Who Wouldn't Get Goosebumps Hearing That?!

When the adoption procedures were being handled, the Xie Family had been especially high-profile.

The entrance to the orphanage had been packed with newspaper reporters they had notified in advance. Before they had even passed through the iron gates, the headline copy had already been written and submitted for review.

It was understandable.

After all, it was charity work. It could improve the Xie Family's reputation and, in turn, boost their related industries.

Businesspeople like them would never miss such a rare opportunity for free publicity.

But in truth, when they decided to adopt, the Xie Family had not yet emerged from the grief of losing a loved one.

On the contrary, seeing Xie Chen, who was the same age as Xie Ran, felt like having their wound forcibly torn open, hot blood gushing out.

They even felt guilty whenever they treated their adopted son a little better.

Their biological child was still suffering somewhere unknown, while the orphan before them enjoyed all the privilege in his place.

It was simply too unfair!

The older brothers clearly felt the same way. From the moment Xie Chen entered the Xie Family's home, they had treated him with cold indifference, unwilling to spare him even the slightest bit of affection.

Distant, aloof, cold-hearted.

Xie Chen had once thought those six words were simply ingrained in the Xie Family's genes, that they treated everyone equally—until the loved one they had lost to human traffickers stepped into the living room...

The visible change in their emotions left Xie Chen unable to deceive himself any longer.

So trying so hard to please them had been useless. He could never compete with blood being thicker than water.

In the end, he had given his heart to the wrong people.

Oh, no.

He had just been a fucking idiot!

"Xie Chen, even if you're just a dog raised by the Xie Family, you should know how to be grateful and protect your master, shouldn't you?!" Humiliated after being slapped in the face, Xie Jinran flew into a rage. Forgetting that he was in front of the cameras, he nearly roared.

Xie Chen grinned. "What, you got so used to being waited on that you can't handle supporting yourself now?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and, as if by accident, planted his foot on the custom-tailored suit. "The filming's going to last a while. I'd advise you to get used to it early."

Before his words had even faded, Xie Chen shoved one hand into his pocket and headed for the kitchen.

The aroma of chicken stew in an iron pot smelled amazing.

He needed to hurry over and keep an eye on the fire...

He was quietly making his little plans,

while Xie Jinran remained rooted to the spot, unable to come back to his senses.

The brother who had once stood high above everyone else had now fallen into the mud.

Not only was he filthy and miserable, he had been stomped on a few times for good measure.

Xie Jinran lowered his eyes to the ruined suit. For a moment, he could not tell whether he felt more bitterness or more hatred.

He opened his mouth, about to speak, when a thin figure darted past him. Seemingly unafraid of the dirt, he picked up the custom-tailored suit and held it to his chest. "Third Brother, it's okay. I'll wash it for you. Don't be angry with Brother Xie Chen. Maybe he just hasn't gotten over it yet. Once this passes, he'll be fine."

"You're still the good one," Xie Jinran said, patting his biological younger brother's shoulder with relief. He casually took the suit from his arms. "How could I bear to let you wash it? Just leave it like this. We'll give it to the servants when we get back."

"Thank you, Third Brother." Xie Ran smiled sweetly.

The cameraman could not take it anymore. "Here we fucking go again!"

They put on a show at the drop of a hat.

Were they trying to disgust people to death?!

"Who are you cursing?" Xie Jinran turned his head.

"Everyone's already gone, and it's just you two dawdling here like there are still viewers watching?!" the cameraman snapped without any politeness. "I've had enough. In a minute, I'm going to ask Director Li to let me quit!"

[Hahahaha, this follow-cam PD has some guts. He actually wants to throw in the towel?!]

[Is this for filming effect? If it isn't staged, this PD's professionalism is pretty questionable!]

[I can understand him. Just listening to those two brothers talk gives me goosebumps, let alone being there in person! And this cameraman has been following them around all day without even getting a sip of water, constantly caught in the crossfire. No wonder he's resentful!]