The Love Reality Show's Big Boss and Little Sweetie - Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Amusement

Fortunately, the livestream had ended by now. Otherwise, if netizens saw Qi Yuan with a foreigner, one whom Qi Liao also knew, they would surely make a big fuss.

“Ash, why are you here?” Qi Liao, who usually had a cold face, now had no expression on his face.

Ash smiled and said, “During my free time, it’s not only you who likes to travel around.”

Qi Liao asked the soul-searching question: “Then why are you with my brother?”

Qi Yuan, as an overbearing CEO, understood eight languages. Upon hearing this, he said in fluent English, “That’s a very rude question. Ash and I just happened to meet.”

Mu Chi listened to their rapid-fire conversation without interjecting a single word.

Qi Yuan added, “Moreover, you haven’t answered me. What are you doing here?”

Qi Liao tossed the gold watch over. “It’s broken. Fix it and give it back to me.”

Qi Yuan: “… It’s only been a few days? And you broke it already?”

“It fell into the water while boating. It probably got water inside.”

Qi Yuan pocketed the watch. “Fine.”

Qi Liao shot Ash a look. “Come with me for a moment.”

Ash followed him outside, right under the streetlamp in front of the luxury store. Moths danced in spirals around the night light, their wings flapping flutteringly against the lampshade. Qi Liao glanced up and said, “You’re no different from those moths.”

Ash smiled and asked, “What do you mean by that?”

“In my country, there’s an idiom: ‘A moth flies into the flame.’ Moths have an instinct towards light. When they encounter a flame, even knowing it can destroy them, they still fly towards it without hesitation.”

After listening, Ash nodded. “That’s admirable courage, isn’t it?”

Qi Liao said bluntly, “My brother isn’t easy to pursue.”

Ash sighed. “You’ve finally noticed.”

“??”

Ash said, “Do you remember three years ago, when your brother came to the team to see you?”

Qi Liao’s face stiffened. “Don’t tell me you had ulterior motives back then.”

Ash: “Seven, don’t make me sound so despicable. I simply and purely admire and like a person.”

“What is there… to like about my brother?”

Ash laughed heartily: “Then let me ask you, what do you like about Mu Chi?”

Qi Liao: “Mu Chi has too many virtues to count.”

“And his flaws?”

“His flaws are cute.” Qi Liao’s tone softened. “I like them all.”

Ash shook his head. “Look at yourself, a complete fool in love. What right do you have to criticize me?”

“…”

Qi Liao took a deep breath. “My brother is an arrogant, dictatorial, and haughty person. As family, I can tolerate all his flaws. You and he are separated by a distance of a hundred and eight thousand miles. Distance creates beauty, that’s why you like him.”

Ash’s tone grew more serious. “Do you think I’m that superficial?”

“That’s not what I meant…”

While the argument continued outside, the luxury store inside remained quiet. The sales assistant had changed her attitude and was now enthusiastically showing Mu Chi watches. “Sir, look at this Patek Philippe. The silver strap is like a mermaid’s tail, the sapphire-blue dial is like stars under the night sky. It perfectly suits your noble and elegant temperament.”

Mu Chi, flattered and a little dizzy, asked, “How much is it?”

“This one is only 200,000.”

“…” Mu Chi decisively gave up his fondness for it. “I’ll come back to buy it next time.”

Sales Assistant: “Of course. Hehe.”

Qi Yuan said, “Wrap it up.”

The sales assistant immediately beamed. “Right away, sir.”

Mu Chi’s face flushed slightly. “Such an expensive gift… I couldn’t possibly accept it.”

Qi Yuan: “Who said it’s for you? Can’t I keep it for myself?”

“…”

Qi Yuan chuckled laughed. “Look at your silly appearance. It’s for you. I don’t wear watches under a million.”

Mu Chi was even more at a loss for words.

The watch was wrapped up, and the sales assistant presented two shopping vouchers valid for purchases within the next three years. Qi Yuan gave all the vouchers to Mu Chi; he had no need for such things.

Outside the store, Qi Liao and Ash stood in silence.

“Arguing?” Qi Yuan asked as he came out.

Not far away, the driver of the Rolls-Royce stood by, waiting attentively, his expression was strange the entire time, clearly having overheard something. Qi Yuan couldn’t be bothered to address it. “I’m tired after walking around for so long. I’m heading back first. You two chat.”

With that, Qi Yuan got into the car and left, utterly detached.

Mu Chi: “…” Big Brother is so smart, how could he not notice?

Ash watched the car drive away and sighed. “Your Big Brother is completely unaware.”

Qi Liao sneered. “So you should give up. He’s straight.”

Mu Chi was shocked. “Brother is straight?! He doesn’t seem like it.”

Qi Liao stated categorically: “Although he sometimes acts improperly, he has seriously dated girlfriends before.”

Mu Chi was even more surprised. Qi Yuan had actually had girlfriends? But then again, he was thirty; it was impossible to have no romantic history at all. Having had girlfriends was normal.

But Ash said, “That doesn’t prove anything. I’ve had girlfriends too. As I grew older, I realized I like men.”

A vein throbbed at Qi Liao’s temple. “I hope you think about this calmly. There’s an entire Atlantic Ocean between you and my brother, several countries. I will eventually return to my country one day. What about you?”

Ash was silent for a moment, then smiled. “Don’t you have a proverb in your country, ‘The boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge’? I believe a solution will always be found.”

“There’s another proverb: ‘The boat will sink when it reaches the bridge.'”

“…”

Although Mu Chi didn’t know Ash, Qi Liao had told him about this friend. From what he perceived, Ash was probably Qi Liao’s most important friend. He didn’t want the two to argue over something uncertain. He interjected calmly, “Whether you can even successfully pursue Big Brother is still a question. Arguing about it here until the sky falls won’t give you an answer.”

Ash let out a long sigh. “You’re right. I’m not even sure if I can successfully pursue him yet.”

Mu Chi tugged at Qi Liao’s wrist. “Stop thinking about it. This question should be left for Big Brother to ponder. Whether to reject or accept, future plans… these aren’t things you can figure out for him. Everyone has their own path to walk.”

Qi Liao stood in stiff silence for a moment before finally letting down all his defenses. “Ash, let me state this clearly upfront. Pursuing someone like my Big Brother is one of the world’s top-level difficult problems. Good luck.”

Ash raised his fist sincerely. “Thank you, my best friend, Seven.”

Qi Liao bumped fists with him. “You’re welcome.”

Ash laughed. “I still have to say, with a temper like yours, finding someone who genuinely loves you must have been quite difficult too.”

“…”

“Congratulations on finding him. Mu is a good boy.”

Mu Chi: “… I’m not a boy, I’m a man.”

Ash: “Alright then. Men, I’m off to pursue another man. Wish me luck.”

Watching Ash’s tall figure head towards the port, Mu Chi asked, “Did he walk here?”

Qi Liao took Mu Chi’s hand, leading him back to the bungalow. “He’s run marathons before. This distance is nothing to him.”

“If he walked through several countries, crossing oceans to reach Big Brother’s side… even if Big Brother had a heart of stone, he should be moved, right?”

Qi Liao laughed. “If he actually did that, my Big Brother would just think he’s an idiot.”

“… Merchant families, so unromantic.”

The education Qi Liao received since childhood was closely related to business. Even though he later became a race car driver against his parents’ wishes, he didn’t develop much of a romantic bone. He admitted this himself. For instance, he would never have thought of something like President Lin’s sea fireworks unless he saw it done, even if you beat him to death.

At most, he could take Mu Chi to see some natural scenery and eat some delicious food.

Mu Chi observed Qi Liao’s expression, noticing his slightly furrowed brow, and quickly said, “Gege, you are romantic, really. Every moment I spend with you feels as beautiful as a fairy tale.”

Qi Liao asked, “Really?”

Mu Chi nodded like he was pounding garlic in assurance. “If I’m lying, I’m a little dog.”

Qi Liao laughed, pulling the person into his arms for a big kiss. “You’re a kitten.”

Back at the bungalow, they suddenly felt the mood—

Mu Chi finished his shower first. Wrapped in a bathrobe, his fragrant shoulder half-exposed, he knelt on the bed, supporting himself with his hands, striking a pose as agile as a cat, enduring the shame as he crawled a little.

When Qi Liao finished his shower and came out, he saw Mu Chi raise one paw, beckoning like a lucky cat: “Meow~”

Qi Liao walked over, pretending to be nonchalant. “Where did this cat demon come from? Why is it on this young master’s bed?”

Mu Chi got into character instantly: “Young General, I am a Ragdoll cat with a thousand years of cultivation. My body is delicate and weak, my shoulders cannot carry weight nor my hands lift things. The other cats in the village all looked down on me, so I was driven out. Meow, meow, meow~”

Qi Liao pinched Mu Chi’s delicate chin with one hand, his thumb stroking the thin, crimson lips, touching the white teeth, rubbing gently. “Oh? You’re not a cat sent by the enemy country to seduce me?”

Mu Chi opened his mouth; even his tongue was being played with. His voice was sweet and slurred: “No, Young General, I really am just an exiled stray cat. Have pity on me, take me in.”

“I can take you in, but you can’t eat and drink for free here. You have to offer something.” Qi Liao stirred the saliva within; the warm cavity was being made a mess of by his fingers.

Mu Chi’s sparkling peach-blossom eyes grew dazed, brimming with moisture as if touched by rain and dew. “Gege…”

“Call me Young General.”

“Young General Gege…”

Qi Liao’s eyes deepened. His adam’s apple bobbed, his voice deep and low. “Little cat demon, what will you offer?”

Mu Chi’s eyes were filled with Qi Liao’s sharply defined face. A single large hand could cup his entire face. Within the open bathrobe, pectoral and abdominal muscles were full of strength, every inch mesmerizing him.

Mu Chi grabbed Qi Liao’s solid arm, unable to bear it any longer, and said, “I will offer my body, my soul, my everything. You can do whatever you want to me.”