Shi song shifted uncomfortably in Jiang Feng’s embrace, seemingly trying to break free from his restraint.
But Jiang Feng’s hand gripped Shi song’s shoulder even tighter.
He turned his head directly to look at Shi song and asked in a serious voice, “Who is he? What is his relationship with you?”
Although the two of them did not have direct physical contact, a strange sense of confrontation hung in the air between them.
This time, Shi song finally managed to voice the words that had been stuck in his throat.
“Brother.”
The repeated term sounded very soft.
After he said this, the peach-blossom blush on Shi song’s face seemed to become a few shades more pronounced, and even his perky nose turned a little red.
Jiang Feng’s hand on Shi song’s shoulder tightened slightly for a moment, but he let go immediately afterward.
“He’s your brother?”
Whether it was Shi song’s illusion or not, the dangerous aura surrounding Wei Huaichen seemed to thin out a bit.
Wei Huaichen raised his chin and gave a faint, indifferent response: “Yeah.”
Jiang Feng took a deep breath and then let go of Shi song.
“Phew.”
Shi song felt inexplicably relieved.
He gently patted his own face with his ice-cold hands and walked a few steps to stand behind Wei Huaichen.
Seemingly harboring some emotions, Jiang Feng pursed his lips.
Just as his brows furrowed, Shi song suddenly poked his head out from behind Wei Huaichen.
He waved his hand at Jiang Feng, his voice light and cheerful: “Then I’ll head back first. See you next time.”
There was still a hint of drunken sluggishness in his voice, making it sound as sweet as if honey were secretly hidden inside.
Even the little dimple beside his lips was dazzling.
Jiang Feng sighed gently in his heart.
He quickly put on his usual smile: “Alright, see you next time then.”
Shi song followed Wei Huaichen out in a bit of a daze.
To his surprise, standing outside the restroom was a man in his thirties, who seemed to be waiting for Wei Huaichen.
The man looked refined, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and his clothes didn’t have a single wrinkle on them.
His gaze fell upon Shi song with great interest: “Is this your younger brother?”
“Yes.”
Wei Huaichen’s body naturally leaned to the side. The movement seemed casual, but it directly blocked the man’s probing gaze.
“Tsk.”
The man withdrew his gaze. “Since your brother has ended up like this, you should head back first.”
“There shouldn’t be any major problems for now. Just go back and take your medicine on time, and we’ll talk about the rest next time.”
Shi song had originally thought that Wei Huaichen must have come to this restaurant for some specific business, but he hadn’t expected that he was also here to eat and had even made an appointment with someone else.
This caused a small spark of dissatisfaction to rise in his heart.
Since they were both eating, why couldn’t they have eaten together?
The alcohol infinitely magnified this emotion in Shi song’s heart. He felt his chest tighten, feeling inexplicably aggrieved.
Shi song wasn’t paying attention to the path ahead. When he went down the stairs, he accidentally tripped, his whole body stumbling forward.
“Ah!”
At the critical moment, it was Wei Huaichen beside him who reached out and firmly caught him.
“Be careful.”
His voice felt a bit chilly, blown by the autumn wind.
“Mmh.”
Shi song managed to stabilize himself with great difficulty, but he felt a sharp stab of pain coming from his ankle.
Oh no.
He had sprained it.
Shi song thought groggily.
Sensing that Wei Huaichen’s arm seemed about to let go, Shi song quickly grabbed onto him: “Brother, support me a little.”
A trace of dependence unconsciously leaked into his voice.
After a few more seconds, Wei Huaichen gave a faint, indifferent “Yeah.”
Wei Huaichen’s car was parked right nearby.
Shi song was helped into the passenger seat.
The wind tonight was a bit strong, making Shi song’s head hurt even more.
Therefore, as soon as he got into the car, he leaned his head against the window beside him, frowning slightly in discomfort.
“How did you get this drunk?”
Probably because Shi song looked entirely too soft, Wei Huaichen spoke in a low voice.
“Mmh.”
Shi song turned his head and looked at Wei Huaichen blankly.
The seat beside him sank as Wei Huaichen sat down in the driver’s seat.
He glanced at Shi song and reminded him, “Fasten your seatbelt.”
Shi song fumbled around to pull the seatbelt out.
However, his vision was already showing double images at this point. He had to align it several times before he finally managed to shove the seatbelt into the buckle.
He looked just like a clumsy little cat.
After he fastened it, Wei Huaichen turned his head. “Where is your home? I’ll take you back.”
Shi song rubbed his forehead and recited a string of address details. After finishing, he didn’t forget to add very politely, “Thank you.”
Shi song’s home was fairly close to this area, and they arrived in about half an hour.
Standing at the door, Shi song fumbled around for a long time before finally pulling out a ring of keys.
The familiar scent of home allowed Shi song’s body to relax.
“Can you still wash up by yourself?”
Wei Huaichen stood still inside Shi song’s home.
After a moment of hesitation, Shi song nodded. “Yeah, I’ll just quickly wash my face and brush my teeth first, then sleep for a bit and take a shower when I’m more sober.”
Seeing that Shi song’s train of thought was still relatively normal, Wei Huaichen averted his eyes. “I’ll leave after you finish washing up.”
As he spoke, he stood up, intending to sit down on the side.
Who would have thought that at this exact moment, he would suddenly be grabbed by the sleeve of his clothes by Shi song: “Brother.”
Shi song tilted his face up to look at Wei Huaichen.
The two of them locked eyes for a long while. In the end, Shi song still couldn’t hold it in and brought up the question that had been weighing on his mind the whole way back. “You weren’t at the company tonight. Why didn’t you come out with me?”
The lights were turned on in the room, but Shi song’s eyes were very bright. When he looked at Wei Huaichen, it gave off a feeling of intense focus.
His narrow, delicate chin made him look a bit pitiful.
Wei Huaichen’s eyes flickered, but his tone when he spoke remained calm.
“No particular reason.”
Whether it was Shi song’s illusion or not, he actually felt that Wei Huaichen’s tone had grown somewhat heavy.
Under normal circumstances, he would have definitely quit while he was ahead, but at this moment Shi song was drunk and didn’t know how to read the room.
He was only angry because Wei Huaichen wouldn’t answer him.
Seeing that he didn’t explain, Shi song gripped Wei Huaichen’s sleeve even tighter to prevent him from leaving. He didn’t let go even though his fingers were hurting from being pressed against the cufflink. “Why?”
He stubbornly repeated it one more time, looking quite aggrieved.
Wei Huaichen closed his eyes.
When he opened his mouth again, the words he spoke finally carried a bit more seriousness.
“That person is a doctor. I had some business to discuss with him.”
This reason barely passed muster in Shi song’s mind.
His attention was successfully diverted, and he tilted his head slightly. “Are you sick?”
“Yeah.”
Before Shi song could ask the next question, Wei Huaichen looked down at Shi song’s hand gripping him. “Let go, you should go wash up.”
Shi song’s hand slowly slid off Wei Huaichen’s sleeve and dropped to his side.
“Alright.”
When Shi song stood up, his ankle still hurt a bit, causing him to draw in a sharp, shallow breath. “Then I’ll go wash up. Are you going to wait here?”
Wei Huaichen nodded.
He watched Shi song enter the bathroom.
The door closed.
Wei Huaichen lowered his eyes, his gaze landing on his sleeve which had been wrinkled by Shi song’s grip. The cufflink that had pinched Shi song just now gleamed with a low-key and restrained light under the illumination.
This cufflink was custom-made previously. The black onyx was wrapped in a gold rim, and complex patterns were carved out through openwork on it, reflecting expensiveness everywhere.
The emotions in his eyes fluctuated slightly.
The previous coldness dissipated, replaced by a deep and complex emotion.
In the next second, Wei Huaichen gently stroked that cufflink with his ice-cold fingers.
The metal seemed to still carry the residual warmth from Shi song’s fingers. That warmth turned into strands and threads, gently wrapping itself around Wei Huaichen’s fingertips.
The corners of his lips pressed down slightly.
He had gone to see the doctor right after work today, and he hadn’t taken his medication yet.
Right now, his entire emotional state was churning and restless, as if something was about to burst out, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.
The sound of splashing water came from the bathroom; Shi song must have started running the water.
Immediately after, Wei Huaichen exerted force with the hand resting on the cufflink.
Snap.
The sound of something snapping echoed in the air.
That cufflink was tightly gripped inside Wei Huaichen’s palm.
As if experiencing something that brought him pleasure, a few ripples finally appeared in Wei Huaichen’s eyes. He stared intently at his own palm, and the corners of his lips also hooked up slightly.
His low laughter rang out in the air.
Except it quickly blended into the splashing sound of the water, disappearing completely without a trace.
For some unknown reason, Shi song, who was washing up, felt his scalp go a bit numb.
An animal-like intuition made him feel a little uneasy.
It must be an illusion, right?
After finishing washing up and putting on his pajamas, Shi song wanted to reach for the towel nearby.
But his ankle was already hurting to begin with, and this posture caused him to step right onto a puddle of water.
“Ah!”
Shi song’s mind went completely blank, and he let out a sharp cry.
With a thud, he fell straight down onto the bathroom floor.
It hurts so much!
Shi song sat on the ground for a long time before he managed to ease up a bit.
But his limbs felt so weak and soft that he actually couldn’t stand up anymore.
Shi song moved a bit, and immediately after, he drew in a sharp breath of cold air.