“Still know how to come back?” Li Yan’s stern interrogation heavily lashed at Li Yu’s heart.
Hearing this just as he finished changing his shoes at the doorway, Li Yu’s body gave a slight shudder, his heart leaping straight into his throat.
“Where were you last night?” Li Yan asked darkly.
Seeing Li Yu nervously pinching and twisting the hem of his shirt, Li Yan waited over a minute without getting an explanation, his dark eyes staring balefully at Li Yu.
In truth, Li Yan knew. Last night, when Li Yu failed to arrive home at the usual hour, Li Yan had sent him multiple messages, none of which he answered! Enraged and desperate, he called his phone, but Li Yu still didn’t pick up!
He was so furious that his back molars felt like they were about to grind into pieces!
Prominent veins bulged along the arm holding his phone, and in a fit of rage, he hurled the device against the wall!
Instantly, the phone shattered into pieces.
Frustrated, he ran a hand through his hair, pacing heavily back and forth across the living room.
He looked at the desk phone in the house and dialed a number.
“Find out where Li Yu is!”
When he later learned that Li Yu had actually moved into that man’s home without his permission, his chest heaved up and down violently.
His bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at a group photo on the wall.
Li Yu!
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Watching Li Yan continually close in on him, Li Yu’s feet couldn’t help taking a step back.
In Li Yan’s eyes, this action was undoubtedly pouring fuel on the fire, making the situation increasingly uncontrollable.
In a panic, an excuse formed at the bottom of Li Yu’s heart. “You, didn’t you say my physics grades were bad? I went to a classmate’s house to study physics.”
“Do you think I’ll believe that?”
“You even dared not answer my phone calls? Grown some guts, have you? Wings getting stiff!” Every single sentence from Li Yan pierced straight to the core of Li Yu’s heart, striking like needles. Li Yu felt his heart beat violently in shock.
“I didn’t ignore your calls on purpose. My phone just ran out of battery, and my classmate’s house didn’t have a suitable charger.”
Actually, he was lying to Li Yan. How could there possibly not be a suitable charger?
Brother Lu’s family was so wealthy, wasn’t anything you asked for delivered immediately by someone?
Moreover, Li Yu had seen the messages Li Yan sent him, but after a single glance, he left them on read because he didn’t dare reply, figuring that if he just made it through this one night, Li Yan might tolerate him being together with Zhou Lu.
Li Yan let out a cold laugh, grabbed Li Yu by the collar, and hauled him over to the side of the bed. He picked up the rubber-coated handcuffs he had prepared underneath the pillow, preparing to snap them onto Li Yu’s wrists.
Unconsciously, Li Yu broke free from Li Yan’s grasp, staring at him in utter panic. “What are you doing?”
Li Yan shook the rubber-wrapped cuffs in his hand, narrowing his eyes as he said, “I remember telling you this long ago, didn’t I? Did you break up with that kid today?”
Li Yu swallowed hard, his eyes widening as he shook his head vigorously. “Brother Lu and I, we are not breaking up! Let me go right now!”
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, using his hand to force Li Yu’s face around so he would look straight at him. “Say you were wrong, and say you’re breaking up with Zhou Lu!”
“No! I didn’t do anything wrong! You’re the one who is wrong!”
“You really won’t give up until you see the coffin.” Li Yan lowered his head to toy with the cuffs in his hand, a forced, malicious smile on his face. “Does Xiao Yu need some unforgettable punishment?”
Li Yu’s face instantly turned pale white, his feet continuously backing away. “Are you insane? Do you even know what you look like right now?”
“What do I look like? I’ve always looked like this! It’s just that acting normal in front of Xiao Yu was too exhausting!”
“Xiao Yu likes that person? Can’t bear to part with him? Won’t break up?” Li Yan pressed close to Li Yu’s face, spitting out a rapid series of pressing questions, his tone cold and sinister.
“Then I won’t pretend anymore, alright, Xiao Yu?” He smiled with the madness of a lunatic.
Watching this unfold, all the color completely drained from Li Yu’s face. His mouth opened, but the words he wanted to say got completely stuck in his throat, unable to escape.
He struggled wildly, trying to get to his feet, but just as he had anticipated, the moment he took a single step, Li Yan grabbed his arm and rather forcefully yanked him back.