The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The fabric rubbed against him, his body leaned against something solid, the feeling of weightlessness was suppressed, You Mu's heavy head rested against something solid. He propped up his neck, shook his head and looked over. It was Chi Yu who was looking at him with his head down and brows frowned.

"Go away, I don't want you."

Chi Yu kicked away the wine bottle that was blocking his way at his feet, supported the child's staggering body, lowered his head and watched the other person raise his arm to shake off his hand, then staggered towards the stair railing in a show of strength.

Each of those disordered steps landed in unexpected places. Unable to bear it any longer, Chi Yu chased after him in three steps, grasped the man's arm and picked him up.

"Don't touch me! Get away from me!" The drunk man reacted violently and struggled to get off without any cooperation.

It was already inconvenient to move around in the stairwell, and the person in his arms was restless, giving Chi Zhen a headache.

Chi Zhen felt a throbbing pain in his temple. He didn't want to argue with the disobedient child, but he was too noisy. When he reached the corner, he simply turned around and pinned him down on his legs and beat him up.

"Drinking, swearing, and not learning to be a good person should be punished!"

The slaps landed one after another, and the originally strenuous resistance gradually turned into low whimpers.

Chi Zhen paused for a moment and did not continue.

As usual, even if the other party was punished, he would act like an enraged beast and would only retaliate out of spite.

But tonight was different. This was the second time he saw a child cry.

Except for the few months when I sent him to school, during the first month after I brought him back, he ran away and made a fuss, but never gave up.

The only time I secretly wiped away tears was after we had a fight and beat someone up at a banquet. I was scolded by him until I felt so wronged that only two tears fell.

"Okay, be quiet and don't move." Seeing that You Mu was no longer struggling, Chi Zhen stood up, picked him up again, and pushed open the door of the second bedroom upstairs.

In his arms, the confused child kept talking and even knew how to hold grudges.

"... hit me, bastard... just wait..." The inarticulate curses were mixed with crying. The child who had secretly drunk the adults' wine squeezed out his tears and sniffed his nose.

"Go to sleep." After throwing the man on the bed, Chi Zhen, who came back late at night, was already very tired and didn't want to pay attention to the other person's drunken look.

only……

The child, who had just been spanked by him, was a little embarrassed, with red eyes from crying and even the tip of his nose was pink, looking somewhat pitiful.

The You family's appearance genes are well-deserved. He had seen You Fangxi before, and his facial features were so delicate that it was no wonder that Song Lan was unwilling to let go, and Chi Yuan had never forgotten him since he was a child.

As a combination of the two, You Mu has almost all the advantages of both parents.

Beautiful is really beautiful.

After standing by the door for a long time, Chi Yu still couldn't just leave. He went to the bathroom to fill the sink with water, tested the temperature, pushed the door open, turned around and gently shook the person lying on the bed.

"Put the water in for you, take a bath and then go to bed."

But there was no response to these words. The person on the bed was quiet and didn't react.

After a few seconds of silence, Chi Zhen sighed, gave up, pulled the sleeping child up from the bed, unbuttoned and took off his clothes.

Since the child came to the villa, he has done serving duties twice.

After dragging the person to take a shower, rinse his mouth, change into pajamas, and put him on the bed, there was a knock on the door.

Chi Zhen opened the door and the nanny Aunt Xu appeared at the door with sobering soup.

"Sir, the soup is cold and ready to drink."

"Well, go and have a rest." Reaching out to take the bowl of soup, Chi Zhen closed the door.

Today was originally the nanny's day off, but because You Mu was drunk, Chi Zhen called the nanny back temporarily.

The man who was drunk and crazy just now, after drinking and having fun, is now well-behaved and lying quietly in the quilt. He looks like the doll that Chi Yuan always held in his arms when he was a child.

Chi Yu sat on the edge of the bed, pinched the other person's mouth, and fed him a few mouthfuls with a spoon.

“…cough…cough cough…”

Perhaps he didn't know how much to drink at one time. The head of the Chi family, who had never served anyone and had never raised a child, poured the wine too quickly and caused the person to choke.

Hearing the cough, he paused, clearly at a loss, and wiped the soup that had spilled from the corner of his lips with a tissue.

Choking awake, You Mu turned over and propped himself up, lowering his head to spit out the soup stuck in his throat.

"…What are you…doing…cough…"

He suddenly looked up with a flushed face and questioned with a frown.

In order to make it easier to put on, Chi Yu specially chose a loose pajamas. Now it seems that the neckline is too big.

When the child was lying on the side of the bed coughing, his neckline was wide open and through the hanging fabric, even his waist and abdomen could be seen.

Bai, who had just caught his sight in the bathroom but was deliberately ignored, struggled to break through the weight of his thoughts and jumped out.

It's not just the waist, the white flesh hidden under the clothes is everywhere.

You Mu raised his hand to wipe the corner of his lips, vaguely covering his collar. Chi Yu just came back to his senses, moved his head, and his dark gray pupils changed the focus of his vision.

"Now that you're awake, drink the rest yourself." After handing over the remaining half bowl, Chi Zhen stood up and kept his distance.

"…Tsk!" With a brief breath, You Mu took the bowl of soup unwillingly, drank it all in one gulp, and collapsed on the bed again.

After dimming the light in the bedroom, Chi Yu opened the window a little, leaned back in the chair by the window, and lit a cigarette in the night.

"How's Chi Yuan?"

"...You don't know? She's dying." The soup he drank suppressed the drunkenness a little, and You Mu's thoughts were brought back on track, and his words were as sharp as usual.

"It's her own choice not to cooperate with treatment. Even if you get drunk, it won't change anything. Also, if I see you drinking again before you turn 18, it won't be such a simple punishment."

Even though they are siblings, Chi Zhen and Chi Yuan are not close. Or rather, Chi Zhen is not close to anyone in the Chi family.

Born with a cold personality and no interest in anything, Chi Zhen stood out among the heirs because of this personality. Also because of this personality, his overly ruthless methods made the old man, who had long since abdicated, increasingly dissatisfied over the years.

Chi Yuan's impending death did not cause any more waves for Chi Yu, but instead...

Wisps of smoke came out of his mouth. Chi Zhen dispersed them with his hands and watched the smoke float out of the window.

The lights in the room were completely turned off by the timing system. In the darkness, the man's face was blurred, with only the cigarette between his fingers flashing with sparks.

"... Humph." The person on the bed sneered at the punishment mentioned by Chi Zhen, but he didn't say anything in reply.

There was some silence in the room, except for the occasional breathing sound.

After a while, Chi Zhen, who was standing by the window, finally heard the child's rare calm words:

"My little stepmother is really too stubborn to think straight. She has to hang herself on a tree... Chi Yu, aren't you the head of the Chi family? Why didn't you take care of her back then? For aristocratic families like yours, isn't face the most important thing?"

You Mu's voice sounded a little tired as he lay on the bed. The hangover soup still had some calming effect. He felt a little sleepy but he managed to stay awake to ask.

"She gave up her inheritance rights, and I let her go. That's a good deal, isn't it? As for face, how much is it worth?"

Among the noble families in Rongcheng, which one doesn't have some secrets in its house? But rumors can't really shake their status. These people in the trading circle should still flatter and flatter with a smile.

Reaching out his arm and dropping it outside the window, Chi Zhen shook off the cigarette ash and answered truthfully.

"Merchants really value profit the most... I will give you the You family's property, and you will let me go." You Mu stretched out his hand and pressed it on his forehead. His eyelids felt heavy, but he didn't want to fall asleep.

He didn't want to be constrained, nor did he want to consume all of Chi Yuan's belongings and accept a form of shelter that he didn't like.