Life and Death Insurance – CH 034

Chapter 34

Increasingly impatient from the pulling, Yu Shenglin slapped him hard across the face. He pulled his hand back and sneered, “No need to say anything more. Since you’re turning your back on me after it’s over, let’s end it here. Send me your bill later; I won’t shortchange you a penny…”

Before he finished speaking, Yang Yiqing grabbed his wrist.

“You actually dared to hit me? Hitting Zhengzhong wasn’t enough; you hit me, too?”

“So what if I hit you? What are you doing, you bastard?”

“Come with me! I think I’ve spoiled you too much; you really don’t know your place…”

Yang Yiqing, his face full of anger, grabbed Yu Shenglin’s arm and dragged him into the bedroom next door without saying a word. The two of them pulled and tugged into the room, and then the door slammed shut behind them.

What was going on?

Ling Zhengzhong was still unable to recover from the sudden incident. Yu Shenglin actually dared to hit Yang Yiqing? One shouldn’t let his best friend’s usual smiling, idiotic appearance fool you. When he got angry, he was ruthless. His intuition told him that Yang Yiqing was very angry.

But even if he was angry, did he really need to go to his bedroom to beat him up? He could hit him all he wanted; Ling Zhengzhong would just cheer him on from the sidelines—he wouldn’t try to stop it.

Xiang Tian smiled, sat back on the sofa, and turned on the TV. Ling Zhengzhong hesitated for a moment, then sat down next to him. He hadn’t heard any movement from inside for a while and looked at Xiang Tian suspiciously.

“That friend of mine can be ruthless when he gets angry. It’s one thing if he hits someone, but this is my house. It wouldn’t be good if someone died.”

“No, he won’t,” Xiang Tian said casually, flipping through TV channels.

Was everything really all right? Ling Zhengzhong was a little worried. He thought about it and decided to go check on him. A half-dead beating would be enough; there was no need to go all the way.

Noticing Ling Zhengzhong’s actions, Xiang Tian hurriedly called out, “Zhengzhong, don’t go!”

Unfortunately, Ling Zhengzhong, whose nerves were thicker than water pipes, had already pushed open the bedroom door the moment Xiang Tian spoke. He poked his head in and said, “Yiqing, don’t fight anymore…”

What was going on? Weren’t they fighting? But why were these two intertwined?

Even if he didn’t understand body language, the still-entwined lips of the two people in the room made Ling Zhengzhong realize he had made the most foolish mistake of the century.

Seeing this, Yu Shenglin immediately blushed and pushed away Yang Yiqing, who was tightly hugging him. Yang Yiqing almost gritted his teeth and cursed at Ling Zhengzhong, “Don’t you even have the manners to knock?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

Ling Zhengzhong apologized repeatedly, quickly closing the door again. Only after he closed the door and came out did he remember something.

“You bastard, Yang Yiqing, this is my home! What right do you have that I need to knock before entering my own bedroom?!”

The four sat facing each other at a round table.

After being given several suggestive glances by Ling Zhengzhong, Yu Shenglin finally snapped, “Have you looked enough? What’s our relationship? It’s the relationship you just saw.”

Because of Yang Yiqing’s confident assurances, he finally believed Ling Zhengzhong was being framed, but that didn’t mean he could tolerate his audacity.

Hearing Yu Shenglin’s words, Ling Zhengzhong couldn’t help but yell at Yang Yiqing, who was sitting beside him, chuckling foolishly, “I asked you to take care of him, not to take him to bed! You’re really doing a good job as a lawyer, very responsible!”

Even a rabbit didn’t eat the grass near its burrow. Although Ling Zhengzhong knew Yang Yiqing was bisexual, he never expected him to even target his own client.

“Hehe, of course, of course.”

Clearly, the intimacy with his lover had extinguished Yang Yiqing’s initial anger. He remained silent, only feigning ignorance regarding Ling Zhengzhong’s accusations, with a laugh.

Ling Zhengzhong was about to speak again when Xiang Tian pulled him aside and said, “Actually, it isn’t just the four of us who know about that; there’s also Xu Yang, one of the parties involved.”

Yu Shenglin was startled, then seemed to remember something, his face immediately darkening. Yang Yiqing quickly asked, “Did you remember something?”

Yu Shenglin gritted his teeth and remained silent for a long time before angrily cursing, “That damn bastard, I should have brought him out at the police station from the beginning…”

“What happened?”

“He called me this morning, saying some nasty things, but I cursed him back. He must have been upset, which is why he spread rumors at the company…”

“It couldn’t be him!” Xiang Tian immediately retorted, “Making a scene like this does him no good. Xu Yang wouldn’t do something so foolish. Mr. Yu, think about whether anyone was around when you answered the phone, or if anyone was simultaneously answering your call on an internal line.”

“Oh? My call was transferred to me by my secretary. She can hear me…”

“Then why are you so sure it was Zhengzhong who said it?”

“Because everyone says it was him. Why would I suspect my own secretary? If that were true, what’s the point of having a secretary like that?”

Xiang Tian frowned. “Mr. Yu, if it was your secretary who relayed it, she should know the consequences of doing so, and how could she involve Zhengzhong?”

“Then… you mean someone else?”

This time, Ling Zhengzhong took over the conversation. “I don’t know who it was, but it’s a fact that I was beaten. Yu Shenglin, what do you say we do?”

Seeing Ling Zhengzhong’s bull-like expression, Yang Yiqing quickly said, “Forget it, forget it. We’ve become friends through this fight. It’s all a misunderstanding. Zhengzhong, don’t be so petty. Look, you’ve beaten Xiaolin’s face like this…”

Ah…what about my face being beaten?

This bastard Yang Yiqing was quick to side with outsiders.

“Mr. Yu, it seems someone is trying to use this opportunity to target you, which is why they are spreading rumors. If we just ignore it, the rumors will naturally dissipate over time.”

Ling Zhengzhong wholeheartedly agreed with Xiang Tian’s words.

“That must be it. Look at Manager Yu’s arrogant attitude all day long; he must have offended quite a few people, right?”

Being mocked by Ling Zhengzhong like this, Yu Shenglin wanted to retaliate, but thinking that he was in the wrong, he opened his mouth and finally swallowed his words.

“Zhengzhong, don’t be so petty. Let’s go back first. I’ll treat you to a meal later as an apology, okay?”

Afraid they would start arguing again, Yang Yiqing quickly pulled Yu Shenglin away to say goodbye.