Chapter 66: I Actually Can Still Hold On a Bit More

Two people came out of the phone store, preparing to go to the parking spot.

Coincidentally, they saw a group of six or seven guys with dyed multicolored hair walking past in front of them.

Just from their speech and demeanor, it was easy to tell what kind of people these guys were.

Seeing this group.

Li Jiaci couldn't help but feel a bit stunned.

Back when Li Xinian was young and inexperienced, he very much envied such people.

He envied their free and unrestrained lifestyle, and likewise envied their lack of constraints.

And they themselves felt a heartfelt yearning for this circle where brotherly loyalty is emphasized in everything.

But only after he himself entered this circle did he realize how naive and foolish he had been back then.

"What are you looking at?"

Wang Yingna waved her hand in front of his eyes.

"Nothing, nothing."

Li Jiaci came to, shook his head, gave a self‑mocking laugh, and said, "I was just finding those people pretty funny."

Wang Yingna was stunned for a moment, then followed his gaze and looked over there.

When she saw those little thugs, she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "You used to be just like that, didn't you?"

"Yeah."

"That's why I said they're funny."

Li Jiaci's gaze grew distant: "Feeling foolishly that one day I'd make it big, but upon reflection I didn't even know what I was getting into, living day after day in a drunken haze, muddled and confused, yet still thinking I was quite outstanding."

Wang Yingna pressed her lips and didn't respond.

The two also didn't focus their attention on those little hooligans anymore.

Right then they walked toward where the vehicles were parked.

"Hey!"

"Why did you later say you'd quit mixing in that crowd?"

Wang Yingna asked curiously: "Did you suddenly decide to quit? Probably not..."

"Mainly because I couldn't be bothered to watch those who pretend strength while scheming against each other."

Li Jiaci said: "People in this circle all claim to be righteous and loyal, but how many actually live up to it?"

"That's true."

Wang Yingna's eyes showed a hint of something else: "Over the years I've helped my brother manage the dance hall, I've also seen plenty of these little bits and pieces."

"Brothers who once would die for each other turn on each other for profit."

"Even worse, over a woman they've barely met, they'll stab their brother in the back."

Wang Yingna looked up at Li Jiaci and asked: "Have you ever done something like that before?"

"What thing?"

Li Jiaci asked instinctively.

Wang Yingna said: "For profit, drawing swords against brothers, or for a woman, giving brothers two knives!"

Hearing those words,

Li Jiaci suddenly pressed his lips tight.

After several seconds, he shook his head and said: "No."

Wang Yingna curled the corner of her mouth and smiled: "You don't look like that kind of person."

"Hehe."

Li Jiaci laughed.

But this smile carried a hint of bitterness.

Because what he has done is far more serious than those.

All of his closest brothers died because of him, and not a single one got a good end.

Putting it that way, he seems no better than those who simply stab their brothers twice.

Li Jiaci suddenly exhaled, blowing those chaotic thoughts out of his system: "Let's go to the department store."

"Why go there?"

Wang Yingna's eyebrows twitched slightly as she smiled: "You wouldn't really take my advice and try to fix yourself up to find a wife, would you? Don't worry—if no one marries you, I'll marry you; I don't despise you, right?"

"..."

"Sorry."

"Why say sorry?"

"I despise you!"

"You!"

……

At the same time Li Jiaci was driving Wang Yingna home,

Lin Niansheng pulled Li Qinglan into an inconspicuous little alley at Pingzhou University.

He observed briefly and confirmed there was no one around.

Lin Niansheng directly handed a leather bag to Li Qinglan: "You must put this thing in Li Jiaci's home."

Li Qinglan glanced at the bag and instinctively asked: "What is this?"

"Don't ask about what you shouldn't know."

Lin Niansheng glared at her, then said: "You just need to follow my orders."

Li Qinglan had already scared him.

Hearing his unfriendly tone, his body trembled involuntarily.

"Good, good…"

"I, I understand…"

Hearing her say that, Lin Niansheng nodded in satisfaction.

Then he also softened his tone, saying: "As long as you put this bag at Li Jiaci's place, you don't need to worry about anything else; I'll follow up."

"Also, I promise you."

"As long as you can handle this matter well."

"I will personally go see your principal to get back your publicly funded overseas slot."

Lin Niansheng said: "Besides that, I won't short you even a cent of the money I promised you."

"Thank you, thank you, Team Leader Lin."

Li Qinglan promised: "I will definitely carry out your instructions properly."

"Alright!"

"Then go make a plan."

Lin Niansheng said: "Once you've successfully placed the items at their place, come and tell me."

"Okay!"

Lin Niansheng gave a few more instructions.

He then turned and walked out of the alley.

Li Qinglan watched him go, unable to resist lowering her head to glance at the bag in her hand.

She lightly bit her lip, still pulling the bag's zipper open a little.

When she opened the bag and saw its contents clearly, her eyes instantly narrowed to a slit.

Swish!

She quickly zipped the bag up, then slowly lifted her head to look at the sky.

Sparse snowflakes drifted down, landing on her face, cold and chilly.

Li Qinglan caught a snowflake with her fingertip, letting it melt into water on her finger.

She stared blankly at her fingertip, murmuring: "Li Jiaci, please don't blame me; I never wanted to do this either—you forced me."

……

The next morning.

When Li Jiaci and Wang Yingna drove to the factory.

Wang Lan and Liu Jiang were handling outgoing goods.

Liu Jiang was obviously sleepless all night, his eyes blackened like a panda's.

Because Zhao Chen and Zhang Chuqiang had gone to Jiangcheng to fetch timber, and Li Jiaci had returned to handle affairs yesterday, the only people left at the factory at night were Liu Jiang, Wang Lan, and Li Yihu.

Since Wang Lan was young, Li Yihu felt sorry for him and didn't ask him to take the night shift.

But Liu Jiang had no one to pity him; that night he had to manage both incoming and outgoing goods and keep accounts, exhausting everyone involved.

Seeing Li Jiaci approach.

Liu Jiang couldn't help but complain to Li Jiaci: "Brother, you finally came—this night almost worked my brother to death."

"It's fine, he won't die."

Li Jiaci patted his shoulder and said: "Go get some rest; I'll keep watch."

Liu Jiang hesitated not at all, directly handing the ledger to Li Jiaci before turning to run.

"Wait a moment!"

Li Jiaci called Liu Jiang to a stop, then pulled two phones from his pocket and slapped them into his hand: "Yours and Yihu's—take them both; I've saved the numbers in the contacts."

Seeing the phones.

Liu Jiang's eyes went wide.

His mouth unconsciously curled into an arc as he said: "Brother, I could actually take another shift!"

"Cut the crap!"

"Get lost and go sleep!"