Chapter 84: Ideal Companion

the other side of the room. The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became, tossing and turning without being able to fall asleep.Li An tossed and turned for a long time without sleeping...Chapter 84: Best Companion

Lì n did not have a habit of lying in bed reading books. Even if he occasionally picked up a book, it was usually financial or business-related literature. It was already past three o'clock in the morning, and he still couldn't fall asleep. He flipped through some pages to help induce sleepiness, then tried his best to relax his body and closed his eyes.

After much effort, drowsiness gradually began to descend upon him. In this state of half-dreaming and half-awake, he felt vaguely that Yán Luòxī was lying next to him once again.

As she had many times before, regardless of his objections, she would be leaning against the headboard engrossed in reading her favorite gossip magazines. She would turn towards him with a charming smile while he grumbled, then bend down and kiss his face...

Luòxī.

In the dark, Lì n reached out his arms affectionately, but the feeling of emptiness made him wake up.

Since parting, whenever we meet in memory or dreams, I am always with you.

Midnight brought to Lì n's mind this sentimental and sorrowful verse. He reached out and wiped his face.

How foolish he had been. Believing that the past days had seen him fully savoring Yán Luòxī’s sweetness and innocence, that he had indulged himself to the fullest extent possible. He thought that by taking an extreme measure, he could prove to himself that he could grow tired of this woman.

But he was wrong.

In fact, he would never tire of loving her a thousand times.

In the dark, Li An gave up on his foolish attempt to force himself to sleep and got out of bed to wash up before driving to the airport to pick up his elder brother who had returned from an overseas meeting.

Li Yi walked out of the VIP通道 (VIP channel), somewhat surprised to see Li Family's second young master waiting here early. After not seeing each other for a few months, his younger brother looked noticeably thinner, with dark circles under his eyes suggesting that he hadn't been sleeping well recently. His demeanor lacked its usual vivacity and instead appeared anxious and worried, which tugged at Li Yi's heart.

"Your flight is so early in the morning; why didn’t you stay home to sleep Why did you come to pick me up" Li Yi gave his brother a gentle smile tinged with worry.

"Ah," Li An absent-mindedly answered, walking beside his elder brother with his head lowered.

Li Yi sighed inwardly; it had been so many years since he last saw this look of helplessness and self-reproach on his brother's face. His younger brother was known for being overbearing and arrogant, making it difficult to get him to admit his mistakes from the bottom of his heart.

Getting into the car, Li Yi loosened his tie and unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, chatting casually with Li An as if nothing had happened. "How's business over there Are you used to living in Inner Mongolia How long do you plan on staying this time around..."

"Elder Brother," Li An interrupted impatiently, looking at Li Yi with beautiful eyes that seemed both aggrieved and resentful, as if accusing his elder brother of not understanding his feelings.

Li Yi's eyebrows furrowed slightly, giving a mild rebuke. "Lian, you knew it would come to this; why did you act the way you did in the first place"

"Elder Brother, I know I was wrong. Just tell me where Luo Xi is," Li An pleaded with beseeching eyes. He felt that his elder brother hadn't allowed the subordinates below him to reveal Yan Luoxi's whereabouts to him, indicating that his elder brother was angry at him.

Liyi sighed helplessly and rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "Lian, I really don’t know where Yan Luoxi is."

"How could this be How can you not know" Lian looked at his older brother in disbelief. "I know how powerful our family is. Mobilizing forces from both the legal and illegal worlds, would they fail to find out the whereabouts of a single person like Yan Luoxi"

Liyi was getting annoyed. His expression darkened as he said coldly, "Do you think our family has the power of Buddha We can’t accomplish everything we want. In this vast world and among so many people, how difficult it is to find someone who truly wants to hide."

Lian was somewhat humiliated by his brother’s scolding and didn’t say anything more, turning instead to look out the car window.

The sky was already showing signs of dawn as more pedestrians appeared on the streets. Everyone had somewhere they needed to be, their footsteps hurried.

Yan Luoxi, are you also rushing towards someplace

Liyi looked at his brother’s dispirited appearance and felt a pang of pity, softening his tone. "Lian, during this period in Inner Mongolia, you’ve done well with your business and have been managing your life quite well.

Don’t you think that this new environment and the direction of your new life are meaningful Why do you insist on dwelling on the past During these days interacting with Du Zhijun, haven’t you noticed she’s much more capable and adorable than Yan Luoxi

Lian, have you not heard the saying ‘A good horse doesn’t look back at its previous pasture’ One has to keep moving forward in life. Why do you insist on fixating on Yan Luoxi alone..."

As Lian listened to his brother’s words of advice, his expression involuntarily tensed up. His posture became very stiff; he sat upright with his knees together and hands resting on his knees, fingers unintentionally trembling.

"Brother, tell me the truth. Has something happened to LuoXi... has something happened to her..." Li An's voice eventually sounded weak and lacking energy.

Li Yi looked at Li An's pale face and the nearly shattered expression on his brother’s face, feeling a bit choked up. His supposedly incredibly smart little brother was actually the most foolish person in the world; he couldn’t even see through his own heart.

If he found out now that Yan Luoxi was living with Shao Junhe, what would happen then

Under no circumstances could Li An be told about this state of affairs. He needed to find a way to distract him and wait until Li An had forgotten about Yan Luoxi for some time before he could reveal certain things.

"No, nothing has happened to Yan Luoxi," Li Yi was afraid that Li An might do something foolish and answered firmly.

“Then where is she now" Li An's mind worked quickly as usual. "If you're so sure that nothing bad has happened to her, then you should know where she is."

"Ah, your brain works fast at this time," Li Yi was amused by his brother’s sudden quick thinking. "But I really don't have any information about Yan Luoxi right now; however, I am certain that she isn’t dead because her name doesn't appear in the list of casualties from the incident."

“Ah,” Li An breathed a slight sigh of relief and nodded absentmindedly.

"Li An, you’re not young anymore. You can't keep acting like this. Rest at home for a few days and then head back to Inner Mongolia… get along well with Du Zhijun…" Li Yi wasn’t usually verbose, but when it came to his only brother, he tended to be more talkative.

"Brother," Li An suddenly raised his head, looking sharply at Li Yi. "If you say that Yan Luoxi hasn't had an accident, then why are you repeatedly persuading me to get along with Du Zhijun Were you planning this from the start when you arranged for us to work together"th an ominous atmosphere gathering like storm clouds. She stuttered out her explanation, "He... he is just the son of my mom’s friend... just now... Mom asked him to send me back home... there really...