Lima syndrome

Bai Zhiyan thought he had been shocked enough at the Che family today, but when he saw Bai Jitai's hasty departure, he became even more confused.

How dare he say those things after what he had done to him.

These people are not normal.

Bai Jitai also felt that he was crazy. He just heard Che Jingcan confessing to Bai Zhiyan. He had countless ways to cut off their contact, so why did he lose his composure like that just now?

He didn't want to admit his mistake, but he also didn't want to see Bai Zhiyan again in this state, as if he had handed Bai Zhiyan a handle with his own hands.

Maybe he really should calm down.

On the other side, Ji Seung-hoon had been investigating the collusion between Bai Zhengren and underground black market transactions, but in recent days he found that Bai Zhiyan had lost contact and had not received a reply since he sent him a message a week ago.

But when he asked Bai Jiying, she said that she had seen him at Bai's house and he didn't seem to be in danger, but he always felt something was wrong.

So he found Bai Jiying again and asked her to help check on Bai Zhiyan's condition.

It was just a trip back to the Bai family, so Bai Jiying naturally wouldn't refuse. However, as soon as she stepped into the gate of the Bai family, she was stopped by the bodyguard at the door.

"What do you mean? Why are you trying to stop me even though I'm back?"

The bodyguard smiled but didn't budge, "Miss Jiying, please don't embarrass us. Master Jitai said that no one can enter, and we are following Master Jitai's orders."

"Jitae? What does he mean?"

"We don't know about this, but we really can't let you in."

"Where's Zhiyan? I want to see Zhiyan, is he still in there?"

"that……"

The two bodyguards looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Master Zhiyan made a mistake that made Master Jitai unhappy, so Master Jitai kept him here to reflect on his mistakes. But don't worry, Miss. Master Zhiyan is safe."

No wonder I couldn’t contact Bai Zhiyan for so long. He was actually under house arrest by Bai Jita.

"You said Zhiyan made a mistake, then tell me what heinous crime he committed that he was imprisoned."

"Miss, we really don't know anything."

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of these two people, Bai Jiying snorted coldly and left, preparing to go to Bai Jitai's company to question him face to face.

But not long after she left, someone else came to the Bai family.

When she arrived at Bai Jitai's company, the Bai family's bodyguard had already told Bai Jitai that she came to the Bai family to look for someone.

Bai Jiying went upstairs to look for someone, but Bai Jitai's employees kept blocking her on the way. She fought her way through and came in front of Bai Jitai.

"Jitae, what did Zhiyan do to make you treat him like this? And you even control his personal freedom?"

"Sister, you must be tired after walking for so long. Sit down and take a rest first."

Bai Jitai led her to sit down and poured her some water with a smile, but Bai Jiying stared at him and refused to take it.

"Although we don't have a deep relationship as siblings, you and Zhiyan are both my brothers. I really feel sorry for Zhiyan. What on earth did he do to piss you off?"

Seeing that she didn't want to take the water, Bai Jitai didn't force her. After putting down the cup, he slowly sat down opposite her, picked up the cigarette and gently pressed the lighter to light it.

"He didn't provoke me, I just didn't want to let him out to ensure his safety."

"Guarantee his safety?" Bai Jiying found his answer simply unreasonable.

"Ji Yan is already 20 years old this year. Do you think he is still a child? Why do we have to lock him up to ensure his safety?"

"Sister, what you said is not right."

He exhaled a puff of smoke, and there seemed to be a thin veil between the two of them.

"When you were unable to deal with the Li family, didn't you send Li Shanyu to me to protect him?"

"Those are two different things."

“They are two different things indeed.”

He simply admitted it and didn't refute it, "But you obviously know that I've been dealing with Bai Zhengren recently, right?"

"So what if I know? I can't stop you at all."

When Bai Zhengren was mentioned, Bai Jiying's body began to stiffen unconsciously, so Bai Jitai looked at her unnatural expression and smiled softly.

"I know that you, sister, have always hated him because he forced you to marry. I am the same. I hate his hypocrisy and ruthlessness, but he has what I want most. As long as he is gone, everything he has will be mine."

"But what does this have to do with Zhiyan?"

"Of course, because he is one of the things I want to get."

"What did you say?" Bai Jiying's brain froze for a moment.

Ever since Bai Zhiyan called her and asked her to go back to the Bai family, Bai Jiying sensed something was wrong when she saw Bai Jitai carrying him out of the basement. It was not until today when Bai Jitai said it himself that her ridiculous guess was finally confirmed.

"What do you mean you can imagine it?"

"He is my brother. What if he leaves the Bai family after Bai Zhengren dies? So of course I have to take good care of him and not let him leave."

"Don't forget Bai Jitai, he is also my brother! He is not your appendage, I can't just watch you treat him like this."

"Why? Sister, are you going to go against me for him?"

The room suddenly fell into dead silence. There was a flash of swords and sabers hidden in the silent gaze between the two people. In the tense atmosphere, neither of them was willing to back down.

The suffocating atmosphere was not broken until Bai Jitai's cell phone started vibrating wildly.

Bai Jitai was extremely displeased. He glanced at the caller and finally answered the call.

"Tell me what's going on."

It was the bodyguard of the Bai family who called him. Not long after Bai Jiying left, someone drove to the Bai family again. The two bodyguards recognized at a glance that it was Xia Enxiu, Bai Jitai's lover who used to be with him and had been to the Bai family several times before.

As soon as he got off the car, he asked in a bossy manner where Bai Jitai was.

The two bodyguards didn't know what was going on. Remembering that Bai Jitai had been kind to his lover before, they didn't take too much precautions.

"Master Jitai is not at home. He went to work."

"He went to work?" Xia Enxiu snorted coldly, "Do you think I haven't looked for him in his company? He's not there at all!"

Bai Jitai had long been fed up with this lover who always liked to pester him, so he had told everyone in the company that if they saw him, they should say he was not there, and if he made trouble, they should kick him out. Who knew he would be so bold as to run to the Bai family to find him.

"This..." The two bodyguards were a little embarrassed, "We don't know where Master Jitai is."

"I think he is at home and deliberately doesn't want me to go in!"

Bai Jitai hasn't visited him since more than half a month ago, and he doesn't even go to the nightclub he often goes to. From what he has found out, Bai Jitai goes home on time after work every day.

There must be Tibetans in his family!

Everyone knows that the eldest son of the Bai family hangs out in various entertainment clubs every night, and he is never short of people around him. Why else would he not come out to look for people now? He must be keeping someone at home!

Xia Enxiu became angrier and angrier, and pushed the two bodyguards to rush in, "Get out of the way! I must find him today!"

The two bodyguards didn't dare to let him in, so they could only reach out to stop him, "Mr. Xia, you really can't go in, Master Jitai is not at home."

"I don't believe it! Get out of the way!" Xia Enxiu roared angrily.

"What are you arguing about?"

Bai Zhiyan, who was originally preparing to go downstairs for lunch, heard the quarrel at the door and came over to check, only to find a young man with delicate looks and fair skin standing at the door.

When he looked over, Bai Zhiyan was dazed for a moment, because the young man in front of him looked 60% like himself, especially his eyebrows and eyes, which were extremely similar to his, and his eyes were also one single and one double.

"Who are you? Are you the lover that Brother Jitai keeps at home?"

what?

Bai Zhiyan didn't understand the current situation, but the two bodyguards were frightened and quickly stopped him.

"Mr. Xia, you misunderstood. This is our young master, the younger brother of Master Jitai."

"younger brother?"

Xia Enxiu looked at Bai Zhiyan suspiciously. He had followed Bai Jitai for some time and had been to the Bai family many times, but he had never seen that he had any younger brother.

Moreover, the person in front of him looks a bit like himself. If Bai Jitai really has a younger brother, how could he choose him as his lover? Wouldn't he feel sick when he sees his face that looks like his brother?

Bai Zhiyan did not respond to the bodyguard's words, but looked at Xia Enxiu and invited him, "Do you want to come in first?"

"Master Zhiyan, you——"

"Shut up." Bai Zhiyan interrupted the bodyguard directly, "Bai Jitai said not to let me out, but he didn't say not to let outsiders in, right?"

Actually, Bai Jitai said...

"Master really can't——"

"If you say one more word, I'll bang my head against the wall."

Bai Zhiyan was naturally trying to scare them, but the bodyguards were really afraid that he would do something extreme, so they could only watch him take the person in.

Xia Enxiu had been to the Bai family many times, but he had never met Bai Zhiyan when he came, and he was also doubtful about what the bodyguard said just now.

"They said you were Jitae's brother. How come I didn't know Jitae had a brother?"

Looking at his arrogant face when he questioned him, Bai Zhiyan denied the fact that he looked similar to him. At least he would not call Bai Jita "Brother Jita" in a coquettish way.

"They are talking nonsense. Bai Jitai and I have no blood relationship."

This is indeed true.

Xia Enxiu took out Bai Zhiyan's strawberry milk from the refrigerator with ease, sat on the sofa in the reception hall, opened it and drank it in small sips, looking like the owner of the bottle.

"Then who are you? Why are you here? Why have I never seen you before?"

This is also what Bai Zhiyan wanted to ask. Seeing that he was so familiar with the layout of the Bai family, he must have been here many times, but he had never seen it before.

Could it be that he came when he went to the hospital to take care of Cha Kyung-chan?

"Then who are you? Why did you come to see Bai Jitai?" he asked Xia Enxiu.

"Me? Of course I am Brother Jitai's most beloved--" Xia Enxiu paused. He looked at Bai Zhiyan's inquiring eyes. He couldn't say that he was Bai Jitai's most beloved little lover, right?

"Anyway, don't worry about what our relationship is. You just need to know that Brother Jitai likes me the most."

I love you the most, but how can you not find him and can't even enter the Bai family's door.

Bai Zhiyan kept complaining in his heart but showed a sad expression on his face, "It turns out that you are the one he likes the most. No wonder he accepted me. After seeing your face, I realized that I am just a substitute."

"W-what do you mean?"

"My father owed Bai Jitai money and ran away. He locked me up here and wouldn't let me leave. I couldn't pay off the debt so I thought about seducing him. Maybe if I succeeded I wouldn't have to pay him back. I was still curious about how he could keep me so easily. It turns out it's because I look a lot like you."

Xia Enxiu knew that the company and industry run by Bai Jitai included lending, and she did not realize Bai Zhiyan's lie. All his appeal lay in the word "alternative".

"You're lying. If Brother Jitai likes me, why doesn't he choose me but a fake like you?"

"Because I heard that the Bai family has recently encountered a crisis and the Rijiang Group has encountered financial problems. He may be afraid of getting you into trouble."

Bai Zhiyan lowered his eyelashes as he spoke, looking really sad about the fact that he was a substitute.

There were indeed rumors about the Rijiang Group, but Xia Enxiu had never cared about it. It could be seen that the sincerity of the people in front of him did not seem fake.

"I'm not the kind of person who is blinded by money. Why would Brother Jitai do this?"

"Maybe I'm afraid you'll be in danger."

Bai Zhiyan lied without batting an eyelid. If an uninformed person heard this story, they would probably give Xia Enxiu and Bai Jitai a trophy for "True friendship is stronger than gold, and true friendship is shown in times of adversity."

Xia Enxiu thought for a while and looked up at Bai Zhiyan, "That won't work either. Brother Jitai only has me. I won't allow a fake like you to appear next to him again!"

"What do you want to do?"

"I want you to disappear from Brother Jitae's side."

As he spoke, he approached Bai Zhiyan, his eyes becoming fierce, "Brother Jitai said that as long as I am here, it is enough, even if it is a substitute."

Bai Zhiyan also acted out of his role and confronted him, "No, I am the one next to Jitai now. Even if I am a substitute, he has never thought of letting me go. I will not leave him."

"I know Brother Jitai is very charming, handsome, rich, and skilled. It's understandable that you like him. But I can't give him to you, you damn mistress, don't even think about competing with me for Brother Jitai!"

What a shitty charm and shitty mistress.

Although Bai Zhiyan had such unconventional thoughts, his original purpose was to get him to take him out of the Bai family, so the process was not important.

"Humph, it's impossible for me to leave him. Unless you make him say that he doesn't want me, I will live in the Bai family that you have been thinking about all the time and sleep with him every day."

Bai Zhiyan felt like vomiting after hearing these words. He suppressed his nausea and put on a face of a smug villain, which really humiliated Xia Enxiu.

Xia En dialed a phone call delicately, and after speaking a few words to the person on the other end, he pointed at Bai Zhiyan's nose and started cursing.

"Let's go see Brother Jitai now. I don't believe he will choose you!"

"Okay, let's go now. I've been with him for so long, and it's still unclear who will win or lose."

As Xia Enxiu said that, she grabbed Bai Zhiyan and walked out the door.