Chapter 23

Gongsun woke up, still in a daze and realised that he was in his bed. The sun shines through the think curtains, illuminating the entire room.

Looking at the alarm clock by his bed——it's 9 o'clock.

Recalling what happened yesterday…

Shaking his still groggy head, Gongsun got out of bed and went out to the living room. He did a quick scan and found that Bai Jintang was gone.

Placed on the coffee table was a bottle of Bourdeaux '86 red wine with a note under it, which read:

"The wine is for you. I have other matters to attend to, so I went ahead first. Yutang and the others will come by your place in the morning. Remember to stay by their side for the entirety of today! Also, get Yutang to check out the 5th unit on the 13th floor of the building opposite to yours.

——Bai Jintang"

Gongsun could feel his anger welling up just from remembering what happened yesterday but seeing the bottle of Bourdeaux '86… Forget it.(lilies: cute alcoholic XD)

He went to the bathroom and turned on the tap. But once he saw his reflection in the mirror, Gongsun froze.

Why was he wearing his pyjamas?

Last he remembers, he fell asleep without changing out of his clothes. He's got a bad feeling about this!

He unbuttoned his shirt to find red spots printed on his snow-white skin, tracing all the way down from his neck. It looked strangely sensual…The red marks extended down to his abdomen. Pulling down the hem of his pants a little, it revealed several big red words written on his flat stomach with an oil marker and it read:

"Bai Jintang was here. The right to develop this area belongs exclusively to Bai Jintang. Other random nobodies should back off.Ps: what a great figure!!"

"That bastard!" Gongsun threw his towel on the ground, outraged, "Shameless! Vile! Bastard…"

He tried to wash the words off as he cursed and swore… but the oil-based ink just couldn't be washed off!

Ding dong~~ Ding Dong~~

Hearing the doorbell, Gongsun hurriedly put the handtowel aside and buttoned up his clothes. It must be Bai Yutang and crew. He stormed his way to the door while plotting his revenge on Bai Jintang. He will definitely give that man a taste of hell!!

He was stunned by what greeted him at the door.

The man looked rather fatigued. His hair was messy and the slight stubble made him look unkempt. He was still in a white coat and his expression was grim on top of those deep dark circles.

"You… why?" Gongsun was a little surprised at the sudden visit from the man standing before him.

That man simply stared at Gongsun and smiled, before saying, "I wanted to see you."

His voice was hoarse like something was torn.Gongsun stared blankly at the man in front of him as a chill went down his spine. He immediately tried to shut the door, but the person shoved the door open.

Gongsun didn't see that coming and fell backwards from the impact. He tried to cushion his fall with his hand, but the weight ended up spraining his wrist.

That person had already come in through the door. He reached for his pocket and produced a white piece of cloth as he closed in on Gongsun.

"Why?" Gongsun asked while scurrying backwards but his foot got caught.

"No…" Gongsun tried to get up, but that person pounced on him with a smile and pressed the cloth on his face,

"Hmm… Hmmm…" Gongsun struggling gradually weakened as he lost strength in his limbs. His consciousness was slowly fading out and all he could see was that person's creepy smile before completely succumbing to the darkness.

Why? Chen Jing…

Chen Jing gently released his hand. Gongsun had passed out. He reached out to touch Gongsun's cheek with trembling hands and croaked out a laugh, "Ha… ha… I've said you are mine… you are mine…"

He picked Gongsun up and left.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao only got to bed late at night because of the thing with Zhao Jue and now they're being rudely awakened by a ringing phone. Bai Yutang picked up the phone and saw that the caller was Gongsun. Confused.

"Hello?"

"Huh? I'm pretty sure I called Xiao Zhao's phone, why are you the one who picked up the phone? Could it be that Xiao Zhao is sleeping next to you right now? Aiya! Congrats Yutang! As expected, if there's a will, there's a way! As long as you persevere on, your efforts will bear fruit!!

"…"

It took Bai Yutang 10 whole seconds to process what he just heard, "Da Ge?? Why are you using Gongsun's phone?"

"'Cause I'm at his place. I ended up homeless after being abandoned by a certain heartless brother so I had to seek refuge somewhere.""…"

Bai Yutang didn't know what to say and checked the alarm clock by the bed——8.30 am.

"So you woke me up early in the morning just to complain?" Bai Yutang yawned as he got out of bed.

"Head over to Gongsun's place now."

"Why?" Bai Yutang asked, puzzled.

"You'll know once you arrive. He may be in some trouble."

"What?" Bai Yutang got a shock, "What kind of trouble is Gongsun in?"

"Quit blabbering about and hurry down! I need to get going, that's it.""Hello? Ge! Hey!!"

Bai Jintang had already hung up.

"What's wrong?"

Zhan Zhao was awakened by the commotion Bai Yutang was making.

With the excuse of "protecting" Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang managed to settle into the Cat's Den. And after an entire night of unceasing coaxing and pestering, he finally turned "sleeping in the same bed" as the Cat into a reality…

Zhan Zhao got up sleepily, still holding on to the quilt and asked, "What happened? Why are you so anxious?"

Suddenly, there was movement coming from under the quilt and out popped Ruben's furry little head. He nuzzled against Zhan Zhao and liked him… while meowing happily.

Bai Yutang knocked the phone against his chin before suddenly saying, "Cat! Get up!"

……

They raced over to Gongsun's house.

"Your brother didn't say what happened?"Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang as they entered the elevator.

"No, he just said that Gongsun had some troubles."

When the elevator arrived on the 11th floor, the two were shocked by the sight that greeted them. The door to Gongsun's house was wide open. They exchanged looks and rushed in.The house was neat and tidy except for the entrance, especially the shoeprints on the floor and a white cloth…

"Gongsun?!" Bai Yutang checked every room but Gongsun was nowhere to be seen.

"Yutang, look!" Zhan Zhao picked up the note on the coffee table and passed it to Bai Yutang.

After taking a quick look at the note, Bai Yutang's head immediately shot up to look at the building opposite and cursed, "Shit!" He then turned on his heel and ran out. Zhan Zhao following closely behind.

"Who lives in the 5th unit on the 13th floor?" Bai Yutang grabbed the security guard and questioned the moment he entered the building lobby.

"Ah… w-what are you trying to do?"

Zhan Zhao hurriedly pulled out his ID and said, "We're the police."

"Urk… it's vacant… no one lives there." the security guard answered with a shaky voice.

"Keys!" Bai Yutang demanded with a forbidding expression and the security guard immediately handed it to him.

The two swiftly made their way up to the 13th floor. Bai Yutang whipped out his gun while Zhan Zhao inserted the key. Zhan Zhao ducked aside the moment he turned the knob and Bai Yutang kicked open the door.

The room was long empty, but their eyes widened with their mouths agape at the scene in the room.

The room was unrenovated and unfurnished. In front of the large floor to ceiling windows were a high-powered telescope and multiple cameras. The floor was an absolute mess, littered with broken objects and torn photos. And the walls. The walls were covered in photos of Gongsun, all taken in secret: Gongsun watching television on the sofa, drying his hair after a shower, tying a tie, calling…

Bai Yutang paced around on the spot, almost ripping his hair out, why didn't he come over faster!!

Zhan Zhao surveyed the photos before suddenly declaring, "I know who it is…"

They broke into the funeral parlour and searched everywhere, but there was no sight of Gongsun and Chen Jing.

Just as they were panicking, the door to the cremation room opened. Out came Bai Jintang with Gongsun in his arms, followed by two identical-looking men dressed in similar clothes., dragging a half-dead Chen Jing.