The lonelier you feel, the emptier the world seems. It's as if everything is premeditated.
Yi Pin was lying alone in bed, not knowing how many numbers he had counted.
"Eleven thousand six hundred and fifty - four, eleven thousand six hundred and fifty - five..."
"Creak!"
The door suddenly opened. Yi Pin finally felt at ease. He frowned slightly and curled his lips into a faint smile.
Then he heard the sound of his own door being opened.
Yi Pin closed his eyes, pretending to have been asleep for a long time.
Shen Yu walked over and quietly stared at Yi Pin's face. He curled his lips into a smile, tucked in Yi Pin's quilt carefully, and then slowly left.
Yi Pin opened his eyes in the darkness, feeling a bit nervous. There was a hint of coldness in the corner of his eyes.
He didn't know when he vaguely opened his eyes and saw the familiar figure of Shen Yu standing beside him. Shen Yu was smiling, with a glint of amusement in the corner of his eyes.
It was precisely because Shen Yu always looked like this, with a constant smile on his face, that Yi Pin had fallen deeper and deeper in love with him. He had already gotten used to Shen Yu's kindness.
"Good morning!" Shen Yu curled his lips and looked at Yi Pin in front of him cheerfully.
Yi Pin closed his eyes slightly, feeling a bit nervous, but still smiled at Shen Yu and said, "Good morning!"
Sometimes, Yi Pin couldn't help but smile at Shen Yu regardless of the occasion. It seemed to have become a habit.
Yi Pin was in agony. On one hand, there was the bloody lesson of his little uncle; on the other hand, there were his own thoughts and feelings in these days.
It seemed that no matter which side he approached, he was guilty. It also seemed that no matter which side he approached, he was the most inappropriate one.
After breakfast, Yi Pin looked up and met Shen Yu's eyes. Shen Yu was always like this, as if just looking at him was enough to fill his stomach. Every time they had a meal together, Shen Yu would stare directly at him.
"I'm done eating... I'll go first... Well, I'll go to work first!"
Yi Pin swallowed the milk in his mouth and said awkwardly.
"No need. Don't go today. I've also taken a day off. Let's go and check on that boy's situation!"
Shen Yu said coldly.
Only then did Yi Pin come to his senses that there was still the matter of that boy.
"Okay then!"
Sitting in Shen Yu's Maybach, Yi Pin was always a bit on edge. He turned his head and looked out of the window.
"Did Fu Xiaotong get drunk again yesterday?" Yi Pin suddenly turned his head and said nonchalantly.
"Yeah!"
Shen Yu pursed his lips.
"You're really a qualified ex - boyfriend. You could be promoted to the current boyfriend again!" Yi Pin smiled, but there was a hint of bitterness in his eyes.
Shen Yu shrugged his shoulders, with a hint of nonchalance on his lips.
The two came to an old - looking house, next to the one where the siblings lived last time. They glanced at each other.
"Shen Yu, are you involved in some gangster organization?" Yi Pin frowned in a daze. "Otherwise, how can you... find out about anyone you want?"
"Isn't there a surveillance camera in the firm?"
Shen Yu curled his lips.
Neither of them said anything more and just quietly watched.
"It's Room 302 on the third floor. They're renting the place!"
Shen Yu said coldly.
They watched as the woman and her husband left one after another.
"Let's go. Let's go up and have a look!"
Shen Yu frowned and looked back at Yi Pin.
"Isn't this breaking into someone's house?" Yi Pin frowned and said nervously.
"Are you stupid? We're salesmen!" Shen Yu said with a smile as he ruffled Yi Pin's hair.
Yi Pin shrugged his shoulders. Every time he was with Shen Yu, he would ask some silly questions. It was really inexplicable.
"Okay!"
The two, dressed in business suits, nervously entered the building and went up to the third floor.
Shen Yu knocked on the door, but there was no response.
"Are they not at home?"
Yi Pin frowned and said nervously, looking around but still not seeing anyone.
"It's impossible. The two of them have left. The child should still be at home."
Shen Yu frowned.
"Is anyone there?"
Yi Pin knocked on the door again and said nervously.
There was still no response from inside. Just as they were both in a daze, there was suddenly a dull thud from inside.
It seemed that something had fallen. But no one came to open the door for a long time.
Yi Pin picked up a wire and looked around.
"Wow, you know this trick? I think you're the one involved in the underworld!" Shen Yu curled his lips and smiled at Yi Pin in front of him.
"I used to come back late from playing games in the Internet café, and my grandfather would beat me. So I've learned this skill!"
Yi Pin smiled and said nonchalantly.
Yi Pin inserted the wire into the lock, fiddled with it a few times, and then opened the door.
The two were shocked by what they saw.
The little boy was tied tightly to a chair. The rope around his neck made the veins on it bulge. His eyes were a bit hazy.
The two quickly ran over and untied the boy, filled with confusion.
"Are you okay?" Yi Pin said lovingly as he pushed aside the boy's messy hair.
The boy looked at Yi Pin and Shen Yu in front of him with a fierce and frightened look in his eyes.
The boy gasped silently and didn't say much.
Yi Pin suddenly felt remorseful. He wondered why he hadn't kept the child. Now the child was covered in injuries.
"Brother, save me!"
Big tears rolled down the boy's cheeks. There was a glimmer of hope in his twinkling tears.
"Sorry. It's all my fault!" Yi Pin frowned. His mood was indescribable. "Brother will protect you. Brother promises he will protect you!"
Shen Yu frowned as he watched the scene in front of him: "Let's go to the hospital first!"
After they arrived at the hospital, the doctor was startled. The child was bruised and had many old injuries.
The child was given an IV drip for the whole afternoon. He remained silent and very quiet.
"What's your name?" Yi Pin smiled as he ruffled the little boy's head.
"Zi Qi, Li Zi Qi!"
The boy said in a low voice, looking up at Yi Pin with empty eyes.
The two stayed in the hospital, taking good care of Zi Qi.
Shen Yu looked at Yi Pin helplessly and curled his lips into a smile: "You should eat something too. You've lost weight these days!"
"Really? I think I've gained weight!" Yi Pin smiled.
The three of them were standing there happily when suddenly there were gasps from outside the hospital!
"What's going on?" Yi Pin asked in confusion.
He looked outside and saw the look of fear on the boy's face.
Then, a woman who looked very gentle but with full - blown killing intent in her eyes, and a bearded man beside her appeared.
"Brother!" Zi Qi nervously grabbed the corner of Shen Yu's clothes and frowned.
"Don't be afraid!" Shen Yu patted the boy's hand and forced a smile.