Lima syndrome

Bai Zhiyan's door was locked by him and he couldn't open it. It was useless to call Butler Li and Aunt Han because they all followed Bai Jitai's orders.

"Damn bastard!"

He went through all this trouble but accomplished nothing except wasting a lot of energy.

But he couldn't just sit there and wait for death. He had finally been able to celebrate the holiday with Ji Seung-hoon, and he couldn't just give up like that.

After thinking it over, he thought of someone who could help him.

"Hey Jimin? Are you busy right now?"

Liu Zhimin, who was trying to make a new flavor of chocolate at home, was a little surprised to receive a call from Bai Zhiyan, because she had previously asked Bai Zhiyan if he wanted to spend the holiday together, and he rejected her at that time, saying that he had an appointment. Why would he call her now?

"What's wrong, Brother Zhiyan? I'm not very busy right now."

"Remember the scarf I knitted before? I was planning to give it to my friend who was spending the holiday with me today, but I left it at school after I finished knitting it yesterday. I don't have time to pick it up now, so could you pick it up for me and mail it to me?"

If it wasn't for special circumstances, Bai Zhiyan wouldn't want to trouble Liu Zhimin, but he had no choice now. Even if he couldn't make it there himself, he had to at least let Chi Chengxun receive his gift.

"Oh my God, Brother Zhiyan, you are so careless." Liu Zhimin said as he put down the stirring spoon in his hand, wiped his hands and immediately put on his coat.

"But don't worry, leave this matter to me."

“That’s great, thank you Jimin!”

"Don't worry, Brother Zhiyan, I'll go to school now."

Fortunately, Liu Zhimin is a kind-hearted friend. After resolving the issue of the gift, Bai Zhiyan began to calculate his escape route.

Because Che Jingcan had climbed up from the second floor before, Bai Zhiyan planned to imitate his behavior at that time. While Bai Jitai was away, Liu Zhimin went to help him get something and quickly found the unused sheets and started cutting them.

On the other side, Bai Jitai hurried to the company and taught his younger brother a lesson for messing up the matter. Then he glanced at Bai Zhiyan's location on his mobile phone and was satisfied to see that he was still staying at home obediently.

The younger brother next to him saw that he was in a good mood, so he chose his words carefully and spoke.

"Brother Jitai, one of our men said he saw that man, and he was finally found at the Myeongdong pier."

"Hmph..." Bai Jitai put away his phone, wiped the blood off his hands, snorted coldly, and lit a cigarette.

"It seems that this dead boy really doesn't care about his father."

"Brother Jitai, look at his father..."

Bai Jitai waved his hand impatiently, and the cigarette in his hand shook, with the ashes floating in the air.

"Cut off his finger first, then send him to an underground hospital to check his organs. If there's anything usable, dig it out. Just keep a breath of life."

"Yes, big brother. I'll do it right away."

After everyone left, Bai Jitai called housekeeper Li to ask about Bai Zhiyan's situation and learned that except for calling someone once, he had not moved since then and had been staying in the room.

Bai Jita tapped the screen of his mobile phone with his fingers. After so long, he finally made some progress.

At the school, Liu Zhimin and his driver rushed there without stopping. They found the scarf that Bai Zhiyan mentioned under the podium in an empty classroom. After packing it carefully, they drove to a house according to the address he gave, put the things in the express box, and reported to Bai Zhiyan after everything was done.

"Brother Zhiyan's stuff has been delivered."

"Thank you so much, Jimin. I'll take you to your favorite barbecue restaurant when I have time."

"Not so polite."

Liu Zhimin thought about it and asked the question in his heart, "But Brother Zhiyan, didn't you say that this scarf was for someone very important to you? Why don't you go and deliver it yourself?"

I want to go there myself, too! Bai Zhiyan shouted silently in his heart.

"I have something urgent and I can't go out now. I really trouble you today."

"It's okay, just call me if you need anything next time."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Zhiyan continued to tie his homemade knot. He cut two bed sheets into strips and spliced ​​them together. He tied one end to the railing of the balcony and threw the other end down from the second floor into the snow.

In fact, the second floor was not very high, and there was snow on the ground outside, so it wouldn't hurt much if he fell down. But Bai Zhiyan had been pushed off the roof in his previous life, and every time he approached the balcony, he would inevitably think of that painful memory.

Thinking of this, he thought of Xu Shiyuan again. Bai Zhiyan obviously hated Xu Shiyuan and was afraid of the rooftop, but he still chose to go to the rooftop to find him in the end.

He wanted to overcome his psychological problems by facing his fear head-on, but now when he was standing on the balcony he always felt that he could see Che Jingcan squatting on the ground, holding a desk lamp and calling his name, looking pitiful.

Bai Zhiyan's hands trembled subconsciously. He felt that his brain seemed out of control. Otherwise, why would he always see some strange scenes?

Just as he was in a daze, his cell phone rang again. He came to his senses and turned on his phone to find that the caller was actually Chi Chengxun. He put aside all distracting thoughts and immediately answered the call.

"Hey, Seung-hoon, what's wrong?"

“Hey Zhiyan, I received your scarf, I like it.”

"Well, as long as you like it."

I don’t know what Ji Chengxun was doing over there. There was an obvious sound of electricity when they were talking, which turned his warm and clear voice into a cold and ruthless electronic sound.

Bai Zhiyan was a little worried and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with you, Chengxun? I can't hear what you said clearly."

"I'm sorry Zhiyan, I can't spend the holiday with you today."

Ji Seung-hoon and his sister were originally at home cleaning and decorating the house in preparation for Bai Zhiyan's arrival, but halfway through, he received a call. It was the spy they arranged who told him that they had found the family of the previous debtor.

After the family member couldn't contact his father, he followed Bai Jitai's clues and found Bai Jiying. Later, Bai Jiying took him to Ji Chengxun, which allowed the two to get in touch.

The procuratorate had just taken him in and was about to send him to the police station, but he ran away in a car accident. He was immediately caught by Bai Jitai's men as soon as he escaped from the procuratorate. It was said that this guy was very cunning, and even if he was caught by Bai Jitai's men, he would escape again quickly.

Finally, he received news from his colleagues that he had seen him at Myeongdong Pier. Since it was a holiday today, there were few boats at the pier, so he had to go and bring him back in person without delay.

"The man I told you about before who had evidence of Bai Jitai's crime, we found his whereabouts, so I'm going to capture him now."

Bai Zhiyan naturally still remembered this person. The family member was dissatisfied with the police because they had not been able to rescue his father from Bai Jitai, and he threatened Bai Jiying. In the end, he reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the police, but because he was not satisfied with the police isolating him like a prisoner, he started to run away again to find his father himself.

Not only did the police fail to obtain any substantial evidence after so long, they were unable to even protect the victims' families.

"I understand, Chengxun brother, you must be careful and safe. I will wait for you to return safely."

"Don't worry, take care of yourself too."

It was windy and snowy today, and the signal was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Ji Seung-hoon was outside and the call was intermittent due to the weather, but he still explained the matter clearly to Bai Zhiyan.

After the call ended, Bai Zhiyan felt empty inside. Although he didn't have to risk jumping off the building to escape, it was more painful than breaking his leg than not being able to see Ji Chengxun and having to wait for Bai Jitai to come back in the evening.

Bai Jitai didn't want to be delayed in returning to the Bai family at night because of going out to look for someone, so he assigned all the tasks to his subordinates. After leaving the company, he turned down the drinking party organized by his friends and drove back by himself.

Bai Zhiyan was lying on the bed, looking at the snow scene outside the window, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. He knew that Ji Chengxun's job was full of dangers, but he also believed in Ji Chengxun's ability.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. Bai Zhiyan's heartbeat accelerated instantly and he quickly hid the rope. However, it was Butler Li who opened the door and told Bai Zhiyan that dinner was ready.

Bai Zhiyan sighed helplessly, stood up and walked downstairs, but he didn't want to see the person he hated the most.

Seeing him following Butler Li down from the second floor, Bai Jitai put down his coat and said, "You were really obedient today. I asked you to stay at home and you didn't make any noise at all."

Why didn't he want to go out? But even if he went out he wouldn't be able to see Chi Chengxun, so there was no point at all.

But he was still very unhappy with Bai Jitai's tone, "What you said is interesting, as if you wouldn't send someone to stop me if I wanted to go out."

Looking at his sullen face, Bai Jitai remained noncommittal, "You're smart."

Bai Zhiyan ignored him and walked straight to the table and sat down. Bai Jitai was not angry when he saw this and sat down opposite him.

"I heard from Butler Li that you haven't eaten anything all day."

"No appetite."

"What? Do you want to express your dissatisfaction with me in this way?" Bai Jitai raised his chin slightly.

Bai Zhiyan was drinking water. When he heard his words, he paused and looked at him as if he was a psychopath.

"You take yourself too seriously. Why should I use my own health to protest against you?"

His words were full of sarcasm. Bai Jitai's face darkened and he slammed the table heavily. "Bai Zhiyan, it seems that being locked up for one day is not enough for you. You still can't learn how not to make me angry."

"Bai Jitai, did you do something wrong? Why should I try to make you happy?"

Bai Zhiyan was already annoyed that he didn't see Ji Chengxun today and had to sit with him for dinner, and he was even more annoyed when he heard him say such inexplicable things.

Pretending to make Che Jingcan happy had already cost him half his life, and he didn't want to waste the remaining half of his life on himself.

"It seems that you haven't been locked up enough. Do I have to let you stay in the room for a few more days before you stop disobeying me?"

Bai Jitai's tone was gloomy and cold, and he didn't seem to be joking.

"What the hell are you crazy about!"

Bai Zhiyan slapped the case and stood up. Since returning to the Bai family, he has been confused about Bai Jitai's series of actions. Whether it was solving troubles for him at school or tracking him in the hospital, or even the current imprisonment, these behaviors had never happened in the previous life.

If he understood the emotional weaknesses of Cha Kyung-chan and Seo Shi-won towards him, the only one who couldn't figure it out was Baek Ji-tae.

He is still cruel, willful and moody. Sometimes he may feel a little guilty when facing Che Jingcan's sincere feelings, and he will have a little sympathy when he knows that Xu Shiyuan's personal situation is similar to his past self.

But whenever he faced Bai Jitai, the only thing he thought about was how to make the man in front of him die quickly.

"Bai Jitai, you have no right to control my freedom and private space."

"I've said it before." Bai Jitai slowly stood up and walked to Bai Zhiyan and gently turned his face.

"I told you in the hospital that I am your guardian and I have the right to supervise everything about you."

The storm was about to come. The servants of the Bai family had worked here for a long time and were afraid that the storm would splash on them, so they retreated together with great discernment.

Bai Zhiyan turned his head to avoid his hand, raised his head slightly and glared at him, "Bai Jitai, have you forgotten that Bai Zhengren is still alive because you haven't seen him for so long? As long as he is alive, your name will not be written in the guardian column."

"What? Are you trying to provoke me to kill Bai Zhengren?"

Bai Zhiyan's eyes widened. "What crazy things are you talking about?"

He sneered and took out a cigarette and lighter from his pocket. His slender fingers pressed the lighter, and a cold blue flame jumped up. The smell of tobacco filled the air between the two of them.

"Didn't you tell me before that you would not compete with me for any of Bai Zhengren's properties and funds?"

Bai Zhiyan didn't know why he asked this but nodded, "Yes, I said it, and it's still effective now."

After all, he was killed by Bai Jitai in his previous life because of family property issues. He didn't want Bai Zhengren's things in the first place. It was too ridiculous to pay the price of his life for something he didn't want.

"You seem to be thinking about something wrong."

"what?"

Bai Jitai smiled and exhaled a puff of smoke. Bai Zhiyan couldn't see his expression clearly due to the smoke, but he couldn't help feeling scared when he heard his inexplicable laughter. He always felt that he would say something shocking in the next second.

"When I knew you were coming back, I was afraid you would take away my things, but then I figured it out."

He stopped talking here. Bai Zhiyan frowned in confusion and subconsciously answered him, "What did you figure out?"

"You are Bai Zhengren's son. You have the same blood as him flowing in your body. Since you are also a part of what he has in this life, what is the difference between you and those properties?"

He took a puff of cigarette and slowly blew the smoke onto Bai Zhiyan's face, "So it's useless even if you get Bai Zhengren's inheritance."

Bai Zhiyan was choked by the smoke and started coughing suddenly. His thin shoulders trembled slightly. His brain could not understand a word Bai Jitai said. When he looked up at Bai Jitai again, his dark eyes were tinged with a hint of blood.

"What do you mean by that?"

"I will inherit all of Bai Zhengren's assets, including you."