Chapter 2 The Diamond Necklace

When Brian crawled out from under the bed, he looked up and found Layton sitting on the sofa nearby. He had a look of anger and crossed his arms as he silently glared at Brian.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you staring at me like that way?" When he saw that it was only Layton, Brian immediately put on a teasing smile.

He scanned the room and found that the woman he was with last night hadn't left yet. With a dry chuckle, she smirked. "Look, I know that you two are a couple."

Instead of getting angry at what she said, Brian shouted, "Hey, hurry up. My baby kills people whenever he gets angry. I don't want you to die in my friend's hotel. It'll be troublesome to deal with."

"Brian Bian! Enough!" Layton immediately jumped up from the sofa. He really wanted to rush up and kill the bastard who was only giving him more trouble. He shouted in his heart, 'Damn it! I'm totally straight! You should see how many girls I have dated!'

When the woman finally left them alone in the presidential suite, Brian gave Layton a smug grin. "Wait for me. I'll just get a glass of water to sober up. I think I drank too much last night."

Brian was celebrating a friend's birthday last night. His friend had just arrived back from America. Unknowingly, he accidentally drank too much and took several girls back to Kylie's hotel. Barely conscious due to the alcohol, he forgot about everything that happened and somehow fell asleep under the bed.

Layton rolled his eyes. He was already used to the kind of antics his friend pulled. "Why didn't you just drink yourself to death?"

After wiping his mouth, Brian smirked at him. Suddenly, he remembered that he wanted to ask something. "By the way, why did you arrive so early in the morning?"

"Morning? It's already half past ten. The lunch time in your father's company will start in half an hour." Ever since he was a child, Layton had always been the apple of his family's eye. He often got into trouble whenever he was around his friend, Brian.

Brian was twenty years old, while Layton was two years older. Ten years ago, they met at a boring banquet. During the event, they snuck out of the event, but were caught by the security guard who assumed that they were thieves. After the two families explained to the security guard that they were just naughty children, the two boys left a deep impression on one another. Later on, the two families established a good friendship and became familiar with each other.

They were both straight men who liked women. However, regardless of the occasion, Brian enjoyed teasing Layton, a fool that was two years older than him.

He remembered that the last time Brian surprisingly called him 'baby' in an ambiguous tone, was at a dinner party between the two families. This scared both of their parents, who refused that they contacted with each other. After almost half a year of trying to explain to them, they finally believed that Brian was just kidding.

"Something in your father's company got stolen. He got really anxious and angry while he was at the office. He tried to call you, but you turned your phone off. He woke me up early this morning and asked if I could look for you." Layton felt very unlucky. For the entirety of last night, he had been doing work. He wanted to sleep in, but was woken up early by Brian's father to look for him. Of course, Layton first went to the D8 Bar, the place that Brian frequently went to. After inquiring about his friend's actions, he found out that he left with some women while he was drunk. Where else would he go? Luckily, Layton knew that every time Brian went home with a woman, he would take her to the presidential suite of the Gorgeous Hotel.

"What on earth was stolen? Why is he so anxious?" Brian put on his shirt and slowly buttoned it.

"It's not a big deal. A few days ago, your father bought a diamond necklace at auction. I heard that it was locked in the safe in his office, but when he checked, it was somehow stolen and gone." Seeing that his friend was not in a hurry, Layton lit a cigarette and leaned against the window to smoke.

"He deserve it." Brian contorted his face into a mocking frown.

Layton thought for a while and suddenly felt that something was off. "Well, did you steal it? I remember you said you were going to steal it last time."

Brian didn't say anything more. He honestly hoped that the invaluable thing would get stolen. However, he didn't have the spare time to do it himself. He knew what passwords his father usually used. No matter how many times his father changed it, he could easily open the safe and take away the necklace. The reason why Brian hated it so much was because of his father, Theodore Bian, the chairman of the Bian Group. Ever since Brian's mother passed away, Theodore Bian had a woman clinging onto him. He even bought the necklace for her. She was a popular superstar and Theodore Bian had been fond of her for many years. Recently, she went to Sanya to shoot for an advertisement for the upcoming season. Theodore Bian bought the necklace and planned to surprise her with it when she got back.

When he found out that his father bought the expensive diamond necklace just to please his lover, Brian scoffed. Afterwards, he complained to Layton and jokingly said that he would steal it tomorrow. He didn't think that Layton would take it so seriously.

"All right, all right. Whether it was you or not, you should head over to your father's company immediately. My girl thought I was having an affair with someone when your father woke me up earlier this morning."

"An affair? Are you kidding me?" Brian put on a charming smile again and grinned at his friend. "Layton Li, you are notorious for playing around with women in this city. Are you finally going to settle down this time? Which girl has charmed you?"

"Don't take it serious. Maybe I'll get tired of her tomorrow."

Sure enough.

"I knew it." Brian nonchalantly got dressed without caring for the time and smoothed his hair twice in front of the mirror. His father was really stupid. If the necklace got stolen, then he should call the police. What was the use of looking for him? Could he help catch the thief?