Chapter 23

When Li Shuo heard the word "Shao Qun", he was stunned for a moment, thinking that the sound from the microphone was distorted, or that he had heard it wrong. To this name that has nothing to do with this situation?

However, in the next second, he saw Zhao Jinxin's sudden change of expression that he had no time to deal with, and his mind went blank.

Shao Qun... Shao Qun?

Shao Qun is Mrs. Zhao's... nephew?

Is it the same Shao Qun? Could it be the same name and surname, but...is there such a coincidence?

Li Shuo felt that his vision was a little shaky, his mind was buzzing, and the people, objects, and space around him were distorted. He heard the sound from outside as if it was hitting the eardrum through a layer of wall, and he felt it. A hand grabbed his arm, and he almost instinctively shook off the prince and walked slowly.

In an instant, Li Shuo regained his clarity. He looked straight at Zhao Jinxin, but he couldn't say a single question. Zhao Jinxin's never-before-seen expression already explained everything.

This person... he has no doubt that the young man he loves is the cousin of the person he hates the most? !

Then what is all this, what is everything about him and Zhao Jinxin, meeting, getting along, seeing each other...what the hell?

Zhao Jinxin has investigated him, and heard him mention Shao Qun's name many times on the phone. It is impossible to know everything, so the pair of cousins, from beginning to end, united to play him...

from start to finish.

It was as if his heart had been punched hard, and the dull pain and the humiliation that followed made the blood on Li Shuo's face instantly clear.

How the hell could this be, how the fuck could it be!

"Li..." Zhao Jinxin raised his hand stiffly, trying to support Li Shuo's crumbling body. He didn't expect to be exposed like this, he didn't want to...

"Xiao Shuo, what's the matter with you?" Mrs. Li came over and took his arm, "Aiya, why is your face so ugly? If you can't dance, you'll be tired. Look at me and your father."

Li Shuo wrapped his fucking hands with his big hands, and smiled slightly: "Mom, I'm fine, the wine is just a little overcooked."

"Oh, then you can go outside and blow the air, just wake up."

Zhao Jinxin said solemnly, "I'll take Big Brother Li there."

Li Shuo looked at Zhao Jinxin deeply. It was amazing, in just two minutes before and after, he felt that the person he had seen naked before was a stranger, so strange that he looked horribly strange. He put his hand in his trouser pocket, clenched it secretly, and stabbed his fingernails into the palm of his hand, in exchange for his brain's sobriety. He stopped his waist, nodded and smiled politely at the people around him: "I'm going out to sober up." Then he strode towards the door.

Zhao Jinxin gritted his teeth and followed closely.

The two walked out of the banquet hall and turned a little to the right, which was the large open balcony. Li Shuo walked into the balcony and looked at the starlight of the city, and was in a trance for a moment.

"Li Shuo..." Zhao Jinxin whispered.

Li Shuo turned his back to Zhao Jinxin and said calmly, "Shao Qun is your cousin."

Zhao Jinxin took a deep breath: "Yes."

"He made you come near me."

"Yes."

"Because of Li Chengxiu."

"……Yes."

Li Shuo turned around abruptly, his face was hideous, and he was no longer a gentle gentleman. He raised his fist and smashed it at Zhao Jinxin.

Zhao Jinxin didn't hide, and didn't even blink.

Li Shuo's fist rubbed Zhao Jinxin's cheek, and hit the wall behind him hard.

A gloom flashed in Zhao Jinxin's eyes, and his brows twitched.

Li Shuo looked at Zhao Jinxin's face. This one likes to call him Uncle Li coquettishly, but he has a very beastly face on the bed. This one will appear in his sweet dreams, and the corners of his mouth will rise when he thinks about it from time to time. The face, the face of the man whose heart he likes seems to be flying.

He can't let go.

He has never liked violence, so how could he use it on the person he likes. He could only stare at scarlet eyes and said through gritted teeth, "How dare you play with me like that!"

But if all this was a game from the beginning, then his love for Zhao Jinxin was just an illusion. After all, Zhao Jinxin, who is outspoken, cute, sloppy, and has various looks, may have been pretending. Thinking of this, Li Shuo shuddered.

Zhao Jinxin grabbed his wrist and looked at the blood oozing from his fist: "I'll deal with it for you."

Li Shuo withdrew his hand, and he really realized what it means to be "disturbed".

Zhao Jinxin lowered his head, like a student reviewing: "I approached you because of my brother, but I really like you." He forced a smile, "Uncle Li, shall we talk? "

"I don't want to see you now." Li Shuo really didn't have the courage to see Zhao Jinxin again. As soon as he thought about what had happened in these short three months, he wondered if he had been hit by a curse. It's nothing to be fascinated by a man 11 years younger than him, but the other party is playing him from beginning to end!

He really wanted to know how sarcastic Zhao Jinxin was, watching him being played with applause step by step, how stupid and ridiculous he was? Just a few minutes ago, he thought that he might have found true love, and then reality slapped him a few big ears, the kind of shame-shame and resentment of being deceived and played with almost exploded from his heart and lungs!

Shao Qun, Shao Qun again, you actually thought of this method to fool me...

Li Shuo realized that he had to find a place to be quiet now, otherwise he would seriously violate his self-cultivation. He pushed Zhao Jinxin away and strode out of the hotel.

Zhao Jinxin chased after a few steps and then stopped. He looked at Li Shuo's back until it disappeared, and then kicked over the trash can.

Li Shuo sent a text message to his father, saying that he was not feeling well and went back first, and took a taxi home.

Until he returned to his room and lay on the bed in the dark, Li Shuo felt that his brain was still in a feverish state. His anger and sadness did not weaken one bit, but became more difficult to control as his thoughts diverged. He felt like a beggar whose sweet dreams were punctured by others, resenting those who disturbed his dreams, and even more resenting those who let him dream.

He is not a person who will be hysterical for the sake of feelings. He can tolerate betrayal. If the other party falls in love with someone else, it may be that he did not do well enough, and he can also let go of rejection. After all, he is not perfect, how can he let all People like it, but he can't accept outright fooling, because it is malicious in the first place.

And he actually ate the malicious fool as dessert, only to find that it was a glass ballast in his stomach, which had already cut through his internal organs and was dripping with blood.

Up to now, he can't tell the difference, sadness and humiliation, which one hurts him more.

Zhao Jinxin, the person who gave him infinite surprises and joy, and made him burst out with excitement and energy, was just playing with him. Qun, how should laugh at him and despise the coddle of his reborn wealthy family.

Li Shuo clutched the quilt tightly, and let out an angry growl in the dark.

Shao Qun, Zhao Jinxin, you are too deceiving...

Li Shuo fell asleep at some point. When woke up, it was dawn. He hugged his head and sat up with a splitting headache. After a full five minutes, he got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

A depressed and tired face was reflected in the mirror. His casual suit was so wrinkled that he couldn't see it. The whole person looked very bad, very bad.

Li Shuo mechanically took off his clothes, turned on the shower, and the cold water poured down without warning, chilling him. He slapped hard several times, until the wrist bone seemed to be shattered, and he stopped shaking.

He took a bath with cold water, and only then did he feel calm.

The last time lost control like this, can't remember when. Losing reason is a very bad experience, and it will also have very bad consequences. He was very fortunate that he didn't lose his temper in front of Zhao Jinxin yesterday, and it was shameful to be played around in circles. If he couldn't even hold a free and easy attitude, his 34 years would be considered a waste of life.

Yes, Zhao Jinxin is playing with him, the fact has become a fact, and it is meaningless to dwell on why he is being stupid. He should straighten his back and help himself through the difficulties in his heart.

The difficulty is that he fell in love with Zhao Jinxin.

This is really hard to do.

Li Shuo rubbed his hair with a wry smile.

Fortunately, the two of them have known each other for a short time, and they have not cultivated any unforgettable feelings. like this thing. Don't like it anymore, just give him some time, what can't be faded away. And those sweet past events that made his heart pounding with endless aftertastes will surely be sealed in the depths of memory and become meaningless.

Li Shuo comforted himself like this, trying to piece together the broken self-esteem.

The phone beeped.

Li Shuo picked it up and saw that there were many text messages, almost all from Zhao Jinxin.

"Uncle Li, shall we talk?"

"Uncle Li, are you still angry with me? I haven't lied to you."

"Li Shuo, I really want to have a good talk with you."

Li Shuo threw the phone aside. He could even picture Zhao Jinxin's expression when he sent these text messages. At the beginning, I was still acting like a spoiled child, trying to weaken the impact of this incident on the two, and then gradually realized that a correct attitude was needed to face it. Looking back carefully, Zhao Jinxin approached him with a purpose from the beginning, so the wind-exile-dangling Zhao Jinxin when we first met was really different from the later Zhao Jinxin. He has been adjusting his actions according to his own reaction. Strategy.

Zhao Jinxin, what kind of deep scheming is he having a love affair with? !

Simply chilling.

Talk, of course they want to talk, his contract has not been signed, he will return to the capital in the future, and there will be a series of follow-up cooperation to discuss.

As for him and Zhao Jinxin, a person who dared to fool him like this has already made a judgment in his heart.