naturally show up.”
The bodyguard pointed towards Zhuo Lie standing behind him.
Zhuo Lie was like a robot that couldn’t move, but Jiang Yan could feel that he was suppressing some sort of presence.
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The silent night was cloudless, stars and moon brightening the sky.
On the streets late at night, the lights still shone brilliantly, but the daytime bustle was absent.
A black sedan car was parked in front of the hotel, and Jiang Yan’s tall and upright figure appeared in the hotel lobby.
He strode out with his long legs and then bent down to slip into the car.
An hour later.
The car entered the underground garage of a private villa.
The first floor of the villa was brightly lit.
But sitting there were people who shouldn’t have been, including Lu Zhiyang, Gu Beiyan, and Wan Muqi.
Jiang Yan walked in, wearing a black trench coat.
Gu Beiyan leaned against the back of the sofa, legs crossed, glancing at the man who had just walked in, his tone teasing, “Meeting up like it’s a secret affair, sneaking out late at night without your brothers, aren’t you afraid they’ll wake up in the middle of the night and can’t find you?”
After Jiang Yan sat down, he looked at him indifferently and said in a cool voice, “She knows I’m out.”
Hearing this, Gu Beiyan’s eyebrows raised slightly, his voice trailing off with an “Oh”.
It seemed as though they had inadvertently swallowed some dog food.
The next thing Jiang Yan said was, “Let’s talk business.
I have to go back and sleep with my wife later.”
The three people across from him: “…”
He was the one who asked them to meet, and he was also the one in a hurry.
“Then you might as well have just said so on the phone; why drag people out in the dead of night?
Are you torturing us, or do you just want to show off that you have a wife to accompany?” Gu Beiyan, with his habitual insolence and laziness, complained.
Jiang Yan responded in a deep voice, “Some things can’t be clarified over the phone.”
Gu Beiyan: “…Alright, you’re the coolest, whatever you say is right.”
Wan Muqi then looked at Jiang Yan and went straight to the point: “Now, Lou Guohui has handed over all authority of the Lou Family to Lou Ziang, and Lou Ziang has already started shifting the Lou Family’s important assets abroad.
It should be happening these couple days.”
“I have checked the companies Lou Ziang registered overseas, all the procedures are normal, including the accounts of the companies.”
Jiang Yan countered, “All very normal?”
Wan Muqi pondered for a few seconds, then tugged at the corners of his mouth, and slightly smiled, “If you really want me to point out something abnormal, it’s that everything is too normal.
I can hardly find a single thread to follow.”
“Their accounts are immaculate, not the slightest issue.”
After finishing, Wan Muqi suddenly remembered something else and then added, “Oh right, there’s another thing.
Recently Lou Ziang has been looking for someone called Nil, presumably to perform surgery on Lou Guohui, but I heard Nil has refused.”
Gu Beiyan, of course, had also heard of Nil, especially from what Xiao Si had said most frequently.
“I remember Xiao Si mentioning that this Nil doesn’t refuse to operate on a patient without reason.
Why would she refuse this time?
Could it be that Lou Guohui’s condition is incurable?” asked Gu Beiyan with curiosity.
Wan Muqi shrugged, “I don’t know about that, I’m actually quite curious myself, but the Lou Family has kept Lou Guohui’s illness very confidential.”
Lu Zhiyang, not as gossipy as the other two, narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, “Ah Yan, get to the point of what you want to say.”
Jiang Yan crossed his long legs, leaning against the sofa back, with his hands casually folded on his lap, his voice a bit gravely low, “He’s shown up.”
The three of them froze simultaneously.
The playful nonchalance on Gu Beiyan’s face vanished as he squinted and asked, “Where?”
Jiang Yan replied, “Unclear, perhaps he’s hiding in Country X, but I haven’t found his exact location yet.”
He really wasn’t sure, but he was certain that man had made an appearance.
“What do you mean by that?” Lu Zhiyang asked.
Jiang Yan briefly recounted what had happened yesterday.
“…”
Yesterday, he ordered his men to blow up Si Jinchuan’s underground laboratory, but before the explosion, they found some documents beneath the laboratory and brought them back.
Those documents bore that unique symbol.
As soon as Jiang Yan finished speaking, Jiang Feng placed the documents he was holding on the coffee table.
Gu Beiyan was the first to pick them up and, after a glance, he remarked, “This symbol is something only he would use.
After the incident back then, he just vanished into thin air.”
Wan Muqi said, “But we’ve been searching for so long without a trace of him.
Why would he be discovered this time?”
He was actually quite worried it might be a trap.
The other three naturally understood the implication of his words.
Jiang Yan said, “Actually, this was an unexpected find.
My decision to bomb Si Jinchuan’s underground laboratory was made on the spur of the moment; it wasn’t something planned in advance, so they couldn’t have known that I would have it bombed.”
Lu Zhiyang’s hand rested on the armrest, his slender fingers rhythmically tapping as he spoke in a cool voice, “So, this matter is related to Si Jinchuan.
Perhaps Si Jinchuan knows his whereabouts.”
Jiang Yan didn’t deny it, but he didn’t continue on the topic either.
This matter was indeed related to Si Jinchuan since the symbol had appeared in his laboratory; this fact alone was enough to confirm it.
Jiang Yan even suspected that the real person behind the Xuanqing Organization was that man.
But all of this needed confirmation.
During the assassination attempt that year, he failed to kill him but ended up taking Jing Chu away instead.
“This matter, it’s not just related to the Si Family, but the Lou Family as well,” said Jiang Yan.
The handsome and profound features of the man gradually developed a layer of frost, and his dark eyes harbored an inscrutable depth.
That person was playing a big game of chess.
“In the near future, be extra vigilant,” Jiang Yan said in a very low voice.
“I do not wish for what happened to Jing Chu to occur again.”
…
At a mountain-top villa in the southern region of Country X, there were others who were not sleeping either.
Two men were sitting in the living room.
“Ah Chuan, I’ve told you, don’t come here looking for me if it’s not important, and even if you need to, you should report to me in advance.”
The voice of one of the men was incredibly cold, like it was wrapped in crushed ice shards, giving off the illusion of plunging into an ice cave.
Si Jinchuan was seated on the sofa, lightly pulling at his tie, and with slightly lowered eyes, he said, “Chi Tian has disappeared, and I’ve handed Zhuo Lie over to Jiang Yan.
He might have discovered the secret of the laboratory, and it’s likely he’ll soon be aware of your existence too.”
The man went silent upon hearing this.
Then, he lifted his left hand and gently ran it over his right hand, which was wearing a black leather glove.
He cast a gloomy look at his right hand; his gaze was morbid, bone-chillingly cold, and filled with malevolence, accompanied by a laugh that sent shivers down the spine.
“Is that so?”
He raised his gaze to Si Jinchuan; his eyes were like deep, dark pools.
His features were well-defined and strikingly handsome, with a wildly rebellious charm.
His presence exuded a cold and forbidding aura, dissuading anyone from approaching him easily.
His voice was hoarse, carrying a metallic coldness: “After so many years, it’s time to meet.”
Hasn’t he been cultivating his patience for this very day?
Si Jinchuan didn’t come here to hear this.
He asked, “What about Chi Tian and Zhuo Lie?
They know too much.”
The man sneered: “Ah Chuan, do you still need me to teach you this?
Anything that threatens your safety, whether it’s a person or a matter, once it disappears, everything will vanish like smoke.”
Si Jinchuan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly: “So, you’re telling me to kill them both?”
To be honest, Si Jinchuan had never considered this.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t ruthless enough; it was that Chi Tian and Zhuo Lie still had their uses, and it would be a pity to kill them.
The man continued: “There are plenty of talents.
If one doesn’t work out, train another one.
But you only have one life.”
Si Jinchuan was momentarily speechless: “…” But he had to admit, the man was right.
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The next day, as the morning light shone faintly and sunlight scattered across the room, creating a patchwork of light and shadow.
Su He tossed and turned in the immaculate big bed, attempting to find that familiar source of warmth, only to be met with a cold chill.
Blearily, she glanced at the space next to her, of course, the man’s figure was missing.
She furrowed her brow slightly.
Didn’t he come back last night?
That’s wrong.
Last night, when half-asleep, she was certain he’d returned, and even held her in his arms.
After thinking for a few seconds, she gave up.
It didn’t matter.
She reached for her phone on the nightstand, checking the time.
It was only eight o’clock.
After a night’s change, the temperature in country X had plummeted.
She had no desire to get up now.
Putting down the phone, she simply burrowed back into the quilt.
It was warm under the covers.
She was that typical type who feared heat in summer and cold in winter.
Soon, she heard the sound of the door being opened but didn’t pop her head out.
Because, just by the sound of the footsteps, she already knew who it was.
Jiang Yan got up early for a video conference that had just ended.
When he entered, he saw the slight arc under the white quilt, barely noticeable.
Were it not for the strands of hair peeking out from the pillow, one wouldn’t know there was a person lying there.
Then, Su He felt the bed dip beside her.
That familiar magnetic voice also started to speak: “Get up and wash your face if you’re awake.
Breakfast soon.”
Jiang Yan lifted the quilt from her head, and due to static electricity, her hair uncontrollably floated outward, crackling with noise.
Su He didn’t open her eyes.
Perhaps because she’d just woken up, her throat was somewhat hoarse and dry: “It’s cold, I don’t want to get up.”
Seeing her loath to get out of bed, Jiang Yan’s thin lips curved up slightly, he chuckled and said, “You’re cold at this temperature, what will you do when you get back to Yue City?
It’s even colder there.
What will you do about work?”
While speaking, he helped organize her wayward hair due to the static.
She still didn’t want to open her eyes.
She nuzzled further into the quilt and said, “I don’t care, I don’t need to work right now.”
As for what will happen later, that could be dealt with later.
The man drew close to her and whispered in her ear: “Really cold, hm?”
Su He gave a nasal “hm.”
Immediately afterward, Jiang Yan kissed her fair cheek, and covered her ear and neck with his hand, his thumb gently stroking her earlobe.
Su He instinctively shrank her neck to dodge and mumbled, “Your hand is a bit icy.”
Her tone carried a hint of disdain.
The man laughed softly, then whispered in her ear again, “I have a way to warm you up, want to know what it is?”
His voice was deep and pleasing, full of sensuality and magnetic allure, and that slightly hotter breath tickled her heart.
She turned over, lying flat, and opened her eyes to meet his gaze.
“Turn up the heating?” Su He said, “But isn’t it already on?”
A mischievous glint flickered in the man’s inky eyes as he combed through her fringe with his hand, his voice deep and seductive: “Of course, the heating won’t be enough.”
The next second, Su He’s eyebrows furrowed as someone’s hand had already made its way under the covers…
Immediately, she saw a glint of lust in his eyes.
“You…”
Jiang Yan cut her off: “This method is quite good, want to try it?”
Su He lifted her hand from under the quilt, intending to push him away and rise, but as she stretched out her hand, he grabbed her wrist and pinned it down on the pillow.
Su He’s skin was so white it was almost glowing, delicate as porcelain and those dainty red lips were irresistible, begging for a bite.
As she was about to speak, his kiss fell upon her, soft and sweet, addictive and intoxicating.
From tenderness to a touch of aggression, he took over every corner of her mouth.
As their breaths grew messy, the temperature in the room also soared.
The man’s kisses, each touch bearing light nibbles and sucks, blooming bunches of bright red blossoms on her neck and collarbone.
“…”
After a while, when she was a bit disoriented with emotion, she heard his husky, magnetic voice near her ear: “Not so cold now, hm?”
Su He glared at him sullenly: “Are you going to finish or not?
Otherwise, I’m getting up to wash up.”
The man buried his head beside her ear, nibbling on her earlobe, Su He’s body trembled.
“It’s already nocked and ready; what do you say?”
“Then hurry up.”
“Do you think it can be rushed?”
“I’m hungry, just listen, my stomach is growling.”
“…”
At half-past ten, Su He finally came out of the room.
But as soon as she came out, she saw a woman sitting in the living room outside.
It was none other than Jing Xuan; how had she also come to country X?
Jing Xuan had been there waiting for over an hour.
Hearing the door open and footsteps, she raised her head to look at the stupefied Su He and said bluntly, “I say, Baobao, you and your husband sure have a harmonious life, getting all sticky that early in the morning.”
Su He: “… If you’re envious, go find your husband.”
Jing Xuan grinned and said, “No, no, no, I’m not envious at all.
Besides, even if I were, I wouldn’t turn to him.”
Lu Zhiyang happened to come in just in time to hear this last remark.
She had mentioned being hungry, so he went to get her something to eat.
“Then who would you turn to?”