GBT Chapter 127

It’s going to rain. The tourists on the mountain either rest in the inn or hurry to take the cable car down the mountain.

Only a few people were climbing halfway up the mountain, stuck neither up nor down, forced to put on raincoats and grit their teeth to continue climbing the steps. They noticed something unusual and looked around, but their vision was filled only with deep, dark woods.

Fog rose in the mountains.

The place where Qi Yi Liao fell was hazy, and nothing could be seen. Jiao Bai’s tailbone throbbed faintly, unsure if it was scratched by tree branches on the way or eroded by the fog. His face was more unsightly than ever.

He hadn’t even panicked this much when he was trapped in the small dark room.

The old pervert had only been awake for less than three days and hadn’t had time to recover. If he obediently followed the path of the plot delivered to his feet, then not only would he not die from the fall, but he would also be nestled warmly in someone’s arms and might even replace Shen Er An as the new male lead. But he was about to awaken, and stopping him twice hadn’t worked. It would be strange if the world’s consciousness could protect him.

The search and rescue team had already tied ropes and gone down. Jiao Bai wasn’t good at that kind of thing, so he didn’t cause trouble and just waited at the top. He waited anxiously, occasionally swearing.

Shen Er An, who had not yet emerged from the “past and present life” divination, came over upon hearing the news and discovered that there was a thin cut on Jiao Bai’s left ear, and the blood hadn’t yet clotted. He took out a tissue and pressed it against the wound.

Jiao Bai’s mind was focused on the Qi family bodyguards who had gone down, and he didn’t notice Shen Er An’s actions.

Shen Er An gently wiped away the blood on Jiao Bai’s ear and turned to ask the people around him if they had any band-aids.

“An-ge, what should we do?” A young man handed over a box of band-aids, pink with bear cub designs.

Shen Er An took the band-aids and heard Tan Jun say, “The Qi family’s affairs have nothing to do with us. There’s no need to get involved.”

Tan Jun was good at muddling the waters. A change in the business situation was his time to shine. If Qi Yi Liao died down there, the situation would definitely be turned upside down.

“Everyone go down,” Shen Er An said.

Tan Jun’s leisurely expression disappeared without a trace. The atmosphere was wrong, and the others didn’t dare to stay any longer. They all went to get ropes.

Shen Er An walked towards Jiao Bai.

Tan Jun stopped him. “Er An, Cen Jingmo’s change is detrimental to us. Our plans can’t be used anymore, and we have to think of other countermeasures. Qi Yi Liao’s accident is a window of opportunity that God has opened for us. We…”

The words that followed stopped because of Shen Er An’s expression.

“Not talking about business, talking about personal matters,” Tan Jun said softly, “In this day and age, does anyone help their love rival?”

“Tan Shu, know when to stop,” Shen Er An said coldly, “My relationship with Jiao Bai is not what you think. If I hear you say such things again next time, don’t blame me for disregarding our past relationship.”

Tan Jun was stunned for a long time. He watched Shen Er An’s slender figure walking further and further away and laughed with an ambiguous meaning. The laughter was indescribable.

Shen Er An tore off a band-aid and covered the wound on Jiao Bai’s ear. When Jiao Bai finally reacted, frowning and looking over, he said, “I asked my people to go down too.”

Jiao Bai pressed the band-aid. “Thank you.”

Shen Er An didn’t like Jiao Bai’s formality, but he didn’t show any coldness either. He stood quietly to the side.

When he was with Jiao Bai, he only wanted to be Shen Er An, not Chairman Shen.

The fog became thicker, and the treetops and steps were wet.

Jiao Bai’s hair stuck limply to his scalp. If he were balding, he didn’t know how cold the top of his head would be now. He pulled up the zipper of his jacket and scooped the hood from the back to cover his head.

He already had a cold, and now his eyes were swimming, and his mind wasn’t very clear.

Seeing that Jiao Bai’s cheeks were very red and his breathing was uneven, Shen Er An frowned and said, “Did you lie to me?”

“You’re sick.” Shen Er An grabbed Jiao Bai’s wrist.

Jiao Bai answered the phone. Qi Da on the other end of the line panted, “Bai Shao, we found Qi-ye’s phone!”

Shen Er An didn’t know when he had released Jiao Bai’s wrist. He watched him hook the small key on the key ring, hooking it very tightly. He always carried this small key with him.

“You love Uncle Qi.” Shen Er An said in a declarative tone.

Jiao Bai couldn’t stand and sat down on the damp grass. He fiddled with the small key with his hand. “I haven’t thought about it carefully. Maybe.”

“What does it feel like to insist on liking someone?”

Shen Er An looked at the white fog in the distance. He thought Jiao Bai would say some great truths about emotions, but he didn’t expect only three words—”No feeling.”

“I don’t understand,” Shen Er An said.

“You’ll understand when you persist,” Jiao Bai said, picking out a wild chestnut from the grass and playing with it. “It’s like eating and drinking. It’s important to me personally.”

Shen Er An understood and asked, “Uncle Qi has amnesia. Are you going to help him recover his memory?”

Jiao Bai: “…” The news leaked so quickly. Qi Yi Liao was useless. When he recovered, he had to take good care of him!

Shen Er An’s men went down one after another and were quickly swallowed by the fog.

“I have something to confess to you.”

Jiao Bai heard the voice above his head. He didn’t get up and said casually, “Go ahead.”

Shen Er An’s words were shocking: “I let Shen Ji go.”

Jiao Bai realized that he didn’t swear. It seemed that he had expected it.

“A sum of funds from Shen’s Corporation has been missing. I want to find out and get it, but my people can’t pry open Shen Ji’s mouth,” a trace of sternness flashed in Shen Er An’s eyes.

Jiao Bai learned a few months ago that Shen Er An had found problems with the accounts and sent people to question Shen Ji. He also complained that Chen Yi Ming had taken the money, but that was obviously impossible because the amount of funds was huge, and Chen Yi Ming couldn’t swallow it.

It had been so long, but Shen Er An still hadn’t recovered the funds.

However, this was also reasonable. Although Shen Ji was arrogant and conceited, he had been in office for many years, and the “Youth Achievement” plaque was filled with so much stuff. How could he not be calculating? He couldn’t.

Shen Er An wanted to play the long game.

“If he escapes, he will want to make a comeback and will inevitably use those funds,” Shen Er An pursed his lips and said in a low voice, “I won’t let him turn over.”

This was Shen Er An’s sharpness and also his promise to Jiao Bai.

Jiao Bai was thinking that since Shen Ji had run away, the official pairing Xiao He was about to appear. Whatever. He was tired of all the dog blood of all the characters in this comic. He was fed up and felt nauseous.

Shen Er An’s phone rang. He answered it in Jiao Bai’s eager gaze, and the speaker was on.

“An-ge, it’s very deep below, very desolate. We found traces of human activity in the southeast.”

Then came another sentence, “There’s someone ahead!”

Jiao Bai stood up.

Shen Er An’s phone didn’t hang up. The voices on the phone were very mixed. The person on the phone was walking with a partner, and the two were discussing things like “Did we see something wrong?” “The ground is very bad” “Could it be mountain ghosts?”

“Do you see if this is blood?”

“It’s blood. A half-human, half-dog hybrid is different. The fog is so thick, but you still found it.”

“Stop arguing. Let’s find the person and go up quickly. An-ge is waiting.”

“…”

“There’s someone ahead, hurry!”

“…”

Rustling sounds came from the phone and entered Jiao Bai’s ears, causing a buzzing sound. In that noise, he heard the sound of finding life in a dead end.

“It’s Chairman Qi—”

Shen Er An supported Jiao Bai, who was unsteady. “My people have found Uncle Qi. Now you can rest assured.”

Jiao Bai was not at ease. Qi Yi Liao’s profile picture was covered with white flowers. He was injured, and his life was threatened.

Injured again. When would it end?

Did he have to wait until he completed the task before everything could be settled and the world would be at peace?

Jiao Bai received a call from Qi Da. They had also found Qi-ye and joined up with Shen Er An’s people.

“Bai Shao, Qi-ye is seriously injured, but he’s still conscious,” Qi Da said. “We’ll send him up now.”

Jiao Bai pushed aside the messy bushes and approached the edge of the cliff.

“Jiao Bai, what is your original intention?” Shen Er An asked behind him.

Jiao Bai didn’t answer.

Shen Er An didn’t pursue the question and only said, “Don’t forget…you must not forget your original intention…”

He failed to do it and didn’t have time to make amends. Now he hoped that his most important friend could do it.

As if Jiao Bai did it, it could make up for his regrets.

“Of course.” Jiao Bai strode forward. Branches brushed against his shoes and trouser legs. His voice was clear and bright. “I will never forget my original intention.”

Live well.

Shen Er An got the promise he wanted and silently pursed his thin lips, smiling silently, smiling a little boyishly.

The smog on Cheng Mountain cleared.

Jiao Bai squatted in the grass not far from the edge of the cliff, his eyes staring straight ahead. When Qi Yi Liao appeared in his vision, he didn’t move. His heart was beating so fast it was about to fly out.

Qi Yi Liao climbed up, untied the rope. There were dark stains on his suit jacket, which were blood and mud. His head and body were covered with broken leaves and grass clippings. Such an appearance wouldn’t make people feel embarrassed or miserable.

Because his brows were deeply furrowed, and his pale face showed an indescribable expression. People who saw him would be curious about what difficulties he had encountered and how he had solved them.

Qi Yi Liao’s eyes were very deep when he looked at Jiao Bai. There were too many things in them that Jiao Bai could guess.

——My little boyfriend is the butterfly effect itself.

[Your friend is online]

Jiao Bai saw a ball of snow-white and a pair of pure gold eyes.

The cat squatted down awkwardly and comfortably, lowered its fluffy head, and licked its fur all over. It tried to bite its tail, biting it once and then letting go, then biting it again. The thin wire on its neck had completely disappeared.

The comic book that had been standing behind the cat was also gone.

Qi Yi Liao had regained his “self-awareness” and won the battle against the world’s consciousness.

Jiao Bai looked up at Qi Yi Liao. In addition to his complicated mood, he was sincerely happy for him.

A person without self-awareness would have less pain and torment, but also less chance to try to change their destiny.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

Qi Yi Liao chose the path, and Jiao Bai had nothing to say. Supporting him was all that mattered.

“Let’s go home first,” Qi Yi Liao said to Jiao Bai.

Jiao Bai was still squatting.

“I’ll explain it to you when we get back.” Qi Yi Liao had many wounds on his body that were bleeding. He waved his hand to stop his subordinates from approaching and coaxed the person at his feet in a hoarse voice, “Don’t make a scene here.”

Make a scene? My legs are just numb. Jiao Bai rolled his eyes. He hugged Qi Yi Liao’s waist and slowly climbed up.

Qi Yi Liao’s back was the most seriously injured and he couldn’t bend over. Otherwise, he would have picked him up.

“Shen Er An, I’m leaving first.” Jiao Bai greeted Shen Er An and called a few people to help Qi Yi Liao. He couldn’t hold him up alone.

His body sank, Qi Yi Liao leaned over, Jiao Bai took two steps back and hugged him: “No, we have to take a car and climb a section of steps. Let the medical staff waiting on the road send a stretcher…”

Before he could finish speaking, his lips were kissed.

The white cat lay down obediently, stretched out two paws, and showed Jiao Bai its white belly. It narrowed its golden eyes and made a purring sound in its throat.

At that moment, Jiao Bai heard the reminder that Qi Yi Liao had joined the group. He was stunned when his lips were bitten.

“Xiao Bai,” Qi Yi Liao kissed him, sighing vaguely, “Uncle feels very unreal. Hug Uncle tightly.”

“…Stop being coquettish.” Jiao Bai disliked it on the surface, but he hugged Qi Yi Liao very hard in front of everyone.