His alone forever

[This stinker-so accurate, that's exactly the vibe!]

[Holy shit, absurd, so fucking absurd. That's savage, hahaha!]

[Yangyang's resentful little look is killing me. Who would've thought he'd be happily wearing green masks with his bestie, only for his bestie's husband to suddenly strip his green mask off!]

[Hahaha, that look in Young Master Fu's eyes. He didn't just want to strip off the mask, he wanted to snatch the apple too.]

[I'm dying from the sweetness! Seeing his wife feed his bestie an apple and wear a green-leaf mask drove Young Master Fu wild with jealousy. He even abandoned his manners and snatched it himself. Hahaha, Young Master Fu, you're so hopelessly in love.]

[Young Master Fu wore a green mask for love! Aaaah, I declare the Shangwei ship is real!]

Lou Jun's face turned green, then red as he struggled to hold it in.

The others were much the same. Cheng Yu even secretly sniffed a cuff. It really did seem to stink a little!

Face instantly flushing, Cheng Yu jumped up and pointed at Xu Chao. "It's all your fault! You knew the fruit was poisonous and deliberately didn't warn us. You gave us all diarrhea!"

Lin Yang immediately jumped up too, pointing straight at Cheng Yu's nose.

"Whose fault? Whose fault did you say it was?!"

"Chaochao warned you. You refused to listen and even thought he was spouting nonsense out of jealousy. Chaochao is an absolute genius. Would he be jealous of someone who did all that research and still only managed to find poisonous fruit that gives you diarrhea?"

Those scathing words slapped everyone across the face.

Shen Xinbai, singled out by name, felt even more as though his face was swollen and battered. So furious that his nails dug into his palms, he finally put on an aggrieved expression and began shifting the blame.

"Chaochao, I know you resent me. You saw me mistake poisonous fruit for good fruit and deliberately kept quiet, waiting to watch me humiliate myself. You can target me, but everyone else is innocent. They shouldn't have to suffer like this."

With those words, he not only cleared himself of responsibility but deftly redirected their resentment over the diarrhea.

What a pure, innocent little hypocrite!

But as luck would have it, he could play innocent too.

"I did notice something was off earlier. The fruit was too brightly colored. It looked less like wild raspberries and more like mock strawberries. But since I hadn't done research beforehand like Shen Xinbai, I couldn't be sure. Just as I was about to take a closer look, you accused me of talking nonsense out of jealousy."

At that, the young man's eyes drooped, and he lightly bit his lip, looking fragile and bewildered.

"Besides, why would you say I resent you? Did you do something behind my back to wrong me?"

That's right!!!

Everyone's gossip-hungry eyes shot toward Shen Xinbai.

Shen Xinbai instantly felt a chill down his back. Cursing inwardly, he was about to explain, but Xu Chao didn't give him the chance.

"Oh, I get it. It's because I used to pursue Lou Jun."

At those words, Lou Jun's brows immediately rose high, a hint of smugness appearing in his eyes.

Everything Xu Chao had done really was to get his attention!

Meanwhile, someone else.

His exquisite, coolly pale face was covered in icy menace, yet a smile lingered at the corners of his tightly pressed lips. Those two completely opposing emotions mingled together, eerie and cold.

As though sensing something too, Xu Chao continued without pausing.

"So you assumed all on your own that seeing you two together would make me lose it and get jealous. But!"

He vigorously fanned a little hand in front of his nose, his tone as disgusted as could be.

"Blame me for being too young back then to tell a person from a dog. A low-quality man like Lou Jun? Whoever wants him can have him. Stay the hell away from me, got it!"

As those forceful words fell, Lou Jun's face turned purple. "Xu Chao, you!"

Xu Chao didn't give him the slightest attention, turning to lavish on the flattery instead!

"Most importantly, I now have the most handsome, most wonderful, most loving husband in the whole world!"

"Darling, Chaochao loves you so, so much."

Fu Sichen flexed his fingers, gripping the young man's slender, supple waist. "Good boy, my wife."

His voice was tender and lingering to the bone, yet it sent a chill through Xu Chao's entire body. Instinctively, he threw himself into the man's arms.

Fu Sichen tightened his hold around the young man's waist. "What's wrong?"

Xu Chao froze too, not understanding why he was terrified of Fu Sichen, or why his body burrowed into his arms.

But since he'd already burrowed in, he might as well stay.

Xu Chao's eyes flickered. When he opened his mouth again, his soft, sticky-sweet voice carried an aggrieved, tearful note.

"I clearly warned them beforehand that the fruit was poisonous. They didn't believe me, and now they're blaming me instead. Sob, sob, they're all bullying me. Darling, will you teach them a lesson for me?"

Everyone: "?"

Wait!

Weren't they just in the middle of a melodramatic love triangle?

How had this suddenly turned into tattling?!

But what surprised them even more was that Fu Sichen didn't push away the little wife who had nearly made a cuckold of him. Instead, he pulled him forcefully into his arms.

Lifting his lashes, he swept his icy gaze over everyone, his low, husky voice heavy with pressure. "You bullied my wife."

Whether because Fu Sichen's presence was too overpowering or because they all felt guilty, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

After a long while, Shen Xinbai bit his lip and said reluctantly, "Young Master Fu, we're the ones with diarrhea. He's perfectly fine."

"Chaochao cried," Fu Sichen said.

Everyone immediately looked at Xu Chao, just in time to see him burying himself against the man's chest and grinning with a mouthful of little white teeth.

A dog throwing its weight around with its master's backing!

A petty villain basking in success!

"Young Master Fu, Xu Chao isn't crying at all!" Shen Xinbai shouted shrilly.

Oh no, he'd been caught secretly laughing.

Xu Chao hurriedly burrowed deeper into the man's arms and let out a few whimpers.

Fu Sichen didn't even glance at the tattletale, focusing solely on his wife. "What's wrong?"

Oh, so he was tattling on him.

Then he couldn't blame him for being ruthless!

Xu Chao rose slightly onto his toes, leaned close to the man's ear, and whispered like a little devil, "Make them give me compensation."

The young man's soft lips lightly brushed the shell of his ear, stirring an unbearable tickle.

In an instant, Fu Sichen lost control and tightened his grip around the young man's soft waist.

Xu Chao gave a small cry of pain. He was done for, done for. He'd really gotten carried away, actually making such a bandit-like demand of the big shot. Fu Sichen was so upright and honorable. There was no way he'd agree!

But the next second, the man's low, husky, magnetic voice sounded. "Compensate my wife and apologize."

Everyone: "?"

Xu Chao: "!!!"

Xu Chao abruptly lifted his little face, staring at Fu Sichen in disbelief.

The man looked down at him too, his long, narrow black eyes dark, intent, and affectionate.

As though scorched by that gaze, Xu Chao's fair cheeks turned pink. A little shy, he said softly, "You're the best, darling."

Unable to resist, Fu Sichen pinched the young man's rosy little cheek.

Everyone: "..." Ugh, how annoying. Not only did they have to give compensation, they had to have this lovey-dovey display shoved down their throats too. Seriously!

[Holy shit, these two are so sweet!]

["Compensate my wife and apologize," aaaah! Does anyone understand how much that line means? He spoils him so much, so much.]

[Look, look, look! Young Master Fu's gaze is anything but innocent. He's really fallen in love, hasn't he!]

[Baby Chaochao is so cute when he acts all soft and clingy. Who could withstand that?!]

Naturally, the others were unwilling.

Their supplies were already limited, and now they actually had to compensate Xu Chao and apologize. Who would want to?!

But first, they really had been in the wrong, and second, Fu Sichen was watching them menacingly. However unwilling they were, they had to hand things over.

Xu Chao immediately perked up.

He left Fu Sichen's arms and ran over with smug little steps to pick out supplies.

He had to admit that the production team was quite generous.

The supply packs contained not only all kinds of tools but also all kinds of tasty food.

After picking through everything, Xu Chao took a pot from Shen Xinbai and Lou Jun's supply pack, a self-heating hot pot from Cheng Yu and Wen Shiting's, and five ham sausages from Zhou Nan and Lin Yang's.

He even made a point of emphasizing it.

"These five ham sausages are your share. They have nothing to do with Yangyang. Don't you sneak any of the remaining five ham sausages that belong to Yangyang."

Zhou Nan: "..." Speechless!

Everyone: "..." Hilarious!

After laughing, they couldn't help breathing sighs of relief.

They had thought Xu Chao would choose the precious compressed biscuits and water, but instead he had picked a pile of things that wouldn't keep him full.

Meanwhile, watching Xu Chao plunge among the men like a colorful butterfly, picking here and choosing there, he felt inexplicably weighed down and wanted to tear all those men to pieces!

But the next second, the young man returned carrying a pile of spoils and smiled at him, bright and adorable.

"Darling, I got a self-heating hot pot. We can have a feast later."

So soft, so sweet.

He wanted to lock him in a cage and keep him all to himself forever.