Chu Yan’s escape plan died in the cradle. The old butler rushed in at a speed that did not match his old age, and opened the highest barrier level of the battle hall. He sealed all exits, and alongside his stern expression, raised his voice, “Third Young Master, please get off your mecha. Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master will come home right away.”
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“……”
Qiao Zhiya raised his hand weakly and took the initiative. “This is all my fault. Xiao Yan just helped me to test the weapon…”
“Young Master Qiao Zhiya.” The old butler turned to look at him again, adding, “Second Young Master will arrive home first. Please prepare yourself.”
Prepare what? Prepare to… accept his death?
Qiao Zhiya’s hand shook and he shrank his neck down silently, all his instincts screaming for him to run away.
The two were “escorted” by the old butler and sent to the living room of the main house. The main house’s barrier was also turned on, severing all the possibility to escape.
“Qiao, actually I know a way to get o—”
“Third Young Master.” The old butler who had already left suddenly popped up again, raised his hand and pressed Chu Yan’s shoulder, and said quietly, “The protection program that you secretly modified was repaired a month ago. In addition, please don’t teach bad things to Young Master Qiao Zhiya. He’s a good boy that is responsible for his actions. Remember, running away won’t solve any problems.”
Chu Yan quietly shrunk his head, sitting beside Qiao Zhiya. Looking at his eyes, it’s clear that he was still trying to use all possible avenues to save his life. His body slack, looking listless, as he quietly sighed, “Grandpa Butler, you weren’t like this before. You used to—”
“At most, you would break the glass. You wouldn’t destroy a whole house.” The old butler mercilessly cut his words short. Then, he “kindly” patted his head, followed by a deep sigh of sorrow. “Third Young Master, you weren’t like this before. You used to take the initiative to admit your mistakes… ”
Chu Yan shut up and sat paralyzed on the sofa.
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The butler patted his shoulders with a satisfied smile.
The living room quieted down, and Qiao Zhiya stole nervous glances at Chu Yan, his eyes filled with anxiety and guilt. “I’m sorry, I’ve implicated you. I don’t know that the power of that weapon would be—”
“That weapon is really cool!” Chu Yan’s excitement suddenly revived. Unlike his listless appearance before, he sat up and held the blond youth’s shoulder, his eyes brimming with zeal. “Qiao, please make one for me too! There is no need to use the Star Sand or the secondary-mutated red tin ore as the main material. If that is too powerful, use ordinary advanced materials. I can provide all the materi—”
“What do you want to provide?” A murderous, chilling, familiar voice suddenly came from the door. And at the same time, there was a sharp spiritual force that flew from that direction.
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Chu Yan jolted in place, staring at Qiao Zhiya with a rigid expression. Then in unison, they both turned their heads towards the door.
At the entrance, Chu Rong stood straight. He was backlit, so his expression couldn’t be seen clearly. However, both of the youths knew that he was beyond enraged. This can be seen from his uncontrollable spiritual strength.
Qiao Zhiya’s own magic power began to move, trying to get past it.
Chu Rong turned his head to look at him. Because of that, the lighting on his face changed, accentuating the cold arc of his flattened lips. His terrifying voice echoed again: “Don’t you dare come and try.”
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Qiao Zhiya’s magic flinched and shrank back. His ears were flattened, his pupils shook, and he was squirming in discomfort. Subconsciously, Chu Yan moved behind him, trying to diminish his presence as much as possible. “Yo-you… you’ve co-come back. I’m sorry, I just yanked Xiao Yan to test a weapon with me, and then…”
Chu Rong strode closer. Not giving him a chance to finish his speech, he reached for his back collar to hold him up like a pitiful kitten. Then, he glanced at Chu Yan who tried to hide, simply stating, “This time the responsibility is not with you. Go find Dage and admit your mistakes.”
After speaking, he took Qiao Zhiya and strode toward the room without even giving Chu Yan another glance.
Chu Yan, who thought he would be punished and tortured, could only watch Qiao Zhiya taken away. At first, he was in disbelief. He touched his intact limbs, feeling like his soul has returned to the heavens above.
‘Not punished? Oh my god, Erge actually said so logically that the blame is not on me. Has a miracle happened? Has he finally regained his brotherly love? What about Qiao? Is Qiao going to be unlucky?’
–
“Bam!” the door was slammed close.
Qiao Zhiya shuddered, holding Chu Rong obediently. He bowed his head, already surrendered to fate.
Chu Rong put him on the ground, looked down at him, and asked, “What weapons?”
Qiao Zhiya, who thought he would be reprimanded, hesitated and took the space button with the arms in his hands and passed it, apologizing again, “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect that the power of this weapon would be so great, I was too careless and arrogant.”
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Chu Rong took the space button and glanced into it. Sure enough, he saw a black double-barreled gun. He squinted his eyes, while his hand reached for Qiao Zhiya’s quivering, flattened ears. He continued his question, “When is this done?”
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Conscious of being interrogated, Qiao Zhiya dutifully confessed, “Yesterday afternoon.”
Instead, Chu Rong pinched his ears and continued to ask, “Why don’t you tell me to let me test it? Xiao Yan rarely fights with firearms, and he hasn’t learned proper measures. You shouldn’t ask him for this.”
Qiao Zhiya felt even more guilty. He whispered, “This weapon is for you. I wanted to test it first, and then give it to you as a surprise gift…”
–However, the surprise gift turned into a surprise fright.
“I’m sorry.” He apologized for the third time, thoroughly wilting.
Chu Rong felt better as he kept pinching the trembling ears. But then, his tone suddenly changed, as he continued, “Why not open the maximum level of the protective barrier of the battle hall before testing the weapon? What if you and Xiao Yan got hurt? What’s more, if that guest house isn’t empty, but is occupied by people, or someone happened to pass by the small guest house at that time… have you thought about the consequences?”
If this is the case, then it wouldn’t end up with only the destruction of a house. But the death of a person.
Qiao Zhiya thought about this consequence and shook his head, his head lowered, and he couldn’t even say sorry anymore – he made too many mistakes this time, and he felt that he didn’t even have the qualification to say sorry.
“Do you know what you did wrong?” Chu Rong persisted and kept asking coldly.
Qiao Zhiya clenched his clothes, nodded slightly, drowning in self-blame.
Chu Rong saw that he had realized his mistake. He rubbed his ears gently, and toned down the fury in his voice. “Then, you will be forbidden to enter your lab for a month. Any objections?”
Qiao Zhiya nodded instinctively, and then looked up at him. He asked in confusion, “Is this a punishment?”
—What is the difference between this and no punishment?
Chu Rong touched his face, bowed his head, and replaced his answer with a kiss.
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After receiving an alert and explanation from the butler, at first, he was relieved that nobody was hurt. But then, the relief was eclipsed by pure anger – anger at their recklessness and incomprehension. His mind was about punishing the two youths until this lesson was hammered into their minds. But when he entered the door, he was greeted by the two of them, sitting in the living room, safe and sound.
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His mind blanked.
He was beyond glad that everyone was safe. Their problems could be dealt with slowly.
Qiao Zhiya then realized that he was kissed by Chu Rong. The taller man’s expression was gentle. A surge of affection appeared in his heart. He closed his eyes, then returned the kiss.
The gentler Chu Rong was, the more afraid Qiao Zhiya became.
He’s afraid that Chu Rong would face him with a cold expression, then separate from him… But what should he do? He hated his indecisive self. He was determined to confess his origin after the competition’s final before. But now, he’s…
He hugged Chu Rong as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
The destruction of the building ended with Chu Yan being fined his pocket money and forced to clean up the ruins. As for Qiao Zhiya, he was also fined, and additionally banned from entering his lab for a month. Knowing that Chu Yan was financially punished, he felt guilty. So he reimbursed Chu Yan with his own “pocket money” and helped him clean up the ruins.
“Erge actually gives you so much per month?? Oh God, you don’t know how much I got, do you? He’s so generous towards you!” Chu Yan threw the broken stones into the garbage collection truck, as he furiously ranted.
Qiao Zhiya lifted a large piece of crushed stone into the garbage truck and said, “I didn’t know it before…”
He was already very rich and usually doesn’t spend much money, so he never checked the balance of his account or how many entries there are. If he hadn’t checked the account yesterday, he wouldn’t know that Chu Rong had given him pocket money every month, and the amount was quite a lot.
Chu Yan froze, staring at him with envy dripping on his gaze. Just as he was about to continue, he found that Qiao Zhiya’s mood seemed a bit wrong, and his mind turned quickly to calm him down, “Are you nervous because of the incoming engagement banquet? Don’t worry much about it, okay? It’s just a meal with extra guests. It’s not that formal, so relax.”
When Qiao Zhiya heard this, the rock in his hand fell to the ground. He looked up at Chu Yan in pure shock, and asked hurriedly, “What engagement? What banquet? What are you talking about?”
“Your engagement banquet- wait, you don’t know? Everyone has already begun preparations. It’s just one month from now, and the invitations are all sent… Shit! Does Erge want to surprise you? Fuck…” Covering his mouth, his eyes darted around.
Qiao Zhiya was completely stunned, then turned around and ran towards the main house.
In the study, Chu Rong was discussing the details of the engagement banquet with the old butler. In view of the sudden destruction of the small guest house, the layout for the guests’ accommodations had to be changed.
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When Qiao Zhiya pushed himself inside, he saw the courtyard layout projected into the air. It was clearly winter, but the courtyard on the map was full of flowers and plants. It was as beautiful as a meadow, fullbloom in spring.
He stared at the log-colored tree house in the middle of the various flowers.
His heart sank.
——All arranged according to his preferences. While he was still hesitating, Chu Rong was already secretly preparing for their future together.
He suddenly felt that he was so, so bad.
Chu Rong didn’t expect that Qiao Zhiya would come in suddenly. He quickly turned off the holographic projection. He waved to the butler to leave, and then he got up and helped him straighten his windswept hair. He frowned and asked, “Why did you come here suddenly, what happened? Are you hurt?”
The butler tried to weaken the presence as much as possible and left, thoughtfully closing the door on his way out.
The finger flicking his hair was very gentle and soothing. Qiao Zhiya’s lips trembled. Looking at Chu Rong’s warm and tolerant eyes, he suddenly became certain—
He can no longer run away from telling the truth.
After taking a quick inhale, he said: “Chu Rong, I can’t get engaged to you. I lied to you, I’m a liar.”
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Chu Yan’s escape plan died in the cradle. The old butler rushed in at a speed that did not match his old age, and opened the highest barrier level of the battle hall. He sealed all exits, and alongside his stern expression, raised his voice, “Third Young Master, please get off your mecha. Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master will come home right away.”
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“……”
Qiao Zhiya raised his hand weakly and took the initiative. “This is all my fault. Xiao Yan just helped me to test the weapon…”
“Young Master Qiao Zhiya.” The old butler turned to look at him again, adding, “Second Young Master will arrive home first. Please prepare yourself.”
Prepare what? Prepare to… accept his death?
Qiao Zhiya’s hand shook and he shrank his neck down silently, all his instincts screaming for him to run away.
The two were “escorted” by the old butler and sent to the living room of the main house. The main house’s barrier was also turned on, severing all the possibility to escape.
“Qiao, actually I know a way to get o—”
“Third Young Master.” The old butler who had already left suddenly popped up again, raised his hand and pressed Chu Yan’s shoulder, and said quietly, “The protection program that you secretly modified was repaired a month ago. In addition, please don’t teach bad things to Young Master Qiao Zhiya. He’s a good boy that is responsible for his actions. Remember, running away won’t solve any problems.”
Chu Yan quietly shrunk his head, sitting beside Qiao Zhiya. Looking at his eyes, it’s clear that he was still trying to use all possible avenues to save his life. His body slack, looking listless, as he quietly sighed, “Grandpa Butler, you weren’t like this before. You used to—”
“At most, you would break the glass. You wouldn’t destroy a whole house.” The old butler mercilessly cut his words short. Then, he “kindly” patted his head, followed by a deep sigh of sorrow. “Third Young Master, you weren’t like this before. You used to take the initiative to admit your mistakes… ”
Chu Yan shut up and sat paralyzed on the sofa.
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The butler patted his shoulders with a satisfied smile.
The living room quieted down, and Qiao Zhiya stole nervous glances at Chu Yan, his eyes filled with anxiety and guilt. “I’m sorry, I’ve implicated you. I don’t know that the power of that weapon would be—”
“That weapon is really cool!” Chu Yan’s excitement suddenly revived. Unlike his listless appearance before, he sat up and held the blond youth’s shoulder, his eyes brimming with zeal. “Qiao, please make one for me too! There is no need to use the Star Sand or the secondary-mutated red tin ore as the main material. If that is too powerful, use ordinary advanced materials. I can provide all the materi—”
“What do you want to provide?” A murderous, chilling, familiar voice suddenly came from the door. And at the same time, there was a sharp spiritual force that flew from that direction.
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Chu Yan jolted in place, staring at Qiao Zhiya with a rigid expression. Then in unison, they both turned their heads towards the door.
At the entrance, Chu Rong stood straight. He was backlit, so his expression couldn’t be seen clearly. However, both of the youths knew that he was beyond enraged. This can be seen from his uncontrollable spiritual strength.
Qiao Zhiya’s own magic power began to move, trying to get past it.
Chu Rong turned his head to look at him. Because of that, the lighting on his face changed, accentuating the cold arc of his flattened lips. His terrifying voice echoed again: “Don’t you dare come and try.”
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Qiao Zhiya’s magic flinched and shrank back. His ears were flattened, his pupils shook, and he was squirming in discomfort. Subconsciously, Chu Yan moved behind him, trying to diminish his presence as much as possible. “Yo-you… you’ve co-come back. I’m sorry, I just yanked Xiao Yan to test a weapon with me, and then…”
Chu Rong strode closer. Not giving him a chance to finish his speech, he reached for his back collar to hold him up like a pitiful kitten. Then, he glanced at Chu Yan who tried to hide, simply stating, “This time the responsibility is not with you. Go find Dage and admit your mistakes.”
After speaking, he took Qiao Zhiya and strode toward the room without even giving Chu Yan another glance.
Chu Yan, who thought he would be punished and tortured, could only watch Qiao Zhiya taken away. At first, he was in disbelief. He touched his intact limbs, feeling like his soul has returned to the heavens above.
‘Not punished? Oh my god, Erge actually said so logically that the blame is not on me. Has a miracle happened? Has he finally regained his brotherly love? What about Qiao? Is Qiao going to be unlucky?’
–
“Bam!” the door was slammed close.
Qiao Zhiya shuddered, holding Chu Rong obediently. He bowed his head, already surrendered to fate.
Chu Rong put him on the ground, looked down at him, and asked, “What weapons?”
Qiao Zhiya, who thought he would be reprimanded, hesitated and took the space button with the arms in his hands and passed it, apologizing again, “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect that the power of this weapon would be so great, I was too careless and arrogant.”
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Chu Rong took the space button and glanced into it. Sure enough, he saw a black double-barreled gun. He squinted his eyes, while his hand reached for Qiao Zhiya’s quivering, flattened ears. He continued his question, “When is this done?”
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Conscious of being interrogated, Qiao Zhiya dutifully confessed, “Yesterday afternoon.”
Instead, Chu Rong pinched his ears and continued to ask, “Why don’t you tell me to let me test it? Xiao Yan rarely fights with firearms, and he hasn’t learned proper measures. You shouldn’t ask him for this.”
Qiao Zhiya felt even more guilty. He whispered, “This weapon is for you. I wanted to test it first, and then give it to you as a surprise gift…”
–However, the surprise gift turned into a surprise fright.
“I’m sorry.” He apologized for the third time, thoroughly wilting.
Chu Rong felt better as he kept pinching the trembling ears. But then, his tone suddenly changed, as he continued, “Why not open the maximum level of the protective barrier of the battle hall before testing the weapon? What if you and Xiao Yan got hurt? What’s more, if that guest house isn’t empty, but is occupied by people, or someone happened to pass by the small guest house at that time… have you thought about the consequences?”
If this is the case, then it wouldn’t end up with only the destruction of a house. But the death of a person.
Qiao Zhiya thought about this consequence and shook his head, his head lowered, and he couldn’t even say sorry anymore – he made too many mistakes this time, and he felt that he didn’t even have the qualification to say sorry.
“Do you know what you did wrong?” Chu Rong persisted and kept asking coldly.
Qiao Zhiya clenched his clothes, nodded slightly, drowning in self-blame.
Chu Rong saw that he had realized his mistake. He rubbed his ears gently, and toned down the fury in his voice. “Then, you will be forbidden to enter your lab for a month. Any objections?”
Qiao Zhiya nodded instinctively, and then looked up at him. He asked in confusion, “Is this a punishment?”
—What is the difference between this and no punishment?
Chu Rong touched his face, bowed his head, and replaced his answer with a kiss.
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After receiving an alert and explanation from the butler, at first, he was relieved that nobody was hurt. But then, the relief was eclipsed by pure anger – anger at their recklessness and incomprehension. His mind was about punishing the two youths until this lesson was hammered into their minds. But when he entered the door, he was greeted by the two of them, sitting in the living room, safe and sound.
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His mind blanked.
He was beyond glad that everyone was safe. Their problems could be dealt with slowly.
Qiao Zhiya then realized that he was kissed by Chu Rong. The taller man’s expression was gentle. A surge of affection appeared in his heart. He closed his eyes, then returned the kiss.
The gentler Chu Rong was, the more afraid Qiao Zhiya became.
He’s afraid that Chu Rong would face him with a cold expression, then separate from him… But what should he do? He hated his indecisive self. He was determined to confess his origin after the competition’s final before. But now, he’s…
He hugged Chu Rong as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
The destruction of the building ended with Chu Yan being fined his pocket money and forced to clean up the ruins. As for Qiao Zhiya, he was also fined, and additionally banned from entering his lab for a month. Knowing that Chu Yan was financially punished, he felt guilty. So he reimbursed Chu Yan with his own “pocket money” and helped him clean up the ruins.
“Erge actually gives you so much per month?? Oh God, you don’t know how much I got, do you? He’s so generous towards you!” Chu Yan threw the broken stones into the garbage collection truck, as he furiously ranted.
Qiao Zhiya lifted a large piece of crushed stone into the garbage truck and said, “I didn’t know it before…”
He was already very rich and usually doesn’t spend much money, so he never checked the balance of his account or how many entries there are. If he hadn’t checked the account yesterday, he wouldn’t know that Chu Rong had given him pocket money every month, and the amount was quite a lot.
Chu Yan froze, staring at him with envy dripping on his gaze. Just as he was about to continue, he found that Qiao Zhiya’s mood seemed a bit wrong, and his mind turned quickly to calm him down, “Are you nervous because of the incoming engagement banquet? Don’t worry much about it, okay? It’s just a meal with extra guests. It’s not that formal, so relax.”
When Qiao Zhiya heard this, the rock in his hand fell to the ground. He looked up at Chu Yan in pure shock, and asked hurriedly, “What engagement? What banquet? What are you talking about?”
“Your engagement banquet- wait, you don’t know? Everyone has already begun preparations. It’s just one month from now, and the invitations are all sent… Shit! Does Erge want to surprise you? Fuck…” Covering his mouth, his eyes darted around.
Qiao Zhiya was completely stunned, then turned around and ran towards the main house.
In the study, Chu Rong was discussing the details of the engagement banquet with the old butler. In view of the sudden destruction of the small guest house, the layout for the guests’ accommodations had to be changed.
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When Qiao Zhiya pushed himself inside, he saw the courtyard layout projected into the air. It was clearly winter, but the courtyard on the map was full of flowers and plants. It was as beautiful as a meadow, fullbloom in spring.
He stared at the log-colored tree house in the middle of the various flowers.
His heart sank.
——All arranged according to his preferences. While he was still hesitating, Chu Rong was already secretly preparing for their future together.
He suddenly felt that he was so, so bad.
Chu Rong didn’t expect that Qiao Zhiya would come in suddenly. He quickly turned off the holographic projection. He waved to the butler to leave, and then he got up and helped him straighten his windswept hair. He frowned and asked, “Why did you come here suddenly, what happened? Are you hurt?”
The butler tried to weaken the presence as much as possible and left, thoughtfully closing the door on his way out.
The finger flicking his hair was very gentle and soothing. Qiao Zhiya’s lips trembled. Looking at Chu Rong’s warm and tolerant eyes, he suddenly became certain—
He can no longer run away from telling the truth.
After taking a quick inhale, he said: “Chu Rong, I can’t get engaged to you. I lied to you, I’m a liar.”
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