Lima syndrome

After arriving at the Bai family with driver Zhou, Bai Zhiyan got out of the car and looked at the familiar villa in front of him.

"Master Zhiyan, we are here."

"Yeah, it's finally here."

Bai Zhiyan curled the corners of his mouth slightly. Coming to the Bai family first was his first step in revenge. He had been waiting for this moment since he woke up after rebirth.

Driver Zhou on the side had no idea what he was thinking. He just thought he was happy that he could be reunited with his family.

The villa in front of you is mixed with noble and elegant charm. As soon as you enter the door, the magnificent atmosphere hits you in the face, showing the taste of the owner all the time.

But Bai Zhiyan had no time to appreciate the plants and trees here. He had seen them enough in his previous life.

He suddenly remembered how he was when he first came here, humble and timid, not even daring to walk with his head held high.

Thinking back, I was really poor at that time, and I acted so humble and cowardly in front of an entrepreneur like Bai Zhengren who thought highly of himself. No wonder he felt annoyed when he saw me.

I'm afraid he was always regretting why he got together with Bai Zhiyan's mother and gave birth to such a son when he was young.

"Hey, let me see who this is—"

As soon as I entered the indoor hall, a frivolous and annoying voice rang out.

Even if Bai Zhiyan didn't look, he knew clearly who the owner of the voice was.

"So it turns out that my legendary little brother is here."

Bai Jitai's joking tone made Bai Zhiyan feel very uncomfortable. He looked up at Bai Jitai who was slowly walking down the stairs from the second floor.

Perhaps it was because he did not go to work today. Unlike his previous life, he did not wear formal clothes that would make him look respectable. Instead, he wore a loose sweatshirt. His hair, which he always combed up before, was now let down, making him look more like an unemployed college student.

"What? Don't you know how to greet your elders when you see them?"

Seeing that Bai Zhiyan did not respond, he was not annoyed. Instead, driver Zhou on the side became very anxious and reminded him in a low voice.

"Master Zhiyan, this is Master Jitai, your elder brother."

At this time, Bai Jitai had already walked in front of Bai Zhiyan. He was half a head taller than Bai Zhiyan, and looked down at him with raised eyebrows.

At this point Bai Zhiyan had no choice but to look him in the eye and say hello.

"Hello, Mr. Bai Jitai."

When Bai Jitai heard this name, he was stunned at first, and then suddenly laughed.

"Hahahahahaha, you actually called me that, are you an escort in some nightclub?"

Bai Jitai laughed flamboyantly, and the strands of hair on his forehead trembled. The dimples on both sides of his cheeks became more and more obvious. The presence of dimples on such a tough and violent face was completely inconsistent with his personality and appearance.

Bai Zhiyan ignored the sarcasm in his tone and waited for him to stop before responding calmly: "I have indeed done this before."

Bai Jitai didn't understand what he was saying, and subconsciously asked, "What?"

"Escort, I did work as an escort part-time."

"what?"

Bai Jitai originally wanted to mock and tease this boy, but he didn't expect his reaction to be the opposite of what he expected.

He thought Bai Zhiyan might be angry and embarrassed but dare not show it, or he might be like a poor creature with red eyes and want to cry but could only endure it.

But his reaction was not one of these two. Looking at his calm face, it seemed as if I was the one being teased.

"I didn't realize you were so capable."

"You flatter me."

There was an undercurrent between the two of them. Bai Zhiyan's face was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, while Bai Jitai's eyes were inquiring like a ball of fire. On the contrary, driver Zhou on the side was caught in dire straits and didn't know what to do.

"Driver Zhou, you are very efficient. You picked us up so quickly."

Bai Zhengren's voice outside the door came closer and closer, and the three of them turned around at the same time.

The man in his fifties wore a well-tailored suit, and his every move revealed the aura of a successful person. His upright posture easily reminded people of his handsome appearance when he was young. No wonder his mother would fall in love with such a man, Bai Zhiyan thought.

"President Bai, I have completed my mission and will step down now."

Driver Zhou was finally able to escape from this embarrassing situation. Only the three of them and the butler who followed them were left in the hall.

The man walked up to Bai Zhiyan and looked him up and down.

"Are you Bai Zhiyan?"

"Yes, I'm Bai Zhiyan, hello."

Bai Zhiyan was not frightened by his aura and bowed politely.

"You have good manners. I thought you would be reluctant to leave the shabby house you lived in before and would cry and refuse to leave. It seems that you know the situation very well."

Bai Zhengren's words were highly sarcastic and uncomfortable, but Bai Zhiyan could only hide all his emotions and speak respectfully.

"My mother hopes that I can have a new life. Even if I am reluctant, I will fulfill her wish and live with my own 'family'."

Bai Zhiyan emphasized the word "family members" when he spoke, as if reminding them of their identities and the reason for their arrival, and also as if telling himself not to forget how they exist.

"I thought your mother couldn't teach you anything useful, but now it seems that she raised you well."

"My mother taught me the most since I was a child, that is, to know when to advance and when to retreat, and to know one's depth. I know this very well."

After Bai Zhiyan finished speaking, he still lowered his head obediently and humbly.

Bai Zhengren was slightly surprised after hearing his words. The boy in front of him was completely different from the one he had investigated at the beginning. He wondered if his investigation information was wrong or if the guy in front of him was pretending?

But these are not important to him. After all, time reveals a person's true character. They still have a long time to spend together, and he will observe with his own eyes whether this boy has other thoughts.

"I saw you talking to Jitai just now, and I thought you had nothing in common because of the age difference, but it seems that's not the case. Now that you've met, you should get along well in the future."

Bai Zhiyan answered respectfully: "Yes, father, I will get along well with my brother."

"I have moved your information file to Silver Star. You will go to register when school starts in a few days. If you need anything later, please contact Butler Li."

"Okay father."

After giving the order, Bai Zhengren went upstairs without saying anything else.

But Bai Jitai on the side was stunned. It was less than five minutes since he called himself Mr. Bai Jitai, and he changed his words so easily in front of his father?

At this time, the housekeeper of the family came over and wanted to take Bai Zhiyan to his room, but just as Bai Zhiyan was about to leave, his arm was suddenly grabbed by Bai Jita.

"Stop!"

His injured arm had not yet healed, and the wound split open instantly when he pulled it like that, and blood immediately soaked his sleeve, but no one noticed because he was wearing black clothes.

"Do not touch me."

The pain made Bai Zhiyan frown, and he shook off Bai Jita's hand in a cold tone.

"You guys, you put on airs in front of your father, but your true colors are revealed in front of me, right?"

Looking at Bai Jitai's face, Bai Zhiyan did not back down at all and retorted to him coldly.

"You are 27 years old this year, right, Mr. Bai Jitai? Live like an adult."

"What are you talking about, you little brat?"

Bai Jitai was so furious at being taught a lesson by the younger Bai Zhiyan that he wanted to grab this ignorant brat and teach him a lesson, but the housekeeper was tactful enough to stand between the two of them.

Seeing this, Bai Zhiyan left without looking back.

Bai Jitai looked at the nosy housekeeper Li, poked his chest with his finger, and asked word by word: "Housekeeper Li, when did our dog start to show its teeth to its owner?"

Looking at Bai Jitai's angry face, Butler Li remained calm and bent slightly: "I'm sorry that Master Jitai made you feel uncomfortable. If there is nothing else, I will go to take care of Master Zhiyan first."

Bai Jitai was furious as he watched Bai Zhiyan gradually disappear. He grabbed his hair out of habit, but the moment he raised his hand, he finally realized something was wrong.

He was stunned as he looked at his bloody hand. This was the blood that flowed out when the wound split open when he grabbed Bai Zhiyan's arm just now.

"It's blood..."

On the other side, Butler Li had already tidied up Bai Zhiyan's residence. The room was spotless, with clean white sheets, simple and elegant furniture, and bright and clean doors and windows.

Bai Zhiyan looked at everything here and found it clean, neat, elegant and luxurious; only he himself was grey and out of place here.

"Master Zhiyan, your new clothes are in the cloakroom. Here are your luggage. Do you need me to put it away for you?"

Butler Li handed Bai Zhiyan the luggage politely but distantly, and Bai Zhiyan took it and thanked him softly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Steward Li. I can take it in myself. I want to take a rest now. I will call you if I need anything."

Butler Li has worked in the Bai family for more than 20 years. His eyesight and emotional intelligence have long been beyond ordinary people. Seeing Bai Zhiyan's resistance, he stopped talking, nodded and left.

After watching Butler Li leave, he could finally be alone and quiet for a while.

Bai Zhiyan took out gauze and medicine from the suitcase, took off his shirt and slowly bandaged the body. His hands kept moving and his mind was full of thoughts.

Today he met Bai Jitai, who had a violent temper and was moody and unpredictable. Now he was also a director of the Rijiang Group. With his current abilities, he was unable to deal with him, either in terms of his physical condition or his status.

Thinking of this, the wound was bandaged.

He needs more powerful strength or a more careful plan to fight against it.

After packing his belongings, he went to the cloakroom and changed his clothes.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly as he touched the soft material of his clothes. The piece of clothing he was wearing now could even pay for his and his mother's living expenses for a month. No wonder everyone wanted to become rich.

After a busy day, Bai Zhiyan finally had a break. He threw back the quilt and lay on the bed, soon falling asleep in a daze.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already night time and Butler Li came to his door and knocked.

"Master Zhiyan has had dinner."

Bai Zhiyan was a light sleeper, and he woke up as soon as Butler Li knocked on the door.

"Okay, I'll be right down."

He put on the glasses he had taken off before going to bed, made sure he was fully awake, and slowly went downstairs.

But there was no sign of Bai Zhengren at the dining table. Perhaps he had returned to the company. In his previous life, Bai Zhiyan rarely saw Bai Zhengren at the dining table, so he was used to it.

Bai Zhiyan naturally sat opposite Bai Jitai, picked up the knife and fork and started eating.

But Bai Jitai opposite was very annoying. He didn't eat anything, but was staring at Bai Zhiyan motionlessly.

"Why did you change your clothes?"

Bai Jitai broke the silence.

"Because this is my clothes."

"Isn't it because of some other reason?"

He stared at Bai Zhiyan's left arm with a burning gaze, so intense that it seemed as if he was going to peel off his skin in the next second to find out what was going on.

"No."

Bai Zhiyan didn't even glance back at him, still eating the food on the plate slowly.

Seeing his cold look, Bai Jitai suddenly felt that the anger he had felt during the day was swept away. He stroked his chin and shifted his gaze to Bai Zhiyan's face.

His black hair, which had never been dyed, lightly covered his forehead. His stupid black-framed glasses hid all his emotions very well. There were scratches of various sizes on his slender fingers. His fair skin had a kind of sickly and soft beauty under the light.

Bai Zhiyan treated him as a invisible person and finished the vegetable salad on the plate one bite at a time.

Bai Jitai looked at Bai Zhiyan eating vegetables quietly and felt that he really looked like a white rabbit. His exposed neck looked very thin and fragile. If he used a little force, he could strangle him to death.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the scene he saw during the day.

He stood up and slowly walked behind Bai Zhiyan, putting his hands on his shoulders.

"What are you doing?"

Bai Zhiyan didn't expect him to suddenly act like this. His body trembled and he was about to stand up.

But compared with Bai Jitai, his strength was like an ant trying to shake a tree. As soon as he raised his butt, Bai Jitai pushed him back to his seat.

Bai Jitai put one hand on Bai Zhiyan's shoulder and grabbed his hair with the other hand to hold him in front of him.

"What are you going to do?"

"Do nothing."

As Bai Jitai said this, he slowly grabbed Bai Zhiyan's left arm with his left hand.

Bai Zhiyan's body stiffened and he began to struggle violently. His emotions burst out instantly, but more of it was self-loathing for his own helplessness in the face of Bai Jita.

"let me go!"

"do not move."

Bai Jitai suddenly exerted force with his left hand, tearing Bai Zhiyan's bandaged wound again.

"Uh-"

Because of the pain, Bai Zhiyan stopped struggling. The hair on his forehead was wet with cold sweat, and his new clothes were stained with blood again.

Seeing his appearance, Bai Jitai smiled with satisfaction, "With your broken body, what else can you do?"

Then he squeezed his arm again.

"It seems like you've been bullied outside, right?"

Bai Zhiyan bit his lower lip to hold back from making any sound and reached for the fork on the table.

After seeing his action, Bai Jitai quickly let go of his arm and stood up, then grabbed his hand that was about to take the fork with his other hand and snatched the fork away.

"It seems that even if I don't have to do anything, there will always be someone to help me deal with you."

He said this with a smile and tried to grab Bai Zhiyan's bleeding arm.

"You want to avoid me?"

Bai Zhiyan was so excited by him that he got goosebumps all over his body. He stood up, slapped his hand away, glared at him fiercely, and turned back to his room.

"Remember to hide your wound better next time."

Bai Jitai, who stayed where he was, looked at the finger marks on his hands and grinned.

"A piece of trash like this is worthy of being a member of the Bai family."

He was annoyed by Bai Zhiyan's annoying attitude during the day and wanted to warn him not to be so arrogant, but Bai Zhiyan's reaction seemed even more interesting than he had imagined.

"Bastards really can't be on the stage."