Brother, isn't it good that you like me?

Chi Yu glanced at him briefly before looking away and turning to leave.

The stigma that had weighed on him for over a year had only been cleared two weeks ago, and he didn't want to have anything to do with the person in front of him.

Even if it's just breathing the same air.

However, when he wanted to leave, some people wouldn't let him.

"Where are you going?" Lu Yufeng strode forward, blocking the villa entrance, looking down at him. "Chi Yu, aren't you going to give me an explanation for what happened today?"

That sounds all too familiar.

As Chi Yu heard it, he felt as if he had returned to his memory, to the day he first met Lin Jianshen.

Lu Yufeng, with the same cold expression, stood by the pool and questioned himself, "Aren't you going to give me an explanation for what just happened?"

The exact same tone, the exact same expression.

They are even identical in their inability to distinguish right from wrong.

At that time, Chi Yu was preoccupied with proving himself and only wanted to explain, but now—

"Explain my ass!" Jiang Ziyi exploded, stepping forward to shield her brother behind her.

He grinned at Lu Yufeng, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. Jiang Ling's car hasn't gone far yet, go find him!"

"Heh," Lu Yufeng scoffed, "Don't think I don't know that you were the one who handed that broken lamp to Shen Shen."

"If it weren't for you, Shen Shen wouldn't have been in this mess today! Chi Yu, it's all because of you!"

These words were spoken with such self-righteousness that Jiang Ziyi's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but blurt out, "Are you sick in the head?"

What kind of twisted logic is this? Why not catch the culprit who committed the evil deeds, but instead come here to pick a fight with his brother?

Is this person always this crazy? Was my brother bullied like this before?

Thinking of the past, Jiang Ziyi felt even angrier and raised his hand to fight Lu Yufeng, but before he could raise his hand, he was held down by the person next to him.

Chi Yu pressed down Jiang Ziyi's hand, but his eyes were fixed on Lu Yufeng.

He knew that reasoning with someone like Lu Yufeng was pointless, so he simply looked at him and said calmly, "If you're really worried about Lin Jianshen, what you should do now is go find him."

Instead of standing here and making pointless accusations against me.

Lu Yufeng frowned, about to speak—

"What are you talking about?"

A voice came from inside the house.

Lin Jianshen came out of the villa, probably having heard the commotion outside. When his gaze fell on Lu Yufeng, a flash of joy crossed his eyes.

But the tense atmosphere didn't allow him to be happy. Lin Jianshen quickly approached, looked at the two groups of people facing off, and cautiously asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just dealing with a small matter."

Just handling a small matter?

Lin Jianshen blinked, suddenly realizing something, and quickly grabbed Lu Yufeng's sleeve, saying earnestly:

"It has nothing to do with Chi Yu. I gave him the light myself, and... when the accident happened just now, Chi Yu was the first to come and save me."

He spoke sincerely, but his words were automatically interpreted in Lu Yufeng's ears as something else entirely—

He was afraid, he was trying to exonerate Chi Yu, and he was forced to endure it.

Lu Yufeng felt a pang in his heart. The next second, he reached out and grabbed Lin Jianshen's wrist. The grip wasn't strong, but his posture was firm and unyielding: "It's alright, don't worry, I'll take care of it for you."

Lin Jianshen: "?"

"No, what decision are you making?" Lin Jianshen asked anxiously. "It has nothing to do with Chi Yu; he's here to help..."

"Alright." Lu Yufeng interrupted him, opened the car door, and shoved Lin Jianshen directly into the back seat.

The door closed, shutting out any sounds that might try to peek out from inside.

A moment of silence fell over the villa entrance. Jiang Ziyi stared at the closed car door, his lips twitching even more violently. He turned to Chi Yu and said, "Brother, look at this scene. Don't we look like the villainous supporting character you played in your dramas?"

I still prefer the villainous male supporting character to the male lead.

He meant to ease the tense atmosphere by saying that, but for some reason, he felt that the atmosphere became even more awkward after he said it.

Jiang Zi glanced at Chi Yu and noticed that his brother's expression hadn't changed. The boy scratched his head, wondering if he was overthinking things.

The villa entrance was quiet; the staff inside pretended to be busy but were actually eavesdropping. Just as the "cargo-loading man" closed the car door, ready to cause trouble again—

"There are so many people."

A lazy voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Jiang Zi turned his head and saw that Shen Yan had come out at some point, leaning against the door frame with a small blue and white parrot perched on his shoulder.

"Why is everyone gathered here? What are you talking about? Can I join in?"

The young man smiled, his gaze falling on Lu Yufeng not far away. He raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Oh, isn't this President Lu? What brings you here? Ah, President Lu?"

Second Uncle: "President Lu! President Lu!"

Lu Yufeng had heard this kind of flattering talk countless times, so his face remained expressionless. It was simply a ploy to associate himself with the Lu family. Lu Yufeng curled his lips, intending to casually brush it off, when he heard the man continue asking:

"Have you finished dealing with things at President Lu's company? Have you resolved the issues with the partners?"

The second uncle shook his feathers and, mimicking Shen Yan's sarcastic tone, continued shouting, "All done? All done?"

Lu Yufeng's expression changed instantly.

How did he know?

Lu Yufeng narrowed his eyes and re-examined the person in front of him—Shen Yan. His surname was Shen. In this circle, only one family held any weight with the surname Shen.

Shen Yan seemed oblivious to his scrutiny and continued, "Everyone present can attest that what happened just now had nothing to do with Teacher Chi. Mr. Lu, can you even get the wrong person when seeking revenge for someone you like? It makes one wonder about your competence."

The second uncle flapped his wings: "Idiot! Idiot!"

Jiang Ziyi couldn't help but burst out laughing, finding this noisy dead bird rather pleasing to the eye for the first time.

Chi Yu didn't laugh.

He stood there, the wind ruffling the stray hairs on his forehead, revealing a pair of clear, black and white eyes. There was no laughter, no resentment in those eyes, only calmness—calm as a stagnant pool, as if he had no expectations of the person before him.

He didn't want to deal with these messy things anymore.

"Mr. Lu," he began, "the director has already posted all the details of what happened on Weibo. If you're not blind and your brain is functioning properly, you can go and see for yourself."

"And what happened back then, I said I never did it, I never did it."

After saying that, he turned around, nodded to Shen Yan, said "thank you," and then grabbed Jiang Ziyi and left without looking back.

His back was straight, and his steps were without the slightest hesitation.

Lu Yufeng stood there, his face looking rather grim.

He didn't expect Chi Yu to speak to him in this tone. He had thought Chi Yu was joking when Chi Yu said on the show that she didn't like him anymore.

Looking back now, it seems that the person who always followed behind me, carefully trying to please me, is truly gone.

He instinctively wanted to chase after him, but as soon as he took a step, an arm was placed across his front.

He turned his head and met a pair of cold, indifferent eyes.

The boy's previous gentle and carefree demeanor vanished completely; the smile in his eyes disappeared. He looked at him for a moment and then clicked his tongue softly.

"really."

Lu Yufeng frowned. "As expected what?"

Shen Yan looked at him and said directly, "Just thinking about how you used to be someone he truly cared about makes me feel really uncomfortable."