Since the big argument last night, Yu Qingyue hasn’t gone downstairs to eat. Qin Shuang called him several times, but he wouldn’t come out, and when she brought the food up, he wouldn’t open the door.

After a while, both of them couldn’t keep up the fight, and their anger gradually subsided. Qin Shuang felt helpless, unsure of what her son had done. Yu Wanlai was avoiding everyone so much that he wouldn’t even come home. In the end, this was just Yu Qingyue’s unrequited love, and there was nowhere to place blame. The son who had always been the easiest to manage suddenly made them feel helpless.

Yu Wanlai returned to his room, which had remained exactly the same as when he left. No one had touched anything. He went to the bathroom to wash his face and saw his disheveled reflection in the mirror. He thought to himself, no wonder that driver kept thinking about him—who would run around like a madman in the middle of the night dressed like that? Yu Wanlai took out some pajamas from the wardrobe and changed, planning to sleep for a while until morning. When he couldn’t sleep, he went to the balcony for some fresh air.

As he was about to go back inside, he noticed the glass partition between his and Yu Qingyue’s balcony, a half-meter-high barrier. He glanced at it, then couldn’t resist climbing over it. He tried to push open the sliding door to Yu Qingyue’s balcony, and when he saw it wasn’t locked, he was overjoyed and quickly opened it to step inside.

Yu Qingyue had been lying in bed, staring at a photo of the two of them. He was half asleep when he suddenly heard some noise coming from the balcony. Startled, he immediately woke up, jumped out of bed, and rushed to turn on the lights without even putting on his shoes. The sudden light made Yu Wanlai squint and raise his hand to shield his eyes.

When Yu Qingyue saw it was Yu Wanlai, he was initially stunned and then his eyes welled up with tears. He quickly opened his room’s door, intending to leave. He didn’t want to see this annoying person anymore. Yu Wanlai didn’t care that everything around him seemed to blur, and he quickly walked forward, reaching Yu Qingyue before he could leave, pulling him back and shutting the door behind them.

Yu Wanlai pressed Yu Qingyue against the door, holding him tightly, unwilling to let go no matter how much he struggled. “Don’t leave, Qingyue, don’t leave.” Yu Qingyue was furious. He hadn’t eaten for two days, so he was too weak to break free from Yu Wanlai’s grip. He could only remain trapped against the door, unable to move. “Get out, I don’t want to see you…”

Tears fell like beads from a broken string, landing on Yu Wanlai’s sleeve and wetting his clothes. Yu Wanlai’s fingertips brushed against the wetness, and he quickly turned Yu Qingyue to face him. As expected, he saw Yu Qingyue’s face streaked with tears. His heart immediately ached. Yu Wanlai gently wiped away the tears from Yu Qingyue’s face and kissed the corner of his eye. “Why are you crying again? Please stop crying, okay?”

Yu Qingyue turned his head away, refusing to look at Yu Wanlai. “Then you leave!”

Yu Wanlai buried his head in the crook of Yu Qingyue’s shoulder, breathing in the long-missed fresh orange scent. “No, I want to see you.”

Yu Qingyue choked for a moment, unsure of what to say. Seeing Yu Wanlai truly come back, he was naturally happy, but he was also very angry, extremely angry. How could this person avoid him for almost two months?

Yu Wanlai reached out to touch Yu Qingyue’s face, his hand coming away wet. Yu Qingyue was quietly crying, not making a fuss or saying anything, just looking at him with a face full of grievance. Yu Wanlai gently stroked Yu Qingyue’s cheek, making him turn his head to face him, looking at him seriously as he spoke in a soft voice, “Can we make up? I won’t avoid you anymore, please stop crying. It hurts my heart.” He kissed Yu Qingyue’s eyelids, then moved down his face, finally lingering at the corner of Yu Qingyue’s lips for a long time.

When he looked up, he saw Yu Qingyue staring at him intently, and as soon as their eyes met, Yu Qingyue snorted coldly and quickly turned his gaze away.

Yu Wanlai: “……” So hard to comfort.

He lowered his head and nuzzled Yu Qingyue’s shoulder, “Qingyue, forgive me. I miss you so much…”

Yu Qingyue snorted again.

Yu Wanlai persisted, saying something and then kissing him. Today, he had to make things right and get him to cancel the engagement. He didn’t want to be the third wheel! He would be killed!

“Look at me, okay?”

“Hmph!”

“Be with me, okay?”

“Hmph!”

“Be with me, and you can kiss me however you want, however long you want.”

“Hmph!” Who cares about kissing you? There were plenty of people waiting to kiss him, not just Yu Wanlai.

“Qingyue, I like you!”

“……”

Yu Qingyue’s face immediately turned red, but he didn’t want to forgive him so quickly.

When Yu Wanlai saw that his last sentence had an effect, his heart leaped with joy, and he repeated it several times in Yu Qingyue’s ear. “I like you, I like you, I like you!”

This made Yu Qingyue’s face and neck turn a shade of pink.

Yu Qingyue pressed his lips together and finally looked at Yu Wanlai. “Really?”

Yu Wanlai immediately raised his hand as if swearing, “Really, really, really, truer than gold. Lying makes me a puppy.”

Yu Qingyue rolled his eyes, thinking that the Samoyed was much cuter and better behaved than its owner.

Seeing that Yu Qingyue finally started talking to him, Yu Wanlai moved his hands down, lifting Yu Qingyue’s legs and carrying him to the side of the bed. He had been standing for a while and was getting tired.

Yu Qingyue felt awkward sitting face-to-face on Yu Wanlai’s lap and shifted back a little, wanting to get down. But Yu Wanlai held him tight and wouldn’t let go. During the struggle, Yu Wanlai’s arm accidentally brushed against Yu Qingyue’s hip, and Yu Qingyue immediately gasped in pain, his face turning pale.

He wanted to touch it, but then remembered Yu Wanlai was there, so he didn’t move, trying to endure the pain.

Yu Wanlai immediately sensed something was wrong, his heart tightened. He raised his hand to gently lift Yu Qingyue’s face, looking at him with a heart full of concern. “What’s wrong? Where does it hurt? Your face is so pale. Did I bump into you just now?”

Yu Qingyue shook his head to deny it. “No.”

But it was obvious something was wrong. Just a moment ago, Yu Qingyue had flinched in pain, but since he didn’t speak up, Yu Wanlai had to figure it out himself. He remembered it was likely around his waist or abdomen.

“I’ll find it myself.”

He placed Yu Qingyue on the bed and immediately started to lift his shirt to check.

Yu Qingyue’s face turned red, and he grabbed Yu Wanlai’s hand to stop him. “I’m really fine, don’t look.”

Yu Wanlai’s face darkened, pushing his hand away. “You’re not telling me now that something’s wrong? Fine, it’s my fault for meddling.”

After saying that, he stood up, but Yu Qingyue immediately grabbed his wrist. “You’re not going anywhere! I’ll show you!”

When Yu Wanlai lifted the shirt, he saw a large, alarming bruise on Yu Qingyue’s side, extending all the way down to his pants. His pupils contracted, unsure whether to touch it, looking somewhat awkward.

Yu Wanlai turned to glance at Yu Qingyue, who was lying on the pillow with his head tilted, not looking at him. Yu Wanlai gently tugged at the waistband of Yu Qingyue’s pajama pants, revealing the full extent of the bruise, which extended down to his hipbone. The sight was quite shocking.

Yu Qingyue could feel Yu Wanlai’s movements, and his neck, buried in the pillow, turned even redder. The touch was light, so it didn’t hurt.

Yu Wanlai suddenly became angry. “Why didn’t you come back earlier?”

“Who hit you? From now on, you have to tell me first if something happens, okay? Although I may not be able to beat everyone, I can still handle one or two people.”

“What happened?”

Yu Qingyue suddenly chuckled. “What, are you going to get revenge for me?”

Yu Wanlai immediately nodded. “Of course! Now tell me who it was.”

Yu Qingyue sat up slightly and looked at Yu Wanlai leisurely before slowly saying, “Dad did it.”

Yu Wanlai immediately wanted to get up and find him, but then he stopped, scratching his head, confused. Wasn’t Yu Cheng the one who liked this son the most? “Dad? Why would Dad hit you?!”

Yu Qingyue didn’t respond.

Without waiting for an answer, Yu Wanlai stood up, heading for the door. Yu Qingyue jumped in shock, thinking he was really going to find Yu Cheng, and quickly grabbed his wrist. “Where are you going? Don’t go…”

Yu Wanlai pulled his wrist free and pressed him back onto the bed. “No, I’m just going downstairs to get some medicine from the first-aid kit.”

Yu Qingyue choked for a moment, unsure of what to say. Seeing that Yu Wanlai really came back, he was naturally happy, but he was also very angry—really angry. This person had been avoiding him for almost two months.

Yu Wanlai reached out to touch Yu Qingyue’s face, and once again his hand was wet. The person was quietly crying without causing a scene or saying anything, just looking utterly aggrieved. Yu Wanlai gently stroked Yu Qingyue’s cheek, turned his head to make him look at him, and said seriously in a soft voice, “Can we make up? I won’t avoid you anymore. Don’t cry, okay? It hurts my heart.” He lowered his head and kissed Yu Qingyue’s eyes, then continued down his face, stopping for a long time at the corner of his mouth. When he raised his eyes, he saw that Yu Qingyue was staring at him without blinking. When Yu Wanlai looked at him, Yu Qingyue snorted coldly and quickly averted his gaze.

Yu Wanlai: “…”

It was really hard to coax him.

He lowered his head and nuzzled Yu Qingyue’s shoulder, “Qingyue, forgive me, I really missed you…”

Yu Qingyue snorted coldly again.

Yu Wanlai didn’t give up, saying something and then kissing him. Today, he had to coax him and then quickly get him to cancel the engagement—he didn’t want to be the third party! He would be killed!

“Will you look at me?”
“Hmph!”
“Will you be with me?”
“Hmph!”
“Being with me means you can kiss me however you want, for as long as you want.”
“Hmph!”
Who would want to kiss you? There were plenty of people waiting to kiss him, he didn’t lack Yu Wanlai.

“Qingyue, I like you!”
“…”

Yu Qingyue’s face instantly turned red, but he didn’t want to forgive him so quickly.

When Yu Wanlai saw that his last words had worked, he was delighted and repeated, “I like you, I like you, I like you!”

He kept saying it until Yu Qingyue’s face and neck were completely pink.

Yu Qingyue pursed his lips and finally looked at Yu Wanlai actively, “Really?”

Yu Wanlai immediately raised his hand in a vow gesture, “Really, really, really, more real than gold. If I’m lying, I’m a little dog.”

Yu Qingyue rolled his eyes, thinking that the Samoyed was much cuter and well-behaved than its owner.

Seeing that Yu Qingyue finally spoke to him, Yu Wanlai moved his hands down, lifted Yu Qingyue’s legs, and carried him to sit on the edge of the bed. To be honest, standing for too long made him a little tired.

Yu Qingyue wasn’t used to sitting face-to-face on Yu Wanlai’s lap, so he shrank back and wanted to get up. But Yu Wanlai held him tightly and refused to let go.

As they struggled, Yu Wanlai’s arm brushed against Yu Qingyue’s hip, causing Yu Qingyue to gasp in pain, his face turning pale. He wanted to touch it, but suddenly remembered Yu Wanlai was there, so he didn’t move, only enduring the pain.

Yu Wanlai immediately sensed something was wrong. His heart tightened as he reached out and gently lifted Yu Qingyue’s face, looking at him with concern, “What’s wrong? Where does it hurt? Your face is pale. Did I hurt you just now?”

Yu Qingyue shook his head, denying it, “No.”

It was obvious there was something wrong. Just now, Yu Qingyue had trembled in pain, but since he didn’t speak, Yu Wanlai had to figure it out himself. He remembered it was probably around the waist area.

“I’ll find it myself.”

After saying that, he put Yu Qingyue on the bed and was about to lift his shirt to check.

Yu Qingyue’s face turned hot, and he grabbed Yu Wanlai’s hand to stop him, “I really don’t have anything, don’t look.”

Yu Wanlai’s face darkened, and he pushed Yu Qingyue’s hand away, “Now you don’t want to tell me when you’re hurt? Fine, I was just being nosy.”

After saying that, he intended to get up, but Yu Qingyue immediately grabbed his wrist, “You’re not going anywhere! I’ll show you!”

Once the shirt was lifted, Yu Wanlai saw a large area of deep purple bruising on Yu Qingyue’s side, extending down to below his pajama pants. His pupils contracted, and he wanted to touch it but didn’t dare, looking helpless.

Yu Wanlai turned to glance at Yu Qingyue, but Yu Qingyue was lying on the pillow, not looking at him.

So he gently pulled down Yu Qingyue’s pajama pants, finally seeing the full extent of the injury. The bruise extended from his side down to his hip, and it looked really horrifying.

Yu Qingyue felt Yu Wanlai’s movement, and his neck buried in the pillow became even redder. Yu Wanlai’s touch was gentle, so it didn’t hurt.

Yu Wanlai suddenly became angry. “Why didn’t I come back earlier? Who hit you? If anything happens, you must tell me immediately, okay? Although I can’t beat many people, handling one or two shouldn’t be a problem.”

“What happened?” Yu Qingyue suddenly laughed and said, “What’s wrong? Do you want to take revenge for me?”

Yu Wanlai immediately nodded, “Of course! So, tell me, who did it?”

Yu Qingyue half-sat up, looking at Yu Wanlai leisurely, and slowly said a few words, “Dad hit me.”

Yu Wanlai immediately stood up to find someone, but then stopped, confused. He scratched his head, thinking that Yu Cheng was supposed to love this son the most. “Dad? Why would dad hit you?”

Yu Qingyue didn’t answer.

Before Yu Wanlai could get an answer, he stood up and was about to leave, startling Yu Qingyue, who thought he was really going to find Yu Cheng. He quickly grabbed his wrist, “Where are you going? You… don’t go…”

To find dad.

Yu Wanlai pulled his hand away and pressed Yu Qingyue back down onto the bed, “No, I’m going downstairs to get some medicine.”