Chapter 212 IF Scenario - I can't let my brother misunderstand.
Chapter 212 IF Scenario - I can't let my brother misunderstand.
Jiang Haochen composed himself and then left the bedroom.
"Brother, come and eat too." Chi Yuan also took this opportunity to calm down and even replied to Huang Kai's message.
Huang Kai didn't say anything, only sent two words: {Keep it up.}
He will.
Chi Yuan diligently set the table for his brother, placing the best food towards him: "Brother, this tofu pudding is especially tender and delicious."
Jiang Haochen picked up a spoon and took a bite: "It's quite delicious."
Chi Yuan: "This sesame ball is also delicious; the sesame seeds on top are especially fragrant."
As Chi Yuan spoke, he pushed the box containing the sesame balls towards his brother.
Jiang Haochen didn't look at Ma Tuan, but stared at Chi Yuan's face, where there were two sesame seeds on the side of his little mouth that was making a lot of noise.
Jiang Haochen's eyes were deep and unfathomable, his fingers trembled, and then his gaze lowered slightly. If any director who had worked with Jiang Haochen were present at this moment, they would have noticed that this was a small habit the movie star had when switching emotions.
Jiang Haochen lowered his eyes slightly and then raised them again, a doting and gentle smile appearing on his face. He naturally raised his hand to touch the boy's face, and in Chi Yuan's astonished and stunned gaze, his thumb brushed against the boy's lips, plucking a sesame seed: "It does smell very good, your mouth is full of it."
Chi Yuan's heart pounded wildly, his mind racing.
His brother just touched his lips with his finger. It was so ambiguous. Does his brother like him a little too?
"What are you staring at? Wipe it yourself." Jiang Haochen pulled out a tissue and handed it to Chi Yuan with a natural yet slightly disgusted tone, telling him to wipe his mouth himself.
Chi Yuan's wildly beating heart suddenly calmed down. His brother was still his brother. He had indeed been overthinking things.
Jiang Haochen unconsciously groped with his right thumb and forefinger, feeling the soft touch of Chi Yuan's lips.
Don't scare him. Let him get used to himself first, and wait until he understands things better.
Jiang Haochen repeatedly reminded himself of this.
"elder brother."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Haochen looked up naturally, but the scene he saw almost made this movie star, who had just mentally prepared himself, collapse from his persona.
Chi Yuan leaned closer across the table, pouting slightly as she asked, "Is there any more sesame seeds?"
Jiang Haochen: "No...nothing, it's wiped very clean."
Chi Yuan was satisfied and sat back down with a smile.
Jiang Haochen gripped the back of the dining chair tightly with his left hand; he had almost kissed him just now. This brat, how come… he's so naturally charming?
Jiang Haochen was trying to calm himself down, but Chi Yuan on the other side wasn't much better off, keeping his head down and eating voraciously.
He didn't know if his action had affected his brother, but it certainly had a big impact on him; his face was burning hotter than tofu pudding.
At the same table, both of them kept their heads down, not daring to look at each other, so much so that Jiang Haochen missed the obvious pink on the boy's fair neck.
After that, neither of them spoke, and they continued eating in silence until breakfast was finished, at which point they both returned to normal. Neither of them noticed anything amiss, and both felt that the awkwardness had only lasted a moment.
"You just said that if I'm home, you won't go out to play with your classmates?" Jiang Haochen asked Chi Yuan.
When did I say I wanted to play with my classmates?
"Oh, right." Chi Yuan remembered. It was an excuse he made up. "It's rare for you to have a break, so I want to spend more time with you. But if you're busy, you don't have to worry about me."
Jiang Haochen: "I have three days off."
Chi Yuan's eyes lit up: "Brother, you're on vacation? So you'll be staying home for the next three days?"
Jiang Haochen nodded.
Three days means three chances.
Chi Yuan was already thinking of an excuse to continue drinking that night. Was it because of the breakup? This was my first love, so it's normal to feel bad for two or three days.
As Chi Yuan was pondering this, Jiang Haochen raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes: "What are you thinking about?"
Chi Yuan subconsciously replied, "I want to experience heartbreak..."
Realizing he had spoken his true thoughts, Chi Yuan stopped himself abruptly.
However, in Jiang Haochen's eyes, his appearance was clearly that he hadn't gotten over his heartbreak.
Jiang Haochen suddenly remembered Chi Yuan's eighteenth birthday. That day, he made a special trip to give the boy a birthday present. Eighteen is a coming-of-age ceremony. It was snowing in B City that day. The boy, who had just turned eighteen, stood in the swirling snow and asked him, bright and spirited, if he could have someone he liked now that he was eighteen.
Such intense affection, once lost, will always cause heartache for days.
Jiang Haochen felt a pang of sadness, but he tried hard to tell himself not to rush.
Alright, let's keep the boy happy for the next few days.
Jiang Haochen pretended not to hear: "Where do you want to go? I'll take you."
Chi Yuan asked Jiang Haochen in disbelief, "Take me out to play? Just with me?"
Jiang Haochen nodded: "Yes, just with you. Where do you want to go?"
Chi Yuan shook his head: "I can't think of anything right now."
For him, it didn't matter where he went, as long as he was with his brother.
Jiang Haochen: "Change your clothes first, we'll see what happens when we go out."
The two went back to their respective rooms to change clothes.
Both of them wanted to make a good impression on each other and paid extra attention to their image. Jiang Haochen chose several outfits and even sent them to his stylist, asking which one looked like a college student.
In contrast, Chi Yuan was only staying here temporarily, so he only had one set of clothes to change into. But the boy was naturally handsome and didn't need much grooming. However, he still wanted to put in some effort, so he used his brother's hair gel to try and get a trendy hairstyle.
While fixing his hair, Jiang Haochen noticed a purplish-blue mark between his eyebrows. Although it was hidden by his hair and not easily visible, the wound could easily leave a scar if not treated properly.
Jiang Haochen wanted to ask Chi Yuan for help, and then he found the boy looking at himself in the mirror with messy hair, looking troubled. He asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"
Chi Yuan honestly confessed, "I want to get a cool hairstyle."
Jiang Haochen, being an actor himself, didn't think there was anything wrong with a young man being vain; he just suppressed a laugh and said, "Your technique isn't very good."
Chi Yuan lowered his head dejectedly: "I'm going to wash my hair."
Jiang Haochen held the boy down and turned his head around: "Let me see if he can still be saved."
Jiang Haochen wasn't good at overly complicated hairstyles, but he knew the basics. Fortunately, Chi Yuan hadn't used too much hairspray, so Jiang Haochen tidied him up again.
Chi Yuan kept his head down, letting his brother's hand dab at his head, but he kept glancing at the mirror out of the corner of his eye, trying to steal a look at his brother.
His brother seems to be about half a head taller than him. His brother's hands are really beautiful, and his brother's Adam's apple...
"Look, if you're not satisfied, I'll take you to Tianyu and find a stylist to fix it for you."
Chi Yuan snapped back to reality, her face flushed, and said, "No...no need."
Jiang Haochen didn't suspect anything, assuming the boy was just blushing with embarrassment: "Since I did your hair, help me disinfect it."
The two returned to the living room, where Jiang Haochen sat on the sofa, tilting his head back as Chi Yuan disinfected him.
Although Chi Yuan coveted his brother, he was very serious when applying the medicine, looking quite solemn. Jiang Haochen found it amusing: "With that expression, anyone who didn't know better would think I had suffered some serious injury. It's just a small wound."
Chi Yuan pursed his lips, ignoring his brother, and carefully disinfected the area three times, almost rubbing his brother's forehead raw before stopping. Then he went to get a band-aid, but since too much alcohol had been applied before, it wasn't dry yet, so he subconsciously blew on it.
"Phew~~"
Jiang Haochen's eyes, which had been smiling, suddenly turned deep and dark.
"Huff, huff~~"
Jiang Haochen suddenly raised his hand and stopped the boy's leaning waist.
Chi Yuan asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Haochen replied in a hoarse voice, "Is it not finished yet?"
Chi Yuan: "Coming soon."
As he spoke, Chi Yuan gently helped his brother apply the band-aid, pressing it with his fingertips to ensure a perfect fit.
Jiang Haochen lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembling incessantly.
"Alright." Chi Yuan straightened up.
Jiang Haochen looked up at Chi Yuan, but after only one glance, he looked away again, afraid that he would lose control and pull the person into his arms.
Chi Yuan, head down, tidied the first-aid kit and casually asked, "Brother, are you... in a relationship?"
When Chi Yuan saw his brother's wound, he realized something: he had forgotten to ask his brother if he and that Xie guy were already together.
Jiang Haochen was currently daydreaming about his younger brother when he suddenly heard the word "love," and he panicked instantly: "Wh...what?"
Have we been discovered?
Chi Won: "I saw the trending topic yesterday. I remember that person; he's someone I've liked before. He was fixing my hair on camera. Are you guys going to make it official?"
Chi Yuan's voice was muffled, hiding a hint of fear that he didn't want to be discovered.
Trending on social media?! Official announcement?
It took Jiang Haochen a while to react: "What official announcement? That's all just media nonsense. There's no such thing. Besides, I don't like Xie Lingzhou anymore."
We absolutely cannot let Chi Yuan misunderstand right now.
Chi Yuan then dared to look at Jiang Haochen: "You don't like him anymore? But the way you two looked in the photos, you seemed like a couple."
Jiang Haochen: "If that means we're a couple, then when you helped me apply the medicine and blew on it, didn't that make us a couple too?"
One sentence struck a chord with both of them.
The two of them froze, and an awkward yet ambiguous atmosphere filled the room.
"I...I'll go put the medicine box away." Chi Yuan grabbed the medicine box and ran off.
Jiang Haochen coughed and said, "I...I'll go get the car first."
As Jiang Haochen left, he sent a message to Xu Mo, asking him to issue a clarification statement in the name of the studio.
We absolutely cannot let his brother misunderstand.
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