After The Honest Person Was Discovered For Simultaneously Pursuing Three People - Chapter 59

Chapter 59: A Crazy Idea

Zhao Jingqun takes a deep breath, forcibly restraining the hidden and terrifying possessiveness he feels for Tao Ning. But his strong protective instinct gets the better of him. Worried that Tao Ning will catch a cold, he wants to carry him back to the villa.

Tao Ning quietly refuses. “I can walk by myself.”

A-Yun will be here soon. If A-Yun sees how intimate he is with Zhao Jingqun, it will be difficult to explain. Most importantly, he is afraid that the news will reach Song Yucong.

A flash of fierceness crosses his deep-set eyes. He has been dealing with bloodshed recently and has to suppress those who refuse to be managed in the family. As a result, Zhao Jingqun is shrouded in a dense, sinister aura. Even though a nonchalant smile is always on his lips, it makes him seem even more heartless.

“My dear… you’ll catch a cold if you don’t go inside.” Zhao Jingqun’s tone is as calm as possible. He doesn’t ask Tao Ning why he is at the Song family’s. When he received the message about the ‘Baiyunhe Lake area,’ he already investigated everything related to Tao Ning and the Song family.

After confirming that Tao Ning was indeed at the Song family’s, he immediately had the pilot change the flight path to Haizhou. Because of this, he still has a lot of business problems to deal with. But compared to seeing Tao Ning, these are nothing.

The Song family, once named Wu, is a shipbuilding family with a history of over a hundred years. Zhao Jingqun knows this, but since their family businesses are different, they don’t have much interaction. He only knows a little bit about them.

But what Zhao Jingqun didn’t expect was that his dearest treasure was ‘hiding’ here. Coincidentally, the Song family’s First Young Master just got a new official position. He used this as an excuse. After getting off his private jet, he casually bought a suit and came to the Song family to find his treasure with great dignity.

During the banquet, amidst the clinking of glasses, Zhao Jingqun casually asked a servant in the villa. After getting information about Tao Ning, he found an excuse to shake off the people who wanted to curry favor with him and went to the back garden alone to try his luck finding Tao Ning.

Perhaps it was fate. Zhao Jingqun stood behind the fountain, his five fingers trembling at his side. He stood for a long time, not daring to call out the name of the young man in the center of the pool, for fear that it was all a beautiful dream.

His dear one has become more beautiful and eye-catching. His back is so thin, and his slightly protruding butterfly bones are spreading as the young man kicks the water. He has grown a lot compared to the memories and photos, and he seems to have gotten a little taller and thinner, which makes Zhao Jingqun’s heart ache even more.

It also makes Zhao Jingqun even more deeply infatuated and obsessed with this little liar. His love quietly transforms into a malicious need for control and possessiveness. This time, he will monitor Tao Ning’s every move, weaving a web of love filled with honey to trap Tao Ning securely.

Tao Ning should forget about leaving him again.

But Zhao Jingqun once had a brief moment of naivety. The Zhao family has strict rules. His biological parents are old-fashioned and stern, essentially the same as the traditional Tao Yuan. They would never allow him to be with another man. At that time, Zhao Jingqun thought about giving up everything and taking Tao Ning away… Now, Zhao Jingqun thinks coldly, he must have enough power and money to swallow the giant that is the Zhao family to completely cut off Tao Ning’s path to leaving.

For example, by using some methods to cancel Tao Ning’s identity information so that he is untraceable in the world… making it so Tao Ning can’t go anywhere.

Zhao Jingqun sighs softly, containing all his crazy thoughts. He wants to take Tao Ning’s hand and lead him away, but the young man avoids him.

“…We can’t hold hands. I can go back by myself.”

The cigarette burn mark on the web of his thumb aches. The smile on Zhao Jingqun’s face gradually fades. Just as he is about to say something to scare his darling into obediently following him, A-Yun’s anxious voice comes from behind him. “Ningning…”

The rest of the words are cut short. A-Yun, holding clothes in his hand, sees the young man standing with his head down next to a strange man. When the young man hears his voice, he immediately looks up, a look of relief on his face. He jogs to A-Yun’s side, takes the clothes from his hand. “A-Yun, thank you…”

Just as he says a few words, the man behind him pulls him. Tao Ning is back in the man’s embrace. Zhao Jingqun first takes the clothes from Tao Ning’s hand, puts them on him, then holds Tao Ning in a possessive way. He rubs the soft back of his neck, his gaze slightly assessing as he stares at A-Yun. His voice, however, is light. “My dear, who is this?”

Tao Ning is startled by the unrestrained name Zhao Jingqun used. He pulls at the man’s clothes and whispers, “You can’t call me that.”

You can’t do this, you can’t do that. He didn’t expect his darling to be so concerned about these things after being gone for a while. Zhao Jingqun’s eyes darken. He really can’t be in a hurry.

Although the man’s suit is soaked and wrinkled, and he isn’t wearing shoes, A-Yun has been with the Song family for more than a decade and has seen many good things. He recognizes that the clothes the man is wearing are expensive. He guesses that he is an important guest at today’s banquet and quickly bows his head and answers, “Sir, I am the servant who takes care of… Young Master Tao.”

Zhao Jingqun raises an eyebrow, rubbing the soft flesh under his hand, feeling the young man’s body tremble slightly. He likes it when all of Tao Ning’s joy and emotion is given by him. He feels a little better and nonchalantly introduces himself. “Oh? I see. I am Tao Ning’s—”

He intentionally elongates his words, wanting to scare his clueless darling, but his darling’s face actually turns slightly pale. Zhao Jingqun’s soft heart feels like it has been pricked.

In the end, he can’t bear to. He can’t even bear to give him a simple scare.

Zhao Jingqun sighs softly. “…a good friend.”

Tao Ning’s tense body relaxes a little, but he doesn’t dare to look into the eyes of the person next to him. A-Yun sees that the shoes on Tao Ning’s feet belong to the man who claims to be Tao Ning’s good friend. A-Yun is not stupid. He can sense the unusual atmosphere between them, so he finds an excuse to leave. But before he leaves, he habitually reminds Tao Ning to go back early, or he will catch a cold.

Tao Ning nods. When A-Yun walks away, Tao Ning suddenly remembers something. “Zhao… Zhao Jingqun, why are you here?”

Zhao Jingqun honestly tells him how he has been looking for him all this time. In the end, he hugs him, burying his head in Tao Ning’s neck. Because of his large build and Tao Ning only reaching his chest, it looks from a distance as if the man is completely enveloping the young man with his body.

He says, “My dear… I missed you so much.”

So much, Zhao Jingqun thought with a feverish intensity. Since Tao Ning left, he has never had a full night’s sleep. He is always awakened by the never-ending downpour in the mountain.

Tao Ning’s words about breaking up and his disappearance became an inescapable nightmare for Zhao Jingqun.

He can no longer tolerate his treasure, who was lost and found again, leaving him.

The village secretary knows where he is. There is no situation in this world where someone can put in so much effort and still not find a person for no reason. Tao Ning knows it’s probably the system’s doing.

After a long silence, Tao Ning says honestly, “I… I missed you too.”

As the words fall, another fierce and intense kiss comes down. Zhao Jingqun grips his waist and obsessively kisses and bites his lips. He only releases Tao Ning after his lips are red and swollen.

After being kissed and staying still, Tao Ning sneezes. Zhao Jingqun’s face changes. He quickly tightens the clothes he put on him, wanting to carry Tao Ning back to his warm nest.

But he is still refused. Seeing that the smile on the man’s face is gone and his expression is a little grim, Tao Ning explains to him, telling him about his contract with the Song family and that he can’t leave.

Zhao Jingqun only then realizes that he has been sponsored by the Song family and that the contract conditions are so harsh. The penalty for breach of contract is terrifyingly high for Tao Ning. But he couldn’t find any information about it, which shows that the Song family indeed has some methods. But he sneers in his heart. Who cares what kind of hundred-year-old family they are? Anyone who dares to use a worthless contract to trap Zhao Jingqun’s person is tired of living.

Feeling sorry for Tao Ning, who has to endure such harsh conditions, Zhao Jingqun coaxes him softly, “Be a good boy, my dear. I’ll transfer you to a better school. Let’s not keep that contract with the Song family, okay?” He selfishly hopes that Tao Ning will rely entirely on him and not get involved with anyone else or any other family.

Song Yucong has also said similar things. It seems that only Xu Jun has never said anything like that. He is indeed as he said, a gentle breeze, silently supporting Tao Ning to fly to a wider world with his own strength.

He and Xu Jun are both opponents in competitions and kindred spirits.

Xu Jun understands him.

So, Tao Ning refuses Zhao Jingqun just as he refused Song Yucong. He shakes his head. “I have to keep my promise.”

Zhao Jingqun knows his stubbornness and persistence. Just like in that rainstorm, no matter how much he begged and confessed his love, Tao Ning never wavered in his decision to leave him.

Oh, Tao Ning.

He thinks that the mountain boy who looks beautiful and fragile on the outside is incredibly stubborn on the inside. Sometimes Zhao Jingqun even wonders if Tao Ning has a heart of stone? When he wants to do something, his sister can’t do anything about it and says that Tao Ning is as stubborn as an ox.

Now… Zhao Jingqun also has no choice with him. Besides helping him in secret, he can’t do anything to Tao Ning.

On the way back to the villa, Zhao Jingqun remembers his illness and quickly says, “My dear, you must listen to me on this one. I want to take you to the capital for a body checkup.” He lowers his posture and coaxes Tao Ning. “My baby, will you go with me? Please?”

“It will be quick. It won’t delay your studies, okay? My sweet boy.”

The man coaxes him in a soft voice. Tao Ning’s cheeks feel a little hot. He thinks for a moment and says hesitantly, “I’ve already had a checkup.”

Zhao Jingqun’s heart is raised. He gently lifts his face. The eyes that always hold a cool smile are now incredibly tense as he stares at him and asks, “…Is there a problem with your health?”

Tao Ning directly tells him about his illness: “aplastic anemia.” He doesn’t want Zhao Jingqun to worry so much, so he only says a few words.

But how could Zhao Jingqun not know the seriousness of this disease? His heart is lifted high and then falls heavily to the bottom, shattering into pieces that can’t be put back together. Zhao Jingqun’s heart aches so much that his breathing trembles. His calloused hands also tremble fiercely, but he holds Tao Ning gently. His throat tightens. “Ningning, my dear, my baby… you’ve suffered.”

Held in the embrace filled with a faint scent of tobacco and wine, Tao Ning is stunned. He says softly, “It’s okay.”

“It’s not okay.” Zhao Jingqun closes his eyes, not wanting Tao Ning to see his reddened eyes. “If there’s no matching bone marrow in the country, I’ll take you abroad to find it. No matter how long it takes, I will find it for you.”

The two hug tightly next to the rose bushes until the sound of leather shoes on the ground echoes. The sound gets closer and closer. Tao Ning hears the noise and quickly pushes the man holding him.

Zhao Jingqun knows that the Song family is full of all kinds of people right now and it’s not a good place for intimacy, so he loosens his grip on Tao Ning a little. He takes a deep breath, quickly wiping away the tears that were about to fall because of his heartache for all the suffering Tao Ning’s body has endured. He casually tidies up his collar, turns around, and sees a man in a burgundy suit staring at them with a scowl.

The man is carrying a rose cake in his hand. His gaze even looks at him with contempt, as if it would stain his eyes. Instead, he stares directly at Tao Ning, his tone impatient. “Bumpkin, didn’t we say we’d eat dinner together? What are you doing here? And.”

At this point, his phoenix-like eyes look at Zhao Jingqun with disdain. “Who is this man? Didn’t I warn you not to…”

“He’s my cousin!” Tao Ning quickly interrupts him, afraid that Song Yucong’s mouth will say something wrong. His mind goes blank, and he blurts out a lie, but the moment the words leave his mouth, he feels that the relationship is wrong.

But given Song Yucong’s small-mindedness, he insists, “He’s… my cousin.” Immediately after, Tao Ning feels two equally gloomy gazes fall on him.

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