Chapter 650: Li Jian

Yaen Chi was instantly not okay, “Brother’s in trouble and you won’t lift a finger to help.”

“I’m taking my wife and children to soak in the hot springs, what are you doing here?”

Bo Yanching’s retort left him speechless.

“Wife and children”—is that how you’re spinning it?

Wasn’t it just a girlfriend?

There hasn’t even been any talk of marriage; Bo Yanching might want it, but he wasn’t crazed enough to marry Nan Jiaojiao before graduating from college.

Everyone in their circle saw how much it tormented him, the panic they all felt just to gain the status of “boyfriend.”

And children were even more farcical—it was his elder brother’s child.

“Brother Yan, are you doing this on purpose, what’s the benefit of showing off to me?”

Bo Yanching responded nonchalantly, “It makes me happy.”

“…”

Sooner or later, he’ll be struck by lightning.

“Hanging up now, I’m about to reach Mountain Villa, it’s not safe to talk on the phone while driving.”

Speakers on and it’s still unsafe?!

Yaen Chi heard nothing but rustling wind over the line, and before he could respond, Bo Yanching had already cut off the call, as if talking to him any longer was too much effort.

Yaen Chi sighed deeply and took a fierce drag on his cigarette.

From the corner of his eye, he saw a figure approaching from the corridor—a military green coat, dark trousers, and those Martin boots highlighted by the light spilling from above.

The eagle-like gaze landed on Yaen Chi for a brief instant.

Yaen Chi suddenly choked, coughing several times, unable to straighten up, bracing himself against the wall to recover slowly.

Li Jian told the person on the phone to hold on for a moment, then scanned a code and bought a bottle of water from the vending machine before putting the phone back to his ear.

He approached and handed the bottle with the cap twisted off to Yaen Chi.

Yaen Chi took it and gulped down a big mouthful.

He stopped smoking, snuffing out the cigarette in the ashtray at his feet.

Li Jian was talking business, his words cryptic, but Yaen Chi understood all too well.

Clearly, the other man wasn’t planning to spare him.

Yaen Chi was stuck between a rock and a hard place, standing ramrod straight, enduring the inner torment.

After about five minutes, Li Jian put the phone in his bag, took the remaining half-bottle of water from Yaen Chi, tilted his body slightly, leaned back against the windowsill, bent an arm to rest on the window frame behind him, took a couple of sips of water, and gave him a fixed look.

“Grandfather asked about you.”

Yaen Chi’s mouth twitched, “I told Grandpa, I’ll return to Capital City after a few years.”

“How many years is ‘a few’?” Li Jian drank differently from others; his mouth slightly opened, the bottle’s mouth resting against his bottom lip, barely touching his upper lip, as if he were pouring the water in.

The bobbing of his Adam’s apple while swallowing, combined with his handsome features and slightly dark complexion, added to a presence that could easily silence a crowd.

“Others take command of the troops, Grandfather is uneasy.

I can’t manage alone, but you seem to be living the good life in Rongcheng City.

What do they call you?

Rongcheng City’s Crown Prince?”

Yaen Chi faced flushed awkwardly, “That’s not a title I spread around.

It’s what people acknowledge.”

“How’s it different from being called a prodigal son?”

“…” He knew it!

“I’ll return, just not now.

I really need more time.”

“All for the sake of that young lady at your job?”

Yaen Chi paused momentarily, then his face displayed his usual nonchalance, the corners of his eyes playfully mocking, “I am a prodigal, aren’t I?

How could someone like me taint a kind young lady?”

Since Li Jian had spoken plainly, it meant he had thoroughly investigated Yaen Chi’s affairs in Rongcheng City.

There was no need for him to explain who Ye Wanting was.

If Li Jian really decided to act, making someone disappear could be done without a trace.