Lima syndrome

"I can't accept this. This is just the first time we meet." Bai Zhiyan was a little flustered. He didn't know how to deal with this sudden kindness.

"It's okay, take it. You can't refuse something given to you by your elders." The woman smiled as she took Bai Zhiyan's hand and carefully put the bracelet on. "It suits you very well. You will be a good owner."

Bai Zhiyan couldn't get away with it and didn't refuse. He looked at the bracelet on his hand and nodded with a smile, "Thank you, I will cherish it."

"I'm leaving, good boy. I've enjoyed chatting with you today." The woman nodded slightly to greet him.

Bai Zhiyan bowed in return, "I am very happy too, ma'am. Thank you for your gift and comfort."

The woman walked past Bai Zhiyan. He looked at her back getting farther and farther away. When she was about to turn into a blurry black dot and disappear, he suddenly shouted at her, "Madam! Will you come here again? Can I see you again?"

Bai Zhiyan's voice echoed far in the empty church. When the woman heard it, she stopped but did not turn around. Just when Bai Zhiyan thought she would not answer, the woman's soft and ethereal murmur blew into Bai Zhiyan's ears with the wind.

What she said was, “Never again.”

After the woman left, Bai Zhiyan always felt uncomfortable in his heart, as if something was missing. Every action he took today was a little unusual and unlike his usual self, but Bai Zhiyan just felt that he should do that, just like that woman. Even though it was the first time they met, she was willing to give her things to others as a gift. What a strange and kind person.

Until he returned home, Bai Zhiyan's mind was still on the cold and lonely figure of that woman, and he had no dreams all night.

When Bai Zhiyan got up again, he felt much better and no longer felt drowsy. After washing up and eating, he set off for school.

"Brother Zhiyan, you really didn't lie to me. You really came to school today. Are you okay now?"

As soon as he sat down, Liu Zhimin started chattering around Bai Zhiyan like a little sparrow, asking questions about everything.

Bai Zhiyan responded with a gentle smile: "It's fine now, you don't have to worry about me, Zhimin."

As the two of them were chatting, Xu Shiyuan came over. He ignored Liu Zhimin who was still talking nonstop and stood in front of Bai Zhiyan. "Zhiyan, are you well now? Why didn't you wait for me in the infirmary after school the day before yesterday? I called and messaged you yesterday, why didn't you reply to me?"

Bai Zhiyan's heart was twitching like crazy, but he had to pretend to be innocent on the surface. "Something happened at home the day before yesterday and I was in a hurry to go back. Did you contact me yesterday? Maybe I missed it because my phone was on silent. Don't worry, squad leader, I'm fine now."

Xu Shiyuan didn't believe it at all. He moved closer and asked, "But I made so many calls and just happened to miss them all?"

Bai Zhiyan pretended to be annoyed and said, "Who said it wasn't true? How could it be such a coincidence?"

Liu Zhimin understood the conversation between the two and patted his chest exaggeratedly, "Wow, it's a good thing that I sent the message in time and Zhiyan saw it, otherwise I would be really worried to death."

Xu Shiyuan sneered, "Yeah, what a coincidence, I just happened to receive Liu Zhimin's call."

……

Bai Zhiyan was silent. He should have known that Liu Zhimin never knew how to read people's expressions. He had used her inability to read the atmosphere to trick Xu Shiyuan before, but it backfired today.

Finally, the class bell saved the awkward atmosphere. Bai Zhiyan looked unhappy. He was thinking about how to fool Xu Shiyuan during lunch. He now found that Xu Shiyuan was much more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

At lunch time, Bai Zhiyan hesitated but finally carried his lunch box to the rooftop. However, as soon as he got up, he was pulled by Xu Shiyuan and pressed against the wall. "I don't believe you really didn't see it. I heard you talking on the phone with Liu Zhimin. Why did you just ignore me?"

Bai Zhiyan was caught off guard and startled by his sudden movement. The cold wall behind him made him shiver. He suppressed his panic and stared straight at Xu Shiyuan.

He had already figured out how to deal with him. The best way was to put himself in a commanding position so that he could look down at him.

"Why am I like this, squad leader? Don't you really know?"

"What?" Xu Shiyuan obviously didn't expect Bai Zhiyan to ask him back.

The two men were standing face to face at this time. Xu Shiyuan was slightly taller than Bai Zhiyan. He lowered his head slightly, his eyes filled with frost.

Bai Zhiyan felt that he was emotionally unstable, and his heavy breathing sprayed in his ears. He felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't show his disgust, so he had to bite the bullet and continue the performance.

"Xu Shiyuan, I think your current state is not normal. Don't you realize it yourself?"

This was the first time Bai Zhiyan called his name. Xu Shiyuan felt his body stiffen for a moment, with an indescribable disgust.

"What's not normal?" When Xu Shiyuan spoke again, he realized that his throat was a little hoarse. "Aren't we friends?"

At this time, Bai Zhiyan changed into a resentful expression, and glanced at him with misty eyes full of affection.

“Do you really think I can’t see that you actually hate Jimin?”

Xu Shiyuan's brain buzzed and went blank for a moment. He staggered back a step, looked at Bai Zhiyan, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he lowered his head with a flickering look and said nothing.

"And you will target her intentionally or unintentionally, right?"

Bai Zhiyan's questioning frightened him. He actually saw through his overt and covert provocations and tricks against Liu Zhimin. Was it too obvious? Then was Liu Zhimin's request for him to come here and say these things also because of her complaint or instruction?

But who is Liu Zhimin? She doesn’t understand Bai Zhiyan’s past, nor does she understand his difficulties.

They both have the same past and are the people who can understand each other the most. They are good friends who can sympathize with each other and open their hearts to comfort each other. Why would Liu Zhimin, a rich girl who knows nothing, want to join them?

The friendship between the three was too crowded, and this was not what Xu Shiyuan wanted.

"Knowing that I..."

Bai Zhiyan looked at his panicked expression and knew that his guess was right. This guy was mentally abnormal. He felt something was wrong since the last time he was in the infirmary. Now seeing his guilty expression, Bai Zhiyan was even more certain of his guess.

His desire for control and possessiveness is too strong. Once he identifies something or someone, he will never allow them to be shared with others. This twisted and morbid emotion will slowly devour the people around him.

"Squad leader, I think we should keep our distance until you have thought it through. I don't want to continue being friends with you like this." He lowered his voice and wanted to draw a line between him and her for the time being.

"No, don't be like this, I'm not..."

He had discovered all his little thoughts. His goal had not been achieved yet, and he couldn't be thrown away like this!

Bai Zhiyan looked at him and hesitated for a long time, but he still couldn't tell what he was not.

"So be it."

After saying that, Bai Zhiyan pushed him away and turned away.

Bai Zhiyan was able to remain calm when he first walked down the rooftop, but after walking for a while, the familiar feeling of vomiting came up again.

Ah, what a disgusting feeling it is to be entangled by someone who wants to kill you. Bai Zhiyan ran to the toilet as fast as he could and vomited into the toilet.

The fact that Xu Shiyuan was pestering him was definitely a major change in Bai Zhiyan's revenge plan. He had thought that giving him some sweet treats would make him obedient, but he had not expected that this man would be so sick that he would not be able to control the darkness in his heart if he was treated a little nicely. He was simply a lunatic. Now he understood why he had no friends.

After vomiting, Bai Zhiyan turned on the faucet and started washing his face to keep himself awake. Now he couldn't calm down. His original plan was disrupted. He had no choice but to take advantage of the situation and continue to implement his new plan according to the bloody plot that was unfolding.

Maybe it’s not a bad thing that Xu Shiyuan is attached to me. Although I don’t know how deep his feelings are now, it must be very uncomfortable to be ignored, deceived and toyed with by someone I care about.

After figuring it out, Bai Zhiyan was in a good mood and slowly returned to the classroom to have his lunch.

After he said that, Xu Shiyuan didn't contact him for three days, and Bai Zhiyan didn't go to the rooftop to eat again. It seemed that they had returned to the beginning when the two of them had no contact at all.

Xu Shiyuan felt uneasy looking at Bai Zhiyan's face every day. He had been thinking seriously about his own loopholes these days. He thought that he had not shown it very obviously when targeting Liu Zhimin. Now that Bai Zhiyan had found out and wanted to distance himself from him, how could he still depend on him and draw value from him?

During class, Bai Zhiyan always felt a burning gaze staring directly at him. He knew it was Xu Shiyuan looking at him, but he never gave him any response. The more tormented he felt in his heart, the happier he was.

Until Friday after school, Xu Shiyuan didn't come to see him again. Bai Zhiyan was happy to have some free time, and was taken back to the Bai family by driver Zhou with a smile on his face.

Bai Jitai returned home early today. He stood in the room on the second floor, holding a wine glass in one hand and a cigarette in the other, looking out the window unconsciously. He caught the anonymous whistleblower, a person who had no connection with his own company. He was sure that there must be someone behind the whistleblower, but that person refused to admit it.

Two hours ago, he dragged the man to an abandoned warehouse in the suburbs, where he usually solved problems and had many tools that were handy for him.

He first cut the tendons of the man's hands and feet, then pulled out several of his teeth with pliers. Later, he swung a stick and beat the man until his internal organs were broken, he vomited blood, and one of his ears became deaf, but the man didn't say a word.

"Oh shit--"

Bai Jitai's hand holding the wine glass was shaking slightly. He had never seen such a stubborn person. He knew that the mastermind behind the scenes would definitely act again if he failed this time. He drank the wine in the glass and slammed it to the floor.

It's best not to be caught by him ever.

Bai Jitai came back to his senses a little at the sound of glass breaking, but the violence in his body had not yet subsided. He stood up and faced the floor-to-ceiling window, just in time to see Bai Zhiyan getting out of the car and walking into the yard with a smile.

This seemed to be the first time he saw Bai Zhiyan smile. It turned out that this kid with a dead look on his face could actually smile.

He raised his eyebrows, showing great interest in the discovery. He turned around and went downstairs to witness it with his own eyes. However, the moment Bai Zhiyan entered the door and saw Bai Jita's face, his smile instantly disappeared, and he cursed Bai Jita three times in his heart.

Bai Jitai saw that his expression changed rapidly and he became extremely dissatisfied when he saw him, and the slight joy that had just arisen in his heart was replaced by the previous violence.

"What's wrong? You were smiling so happily just now, but as soon as you saw me you started to act gloomy?" He walked downstairs and approached him step by step.

"I don't want to bother with you about such boring issues." Bai Zhiyan glanced at him coldly and took a step back.

Because of the previous confrontations, Bai Zhiyan had a general idea of ​​his next actions. Every time he wanted to find fault, it would be like a roadblock blocking his way, so Bai Zhiyan chose to retreat this time and keep a safe distance first.

"We are brothers, why are you always so cold to me?"

Who is your brother? Bai Zhiyan rolled his eyes in his heart.

Bai Jitai strode forward step by step, and finally forced him to the gate. Bai Zhiyan turned around and was about to escape, but Bai Jitai had already seen through his intention. He quickly raised his hand and grabbed the schoolbag behind him, and pulled him over with his long arm.

"I'm talking to you, why are you so rude? Is this what your mother taught you?"

"You are unworthy to mention my mother."

Whenever Bai Jitai mentioned his mother, Bai Zhiyan felt like his reverse scale was touched, and the anger in his heart was difficult to suppress.

"Why can't we mention it? Like woman, like child."

"If you have a problem with your brain, get treatment as soon as possible."

After hearing Bai Zhiyan's sarcasm, Bai Jitai chuckled and held Bai Zhiyan tightly with his arms.

Bai Jitai was almost a head taller than him. Before that, Bai Zhengren gave him a shell company that specialized in money laundering. People came to cause trouble almost every day, and he fought more frequently than he ate. Later, in order to solve the problem once and for all, Bai Jitai broke the troublemaker's legs and tied him under the street light in front of the company. No one has come to cause trouble for nearly two months.

Bai Zhiyan also knew how ruthless he was. He escaped danger twice before because he was not prepared. But today was different. After suffering losses twice before, Bai Jitai did not leave him any room for resistance today.

He looked at Bai Jitai's smooth muscles bulging slightly under his shirt to form a graceful arc, and the bulging blue veins coiled on his forearms. Bai Zhiyan knew that his struggle was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"Let me go first."

"Let you go?" Bai Jitai snorted coldly and raised his hand to clamp Bai Zhiyan tightly, forcing him to tilt his head back and look at him, "After I let you go, will you run away like a mouse?"

Because of his posture, Bai Zhiyan had to look him in the eye.

"Is this your way of torturing people?" Bai Zhiyan's neck was tense and his neck raised in a painful arc. His breathing was squeezed and even his voice began to tremble.

Bai Jitai did not answer him. He looked at Bai Zhiyan's distorted expression and felt it was pleasing to the eye, except for one thing that was lacking. So he let go of the hand that was pinching him and pulled off the pair of tacky black-framed glasses on his nose.

He threw the glasses five meters away, and the lenses and legs of the glasses shattered at the same time, making a clear wailing sound in the empty hall.

"It's much more pleasing to the eye."