Si Hongqi’s grandfather was able to cut his ties in time from the other members of the councils that worked together with him that was why he wasn’t captured by the current King, Han Qinshan.
When Si Enlin, Si Hongqi’s father, became the leader of the Shadow Army, instead of taking his old man’s steps, he focused on building the Si family business in the mainland instead. He didn’t want to have any conflicts with both the Han family and the Lu family.
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Because of his decision, the old man focused on the future leader of the Si family, Si Guanlin until… They saw more potential leadership in Si Hongqi.
Ever since childhood, the Si brothers had always been competing with each other. When Si Hongqi met Lu Mengjie, everything changed for him. Because of her, his view on life changed as well.
Lu Mengjie and Han Xukun became his pillars. They were the ones that stopped him from falling into darkness. They were his saviors. If not for them, he would surely turn out into despicable man.
Unlike him, Si Guanlin was different. He questioned Lu Mengjie’s ways. He refused to hold her hand and instead, he allowed their grandfather to corrupt him. He wanted to become the leader of the Shadow Army and for that to happen, he had to prove himself to their grandfather.
Si Hongqi recalled a time when his brother tried to kill him. "I will take over the Si family so can you please die for me, brother?" Si Guanlin’s hands were wrapped around Si Hongqi’s neck. His eyes were void of emotions and yet, the smile that grew on his lips sent chills crawling under Si Hongqi’s skin.
"G-Gege!" The 7-years old Si Hongqi tried to struggle free from his older brother’s restraint. Tears welled up in his eyes and the color of his face changed as he fought for air. 𝖋𝖗𝖊𝖊𝔴𝖊𝖇𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑.𝖈𝖔𝖒
At that time, the young Si Hongqi realized that his brother was serious. He was going to kill him. The boy reflected in his eyes was no longer his brother.
Just as everything started to go dark, the younger brother heard the faint voice of his mother.
"Sisi! Guanlin!"
If their mother didn’t see them that day, Si Hongqi would have been long dead.
Ever since that day, Si Guanlin had never stopped his attempts for his brother’s life; that was why their parents finally decided to separate them. Si Guanlin lived in their grandfather’s place and was corrupted throught the years, while Si Hongqi was protected under his father’s wings, with Han Xukun and Lu Mengjie serving his light.
Now that his brother knew about Tian Ruyi, Si Hongqi was sure that he was going to use her against him. Just the thought of her getting hurt brought fear in his chest. He shouldn’t be feeling this way especially when she was someone who meant nothing to him and yet, why was he hurrying to her side right now? Why did he feel so attached to her?
"Sir, we’re here," the driver said, snapping him out of his thoughts.
…
Tian Ruyi was in the lobby, waiting for Si Hongqi’s arrival. She had already told her manager that someone else was going to pick her so she was left alone.
While she was admiring the bouquet of flowers she was holding, she was startled when someone suddenly grabbed it from her.
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"Hey! Give it ba-" She snapped her head towards the person in front of her and paused upon seeing that it was the man she had been waiting for. Si Hongqi.
"Y-you’re here…" She stuttered. She inwardly scolded herself for doing so.
The man in front of her didn’t say anything. He had a blank look on his face as he grabbed the box of chocolates from the table. From the looks of it, Tian Ruyi hadn’t opened it yet.
Before she could even open her mouth and ask anything, Si Hongqi threw the bouquet and gift box in the nearest trash bin.
"Hey!" She hurried to his side. "Why did you throw it?"
"Because I’m not the one who sent it to you." Si Hongqi faced her with a sharp look on his face. "My brother did."
With eyes wide, Tian Ruyi was rather shocked on hearing the words that came out of his lips. It never occurred to her that the person who could have sent it could also be Si Guanlin.
"Your… brother…?" she breathed out, her voice shaking.
"You met him, didn’t you?" He eyed the people around them, in search of his brother’s men but found no one suspicious.
"I-I did," she stammered. It was not like she was trying to hide it so she confessed. Now that she learned that those gifts came from his older brother, she couldn’t help but feel disappointed. And here she thought that Si Hongqi would finally find her interesting but… She got her hope up for nothing.
The man sighed. He wanted to ask for more details on how she met him but they were not in the right place so he decided to change the topic. "Have you eaten yet?"
Tian Ruyi forced out a smile as she lied. "Yes, I already have. I’ll just call my manager to drop me off at my-"
"There’s no need to call her. I’ll drop you off at your place," he said, interrupting her. He grabbed her hand before he began dragging her out of the building.
Her eyes landed on the hand that held hers. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she felt her heart race. Just why was she reacting this way? How can he affect this easily? She should stop expecting anything from him. She was not interested in dating, right? So what was this?
"Just why are you doing this, Si Hongqi?" She asked by the time they both got in the car.
"What do you mean?" He looked at her, furrowing his brows in confusion.
"This." She raised her hand; the hand that he was still holding. "You don’t have to come all the way here just to drop me home. Also… you could have just messaged me that you were not the one who sent me the gifts."
Si Hongqi was quiet for a few seconds as he stared at their hands. He didn’t release her hand even after she had pointed it to him. "If I did tell you that it wasn’t me, would you throw them away?"
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