A lot could happen in six months.
A case in point was that Shao Qing successfully solved his problem on his own, and even brought back a lover who was very good to him—he only prayed that his father would not throw too big of a tantrum when he found out about it.
After all, the lover Shao Qing found was a man.
“I’ll definitely die a miserable death,” concluded Shao Qing as he looked at Yao Qi with a deadpan gaze.
Seconds later, he ran both of his hands over his face, putting on an expression akin to someone near his execution date.
“It’s alright, at most you’ll get a beating,” Yao Qi reassured him.
The situation really wasn’t as grave as he made it out to be. The person Shao Qing chose to be with was definitely a capable one; so as long as he could benefit the Shao family, they would ultimately acquiesce to their relationship.
Another case in point was the strange dynamic the animosity between Yao Yue and Liu Lin had eased up into.
“Bitch, bring me some snacks,” lying down on the sofa, Liu Lin lazily called out to the girl, eyes glued to the television.
“Bitch my ass!! You damned slut!” Yao Yue, who was getting snacks for herself, immediately became angry upon hearing the name.
A few days ago, she had kissed her brother on the cheek. In any case, Yao Qi was now her brother, so what was so wrong with giving him a kiss, huh? What was wrong with giving her brother a simple kiss! As a result, not only did the madman drag her for a sparring session, he also started to contemptuously call her a bitch.
Thinking about this, Yao Yue felt like pelting him to death. It just so happened that she had something in her hand, and so, without even thinking, she spontaneously threw it at the man. It wasn’t until she saw him easily catching the snack did she realise what it was she had thrown.
“You guys are really getting more and more outrageous,” sighed Yao Qi as he walked out of the bedroom with a blanket in his arms. This new trend of name-calling between the two was giving him a headache.
“Xiao Qi, why did you take out the—”
Before Liu Lin could complete the sentence, Yao Qi covered him with the blanket and made him abruptly stop talking.
Why, his Xiao Qi was caring for him.
Floating in delight, he handed the snack he had just caught to Yao Qi as though he was presenting a treasure.
Amused by his antics, Yao Qi took the snack in his hand.
“Slut.” Yao Yue pursed her lips and rolled her eyes, showing her unadulterated disdain towards Liu Lin.
Liu Lin couldn’t be bothered with her, he was busy clinging to Yao Qi.
“I’ll take you guys to go out and watch a movie tonight.” Yao Qi tore open the snack package and fed it to Liu Lin.
“Sounds good.” Chewing his snack, Liu Lin glanced at Yao Yue who was sitting on the small sofa, “Is the little bitch coming as well?”
“Can you change this nickname?” Yao Qi shook his head rather helplessly. “Of course Xiao Yue is coming along, I’m taking you to the movies, not to a date.”
Hearing what Yao Qi said, Yao Yue’s mood shot up like a rocket.
The more annoyed the madman was, the happier she became.
It was even better since she could third wheel them.
The girl silently cheered for Yao Qi’s decision.
With the backing of the ‘patriarch’, Yao Yue was not afraid of Liu Lin. She dauntlessly pulled a mocking face towards the man.
In fact, as long as Yao Yue didn’t show any signs or intent to harm Yao Qi, Liu Lin was actually quite lenient. Putting aside his violent side, he could even be considered a good older brother.
Hence, he didn’t actually mind these joint outings.
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Rolling his eyes, he took the ball of tissue on the tea table and threw it at Yao Yue, hitting her right on the head.
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“Why are there so many people…” Yao Yue defensively shrank her gait. Just like Liu Lin, she disliked having her space breached—unless it was with Yao Qi, or when she was beating up other people.
“There’s a famous newcomer in the entertainment industry who became quite a hot topic on weibo before. I think this movie is his debut work, it’s just been released,” explained Yao Qi while looking for their seat numbers, “I watched the trailer and it seems pretty good.”
Since they had a lot of free time, might as well use it to watch a movie together.
Yao Yue instantly understood the rest of Yao Qi’s unsaid words.
Her eyes twinkling, she skipped in front of Yao Qi to flatter him, “If brother said it’s good, then it must be really good!”
“Pfft—how silly of you. Of course you can only know if it’s good or not after you watch it.”
Yao Yue’s mouth spread into a goofy smile as Yao Qi patted her head, thoroughly enjoying the touch.
“…” Fuck, she took my line! Liu Lin glared at Yao Yue.
The girl returned his glare with a triumphant look.
The movie, set in historical era, was about an orphan who was taken in by the owner of a theatre troupe. The theatre owner was a top martial artist, and seeing that the protagonist was exceptionally gifted, he took him in as a disciple. As the protagonist grew up and met more and more people, he finally found out that his master was one of the culprits who slaughtered his entire family.
It was a beautifully shot action-packed movie with a well-knit plot, excellent soundtrack, and strong and immersive performance from the actors.
Even Yao Yue, who preferred romance movies, watched it from start to end with bated breath.
“That person is so good at doing swordplay.”
The movie was already over, but Yao Yue still could not get it out of her mind. As someone with emotional deficiency, she was not so easily moved, yet her eyes were currently misty, making her look vulnerable.
To humour her, Yao Qi chatted with her about the movie.
“The master was so cool!” The girl immediately perked up, “Give me some time to practise and I’ll show you the live version of the knife stunt scene!”
She blinked her eyes at Yao Qi, implying that she could be as cool as the character in the movie.
Right after she said that, she heard Liu Lin snort from the side.
When she looked over, Liu Lin had pulled a razor blade out of nowhere and acted out the stunt they were discussing. The sharp blade moved with the precision of a machine, effortlessly gliding between Liu Lin’s fingers.
“It’s just like spinning a pen. Go and practise more, it’s not that hard,” Liu Lin mockingly laughed at her.
Yao Yue: “…”
Fine. When it came to showing off in front of her brother, the madman was indeed one step ahead.
If this had happened months ago, Yao Qi would have been worried about Liu Lin accidentally hurting himself. At present, he had already gotten used to it. Since Ah-Lin dared to do it in front of him, then he must have been fully confident. After all, if he did injure himself, Yao Qi would be teaching him a lesson.
There was quite a large group of people moving towards the exit of the cinema. Most of the screenings finished around this time, so it was only natural that everyone would be leaving now.
The crowd was comparable to that of the subway traffic.
It was still fine at first, but soon, Liu Lin lost his grip on Yao Qi. The man was promptly swept away by the flow of people along with Yao Yue.
Liu Lin felt his whole body going rigid, cold sweat drenching his skin. He wanted to take out his phone and call Yao Qi, but then he recalled that he had left it at home because he thought it was taking up too much space inside his bag.
He stood at the exit of the cinema and waited until almost everyone had left, yet Yao Qi was nowhere to be seen.
He frantically ran back home.
In the past, the instances where he left Yao Qi and Yao Yue alone had all been a ploy to test Yao Yue’s control of herself. Without Yao Yue’s knowledge, he had always followed them to prevent any accident from happening. However, he was separated from Yao Qi for real this time. He was so anxious he kept running faster.
Go home, go home!
If Yao Yue suddenly makes any move to attack, quickly run back home. I’ll be following behind you so I can intercept her in time.
This was what they agreed upon.
But this time, he wasn’t following Yao Qi!
He could only hope that Yao Qi was also rushing back home.
Liu Lin was extremely panicked, but the situation on the other side was much better than he imagined.
In the crowd, Yao Qi and Yao Yue were looking at each other, holding hands so as to not be separated.
“The slut’s been squeezed back…” Yao Yue speechlessly gazed at the spot where Liu Lin disappeared.
“You should call him brother.” Sure enough, Yao Qi couldn’t really ignore Yao Yue calling Liu Lin that way. He raised his hand and flicked her forehead.
“But he calls me bitch…” Yao Yue softly complained.
Yao Qi pretended not to hear her. “Come with me to take something before we go back home.”
“Okay,” she nodded obediently before remembering something and asked, “Shouldn’t we wait for the slu… Brother Ah-Lin? He’s not far away behind us, I think we’ll meet him soon if we wait at the exit.”
“No. I want to give him a surprise, so it’s better to go without him,” Yao Qi shook his head and led her to another road.
“Brother, did you do it on purpose—” Yao Yue swallowed back her words. Seeing Yao Qi smiling at her, she couldn’t help but tightly shut her mouth.
To deliberately avoid the madman, just what was this ‘something’ that brother wanted to take?
Since brother already shook off the madman, why didn’t he leave her behind as well?
Was brother not afraid of her impulsive tendencies?
Or could brother be lying to her? Maybe that madman was following behind them, waiting to see if she could restrain herself.
But they were already separated. Even if the madman knew where her brother was going, it would take quite some time to catch up to them.
Calm down, Yao Yue. No matter if this is a trap or not, you have to calm down!
A dead brother isn’t nearly as good as a living brother!
You need to get your mind straight, Yao Yue!
You have to calm down!
“What did you get for him, brother?” While rapidly trying to persuade herself, Yao Yue put on a calm facade and asked a question.
“Hmm, it’s a kind of dog leash.” After thinking for a moment, Yao Qi showed her a mysterious smile.
Judging by her expression, she had most likely taken the bait.
Regardless of her dilemma, as long as she felt there was the slightest possibility that this might not be a trap, she would end up following her instinct whether she wanted to or not.
Such was the depth of her obsession.
Soon, he would know if Yao Yue would be able to pass the test.
Yao Qi’s first stop was a bookshop.
It was already half past ten, yet this bookshop was oddly still open. Yao Yue watched as the clerk asked her brother some questions before putting a white gift box into a paper bag and handing it to him.
After leaving the bookshop, Yao Qi took her to a jewellery store.
In a repeat of the previous stop, the staff handed Yao Qi a small box after asking him a few things.
Yao Yue didn’t pay much attention to these things because she was thinking about whether to attack Yao Qi or not.
This was such a good opportunity. The madman wasn’t around, and although she wasn’t sure if this was a trap, if she didn’t do anything right now, wouldn’t it be a waste of a once in a lifetime chance?
No! No! It’s better for brother to be alive!
To sublimate his life with your hands is the proof of your love for him! Why won’t you let him feel your love?
Calm down, Yao Yue! Brother is so good to you, don’t you know this?
Brother doesn’t seem to be on guard against you anymore, this is simply the perfect opportunity to kill him, do you really want to miss it?
No Yao Yue no! Control yourself! Think about that madman!
There’s still one month before the new year, even if it’s a trap, you’ll just get beaten again, but if it’s not a trap? You’ll be able to completely own your brother, isn’t that great?
Take a gamble.
Take a gamble, Yao Yue.
…
Right. This was such a good opportunity. If she let it go, it would never come again.
Her face began to contort.
Brother…
Brother…
I love you… Please forgive me—
Small theatre
Cat Xiaoyue is once again tempted to kill Fox Xiaoqi.
Fox Xiaoqi: *smiling.jpg* *I don’t know anything.jpg*
Tibetan Mastiff Lin, who is currently off-screen, is so anxious he keeps on screaming.
Temporary pet nanny Shao: *covering his ears* Fox Xiaoqi, do something about your dog!
Doctor Woodpecker: Fuck! Why can’t this little cat control herself!
Fox Xiaoqi: *I’m innocent.jpg* *gentle and well-behaved.jpg*
T/n: Just in case some people might interpret this the wrong way, Yao Yue’s love towards Yao Qi is definitely not the romantic kind. She’s obsessed with Yao Qi and has a severe brother complex towards him, but she’s never viewed him romantically.
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