What kind of ability was this?

[Things got too busy for a while, and I feel like the later parts went off the rails, so proceed with caution, everyone.]

"This is the only thing I've ever asked you for in my entire life. Why can't you just lend me some money?"

Ye Qing heard Ye Chen's voice the moment he walked through the door. He sighed softly, unsure what had happened. His second brother had urgently sent someone to call him home.

Whenever either of them ran into something they couldn't handle as children, they would always drag the other in to help take the blame.

But why did it feel like something serious had happened this time?

Sensing the tension inside, Ye Qing quickly called out, "Dad, Mom, I'm home!"

Ye Chen looked at Ye Qing and immediately said, "Little brother, tell them who's right here. I finally brought a friend home, and all I wanted was to borrow some money from Mom and Dad, but look at their attitude."

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Ye Mother couldn't help snapping, "What's wrong with our attitude? You don't even know what kind of person you've brought home, you idiot!"

"And you have the nerve to call your brother home! Borrow some money? You call that a little?"

Who asked to borrow ten million?!

Besides, he shouldn't think she couldn't see what was going on between them. Her son had probably fallen head over heels, while the other boy knew exactly what he was doing.

Ye Chen protested, "Mom, why would you say that about him?"

The argument continued, but Ye Qing stared blankly at the young man beside Ye Chen. He was a head shorter than Ye Chen, and Ye Mother's words seemed to have frightened him. Tears hovered in his eyes without falling, making him look utterly pitiful.

But that wasn't what caught Ye Qing's attention. It was the text above the young man's head.

Perhaps intimidated by Ye Qing's stare, Xia Zhe edged behind Ye Chen.

"Little brother, why are you staring at A-Zhe like that?"

Hearing what Ye Chen called him, Ye Qing asked uncertainly, "His name is Xia Zhe?"

A second later, Ye Chen gave him his answer. "How did you know?"

Perhaps feeling it would be rude to stay silent, Xia Zhe said gently, "Hello."

Hearing his voice, Ye Qing froze. His head was spinning a little. "Wait. Hold on until I'm ready before you keep arguing."

At Ye Qing's words, everyone in the living room stopped talking and took a seat on a sofa. Of course, they might simply have been tired of arguing.

Naturally, Xia Zhe sat beside Ye Chen. Watching Ye Chen comfort him, Ye Qing felt rather dazed.

As he looked at Xia Zhe, it finally clicked. So he could see Xia Zhe's experiences.

My second brother had it way too rough! Ye Qing marveled inwardly, oblivious to the fact that every member of the Ye Family had turned to look at him.

But Ye Qing was absorbed in what he was seeing and didn't notice his family's gazes.

Looking at it this way, my second brother was a total sucker. How did I never realize he was such a hopeless romantic?

This time, the Ye Family noticed that Ye Qing's lips hadn't moved at all. Then the voice they had just heard was...

Ye Chen looked straight at Ye Qing. "What are you talking about?"

Ye Qing blinked innocently. "I didn't say anything."

Ye Chen felt his chest tighten. Ye Qing hadn't spoken, but he had certainly said plenty in his head.

Ye Chen looked at Ye Qing, a hint of disappointment in his eyes. "Are you trying to stop me too?"

After all, he believed Ye Qing should be on his side. As for what he had just heard, he figured Ye Qing was merely spouting nonsense.

Ye Qing didn't answer, but inwardly, he launched into a furious tirade.

We definitely can't lend him the money. Otherwise, my second brother will lose his mind later.

This Xia Zhe really is something. He only broke up with one boyfriend a little while ago, and now he's already set his sights on my second brother.

No, let me take a closer look.

Hearing Ye Qing's words, Ye Chen wasn't particularly surprised. Xia Zhe had told him about his past relationships, and every time, Xia Zhe had been the one who was wronged.

The other three members of the Ye Family were in no hurry now. They just wanted to hear what Ye Qing would say.

Tsk, tsk. My poor second brother.

Xia Zhe really was something. Since reaching adulthood, he had dated no fewer than ten boyfriends. Someone like that shouldn't have had anyone he genuinely loved, yet at nineteen, Xia Zhe had actually fallen for someone. Because that boyfriend needed money, Xia Zhe had specifically targeted wealthy young men, playing with their feelings so they would spend money on him.

One had to admit that Xia Zhe was remarkably skilled. He had parted amicably with every one of them, leaving them pining for him, and had never once suffered a setback.

Naturally, all that money had gone to Xia Zhe's darling boyfriend.

Looking at it this way, Xia Zhe seems like a hopeless romantic too, but the harmful kind, Ye Qing concluded inwardly.

All right, back to the point. Out of everyone, my second brother had it the worst.

At that moment, everyone except Ye Chen wondered inwardly whether they were finally getting to the good part.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen looked at Ye Qing with indescribably complicated feelings.

Right now, Xia Zhe and my second brother really aren't together yet. That's because Xia Zhe hasn't accepted him. He also told my second brother he was in trouble, and that it would take ten million to resolve it.

My second brother didn't believe him at first, but Xia Zhe kept running into trouble. He wanted to help, but Xia Zhe refused to explain, insisting that only money could solve it.

In reality, it was all an act staged by Xia Zhe and his boyfriend to get my second brother's money.

By then, Xia Zhe was certain my second brother had fallen for him. Because of those feelings, my second brother didn't look into things much. But he couldn't come up with ten million himself, which led to this scene.

Later, probably because the two of them realized how easy my second brother was to fool, Xia Zhe stayed with him, and they even enjoyed some sweet times together.

But then one day, Xia Zhe said someone had done that to him. Afterward, he said he was pregnant.

Yeah, the baby wasn't my second brother's either. More importantly, how could a man get pregnant? But my second brother was so bewitched that he actually believed Xia Zhe was pregnant.

Then Xia Zhe said they should break up. My second brother refused and even comforted him, saying it was fine. He'd raise the baby once it was born, even if it wasn't his.

Damn it, my second brother is such an idiot!!!

Ye Qing simply couldn't contain his anger.

Later, the baby died, and Xia Zhe died along with it. Supposedly, he died in childbirth.

At this point, Ye Qing truly couldn't take it anymore.

That ending is ridiculous, but the problem is, my second brother believed it.

Yeah, after that, my second brother never fell in love with anyone else for the rest of his life.

Hahaha, how is this so funny? In the end, Ye Qing couldn't hold it in.

By now, the Ye Family had also realized that they must have been hearing Ye Qing's thoughts. Strange as that sounded, none of them could spare much attention for it right now.

Looking at the whole thing, my second brother was nothing but a sucker. He was being cheated on left, right, and center.

Hearing Ye Qing's thoughts, the other three involuntarily looked at the top of Ye Chen's head.

Ye Chen felt a little panicked. He wasn't sure whether what Ye Qing said was true. He glanced at Xia Zhe and felt he ought to trust him. After all, he was the first person Ye Chen had ever fallen for.

Even as he thought that, he still felt uneasy.

The silence in the living room had gone on too long. Xia Zhe tugged at Ye Chen's sleeve and said pitifully, "If your parents won't accept it, maybe we... we should just..."

"No!" Ye Chen objected without thinking.

That's pretty unfair of my second brother. He's clearly stopping him from finding his next target.

Of course, judging by all my years of reading novels, he might not actually want my second brother to give up on borrowing the money. After all, my second brother is rich and gullible.