Fuck this shitty world! Let it all fucking burn!

"Huh? So you guys are staying here?"

Lin Yuxuan looked around. They were not far from the foot of the mountain. He thought they should go a little farther up, since they had not seen a single chicken yet.

"Yeah, you guys go ahead." Chi An nodded calmly and began searching through the surrounding grass.

Lin Yuxuan said, "Okay, then we'll keep heading up."

"I'm staying here too."

With Chi An staying here, Fu Yanci naturally would not go any farther up either. He had come to drag him back, so of course he had to keep an eye on Chi An at all times.

Wearing an expression that said he had expected as much, Song Wenjing did not want to ask any more questions. He spread his hands and leaned straight against the nearest tree, clearly not planning to ask anything else.

They each had to find a basket of eggs anyway. Whatever. So be it. He was done trying.

Without a second thought, Chi An flatly refused. "No."

"Why?" His expression turned aggrieved again, just as before. His sleeves were casually rolled up, his forearms hanging down, and his long, slender hands rose involuntarily, wanting to grab Chi An's sleeve.

"Don't even think about stealing first place from me. Go find your own spot farther up."

Was he kidding? Did he think I was looking at useless junk on the way here?

He had already figured out what kinds of places chickens liked to lay their eggs in. Nobody was going to steal first place from him.

"...I don't even matter as much as your first place?"

The instant he heard Chi An's reason, Fu Yanci's expression grew complicated. An indescribable emotion showed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth drooped slightly, as though he was on the verge of going mad.

He, the great Fu Yanci, couldn't compare to eggs?

He suddenly felt an urge to flatten the entire mountain. Why did eggs have to be laid by chickens? Why couldn't they just appear out of thin air?!

Chi An answered Fu Yanci with his mercilessly retreating back. Fu Yanci's brows knitted slightly, his tongue unconsciously swept over his lips, and his eyes stayed fixed on Chi An's back as an inexplicable agitation rose within him.

Song Wenjing said, "Stop standing around like an idiot. If you finish this task faster than everyone else, won't you be able to do the next one with Chi An?"

Every damn day. What a fucking pain. Even filming a variety show meant having to coddle this young master!

I'm telling on him when we get back! He can get the hell out! I'm not putting up with this bullshit!

Unable to find an outlet for the frustration in his chest, Fu Yanci took several deep breaths in succession. Finally, he said a word to the cameraman and stepped out of frame.

[Huh? Where's Fu Yanci? Why aren't they filming him anymore?]

[Hey, hey, hey? Where's Fu Yanci? Don't let that man out of my sight.]

[What's wrong with him? He looks like he's having trouble controlling his emotions.]

[Hahahahahaha! Ahahaha!!! Hubby~ I came back to see you after checking out who you are~~~]

[Marry me, hubby! I don't mind being a wife in name only~ Even if you have a lover, I can take good care of them for you.]

[Hubby, marry me! I can get by on just fifty thousand a month!]

[What's going on? Have these people gone crazy? Why are they all calling Fu Yanci hubby?]

[Hubby, pick me! I'm mentally tough! I can take your scolding!]

[Stop dreaming, all of you. This man only has eyes for Chi An.]

[Can someone explain this to me? What's going on?]

[You know the Fu Corporation? That's right, the Fu Corporation owned by the richest man in Z Country, and the same Fu Corporation that successfully drove a major local company in M Country into bankruptcy. You know the chairman of the Fu Corporation? That's right, he's Fu Yanci's biological dad, my father-in-law!!! Hubby! Marry me! I'll cover for you! Go fool around all you want!]

Within a few short minutes, Fu Yanci's photos went viral online. Even some publicly available information about him was dug up in full by netizens.

A doctoral graduate of S University, he already had three companies under his name at twenty-five, counting only the headquarters, not the branches. A few years ago, he had bought an entire small island outright, and there had never been any women romantically linked to him.

Crying Till My Head Goes Numb: Aaaah! With his status as the heir, what right does Chi An have to yell at him?! What's wrong with carrying it for him?! I'm willing to cover for you two!

Sad Grape Raises Its Head: Suddenly I feel better. Even the heir can't stand being given the silent treatment. Maybe my boyfriend is rich too. If he is, I can put up with him giving me the silent treatment.

.Scammed Out of Three Battery Bars by an Online Romance: Drag the love-addled ones out, especially terminal cases like this. Beyond saving.

Flying Sow Spirit: He's already the heir. What more could you possibly want, Chi An? If you don't want him, give him to me! (crawls in the shadows) (twists into a pretzel) (hair covering face) (extends deathly pale claws) Give him to me-!

Take It Steamily and You'll Be Cooked: I'm just saying, is it possible Chi An has a background too? He's known the heir for so long, and they even went to the same university. Has it never occurred to you to dig into him?

An Honest Man Doesn't Fart in Secret: You think people would leave Chi An alone after digging into the heir? Isn't nobody saying anything precisely because they couldn't find anything?

Elsewhere, Lu Wanqing's manager's heart lurched as she looked at the name in the trending searches. She had never imagined that Fu Yanci came from the Fu Family. What sort of existence was the Fu Family?

A tiny bit slipping through their fingers would be enough to fund a movie. Besides, families like that, based in the capital, generally had over a hundred years of history. How could people like them possibly afford to offend them?!

Remembering how Fu Yanci had berated Lu Wanqing at the airport, the manager's face turned another shade paler. She could not wait any longer. She had to get in touch with Lu Wanqing tonight!

By the time Fu Yanci reappeared on camera, five minutes had passed. In just those five minutes, Song Wenjing's basket had gained three eggs, which he had found by casually poking through the grass beside him.

It seemed heaven had taken pity on him, seen how miserable he already was, and given him a little something.

"You're back?" Squatting in the grass and feeling around, he could not help the twitch at the corner of his eye when he saw how refreshed Fu Yanci looked.

"Keep an eye on the grass. I just found three eggs in here."

Fu Yanci said, "Then you're pretty bad at this. I only have a dozen or so."

He walked past Song Wenjing carrying his basket. As though deliberately making sure Song Wenjing could see the eggs inside, he hooked the basket on just one finger, holding it at exactly the right height for the squatting Song Wenjing to see everything clearly.

Song Wenjing: ...

Fuck this shitty world! Let it all fucking burn! Nobody gets to live! Hurry up and die already!

[What's going on? What did Fu Yanci just go off to do? Why does he have so many eggs?]

[I know! To protect his image, he must have deliberately told the cameraman to focus on Song Wenjing, then caught a chicken, held it in both hands, and ordered: Chicken, I command you to lay eggs!]

[No, no, no, you've got the description wrong. Fu Yanci should be staring at the chicken with hazy, affectionate eyes, saying in his deep, magnetic voice: Hen, hurry up and lay eggs for me. You'll never escape my grasp in this lifetime. No matter where you run, I'll catch you and bring you back. Lay eggs for me!]

Bonus scene: Fu Yanci and Chi An's first meeting (1)

In all his years alive, Chi An had never imagined he would encounter such a lunatic.

Having people confess to him was already a common occurrence, but he had never expected a girl to turn around and confess to someone else right after he rejected her, using the exact same fucking love letter.

Were people being this thrifty even with love confessions these days?

Standing behind a pillar with his arms crossed, Chi An looked the man up and down and summed him up in one sentence:

Handsome, but not as handsome as him.

Perhaps his gaze was too obvious, because the man raised his head and looked straight over. With several meters between them, their eyes met just like that.

Not remotely guilty about being caught, Chi An tilted his head slightly and casually raised an eyebrow, letting a hint of provocation show.

Seeing the man walk toward him, Chi An had no intention of leaving. He simply stared straight at him, watching him come to a stop in front of him.

"Is-!"

He had barely gotten out one word before the other man clapped a hand over his mouth. Wrapping his other arm around Chi An's waist, he lifted him straight off the ground and carried him into hiding by the restroom entrance. "Shh. There's a good show coming."

Still held in that position, with the pressure around his abdomen making him uncomfortable, Chi An elbowed backward to signal that the man should put him down. Instead, the man planted one foot on a step and sat Chi An on his thigh.

"Don't move. We're watching the drama. I saw a guy sneaking looks at that girl for ages. He's holding a lousy piece of paper. Probably going to confess."

His face as dark as the sky before a downpour, his arms pinned, Chi An could not move a muscle. No, wait, he still had his legs. Just as he was about to give the man behind him a kick, he looked up and saw a boy run over to the girl and shyly hold something out to her. That caught Chi An's interest too, and he stopped moving despite himself, craning his neck to watch.

The whole thing took no more than two minutes. The girl walked away without a care, leaving the boy standing there alone, head lowered, rooted blankly to the spot. There was no telling what he was thinking. The next second, the boy charged straight toward the restroom. Chi An's eyes widened in alarm, and he struggled nonstop.

"Hey, hey, hey! Stop squirming! It's not like I'm refusing to put you down!"

Releasing his hold, the man gripped Chi An under the arms and set him on the ground. Chi An spun around furiously, just about to start cursing, when the boy rushed in and opened the first stall. Whatever he saw, he slammed the door shut with a bang, then moved to the second, the third, all the way to the last. Without entering a single stall, the boy broke down outside and began wailing at the top of his lungs:

"Boohoo! Waaah!!!"

"Who the hell has this much shit?! Wasn't one stall enough?!!!"

"You've filled up the whole restroom with shit! Where am I supposed to cry?!!!"

"Why did she reject me again?!!!"

"Why couldn't she at least give me a good reason for rejecting me?! Waaaah!!!"

"Why should I have to bear her anger over getting rejected by someone else?! Why?!!!"

"Waaah!!!"