"Were you trying to drive me away just so you could investigate this X Club?"
Huo Wenye's fingers tightened slightly around Xie Chen's waist as he asked unhappily.
"Not entirely," Xie Chen said, glancing elsewhere. "Mostly because my adoptive father really doesn't approve!"
"He doesn't approve, so you're going to abandon me?" Huo Wenye's chest tightened with anger. He opened his mouth and bit Xie Chen's neck. "How could you be so heartless?!"
"Hiss—stop biting, that really hurts!"
Xie Chen made as if to dodge.
But Huo Wenye let go first.
Just then, the Maybach pulled over by the roadside. Huo Wenye pushed open the door and got out. "Wait in the car. I'm going to buy you some water."
"Mm." Xie Chen replied absentmindedly as he rubbed his neck.
The instant the car door closed, a faint voice drifted over from the driver's seat. "I've never seen the young master like this before."
"Huh?" Xie Chen did not understand and looked confused.
The driver's gaze met his through the rearview mirror. "The young master had autism. It took a long time of treatment before he could sense the things around him. But even after that, his emotions remained rather muted, until he met you."
"Huo Wenye was sick?! No wonder!"
Xie Chen suddenly understood.
All those strange, bizarre behaviors now had a reasonable explanation!
"Please don't hurt the young master. If you can be with him, then please stay with him to the end. If you can't... I hope you'll let go as soon as possible," the driver sighed. "Otherwise, with the young master's personality, there's a good chance he might..."
Before he could finish, the car door opened.
Huo Wenye got in, unscrewed the cap of a bottle of soda water, and handed it to Xie Chen. When