Lima syndrome

"Why did you lie to me...why..."

Xu Shiyuan wanted to make a hole in the screen of his phone. He could still remember clearly how Bai Zhiyan told him that he would never like Che Jingcan. He had clearly said that...

He said himself that it was impossible for him to be with Che Jingcan!

The hand holding the phone was shaking slightly, Xu Shiyuan couldn't accept this fact. The promise he made in the past has now become a joke, and he felt as if his heart was torn apart.

Why is even this fake? How exactly does Bai Zhiyan have to deceive him to be satisfied?

A twisted and crazy look appeared on Xu Shiyuan's gloomy and pale face. He opened the dialog box with Bai Zhiyan and the questions that had been suppressed for too long finally burst out.

“Jiyeon, are you really with Cha Kyung-chan?”

"I don't believe it, Zhiyan, you clearly said that you would never like him to be with him in this life!"

"Did Che Jingcan threaten you? Did he force you?"

"I was wrong, Jiyeon. Everything I did before was wrong. I don't ask you to forgive me, I just ask you not to be with Che Kyung-chan."

"I beg you to reply to me, Che Jingcan is a mad dog, and nothing good will come of you being with him."

"Zhi Yan, I beg you, please pay attention to me, I'm really going crazy."

But all his news fell into oblivion.

He didn't know when it started, but the chat box between him and Bai Zhiyan was filled with only his own messages. He was like the fool waiting for Godot, expecting charity from someone who might never reply.

He must find Bai Zhiyan and ask him clearly. He wants to hear in person the reason why Bai Zhiyan and Che Jingcan are together.

As soon as Che Jingcan's update was released, all his friends came to inquire about who the other half of Master Che was. Che Jingcan knew that Bai Zhiyan was not the kind of person who would show off, and even this photo was taken secretly by him when Bai Zhiyan wasn't paying attention.

Now more and more people began to ask him about his significant other's information. Che Jingcan became annoyed and finally set that post to be visible only to himself.

He went through so much trouble and even risked his life to get Bai Zhiyan's nod of agreement. He didn't want to make him unhappy because of such a trivial matter.

He hasn't seen Bai Zhiyan for three days since he separated from the police station. Che Jingcan doesn't know if it is normal for lovers not to see each other for three days, but the longing in his heart has already become overwhelming.

But he knew Bai Zhiyan's cold personality, and after sending him a few messages two days ago and receiving no response, he didn't dare to continue sending messages.

The affairs of the Bai family have been a hot topic recently, and he doesn't want to make him unhappy at this critical juncture.

Sitting in the study at home, Che Jingcan couldn't help but sigh. It was not just the Bai family's affairs that were complicated. Since Yoon Mi-sun's death, Che Jae-ho had been devastated and lived in a daze every day. Unfortunately, he was the only child in the Che family, so he had to take on the management of the group's affairs in advance.

Hearing Che Jae-ho's secretary, Director Shen, calling back his wandering thoughts once again, he can no longer suppress his longing for Bai Zhiyan.

Because Bai Jitai's crimes were thoroughly exposed, mental disorders could no longer be his protection. After consultation with Bai Zhiyan and Bai Jiying, they agreed that sending him to a mental hospital in a remote mountainous area was the best option.

"Sister, Bai Jitai has so many people under his command, and there may be hidden agents that we can't think of. If we send him to such a far place, I'm worried that he will be out of our control."

In fact, Bai Zhiyan wanted to put Bai Jitai in a place where their people could monitor him. With Ji Chengxun's power and Bai Jiying's current ability, it was more than enough to control Bai Jitai in the capital city.

Then Bai Zhiyan was a little worried because he knew that Bai Jiying was different from him. Her relationship with Bai Jita had been neither good nor bad for so many years, and Bai Jita had never done anything to substantially hurt her.

When Bai Zhengren was still alive, the two of them were ordinary siblings in the Bai family, unlike him and Bai Jitai, who were separated by a deep hatred.

Moreover, Bai Jiying also knew that he was the one who eliminated Bai Zhengren, whom she hated the most. Regardless of his purpose, Bai Jitai did help her.

“But Zhiyan…”

As expected, when Bai Zhiyan said this, Bai Jiying's face flashed with hesitation, "Jitae has been punished. It is enough to lock him up in such a desolate place."

"That being said, Bai Jitai—"

Seeing Bai Jiying's evasive eyes, Bai Zhiyan suddenly stopped. Even if he was slow-witted, he could understand her attitude.

"You are right, sister."

Bai Zhiyan almost bit off his tongue as he changed the subject, "That's enough. If we really push him to the edge, with Bai Jitai's level of madness, he will definitely drag us down with him."

"Well, thank you, Zhiyan. Although I don't know what happened between you, I can see that you want to eat Jita alive. Thank you for agreeing with my idea."

Bai Zhiyan gave a faint smile. Bai Jiying had helped him so much, so it was impossible for him to refuse her wish.

He may never understand why Bai Jiying was willing to let Bai Jitae go, just as he will never know what happened between Bai Jitae and Bai Jiying.

During the time when Bai Jiying was forced to marry by Bai Zhengren, Bai Jitai saw her depressed and sad appearance every day, and naturally thought of his mother who was in tears all day long.

His mother, Miss Cui Er, was forced by her family to marry Bai Zhengren. She had a lover before the marriage, but she had to marry Bai Zhengren because of her parents' orders.

Because their marriage was unhappy, Bai Jitai never felt the fatherly and motherly love that people talked about since childhood.

So when Bai Jiying saw her crying silently over the betrothal gifts sent by the Li family, Bai Jitai felt the only compassion in his life for his mother.

Just one week before Bai Jiying was to get married, Bai Jitai bribed the servants who were guarding her, and Bai Jiying climbed up the second floor to escape late at night.

But how could Bai Jiying and Bai Jitai at that time possibly outwit the wily Bai Zhengren? As soon as Bai Jiying escaped from the Bai family residence, he was caught by the security guard who had been guarding the gate of the wealthy area.

When Bai Zhengren found out that Bai Jitai was also involved, he was so angry that he took Bai Jitai to the basement and beat him until he fainted.

Even though it was a failed escape, Bai Jiying was still grateful for Bai Jitai's help to her.

But neither she nor Bai Jitai would mention this matter again, and Bai Zhiyan would never know why Bai Jiying was willing to save his life even though he knew all the crimes Bai Jitai had committed.

"No need to thank my elder sister, I should thank you instead."

Bai Zhiyan remembered that Bai Jiying had told him two days ago that he had helped him solve the admission procedures for the University in Country Y, and his eyebrows couldn't help but slightly curved.

"Thank you very much, sister, for helping me with the procedures for studying abroad, giving me so much money and arranging accommodation. I really thank you."

Hearing his series of thanks, Bai Jiying also smiled and raised his hand to rub his head.

"Why are we still saying thank you? Just go back and study with peace of mind. I'll be with the Bai family and Rijiang. I'll send you money every month. If you don't have enough money, tell me. And tell me when you want to come back. No matter what you want to do in the future, I'll help you arrange it."

"Well, I will."

It is not long before Bai Zhiyan leaves Country H. He has basically dealt with everything here, and he wants to leave without any worries.

If there is anything he still misses in Country H, the people he would most miss are definitely Ji Seung-hoon, Baek Je-young, Lee Sun-woo, and Ryu Ji-min.

It’s a pity that he couldn’t say goodbye to everyone one by one.

"Buzzing—"

The rapid vibrations of his cell phone interrupted his melancholy thoughts. Bai Zhiyan frowned. He knew without thinking who the message was from.

The cell phone kept vibrating, and Bai Zhiyan's brows tightened and relaxed. He understood from the last time he met Xu Shiyuan in the nightclub that if he really sent him to death on impulse, he would actually fulfill his wish.

He used Bai Jitai to make him and his mother lose their jobs, and asked Bai Jitai to let debt collectors harass him. Even his last scholarship as a guarantee was taken away by him. It can be said that Xu Shiyuan now has nothing.

With Xu Shiyuan's intelligence, it is not difficult to guess who is responsible for everything he has been through and the difficult situation he is in now, but he has no intention of giving up.

Obviously, such unpleasant words had been said to him during the last kidnapping incident. Bai Zhiyan thought that with Xu Shiyuan's super sensitive self-esteem, he would not be entangled again, but he still underestimated Xu Shiyuan's secretive psychology.

It has come to this point and he still hasn't given up.

Time to end.

He must make him give up completely. The most terrible punishment for Xu Shiyuan is definitely not death. He wants to completely shatter his dark and paranoid heart.

Bai Zhiyan sighed and opened his phone. Even though he had prepared himself mentally, he was still frightened when he saw the overwhelming messages from Xu Shiyuan that almost broke through the screen.

Xu Shiyuan sent him nearly a thousand messages, and Bai Zhiyan took a quick look at them.

At first it was an apology, but later it turned into an interrogation. Bai Zhiyan looked at the date and saw that it was the days when he agreed to be with Che Jingcan. Xu Shiyuan's apology turned into an interrogation.

"Why are you with him? You told me you would never like him!"

"Ji Yan, you said it!"

"You clearly said that!"

The sinister resentment almost broke through the sky. Bai Zhiyan was frightened by the news and shuddered subconsciously.

"This madman..."

Seeing the self-righteousness in his words, Bai Zhiyan even thought in a trance that he was like a husband who had cheated on his mistress and was now being held accountable by his original wife.

This fantasy was too absurd, and Bai Zhiyan was amused by his own absurd idea.

In just a moment, Xu Shiyuan's message came again.

“Ji Yan, you are looking at me.”

“Why don’t you reply to me?”

The feeling of chills came over him again. Xu Shiyuan's news made Bai Zhiyan feel as if he was being monitored all the time. He even felt that Xu Shiyuan had turned into a ghost, infiltrating into his life in every possible way.

(The social software of Country H can see whether the other party has read your message. Because Xu Shiyuan was always staring at Bai Zhiyan's dialog box, he could see it immediately when Zhiyan had read his message.)

"Are you deliberately not replying to me, Jiyeon?"

"But it doesn't matter. I know I have done too many wrong things and I am willing to accept the punishment."

"I just want to know why you are with Che Jingcan. I beg you, I beg you not to like him, I beg you to meet me."

"I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm going crazy without you."

"Even if you want to kill me when we meet, I will do it willingly."

Xu Shiyuan's messages were still being sent continuously. Bai Zhiyan watched the dialog box refresh again and again. He suddenly wondered if it was a mistake that he did not really take ruthless action against him in the first place.

Bai Zhiyan was troubled by his bombardment. He thought he could take the initiative by contacting him first, but he was still emotionally affected by his behavior.

Just as Xu Shiyuan's message stopped and Bai Zhiyan raised his hand to reply, Che Jingcan's message came again.

It's a misfortune.

However, compared to Xu Shiyuan's aggressive message, Che Jingcan seemed much more normal.

"What are you doing, honey? We haven't seen each other for three days and you ignored me. I missed you so much."

"It's so boring. Studying is so tiring. Why do you like studying so much? I wish I had half of your study ability."

Bai Zhiyan looked at the two words "study" he sent, thought about it and replied to him.

“Learning is not easy.”

Che Jingcan almost jumped up from his seat after receiving the message from Bai Zhiyan. Director Shen at the side was shocked and looked at Che Jingcan in confusion. Then he pretended to sit back.

"You finally got around to replying to my message. If you continue to ignore me, I'll rush to the Bai family to find you."

Attachment: A photo of me sitting in front of the computer in the study.

"But studying is really hard. But if you sit on my lap and hold me to supervise me while I study, I will definitely be very motivated."

The thin-skinned Bai Zhiyan blushed when he saw the news that he did not hide his inner thoughts.

How come this person is becoming more and more shameless?

"Study hard and don't say that kind of thing."

As soon as Bai Zhiyan sent the message, Che Jingcan replied immediately.

"Got it. I'll listen to my wife."

Under the text, Che Jingcan also sent a kiss emoticon.

Bai Zhiyan looked at the puppy kissing expression and felt that it looked like Che Jingcan.

Che Jingcan had just dealt with it here, and Xu Shiyuan's endless messages were making his presence felt again.

"Zhi Yan, I beg you not to be so cruel to me. I beg you to see me again."

The matter between him and Xu Shiyuan really needs to be resolved in person. If he leaves without saying a word like he did to Che Jingcan, it will leave Xu Shiyuan with infinite hope and possibilities.

So he had to completely tear apart all his fantasies.

After taking a deep breath, Bai Zhiyan calmed his mind and looked at the ice and snow on the branches outside the window melting and dripping water. He knew that he would get what he wanted soon.

"Okay, I'll meet you."