Chapter 40 He made his decision; he would marry Ling Zeyu.
Bai Yanfei looked at the chair, but hesitated to sit down.
What is this, some kind of consolation after hitting him?
Under Ling Zeyu's watchful gaze, Bai Yanfei finally sat down. His eyes were still a bit uncomfortable, and he didn't dare look at electronic devices for too long, so he picked up a physical book and started flipping through it.
Ling Zeyu opened the file, but then he found that he couldn't concentrate on it at all. Bai Yanfei was right next to him, and he kept an eye on Bai Yanfei out of the corner of his eye. Whenever he saw Bai Yanfei move, he would turn his head to look.
This greatly reduces work efficiency.
Ling Zeyu slammed the file shut in frustration, the loud movement drawing Bai Yanfei's attention.
Bai Yanfei turned to look at Ling Zeyu, but only glanced at him before turning back to continue reading the book in his hands.
He wasn't completely incapable of understanding anything, but he had to continue pretending.
How are your eyes?
Bai Yanfei was taken aback when he heard Ling Zeyu speak out.
Is this out of concern for him? How could you be so heartless as to hit him?
"I'm not blind."
"I'll have Xiuyuan take a look at it for you later."
"Um."
Then came another long silence. Bai Yanfei tried his best not to look at Ling Zeyu, afraid that he would soften his heart and easily break down when he saw Ling Zeyu's face.
Finally, it was time to leave work. Bai Yanfei walked ahead alone, while Su Yang came up to the office to find Ling Zeyu.
"I just told Xiuyuan to wait at home so we can go back together."
Bai Yanfei neither refused nor spoke. Silence was his weapon, and also the maximum he could manage.
Wen Xiuyuan examined his eyes carefully, and they were very similar to what the previous doctor had said.
After dinner, Bai Yanfei went back to his room. Su Yang didn't know what had happened between them, but judging from Ling Zeyu's expression, it certainly wasn't something to be happy about.
In the study.
"How did you manage to beat him up like that?" Wen Xiuyuan chuckled softly. "Zeyu, you didn't actually fall into Bai Yanfei's hands, did you?"
"Impossible." Ling Zeyu denied it decisively. "Xiao Fei sent him an email, and we had a little argument."
"We've been friends for so many years, don't I know you?" Wen Xiuyuan shook his head. "You've always been very patient, but that slap was quite forceful. You must have been very angry at the time."
"Alright, he's already been hit, just coax him a bit, he's easy to coax." Ling Zeyu impatiently tugged at his collar, Wen Xiuyuan's amused look only made him more agitated.
It was just a slap, why are you so angry?
When Ling Zeyu returned to his room that evening, Bai Yanfei was already asleep. Ling Zeyu went over to check and realized that Bai Yanfei was pretending to be asleep. He lay down next to Bai Yanfei and put his hand on Bai Yanfei's waist.
Ling Zeyu had prepared a lot to say, but seeing Bai Yanfei's cold face, he suddenly couldn't say anything.
Why is his little tagalong suddenly so angry? Doesn't he like him a lot?
Are you angry?
Bai Yanfei opened his eyes. He wanted to push away Ling Zeyu's arm that was across his waist, but he regretted it as soon as he put his hand on it.
Isn't this exactly what he wanted?
"No."
After a long pause, Bai Yanfei finally gave a reply.
“I know you like Xiaofei, and I know Xiaofei is very outstanding, but I’m jealous of him, jealous that he can win your affection.” Bai Yanfei sniffed. “I often think, if you shared a little bit of your affection for Xiaofei with me, just a tiny bit, would things be different between us?”
Ling Zeyu remained silent. Just as Bai Yanfei had said, Bai Yifei was the only person in his heart, so he couldn't tolerate anyone else.
The only reason he was nice to Bai Yanfei was because he wanted to continue using Bai Yanfei. Although Bai Yifei was now missing, Bai Yanfei had always been well-behaved and had not caused him any trouble. On the contrary, he had sometimes helped him a lot.
Bai Yanfei was still crying. Even if Ling Zeyu had a heart of stone, he would soften when he thought of what Bai Yanfei had done for him.
"You still don't want to accept me? Right?"
After waiting a long time without receiving a response from Ling Zeyu, Bai Yanfei realized he had misplaced his love again. The man he had loved for four years turned out to be heartless. He should have realized long ago that Ling Zeyu was a god high above, how could he be willing to fall to the mortal realm for him?
"You should rest at home for the next few days. Your eyes shouldn't be exposed to electronic devices too often. Xiuyuan will come to see you often. He promised me that he won't let you go blind."
"I still want to go to work."
“It’s the same wherever you are. Cheng Xiao won’t teach you anything, so you might as well stay at home.” Ling Zeyu tucked Bai Yanfei in. “Go to sleep.”
As Ling Zeyu said, he was unable to go to work the next day. The driver wouldn't take him, and he could only watch blankly as Ling Zeyu and Su Yang left together.
He stood on the second-floor balcony, watching the direction the two had left, like a puppet with its strings cut, lifeless.
Bai Yanfei felt a tightness in his chest, and he couldn't breathe. There was a deck chair on the balcony, so he lay down and cleared his mind.
At noon, Wen Xiuyuan came over to change his dressing. His eyes felt cool, and the redness had decreased a lot, but the bruising had not yet dissipated.
"Have you been crying?" Wen Xiuyuan quickly changed Bai Yanfei's dressing.
He nodded. How could he not cry? The grievances in his heart had accumulated to the point where he couldn't let them go any longer. As long as there was a small outlet, all his grievances would burst out.
"Tears can easily infect wounds, so hold them in for now." Wen Xiuyuan handed the prescribed medicine to Bai Yanfei. "If you're not careful, it can affect your eyesight. I don't think you want your eyesight to get worse, do you?"
"I understand." Bai Yanfei took the medicine and went to sleep. When he woke up, he saw that Su Kai had asked him to go out.
His only friend now was Su Kai, so he went out to keep the appointment.
Su Kai was worried about him when he saw his condition, but he didn't care about that right now. He just felt very tired and needed a place to vent his anger.
He'll be back to normal once he's vented.
"Xiao Yan." Su Kai looked at Bai Yanfei with concern.
"Senior, could you help me get in touch with Xiaofei?"
Currently, only Bai Yifei can resolve these issues; he is the root of the whole problem. If Bai Yifei could return, many things would be easily solved.
He had always been afraid that Bai Yifei would suddenly come back and take away his current identity, but now he understood that even if Bai Yifei didn't come back, the identity of his fiancé would always be just a name without substance.
He made up his mind; he wanted to marry Ling Zeyu.
Chapter 41 You're Not a Waste
"I... can only try my best." Su Kai actually has his own network of connections, and he is not as useless as he appears on the surface. In fact, he already has his own company overseas.
During the years he worked hard abroad, he wasn't just going out to eat, drink, and have fun. He and some friends started a company, which has gradually grown in size, and he is one of the major shareholders.
But he could never let go of Bai Yanfei all these years. When he learned that Bai Yanfei was getting engaged to Ling Zeyu, he felt like he was going crazy.
After settling things at the company, he immediately returned to China, but by then Bai Yanfei already belonged to Ling Zeyu.
"That email was sent on a schedule, right? It should have been sent by Bai Yifei from home on a schedule. Otherwise, we could have checked the IP address, but that route is no longer feasible."
"We can't get in touch with Xiaofei anymore. It's like he's vanished into thin air. None of us can find him."
Bai Yanfei lowered his eyes as he recalled the time he spent with Bai Yifei. Bai Yifei seemed like a well-behaved boy, and Zhang Rongrong was very strict with him. However, Bai Yanfei knew that Bai Yifei's personality outside was completely different from that at home.
This substitute marriage was arranged at Bai Yifei's begging. Bai Yifei knew he loved Ling Zeyu, but he also had someone he loved.
Thinking of this, Bai Yanfei suddenly raised her head: "By the way, Xiaofei has a man she really likes."
"who?"
Bai Yanfei shook his head. This question stumped him. He didn't know who Bai Yifei liked. He had asked Bai Yifei before, but Bai Yifei refused to say.
But when that man was mentioned, Bai Yifei's eyes sparkled with pink bubbles, his gaze filled with adoration and affection. That was the expression he knew best; he had the same expression when Ling Zeyu was mentioned.
"A person whom Bai Yifei admires must be extraordinary, after all, he doesn't even think much of Ling Zeyu."
“Brother Yu is great.” Although Bai Yanfei was still angry with Ling Zeyu, he wouldn’t allow anyone to criticize his Brother Yu. “Xiaofei just doesn’t like Brother Yu’s type. He said he prefers someone more domineering.”
"Someone more domineering? Could it be that he's messed with someone he shouldn't have? Do you even know who that guy is?"
Bai Yanfei shook his head again: "I don't know. Xiaofei didn't tell me anything about that person."
"Could Bai Yifei have been scammed by someone?" A name flashed through Su Kai's mind, and a bad feeling arose in his heart. "Could Bai Yifei be overseas? If he were still in this city, Ling Zeyu would definitely have a way to find him, but Ling Zeyu has not been able to find him for so long, so it is very likely that... he is no longer in the country."
"You went abroad?"
Su Kai nodded: "That's right, because Ling Zeyu doesn't have much influence abroad. Once he's abroad, no matter how capable he is, it's not his territory anymore, so he can't do anything about it."
Bai Yanfei lowered his head and pondered for a while. If Bai Yifei had gone abroad, why was there no record of it? Who exactly was that man? Was Bai Yifei in danger?
"Xiaoyan, although I know Bai Yifei is good to you, you shouldn't trust him too much."
"What?"
Su Kai gritted his teeth and finally spoke his mind: "Ling Zeyu has been pursuing him for so long. Bai Yifei must know what kind of person Ling Zeyu is, but he still pushed you to Ling Zeyu for his own selfish desires."
"But Xiaofei knows I like Brother Yu, and... he told me that I won't be in any danger. Brother Yu just retired from the entertainment industry and took over the company. He wouldn't dare to do anything to me. He even thought of a way out for me."
"What if Ling Zeyu has already established a firm foothold and no longer needs you?" Su Kai grabbed Bai Yanfei's shoulder, trying to bring Bai Yanfei to his senses.
"You say you won't get hurt, but Ling Zeyu has hurt you time and time again, and now he's hit you. Do you think it's worth continuing?"
“Senior…” Bai Yanfei pushed Su Kai away. “Tell me first if you can find Xiaofei. If… if Xiaofei comes back and Brother Yu wants to marry Xiaofei, I will give up.”
"real?"
Bai Yanfei nodded. At this point, he had no choice but to lie to Su Kai for now. He just wanted to test whether Su Kai could find Bai Yifei. If he could, he could use Bai Yifei's information to make a deal with Ling Zeyu and get Ling Zeyu to marry him.
That way, Grandma won't have any regrets. After all, everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Ling Zeyu is a doting husband, and even if it's not true, he doesn't want Grandma to worry about him in her remaining days.
"Then wait a few days, I'll go ask my friend."
Su Kai looked at Bai Yanfei's face, and his heart ached every time he saw it. He couldn't bear to hit or scold someone like that, but Ling Zeyu had ruined him like this.
But even now, he still has to look for people for Ling Zeyu. Su Kai, Su Kai, you've lived such a failed life.
"Xiao Yan, if..."
Su Kai hesitated for a long time but still didn't say it.
If the engagement is broken off, will Bai Yanfei agree to be with him? He has protected Bai Yanfei as a friend for so long, and has been pretending for so many years. If he suddenly proposes to be lovers, will Bai Yanfei find him disgusting?
"What's wrong?"