Pei Che’s eyes darkened, and he stood up, coldly staring at her.

Qiao Chuchu kept retreating, sensing something was wrong. “What’s going on?”

Pei Youchuan slowly approached, his eyes as cold as a zombie’s.

Qiao Chuchu looked at her clothes in panic.
【I’m wearing a formal evening gown, not a sexy little slip, I didn’t try to seduce anyone, so why is he looking at me like that!?】

Pei Youchuan reached out his hand toward her. “You—”

Qiao Chuchu immediately turned and ran!

Pei Youchuan let out a furious roar. “Qiao Chuchu, stop right there!!!!!!”

Qiao Chuchu screamed, “Aaaahhh!!”

A crowd of people followed behind her, chasing her. “Don’t run!!!!”

Ji Yan Chuan and Xia Xue Chun crawled out from under their clothes, their faces covered in nosebleeds and their hair a mess, looking like confused groundhogs.

Ji Yan Chuan was furious. “Where is she?! Who hit me?!”

Lin Qing, holding up her phone to record, laughed and cried at the same time. “Hahahahahahahaha, this is too funny!”

She sent the video to her brother. “Brother, you’ve got to see this! Ji Yan Chuan is cheating, and my new friend is helping me get revenge!~”

Soon, the man, freshly showered, received the video.

He clicked on it while wiping his hair.

First, he saw Ji Yan Chuan hugging another woman. His face darkened, but then the screen suddenly showed a girl in a pink dress, wearing a scarf, flying in with a kick that sent the two of them flying!

The man was stunned. He laughed out loud.

This girl looked like a clown!

She was agile and quick, and even a bit cute.

Right after that, Pei Che made a dramatic dunk, covering the couple on the floor with his suit!

As the girl hurriedly tried to stop Pei Che, her scarf fell off, revealing her side profile unintentionally.

The man’s smile froze, and he quickly zoomed in on the screen, asking, “Is the girl helping you... Qiao Chuchu?”

Lin Qing: “Yes! I was really upset at first, but when she suddenly appeared, I was laughing so hard. Also, her brothers helped me get revenge. I didn’t go out because I was crying so badly and didn’t want them to see, haha, but I’ll remember this favor!”

“By the way, how do you know Qiao Chuchu? Aren’t you and Pei Yuan the same age? You never crossed paths back in school, did you?”

Lin Shen fell silent, watching as more and more familiar faces appeared on the screen. His brows furrowed tightly. “Is she getting along with her brothers now?”

“Mhm, for some reason, she’s gone back to the old house to live.”

Lin Qing paused, sensing something was off. “Do you know Qiao Chuchu?”

Lin Shen didn’t answer directly. Instead, he responded, “The house deal is done. I’m moving in tomorrow.”

Lin Qing: “You’re going back to the country tomorrow? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t come home for the New Year this year?”

Lin Shen didn’t answer. He picked up the photo frame on the table.

In the picture, he was in a suit, holding a bouquet of sunflowers, with Qiao Chuchu standing next to him, smiling brightly at the camera.

He had cut ties with Qiao Chuchu three years ago.

The reason for the fallout was that he had discovered Qiao Chuchu’s abnormal feelings.

He had seen her, dressed provocatively, desperately holding Pei Yuan’s hand, begging him not to leave.

“Brother... I can’t live without you. Please, don’t leave me!”

Pei Yuan had shaken off her hand and walked away without looking back.

Qiao Chuchu sat on the floor, crying uncontrollably.

He had been shocked. He approached and asked directly, “Do you have special feelings for your brother?”

Qiao Chuchu looked up in surprise, her face one of disbelief at seeing him there. “Lin Shen, senior?”

She had been filled with sorrow, but now all that was left was shock, her emotions torn apart. “How did you end up here?”

He didn’t answer. Holding a bouquet of pink roses, he felt ridiculous. “I thought you liked me, Qiao Chuchu. Today, I wanted to confess to you.”

Qiao Chuchu’s face turned pale, and she staggered to her feet. “No, it’s complicated, actually, I—”

She suddenly clutched her chest, as if having a heart attack, the pain preventing her from speaking.

But even so, Qiao Chuchu trembled as she grabbed his collar, sweating profusely. “I have my reasons, I was—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Qiao Chuchu fainted.

After she was sent to the hospital, all seven brothers from the Pei family arrived.

Seeing Qiao Chuchu unconscious, they all looked exhausted, uninterested, as if too tired to deal with her.

It was on that day that he learned the truth about this bright and sunny junior’s private life.

It turned out that her “brother complex” was a facade, and she was the pervert everyone had been talking about.

His stomach churned, and he threw the roses into the trash.

When Qiao Chuchu woke up, she sent him a message: “I’m sorry, senior. I’ve disappointed you.”

He didn’t answer and chose to go abroad for further studies, staying away for three years.

Now, looking at the video, seeing the siblings’ connection, Lin Shen found it laughable.

Three years had passed, and even Qiao Chuchu had reconciled with her brothers, even earning Lin Qing’s favor.

The people around her had changed so much.

And he was still thinking about her.

But maybe that’s a good thing.

Lin Shen put down the photo frame.

Tomorrow, he would finally see her again.

Maybe seeing her relationship with her brothers would help him let go completely.

But Lin Shen couldn’t help but wonder.

What was Qiao Chuchu doing now?

Was she happy, really happy, to have restored her bond with her brothers?

—

Qiao Chuchu ran madly down the street, screaming like a pig being slaughtered: “Aaaahhh, what is happening?!”

Pei Youchuan took a few quick steps and reached out to grab her waist, lifting her with one hand!

Qiao Chuchu felt like a sack, effortlessly hanging on Pei Youchuan’s shoulder.

For the first time, she felt the terrifying power difference and pressure from her older brother.

【Pei Youchuan, did you grow up on protein powder?!】

Pei Youchuan smiled dangerously.

What did she say?

He pulled Qiao Chuchu into his arms!

Qiao Chuchu screamed, clutching his neck in surprise, staring into his mischievous eyes.

“You cursed me in your mind, didn’t you? Qiao Chuchu,” Pei Youchuan smiled slightly, showing a small fang, full of wickedness.

“I, can, hear, you.”

Qiao Chuchu: “?!”

Pei Youchuan immediately lifted her overhead!

She let out a short scream, only to be thrown by Pei Youchuan!

He caught her steadily!

Then he lifted her high and threw her again!

Qiao Chuchu flailed her arms, but before she could grab anything, she was caught by Pei Youchuan!

He threw her once more!

And caught her again!

Pei Youchuan was tossing her around like a pancake!

Qiao Chuchu screamed again!

【Dammit, aaaahhh! You bastard Pei Youchuan, aaaaahhh!!!】

Pei Youchuan lifted her again!

Pei Yuan’s eyes darkened, and he pushed Pei Youchuan away, catching Qiao Chuchu with his backhand!

Qiao Chuchu was still in shock, covered in cold sweat. “Thank you, big brother.”

Pei Yuan glared at her. “You’re welcome.”

Her legs went soft as she mumbled, “Let… let me down.”

Pei Yuan: “No.”

Qiao Chuchu: “?”

Someone grabbed her foot.

Qiao Chuchu looked down in surprise.

Pei Che was holding her foot, looking disgusted. “Walking barefoot in winter? You’ve got no shame.”

Even so, he took out a handkerchief to wipe her feet, putting her shoes on and fastening the ankle straps.

It was then that Qiao Chuchu realized her feet were freezing, and she was cold all over.

She awkwardly met Pei Che’s displeased gaze.

Pei Che took a few steps back. “Done.”

Pei Youchuan snorted, took off his coat, and draped it over her.

Qiao Chuchu was taken aback and wanted to get down from Pei Yuan’s arms, but Pei Yuan tightened his grip, his voice cold as he threatened, “If you don’t want Pei Youchuan to carry you, then don’t move.”

Qiao Chuchu: “...Then where are you taking me now?”

“Home.” Pei Yuan strode forward. “Back to our home.”