Lu Chiyan hadn't expected Jiang Zhinian's downfall to earn him so much more sympathy from netizens. After all, he was the direct victim.
Of course, besides sympathizing with him, netizens were also mercilessly mocking Duan Linfeng.
Duan Linfeng had thought he was Jiang Zhinian's true love. He hadn't expected to be just one seat on the public bus that was Jiang Zhinian.
Jiang Zhinian was hemorrhaging followers, while Lu Chiyan was gaining them like crazy.
In just one afternoon, Lu Chiyan's Weibo follower count had gone from eight million to over ten million.
Lu Chiyan: I'm a big star with ten million followers now, too!
Lu Chiyan was in an excellent mood, so excellent that during dinner, the corners of his mouth kept curling up. He couldn't suppress them at all, and every so often, he would laugh out loud.
Qin Sili, eating across from him: Was A-Yan this happy just to have dinner with me?
Once he realized this, Qin Sili's mood became wonderful too, and like Lu Chiyan, he couldn't help smiling.
And so, although the two ate their own meals without exchanging a single word the entire time, they both grinned like idiots.
That evening, Lu Chiyan was lying in bed playing on his phone when a text suddenly came in.
It was a transfer notification.
[Your account ending in 1111 has received RMB 20,000,000.00 (Qin Sili). Balance after transaction: RMB 20,000,000.81.]
At the sight of the message, Lu Chiyan shot upright.
Lu Chiyan: "!!!"
Qin Sili had transferred twenty million to him?
I'm crying, what an angel of a big brother!
Lu Chiyan sprang straight up, jumped off the bed, and headed straight for Qin Sili's room after leaving his own.
His room and Qin Sili's were both on the second floor, but one was on the far right and the other on the far left.
Actually, at first, Qin Sili had arranged for him to stay in the room directly opposite his own. Their doors faced each other across a hallway, very close together.
But because he had been so immature before and hadn't wanted to be so close to Qin Sili, he had later moved himself into the room farthest from Qin Sili on the second floor.
Lu Chiyan knocked on Qin Sili's door, and it soon opened.
Qin Sili had just showered and washed his hair. He wore a navy-blue bathrobe that he hadn't yet had time to tie properly, leaving it hanging casually open and his attractive pecs and abs in full view. He was drying his hair with a white towel, and droplets from the tips of his hair slid down his cheeks, over his neck, his collarbones, his chest... The sight was sensual, inviting the imagination to wander.
"What's wrong?" Qin Sili stopped drying his hair and looked at Lu Chiyan as he asked.
Lu Chiyan said nothing and simply reached out to hug Qin Sili.
"Bro, you're my real brother!" Lu Chiyan said, deeply moved. After the hug, he even made a big heart gesture at Qin Sili. "I'm so touched! This was just the help I needed in my hour of need! Thank you, love you!"
With that, he turned and ran back to his room without giving Qin Sili time to react.
He left Qin Sili standing there in a daze for a long while.
Qin Sili even felt a little disoriented.
Had Lu Chiyan just... hugged him?
He'd said... he loved him?
Loved... loved him?
A faint blush rose to Qin Sili's cheeks, tenderness melted through his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were practically soaring into the sky.
After closing the door, Qin Sili transferred another twenty million to Lu Chiyan.
Lu Chiyan, receiving another transfer: "!!!"
He swore he belonged to Qin Sili from now on! He would willingly work like an ox or a horse for Qin Sili for the rest of his life, giving his all until his dying breath!