Chapter 186: You Are My Medicine (11)
This was a major project.
It was difficult to estimate exactly how much capital was needed for the time being, and it was entirely a case of sacrificing oneself to benefit others—making a wedding dress for Xiao Ji.
This wasn’t a joke; the amount involved, even without a major board meeting, would definitely need to be communicated to Father and Mother Chen.
Chen Ni hesitated for a moment: “This isn’t something I can decide personally. A-Ji, I have to consider it.”
Xiao Ji expressed understanding: “Take your time. No rush.”
Having said that, he checked his watch: “I still have things to do. I won’t disturb you further.”
Xiao Ji didn’t actually have anything to do in Hong Kong.
After leaving the Chen family’s home, he returned directly to Jinsha.
For the next two weeks, he didn’t send a single message to Chen Ni.
Seemingly indifferent and entirely focused on profit, he was very composed.
In reality, only 037 knew that Xiao Ji was more anxious than Chen Ni.
Because it had been working overtime for two weeks straight, monitoring Chen Yinnian’s movements day and night.
Two weeks later, Xiao Ji didn’t wait for Chen Ni’s reply, but rather for something else first.
At that time, Xiao Ji had just finished lunch and was cooling off in a small, dark corner on the top floor of the casino.
An employee knocked on the door, walked in, and said to Xiao Ji:
“CEO Xiao, there’s a player downstairs who lost his chips and can’t pay. He wants to see you, saying his surname is Wen and that he’s an old classmate of yours.”
Xiao Ji raised an eyebrow and looked at the employee:
“If anyone who can’t pay says they’re my classmate, and you come up to report it just because they say so, then you won’t have to do anything else all day.”
The employee was startled: “Sorry, CEO Xiao. I’ve disturbed you.”
Xiao Ji waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
That employee was likely a newcomer who had been pushed to deliver the message. Now that Xiao Ji had said nothing else, he didn’t know what to do and could only ask one more question:
“CEO Xiao, then how should we handle this person?”
Xiao Ji said faintly: “Handle it according to the rules. This is not a charity.”
Murderers pay with their lives, debtors pay with money; those who bet must accept their losses—it is the way of the world.
If chips are lost, naturally, someone is sent to watch over them, forcing them to pay even if it means bankruptcy.
The employee received the order and left.
Not long after, that employee ran back in again, panicked:
“CEO Xiao, a fight broke out!”
Xiao Ji frowned: “What, no one has ever fought here before?”
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the employee shake his head vigorously:
“No, it’s the young master of the Chen family! He’s fighting with that classmate of yours!”
Hearing this, Xiao Ji’s temples throbbed. He stood up and went downstairs.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Chen Yinnian wrestling with a man.
Xiao Ji couldn’t see the man’s face on the floor; he could only see Chen Yinnian pinning him down, riding on his waist, and swinging his fists at the man’s face.
Xiao Ji strode over, pulled Chen Yinnian up from the floor, and held him tightly in his arms.
But Chen Yinnian was clearly still very agitated, shouting:
“Who are you calling sick? Say it one more f*cking time, and I’ll smash your teeth in!”
When Chen Yinnian’s madness flared up, it was uncontrollable.
Xiao Ji didn’t want to let Chen Yinnian continue to lose control in public. He hoisted him onto his shoulder and walked toward the elevator.
Wen Jie finally managed to see Xiao Ji. Although his face didn’t look good after being beaten, he still scrambled up from the floor and shouted:
“Xiao Ji!”
Xiao Ji turned back, looking at Wen Jie with a cold expression. He said nothing, but the strangeness in his eyes made Wen Jie’s heart skip a beat.
Wen Jie’s Adam’s apple bobbed: “I’m Wen Jie. Do you still remember me?”
Hearing this, Chen Yinnian, who was on Xiao Ji’s shoulder, immediately exploded. He struggled against Xiao Ji:
“Put me the f*ck down! You actually know him? Watch me beat him to death today!”
Xiao Ji hadn’t originally intended to pay any attention to Wen Jie.
But he still had a mission—he needed to facilitate Wen Jie’s death to collect the soul fragment.
So he patted Chen Yinnian’s rear and said to Wen Jie:
“In an hour, I’ll have someone bring you to find me.”
After saying that, he carried Chen Yinnian back to the top floor.
The moment he set him down, Chen Yinnian gave Xiao Ji a forceful push:
“Why did you tell him to come find you? To pay for his medical bills? Did you hear what he called me?!”
Xiao Ji stood firmly, not retreating a single step from Chen Yinnian’s push.
He looked at Chen Yinnian calmly and opened his arms to him:
“Don’t be angry. Come here and let me hug you.”
Chen Yinnian’s mind was a mess: “Hug what? What do you take me for? You come and go as you please—have you called me once in the two weeks you’ve been gone?”
Xiao Ji remained calm: “I was wrong. Forgive me, okay?”
Chen Yinnian was breathing heavily, his teeth gritted as if he wanted to beat Xiao Ji along with the other guy.
But in the end, he forced himself to calm down and said to Xiao Ji:
“I need an explanation.”
Xiao Ji said directly: “I was negotiating with your brother to bring you over to stay with me.”
Chen Yinnian sneered: “Negotiating what? He wants to dump me on you, and you don’t want me, so you’re negotiating terms, right?”
Xiao Ji was candid: “I want you. I’m looking forward to you coming over.”
As for the matter of the terms, Chen Ni wouldn’t tell Chen Yinnian.
According to Chen Yinnian’s logic, he would inevitably feel that Chen Ni was selling him to Xiao Ji just to get rid of him.
That would simply be looking for trouble.
And on Xiao Ji’s side, before everything was finalized, he couldn’t reveal it to Chen Yinnian.
Because before the profits from that land entered Chen Yinnian’s private account, Chen Yinnian wouldn’t necessarily believe anything he said.
Xiao Ji poured a glass of water and handed it to Chen Yinnian: “Drink some water. Calm down. Don’t always think of nonsense.”
Chen Yinnian held the water glass, his chest still heaving.
Xiao Ji didn’t say more, just quietly watching him. After the boy had completely calmed down, he reached out his hand, pulled him into his arms, and asked:
“What happened just now? Why did he make you unhappy?”
Chen Yinnian rested his chin on Xiao Ji: “I played two rounds with him. He lost, wouldn’t admit it, and said he knew you and wanted to find you.”
“I said if knowing you means you don’t have to admit a loss, then I can flip this whole casino over, play with every player, and then refuse to admit any losses.”
“He said I was sick.”
As he spoke, he began to want to lose his temper again.
Xiao Ji raised an eyebrow, first soothing Chen Yinnian: “Then he was truly excessive. Does your hand hurt? Next time you’re unhappy, remember to call someone. Why would you need to hit such a person with your own hands?”
Once Chen Yinnian’s emotions had relatively stabilized, Xiao Ji brought up the other key point in this matter:
“Last time we played roulette, you lost and promised me that you wouldn’t touch these things again. Why didn’t you listen?”
Although the words were questioning, Xiao Ji’s tone was very gentle, completely devoid of a questioning air, as if he were coaxing a child.
Hearing this, Chen Yinnian was stunned and didn’t admit it at all:
“When did I promise you? I never said I would never play again.”
As soon as he finished speaking, 037 said in a small voice:
[He didn’t mean it. Forgetting promises is a common symptom for patients; don’t provoke him.]
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