Xie Junyi just stared straight at Chi Anyu’s rosy lips, his gaze not shifting even a fraction.
Chi Anyu glanced at Xie Junyi in confusion. “What are you staring at me for?”
“What did you go to the Qi Family for this morning?”
Chi Anyu answered evasively, “Nothing.”
Xie Junyi wrapped an arm around Chi Anyu’s waist and suddenly leaned close to the corner of his mouth. “Have you been drinking? I smell alcohol on your breath.”
Chi Anyu quickly pushed him away, frowning. “What are you doing!”
Xie Junyi licked the roof of his mouth with the tip of his tongue, his eyes shimmering. He would find a way to kiss to his heart’s content tonight.
After lunch, the sky gradually darkened, with black clouds pressing over the city.
Seeing the weather, Chi Anyu gave up on going out. He sat on the balcony with his legs crossed, pulled out his phone, and prepared to play a game.
Xie Junyi’s room had also been moved from the storage room to the one next to Chi Anyu’s. From that window, he could take in the other man’s balcony at a glance.
Chi Anyu started playing games while chatting with the System.
System 07 was a little puzzled. 『By rights, by this time the male lead should have shown up. Why is there still no movement?』
Chi Anyu kept his eyes on the phone screen, his hands moving as he played. “It would be best if he never showed up again. Things are pretty good like this.”
System 07 curled its lips. 『You cannon fodder supporting character still have quite a few plotlines with the male lead later on. After all, in the original plot, you develop vague feelings for the male lead, which becomes the trigger for the two male leads to get together.』
Chi Anyu almost choked on his own saliva. “You want me, a straight guy, to like a man? Even acting it out feels hard enough. That’s pure torture.”
System 07 snorted. 『Don’t speak so soon. Who says a straight guy can’t be turned? Maybe you’ll meet someone you like later.』
Chi Anyu rolled his eyes.
“Have you heard this saying?”
『What?』
“The wise don’t fall in love!”
He’s already this rich… what else does he need? Feelings? Feelings just hurt the wallet.
System 07 clicked its tongue. 『I’ll be waiting for the day you fall in love and get proven wrong.』
Chi Anyu was so certain because he really felt nothing in that area. All he wanted was to live the rest of his life with money and leisure, occasionally meeting friends for drinks. That was true enjoyment.
Soon, raindrops fell like little beads.
Chi Anyu went back into the room from the balcony. He stretched, tossed his phone aside, and went to the bathroom.
After unfastening his pants, he was surprised to find that the injury there had almost completely healed. Last time he’d gotten ointment from the hospital, but afterward he’d forgotten to apply it.
His body really was strange.
Just after Chi Anyu came out of the bathroom and picked up his phone, he saw a message from his father saying he was coming home for dinner tonight, and his mood immediately turned bad.
That meant that the Bai guy would also be showing up in the dining room. For the past few days, the two of them had tacitly avoided appearing at the dining table at the same time.
Xie Junyi made him lunch or dinner, and after Chi Anyu finished eating, he would leave right away, not giving Bai Jin any chance at all.
He might as well just lie in bed and sleep through it.
In fact, Chi Anyu really did that. After the sky grew dark, he was still lying motionless on the bed.
Seeing that Chi Anyu hadn’t come out of the room for a long time, Xie Junyi couldn’t help worrying. The door wasn’t locked, so he opened it, and the first thing that entered his view was the figure lying on the bed.
Chi Anyu was already awake. Hearing the sound, he turned his head and met Xie Junyi’s eyes.
Xie Junyi asked gently, “Why aren’t you coming downstairs for dinner?”
Chi Anyu said gloomily, “My dad is coming home for dinner tonight. I don’t want to see that Bai bastard in the dining room.”
Xie Junyi walked straight over, crouched down in front of Chi Anyu, and looked at him with deep, warm eyes. “Then how about I make something and bring it up for you to eat?”
Before Chi Anyu could speak, System 07 quietly interjected beside his ear. 『Don’t you think the villain is being a little too obedient to you right now?』
“That’s because I’ve scared him into it. In the Chi Family, of course he has to listen to me, doesn’t he?”
System 07: Hard to say, but something just feels off.
After coaxing Chi Anyu into agreeing, Xie Junyi stood up and went downstairs to the kitchen.
Bai Jin, in the first-floor living room, also knew that Father Chi would be coming home for dinner tonight, so he had gone downstairs early. Aunt Liu had also prepared dinner in advance, just waiting for him to come back.
However, when he saw Xie Junyi go into the kitchen, Bai Jin folded his arms and followed him. This time he was smart enough to keep a safe distance.
Inside the open kitchen, the refined and elegant man wore a black shirt with a restrained, abstinent air, and a blue apron was tied around his waist, giving off a gentle, mature charm that was impossible to resist.
Bai Jin had to admit that he was indeed jealous of Chi Anyu… his excellent family background, good looks, and flawless performance in every other aspect. To outsiders, he might seem arrogant and overbearing, but that was precisely because he had the confidence to be that way.
Most importantly, besides his father, there was also someone who spoiled him like this.
Xie Junyi had long since noticed the gaze behind him. He did not turn around, but kept his head lowered, concentrating on mixing the filling and wrapping the crystal dumplings. Once the water boiled, he dropped the dumplings in.
When Xie Junyi turned around carrying the cooked dumplings, Bai Jin quickly reined in his gaze and pretended nothing had happened.
Xie Junyi ignored him and went straight upstairs.
When he reached the master bedroom on the second floor, Chi Anyu was taking a shower in the bathroom. Xie Junyi placed the dumplings on the table, then sat properly on the small sofa, his eyes fixed on the bathroom door.
At that moment, the phone screen on the sofa lit up.
Xie Junyi caught it from the corner of his eye. He picked up Chi Anyu’s phone and saw that the caller ID showed a Qi surname. WeChat also popped up with several messages. His expression darkened as he coldly hung up and deleted the WeChat record.
His Yubao never guarded against him. He had long known the lock-screen password.
“Did someone call me just now? I thought I heard my phone ring.” Chi Anyu walked out of the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel.
Xie Junyi’s expression returned to normal, innocent and natural. “No one called. You must have heard wrong. I made dumplings, so eat some first and fill your stomach.”
Chi Anyu’s attention was quickly drawn to the crystal dumplings. He felt like his taste had been spoiled; now he could only get used to Xie Junyi’s cooking. When Aunt Liu cooked, he found it dull and tasteless.
“They just came out of the pot not long ago, so they’re a little hot. Don’t rush to eat them… blow on them first.” Seeing Chi Anyu getting ready to eat them in one bite, Xie Junyi’s heart lurched and he hurriedly stopped him.
Chi Anyu paused, lifting his eyes to meet Xie Junyi’s gaze.
Xie Junyi quickly took the spoon from Chi Anyu’s hand. Still uneasy, he simply blew on them himself to cool them down before feeding them to Chi Anyu’s mouth.
At that moment, Chi Anyu suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
Xie Junyi seemed very nervous about him, as if he had already crossed some line.