DBSNTM-37 I Can Help You

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Zhan was in favor of him searching for the real culprit. He just found Yibo method wrong.

His mother came from a literary family. Carman Lee was the perfect woman to all the influential young men in Beijing City. She was both gorgeous and talented. As the successor of the Wangs, Yibo’s father, Wang Yizhou, was naturally outstanding, too.

It wasn’t surprising that Yibo came out so smart and exceptional.

If his mother had been around, Yibo wouldn’t have become like this.

He could have made it to the financial magazines covers and been admired by everyone.

However, he was obsessed with finding the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

Living in hatred and guilt, a man as noble and powerful as him couldn’t feel joy.

***

Upon returning to the villa, Yibo brought Zhan to the bedroom and kissed him against the door. Yibo slightly pressed his lips against Zhan, he didn’t even wait a single second to pull Zhan closer. The movement made Zhan open his lips and let Yibo do wherever he want.

Zhan wasn’t in the mood, but he couldn’t break free.

He found an opportunity to say, “My father went abroad a few days ago, and he may be back soon.”

As expected, Yibo stopped, but he did not let go of Zhan. “What is he doing abroad?”

“You know what.” Zhan heaved a sigh of relief and said, “My grandfather is coming back.”

“Why did you tell me this?” Yibo lowered his head and kissed Zhan’s lips. “Don’t think about these things now.”

“It’s because they are under your control, so you had known before I told you, right?”

Zhan did not avoid his kiss, but neither did he kiss him back.

Yibo let go of him with disappointment. “Since you know, why did you bring it up to upset me?”

Yibo was too gloomy and cruel.

However, I didn’t know how to communicate with him.

Yibo simply wouldn’t listen to me and treated my opinions like trash.

After a while, Zhan heard his own voice, “Yibo, I can help you find the culprit who kidnapped you and your mother.”

“Help me?” Yibo’s voice was too low for the ear.

After his mother was murdered, it took him a long time to heal and became normal again.

However, the teenager seemed to have grown up overnight, looking gloomy and solemn ever since. He sought help from the police many times, but a young police officer told him in confidence, “I don’t think your kidnapping is simple, but everyone wants to sweep the whole thing under the rug.”

Yibo knew more than anyone that the Wangs wanted it done that way.

The Wangs dropped the case because they didn’t want it to attract the media’s attention.

So, Yibo took it from there.

His real parents and twin sister did not believe him. They thought he was traumatized from witnessing the horror that his mother had to endure.

Now Zhan was right there offering help.

Yibo’s voice was even deeper than usual as he asked, “Do you believe there is someone else behind my mother’s case?”

“I don’t know the specifics, but I trust you. You are so smart. If you believe so, I do, too.”

Zhan’s eyes were extremely firm, clear, and bright, filled with trust.

Yibo stared at him for a few seconds before hugging him tightly.

He didn’t say anything, but Zhan felt his loneliness and rage that had been misunderstood for years.

Zhan gently patted his back and said, “But, you have to promise me that you won’t… kill again.”

Hearing that, Yibo let go of him.

He took half a step back to look at Zhan. “But they deserve to die.”

“Are you forcing my grandfather to return because you want to kill him, too?” Zhan felt a chill.

Zhan thought he had a place in Yibo’s heart, but now he realized that he had been wrong.

“No,” Yibo said indifferently, “Of course I won’t do anything to your grandfather. He wasn’t involved in that case. He was just bribed by the Wangs.”

“Then what exactly are you trying to achieve?”

Zhan was a little confused, but he vaguely understood one thing.

Zixun’s father might have been involved by some coincidence to know about Yibo’s mother’s horrendous death.

This world was never black and white I did not know what to think about Yibo’s deeds.

Nonetheless, My heart ached for him.

“The Wangs thought he was making some people uneasy at home, so they sent him abroad,” Yibo paused for a moment before continuing, “Once he returns, some will lose their patience.”

Something occurred to Yibo, and his lips curled into a smile.

That smile was not from the heart, carrying bloodthirsty coldness.

However, his words were chillier for Zhan after all.

“By ‘some people’ you mean the Wangs?”

Zhan felt that he must have misunderstood.

The truth was Yibo smiled even more viciously.

Zhan remembered what his own family had done. As shocking as it was, he no longer doubted it.

***

The next day.

Zhan woke up and habitually took out his phone to surf the Internet. He discovered that his grandfather’s return went all over the news.

Everybody was discussing about it.

It had been fifteen years since Xiao Shenhai left, and now he chose to return, which attracted the attention of the media unsurprisingly.

But why too many news media were covering this.

Yibo, who was beside Zhan, also woke up. He fell asleep last night after their couple of round with Zhan in his arms.

When Zhan woke up, he pushed away Yibo’s hands and moved to the side of the bed. Now, Yibo’s arms were empty.

Yibo revealed a look of dissatisfaction and pulled Zhan back into his arms. His chin was against the top of Zhan’s head. He glanced at Zhan’s phone and said in a low voice, “I had people do it. What do you think?”

His tone carried a trace of pride, like a child sought praise. thinking he had done something amazing.

Zhan pulled a wry face. “Why did you encourage the media to report that?”

Zhan wasn’t as smart as Yibo, and sometimes he couldn’t keep up with Yibo thoughts.

“Nothing. I just wanted to inform those who should know.”

With that, Yibo pulled his phone away, took Zhan’s hands into the quilt, and said in a husky voice, “We can do something meaningful.”

Zhan recognized his strange tone, but it was too late.

Yibo forcefully pressed Zhan’s hands on his special parts. The scorching heat seemed to be melting his hands.

“I need to get up for work!” Zhan blushed instantly.

When the lights were off at night, they could do whatever they wanted.

But it was dawn now, and the room was bright. Zhan was not as cheeky as Yibo.

“Well, then we have to hurry up. Otherwise, you’ll be late.”

“No.”

It turned out that every cold man, no matter how collected he was usually, was shameless in bed.

(Imagine by yourself Perverted readers 🤣)

After they made out, it was about time for work.

***

They got up together to wash up, which was rare.

Zhan sat in front of the dressing mirror and put some cream on his face, Yibo stood at the side and looked at him with interest.

Zhan couldn’t help but urge him, “You can leave if you’re done.”

Yibo smiled and said in a low but gentle voice. “You look good enough without anything.”

He complimented Zhan with extreme seriousness.

Zhan turned his head away from him and said, “When you first met me, you said I was ugly”

“You were” Yibo said bluntly.

Zhan felt that Yibo was lucky to have him because Yibo always said something annoying.

“But….” Yibo said, “I still kissed you. I don’t think Jason could do that.”

Zhan retorted, “Because you did unusual things.”

“But not all ugly men could make the list.” Yibo sounded rather complacent.

Zhan’s heart skipped a beat when he heard that.

This cold man knew how to do sweet talk.

***

When they went downstairs together, Yijun was standing in the middle of the living room with his schoolbag, looking at them seriously.

He shook his head and said, “You two have really gone too far lately. First, Zhan got up late, and now you, too?”

Zhan smiled guiltily and didn’t say anything.

Yibo coldly shot a glance at Yijun. Then he quickly turned around and walked out, saying, “It is getting cold. Everybody wants to stay in bed.”

***

Zhan went to the company and found that neither Jianmin nor Zanilla came to work today.

At noon, Zhan received a phone call from Jingtong.

“Zhan, your grandfather has returned. Come home for lunch.”

Zhan agreed, “Alright.”

Zhan had no impression of Shenhai. As far as he could remember, Shenhai had been nice to him, compared with the rest of the Xiaos. But at that time, Shenhai was too busy with work and had to pay attention to Zanilla and her brother, so he sort of ignored Zhan.

Zhan put away his phone and walked out of the Xiao Group. Then he saw Yibo.

Yibo was leaning against the car, looking slender.

“Why are you here?” Zhan trotted over.

“The Xiaos called you and asked you to go home for dinner.”

“Yes.”

“I’ll go with you” After Yibo finished speaking, he opened the car door and pushed Zhan into the car.

***

In the car, Zhan occasionally turned to glance at Yibo.

Yibo looked straight ahead. But as if he had eyes on the top of his head, he asked Zhan, “Why are you looking at me?”

“I am not…..” Zhan quickly looked away.

How impressive of you to notice that!

The Xiaos might invite me to dinner when Grandpa returned home, but it might not be this noon. Besides, didn’t Yibo need to call to confirm his guess?

Instead, he came directly, which meant he was sure of this.

He is a quite confident man.

***

Xiao Mansion.

As soon as the servants saw Zhan, they bowed respectfully and greeted, “Mr Zhan.

Zhan led Yibo inside.

There was no one in the hall, but some people were talking in the kitchen.

“Zhan! You’re back!”

Jingtong walked out of the kitchen. When she saw Zhan, her eyes narrowed with laughter.

Zhan said calmly, “Mom.”

When Jingtong approached, her expression changed when she saw Yibo standing behind Zhan.

She glanced at Yibo and pulled Zhan to the side. “Zhan, why did you bring him here? Are you messing around? You and him……”

Jingtong seemed to find it hard to say. After a pause, she continued, “Even if you guys are close, you shouldn’t have taken him home! What if Yibo finds out?”

What if Yibo found out?

Whatever, he wanted to come anyway.

“Nothing I can do about it!” Zhan looked indifferent.

Jingtong still thought that Yibo was “Yijun”. So, she assumed Zhan was cheating on Yibo since she brought “Yijun” home.

However, Jingtong’s attitude was obviously different from before.

She used to scold Zhan when she saw Zhan and Yijun together. This time, although she sounded disapproving, she was just worried that Yibo would find out about this.

This change of attitude was truly intriguing.

Zhan did not intend to argue with Jingtong about this, and asked, “Where is Grandfather?”

“He is upstairs in the study. I’ll take you to him,” Jingtong said as she walked upstairs.

After walking a few steps, she turned around and saw that Yijun was still following behind Zhan.

Her expression changed slightly as she said, “Zhan, you….”

Zhan pretended not to understand what Jingtong meant, asking. “What’s wrong?”

Jingtong said with rare stubbornness, “Mr. Wang, stay in the living room for tea. Zhan is just going up to meet his grandfather. He will come down soon,”

“It’s fine. I’ll go up with him,” Yibo said indifferently.

Then he took Zhan upstairs.

***

The house was built by Shenhai himself in the early years. It was huge, and there were many rooms on the second floor.

Yibo asked Zhan, “Which one is your grandfather’s study?”

“This is it.”

Zhan brought Yibo to Shenhai’s study. He exchanged glances with Yibo and knocked on the door.

An old but powerful voice came from the room. “Come in.”

Xiao Shenhai was one of the first people who did business overseas in the last century. He was courageous and learned, but bad at doing business. Fifteen years ago, Shenhai was famous in Beijing and had a large circle of friends. Many people who were more powerful and wealthy than him were willing to make friends with him. However, just as the Xiao Group was flourishing, Shenhai suddenly went abroad.

Zhan barely remembered Shenhai. Seeing him standing, Zhan started to develop the concept of “grandfather”.

He shouted, “Grandpa.”

Hearing his voice, Shenhai looked up at him. Although he was in his seventies, his eyes were still sharp.

He looked puzzled at first, but then he remembered and said, “My third grandchild? Zhan?”

Zhan nodded. “Grandfather, it’s me.”

“You were a kid when I left,” Shenhai said, comparing Zhan height to that of the desk, “In the blink of an eye, you’ve grown so big.”

He walked around the desk and towards Zhan, sighing with emotion.

Only then did he notice Yibo standing behind Zhan.

Shenhai’s pupils contracted and his expression changed.

Yibo took a step forward and stood closer to Shenhai, so that Shenhai could see his face more clearly. He said, “Mr Xiao, long time no see.”

Shenhai expression changed several times before he finally calmed down, He asked uncertainly, “Are you… Yibo?”

“It’s me.” Yibo curled his lips, but it wasn’t a smile.

The air seemed to freeze around them.

Zhan did not expect Shenhai would know Yibo.

“You….”

When Shenhai was about to say something, a servant’s voice suddenly came from outside, “Sir, it’s time to eat.”

“Let’s go eat first.” Shenhai glanced at Yibo again, then turned around and walked out of the door.

Zhan looked at Yibo and followed Shenhai, asking, “Have you met my grandfather before? And he knows you?”

Yibo did not deny it. Instead, he replied straightforwardly, “Yes.”

***

When the three of them arrived at the dining room, the other three Xiao’s had already seated themselves at the dining table.

Zanilla was surprised that Zhan brought ‘Yijun’ home. She sneered, “Zhan, this is a family gathering. Why did you bring an outsider here?”

Although “Yijun” was handsome, Zanilla hated him for not having interest in her. Now she took a fancy to Haoxuan and felt that Haoxuan’ status was slightly higher than “Yijun”, So, she naturally disrespected “Yijun”.

Before Zhan could speak, Shenhai coldly glanced at Zanilla.

Zanilla was a little afraid of him, so she quickly lowered her head and stopped talking.

Even though Shenhai had been away for many years, he still had great prestige at home.

During the meal, no one said a word.

After dinner, Yibo stood up and said, “We still have work to do. Please excuse us.”

Zhan was a little surprised. He didn’t expect Yibo to leave so soon.

Hearing that, Shenhai looked up at him and said, “Okay.”

Although Shenhai and Yibo only exchanged a few words, Zhan somehow felt that they had had a big conversation.

Yibo brought Zhan out of the house, who was still in a daze.

***

Back in the car, Zhan was still puzzled.

“You and my grandfather, what’s going on?” Zhan really couldn’t understand this silent battle between them masters.

“He will look for me.” Yibo smiled coldly.

Zhan didn’t know if that would happen, but he was sure that Shenhai would check on him soon.

***

The next day was Friday.

Zhan went to the company early in the morning and heard that the old chairman was here.

Just as Zhan sat down, he received a phone call from Zanilla.

Zanilla said unhappily, “Grandpa asked you to come to his office.”

Then Zanilla hung up.

Zhan went to the chairman’s office and discovered that Jianmin and Zanilla were both there.

It seemed that he was not the only one that Shenhai wanted to talk to.

Neither Jianmin nor Zanilla looked cheerful.

Jianmin was wearing a long face. It seemed that he had been scolded by Shenhai.

Zanilla felt that Zhan was looking at her, so she glared coldly at Zhan.

Shenhai did not notice the tension between them and asked Zhan to sit down.

Zhan was even more confused.

Jianmin and Zanilla were both standing. But Shenhai wanted him to sit?

“Ignore them. Sit down. I want to ask you something.” When Shenhai’s gaze fell on Jianmin, he coldly snorted, “Black sheep!”

Hearing that, Zhan had to sit down.

“I know what you have been through all these years. And I know what they’ve done.” Zhan was surprised to hear Shenhai say that.

This caught Zhan off guard.

Zhan wasn’t sure what Shenhai meant, so he could only say, “It’s nothing. We are all family. I don’t feel wronged.”

Zhan wasn’t sure about Shenhai’s intentions, so he wasn’t being honest.

Shenhai shook his head. “You were so young when I left. I didn’t think you were the smartest of the three children.”

The smartest….

Zhan’s heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little uneasy.

Did Shenhai know something?

“Brother and Sister are outstanding. I can’t compare to them.” Zhan looked down to avoid Shenhai’s eyes.

“You are so modest.” Shenhai suddenly laughed and waved his hand. “Jianmin and Zanilla, you can leave now.”

“Yes.”

Zanilla had to leave although she didn’t want to.

She glared at Zhan before she went out of the door.

Grandpa used to like her the most. Not only had he cursed her just now, he also treated Zhan, that ugly man, so nicely!

***

When Zhan and Shenhai were alone in the room, Shenhai said seriously, “I didn’t know you were so brave. You actually allowed the paparazzi to shoot in our factory, and survived after all those horrible things.”

Zhan was shocked. Shenhai indeed knew!

Jianmin hadn’t suspected him because Zhan had played the fool among the Xiaos. Jianmin bought that.

Moreover, Zhan had “begged” Yibo to help the Xiao Group solve the factory incident, so Jianmin trusted him even more.

Shenhai was different. He was smart and didn’t spend much time around the Xiaos. Naturally, he could tell what was strange about that matter.

“Grandpa, are you blaming me for allowing the paparazzi to film the factory?” Since Shenhai was straightforward, Zhan got it out of his chest.

It was good to put cards on the table.

“Do you know how much the Xiao Group has lost because of that?”

“I just wanted to use this opportunity to make it famous. Yibo helped it through, and my goal was achieved. The Xiao Group has more cooperation deals now.” Zhan felt he was getting better at lying.

It felt good to be praised, but Zhan had to play the fool when the other party bore no good intentions.

That was exactly what Shenhai was doing.

A person’s sixth sense could be miraculously accurate.

Shenhai narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was trying to tell if Zhan was being sincere.

Zhan slightly widened his eyes and pursed his lips, making himself appear innocent.

Very quickly, Shenhai gave a cold shout and waved his hand, “Leave now.”

“Yes.”

Zhan stood up and walked out. After taking a few steps, he looked back at Shenhai and said, “Grandfather, what exactly is this about?”

“Nothing. Go.” Shenhai clearly sounded impatient, as if he couldn’t wait for Zhan to disappear.

“Yes.”

Zhan was disappointed as he turned around to leave.

Even though Shenhai treated Zhan better than the rest of the Xiaos, he was still a Xiao, and none of them seemed to like him.

Shenhai had just expressed his sympathy before questioning him about the factory and asking him to leave.

He really cut to the chase.

***

In the afternoon, Shenhai hold a high-level meeting to discuss the current situation of the Xiao Group.

Zanilla and Jianmin both participated, but Zhan was excluded.

Because Shenhai did not ask for Zhan.

Perhaps he found me dumb after feeling me out in the morning, and decided to ignore me.

It had always been like this. I would not be a part of everything the Xiaos did.

I knew that all along, so I didn’t feel sad.

I could get offwork earlier if I didn’t attend the meeting. Wasn’t that nice?

***

Because it was Friday, Zhan did not plan to go home directly. He waited for Yijun to come and they went to

the supermarket together.

As soon as Yijun got in the car, he said, “I am free!”

“What?”

“It’s winter vacation next week:’ Yijun fell into the back seat, his face full of excitement.

Zhan reminded him ruthlessly, “There are exams before the winter vacation:’

Yijun went gloomy in an instant.

Zhan and Yijun bought a lot of things in the supermarket.

Half of them were Yijun’ snacks.

In his words, he was going to enjoy the upcoming winter vacation a big time.

When they were at the cashier desk, Zhan took out his wallet but was stopped by Yijun. “You are shopping with me. How could I let you pay for me? I’ll pay!”

Zhan didn’t know what to say.

Did he forget that when he lived in my rented apartment and freeloaded?

Yijun earned money by helping others do homework and play games, and he worked quite hard. Zhan was naturally unwilling to spend his money, but he could not stop Yijun.

Yijun was still a thin adolescent, but he was very strong. He forcefully stopped Zhan and paid the money himself.

Zhan had no choice but to give up. In any case, it was only a few hundred yuan. He could buy something for Yijun later.

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