Ren Wuyang, you husband material

"An arm around the waist costs a hundred thousand. Remember to transfer it."

Although Chi An knew how unhinged netizens were these days, he still hadn't expected to see something like that. Wasn't his name coming up a little too often?

"Once we're out of here, I'll give you all my bank cards. Can I sleep holding you tonight?"

Immediately shifting his attention from the comments to Chi An, Fu Yanci leaned close and pressed his face to Chi An's ear, his warm breath spilling over Chi An's neck. "Please... be gentle."

!!!

Wondering if something was wrong with his ears, Song Wenjing turned his head with a horrified expression and stared at Fu Yanci, unable to get a single word out. What had he just heard?!

What word had Fu Yanci just said???

Please?

And fucking "be gentle"?!

What kind of filthy talk was that?!

Not noticing Song Wenjing's reaction, Fu Yanci had already rested his forehead against Chi An's collarbone, half his body draped over him.

"You're going to crush my hand."

Tilting his head to avoid Fu Yanci's ticklish hair, Chi An shifted against the chair back and used his other hand to push Fu Yanci's shoulder. Noticing Song Wenjing's strange look, Chi An straightened his back and pulled Fu Yanci's hand out from behind him.

"Someone who can't take a little weight doesn't meet my standards for a partner. Congratulations, you're out."

Without that arm underneath him, Chi An leaned against the chair back again. It really was much more comfortable. Sure enough, Fu Yanci's very presence made him uncomfortable.

Even after realizing he'd read too much into it, Song Wenjing's gaze remained a little strange. His eyes darted between Fu Yanci and Chi An until Chi An's piercing stare finally made him turn back around and continue reading the next batch of comments.

[Song Wenjing, be good and tell your big sister what filthy stuff was going through that head of yours just now. Share it. I promise I won't tell.]

[Ren Wuyang, you husband material, when are you going to bestow your favor on Gu Zijin? You've covered Song Wenjing's mouth and patted Lin Yuxuan's head. Surely Gu Zijin gets a turn next?]

[Chi Shuran! Song Wenjing! You two tattletales! Don't go telling your parents next time! Come tell me! Give me money, and I'll buy a nuclear bomb from Fu Yanci, then blast all of you away in one shot and keep Chi An all to myself! Ahahahahaha!!!]

[My darling Anwen~ Don't let that nutcase Chi Shuran lead you astray. Her IQ isn't high. Be good, let's go play with someone with a high IQ, like me.]

[Chi An! Hurry up and look at me! I can take the weight! Come lie on me! Lying down, sitting, sleeping, standing, I'll take it any way!!! Come lie on me!]

[Drag them away! What a disgrace. Who let this one out?!]

He hadn't expected those sharp-eyed netizens to catch his reaction just now, either. Remembering what had gone through his head, Song Wenjing felt a blush creep up his neck. Unable to find anything to say in rebuttal, he could only get up from his seat. "I'm going to the bathroom! You guys carry on!"

"Sis, why are they calling me husband material? Are they insulting me?"

He had never encountered terms like these, but he'd heard Ren Anwen say that netizens had vicious tongues. After thinking for a moment, Ren Wuyang filed the term straight under insults.

"Why are they insulting me? I... I don't want to read anymore."

He wanted to go back to the lab. Although it was fun here, it didn't suit him at all. He still preferred quietly tinkering with the things he liked alone in the lab.

"No, no! They're not insulting you. What they mean is... is... they're saying you're caring, and asking when you'll show Gu Zijin some care."

Only managing to squeeze out that explanation after racking her brains, Ren Anwen could barely lift her head, either. She got up sheepishly, wanting to switch places with Chi An.

"Can we switch seats? My brother and I can't handle these netizens."

Rather than fight on the front lines, she preferred offering support from the rear.

With Song Wenjing absent and Ren Anwen wanting to switch seats, the reshuffle left Lin Yuxuan, Fu Yanci, Chi An, and Chi Shuran as the four sitting at the front.

"I'm a nutcase?! And you're telling me not to play with Ren Anwen?!"

"Do you even know what my educational qualifications are?! How dare you say my IQ is low?!"

The subject of intelligence was a major sore spot for Chi Shuran. In the entire sprawling Chi Family, she was the only innocent one. Who in the family didn't treat her like their precious darling?!

Everyone in the family played mind games. Only when they faced her did they let their emotions show on their faces. Wasn't that a special kind of favoritism?!

"Do you even know my standing at home?!"

"No one at home dares make snide remarks at me! And no one dares insult me!"

Chi An said, "Isn't that because you wouldn't understand their snide remarks anyway?"

Chi Shuran: "..."

[Guys, another one just had their defenses shattered.]

[Today! Here and now, let's applaud Chi Shuran's shattered defenses. Hahaha!!!]

[After all these years, she never imagined the reason her family didn't play mind games with her was that her IQ was too low!]

[But have none of you thought about what kind of family needs to play mind games? Surely that doesn't happen in normal families?]

[I really couldn't dig up anything on the Chi Family! He went to the same school as Fu Yanci, both in M Country, and he doesn't carry himself like a kid from an ordinary family, either. Is Chi An actually an ordinary person or not? One went to university in M Country, and one stayed here. That makes it way too easy to get mixed up.]

[Judging by Chi An's looks, he looks like he's from Z Country, with no sign of mixed ancestry. Why can't we dig anything up?]

Ever since Chi An sat down at the front, the comments hadn't been paused, and he let them scroll past one after another. After roughly scanning their contents, Chi An casually picked a few to answer. "Chi Shuran has an undergraduate degree from Q University. She has the lowest educational qualifications in our family."

"There aren't any so-called mind games. You don't need to keep speculating. As for those guessing my identity, I don't mind you digging. Just don't fall apart over it."

"Here's a reminder, while I'm at it. You've been looking in the wrong direction from the start. Our grandfather lives in Z Country. That's why Chi Shuran chose to stay here."

He left it at that. A little hint was enough; people who truly wanted to know could spend ages digging into a single sentence.

"Shu Ran actually went to Q University? My brother went there too."

Ren Anwen was a little surprised. Because people kept saying Chi Shuran's IQ was low, she'd genuinely thought Chi Shuran wasn't very bright, yet she turned out to be a Q University graduate.

"Actually, it's not that Shu Ran's IQ is low. She's just easygoing, doesn't pick up on other people's little schemes, and isn't scheming herself."

Ever since the variety show began, Ren Anwen had been observing Chi Shuran. Almost every emotion she had showed directly on her face, and she spoke up directly about anything she was dissatisfied with rather than beating around the bush with people. Even when she met someone she disliked, she wouldn't target them at every turn.

That sort of innocent disposition was truly rare in the entertainment industry. For someone with Chi Shuran's personality to have made it this far in the industry, someone had to be protecting her behind the scenes.

Did Chi An really have some special identity?