(BL) Mr li, you're so scum! (translation)

7- Regret?

On the evening Luo Jingli left, the security guards immediately notified Li Zheng.

"Mr. Li, the person you told us to watch over jumped out of the window and ran away!"

"What? Ugh! You can’t even watch over a person! What's the use for all of you!" After that, Li Zheng hung up the phone angrily.

"Assistant Liu! Come in!"

"Chairman Li, what would you like me to do?" Assistant Liu came into the office and politely asked.

"Go and find some people to find out where Luo Jingli went. Hurry up!" Then, Li Zheng hastened to the company’s parking lot.

The sound of the door opening echoed throughout the mansion. As soon as Li Zheng walked through the door, he saw all the security guards standing in two rows, trembling every now and then, all heads bowed down. Li Zheng ignored them and walked over to Luo Jingli's room.

When he opened the door, he saw a huge mess in the room. Clothes and blankets were tied together to form a rope and was tied firmly to the windowsill and led to the backyard.

Li Zheng cursed under his breath.

He flipped through the closet, bookcase, cupboard and drawer only to find out that Luo Jingli didn’t take anything away, not even the Jewelry Li Zheng gave him that he seemed to really like, his clothes, his phone or his university books and there is still a subtle smell of lavender in the room.

Li Zheng told the body guards to leave before walking to the desk, he picked up a notebook casually and began to flip through it.

‘Things to take note of:

1. Sir goes out at 8am every day. Wake up at seven to make breakfast for sir

2. Sir comes back at 9pm every day, remember to make dinner at 8pm

3. Sir seems to like steak very much, remember to cook it often

4. Aunt Deng said that sir only drinks hand brewed coffee, with no milk or sugar (but he seems to like the mocha I made?)

5. Mr. Fu is Sir’s friend, he doesn't like eating green onions

6. …’

Li Zheng felt a bit cold on his face. He raised a hand and wiped his face, to find that he was crying. After reading the previous page, Li Zheng flipped through it and realised it became Luo Jingli's diary.

‘Luo Jingli’s diary, do NOT peek!

January 3: I finally found a job! I'm so happy, and sir is so handsome...

…

February 7: Sir is still handsome as ever today…

…

March 26: Sir came back drunk yesterday and I escorted him back to his room. But he raped me. I was so scared, but I think I still like him. I miss Ma so much.’

“Wait, me? So that person that day was not one of my lovers but Luo Jingli?” Li Zheng was stunned.

‘May 19: I can't hold it in anymore! I want to confess to sir! I confessed to him but sir seems to be very upset... what should I do... I miss Ma so much...

...

May 23: Mr. Fu came today and I accidentally spilled water on his clothes. Sir seems to be very angry... I miss Ma so much...

...

July 14th: I can go to see ma today, I'm so happy! ... I must leave this place!’

Li Zheng walked to the bed in the room unknowingly and slowly closed his eyes after lying down, letting the tears in his eyes flow down his face. After a while, he drifted off to sleep.

After waking up the next day, he habitually called Luo Jingli's name when he went downstairs.

"Luo Jingli? Luo Jingli! Bring the breakfast over." Li Zheng's impatient voice echoed through the empty house.

Not hearing the usual warm and soft response, Li Zheng went into the kitchen irritably and found that there was no one inside. He then remembered that Luo Jingli had left yesterday.

"What’s wrong with me..."

A few days after Luo Jingli left, Li Zheng made a mess of the originally clean and tidy home because no one was behind him to help him clean up. Li Zheng looked at it and decided to hire a few hourly housekeepers to clean it. These maids work very quickly, and the food they cook is delicious, and suits Li Zheng's taste perfectly, but Li Zheng still feels that something is missing.

One day at the company, Li Zheng received Assistant Liu’s investigation results and learned that although Luo Jingli had not left City A, he had dropped out of school, and they could not find his address nor his daily activities.

"Why did you leave... Jingli..." Li Zheng couldn't help muttering after reading the results of the investigation.

"Assistant Liu! Help me find out about Luo Jingli's background, who he met the day he left, and what he did!"

A few days later, Assistant Liu walked into the Chairman's office with a document, and handed it to Li Zheng.

"Mr. Li, this is what you wanted to investigate." Manager Liu took a step back after speaking.

The file says:

Luo Jingli, male, 20 years old, birthday: July 14th, single-parent family. His father left after he was born, and his mother raised him up single handedly. This year she was blind because of overwork ... On the day he left, he met Fu Yandong at 2pm in the Rising Mall Dimensions cafe…

Birthday...birthday? Luo Jingli's birthday was on that day? On his birthday, I said so many vicious words and did so many inhuman things!

"Get out!" Li Zheng roared. Assistant Liu didn't dare to stay for a second, and immediately escaped from the office.

After that, Li Zheng's temper was getting worse day by day, and the company's employees were trembling when they came to report their work, for fear of being scolded badly due to Li Zheng's temper. Li Zheng never thought that Luo Jingli’s departure would hit him so hard. He was annoyed and frustrated and asked his friends to go to a bar to have a drink...

Authors’ notes:

J: this story was supposed to be an ABO, but as we wrote, that element disappeared, so we removed it.

L: yep

J: In case you didn't realise, this leads to the start of chapter one.

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