Chi Anyu had just sat back down in his seat.
System 07 suddenly said: 『Host, the plotline is here again. You are now irritable because you just hit the corner of the table, so you take it out on the villain at the dining table.』
Chi Anyu: “…” He always felt like this character setting of his had some serious issues.
Chi Anyu picked up a piece of braised pork, bit off the lean meat, and threw the remaining fat into Xie Junyi’s bowl, saying irritably, “I don’t eat fat!”
Xie Junyi silently ate the fat that had been thrown into his bowl.
Chi Anyu thought it over but still couldn’t figure out a way. He said to the System, “How can I find a reason to make things difficult for him? Say the food tastes bad? That’s not reasonable either! And Qi You is sitting right next to me, so I can’t do it!”
System 07: 『It’s okay, Host, just go ahead and slap him. Find any excuse. If nothing else, doesn’t he avoid spicy food? Give him a piece of chili and kill him with the spice.』
Chi Anyu: “…”
Even though he thought it was a bit unreliable, Chi Anyu still picked up a fiery red chili and put it in Xie Junyi’s bowl. “This chili has no flavor at all!”
Xie Junyi ate the chili. His complexion completely changed. He coughed a few times but still swallowed the chili. “You should eat less spicy food lately, so I put less chili in the dishes.”
Chi Anyu coldly put down his chopsticks. “Not hungry. I’m not eating.”
Xie Junyi picked up some other dish and brought it to his mouth, coaxing gently, “Try something else. You didn’t eat much at breakfast either. In a few days, I’ll make you spicy crawfish, okay?”
Chi Anyu screamed internally in madness, “System, he’s not following the script at all now! How am I supposed to continue? What kind of crappy plot is this?”
System 07 also couldn’t figure out where the problem was. 『Just grit your teeth and keep acting!』
Chi Anyu sat on the chair still unmoved, even knocking away the chopsticks Xie Junyi was feeding him with.
Xie Junyi pursed the corner of his lips, changed to a new pair of chopsticks, and said good-naturedly, “Then what do you want to eat? I’ll make it again for you, okay?”
Chi Anyu’s mouth twitched. “System, how am I supposed to proceed?”
System 07 said in a low voice: 『Then look on the bright side. The villain is so obedient now, which means he already knows your strength. The image of you being someone not to be trifled with is firmly established in his heart. If all else fails, just give him a slap. It’s not like you need a reason to beat someone up anyway.』
Chi Anyu stared at his own right hand, agonizing over how to deliver that slap.
“What’s wrong with your hand? Did you bump it on the table just now too?”
As he spoke, Xie Junyi grabbed Chi Anyu’s hand, his eyes carefully examining it.
Chi Anyu closed his eyes, pulled his hand away, and even slapped Xie Junyi. The force wasn’t heavy, but there was still a sound.
Xie Junyi was stunned. Then that deep, damp, obsessive look surged from the depths of his eyes. He stared fixedly at Chi Anyu’s profile, his gaze full of mania.
Qi You’s eyes widened. Although he couldn’t quite understand Chi Anyu’s actions, the Xie Junyi across from him seemed to be rather excited by that slap.
“Eat your lunch obediently. I’ll let you slap this side of my face to play with too.”
At those words, Qi You’s eyes widened even more. He hadn’t expected Xie Junyi to indulge and spoil someone like this. If he really ended up with Chi Anyu in the future, wouldn’t he treat him like a precious treasure, holding him in the palm of his hand for fear of dropping him?
Chi Anyu: “…”
“System, this counts as finishing the required plotline, right?”
The corner of System 07’s mouth twitched slightly. 『I guess so, Host. But I also feel something is wrong with the villain. How come the more you slap him, the more he enjoys it? It’s like he’s a pervert ready to lick you.』
Chi Anyu: “…”
Since the plot requirements were completed, Chi Anyu stopped acting crazy. He obediently picked up his chopsticks and started eating, even cheerfully picking up food for Qi You. “Qi You, don’t just sit there. Eat up.”
Qi You snapped back to reality and continued eating, completely confused.
Xie Junyi, seeing that the other was willing to eat, also breathed a sigh of relief.
After lunch, Xie Junyi started coldly chasing people out again. The moment their eyes met, Qi You felt that look freeze him to the bone, a completely different person from the one coaxing at the dining table just now.
“Anyu, see you another day. My driver is here to pick me up. When we go swimming, remember to call me. And check your phone… don’t block me again.”
Chi Anyu nodded. “Okay, in a couple of days.”
Before leaving, Qi You didn’t forget to wink at Xie Junyi and said in a low voice with his head tilted, “Anyu is younger and hasn’t woken up to such things yet. He doesn’t understand what liking is. But I’m rooting for you.”
Xie Junyi’s deep eyes churned with complex, obscure emotions.
He slowly closed his eyes. So everyone around could see what intentions he had toward Chi Anyu, yet the person himself didn’t know.
Butler Ling returned from the company. The first thing that caught his eye was his young master carrying red wine, sitting on the sofa in a daze.
“Young master, what are you doing sitting here?”
Xie Junyi felt bitter in his heart. He gulped down the red wine and said gloomily, “Everyone can see what I feel for him! Only he doesn’t understand!”
Butler Ling immediately understood something and comforted him, “The young master is four years younger than you. You’re already an old ox eating young grass. What’s a little more patience?”
Xie Junyi: “…”
“Besides, the young master is at an age where he wants to have fun. You need to indulge him and coax him even more. Now the young master already likes your cooking, doesn’t he? Young master, we’ve already taken a big step forward.”
Xie Junyi was still very gloomy inside. Even stealing kisses in the middle of the night couldn’t relieve it anymore.
“Young master, think about it. Once you marry into the Chi family in the future, everything will be fine. The current situation is only temporary. We have to look at the long term.”
Butler Ling thought to himself, anyway he had already come to the Chi family and become the butler of the Chi family. It didn’t matter if the young master’s progress was a bit slow, as long as it didn’t affect him.
“Uncle Ling, I think Yubao also likes me a little in his heart. Can I just tell Yubao the truth?”
Butler Ling immediately sounded a Level 12 alarm: !!!
“Given the young master’s level of lovesickness, even a smile from the young master would be taken as liking. His words were completely unreliable.”
“Young master, you can’t act impulsively! This situation can’t be completely exposed yet.”
After all, it didn’t matter if the young master was disliked, but he couldn’t be implicated and get hated by the young master.