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Chapter 668.1
In the deep of the night, what should have been a quiet Li family residence was anything but peaceful.
Several bodyguards escorted three people to stand in the hall. On the sofa in front of them sat a young master wearing golden silk pajamas.
The young master’s long lashes fluttered over the three people, and his puzzled gaze landed on one person.
He looked the man up and down seriously, and a flicker of shock passed through his eyes.
When he looked at the man, the other party was also looking at the young master.
After a while, the young master asked, “You’re also called Li Mi?”
Seeing the man nod, the young master’s gaze shifted to the young man standing beside him. “It was you who reported this gardener to me. Can you explain why you were in his room?”
Xia Chi was drenched in sweat.
This was really awkward.
He had expected the young master’s efficiency to be high, but he hadn’t thought it would be this high.
As soon as he finished the report, the young master sent someone to look for the man with the teardrop mole.
When the bodyguards came to search the teardrop mole man’s room for evidence, he happened to be there, still holding that notebook in his hands.
Well, caught red-handed.
“Of course, I was gathering evidence for the young master,” Xia Chi nodded toward the notebook on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
The young master hinted, “So you read the contents of this notebook?”
Xia Chi: “…”
As Xia Chi sweated profusely, the teardrop mole man was gnashing his teeth.
He was bound by the bodyguards, lying on the ground and wriggling frantically like a worm, his face full of agitation. “Don’t touch that! That notebook is my private property! You’re violating my privacy! This is illegal! No one is allowed to read what’s inside!”
“Gag him,” the young master frowned slightly.
In the next second, a cloth was stuffed into the teardrop mole man’s mouth, and he could only let out helpless muffled sounds.
“You say this is your personal property?” The young master stretched out his slender, white fingers and flipped the notebook over, revealing a gold-embossed logo in the lower right corner of the back cover. “Then how do you explain this Li family logo? Butler, have I ever distributed notebooks like this to the staff?”
The butler straightened his posture. “Of course not. These notebooks bearing the Li family logo are exclusive to you, young master. Normally, they should only be found in your study.”
The young master: “So why does he have one?”
The butler: “He must have stolen it from you, young master. I’ll call the police right away.”
The young master: “So whose notebook is this?”
The butler: “Naturally, it belongs to you, young master.”
The young master: “Since it’s my property, does it count as invading privacy if I read it?”
The butler: “I don’t believe so.”
The young master opened the cover.
The teardrop mole man’s eyes widened: “Mmm! Mmm!”
Xia Chi: “…”
‘These two sang and acted together perfectly.’
‘But I hope the young master won’t regret opening that notebook.’
Sure enough, after reading the contents of the title page, the young master frowned.
By the time he got to the first page, his brows were tightly knitted together.
After reading two pages, the young master’s face flushed, and he slammed the notebook shut with a “bang”.
“Young master, what’s written in that notebook to make you so upset?” The butler stepped forward upon seeing this.
The young master held the notebook tightly and growled through clenched teeth, “No one is allowed to read this.”
The young master was furious, grabbing a vase from the coffee table and hurling it. “Throw this man out of here. He’s banned from setting foot on any Li family property. Don’t let me see him again!”
Everyone fell silent immediately. The butler whispered, “Shouldn’t we call the police and have them take him away?”
“Are you out of your mind?” The young master glared at the butler. “Call the police for theft? They’d take the notebook as evidence. Damn it, then the police would see what’s written in it.”
The butler pulled a brooch out of his pocket as if he were performing a magic trick. “Young master, we also found this in his room.”
The young master: “What’s this?”
The butler: “It’s your brooch. It’s normal for you not to remember; after all, you only wear your clothes and accessories once. But no worries, I remembered for you.”
“This guy didn’t just steal your notebook; he also took your brooch. This brooch is crafted with a 10-carat top-grade diamond, valued at around eight million. Just this one brooch could put him in prison for life.”
The young master’s frown deepened. “He stole my brooch too? Is there anything else?”
The butler: “We also found a shirt you wore in his room, valued at around two million.”
“How disgusting.” The young master glanced at the teardrop mole man on the floor with disgust. “Call the police. Let them take both the man and the stolen items. After retrieving the stolen goods, throw them away. I can’t stand the sight of them.”
The teardrop mole man felt like he was struck by lightning. He lay on the ground with his eyes wide open, staring at the young master on the sofa in disbelief.
The butler: “Understood. I’ll handle it right away.”
As he passed by Xia Chi, he heard the butler muttering to himself, “Strange, what was written in that notebook that upset the young master so much?”
Xia Chi: “…”
‘It’s better that you don’t know. If you did, you’d be fired too.’
He lowered the horror level to the lowest, and secretly looked at Li Mi and the young master.
Li Mi kept glancing between the young master on the sofa and the teardrop mole man being dragged away.
His expression was dazed, his eyes flickering, as if he had been dealt a heavy blow, and he kept murmuring to himself.
“So this is who I really am. This is who I really am.”
“But if we’re both the same, why do I have to endure all of this?”
“Why?”
It wasn’t until the teardrop mole man disappeared from the hall that the young master’s frown finally eased.
He looked at Li Mi, then at Xia Chi, and finally, with difficulty, his gaze fell on the notebook still clutched in his hands.
After a long silence, the young master dismissed everyone from the hall.
Except for Xia Chi and Li Mi.
Just when Xia Chi thought the young master might start thinking he had a twin brother, the young master said something shocking: “Could you be the Li Mi from this story?”
Xia Chi was shocked.
Would a normal person really make that connection right away?
Young master, you’re not normal!
Li Mi trembled, not daring to speak. His eyes were slightly red, and tears welled up but stubbornly didn’t fall.
His lips trembled slightly as he stared blankly at the young master on the sofa. After a long time, Li Mi nodded his head with difficulty.
The young master stood up and walked toward Li Mi.
Seeing this, Li Mi shrank back. He took two steps backward and said repeatedly , “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, I didn’t want to be here.”
Just when Li Mi thought the young master was about to harm him, the young master simply bent down, squatted beside him, and hugged Li Mi tightly. “Poor Li Mi, you’ve suffered.”
Li Mi froze in place, staring blankly at the young man who was only inches away and had the same facial features as his.
They looked exactly the same.
They had the same name.
But the other party had been born into a life of luxury, a favored son at the top of the ivory tower.
While he had been repeatedly beaten down in the dirt since he was born, struggling to survive.
Every strand of the other party’s hair had been meticulously groomed, and he was as noble as moonlight.
But he was covered in filth.
Li Mi struggled, trying to break free from the young master’s embrace. “Don’t touch me, I’ll dirty you.”
“How could Li Mi be dirty?” The young master hugged him tightly. “No matter which Li Mi you are, you’re the best person in the world. So Li Mi, don’t lose heart, don’t fall into darkness, don’t be sad, don’t be upset. If no one comes to save you, then let Li Mi save you. Even if things are bad now, it’s okay. Your good days are ahead.”
No one had ever said such words to Li Mi, not to mention that the other person who mentioned this was “Li Mi”.
Li Mi stopped struggling, looking up at the person in front of him. In a trance, he felt as though his future self was speaking to him.
The young master continued gently, “Li Mi, even if you’re by yourself, you’re never truly alone. You are your own closest friend, comrade, and family. It’s just that you and your friend are on different timelines and are unable to meet, but you’re still connected. If you treat yourself well, you’re being kind to your friend. Work hard to improve yourself, and a few years from now, your friend will stand in the future and thank you for what you’ve done today. This is the romantic secret between you and your closest friend, a friendship that only you two can complete.”
The young master reached out and brushed Li Mi’s messy hair back. “Did you understand, Li Mi?”
Li Mi could no longer hold back his tears. Large drops fell uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes.
Xia Chi, who was watching from the side, also started crying.
But his chest was filled with warmth. This time, Li Mi’s tears weren’t from fear but from being moved.
“Silly child, why are you crying?” The young master gently wiped away Li Mi’s tears. “Let’s get you a bath, change into some clean clothes, and have a good sleep, okay? You must’ve been terrified since you just got here. From now on, this is your home, and I am your family, alright?”
Li Mi nodded vigorously, sobbing so hard that he couldn’t speak.
Xia Chi watched as the young master carried Li Mi upstairs in a princess carry.