Chapter 41: Brother, I Will Always Love You

Han Xi’s abnormal behavior sparked heated discussions among the live stream viewers.

“Why did the plot suddenly change? Is this a yuri scene? I can get behind this!”

“Oh, turns out she’s drunk. No wonder she’s so cute, totally different from her usual self.”

“So there really are people who get drunk after one drink! Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter.”

“Damn, I thought Han Xi was into Fang Zhou. Turns out she’s just drunk, that’s boring.”

Qin Yun helped Han Xi up and took her back to the villa.

The others looked at each other, unsure if the game should continue.

Fang Zhou seized the opportunity to say, “With fewer people, let’s not continue. It’s already past nine, everyone should head back, freshen up, and get some rest.”

As someone who had been picked the most during the game, he was eager for it to end.

If this continued, things would get out of hand.

Everyone checked the time and realized it was indeed past nine, as Fang Zhou said.

Qiao Sisi was the first to get up and head towards the villa, saying, “The sea breeze is getting a bit chilly, I’m heading back.”

The early summer sea breeze was clearly comfortable, but she said it was chilly, clearly just an excuse.

Qiao Sisi was in a bad mood, not even bothering to put on a facade.

Qi Le followed behind her, calling out, “Hey, I’ll go back with you.”

But Qiao Sisi didn’t even give him a glance, heading straight into the villa.

Seeing this, the others also prepared to leave.

“What about this trash? The table’s still a mess.”

Tang Wan looked at the mess on the table, unsure where to start cleaning.

Fang Zhou took a glance and saw that it wasn’t too bad. They had already cleaned up once after the barbecue.

He said, “I’ll clean up. It’s my duty today anyway. You guys go rest.”

“I’ll help you.”

Chu Xinran volunteered to stay behind.

Seeing that two people were staying to clean, the others thanked them and left the beach.

Fang Zhou poured the leftover drinks together and started cleaning up the snack bags.

Chu Xinran watched him with a complicated expression.

Although she had stayed to help, Fang Zhou didn’t let her do anything, just telling her to sit and rest.

“Brother, do you like Han Xi?”

Suddenly, Chu Xinran’s unexpected question almost made Fang Zhou drop the trash he was holding.

Great, he knew Han Xi’s behavior tonight would make everyone suspicious.

Luckily, the live stream had ended, and now it was just the two of them on the beach, with two directors in the distance for safety, who couldn’t hear their conversation.

He steadied his hand and swept all the trash into the bin, then asked, “Why do you think that?”

The best way to deal with a question is to ask one in return.

Chu Xinran’s gaze was fixed on Fang Zhou’s chin.

The ambiguous mark on the man’s face made him look even more enticing than usual.

The warm sea breeze blew on Chu Xinran, but it couldn’t warm her heart.

She murmured, “If you don’t like her, could you still be kissed?”

Fang Zhou immediately stopped what he was doing, turned to face Chu Xinran, and solemnly said, “I didn’t mean to, and neither did she.”

Han Xi’s action was so quick that no one anticipated it. Otherwise, Fang Zhou would have definitely avoided it.

Who would have thought the usually aloof Han Xi would initiate a kiss? That too in public!

And they had broken up over a year ago!

After saying this, Fang Zhou turned back to continue his work.

He didn’t see Chu Xinran’s eyes growing darker, her whole body curling up in the shadows, her expression unreadable.

Her hand was on the spot where she had torn the bandage, unwrapping it layer by layer.

At some point, she had a pair of disposable chopsticks in her hand, and she slowly poked the tip into her wound.

Blood started seeping out, staining her pale wrist red, but Chu Xinran seemed to feel no pain.

Instead of stopping, she pressed harder, torturing herself more.

If it wasn’t intentional, could you still be kissed?

Then why do you avoid me? Why can others do it, but not me?

Chu Xinran felt that the blood flowing from her hand was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.

She only knew that seeing Fang Zhou kissed by another woman made her heart feel like a balloon squeezed by a giant hand, ready to burst.

The pain spread to every corner of her heart, and only by doing this could she alleviate it a bit.

I can’t accept seeing the person I love being so intimate with someone else, especially in front of me.

Fang Zhou, with his keen senses, had just started cleaning when he smelled the metallic scent of blood in the air.

He quickly turned around and saw Chu Xinran’s actions.

He was shocked and rushed over in a few steps, grabbing the chopsticks from her hand and throwing them into the trash.

“What are you doing?”

Fang Zhou suppressed his anger and asked her gently.

Chu Xinran looked up dazedly and softly said, “I don’t like it.”

Fang Zhou frowned, sitting beside her on a chair, patiently wiping the blood from her wrist with a tissue.

“What don’t you like?”

“I don’t like you getting close to others.”

Her expression was one of deep sadness, like a child who had lost their favorite toy, her eyes filled with gloom.

Fang Zhou’s hand paused, and the earlier suspicion resurfaced.

“If I get close to others, you’ll hurt yourself?”

Seeing Chu Xinran nod firmly, that suspicion took root and grew into a towering tree in his mind.

Chu Xinran’s self-harm was really because of him!

Dear God! Another yandere!

A dependent and harmless yandere, that was clearly Chu Xinran!

This type of yandere is harmless only to the person they like, but as for themselves… the more severe their psychological issues, the more obvious it becomes, eventually leading to self-harm or even suicide!

Fang Zhou stood up abruptly, looking at Chu Xinran in shock.

Liking yandere female leads in novels and anime doesn’t mean liking them in real life!

Meeting a yandere makes you want to run as fast as you can; who would dare to get close to one? That would take a lot of courage!

“You, you, you.”

He was so shocked that he stuttered, unable to speak clearly.

Dear God! One yandere, Qin Yun, was already troublesome enough. Now there’s another one. Are you trying to get me killed faster?

Chu Xinran tilted her head and smiled, looking pure and harmless.

“Don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you.”

You don’t like me because there’s something imperfect about my body, right?

It’s okay, whatever you don’t like, I’ll fix it.

Brother, I will always love you and never hurt you.