Chi An raised a hand and pushed away the face Fu Yanci had leaned toward him. Looking at him, he felt the urge to punch him a few more times, but when his gaze settled on Fu Yanci's still-bleeding hand, he gritted his teeth and swallowed the curses about to spill from his mouth.
Fuck. I knew this wouldn't stay secret the moment I saw Fu Yanci, but I never expected it to come out on the very first day!
Day in, day out, he never watches his damn mouth. Words come out faster than fucking farts.
"You push me today, and tomorrow you could be hitting me. Are you trying to express your love for me, or commit domestic violence?"
Fu Yanci looked utterly grave as he spoke. He even took Chi An's hand and slapped it against his own face a few times. "Only I would spoil you like this. Who else would volunteer to get hit?"
"But nobody else can compare to me, either. Looks like mine aren't something just anyone can have. Looking at my face, you'd definitely enjoy hitting me."
He took the opportunity to stroke Chi An's hand a couple of times, while his other hand wandered onto Chi An's waist.
[So you've gone public, right?! And you announced it yourselves!]
[I knew there was something going on between you two! The outcome's a little different, but that's not the issue. You were actually in that kind of relationship before?!]
[You managed to win over Mr. Short Fuse. You've got skills, I'll give you that! So what's happening now? Is the crown prince trying to win his man back?]
[Are we part of your play, too? Look into my eyes and answer me seriously. (Enlarges eyes)]
[I was going to forgive everyone and everything before bed. Forget it, I'm not sleeping. I can't forgive this at all ಥ⌣ಥ! Give me back my two boyfriends!]
[Girl, wake up. Even if they weren't together, they still wouldn't be yours (┳Д┳).]
[Are you trying to strip me of even my right to daydream? You vicious woman!]
[Your expert summarizer is here. There were signs all along. Why did Fu Yanci treat Chi An so differently? Why did Fu Yanci keep sticking to Chi An? Turns out they used to be a couple! My heart's in pieces! I finally found someone to dream about at night, only to discover he was already taken!]
[Get a grip. They broke up. Right now, it's just Fu Yanci pestering Chi An.]
[Ah!!! He really... I'm crying my eyes out!!! That's the crown prince!!! And you just casually said you broke up?!]
[Wait... why aren't other people allowed to break up? Aren't you sticking your noses in a little too far? (Awkward laugh) (Awkward laugh) It's not like they broke up for no reason. He must have his own reasons. Are you saying this about Chi An just because Fu Yanci is the crown prince?]
[Agreed. Besides, he went to the same university as Fu Yanci, and what he's wearing looks branded, too. Netizens just haven't dug up Chi An's background yet. That doesn't mean he's ordinary, does it? These netizens really leave you speechless sometimes.]
Clang!
The sound of something heavy hitting the ground came from behind them. They looked toward it and saw that several medical workers had dropped the stretcher they were carrying. All of them stood rooted to the spot, staring at the two men, with several equally motionless staff members beside them.
Seeing Chi An and Fu Yanci look over, the group hurriedly lowered their heads and pretended to be busy. Their leader gave the pair an awkward smile, then pointed up the mountain. "Um... we're heading up the mountain to rescue people. Carry on, carry on."
As they spoke, they edged toward the entrance in small steps. Chi An paid them little mind, his gaze landing on the medical kit one of them was carrying. He called out to stop the man and beckoned him over. "Give me some gauze and disinfectant."
"Of course, of course."
The man he had called deftly found what Chi An wanted and jogged over to hand it to him, even thoughtfully including a bag of cotton swabs. Once he confirmed nothing else was needed, he hurried away with the others.
"Hold out your paw. Don't come bothering me again. We broke up, and that's that."
Chi An grabbed the hand resting on his waist, unscrewed the disinfectant, and poured it straight over it. He wrapped it haphazardly in gauze and tied a casual knot, and that counted as dressing the wound.
"Move."
Fu Yanci: ...
As though he hadn't heard Chi An, the smile instantly vanished from Fu Yanci's face, replaced by a cold, stern expression. His thin lips pressed into a straight line, and a hint of displeasure came through in his low voice. "No. Not now, not ever."
His gaze was firm and persistent. After holding Chi An's gaze for a long while, he finally lowered his head, wrapped both arms tightly around Chi An's waist, and rested his forehead against his shoulder, his whole bearing steeped in loneliness.
His voice was slightly muffled, sounding enough to make one's heart ache. "If you want to play at breaking up, then go ahead. We'll say we've already broken up, and now I'm pursuing you again. Can you please stop ignoring me?"
"You're saying I'm ignoring you?!" Hearing Fu Yanci's words, Chi An laughed outright.
Apparently, people really did laugh when they were utterly speechless.
Chi An raised a hand and grabbed the back of Fu Yanci's collar, trying to pull him away. He put force into it, but Fu Yanci didn't budge.
"One second. Stand up straight, or there's nothing to discuss."
The very second he finished speaking, the man who had still been bent over instantly stood ramrod straight before Chi An.
[Impressive. He's trained our crown prince into a dog.]
[Can Chi An teach a class? I could attend for free and help you test whether it works.]
[He looks like a soldier just standing there. Could you share your secret training manual?]
[I keep feeling like something's off. Why did these two break up? From what we've seen, Chi An doesn't dislike Fu Yanci, and he doesn't object to Fu Yanci touching him, either. What exactly made them break up?]
[Waiting here for an answer. I guarantee there's going to be a twist!]
Satisfied with Fu Yanci's reaction, Chi An bent his knees and leaned against the railing behind him. Just as he was about to speak, his gaze landed on the cameraman behind them. "Don't you need to film the others?"
"I'm the dedicated cameraman for this side for now."
Chi An said, "Isn't this a livestream? If you keep filming here, what about everyone else?"
"There are split screens. Don't worry about that. Everyone's on camera."
Chi An: ... Was I not obvious enough?
"Then we'll talk tonight."
The cameraman: ???
Fu Yanci: ???
The livestream chat: [???]
What did this feel like?!
It felt as awful as having a turd shoved back in halfway through taking a shit. Why on earth did people who stopped halfway through saying something even exist?!
Agitation surged inside him, but he didn't dare lose his temper with Chi An. Fu Yanci could only turn and glare at the cameraman. "You. Go stand somewhere else!"
"Okay, okay, okay! I'm going! I'm going!"
Frightened by Fu Yanci's gaze, the cameraman clutched his camera, turned, and fled in a blind panic.
[Ah! I'm going insane! Don't run!!! You can hide and film them secretly! Don't cut us off halfway through watching!!!]
[I'm going to charge in there and kill you all! What is there that we can't watch?! Kill you all!]
[Are you trying to kill me with suspense so you can inherit my two-fifty?!]
[Give me your two-fifty. I'm going to borrow an atomic bomb from Fu Yanci, then mow them all down!]
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