After breakfast, everyone was ready to leave after a short talk except for An Tian as it was his home.
Before leaving, Noah told Lu Lijun, "You go ahead, I have something to talk to brother An Tian.
Lu Lijun agreed, "I and Yuyan will go to the airport to see off brother Feng and brother Yang in another car. You can bring my car."
An Tian came out to see them off.
"When are you coming back?" Lu Feng asked An Tian.
"I plan to enjoy for a while in my home here," An Tian replied.
Lu Feng nodded, "See you, then." Jiang Yang said bye as well and they sat in the car.
The car left while An Tian looked at Noah who stayed back, "Seems like you loved my home to stay back here."
"I want to talk to you about something, brother Tian," he said.
As if An Tian was not surprised at all, he replied, "Hmm, carry on."
"I want to know what kind of crime Jake had committed in the past that he has a criminal record?" Noah asked.
An Tian offered him a surprised gaze as he did not expect Noah to ask this question. He had expected him to ask something about what they talked about Jake during breakfast.
"I am sure brother An Tian must be aware of it as Jake is your brother. There is no way such things would be hidden from you," Noah continued.
"Why don't you ask Jake?" An Tian commented, not denying the fact that he knew the answer to Noah's Question.
"Do you really think I didn't ask? I did but expecting an answer from him is nothing but me being delusional."
"Being his brother, instead of siding with him and keeping his secret, isn't it delusional of you to think I will answer you," An Tian countered.
"I know it's right to side with him being his brother, but I still expect you to answer me. It might help me and him sort out our issues."
"To sort the issue between you two, it's wrong to seek help from a third person. If you two don't trust each other and don't bother to tell each other all your secrets, then there is no meaning in solving anything. When there are secrets and no trust, there is nothing left to cherish. You better forget it and move on," An Tian said coldly as if Noah's worry didn't matter to him. Have a good day," An Tian turned to go inside the home.
"What do I have to do for brother Tian to tell me about it?" Noah asked him.
An Tian stopped and after a few moments he turned to look at him, "Will you do anything if I tell you?"
"Hmm," Noah agreed.
"After I tell you what kind of criminal record he has and why it happened, you have to disappear from Jake's life forever. You can never come back and can not be in contact with him. You have to break your friendship with him and go somewhere far to never come across him till the end of both of your lives," An Tian said the cruellest thing so easily as if it was nothing.
Noah who heard it left shocked. "Brother…"
"Do you agree or not?" An Tian asked coldly. Noah's shocked expressions didn't affect him at all as if what he was doing was the absolute right thing.
"I don't," Noah answered straight away as he got back to his senses, "I don't agree with what you have asked for. I can not go away from those few dear to me for the sake of knowing something."
An Tian smirked, "Then, I believe there is nothing to talk about between us."
Noah's face turned utterly disappointed as he didn't expect An Tian to ask for something like this. If he had said he didn't want to answer then it was acceptable but asking something like this in return, he was being cruel to him and Jake.
"I was wrong to expect anything from you. I thought of you as my brother as well but I was wrong."
An Tian looked at him with the same expressions- cold, calm but mysterious that failed one to guess what this man had going on in his mind. No one could ever understand him and he didn't expect anyone to do so. There was not a single person born who could see through him.
Noah's words didn't affect him at all as if he was a mountain and Noah's words were the angry wind that passed by without affecting him.
"Fine, as you consider me your brother then as your elder brother, I will give you one more chance," An Tian said, "I will tell you what happened years back but…."
"But, another strange request that I can't expect?" Noah interrupted him as he could not expect anything to be so easy with this man.
It didn't affect An Tian, "Well not a request but a question."
"Ask," Noah said firmly.
"I will answer your question only if you give the right answer to my question," An Tian explained.
"Fair enough," Noah agreed.
"Why do you want to know about what crime he has committed?" An Tian asked.
"Is this the question of our deal?" Noah asked to make sure.
"Hmm" An Tian nodded, "I guess I had asked the easiest question to you."
"I got to know he has that criminal record because of me that means it's related to me. Anything that is related to me, I have the right to know it. I want to know what he did because me to have a criminal record under his name," Noah answered and waited for An Tian to answer him now.
An Tian scoffed, "Wrong answer, young man," and turned to leave.
It shocked Noah, "Wait, how can it be a wrong answer? This is what It is. What do you want me to say?" Noah asked loudly, seeing the man leaving.
"You lost the deal, you can leave," An Tian said, continuing to walk ahead.
Noah turned furious and shouted, "You just didn't want to answer me. I should have known already…."
"The day when you will have a right answer, come to me and I will tell you everything," An Tian said his last words as he waved his hand to the one standing behind him, "Goodbye." and entered the home.
Noah frowned, "What the fuck. What did he expect me to answer? Right answer? Who is he to decide what is the right or wrong answer?" Noah frowned and got into the car as he left feeling all angry.