WT Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Relationship – So fast, you don’t even call me “brother” anymore.

Wen Shixi took off his coat, revealing a moon-white shirt, casually tossing the trench coat on the end of the bed. Then, he raised his hand, reaching for the buttons on his chest.

His fingertips gently undid the round buttons. The first one was unfastened, and as it separated, the collar opened to both sides.

His index finger roamed downward, the second button, the third button…

Fair skin gradually appeared. Wen Shixi adjusted his collar, revealing the scent glands behind his ears. Then, he folded his hands, subconsciously reaching for the pheromone suppression watch he usually wore.

But his fingertips directly touched skin. Wen Shixi was slightly stunned.

He looked down at his empty wrist.

Wen Shixi belatedly realized that since leaving Jiang Quanyu’s room today, he hadn’t put the watch back on.

At this moment, the only thing he wore that belonged to Jiang Quanyu was the pheromone inhibitor ring on his thigh that Jiang Quanyu had personally fastened on him this morning.

Suddenly, the phone in Wen Shixi’s pocket vibrated.

The vibration was continuous, indicating an incoming call.

Wen Shixi ignored it, only looking at the bathroom in the corner of the room, and said to Li Chen, “Wait for me.”

Li Chen snapped out of his astonishment and quickly said, “I didn’t mean it that way, Shixi, listen to me!”

Wen Shixi turned a deaf ear, walking towards the bathroom near the door, and said, “I’m going to take off the inhibitor ring.”

At this moment, as he spoke, the door of the ward suddenly swung open.

A footstep entered the room. The person was momentarily stunned, taking in Wen Shixi’s last sentence, “going to take off the inhibitor ring,” completely.

Wen Shixi heard the sound of the door and looked towards the entrance.

Their eyes met. The person at the door, holding a phone, stared at Wen Shixi with a face full of intense coldness as Wen Shixi turned around.

Then, he slowly lowered the phone from his ear, gazing at Wen Shixi’s open collar.

The call ended, and the vibration in Wen Shixi’s pocket stopped at the same time.

In the frozen atmosphere, Jiang Quanyu swung his arm and closed the door behind him.

The sound was neither loud nor soft, making it impossible to discern any emotion.

With Jiang Quanyu’s arrival, the room instantly fell silent.

Wen Shixi’s lips parted slightly, wondering why Jiang Quanyu was here.

Jiang Quanyu was on the cruise ship; he couldn’t have returned so quickly.

Amid the barely audible hum of the equipment, Jiang Quanyu took off his coat as he walked towards Wen Shixi.

His gaze, like a blade, swept over the exposed skin.

The next second, Jiang Quanyu put the coat on Wen Shixi.

The long cashmere coat with broad shoulders, once worn, overlapped at the collar, the dark black instantly covering his entire body.

After draping the coat over him, Jiang Quanyu placed his hands on Wen Shixi’s shoulders.

His palms exerted a slight force, but he restrained himself, only saying, “You go outside and wait for me.”

He spoke briefly and evenly, as if without any inflection.

Wen Shixi couldn’t discern any deeper meaning in Jiang Quanyu’s words. He only tilted his head slightly, looking at Jiang Quanyu’s face tentatively.

Wen Shixi knew that Jiang Quanyu was probably angry.

At this moment, Li Chen heard Jiang Quanyu telling Wen Shixi to leave and immediately said, “Wait, Shixi, don’t go!”

His body, not fully recovered from the injury, shifted on the bed, filled with urgency and anxiety.

Jiang Quanyu ignored Li Chen’s words and repeated, “Go outside and wait for me.”

Wen Shixi gently pursed his lips, considering for a moment.

Since Jiang Quanyu had come, he wouldn’t leave.

At least, Wen Shixi didn’t want to argue with Jiang Quanyu in front of Li Chen.

After a moment, Wen Shixi slowly moved his feet and walked towards the door.

Li Chen saw Wen Shixi obediently leaving, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Li Chen recognized Jiang Quanyu’s face, so he knew that if Wen Shixi left now, he might never appear before him again.

Li Chen gritted his teeth, suddenly lifting the soft blanket, enduring the tearing pain in his chest, and got out of bed.

He took a step, reaching out forcefully to grab Wen Shixi’s hand.

But the next second, Wen Shixi’s body suddenly tilted forward, instantly dodging the attempt.

Jiang Quanyu grabbed Wen Shixi’s wrist first, pulling him straight behind him, his tall figure blocking Wen Shixi, firmly protecting the person behind him.

Li Chen’s expression went out of control due to the severe pain. He tried his best to endure, squeezing out a few words, “Shixi and I haven’t finished talking.”

Jiang Quanyu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Li Chen, who had missed.

Jiang Quanyu: “Whatever you want to say, talk to me directly.”

As Jiang Quanyu spoke, his eyes carried an air of arrogance, as if saying that it was already an extra kindness that someone like Li Chen could get a chance to negotiate with him directly.

“Talk to you?” Li Chen asked, “Can you make decisions for Wen Shixi? Who are you to him? Didn’t he break ties with the Jiang family long ago?”

The question was perfectly timed, causing Jiang Quanyu’s eyes to reveal a chilling coldness.

“Ah.” Jiang Quanyu’s words were filled with danger, “So, you used this to threaten him?”

As he spoke, Wen Shixi stood behind Jiang Quanyu, facing the man’s broad back.

He looked at Jiang Quanyu’s back, watching the textures and seams on the fabric, and slowly lowered his eyes.

Jiang Quanyu was still holding his wrist. The place where their palms touched was a tight bond, comparable to scorching heat.

Jiang Quanyu said to Li Chen, “If you don’t want your whole family to be able to go abroad smoothly, you can try to sue. Do you think no one knows about your family’s cooperative industries overseas? Do you think that signing contracts with overseas companies through warehousing companies can simply solve the problem of asset transfer? Such leaky financial operations, if you’re going to do bad things, you can’t be this stupid.”

Li Chen was astonished when he heard this: “What are you talking about?”

“If you don’t understand,” Jiang Quanyu said, “before you file a lawsuit, ask your parents what I just said means.”

As Jiang Quanyu spoke, his tone was filled with disdain.

He slowly turned around, facing Wen Shixi, and looked at Wen Shixi’s hand up and down.

Wen tilted his head, his eyes flickering slightly.

The hand carried a reassuring strength, and the figure blocked him, stopping Li Chen, looking reliable and safe.

Jiang Quanyu’s steadiness, which could protect everything, always made people unable to help but sink into it.

But at the same time, the unpleasant sense of security, along with Li Chen’s words, floated into Wen Shixi’s ears.

Even Li Chen knew that he was no longer Jiang Quanyu’s younger brother.

Jiang Quanyu’s deliberate concealment seven years ago had been exposed by Jiang Lian and no longer had any meaning.

Once these mixed thoughts emerged, they immediately spread into a cacophony.

Li Chen: “You, you…”

Jiang Quanyu tilted his head slightly and said to Li Chen, “I’ll give you one last chance. Before the end of tonight, write a document with a lawyer to permanently withdraw the lawsuit, otherwise, once the asset investigation is launched, none of your family will be able to reach Switzerland.”

The man’s words were full of coercion. As he spoke, he put his arm around Wen Shixi’s shoulders, and together, they walked towards the door.

–

In the hospital’s underground garage, next to a low-key luxury car, Wen Shixi stood by the open car door, his body stiff, revealing a hint of resistance.

Soon, he was pressed into the back seat by the person behind him.

Seeing Wen Shixi get into the car, Jiang Quanyu slammed the door shut. Looking at the quiet garage, he gently breathed out.

Then, Jiang Quanyu walked to the other side and got in.

Inside the quiet car, the engine started, and the driver drove smoothly out of the garage.

In the spacious back seat, Wen Shixi sat in the corner near the door.

Neon lights reflected outside the window. Wen Shixi was silent for a while, then spoke.

“I want to get out of the car.”

The driver heard him but only turned his head slightly. Then, without receiving any instructions from Jiang Quanyu, he completely ignored Wen Shixi’s words.

Jiang Quanyu didn’t say a word, only raising his hand to loosen his tie.

The hand with slightly protruding veins loosened the tie and casually unbuttoned the first button.

Wen Shixi was silent for a few seconds and spoke again.

“I want to get out of the car, Jiang Quanyu, let me out.”

After a few seconds, a face filled with darkness fell into the shadows, and a low, hoarse voice spoke, “Wen Shixi, don’t provoke me again.”

As Jiang Quanyu spoke, he softened his tone helplessly, “I’m not taking you anywhere else, just sending you home.”

Wen Shixi: “I can go home myself, I don’t need you to take care of me—”

“Wen Shixi.” Jiang Quanyu’s voice was slow, “I said, don’t provoke me again.”

Wen Shixi frowned slightly, gently biting his lower lip.

The two were silent all the way. The driver drove steadily, taking them to the garage of the apartment.

Jiang Quanyu didn’t wait for the driver to open the door, directly opening it himself and getting out of the car.

Then, he stood outside the open car door and said to the person in the car, “Get out of the car.”

Hearing this, Wen Shixi slowly raised his hand and opened the car door to get out.

He seemed to have no strength to argue, letting Jiang Quanyu do whatever he wanted.

Jiang Quanyu frowned slightly, looking at the dim figure.

The elevator went up, taking the two from the underground garage back to the apartment.

Outside the entrance, Wen Shixi stood outside the door, still remembering to block Jiang Quanyu’s view with his head, pressing the number keys on the keypad.

With the prompt tone, the door opened a crack.

Wen Shixi didn’t speak, pushing the door open and entering the house.

He turned around inside the door, his hand on the doorknob, intending to close the door directly.

At this moment, the man’s strong hand pressed against the door panel.

With force, he brazenly entered the house, his figure constantly moving forward, forcing Wen Shixi back a few steps.

Jiang Quanyu looked at the retreating figure, finally unable to bear it anymore.

“Wen Shixi.” Jiang Quanyu said, “If you really don’t need me to take care of you, act like it. Don’t be threatened by anyone, deal with problems in an appropriate way.”

Wen Shixi gently pursed his lips, hearing that Jiang Quanyu seemed to have misunderstood something.

But he was a little tired and really didn’t want to explain.

“Li Chen didn’t threaten me.” Wen Shixi said, “He said he loves me and wants to take me away to live in Switzerland, I think it’s very good, so I was willing just now.”

The cold voice stated softly, without a trace of fear.

Hearing this, Jiang Quanyu’s pupils darkened bit by bit.

At this moment, outside the quiet entrance, the elevator not far from the door made a sound. A person walked out of the elevator, and saw the open door and the people inside, stopping slightly.

After a moment, Assistant Gu walked to the door and respectfully said, “President Jiang, these are the documents you wanted.”

Hearing this, Jiang Quanyu turned to look at the assistant who had come.

He raised his hand, and soon, the file bag was handed into his palm.

Assistant Gu looked at the two anxious people and retreated to the door: “Also, the cruise ship has continued to sail as planned, and all the guests have been notified.”

Jiang Quanyu said in a low voice, “Okay.”

Assistant: “Then I’ll leave first.”

Jiang Quanyu nodded. The next second, the door closed with a click.

Inside the door, Jiang Quanyu held the file bag in his hand, his gaze pausing on the mottled texture of the kraft paper.

The touch of the paper in his palm carried a dry aftertaste.

The anger of being deliberately provoked gradually dissipated, turning into the dark color in the shadows of the house.

Before long, Jiang Quanyu looked at Wen Shixi again.

“You think going to Switzerland with Li Chen is very good?” Jiang Quanyu’s tone was low, the ending note carrying a hoarseness: “I said, Shixi can’t lie to brother.”

Wen Shixi’s expression stiffened unnaturally as he was exposed.

He did lie, he didn’t like Li Chen, so he wouldn’t go to Switzerland with Li Chen.

But what difference did it make?

Wen Shixi: “Jiang Quanyu, can you leave? I don’t want to talk to you right now.”

“So fast, you don’t even call me ‘brother’ anymore.” As Jiang Quanyu spoke, he bent down to look at Wen Shixi’s face: “You should know that I have indulged your presumptuousness again and again.”

Wen Shixi’s fingers curled up, the anger that had been precipitated simmering in his chest for a long time, turning into heavy pressure.

He raised his head, looking into Jiang Quanyu’s eyes, which seemed like an abyss.

Jiang Quanyu didn’t speak, only looking at him like this, his eyes seemingly filled with questions, questioning everything about him.

Wen Shixi gently bit his lip.

At this moment, the long-standing anger suddenly couldn’t be contained.

“Jiang Quanyu.” Wen Shixi raised his head and asked, “What are you angry about? What right do you have to be angry?”