CH 7

In the secluded outskirts, a black sedan, almost blending into the darkness of the night, meandered along the asphalt road and eventually arrived at a private club nestled in the mountains.

The entire area of the estate was tranquil, with no sign of human presence. The trees cast their graceful shadows. As the vehicle silently approached the main building of the club, faint music emanated from the magnificent golden structure.

Xiao Zhenyun was a frequent visitor here, and the attendants recognized his car. They eagerly awaited by the side, ready to assist with his wheelchair even before the car door opened. As soon as he entered, a man in a tailored suit approached him, wearing a constant smile, walking backward while gesturing, “Mr. Xiao, sticking to the usual?”

“Mm.” Xiao Zhenyun didn’t really understand what routine they were referring to, but he was pleased to have such a routine.

“Great, great.”

The attendant skillfully pushed him through a hidden path within the park. They then swiped a card to enter an elevator and underwent fingerprint and iris scans. Only after these procedures did the elevator automatically descend. When the elevator door opened again, there were several windowless rooms. The attendant guided him to stand outside one of the doors and asked Xiao Zhenyun to unlock it with his fingerprint.

Xiao Zhenyun admired the room with a thirst for knowledge for a while. Soon, there was a knock on the door, and the attendant, who had been waiting by the side, opened it upon Xiao Zhenyun’s nod. The suit-clad man from earlier entered first, still wearing a fawning expression. He was followed by several young men, lined up in a queue, entering one by one.

Tonight, Xiao Zhenyun was embarking on a solo storyline, unrelated to the male leads. ‘Xiao Zhenyun’ came to the club and found a boy who resembled Si Chu to accompany him for a drink. However, when they were about to leave, they were unexpectedly seen by an ordinary friend of Si Chu, who happened to be working at the club and had some vague knowledge of its internal affairs.

This friend informed Si Chu about the incident, saying that even the wheelchair-bound uncle had physical needs. Si Chu naturally didn’t believe it, thinking, “Doesn’t everyone know about my Uncle?” His uncle wouldn’t be capable of such things.

But this friend took it to heart and began paying close attention to related information. In the end, he inadvertently learned that after Xiao Zhenyun left that day, the boy he had brought along was seriously injured and died within a week.

In simple terms, it was a foreshadowing planted to expose the ugly side of ‘Xiao Zhenyun’ later on.

Returning to the present, Xiao Zhenyun calmly scanned his gaze across the faces of the ten men. When he reached the last one… he didn’t resemble Si Chu at all, but this person had a pair of amber eyes with a slight downward slant, round and bright, like they were feverish, lacking vitality. It was as if he had been forced to come out and perform.

Xiao Zhenyun immediately understood. He was the one.

The suited man beamed with joy, saying, “I wish you and Garry a wonderful night.”

After completing these arrangements, all the attendants withdrew like a receding tide, leaving the room to them.

Garry, the young man, appeared to be only eighteen or nineteen years old. He tensed up, muscles tight with fear. As Xiao Zhenyun approached, Garry’s eyes gradually reddened, and he stared fixedly at the long-haired guide sitting in the wheelchair, with pale and slender fingers slightly gripping, a true enchantress.

Then the ‘enchantress’ wheeled the wheelchair about three meters away, opened a terminal, and started playing a game.

“You can take a nap here, and when you wake up, I’ll take you away. I’ll first send you to a private hospital, and I’ll cover the medical expenses. After that, you can go wherever you want.”

What kind of trick was this? Garry pondered suspiciously. Did he want to play with him? As long as he obediently followed and willingly complied, then he would be redeemed?

Garry waited anxiously, his mind unsettled. However, the long-haired guide spent the next two and a half hours entirely focused on the game, occasionally cursing at the stupid archer who couldn’t aim properly, and then angrily lighting up a cigarette. Delicate veins protruded on his slender neck.

Unknowingly, Garry became both hungry and tired, eventually falling asleep. Xiao Zhenyun listened to the rhythmic sound of his breathing and couldn’t help but send a text message to Xiao Nian, asking if there would be similar storylines in the future. If there were too many more, he might have to find a psychiatrist.

“There won’t be anything as specific as this,” Xiao Nian replied. “But there’s a saying that describes you as a regular customer of this establishment.”

“…Alright,” Xiao Zhenyun understood. In the future, he would have to visit from time to time, rent a room, and engage in a game of Landlord with young men.

“Oh, and by the way, you have a basement in your house filled with secretly taken photos of Si Chu,” Xiao Nian casually dropped a bombshell. “I’ve seen it before, and there really is such a place. The password is Si Chu’s birthday. However, the photos are currently only pasted up to the third wall. Please make sure to fill up the last wall before the final storyline arrives.”

Xiao Zhenyun: “…”

Xiao Zhenyun: “Damn.”

………

It was unclear how much time had passed when Garry was awakened by the voices of conversation. He heard the man in the wheelchair expressing his satisfaction to the supervisor, saying he wanted to take him home. Garry obediently got up and followed the bodyguard, attentively and curiously observing the face of the man in the wheelchair until he could no longer see him.

Xiao Zhenyun, from the corner of his eye, watched as the unfortunate Garry left. He thought to himself, “Finally, one trouble is resolved, but there is still a bigger trouble to come.”

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