As soon as these words came out, the air in the room seemed to be frozen, deadly cold.

Chen Jiu didn't know why, even the air in the room seemed to have become a little colder. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Zhixiao chuckled lightly, as if he had heard something amusing.

"Steward Jiang, you are just spreading rumors." Chen Zhixiao said, "Although I don't know why you can say such a thing, if I hear it a second time..."

He raised his eyes and looked straight at Jiang Shu with his black eyes: "I'm going to propose to the head of the family to change to a housekeeper who can't talk nonsense."

These words were very threatening, Chen Jiu didn't know why these two people had become enemies for generations when they first met, and he was a little at a loss to see who was not pleasing to the eye.

Jiang Shu bowed slightly, with a polite smile on his lips: "I'm just joking, you don't have to take it seriously, young master."

Chen Zhixiao didn't entangle Jiang Shu too much anymore, he took off his coat and threw it on the sofa casually, just like the owner of this old house, sitting on the sofa boneless and looking at the place.

"Ah Jiu, there is no floor heating here, you are sleeping here, isn't it cold?"

Indeed, there was no floor heating in the old house, and Chen Jiu's body, which had just been warmed after sleeping, gradually became cold again in the process of coming and going.

He should be used to this kind of coldness, because he has always been like this since he was a child.

But at that time, the room was hot anyway, but now...

Chen Zhixiao stretched out his hand towards Chen Jiu, and Chen Jiu said, "What are you doing?"

Chen Zhixiao smiled, but Chen Jiu ignored him, so he grabbed the corner of Chen Jiu's clothes with his backhand and pulled it down. Chen Jiu was unprepared, and threw himself forward, falling on Chen Zhixiao.

"What are you doing?" Chen Jiu thought the little brat was itchy again.

Although Chen Jiu was close to Chen Zhixiao, they were completely enemies when they were young. Chen Zhixiao would bully him once when he saw him, and he was very rude in speaking.If you are wronged, you will fight back.

And the little boy's method is also very simple, that is, to fight.At that time, Chen Zhixiao was not as tall as Chen Jiu, and he couldn't beat Chen Jiu in a fight. Chen Jiu was always triumphant, pushed him on the chair and spanked him.

"Chen Zhixiao, do you still listen to your brother and me?"

Chen Zhixiao blushed: "Let me go!"

Seeing this, Chen Jiu slapped Chen Zhixiao's ass with a "smack" like a big brother.

In the end, Chen Zhixiao couldn't help it, so he burst into tears with a "wow", and attracted the servants, and the two brothers were sent to confinement for punishment.

This kind of thing happened too much. It wasn't until junior high school that the relationship between the two became less bad. Chen Zhixiao's personality gradually became likable, and he was no longer so harsh on Chen Jiu. Chen Jiu was naturally willing to spoil his younger brother.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhixiao's personality changed back after not seeing him for a few years?

Chen Zhixiao's hand was on Chen Jiu's waist, preventing him from getting up, and he could only lean on the sofa and stare at him.

Chen Zhixiao held Chen Jiu's hand with his other hand.

"Your hands are so cold." Chen Zhixiao said, putting Chen Jiu's cold hands into his clothes naturally, "Let my brother warm you up."

Chen Jiu was taken aback.

Everyone in the Chen family knew that Chen Jiu was afraid of the cold, but few people cared.It is normal to be afraid of the cold. Although it is a bit strange for children to be afraid of the cold, it is not enough to pay attention to it.

It's okay in summer, when the summer cools down, but in winter, the hands and feet are shivering with cold.

During Chen Zhixiao's summer, Lao Ai leaned close to him, saying that he was very cold and comfortable to hold, so she stuck to him all day long, and Chen Jiu couldn't drive him away.

When it was winter, Chen Jiu lay in bed, unable to sleep.Chen Zhixiao sneaked in at night and hugged him to sleep.

The euphemistic name is that it is too hot, find a cool place.

But Chen Zhixiao did, no matter what, his body temperature was always high.

Also now.

Chen Jiu's hand suddenly touched the scorching skin, and he subconsciously wanted to take it out.

The high temperature he felt was because his hands were very cold, and his normal body temperature was hot to the touch.

However, Chen Zhixiao stopped him: "Aren't you cold? Come out after a while to warm up. How can you be so frozen? You're not afraid of catching a cold or having a fever."

Chen Zhixiao's move was entirely out of good intentions, Chen Jiu couldn't refuse, and it was indeed very warm. He held onto Chen Zhixiao's body, and Chen Zhixiao was like a stove, emitting a steady stream of warm breath, which made Chen Jiu very much want to get closer.

Anyway, it's his brother, and it doesn't matter if they are close.

Thinking of this, Chen Jiu stuffed his other hand in with peace of mind.

Chen Zhixiao grinned: "I feel like you stuffed ice cubes in."

"Why, I'm afraid of the cold." Chen Jiu was funny, it was obviously Chen Zhixiao who did it first, and now it's too late to regret it.

It was not blocked by clothes at all. Chen Jiu did not expect that the muscles hidden under Chen Zhixiao's clothes were very strong and felt good to the touch. He touched them curiously: "Are you still training your abdominal muscles?"

"Hmm..." Chen Zhixiao let out a sound from his throat, his voice was difficult, "Stop groping!"

He firmly grasped Chen Jiu's frivolous wrist, and said angrily, "Don't you have this thing?"

"I don't have one." Chen Jiu said naturally.

Chen Zhixiao choked.

"Then you still don't exercise?" Chen Zhixiao said, "After the college entrance examination, exercise well. Reading every day will make you weak."

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Jiu said, "What do you do at school every day?"

"Well, there's nothing new about it. Go to and from get out of class normally, deal with the affairs of the student union, and have occasional friendships." Chen Zhixiao said.

"Yo~ Marriage." Chen Jiu immediately gossiped, "Are you talking about a girlfriend?"

Chen Zhixiao said: "What's the point of falling in love? It's only when there is no other way."

"At your age, of course you should fall in love." Chen Jiu said, "Besides, you are so handsome, so many girls must like you, right?"

Chen Zhixiao said casually, "Not interested."

"By the way," Chen Zhixiao said, "You really want to stay here for a month? Just for a broken company."

"What is a broken company?" Chen Jiu suddenly dissatisfied, "That's because the owner has high hopes for me. You have to come here for your birthday today. Today is your coming-of-age ceremony. Can you do it if you don't go back?"

Chen Zhixiao crossed his legs to let Chen Jiu get closer to him. He stopped wrapping around Chen Jiu's wrists, put his hands behind his head, and said lazily, "No, it's boring."

"Then what's the point of staying here?" Chen Jiu didn't understand. This place is far away from the urban area, and there are no entertainment facilities around. There are only three of them in the whole ancient house. If it wasn't for the company, Chen Jiu wouldn't come here even if he was beaten to death.kind of place.

"You are here." Chen Zhixiao said.

Chen Jiu didn't believe him: "Don't be so glib."

Chen Zhixiao thought for a while and said, "Actually, I also have a mission to come here..."

Chen Zhixiao stopped talking halfway, and Chen Jiu was extremely curious: "What mission?"

"I won't tell you." Chen Zhixiao said with a smile, "You can guess for yourself."

"..."

Jiang Shu cut the fruit and brought it over, just in time to see Chen Jiu riding on Chen Zhixiao, the two of them were joking and having fun.

As soon as Jiang Shu came over, Chen Jiu realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the fighting posture between him and Chen Zhixiao, so he stopped talking, but Chen Zhixiao didn't stop him, and instead looked at the housekeeper.

Facing Chen Zhixiao's undisguised gaze, Jiang Shu's expression was very calm, without any hint of panic.

The fruit plate was beautifully arranged. Every piece of fruit was completely cut and angled at the same angle. The oranges were bright yellow, the kiwis were green, and the cherries were red. They looked very sweet and delicious.

"Steward Jiang's knife skills are good." Chen Zhixiao praised.

Jiang Shu bowed slightly, answering the compliment.

Chen Zhixiao casually picked up a piece of kiwi fruit and fed it to Chen Jiu. When it reached his mouth, Chen Jiu had no choice but to swallow it, and then his expression changed.

"How does it taste?" Chen Zhixiao didn't look at him, but just played with his phone.

Chen Jiu chuckled: "It's very delicious, you should try it too."

Seeing Chen Zhixiao not moving, concentrating on playing with his mobile phone, Chen Jiu felt disgusted in his heart, angry to the gallbladder, took a piece of the greenest and most sour kiwi fruit, and handed it to Chen Zhixiao's lips.

Chen Zhixiao raised his eyelids to look at the old wine: "Is it really delicious?"

"Of course." Chen Jiu's expression didn't change and his heart skipped a beat, he was bound to kill his younger brother.

Chen Zhixiao seemed to still have trust in Chen Jiu, picked up the kiwi fruit, and just swallowed it, then stopped.

Chen Jiu laughed loudly, jumped off Chen Zhixiao, pointed at the plate of fruit, and said, "My dear brother, these are all yours, remember to eat them all."

He remembered seeing the game tape in the study, and Chen Zhixiao came, so they could play together.

Chen Jiu walked briskly towards the study.

Chen Zhixiao swallowed the kiwi without changing his expression, adjusted his sitting posture, and looked at the butler beside him.

The butler is indeed very dedicated. When someone is in the living room, he stands quietly in the corner as an invisible person.

Chen Zhixiao looked at Jiang Shu thoughtfully. He did feel that this person was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he saw him... It must not be recently, probably when he was young.

"Steward Jiang, you are not from our family, are you?" Chen Zhixiao started in a chatty tone, "I haven't seen you before."

"Yes." Jiang Shu said.

The head of the family would never use a stranger as a housekeeper at home, let alone this is the old house of the Chen family.The Patriarch and the others worked hard here when they were young, and maybe they also have feelings for this place.

"—Then do you know what is hidden in the master bedroom where Chen Jiu lives?"

Chen Zhixiao's tone was loose, but the content of his words was very sharp.

But Chen Jiu didn't know that there were such sharp questions and answers downstairs. Since there was no fixed task, Chen Jiu regarded this world as a trip.

He has never worried in advance because of the fear of the unknown.

After dying once, he saw this matter more thoroughly.

If you have wine today, you will be drunk today, and you will worry about it tomorrow.Besides, even if he can't get out of this world, it's no big deal.

The study is on the second floor, and the stairs of the ancient house obviously have a long history. Every step you take is full of the feeling of the era, creaking and creaking.

One thing is that the sound insulation effect is very strong. When you step on the second floor, you can't hear the sound downstairs at all, as if you have entered another space, and perhaps because of the lack of popularity, the air here is colder and quieter..

Chen Jiu gently pushed open the door of the study room. The inside was also extremely clean, and there was no dusty situation. Everything here was well-organized, and the books here were scattered in rows on the solid wood bookshelves., placed one after another world masterpieces that have gone through hundreds of years.

Chen Jiu didn't even look at these precious treasures, the door closed behind him, and the study returned to its place in silence.The room was a little dark, and the sun was not shining here, and deep shadows took root in the study.

Chen Jiu looked around and walked straight to the destination, which was the tallest bookshelf in the depths, and the box of the game console was on it.

Chen Jiu shouldn't have noticed this place originally, but for some reason, he just glanced up.

Although don't know why there is a game console in such a place full of book fragrance, it seems a bit out of place, but Chen Jiu has no doubts.

Because he found a small bookshelf with some recreational magazines in it, and Chen Jiu even read Jin Jiang's original danmei novel, What's the name of the villain?

Although Chen Jiu is a straight man, he has also learned about this same-sex theme, and even asked him to make similar dramas, but Chen Jiu refused them all.

He doesn't rely on selling corruption to attract fans.

Chen Jiu just glanced at the book, there was even a large-scale picture of a man and a man kissing on it, Chen Jiu couldn't see it.

Is the owner also interested in this kind of thing?

While thinking wildly, Chen Jiu pushed the ladder over.

The bookshelf has more than 20 floors, and you have to climb a ladder to get to the game console.

As for this ladder, it probably hasn't been used for a long time, and it's covered with dust. After moving it a few times, Chen Jiu choked and coughed.

It was too quiet in here, so quiet that only the coughing of Chen Jiu was heard, which seemed a bit weird.

Chen Jiu waved away the dust in his eyes, quickly climbed onto the ladder and climbed up.

This ladder is probably quite old. When Chen Jiu climbed up, he could hear the sound of cracking wood. Chen Jiu was not afraid of heights, and he climbed more than ten floors in a blink of an eye.

At this time, there was a soft sound on the ladder, like the sound of the internal structure being cut off, and then the sound became louder and louder, like some kind of extremely ominous danger sign, but the old wine had already climbed a lot,In addition, the ladder itself creaked, so he didn't notice anything unusual.

The lower part of the ladder began to vibrate slightly, as if it couldn't bear the weight of the person above it, and a deep and slow gray mark was wiped on the smooth ground.

Chen Jiu had reached the highest floor, and he stretched out his hand to reach the game console, without noticing that the ladder was getting farther and farther away from his original position.

Immediately, you can get it...

"Crunch—crunch—"

When Chen Jiu's finger touched the game console, light suddenly shone in behind him, the bright yellow light shone on the box of the game console, and the room suddenly became much quieter.

Someone opened the door, and the light from the corridor came in, making the study room much brighter.

Chen Zhixiao's voice came: "What are you looking for? You have been looking for it for so long."

Chen Jiu had already taken down the game console, and waved at Chen Zhixiao proudly: "What do you think this is?"

Chen Zhixiao's voice was low: "You come down first."

Naturally, Chen Jiu had to go down. The game console was a bit big, and it seemed difficult for him to carry it alone. When he went down the ladder, his speed was much slower.

Chen Zhixiao supported the ladder. Although the ladder was still ringing, it wasn't as loud as it was just now.

Chen Jiu took a few steps down, and seeing that there were still five or six steps left, he teased, "What are you nervous about? Oh, by the way, you are afraid of heights."

"You're afraid of heights." Chen Zhixiao said sullenly, "Come down quickly, it's gloomy here, there's nothing to stay in."

Chen Jiu glanced down, seeing that the height was not high, Chen Jiu said to Chen Zhixiao, "Go ahead."

After finishing speaking, he threw the game box to Chen Zhixiao.

The game box was not small, Chen Zhixiao let go of it with one hand, and was about to pick up the box, but unexpectedly the ladder suddenly tilted sharply at this moment!

Chen Jiu also didn't expect that something bad happened to the originally stable ladder, and he subconsciously exclaimed that if he fell from this height, although he couldn't die, he couldn't sleep where he would hit.

"Bang!" There was a dull sound, and accompanied by the crackling sound, the ladder fell heavily on the ground, and immediately fell apart. The originally good ladder fell to pieces.

Chen Jiu subconsciously closed his eyes when the ladder fell down.

But he didn't feel the pain, instead his lower body was soft.

Chen Jiu turned his eyes straight, and the people below snorted: "Chen Jiu, you are going to crush me to death..."

Looking again, Chen Zhixiao was actually pressed down by him, grinning.

Chen Jiu was startled and quickly got up.

Chen Zhixiao was still lying on the ground half dead, moaning and moaning.

Chen Jiu panicked. According to the height just now, it would definitely be difficult for Chen Zhixiao to catch him.

Could it be that he was crushed!

Chen Jiu hurriedly pressed Chen Zhixiao back and forth gently: "How is it, where does it hurt?"

Pressing it back and forth, Chen Zhixiao suddenly grabbed his hand: "—Don't press it."

Chen Jiu: "?"

Chen Zhixiao came here after changing his clothes. The suit was too formal and uncomfortable to wear while driving, so he chose looser casual clothes.

But no matter how loose it is...it can't resist getting up a little bit in front of Chen Jiu.

Chen Jiu's face suddenly became hot, probably red, and he quickly threw away Chen Zhixiao's hand: "You, are you a pervert?!"

Chen Zhixiao gritted his teeth: "You're a pervert, why don't I press it on you?"

Chen Jiu muttered: "I did that to check on your injuries, but I never thought you were quite energetic."

Chen Zhixiao gasped and said, "My leg hurts so much."

"Ah?" Chen Jiu was shocked, "Could it be because I crushed it!"

Chen Zhixiao: "..."

Maybe he shouldn't expect to hear anything good from Chen Jiu.

"Ajiu, help me up." Chen Zhixiao said, trying his best to show the demeanor that a patient should have - weak, pitiful and helpless.

But on Chen Zhixiao, it's like a golden retriever trying to show the cuteness of a teacup dog.

But Chen Jiu was still played by Chen Zhixiao.

"Be careful." Chen Jiu was very worried.

This is an old house, even if you need to see a doctor, it is not so easy.

Chen Zhixiao put his hand on Chen Jiu's shoulder, and moaned, "I'm in so much pain..."

But he turned to the fallen ladder and narrowed his eyes slightly.

——No matter how fragile this ladder is, no matter how old it is, it is still made of mahogany.

Unless...someone made a move beforehand.

Or, it's not human at all.

Chen Jiu wanted to help the moaning Chen Zhixiao to his bed to check his injuries, but Jiang Shu was already waiting at the door of the study, seeing that Chen Jiu could hardly support Chen Zhixiao, he came forward to help him.

"I don't need you." Chen Zhixiao waved Jiang Shu's hand away.

"Let me do it." Chen Jiu said.

Chen Zhixiao seemed to reject Jiang Shu very much, but after all, Chen Zhixiao was hurt because of him, and Chen Jiu was tolerant of his childish temper.

But when he was about to take Chen Zhixiao to his room, Jiang Shu spoke.

He said, "Master, no one else can enter the master bedroom except you."

Chen Jiu frowned slightly: "But his leg is injured, so where else can he go if he doesn't go to bed? We can't let him go downstairs to lie on the sofa again."

Jiang Shu said: "There is a guest room next door, it has been packed, you can take him in."

There was a strange feeling in Chen Jiu's heart. Originally, when Jiang Shu made the request, Chen Jiu didn't feel that there was anything wrong. He just thought it was to protect the privacy of the original master bedroom owner, but he and Chen Zhixiao were both from the Chen family. Why did he get in? Chen ZhixiaoCan't get in?

In terms of parents, they are all one.

And because Chen Zhixiao is the youngest in the family, the family loves him very much, especially the head of the family, who likes him very much. There is absolutely nothing that Chen Zhixiao can do but Chen Zhixiao can't.

Unless, that is a dangerous thing.

The words of the system are still in my ears.

"Your task is to..."

"Survive."

Chen Jiu thought that nothing strange happened to him the night he stayed here, but maybe this calm first night was just a prelude.

Chen Jiu's head was rubbed several times.

Chen Zhixiao lazily said: "What are you thinking about, so engrossed."

Chen Jiu came back to his senses: "Don't touch my head, don't you know that a man's head can't be touched?"

However, Chen Zhixiao wanted to do the opposite: "There is something I can't touch, but I want to touch it, so hit me."

Chen Jiu: "..."

If the child is skinned, just give it a spanking.

But seeing Chen Zhixiao's leg, Chen Jiu endured it: "You'd better pray that your leg is okay."

Chen Zhixiao said pitifully: "No, no, I didn't do anything, and you want to domestically abuse me? God!"

Chen Jiu could not wait to throw this noisy brother out: "Is this word used like this? Can you stop shouting!"

He covered Chen Zhixiao's mouth, but his palm was licked by something soft and warm.

Needless to say, Chen Jiu subconsciously knew what it was.

It was as if...someone had done this to him before.

Chen Jiu withdrew his hand like an electric shock, and said incredulously, "Are you a puppy? Lick everything!"

His voice was loud, as if to cover up his inner panic.

Chen Zhixiao said "Bah bah" twice, rather depressed: "I ate a mouthful of ashes."

"This is to tell you, don't lick things that you shouldn't lick, or you will have diarrhea." Chen Jiu educated his younger brother who had just grown up.

The layout of the guest room and the master bedroom are almost exactly the same. don't know if it's the owner's aesthetics or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Even the placement of the dressing mirror is exactly the same. Chen Jiu just glanced at it, and saw that the sheets were clean and tidy, and looked like new.In exchange, Chen Zhixiao was put down.

"How do you feel?" Chen Jiu said, "Does it hurt a lot, do you want to call a doctor?"

"It's much better now." Chen Zhixiao let out a sigh of relief, "Maybe it's because you are too heavy, it's time to lose weight."

"I'll fuck you!" Chen Jiu was almost pissed off by this cheap brother, and he said angrily, "You should lie down today, and I'll bring you dinner."

"Then today, I will enjoy Ah Jiu's care." Chen Zhixiao said with a smile.

It was indeed getting late, after such a pass, Chen Jiu completely lost the mood to play games, not to mention that the game console fell from such a high place, it was probably broken to pieces, Chen Jiu was going to clean up the mess.

Chen Zhixiao said: "Let Steward Jiang go, I want you to accompany me."

He turned his gaze to Jiang Shu, the silent butler at the side.

That gaze was not threatening, but was smiling, as if he was just talking about a very normal thing.

"Is it okay? Butler Jiang." Chen Zhixiao asked lightly.

"This is my duty." Jiang Shu said calmly, without giving any reaction that Chen Zhixiao wanted to see, like a very qualified butler, after receiving the master's order, he went to act independently.

Jiang Shu turned and went out. Chen Zhixiao looked at the door from the corner of his eye, and whispered to Chen Jiu, "You really don't want to go out? It's freezing cold here, and you can get used to it?"

Chen Jiu thought to himself, it would be fine if I could go out so easily, but I am afraid that there will be complications, and opening up a new map still needs to be planned before moving.

So he said: "It's okay for me to live here now, if I really can't bear it later, I can go out again, at worst, I will lose a company."

"What is a company?" Chen Zhixiao snorted, "I can give you ten or eight in the future."

"You have a company first before you say such big words." Chen Jiu shook his head and laughed.

The atmosphere in the rooms is very warm.

Jiang Shu turned and went into the study.

The study room was still as gloomy and oppressive as before, with no sunlight coming in, and a cold atmosphere floating around.

Jiang Shu said coldly, "Come out."

No response.

Everything was quiet, only the bookshelf seemed to be trembling.

"If you don't come out, I will deal with you according to the usual practice." The respectful and polite smile just now disappeared on Jiang Shu's face, only a coldness like a lonely mountain and snow, and an extremely powerful aura remained, which made people daunting.

After that, the bookshelf stopped shaking, and the fragments on the ground "clicked" and moved slightly.

"He is not someone you can move." Jiang Shu said, his pupils are extremely deep blue, like the deepest sea, with the most boundless deepness, and his voice is extremely low, as if he is reciting some scriptures, "If the person next doorPeople know that he will never keep you."

The fragments rubbed against the ground tremblingly, like fear, like anger.

"I won't take action, and I won't allow you to be lawless." Jiang Shu said, "Afterwards, if there are any orders from the next door, you must tell me without omission, if there is any concealment or falsehood..."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, like a tiger hiding in the dark waiting for an opportunity, with faint red stars in his eyes.

The light in his eyes was very light, but meaningful.

"I will make you disappear into ashes, and there will be no possibility of reincarnation."

I don't know who this is saying to.

After finishing speaking, Jiang Shu turned and left.

Little by little, the door closed automatically.

And the fragments scattered on the ground were pieced together bit by bit, together with the broken game box on the ground, they returned to their original position intact.

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