Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1632: Chapter 955: A Harrowing Tug-of-War, Eyes That Kill

Inside the club’s private room

A deadly silence—

It spread with the air, stagnant and suffocating, like an invisible hand suddenly gripping everyone’s limbs and bones, making blood flow backward and freezing the entire body.

Beside Jiang Shiyi’s ear, the busy signal of the phone, "beep—beep—"

His heart clenched instantly, as if even breathing became extraordinarily difficult.

"Brother?" Jiang Chengsi’s breath was rapid as he turned to look at the person beside him, his whole demeanor becoming serious.

Instead, sitting opposite was Jiang Zhaolin, whose fingers tightened instantly.

Got it, got it!

Succeeded.

It must be like this.

Unexpectedly, this group of people acted so cleanly and efficiently.

The current time was 4:50!

He mustn’t get excited; he needs to stay calm, forcing himself to remain calm, not allowing them to see anything out of the ordinary. As long as this event succeeded, then everything could return to his pre-planned trajectory, allowing him to shake off those people and start life anew.

As long as he became the hero who saved the child, he wouldn’t have to look at others’ faces anymore, and he could return to a life of superiority.

Everything lost will soon be regained!

In just a few seconds, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but at this moment, he could only forcefully suppress his emotions:

"Shi—Shiyi? What happened?"

Jiang Shiyi was still maintaining the posture of answering the phone, but hearing his voice, he suddenly looked up!

Their eyes collided head-on.

A chilling sight—

As if the calm and quiet eyes suddenly froze over thousands of miles.

If his gaze could kill, a short dagger would have already pressed against his throat.

Jiang Zhaolin was scared and shrank back, "What’s going on with you?"

"I’ll step out for a moment." Jiang Shiyi couldn’t sit still anymore. After leaving, he dialed Lin Luyou’s number again; the call could go through but remained unanswered.

...

Hexi

The phone’s ringtone echoed inside the car; Jiang Sese bent low, trying to pick up the phone from the bottom of the car, but she was strapped into the safety seat and unable to move.

"Mom?"

"Don’t move, I’ll get the phone." Lin Luyou studied the road conditions, slowly pulled the car over, got out from the driver’s seat, opened the rear side door, and picked up the phone. At this time, the phone was still vibrating, and she pressed the answer key, saying hello.

Jiang Shiyi leaned against the corridor wall, his entire nervous system tightly wound and reaching a peak.

The surrounding sounds seemed blocked out, while his breathing and heartbeat were amplified infinitely.

Immense fear wrapped around him like terrifying vines.

This reminded him of the scene when his elder brother died...

Blood!

Blood everywhere.

Impossible to wipe clean.

The feeling from that time invaded once again, and just as he was about to call Jiang Jinsang, the phone was answered.

A familiar voice came through, as if his body was hurled into the air and suddenly landed on a soft bed.

He raised his hand to pinch his brow, "Youyou."

"Why is your voice weird?"

"Just now, the phone call suddenly had a crashing sound, and the call got disconnected. I’m a bit worried."

Lin Luyou stood by the car, her gaze directed towards the rear. It was an intersection, and she had already turned a corner, unable to see what was happening behind.

"When Sese was answering the call, there was a sudden screech and crashing sound from behind the car. I’m suspecting it might be a car accident. The sound was loud enough to scare me, causing her to drop the phone, and she can’t pick it up herself. I don’t know what’s happening back there?" Lin Luyou frowned.

"Are you and Sese all right?"

"We’re fine. She said she wants to eat dumplings tonight, even knowing I can’t make them. This girl is just doing it on purpose." Lin Luyou laughed, "I’m considering going back to check, or making an emergency call. Such a commotion surely means there’s an issue."

"Which road section? I’ll make the call. You focus on driving home; don’t go involving yourself, especially with the child."

"It’s the intersection at Lazato Road. I didn’t plan to get involved, but if someone was injured in the accident, maybe we could still help."

Lin Luyou wasn’t a person who loved crowds; if someone really needed saving, every second counted.

"Don’t go!" Jiang Shiyi’s tone was strong and determined, surprising Lin Luyou.

"What’s wrong with you? You’re acting strange today."

"Listen to me, don’t go."

"I’ve been feeling that you’ve been acting strange lately. Are you hiding something from me?"

They had been married for a long time, spent more time together than other couples—they were together in school and colleagues at work—naturally, she knew him better.

"I’ll explain it to you when I get back. Just drive home with the kids for now and wait for me."

"She wants to go to the supermarket to buy things to make dumplings..."

"Go home first! Send me a message when you get there."

"Okay!" Lin Luyou nodded, "I’ll let her say a few words to you, and I’ll drive home."

She handed the phone to her daughter, closed the car door, got into the driver’s seat, and quickly drove towards home.

"Dad, there was a big commotion back there just now..."

"I heard it too." Jiang Shiyi rubbed his temples, his heart finally at ease. After a brief conversation, he hung up the phone. The little girl clutched the phone, looking at Lin Luyou, "Mom, weren’t we going to the supermarket?"

"Dad wants us to go home and wait for him, and then we’ll go together."

At the thought of going as a family, the little girl’s face lit up with a smile.

But Lin Luyou was already aware that something was amiss, especially with Jiang Shiyi’s frequent meetings with Jiang Jinsang and those people recently. Though they wouldn’t do anything bad, they were more secretive than usual.

He’s been out of sorts lately. She thought it might be because of Jiang Zhaolin’s matters, but now it seemed there was something else he was keeping from her.

Her mind suddenly raced through the conversation they had a few days ago.

Tracking, car accidents, kids...

Lin Luyou’s hands on the steering wheel began to sweat.

"Mom, today the kindergarten teacher taught us a song. We also drew pictures, and today I and..." The little girl talked about her day at kindergarten, but Lin Luyou was distracted, replying absentmindedly, her entire focus on the road ahead.

Until they reached the residential area, parked the car at the house, carried the child inside, and locked the door; only then did she start to calm down.

Something had happened...

It must be something major.

**

At the clubhouse

Jiang Shiyi had been gone too long, Jiang Chengsi worriedly glanced at Jiang Zhaolin, "You sit here for a moment, I’ll go and check."

Jiang Zhaolin nodded but stood up as well, "Is everything okay? Should I..."

"No need!"

Jiang Chengsi got up and walked outside, shutting the door, running into the manager, "Fourth master."

"Have you seen my brother?"

"Third young master went to the bathroom. He didn’t look quite right, I was just about to find you."

"Got it." Jiang Chengsi raised his hand, pressed the manager’s shoulder, signaling at the private room, indicating to keep an eye on Jiang Zhaolin and not let him leave.

The manager had only just encountered Jiang Shiyi, seeing him standing in the corridor and sensing something was wrong, prepared to check, but saw his eyes bloodshot, as if they were on fire.

Red and terrifying.

The Jiang family’s most gentle and scholarly person suddenly in such a state was so frightening that the manager shrank back, unable to utter a word.

When Jiang Chengsi saw Jiang Shiyi, he was just emerging from the bathroom, seeming to have splashed his face with water, slowly wiping his fingers with a paper towel, feeling uncomfortable from the earlier tension.

"Are you okay?" Jiang Chengsi asked.

Jiang Shiyi shook his head.

"See, I told you, with Big Brother, Xiaowu, and Old Huo all here, nothing could happen, scared me to death." Jiang Chengsi was also restless in the private room, "Alright then, let’s go back inside, this play isn’t over yet."

Jiang Shiyi nodded.

By this time, Jiang Zhaolin was already restless, eager to know whether they had succeeded. The private room was empty.

He took out his cell phone, hesitated, sent a message first, but received no response, gritted his teeth.

Even though the other party had said not to contact them by phone, he couldn’t resist dialing out!

He needed to confirm that they had truly succeeded, otherwise he couldn’t sit still.

This matter concerned his life and death.

Having never done anything as grim as murder or robbery, when the phone rang, his fingers trembled slightly, unsure if it was from fear or excitement, sweat slowly oozing from his palm.

...

Lazato Road, intersection

The vibration of a phone ringing out, a hand bent down to pick the phone from the ground.

The person’s hand was very fair, exuding an air of privilege, elegant and lengthy, with distinct knuckles—some people seem to make every gesture look neat and beautifully graceful.

In the sunlight, it might seem almost surreal, except a trace of blood lingered at his knuckles.

Red against white, under the piercing daylight...

A breathtakingly eerie sight.

And at his feet, lay a man, gasping sharply from a beating.