Who is he to you!?

Letting out a heavy breath, Ren Anwen took a moment to recover, then braced both hands against the ground and struggled to her feet. When she looked up and saw Chi Shuran standing beside the door, a powerful surge of guilt suddenly rose within her, and she hurriedly searched around for Chi An.

She clearly remembered that Chi An had fallen because she had grabbed him. If anything happened to him, how could she face Chi Shuran?

Having witnessed all four of them tumble down the mountain, Chi Shuran nearly dropped the cup of water in her hand. She stood frozen, disbelief written across her face.

"What is going on with you guys?"

"I was wondering why Chi An wanted me to come down first and wouldn't let me go back up. So this is what you're all into?"

"It's good for young people to embrace freedom, but you're in front of the cameras, after all. You should rein it in a little."

Looking as though she understood everything, Chi Shuran drained her cup in one gulp.

"No, no, no, it's not what you think!"

Terrified of being misunderstood, Ren Wuyang hurriedly waved his hands and explained, "We ran down the mountain because a flock of chickens was chasing us. It's just that I didn't watch where I was going afterward..."

"I accidentally ran down a slope, and then I couldn't stop, so I ended up rolling straight down..."

At this point, Ren Wuyang's face flushed bright red. His eyes darted aside, his fingers tightly gripping the hem of his shirt, and he never dared look at Chi Shuran.

It was all because he spent all his time holed up in the laboratory. Now he couldn't even run outside without falling. He absolutely had to work on his fitness once he got back.

"I-!"

"I'll go check on my brother!"

It took all her effort to swallow the words that had almost escaped her mouth. Chi Shuran changed what she was about to say and quickly moved over to the table.

"Move, move. Let me see how my brother is doing."

"I'm fine. Go find the chickens' owner and tell him there are still people up on the mountain being chased by the chickens, and someone is hurt."

Looking past Chi Shuran, Chi An scanned the area behind her, then casually waved a cameraman over. "Can you contact the director? Tell him to get a few doctors over here. Someone here is injured. And find a way to get a stretcher. Someone up on the mountain is hurt."

"Okay."

Chi An arranged everything in an orderly fashion before finally turning his gaze to the man standing before him. The man's wound was still bleeding, but he seemed completely unaware of it, his hand still resting on Chi An's waist.

"Get your paws off."

"No. I took such a nasty fall just now. Can't you let me hug you for a bit?"

Pushing his luck, Fu Yanci tried to rest his head against Chi An's collarbone, only for a finger to suddenly press against the center of his forehead, stopping him from moving any closer.

The two remained locked in that stalemate, one stubbornly trying to lean closer, the other languid and relaxed, leaning casually against the railing behind him. His dark eyes narrowed slightly in the sunlight, a hint of amusement in his gaze.

There was something inexplicably intimate about the atmosphere between them, yet they also somehow resembled a laid-back owner teasing his clingy dog.

[My useless tears are flowing out of my mouth. Mommy, what do I do? I want to go there and watch up close so badly!]

[A new wallpaper is born. Wait, how is Chi An so good at this? Isn't that look way too seductive?]

[Fu Yanci looked so damn cool when he pulled Chi An into his arms as they fell! Now that's a real man. I genuinely don't like those pretty young boys (personal preference, don't come at me). If I'm going to like someone, it'll be a real man!]

[You slutty man, you're only seducing me through the screen because you know I can't touch you, aren't you? Just wait until I get my hands on you. I'll lick you all over and mark you right then and there!]

[A born seducer. So this is the look that hooked our crown prince so badly? Just wait, I'm grabbing a mirror to practice right now. If I hook someone, it means I'm talented. If I don't, I'll say you taught me.]

[Tried it. My boyfriend asked if my eye was twitching. (smile)(smile)]

[That's not your fault. It just means you aren't attracted to each other. Your boyfriend doesn't understand your charm. You need to find someone who can appreciate it.]

[Suddenly, the crown prince doesn't seem so appealing anymore. Could he give me some money and then let me have Chi An? I'm afraid I can't give this man the best life.]

[I agree with your idea and admire your courage, but I don't support your actions.]

[Have you asked whether Chi Shuran and Fu Yanci agree? The second you get home with Chi An over your shoulder, Chi Shuran will have already smashed your door to pieces with one slap, and a nuclear bomb will be heading for your location.]

[Can someone check Fu Yanci's hand first? He's still bleeding.]

Although she found the atmosphere a little strange, Ren Anwen couldn't help interrupting. She kept feeling that if she didn't speak up now, she might have even less chance later.

She had realized that whenever Chi An and Fu Yanci were alone together, there seemed to be an invisible aura between them that shut everyone else out.

"Um... I'm sorry. If it weren't for us, neither of you would have gotten hurt."

Chi An said, "It's fine. Go rest over there. Someone's already gone to get a doctor."

Ren Anwen said, "Okay."

Grabbing Ren Wuyang, who was still standing there blankly, Ren Anwen hurried into the house with him. "Shu Ran doesn't know what happened. Let's go explain it to the owner of the chickens together, so we can go up and bring the others down."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

In the blink of an eye, aside from the cameraman who was still filming, only Chi An and Fu Yanci remained outside.

"How long are you going to keep this up?"

Holding his hand up for so long had made his wrist ache a little. Chi An simply withdrew it and raised his knee between himself and Fu Yanci.

"You won't even let me have a hug."

Taking the opportunity to rest his chin on Chi An's knee, Fu Yanci bent halfway over and looked at him with grievance-filled eyes.

"Hold out your hand."

Without responding to Fu Yanci's earlier remark, Chi An tipped his chin toward Fu Yanci's injured hand.

"You're going to hold my hand?!"

His eyes instantly lit up. Without thinking, Fu Yanci held out his hand, then quickly withdrew it when he saw the blood on it and offered the other one instead. "Hold this one."

"Tsk."

Batting away the hand Fu Yanci offered, Chi An gripped his chin with one hand and lowered his leg, reaching straight for Fu Yanci's injured hand with the other. "Stand properly."

Just as he was about to take Fu Yanci's hand, the other man hid it behind his back, refusing to let Chi An touch it.

"Fu Yanci!"

His expression turned cold and stern. He stared at Fu Yanci for about five seconds, then discreetly withdrew his gaze when he saw someone running down from the mountain.

"Fu Yanci!"

"I was running for my life back there, and you're up here hugging some other man!"

"What kind of older brother are you?!"

Looking bedraggled, Song Wenjing ran over to the table carrying two baskets of eggs and stopped beside it. He raised his hands, intending to slam the eggs onto the table, but thought of something and couldn't bring himself to do it.

Setting the eggs down gently, Song Wenjing braced himself against the table and caught his breath for a moment, then pointed at Fu Yanci and continued shouting angrily, "Do you have any idea how exhausting that run was?!"

"I had to carry two baskets of eggs, too! I was afraid they'd break, so I had to watch the path and run carefully the whole way!"

"And you?! You just slung Chi An over your shoulder and ran?! Who is he to you?!"