Pei Yanchuan had dragged Ye Chu along the entire way. Only after looking back at a corner and confirming that no one had followed them did Ye Chu gradually stop.
Pei Yanchuan had spent ages hanging in midair, then run all that way. Now drenched in sweat, he leaned against the wall, panting, but still turned Ye Chu by the shoulders first to examine him carefully. "Ye Chu, those Person-Eaters didn't do anything to you, did they?"
Ye Chu shook his head. "I'm fine."
A few seconds later, he asked, "Didn't I tell you not to come looking for me?" He wore the same slightly bewildered expression he had when he saw Pei Yanchuan on the Second Floor. "Why?"
"S-sorry, Ye Chu." Thinking Ye Chu was angry with him, Pei Yanchuan was so frightened he could barely get his words out. "I... I was afraid you'd get hurt..." I wasn't deliberately disobeying you.
Ye Chu said nothing. Suddenly, he dropped his head heavily onto Pei Yanchuan's shoulder and stayed there. His hair brushed unconsciously against the side of the other man's neck, and Pei Yanchuan felt as though that patch of skin was about to burn.
Pei Yanchuan had no idea what was happening. His hands flailed helplessly in the air twice, and he didn't dare move another inch.
Sensing the movements beside him, Ye Chu suddenly gave a little laugh. "Idiot."
There had been thirty Person-Eaters. One wrong move, and he might never have come back. Yet he had been so reckless, so stubborn, making his way to Ye Chu step by step without even caring about his own life.
What was that if not idiocy?
Pei Yanchuan hadn't heard what Ye Chu said. "Hm?"
Ye Chu straightened, lifting his head from Pei Yanchuan's shoulder. "Nothing. Where's Youyou?" His