Ch42 - Archive

Finally a decent length chapter T-T

Tianhe Hotel.

Ma Wenbin was sitting in the private room with his friends, pouring several glasses of wine. After drinking a few rounds, everyone on the table was drunk.

The door of the private room was pushed open and Ma Wenbin had also deliberately left it open. He also sat near the door so that he could greet the guests promptly.

Tianhe Hotel was the property of the Su family with an air of grandeur in line with the Su family’s conglomerate.

People who could come here for a meal were either of high status or extremely rich. Therefore, the guests they served were all the same and it was common for them to meet acquaintances while dining here.

Ma Wenbin leaned against the chair, looking very happy. The man next to him filled his glass with wine. Ma Wenbin reached out and clinked his glass with the man, raised his head and downed it.

“You’re a good drinker!” Someone at the table complimented. Ma Wenbin smiled, waved his hand, and leaned back.

The man next to him added poured wine into his glass again but didn’t urge him. Instead, he said to everyone, “Ai, did you hear that Ji Qinghuai was punished by his father? I heard that the beating this time was particularly severe and that he’s unable to leave the house for the next month or two.”

“Oh? There was such an incident?” Someone asked puzzledly. “What’s the reason?”

“What else could it be about?” Ma Wenbin raised his eyebrows while the man beside him spoke, “The good uncle Ji really hit him? Would he be so fierce? It’s nothing more than getting into trouble and looking for death.”

Ma Wenbin didn’t know exactly what happened to Ji Qinghuai, but as his adversary for many years, he felt very happy every time he was scolded and beaten.

“What else can he do besides getting into trouble all day? It’s nothing more than reincarnating as the child of a capable father. If he hadn’t been surnamed Ji, he would have died a long time ago because of his behaviour.”

The more Ma Wenbin spoke, the more he laughed, full of delight. He felt that Ji Qinghuai had gotten off lightly, and sneered, “Why didn’t he kill him?”

Outside the private room, a figure was passing by and stopped after hearing this.

Xie Yan.

Ma Wenbin felt as if someone was looking at him. As soon as he turned his head, he saw a strange man standing at the door staring at him.

The person in front of him had a delicate appearance and his facial features revealed a sense of gracefulness. There was a pair of gold glasses on the bridge of his nose and there was no hint of aggressiveness from him. The eyes under the lenses were beautiful and quiet, but they were cold and indifferent, making it hard for others to approach him.

Ma Wenbin was taken aback.

He thought he had seen a lot of people with outstanding appearances, but he had only seen one person with such exquisite looks before this moment.

Su Yuhe: “…”

Speak of the devil and he shall arrive. Su Yuhe’s figure also stopped behind Xie Yan. Seeing Ma Wenbin staring at Xie Yan in a daze, Su Yuhe opened his mouth and reminded him, “Young Master Ma, please be mindful of your words.”

Only then did Ma Wenbin come back to his senses. He was in a good mood at first but then became unhappy when he heard Su Yuhe’s words.

“Ji Qinghuai and I have been enemies for several years, almost everyone knows this. There’s nothing to be said discreetly.” Ma Wenbin looked at Su Yuhe, studied him for a while and said with an underlying meaning, “President Su, the relationship between you and Ji Qinghuai seems to be very good recently.”

Su Yuhe’s brows frowned slightly. Before he could say anything, Ma Wenbin said again, “Don’t think too much, I didn’t say that your relationship is not proper. I just heard that you helped Ji Qinghuai solve some financial difficulties some time ago and now you’re defending him in public, it really makes people think about it.”

Su Yu showed no reaction on his face and he beckoned a passing attendant with his hand and calmly ordered, “Kick them out.”

Ma Wenbin was stunned, never expecting that Su Yuhe would directly kick him out. When he came back to his senses, Ma Wenbin smiled.

He got up and walked to the door, thinking that he had seen through everything, and raised his hands to applaud, “Now that President Su and Master Ji are in a relationship, they dare to offend people unscrupulously.”

He sarcastically said, “Businessmen put profit first before everything. You should know better than me what value Ji Qinghuai has for you. It’s nothing more than his family background.”

Ma Wenbin chuckled, “Speaking of background, yours is quite similar to his. I don’t believe you can be with Ji Qinghuai. I know exactly what kind of virtue he has, he has committed several misdeeds and is extremely shameless…”

Before the next words could be spoken, a white and slender hand suddenly grabbed Ma Wenbin’s neck.

His eyes flew open suddenly and his voice was stuck in his throat, followed by the feeling of suffocation.

Everyone stared in amazement at the thin man in front of them. The person who wanted to go up to help Ma Wenbin was shocked by the powerful Xie Yan, and a terrifying pressure emanated from his body, pressing down on everyone. Everyone was a little out of breath as they tried to withstand the pressure.

Xie Yan looked at Ma Wenbin indifferently and said coldly, “Ji Qinghuai’s character? It’s not your turn to make irresponsible remarks about it.”

With just a slight force, Ma Wenbin’s face quickly turned purple and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t break free.

Being so close to death absolutely terrified him. He looked at Su Yuhe behind Xie Yan, hoping that Su Yuhe could save him.

Su Yuhe didn’t want to have a life taken in his place so he intervened, “Mr Xie, please show mercy to him.”

Although he had pleaded, Su Yuhe knew in his heart that Xie Yan would likely not give him face. He had tried twice to prevent Ma Wenbin from provoking him twice but if he died here, it could only be said to be God’s will.

A chill flashed in Xie Yan’s eyes.

As long as he exerted a bit more force, he could break Ma Wenbin’s neck.

But at this time, he remembered a message that Ji Qinghuai had sent him.

Ji Qinghuai said that he felt he had a lot of bad luck this year and wanted to accumulate virtue.

Thinking of this, Xie Yan’s hostility dissipated a little and he threw Ma Wenbin to the side. Ma Wenbin’s body slid onto the dining table and knocked over the items.

Xie Yan swept cold his eyes around the private room, “If I hear you talk about Ji Qinghuai secretly in the future, you won’t be as lucky as today.”

After all, Xie Yan glanced at the hand that grabbed Ma Wenbin’s neck just now, and couldn’t help frowning.

Ma Wenbin had broken out in a cold sweat just now and some of it had gotten on his hands.

Seeing that Xie Yan’s face was full of aversion, Su Yuhe picked up a pack of wet wipes from the nearby table, opened the seal and handed them over. Xie Yan took out one and wiped his hands, threw the wet wipes into the trash can and slowly walked away.

Su Yu watched him walk away, ignored the messy private room, and suddenly laughed.

It seems that he has to prepare gift money.

Xie Yan went back home directly after leaving the Tianhe Hotel. He didn’t like to stay outside for too long because it was too noisy and annoyed him. Today he wanted to go home and do something.

Back at home, Xie Yan opened his laptop, took out his mobile phone and sent out a message.

Not long after, he received an email with the subject ‘File Information’. He moved the mouse to open the email and some information appeared.

The first thing that he saw was two photos. The first one was a handsome boy who was looking at a very energetic and laughing boy. His eyes were pointed towards the camera, and light coming out of his gleaming eyes.

The second was a photo of a cat. It was a beautiful silver gradient, basking in the sun on the balcony and enjoying the warmth of the sun. It appeared indolent and relaxed, making people want to touch it.

Below the photo was the text information, with three characters written in the name section.

Ji Qinghuai.

Xie Yan didn’t read the rest of the information, not because he didn’t want to, but because he couldn’t.

The management has stipulated that no one was not allowed to privately access others’ file information, especially for people with special identities such as Ji Qinghuai. The files were also encrypted and protected. Even if they followed the normal process, they may not be able to access the files. This was why Xie Yan also didn’t access Ji Qinghuai’s file to confirm his identity when he became suspicious.

But now, he had to adjust.

In the match between Ji Qinghuai and Weisheng Lin, the incident was indeed a bit serious. His master said that Ji Xianzhi would not treat Ji Qinghuai lightly and today, it seems that Ji Qinghuai did not escape punishment after returning.

He wanted to see Ji Qinghuai, but there was still a heavy doubt in his heart that had not been solved. He had to make sure.

So he chose to privately retrieve Ji Qinghuai’s files to determine his identity and not make a mistake.

There was no room for error in this matter.

Xie Yan looked at the little lazy cat in the photo and his indifferent eyes softened.

It’s you… How delightful…

One minute later, a prompt suddenly popped on his computer screen saying, ‘The email does not exist.’

This was set in advance by the person who sent him the file to prevent it from leaking. The email would be automatically destroyed one minute after it was sent.

Xie Yan had also seen what he should have seen. It didn’t matter to him whether it was destroyed or not. He closed the window, took out a pen and paper, and wrote quietly.

Ft this very cute cat under the sun from MilkyBokiTan (youtube channel)