Marriage of a Sickly Villain and a Fortune Hunter - Chap 44
Feeling Li Chengyuan’s thin lips getting closer and closer to Xia Xingchi’s extremely sensitive nape, he feared that if he didn’t answer, he would be kissed in the next second.
In the dim and ambiguous room, a faint smile appeared on Li Chengyuan’s face. After all, it didn’t matter if a certain person didn’t answer —
Thinking of it as an opportunity to kiss his little hedgehog more, he profited either way.
Just as he thought this, he suddenly heard Xia Xingchi say: “Wait!”
Li Chengyuan paused, and then his heart beat faster – he was nervous and eager to hear the answer to that question.
But what he never expected was that rather than answer the question, Xia Xingchi vigorously carp-flopped in his arms and twisted around to face him.
Then he went from passive to active and kissed his cheek head-on!
Soft, warm lips touched his slightly cool skin with a tingling, throbbing sensation like a weak electric current.
As if he was too nervous, Xia Xingchi accidentally licked Li Chengyuan’s face with the tip of his tongue.
Li Chengyuan was immediately dazed. As if the electric current had suddenly strengthened, his mind was blank and slightly numb.
Some instinct made him subconsciously want to reach out and put his arms around Xia Xingchi, but just as he raised his arm, there was a very loud, crisp “muah!” that pierced through the rich, lingering atmosphere.
The hot undercurrent was broken by this sound, and the scene was suddenly a bit amusing.
Xia Xingchi kissed violently like a small vacuum cleaner, and proudly said: “Don’t even think about kissing me!”
After saying this, he just dove under the covers, very satisfied with his adaptable act of making a preemptive strike.
Li Chengyuan was taken aback for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he almost laughed angrily, wanting to take this little bastard right out of bed and give him a spanking.
The two were covered with the same blanket. In fact, he could easily pull Xia Xingchi into his arms if he stretched out a hand.
But the restless enthusiasm just now had evoked some indescribable feeling, and the residual heat had not dissipated after rising, but had rather intensified.
Touching Xia Xingchi again at this time would simply add fuel to the fire.
Li Chengyuan pursed his lips. He touched his head through the blanket after a while and then turned his back on him, intending to calm down first.
Under the blanket, Xia Xingchi blinked. Unaware of the fire he had just started, he simply thought angrily, this bastard hasn’t said it himself, and wants me to say I like him first?
This was a loss-making business!
Although he could clearly sense Li Chengyuan’s intentions, it was like flirting between young lovers, and he couldn’t help but want to hear him repeat it two or three times.
If not for Li Chengyuan’s repeated questioning, Xia Xingchi himself wouldn’t have been able to figure out his ignorant feelings.
— Is this what I like? Am I really in love with this big villain?
After much deliberation, he didn’t even know when this had happened. When he came back to his senses, he realized that his entire heart was focused on Li Chengyuan.
An unknown amount of time later, just when Xia Xingchi thought a certain person had fallen asleep, he suddenly felt a slight movement behind him.
Immediately afterwards, he was once again pulled into a familiar embrace.
He was startled, and reached out a hand to gently push Li Chengyuan: “What are you doing! Sir, pillow service is a different price, don’t hug me!”
There was a slight smile in Li Chengyuan’s deep voice: “How much? Are all my assets enough – if not, how about adding me?”
His chest vibrated slightly with his words and happened to be close to Xia Xingchi’s face. The tingling numbness from just now finally affected Xia Xingchi like an electric current, making him hot as well.
“I, I’ll think about it.”
Xia Xingchi naturally knew what these words meant. The shamelessness of the past had completely disappeared, and he whispered, “Sustaining economic losses won’t be good for you, I have to think carefully…..”
Li Chengyuan smiled even more when he heard these words, and kissed his forehead lightly: “All right, then I’ll put my arms around my little pillow on credit first.”
. . . . . .
News of the attack on the two spread like wildfire, and there were already rumors.
The police also subsequently issued a bulletin outlining the circumstances of the case.
Xia Xingchi woke up naturally and reclined in bed to scroll Weibo, watching everyone mourn the male god’s latest hospitalization. On the one hand, Li Chengyuan’s actions in the nine-on-one attack became more and more popular.
It was no wonder everyone had rich imaginations, considering how badly those gangsters were beaten.
Li Chengyuan was able to rely on his own strength to defend himself, dealing out two deaths and three injuries. He deserved to be the cruel, ruthless villain at the center of the original book.
Fortunately, the wheel of fate had changed direction, and the big villain did not embark on the road of a twisted madman. Instead, he reined himself in at the precipice before he became part of the legal system.
Xia Xingchi blinked and moved back, stuffing himself into Li Chengyuan’s arms. He didn’t need to turn his head to know that the big cat must be staring at him right now.
Sure enough, as soon as he moved, an arm stretched out and embraced him.
Xia Xingchi continued to scroll through the comments, wanting to see if everyone’s next step was to regard Li Chengyuan as a hero who could fly over the eaves and walk on walls:
[God, ah, Boss Li is so strong! Of those nine people, the police reported a shocking two deaths and three injuries. Is this real combat power?]
[Mm-mm, I love sick beauties with max force value the most, this contrast is cute! I’m about to have a nosebleed!]
[He is indeed my male god! Just soooo excellent, ahhhh!]
[Wuwuwu But Mr. Li is hospitalized again. I’m so distressed and worried, ah, how is he now?]
[I just want to know who the hell is behind the scenes! I bet a dime that besides Xia Yu, there’s a real mastermind!]
[Let the Sherlock Holmeses deduce, those who dare to commit crimes like this must benefit from it, and benefit from it hugely]
[Didn’t someone say that there’s a disgusting illegitimate child from an affair? That should be the suspect. @Beijing Public Security, why don’t you investigate?]
[No matter who the murderer is, Mr. Li’s stakeholders must have money. Spending money to make people work hard and make them squeaky clean, as long as there is no complete chain of evidence, no one can be found guilty without judgment in a court of law. Alas]
[Begging Uncle Police Officers, if the murderer isn’t caught quickly, we’ll be really worried. We’re afraid Baby Xingchi and Mr. Li will be assassinated again. It’s only been a few days, and it’s happened twice!]
. . . . . .
Xia Xingchi scrolled through the comment section, thinking that this was indeed a problem.
Li Shengrui, that son of a bitch, must have been prepared for a long time and spent a lot of money to clean up behind him. Since he was able to hide the truth in the original book, it would probably be very difficult to pin him down now.
Therefore, no matter how suspicious he was and even if he was the only suspect, as long as there was no chain of evidence, there would be no way to punish him by law.
Just as he was worrying, he saw that the hot search had been refreshed again, and a rather conspicuous entry appeared before Xia Xingchi:
#Xia Yu released on bail pending trial#
Xia Xingchi froze for a moment. Then he sat up abruptly in bed and said in shock: “Is this the protagonist halo – uh, I mean he can still survive?”
In his agitation, he almost made a slip of the tongue in front of Li Chengyuan again.
It was truly impossible not to be shocked. After all, this matter was of great importance. If Xia Yu had a chance to turn things around, then all the previous speculations about changing the ending of the book would have to be overturned.
Naturally, that also included the ending of his family’s big villain.
Li Chengyuan sat up and touched Xia Xingchi’s head, saying: “Don’t worry, I’m the one who got him released on bail.”
“Huh?” This made him even more confused, and Xia Xingchi asked doubtfully, “Why did you let him out?”
. . . . . .
As expected, Xia Yu himself didn’t understand this at all, or perhaps he didn’t care anymore.
He didn’t know who released him on bail and didn’t want to know why. There was only one hateful thought left in his heart.
This was a major criminal case involving attempted murder. The procedure was not easy, but the grounds for bail were indeed legal and compliant —
There were obviously some problems with Xia Yu’s current mental state. When the police weren’t watching him for a moment, he almost brained himself on the corner of a table. When he got emotional, he cried and laughed wildly.
Xia Yu walked out of the detention center in a daze and took the clothes and cell phone he had lost when he came in. But he found that he had done all sorts of bad things over the years and had already been deserted by his friends and relatives. At this moment, there was not a single person who was sincerely willing to pick him up.
Xia Pingjian had of course heard about his bail pending trial, but he only felt that his old face had been lost.
Whether Xia Yu went in or came out temporarily, he coldly drew a line, pretending he didn’t know this money-losing thing.
After all, the Xia family had never experienced such a shameful incident as the police coming to arrest someone. What made it even more embarrassing was that they didn’t know until now that it was Mr. Li whom Xiao Yu dared to murder.
As soon as the news came out, half of Xia Pingjian’s old life was frightened out of him on the spot. He could only go about begging for help and hope that Li Chengyuan wouldn’t hold the Xia family at fault. This was definitely not done on his order.
After much deliberation, he still didn’t feel at ease. People all over the world said that Xia Xingchi was his precious son, and that Xia Yu, a bastard, had nothing to do with the Xia family, much less that he represented them.
Xia Yu’s hands trembled with nerves as he dialed a number and called.
But no matter how many times he called, he could only hear the prompt tone after being blocked: “Sorry, the user you dialed is busy,” and nothing else happened.
The repeated cold mechanical sound agitated Xia Yu’s mind and almost made him go crazy, screaming and shouting in front of the detention center again.
— Li Shengrui had cut off all contact with him a long time ago, and it was even more impossible to contact him now.
Xia Yu gritted his teeth, trembling with hatred when he thought that he had been tossed away after he had served his use.
Clearly, Li Shengrui was the culprit behind everything, but now that he was free from the law, Xia Yu’s own reputation and life had been ruined.
Those promises they made to each other were all false. It was all just lies and deceit.
Xia Yu held up his cell phone and became hysterical with resentment for the call that he couldn’t get to go through at all: “Li Shengrui……you bitch! Don’t even fucking think about it!”
What followed was a stream of very filthy cursing. Such was the case that passers-by all looked sideways and suddenly recognized this dirty, crazy person as Xia Yu.
In the eyes of the onlooking crowd, Xia Yu really became the “low-life detested by everyone.”
An angry fan was so furious that they poured half a glass of iced Coke on his head and shouted:
“Damn green tea murderer! Why did you come out! Are you worth of Xingchi and Mr. Li! You thief!”
This seemed to be a symbol of encouragement. In the next second, all kinds of things that could be thrown were thrown at him like darts, and he had to run away in humiliation.
Thus, the hot search term “Xia Yu released on bail pending trial” rushed to the top with countless funny and embarrassing photos.
He finally ran to a place where no one was chasing him. Xia Yu’s face was covered in sticky cola, and he had completely lost his mind.
Clutching his phone, he muttered to himself: “Li Shengrui, lucky I was prepared…..don’t even fucking think about it!”
He grabbed a taxi and named a location, staring fiercely at the phone all the way under the driver’s surprised eyes as he looked at the fool.
In a corner of a hidden alley, Xia Yu lay on the ground with ease and took out a small USB from somewhere, then forcefully inserted it into the phone.
He opened Weibo, ignoring the insults filling his private inbox, and just stared at the screen with red eyes as he quickly edited something.
A moment later, a new Weibo appeared before everyone without warning.
It contained various content such as photos, screenshots, and audio —
And it all turned out to be evidence of Li Shengrui’s crimes.
[What the hell?! I’m shocked, what does this mean?]
[Xia Yu hasn’t been convicted yet, right? Did he go completely crazy and self-destruct?]
[Turned on the recording and listened to it, I was really fucking sick. Why are you still not dead, you fucking bastard?]
[I finally know who Xia Yu was with in the photo, who looked exactly like Mr. Li. I’m suddenly enlightened]
[Hahahaha I laughed so hard. These two were still thinking about taking the family inheritance and getting married ah? That’s when I found out there were a couple]
[This is really in line with the saying – A bitch deserves a dog forever.]
[The fake young master who occupied the magpie’s nest is paired with the successful high-level illegitimate child. You two are really a match made in heaven hahaha]
. . . . . .
Presently, Xia Xingchi was also swiping his phone in shock. He didn’t expect to see everything turned upside down like an avalanche.
Just now he was troubled by the vicious protagonist gong who had no evidence against him, and thought it would be difficult to bring him to justice.
But if he thought about it carefully, if two equally calculating people wanted to cooperate, they were already mutually grabbing each other’s handles. The only person who had evidence may indeed be the green tea protagonist.
After the two people in the original plot committed all their sins, they got a loving happy ending, and naturally, this evidence was not made public.
But now that Li Chengyuan wasn’t dead, the two were facing imminent disaster and respectively broke up.
Xia Xingchi tilted his head to look at Li Chengyuan again, and finally understood why he released Xia Yu.
As expected of a meticulous villain with an outrageously high IQ. Even though he knew nothing about the fantastical issue of transmigration, he could still perceive the key to breaking the game.
This matter of letting the dog out to bite the other dog was simply too funny. The more Xia Xingchi read, the more ridiculous it became. Li Shengrui likely never expected that he would be beaten by his own pig teammate.[1] His face must be turning green at this moment.
Speaking of which, although Xia Xingchi had heard about the villainous protagonist Li Shengrui for a long time, he had never seen him with his own eyes, and only saw his silhouette at the cemetery that night.
Speak of someone and he was sure to appear – he saw that the omnipotent netizens had quickly picked up Li Shengrui’s photo:
[This is the front view of the scum illegitimate child (picture.jpg), how about taking a look?]
[Ah, this, ah, this. Saying he looks like Mr. Li is the worst Mr. Li has ever been insulted. The male god is much better than him, did he fail to copy him?]
[Wait, why do I feel like he’s deliberately imitating him? Is he perverted? Why did he deliberately dress up like Li Chengyuan?]
[He really is! Save me, ah, ugly people do all kinds of things to get attention. Buyer’s picture of the product vs the seller’s picture of the product? Boss Li must have been disgusted by him all these years, get out of the way for grandpa!]
[The disgusting son born to the shameless mistress, who has been imitating the other young master for so many years with a distorted mind. Blegh.]
. . . . . .
Xia Xingchi clicked on the picture and couldn’t help being shocked by the similarity.
But if he looked closely at the facial features, he found that this “similarity” did not come from appearance, but by improving upon the four or five points of original likeness with seven or eight points of dressing up.
It could even be seen that Li Shengrui deliberately trimmed his eyebrows just to make them look closer to Li Chengyuan’s.
The circle of the rich was not large, so naturally they all knew Li Chengyuan. This behavior served no other purpose than embarrassment.
Then there was another possibility – Li Shengrui may not have realized he was imitating him.
Li Chengyuan had always been outstanding and radiant, always shining brightly. Even if the vicious mother and son teamed up to trample him into the mud, it would only further prove his excellence.
Living in the shadows of the background, Li Shengrui was more ignoble and senseless. He subconsciously took Li Chengyuan as a benchmark, making comparisons everywhere, and even his aesthetic standards eventually gravitated toward the other.
Xia Xingchi blinked. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that Li Shengrui looked awkward. It was the difference between genuine and fake.
He couldn’t take any more and put down his phone, and decided to take a closer look at his family’s genuine article so as to cleanse his eyes.
Li Chengyuan saw him taking the initiative to come over and stick to him, so he raised his hand and pinched his nose lightly: “Are you happy now?”
Xia Xingchi grinned and nodded. Seeing the villain subdued by the law and getting what he deserved, he itched to jump up and set off firecrackers to celebrate.
Now he wanted to see what punishment Li Shengrui would be sentenced to, but there was no rush —
He had attempted murder twice, and even hired killers. The circumstances were bad. Perhaps he could be sentenced to death directly, or even life imprisonment, so that he would spend the rest of his life behind bars to reflect and regret.
Li Chengyuan said: “Such a happy ‘little stand-in.’ It’s time to work, go for a walk with your boss.”
He deliberately emphasized the words “little stand-in.” Coupled with that faint smile that was not a smile, it was clear that this was another matter to solve.
Xia Xingchi was slow for a few seconds, before he remembered being jealous of himself.
He thought about all the embarrassing things that happened during that time. No matter that Li Chengyuan had said “you’re the one I was looking for,” he still insisted on not believing it. Not only did he come up with all kinds of sadomasochism in his brain, but he also grew jealous because of it……
Xia Xingchi promptly blushed, flew into a rage out of humiliation, then picked up a pillow and jumped on him!
He covered Li Chengyuan’s face, as if trying to silence him on the spot, and said angrily: “You’re not allowed to say it!”
After being sidetracked by so many messy things, he had almost forgotten about this important matter.
In fact, Xia Xingchi still hadn’t figured out the cause and effect. Since that fragment, no new memories had appeared.
But based on this alone, it was at least enough to confirm that he was the “Original White Moonlight.”
Thinking about all the sour, jealous scenes before, he even beat up his delicate, frail boss in embarrassment because the fact that he was “drinking vinegar” was exposed —
The more he thought about it, the more he itched to find a crack in the ground and crawl inside.
[1] A “pig teammate” (猪队友) is a teammate who is more of a hindrance than a help. ⮐
