Xie Junyi fed another crawfish to Chi Anyu’s mouth. Chi Anyu bit down, and the tip of his tongue accidentally brushed Xie Junyi’s finger.
Xie Junyi’s ears instantly turned red, and he froze for a moment.
The warmth on his fingertip seemed to linger.
Chi Anyu didn’t feel anything wrong at all. The garlic-flavored crawfish wasn’t spicy, but it tasted pretty good.
With someone peeling shrimp for him, Chi Anyu had a free hand and simply pulled out his phone to scroll through videos.
Just then, Qi You sent a message on WeChat, along with a picture.
Qi You: Anyu, I snuck this out of the family wine cellar. It’s premium wine. I’ll take you there later, and we’ll drink it in secret together.
Chi Anyu’s fingers flew across the screen as he typed: Sure, sure. When are you coming? I’ll get ready.
“Are you close with that Miss Qi?” Xie Junyi caught a glimpse of who Chi Anyu was messaging. His hands kept peeling shrimp, but he still couldn’t hold back the question.
“Huh?” Chi Anyu was a little confused. “What Miss Qi?”
System 07 hurriedly reminded him: 『Qi You, the one cross-dressing! The person you’re talking to right now. Can’t you remember something useful?』
Chi Anyu quickly understood and said casually, “She’s okay. We get along fine.”
Xie Junyi fell silent.
Suddenly, there was a noise at the front door. Chi Anyu thought Butler Ling was back, so he put down his phone and quickly looked up.
But it was someone he didn’t want to see walking straight in, followed by Father Chi. He let out a sneer and withdrew his gaze.
Bai Jin also glanced at the two people in the dining room. With Father Chi present, he seemed to be deliberately provoking Chi Anyu. He went straight to the kitchen to get some rice, then plopped down in the dining room.
Chi Anyu rolled his eyes at Bai Jin, then kicked Xie Junyi’s calf and said, “I’m kind of thirsty after eating.”
Xie Junyi stood up, took a bottle of milk from the fridge, inserted a straw, and held it to his lips.
Chi Anyu held the straw in his mouth and crossed his legs.
When Father Chi took off his coat and entered the dining room, this was what he saw. His brows furrowed. His son was usually spoiled rotten, and ever since Xie Junyi came to the Chi Family, he had been spoiled even more.
Bai Jin was deliberately trying to irritate Chi Anyu, and without another word he started picking at the crawfish too.
Chi Anyu glared at him and directly knocked his chopsticks aside with his own. “Those are my crawfish. Who said you could eat them? Where’s your face? Did it all fall on the floor?”
Bai Jin said sarcastically, “It’s not like you made them.”
Chi Anyu curled his lips. “Hey, I like it. What business is it of yours? Xie Junyi made it, and only I get to eat it! What the hell are you?”
Father Chi said in a deep voice, “A-Yu, eat properly. Don’t get physical.”
Chi Anyu immediately threw down his chopsticks and left the dining room with a cold face. Xie Junyi quickly got up and chased after him. After taking only a few steps, he remembered something, turned back, and carried the crawfish along too.
Father Chi: ???
Bai Jin: “…”
Seeing Xie Junyi following him with the crawfish, the corner of Chi Anyu’s mouth lifted slightly.
System 07 clicked its tongue. 『Go on, enjoy it secretly. For the villain boss to get this far, he’s already endured enough. Your arrogant and overbearing character setting has completely intimidated him.』
Chi Anyu couldn’t be bothered to respond to System 07.
Xie Junyi put the crawfish down, put on gloves again, peeled one, and fed it to Chi Anyu’s mouth, the corners of his lips lifting. “Don’t be angry. From now on, I’ll only make it for you.”
“Just now in the dining room, why didn’t you speak up for me? My dad is always biased toward that Bai guy!”
Before Xie Junyi could speak, System 07 said faintly, 『Host, the plot is here again. The villain boss has angered you, and in a fit of rage, you make him kneel for an entire night.』
Chi Anyu: “…” Damn it. He shouldn’t have said that. He knew this plot was determined to get him to offend the villain.
System 07 was a little gleeful. 『Host, now you can’t even exploit a bug if you want to.』
Xie Junyi knelt on one knee by Chi Anyu’s leg, looked up, and said, “Of course I’m on your side. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have carried the crawfish up. When I cook, isn’t everything I make something you like?”
Chi Anyu was now frantically thinking about how to find a suitable excuse to make Xie Junyi kneel for an entire night. This was way too absurd. Even if he was arrogant and overbearing, it wasn’t like he had to make someone kneel all night!
Xie Junyi was being forced to endure him right now. When he returned to the Xie Family later, wouldn’t he settle accounts and kill him?
Thinking of that, Chi Anyu’s scalp prickled, and he didn’t even feel like eating the crawfish anymore.
“Forget it. I’m not in the mood to eat. I’m angry enough already.”
Xie Junyi said gently, “Then should I make you some late-night snack instead?”
Chi Anyu was a little irritated. He got up from the sofa. “I don’t have an appetite. I’m not eating. I’m going to take a shower.”
Xie Junyi’s noble, cool eyes lowered. Deep and dark, like a lake at night, with surging tides rolling beneath the surface.
Inside the bathroom,
Chi Anyu took off his clothes. Just as one foot stepped into the bathtub and he was about to take a bath, the bathroom door was pushed open.
He looked over and met Xie Junyi’s eyes.
Chi Anyu panicked a little and raised his voice. “What are you coming in here for when I’m taking a shower?”
Chi Anyu’s skin was pale and cool, with a faint pink tint at his throat. His waist was slim and lean. As his collarbones rose slightly, his peach-blossom eyes seemed to hold the misty tenderness of autumn water.
Xie Junyi stared straight at him, his gaze dropping as if trying to peek at the area between his legs. Ever since he found out Chi Anyu had bought ointment, he had also been worried about that area. “Let me wash with you.”
“No! Close your eyes and get out. Hurry up. I’ll wash myself.”
He should have locked the bathroom door!
Xie Junyi lifted his eyelids. “We’re both guys. What’s the harm in taking a look?”
Chi Anyu: ??? No, this line sounds kind of familiar!