Why had his bargain wife stopped talking? His voice hadn't sounded like he was moving away. Was he right beside him? Did this guy have no friends, doing nothing but watching over him all day?
"Hubby... I'm going to take a shower. I'll come back and sleep with you in a bit..." After saying that, Luo Beishi got up and went to the bathroom.
An unknown amount of time passed before a clear, languid voice sounded again, as though piercing through the empty barrier surrounding him, echoing around him for a long time before fading.
Huo Cixiao: "..." Please, could you not make it sound so suggestive? You're giving people all sorts of ideas!
He began recalling the information about his bargain wife from when he had investigated Huo Cifeng, but he just couldn't remember the photo on it... Back then, he had only noticed that his surname was Luo and merely skimmed the rest.
He seemed to have silver-white hair. Was it natural?
The Capital, the Qin Family villa.
"Dad, Mom." Since home was nearby, Qin Feiyu chose to come home for lunch after classes ended at noon.
Qin Feiyu was the Qin Family's third son and was currently a senior at Capital Jiaotong University.
His father, Qin Lei, was expressionless. He merely nodded slowly, betraying neither pleasure nor anger.
"Let's eat." Liu Li's voice no longer held its usual warmth, carrying a few more notes of quiet reserve instead.
After sitting down, Qin Feiyu asked cautiously, "Mom, are you missing Xiao Bai? You seem so unhappy..."
Without its former warmth, the vast villa had become cold, empty, and lifeless.
At Qin Feiyu's words, the air once again became suffocating.
The Qin Family was one of the Capital's four great families. Traditionally, they kept an extremely low profile, rarely interacting with the other great families and remaining very secretive.
Since Luo Bai had still been young at the time, they hadn't told him, worried that he would go astray like other wealthy children once he had money. His everyday food, clothing, and expenses were no different from those of an ordinary wealthy household.
Who could have known that when the Luo Family came knocking a few years ago, they would discover that the son they had raised for fifteen years wasn't their biological child? For a time, everyone in the Qin Family found it hard to accept.
Later, Qin Feibai's name was changed to Luo Bai, and he was taken back to the Luo Family.
It wasn't as though they hadn't tried spending time with their biological son, but every time, all they saw was Luo Bai being bullied by him, either pushed down the stairs or into a swimming pool... He had even told them he would never return to the Qin Family.
So they had always felt that Luo Bai was the one they worried about most.
That lasted until a few days ago, when a post Luo Bai had made on the school forum was inexplicably pushed to the phones of everyone in the family.
Only then did they learn that Luo Bai disdained the Qin Family for being poor and felt they had mistreated him... The entire screen was filled with snide remarks.
They began to feel that the Luo Family had corrupted Luo Bai, even hoping that he had merely been led astray by Luo Beishi rather than being like this by nature.
But when they read the comments on the forum, the entire screen was filled with accusations against Luo Beishi, while Luo Bai consistently cast himself as a victim.
So the atmosphere in the Qin Family had become exceptionally strange lately. They rarely spoke, and each of them avoided mentioning the matter entirely.
After lunch.
"Qin Fei, call Luo Bai and tell him to come back this weekend." After saying that, Qin Lei got up and returned to his room.
Qin Fei had also been finding things strange lately. Luo Bai was clearly living very well, so why did he keep saying things on the forum to garner sympathy? He was utterly baffled. Was it to deal with that bully Luo Beishi? But there was no need to say things like that...
Unable to defy his father's orders, he could only take out his phone and send Luo Bai a message.
At the same time, after returning home and receiving Qin Feiyu's text, Luo Bai casually tossed his phone aside, the corners of his mouth turning down in disgust. This Qin Family really was ridiculous. It had been so many years, and they still didn't have the sense to get lost.
After showering, Luo Beishi put on a comfortable set of silky pajamas and climbed into bed.
He pulled up the covers and lay on his side, looking at his vegetative husband beside him. The man had exquisite features, deep-set eyes, and a noble face. At that moment, he looked as though he were merely asleep.
Whether massaging him or bathing him, Luo Beishi kept silently marveling that this guy really was the finest specimen in the world, like a perfect oversized figurine.
"Ahem, ahem! Host! Wipe your drool!"
"I'm not drooling! What the hell would a little system like you know?"
"Waaah, when you needed me, you said I was the best... Now you're calling me a little system! You're so mean!"
"All right, all right, I was wrong. Stop yelling. Shut up."
"Okay."
Luo Beishi cleared his throat. Figuring Huo Cixiao wouldn't know anyway, he instantly transformed into an overbearing CEO.
Lowering his eyelids slightly, he curled his lips and scoffed softly. "Hubby, you can only be mine... He's just a mere Huo Cifeng. How dare the likes of him bully my precious hubby? He must be tired of living... Hmph, tomorrow, I'll make him weep bitterly! All to make my darling happy..."
The system: "Blergh..."
Huo Cixiao: "???"
What the hell? This guy must be insane. Uncle Chen! Get a doctor!!
With his inward cries proving useless, Huo Cixiao could only listen in despair to those... utterly mortifying words.
Luo Beishi said, "From now on, I'm the only one allowed to bully you!"
Huo Cixiao wanted to die right then. So sleazy... Seriously, I've never wanted to die this badly in my life.
Besides, Huo Cifeng bullying me? Is that even possible? I've always been the one bullying Huo Cifeng! Hmph!
And what's with calling me darling? How frivolous!
"Hahahahahahaha..." Luo Beishi cracked up at his own ridiculous lines, rolling from side to side on the bed with laughter and tugging at Huo Cixiao's covers as he did.
If Huo Cixiao heard that, he'd definitely jump up and beat me! Just thinking about it is hilarious.
Huo Cixiao: "..." Seriously, you're dead! Run while you still can, or once I wake up, I'll hunt you to the ends of the earth!
Eight that evening.
There were only three people in the living room: Luo Beishi, A Long, and A Hu.
Luo Beishi looked composed, his voice clear and languid. "Tomorrow, assemble ten bodyguards and come with me to the Huo Group headquarters, to the shareholders' meeting. Do you dare?"
Hearing this, A Long furrowed his already stern brows and asked, "Madam, what are you planning?"
"Tomorrow, Huo Cifeng intends to usurp control of the Huo Corporation. Huo Cixiao is still in a vegetative state, and if he succeeds, Huo Cixiao's situation will become difficult from then on.
"So I need you to lend me a hand. Just take me there. Otherwise, I'll have to hire people overnight... After all, the Huo Corporation isn't that easy to get into."
Listening from the side, A Hu grew very excited, but there was one question he had to ask. "Madam, what good would it do for you to go?"
Luo Beishi tapped his perfectly shaped, slender fingers against the sofa's armrest. "You don't need to worry about that. Just tell me whether you're willing to go. If not, I won't beg. I don't want to waste too much time."
A Long looked at Luo Beishi, who seemed relaxed, as though he already had a strategy...
Forget it. The only person who can punish us is the boss anyway. Even going there to disrupt things wouldn't be bad.
"We'll go. What time tomorrow?" A Long's voice was rough, his words concise.