Chapter 24

Chapter 24

"I'm not sure if it's to your liking..." After Fu Zhi left, Lin Ze opened the lid of the container, looking at him anxiously and nervously.

Li Xiujin's Adam's apple rolled. He had thought Lin Ze only cared about that disloyal younger brother.

"It's okay, if you don't like it, you can just throw it away..."

Seeing him remain silent, Lin Ze hurried to add. His cooking skills weren't that good, so him not liking it would be normal. But why did he feel this sense of disappointment?

While Lin Ze was lost in thought, Li Xiujin had already taken the chopsticks and started wolfing down the food.

It wasn't that he disliked it...

Lin Ze froze for a moment, a strange feeling rising in his chest, making him feel warm all over. He seemed happy because Li Xiujin liked it...

*

After receiving Lin Ze's text, Lu Mo began digging up info on Su Jingyuan.

Perhaps because he was a relative of a government official, the information that could be found was extremely limited. However, he did discover that seven years ago, a technology company was affiliated with the Su Group. This tech company mainly produced wristbands at the time.

In this era, there were no secrets. Lu Mo stayed up all night and finally confirmed that the black wristband Lin Ze had seen was produced by the Su Group.

Lu Mo immediately sent this information to Lin Ze.

Lin Ze still hadn't replied.

Just then, Ji Ran showed up carrying two large bags. "Seeing you here all alone, I got you some things to eat."

Lu Mo said thanks and asked, "Still feel like you're being followed?"

Ji Ran pulled out his gun. "Don't even mention it. Having this, I don't have that feeling anymore."

Lu Mo chuckled. "I told you it was all in your head, but you wouldn't believe me?"

"Whether someone was really following me or not, I would know, wouldn't I? I feel like they might be spooked by something, so they've temporarily stopped."

Lu Mo mused. "That's also possible."

"Found out anything recently? Now we're all in the same boat. If you know anything, you gotta let me know right away."

Lin Ze had said that Ji Ran could be considered one of their own, so Lu Mo replied, "We found the source of the wristband production."

"Who is it?"

"Su Jingyuan."

"Su Jingyuan? The younger brother of the recently appointed high-ranking official?"

"Yes."

"He was also your former boss," Lu Mo added.

"Scarlet's boss is him?" Ji Ran was surprised.

"Yes."

"Then I think the trouble might be bigger than we thought," Ji Ran frowned.

"On the surface, everything at Scarlet seems normal, but I feel there's another operation behind it."

"How so?"

"I've worked at Scarlet for many years, and many colleagues have disappeared one after another."

"Could it be that they earned enough money and dropped off the grid?"

Ji Ran shook his head. "They completely vanished without a trace."

"There were a few I was close with. No matter how I tried to contact them, I couldn't reach them."

"So that's why you treated us that way initially? You were afraid we would disappear like your former colleagues?"

Ji Ran nodded.

Lu Mo's face grew serious. "I need to report this to the Colonel."

A phone buzzed. Ji Ran took his phone out of his pocket. After reading the message, he suddenly asked, "You know I recently started at a new place doing my old job, right?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"The person in charge often mentions our boss. This boss also has the surname Su. I suspect it's Su Jingyuan."

"That sounds dangerous. You should find another place to work."

"Yeah, I'll see."

After leaving Lu Mo's place, Ji Ran went home to prepare some food for his younger siblings. Then he changed clothes and went to work. His new workplace and the nature of the work were the same as Scarlet's. After arriving, a beta he had helped before quietly told him,

"The person in charge said the boss will come today."

Ji Ran paused. "Did he say when?"

"That's not clear."

Ji Ran pretended not to care and nodded.

After finishing work, Ji Ran went to the person in charge's room to chat with him.

After chatting for about half an hour, the person in charge said he had something to attend to and had to leave.

Ji Ran followed him.

He went to the entrance and opened the door of a car parked there. A man in a suit got out. Ji Ran couldn't see his face clearly, but his figure strongly resembled Su Jingyuan's.

The person in charge led the way, and the two of them entered the room where the person in charge often held secret meetings with others.

Ji Ran thought for a moment and followed them again.

*

- Colonel, the Su Group was affiliated with a technology company seven years ago. This company produced the wristbands you saw during your mission back then.

- Okay, I understand.

- Colonel, Ji Ran said his new boss seems to still be Su Jingyuan.

- It's uncertain if the assassination attempt was from Su Jingyuan, but Su Jingyuan is a dangerous person. Tell him to resign.

- Yes, Colonel.

In the room with tightly drawn curtains, Lin Ze's fair face gradually flushed red with shame. He wanted to close his legs tightly, but they were forced even wider apart, assuming the posture of a female animal ready for impregnation. A tongue, seemingly barbed, scraped harshly over him, causing waves of trembling.

All at once, an unprecedented emptiness swept over Lin Ze.

"Remember what you promised me?"

Li Xiujin gripped the back of his head, forced his lips apart, and after a frenzied, possessive kiss, growled,

"Remember…"

"So what are you supposed to do now."

With Li Xiujin's help, Xiao Zhuo had already left his job, and he was diligently mentoring him.

What should be done…

Shamefacedly, Lin Ze parted his legs.

"You can open my… womb," Lin Ze covered his face, "so you can impregnate me."

"Let me conceive your child."

Li Xiujin's breathing instantly grew heavy.

Since the first time, nothing substantial had really happened between them; this was the real beginning. A tingling surge of numbness spread through Lin Ze's entire body, as if craving, yearning for it…

Feeling utterly shameless, Lin Ze tightly covered his face with his arms.

But his arms were pulled down. Li Xiujin pressed their foreheads together, his breath hot and ragged, his voice hoarse, "Watch closely. Watch how our child is made."

Author's Note:

Taking a break tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, the story will enter VIP chapters. After entering VIP, red envelopes will be randomly given out.

Not sure if this will be the final work of my writing career. I hope everyone will support it.