Chapter 15: Chi Yuheng Can Make Him More Comfortable
Hmm?
Ye Ran called him happily at home, using Chi Yuheng’s full name, and Chi Yuheng let him call him whatever he wanted.
Outside, he would still honestly call him “Yuheng-ge.”
To Qiao Yubai, Chi Yuheng was his brother’s brother, so he should have followed suit and called him “Ge” as well.
“CEO Chi”?
It felt like a deliberate distancing.
Chi Yuheng was quite used to this title and didn’t react much.
Ye Ran and the other had just arrived when a servant ran to open the door again. “Second Young Master, you’re back.”
In the next second, a figure swayed in from outside. He didn’t respond but casually yanked off his jacket, swung his arm, and tossed it onto the sofa’s armrest. There was a sense of reckless nonchalance in his movements.
“Hurry, hurry, get me some water. I’m dying of heat…”
Although these words were said to the servant, in the original plot, to compete with Qiao Yubai, Ye Ran had taken over the servant’s job and poured water for Ye Muqing himself, doing some superficial work to show everyone how “good” he was.
The current Ye Ran sat beside Chi Yuheng without moving. Ye Muqing wanting to drink water was none of his business; why should he go and lick his boots?
Besides…
Ye Ran glanced at the jacket Ye Muqing had tossed aside. It was all black and airtight. Who wears a jacket like that in the heat of summer? Is he mental?
The fact that he hadn’t died of heat should be considered heaven being blind and showing mercy.
The servant brought water. Ye Muqing drank quickly, and in a few gulps, the glass was empty.
After drinking, he finally felt comfortable. Putting down the glass, he then saw that Qiao Yubai had already returned.
During the entire first semester of the year, Qiao Yubai had lived in the Ye house. Except for Ye Tingyun, whom he hadn’t met, he saw Ye Muqing every day. They were quite familiar.
As one of the protagonist gongs in the book, Ye Muqing was meticulously caring toward Qiao Yubai, being closer to him than his own brother.
Who wouldn’t like a cute, snowball-like younger brother? It was much better than that brat Ye Ran, who was quite explosive as a kid but acted “good” after growing up, like he had split personality disorder.
As soon as the summer vacation started, Qiao Yubai went on a trip with his classmates, saying there were many places he wanted to go and he’d be back before the start of the semester.
Ye Muqing had wanted to go with him, but the Ye family’s domestic company still needed him. Although he was a playboy, his face was more important than his ability; as long as he clocked in at the office, other things were managed by the people Ye Hualin left behind.
The huge Ye house only had him and the servants; Ye Muqing was incredibly lonely.
“Why are you back? Didn’t you say you’d only be back before the semester starts?” There was a clear flash of excitement in Ye Muqing’s eyes.
Ye Ran watched from the side; Ye Muqing had this same look when he ate matcha ice cream as a kid.
After all, they had lived together for a few months; he must have fallen in love by now.
Qiao Yubai smiled. “I originally planned to come back before the semester, but I remembered it’s Ge’s birthday today, so I came back early.”
Ye Muqing grinned. Xiaobai did care about him, coming back halfway through a trip to see him and even calling him “Ge.”
His heart was soft, almost bubbling.
But… he didn’t seem to be having a birthday today.
It was then he realized that because Qiao Yubai was sitting opposite him, he thought the gaze was on him, but it actually wasn’t. It was directed toward the other side.
Ye Muqing followed the gaze and saw two more figures on the sofa not far from him.
It was as if he had stepped on a firecracker; he bounced up slightly from the sofa, his eyes wide and round. “Holy shit! Since when were there two more people here!”
Ye Ran: “…”
Confirmed. Besides being mental, Ye Muqing has another ailment.
Blindness.
Ye Ran rarely didn’t explode and instead smiled at Ye Muqing. “There’s a very authoritative chief expert in the ophthalmology department at Jing City Hospital. Do you want me to find someone to get you a slot so we can treat your eyes first?”
How could Ye Muqing not hear that Ye Ran was mocking him? He only had eyes for Qiao Yubai and not him. But these words didn’t sound like something Ye Ran would say.
Previously, as long as he said a word, Ye Ran would run around doing errands for him. Why had he started mocking and ridiculing him?
Ye Muqing thought that Ye Ran must be trying to use a different method to get his attention.
He wasn’t one to nitpick, so he curled his lip and swallowed the words Ye Ran used to retort.
Qiao Yubai took out the gift he had prepared. “Ge, this is a safety charm I got from Xiang’an Temple for you.”
Ye Ran didn’t take it. “The safety charm you got for yourself is only useful if you keep it. You don’t need to give it to me.”
Qiao Yubai hurriedly explained, “I got it specifically for you.”
Xiang’an Temple was over 2000 kilometers from Jing City. Qiao Yubai ran that far just to get him a safety charm?
Ye Ran couldn’t understand his thoughts. He was momentarily stunned but still accepted the item.
“Thank you.”
Seeing Ye Ran accept the safety charm, Qiao Yubai smiled happily. “I’m glad Ge likes it.”
The two exchanged the gift, leaving Ye Muqing out in the cold.
Although Ye Ran wasn’t the Ye family’s biological son, he had been his brother for 20 years after all; he should also show some token of appreciation.
Because he hadn’t prepared anything and didn’t know what to give, Ye Muqing was momentarily troubled.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit him. He ran to his room, found a book, and handed it to Ye Ran. “My gift to you. This is a new book I just wrote. See if you like it.”
Then he waited with anticipation for Ye Ran’s answer.
Ye Ran glanced at the title: If I Drove an Excavator, Would You Still Love Me?
Ye Ran: “…”
Ye Ran: “???”
From the title alone, Ye Ran could almost foresee the quality of this book.
A few servants saw the book Ye Muqing brought out; they didn’t dare show it on their faces, but they were all full of disdain in secret.
When the Second Young Master first finished writing it, he gave each of them a copy. They originally thought they should show some support. The Ye family genes were good—the Eldest Young Master was steady and polite, and even if the Second Young Master only liked writing as a hobby, no matter how bad it was, it shouldn’t be too bad.
Later, after everyone read this masterpiece written by Ye Muqing, how should they describe the feeling after reading?
They thought it would be a “fart” (something minor), but who knew it would be a “huge pile of shit.”
Unbearable to look at.
Seeing the Third Young Master about to flip open the book, several servants wanted to give him the “Erkang Hand” (stop gesture). Don’t read it!
Yet Ye Ran seemed to hear everyone’s inner voice as he snapped the book shut with a clap. “I’ll read it after I go home.”
These words happened to be heard by Ye Hualin, who had just come downstairs.
Go home?
Was this not his home?
Ye Tingyun followed behind Ye Hualin. Ye Tingyun was the same age as Chi Yuheng, both being 6 years older than Ye Ran.
Ye Ran hadn’t seen this Big Brother for a long time. Ye Tingyun had always been groomed as the successor. Aside from school, he was learning things at the company. From childhood to adulthood, the number of times they met could be counted on one’s fingers.
Even at home, Ye Tingyun was in formal wear. Even his hair strands were like him—proper and straight, looking like he had an air of “exquisite stranger.”
If he were compared to Chi Yuheng while standing together…
Ye Ran felt that Chi Yuheng could make him more comfortable.
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