The young boy didn’t blame the young man; after all, the young man was naïve and easily deceived, falling victim to his older brother’s pretentious acts was quite normal.
It was all his brother’s fault.
However, deceit was just deceit, after all.
The young boy lowered his gaze, then looked pitifully at Ruan Qing, extending his hands toward him. “Big brother, can I have a hug, please?”
“Shenshen’s knees hurt a lot. Mom said, as long as I get a hug, it won’t hurt anymore.”
The tone of the young boy was filled with a thick sense of grievance, making anyone listening to it want to comfort him immediately.
However, Ruan Qing didn’t feel any sympathy for the young boy deep down. Instead, upon hearing the request for a hug, an inexplicable resistance arose within him.
Resisting to hug the young boy, just like when he was resisting being responsible for Qi Shen a moment ago.
It was normal to resist being responsible for Qi Shen; after all, marriage was not a trivial matter. He had only known Qi Shen for less than an hour; he naturally couldn’t easily promise to be responsible.
But why did he resist hugging a six or seven-year-old boy who had just been injured?
Clearly, he used to be a very soft-hearted person.
Ruan Qing felt a bit ashamed deep down. When did he become so heartless?
After hesitating for a moment, Ruan Qing ultimately suppressed that trace of resistance and gently embraced the young boy in front of him.
Seeing this, the young boy happily buried his head in Ruan Qing’s neck and then intimately rubbed against him. “Big brother, you smell really nice.”
As a man, not wanting to be praised like this, Ruan Qing felt a bit uncomfortable and coughed lightly. “Maybe it’s the scent of shampoo or laundry detergent.”
The young boy looked at the young man’s smooth and silky hair. He wasn’t lying; the young man indeed carried a subtle fragrance, not the cheap scent of shampoo or laundry detergent.
It was a fragrance reminiscent of orchids, fresh and elegant, yet incredibly alluring.
As if it could make people forget about everything in the world and also evoke the darkness within.
The little boy lowered his gaze and rubbed again. After rubbing, he lifted his head, hooked his lips under the man’s extremely gloomy gaze, revealing a malicious smile.
As if he was... challenging the man.
Maybe it wasn’t ‘as if’; he was indeed challenging the man.
Because the next moment, the little boy tilted his head and silently opened his mouth towards the man.
--Is he the person my brother likes?
--I also really like him.
--Can my brother give him to me?
The man’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze deep and intense, staring at the audacious little boy with a hint of subtle danger and murderous intent.
Seeing this, the little boy, seemingly frightened by the man, tightened his grip on Ruan Qing’s hand. His tone carried uneasiness and nervousness. “Brother, why are you looking at me like that? Shenshen... Shenshen is really scared.”
“Did Shenshen do something wrong again?” The little boy spoke with a hint of grievance, biting his lip, and tears welled up in his eyes.
As if he was about to cry the next second.
“I’m sorry, brother. Shenshen didn’t mean to. Please don’t be angry.”
Ruan Qing instinctively turned to look at the man, only to meet his expression of confusion and innocence.
It seemed he didn’t understand why the little boy spoke that way.
The little boy had a bad feeling when the man looked over, and sure enough, the next moment, the man spoke in a tone filled with confusion and sincerity.
“Younger brother, why would you say that? Is it because you don’t like the watch you took just now?”
Before the little boy could respond, the man lowered his gaze, and on his handsome and delicate face, a hint of loneliness appeared. “But you’ve taken everything else of brother’s, and there’s nothing else I can give you.”
Little boy: “...”
Ruan Qing also recalled the impolite behavior of the little boy just now, subconsciously letting go of him. He even found the reason why he didn’t want to hug the little boy.
He didn’t like mischievous kids like him.
“Younger brother, if you don’t like the watch, can you give it back to your older brother?” The man continued to speak, his tone calm but oddly heart-wrenching. “It’s the only thing dad gave me.”
The man knew very well that the little boy probably couldn’t produce the watch. If nothing unexpected happened, the watch was probably already in the trash.
If he wanted to smear him, let’s see who was more skillful.
Upon hearing the man’s words, a shadow flickered in the depths of the little boy’s eyes. Just as he looked ready to say something in his defense, a mobile phone rang.
It wasn’t from the three people in the room; it was from the driver standing at the door.
The driver had come up with the little boy and had been waiting at the entrance, witnessing the bizarre commotion.
However, he had remained silent and dared not speak.
He just watched as the two young masters tried to deceive the innocent and harmless young man.
After the mobile phone rang, everyone turned their attention to the driver. A bit unsure, he took out his phone, intending to silence the call directly.
However, upon seeing the name displayed on his phone, he froze.
It was Mr. Qi.
Holding the phone, the driver looked at the little boy and whispered, “It’s a call from Mr. Qi.”
This phone call was obviously for the young master. It seemed that not returning home this late had made Mr. Qi a bit worried.
The little boy hesitated for a moment, took the phone from the driver, and answered the call with a tone of dependence and intimacy, “Hello? Dad, it’s Shenshen.”
Glancing at the two not far away, he spoke in a low voice, covering the phone, as if afraid the two would hear, “I’m with my brother, asking him about piano matters.”
Not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, the little boy nodded, “Mm, okay. I’ll tell my brother, and I’ll be back right away.”
After finishing the call, the boy hung up, not bothering to inform his brother as he had mentioned. Instead, he looked up at Ruan Qing, “Big brother, are you staying here tonight?”
“No,” Ruan Qing shook his head slightly. Although it was getting late, he certainly couldn’t stay overnight here.
The little boy smiled, showing a considerate expression, “Then let me give big brother a ride. Big brother’s villa is quite far from the entrance of the community, and you can’t get a cab inside.”
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, glanced at the man beside him, and seeing no objections, he politely replied, “Thank you, then I’ll trouble you.”
The little boy shook his head, speaking earnestly, “Not a trouble at all. It’s my honor to give big brother a ride.”
Saying this, the little boy once again revealed a brilliant smile to Ruan Qing.
Upon closer inspection, that smile was completely different from the one directed at the man.
While the smile towards the man was dazzling, it always made people feel uncomfortable, and the warmth did not reach the eyes.
But the smile towards Ruan Qing was as warm as that of a little angel, making it evident that he was genuinely happy.
The smile was bright and pure, easily eliciting fondness from those who saw it.
The young boy didn’t blame the young man; after all, the young man was naïve and easily deceived, falling victim to his older brother’s pretentious acts was quite normal.
It was all his brother’s fault.
However, deceit was just deceit, after all.
The young boy lowered his gaze, then looked pitifully at Ruan Qing, extending his hands toward him. “Big brother, can I have a hug, please?”
“Shenshen’s knees hurt a lot. Mom said, as long as I get a hug, it won’t hurt anymore.”
The tone of the young boy was filled with a thick sense of grievance, making anyone listening to it want to comfort him immediately.
However, Ruan Qing didn’t feel any sympathy for the young boy deep down. Instead, upon hearing the request for a hug, an inexplicable resistance arose within him.
Resisting to hug the young boy, just like when he was resisting being responsible for Qi Shen a moment ago.
It was normal to resist being responsible for Qi Shen; after all, marriage was not a trivial matter. He had only known Qi Shen for less than an hour; he naturally couldn’t easily promise to be responsible.
But why did he resist hugging a six or seven-year-old boy who had just been injured?
Clearly, he used to be a very soft-hearted person.
Ruan Qing felt a bit ashamed deep down. When did he become so heartless?
After hesitating for a moment, Ruan Qing ultimately suppressed that trace of resistance and gently embraced the young boy in front of him.
Seeing this, the young boy happily buried his head in Ruan Qing’s neck and then intimately rubbed against him. “Big brother, you smell really nice.”
As a man, not wanting to be praised like this, Ruan Qing felt a bit uncomfortable and coughed lightly. “Maybe it’s the scent of shampoo or laundry detergent.”
The young boy looked at the young man’s smooth and silky hair. He wasn’t lying; the young man indeed carried a subtle fragrance, not the cheap scent of shampoo or laundry detergent.
It was a fragrance reminiscent of orchids, fresh and elegant, yet incredibly alluring.
As if it could make people forget about everything in the world and also evoke the darkness within.
The little boy lowered his gaze and rubbed again. After rubbing, he lifted his head, hooked his lips under the man’s extremely gloomy gaze, revealing a malicious smile.
As if he was... challenging the man.
Maybe it wasn’t ‘as if’; he was indeed challenging the man.
Because the next moment, the little boy tilted his head and silently opened his mouth towards the man.
--Is he the person my brother likes?
--I also really like him.
--Can my brother give him to me?
The man’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze deep and intense, staring at the audacious little boy with a hint of subtle danger and murderous intent.
Seeing this, the little boy, seemingly frightened by the man, tightened his grip on Ruan Qing’s hand. His tone carried uneasiness and nervousness. “Brother, why are you looking at me like that? Shenshen... Shenshen is really scared.”
“Did Shenshen do something wrong again?” The little boy spoke with a hint of grievance, biting his lip, and tears welled up in his eyes.
As if he was about to cry the next second.
“I’m sorry, brother. Shenshen didn’t mean to. Please don’t be angry.”
Ruan Qing instinctively turned to look at the man, only to meet his expression of confusion and innocence.
It seemed he didn’t understand why the little boy spoke that way.
The little boy had a bad feeling when the man looked over, and sure enough, the next moment, the man spoke in a tone filled with confusion and sincerity.
“Younger brother, why would you say that? Is it because you don’t like the watch you took just now?”
Before the little boy could respond, the man lowered his gaze, and on his handsome and delicate face, a hint of loneliness appeared. “But you’ve taken everything else of brother’s, and there’s nothing else I can give you.”
Little boy: “...”
Ruan Qing also recalled the impolite behavior of the little boy just now, subconsciously letting go of him. He even found the reason why he didn’t want to hug the little boy.
He didn’t like mischievous kids like him.
“Younger brother, if you don’t like the watch, can you give it back to your older brother?” The man continued to speak, his tone calm but oddly heart-wrenching. “It’s the only thing dad gave me.”
The man knew very well that the little boy probably couldn’t produce the watch. If nothing unexpected happened, the watch was probably already in the trash.
If he wanted to smear him, let’s see who was more skillful.
Upon hearing the man’s words, a shadow flickered in the depths of the little boy’s eyes. Just as he looked ready to say something in his defense, a mobile phone rang.
It wasn’t from the three people in the room; it was from the driver standing at the door.
The driver had come up with the little boy and had been waiting at the entrance, witnessing the bizarre commotion.
However, he had remained silent and dared not speak.
He just watched as the two young masters tried to deceive the innocent and harmless young man.
After the mobile phone rang, everyone turned their attention to the driver. A bit unsure, he took out his phone, intending to silence the call directly.
However, upon seeing the name displayed on his phone, he froze.
It was Mr. Qi.
Holding the phone, the driver looked at the little boy and whispered, “It’s a call from Mr. Qi.”
This phone call was obviously for the young master. It seemed that not returning home this late had made Mr. Qi a bit worried.
The little boy hesitated for a moment, took the phone from the driver, and answered the call with a tone of dependence and intimacy, “Hello? Dad, it’s Shenshen.”
Glancing at the two not far away, he spoke in a low voice, covering the phone, as if afraid the two would hear, “I’m with my brother, asking him about piano matters.”
Not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, the little boy nodded, “Mm, okay. I’ll tell my brother, and I’ll be back right away.”
After finishing the call, the boy hung up, not bothering to inform his brother as he had mentioned. Instead, he looked up at Ruan Qing, “Big brother, are you staying here tonight?”
“No,” Ruan Qing shook his head slightly. Although it was getting late, he certainly couldn’t stay overnight here.
The little boy smiled, showing a considerate expression, “Then let me give big brother a ride. Big brother’s villa is quite far from the entrance of the community, and you can’t get a cab inside.”
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, glanced at the man beside him, and seeing no objections, he politely replied, “Thank you, then I’ll trouble you.”
The little boy shook his head, speaking earnestly, “Not a trouble at all. It’s my honor to give big brother a ride.”
Saying this, the little boy once again revealed a brilliant smile to Ruan Qing.
Upon closer inspection, that smile was completely different from the one directed at the man.
While the smile towards the man was dazzling, it always made people feel uncomfortable, and the warmth did not reach the eyes.
But the smile towards Ruan Qing was as warm as that of a little angel, making it evident that he was genuinely happy.
The smile was bright and pure, easily eliciting fondness from those who saw it.
