{"id":12031,"date":"2020-06-01T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=12031"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:33:26","slug":"death-progress-bar-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 89"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Once he got into the car, the complex expression Shi Jin had worn in front of Shi Weichong was soon suppressed.\u00a0 Looking at Gua One, who was sitting in the passenger seat, he asked, \u201cHow is it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua One nodded and gestured towards the door of a convenience store diagonally across the road, \u201cThe car with the license plate ending in \u201899\u2019 is Xu Jie\u2019s.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

As expected, she really came. Shi Jin\u2019s dangling heart settled down a little.<\/span><\/p>

Earlier, when he had asked Xu Chuan to contact Xu Jie, he had him tell her that <\/span>Shi Jin might\u2019ve discovered some things about the past and was planning to tell \u2018the truth\u2019 to his brothers.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

At the moment, Xu Jie\u2019s biggest support, and the person she relied on most, was Shi Weichong. With the knowledge that Shi Jin could contact him at any time, she would definitely keep an eye on Shi Weichong\u2019s movements; once Shi Weichong did anything to suggest he might be meeting with Shi Jin, without a doubt, she wouldn\u2019t be able to sit still. As long as she followed her son, Shi Jin would be able to find a way to provoke her.<\/span><\/p>

< JinJin, your progress bar went up to 930 right after you hugged Shi Weichong, > Xiao Si informed him with perfect timing.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin looked at his progress bar with satisfaction. It seemed like his provocation was extremely effective\u2014Xu Jie probably snapped when she saw the person she wanted to kill hugging her precious son.<\/span><\/p>

He asked Gua Two to drive. After waiting for the car to leave the sight of the restaurant and convenience store, he continued, \u201cHow long has Xu Jie been there?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cFor more than twenty minutes,\u201d Gua One replied. \u201cShe wanted to enter the restaurant after she arrived but wasn\u2019t allowed inside. She didn\u2019t try again afterwards, just waited without making any other movements.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

If Xu Jie sat stewing in anxiety and anger for more than twenty minutes and then saw that hug, she probably did more than snap\u2014she must\u2019ve gone completely crazy.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hummed in acknowledgement and leaned back against his seat, watching the progress bar. He let out a quiet sigh\u2014after he left, Xu Jie probably stopped Shi Weichong and questioned him, asking what they talked about during dinner. And when Shi Weichong saw his mother, he would definitely show a doubtful and bitter attitude towards her, because of her \u201cstalking\u201d and what he had learned earlier. With one of them about to explode with rage and the other reaching the limit of what they could tolerate, a dispute was inevitable.<\/span><\/p>

Yes, argue\u2014the fiercer you fight, the better.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

He slowed his breathing and closed his eyes.<\/span><\/p>

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Shi Weichong stood in front of the restaurant, watching the car that Shi Jin was in leave his sight. As it disappeared, he raised a hand and pressed it against his chest, his eyes dimming.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin would wait for his call, but how could he call him? After all, it was his own…<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWeichong!\u201d Xu Jie, smartly dressed in a long, pastel skirt, hurried over the road. The mask of kindness and gentleness she\u2019d worn for many years showed signs of cracking, and her eyes were blazing with fury. As soon as she got close, she grabbed Shi Weichong\u2019s arm and demanded, \u201cI just saw Shi Jin talking to you. Why have you come out to eat with him again? What did he tell you?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Although Xu Jie wasn\u2019t young anymore, she was still good-looking\u2014her skin and figure were both well maintained, her hair was carefully styled, her makeup was flawless, and her pearl jewelry and outfit were perfectly coordinated; even now, angry and confrontational, she was still beautiful. But for Shi Weichong, who knew her well, it was easy to see that under her anger there was actually a trace of fear.<\/span><\/p>

Fear? What is she afraid of?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Weichong looked at Xu Jie\u2019s anger-filled eyes, and his heart sank little by little. This reaction\u2014wasn\u2019t it practically confirming his suspicions?<\/span><\/p>

He didn\u2019t break out of her grip, but met her seriously, with a rare, hard look in his eyes, and asked, \u201cMom, what have you done?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xu Jie looked at the resistance and distrust on Shi Weichong\u2019s face, a face that was so similar to Shi Xingrui\u2019s. Before she could even think, her hand moved.<\/span><\/p>

Slap!<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Weichong\u2019s head snapped to the side with the force of the blow; it took him several seconds to turn it back. He glanced at Xu Jie, then asked abruptly, \u201cMom, how did you know I was here? You bought off my assistant?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xu Jie\u2019s hand shook. Forcing herself not to look at the red mark beginning to appear on her son\u2019s face, she hardened her expression and said, \u201cNever look at me like that again. Weichong, remember\u2014everything I do is for you.\u201d With that, she let go of his arm, turned around, and strode back to her car, her face grim and her eyes ruthless.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin, Shi Jin again<\/span><\/em>. Every time he met with him, Weichong would act like he was bewitched, either giving him money or benefits or quarreling with her. She couldn\u2019t let that mongrel approach Weichong anymore\u2014she had to get rid of him as soon as possible! Yun Jin had stolen Shi Xingrui from her, but she would never allow Yun Jin\u2019s son to snatch her son from her as well!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Barely a few minutes after Shi Jin closed his eyes, Xiao Si\u2019s mechanical voice sounded again: < JinJin, the progress bar has risen again, to 950. ><\/span><\/p>

950? He was getting pretty close to death.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin took out his phone and found Shi Weichong\u2019s number. However, after a moment of hesitation, he put the phone away and closed his eyes again.<\/span><\/p>

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By the time Shi Jin returned to the club, it was quite late. He quietly opened the bedroom door and peeked in. Seeing that Lian Jun had already washed and was now reading in bed, he smiled, tiptoed inside, and snatched the file out of his lover\u2019s hand.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun blinked, only now noticing he wasn\u2019t alone. He took a look at the time. \u201cWhy are you coming back so late? Were you stuck in traffic?\u201d he asked.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYeah, for a while,\u201d Shi Jin replied, disappointed that he didn\u2019t manage to scare him. He sat on the bed and thumbed through the document, but it was full of data he couldn\u2019t understand. The numbers were making him dizzy, so he promptly put the file back in Lian Jun\u2019s hand and commanded, \u201cYou can finish reading this one, but when I come out after washing up, I\u2019d better see you lying down, ready to sleep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOkay, then this is the last one for today,\u201d Lian Jun complied, then reached out and caressed the teenager\u2019s cheek. \u201cHow was your talk with your brothers? Did it go well?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYeah, I think so.\u201d Shi Jin grabbed his hand and gave it a kiss. Without trying to make light of it, he sighed and continued, \u201cShi Weichong should\u2019ve realized who I meant. I really didn\u2019t want to play the emotion card with him, but he\u2019s just too powerful\u2014I don\u2019t want him to become an enemy, so yet again, I chose to hurt him. As for whether or not he\u2019ll choose my side\u2014to be honest, I\u2019m not sure. In fact, I\u2019d rather he didn\u2019t ask me for information. I still haven\u2019t completely forgiven him for what he did, and he probably won\u2019t be able to treat someone who\u2019s brought harm to his mother with a normal attitude either. It would probably be best, for the both of us, if we ended up severing relations with each other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhatever you do, it\u2019s fine as long as you have no regrets,\u201d Lian Jun said, pinching his cheek. \u201cWhat about your other brothers?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s expression relaxed a little. \u201cTheir attitude was quite clear: they won\u2019t interfere in the fight between Xu Jie and me. I just hope she lives up to expectations and tries something big\u2014I want her to give me an opportunity to deal with her once and for all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYes,\u201d Lian Jun agreed. He leaned over and kissed him, then said, \u201cGo wash, it\u2019s late.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hugged his lover and returned the kiss, then stood up and stretched. Pushing aside all his worries for now, he picked up his pajamas and headed to the bathroom.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun watched him leave. After the bathroom door closed, the tenderness in his eyes faded away. He picked up his phone from the night table and called Lu Shan.<\/span><\/p>

The call was picked up quickly, and a slightly annoyed female voice asked, {Really, at this hour? Don\u2019t you know women need their beauty sleep, kid?}<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIn my eyes, you\u2019re a man,\u201d Lian Jun said, ice-cold.<\/span><\/p>

{Fuck you, you stinky brat,} Lu Shan \u2018sent her respects\u2019 in reply. As this elicited no reaction from Lian Jun, she lost interest in bickering. {The woman you mentioned did indeed send someone to contact the person in charge of Tarantula\u2019s B city branch, asking to hire Tarantula to get rid of Shi Jin,} she said with a frown. {But do you really want us to accept the hit? You should be aware that even if it\u2019s fake, once we make a move against Shi Jin, it means Tarantula and Annihilation openly becoming hostile? With the current situation, once the stalemate in the underworld is broken, the pressure on Annihilation will be enormous. Can\u2019t you just endure?}<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s not that I can\u2019t endure, this is simply a matter of choice. The person targeting Shi Jin didn\u2019t only contact organizations inside the country, but reached out to foreign groups as well. For Annihilation, it\u2019s better to deal with Tarantula than with foreign forces. Considering the domestic situation, it\u2019s also more convenient to fight it out with you than to allow outsiders to come in,\u201d Lian Jun explained with complete honesty. However, this honesty made Lu Shan angry.<\/span><\/p>

{I\u2019m speechless. Your little lover looks so honest, so how come he causes so much trouble for you? You should ditch him and find one that\u2019s less troublesome,} she gave her sincere advice.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cImpossible,\u201d Lian Jun replied coldly. \u201cAnd he hasn\u2019t caused me any trouble\u2014you and I would have to face each other sooner or later. In fact, he\u2019s helped me by giving me such a good pretext.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lu Shan rolled her eyes. {I think your little boy toy has you thinking with something other than your head, but whatever\u2014you\u2019re right when you say we\u2019ll have to fight sooner or later. Perhaps beginning a little earlier, when the situation isn\u2019t too unstable and the rest of the underworld is still hesitating to make trouble, will avoid a bigger mess down the road. All right, I\u2019ll tell them to accept the hit. Wait for my call.}<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun\u2019s expression eased. \u201cThank you, Auntie Lu. You should drag out negotiations with Xu Jie for a few days: a week, let\u2019s say. I\u2019ll need about that long to make preparations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

{Huh, so now you know to call me \u2018Auntie\u2019… I\u2019m hanging up. Don\u2019t disturb me so late again,} Lu Shan said gruffly and ended the call.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun exited the call interface and looked at the photo of himself and Shi Jin in front of the Ferris wheel that he\u2019d set as his wallpaper. He couldn\u2019t resist brushing his fingers over it.<\/span><\/p>

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Upon waking up in the morning, Shi Jin found that his progress bar had risen by 3 points to 953\u2014really, just 3 points. It was somehow irritating; Shi Jin\u2019s OCD would rather it had increased to a round number.<\/span><\/p>

< Your progress bar is rising at a constant rate. It shouldn\u2019t be long before it becomes a round number,> Xiao Si said, not panicking for once. Probably, it was because Shi Jin was so calm about the increasing progress bar that the system also didn\u2019t get nervous. Usually, when it saw a number like this, it would absolutely scream in terror, but this time, it somehow felt that Shi Jin wouldn\u2019t be in danger at all.<\/span><\/p>

Probably because there\u2019s Darling<\/span><\/em>, it thought.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin forced himself to stop paying attention to the progress bar and looked to the side at Lian Jun; his lover had slept in today, which was quite rare. Ever-so-careful, he leaned over and touched the long leg under the quilt.<\/span><\/p>

As soon as he did, Lian Jun rolled over on top of him and pressed him into the mattress. He opened his eyes and gently pulled at Shi Jin\u2019s cheek, asking, \u201cIsn\u2019t your hand quite the naughty one, hmm?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat, am I not allowed to do something naughty to my boyfriend?\u201d Shi Jin replied righteously.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun lowered his head and kissed him while sneaking his hand into the younger man\u2019s pajamas to touch his waist, answering with his actions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Once he finished his morning exercise, Shi Jin sent text messages to Fei Yujing, Rong Zhouzhong, and Li Jiuzheng\u2019s usual email accounts. It contained the previously prepared compressed files with investigation reports and recordings.<\/span><\/p>

All the data had been processed, and the mentions of Jian Jinwen were either censored or edited out. Shi Jin\u2019s intention was to let everyone know the truth, not to expose innocent Jian Jinwen to more people\u2019s eyes. Anyway, they only needed to know that Shi Xingrui had kept having children in order to reproduce his \u201cwhite moonlight\u201d\u2014it didn\u2019t really matter who that \u201cwhite moonlight\u201d was.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin didn\u2019t get a reply from his brothers that day, but he\u2019d already expected that. The information contained in the files he sent them was so shocking that they\u2019d need time to digest it, and to confirm it with their respective mothers.<\/span><\/p>

What was unexpected was that Xiang Aoting didn\u2019t contact Shi Jin to ask for the data yet. Shi Jin was a little puzzled but he wasn\u2019t worried. His intuition was telling him that neither Xiang Aoting nor his mother wanted to hurt him; Xiang Aoting would call him sooner or later.<\/span><\/p>

In the afternoon of the second day, Fei Yujing, Rong Zhouzhong, and Li Jiuzheng finally contacted him again. Fei Yujing made a direct phone call, in which he bluntly stated that he would not get involved in whatever happened between Shi Jin and Shi Weichong and Shi Weichong\u2019s mother. However, if Shi Jin wanted to get back the inheritance he\u2019d given away, he could lend him a hand.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin was quite surprised that Fei Yujing was taking such a definite position\u2014he had thought that while his second brother would choose his side, he would just indifferently stand by and watch.<\/span><\/p>

{I\u2019m not helping you,} Fei Yujing explained in response to Shi Jin\u2019s surprise. {I just think that the inheritance should rightfully belong to you. In addition, if possible, my mother would like to talk to you in person.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin frowned. \u201cYour mother? You told her everything?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

{Yes,} Fei Yujing said, then abruptly changed the subject. {Shi Jin, I\u2019ve never regretted anything I did or any choices I\u2019ve made\u2014until now. Agreeing to that deal was the stupidest thing I\u2019ve ever done. I\u2019m sorry.}<\/span><\/p>

Not knowing how to reply, Shi Jin kept silent. He wasn\u2019t the original \u2018Shi Jin\u2019 and wasn\u2019t in any position to express an opinion. Besides, what was that old adage? If apologies worked, we wouldn\u2019t need the police.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing understood his attitude from his silence and didn\u2019t continue this topic. He\u2019d apologized because he wanted to. If the other person forgave him, that was their kindness, and if the other person didn\u2019t want to forgive him, that was naturally their right and he deserved to be treated coldly and retaliated against. He could accept the outcome no matter what it was.<\/span><\/p>

{Feel free to contact me if you\u2019re in any difficulty,} he said, then hung up.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin put down his phone and fell back onto the sofa, sighing.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing was actually surprisingly easy to understand. When he was not familiar with someone, his relationship with that person depended on his interests; once he accepted someone, he would treat them well regardless of their response\u2026 He was an extremely self-willed person\u2014if he decided to do a bad thing, he could do it without a guilty conscience, and when admitting making a mistake and apologizing, he didn\u2019t ask the other person to respond to it. He truly left people at a loss for words.<\/span><\/p>

After that, so close it was as if they had made an appointment, Rong Zhouzhong and Li Jiuzheng sent Shi Jin text messages expressing their attitude. Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s message was full of fury as he cursed Shi Xingrui to hell and back. At the end, he added: <\/span>Little bastard, when my job ends, I\u2019d like to talk with you face to face<\/span><\/em>. Shi Jin texted back that it was fine, they could meet, but it would have to be in the club because he didn\u2019t want to go outside.<\/span><\/p>

Li Jiuzheng\u2019s reply was much milder. He actually sent several text messages, their content rather fragmented, which could be summarized as follows: <\/span>In the end it turns out your mother and my mother were the same, they were both deceived by Shi Xingrui. We\u2019re also the only ones who have lost our mothers, and our ages<\/span> are<\/span> so close, with me being the fifth brother and you being the sixth. It\u2019s like destiny! I apologize for all the things I did, I\u2019ll make up for it. Do you think we should try to cultivate feelings?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin stared at his mobile phone, dumbfounded. He couldn\u2019t understand this person\u2019s brain circuit at all. Had Li Jiuzheng\u2019s mother bullied him so much when he was a child that his mental development was stunted? He even felt that inside, this brother was the same as he looked: a melancholy, sensitive adolescent girl\u2026 oops, adolescent boy.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin agonized over this for quite a while. In the end, he replied with an irrelevant, <\/span>Remember not to stay up late<\/span><\/em>, confusing the issue.<\/span><\/p>

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On the morning of the third day, Shi Jin finally received the long-awaited call from Xiang Aoting. Xiang Aoting\u2019s voice sounded tired, and his first sentence was, {I have talked with my mother. She said that I should have had an older sister, but Shi Xingrui forced her to have an abortion.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin didn\u2019t expect that the reason Xiang Aoting got in contact with him so much later than the others was because he\u2019d gone to find out the truth from his mother first. \u201cFourth Brother\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

{I\u2019m sorry for waiting so long before calling you,} Xiang Aoting said after adjusting his emotions. {I just felt that since this concerns my mother\u2019s privacy, I should\u2019ve learned this from her rather than from the data\u2026 Xiao Jin, I\u2019m sorry.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin had heard too many apologies in recent days, but even so, he still didn\u2019t know how he should respond.<\/span><\/p>

{Anyway, can you give me a copy of the information? My mother knows some things, but not everything. I want to know the whole truth.}<\/span><\/p>

\u201cGive me your email address and I\u2019ll send it to you,\u201d Shi Jin said promptly.<\/span><\/p>

{Okay.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin noted down the email address Xiang Aoting reported. Then, neither of them seemed to know what to say, and they both fell silent.<\/span><\/p>

In the end, it was Xiang Aoting who spoke first. {Xiao Jin, I want to see you again.}<\/span><\/p>

How come everyone wanted to see him?<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin let out a sigh. \u201cI\u2019ll stay in the club until school starts. If you want to see me, just come there,\u201d he replied.<\/span><\/p>

Xiang Aoting was silent for a long time. {Thank you,} he finally said. {Xiao Jin, if I could turn back time\u2026 No, never mind. I\u2019ll call you again.} After that, he hung up.<\/span><\/p>

The sadness heard in his words made Shi Jin feel a dull pain in his chest. <\/span>Who wouldn\u2019t want to turn back time if they could<\/span>\u2014<\/span><\/em><\/p>

His eyes fell on Lian Jun sitting behind the desk and all at once, he denied his last thought.<\/span><\/p>

No, he didn\u2019t want to turn back time. Lian Jun was here and now, and all Shi Jin wished for was to spend his whole life with him.<\/span><\/p>

Sensing his gaze, Lian Jun looked up. \u201cCome here,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin gathered his wandering thoughts, adjusted his mood, and eagerly went over to his lover.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After dinner, Shi Jin couldn\u2019t help but focus on his phone, absent-minded.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun, who\u2019d finished his work early to accompany him, asked, \u201cWhy are you making that face? Didn\u2019t you say that you\u2019d rather Shi Weichong didn\u2019t call?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI did say that, but\u2026\u201d Shi Jin frowned; he himself didn\u2019t know what he actually wanted. He sighed and collapsed on top of Lian Jun, just watching his handsome face in a daze.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun was a little amused by his look. \u201cShould we play mahjong?\u201d he proposed, reaching for a tablet.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s gaze moved to the tablet. After a moment of consideration, he agreed: \u201cYes, let\u2019s have some fun!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

They played mahjong until 10 p.m., but the phone had been quiet the whole time. Withering again, Shi Jin pushed Lian Jun back to their room. Once they\u2019d both washed up and gotten into bed, he stared at the ceiling, counting the lines carved into it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSleep.\u201d Lian Jun pulled him into his arms and gently stroked his back.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hugged him close and closed his eyes, trying to force himself to fall asleep.<\/span><\/p>

Ten minutes later, a ringtone disturbed the silence.<\/span><\/p>

In a flash, Shi Jin was up and throwing himself towards the phone lying on the bedside table. Seeing the words <\/span>Shi Weichong<\/span><\/em> on the call screen, he took a deep breath and answered the call.<\/span><\/p>

{The information\u2026 Send it to me,} Shi Weichong said. His voice was low and hoarse, barely recognizable.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin was startled by the sound. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you?\u201d he asked, frowning.<\/span><\/p>

{No, it\u2019s nothing\u2026 Xiao Jin, I don\u2019t want to go through life with blinkers on anymore. I used to listen to my mother. I believed everything she said. Too many people were influenced by her and me, from Yujing to Jiuzheng\u2026 I\u2019m a terrible big brother, aren\u2019t I?}<\/span><\/p>

The longer he listened to Shi Weichong\u2019s chaotic speech, the more Shi Jin frowned. That last question was too hard for him to answer, so he changed the subject and said, \u201cGive me your email address and I\u2019ll send you the data.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Weichong hung up without warning.<\/span><\/p>

Did he change his mind?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin put down the phone in a complicated mood. He wanted to sigh\u2014so in the end, Shi Weichong chose not to accept the information…<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSleep.\u201d Lian Jun rose up to touch his head.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin turned to him, managing a wan smile. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, the noise disturbed you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun shook his head and gently tugged him back to bed, urging him to lie down again.<\/span><\/p>

However, before they settled themselves, Shi Jin\u2019s phone rang once more. Shi Jin hurried to grab it and saw that Shi Weichong had sent a text message with an email address. His breath caught, then his body suddenly relaxed and collapsed back onto the bed.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun leaned over to take a look at him.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin reached up to touch his face and asked, \u201cWould you hate me if I gave you an enemy as powerful as Shi Weichong?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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