Chapter 21: Comparing Sizes
Ye Ran’s pupils contracted slightly, and the glass in his hand almost slipped. His mind was filled with a string of exploding exclamation marks.
Before Ye Ran could speak, Chi Youchu was the first to jump out in opposition.
“Ge, I just wanted to be on the same floor as him, and you want him to be in the same room as you? You’re being unreasonable.”
He didn’t even think about what was wrong with two men sleeping in one bed; he only thought his brother was intentionally going against him.
If it were usual, Chi Yuheng wouldn’t give him any explanation; a single look would make him shut up obediently.
But today he said a few more words, for Chi Youchu to hear, and for Ye Ran to hear.
“You want to be brothers with him so you sleep on the same floor. He’s moving down to sleep with me, but his room and your room are still on the same floor; you’re still good brothers.”
This string of words made Chi Youchu’s eyes go straight. He bit the tip of his fork and turned it around in his head several times. After thinking it over, he actually felt that what Chi Yuheng said made sense.
Chi Yuheng saw it was about right and put on a stern face like a patriarch. “Is there a problem?”
Chi Youchu was a weakling; no matter how hard he tried in terms of logic, he couldn’t beat the old fox who was a powerhouse in the business world.
“No problem.”
“What ‘no problem’? There’s a problem, a big problem!” Chi Youchu’s momentum weakened, while Ye Ran’s momentum rose.
“I’m sleeping perfectly fine in my own room, why should I move to sleep with you?!”
Chi Youchu bit the tip of his fork, looking at Ye Ran and then at Chi Yuheng, his eyes darting back and forth between the two.
The little young master had exploded. With a faint smile on his face, Chi Yuheng spoke unhurriedly: “Aren’t you most afraid of thunderstorms? Previously, whenever it thundered and rained, you’d hug your quilt and knock on my bedroom door, saying ‘Brother, I’m scared, I want to sleep with you.'”
Chi Youchu’s eyes were wide and round. Sitting on the side listening to the wonderful story, he couldn’t help but make sounds of intrigue: “Wow~”
Ye Ran’s face turned completely red instantly, burning from his ear tips all the way to his neck.
Chi Youchu wanted to keep listening, but seeing Ye Ran’s expression, his tone was full of surprise: “Ye Ran, what are you thinking? You’re overheating.”
Ye Ran didn’t care about that; he had to find his dignity as a man back. “I… when did I ever say such words or do such things… Do you… do you have proof?”
Chi Yuheng’s tone was calm. “The surveillance should have recorded it.”
Ye Ran: “!!!”
Ye Ran cursed a hundred and eighty times in his heart. This bastard Chi Yuheng actually kept proof! He ignored the fact that even if there was surveillance of childhood events, the data would have been gone after all these years.
“Anyway, I’m not going to your room. I want to sleep by myself,” Ye Ran said stubbornly.
Maybe he was afraid of thunder as a child, but he hadn’t been afraid for a long time after growing up. He thought he didn’t need Chi Yuheng to sleep with him.
In reality, because of his original family, Ye Ran had always lacked a sense of security. Initially, it wasn’t just thunderstorms; even on ordinary nights, he would often wake up in shock from nightmares of being abandoned. Such situations would worsen during thunderstorms.
It was Chi Yuheng who had always stayed by his side. Later, when Ye Ran grew up a bit, his rebellious nature surfaced, and only then did he stop going to Chi Yuheng to sleep together.
Chi Yuheng looked at him. “Are you sure? A level 14 typhoon tonight with strong lightning. Are you sure you’re not scared?”
Ye Ran tightened his fingertips. “Am I scared… my ass.”
Just as he finished speaking, a sudden gust of wind blew outside, making the glass buzz. He still couldn’t help but tremble at his fingertips.
What kind of shitty weather is this? Stop it, okay?
It’s just a typhoon coming, not a horror movie being performed.
…
It was only eight o’clock after dinner, and the three of them moved to the sofa.
Chi Yuheng hadn’t gone to the company during the day, so messages were exploding now. High-level executives from various departments were sending messages waiting for his reply.
Ye Ran and Chi Youchu naturally clustered together.
Chi Yuheng took his laptop and didn’t go to the study but worked in the living room. Mainly, he had to watch over the two children. They said earlier in the day they’d stop fighting and be brothers.
In reality, brotherly feelings only lasted for an afternoon and could collapse at any time. It was better for him to stay nearby.
Ye Ran and Chi Youchu clustered together for nothing else. “Playing games?”
“King of Glory?”
“Log on.”
Two phones made the same sound simultaneously: “TIMI.”
Chi Yuheng glanced over at them; the two only cared about playing their own games and didn’t pay any attention to him.
Previously, they were friends with each other but had never played together. They only went online occasionally to see what rank the other was, secretly competing to see who could surpass the other in rank or stars.
Competition is addictive. Ye Ran had just won two rounds and thought he could finally surpass Chi Youchu, but when he went back to the list, he saw that this brat had gained two more stars.
His desire to win flared up, and he directly played games for a whole night.
The next morning, he was caught red-handed by Chi Yuheng, who came to wake him up. He was pressed onto the bed on the spot, and his butt was smacked several times.
Chi Yuheng’s tone was serious: “If you want another beating, then keep staying up all night tonight.”
One sentence choked back the words at the tip of Ye Ran’s tongue.
He wouldn’t play; nothing was more important than his sleep.
How fiercely he competed with Chi Youchu back then was how harmonious they were now.
“What position are you playing?” Ye Ran asked.
Chi Youchu answered, “I’m jungling.”
Ye Ran curled his lip. “Unfortunate, we’ve overlapped.”
Chi Youchu had the awareness of being a “good brother.” “Then you play jungle, I’ll play marksman.”
The two exchanged a look; let’s do it like that.
The game started, and the two cooperated tacitly. Chi Youchu pressured the enemy marksman so much that they could only hide under the tower.
Ye Ran’s assassin also kept taking kills.
The game was played well, and smiles were on both their faces.
Chi Yuheng glanced toward them from time to time, feeling as if he were a bit redundant here. If they could stay harmonious like this, he would go to the study to work; it would be quieter.
Just as he was about to stand up with his laptop, he heard a loud outburst from the other end of the sofa:
“You have eyes but no eyeballs! Everyone’s grouping up on the other side, and you’re still playing house with the support over there?!”
“You’re one to talk! Is that dragon just for decoration? If you don’t hit the dragon soon, it’s going to evolve into a Tyrannosaurus Rex!”
Ye Ran: “Are you considering a career change to being a bot?”
Chi Youchu: “If you really can’t do it, why don’t you go play 4399?”
“…”
Chi Yuheng silently put down his computer. He felt it was necessary to sit here for a while longer.
The fire of their war moved from inside the game to after the game and then to outside the game.
Chi Youchu’s combat power seemed to have been activated by Ye Ran, and his mouth was like a machine gun.
“Sure enough, a child’s gaming ability is poor. In terms of strength, I can leave you three streets behind.”
Ye Ran exploded upon hearing this. “Who are you calling a child?! I’m two months older than you!”
How could a man admit he was small?
No matter in what aspect.
Chi Youchu refuted: “You rank third at home, while I rank second. Isn’t two bigger than three!”
“Fuck!” Ye Ran let out a curse. “Can you even compare like that?!”
Chi Youchu raised an eyebrow. “Why not?”
Ye Ran remembered the tricks Chi Youchu often used and didn’t bother to argue with him, directly calling for backup.
His gaze shifted, fixing on Chi Yuheng sitting over there. “Brother, you say: am I bigger than him, or smaller than him?”
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