Chapter 29: He Never Tires of Locking Him Up
Tingfeng Garden Villa.
It was already late at night, but the lights were still on in a room on the third floor.
Gu Jun and his son, Gu Xinglin, were still in secret discussion.
“Ah Lin, I think it’s better to avoid his edge for now! Gu Xinglan is in the limelight right now. Let’s endure it for a bit, wait until…”
“Dad!” Gu Xinglin crushed the cigarette in his fingers viciously into the ashtray, interrupting him.
“Endure, endure, endure! It was because I endured too much back then that that wolf cub got ahead of me, and now he rides on our heads acting like a tyrant!”
“When the old man was still around, if we had struck first and dealt with him, the banner of Huiyao would be in my hands now!”
Gu Xinglin’s refined, handsome face was slightly flushed red at this moment.
His usual gentle smile had long vanished, replaced by a face full of violent rage.
“Gu Xinglan has already let word out that he’s sending me to Congo to be in charge of the wind power project. Dad, if I go, will I ever come back?”
Gu Jun took a few fierce puffs on his cigar and fell silent.
Silence for a long time.
“Do you think that little waiter really knows something?” Gu Jun looked up and asked.
Gu Xinglin nodded. “Think about it. A frigid monster like Gu Xinglan, we’ve never seen him get close to any man or woman. Why would he suddenly bring a little waiter home for no reason?”
“Even if that kid is good-looking, what kind of good-looking people hasn’t Gu Xinglan seen?”
“So, nine times out of ten, he’s hiding the person to prevent us from finding him. Tell me, can there be no issue here?”
Gu Jun’s brows knitted tightly. “But if Gu Xinglan wanted to harm the Old Master, would he use such a childish method?”
Gu Xinglin sneered. “Dad, this is called darkness hiding under the lamp.”
He wore an expression of knowing everything.
“Think about it. If he set up any other complex scheme, no matter how seamless, there would always be traces, hard to ensure they wouldn’t be investigated.”
“Precisely this kind of simple brutality—having a totally unrelated little waiter crash directly into him—as long as they can’t catch the person, they can’t catch the evidence. He just needs to hide the person for a while, and that’s enough.”
“So, this is a top-tier open conspiracy, scarier than a covert one!”
As Gu Xinglin spoke, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
“However, as long as we get the person back, extract the truth, and get the evidence, our cause will be just.”
“At that time, we can unite the veterans of the board of directors, contact several other major family heads in the Imperial Capital, and grandfather’s old friends, to crusade against Gu Xinglan together.”
Gu Xinglin narrowed his delicate eyes behind the gold-rimmed lenses, his expression sinister and ruthless, revealing a trace of excitement.
“Deceiving master and ancestors, usurping power—with these crimes, even without legal proceedings, Gu Xinglan won’t be able to mix in the circle anymore. He’ll have to hand over power obediently and get out!”
Gu Jun frowned tightly, thinking for a long time.
“Then, it must be done cleanly. Before success, absolutely do not let Gu Xinglan discover it.”
“Little Seven is sharper than a ghost; you absolutely cannot let him detect anything!”
Gu Xinglin nodded repeatedly. “Don’t worry about this; I’ll arrange it.”
He sneered. “He grabbed my handle (blackmail material), so I’ll give him a taste of his own medicine!”
—
When the sun was high in the sky, Qin Wan opened his eyes groggily.
The blackout curtains blocked the bright sunlight outside very well.
Qin Wan turned his head and saw no one else on the bed.
He looked toward the sofa in the shadows of the corner; no one there either.
He breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Moved his arms and legs.
Felt… it didn’t seem too painful.
Last night, Gu Xinglan’s punishment didn’t seem as terrible as he had anticipated.
It was just that the battle line was drawn out quite long, going on until dawn today.
But Gu Xinglan wasn’t particularly violent or savage.
Qin Wan let out a gentle breath.
He really didn’t expect him to let him off like this.
It felt unreal, a pleasure like surviving a disaster.
At this moment, footsteps came from the outer room of the bedroom.
Gu Xinglan walked in.
Qin Wan’s nerves tightened again.
“Morning, Brother.” He whispered a greeting while propping himself up to sit on the bed.
Gu Xinglan opened the curtains.
“Qin Wan, I thought you were a very diligent person, didn’t expect you to be a lazybug.” A smile played on his lips, looking refreshed.
Facing Gu Xinglan’s deliberate ridicule, Qin Wan grinned, not explaining.
Usually, he got up at 5:30 AM sharp every day to make breakfast for Aunt Rong, then went to the convenience store near the hospital to stock shelves.
Working seamlessly until 10:00 AM to go to the Grand Island Hotel for work, and after getting off work, going to the food stall to help in the kitchen with the night snack shift until 1:00 AM.
Four or five hours of sleep a day had long become his biological clock.
But these days beside Gu Xinglan, he always woke up late.
Gu Xinglan certainly knew the reason.
But he was too lazy to argue with him.
Whether he was diligent or lazy made no difference to Gu Xinglan.
He wouldn’t treat him any better just because he was a diligent person.
Gu Xinglan walked to the bedside and handed over a small box.
“A gift for you. Put it on.”
Qin Wan frowned slightly and took it.
Opening it, he saw a bright silver, exquisitely styled small bracelet.
“This is…” He looked up at him, eyes full of confusion.
Gu Xinglan took the bracelet out.
“It looks like platinum jewelry, but it’s actually a tracker, and it also has a listening function.” He said it calmly, as if it were a matter of course.
Qin Wan: …
“Brother, you want me to… wear this?”
Gu Xinglan raised his brow slightly. “Mn.”
Qin Wan lowered his eyes.
Looking at that gorgeous, exquisite, yet cold and chilling little piece of jewelry.
The gold anklet was removed, replaced by a tracking bracelet.
Called a bracelet, it was actually a shackle.
Qin Wan felt that Gu Xinglan seemed to never tire of locking him up, having a special fondness for it.
Gu Xinglan pulled up Qin Wan’s left hand and put the bracelet on his wrist.
The clasp closed automatically.
Seamlessly.
He scrutinized it carefully.
The fair, bony wrist paired with the bright silver precious metal bracelet glowing softly; the visual effect was charming.
“Do you like it?” he asked.
Qin Wan’s lips moved slightly. “Like it.”
Seeing his dispirited look, Gu Xinglan naturally understood what he was thinking.
He scoffed lightly, deliberately provoking him: “It doesn’t matter if you like it or not. The point is I like it.”
Qin Wan: …
What a foul mouth!
Gu Xinglan’s elegant fingers rubbed gently against his wrist.
“Qin Wan, wear this. If you are good, I will consider letting you go out.”
Hearing this, Qin Wan looked up.
“Really?”
Gu Xinglan’s deep gaze fixed on his black eyes.
Carefully decoding his emotions at this moment.
His voice turned cold for no reason: “So excited? What, not thinking of escaping again, are you?”
Qin Wan quickly shook his head. “No, Brother! Absolutely not! I just feel… feel that if I can go out, I can work and earn money…”
“What do you need money for?” Gu Xinglan asked back.
Qin Wan: …
What kind of bullshit question is this?
Gu Xinglan: “Zhou Rong is taken care of by me; your food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all managed by me. What use is money?”
“To buy a ticket, and then run away?”
Gu Xinglan’s eyes darkened.
Qin Wan panicked inside.
This man was truly crazy.
Not just a sadist, but also paranoid.
“Of course not, Brother! I promised you I wouldn’t do that again…”
He quickly pretended to be good, taking the opportunity to grab Gu Xinglan’s hand and squeeze it gently.
Gu Xinglan seemed to be pleased by this small action.
His expression relaxed a bit.
“Stay home today and read books and study properly.” He issued a task.
Qin Wan nodded obediently. “Mn!”
Actually thinking, those obscene erotic books hurt my eyes; can’t read them at all!
Seeing him so submissive and obedient, the corner of Gu Xinglan’s mouth curved.
Continuing to tease him: “When I come back tonight, I will check.”
Qin Wan: …
“Also, I have a social engagement tonight, might be back quite late. Not allowed to sleep first; wait for me.”
Qin Wan’s eyes dimmed again, feeling somewhat unhappy inside, responding in a low voice: “Oh.”
Gu Xinglan chuckled lightly.
His slender finger lifted his small chin, hooking it gently like teasing a puppy, before turning to walk toward the door.
Leaving the room, while walking downstairs, he dialed his special assistant, Tan Feng.
On his handsome face, the satisfied, playful smile disappeared, his voice turning cold. “Found it?”
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