Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66 - The Chaotic Opening Ceremony
Chapter 67 - Winner I
Chapter 68 - Winner Ii
Chapter 69 - Winner Iii
Chapter 70 - Designing Objects Other Than Jewelry
Chapter 71 - Needless Doubt
Chapter 72 - The Miserable Si
Chapter 73 - Moonlit Manacles
Chapter 74 - Jewelry Case
Chapter 75 - To Be A Self-Aware Hamster
Chapter 76 - The Correct Way To Use ‘A Man Of His Words’
Chapter 77 - A Special Way Of Confessing
Chapter 78 - Insomnia Is Also Contagious
Chapter 79 - The End And The Sequel
Chapter 80 - Weather Change
Chapter 81 - What It Was Like Having Split Personalities
Chapter 82 - An Unexpected Need To Break-Up
Chapter 83 - It Would Be Great If He Could Be Exposed Immediately
Chapter 84 - But It Would Be Awesome
Chapter 85 - Nannan’S Whispers (Ii)
Chapter 86 - Nannan’S Whispers (Iii)
Chapter 87 - Heart Lock
Chapter 88 - The Modelling Hamster
Chapter 89
Chapter 90 - What Goes Around Comes Around
Chapter 91 - It Was Over Just Like That
Chapter 92 - En Route
Chapter 93 - Revisiting Four Seasons Manor
Chapter 94 - How Misunderstandings Are Created
Chapter 95 - Who’S Paying For It?
Chapter 96 - Trump Card
Chapter 97 - Being Taken Advantage Of As Usual
Chapter 98 - Hacked
Chapter 99 - The Strongest Public Relations Team
Chapter 100 - A Tie-Break In Twelve Hours
Chapter 101 - Chairman Yan Plays A Game
Chapter 102 - The Wish Of A Lifetime
Chapter 103 - One Week
Chapter 104 - Battling Wits And Courage For Nothing
Chapter 105 - To Those Who Cannot Take Advice
Chapter 106 - Before Lunar New Year
Chapter 107 - There Are No What Ifs
Chapter 108 - How To Say Goodbye
Chapter 109
Chapter 110 - Omen
Chapter 111 - New Year’S Worries
Chapter 112 - New Car
Chapter 113 - Making Glutinous Rice Balls
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116 - The Truth Will Still Lead To Death
Chapter 117 - Mastermind
Chapter 118 - More Troubles Ensues
Chapter 119 - It Could Not Get Any Worse
Chapter 120
Chapter 121 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster I
Chapter 122 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster Ii
Chapter 123 - Discovering The Mystery Of Life
Chapter 124 - Panic
Chapter 125 - Forget It Then
Chapter 126 - (Real) Exposed
Chapter 127 - Twists And Turns I
Chapter 128 - Twists And Turns Ii
Chapter 129 - Twists And Turns Iii
Chapter 130 - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Chapter 131 - Wrapped In Happiness
Chapter 132 - Do You Want To Become A Flaw?
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Come To Yl
Chapter 135 - “Lifetime” Contract
Chapter 136 - The Hideously Adorable Design
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139 - The Little Tail That Was Forgotten
Chapter 140 - What Could Happen In Two Weeks
Chapter 141 - The Smitten Scoundrel Who Forgot His Friends
Chapter 142 - The Unusual Faye
Chapter 143 - Earth Day
Chapter 144 - First Attempt At Drunk Play
Chapter 145 - So It’S Okay
Chapter 146 - The World Really Is Small
Chapter 147 - The Genius’ Shortcomings
Chapter 148 - It’S Not A Confession
Chapter 149 - An Unexpected Acquaintance
Chapter 150 - Something Feels Wrong
Chapter 151 - The Man Called Yan Jin
Chapter 152 - The Ups And Downs Of The Past Two Months
Chapter 153 - Discussion
Chapter 154
Chapter 155 - Settling In
Chapter 156 - : I Already Understand
Chapter 157 - Bad Friends
Chapter 158 - The Evolved Incapable Ruler
Chapter 159 - Chairman Yan’S Mark
Chapter 160 - Holding One’S Head High
Chapter 161 - Assets That Could Not Be Given
Chapter 162 - The Person He Should Have Thanked
Chapter 163 - At Every Step
Chapter 164 - About His Elders
Chapter 165 - Improvement
Chapter 166 - Nan Wei Starts His Job
Chapter 167 - The Person In Control I
Chapter 168 - The Person In Control Ii
Chapter 169 - The Person In Control Iii
Chapter 170 - The Aftermath Of The Dismissal
Chapter 171 - The Price Of A Bowl Of Noodles
Chapter 172 - Business Trip
Chapter 173 - A Storm Approaches
Chapter 174 - Explosive News
Chapter 175 - Sense Of Security
Chapter 176 - Outside The Cubicle
Chapter 177.1 - Retribution (I)
Chapter 178 - Retribution (Ii)
Chapter 179 - Retribution (Iii)
Chapter 180 - An Unexpected Development
Chapter 181 - A Powerful Comeback (I)
Chapter 182 - A Powerful Comeback (Ii)
Chapter 183 - A Powerful Comeback (Iii)
Chapter 184 - Cancelling The Engagement And Coming Out Of The Closet
Chapter 185 - An Inescapable Past (I)
Chapter 186 - An Inescapable Past (Ii)
Chapter 187 - An Inescapable Past (Iii)
Chapter 188 - Chasing Memories
Chapter 189 - From Triumph To Sorrow (I)
Chapter 190 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Ii)
Chapter 191 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Iii)
Chapter 192 - An Unprofessional Abduction
Chapter 193 - Escape
Chapter 194 - Surveillance
Chapter 195 - Planned And Unplanned
Chapter 196 - Alice’S Insanity (I)
Chapter 197 - Alice’S Insanity (Ii)
Chapter 198 - Alice’S Insanity (Iii)
Chapter 199 - The Result Of Overlooking The News
Chapter 200 - Marriage And Honeymoon
Chapter 201 - He’Ll Be Back
Chapter 202 - The Final Week
Chapter 203 - Problems Exposed And An Appeal
Chapter 204 - Emergence Of The Dead
Chapter 205 - Post-Wedding Realizations
Chapter 206 - Chess (I)
Chapter 207 - Chess (Ii)
Chapter 208 - Chess (Iii)
Chapter 209 - Seeing Is Believing
Chapter 210 - Not Taking Visitors
Chapter 211 - Summer Springs Third Clinic
Chapter 212 - Will Never Bloom Again
Chapter 213 - Blood Type Confusion
Chapter 214 - The Gene Project
Chapter 215 - External Help
Chapter 216 - Hard To Say (I)
Chapter 217 - Hard To Say (Ii)
Chapter 218 - Hard To Say (Iii)
Chapter 219 - The Rotten Family
Chapter 220 - Finally, The End
Chapter 221 - The Life That Could Be Saved
Chapter 222 - The Cat Clan (I)
Chapter 223 - The Cat Clan (Ii)
Chapter 224(End) - Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Romance, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty: Finally, The End
Fortunately, Yan Jin’s pride didn’t cause any unnecessary problems.
Yan Jin didn’t ask Chu Ge to repay the cost for ten years of treatment.
Because, a few days after Yan Jin told Xiao Yu his story, Xiao Yu came across Chu Ge by chance.
Chu Ge, not Nan Qi.
……
Perhaps it wasn’t really a coincidence.
It was a fine sunny morning. Because of their vigorous activities last night, Xiao Yu had decided to take the day off from work. As he went to take out the trash, he wasn’t paying attention to what was at his feet and kicked something. “The fuck is this?”
The person who had been squatting outside idly almost sprawled onto the ground.
Xiao Yu stared for a moment, then his face brightened. “What are you doing here?”
Chu Ge quickly stood up and scratched his head, embarrassed. “Just passing through, passing through the area…”
Xiao Yu gave him a knowing look. He set the bag of trash down outside the door and stepped aside. “Come in then.”
Chu Ge lowered his head and came in. It had been many months since his last time there.
Normally, when people recall past memories of places, most would feel that the place was the same but the people had changed. However, Chu Ge felt like everything, including the people, were the same.
After settling Chu Ge onto the couch, Xiao Yu made him a cup of the same tea he had always made for Chu Ge. “I heard from Nan Wei that you went to Four Seasons Manor.”
“Mhmm, I’ve already returned the keys to him. Sorry for the trouble…”
“What’s there to be sorry about? I was just asking you how your trip went,” Xiao Yu said, puzzled. “You and Yan Jin are cousins. Surely you also have a stake in the Four Seasons Manor?”
“No.” Chu Ge shook his head. “Yan Jin owns the entire Four Seasons Manor. When the Du Family collapsed, I received my mother’s company stocks. Well, Yan Jin got most of the Du Family’s assets.”
“I get it, I get it.” Xiao Yu patted Chu Ge’s shoulder sympathetically. “It’s been hard on you.”
Chu Ge: “…”
That wasn’t what Chu Ge had meant.
“So, you came to find Yan Jin today?”
Chu Ge nodded.
“He went to the office today. You can still find him at YL though.”
Chu Ge’s moment of surprise was swiftly replaced by a look of annoyance.
“Damnit, it’s been so busy in the hospital. I thought today was a holiday…”
“It is, but YL’s on overtime today.” Xiao Yu laughed at the irony. One word at a time, he said, “There’s a strategy meeting on how to handle SI’s new chairman.”
“… Huh? I’ve already resigned though.”
“I can tell.” Xiao Yu looked at Chu Ge’s hospital scrubs and teased, “Your hospital sure is generous. They gave you your position back so quickly.”
“Uhh, yeah…”
Xiao Yu almost couldn’t contain his laughter. It was rare to see Chu Ge on tenterhooks. Chu Ge always seemed to be in a position of control. Xiao Yu felt it was a pity that it wasn’t quite appropriate to start recording him with a video camera.
It’d be so easy to blackmail him. Entertainment reporters would kill to have that tape.
It was important to note that in the short two months that Nan Qi had returned to the Nan Family, he had kicked Yan Jin off both of his number one positions as City S’s top young entrepreneur and most eligible bachelor.
Yan Jin and Chu Ge never paid attention to this kind of random entertainment news though. They would much rather use this time to browse through the latest in finance and economics. However, Xiao Yu wasn’t the same.
In the dark two months of YL and SI’s war, Xiao Yu’s only joy had been flipping through this celebrity news.
“Well, seeing that Yan Jin isn’t here, I’ll come back in a few days…” Chu Ge floundered.
“It’d be so much trouble to keep travelling back and forth. Just wait here for a bit.”
“It’s not even eleven yet though…” Surely Chu Ge couldn’t wait for another seven or eight hours.
Well, since today was a holiday and he had nothing else to do, there wasn’t actually anything stopping him from waiting that long.
In the end, the issue wasn’t whether Yan Jin was there or not; it was that Chu Ge was terrified of taking Yan Jin’s criticism face to face.
No matter the amount of mental preparation, when the time finally came, it was normal to still fear for the worst.
Chu Ge had already dithered outside the house for half an hour, not daring to press the doorbell. If Xiao Yu hadn’t run into him while taking out the trash, Chu Ge might have waited outside for another half an hour.
Chu Ge didn’t expect that no sooner had he finished his words than he heard the sound of the front door being unlocked from outside.
A second later, Yan Jin appeared in the living room.
Xiao Yu hid a smile and explained, “Today’s overtime is just a short meeting. After all, today’s a holiday. The other employees would complain if it went on for too long.”
Chu Ge: “…”
Yan Jin glanced at the unexpected guest and asked neutrally, “What brings you here today?”
There was a silence as Chu Ge tried to figure out what he should say. Then…
“Ah, um, we’ve missed six of your physical checkups this year.”
Yan Jin: “……”
Xiao Yu: “……”
Even Chu Ge thought his comment was out-of-place. He hung his head in embarrassment.
“Grow up.” Yan Jin hmphed coldly.
“Hey, fuck you too! Any other wisdom to share?”
Xiao Yu couldn’t suppress a snort of laughter. The other two stared at him.
“Don’t mind me. I’m not laughing at you guys; it’s totally unrelated. You guys go on, go on…” As he said this, Xiao Yu retreated, leaving the living room to those two kindergarteners.
Xiao Yu wasn’t worried about them getting into a real fight. He was relaxing in the next room over ready to record their conversation. If neither side was willing to budge to save face, he would threaten to release the recording to the paparazzi.
……
In the bedroom, Xiao Yu played some mobile games. By the time he came out again, Yan Jin and Chu Ge had already come to terms and were discussing how to deal with the Nan Family.
“Oi, that definitely won’t work. It’s not like the Nan Family is dead. Have you heard of the saying that a local warlord should still be respected by regional powers? They’ll come back to bite you if you don’t treat them seriously,” Chu Ge derided.
Yan Jin rolled his eyes.
Xiao Yu cheerfully dropped down beside them on the sofa. Soon, their conversation was punctuated by the cracks of sunflower seeds.
Although he wasn’t interested in the high-level policies of companies, Xiao Yu didn’t think they could spend forever on this topic.
As expected—
“SI’s already done with all the new works for the upcoming season? How do your designers have so much free time?” Yan Jin asked sarcastically.
“Yeah, with so much free time, they kept causing trouble. I didn’t want to deal with any of that, so I gave them the projects for all of next year. And surprise, surprise! I didn’t hear any more issues from them. As a matter of fact, they all glumly went back to drawing,” Chu Ge responded.
Xiao Yu finally heard something he was interested in. He didn’t know how they got onto the topic, but he leaned in closer nevertheless. “Can I see the designs?”
“Sure, but I only have a few pictures on my phone. Here.”
“Leaking insider secrets is a crime.” Yan Jin was relentless.
Chu Ge rolled his eyes. “You can pretend you didn’t see then.”
“Huh? This is really good…” Xiao Yu was surprised. “It’s a huge improvement from before.”
Chu Ge was pleased with himself. “I randomly split them into teams and had them compete against each other. It worked quite well.”
“Wooow, come to YL. YL is in need of such talented people,” Xiao Yu said.
Yan Jin gave Xiao Yu a strange look.
Xiao Yu avoided Yan Jin’s glare. “Uhh, I wasn’t saying you were inferior to Chu Ge or anything…”
Yan Jin: “…”
Chu Ge guffawed. “Yan Bro, specializations are important in this field. What’s some finance guy doing in the design industry?”
Xiao Yu asked, “What finance guy?”
Yan Jin pulled Xiao Yu over to him and coldly said, “Wow, you’re so talented! You can clean up after your own mess!”
Chu Ge choked. Then, he huffily said, “Bro, aren’t we on the same side now?”
“Why would I want to be on the same side as someone who takes any opportunity to turn traitor?”
“Fuck, man. That wasn’t my fault; how was I supposed to know the truth was so complicated? And what were you thinking? You kept me in the dark for twenty years. Twenty years!”
“Don’t blame others for your own ignorance.”
“…Are we even fellow brothers anymore?”
Xiao Yu didn’t at all mind being left out. He had missed the days of Yan Jin and Chu Ge making fun of each other (or perhaps just Chu Ge being verbally abused).
Yan Jin didn’t stop. “Sure, brothers repay their debts. You owe me three hundred million.”
“What?! When did I owe you three hundred million?” Chu Ge’s eyes widened.
“Thirty million per year for ten years,” Yan Jin reminded him.
Yan Jin’s reply jolted Chu Ge’s memory, and Chu Ge became downtrodden in an instant. He stammered pitifully, “…transferred to a different ward this year. So it should be two hundred and seventy million.”
Xiao Yu could sense Chu Ge’s sadness all the way from where he was. Before he could tell Yan Jin to stop bullying Chu Ge, Yan Jin asked, “Which month did the transfer happen?”
What was the supposed to mean…?
Did Yan Jin plan on collecting the monthly fee?
What happened to the chairman who looked down on any sum of money in the single millions?
Xiao Yu looked at Yan Jin strangely.
Chu Ge hummed and hawed. “The transfer happened, uhh, earlier this month…”
This month?
Xiao Yu looked at the calendar. It was currently December.
What was the difference between December and end-of-year?
This time, Xiao Yu looked at Chu Ge strangely.
Were their net worths of over a hundred million a lie? How did they both become such penny-pinchers?
Yan Jin hmphed coldly. “You still want to hide the truth after bringing up the topic?”
Chu Ge looked around and tried to change the topic. “Aiya, let’s get back to business. What time is it alread—”
“Was it August?”
To Xiao Yu, it seemed like Yan Jin had randomly guessed a month, but Chu Ge’s expression told the real story.
Perhaps it wasn’t a guess. Perhaps Yan Jin already knew.
August…
… was a fateful month.
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
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