He spoke about the transportation line with Country A, and for the past two months, Luo Yi had successfully made several deals, and Ruan Zheng and his Zhen Ting had remained silent.

　　One day, Luo Yi asked about Xing Licheng, and Xing Licheng began to investigate.

　　Surprisingly, he did find something.

　　Ruan Zheng had appeared in Laos three months ago.

　　That place had a informer from Ping City's police, who took a photo of Ruan Zheng from behind.

　　Ruan Zheng had dyed his hair silver-white, and his body was blocked by the chair, so only his fair skin was visible.

　　After passing through multiple channels, the photo finally reached the police department of Ping City and landed on Luo Yi's desk the next day.

　　Last night, Luo Yi had indulged with Su Jiawen, and now his mind was still filled with that indescribable exhilaration.

　　He also felt lucky that he happened to encounter Su Jiawen and brought him home.

　　Otherwise, with Su Jiawen's innocent and soft nature, if he had stayed in the White Nest, that ruthless place would have probably turned him into a corpse by now.

　　Seeing the photo on the table and hearing Xing Licheng's explanation, Luo Yi picked up the photo and carefully examined it, asking Xing Licheng, "How can we be sure it's Ruan Zheng?" "This person," Xing Licheng pointed to the man standing beside the white-haired man, "Jiang Qi of Zhen Ting.

　　The informant heard Jiang Qi call him Ah Zheng." "No frontal view?" Luo Yi furrowed his brow.

　　It was difficult to determine anything from just a silhouette.

　　Xing Licheng shook his head, "The informant said that if it weren't for his guard being lower overseas, Jiang Qi calling him by his name, he wouldn't have realized that this person was Ruan Zheng.

　　He didn't pay attention to what he looked like at first."

　　When he reacted, he only had time to take a picture of the figure from behind before he was asked to leave." Luo Yu looked at the photo, and Jiang Qi's posture in the photo was indeed respectful.

　　After thinking for a while, he said, "Laos, Ruan Zheng wants to touch drugs?" Both Luo Yu and Ruan Zheng have never touched drugs, but He Yonggui's places under his control often had some dirty things.

　　Before Xing Licheng could answer, Luo Yu denied his own speculation first: "Not necessarily." He put the photo aside and instructed Xing Licheng, "Tell someone to closely monitor He Yonggui and Zhen Ting.

　　I think someone wants to be greedy and swallow it whole." Xing Licheng nodded, and Luo Yu let him go about his business.

　　He signed the documents that needed to be signed and asked Lu Yi, who was standing aside, if he had any special arrangements for tonight.

　　Lu Yi had been whipped by Song Lao last time, so now he was more cautious in his work.

　　He looked at the schedule again and said, "There is a charity dinner tonight hosted by Hai Sheng's Lin Zong." Recently, Luo Yu had something new at home and rarely went to entertainment venues.

　　He looked at the invitation and suddenly thought that Su Jiawen had been confined to his home for so long and only went to the sea once.

　　It was quite pitiful, so he said, "You go home for me and take Su Jiawen to buy some new clothes and take care of him.

　　We will go to the dinner together tonight." Lu Yi had seen Su Jiawen a few times at Luo Yu's house and had a few conversations with him.

　　When Luo Yu told him to go pick up the boy, he remembered Su Jiawen's lowered head when speaking to him and felt something in his heart.

　　Luo Yu didn't hear Lu Yi's answer, he looked up at him, and Lu Yi finally reacted and said softly, "Yes." When Lu Yi arrived at Luo Yu's house, Su Jiawen was giving Abel a bath.

　　He was wearing a T-shirt and shorts in the heated room, holding a showerhead, chasing after Abel.

　　Lu Yi was led to the heated room by the butler and saw Su Jiawen chasing after Abel fiercely through the glass.

　　Without much thought, he pushed the door and entered.

　　Abel, who was being showered by Su Jiawen, got excited when he saw a stranger, paused for a moment, and then growled fiercely, leaping up and attempting to bite Lu Yi's arm.

　　Lu Yi had some decent fighting skills and evaded with a step to the side, but the Ghanaian Ridgeback was faster.

　　Seeing that it had missed with one bite, Abel immediately lowered himself as he landed and swiftly aimed for Lu Yi's ankle.

　　In the blink of an eye, Su Jiawen calmly called out, "Abel." He didn't shout loudly, but everyone in the heated room, including the dog, could hear it clearly.

　　Su Jiawen turned off the water, and neither Lu Yi nor the butler made a sound.

　　Abel stopped and stood still, not even moving its legs, and you could even hear the sound of a needle dropping on the ground.

　　"Abel," Su Jiawen beckoned the dog with a wave of his hand, and Abel ran to him.

　　"Let's clean up, okay?" Su Jiawen and Abel negotiated, squeezing some pet shampoo into his palm.

　　His white T-shirt got wet, revealing some flesh, and his hair ends were also damp.

　　In theory, he should have looked innocent, but for some reason, Lu Yi felt something strange.

　　The butler beside him seemed to think the same way, standing next to him with a solemn expression, not moving at all.

　　"Mr.

　　Lu, please wait a moment," Su Jiawen said as he lathered Abel, not lifting his head.

　　"I will finish bathing Abel." Lu Yi forced a smile and left first.

　　Sujia Wen finished washing Abel and entrusted the task of blow-drying to the butler.

　　He himself went upstairs and took a bath before coming down clean and refreshed.

　　Luyi explained the purpose of their visit and Sujia Wen's eyes brightened with anticipation.

　　He followed Luyi eagerly, saying, "What is the charity banquet like?" Luyi had driven himself here, while Sujia Wen sat in the passenger seat.

　　He patiently listened to Sujia Wen as he explained the flow of the banquet and the dress code and etiquette.

　　Sujia Wen politely treated him as he would treat Luo Yu.

　　Luyi felt a bit inflated and almost used his own card when buying a suit for Sujia Wen.

　　Due to Sujia Wen bathed the dog and was delayed, they also encountered traffic jams in the evening.

　　Luyi couldn't make it to the hotel before dinner, which made him panic.

　　He nervously called Luo Yu, but before the call connected, Sujia Wen tapped his shoulder and pointed to himself.

　　In the instant Luo Yu answered the call, the phone had already transferred from Luyi's hand to Sujia Wen's hand.

　　"Mr.

　　Luo," Sujia Wen obediently greeted him and explained the situation, "we got stuck on the road and may not be able to make it in time."

　　Sujia Wen didn't know what Luo Yu said, but he glanced at Luyi and took the initiative to apologize, "No, it's because I was too slow when bathing Abel in the afternoon." He spoke softly and pleaded with Luo Yu for a few sentences.

　　Luo Yu's tone finally improved a bit.

　　After hanging up the phone, Sujia Wen told Luyi, "Mr.

　　Luo said it's not good to go in during the meal.

　　Wait until the dinner is over and before the auction starts, come out and pick me up."

　　Luo Yu put away his phone and drank a sip of wine with a not-so-pleasant expression.

　　He had never attended such an occasion alone before.

　　Everyone at his round table were important guests and their companions were all outstanding.

　　Only he and the second-in-command of Zhentin, Jiang Qi, sat across from each other with no companions.

　　Usually, Zhentin and Huan'an would not sit together in official occasions, but this time there was a mistake in the seating arrangements made by the organizer.

　　They placed Jiang Qi at Luo Yu's table, which created a somewhat awkward atmosphere.

　　After three rounds of toasting, everyone relaxed.

　　Amidst the clinking of glasses, a lady who had seen Jiang Qi a few times said half-truthfully, "General Jiang, it's so hard to invite Mr.

　　Ruan out.

　　When can he show his face?"

　　Jiang Qi toasted the lady and said, "Ah Zheng has been busy with dating recently." He was robust-looking, almost the same size as Xing Li, and looked fierce when he had no expressions.

　　However, he spoke calmly and measuredly, neither intimidating nor terrifying.

　　"Dating?" the lady didn't expect that even gangsters like them would engage in dating, and she was stunned on the spot, "With which lady?"

　　Jiang Qi smiled and didn't answer.

　　The lady realized her rudeness and fell silent.

　　"I would also like to meet Mr.

　　Ruan," Luo Yu raised his glass to Jiang Qi across the table, "I have some questions I want to ask him."

　　Luo Yu's words were both courteous and probing, and he didn't expect Jiang Qi to respond.

　　However, Jiang Qi drank up his wine and said, "If there's a chance, we'll have plenty of time in the future."

　　After finishing the meal, Sujia Wen also arrived at the hotel.

　　Luo Yu personally went to pick him up.

　　Sujia Wen was wearing a white suit with the curve of his legs fitting snugly against the pants.

　　Luo Yu leaned in and affectionately asked him, "Did you have dinner?"

　　"Luyi already took me to eat," Sujia Wen replied.

　　The hotel lobby was splendidly decorated, with two bodyguards standing at the elevator entrance.

　　When they saw Luo Yu coming back, they pressed the elevator button for him.

　　"What did you eat?

　　"Luo Yi took him into the elevator.

　　The dinner was on the fourth floor, and the auction hall was on the fifth floor.

　　Luo Yi directly chose 5 and pushed Su Jiawen into the elevator, feeling his newly cut hair.

　　The hairstylist had trimmed his sideburns into a fluffy texture, and it felt good to touch.

　　"Who cut your hair?" "Just ordinary Cantonese cuisine, someone named A Paul, recommended by Lu Yi," Su Jiawen answered one by one.

　　When the elevator arrived, Luo Yi and him left some distance and led him out.

　　The auction hall was dimly lit, and there were not many people.

　　They were chatting in groups of two or three.

　　When Luo Yi entered, they all stood up and greeted him.

　　Luo Yi nodded in response to each of them.

　　Su Jiawen was a little nervous.

　　He wanted to get closer to Luo Yi but didn't dare.

　　Luo Yi's seat was arranged in the second row, and he sat down with Su Jiawen, saying, "Tell me if there is anything you want later." Su Jiawen nodded and leaned against him without saying a word.

　　Luo Yi knew his character and didn't force him to be eloquent.

　　He picked up the auction catalogue and looked through it while discussing with Su Jiawen.

　　The quality of the auction items that evening was pretty good.

　　Luo Yi was interested in two or three things.

　　While he was talking to Su Jiawen about a watch that suited him, the person next to him took a seat.

　　When Luo Yi turned his head to look, it turned out to be Jiang Qi.

　　"Mr.

　　Luo," Jiang Qi politely nodded at him, with no sign of the altercation between Zhen Ting and Huan Yu.

　　Luo Yi also smiled at him.

　　"This one looks nice," Su Jiawen focused on the catalogue.

　　When Luo Yi finished greeting, Su Jiawen pointed to a silver vase in the catalogue and whispered to Luo Yi, "It matches well with our dining table at home." Luo Yi leaned over to take a look and indeed, it had a similar style to the dining table.

　　They started discussing the arrangement at home.

　　Soon, the charity auction began.

　　It started with some jewelry, both Su Jiawen and Luo Yi were not very interested.

　　Su Jiawen leaned over Luo Yi's ear and guessed the prices.

　　Luo Yi rarely spoke during the auction.

　　He found it interesting to listen to Su Jiawen, who was inexperienced, and playfully discussed with him like a child.

　　The second-to-last item was the vase Su Jiawen had his eyes on.

　　Luo Yi let other buyers raise their paddles first.

　　When the price stabilized, and the auctioneer was about to strike the gavel for the second time, he raised his paddle.

　　Just as he finished calling out the price, Jiang Qi also raised his paddle.

　　Luo Yi frowned, glanced at Jiang Qi, and raised his paddle again, adding another hundred thousand.

　　Su Jiawen was shocked when he heard the price announced by the auctioneer.

　　He pulled Luo Yi's sleeve and asked, "It's so expensive, should we not get it?" Unexpectedly, Jiang Qi raised his paddle once more.

　　Su Jiawen held onto Luo Yi's hand and said, "Mr.

　　Luo, let's not bid anymore.

　　These kinds of vases are everywhere in antique stores." Luo Yi didn't even pay attention to Su Jiawen.

　　Annoyed, he shook off Su Jiawen's hand, raised the paddle while standing on his tiptoes.

　　Finally, when Jiang Qi raised it to an outrageous price, Luo Yi threw away his paddle and said to Jiang Qi, "I concede defeat." Su Jiawen looked timidly at Luo Yi and then at Jiang Qi, and didn't say anything.

　　With Luo Yi and Jiang Qi's showdown, the last item was quickly sold, and the auction ended.

　　The lights in the venue were turned on.

　　It was still early, and Luo Yi was about to take Su Jiawen out when a wealthy businessman called to him, indicating he had something to discuss.

　　Luo Yi had met the wealthy businessman a few times before and noticed his serious expression, so he let go of Su Jiawen's hand.

　　"Lu Yi, you take Jiawen around for a walk," Luo Yi instructed Lu Yi before leading Xin Licheng to the side hall with the wealthy businessman.

　　Lu Yi brought Su Jiawen to the terrace on the fifth floor of the hotel.

　　The night breeze blew Su Jiawen's hair in front of his forehead, making it a bit messy.

　　His skin was smooth and fair, and his long eyelashes made him look even more charming when he made eye contact with people.

　　It made the night breeze feel so sweet and the evening scene so romantic.

　　"It has been a month," Su Jiawen said with a hint of sadness, "I haven't finished my thesis yet." Lu Yi helped Su Jiawen with the procedures to take a temporary leave from school.

　　He had seen Su Jiawen's transcript and knew that he had good grades and was well-liked by his mentor.

　　Lu Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "I have the phone number of your department head.

　　If you have any questions, I can help you ask." Su Jiawen was grateful at first, but then he thought of Luo Yu's temper and became worried.

　　He looked at the terrace door and nervously asked Lu Yi, "Will Mr.

　　Luo be unhappy if he finds out?" Lu Yi thought for a moment and replied, "He shouldn't be." Su Jiawen nodded and said, "Then let me think about it." While they were talking, the glass door of the terrace was pushed open, and it was Jiang Qi.

　　It seemed like he was looking for someone.

　　When he saw Su Jiawen, he paused for a moment and walked towards them, holding a box in his hand.

　　Lu Yi noticed Jiang Qi approaching, standing in front of Su Jiawen with a tense posture.

　　Su Jiawen patted Lu Yi's arm and said that it was okay.

　　He walked out from behind Lu Yi and asked Jiang Qi, "Are you looking for me?" "Don't you remember me?" Jiang Qi asked him.

　　"Can I talk to him alone for a while?" Jiang Qi asked Lu Yi.

　　Lu Yi naturally refused.

　　He had already allowed Jiang Qi to talk to Su Jiawen, which was already generous enough.

　　"Why are you with Luo Yu?" Jiang Qi asked Su Jiawen.

　　He treated Su Jiawen very well, different from Luo Yu and his friends, showing respect and interest.

　　Su Jiawen didn't know how to explain this question, but Lu Yi helped him answer, "Mr.

　　Jiang is interfering too much." Jiang Qi glanced at Lu Yi.

　　He was taller and stronger than Lu Yi.

　　Despite Lu Yi's sarcastic remark, he didn't get angry and calmly handed the box he was holding to Su Jiawen, saying, "It's for you." Su Jiawen took it and opened it.

　　It was the expensive vase he had taken a photo of.

　　"Is Luo Yu treating you well?" Jiang Qi asked Su Jiawen as he looked deep into his eyes.

　　Su Jiawen wanted to return the box to Jiang Qi, but Jiang Qi didn't take it.

　　Lu Yi forcefully took it from Su Jiawen and handed it back to Jiang Qi.

　　Jiang Qi wasn't angry either.

　　He held the box and said, "It was originally taken for you.

　　I heard that you liked it." "Thank you, but I don't need it," Su Jiawen politely declined, "It's too valuable." "The item itself isn't expensive, it was just called expensive by Luo Yu," Jiang Qi smiled, "If you don't want it, I'll keep it for you." With that, he left.

　　"Do you know him?" Lu Yi asked Su Jiawen, looking at his expression, he thought Su Jiawen probably forgot.

　　Sure enough, Su Jiawen shook his head in confusion and said, "I don't know him." At that moment, Xing Licheng's phone call came in.

　　He asked Lu Yi where he and Su Jiawen were, as Luo Yu's matters were settled.

　　Lu Yi hurriedly took Su Jiawen back.

　　Luo Yu was standing in the hotel lobby with Xing Licheng.

　　When he saw Su Jiawen running over, he asked, "Where did you go?" "I went to the terrace," Su Jiawen ran his hand through his hair and breathed heavily.

　　Luo Yu walked towards the exit, and he followed.

　　Sitting in the car, Luo Yi closed his eyes and took a nap.

　　Su Jiawen sat for a while and heard Luo Yi say, "Next time I'll buy you a nicer vase." Su Jiawen was stunned for a moment before realizing that Luo Yi was talking to him.

　　He turned his head and glanced at Luo Yi, who still hadn't opened his eyes, and explained, "It's not necessary." "Why not?" Luo Yi finally opened his eyes and looked at Su Jiawen.

　　Su Jiawen was caught off guard by his question.

　　In his opinion, a vase was just a decorative item that could be bought if there was fate, and other decorations could also be used for the dining table without fate.

　　But Luo Yi didn't press him for an answer.

　　Luo Yi had some things on his mind and went to the study to make a long phone call.

　　When he returned to the room, Su Jiawen was already asleep.

　　Su Jiawen was sleeping in the middle of the bed, and Luo Yi pushed him unceremoniously.

　　Su Jiawen obediently rolled to the edge of the bed, and Luo Yi couldn't help but smile at how cautious he looked in his sleep.

　　The rich businessman who came to see him today was a last resort.

　　He was interested in a piece of land in the outskirts of the capital city and had paid a deposit to participate in the auction.

　　However, his deposit was returned to him yesterday.

　　He wanted Luo Yi to ask around to find out what went wrong.

　　Whether Luo Yi would help him with this favor or not, Luo Yi was always generous in this aspect, so he agreed.

　　Shen Qiyan had a better understanding of the situation in the capital city than he did, so he called Shen Qiyan and asked him to inquire about it.

　　It turned out that the land had already been assigned to someone else, and that person was surprisingly Jiang Qi.

　　Zhuo Zhenting had mainly been developing in overseas peaceful markets in recent years and had never been to the inland areas.

　　One reason was that the water was deep and he couldn't enter without connections, and the other reason was that he earned quick money from arms trading and didn't take the legitimate path.

　　Now Jiang Qi suddenly went to the capital city to bid for land and had some connections, which made Luo Yi have to be cautious.

　　He asked Shen Qiyan to help him find out who Jiang Qi had backing from, and also asked Xing Licheng to provide him with a statement of Zhuo Zhenting's investments for this year.

　　It wasn't until he lay down next to Su Jiawen that Luo Yi felt somewhat relieved.

　　Su Jiawen was sleeping defenselessly, his face tinged with a hint of red.

　　The bedside lamp illuminated his eyelashes, casting a warm and gentle shadow on his nose.

　　Su Jiawen was like home, even though this house was dilapidated and fragile, it temporarily dispelled the restlessness and anxiety.

　　Luo Yi placed his hand on Su Jiawen's waist and fell asleep.

　　Lu Yi and Xing Licheng lived upstairs and downstairs, not far from Luo Yi's place.

　　When Luo Yi gave them the order to leave, Xing Licheng drove Lu Yi back home.

　　They were both silent, and the car was very quiet.

　　Suddenly, Xing Licheng asked Lu Yi, "Did you guys meet Jiang Qi on the terrace today? I saw him heading that way." Lu Yi was taken aback and replied, "Yes, we met him.

　　He came to see Su Jiawen." "What did he want with Su Jiawen?" Xing Licheng's expression darkened as he asked.

　　"Jiang Qi took the vase he won in the auction and said he wanted to give it to Su Jiawen," Lu Yi answered.

　　"He seems to know Su Jiawen, but Su Jiawen doesn't know him." Hearing this, Xing Licheng furrowed his brows slightly and said, "How do you know Su Jiawen doesn't know him?" "Su Jiawen looked very surprised, it didn't seem like he was pretending," Lu Yi self-righteously evaluated.

　　The traffic light ahead turned red, and Xing Licheng stepped on the brake and stopped.

　　He glanced at Lu Yi and said, "I understand now." Lu Yi remained silent for a moment before asking, "Xing ge, Mr.

　　Luo wouldn't do anything to Su Jiawen, right?" "Take care of yourself."

　　"Xing Lizheng did not answer his question.

　　The green light came on again, and he drove forward.