Chapter-17: Trust Between Friends

As they saw the twins going out of the room, the student's eyes widened cause the Qi family which was the second most powerful after Li's and Wang's never took the side of any and always did their job quietly.

So if they were taking Song Xiao Bo's side then they thought the rumors must not be true, so to just lick the foot of the Qi's the remaining students quit the class.

Some took the chance amidst all of this chaos to get out of the class as they hated studying and would just sleep or eat at that time or party somewhere.

The Professor got mad and went to complain about them to the Principal.

Xin Yi and Shen Yu took Xiao Bo to the backside garden of the University. The three of them sat under a cherry blossom tree.

Xiao Bo was crying while the two of them stayed by his side looking at the sky. He calmed down after some time,

"Do you both really*sniff* trust me?" Xiao Bo asked with slight doubt.

Shen Yu surrounded the smaller's shoulder and pulled him closer,

"We trust you, 'cause we are your friends, right Xin Yi?"

"Yes. We won't believe all those rumors. We will only trust your words so, if you are having a hard time or you want to tell us something, you can. We will listen to you."

Xin Yi caressed the back of the smaller's head softly.

Xiao Bo got teary again hearing it, in his last life he had to cry all alone and no one ever believed him. But now he has two friends who were willing to hear him out and lend their shoulders for him to cry on.

>>>Even if I die the same way, at least I will have my two friends and my Dage to burry my body without letting it rot and be eaten by maggots.

He gained the last confidence and smiled at his friends,

"Thank you."

"No sorry and no thank you between friends," Shen Yu smiled.

"That's right," Xin Yi also smiled back.

...

Song Yi Ming immediately lowered his shoulders looking at Li Feng Mian, the most powerful man in the whole of China who will become the next C.E.O of the Li Group the most influential company.

"Young master Li, I will be punishing him for offending you," Yi Ming smiled like a fool.

Wei Chen gritted his teeth as soon as he heard his father.

>>>So... just because I refused to go out with him, he made all the investors of our company pull out their funds?

>>>Why... is he targeting me like this? I don't remember displeasing him.

"That's enough."

Feng Mian paused and looked at Wei Chen whose cheeks had red hand prints and were swollen, his eyes were glossy and he was looking furious.

>>>Kitten...

Feng Mian smirked, "...For now."

"Okay, okay. If you wish that...then about the investors-" Yi Ming was cut off as Feng Mian signed to stop talking.

He extended his hand to help Wei Chen up but he didn't take it and got up on his own looking away.

Feng Mian smirked and withdrew his hand.

>>>Kitten is mad.

"You! How dare you refuse to accept Young Master Li's help? Are you out of your mind?" Song Yi Ming was about to hit Wei Chen again,

But this time Feng Mian held his hand and stopped him.

"I will talk with him and then decide about the investors," Feng Mian stated.

"Yes, Young Master Li. You can talk with him as long as you want, we won't interrupt you," Yi Ming showed the office room.

Feng Mian grabbed Wei Chen's hand dragged him into the office room and locked the door from inside.

Wei Chen struggled to free himself from his hold but was no avail, "Let go of me, why are you doing all this?"

"Aw, see this, your two cheeks are swollen. Is it hurting?" Feng Mian faked concern and caressed his fingers over the other's cheeks making him wince in pain.

Wei Chen pushed him away, "When did I offend you?"

"Straight to the point, huh?" Feng Mian smiled and sat on the couch with legs crossed, "Don't you remember raising your voice against my cousins? How dare you refuse to go out with me that too several times?"

Wei Chen pursed his lips, "Now, you are showing your true colors. I thought you were a gentleman who understands things but you are just a jerk who tries to ruin lives just because you have power and money."

Feng Mian showed off his lopsided smile, "Yes, I do have money and power. So, I will use them however I wish. But that's not the point now, if you want your investors back you should be on your knees begging me, not cursing at me."

"You! I will never kneel in front of such a lowly person like you. And I didn't do anything wrong, your cousins called my younger brother with names first, that's why I just reprimanded them. About refusing to go out with you, I have that much of human rights."

Feng Mian stopped smiling and got up with a dark expression on his face,

"Reprimanded them? Who do you think you are to do that to Li Family's kids? I am not the lowly person here, your whole family is. Your father, who will sell his sons for power to anyone and everyone. And your little brother who will sleep with anyone-"

"Shut up! If you speak one more word about my brother again, I don't know what I will do," Wei Chen glared.

Feng Mian clicked his tongue and advanced dangerously toward Wei Chen who walked back and hit the wall, 

"You must control your tongue what will you do if I am offended again and plan to take over your Song group? Your family would beg on the streets after that or you and your precious brother might be sold by your greedy father to the whorehouse for money and you will both become nothing but sluts selling their bodies at the end."

"You!"

Wei Chen lifted his hand to slap but Feng Mian grabbed it and held him tight.

"Why, am I saying anything wrong? Your father just sent you inside this room with me all alone because he is trying to curry favor and get our Li family's support again just like back then, is it not?"

Wei Chen had nothing to say back at that cause it was true that to gain power his father would do anything, to the extent that he would even send him and his little brother to sleep with even old perverted men.

But what was his fault in all that? He was not like his father, he didn't want money or power.

He just wanted to live peacefully pursuing his dreams along with his little brother away from all this.

Yet, he had no choice but to go through all this quietly.

"Why are you silent now? Do you agree with me?" Feng Mian snorted.

"What do you want?"

Wei Chen looked straight into the other's eyes.

Feng Mian smiled, "Just accompany me while I am here in Shanghai, that's all."

Song Wei Chen frowned, "Why me?"

"I found you interesting," Feng Mian said shamelessly.

Wei Chen got angry and tried to free his hands,

"Leave me."

"Not before you accept my condition," Feng Mian gripped him tighter.

"I won't accept. Do you think I am some sort of toy for you to play with?" 

Wei Chen was furious, he wouldn't compromise his self-respect no matter how dire the situation got.

"Alright, if you hate it that much I won't press on this matter anymore," Feng Mian backed off.

Wei Chen was confused seeing how the other receded quickly.

Feng Mian opened the door and called Song Yi Ming inside,

"Mr. Song, about the investors..." He paused.

"Yes, Young Master Li."

Yi Ming looked curious and on edge cause it was about the future of his company.

"If Wei Chen accompanies me while I am here I will forget everything and tell the investors to give back the funds and even give you a hundred million in the name of the Li family, deal?" Feng Mian asked.

"Of course, young master Li. It would be our honor to serve you. Wei Chen will not only accompany you but will do everything you ask of him."

Song Yi Ming didn't even take a second before agreeing.

Li Feng Mian's lips curled deep as he looked at Wei Chen who was fuming in anger.

"I want a written document 'cause I don't trust people's words, one time they will agree, and the next time they'll reject me coldly and I absolutely don't like it," Feng Mian demanded.

"Yes, yes. Of course."

Yi Ming agreed again and called his secretary to prepare the document.

"Father," Wei Chen called "I won't agree to this, ask your friend Li Zhao Yang, he will help us."

Hearing Zhao Yang's name Song Yi Ming got mad, he would never ask for his favor even if he had to shave his head bald.

"Shut up! You have no say in this. You have already offended him and made us lose our investors. Young Master Li is kind enough to give us a chance. Even if he asks you to lick his foot you have to do it, understand?" Song Yi Ming scolded.

Wei Chen downcasted his head seeing the proud victory smile on Feng Mian's face, he felt awful.

He worked so hard till this day for the company but just a word from a young master of the powerful family and he had to become a slave.

Song Yi Ming signed the papers,

"Here sign it if you don't want to end up like your little brother," he threatened.

Feng Mian's forehead formed creases as he heard it.

Wei Chen gritted his teeth and signed the papers. He rushed out of the room not knowing the content of the papers.

It was a pure slave contract, Feng Mian had every right over Wei Chen and he had to live with him until he left S city and the other had no idea about it and signed the papers without reading them.

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