Chapter 44

Chapter 44

"About your moving out," Gu HuaiZhang finally spoke after a long pause, "does the second brother know?"

Chi Ya replied, "No, I don't think so... I haven’t told him yet."

The air conditioner in the living room silently stirred their hair, while droplets inside the glass teapot quickly rolled down, creating gentle ripples in the light brown tea.

"Hmm," Gu HuaiZhang's voice was as cool and distant as the air conditioning, "Discuss it with him."

Saying this, he seemed detached, yet why did he feel a slight emptiness inside?

Gu HuaiZhang subtly pursed his lips and lowered his gaze to reopen the book on his lap.

In his peripheral vision, a pale hand reached out, lightly testing the teapot's temperature before lifting it to pour tea into the two glasses on the tray.

Gu HuaiZhang couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly, observing those methodical hands at work.

The clear tea streamed in a shimmering arc into the glasses, gradually covering the neatly stacked ice cubes. The rich aroma of raw Pu'er tea mingled with the scent of lime and mint, bursting forth and filling the air.

The young man's eyes were lowered, his long, dark, and thick lashes casting faint shadows on his fair skin. He focused on pouring the tea, then used tongs to delicately place a slice of lemon on the rim of each glass, alternating between the two.

Next, he gently placed tender mint sprigs on the ice cubes, one sprig for each glass.

His demeanor was so earnest and serene while doing this, as if these two drinks were of utmost importance.

After finishing, Chi Ya put down the tongs. Gu HuaiZhang looked at the two beautifully prepared mint iced teas, feeling an unfamiliar emotion stirring within...

It was like an urge... compelling him to take a sip, to see if the taste was as delightful as their appearance.

"Does it really live up to the earnestness associated with youth?"

Chi Ya examined the two cups of tea, then revealed a satisfied smile, murmuring to himself, "Alright!"

Gu Huai Zhang closed the book he had just opened, waiting for him to hand one of the cups over.

He never arrived.

— Chi Ya took out his phone again.

Gu Huai Zhang's brow twitched slightly, suddenly recalling that bowl of fish soup noodles.

His voice was cool: "Going to send it to your younger brother again?"

"Huh? No, no," Chi Ya looked at him blankly, a bit embarrassed, and chuckled, "It's just a habit... documenting life."

"Recording... life?"

Chi Ya, with a serious expression and a touch of ceremonial devotion, looked at the two cups of tea and said, "Documenting it, for when time ages, memories blur, but just by seeing the photo, it's easy to recall, the mood of a particular moment, to remember the laughter amid the cicadas' chirping in that summer year..."

He clasped his hands together, chin resting on them, his cat-like eyes shining brightly at Gu Huai Zhang: "Don't you think, big brother, that this is very... romantic?"

Gu Huai Zhang felt like he was wildly hopping through his own minefield.

Romantic?

He detested romance.

This useless, fragile, easily shattered thing, to him, so-called "romance" was nothing but the most nauseating beautification of selfishness and indifference from irresponsible parents.

How hypocritical. How laughable.

Gu Huai Zhang locked eyes with the young man's bright, clear cat-like eyes, a sudden surge of malice rising from the depths of his heart.

This kid in front of him was just as fragile, just as easily broken...

His expression cold, he twisted his mouth and stared into those eyes, uttering the unsympathetic words: "—I don't think so."

Chi Ya: 0v0???

Taken aback, he stared blankly at the man.

Gu Huai Zhang's fingers, resting on the spine of the book, pressed slightly harder as he watched the bewildered youth, his thoughts drifting nonchalantly.

Is this person going to cry again?

After all, he's so prone to tears, having cried over the second brother so many times.

A subtle shadow crossed Gu Huai Zhang's eyes, his lips forming a cold, thin line.

Chi Ya and the man exchanged a clueless gaze for two seconds before Chi Ya, seeing the indifference in the man's eyes, suddenly understood.

Right! A feudal patriarch would never fancy such fanciful things! How could he be so foolish as to seek romantic life validation from an uncle like this!

Chi Ya quickly and gallantly gave up on the Ya-brand chicken soup, nodding vigorously: "That's okay, everyone has their own attitude towards life, let's agree to disagree..."

Gu Huai Zhang's expression paused.

With a "click", Chi Ya took a photo, happily selected a summer filter, saved it, and then handed a cup to the uncle, his round cat eyes shining brightly and clear, free of any gloom:

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"Here, try this, brother, taste it!"

Gu Huai Zhang: "…………"

Author's Note:

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