Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

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Lin Hanchuan drove and took Cheng Ding Chen directly back to his own home.

Throughout the journey, Cheng Ding Chen seemed absent-minded and restless.

Lin Hanchuan took the opportunity to observe Cheng Ding Chen several times but couldn’t recall exactly why they ended up together.

Compared to an ordinary person, Cheng Ding Chen was considered a young talent, holding a high position before the age of thirty, and earning the trust of the President of the Lin Group. He had a handsome appearance, graduated from a prestigious university, and possessed a car and a house…

However, when compared to Lin Hanchuan, all those advantages seemed insignificant, like fireflies compared to the bright moon.

Lin Hanchuan didn’t pay much attention to external factors or appearances, but having met many people, he knew that Cheng Ding Chen’s seemingly glamorous exterior concealed deep-seated insecurities. This insecurity made him work even harder but also trapped him in a cycle of self-doubt.

This personality trait wasn’t the kind Lin Hanchuan would typically be attracted to.

Despite racking his brain, Lin Hanchuan couldn’t remember when he and Cheng Ding Chen had gotten together or any deeply memorable moments they shared.

It was as if he had watched a dull and uninteresting TV drama, where the audience knew the main characters ended up together, but once they left the theater, all the details of the movie were forgotten, leaving only a vague impression.

Regardless of what he thought, Lin Hanchuan remained calm on the surface. “Ah Chen, how do you feel now?”

After repeating the question two or three times, Cheng Ding Chen finally came to his senses and hurriedly replied, “I’m fine, Ah Chuan, thank you…”

“Do we need to be so polite between us?” Lin Hanchuan said calmly.

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His gaze fixed on Cheng Ding Chen’s face, carefully observing the fleeting signs of guilt and fear.

Even more puzzled, Lin Hanchuan said, “Can you walk? If you can, then get off the car.”

His tone was rather harsh this time, but fortunately, Cheng Ding Chen was preoccupied with his thoughts and didn’t notice the change in Lin Hanchuan’s emotions. He obediently got off the car and followed Lin Hanchuan closely.

Inside the villa, Lin Hanchuan arranged Cheng Ding Chen on the living room sofa while he went to fetch a glass of water for him. “Ah Chen, have you never stayed here before?”

“N-No,” Cheng Ding Chen clenched the glass tightly, his knuckles turning white from exertion. He tried to reply calmly, “I didn’t want us to progress this quickly.”

Lin Hanchuan’s gaze turned subtle as he simply said, “Rest for a while.”

He then turned and went to another room.

This is the old mansion that has been in the Lin family for three generations. The decoration still carries the elegant and simple antique flavor of the last century. When Lin Hanchuan returned to his own room, he inexplicably felt a sense of being in a different world.

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He took off his suit jacket and casually draped it over the bedroom sofa. Then he walked to the window, his gaze heavy as he looked outside.

Meanwhile, Cheng Ding Chen sat alone in the living room. The vast old mansion felt empty and desolate, making him feel anxious. He muttered to himself, “The place he lives in is so quiet and lonely, devoid of any human touch… No wonder he himself is so cold and heartless.”

“He appears strong, but in reality, he’s very fragile. He also needs companionship, he needs a partner… If others can have that, why can’t I?”

“I’ve known him for ten years. Why, why should I lose to someone who has known him for just a few days?”

The more Cheng Ding Chen spoke, the less guilt he felt on his face, and he began to sound more confident.

When Lin Hanchuan came out of his room, Cheng Ding Chen looked at him with a burning gaze, his eyes revealing some hidden message. “Ah Chuan, it’s late today, and it’s not very convenient for me to go back. Do you have a spare room here?”

Lin Hanchuan glanced at him and replied calmly but firmly, “I’ll have the driver take you back.”

Cheng Ding Chen’s face stiffened, “Ah Chuan, we’ve been together for so long, and our feelings should have progressed further…”

“It’s been quite some time, but there’s no need to rush,” Lin Hanchuan refused with composure and immediately called the driver.

Cheng Ding Chen didn’t stay for more than ten minutes before leaving with a puzzled expression.

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Once there was no one else in the house, Lin Hanchuan revealed a deep expression. In these few minutes, he observed his room and found no trace of a second person.

In theory, after being together for so long, even if they didn’t live together, there should be some evidence of someone else’s presence.

After ruling out all the wrong answers, the remaining answer, however unbelievable, was the only correct one.

“My memory is flawed,” Lin Hanchuan couldn’t understand how Cheng Ding Chen managed to cause this memory distortion.

Cheng Ding Chen was just an ordinary person who had been devoted to his work for so many years, making him a highly qualified subordinate. He was always busy with Lin Hanchuan and had no time to specialize in psychology.

If it was a business competitor, having such brainwashing abilities to alter a completely fabricated love memory seemed impossible no matter how one thought about it.

Lin Hanchuan couldn’t figure it out, but it didn’t stop him from quickly reexamining the company’s situation, conducting a second inspection of all the businesses handled by Cheng Ding Chen, and anonymously investigating some information about Cheng Ding Chen.

By the time everything was done, it was past two in the morning, and Lin Hanchuan couldn’t fall asleep while lying down, tossing, and turning in bed.

At this moment, he heard the sound of the bedroom door opening.

The overly quiet night amplified all the slightest sounds, but the person outside the door was extremely cautious and careful, moving so lightly that there was almost no sound. If he hadn’t opened the door, Lin Hanchuan wouldn’t have noticed that there was someone else in the house.

Lin Hanchuan’s first reaction was that it was someone sent by his business competitor.

He quickly refuted his own idea. If it was someone sent by his business competitor to steal information, they should have gone to the study, not the bedroom.

Break-in or robbery? Lin Hanchuan speculated.

As the person approached the bedside, Lin Hanchuan suddenly opened his eyes wide and skillfully grabbed the intruder’s hand, twisting it behind the person’s back and pinning them down on the bed. “Who are you?”

The intruder remained silent and didn’t struggle or resist, just obediently letting Lin Hanchuan hold them.

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Amidst the confusion, Lin Hanchuan turned on the voice-activated light. When he saw the person clearly, his brow furrowed, “Why is it you?”

“I never expected your skills to be this good. Have you trained specifically for this?” Pei Cun smiled at Lin Hanchuan and asked happily.

Lin Hanchuan: “…”

Lin Hanchuan: “Why are you in my house?”

Pei Cun replied nonchalantly, “I was worried you might be sleeping with someone else, so I rushed over to catch the adulterer in the act.”

He dragged out the last two words with a long tail, making it sound suggestive.

Lin Hanchuan released his grip on Pei Cun’s hand. He had applied too much force and had dislocated the person’s shoulder. He was about to suggest taking him to the hospital when he saw Pei Cun, with an undisturbed expression, use his other hand to fix his dislocated shoulder with a “click.”

Lin Hanchuan: “…”

He already felt this person was a bit strange, and now he was sure that he was not an ordinary person.

Pei Cun, who fixed his own shoulder, lay on the bed without any intention of getting up, smiling as he looked at Lin Hanchuan. “It’s so late, why aren’t you sleeping yet?”

Lin Hanchuan almost laughed in exasperation. “What do you think?”

“I think…” Pei Cun’s eyes rolled and he rolled over to the pillow, assuming the manner of a master, “I think you’ve been guarding an empty room, feeling lonely and unable to bear it, waiting for me to warm your bed.”

Seeing Lin Hanchuan not moving, he even asked with a puzzled expression, “Why aren’t you getting into bed? You have to work tomorrow, so you should rest early.”

Lin Hanchuan was both amused and irritated. He took a step forward to pull Pei Cun up, but unexpectedly, with a forceful move, Pei Cun instead made Lin Hanchuan stumble and fall onto the bed.

Pei Cun was tall, with long and straight legs. His legs were currently wrapped around Lin Hanchuan’s waist, and he leaned against Lin Hanchuan’s shoulder with an air of entitlement. “Sleep, sleep. If you don’t sleep now, it’ll be daylight soon.”

Lin Hanchuan was the sole heir of the Lin family. In his youth, his grandfather had sent him to the military for training, and he had also practiced Thai boxing. He considered himself to have decent combat skills. However, in front of Pei Cun, he was effortlessly taken down.

Although Lin Hanchuan was caught off guard, it also proved that Pei Cun’s combat abilities were astonishing.

Lin Hanchuan wanted to toss Pei Cun aside, his hands were placed on the other person’s body, but he hesitated.

As he hesitated, Lin Hanchuan unexpectedly fell into a drowsy sleep.

Pei Cun, who was held in Lin Hanchuan’s arms, opened his eyes and looked pleased. [I told you, he wouldn’t be deceived.]

007 didn’t understand why Pei Cun was so proud and remained silent.

The next day, when Lin Hanchuan woke up, Pei Cun was still asleep.

The white-haired beauty was lying in his arms without any guard, looking reliant. Lin Hanchuan was stunned and hesitated. His first reaction was to silently get out of bed, putting on his clothes while feeling puzzled.

How could he allow a stranger to sleep in his bed, and he even fell asleep himself?

However, after getting dressed, when he looked at the peacefully sleeping Pei Cun on the bed, Lin Hanchuan ultimately didn’t wake him up and left for work quietly.

When he arrived at the office, Cheng Ding Chen was already waiting for him in the office.

“Mr. Lin, this is the report you need to handle today.” As a secretary, Cheng Ding Chen was still competent, and that was why Lin Hanchuan had used him for ten years.

Lin Hanchuan nodded and looked at Cheng Ding Chen meaningfully, “Ding Chen, what is your current annual salary?”

Cheng Ding Chen was taken aback, “Three million.”

“Three million… How does that compare in the industry?”

“At the top.” Cheng Ding Chen didn’t know why Lin Hanchuan suddenly asked this today but answered truthfully.

Compared to a fixed salary, as the chief secretary of the Lin family, he had access to resources and industry information firsthand. If he wanted to make investments, he could do it more conveniently than others.

The hidden benefits were far greater than his salary.

Lin Hanchuan raised his eyes slowly, looking at Cheng Ding Chen, “I hold no grudge against you, so why did you betray me?”

Cheng Dingchen was startled, looking frightened as he said, “Mr. Lin, I… I didn’t!”

Lin Hanchuan directly threw the information collected overnight on the table and said coldly, “In these ten years, there has been no inappropriate behavior between us. Do you still want to say that we were in a relationship?”

“You, how do you know? Clearly…” Cheng Ding Chen blurted out, but his words were interrupted abruptly, and his face turned pale.

“Certainly what?” Lin Hanchuan pressed on.

When Cheng Ding Chen looked up again, his eyes were filled with red blood vessels, “Lin Hanchuan, I’ve been with you for ten years, and yet you couldn’t see me. You treated me like a dog, calling me whenever you needed me and sending me away when you didn’t. But you had to go and fall for that scumbag!”

“I know you better than him. I love you more than him. I’m more devoted and focused on you. What does he have that you’re so infatuated with? He flirts with anyone he sees, he has countless men. Are you just one of many to him?”

Lin Hanchuan listened quietly to Cheng Ding Chen’s outburst, his face expressionless. After the hysterical venting, Lin Hanchuan finally spoke in a calm tone, “A three-million-salary dog like you is quite expensive.”