Chapter 104: Confessions

Sheng Mingzhi had no choice but to return to Italy, and by New Year's Eve, Sheng Yuan had given the order to come and arrest him in person.

Only then did he sullenly pack his bags and take the plane back home.

His brother in particular, as if something was wrong with him, was urging him to get his ass back here.

Before leaving Italy, Sheng Mingzhi was in a very low mood.

Since we last had dinner with Luke, the two of them have become familiar with each other on WeChat.

The two met once more after New Year's Day.

This time Luke didn't pay for him, and Sheng Mingzhi was generous enough to order a bunch of expensive dishes, as if he was going to let Luke eat to his heart's content.

And, I don't know if it was just him.

Sheng Mingzhi always feels that Luke is treating him better than before, and he still cares for him in WeChat from time to time, such as asking him to remember to drink milk before going to bed and to put on more clothes in the morning.

Not to mention the thundering good night.

All this behaviour created an illusion for Sheng Mingzhi.

Is Luke a bit like himself?

Sheng Mingzhi's face was horribly hot as soon as the thought came to her.

He immediately distracted himself, but it wasn't easy to distract himself from the matter, and the more he tried to keep his mind off it, the more he dwelled on it.

Sheng Mingzhi is not quite so insensitive.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, he has a soft spot for Luke, so it's easy to amplify each other's good points in their relationship.

The kind of thing that would seem normal to an outsider is filtered in the eyes of Sheng Mingzhi.

For example, he is told to drink more milk at night, perhaps because Luke is so gentle, and because he is six years older, so it seems natural that he should be looked after.

And back home, he couldn't seem to find much reason to send Luke a message.

He saw a flower by the roadside, a tree, the new milk tea shop in front of his home, the renovated basketball court near his school, a three-pointer he scored today, and took photos of them all to put in his photo album.

Clicked on Luke's chat box, but didn't have the courage to send it.

It seems odd to share all this with Luke about his daily life.

And after the year, Luke seems to be busy.

Messages to him were becoming less and less frequent, and replies to him were often late at night, as if he had just gotten off work late at night.

Sheng Mingzhi's heart sank a little, but he could not find any reason to question him.

On New Year's Eve, Sheng Mingzhi had been waiting for Luke's New Year's message since the morning.

As soon as the phone vibrates, he picks it up and looks at it.

Unfortunately, all the people who send him messages are either plastic friends or group messages.

Probably holding his phone too long and caught by Sheng Xu.

At this moment, both men are sitting on the sofa.

Sheng Xu spoke up coldly, "Sheng Mingzhi, are you in love?"

Sheng Mingzhi's hand shook and the phone almost fell out.

He put the phone down and played it cool, "What kind of relationship? Why do you ask that all of a sudden?"

Sheng Xu frowned, "You stare at your phone all day long when you're not in a relationship."

For some reason, Sheng Xu was remorseful when he remembered the phone call he had made to Lu Jiayan.

Damn, if he had known Lu Jiayan was such a bad person, he wouldn't have sent Sheng Mingzhi's photo to him.

Sheng Mingzhi sophomoric: "Can't I just brush up on my Weibo account?"

Sheng Xu laughed coldly, "Huh. I believe you."

After these words were said, the living room was suddenly much quieter.

All that remains are the skits that are repeated on the TV.

It was because something had been bottled up for too long that Sheng Mingzhi finally couldn't hold it in.

When Sheng Xu asked, he hesitated and said, "It's not really a relationship."

Sheng Xu turned her head, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Fuck you, you really have?

Sheng Mingzhi was so weak from his brother's glare that he said defiantly, "What are you doing? I'm an adult and I can't have a relationship?"

Sheng Xu laughed: "You're an adult? Do you not know how to count or what? Do I need to tell you how many days until the 21st of March?"

"So what!" Sheng Mingzhi was also upset: "I'll be an adult by March anyway, so it's none of your business whether I fall in love or not. Besides, can you be more mature? You're already such a big man, don't rely on me all the time. Can't you walk on your own without me? Be sensible, your father and I can't take care of you for the rest of your life!"

See how he doesn't even want to be a brother and still wants to be his father.

Sheng Xu was so angry with him that he was sick.

Sheng Mingzhi finished his yell and blustered, "What are you doing! Don't try to hit me! Or I'll tell Sheng Yuan and he'll take care of you!"

OK, you're a good snitch.

Sheng Xu sat down calmly, "I'm not going to hit you. Tell me what it's like to have an early love affair."

Sheng Mingzhi: "......"

Early love my ass.

Crush is more like it.

Sheng Mingzhi, even if he was slow, sensed that his feelings for Luke were unusual.

There's no shame in admitting that you like him, it's a blessing to be liked by little Mr. Sheng, right?

Sheng Mingzhi muttered, "No early love. I don't even know if people like me."

When he said that, Sheng Xu was offended.

Isn't his brother nice, why shouldn't the other side dislike him?

The more Sheng Xu thought about it, the more he felt bad and kicked Sheng Mingzhi in the calf and asked, "When did you meet him?"

Sheng Mingzhi, holding a pillow: "I met him in Milan, a guy in our band was fighting with me and he helped me."

Milan?

Sheng Xu frowns, having a very bad impression of the place.

"Is that the male waiter you were talking about last time who did you a favour?"

Seeming to hear the meaning of Sheng Xu's disdain, Sheng Mingzhi said, "Why do you speak in such a contemptuous tone?

Sheng Xu laughed coldly, "It's not that I look down on you. If Dad knew you were in love with a poor boy, he'd break your legs."

Sheng Mingzhi a choke.

Defiantly, he said, "He's not very poor, is he? He works three jobs every month. It should be earning over 10,000 a month ......"

Sheng Xu sneered even harder, "Do I need to remind you that the clothes you're wearing, the watch you're wearing, the shoes you're stepping on, add up to millions? Or can you give all that up and fall in love with a penniless man?"

Sheng Mingzhi justified it by saying, "Aren't you rich, so why not give me some?"

Sheng Xu laughed: "So I still have to earn money to add to your little life? What am I, a living Buddha? You have to deduct a fee to withdraw money from the ATM, right? You're taking advantage of me, aren't you?"

He was about to say a few more grim words to Sheng Mingzhi when he couldn't help but stop talking.

Somehow, a very, very bad thought just popped into Sheng Xu's mind.

He didn't say anything for a long time and Sheng Mingzhi gave him a strange look.

Only at last did Sheng Xu speak hesitantly, "You said you met him in Milan?"

Sheng Mingzhi nods.

That bad feeling is getting stronger and stronger.

Especially at this time, Sheng Xu is also very aptly reminded of Lu Jiayan, the old dog.

"What's his name?"

Sheng Mingzhi spoke hesitantly, "Luke, but I don't know his Chinese name."

......

......

Very good.

Xu thought expressionlessly, but then he had the misfortune of knowing the old dog's Chinese name.

Sheng Mingzhi said nervously, "What are you doing? Murder. Kill someone."

The Italian mafia is quite large, and young Mr. Sheng has to wonder about his brother's motives.

"Buy. Murder. Kill someone?" Xu gritted his teeth and said, "With that kind of money I might as well buy a regret pill!"

Sheng Mingzhi looked at it curiously, thinking his brother had gone mental again.

Especially when looking up at the TV.

The movie channel happened to be showing Titanic, and the hero and heroine were kissing each other in a very difficult way, and Sheng Mingzhi was watching with great interest.

Sheng Xu was so angry that he picked up the remote control and changed to a children's channel.

Sheng Mingzhi was furious: "What's wrong with you, Sheng Xu!"

Sheng Xu looked at him condescendingly, "I'm telling you. At your age, you're only worth watching cartoons, so don't be poisoned by some romance." -Xu

Lu Jiayan had just switched off his computer when Sheng Xu's call came in.

In recent times, he has been building up his wings abroad and is eager to return home to begin his plans to turn the tables on Lu Xiao.

That big brother of his has also been in the position of acting chairman for too long and it's time to come down and take a break.

Sheng Xu's call came unexpectedly, Lu Jiayan raised his eyebrows and when he picked up, the caller was straightforward: "What's going on with you and my brother? I asked you to look after my brother in Milan, and this is how you look after him? You're taking care of him in bed?"

Although there was no cause or effect, Lu Jiayan immediately understood what was meant.

"Not really." Lu Jiayan explains, "Your brother is not yet an adult."

Sheng Xu's voice rose as she spoke of this, "You knew he was underage, didn't you? He's underage and you're doing it to him, are you still a human being?

Lu Jiayan corrected, "I said, is there some misunderstanding, I can assure you that there is nothing between me and Mingzhi, I just take care of him as my brother."

Sheng Xu listened and his anger subsided, "Really?"

"Really." Lu Jiayan said slowly, "At least he was until he became an adult."

Sheng Xu: ......

Do you think your comfort has any effect on me?

Sheng Xu held his forehead: "I don't know what you think, I'll be honest, your Lu family is fighting so much now, there's no way I'm going to let Mingzhi get into this mess. Lu Xiao has mentioned to my father about getting engaged to Mingzhi, and it's obvious to any fool what he wants."

Lu Jiayan was silent for a long time.

Sheng Xu said, "I'm telling you, Mingzhi is impossible with Lu Xiao, but he's also impossible with you. He only likes you now because he's young, so if you're still a person, do something human and don't get too close to my brother."

After saying this, Sheng Xu probably felt that he had spoken too much.

But not without talking to Lu Jiayan. Their Lu family is in a mess and there is no way he would push his own brother into the fire.

But having been friends with Lu Jiayan for many years, Sheng Xu was a bit reluctant.

I was about to say something when I heard Lu Jiayan's guttural voice on the phone, "So Mingzhi likes me."

Sheng Xu: "......"

Lu Jiayan said slowly, "Thank you for reminding me, brother, I know."

Sheng Xu: "......"

I can't fucking hit you over the phone line, can I?

Sheng Xu was furious, but Lu Jiayan spoke up again.

This time the tone was serious, so serious that it was somewhat serious.

"Don't worry, I won't let Mingzhi get hurt."

For a few moments, Sheng Xu did not speak.

Before finally dropping a vicious, "You better be. Or I'll take you Lu family down with me!"

Lu Jiayan hung up the phone before he stopped smiling.

He rubbed his brow, closing his eyes to the deep and bitter rivalry between himself and Lu Xiao, who was hiding abroad while avoiding the sharp edges of the world, it would be a lie to say that he was not tired.

It was only when my eyes were closed in contemplation that the words of Sheng Xu just now suddenly flashed through my mind.

Sheng Mingzhi likes him.

Somehow, the vivid likeness of the teenager became clearer and clearer in his consciousness, eventually taking over almost all his ability to think.

A very striking presence indeed, one can't help but feel he's cute.

But that's about as cute as it gets.

Lu Jiayan is a man of many words, but in his heart he has clear boundaries.

Not so much as to really have any thoughts about a friend's brother.

Otherwise, what would it be -

After New Year's Eve, Sheng Mingzhi's birthday is approaching.

Counting down to his eighteenth birthday, Sheng Mingzhi clutched his phone and sent Luke a tweeter message.

"Luke, my birthday is coming up, will you come to my show?"

After sending it out, Sheng Mingzhi thought about it again.

Thinking that Luke, a poor working man, might not be able to afford the tickets for his show, he solemnly transferred another thousand dollars to him.

Luke returned a question mark.

Sheng Mingzhi said seriously, "This is the money for the ticket."

Lu Jiayan was amused.

He replied, "Luke won't take advantage of Mingzhi's kids and will work hard to save up for the show."

Sheng Mingzhi: ......

Don't be so pathetic!

Talked to Luke for a while longer before saying goodnight to each other.

Sheng Mingzhi looked at the chat log in bed, unable to sleep.

The thought that had been suppressed could not be restrained from coming up again.

He felt as if Luke had a slight crush on him.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the show.

I don't know if it's a coincidence that the orchestra's performance happened to be scheduled at La Scala Opera House in Milan.

Sheng Mingzhi changed into a suit for the show, he was in great shape and looked great in it.

The little flower peacock's narcissism took over for a moment and couldn't resist taking a picture of Luke.

Halfway through the day I received a reply from Luke.

A thumbs up.

It's as earthy as Sheng Yuan.

He shouldn't have expected anything constructive from Luke.

Three years old and a generation gap, he and Luke have two generations gap!

The performance at the Skala Opera House was a great success, with Luke having a front row seat in the audience.

When Sheng Mingzhi played, he caught a glimpse of the man sitting in the audience.

The other man's gaze was focused, his eyes falling gently on him.

Sheng Mingzhi's heart was pounding as if the blood in his body had been replaced with orange sparkling water, tart and sweet.

It was 11pm, half an hour before Sheng Mingzhi's birthday.

He said goodbye to Rele and arrived at the door of the theatre where Luke had been waiting for him for a long time.

The man, wearing a thin trench coat today, stood very conspicuously on the side of the road, and the foreigners passing by could not stop turning around and gawking at the handsome young Asian man.

Luke refuses the third Italian girl's advances and finally waits for Sheng Mingzhi.

Sheng Mingzhi, inexplicably jealous, took the bouquet from Luke and said grimly, "Luke, you're very popular."

Luke coaxed him, "Not as popular as Mingzhi was on stage earlier, with the audience clapping their hands together."

By all accounts, he had only known Luke for four short months.

Plus it's only been three months since he returned home, but it always feels like three years have passed since we've seen each other.

Sheng Mingzhi was overwhelmed with excitement and told us all about what he had seen and heard on his way back to China.

He was a little embarrassed when he got to the restaurant and realised that he was the one talking, "Luke, would you find me annoying?"

"No," Luke curled his lips, "I'm interested in your life."

Oh.

I didn't realise Luke, an older man, could talk quite provocatively at times.

Sheng Mingzhi was not surprised that Luke had prepared a cake in the restaurant.

With this old man's earthy aesthetic, a violin-playing waiter may be next.

Sheng Mingzhi The thought just flashed through his mind, and the next second, a waiter did start playing the violin.

This level of professionalism, to Mr. Sheng's ears, is abysmal.

But somehow, sitting with Luke, he was still infected by this inexplicably ambiguous atmosphere.

Thinking about what she was going to do tonight, Sheng Mingzhi's heart started to beat again, faster than it had ever done before.

The cake was decorated with candles before the zero hour arrived.

Although Lu Jiayan does not smoke, he has a lighter and lights the candles.

The man's peachy eyes are reflected in the candlelight.

The ends of the eyes rise slightly, as if they have the power to compel the mind.

Sheng Mingzhi spoke in a ghostly way, "Luke, if my wish is related to you, will you help me to fulfill it?"

As if anticipating what Sheng Mingzhi was going to say, Luke's expression paused for a moment.

Without waiting for Luke to say anything, Sheng Mingzhi stared at him and said frankly, "I'm eighteen years old, can I be your boyfriend now?"

After a moment, Luke spoke, "Sorry, Mingzhi."

Unexpected and sensible answers.

Sheng Mingzhi froze in place.

He didn't look particularly sad, though, but wondered, "May I know why?"

Lu Jiayan was puzzled by this.

The biggest reason for this was his special status and the fact that he could not involve Sheng Mingzhi in the Lu family's infighting.

And he should find a chance to confess his identity to Sheng Mingzhi.

Lu Jiayan's voice was gentle: "Mingzhi, I never had the chance to tell you before, my Chinese name is Lu Jiayan and Lu Xiao is my brother."

Sheng Mingzhi looked bewildered, and finally snapped back to attention when he heard Lu Xiao's name.

Wasn't that the old man he was going to be engaged to?

Luke's brother is Lu Xiao, so Luke - isn't that the real brother Lu Xiao is trying to get killed?

Wait, doesn't that make her Luke's unmarried sister-in-law?

The intricacies of this relationship burned Sheng Mingzhi's brain straight to the ground.

Lu Jiayan probably thought it was too much of a coincidence and explained, "But I assure you, when I helped you before, I was unaware of your identity-"

Sheng Mingzhi looked at him fiercely, his ears all red.

For a moment, it felt as if I had been played for a fool, and the shame was not overwhelming.

"You-" Sheng Mingzhi was shocked: "You're nuts!"

Lu Jiayan has heard Sheng Xu talk about it before.

Sheng Mingzhi's arrogant personality and capricious temperament made him very difficult to deal with.

But as he got along, he found Sheng Mingzhi to be a good boy and obedient.

I guess he didn't expect Sheng Mingzhi to have two faces, and he was able to play nice for so long in front of him.

When the truth came out, Sheng Mingzhi was furious.

For a moment, the pretence didn't even want to pretend.

Geez, that's embarrassing! And he thought Luke was really poor!!! And he was stupid enough to confess to him!

Help.

I want to jump from the 21st floor to relieve the embarrassment!

Your mother.

You're the second son of Sheng Jia, why didn't you say so? Is it fun to play little Mr. Sheng!

With the birthday present in her hand like a hot potato, Sheng Mingzhi became more and more angry and gave it back to Lu Jiayan: "You can have it back. I don't want it!"

Lu Jiayan was caught off guard by Sheng Mingzhi's flip-flop.

Somehow, in Lu Jiayan's plan, he should have been able to reject Sheng Mingzhi's confession in a light and polite manner.

But the moment he saw Sheng Mingzhi stand up and leave, his hands were out of control and he grabbed the other man's wrist in a panic.

"Wait. Mingzhi, let me explain ......"

As a result, the other party turned his head, his eyes were red, but he was full of energy: "By the way. That wish I said earlier about being your boyfriend doesn't count now, I'm taking that wish back now!"

"No!" Lu Jiayan's mouth was faster than his brain and he vetoed almost instantly.

Sheng Mingzhi was even angrier than Lu Jiayan, but he grabbed her wrist and couldn't even run away, so she could only scold her angrily, "What's wrong with you? Then why did you say you were sorry? Let go of me! You're a pervert! Wait, I'll promise your brother's engagement when I get back and I'll make you my sister-in-law right away! You don't like me and you send me good morning and good night every day, am I a fish in your fish pond? When I get married to your brother I'll print out all the chat logs and show them to him, you're dead, just wait until you get beaten up by your brother!"

He was so angry that he babbled so much he didn't know what he was talking about.

My heart is sore and rising, and the words that come out of my mouth are so barbed that I want to poke holes in both of them.

Lu Jiayan is the first time he has seen what Sheng Xu calls arrogance and capriciousness.

It was clear that he was the one who lost his temper and cursed, but he was also the one who shed his tears first.

His heart suddenly softened and he found himself at a loss as to what to do with Sheng Mingzhi.

Sheng Mingzhi struggled unsuccessfully in his arms and took a bite out of Lu Jiayan's arm.

The blow was so hard that it almost saw blood, but Lu Jiayan didn't let go.

Sheng Mingzhi was shocked and let go, "You, why don't you let go."

Lu Jiayan sighed: "I'm afraid you'll run away."

Sheng Mingzhi's eyes are still red with tears on her eyelashes, and she is furious with Lu Jiayan.

But when he saw the teeth marks on Lu Jiayan's arm, he was softened.

"Just let go. I'm not going to run."

Lu Jiayan didn't dare to let go completely, still clutching Sheng Mingzhi's arm, and explained, "Mingzhi, the Lu family is having a lot of internal strife, and your brother and I don't want you to get involved in this mess."

Oh.

It turned out that his brother knew too.

Great, another addition to Mr. Sheng Jr.'s assassination list.

Sheng Mingzhi fell silent for a long time before asking, "I don't understand. I just want to know an answer, do you want to be with me."

Lu Jiayan felt there was no point in lying to his heart at this point and said slowly, "I want to."

"Oh." Sheng Mingzhi's feelings were frank and sincere, and the straight ball hit Lu Jiayan so hard that he muffled, "Then I'm not afraid."

Not afraid to wade through this mess with you.

Lu Jiayan's heart suddenly tightens.

The next moment he spoke.

"Sorry ......"

Hearing sorry again, Sheng Mingzhi's eyes widened, a sulk haloing her fox eyes, and she was about to curse.

Lu Jiayan sighed, his expression innocent: "I'm sorry for your brother this time."