Lima syndrome

As Bai Zhiyan expected, Ji Seung-hoon was wearing a dark coat today. The two of them standing together really looked like real brothers.

While he was still in his coat, Bai Zhiyan secretly took a photo of him when he turned his head. Because they had to talk about something confidential, they found a secluded location, which resulted in insufficient light for the photo. Ji Chengxun's turning of his head also made the photo a little blurry, but Bai Zhiyan was already satisfied. With a smile on his face, he set the photo as his desktop so that he could see it as long as he opened his phone.

When ordering food, Ji Seung-hoon asked about Bai Zhiyan's dietary restrictions and ordered dishes according to his favorite flavors. He did not continue the previous topic until all the dishes were served.

"I have privately investigated Bai Jitai before. In addition to violent debt collection and underworld transactions in the company he runs, he also cooperates with underground hospitals that smuggle organs."

"What? Organ trafficking!"

Bai Zhiyan deliberately lowered the volume of his exclamation, but still couldn't hide the surprise in his heart.

"Yes, many debtors who couldn't pay back their debts were taken to underground hospitals for surgery to remove their organs to pay off their debts."

Chi Chengxun's face was also very gloomy. He didn't expect that the Bai family would become more and more involved. He and his colleagues have been walking on thin ice recently, fearing that they would be killed in secret if they were not careful.

"It's just that he has a strong sense of anti-reconnaissance and does things very carefully. We know that he is the one behind these dirty deeds, but we can't find any evidence."

"So... is there anything I can do?"

"This matter is too dangerous. I asked you to speak out today not because I want you to help collect evidence, but because I hope you can find a chance to stay away from him. After all, you are also a member of the Bai family, and I don't want you to be affected by his incident."

"No, you said we are partners, how can I hide and let you take risks!"

"You just listen—"

Ji Chengxun frowned and held his hand, his eyes full of determination.

"The last time we investigated the nightclub that Bai Jitai often went to, it was you who provided the clue. This time, you really don't need to do anything else. Just wait for my news."

"But……"

"No buts. We will make a big move at least within three months. During this time, you must find a chance to leave the Bai family and get out of their control."

Bai Zhiyan could no longer say no when looking at Ji Chengxun's eager eyes.

"Okay, I promise you...but Chengxun, you must be careful and protect yourself!"

Hearing his answer, Ji Seung-hoon was relieved and rubbed Bai Zhiyan's head gently.

"Don't worry, kiddo."

After the meal, Bai Zhiyan said goodbye to Ji Chengxun with a smile. The affairs of the Bai family were much more difficult to deal with than he had imagined. He had to deal with the affairs of Che Jingcan and Xu Shiyuan before these two people exposed their crimes.

After spending the few days of vacation peacefully, another painful school day came. Bai Zhiyan entered the classroom in a daze. After sitting down, he found that Che Jingcan, who usually came close to him when he saw him, was sitting in his seat meticulously without even looking at him.

It seems that he has come to terms with it, and Bai Zhiyan is in a good mood.

However, it does not.

On the surface, Che Jingcan looked as steady as an old dog, calm and collected, but he was already feeling nervous. He hadn't been able to see Bai Zhiyan for the past three days, nor could he message or call him to ease his longing. He finally waited until the school day but he still couldn't see him openly, and he felt very itchy inside.

In addition to Che Jingcan who was itching to do something, there was also Xu Shiyuan who had been treated perfunctorily for three days.

She had clearly called him teacher with a big smile in the infirmary and said she wanted to ask him for help, but she had never contacted him on her own initiative during the weekends. Every time he proposed to meet, she would find various excuses to deal with it.

He is a liar.

"Ahem, children—"

The counselor then walked into the classroom, and the noisy class quieted down.

"Children, do you remember the study tour I mentioned before? Now that the semester exams are over, the study tour schedule should be put on the agenda."

The counselor spoke excitedly, and he seemed to be looking forward to going to Jeju Island, but everyone else in the audience looked uninterested.

"Teacher, are we really going to Jeju Island?"

"Can't we go abroad? What's fun to do on such a small island?"

"Yes, if Silver Star is out of money I can ask my father to donate some."

Seeing that the crowd was about to get restless again, the counselor quickly spoke up to suppress them.

"Children, please don't argue. This is the decision made by the dean and there is really no way to change it. Instead of discussing whether we can change the destination, why don't we discuss the arrangements for the trip. Have you found your travel companions?"

After all, they were still not mature enough, so the counselor diverted their attention with a few words and started discussing about traveling together and living together when going out.

"Then I will definitely go with my good friends."

"Teacher, can you be with friends of the opposite sex?"

The counselor held his forehead and glanced at these troublesome children.

"Of course not the opposite sex. You can tell me now if you have discussed it."

Bai Zhiyan looked around and found that he had almost no classmates of the same sex with whom he could get along, so he could only look around to see who was left and then form a team.

After the class formed teams around, Bai Zhiyan still couldn't find his partner. When he looked up again, he inadvertently met Che Jingcan's eyes, and they both avoided the exchange of glances at the same time.

But when he turned around, he saw Xu Shiyuan looking at him intently. After looking at him, Xu Shiyuan smiled softly, and then -

"Teacher, I want to team up with Bai Zhiyan."

He suddenly raised his hand to sign up.

Bai Zhiyan was instantly panicked. When did he say he wanted him to team up with him!

"Oh well, then you two should..."

"no!"

Che Jingcan, who had been holding back, finally couldn't pretend anymore after hearing this. He slammed the table and shouted to interrupt the counselor, causing everyone in the class to look at him.

"What's wrong, Che Jingcan? Do you have anything to say?"

Che Jingcan ignored the looks of the people around him, pulled up Bai Zhiyan who was still in a daze, raised his hand and announced to the counselor.

"This guy wants to team up with me!"

What the hell, Bai Zhiyan took back his previous opinion of Che Jingcan.

The other people in the class were exchanging glances and discussing the inexplicable dispute between these three people. They had noticed the unnatural atmosphere between the two as early as last week when Che Jingcan returned to class one after another with slap marks on his face, and they didn't expect that there would be a live broadcast to watch today.

"No, Zhiyan wants to come with me."

Xu Shiyuan met Che Jingcan's fierce eyes without fear, and the two of them were about to have a bloodless confrontation in the classroom.

The most difficult situation was for the counselor. He didn't know what had happened between these people, so he had to give the choice to Bai Zhiyan and ask for his opinion.

"I know Zhiyan is very popular, but you two should stop arguing. Why don't we ask Zhiyan for his opinion?"

The counselor was ashamed. He didn't want to offend Che Jingcan, who had a strong family background, nor did he want to wrong Xu Shiyuan, who had a similar background to him. He could only pin his hopes on Bai Zhiyan and ask him to come up with a solution that would not embarrass him.

The question was thrown to Bai Zhiyan, and everyone's eyes were once again focused on him. Bai Zhiyan hated attracting so many people's attention the most, so he pulled Che Jingcan's hand, somewhat annoyed, and expressed his thoughts.

"Teacher, I think these two might be a good pair."

"You're dreaming!"

"impossible!"

As soon as Bai Zhiyan finished speaking, he received two roars. He shrank back in shock. Che Jingcan noticed his body shaking and subconsciously reached out to hold his arm.

"Dead Fish Face, are you afraid of me?"

The two of them were originally deskmates, and now they were very close to each other, so only Bai Zhiyan could hear Che Jingcan's voice.

"Why should I be afraid of you?"

Bai Zhiyan pulled his arm back.

"Then you should be with me. You don't like me anyway. Why are you so reluctant to be my partner? Are you afraid that you'll fall in love with me after spending time with me?"

"Che Jingcan, your childish provocation has no effect on me."

Bai Zhiyan pressed his swollen temples speechlessly.

"So you would rather team up with Xu Shiyuan?"

This question sounded familiar, and Bai Zhiyan gave the answer almost without thinking.

"Just because I don't want to team up with you doesn't mean I want to be with Xu Shiyuan."

Seeing the two of them chatting as if no one was around, Xu Shiyuan couldn't help himself. He ignored the looks of the people around him and called out Bai Zhiyan's name in a somewhat anxious tone.

"Jiyan, don't we usually get along well? We will definitely be harmonious if we become partners."

After hearing this, Che Jingcan glared at him, "Are you saying that if I team up with him, there will be discord, right?"

"It is important for a person to know himself." Xu Shiyuan did not give in.

"You are a social aid recipient who doesn't know how to live or die. I really didn't punish you that day!"

After hearing what Che Jingcan said, the class exclaimed in surprise and discussed again. These two people actually fought? What was the reason for the fight? Was it because of Bai Zhiyan?

"Stop talking!"

Bai Zhiyan looked at the gossiping faces of the crowd and was afraid that Che Jingcan would say something shocking again, so he quickly grabbed him and told him to shut up.

Feeling the warmth from his hand, Che Jingcan looked at him in surprise. At this time, Bai Zhiyan's face was covered with a layer of anger, but in Che Jingcan's eyes, he looked puffy, like an inflated puffer fish with spines.

He took the initiative and held Bai Zhiyan's hand tightly, rubbing his thumb gently on his palm.

"Then I won't say anything if you agree to team up with me."

"What's wrong with you?"

"You just found out today?"

Bai Zhiyan completely underestimated how shameless he was. She thought that after the big fight with him in the bathroom that day, he would give up his obsession with her because his self-esteem was damaged. Why is it getting worse now?

He even suspected that there was an expert behind Che Jingcan.

(Experts: his father, mother and Li Enna)

"If you disagree, I'll tell them something else that might interest them, which is some details about what happened in the bathroom that day."

After saying this, he looked at Bai Zhiyan's lips with an ambiguous smile and raised his eyebrows at him.

Although the people around couldn't hear what they were whispering, they could guess what was going on by looking at the slightly ambiguous movements of Che Jingcan's hands, and they talked in a low voice with expressions as if they were hurt.

"Why have you suddenly become so shameless?"

Hearing his frank words, Che Jingcan's expression changed for a moment, but then he quickly suppressed it. He silently repeated what his mother told him, that pursuing someone will not succeed if you are too shameless.

"Anyway, just agree quickly."

Xu Shiyuan was anxious when he saw that Bai Zhiyan was not expressing his opinion, and he was afraid that Che Jingcan would say something to him that would make him waver.

"Teacher, I've thought about it."

Bai Zhiyan's voice called back the counselor whose soul had already wandered away. Seeing that the three of them were in a stalemate, the counselor also made up his mind. He thought about where he would get his next job.

"Okay, go ahead and tell me, Zhiyan-kun."

"I choose to team up with Che Jingcan."

"Zhiyan, you!" Xu Shiyuan's face was full of disbelief, "Did he force you?"

Bai Zhiyan nodded frantically in his heart, and could only give him an apologetic smile on his face, "I'm sorry, monitor, I just think that since Che Jingcan and I are deskmates, it would be more convenient to form a team together."

Hearing his words, Che Jingcan looked very proud. He smiled and grabbed his hand and shook it at Xu Shiyuan provocatively. Xu Shiyuan looked ugly and was so angry that his teeth were about to break.

"Okay, since it's confirmed, then Bai Zhiyan and Che Jingcan will be in the same group."

The counselor didn't want to be dragged into this bloody storm, so he quickly left the classroom after announcing it.

After the farce was over, Che Jingcan stopped pretending and stuck to Bai Zhiyan like before, pulling his sleeves and rubbing his head.

Bai Zhiyan was so annoyed that he pushed his dirty hands away and sat sideways, kicking him, "Are you sick again?"

He thought that after the two of them had a big fight in the bathroom that day, and Che Jingcan left with some harsh words, given his personality, he would not bother him again. But it has only been quiet for a few days, so why did he stop caring about what happened before so quickly?

"I like it this way, what do you care about me?" Che Jingcan said as he pinched the face he had been thinking about day and night.

Bai Zhiyan waved his hand away, "If I could control you, I would be a legend in Silver Star now."

"Of course you can. The only people who can control me are my parents and my wife. There is still a vacancy. Would you like to consider it?"

He said this without reservation, which scared Bai Zhiyan so much that he quickly looked around, fearing that someone might have heard his outrageous remarks.

"What bullshit are you talking about!"

Che Jingcan found his frightened look adorable, and smiled as he walked over to him, hugged his slender waist, and put his head on his desk.

"Then don't worry about what I do."

"Heh..." Bai Zhiyan sneered and pulled up his restless hand, "Then can I be your father?"

"Dead fish face!"

Che Jingcan's face turned green with anger. He glared at Bai Zhiyan fiercely, then finally sat up and pulled back his chair.

"I just said that your damn little mouth can't say a word that I like to hear."

"I'll just take it as your compliment."