At some unknown time, heavy rain began to pour down across the land.

At one o'clock in the morning, Qin Fangtan finally returned home. The moment he stepped through the door, the housekeeper, just like every other day, bowed respectfully.

"Uncle Liu, in the future, you don't have to wait for me this late."

Liu Cheng put away the umbrella and respectfully said, "Sir Qin's kindness is deeply appreciated by this servant. As Master Han has said, rules must not be broken."

Qin Fangtan curled his lips and walked towards the room, swaying left and right as he moved. It was evident at first glance that he was drunk.

Liu Cheng was thinking that the most defenseless and easily sincere individuals are the ones who are drunk.

"Master Qin, there is something the old servant wishes to discuss."

Qin Fangtan glanced over and waved his hand. "Uncle Liu said so."

Today, Mr. Zhou Xun got injured.

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Liu Cheng thought the person didn't respond because they were drunk and didn't hear clearly. He repeated, "Today, Mr. Zhou Xun..."

"Who did it?"

There is no discernible tone in the three simple words. Liu Chenchuang pondered the thoughts of the master in front of him and cautiously said, "If what those two maids said is true, it seems Mr. Zhou Xun's injury may be related to Miss Hong Yi..."

Qin Fangtan chuckled lightly, appearing drunk, but his eyes were clear and sober.

"Is it true? It would be clear if we just look at the surveillance footage."

Without quotation marks (""):

Saying that, the person changed direction and walked towards the monitoring room.

The surveillance footage recorded the course of events, especially the scene where Zhou Xun was hit and jumped into the pool, vividly and completely restoring the situation at that time.

Qin Fangtan stared at the person in the video, drenched from head to toe, their icy eyes dark and obscure. After watching for several seconds, he slowly spoke, "Does Hong Yi know that I told her to rest well?"

"Understood."

Qin Fangtan chuckled, his slightly intoxicated face appearing harmless, but his eyes were surprisingly gloomy.

How come Zhou Xun's younger brother hasn't made any moves after such an incident occurred?

"Master Zhou Ye has been to the medical room, but Doctor Lillian said that the gentleman was resting, so I sent Master Zhou Ye back to his room."

"Has he been in his room the entire afternoon? He hasn't come out?"

Yes.

Qin Fangtan raised an eyebrow and cast a sidelong glance at the people in the surveillance footage. A smirk formed at the corner of his mouth, "My dog got injured, so of course I need to go and check on it."

"Miss Hong Yi..."

"I will personally handle it when the time comes."

"Yes."

When Qin Fangtan arrived at the medical room, the room had a dimly lit small lamp, which wasn't too dazzling but just enough to see everything in the room clearly.

The person on the bed was coughing severely, their voice hoarse, but they didn't wake up. Qin Fangtan had a blank expression on his face and dragged a stool to sit by the bedside. Seeing the deeply furrowed brow of the other person, his cold and stern face revealed a touch of a sinister smile.

The fair fingers glided over the person's injured cheek, gently sliding back and forth. Qin Fangtan squinted his eyes and stared complexly at the sleeping person, as if thinking of something. His fingers slowly moved downward, stopping at the person's throat, and, without the other person's knowledge, he tightly squeezed with all five fingers.

The force gradually increased bit by bit, causing the person who was sleeping to suddenly open their eyes. Upon seeing the person by their bedside, they struggled vigorously.

Qin Fangtan looked coldly at the other person, his face growing increasingly gloomy. The strength of his grip also intensified, but in the next second, he released his hand.

A rush of air filled his lungs and Zhou Xun began to cough violently. Perhaps due to the discomfort, tears welled up in his eyes.

Qin Fangtan looked down from a higher vantage point at the person with a pained expression on their face, devoid of any emotion in his eyes. "Feeling uncomfortable, huh?"

Zhou Xun gasped for breath, his gentle face creased with a smile but tinged with a hint of bitterness as he said, "You want to kill me..."

"Do you feel scared?"

Zhou Xun chuckled self-mockingly and muttered to himself, "I suppose everyone's afraid of death..."

Qin Fangtan let out a cold laugh and, in front of everyone, unbuttoned his coat. Then, he immediately leaned over and whispered in the person's ear, "I had the same feeling back then..."

As he spoke, Qin Fangtan slowly raised his head and held Zhou Xun's hand. Amidst Zhou Xun's shocked expression, he firmly gripped the person's hand and arrived at the rib area.

"Can you feel it? How scared I was back then..."

That knife pierced into my body just like that, and you... just watched from the side...

"I'm terribly afraid..." Qin Fangtan spoke softly, but his words were filled with intense resentment. "Not because I'm dying, but because of the excruciating pain... I remember very clearly what someone said, while he has completely forgotten..."

Zhou Xun trembled as he touched the scar, his mind flashing back to a scene from years ago. He had witnessed the knife piercing into the young boy's body... and heard the agonizing screams of the boy.

He never expected his father would actually take action. If he had been more vigilant, he could have stopped his father...

...But he actually missed it...

Zhou Xun opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word. He looked at the person in front of him, whose emotionless gaze felt like a knife piercing through his heart.

Recalling the people of the past, their sincere smiles, and the repeated calls of "Xun Ge" (Brother Xun), Zhou Xun could no longer bear it and burst into tears.

I'm sorry...

I'm really sorry...

Qin Fangtan tugged at the corner of his mouth and said calmly, "Between us...there is no 'sorry,' only the relationship of a son repaying his father's debt."

Upon hearing the other party's words, Zhou Xun felt a difficulty in breathing. He suppressed the sadness deep in his heart and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying. He softly said, "I know... it's all too late..."

Qin Fangtan gritted his teeth, as if enduring something. Suddenly, he pounced forward, tightly gripping the other person's shoulder, his entire face looking especially ferocious.

Zhou Xun, I hate you.

As he spoke, he lowered his head and kissed the other person's lips.

Zhou Xun did not dodge, slowly closing his eyes.