Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

TL: Moonlit

Not only Wan Family, but all competitors also saw the opportunity and took over Zhou Family’s projects, gradually eroding this massive entity.

Zhou Gao Dan lowered his head, having approached many people, but no one was willing to help. No matter how hard he tried, everything was happening like a slow collapsing building, appearing slow but already falling apart irreparably.

Clutching the jade Buddha he had never given away in his palm, Zhou Yuntang anxiously waited for Zhou Gao Dan to return home, sitting on the sofa.

During this period, news of the Zhou Family’s troubles spread widely, and Zhou Yuntang, not daring to go out, learned about the situation from the internet.

Zhou Gao Dan’s increasingly impatient and suppressed emotions confirmed the severity of the situation.

In such circumstances, Zhou Gao Dan rushed in and out every day. Zhou Yuntang didn’t dare to stop him, and when Zhou Gao Dan returned home in the evening, he was usually filled with anger, leaving him with no chance to present the jade Buddha he specially obtained for his older brother.

As the situation grew more severe, Zhou Yuntang didn’t want to delay any further. Summoning courage, he sat in the living room, waiting for Zhou Gao Dan to come back.

Not knowing how long he had waited, Zhou Yuntang had fallen into a drowsy state. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he rubbed his eyes and got up, wearing slippers to welcome Zhou Gao Dan.

“Little Young Master.” The assistant supporting Zhou Gao Dan noticed Zhou Yuntang and subtly paused for a moment before nonchalantly calling out and handing Zhou Gao Dan over to him. “Mr. Zhou had a bit too much to drink tonight. Could you take care of him?”

Without the assistant saying it, Zhou Yuntang already knew that Zhou Gao Dan had drunk too much.

Even from a distance, the foul smell of alcohol could be detected. Zhou Gao Dan’s steps were unsteady, and when Zhou Yuntang took him over, he was almost toppled, struggling to support him and saying, “Thank you for bringing Big Brother home.”

The assistant nodded and left.

Zhou Yuntang, supporting the much taller man, walked with unsteady steps, and said, “Big Brother, didn’t you say you hate drinking? Why did you drink so much today?”

In a daze, Zhou Gao Dan heard this and sneered, a mocking smile crossing his face as he mumbled unclearly, “Those bastards, each one slipperier than an eel. They used to bow their heads in front of me, but now they dare to act so pretentious. If it were in the past…”

Zhou Yuntang’s heart ached, realizing that Zhou Gao Dan had been through a tough time during this period, more so than he had imagined.

The once proud and aloof elder brother had to humble himself before people he despised to save the company, returning home drunk. However, despite all his efforts, he made no progress, gaining nothing.

Zhou Yuntang helped Zhou Gao Dan to the sofa. Facing his incoherent older brother, the fear and anxiety inside him could no longer be contained, and he said, “Big Brother, are we really going bankrupt? After bankruptcy, what will we do? What will I do?”

Sitting on the edge of the sofa, hugging his legs, Zhou Yuntang, for the first time, felt lost. He realized that apart from being the young master of the Zhou Family, he had nothing else.

His grades were poor, unable to get into any good university. Previously, he could rely on his family’s money to enter a school, but without money, he could only attend a mediocre one. He didn’t possess any skills; while other children were learning piano or painting, Zhou Yuntang avoided hard work and evaded studies with tears as his weapon.

He had thought he could be the young master of the family for a lifetime. Even when he found out he wasn’t Zhou Family’s biological child, he wasn’t too panicked because he knew the people of Zhou Family loved him and wouldn’t be so cruel as to kick him out.

In his dreams of the past life, it was him who ran away from home, causing the accident.

But now, with Zhou Family facing bankruptcy, everything from the past vanished like smoke, never to return.

Perhaps hearing familiar crying, Zhou Gao Dan’s hand moved slightly, touching the soft and warm skin. He murmured, “Tangtang…”

Thinking Zhou Gao Dan was calling him, Zhou Yuntang quickly climbed up, clumsily wringing out a wet towel to wipe Zhou Gao Dan’s face, saying, “Big Brother, I’m here.”

The cold towel helped Zhou Gao Dan regain a bit of clarity. He half-closed his eyes, saw Zhou Yuntang, and ran his fingertips over the younger man’s rosy lips as he asked, “Tangtang, Big Brother loves you. Do you love Big Brother?”

“Um!” Zhou Yuntang nodded vigorously.

In the next moment, Zhou Gao Dan pulled Zhou Yuntang closer to him and kissed him fiercely.

There had been times when their lips had touched, but never this passionately. Zhou Yuntang was stunned, and from Zhou Yuntang’s lips came a few words, “Big Brother, I’m Tangtang. Please don’t… don’t do this, Big Brother, you’ve mistaken me for someone else…”

No matter how he tried to resist, it was futile.

The next day, Zhou Yuntang woke up in bed, realizing that he had changed clothes and felt refreshed. However, as soon as he moved a little, he experienced soreness in his waist. He contorted his face in pain as he tried to sit up.

“Tangtang, where are you going?” Zhou Gao Dan walked in holding a bowl of white porridge. There were still traces of bite marks on his lips, and his expression was extremely satisfied, as if all the shadows of the past had dissipated.

Zhou Yuntang’s body tensed up, watching Zhou Gao Dan nonchalantly approach the bed and give him the same smile as before. He felt a strange mix of emotions and subconsciously moved back.

Zhou Gao Dan’s face darkened for a few seconds, and without showing any emotion, he pressed down on Zhou Yuntang’s thigh, stopping his retreat. “Tangtang, are you unhappy?” he asked.

Zhou Yuntang didn’t know how to react. How could Zhou Gao Dan act so casually and be at ease with him after what had happened? Embarrassed and wanting to disappear, Zhou Yuntang said, “Big Brother, I know you didn’t mean it. You were drunk yesterday. Let’s pretend nothing happened.”

To his surprise, Zhou Gao Dan laughed. “Pretend nothing happened?” he echoed.

Zhou Yuntang was disturbed by this laughter.

“Good Tangtang, you used to be so close to your Big Brother, just a bit closer now. Why can’t you stand it?” Zhou Gao Dan’s eyes filled with a smile, like a fierce beast that had been coveting its prey for a long time, finally revealing its claws. “Big Brother wanted you since you were fourteen. After so many years, Big Brother finally got what he wanted. I’m so happy; how can I pretend that nothing happened?”

Zhou Yuntang’s mind went blank, hearing Zhou Gao Dan’s calm but eerie voice.

“Now that Big Brother has nothing left, are you planning to leave too? Think again, good Tangtang. You said you love Big Brother the most, and Big Brother loves you the most. Can’t we be together forever and never part?”

Once the suppressed beast was unleashed, there was no going back. Zhou Gao Dan affectionately ruffled Zhou Yuntang’s head.

The room now had a password lock on the door and bulletproof glass on the windows, sealing them tightly. The room was arranged with everything Zhou Yuntang loved, just waiting for the little canary to fly into its cage.

Zhou Yuntang hadn’t expected Zhou Gao Dan to feel this way about him. Well, in truth, he had noticed it… After his fake identity as the young master was exposed, Zhou Gao Dan became bolder and bolder.

How could Zhou Yuntang not be aware of it? He just indulged in the situation, enjoying Zhou Gao Dan’s unwarranted favor without having to pay a price. He could only act ignorant and interact with Zhou Gao Dan as brothers, even though their relationship had long crossed boundaries. He pretended not to understand.

This innocent facade was precisely what Zhou Gao Dan liked the most.

The wild beast that he had raised and indulged had finally devoured him. Zhou Yuntang sat numbly on the bed. After Zhou Gao Dan left, he rushed to the door and tried to open it, but the password lock didn’t budge. He tried several passwords, but none of them worked.

Zhou Yuntang slid down against the door, his physical soreness overshadowed by overwhelming psychological pressure. He wondered, would he be locked in this room forever?

Terrified, scared, and helpless, Zhou Yuntang trembled uncontrollably. He regretted not leaving before Zhou Gao Dan arrived last night. If he hadn’t waited for him, they would still be ordinary brothers, and Big Brother would still be that gentle person.

Due to their upcoming college entrance exams, neither Mr. Wan nor Mrs. Wan had told their two children anything about Zhou Family. Everything was communicated to Lin Hanchuan by 001.

This time was no exception. As soon as 001 discovered the latest developments, it immediately informed its host.

Lin Hanchuan was taken aback, never expecting the situation to develop this way. He had never been in a romantic relationship and had little understanding of love. He had never thought that Zhou Gao Dan would have such thoughts about Zhou Yuntang.

[“Zhou Gao Dan installed cameras in the room and took away Zhou Yuntang’s phone,”] 001 said with excitement and gossip in its voice, [“Zhou Yuntang tried to open the lock with passwords, but the lock is connected to the internet. After Zhou Gao Dan found out, he severely reprimanded Zhou Yuntang.”]

Lin Hanchuan didn’t want to know the details of the “severe reprimand” as 001 described it. After a moment of surprise, he quickly accepted this strange situation. [“No wonder in the original text, Zhou Gao Dan tried to stop Jiang Tian and Zhou Yuntang from getting too close,”] he remarked.

As 001 had mentioned, all worlds would naturally enrich their plots and character settings. Zhou Gao Dan’s possessiveness towards Zhou Yuntang, his constant criticism, and his disgust towards Jiang Tian, all had reasons behind them.

Every time Zhou Yuntang and Jiang Tian got a bit closer, Zhou Gao Dan would suddenly appear, breaking their sweet atmosphere. He would even feel jealous when Jiang Tian ate the first dish Zhou Yuntang ever made, even though Jiang Tian didn’t like it and suffered from an upset stomach for days.

Zhou Gao Dan would openly hug and kiss Zhou Yuntang in front of Jiang Tian. After witnessing the two brothers kissing on the lips, Jiang Tian became jealous and angry for a while, but eventually, he was forced to doubt himself and accept the situation due to the matter being treated as a matter of course by everyone in the Zhou Family.