As if afraid he might go hungry, Xie Junyi made the late-night snack very quickly, and a bowl of pasta was soon ready.
Chi Anyu sat on the counter, swinging his legs.
Xie Junyi held the pasta in his hand, gently blew on it, and then brought it to Chi Anyu’s lips.
Chi Anyu took a bite of the noodles and said indistinctly, “Alright, don’t sleep in that storage room anymore. Tomorrow, move into the guest room next to mine. That way, my dad won’t keep thinking I’m bullying you.”
System 07 emphasized, 『Host, you’re breaking your character setting!』
Chi Anyu shot back, “How am I breaking my character setting? I’m arrogantly ordering him around!”
System 07: “…”
Xie Junyi calmly acknowledged it; it didn’t matter to him where he stayed anyway.
After finishing the bowl of noodles, Chi Anyu was truly full this time. Before Xie Junyi could wipe the corner of his mouth clean, he jumped off the counter, dumped the mess on Xie Junyi, and headed upstairs without looking back.
Xie Junyi stared hotly at Chi Anyu’s round backside. Only after the figure disappeared did he withdraw his gaze, letting it fall between his own legs.
His symptoms were becoming more and more obvious.
He had originally planned to endure it tonight and restrain himself from going upstairs to find that person.
At three in the morning.
The door to the master bedroom on the second floor creaked open.
A faint light seeped in.
Xie Junyi lowered his eyes, walked straight in, and sat on the edge of the bed. Fixing his gaze on the sleeping face in the bed, his breathing suddenly grew heavy.
Chi Anyu turned over in his sleep.
Before long, Xie Junyi closed his eyes and panted. Only when the sky began to turn a pale fish-belly white did he leave the room.
The next morning.
Chi Anyu woke up and sat on the bed, his eyes dazed. When he became aware of a certain part of his body, he was completely mortified.
Last night, he actually…
This was completely unreasonable, too shameful to speak of.
System 07 watched its host sit dumbfounded on the bed for half an hour and finally couldn’t help but speak up, 『What are you doing sitting on the bed like a statue?』
“System, I keep feeling like something’s off.”
System 07 curled its lips, 『What’s off?』
Chi Anyu opened his mouth as if to speak, but in the end, he just kicked off the covers and got out of bed. “Forget it, I can’t explain this to you.”
System 07: “…” The child’s grown up, starting to have his own thoughts.
When Chi Anyu came downstairs with his hair a mess, everyone was already seated at the dining table. He found the farthest seat, pulled out a dining chair, and sat down.
Father Chi looked at him with an air of disappointment. “Get yourself cleaned up today. You’re coming with me to a banquet tonight.”
Chi Anyu took a sip of milk and flatly refused, “Not going!”
“What are you doing staying home all day? If you don’t go, I’ll cut off your card! Let’s see how you go out and have fun.”
That line hit right at his weakness.
Chi Anyu said helplessly, “Dad, you know what kind of son you have. Those banquets are boring for me too. Just take that Bai guy along.”
Bai Jin paused in his meal. He hadn’t been woken up by the commotion last night, but he thought of Xie Junyi and let it go.
Xie Junyi handed the beef he had already cut to Chi Anyu and swapped their plates.
“At this rate, how am I supposed to ever feel at ease with you!” Father Chi’s voice suddenly rose.
Chi Anyu ate the cut-up beef with his fork, completely unafraid.
Father Chi left the table in a huff.
Father Chi was serious this time and really cut off Chi Anyu’s card. Chi Anyu, feeling a bit down, went to drink at a bar. The bar manager respectfully returned the card to Chi Anyu.
“Young Master Chi, maybe you should try another card?”
Chi Anyu took the card and said in a low voice, “Wait a moment, I need to make a call.”
He thought it over and sent Xie Junyi a message, asking him to come to the bar.
System 07 teased him, 『What’s this? You’re not following the plot this time, and yet you still need him to clean up your mess?』
Chi Anyu rubbed his nose. “I’m just borrowing some money from him. It’s not like I won’t pay him back! I need to enjoy myself a bit in the early stages, or else when I die a miserable death later, I’ll have lost out big time.”
Xie Junyi thought something had happened to Chi Anyu at the bar. He didn’t even bother to finish the meeting, didn’t change his clothes, and rushed over immediately, leaving a group of people utterly bewildered.
“What’s wrong? What happened?” Xie Junyi arrived at the bar out of breath, his hair disheveled, his gaze scanning Chi Anyu anxiously.
He hadn’t secretly followed him today, and something had already happened. He really wanted to tie the person to his belt and take him wherever he went.
“My dad really cut off my card this morning. I came to the bar to drink but didn’t have any money. Do you have any cash on you? Spot me first.” The more Chi Anyu spoke, the more guilty his tone became.
Xie Junyi was almost amused by his audacity. So he’d come to the bar to drink and didn’t have any money.
He rubbed his temples and took a card out of his pocket, handing it to the manager.
“Come back with me. Don’t come to the bar anymore.”
That immediately triggered Chi Anyu’s rebellious side. “Even my dad doesn’t boss me around! What right do you have to boss me around? Who do you think you are, Xie Junyi? Know your place!”
Xie Junyi softened his tone and half-squatted in front of him. “That’s not what I meant. Sometimes when you get drunk, you don’t even realize it. Being alone at the bar is still hard to feel at ease about.”
Chi Anyu frowned in rebuttal. “I’ve been to this bar dozens of times and nothing’s ever happened! Who would dare touch me?”
“That’s because I’ve always been…”
Following you in secret.
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Xie Junyi closed his eyes and swallowed them back down.
Chi Anyu waved his hand in annoyance. “Alright, alright. I’m not in the mood to keep drinking anyway. I’ll pay you back tonight.”
He’d have to give in to his dad after all and follow him to that banquet tonight.
When he got back to the Chi Family, Chi Anyu went straight upstairs to his room, feeling that everything Xie Junyi said in his ear was annoying. He completely ignored the other person.
Xie Junyi’s face turned gloomy, but upon hearing the whole story, Butler Ling immediately sided with the other party.
“Young Master, the young master is still young. You should be more lenient with him. You’re an adult now, why are you arguing with him? If he wants to go to the bar, let him. Besides, going to the bar for some fun isn’t a big deal.” Butler Ling said protectively.
Xie Junyi: “…” Whose butler are you anyway?
“Besides, since you’re going to marry into the Chi Family sooner or later, what’s the harm in the young master using a little money? The assets of the Xie Family will eventually belong to our young master anyway.”
Xie Junyi: “…” Since when did he ever say he was marrying into the family?