Of course, Bian Yi knew that he wasnât normal. But how could he be normal, after spending so much time in that hellhole?
Especially when he saw Bian Yuâs face and heard his voice.
Bian Yu had always been attracted to Kou Li, which Bian Yi had known for a long time. Due to this, Bian Yi never gave Bian Yu the chance to get close to his family, even when his father asked Bian Yi to bring his husband and son home for New Years. Bian Yi will never eat at the same table as Bian Yu.
Bian Yu was the son of Bian Yiâs stepmother, and he was 3 years younger than Bian Yi. Although he wasnât considered an illegitimate child, Bian Yuâs mother was already pregnant with him when Bian Yiâs parents were just going through the divorce process.
For that reason, Bian Yiâs father felt somewhat ashamed, and didnât force Bian Yi to get along with his brother.
However, even though Bian Yi didnât want to interact with Bian Yu, Bian Yu was always trying to get in the way of both husbands.
Before Bian Yi got kidnapped, Bian Yu took every opportunity, with a very poor performance, to flirt with Bian Yiâs husband. But these acts could only be described with one word, âtragicâ.
When Guan Xi came, he became close friends with Bian Yu, allowing him to enter Bian Yiâs house. At that, Bian Yu showed off to Kou Li.
There were two purposes to this.
Firstly, through Bian Yuâs performance, Guan Xi would enjoy the fact that Kou Liâs heart wasnât moved by anyone else. Secondly, while showing the appearance of a white lotus, Guan Xi liked to be with Bian Yu. Better said, he liked to watch Bian Yuâs falsely smiling at Guan Xi, because Bian Yuâs eyes couldnât hide the jealousy he felt.
However, if things stood at these unnecessary disputes and jealousy, everything wouldâve been alright. After all, when Bian Yi saw Guan Xi and Bian Yu together, he just felt that these two were extremely ridiculous.
But it just so happened that these two foolish and vain men made up their minds to harm his Xiao-Shu.
Bian Yu introduced a pianist to Guan Xi. A renowned and talented musician. Guan Xi saw this man as a target to obtain more points the moment he saw him.
In order to create opportunities for him, Guan Xi invited this pianist to be Xiao-Shuâs teacher through Bian Yu. The only thing Guan Xi could see was a simple man, but he didnât even bother to check the pianistâs personal life, nor did he notice the disgusting gaze this man had been sending to Xiao-Shu.
Bian Yi squeezed the picture frame beside the nightstand, closed his bloodshot eyes, and took a deep breath. However, the intense hatred he felt in his chest couldnât be reduced.
The picture frame he was squeezing was one of Kou Li holding Xiao-Shu up. That photo was taken by Bian Yi, for the father and son duo, in the garden of their house. The sunlight looked very dazzling in the photo, while the father and son smiled gently and naively. But, what about the photographerâs smile? It must have been as bright and happy, right?
As if the sunlight in the photo had stung his eyes, Bian Yi squinted with slight pain, finally putting the photo back to its original place.
âIf you donât want Xiao-Shu to visit you in prison in the future, calm down.â Kou Liâs voice sounded at the door. His voice was much more normal than before. But, of course, his voice still sounded harsh in Bian Yiâs ears.
Bian Yi didnât know when Kou Li came in, and he didnât care either. As Bian Yi lifted the quilt, he glanced at the bed in disgust. With a smile on his face, he replied with irony: âIf it werenât for Xiao-Shu, do you really think that youâd still be standing over there? Talking to me?â
Kou Li became silent.
Bian Yi snorted again. As he walked towards the door, seeing how Kou Li looked up and down at him, he added: âWhat, you donât want to talk anymore? I thought you would say, âA-Yi, youâve changedâ.â
Kou Li was so smart, how couldnât he know that Bian Yi had changed? Bian Yi didnât know what Kou Li needed to look at and explore about him.
Instead of trying to talk to this man, Bian Yi bumped Kou Liâs shoulder as he went to choose a guest room to rest in.
After Bian Yi left, Kou Li walked to the bed and pulled out an additional piece of broken glass from under the pillow Bian Yi had slept on. It looked similar to the piece that had been placed against Bian Yuâs neck, but it was more slender and sharp.
At this moment, Uncle Hua, the butler, came to inform Kou Li which guest room Bian Yi was resting in. He also asked Kou Li if Bian Yu, who was almost scared to death by Bian Yi, needed to be consoled, and if there was a need to respond to the questions asked by the people who were still in the hall.
âAsk them to leave.â Kou Liâs tone wasnât fierce. Together with the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his appearance looked more gentle, which was the total opposite from his previous crazy appearance when Bian Yi had arrived home. As Kou Li took the photo by the bedside, he opened the photo frame and threw the frame into the trash can. âThrow away everything on this bed.â
âIncluding the bed.â
Uncle Hua was stunned for a while, feeling like this scene was a bit familiar. But he adjudicates that it must be due to his old age, which made him unable to remember things from time to time.
He then responded to Kou Li and went to arrange for someone to clean it up.
A year ago, the youngest son of the Kou family, Kou Li, saw that his other brothers were about to subdivide the Senyuan Biotechnology Laboratory he created. In just one year, who wouldâve thought that Kou Li would achieve his current status?
Uncle Hua wasnât stupid, nor does he like to be smart. He just likes to do his job well, and get paid on time. As for other things, he doesnât have the time to ask any more questions.
Bian Yi was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
He had been in this guest room before. Whenever Bian Yi got angry at Kou Li, he would hide away here. Itâs just that he had never slept here alone.
When he had casually entered the room earlier, he didnât recognize this room; but now that he remembered this place, he wanted to change rooms. However, he didnât have the energy to move.
Bian Yi felt very tired. He wanted to rest, but his mind was filled with the smiling face of his son, the moment Bian Yu pretended to cry, and the moment Kou Li choked him violently. Bian Yi was scared to close his eyes, fearing that when he opened them again, he would be back into that place, with three flat walls and a huge screen.
There were also a variety of sounds inside Bian Yiâs mind. In addition to the voice of his Xiao-Shu calling him âDaddy Oneâ, Kou Liâs sentence was the clearest among them.
âSeventeen years? Finally back?â
âWas Kou Li also reborn? Did he come back in time earlier than me? Or did I remember the wrong number of years?â
Bian Yi changed to a side-lying position, hiding his hands in front of his chest, clenching a fruit fork in his right hand. The fork was small and exquisite, but it gave him a little sense of security.
The sense of fatigue swept through him over and over again. Bian Yi was really tired, and he was too lazy to think about Kou Liâs problem. In other words, even if Kou Li was reborn, so what?
Kou Li mentioned more than ten years, which meant that he was able to recognize Guan Xi at first sight. Which meant that if Kou Li recognized Guan Xi the first time he saw him, Kou Li still let him live in their house for more than ten years. Guan Xi let a wolf enter his house, and when that wolf had already entered the room, Kou Li still didnât protect his son from the mouth of the wolf.
This sin was unforgivable.
Bian Yi hated him to the bone.
The people who came to Kou Liâs house, after Uncle Hua asked them to leave, were now gathering in the main entrance.
As soon as Kou Li stepped out of the door, the group of people still gathering together were leaning on the old man behind Kou Li, accusing him of rudeness and frivolity. One by one, they spoke vigorously, but no one dared to speak too loudly.
Just when everyone was ready to leave, they saw the police coming, followed by the most renowned psychiatrist from Beijing.
The police didnât come here for Bian Yuâs matter, but for Bian Yiâs kidnapping case. Their arrival confirmed that the kidnapping had been real.
It was really strange that no one could tell real vs fake. As long as they saw him, who couldnât tell if heâs the real one or not? Not only Kou Li and the Bian family, but even Bian Yiâs mother couldnât find out? Perhaps, they sensed something wasnât right, but they couldnât imagine this route?
After all, Bian Yi wasnât a well-mannered man. He was quite improper, someone who prefered to be part of the Entertainment Industry as an actor. As a young man, he had already won several awards. Meaning that if he were to change attitudes all of a sudden, perhaps the people around him would think that he had received a new script and got too immersed in the role.
When the police came with the psychiatrist, the group of peopleâs inquisitive minds felt even more heavy. But no one expressed their curiosity in the open, and no one dared to shamelessly rely on their identity as Elders to accompany the police into Kou Liâs house.
Bian Yi intended to rest, so it was Kou Li who faced the police.
The policeman surnamed Qi, who had dealt with Kou Li long ago, brought some bad news. As previously revealed by Bian Yu, Guan Xi had run away, and no one was able to catch him.
In this case, Kou Li nodded his head, indicating that he already knew about it.
Policeman Qi looked at him strangely, filled with doubts. Then he inquired about Guan Xiâs usual behaviour and habits, in order to track down his whereabouts. As for Bian Yiâs side, they let him get some rest first, so he said that they will come back tomorrow.
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Guan Xi was hiding in a small hotel and he was low on cash. The System can give him Golden Fingers, but that canât be bought with this worldâs money.
For the first time, Guan Xi felt that he was utterly useless.
However, he also knew that without the System, there were no Golden Fingers, so he was afraid to go to the police station today. If heâs lucky enough, heâll be sent to jail for fraud, but he canât explain the fact that his genes and body are the exact same as Bian Yiâs. Even the birthmarks and old injuries were the same. He may be treated as an experimental subject, and spend the rest of his life on the cold table of a laboratory. The worst thing that could happen, would be if this world finds out the System in his brain. He may as well suffer an unimaginable torture.
Guan Xi stood in the bathroom, in the shower. Even though the water dripping on him was hot enough, he still felt as cold as ice. Even his hands and feet were cold, making him unable to stop shivering.
Guan Xi was unable to figure out why the bodyâs original owner appeared all of a sudden. After all, how could there be such a âbugâ? He had already asked the System, but the System seemed to be disconnected for the moment.
Guan Xiâs task was very simple. He shouldnât become an antagonist, and he just needs to live positively. However, he could also obtain extra points from men. At this moment, Guan Xi wanted to thank himself. Fortunately, he had accumulated 4000 points after sleeping with two men, which allowed him to buy some Golden Fingers. With these points, he could be safe for now. After all, the science and technology of this world wouldnât be able to find him.
Bian Yi appearing all of a sudden, meant that Guan Xi could no longer use Bian Yiâs face and identity from now on.
Guan Xi also knew that this face wasnât originally his, and if he had just transmigrated he wouldâve given it away without hesitation. But Guan Xi had been living as âBian Yiâ for an entire year.
He felt as if something that used to belong to him had been suddenly taken away by someone who came out of nowhere.
Guan Xi was extremely reluctant.
The sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and as Guan Xi wiped the bathroom mirror, he looked at himself.
He had long become used to seeing himself in Bian Yiâs face, but when Guan Xi looked at this ordinary look, he frowned.
It was so ugly.
This isnât his original appearance. He is Bian Yi.
He has to go back.
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Bian Yi was still resting, but he didnât sleep peacefully.
When Kou Li opened the door, he didnât make any sound, so the man on the bed wasnât awakened.
He was holding a brand-new phone. Unlike the ordinary phones on the market, the chip inside this one was made by Kou Li himself, in the laboratory.
As Kou Li placed the phone next to Bian Yiâs pillow, he gazed at Bian Yi, who was curled up in a ball on the bed. Kou Liâs fingers stretched out, but they were retracted right away.
He looked at Bian Yi repeatedly and carefully. It wasnât until Bian Yi shrunk himself even tighter in discomfort, that Kou Li withdrew his exploratory gaze.
âI hope youâre the real one, otherwiseâŚ.â Kou Liâs lips moved silently, as his eyes smiled with infinite tenderness: âIâll kill you again.â