Chapter 25

Moss lowered his head to glance at him and ignored him.

Lan Luo, who had been ignored, felt a little wronged.

He hated his eldest brother.

Even if his eldest brother did not say it, he knew Father must have assigned him some task. Otherwise, with his eldest brother's personality, he would definitely stay by Father's side instead of coming to Master's place.

Father rarely gave Lan Luo tasks.

Because most of the time, Lan Luo would mess them up.

Both Father and his eldest brother thought he was a bad child.

Lan Luo pursed his lips, walked over to Qi Chao, and tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Feeling the tug below, Qi Chao smiled and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Little One?"

"He bullied me."

Lan Luo clenched Qi Chao's shirt as though he instinctively believed Qi Chao would surely take his side. He lifted his face and repeated, "Big Brother bullied me."

At that moment, Lan Luo was like a fox cub that had been bullied terribly in the forest and had finally found a tiger to rely on, believing without reason that this tiger would help him.

The "tiger" fell silent for a moment, then crouched down and picked Lan Luo up before calling Moss along to the living room.

Sitting in Master's arms, Lan Luo was happy.

He knew his eldest brother was definitely in trouble now.

If he had guessed right, the task Father gave his eldest brother must have had something to do with Master.

Moss followed behind Qi Chao, his black eyes shadowed.

It was not the first time Lan Luo had messed with him, but it was the first time he had wanted to personally teach Lan Luo a lesson. Clearly, his plan had been interrupted by Lan Luo just as it began.

Sensing his eldest brother's mood, Lan Luo's azure eyes narrowed into smiling crescents. Lan Luo was not afraid of his eldest brother. In terms of strength, the several brothers were evenly matched.

"Brother Shen, come down quickly!"

When Qi Chao reached the living room, he called loudly toward the second floor.

Lan Luo froze. Why call Father? He only needed to teach his eldest brother a lesson. If Father came down, he would definitely think Lan Luo was being childish.

Lan Luo looked panicked and was about to stop him when Qi Chao called out with a smile the next second:

"Lan Luo and Moss are having a spat! If you don't come watch now, it won't be interesting once they make up!"

Lan Luo: ...

Moss: ...

Chapter 25

Shen Yuxi was called downstairs.

But before he came down, the two dolls, one big and one small, had already made up.

Qi Chao set Lan Luo down, and the little blond doll immediately ran to his eldest brother, grabbed his clothes, and said to Qi Chao with a brilliant smile, "I was just playing around with Big Brother. He didn't bully me!"

Moss also extended his bandage-wrapped hand and stiffly patted Lan Luo's head. His voice was hoarse and dry, like sandpaper scraping across a tabletop. "Sorry. I was at fault too."

It was the first time Lan Luo had heard his eldest brother apologize.

Although the apology had been forced out of him, Lan Luo was very happy, and his grievance instantly vanished.

Seeing the two dolls, one big and one small, forgive each other, Qi Chao, who had been calling for a show, curled his lips slightly. Hearing footsteps from the stairs, he deliberately put on a disappointed expression and joked, "Brother Shen, you came too late. They've already made up."

"Is that so?"

Shen Yuxi chuckled, his gaze shifting from the dolls who seemed to be very close back to Qi Chao. "Looks like I won't get to see the show."

"It's fine." Qi Chao was magnanimous. "I'll call you again next time they fight so you can watch." He sounded as enthusiastic as a watermelon vendor hawking his wares.

Shen Yuxi smiled and nodded.

The two dolls beside them stiffened all over. Lan Luo stared straight at Qi Chao. Clearly, having forgiven his eldest brother, he was now angry with Qi Chao again.

At that point, Qi Chao became unusually oblivious again, not noticing anything strange at all. As he turned on the projector and searched for Lan Luo's favorite educational cartoon, he called out, "Lan Luo, Moss, come quickly. Your 'Bears Charge Forward' is starting."

Lan Luo nodded and quickly ran to the sofa to sit obediently, planning to keep being angry after he finished watching. Moss glanced at Qi Chao and silently walked over.

Hearing this, Doctor, who had been standing by the stairs, unhurriedly sat between the two dolls with his usual composure.

Qi Chao did not think Doctor's reaction was strange. Wasn't watching cartoons with children a perfectly normal way to build affection?

Looking at the father and two sons sitting in a row, a hint of amusement in his dark brown eyes, he turned and went into the kitchen. A few minutes later, Moss came in.

"Mossy, aren't you watching the cartoon? Why did you come in?" Qi Chao asked curiously.

Moss froze when he heard that form of address. His mouth moved beneath the bandages, but no sound came out. A few seconds later, his mouth moved again, but still no sound came out. After repeating this several times, he forced out a useless sentence. "I'm not watching."

Honestly, if Moss had spoken any slower, Qi Chao's hand might have reached for his head. The "young man's" stiff reactions were genuinely amusing to Qi Chao.

Moss's fingers twitched, and his black eyes dimmed slightly.

This was the most difficult task he had ever received.

Father had told him to build a good relationship with Qi Chao, but Moss did not know how. In his limited social experience, he had never encountered anything like this.

"Mossy, what does your father like?"

In fact, Moss did not need to worry about what to do. Qi Chao could find a topic himself. He vaguely guessed that Moss was following him because Doctor had said something.

Perhaps Moss had been too cold toward him that afternoon, so Doctor had admonished him a little? Qi Chao gave it a passing thought and then let it go. No matter what had happened, Moss truly wanted to get closer to him now. He could take this opportunity to ask about a few things.

"What does he like?"

Moss asked hoarsely.

Qi Chao hummed and added, "Yes, the more expensive, the better."

Doctor was unwilling to accept treatment fees on the grounds that they were friends. Qi Chao could not insist, but he also could not comfortably take advantage of Doctor. Giving him a gift was the best excuse.