Chapter 5
The restroom was at the end of the corridor, and Yan Shiting had already looked over this way.
So there was nowhere for Yu Li to hide, and he couldn't avoid it.
He could only lower his head and reluctantly greet Yan Shiting as he approached, saying in a low voice, "Mr. Yan... Mr. Yan."
Yan Shiting's steps paused, and he stood by the sink.
Yu Li dared not breathe, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yan Shiting adjust his cuffs and then turn on the faucet.
During this process, he didn't say a word.
Yu Li was actually glad that he didn't speak, so he turned around and wanted to leave first.
However, as soon as he moved, he heard Yan Shiting's cold voice, "Yan Sui is here too?"
Yu Li had to stop and said, "Yes, he's dining with Miss Xu."
The sound of water stopped, and Yan Shiting took out a tissue to carefully wipe his hands.
After throwing the used tissue into the trash can, Yan Shiting turned around and looked at Yu Li with a heavy gaze, saying, "Yu Li."
His expression was blank, and his voice was as cold as ever, "You've seen that Yan Sui already has a girlfriend."
"Do you still want to like him?"
Hearing this, Yu Li's face turned pale.
Yan Shiting's words seemed to be another warning, warning him not to get close to Yan Sui again.
He even wondered if Yan Shiting would add a "beyond your means" at the end.
Yu Li tightly gripped the hem of his work clothes, digging his fingertips through the fabric into his palms, just to keep himself from breaking down and crying.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Yan, I'm not that kind of person."
"I know he has a girlfriend, and I wish him well and hope he's happy. I won't ruin their relationship."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Li saw Yan Shiting's brow furrow with dissatisfaction.
He dared not look again, afraid of seeing disgust in the other's eyes, so he quickly lowered his head and also hid his reddened eyes.
Yan Shiting knew that Yan Sui had come to Yuting Xuan, probably because he had seen Yan Sui and Yan Sui talking in the corridor just now.
And at that time, he had patted Yan Sui's shoulder, which might have seemed like an intimate gesture in Yan Shiting's eyes.
Yu Li's brain was frantically working, and before Yan Shiting spoke, he said, "Just now, Yan Sui just came to tell me about Shen Rui's matter."
"I'm really sorry for troubling you, Mr. Yan."
Yan Shiting's gaze fell on Yu Li's hands.
He saw that Yu Li's hands had crumpled the cotton clothes into wrinkles, and his slightly thin body was tense, revealing his nervous and fearful mood.
Yan Shiting pursed his lips.
He turned around and said, "It's nothing."
After a pause, he said again, "You can go back."
Yu Li was stunned for a moment, then realized that Yan Shiting meant for him to go back to Hongrun Pavilion first.
He quickly nodded and said, "Okay."
After walking out of the restroom for a distance, Yu Li couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
He found that after that night, he was more afraid when he was alone with Yan Shiting.
Although just now Yan Shiting didn't mention the incident that night or attack him.
Oh, telling him not to like Yan Sui doesn't count.
Yu Li thought carefully, and in the past three years, whenever Yan Shiting acted against him, it seemed to be because of his liking for Yan Sui.
The first time was to warn him to stay away from Yan Sui.
The second time was on New Year's Day this year, when Yan Sui took him home to celebrate, and Yan Shiting warned him again that Yan Sui was straight.
The third time was just now.
Yu Li remembered that Yan Sui had said that their parents had passed away early, and at that time, Yan Shiting was 16 years old, and Yan Sui was only 6 years old.
It can be said that Yan Sui was raised by Yan Shiting.
Could it be that Yan Shiting is actually a bro con, afraid that his own brother will be turned gay by a homosexual, so he guards him tightly?
It's not impossible, either.
Yu Li couldn't help but smile. He lowered his head and straightened out the crumpled clothes, then patted them.
The wrinkled parts were barely smoothed out.
After knowing that Yan Sui didn't know about the incident that night, the burden on Yu Li's heart was lifted, and he no longer avoided Yan Sui's messages.
Three days later, Yan Sui said he was going to travel to the neighboring H City, and told Yu Li to take care of himself and go find his brother if there was anything.
How could Yu Li actively go find Yan Shiting?
He promised well in the mobile chat, but in reality, he hoped to stay as far away from Yan Shiting as possible.
Whenever Yan Shiting came to Yuting Xuan, Yu Li would try his best to avoid him.
When he had no contact with the Yen family, Yu Li's life was busy and ordinary.
He worked two jobs, with the part-time job at the bar not getting off until 2 a.m., and after getting home, he would sleep for 6 hours before getting up for work again.
Although it was tiring, Yu Li quite liked this pace of life, because this way, he didn't have time to think about the incident at the party anymore.
It was another ordinary late night.
Yu Li returned the shared bicycle and walked into the residential area, unable to resist yawning.
He stretched his arms, but suddenly found something different about the residential area.
This was an old residential area, with many middle-aged and elderly people living here, and usually at this time, it was quiet in the area, with only one or two households still lit.
But tonight, for some reason, there were quite a few houses with lights on.
However, Yu Li didn't pay much attention to it, and quickly went upstairs.
Before opening the door, Yu Li heard a faint commotion coming from the house.
Thinking it was the gaming anchor with whom he shared the apartment, Yu Li didn't think much of it and directly opened the door.
The place he lived in was a three-bedroom apartment, and in addition to the gaming anchor, there was also a 30-year-old sister named You.
Yu Li walked into the living room, but found that the commotion tonight was not coming from the anchor's room, but from You's room.
The door in front suddenly opened, and a disheveled woman in a tattered nightgown rushed out.
Seeing Yu Li, the woman screamed, "Help!"
Her face was bruised, her mouth was bleeding, and the exposed skin on her body was also covered with injuries and bloodstains.
Yu Li's pupils contracted, and then he saw a man in his 30s also come out of You's room.
He was only about 1.7 meters tall, with a bulky face, and he was holding a clothes hanger, shouting, "You bitch, I'll see where you can run today!"
Seeing this scene, Yu Li immediately understood what had happened.
He hurriedly shielded You behind him and roared, "I've never seen you here before, who are you?!"
The man paused, seemingly not expecting someone to dare to meddle.
He pointed the hanger at Yu Li, "I'm telling you to scram. That's my wife, and even if I beat her to death, the police will just say it's a family affair!"
Before Yu Li could speak, You behind him broke down and shouted, "I'm already divorced from you!"
Yu Li frowned, trying his best to calm down, and took out his phone from his pocket, unlocking it with his fingerprint and secretly handing it to You behind him.
He deliberately raised his voice to attract the man's attention, "Are you illiterate? An official divorce certificate, and you don't recognize it?"
"Not to mention, even if it's a married couple, beating people is still illegal. Who told you it's a family affair?"
During his speech, You had already taken the phone with trembling hands.
The man in front didn't see You's action, and was angered by Yu Li's words, striding up to him furiously, "You bitch, this pretty boy is your new fling, isn't he! I'll kill you both today!"
He raised the hanger, wanting to strike Yu Li.
Yu Li was startled, grabbing the man's wrist with his right hand and grabbing the hanger with his left hand.
"Don't try anything!"
The man saw this and slammed his left fist into Yu Li's face, "Pretty boy, I'll let you play the hero!"
Yu Li's head turned with the impact, but he kept his hands firmly on the man, using his right elbow to strike the man's head, forcing him to step back.
Since the man had made the first move, now Yu Li was acting in self-defense.
The man was completely infuriated, forcefully tugging at the hanger, but the corner of his eye caught sight of You behind Yu Li dialing a phone call.
The call was quickly connected, and You desperately shouted, "Hello, police! Help!"
"You bitch! How dare you call the police!" The man was furious, pushing Yu Li away and rushing towards the trembling You.
You screamed and dodged, causing the phone to fall to the ground.
Yu Li quickly grabbed the man's waist from behind, trying to stop his movements, and shouted towards the phone, "Jinjiang Road, Bamboo Garden Residential Area, Building 3, Unit 501! Someone is maliciously assaulting people!"
"Fuck you, mind your own business!"
The man broke free from Yu Li's arms, his reddened eyes glancing towards the public kitchen.
Seeing the man's movements towards the kitchen, Yu Li's heart sank. He quickly pulled You and ran towards his own room.
By the time he unlocked the door, the man had already taken a kitchen knife from the kitchen, striding menacingly towards them.
Fortunately, Yu Li quickly led Sister You into the room and locked the door.
His heart was pounding, and he hadn't even caught his breath when he heard the sound of the knife hitting the door.
Luckily, the landlord had replaced all the doors with high-quality anti-theft doors when renting out this unit, so the knife didn't pierce through the door.
The knife got stuck in the door, and the man spent a lot of effort pulling it out.
Then came another stab, mixed with the sound of kicking the door.
Yu Li's body trembled, quickly looking around and moving the wardrobe, table, and other objects to block the door.
Behind him, You collapsed on the ground, crying hysterically.
"I've already divorced him, I've already run away, why, why..."
Yu Li bit his lip tightly, his eyes reddening, but he didn't say anything, just focused on moving the things.
After crying for a while, hearing the loud banging on the door, You's gaze fell on Yu Li.
She was not closely related to Yu Li, just occasionally giving him some fruits and vegetables, but tonight, Yu Li had bravely stood in front of her.
But the man outside, no, he was not even human!
She knew all too well what his temperament was like, and she knew that he had truly murderous intent.
You's gaze gradually became determined, from bewilderment.
She stood up and said, "Little Yu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If he breaks in later, I'll block him, and you run."
What would she use to block him? Of course, her own life.
"It's not time to say that yet." Yu Li moved the bed to the wardrobe behind.
"The police station is very close to here, the police will be here soon, very soon."
"Very soon." He repeated.
The room was simply furnished, and there was nothing else to move.
Yu Li bit his teeth tightly, doing his best not to tremble with fear.
He held the kitchen knife, firmly blocking in front of You.
He was a little relieved that he didn't like to use the public kitchen, so he still had something to defend himself with.
At the same time, he was also very afraid.
What if the police didn't hear clearly? What if the phone fell and broke, forcing the call to be hung up?
Why not just drag You and run outside? No, that wasn't a good idea, he couldn't outrun that man with You.
As long as he held this door, as long as he waited for the police to come–
OMG! Yu Li is brave af. So is You!
ReplyDeleteYu Li is a little... dumb, isn't he? How can ML be afraid he'd turn his either gay when they already had sex. His fear doesn't really make sense in this context either. If Yu Li were mad or annoyed by him, I would understand, but fear? All ML said was, essentially, that he needs to move on and get over his brother. He wasn't threatening or mean, just direct. I hope we move past this character setting quickly.
ReplyDelete*brother, not either.
Deleteits bc he thinks that ml was drunk and has sex with him because he was intoxicated and on top that he thinks the ml blacked out and forgot everything that happened that night.
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