Chapter 295 Would you throw them away?

Chapter 295 Would you throw them away?

Si Hongqi's grandfather was able to cut his ties in time from the other members of the councils that worked together with him that was why he wasn't captured by the current King, Han Qinshan.

When Si Enlin, Si Hongqi's father, became the leader of the Shadow Army, instead of taking his old man's steps, he focused on building the Si family business in the mainland instead. He didn't want to have any conflicts with both the Han family and the Lu family.

Because of his decision, the old man focused on the future leader of the Si family, Si Guanlin until... They saw more potential leadership in Si Hongqi.

Ever since childhood, the Si brothers had always been competing with each other. When Si Hongqi met Lu Mengjie, everything changed for him. Because of her, his view on life changed as well.

Lu Mengjie and Han Xukun became his pillars. They were the ones that stopped him from falling into darkness. They were his saviors. If not for them, he would surely turn out into despicable man.

Unlike him, Si Guanlin was different. He questioned Lu Mengjie's ways. He refused to hold her hand and instead, he allowed their grandfather to corrupt him. He wanted to become the leader of the Shadow Army and for that to happen, he had to prove himself to their grandfather.

Si Hongqi recalled a time when his brother tried to kill him. "I will take over the Si family so can you please die for me, brother?" Si Guanlin's hands were wrapped around Si Hongqi's neck. His eyes were void of emotions and yet, the smile that grew on his lips sent chills crawling under Si Hongqi's skin.

"G-Gege!" The 7-years old Si Hongqi tried to struggle free from his older brother's restraint. Tears welled up in his eyes and the color of his face changed as he fought for air.

At that time, the young Si Hongqi realized that his brother was serious. He was going to kill him. The boy reflected in his eyes was no longer his brother.

Just as everything started to go dark, the younger brother heard the faint voice of his mother.

"Sisi! Guanlin!"

With eyes wide, Tian Ruyi was rather shocked on hearing the words that came out of his lips. It never occurred to her that the person who could have sent it could also be Si Guanlin.

"Your... brother...?" she breathed out, her voice shaking.

"You met him, didn't you?" He eyed the people around them, in search of his brother's men but found no one suspicious.

"I-I did," she stammered. It was not like she was trying to hide it so she confessed. Now that she learned that those gifts came from his older brother, she couldn't help but feel disappointed. And here she thought that Si Hongqi would finally find her interesting but... She got her hope up for nothing.

The man sighed. He wanted to ask for more details on how she met him but they were not in the right place so he decided to change the topic. "Have you eaten yet?"

Tian Ruyi forced out a smile as she lied. "Yes, I already have. I'll just call my manager to drop me off at my-"

"There's no need to call her. I'll drop you off at your place," he said, interrupting her. He grabbed her hand before he began dragging her out of the building.

Her eyes landed on the hand that held hers. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she felt her heart race. Just why was she reacting this way? How can he affect this easily? She should stop expecting anything from him. She was not interested in dating, right? So what was this?

"Just why are you doing this, Si Hongqi?" She asked by the time they both got in the car.

"What do you mean?" He looked at her, furrowing his brows in confusion.

"This." She raised her hand; the hand that he was still holding. "You don't have to come all the way here just to drop me home. Also... you could have just messaged me that you were not the one who sent me the gifts."

Si Hongqi was quiet for a few seconds as he stared at their hands. He didn't release her hand even after she had pointed it to him. "If I did tell you that it wasn't me, would you throw them away?"