After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 252 Is it an old friend returning?

The Spring Festival is a time of celebration, but for some people it is also a kind of torment.

Rong Jingchen's mission was no longer limited to the capital; he was assigned to wherever there were many troublemakers setting off firecrackers. Rong Jingchen once expressed his dissatisfaction, but Nie Zheng said nothing and simply took out his household registration book.

Jiang Shu is still on his household registration book.

Rong Jingchen immediately stopped complaining.

“Your entry period ends in a month and a half,” Nie Zheng continued. “If you plan to leave here and return to your country of F, fireworks supervision will be your last mission here.”

Rong Jingchen said softly, "I will choose to return to F country."

Go back and continue leading the people of Jitian through the darkness, becoming once again the god of death that struck fear into the hearts of dark organizations worldwide.

Only then would he have the right to attract Jiang Shu again.

"Have you thought it through?" Nie Zheng was somewhat surprised. "I thought you would choose to stay."

Rong Jingchen did not answer. Who wouldn't want to immerse themselves in a gentle embrace? But Li Yubai is now his former master at his peak, and Yan Yu has many attractive qualities. Only he, apart from wandering the grassroots, has almost no competitive edge.

He recalled the illusion that belonged to Li Yubai, where Jiang Shu had fallen for that great hero. So, he would become her great hero. Perhaps they would meet less often, but there was plenty of time.

Seeing that he had thought it through, Nie Zheng nodded slightly: "I will take care of the formalities for you in advance."

Compared to Rong Jingchen, who navigates the fireworks and firecrackers of various cities, Yan Yu herself is a human-shaped firecracker, exploding wherever she goes and igniting every local TV station's gala.

He had mentioned it to Jiang Shu several times, inviting her to visit the set, and had even reserved the best prime spot for her at the gala.

But Li Yubai fell ill.

He had a strange illness; it wasn't serious, but he couldn't walk far or go to crowded places. He said, "I experience heart palpitations."

Jiang Shu didn't quite believe it, but Li Yubai wasn't one to lie, so she had no choice but to cancel her trip to see Yan Yu and spend her days at home with Li Yubai, staring at each other blankly.

The seventh day of the new year.

Li Yubai sat elegantly on the sofa, wrapped in a thick velvet quilt, browsing the news.

Jiang Shu brewed him a cup of warm ginger water and handed it to him, her face full of worry: "Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital? You've used up three freezers full of ice today."

These past few days, Jiang Shu has been drunk every day, and when she wakes up in the middle of the night, she always finds Li Yubai in the bathroom.

Just two days ago, he only took a cold shower, and apart from feeling a little cold, he was fine.

On the third day, they started taking baths with ice in the tub, soaking for one or two hours at a time.

These past two days have been even worse. I haven't even used cold water anymore; I've filled the bathtub with ice and stayed in it until dawn. My usually fair and radiant complexion now has a hint of haggardness and resentment.

"What kind of strange illness do you have?" Jiang Shu asked with some suspicion. "Is it due to excessive internal heat?"

Li Yubai's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not answer.

The fourteenth day of the Lunar New Year.

Before going to sleep that night, Jiang Shu still drank fruit wine.

In the middle of the night, in her drowsy state, she felt under the covers and found Li Yubai, whose clothes were half undone.

She slowly raised her eyes, watching Li Yubai place her hand inside his robe, and heard him gently coaxing her:
"My lord, please enjoy me..."

Jiang Shu stared at him blankly.

Seeing her in a daze, Li Yubai smiled casually: "What's with that expression? Did you drink yourself silly?"

Jiang Shu gently moved her hand under his bathrobe.

He was slightly annoyed and a little irritated: "Be as unrestrained as you were last night, okay..."

Jiang Shu: "..."

She stared blankly at the man exuding a suave air, murmuring, "Li Yubai wouldn't say such shameful things. Only Ali..."

Li Yubai paused for a moment, then said, "After you've touched me, you can touch Ali."

Jiang Shu's eyes suddenly reddened, and tears began to fall.

Li Yubai raised an eyebrow in surprise: "You've touched me quite happily so many nights, why are you crying today?" Jiang Shu didn't speak, only staring at him intently.

Li Yubai stared at her for a long time, and seeing that she was crying harder and harder, he finally had no choice but to compromise: "Alright, then your Ali will go first tonight."

As soon as she finished speaking, the man on the bed began to change his face, his physique, and his appearance. In the hazy light, the aloof beauty transformed into another bright and passionate face, one that also carried a strong aura of pure desire.

Those long-lost peach blossom eyes looked at her with a mocking gaze. She was still wearing that nightgown, but the body beneath it had been replaced by a sickly, frail frame.

Jiang Shu instantly wiped away the tears that had been welling up in her eyes, leaving only astonishment and shock.

"Tsk, what are you looking at? I've been looking and touching you every night for the past few days, haven't you gotten used to it yet?" The man gently untied the belt of his bathrobe, his voice lazy and alluring, "This body is weak, not like Li Yubai. Don't be so rough when you're bullying me, I can't take it..."

Jiang Shu didn't move.

The beautiful fairy finally felt a little agitated: "Fine, you can use as much force as you want, just stop crying, I'll do whatever you want."

The next moment, Jiang Shu suddenly lunged at him, hugged his waist tightly, buried her head in his neck, and cried uncontrollably.

The man was stunned: "Why are you crying?"

Jiang Shu said, enunciating each word clearly: "I didn't drink tonight."

The man was stunned for a moment!
Jiang Shu slowly stood up, wiped away her tears, and stared intently at the man in front of her, who was stuck in a stalemate: "I drank orange juice today—so, Li Yubai, or should I call you Ali? Shouldn't you explain this to me?"

The man silently closed his bathrobe, embracing the principle that silence is golden.

Jiang Shu looked at him and said, "I saw that you even used five buckets of ice today, and I was afraid you would catch a cold and fever tonight, so I didn't drink. But I didn't expect that I would end up watching such a good show."

The man's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He remained silent, but leisurely shifted into an even more languid sitting posture.

Jiang Shu's tone became slightly more serious: "So, should I call you Li Yubai, or Ali?"

This time, the man gave a positive answer: "Anything is fine."

Jiang Shu looked surprised: "What do you mean by 'anything is fine'?"

"I am Li Yubai, and also Ali." The man in front of me finally sighed and said, "Whoever you want, that's who I am."

Jiang Shu temporarily put the topic aside: "So, you take ice water showers every day because you do this every night?"

"You were the one who took the initiative first." The man said, then added with an "Oh," "Now that you're sober, why don't you take some time to go get a marriage certificate with me?"

"Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

"I'm nameless and have no status, so I can't let you take advantage of me every night, can I?" The man's lips were gleaming as he smiled slightly, then he unbuttoned his clothes again. This time, Jiang Shu saw a dense array of marks.

Jiang Shu: "..."

“Some are old, some are new.” The man spoke with the air of a victim. “This is just my body. Li Yubai’s body is no less than mine.”

Jiang Shu: "..."

"You don't want to take responsibility, fine, just don't forget you promised to love only me." The man sneered, his eyes full of flirtatious charm. "If you don't want me, don't expect anyone else."

Jiang Shu doesn't want to dwell on this matter right now.

She felt as if she were in a dream: "Ali and Li Yubai, two people using the same body... How could such an absurd thing happen?"

"Don't just see the absurd side, see the good side too." The man coaxed, "Imagine, one marriage certificate, binding two husbands, taking turns playing with them for the first and second halves of the night... My sugar daddy, wouldn't you want such a blessing?"

The next moment, Jiang Shu threw a pillow at him!
She slowly rolled up her sleeves: "I don't care who you are, if you dare to impersonate my Li Yubai and Ali, I'll beat you until you reveal your true identity."

The air seemed to fall silent for several seconds.

"My true form?" The man's eyes held an emotion Jiang Shu couldn't decipher. "You've touched my true form countless times already..."

He opened his palm, and there lay a familiar black doll.

His voice was slow and deliberate, yet carried a hint of seriousness: "Regardless of which 'me,' my patron, you are responsible."

He chuckled softly, "You can't escape, baby."

Jiang Shu stared at him, stunned.

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